Show SCANNING THE WEEKS WEEK'S NEWS of 01 Main Street and the World Agriculture Department Considers New Program for the Small Smal Farmer into the thO problems NEW FARM PlAN PLANAS a result of a recent administration survey may come up of the small American farmers farmer the Truman Controversial than the ne with a new farm program In the near future more major issues in the uw of the Brannan Drannan plan and which could become one 1952 presidential campaign what the de de' department learning the Idea of f conducted with The was survey difficulties could do to help the small farmer who Is having and know Acuities how because of inadequate land machinery livestock towns across the Thousands of meetings have been held in the home small loans and other otner nation discussing crop control price support farm farm problems should the government has developed As a result a major question and resell efficient units land It Into economic or buy up controls be extended It to low income farmers Also should present crop be farms can Drannan believes that if 11 productivity of substandard would tend to disappear on the ine theother I Iother Increased many agriculture problems aloof and have not ot toKen taken other hand many farm leaders have remained methods more than his ms part in the meetings criticizing Brannan's Drannan's objectives from the survey 1 A A legislative proposals may come Two possible farmers and farms technical as assistance program for the less efficient land such farmers acquire and 2 a loan farm program designed to help efficient know how to operate machinery equipment livestock and the farms Whatever the final form any new farm plan whether It Incorporates land not is bound to become the government buying and of or a major campaign issue Much of the opposition will come from the the roles as trying to usurp farm bureaus who have long resented Brannan of the private farm organizations and regimenting agriculture t rt- rt t I n. n Meeting l Place is s Ih the ib proposed sit sUe sitt for new Korea fire cease talks alks Meanwhile fighting continues on tb Ih lbs central front froni with Allied forces making limited advances BOYLE RESIGNS The RESIGNS The big question in political circles since William M. M Boyle Jr close friend of President Truman resigned as chairman of ol the Democratic National Committee is whether or not Guy Gabrielson GOP national chairman will be the next to go Boyle and Gabrielson have been under fire as having used their positions to influence the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Into Inte granting loans to companies they represented or were connected with And although Gabrielson insists he will stay on political observers believe his number is up too In his letter of resignation Boyle gave health as his reason Insisting he had at all aU times conducted himself with honor and propriety He did admit In testimony during the congressional hearing that he accepted eight law cases involving government agencies at fees totaling approximately approximately while serving as chairman of the national committee LESS CIVILIAN GOODS GOODS Defense Defense Charles E. E Wilson announced a cut in civilian goods goods' production effective January 1 I that thai will wili be felt in the home towns across the nation The cutback In civilian production 10 per cent for washing machines and stoves and even more in the automobile Industry will provide steel for the armament program which will hit full stride during the first three months of 1952 The home town that has a school or hospital under construction will get enough materials to finish the project but there will not be materials available to start new ones As for farm machinery so vital to agriculture agriculture ture and home town economy there will be enough to support production at a healthy and adequate level MIDDLE EAST BLOWUP There Is fl shaping up in the Middle East an explosion that could be felt In the smallest American community The situation has developed as Egypt has increased pressure in recent weeks to remove the British from the Sudan and strategic Suez As a compromise the United States Britain France and Turkey have asked Egypt to become the center of an alliance In the area against communism but the proposal was received cooly by King Farouk's government This dispute is important to home town Americans because of the nations nation's interest in Suez which if placed under Egyptian protection would be a prize the Russians could take with little difficulty The British under present treaties with Egypt have the legal right to maintain troops In the canal zone which is her economic life line She will not back down In her determination to remain in the zone Thus if the Egyptian government attempts to remove them by force the British will resist If the Russians should decide to step In at this point the world worM would become Involved in World War III There e is h a chance that Egypt may accept the west's proposal of offa joint i defense of the area but only she is fa not in to a posItion to defend herself NEW DECLARATION In In a major speech last week President Truman again declared American foreign policy Is based upon the hon hope that it will be possible to live without a war in the same world as the Soviet Union Union-lf the free nations have adequate defenses J And H he again offered to sit down with the Soviet Union and f other nations to work out agreements to o relieve mankind of the horror of another world war and provide the basis for a durable peace The President pointed out the central theme of Americas America's present foreign policy and defense program So long as one country has TS the and the force to overwhelm others power and so long as that count country y has aggressive intentions real peace is unattainable Th The stronger become the more possible it will be to work out out solid and lasting we arrangements that will prevent war Our strength will make for peace IRAN'S OIL Mohammed premier of Iran Iran who has taken the Iranian British oil oU dispute to the United ne n Nations f S Security c Council told UN diplomats to keep their hands bands off oU the e dispute B and warned we will not b be coerced In presenting the Iranian point of view he said there are only two questions open 1 Compensation for tor British investments 5 In the now Iranian Anglo OU Oil company and 2 possible sale lale of oil to Britain He lie then made his strongest point We will not take action and will not engage In negotiations affecting our internal affairs To do so 10 would not only oni constitute an a admIssion K 10 that under we ar are pressure not a sovereign and equal nation but would eventually be independence c Iaia fatal tatal to ta ou our ourThe The Thet question remains who will operate the huge Iranian Anglo refineries The Iranians tec Oil company do not have the technical l know bow and the British experts have Already tread been sent nt home e Il How can Iran oil oU when It U cant can't produce it in seii leU |