Show SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World I Agriculture Department Considers I New Program for the Small Farmer NEW FARM PLAN As B result of a recent survey Into the problems the small American the Truman administration may tome up with new farm program in the near future more controversial than the Brannan plan and which could become one of the major issues in the I presidential The survey was conducted with the Idea of learning what the department could do to help the small farmer who Is having difficulties of inadequate livestock and know how of meetings have been held in the home towns across the nation discussing crop price farm loans and other small As a a major question has should the government buy up it Into or and resell It to low-income should present crop controls be Brannan believes that if productivity of substandard farms con be Increased many agriculture problems would tend to On the other many farm loaders have remained aloof and have not taken part m the criticizing Brannan's methods more than his Two possible legislative proposals may come from the A technical assistance program for the less efficient farms and and a farm-loan program designed to help such farmers acquire livestock and the know how to operate efficient Whatever the final any new farm whether It Incorporates the government buying and of land or is bound to become a major campaign Much of the opposition will come from the farm bureaus who have long resented Brannan as trying to usurp the roles of the private farm organizations and regimenting t. Meeting Place is the proposed site for new Korea cease-fire continues on the central front with Allied forces making limited BOYLE RESIGNS big question in political circles since William M. close friend of President Truman resigned as chairman of the Democratic National is whether or not Guy GOP national will be the next to Boyle and Gabrielson have been under fire as having used their positions to influence the Reconstruction Finance Corporation into granting loans to companies they represented or were connected with And although Gabrielson insists he will stay political observers believe his number is In his letter of resignation Boyle gave health as his Insisting he had at all times conducted himself with and He did admit in testimony during the congressional hearing that he accepted eight law cases involving government at fees totaling approximately while serving as chairman of the national LESS CIVILIAN GOODS Defense Charles E. Wilson announced a cut in civilian goods effective January that will be felt in the home towns across the The cutback in civilian 10 per cent for washing machines and stoves and even more in the automobile will provide steel for the armament program which will hit full stride during the first three months of The home town that has a school or hospital under construction will enough materials to finish the but there will not be materials available to start new As for farm so vital to agriculture and home town there will be enough to support production a healthy and adequate MIDDLE EAST BLOWUP There is shaping up in the Middle East an explosion that could be felt in the smallest American The has developed as Egypt has increased pressure in recent to remove the British from the Sudan and strategic As a the United France and Turkey have asked Egypt to become the center of an alliance in the area against but the proposal was received cooly by King Farouk's This dispute is Important to home town Americans because of the nation's interest in which if placed under Egyptian would be a prize the Russians could take with little The under present treaties with have the legal right to maintain troops in the canal zone which is her economic She will not back down in her determination to remain in the if the Egyptian government attempts to remove them by force the British will If the Russians should decide to step in at this the world would become involved in World War There is a chance that Egypt may accept the west's proposal of joint defense of the but only because she is not in a position to defend NEW a major speech last week President Truman again declared American foreign policy Is upon the hope that it will be possible to without a in the same world as the Soviet Union if the free nations have adequate And he again offered to down with the Soviet and other nations to work out agreements to relieve mankind of horror of another world and provide the basis for durable The President pointed out the central theme of America's present foreign policy and defense long as one country has the power and the force to overwhelm others and so long as that country has aggressive intentions real peace is The stronger we the more possible it will be to work out solid and lasting arrangements that will prevent Our strength will make for IRAN'S OIL Mohammed premier of who has taken the British-Iranian oil dispute to the United Nations Security told UN diplomats to keep their hands off the dispute and warned will not be In presenting the point of view he said there are only two questions open to Compensation for British investments in now nationalized Anglo-Iranian Oil and possible sale of oil to He then made his strongest will not take action and will not engage in negotiations affecting our internal affairs under To do so would not only constitute an admission that we are not a sovereign and equal but would eventually be fatal to our The question remains who will operate the huge Anglo-Iranian Oil company The Iranians do not have the technical know-how and the British experts have already been sent How can Iran sell oil when it can't produce |