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Show IT AH LEHI FKEE PRESS. LEW. - r- Operation of New Farm Parity Measure Puts U. S. Agriculture on 'Business' Basif NATIONAL AFFAIRS WASHINGTON. Reviewed by WHO'S Mistakes to Be Avoided In bummer Care 0f Dc ipi NEWS When the h history making Farm Parity law went into effect the first of this month American agriculf Mm Many U. S. pilots have ture began for the first time to 'tt important roles near operate like a gigantic manuu mtr in China, Egypt facturing organization, with farmer guaranteed a defiand Syria . . . SEC to everysales nite price for the things he keep 'hands off exwhether cereals, produces tended public utilities. fats, meats, dairy products, toBll Syndicate WN'U Service.! bacco, eggs, fruits, poultry or or beat j rrittnn v'Ji 0l WASHINGTON. It is not being What does parity mean and shouted from the housetops, but a good many of our army aviators how does it operate? are already in the "shooting" war., Simply that from now on the There are the pilots recently sent as American farmer will receive "observers" to China, and a much The graph above, prepared by the bureau of agricultural economic, Brithis for in number prices products that will of the "observing" larger United States department of agriculture in Washington, illustrate ain. It may be denied that they give him a purchasing power the current farm situation in the nation today. functioned as did the newspaper aj tQ that wnich he held in CARTER FIELD t -- v THIS : . mm bat-tlefron- 1 ts WEEK wit m " e first man who got in so bad World war by shooting a gun from M down to the depression storage under loan. He is there- pansion and preWorld war years of 1909 in fore Farm Values Rise and Fall. equity in holding a 1914. of one to the was That a German trench, but if anyone which he a group of middle westcn his last In production year's g thinks they are not doing a bit of most favorable farm price war to due can better at sell the price of farm product states as well as piloting that per- - 0(js jn history. The farmer is conditions as well prices as the guarantee more than doubled from 1910 to 192C son could be classed as gullible. Kuarantee(j a crop ioan rate 0f of parity prices. The farmer's last During this period land values als One of the things now being urged After 192 h good-size- d peri-shootin- per cent, figured on a fixed valuation basis. If prices go above parity he reaps the fit if tney fali below that valu-I- t u s h farmer,s c into the government s surplus bins and Uncle Sam takes the loss. workJ'.I The parity law will add a bil- lion dollars to American farm OUU iuiai kij oji fense of the Suez canal. It takes income this year, agricultural 60 long to take them across the Pa- economists predict. It will gencific and Indian oceans, and up into erate a buying power that will the Red sea, that the shorter route be translated into expanding across the Atlantic to Africa is be of Purchases every practically ing used. That involves a long flight! from just under the western hump commodity the farmer uses inside the administration is that we provide a "larger" number of military pilots to fly planes across! Note that word "larger." is the word used by officials m, explaining what they want done. In other words, some military pilots of the U. S. forces are already in this 85 bene-Afric- a. - JTlZTfJ0 v to Cairo. of Africa northeasterly Manufacturers have usually been Actually the planes fly almost able to name the price at which straigni east xo uie une mj iu"6they wished t0 sell the volume of maimauieu uy uie tape iu vauu on- their output. Now a floor has been line, and then follow the established airline up to Cairo. This placed under farm prices similar to route enables them to take advan- the floor under industrial income. So tage of the existing fueling and the farmer can roll up his sleeves other facilities established by this and pitch in with the knowledge that commercial line long before the war he has been placed virtually on an started. economic equality with industry. What is suspected is that a good With the manufacturer such a promany of our aviators who start in gram has required good judgment n to do this ferrying job desired profit, will wind up shooting at Nazi planes. concerning costs, and demand, competition and supply BRITISH POSITION SERIOUS the volume of production. To all It is frankly admitted that the intents and purposes a similar re British situation in Egypt is very sponsibility has been placed on agri serious, even with the Russians fight- culture. ing the Nazis. But before Hitler $1.15 Wheat Assured. decided to attack the Reds the BritIn to prevent price breaks order ish position near the Suez was aldue to overproduction, safeguards most desperate. the volume of farm out President Roosevelt was desper- restricting put have been set by the new law ately anxious to do everything pos- And to protect prices further, sursible to prevent the Germans tak- pluses of the farmer's production ing Egypt. There was no way of are limited to quantities that can stepping up delivery of planes to be easily absorbed by the Federal the British by the Pacific-India- n ocean and Red sea route, so this Surplus Commodity corporation. Sponsors of the law believe it will plan of ferrying them across Africa assure farmers a return of at least was set in motion. The use of milia bushel for wheat, 87 cents $1.15 tary pilots was the next step. a bushel for corn, and 16 cents a adminisin of All the sentiment for cotton. With an increasing tration circles in Washington is to pound demand for farm products for despeed up help rather than slow fense purposes and the "Feed Britdown as a result of the war in Rus- ain" under the lease-lensia. Conviction here is that the bill, program may prices easily rise above present situation offers an oppor- these levels. tunity which may not come again One thing is certain. Farm infor years, and successfully taking come and farm expenditures will be difof the it may spell advantage sharply increased by this new parity ference between a two or three-yea- r law. Last year agriculture received war and a nine or war. $9,120,000,000 for its production. The There is no longer any hope of 1941 income will mount well over starving the Germans out. As a $10,000,000,000, according to current matter of fact there never was forecasts of the U. S. department of much basis for any such hope. The Vino t rrr rr . . M ..Uvcu UU WCl that wh;n nationa f,rm jn strate(j uie lasi war. miiiiuemiai investi- come rises above $7,000,000,000 a gators for Herbert Hoover reported caucuuiiuicj line that just before the end of the last j ai uci ivuuui ai aincome. War, in 1918, the Germans had Another favorable factor is that at pnnunh fnrvt anrt uupro nrt farinr the Present time the farmer has a any famine. Their diet was not what the average German wanted. !Sd deal of last vear s Production of course. It was a hardship, in in mmummm.m ummmw. ii that sense, but there was no danger of anyone starving, much less the army and navy. ' What beat the Germans in the last 4 war was the failure of the kaiser's promise to the German people that he would win the war before American troops could get to Europe. When the Germans found out American troops were fighting in the front lines they knew that promise was pie crust. . trans-Africa- d ten-ye- ar o, Q T iC J - rv- . ? - V Power Shortage Brings New Policy In many of the cases where, to relieve the electric power shortage in certain communities, connecting links with noarby systems are being and will be ordered, the government is promising that there will be no advantage takpn of thp nrivntplv owned utilities in question as a re- - sut. This means that in some of the a specific assurance is given companies now operating exclusive-- 1 ly within the boundaries of one state that the new connecting link will not be seized upon by the Securities and Exchange commission and the Federal Power commission to bring that company within their jurisdic tion. Up to the time of the SEC and the death sentence public utility holding company act there had been a general movement on the part of the power companies to tie in with each other, so that in the case of sudden failure in one spot, or sudden and unexpected demand in another, there would be an adequate supply of power. V"'"' ' year's production is like money in the bank. Labor Cost Is Up. Increased taxes and higher costs for farm labor and for many of the products the farmer buys will syphon part of the income gain. The price the farmer pays for fertilizer, however, promises to be relatively lower than for numerous other products. Teamwork between science and industry has combined to cut the cost of soil improvement. A. L. Mehring of the U. S. department of agriculture recently pointed out that American farmers now save a year due to reductions in the cost of fertilizer resulting from scientific research. One of the almost inevitable results of increased farm income will be a rise in the value of farm land. The history of aU past eras has shown that whenever farm products have risen in price for a considerable period, land has likewise risen in value. The rising trend may tempt many farmers to overexpan-sion- . As a matter of fact the improved outlook for agriculture has already caused many farm folks to consider buying an extra farm. If farmers will remember the aftermath of World War No. l's farm expansion a good many future headaches can be avoided. During that first World war American agriculture was pushed to the limit. "Food Will Win the War" was the Under high pressure milslogan. lions of new acres came under cultivation. Prices pyramided. But after the Treaty of Versailles, agriAnd culture fell into difficulties. many farmers to this day feel the hangover twinges of that speculative spree. Improve Soil Program. What is the alternative to the urge for more land today? It lies in diverting any extra money that comes in from the farm parity law into lines that will bring more permanent security at less risk in the long run. For instance, paying off indebtedness, repairing old and putting up needed new farm buildings, improving livestock and increasing the fertility of the soil on the present farm. This last is especially important, for on the productivity of the soil depends the farmer's ability to produce abundant crops for defense needs and to take advantage of the added income the parity law proAnd as a matter of fact, vides. farmers can actually "enlarge" their farms without incurring the hazards of overexpansion. "The secret lies in making the present farm acreage do a better production job," said a recent statement of the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee. "This means following a soil management program that will raise the land's total fertility level. "Even in the most productive areas the average farm can usually be enlarged, so to speak, the equivalent of 10 per cent and sometimes as much as 50 per cent through intelligent soil treatment. "In combination with other sound farming practices the use of fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potash is essential in stepping up the soil's productive capacity. Such a practice not only has an immediate effect in increasing the per acre yield of crops needed in the nation's defense effort, but represents an important long range soil building program. It likewise means lower production costs and improved crop quality." The soundness of this principle may be appreciated by a brief but detailed study of the performance of farm land prices from the days through the World war ex- $200,-000,0- rose to record levels. the reverse was true. But 194( prices of farm products were onl as high as in 192 about and land values were likewise cut i; half. one-ha- lf WTalter H. Ebling. a farm econo mist studying land values, discov ered that a piece of typical farn land that was worth $100 an acn in the first "parity" days preced ing the World war had reached a selling price of $171 an acre in 192( an increase of 71 per cent. Bj 1930 it was worth only $117, or a! drop of $54 from 1920. Then during the low ebb years of the depression, the value of this same piece ol. land receded to $80. With some improvement in the prices of farm products after 1933, the value of farm land rose slightly By 1937 the piece of land Ebling1 studied would have been worth $89 or $9 more than during the lowest years of the depression but still $11 less than its value before the World war. When the recession ol 1937-3carried the price of farm products down, farm lands again slipped in value. So by 1940 the piece of land would have been worth; only $84, or $5 per acre less than in 1937 and $16 less than it was in the war period. 8 pre-Wor- ld U. S. Civilian Blood Donors Asked by Army NEW YORK CITY. Civilians on and important role in the national defense program by donating blood for transfusions to produce 200,000 half-piunits of dried blood plasma required by the army and navy during the fiscal year beginning this month, the war department announced recently. The aim of the blood plasma program, which is already under way on a small scale, is to build up a reserve not only to meet military emergencies but to succor the wounded in civilian catastrophes as well. This is a defense enterprise inof five comvolving the ponents of the national structure: fill a new nt & meas-case- pre-191- war-scarre- d text-boo- 4 Features-W- Maf-- - Dr. Minnie L. YORK. Ni EW Service.! NU fett, who, as president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, is the l e a a e r of Assesses Women about 75,000 For Authority in career wom- Tomorrow's Era Baths, CUpping Can Be Harmful. are coming, but "f)OGtheyDAYS" needn't bother yZ dog. With simple, right suirirw care he'll be healthy and cool as a cucumber! Do not clip him, for he sheds his undercoat, leaving his outer coat to protect him against the hot sun, flies and Comb and brush him regularly- -! . W.. Kilt v r rrti Usui too many baths, as this removes the oil he needs to keep his coat healthy. en in Amer- ica, insists euual pay for women doing men's jobs, and she also assesses women with heavy responsibility for what lies ahead. "Women must take leadership in insisting on a new economic world order," says Dr. Maffett. That might seem like a lot of bother for the women, what with getting the children off to camp and Our booklet gives the simple n this and that, but Dr. Maffett tells care that keeps a dog healthv" "if Tells how to choose your pet, feed, houi them sternly they must face it, break and groom him; how to train him we want women to have authority to do clever tricks. Advises on dog jick. in the world of tomorrow." Her obnesses; has Information on servations were addressed to the your copy send order to: Tablet, for biennial meeting of the above federation at Los Angeles. on s'c year-roun- silver-haire- blue-eye- d, SERVICE San Francisco, Calil Enclose 10 cents tn coin for your copy of HOW TO CHOOSE AND CARE FOR YOUR DOG. d, Dr. d Name Address y INDIGESTION Gu btr Two Powers There are but two powers In the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind. Napoleon I. HEED THIS ADVICE!! Thousands of women are helped to go smiling thru distress peculiar to women caused by this period In life 's with Lydla E. Veeetable Com famous for pound over 60 years. Plnkham's Compound made especially tor women has Helped tnousanas to relieveto buuu this weak, nervous feelings due functional disturbance. Try ltl Pink-ham- POPE, leading world authority on Iranian art, heads the "Committee for National morale" Out to Give War which now, To Adolf Hitler's after months 'Secret' Weapon of research, makesknown Hit- ler's "secret" Pre-emine- nt 'f fr 6T T'T . 155-wit- - t" on3 con-200,0- ss cam-Counc- emu carefully contrived as an air battle Mr Pnno a native of Phoenix. R. I., was graduated from Brown university. He has long been a distinguished figure in the world of both art and philosophy but always on John Ruskin's terms: "Fine art is that in which the head, the heart and the hand go together." We saw Dr. Pope occasionally when he was professor of philosophy at the University of California, and again at the Foyot restaurant Paris in 1923, fired up with Persian art and headed toward Teheran, to in sink many years and much brilliant scholarship in that area. After a round-tri- p to about 3000 B. C, he landed in London in 1930 with the noblest exhibition of Persian art ever assembled. Last year, with his greatly augmented, he memorable exhibition in at the old Union League collection staged a New York, club. m WOMEN UPHAM r)R.art ARTHUR connoisseur and tT may affect the Heart tripped In uie stomach or cullft mijict Hfr 0f falum uifer on tlie ItearL At tile tirs! , smart men tnd women doend on liell-an- sin Tiblt-te set tss free. No laiatlfe but made or tse Uaajt. srtln BfdlHnes known for irtd IridltfJtlra. H u Ijcll-ajn srove OOSK doesn't FIRST mum boule to w sud recelre 1HU11L Mau luck, hair-L- i e. it has discovered and identified St. 117 Minna Maffett, is, like many contenders for equality and authority for women, Preemphatically feminine. meditated or not, it's a good technique which the early-dasuffragists knew and practiced She lives in Dallas, diligently. Texas, where she has long been a distinguished physician and surgeon, a member of the college of medicine of Baylor university, on the staff of the three biggest hospitals in Dallas, and a director of the department of health education of Southern Methodist university. Descendant of a family which went to Texas in 1834, Dr. Maffett took her academic and medical de- grees at the University of Texas. She was elected president of the federation in 1939. She rallies wom en to intelligent social effort under the slogan "business women in a democracy." She is a dynamo of energy, flying everywhere she's an aviation fan organizing and agitating for women and their work and their readiness for a new economic and cultural showWomen down after the war. certainly do like to get things Perhaps they rate a trial workout, considering the general state of masculine untidiness and confusion now prevailing. pink-cheeke- d READER-HOM- The As Dr. weapon. Pope explains it, the device is the precise scientific mastery of impelling scientific forces by which you can make men think and act as you want them to. is the public, which will One of the last books of the late Jacques Futrelle, who went down on American Red Cross and the divi- the Titanic, was "The Thinking Masion of medical sciences of the National Research Council share the re- - chine." It was about an !old. pro- tessor who ' sponsibility of directing the pro- e co en-while hfas Red 1 the Cross , thlfs also gram, the rolls the volunteer donors and pro-f W3S vides the personnel and equipment n? ma" ,who Vasters, certain J18.1 to collect the blood. psychological formulas, and Commercial concerns m various will own employs of the country will process and mankfnd parts opefate the blood. The army and navy will lhat 1S exactly what the Germans maintain the plasma reserve for been have according to the general and war use, with the army commlttee- doinS now h just as issuing a to deal acting purchasing agent the commercial concerns. A page ubrochure describing its dings. project to procure 15,000 seafch and lts Th? committee, which began work units is already under way. Donors are supplying blood through their !ast July- - lncludes mary of the lead-locRed Cross chapters as fast as ing social sclent'sts and psycholo-i- t glsts of the United States. It deliv- can be Drocessed ers not only a detailed description Volunteer. Physicians OI the liermfln rtcvrVinlnfri'il rMnf I f,er obJectlve 01 Pressure techniques, but it units are still in their early eludes that we have abundant stages. However, the American Red knowledge and skills with which to Cross and the division of medical meet it. But it will be' no sciences of the National Research job of agitating. It will be a il have already enlisted the paign of psychological warfare as of leading physicians suigeuns ui a aozen cities, inese pnysicians, m Edward O'Neal, president of the with local Red Cross chapters, have American Farm Bureau federation. promised to supervise the proper s Operation of the farm parity technique of drawing the blood from nre '"'""nates 25 years of effort on the volunteer donors. the Part ' The army and navy have each estiorganization to bring "uoul lue!e cnenis. mated their needs at 100,000 units. The aim of the Red Cross and the Army Heads Are Endangered by Recent War Games National Research Council is to invite several drug and chemical conWASHINGTON .Uncle Sam has Their slates will be the cerns in various parts of the country discovered startling weaknesses in face of Europe and their to make bids for the processing to will army personnel, brought contain the summarized lessons light by recent war games. Congressmen are of modern "blitz" methods of battle. work. In this way a strategic disof the knowledge of preparstudying a new promotion system To the general public, official war persion ing human blood in dry form will based more on real ability, less on maneuvers is a serious military be accomplished and the chances of Underfit and over-ag- e seniority. game to train and develop fighting improving the technique are incombat commanders are to give and tactical personnel and equipcreased. way to younger men. ment. To the soldiers it is more The medical departments of most Graduates of the new army than tht. It is a grim test of their of the world have recogschool, which begins this month, will personal qualifications, and literally armies the nized value of dried blood plasbe selected for duty. Enrollment their heads hang beneath the "Damma for transfusions and are building is based rn army-wiJ- e ocles" sword of necessity. competition. up a supply. , , Rv LEMUEL F. PARTON .Consolidated ship-shap- the home front can k i- Small Details To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details life. Sir John Lubof e very-da- y bock. KILL ALL FLIES 1 Placefl anywhere. Da w Wy Killer attracts and Guaranteed, effective. JNeafc Cannot convenient i.jm lil.lLVldl.lBMlJ Commonplace Our Day The commonplace sun in commonplace sky makes us commonplace day. the the Blood Help Them Cleanse the W asie of llarmf ul Uody 61ter!ii Your kidneys are constantly ! waste matter from the blood sL"?--o workin their kidneys someti mcs las to refai intendcd-not act as Nature move impurities that, if retained, nW and upset tne Eoison the system . machinery. Symptoms may be naRRinftof d''n attacks persistent headache, swelling, P" getting up nights, nervo" of under the eye- -a feeling anxiety and loss of pep orand Other signs of kidney order are sometimes burning, scanty too frequent urination. 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