Milford chronicle., 1946-06-07
aWAsAINGT0NA
81 SNAPSHOT! ST.! NJ
Bv lanes Preston

Most Senators agree tou"'
sentiment against OPA-h man
from the folks back home Is any
indication is rising.
Letters pleading for MAJOR
changes in the price law keep com
inc in. According to a newspaper
survey. Senator Wherry mail Is
cyerhalancpd against OPA TO l.
Senator T&fts I 10 |. and some Sc
rators as much as 10 to l.
The mail, the survey shows
comes from farmers, businessmen
and people who work by the hour.
The usual theme is that production
should be placed above price con-
troll
One housewife voiced il when she
said she'd rather have a pound OF
butter at 75 cents than no butter AT
all,
The prospect that the Senate may
vote TO remove controls on DAIRY
lr0ductS rose after a visit TO the
Capitol by dairymen urging milk
price increases. congressman SAID
they presented "a convincing case.
After they left, even such Il Stdunch
Administration follower as Senator
Hill Of Alabama. wondered whether
Congress mi&ht not have 10 set
the milk situation straight.
Regardless of LEGISLATION, gloomy
OPA officials agree that the coal
and other strikes make wholesale
price rtviSiOns likely. In many in
stances, prices had been fixed ON
ltcunNtrsiOn industries with the
expectation Of volume production
which has not materaliZed.
The sin@linE out of couple of
labor leaders for White House de
nunciatiUn and the calling upon the
emergency machinery .Iof govern
Intnt does not nearly Meet the Ia
tiUn'S industrial crisis. acCOrdink
tu Capitol observers
The steps taken thus far cOnsti-
tutc nothing more than Il new patel
upon the unpattcrncd quilt Of la
hur policy " hich Was hastily mad,
t, r"'rr up new """rsr"ciB* as
they have arisen.
Sternrr icti0n
"'rhe thing which cNentualll
must be done requires for SttrneI
action" say the observers. and q
determination to 90 through with
ii without letting the eye become
distracted by the ltngthenins
shadow of the coming Congress
siUnal elections or the prtSidentia
campaign of 1913.
Tie emergency situation did MOI
develop UNEXPECTEDLY. 1t grew oven
the years. coming about by tn,
gradual recognition 10y the ROOse
Welt and Truman administration,
OF Or&dniZcd labor as Il group uutt
itself. This group has been exempt
cd from the laws apply ing TO other
citiZtnS and. further, ORGANIZED
labor has been protected by speCia
laws Swing labor the power to dt
things which other groups cannot
Students of the labor situation
both i'll Congress and out. know
that the genesis OF the truubl,
stems from the One-sided provi
sjUnS OF the National Labor Rela
ti0ns Act. and that no positiy,
remedy will be found until the DO
rl1iUn of management is euualiZpt
With that of labor at the cullectiv,
bargaining table.
i. Evidence so far indicates tha
THIS Is too late for maximum yields
AT Newark III 1915. SequOia; pota
toes when planted on June 9 yield
ed 100 bushels per acre in contras
To 80 bushels when planted on Jul,
9.
f.. p. Brasher. extension horti
culturalist for the Delaware Agri
cultural Extension Service say.
that for Kent and Sussex countie.
planting potatoes around June q
Is much better than the usual Jul,
planting practice.
Mexican bean beetles are appear
ING III numbers in early planting!
OF lima beans. EntOmOlO2iSts of tn,
University of Delaware predict tina
appllcatlOnS of dust or spray viii
probably be necessary about ever,
- days for proper control.
Rotenone is the most effectiv,
material that can be applied to re
duce damage by this insect. Us,
either O.15 per cent dust or a fou
per cent spray. Treatment shoul,
be made as soon as the eggs am,
the larVa are seen. Although DD'
!. Is not satisfactory to control thi
pest, it is recommended for contro
OF the bean leaf hopper. A dust con