Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07
Action BY The National GRANGE
Taken At The 10Th Annual Session AT Kansas
City, Missouri, November l4-23, l945

Extension of Social Security to
include farmers and farm workers.
Enactment of the Hobbs Bill or
similar legislation to prevent labor
raCkcttering.
Wider research in methods OF
growing and Distributing farm
crops
Extension of rural clectrilication
as rapidly as consistent with sound
financing.
Support of the Extension Service
but maintained entirely by public
funds, and its benefits available to
all farmers. without preference to
any group on organization.
Continued operation of Synthetic
rubber plants, through private
ownership as soon as possible
Expansion of the Blue Cross
disqualification Service and in
crease in group health insurance
protection.
A vigorous campaign to clean up
Objectionable moving pictures.
Effective national survey on
causes OF crime and delinquency.
Adoption of practical methods to
curb the liquor traffic.
Federal statute making Standard
Time mandatory in all sections OF
the United States.
Further development of Federal
crop insurance.
Early construction of the st
Lawrence Waterway
continuation of the school lunCl
program.
Appointment of a road committee
in every Subordinate Grange, ano
increased advocacy OF farm to
market roads.
Audit OF government corpora
tionN Ivy Controller General.
T&Xin" uncarnod income at nigh
cr rate than earned income.
Closing avenues of escape to
inheritance and gift taxes.
The National Grange Opposes
Peace-time military CunsCriptioI
Continued conscription of irrC
llaceahl" farm workers.
Removal of immi@ration rcStfi'
tIOnS
Subsidies in lien of talr prices.
Federal cnCrCachmcnt OF stat
F, nd local right, on water ContrO
Intlationary price controls.
Enactment of proposed revisio
o; the Wa2c-lIOur Act To cStahliS
horizontal wage levels and arhitr;
~ WAGE minilnumS.
; sale of liquor To minors: rad
=, liquor advertising
u Sale of liquor and beer i'll a
military camps.
: Continuance Of wartime cXCe'
II profit taxes.
Federal control of education.
u Abandonment of the tobacco qu
ta program.
Federal control and regiment
e tiOn of scientific research.
Double taxation Of same incon
V Ivy same taxing units.
= Taxing patronage dividends.
), I'nwarranted increase in Pare
I" Post rates.
d Five day marketing week at tc
minal markets for periShahlcs.
: The Grange sets | p 'd.uidc Post
Several years ago the Grange :
le up three basic Guide Posts al
"- Las repeatedly reaf1irmed the
They have attracted widespre
approval and were given new e
IL H. dorsemcnt by the Kansas City Sc
! sion. which declared them fund
mental in assuring permanC
d" prosperity Here they are:
al L. All prosperity springs from
production of wealth; or anythi
~ which rctards the production
wealth is unsOund.
>. The compensation 0f ca
~ should be based on what he c,
at tributes to the general welfare.
;. The prime purpose Of COVE
= ment is to protect its citizens fr
", aggression both physical and g
nomic.
= Applied to everyday prohlcl
- this means this nation must G.
- tinuc to produce a balanced ahu
anCc: must prevent monOpOlieS
agriculture. industry or lat
which restrict production in or
-" ;.,. to Cnchancc prices: must see {
~ reasonable compensation is NJ
o. possible for those who earn it:
must dothis under the private
:, tcrpriaC system, which provides
nI opportunity for everyone to
nti NClGp his own talents as he may
-. sire
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