Milford chronicle., 1938-08-26
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
From
CONGRESSMAN WIN. F. ALLGN

/ CONGRESSMAN WIN. F. ALLEN
]. CATTLE PRICE OUTLOOK I'M
PROVED-The outlook for cattl,
prices during the late summer auC
fall months has been somewhat i'm.
proved. The brighter outlook is at.
tributed to the prospective pickup
in business activity and consumer
demand. II seems likely that the
seasonal advance in prices Of the bet
ter grades Of slaughter cattle will be
more marked and longer sustained
than expected earlier. However, the
prices Of the better grades are not
likely to reach the unusual high OF
late summer and early fall last year.
SURPLUS DRY Skim MILK-The
Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poration has been authorized TO buy
up TO 80 million pounds Of dry skim
milk during the current fiscal year.
The plan is. designed to assist in the
removal of surplus milk from normal
trade channels and to increase the
use OF milk by distribution of the
product to needy families through
State relief agencies. Distribution Of
the dry skim milk together with sur
plus butter, gives families on relief
the equivalent of whole milk in food
values.
COMMODITY COUNSELORS"
DEt'h Acknowledging in a con-
ference called by Secretary Wallace,
officials of the leading commodity
exchanges and Of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture considered ways
OF preventing sO-called commodity
counselOrs from defrauding the pub
lie through promises Of extraordinary
prottes from dealings on the commo-
dity exhanges. For a year the Com
modify Exchange Administration has
been making an investigation of trad
ing on commodity exchanges by per
sons who use other peoples money.
of the 4,4S8 accounts controlled by
persons other than the owner, appro-
ximately 600 are managed by So
called commodity counselors or tip-
sters". The Secretary said. II is
these connselors who have been in
in bringing into the fu-
ture markets persons of limited fn- |
ancial means who are unable to as
sumo large risks and ordinarily do |
not speculate in commodities. They |
share the profits of their clients but |
not the losses.
KEEP .CUSTARDS COOL TO
AVOID POISONING-Hot weather
brings reports of food poisoning. ]
weather promotes food /
poisoning by providing warmth in
which foOd-pOisoning organisms !
thrive. Hot weather is picnic time.
Picnic foods such as custards, salads,
eclairs, and cream puffs are easily
made poisonous. Refrigerators is the
best preventive of the poisoning, ac-
cOrding to Federal food specialists.
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FEDERAL HOUSING-Home f.
naneing operations udner the FILA
program during July made substan-
lial gains over July, 1887. Small
home mortgages selected for ap-
praisal totaled $94,175,437 an in
crease Of 100 per cent over the s47,-
1918 for July. 1887. Mortgages
accepted for insurance Commit
nents) tOtaled s6O,419.45O an in
'rease of 81 per cent over July last
rear.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
unemployment compen-
iatiOn laws in effect in every State,
more than 27h million workers had
armed credits toward unemploy-
nent benefits by the end of May 1888.
fore than half the States are al
eady paying benefits and before an
ther anniversary of the act comes
round all the States will have
cached this point of full operation.
low benefits for full time employ
lent average about $45 a month.
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TRACToRS-The general purpose
ractor has affected American agri- (
ulture as much or more than the
evelopment of the reaper and the (
teel plows Of a century ago. The
as tractor has been on the market
or 40 years, but only in the last is
ears has a power unit been avail
BILE that is suitable for planting
nd cultivating row crops, as well
s plowing, discing, and belt work.
uch a power unit fits the present
rend toward durability, simplicity;
peed, and convenience Of operation
! farm machinery.
DANGEROUS COSMETICS HIT =
Y LAW-The cosmetic provisions
I the new Food, Drug and Cosmetic s
ct mark an important advance in 8
he protection Of the public. The old
wv did not include cosmetics and il
lie Food and Drug Administration
as been powerless to act against a
cosmetics except in L
fashions. Under the new
w all cosmetics except toilet soaps q
,mes under regulations. Labels will o
ave to tell the truth. Sponsors will
} held responsible. Cosmetics dan .
srous to users may be kept of the !,
arket. This was regarded so inn
)rtant that Congress made the ban In
/ Injurious cosmetics effective inn
edfateIy although most Of the DrO- n