Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09

preparations for the destruction o
nOxiOus weeds.
Continued Investigations and eff
forts to prevent un-American activ
tiles in the United States.
Enactment of a satisfactory croI
insurance program.
Expansion Of the facilities Of the
| Surplus Commodity Credit Corpor.
1 alton.
Adequate appropriations TO con
troll and eradicate destructive insect
pests.
A stringent Truth-in-Fabrics law
The National Grange Opposes
Diversion of motor fees from any
other than highway purposes.
Continued exemption of state and
federal incomes from proper taxa
tion.
Use of relief funds of any sort for
promotion of political purposes.
Increase of the interest rate above
31k95 on Federal farm loans.
0ver-optimistic advance govern
ment crop reports that tend to de-
press prices.
Present "lOw bidding" policy on
star routes for carrying mail.
Concentration of authority at the
National Capital, with consequent
decrease Of established state rights.
Transfer of any present bureaus
from the Department Of Agriculture
to other supervision.
The spread Of corporation farm
ing, which constitutes a menace to
the family-sized farm.
ANY move to weaken the sanitary
pact in the admission of livestock,
etc, into the United States.
The Pettengill railroad bill or
similar legislation.
Discriminatory freight rates
which favor one section of the cOun-
try as against another.
Continuance of Daylight Saving
time.
Admission of Hawaii to statehood.
Prominent farm leaders from the
Pacific Coast were speakers at the
Grange convention, while from the
National Capital came Hon. NJ. L.
Wilson. Under Secretary of the De-
partment of Agriculture; Hon. Al
bert S. GOss. Federal Land Bank
Commissioner; Hon. S. d. Sanders,
Cooperative Bank Commissioner;
Hon. John NJ. Carmody, Rural Elec-
trificatiOn Administrator. Governor
Martin and GoVernor-elect Sprague
Of Oregon both addressed the con-
venti0n, as did numerous bank OH
cials, insurance heads and represen-
tatives of business groups from the
Pacific Coast states. Many heads
and representatives of business
groups fro mthe Pacific Coast states.
Many outstanding groups and lead
ers throughout the nation sent tele-
grams of greeting to the Portland
session, and indicated the eagerness
with which they were awaiting the
declarations of the National Grange.
The stern American attitude of the
National Grange was expressed
again and again at Portland, and
among the session pronouncements
were demands that Congressional
investigation of un-American activi-
ties be rigidly continued; that fol-
lowing a reasonable residence in the
United States unnaturalized aliens
be deported; while the strong sup
port for the Constitution Of the
United States which has been char
aeteristic of the National Grange
was reiterated in emphatic lang
uage.
Again this year a cooperative
breakfast" and an insurance break
fast brought together respective
groups of prominent men interested
in these two important subjects, and
several of the pronOuncemeatS Of
the Portland session had to do with
the extension of the cooperative
of farm products and the
spread of Grange mutual insurance,
the latter embracing fire, life. au-
tOmobile liability and hail and tor
nadO insurance.
The report of the years work Civ
en- at Portland showed 4S4 local
Grange units organized and the re-
during the past year, with
a considerable net gain in member
ship and the organization of new
State Grange of Montana, whose
voting delegates sat for the first
time in the national body al the
Portland session. Nearly every one
Of the Sc states reported a years
Increase in subordinate rHits and
while the number of
Grange halls dedicated the past
year was The greatest OF any year
since the Grange was organized in
1867. More than $500 such Grange
lalls are nov owned with an esti-
mated value including contents Of at
east $26.00O.00O.
The Grange IS IN n strong posi-
ion financially, Notwithstanding
hat II functions along varied lines
# activities, spends money freely
or its extension work, carries on its
program. In all the
tates. and through a variety OF
service protests brings
enefits to thousands CT rural local
ties reached from the Atlantic to
he Pacific! All on remarkably low
ues. but with a careful financial
olicy and a loyal supporting mem-
ership.
During the year ahead the Grange
lans of combined cooperation. self
elp and civic improvement will be
igorously stressed and IT IS the ex-
of Grange leaders that the
Oming year in the organization will
3 the most successful the Grange
as ever known.
The executive committee OF the !
ational Grange were given positive l
to exert all possible
range influence at the National
apital the coming year in support 8
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