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D JR IR V WALLACES WALLACE'S e c PRICE kWO-PRICE PRICE PLAN riff lt a The Secretary of Agriculture at Wallace has suggested a 6 sd o for utilizing farm fur jur ur- ur misses U and at the same time l tin g gr to the relief of th theer the e r er MeedY o edy third one-third of the popular lh th- th h ton r n. n The idea is what might b be e ln t armed domestic dump dumping ng o oO or I O Ie agricultural surplus instead ad ads d s t g giving iving foreign b buyers the theu th e u of lower prices than tl consumers pay lh th l The Wallace Vallace two mice plan ot be for the Government t Jee cej buy surplus crops through reSte je ie Federal Surplus Cr Crop p Corporation Cord Cor Cor- d at a lower price than thane e lie ire open market will pay thee the empowers e then induce the raile rail- rail e of ads to make a special low rate rated d at terminal markets offer r ote e products so handled only h persons unable to pay full fun funi i f arket prices at a price to be beby bet t lied d by Government I ck The plan seems to offer sev- sev sev-I sev j JaI Mu complications I Ih Are these goods oft offered creel at aw prices to be sold through J ate je e regular retail trade If so ow is the dealer going to be I ed i for or handling g them 1 i ow W is IS the discrimination to be he bee bea beade berl heity e a r l ade de between those who can car 5 iy the regular pl price ce and those I ho are to be the bene beneficiaries I 5 M ft the low lov prices l The Wallace Vallace plan is stated to 1 r 2 4 an answer to the advocates ff the domestic allotment plan ho would dump surplus crops I r JQ America cannot consume I the foreign markets at what- what r ver er they will bring So far the Man fan n is in the early conversation 5 age ge It looks as if Mr Ir Wallace Val Wal Valce f lace ce had proposed it as a trial t lIoon to test public senti- senti Ji nt ent I U IM e LD AGE PENSIONS t In the face of the increasing g 01 Ol from many sources for I 1 liberalizing the system of old ige fe ge pensions for everybody and andie ie fe very considerable number I It i members of the new Conless Con- Con ress less wiio are cOlum committed to one pen pen- tj of the various penion pen pen- ion i ians lans advocated in different I arts of the country it is more Sian gian probable that serious ef- ef j ef-j torts forts will be made when Con- Con I ress ress ess meets to amend the Social Act in various ways I 10 Plans s which are said to have by the Administration 11 l Washington include raising I he lie maximum ma Federal grant to tates for Old Age Assistance by the states from 15 a month to 20 beginning t I payments under the ld Id Age Insurance provisions of e law in 1940 instead of in 42 and to change the rates rate rem cm cm the present minimum ot of I 10 a month and maximum or ot 85 a month to 30 and 60 tol to provide l monthly benefits to dows and young children of dying before the j iga fee of 65 and immediately to tend the provisions of the law o cover farm workers domes- domes I Ic ic is servants self employed per- per ons ns and nd other groups not now by the Act I I There are many questions which need to be answered before be be- fore ore anybody can say positively I i I that bat any anyone one of those proposals would be ue desirable There still remains unanswered the question ques ques- tion kion as to how far the Government Government Govern Govern- ment ent of the United States ought ough t to commit itself itsel itself to making libal liberal lib lib- eral al provisions for everybody above a certain age I There is great difference o of f about the financial of the anc r res phases es of Social Security as I now n v set et up And great confusion an and d zany disparities have arisen I rom the workings of Ue tle scheme schem e of cooperation ui 1 etti t cn th Federal Fed red Federal eral era government and the states state In in the matter of pensions l G fo for r the indigent aged I f IV V We look for some exciting dig dis discussions and the spilling Of a lot lot of loose language when th the e new Congress sits down to th the e consideration of old age peni pen pen- i 1 W v w BIG BUSINESS A g r l' i cultural marketing cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- operation has become a big busi- busi i. i ness The total assets of these cooperatives coi cooperatives co- co i operatives now nov exceed of of which more than I represents investments invest- invest ments by mom s of their hard earned cash I This Tills money hasn't been spent I for any will will-or will the the wisp visp The farmer who ho bel belongs to a well well- managed aggressive marketing cooperative gets his mon moneys money's ys y's worth and more He gets not only the services of a selling org organization which can bargain I on n equal terms with distributors but but invaluable services and adI ad- ad advice I f vice regarding crops soil u utilization tili- tili on care of dairy herds etc I Whoever first thought of the marketing cooperative idea turned turn- turn ed ed out one of the best friends i the farmer ever had |