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Show December 26, li)5J Page THE JOE UNA I its Harbara Gregory Correspondent 1hone: Farmington rt im-pc-t- Mrs. Agnes lratt, mother of Mrs. Workman, and a sister Mrs. Iete Emmie arrived from Sheridan, Also coming in from Wyoming. Oxnard, California, is Anne FARMINGTON provisions. Existing legislation binds us to a continuation of ut lu per cent of Hy Ezra Taft Henson ing, too, as additional inventories price supports are accumulated by your govern- parity cn basic commodities Secretary of Agriculture through the l!51 crop year. ment. Series) (First of a Two-PaNevertheless, farm juices have This nation lias a serious farm; The losses which your govern- declined steadily from the record, problem. ment sustained in disposing of just established under the It does not affect agriculture a small portion of your holdings peaks of the Korean war in Febalone. It is everybodys problem. of the months three first during ruary, 1!51. During the 12 months this fiscal year amounted to $17 immediately before Today your government has became Sec.$5 billions of your millions. of Agriculture, the farm retary in commodinvested farm money Hut, you ask, dont we have a price parity ratio slid from lid to ities. farm program designed to insure 5 jor cent. Since February of You own outright more than agricultural prosperity and prevent this year, prices have been more $2.5 billions worth of wheat, corn, the very situation we find our- stable than in 1152, averaging cotton and other surplus farm selves in today? about td per cent of parity. This story of declining farm in-- ! products. You have outstanding The answer is that we are operloans on agricultural commodities ating under the same farm pro- come and mounting agricultural about the same amount. totaling gram we had last year and for surpluses is the best evidence that This figure is growing daily. several previous years. Actually our present program is not fune- You are paying more than 11 we have strengthened it in several tioning effectively. millions each month just to store important respects to permit farmFor more than a decade, our, these surpluses. This bill is glow ers to take broader advantage of farmers have been producing under e pressure. To meet the needs of ourselves and our allies, SUB NEARS COMPLETION they turned out record amounts of food and fiber between l'.)ll and Win. With the end of the second World War. they were asked to provide the commodities required in the rehabilitation of Europe and other sections of the earth. Then came the Korean War, with new and heavy demands for farm goods oi all Kinds. FARM PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED 191-- J Christmas and all its sparkle, has swung into high gear with different clubs and organizations holding gala parties for young and us Seamed Silhouette old. 1 last members of On Wednesday the Senior Literary club held a lovely Christmas dinner with all the trimmings at the home of Emma Miller. Clever candle the decorated favors lovely tables. A program and exchange of gifts ! 3 followed. Friday evening the courthouse was gay with cheer as children of all ages enjoyed Santa Claus, dancing and story telling for the Veterans of Foreign wee tots. Wars were hostess to the towns tiny population, and from the expression on their glowing faces-al- l had a perfectly wonderful time. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Jennings was the scene of a lovely dinner on Tuesday evening. The occasion being a birthday dinner for Frank Stevenson. Along with busy preparations for the coming wedding in the Richard Workman family rela- tives have been arriving lor t hrist. On Sunday mas and wedding. j war-tim- ATOMIC Suddenly this situation was radi- cally altered. World food produe-This year, net farm tion had been climbing since l'.MO. everybody. Hy l'.52 this was exerting strong income is expected to be nearly pressure in the market places. Our $1 billion less than it was in 11)52. wheat exjioits drojiped by one-- j And in 11)52 it was more than $1 third in a single year, cotton by 'billion below the preceding year. een more. Not only had import-- j While farm income has been drop-in- g nations increased their own ping, our total national income has production, but they found that actually increased, they could supply their reduced! This disparity cannot continue in needs at lower prices from export- - an economy such as ours. When inff countries which had no farm the farmer cant buy the products price supjiort programs. of industry, there are certain to Just as many American eonsum-- j be serious dislocations. How we got into this situation ers have turned from butter to less expensive spreads, so have is not as important, at the moment. other nations sought cheaper as what we propose to do about wheat, cotton and other products. it. I have outlined here some of We have learned through some-- ! Ihe major problems facing agritimes bitter experience that when culture. In a subsequent article, the farmer is in trouble, there is I should like to discuss some of the likely to be trouble ahead for possible solutions. 1 ' z ' . f' . PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES on the worlds first atomic USS Nautilus, at a shipyard in Groton, Conn. The craft, the submarine, under construction for more than a year, will be christened by Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 21, 1954. (International Soundphoto ) WORKMEN I V. .A $ s Wv vV : Cv '"' - a' . w'-'- -- ' - tucks makes the silhouette in. many of the newest clothes, giving shape and substance to fine fabric. 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S , Choke 1000 lb. k W. ai v W Economy 185 Cuts lit lbs.65 Steer Yields Only lbs.- -3 Utah-Idah- s v.v. cuts 5 lb. lb. 444 lbs. of Retail Cuts beef prices are explained to Mrs. George Barton, pretty Salt Lake housewife, by meat specialist for Safeway Stores, who points out savings available to consumers through purchase of economy cuts, averaging 35 lb., instead of fancy steaks, Economics of Frank Farrer, s. v Other Steaks, Fancy Steaks 30 - , o 30 lbs. from a 444 lb. steer carcass averaging 93 lb. Heavy demand plus small yield accounts for higher price of fancy steaks. Meanwhile Safeway reports America eating way out of beef crisis with sharply reduced retail prices and aggressive newspaper advertising Increase in beef sales this year. accounting for 51 AsmWv.'3 |