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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

NEW YORK-INS- A newly
formed citizens committee an
nounced today that 1t had the back
ing Of Secretary OF War Henry l.
Stimson for a publicity campaign
advocating universal military train,
ing under federal auspices.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

LONDON-AP-M Marshal Petain,
Ss-year.old chief OF state OF the
Vichy government. was reported to-
day to be a virtual prisoner OF the
Germans at Belfort, where he was
taken by Gestapo agents who spir-
tied him from Vichy Sunday. Ad-
vices from the French-Swiss border
said Petain was unceremoniously
carried away by the Germans with
other members OF his government,
apparently as a result OF his refusal
to accompany Pierre Laval to the
new puppet government seat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

LoNDON-AP- Switzerland
broke OF diplomatic relations
with the vichy government to-
day, asserting Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain no longer con.
sldered himself chief Of state,
. an announcement Of the Swiss
radio said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

SEATTLE-AP - United Air
Lines flew a perishable cargo east
ward yesterday to demonstrate that
in the postwar era todays West
Coast harvest may be on tomor.
rows New York menu. Fresh crabs,
oysters, clans, peaches and an as
sortment of vegetables were in the
cargo. Additional perishables were
added at Portland, Ore. Their des-
tination: an "air.borne perisha bles
clinic" luncheon today in New
York.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

BUENOS AIRES-AP-The Press
sub.secretariat has announced that
Argentine federal police have un-
covered new active organizations
operated by German spies, captured
a large number of agents and con-
fiscated a great quantity OF ma
terial. No details were included In
the Sword communique issued
last night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

NEW YORK-AP-The Japanese
government has recalled Ambassa-
dor Teiji Tsubogami from the pup
pet state of Thailand and announc-
ed the appointment OF Kumaichi
Yamamoto. vice minister for great
er East Asia, as his successor. the
Tokyo radio announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

See TAXES-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-23

NEW YORK-AP-Hungary has
replaced its minister to Romania,
the Hungarian radio said today in
a broadcast recorded by L. s. gov
eminent monitors. Andras Won
Hertilendy. minister to Bucharest,
had been relieved OF his post" and
Zoltan Marissy has been appointed
to succeed him, the broadcast said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Thanksgiving Day

Because there are five Thursdays in No.
vember this year, there will once more be
considerable confusion over what day is
Thanksgiving day. This year, although
there are now laws to guide the setting OF
the date for that annual event, the laws
appear to be conflicting.
From the information we have gathered
so far, 40 states, including North Carolina,
will celebrate Thanksgiving on November
%, the fourth Thursday of the month. This
will be in accordance with federal law,
passed in 1941, which requires the Presi-
dent to proclaim the fourth Thursday in
November as Thanksgiving But num-
Der of states have conflicting laws which
instruct their governors to proclaim the
last Thursday in November as Thanksgiv-
ing.
The states which plan to celebrate
Thanksgiving on the last Thursday are:
Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Nebras-
ka, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Texas is the one state this year, in
which everyone may have two turkeys.
For in that state, the banks, schools, etc.,
plan to close on the last Thursday but the
governor will follow the federal law and
proclaim the fourth Thursday as Thanks
giving.
Perhaps each Presidential candidate
should be asked to reveal his stand on this
question. It might be worth number of
votes for one of them to run on platform
of two Thanksgiving holidays every No.
vember
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
The AlI-Irnportant Vote

Yes, maybe your vote is only drop in
the bucket, compared with the more than
10000, 900 voters in this country-but the
real strength Of our democracy can be
measured by how many drops there are IN
the bucket when the polls close.
History has repeatedly demonstrated
that when the people lose interest in the
role they play in democratic government,
that form of government can no longer live
Instead of thinking that your vote does
Mt matter, you would be more right in tax
ing the attitude that yours is the all-impor-
tant vote-that after millions of people IA
voring each party have marked their bal
lots, the votes which are cast by you and a
comparatively few others will determine
the final results.
This year the election promises to be
one of the closest in history. The outcome
may we'll be swung in either direction by
the number of voters who go to the polls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

school at the University of North Caro-
lima to one of four years in an effort to
provide more doctors.
2. Erection of central hospital OF
600 or more beds in connection with the
four-year medical school. This central
unit would serve the entire state
8. Construction Of small number OF
district" hospitals of about 100 beds each.
These would be complete in every respect
and capable of serving both rural and ur-
ban people of all races and classes.
4. Erection of large number of small
rural hospitals of go beds. This phase OF
the program would include the improve
ment and enlargement of existing facilities,
particularly those already publicly owned
or Operated on non-profit basis.
S. Location of health centers in small
communities. Available to all qualified
physicians, they would provide simple
diagnostic and laboratory services, facili-
ties for minor operations, dental services,
obstetrical services, and other medical
care. A small number of beds would be
provided in each to handle cases not re-
quiring services of larger hospital. Each
unit also would be used by public health
units.
The use of each hospital or health
center unit would be free to those unable
to pay, while the more fortunate would
pay according to their means.
The report said that the state now has
less than four approved hospital beds for
each 1000 population and that this per-
centage was lowest in eastern and western
counties. It stated that an acute shortage
of doctors existed even in normal times.
In 1910 there was one approved doctor for
each 1854 of urban population and one for
each 3,613 rural population.
Undoubtedly this state needs to make
more progress in hospital and medical
care and such progress does not have to
resemble socialized medicine or commun-
ism
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Ship-Building Miracle

The speed with which our nation crea-
ted the most powerful merchant marine on
earth is one of the greatest miracles of the
war At the time of Pearl Harbor we had
1910 ships totaling 11,850,000 tons. Today,
according to the war shipping administra-
ton we have 3,4OO ocean-going vessels
which have total lightweight tonnage in
excess of 100000.
Thus, in less than three years, we have
more than tripled our shipping capacity
despite heavy losses of ships during the
early part Of the war.
But even though we have the ships to
carry enormous quantities of arms to Eu
rope and the Pacific, the ship-building pro-
gram must be speeded up still further in
order to hasten victory over Japan. For
it is estimated that it will take almost three
times as much shipping tonnage to blast
the distant Jap islands on scale to that Of
our attacks on fortress Europe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Proposed Amendments

Ashe county people, along with others
in the state, will have an opportunity to
vote on five amendments to the state con-
stitution next Tuesday, when they 60 to
the polls. For the benefit of the readers,
these proposed amendments are summar-
lied elsewhere. AS in many cases IN the
past doubtless, some voters will fail to vote
on these, simply because they have neglect
ed to inform themselves about them, ahead
of time.
There seems to be some objection to the
amendment number 3, providing for
change in the State Education Amendment.
Since the majority of the board members
are against the change, there is some doubt
as to whether or not this will pass.
The proposed amendment, number one,
about which we have heard no voiced OBJ
lection, has to do with making the COM
missioner of agriculture, the commissioner
of labor and the commissioner of insurance
constitutional officers and members of the
council of state.
We are in favor of this, since we feel
that these offices are important, particular
ly that of the commissioner of agriculture,
and should be part of the council of the
state. Kerr Scott has made an outstand-
ing record in this office and has shown
much enthusiasm for this section of the
state. His interest in the development Of
the bean market here, the location of the
state test farm lin Ashe should make him
particularly popular with the farmers, as
well as others interested in the agricultural
development of this county. Let's make
him a member of the state council.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
p
Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF TIL
PEOPLE
Skyland Post,
West Jefferson, N. c.

Skyland Post,
West Jefferson, N. c.
Due to severe Bronchial Asthma
which has not responded to usual
treatments, even under the care
of an asthma specialist, I am hav-
ing to move to New Mexico to
Hive. In former years have liv-
ed there and have been entirely
free of asthma.
My family and I expect to
move the last of November. Dur
ing the next few weeks hope to
continue my practice but will be
unable to make night calls or do
any extensive hill-climbing in
making calls.
We have been very happy in
our two and one-half years in
Ashe county and regret very
much that ill health makes it nee
essary to move to another climate.
am making efforts to find ply
sician to locate in the northern
part of the county and hope that
within few months someone will
move in to take my place.
Sincerely yours,
G. Pardue Bunch, M. D.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Merits Study

The report and recommendations to
the 1915 General Assembly, which were
recently made public by the 50-member
hospital and medical care commission ap-
pointed by Governor Broughton, deserve
thorough study on the part of every citi-
zen as well as every legislator.
It calls for the expenditure of fifteen
million dollars on long-range hospital
expansion and medical care program for
all races, classes and sections of the state.
, Initial detectives of the program, de-
scribed as "2O years overdue" would in
clude:
e. |. Expansion of the two-year medical
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
Warren, Ohio
149 Penn. st. N. w.

Dear Editor,
Will you give me little space
in your paper that I may say
'hello" to all my friends in Ashe
that I left behind. We had a nice
trip coming from North Carolina
to Ohio. Saw lots of things of in
terest. We are comfortably To-
Gated.
I want to tell my friends that
I am happy in our new home
with the children near us, and do
ing all they can to make things
nice for us, that we may be hap
py, but still I think of my many
friends back home, and would be
glad to hear from any of them.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. G. B. Biller
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Lieut.. Col. Talmadge HOuck,
formerly of West Jefferson, who
has been in the European The
atre of War, and the Aleutian Is
lands, for some time, is visiting
relatives and friends here. He
will report to the Army Base at
Miami, Fla, for reassignment
after leaving here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
More News OF
Men In Service

Sgt Robert L. Morgan, and Mrs.
Morgan, of California, are spend
ing some time with relatives here.
Sgt Morgan is with the Marine
Corps, and is stationed at Camp
Pendleton, Oceanside, Calf.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

In the first nine months of this
year, North Carolina poultrymen
produced 871 million eggs, stand
ing twentieth in the nation but
fourth along the Atlantic sea-
board.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

marines, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Miller, at
Obids. Sgt. Miller had been over
seas for sometime. Pfc. Kenneth
Bradley Miller, another son, is
also spending a furlough at home.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Frank Nj. billiard, SIC, of Lit
tie Creek, Va, spent several days
with Mr.. F. c. billiard and family
at Obids, recently.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

The Blacklee watermelon, de-
veloped in Florida, shows high
resistance to Fusarium wilt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Pfc. Irwin M. Parsons and Pvt.
Howard o. Parsons, sons of Mr..
and Mrs. Hege Parsons, of Obids,
are now somewhere in France
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Leonard Handy, SIC, who has
been stationed in Florida for
sometime, has been transferred
to Norfolk, Va. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Handy, OF
Obids.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02
They write that they are getting !
along fine but would like to be
back in the good old U. S. A.

Pvt. Jones w. Parsons, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Parsons, is
taking special training at Camp
Shelby, Miss. He writes that he
likes it there fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Sgt. Cameron nj. Miller, of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

Pvt. Walter T. Miller, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Miller, OF
Obids, writes that he has arrived
safely somewhere in France.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-11-02

James Fulton Parsons, Yeoman
&C, of Norfolk, Va, says he is
enjoying his work and expects a
leave soon. He is also. a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hege Parsons, Of
Obids.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
L. 4. PRODUCE
los ANGELES. March y CUp

Los ANGELES, Mafch = tJF'-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Stronger on
turnips steady on others. Per CRIT: BeetS
2L-3 doz 1OO-1.25. fair 75c; carrots ;
doz. 1.00-125. iced crtS. doz. Imperial
Valley 2.50-275, Santa Barbara County
1852 90. Chard local 3 doz. 1.0o-1. >;
Green Onions s doz. 100000, fair 400;
lugs loose 4Os 1-5O-1.75: Imperial Valley
loose crts 3O0-3.50. 9-10 doz. 5.0O-55o
6-s doz. $50; leeks > doz. 450-4. IS;
mustard 4 doz. 1.O0-1.25; parsley doz
1852 90; radishes, sr:ldll red. doz
1902 90; spinach j doz. 1.50-1.T5, fair
lbs; turnips 2i5-3 doz. best 1.25-1.5o.
fair 100.
CABBAGE: Steady; local cannonball
crts. 1.25-1.7 75. Jbos. and ordinary 65-75c !;
local 5o-lb. SKIS. SOc-1.oO; Imperial Valley
5O-lb. SKIS. 1.OO-1.15 Red cabbage local
crts. 2.25-2. IS; 5O-lb. SKIS Imperial Valley
per cwt. 3.25-3.75.
LETTUCE: Firm; dry pack Imperial
Valley crtS. 4 doz. 3.n0-3.50, 5s 1.75-2. .25,
local SIS. few LIS.
PEAS: Dull. Per ID: Local best 1910.
fair s-9c. ordinary 6-7c: Imperial Valley
l-lOc lb. bu. tubs 2.50-3.O 90; Santa
Barbara county 9-11c, best BE. fair Sc.
TOMATOES: Steady; Imperial Valley
crts. pound basis 9-l2 tops 1sc, 16-tops
16-1SC, 20 tops 13-15c; loose lugS l.5O-
.. 90; loose crtS. l .25-1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
POULTRY & EGGS

POULTRY PRICES: (All points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct 10, 1943.)
First price-At Ranch TO Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered 10
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch 10 consumer:
Broilers. Leghorns, under 2A lbs, SOC,
2A to 3 lbs, 39c; fr"<rs pa lbs. 2ec;
roasters, all weights, 29c; fowl Leghorn,
all weights 25lkc: colored. all weights
25hc; ducks, all sizes 25e; rabbits, under
lbs, 22-24c.
los ANGELES. March IS UPl-EGGS:
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large.
Grade A 36-37. Grade 32-33c; medium.
Grade A 301s -3l &c: small, Grade
24i -25C.
Retail prices TO consumer: Large Grade
AA 46-49c. Grade A 39-45C. Grade 30
BIC: medium. Grade "A 40-43c; Grade 4
3i-8ec. small. Grade A 2q-30C.
Candled graded eggs 10 retailers: Large
Grade IA 40-4lc; Craze A 36-2Sc; Grade
3 33-34c: medium, Grade a A-&3e'
small A 25-27c.
Butter: Grade AA 43c. Grade a 42'4c:
Grade B 42Ac Grade c Al a.
POULTRY: BroilerS under pa lbs. 30
32c. Leghorn broilers 2l-- lbs. @-3lc
fryers 3 lbs 29-3lc. roaSterS 29-3lc, Leg
horn fowl lbs. or over 25-27 &c, Leg
horn fowl under ! lbs 23-25c. colored
fowl - -27i-C, bucks 252-7c, domestic
rabbits 2224c.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
l.. A. STOCK

LOS ANGELES, March 2s tUP)- Four
issues were up, ten down. and u un-
changed as mid-morning sales on the Los
Angeles Stock Exchange totaled 1858
shares Tuesday.
The list: Central Investment 49A. un-
changed Broadway Department Stores 100
at 16i5. unchanged; l. Magnin Com. 100
at IS, down 4 Transamerica 100 at g.
down Il Southern Pacific 100 at 303.
unchanged; Bandini 100 al 50. down + !;
Bolsa Chica Oil 100 at 40. unchanged :;
Sinclair 100 at 117s. unchanged; Standard
100 at &c.,. Up L Union Oil 100 al 49,
down \; Air Accessories 100 at 2as. IN
changed; Bryson Jackson 100 at y I
down !; Creameries of America 100 at
9A unchanged; Consolidated Steel Com.
100 at 1Obs unchanged; General Motors
100 at 57ls, unchanged; Hupp Motors 100
at IL. down Il Pacific Clay Products 100
at 6l2, up *; Yosemite Portland
Cement 100 al 4, up Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, March % tUP)--
Quite American are the nicknames
of the St. Johns Indians" and the
Utah "Utes" who clash on the
basketball court at Madison Square
Garden Thursday night for the Red
Cross. And quite American are the
reasons why they meet there in a
contest that may determine the
mythical national championship.
st. Johns of Brooklyn emerged
victor Sunday night from the ma
tional invitation tournament at the
Garden, after being an underdog in
every cne of its tourney games.
Utah was eliminated in the first
round of the invitation competition
at the Garden, March 20, by Ken
lucky. 46-38. Undaunted by this
defeat, Coach Vadal Peterson and
his crowd pleasing UteS accepted a
bid to compete in the western
regionals of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association at Kansas City.
WON WESTERN TITLE
Utah went into the western re-
gionals of the NCAA tourney as a
substitute team when Arkansas
withdrew, after an automobile ac-
cident in which one Arkansas Of
ficial was killed and several Racer
back players were injured. The
UteS bounced back from their New
York defeat to win the Kansas City
tourney, downing Missouri, 45-35;
and Iowa State, 40-31.
They proved the class of the
tourney and won the right to meet
Dartmouth at the Garden in the
final of the NCAA championship
Dartmouth's big green is Eastern
Collegiate league champion.
TRAINEES CAN'T PLAY
Normally, the Utah Dartmouth
victor in the NCAA final would
meet ST. Johns for the national
championship; but Dartmcuth's
naval trainees will be unable to eX-
tend their leave to Thursday night,
whether they win or lose Tuesday
against Utah Hence Utah's Utes
meet St. Johns regardless of the
outcome. Dartmouth is an 8-point
favorite.
CLASH OF UNDER-DOGS
If Utah should upset Dartmouth
Thursday nights encounter between
the Utes and st. Johns would be
clash of two triumphant under
dogs st. Johns victory in the in
vitation tourney verged on the
miraculous and ruined the bookies.
Last year, ST. Johns won the in
vitation tourney with a great team,
featuring Harry Boykoff, Andy
Levane and Larry Baxter, all of
whom went into the armed services.
At the start of the current sea-
son, st. Johns seemed so lacking in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
kPLS. FLAX FUTURES
l., A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. March % tUPl-
CATTLE: Salable 500. fairly active,
fully steady; medium TO good fed steers
1475-15.7 75. common Brehmen u so;
heifers scarce; common TO medium cows
10.5O-12 cutter TO common 9.25-10.25,
most Gamers and cutters 20; medium to
good bulls 10.5O-12. 25.
CALVES: Salable So good to hoice
lacking; common to good vealers 1914. 80.
HOGS: Salable 900 slow, early sales
about steady; few good to choice 200-240
ID. 15-15.2 25. top 1925. but strictly good
to choice scarce; medium to good 1S0-2S5
h. Il. 50-14.75; few 10000 ID. 13.50-14;
good to choice sows 12-12.75.
SHEEP: Salable p. no sales late Mon
day deck medium TO good; 50 spring
lambs, 15 sorted, % head at IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
zivic Says Will
Fiuht Wednesday

PITTSBURGH, March % (UP)-
Fritzie Zivic, the former welter-
weight champion. after announcing
that he would be unable to fight
Freddie Archer at Elizabeth. N. j.,
wednesday night because of chip
ped bones in his left hand, changed
his mind Tuesday and said he
would fight Archer. Zivic's change
of heart came after the Elizabeth
promoter threatened to have him
suspended when he tried to call off
the bout. The former champ said
the injury probably would not de-
lay his induction into the army
about April II.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
~. Y STOCKS

NEW YORK. March 2s UPl -- A last
hour burst OF selling drove stocks down
one TO moro than two points Tuesday and
volume increased 10 such extent that the
tape was n minute or more behlnd lhe
market
Railroad issues were hardest hit. In n
few minutes. the group. which had been
about steady, plunged down. Santa Re
which around D. m. was NJ s.. IN
changed. broke 10 81. off three points by
Southern Pacific touched 2s& off !;
New York Central the most active stock
on the board, 1888. Off IL Nickel Plate
PSI, off two and lis preferred -, off
AZ: Atlantic Coast Line 369s. off *; 3;
and Southern Railway 22A. off "a
Other war stocks were hammered down.
Soon the whole market was falling into
line on the down side. he motors had
losses, Airlines, oils tire issues, mercan-
tile shares and cOprers had losses rang
ing from fractions 10 more than two
points.
There was nothing tangible in the
immediat news to cause the decline, ac-
cording to the experts who aScribed SELL
ing to;
disappointment over the Casino incident
which they held Wall Street misinter-
prete yesterday; disappointment over the
lack of definite invasion talk in the
Churchill address; inability Of the list 10
break through the upper level in the in
dustrial average on the recent rise, and
anticipation OF lower earnings for many
companies, notably the utilities
The market Quieied somewhat before
the close and a steadier tone was noted
in the issues which had been hardest hit
Recoveries however, wre very small and
there was no rush to buy at the lower
prices.
Transactions swelled to !, ,344 220 shares,
against 6q2, $50 in Mondays session. The
last hour volume amounted to 735, $50
shares, contrasted with only COS, ,660
shares in the first four hours.
The averages showed the list down to
a new low since March 6. The Dow
Jones preliminary closing averages show
80. 21, off O7s; utility los; off or; and
IS stocks 1887, off O.59.
OF the 969 issues traded, $50 declined,
129 were unchanged and only 80 advanc-
ed. There were % new 1914 highs made
during the day and 20 new lows.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
RUBBER TRACTOR WHEELS
YIELD TO OTHER NEEDS

WASHINGTON, March 70. tOf)
Farmers have been asked to with
hold any appeals for conversion OF
farm tractors from steel wheels to
rubber tires. Except in exteme hard
ship cases, the War Food Admins
tration said no more conversions
are possible at present without de-
pleting stocks of rear tires needed
for replacements or without delay
ing the use of new tractors.