20—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 8,1969 WASHINGTON REPORT Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman Bjl Itth DlilrHt-P»niuylv«nl« HIHI Eshleman Seeks People’s Opinion The Hon Edwin D. Eshleman. eliminated Congressman from the 16th Dis- ( ). No ( tnct of Pennsylvania has re leased another of his question- W Dp you favor a partial naires to sample the thinking of dismantling of the Office of local people on a variety of Economic Opportunity with a national issues. This question- transfer of the more successful naire follows and the address anti-poverty programs into the of Eshleman appears at the end regular Cabmetleyel Depart- You are invited to use this form ments? Yes ( ). No ( ). and send the congressman your . , _ ... .. views on the issues raised. Do you J?® lieve that the use of tax credits as an incen tive for private industry to help in solving social problems is preferable to expanding Fed cial Government programs in the social field? The use of tax QUESTIONNAIRE (1) Vietnam continues to be our most serious foreign prob lem Consider each of the fol lowing statements and check the one that most closely re sembles your own opinion about U. S policy. (a) The United States should withdraw all of its troops from Vietnam and let South and North Vietnam settle the whole issue by themselves. Agree ( ). (b) The United States should resume the bombing of North Vietnam and try to get a mili tary settlement of the conflict Agree ( ). (c) The United States should puisue a policy similar to the piesent one of limited fighting while negotiating Agree ( ) (d) The United States should assume a more forceful role in the Pans peace talks, but begin a-gradual withdrawal of troops from Vietnam Agree ( ) (e) The United States should let South Vietnam do most of the talking in Pans, and also turn most of the fighting over to the South Vietnamese A 6C ( ) (f) The United States should negotiate with the North Viet namese stnctly about questions involving tioop withdrawals and let the South Vietnamese woik out a political settlement with the Viet Cong Agiee ( ). (g) None of the above, but m> own thoughts as follows (2) Some changes in Social Secunty aie likely to be con sideied in the 91st Congiess Wmch one of the following proposals might you favoi 7 (a) Piov.de foi automatic cost of living adjustments to So cial Security benefits Agiee ( ) (b) Inciease benefits overall bj 13 percent and raise the min imum amount received from $55 a month to $BO Agree ( ) (c) Both of the above Agiee ( )- <d) None of the above Agree ( ) (3) Are you in favor of the Congiess allowing the recom mendations of the President’s Salary Commission to take ef fect 9 Those recommendations would raise Congressional sal aries from $30,000 to $42,500 per year, Supreme Court sal aries from $39,500 to $60,000 and Cabinet salaries from $35,- 000 to $60,000. Yes ( ). No < )• (4) Do you believe that the Postal Service should be reor ganized and converted into a Government - owned, nonprofit sorporation’ Yes ( ). No ( ). (5) Our economic experts seem to feel that the income tax surcharge must be extended at least until the Vietnam War ex penses become less. Would you favor such an extension based upon Vietnam needs’ Yes ( ) No ( ) (6) Should the first class postage rate be raised to 7c with a guarantee of air-mail delivery and the air-mail rate of 10c completely? Yes ). credits would allow private in dustry a tax break on money it expends for social betterment. Yes ( ). No ( ). (9) Do you favor reforming the Electoral College system which we now use to select our Presidents? Yes ( ). No ( ). (10) Regardless of the type of electoral reform that may be enacted, would you favor a sec ond runoff election process in stead of the House choosing the President? Yes ( ). No ( ). (11) Should the United States adopt a more “evenhanded" ap proach to the problems in the Middle East which would con tinue support of Israel but also would attempt to better our re lations with various receptive Arab nations? Yes ( ). No ( ). PLEASE RETURN TO: Hon. Edwin D. Eshleman 1009 Longworth Building Washington, D. C. 20515 Cattle Shrink Affects Price When you ship cattle to mar ket the highest price per pound doesn’t necessarily mean the highest profit or the most money received per animal. All cattle lose weight while you are sorting, loading and hauling them to market. An un derstanding of this weight loss, or “shrink,” or “drift” as it is sometimes called is important to those who make a living in the livestock and meat business Most cattle will shrink up to 3 percent if feed and water is withheld for 12 hours. Further shrink occurs during hauling The greatest amount of hauling shrink occurs during the first few miles after leaving the farm. Some cattle feeders take have occurred around the Falk pride in topping the market, land Islands in the South Atlan- Market topping cattle are usual- tic Ocean because of the strong ly very fat and show a well winds, which average 25 miles shrunk condition. While these per hour, and a lack of beacons. New Idea could have built this spreader for v ®iOO less p L e up? Q PENTA-TREATED wood sides, end and bottom. □ STRUCTURAL STEEL frame, side members, cross angles, □ NEW PTO DRIVE, biggest-, toughest in our history. □ BEEFED UP CONVEYOR gives longer bar and chain life. P WIDER BOXES for greater capacity without heap* mg. n SLOPPY MANURE, handled with optional - me« chanical or hydraulic endgates—and, for smgln beaters, a pan attachment. D FULL YEAR WARRANTY. ' See them today. CjSmHtsW IDEA nmM uauitmtort _ Graybill Machines, Inc. Landis Bros. Lititz, R. D. 2 Lancaster Chas. J. McComsey Longenecker & Sons Farm Supply Hickory Hill, Pa. RheemS Roy H. Buch, Inc. Kinzer Equip. Co. Ephrata, R D 2 Kinzer A. B. C. Groff, Inc. A. L. Herr & Bro. New Holland Quarryville two factors are not necessarily bad, the end result can be de ceiving. A higher price per pound on cattle with no fill may result in no more total money than a lower price per pound on a normal fill. An understanding of shrink or weighing conditions is im portant when comparing prices received at the market place Lester A. Burdette—Pa. State U. Apples in Pennsylvania cold storages totaled 116,700,000 pounds on December 31, with York Imperials accounting for more than one-third of the hold ings. Almost 60 percent of the stocks are intended for process ing, according to the State Crop Reporting Service. Shipwreck Spot More 130 than shipwrecks lese
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