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Show THE JOURNAL Page 2 '1 SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World Agriculture Department Considers New Program for the Small Farmer NEW FARM PLAN As a result of a recent survey Into the problems of the small American farmer, the Truman administration may come up with a new farm program in the near future more controversial than the Brannan plan and which could become one of the major issues in the . contracts because they cannot demonstrate financial responsibility and banks will not make loans they See COntraC S as CO a er de- Q Sales and Continued brisk business has un-19- presidential campaign. The survey was conducted with the idea of learning what the de- partment could do to help the small farmer who is having difficulties because of inadequate land, machinery, livestock and know bow. Thousands of meetings have been held in the home towns across the nation discussing crop control, price support, farm loans and other small problems. As a result, a major question has developed: should the government buy up land, redivide it into "economic or "efficient" units, and resell it to farmers? Also, should present crop controls be extended? Brannan believes that if productivity of substandard farms can be increased many agriculture problems would tend to disappear. On the other hand, many farm leaders have remained aloof and have not taken part in the meetings, criticizing Brannans methods more than his objectives. Two possible legislative proposals may come from the survey: (l) A technical assistance program for the less efficient farms and farmers, and (2) a farm-loa- n program designed to help such farmers acquire land, machinery, equipment, livestock and the know how to operate efficient , about $300,000,000 in August as pared to previous month with total re- inventories as of Sept. 1 valued tail . e, $! I electric bills $ jvhA M may be be lowered. OPS merchants may use pricing" for several groups of has ruled "in-li- ne beer, on repealed and telgraph tax retail consumer goods, including pianos, radios, house- - example: Retailer whose pricing chart includes small electrical appliances, such as electric toasters, adds portable radios to his line of merchandise. He may establish his ceiling price by referring to listing of comparable lg0ries in appendices of Ceiling Price Regulation He need NOT use more complicated 7 for mark-u- p. system under Section 39 applying to new sellers. O In new ruling affecting hundreds of small goods. if&A t.' RED RETURNED . . . Gus Hall, fugitive national secretary of the U. S. Communist party who jumped bail to escape prison, was arrested by Mexican secret service agents near Mexico City, and is being deported back to the United States. wares, electrical appliances, luggage and sporting :rs pjswSS 0 sporting goods, autos, liquor, " wine. Cigarettes, gasoline, etc. Excise tax automatic I v'f QQQ r g 4 f i . O a, nr.n non-dura- ble will " Art .. L Itolber andbuilding materials Stores and home furnishing Stores led parade lower inventories but goods stores also showed inventory decreases. Only filling stations, eating and drinking places book values, showing increase of inventory .... . O Another boost in automobile prices IS aue before spring. Increased excise taxes on many items may become effective Nov. 1 on goods SUCh farms. iWV. by com-far- m low-inco- Whatever the final form, any new farm plan, whether it incorporates the government buying and redivision of land or not, Is bound to become a major campaign issue. 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 agriculture. retail inventories throughout country 52 & Meeting Place talks. Panmunjom is the proposed site for new Korea cease-fir- e Meanwhile, fighting continues on the central front with Allied forces making limited advances. BOYLE RESIGNS The big question in political circles since William M. Boyle, Jr., close friend of President Truman resigned as chairman of As canning plants throughout rural areas, OPS will permit canners to choose either 1949 or 1950 as base period for individual items in determining WARNS ON ATOMIC RACE . . . Rep. Henry Jackson, Washington, warns that intelligence reports reveal that Russia is making an all-oeffort to surpass the U. S. in atomic weapons. lie says it will be "national suicide for the U.S. to fall behind. ut number of cans he may have. For instance, he COUld the Democratic National Committee, is whether or not Guy Gabrielson, use 1950 for peas and 1949 for canned'beans if more advantageous. Also of interest to canners is Boyle and Gabrielson have been under fire as having used their - &Ct production of mahinery for industry faces positions to influence the Reconstruction Finance Corporation into granting loans to companies they represented or were connected with. sharp reduction f or next year. Most of allotted And although Gabrielson insists he will stay on, political observers scarce metals may be used for maintenance and rebelieve his number is up, too. In his letter of resignation Boyle gave health as his reason, insisting he had at all 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 $158,000, while serving as chairman of the national committee. MIDDLE EAST pair instead of new machinery. Prepared by the Washington Sorean of WNU Features. ziSRVIGES CQUESTIONIBOX BLOWUP' There is 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 Farouks government. This dispute is important to home town Americans because of the nations 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 She will not troops in the canal zone which is her economic 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 would become involved in World War III. There is a chance that Egypt may accept the wests proposal of joint defense of the area, but only because she is not in a position to defend herself. life-lin- e. (Send your questions about the armed forces or any aspect of military service to: Walter Shead, Armed Serv- tces Question Box, 1057 National Press Building, Washington 4, D. C. Answers will be given in this column.) Q. I received a National Service Ufe Insurance dividend check from VA, and Pm sure V A made a mistake on it. How can I straighten this out? E.B.P., Dean, Pa. A. Write to the VA district office that handles your NSLI account, giving complete information so that the office can identify your case, Do not write to the VA central office in Washington. The address IRAN'S OIL Mohammed Mossadegh, premier of Iran, who has en-oil dispute to the United Nations Security you use appears on the printed taken the British-Irania- n for sends Premium you Council, told UN diplomats to keep their hands off the dispute and velope YA payments. warned "we will not be coerced." Q. I would like some informaIn presenting the Iranian point of view he said there are only two tion about the Army Special questions open to negotiations: (1) Compensation for British investments n Oil company, and (2) possible sale in the now nationalized of oil to Britain. He then made his strongest point: "We will not take action and will not engage in negotiations affecting our internal affairs under pressure. To do so would not only constitute an admission that we are not a sovereign and equal nation, but would eventually be fatal to our Anglo-Irania- independence. The question remains who will operate the huge Anglo-Iranla- n Oil Mssued concerning the type of work ki which you may be interested. In company refineries. The Iranians do not have the technical know-hoand the British experts have already been sent home. How can Iran sell elude a brief sketch of your educa I ton and qualifications. As a general oil when it cant produce it?, w rule, there is special service activity in any locale which has an Army or Air Force installation. The types of work include crafts, music, sports, drama, librarianship, and others. Q. Is insurance to the next of kin paid until death or only until the full amount is paid? In the case of an unmarried son, is the mother entitled to a pension, and could both parents be paid a dependents? pension in addition to the insurance? C.B.P., Wolcottville, Ind, A. Insurance may be paid by four methods, depending on the option. These methods range from payment in a lump sum, to payment until death. Parents can not receive a pension, but dependent parents may be entitled to a compensation if their son died from service causes. The payment of insurance does not affect this compensation. Q. I am a patient in a VA hospital, and my doctor told me I am to be transferred to another hospital for specialized treatment. Who pays for the move? D.S.G., Meadowbrook, W, Va. A. The VA. Transportation between VA hospitals may be furnished at government expense if the doctors in charge of the case think that the transfer is necessary. (Released by WNU Features.) '' BACKED CHIANG . . . Henry A. Wallace says that his recommendations to the late President Roosevelt were intended to help Chiang Kai-She- k, nationalist leader, ne defended his China mission before a senate group. anti-subversi- ve Korean war veteran, SSgt. Thomas Davies, Dover, N. J., who was felled by frostbiie last winter in Korea, looks out from a cold chamber at Brooklyn navy yard as he tests navy - developed uniform for the coldest temperatures. ANTI-FROSTBI- . . . |