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Thursday, March 4th, 1043,
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| Washington, D. C.
{ THE AGRICULTURE
! DEPARTMENT
i In the last few days the President
himself has silenced administration
critics of Claude Wickard, and de-
ereed that he remain as secretary
#f agriculture.
The President's stand came at the
height of an increasing storm brew-
ing round the amiable Indiana corn
farmer, whom everyone likes but
whose all-important food program is
lagging.
White House advisers have told
the President that Wickard’s pro-
fear was inadequate, that it must
drastically revised, that there
would be shocking deficiencies of
dood. Some have urged that Wick-
ard be replaced.
The President, however, has de-
fended his secretary of agriculture.
But also he has appointed White
ouse Secretarv Lauchlin Currie—
‘whose regular field is Chinese rela-
$lons—to act as umpire on the farm
program. Currie has given Wick-
‘ard a nine-point program for re-
vamping American agriculture and
among other things has pointed out
that England increased her food pro-
duction 50 per cent with little addi-
.$ional manpower. Why, he acks,
eannot the United States do the
‘same?
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AGRICULTURE'S PROGRAM
Here are Currie’s proposals, ad- |
ivanced with the blessing of the
White House: |
1. The goals of agricultural pro- |
duction should be higher. |
2. A new production program, |
possibly with a new budget, should
be presented to congress. i
All acreage allotments and |
other restrictions on production |
should be removed to encourage the
more efficient farmers.
" 4. The 1,000,000 farm operators
of second rate efficiency should be
brought into full production with the
aid of seed, fertilizer, livestock, ma-
t
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more wheat should be fed to live-
stock.
6. Profiting by British example,
a new ‘land army’ should be or-
ganized, to use town and city dwell-
ers, especially women, for farm
work.
7. Truck farmers who produce
such luxuries as iceberg lettuce
should be converted to more essen-
tial crops.
8. Facilities for processing and
drying foods should be increased.
9. Local direction of the farm
program should be shifted away
from Farm-bureau-minded agent-,
toward agents more responsive
federal direction. {|
WICKARD’S FARM PROGRAM |
Wickard’s response to this sweeps |
Ing proposal was to accept part of |
it, reject part.
He believes the production goals |
are already high enough that it's
foo late to present a new program
for 1943, that cotton goals have al-
ready been substantially lowered,
and tobacco reduction would require
change of the law.
He agrees to removal of acreage
vestrictions on most crops, but not
on cotton and wheat, which still
yield embarrassing surpluses.
Claude is a little touchy on the
question of county agents and com-
mitteemen, insisting that federal
representation is adequate.
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FULL PRODUCTION
On . other points, however, he
agrees with the White House pro-
posals, declaring some already are
in effect. He wants to bring the
1,000,000 less efficient farmers into
full production, to increase dehydra-
tion of foods, convert truck farmers
from iceberg lettuce, etc., and or-
ganize a new land army from towns
and cities. In fact, he already
bas a plan well advanced for the
“land army.”
Wickard, who had hardly been
heard of before his elevation to Wal-
lace’'s place in the cabinet, has had
e¢lrar sailing for two years, thanks
in part to good weather.
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Now, however, he is facing just as |
tough a job in trying to produce |
more, as Wallace faced ten years |
ago in trying to produce less. No
secretary of agriculture ever faced
more opposite and more difficult
problems. The average person real- | Office of Price Ad
izes ‘ne problems confronting the |
UNTON PRESS-COURTER,
7ow’ll hear that statement throughout Central Pennsylvania!
czvenicnt credit terms!
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
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UNRATION ED $8
A. high-powered propaganda cam-
paign to induce housewives to substi-|
tute unrationed for rationed food-|
stuffs in the family diet is being plan-|
ned by three governmeat agencies.
The campaign, timed to coincide]
with point rationing of canned foods
this week and of meat and fats in the|
near future, is being sponsored joint-|
ly by the Oifice of War Information, |
the Agricultural Department and the
Administration, |
Housewives will be urged to use
Phone
9x12
cldibe
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replenish their
last week's price
freeze.
rae
Flarine Chief
BARNESBORO, PA.
| processed foods started Monday of |
| this week, OPA urged wholesalers of
processed foods to release supplies
reely to retailers who have only a|
FOR SUBSTITUITHG [iis ioe,
it's WOLF'S For VALUES!
It’s WOLF’S, too,
Most items can be purchased for as little as . . .
$1.25 PER WEEK!
FARMERS BUY FOREST |
TREES AT LOWER PRICE
The State Department of Forests
and Waters has entered into an ag-
reement with the Agricultural Ad-
justment Agency of the U. S. Depart- |
ment of Agriculture, by which seed-
lings and transplants will be purchas-
ed by the Agency from the Depart-
ment of Forests and Waters and then
edistributed to the farmers at greai-
y reduced prices.
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Payment will be made by the pur- |
chaser to the Community Committee- :
man of the Agricultural Adjustment |
Apency at the time the order is pla-
ced. |
The AAA will contact farmers in
Pennsylvania this month. As a coun- |
secretary of agriculture. They are fresh vegetables, potatoes, frait ee ty survey is completed the applica- |
: y ops t in place ; :
exceedingly complex. eals, bread, eggs, and 1 lis in Place tions wil be forwarded to the Depart. |
of commoditi rationed. Store-| ment in Harrisburg where the trees
Wickard knows his position is
shaky. But he is on his mettle, fight- |
keepers will ie
will be allotted for shipment on a fed
ing to meet the established produc- nent display to then th in Be eral bill of lading. The payment to
tion goals. | stores and advertising ran ity) the Department will be covered by a
x a : Chief media of the can zn babi Feceral purchise order at the time
p JHAFF {De hewspapers, adie, motion pictures, / the nursery stock applications are]
CAPITAL CHARP | lectures and Lill boards. An OWI cf-| submitted.
@ Munro Leaf. who wrote Ferdinand
the Bull, hailed as a children’s clas-
sic on pacifism, has now got himself
ding food advertisers
$100,000,000 worth |
recommend- |
ficial said le:
recently pledged
of advertising for food
BING IN FRONT of the U. S.
W. E.' Montgomery, chief of the Di-
vision of Management, pointed out
that never before have the farmers |
»aptain’s commission in the army, | : sap anples ne Corps flag is Maj Ruth 4
A ka more belligerent than My 84 by governmeni thoes tual y Strecter, of Sa ts been able to rcceive forest trees un-,
$ Hg € | 7 eady is supplying extensive | 1ancy pcos, Jorr.siown, . . tas Tos
OWI already is supplying I. J., dircetor of the newly-formed | der Such a program. The usual prices |
West Pointer. He even believes that
it is sacrilegious to criticize anyone
in the army, or anything the army
does—especially the services of sup-
ply, to which he is detailed.
¢ When Postmaster General Frank
Walker was shown a recent nets
photo of himself, he said, “ls t 4
| stuffs. The agricultural department is|
material for women’s pages of news-|
papers, suggesting balanced menus, |
and new dishes of unrationed food- |
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asking food retailers to feature reg-|
ulary so-called ‘victory specials’— |
items in plentiful supply. OWI also]
was understood to be considering pro- |
1's reserve of the USMC.
§ has three sons in the service,
is a licensed eommereial pilot, and
college graduate, (International)
won
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CARS DISAPPEAR.
Student operated automobiles dis-
charged by the department are sorae |
what less than the actual cost of pro-
duction and the Department has fol- |
lowed this procedure for many years |
in an effort to stimulate and encous- |
age reforestation. Under the present |
plan the Commonwealth will receive |
its usual price and the reduced cost ©
RUGS
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A survey of luncheon trays in four
leading war plants in Chicago showed
that only 8 per cent of the workers
chose adequate foods, 21 per cent se-
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danger line, and 71 per cent pur-
chased totally inadequate meals. This
was not for lack of money, but pure-
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for instance, doughnuts instead of a
meat or cheese sandwich, sweets in-
stead of a salad, and pop instead of
milk.
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INTO TUNISIA
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STILL PURSU.NG THC AFRIKA KORPS 1s the British Eighth Army. Day
aller day more of the Tommies uncer Ceneral Barnard Montgomery
cross the border from Tripolitania
into Tunisia. These men belong to
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Herbert Hoover or me?” duction of films as part of its educa-) appeared from the campus of Penn- | the farmer will be borne by the AA 2
Vn tional program. sylvania for the duration, by strict in accordance with its soil conserva
—Beat the Axis. Purchase Bonds With point system of canned and]order of the student government, | tion program.
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| tie Highland Division. Advancing forty-five miles in two days, the
| Eignth Army has moved up to the fortified Mareth Line at Medanine
| and Foum Tatahouine inside Tunisia. (International Radiophoto)