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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
By WILLIS THORNTON

Huge piles of unsold farm prod
 ucts beat the prices down until
 wheat was 30 cents a bushel ($2.5O during the war). It can't be raised for that. Farmers were losing out,
 up to the ears in debt, their farms slipping away. During the World war, at least 40, 100000 acres of new farm land were plowed to help feed the fight ing nations. After the war those
 nations raised their own crops. We couldn't sell ours. The crops piled up, knocked prices down. The agricultural adjustment ad- ministration was created to do two things: Raise the amount which farmers got for their crops; and do it so they wouldn't just turr around and raise more to cash in
 on the higher prices.
 ALLOTMENT PLAN STARTS The domestic allotment plan was formed. It provided that farm. CTS raising basic crops, such as wheat, cotton, tobacco, and corn,
 could sign an agreement if they
 wanted to. More than 3,000.000 Of them did.
 The agreements varied for differ
 ent crops, but the general idea was this: The farmer agrees to reduce the number of acres he plants. The
 government pays him in cash for this, to prevent his losing by plant-
 ing less. He also stands to gain by
 increased prices for what he does
 raise.
 To raise the money, the govern
 ment sets processing tax" That is paid by the man who first "pro- cesses" the crop (grinds wheat, gins coton). The government col lects this tax and pays it to the farmers for reducing acreage. The
 'processor" adds, it to the price of the product.
 PARITY PRICE RESULTS The amount of the tax varies. It is supposed to make up the differ 1 ence between the, actual market price of, say, wheat, and the price
 it ought to be, so that the farmers bushel of wheat will buy as much city goods as it used to. (Parity | price, or price in proportion to prices of other things.)
 That's practically sales tax on
 us city people for the benefit of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
TRUE REFLECTION
 THE WOMAN OF THE HOUR
INSTITUTE OF CHARACTER ANALYSIS

.Q.-Dear True Reflection: I am going around with a sweet lovely girl, and I love her very much. She also loves me. Her mother will never let us out alone, we always have to take her along or meet on street corners or stay home. Do you think her mother is doing right by us? What should we do: We are leaving it all to you? We want to show her your answer. Hoping.
 Al think her mother is trying to do right. She has taken rather an unnecessary attitude, I'll admit. but to a certain extent her idea is to side-track prevailing rumors or facts, in other words she is afraid of so-called modernism that has taken hold of some of our youth today. You may think her old fashioned, but there are no old fashoined mothers, my dear, they know the answers, and are way ahead of you all the time. She reads and hears of the laxity of morals among the young. She may not know how much truth there is is what she hears, but nevertheless she fears and runs no chance. She is doing what she thinks best. She knows that in spite of everything a good courageous strict sense of morals stands for contentment, peace and happiness, while indif- ference or even a sign of looseness
 means lost hope, forry. distress, misery, and even sometimes death. This was so hundreds of years
 back it is so today, and will be hundreds of years from now. You cannot peter the word of God and His Commandments.- --'- Mother, I am glad you are to read this. You are dealing with two clean- minded fine young people. They didn't have to write me you know. After all, you can lock your doors and windows, but if thieves want to break in, they will. All you can
 do is retard their progress. So with these children, you might send a regiment to watch them, but if they were really of perverted minds, they would find 8 way. BUT THEY ARE NOT. The boy is pro- gressive, original, nervous, loyal and independent. He likes to ex- ercise his strength and will pow CT, he wants to be trusted, don't
 break his spirit by denying him your faith and trust. The girl is
 warm hearted, sympathetic, active. impetuous, emotional, but high minded and religious. and would never do anything to bring dis grace, dishonor or humiliation on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
CHATTER TEN

Well, Henry, how does it seem to get a nice fat check from the government for not working? ?" Pa Jones. well-flled with a good Sum- day dinner, grew jocose as he pass ed the cigars, to his cousin, and the two families settled down for an after-dinner chat.
 Cousins and friends for m V years, the Robinsons often came in from their farm to visit the Jones' es, and the Joneses knew the Rob- inson farm well as frequent visi- tors.
 Henry Robinson drew deeply on the cigar. Ignoring the friendly barb, he considered thoughtfully. John, I'm not much for the gov- ernment telling me how to farm. I've farmed all my life, and my father and my grandfather farmed our place before me. I ought to know som ething about it.
 I've seen these government aid programs come and go, and I'm kind of skeptical about all of 'em.
 But I'm bound to say I think this ones got a better chance to get somewhere than any other I've seen.
 MUST FIT INTO PICTURE
 "I'm about ready to admit that we farmers have got to give up some of our independence and fit ourselves into some kind of na- tional picture. I hope never to see the day when there'll be a federal inspector telling me when to drill wheat and when to dig potatoes, but guess there's such a thing as being too independent. You city people don't know what it is to get hard raps."
 The picture behind Henry's words was this: At the beginning of 1883, six and a half million farm families, representing 22 per cent of the people, were getting the low est prices of modern times for their crops. In 1920 they got 15 per cent of the national income; in 1892, z per cent.
 What they bought cost g per cent more than in 1914; what they sold brought 43 per cent less. They simply couldn't buy city-made goods and that added to the length of the city breadlines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
JONES LEARNS ABOUT FARM FROM HIS FRIENDS THE R0BlS0NS

bushel for his wheat insead Of ~ cents as last year. Many farmers their crops utterly ruined by the drouth, had no income at alF but what they received for reducing acreage.
 Farmers. like everybody else, are having more for manufactures | gods. but not as much more as I fine improvement in their own prices. In some instances. this price relationship has come close I to normal (1926.)
 Of course, to me it's against nature to raise less crops than can," went on Robinson. T wal taught to produce, the more the better. It's hard to get used tc this new idea. "But since the drOuth cut down the wheat carryover below normal l 1t looks now as though they're go' | ing to let us increase our acreaga
 next year. The idea of restriction on production is only temporary READY TO RAISE MORE
 .The reduction in corn acreage will be only 10 per cent next year instead of 20 per cent this last summer. The hog reduction will
 be only 10 per cent instead of 20 per cent. In other words, we'll be
 back to 90 per cent of the 1S32-5S average.
 "Our county association is al- ready making plans to restore wheat acreage if it's allowed. So lie they can fix it so more corn, wheat, and hogs are needed in this country, and get back even some of our old export trade, we'll be
 ready to give lem all tn produc- tion they want.
 "And 1t can't come any too soon for mel"
 have to hang together, doesn't 1t, Henry?" unused Pa Jones. "Un- less you farmers get good prices, and have an income, you can't buy city-made goods, and factories stand idle.
 "On the other hand, if we city folks don't have good incomes, we can't buy near the flour and cotton we ought to, and there are sur- pluses and you lose out.
 q guess we're just kind of Sia- mese twins of America. Have an- other cigar, Henry!"
 Copyright, 1884, NEA Service, Inc. NEXT: The JOneses return the RObinsons' call, go to the coun- try, and get better underestimate ing of the effort to save the farms for their owners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Caught in passing. Pete Ward entering the mu. ncipal building How does it feel to be politician Pete?
 George Moran, Washington, D. C., barrister and for mer 102nd Veteran enjoying brief sojourn here. Mayor Frank Hayes picture in the New York Times roto gravure astrde his famous steed. Frank Shanknats committing between here and the Elm City The Geddes Ter race lad has joined the sales staff of the New Haven Regis ter Officer Bill Green enjoying laugh with Officer Barney Burns The latter must have asked him how in the world he brought along whistle his last hunting trip n stead of a gum Patsy Brown fixing up the Hotel Wa terbury for the swankest cafe restaurant in town. Irving Bes and Paddy Goggns still going strong on the Hill as insurance agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
STATE TO STUDY
 MARRIAGE LAWS

Salem, Ore, Nov 30-oregon to- day ranks third in the Union in it's state parks, pr John c. Mer- riam, president of the Carnegie
 Institute, Washington, D. C., in- formed Carl H. Baldock, state
 highwRay engineer.
 New York ranks first and Cali
 fornia second, he said. He pointed out that whereas New York had spent $100,000,000 on it's state
 parks and California $30,00O,00O, Oregon had spent only $380,000. Baldock attributed Oregon's
 small expenditure to the foresight ed judgment of the highway com-
 mission in acquiring property along
 the highways before the land had
 become excessive in cost as result of state highway construction. Dr Merriam said that the fossil
 beds in the John Day valley, Ore- gon, where he had spent much
 time studying for several days,
 were the finest in the world and
 the most easily accessible to the
 highway, A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

1t so you city fellows can keep making rubber boots.
 "Or I have to buy the American boots at a price equal to that of the foreign boots plus tariff; that's the same thing. Been doing 1t for years.
 Now if can pay more for boots to help American workmen in the city, I don't see why you can't pay more for flour SC I can get more for my wheat than the world price. It's fair enough, say"
 "We1l, I guess 1t is, now you put it that way" admitted Jones. But is the thing working?"
 FARM INCOME SCARS
 The only fair answer is, Partly" In spite of the terrible and unex. pected drouth, American farmers this year will have an income of nearly $6,000, 100000, compared to 4,32S,000,000 in 1892.
 That increase of course includes the benefit payments for reducing acreage. But even then there is a gain through higher prices for what was raised.
 Henry Robinson got 90 cents 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Clipped |. :. Steve Murray avho gave the Bog Guid- ance courses here last spring under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus aoos one o the speakers ct tue Bogs' Workers and Columbian Squires leaders in NeD York Sunday. Charlie Ducey also heard here last spring in concluding the course the st of spedE ers Pat Wallace, Jim Kelley, Joe Mulcunry, Char- Ie Bannom, and Ebbie Comlom were the Woterbmians at the conference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

A-hunting they will go In the early misty hours Carl Richenbac and Leo Muck both veterans of the west ern frontier will bid farewell to civilization and embark in their covered for lonely isolated spot in the Massa- chusets called Wards Flats Camp They are after nothing else but and wildcats and going to take
 along pictures of both species not to mistake
 the former Their travelling open public inspection with it's running water hrough the radiator baths when rains) modern kitchen and sleeping quarters and H. brarv of Shakespearean works No admission is charged Their stay limited six days but in of homescknes they will be home ahead of time Their artillery consists o several cutasses razor and two bumberbus muskets all shined up and spelling doom for the few people nhabng pardon me- the game roaming the woods The hunt wished to employ the services of George rod Adams and Floyd as decoys but turned down On ward is their battle cry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

you farmers, isn't it?" demanded Pa Jones.
 "Yes, I suppose it is," admitted Robinson. "But don't you forget that for years we've been paying higher prices for things on the farms just to help you city folks"
 "Why, how's that?" demanded Pa Jones.
 TARIFF TOUGH ON FARMER
 "In tariffs," responded Robinson For instance, I could get foreign rubber boots a lot cheaper. But the government won't let them send 'em in without high tariff that's the same as tax. have to pay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Ho1idnu reminders

Holiday reminders. Get "bicarb" at drugstore for overloaded stomachs Make sure that you get turkey aOing for Saturday night supper Tmrkey Christmas cards now and avoid the rush. Same holds for stamps. Buy them mow and avoid the long lines |. HoV about your shopping hst? Whots mev in the aUorld of toys gifts, and motionse No0s the time to drop aH your hints about the onga0amted present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
FROG ELUDEs, sEARCHERs

Hoquiam, Wash-(UP)-Hoqui- am's city hall frog, embedded somewhere in the building wall, still is alive. He started croaking again when furnaces were started. His croaking made conversation difficult in the city clerks office. The building wall was opened twice in the search for him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Presepted by

you to say nothing of herself. SHE ALSO WANTS TO BE TRUSTED. Mother, you are suggesting weakness to these children, weak ness they never thought of. After all picture show by themselves, and a happy joyous little dance once in 8 while, Everything within reason), can do no harm. If you know where they are going, and they tell you the time they will come home, and they keep their promise, by your trust, you help them to strengthen their character and sense of responsibility. Of course they are young, but youth has it's rights too. Now you young people, you see what write your mother, and if she sees this, (my way), and gives you fair amount of freedom, you'll never break her confidence or mine, will you? So mother, do strike 8 happy medium privileges, and my dear young friends, keep your inds and hearts pure and simple, and in later years you will be glad you had a mother to keep your welfare so much at heart.
 Q.-Have I a right to go after the girl like the best, but who
 still has a fellow who hasn't
 worked for long time?
 A.-If by good fair means, you
 can convince this young lady, she
 is better off with you, I certainly
 would advise it. Your letter is very
 business-like, you are old enough
 to have good reasoning power. | Your type are extremely good
 hearted and good natured, but if | opposed, can become very obsti-
 nate and disagreeable. Keep your good temper then with plenty of
 confidence and hope, go in to win this girl. Be sure you understand yourself, although you are exceed ingly fond of home and its ties.
 You must watch that inborn rest l.lessness and strong desire to
 change and travel. At all event, you surely have the right, and 1t
 seems to me on the face of every
 thing, you should be able to con-
 vince her of your superiority. GO
 AHEAD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
COMMUNITY GROUP SPONSORING DANCE New Years Eve Celebra- ton 10 Be Planned
 Tonight
WASHINGTON HILL.

The Washington Park Commun- ity club will hold it's semi-month- ly meeting tonight in the commun- ity house and after the meeting open house will be held with danc- ing for the membres of the club and their friends. This is the first in a series of sociay events to be staged by the club and 1t is ex- pected that large crowd will turn out for the initial event. The com mittee in charge. of tonight's event Includes Eleanor Duigan, Mary Grady, Edward Egan Raymond Grady and Joseph Mulcunry.
 Also at tonight's meeting the club is expected to make plans to hold New Years, eve time in the Community house. The club has secured five-piece orchestra for the dance tonight and all members of the club and their friends are invited to participate in the event
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Hearsay. . Judge Edward Mascoo Captain Dan Carson and Butsy Cosmo, Brookyns Eddie Dooley were sideliners at the Notre Army conflict in New York Saturday. Joe Lee, Billy Dillon, Bill Derwin, Harry Ieibesnd Paul Reger and Rudy Hennck caught Jack Ben ny in New Haven last week in Bring On the Ladies' Phillip Leonardo dark expert of the Thomas Studo IS going strong horseback riding but can't figure out why they named the sport such, he alleges you're in the air more than on the animals back. Peg Whitney and Mary Jane Cooke took in the Danbury Ponies grid combat in the Hat Town Sunday. Water bury friends and they egon of Gertrude Moriary will be more than pleased to know that Cert is getting along
 fine at the Newngon hospital for children where she has been confined for time Other patients there doze Cert whose radiant disposition has helped them while away
 the long hours within the grey corridors of the institution
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

mysterious undertaking if you net right down and discuss 1t in plain family nnds doing clearer knowledge ts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Good Evening.
ROYAL RHYTHM
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

ROYAL RHYTHM Royalty is out this week Fifty million strong; A royal prince and princess wed With royal pomp and song. Kings and queens were all there, Princes, dukes and earls; In fact the peerages marking time As the grand entourage whirls. The bride, they say, becomingly attired, Really just too ger-and, The prince, too, quite tophole, And listen to the band! Yes, royalty is out this week, Coaches with cushions of plush; There may be time for royal poker game Hi, duchess there's royal flush! The cake measures several feet high, Royal baking powder made 1t light; So let lem eat cake in London to-day, And are they happy? Quite.
 Elm Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Hills Cancel Meeting

The weekly meeting of the
 Washington Hills scheduled for tonight has been postponed until 12:30 D. m. Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Scouts Meet Tonight

scouts MeeC IOnISHC
 Troop g of St. Francis church Boys Scouts will hold their regular weekly meeting tonight in the church hall. The troop has decid- ed to sign their charter for the coming year and all scouts are urged to attend tonight's meeting. Tests in signalling and first aid will be held tonight and. will be in chrage of Scoutmaster Bill Gaugh- an and his assistant Donald Felth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

It is fully understood in advis- ing you on any subject True Re- fiection, The Institute of Character Analysis and Associates makes no claim to supernatural powers. And this advice (fOr which no charge is made) must be regarded as personal opinions and it is giv- en as such.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Tidbits. Oscar Rossi, New Hampshire University morrow with his family The Brooklyn TriSquares of which Rossi is an honorary member will honor their cole
 ian member social December at the Central Red Fri 5sncIe Members of the North End Rod and Gun Club are feeling jubilant. The reason-they went hunting Coebrook way other day and home with fourteen
 bbits one coon several pheasants In the party Ed Claffey Dave Queen" Sculy, Dog Warden Coleman Loughlin Blodgett Adolph Obernier and Clarence aver Incidentally Dog Warden OLoughlin is still looking for fine hunting dog he lost the trip Mrs Albert Bge of Midae sufferer from arthritis for thrythree as of which has been spent in bed
 ne recently of letter from President Roosevelt express inr his sorrow and sending along word of cheer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Brief aside. If Mr Camissa cares to cau at the ToaUer citadel any aternoon he ay hdve seVerGt pes of reigous agaznes Uich deposited at the TOa0 CT door cartier the Oeek The of the donor IS u,.noaon to but accept them m the spirit offered We also trust that in feao short days they may be bynqiq the light of the truth and faith into the dark ness of isolated and rural regions of the sohlamds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

NEXT: The JOneses return the Robinsons' call, go to the cOun-
 try, and get a better understand. ing of the effort to save the farms for their owners.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-21
EZRA PROJECTS APPROVED FOR
 PAYMENT; FULL
 AMOUNT TAKEN
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 the cost of which was $700.O0. This report has been almost entirely completed and will be sent into Washington, D. C., for the authori- ties information in regard to the construction of the Federal Build ing here next year.
 s With this work approved and con- struction in many cases still pro- gressing, the Nome Committee of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration has greatly assisted in the rehabilitation of Nome. Their work in this connection has been for the development of the city along lines of modern construction and cooperation. Outside of these projects the Nome Committee of the EZRA will not have any addi- tional work to perform. Other de- velopments such as streets, side walks, permanent fire fighting sys- tems, drainage and etc, will be talk en up in the application made to the Public Works Administration for a loan to accomplish these things.
 Such application, it is reported, will soon be forthcoming, The de- tails of filling in that application require considerable work, but once the data and information are assem bled, it should progress rapidly and without hindrance.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-21
LOCAL NEWS
MAIL PLANE PA GETS TO NOME
 THIS MORNING

Pilot Jerry Jones of the Pacific Alaska Airways arrived Nome this morning and left again about noon, carrying mail both ways. He arriv ed from Fairbanks, after having stopped overnight at Koyuk, due to adverse weather conditions and ic- ing-up of the wings. He brought in about five or six hundred pounds
 John Treichler, Cashier at the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields Nome office, was an outgoing pas senger with Pilot Jones today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-21
Notice of Rendering Account for Final Settlement and Petition
 for Distribution.
In the Probate Court in and for the {, Cape Nome Precinct Second Di-
 vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES MASON, deceased.

Tn the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES MASON, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that A. A. Chagnon, the Executor of the Es- tate of Charles Mason, Deceased, has rendered and presented for final settlement, and filed in the above court, his first and final report and petition for order of distribution, and that Monday, the 21st day of January, 1885, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, at the office and court room of the above court in Nome, Alaska, has been set as the time and place for the settlement of said report and for the hearing of ob- jectiens thereto if any there be, and for a hearing on the petition for an order of final distribution, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said report and account should not be settled and allowed, and why distribution of said estate should not thereupon be immediately made to the persons entitled thereto without further no- tice of proceedings.
 Reference is hereby made to the said report and petition for further particulars.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 18th day of November, 1884.
 A. A. CHAGNON,
 Executor. LEROY M. SULLIVAN,
 Attorney for Executor.
 Publish Nov 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12. 19.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-21
L. E. KURTH IS
  BUILDING NEW TIN SHOP HERE

Work on the new tin shop of L. E. Kurth started yesterday. The building is to be 24x26 feet, and will house the Nome Sheet Metal Works when completde. It is ex- pected that the building will be completed in about two or three weeks. It is being constructed on the site of the former building, de- stroyed in the fire, on Front street, next door to the Mirow Air Service.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-21
FOUND-A pair of Ladies' gloves, inquire at Nugget Office.

Write in or drop in to the Nugget Office with your classified advertise ments. If you want to find; sell or buy anything, use the advertising columns of the Nome Daily Nugget; they are read by everyone.