The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-09

your taxes. If, as the newspaper say. you were paying 13 cents il hidden subsidy for a quart of milk you are still paying it.
 And on top of that, you are alSt paying the increased cost of thu milk. So, when the dairy boost your price two cents you are ac tually paying 3.3 cents, if the news. papers told you the truth about subsidies.
 It happens they did not tell you the truth. The consumer did not pay the entire subsidy. The sub- sidy came out of general taxation Those who paid the most taxes paid most of the subsidy, which is as it should be.
 The principle of subsidies is that by the government paying certain amount to producers, the price of the product can be kept down where families of low income can buy it,
 The family of a working man with several children could afford to buy more milk because of the subsidy. When Congress abolished the subsidy it didn't save you taxes, 1t saved them for the corporations and the citizens with high salaries.
 That's why Congress eliminated them. They forced the working people to take over the cost of subsidies previously borne by those who could best afford them.
 And the dairy industry immedi- ately took advantage of the Situa- ton by raising prices two or three times the amount of the subsidy. They thought you wouldn't know any better.
 The dairy industry is not giving you any extra milk or better milk or better service for the higher prices. They are still delivering every other day, compelling you to take so much milk that it often SourS before you can use it.
 The dairy industry did not raise the pay of it's drivers or incur any other delivery expense whatsoever when Congress killed subsidies. It merely reached into your pockets to filch a few pennies which, added to the pennies it steals from every body else, will run into millions of dollars.
 You only have so much money to spend for milk. When milk prices go up Is or 25 percent, 1t means you must use less milk, or less of some other food. The amount of food you can buy is reduced when it's cost increases. It isn't simply question of stealing few pen- nies. The milk industry is actual ly taking food off your table and compelling your children to drink less milk
 It is also reducing jobs for milk drivers and dairy employees because there won't be as much milk bottled or sold.
 High prices mean less food and fewer jobs
 That's what the dairy industry is giving you
 The Torrington Industrial Union Council has set a buyers file listing prices of all essential items. A daily listing Is made of OPA ceilings, average prices, and individual prices at certain stores. The figures are available to the public.
 Complaints of all "unreason- able" price increases are being investigated.
 The Waterbury Watch Workers, Local 852 of the Mine. Mill & Shelter Workers, was electing of- flcers in balloting today at union headquarters, 20 Grand Street.
 President James Galullo is being opposed by Raymond Keefe. James Mccarthy, vice-president, is being challenged by Vincenzio Di Domi- zio. Louis ButterWorth is unop- posed for reelection as secretary.
 Eight members of the shop com mittee will be chosen from a list of Is candidates.