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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18

late and local levels is planned.
There is one point which did not
appear in the News Letter, of
course, but it should be brought
out here. The National Urban lea
que is in dire financial circum-
stances. The National office in
New York last week announced
the laying off of seven employees.
Just as does the NAACP, the Ur-
ban league needs a larger mem
bership in order to assure the con-
tinuation of the high level of serv-
ice to the people.
Those who have not yet joined
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18
Tabernacle
OPENS Sunday

The formal opening of Maxber-
ry's tabernacle will be held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. DR..
Granville w. Reed, Jr., will
preach. Music will be furnished by
the senior choir of Wayman AME
church. The founder Of this mis-
sion church is Rev. Elizabeth Max
berry who has be in the evangel-
istic work for 81 years. The mis-
sion is located at 300 Homestead.
The evening sermon will be by
Rev. Maxberry, at 8. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18
Shirley Graham to
Talk at Peace Meet

NEW YORK Aug. 18 (ANP)-I
Shirley Graham, we'll known wri-
ter, is n of. the speakers at the
National Congress for Peace and
Democracy held in Havana, Cuba
last week end. Miss Graham also
participated in the "peace con.
ference" in New York and Parii
Congress for, World Peace. Sh
is now one of the sponsors o
the forthcoming American Coz
tinental Congress for Peace to / ,
held in Mexico City, Sept. 81
The gathering in Havana i
part of the preparation for Cub al
participation in the Americ al
Continental Congress for Pea &c
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18
Benefit Dinner

Come one and all to the dinner
Sunday, August Fl, at the corner
of Macarthur and Peak streets.
Three squares from Mcgowan
school. Eat all you want and do
nate whatever you will. The time
is from three until? given for tn
benefit of the New Zion Bapti ,
church.
The program is sponsored b
Sister Coleman and Sister Ere mel
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18

should do so Immediately. The Ur-
ban league is a towering force in
the winning Of job opportunities
for the Negro people.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-18

Charles Washington is execu-
tive director Of the Dayton Urban
league. The office is at 400 West
Fifth street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-08

N AVIV 1VV Alaska Brvadcasting Co.
 KIN "
 c. B. S.
 DIAL I46G-TTNEAU THURSDAY EVENING 6:00-News. 6.15-Music. 6:20-Sports. 6:3C-Dinner Music. 6:45--Local News. 7:00-Teen Age Quiz. 7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY-CBS 8:00-Forecast. 8:05--Music for Listening. 8:30-INVITATION TO LEARN
 ING-CBS. 9:00--Alaska News. Viking Varieties. 9:30-PHIL1P MARLOWE-CBS. lo:00-News. l0:15-Drifting on Clcuc. 10 .30-Forecast. l0:35-Sign off. FRIDAY M-aeING AND
 AETER<. ON
 Sign Or. 7.00-Dunking with Druxmar.
 7:25-Local Weather.
 7:30-News.
 8:00-Morning Thought.
 3.15-News Headlines.
 3:25-Weather
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-08
Yeager Claims
 Ills Speed Test
 Exceeded S60 MpH

DAYTON, O., Zee. 3--tR-Capt Charles Yeager, Air Force test pilot, disclosed today he had flown 100 |miles an hour faster than the |sreed of sound and then some"
 It was the 26-year-old flier's |first pualic announcement disclos- ing the extent to which he had exceeded the speed of sound, which is 760 m.p.h. at sea level.
 The feat was accomplished in |the Air Forces X-1 rocket plane, which Yeager has flown 30 times.
 The accomplishment was made krown in an exclusive interview ob- tain by Herbert Shaw, Aviation Editor of the Dayton Daily News.
 And what was his sensation while travelling. at super-sonic speed? "Anybody,v replied the Morgan town, Wa, native, can fly faster than sound as long as he wants to so far as the physical effects are concerned.
 The fact is, it's no different than sitting in your armchair at home
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-08

8:30-Cote Glee Club. 8:45-Lenny Herman Orchestra. 9:00-Music for the Missus. 9:30-Forecast. 9:35-Airlane Trio. 9:45-YOU AND JOE STALIN'S
 ATOM BOMB-CBS. l0:00-News. -0:05-Vocal Varieties. 10:15-Piano Playhouse. 0-Milady's Memo. .00-STEvE ALLEN SHOW
 CBS. 1.30-Listeners' Digest-ABC .45-March Time. :55-Forecast. 12:00-Salon Serenade. 12:15-NewS. 12.30-High School Debate. 12:45-Meet the Band. 1:OO-GARRY MOORE-CBS 2:OO-You Gan Take It With You. 3:3O-FRONT PAGE FEATURES
 CBS. 3:45-Bing Sings. 4:00-Recorded Auditions-ABC. 4:15-Pipes of Melody. 4:3O-DHnN IaRD FOLLIES-
 CBS. 4:45-Western Serenade. 5:00-Story Lady. 5:15-You and Your Security. 5:30-Adventures in Research. 5:o0-Dance Band.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
ROSTER OF BUTTE UNIONS

jamln. 2Ois Phillips Ave, Meets I'd and
Attn Mondays at Carpenters Hall.
Building Service Employees, Local No
l6s Fred Searle. pres George MacIn-
tosh. wce-pres.; John II Driscoll. 522
West Granite. sec. and business agent.
Phone 2-2i55.
Butchers 333- Meets ID Wednesday. Eagles
Hall. Ed Pesanti. pres: Ed Johnson. vice
pres: James Lunney. fin. sec: Joe
Driscoll. rec.-Secy.: Robert Strozxie,
guide, owen Williams. guard.
Carpeaters-John Kelly. pres VIM Ros-
sitter. yice-pres.. Wesley Bymes, rec
secy Floyd Falt. lin. secy.: Richard
Tiddy, treas Jack Gafiney, conductor.
Chas- VOLTS. warden.
Clerks Meets Monday at 8 p. m. except
holidays. at Miners Hall E. C. Vawter.
pres Mrs. Eddie Maddox. vice pres.
Grant Lindsay. sec; A. J. Guenther.
I'm -Srcy Phone 2-3a66
Cooks and Walters. Local 22-Meets LIST
Friday al . p. m; Sd Friday al 8 p. m.
OF each month. Charles White. pres:
job McNellis. vice pres; Ed McNabb.
rec secy.. Percy Lambert. bus. agent
and fin. secy Phone 803l. 1923 S.
Gaylord.
Electrical Workers Init Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers., Local No. 65. Pm
8l02 Walter II erase. pres; Walter
AlbertSon. yice-pres.: Joe Thompson.
fin. secy Robert A Gribble. rec. secy.
Albert Coombs. business. mgr. treas. 205
SO Dakota St. Pr. 1926. Meetings
every lSt and Bird Tuesdays. second
floor. Carpenters Hal! Executive Board
meets every Tues. T30 PM third
floor Carpenters hall. p o Box 1877.
Elm Exchange employees Local No. BIS
Pres. Jack Gibson; Secy.. Won Muir
rel. Fin Secy.. Les Larmie. Bus.
Agent. Julia Butts. Meets 3rd Wednes-
OF m0aih, Miners Union Hall
Fire Fighters Meets LIST Thursday after
LIST Wednesday OF month at Quartz
Street Fire Station. Pres. James Nal
vey, treas. James McGuirl, sec, JOIN
Brennan,
General Laborers' Local l63-Dorsey Burk
harit. pres James Byrne. vice pres.
Richard Dickinson. an, secy and pres
agent. James v~ercella, rec. secy.; Fran
Pickolick. treas Meetings. and and Al
Thursdays. Carpenters Hall, 8 p. m.
General Pipe Fitters-President, Cliffoi'
Peterson. 924 W. Platinum street, vic
pres, Percy Eaden, 8l8 North Henr
street, rec secy.. John Dolan. sl5 Yves
quartz. fin. secy. and treas. Jane
( McGrath. 3lO6 State Street. Meets Is
Z Thursday OF each month, Carpenter!
{ Union Hall at 8 O'Clock.
)I b t " No 623 INSIDE wireme.i
} President. Pete Ham, 1850 w. Gold, Blu
Manager. Francis Bill Fleming, 2N
! Harvard. Fin Secretary. Rudy Tomicl
I ms S Arizona, Tres. IL NJ johnson
( il9 S Montana and Rec Secretar
Don Maddox. 1871 Sampson. Meets z.
( and AIN Monday each month, . IN
Carpenters Hall.
.JlIaundrv & DYE Workers Meets Sd WEI
ueSday. 8 p. m, Carpenters Hall, owe
} George. pres. Mayme Foote, bus. agen
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
Q& @ tuMLAuZaI

Teamsters-Neets Thursday ~ TN
Park 81. Lee varcsmmen. pres Ken
meth Davis, vice pres: W. J Mcintosh.
secy.-treas.. l.. II. Bradley. rec. secy.'
Frank J. Birmingham. bus. agent. Ar
thur Speraw. Art Rosar and Frank =
Birmingham trustees. Frank J. bifm-
ingham. George Brown and Lou BRAN
an. delegates 10 Butte Building TRACES
Council.
Observation-Disclosures Sd Sunday OF month
at Carpenters Hall. Walter Harrington
pres. "a E.. Center. @. F. Aultman. Sec
403 W. Copper.
Women's Protective Bridget Shea. Pres.
l.. Mattausch. sec treas. Martha YOU
chin. bus. agent. Phone 515s. Meets
LIST and Sd Fridays. ! p. m; 20 n !as'
Fridays. $50 p. m. Carpenters HAIL
Ladies' Auxiliary. Local :. International
Union OF Mine. Mil and Smelter work
ers. CLIO. meets End and 4th Tuesday.
Lena Bury, Pres. Kay Mason. vice.
Pres. Beverly Goforth. rec. -seci; Fran
ces Kalafatich. Warden; Susie Pettus.
cond.: Erma RODRIGUEZ. Margaret Rob-
inson, Catherine enney trustees
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
LEGAL NOTICES
By S. NJ. IGER

~ lhF DISTRICT COURT or rlIt
SECOND JtDicIAl DISTRICT OF TIE
STATE ct MONTANA ~ AND IOR
TIE COUNTY OF SILVER Rom
n iisql
haeAia Bolreri Plaintiff. r, c|l.trute
! How # llelag % Tie unknown heifs
al a@rtl.ers OF Clarence + uoyt IS
deceased Malcolm NJ MARTIN. Il iislus
OF tHr HakuoVu heirs AID d~cti>crS 81
Ma.gam u MARTIN L deceased isics NJ
ca!kas Il ANing OF thr unknown heirs
and af,i,ee, o. Lucy " calkins Il d.
eeasea Nora Hamilton L living or the
unkHeHA heirs and deylsees Of Nora
Hamilton. Il deceased, Norabelle Hamsl-
tea i living. or tiss %unkaosa hers
AID ueflSees OF Norabeile Hamilton. tt
de ease5 RAYMOND Caik.ns. it living
OF He 4likHaNn heirs and detisees OF
RaYnluid NJ CalsinS Il deeeaSed Ethei
Gef:f4dr HoNts II living. or the unknown
her and deslsres OF Fthel Gertrude
HoNt j Decreased. William { Shippen, II
living OF the auknow-l heirs and de
siseta % William c Shipper. II deceased
Naieatft J Krmpcft. II LIKING or the
unklagn helis and i~eyiSees OF Margaret
J keaapeff. Il deceased aid all other
persons unknown. claiming. or who
might cain any right. title estate OF
interest Us. or lien OF remembrance upon
the real property described ~ the con
plant of any thereof. adverse TO Plain
tiftS ownership OF any cloud upol PLAN
tiff! S title thereto. whether such claim
or 10 >.ble claim be present or con-
tinesat including any clam or pos.
sibie claim Of dover. iachoale OF ac-
crued DeieHdants
SUMMONS
1ne state OF Montana 10 the above
named defendants. and TO all other per
sons faknova GREETING
You are hereby summoned 10 answer
the complaint IN this action which IS
filed ~ the Office of the CLERK Of
this Court a copy OF which - herewith
served upon tou. and to illc YOU, Az
the PLAINTIFFS attorney within twenty
30 days after the service OF this
Summons exclusive Of the day Of Ser
vice ard IN case of your failure to ap
pear OF an aer. Judgment viii be takel
against YOU By default Tor the relic
demanded in the Complaint This actor
is brought TOT the purpose OF quietin,
title 10 t1e land situated IN SILVER Bov
COUNT. Montana. and particularly Dr.
scribed IS follows, to-wit
LOIS numbered two ~. Three a.
-Four A. Five 81. Fourteen ia. an
tvcty-three ,a3i. in block numberf
thrft-,Wo ~ OF the Hamilton Ad
aition to thr City Of Butte. Montana
a. shown on the official plat an
rur,cg thereof or file in the office {
the Clerk and Recorder Of Silver Bo
County, Montana
witness nv hand and the seal Of sal
Court tins 2isi day OF october i94s
COURT SEAL
FRANK GABSE
CLERK Of the District Court
the Second Judicial District
the State Of Montana. IN NJ
for the County of Silver Pow
BY FILLMORE J MAENpA
Gen7berger and McGan. 2O3-4 Lev
shon Building. Butte, Montana A
torlcys for Plaintiff,
Publish Oct 81. Nov. 3. 10, II
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
Roster of Anaconda Unions

Central Labor Council Meets I'd ana
Attn Monday. AOH Hall. John Mogus.
pres; Eugene Mcbride. vice pres,
walter N. Riley. sec. Ed Kelly. treas:
F.. G.. De La Hunt. sgt-at-arms. Harold
Erickson. Henrietta Sehrapps ana James
Rice, Trustees.
Plumbers Union Local No. 90. j A..
vanisko, Pres, D Murphy. Vlce-Pres,
II. E. S%chrapps. S~ecy-Treas, r q. BOX
1877. Nets second Tuesday at 80 pm.
in the A. o. II. Hall.
Teamsters-Meets LIST and 3rd Thursdays.
Carpenters Hall. downstairs. rat
Dunno. pres. Tom Vanisko. vice pres.
George Forsman. John Mogus. secy.,
bus. agent. Ray Sullivan. con. l. war.
John Cardinal. George Forsman. James
Donovan. trustees.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17

This is your paper-subscrlbc 10 it
Support i'll Boost II.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
Roster of Great Falls Unions

County Trades 4 Labor Assembly
Friday. Carpenters Hall. b. !.
steinmetz pres. Box 2073: Leo stewart.
Vice Pres: John Evanko. Jr., Rec. sec
1893. william Davey. treas. john Du-
SAX, L. l.. Price, M. r. Webster. JONI
wolfe. Maude Baxter, Exes. Board. Wal
ter Davidson. serg-at-arms.
Great Falls Building & Constructor
Trades Council-Ben Sims. pres, III
5th Ave. s.. Earl Talbot, vice pres
1921 nth Ave. N: Z. r. Britten. Secy
Treas, 7i6 First Ave. s.; Harvey Hoe
madison. serg-at-arms. TIA 9th Ave. 3
Martin Richmind, Joe Duncan. G. ca
sidy, trustees.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
PEE WEE

s,,ar. Row Trades & LABOR Council meets
TUESDAY. 8 p. m. Carpenters Hall. J
Crawford. pres; Harry Oates, vice pres
Grant Lindsay. secy... box l6l7.
p,,,s plde Trades Council meets Tues
day at 1880 p. m, Carpenters hai
Alex Mcdonald. pres; Henrik Graoen-
stein. vice pres: VIM. Honey. Secy =;
Ole Elliston. Treas.
,tor,ana state Assn, Plumbers and Fit
,ers-rheo. Kline. Great Falls. pres;
pat C. Sullivan. ITO N. Main. Butte.
s.cv. next meeting at the call OF the
President.
parbers - Paul Rollman. 1889 Harrison.
nres: John Stanton. vice pres; J. r.
Costello. 348 E. Broadway, sec.-ireas''
l. l.. Hancock rec. secy.: J. r. baiko-
,e,z guide. Meets LIST and Sd Wednes-
DAYS. $ p. m. Eagles Hall
ar,enders-Meets at 7lie f, Park St. I'd
Monday at 8 p. nj. John Shone. pres
d ]. O'Connell. rec. sec ID. Holland
sec.-treas. N. Main.
Observation-Disclosures LIST and Sd Tuesdays
80. Good remplars Hall. 2l5 N. Main
Harry Shaifer. pres Charles carrie
uce-pres.: Leslie Johnson. Fin -secy
Leo Mechalsky. treas, Cliff Terelrar
rec -secy.. George Blair. John Dauris
Art Gerry. trustees.
- xxtorJavc Vim hnlDnpV nrpk
,ohn Wald, vice-pres: John d OBrien
sec-treas.. 202l Wall St: Joe Keefe. re
cording sec. Amor Nelson. sgt -at-arms
phone 4442. Meets LIST Wednesday, Car
pen,ers' Hall.
bridge. Structural l. Ornamental lrol
Workers--Joe Caps. pres. 1873 w. Par
St. rec. -secy.. Reg Peters. 26l6 Harvar'
Ave: fin. sec. and B. A. Hubert Ben
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
Roster Of Billings Unions

Yellowstone County Trades & Labor As
sembly-Meets Friday. 8 p. m, In the
Labor Temple. "a South 29th St, F. q.
BOX 1915. Robert West. pres, Howard
Smith, vice pres: Martha W. Peterson.
rec. secy.; Glenn Hallam. Nm. secy.: 30
Klipstein. sgt-at-arms. Frank Mayer.
George Linville. Stanley Anderson, trus.
Phone 1855.
CArpentsra' LEGAL No. il72-Rov Thonp-
son, preA: e. H. Helte-pran. rec. sec
Meets lstr and 80 Tuesdays.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or Iiif
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT or THE
STATE OF MONTANA IN n fok
THE COUNTY OF SILVER BOW
No 1898
CHRIS sedafis Plaintiff 81, Aaa So
daris. Defendant
ALIAS SUMMONS
The state Of Montana Sends Grreting
to the above Named Defendants
You are hereby summoned % ans'.rt
thp complaint III this action. winch y
iiled IN the office OF the tlrIk q
.Lls Court. a copy OF which is herewith
erved upon you, and TO Tile yoai answer
AID serve a copy thereof upon the pam
itf's attorney WITHIN twenty DAYS after
HE service OF this ninmon exclusive
81 the day Of service. and IA case u
YOUR failure to appear or answer luat
meiit viii be taken against you ~ DE-
fault for the relief demanded in ih'
COMPLAINT. which IS as follows
THAT the plaintiff nov IS and ipi more
tnan one year last past and immediately
breeding the commencement 81 i1ls
trfion has been a bona tide resident q
HE State OF Montana. that the plaintHl
ard defendant were inicrinaffitd ai u
.au. Montana, on the 9th day OF august
ls44. and ever since have been and now
are husband and wife that no cilldtti
MAye been born as issue OF salu maj
rage. that on or about tn l1th UAl
it December. lgi6. aud mofe ta~n
.rar preceding the commencement :"
tf. action. the said defendant disfe
eAiding the solemuity ui her maIflaR'
taas, wilfully and without cause DE-
-fted and abandoned the plaintiff. am
eeer since has and still continues 70 q
N4iiully and without cause desert am
abandon said plaintiff. and TO I've sep
arate and apart from him without ~
slt.cient cause and without yit, re- Z"
nd agains, his viii. AMI @iti.pai q
90 8cnt.
wherefore. plaintiff prays iAdgmr'
against the defendant as follow io~Nll
rat the bonds OF matrlmuns 70" g
ing between the plaintiff at.d the q
lendant be dissolved, and that iheS !
festored to the status OF single person
.oI such other and further reliri
10 the Court may seem meet a:d eqA
able in the premises.
witness my hand and ne Sc
OF said Court tAls 2itii dAs
October. A d, 1919
COURT SEAL
FRAsK GABsE
CLERK
By ROBERT MCCORMICK
Deputy CLERK
AcCafiery and MccafierS. fraus
roe. ESQ. Attorneys Tor plaintiff
s Broadway, Butte. Montana
polish oct. 81, NOV 3 10, IL
his is your paper-subscribc 10
Support III Boost it,
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17

pauonie our Advertisers
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17
GRID SCHEDULE

MAROONS SCHEDULE
Oct. l-Bozeman-here.
Open
l4-Anaconda-here.
2l-Livingston-therc.
28-IIavre-there.
Nov. ll--Butte--here.
BULLDOGS SCHEDULE
Sept. 0-Pocatello--lhcrc.
lo-Ilavre-hcre.
13-Anaconda-there.
.30-Helena-here.
Oct. threat Falls-here
lLMissoula-therci
2l-Billings-here
28-Open.
Nov. 4-Kalispell-therc
ll-Central-herc.
REDS
Sept. 23-Deer Lodgc-thcre
Observation-Disclosures
Oct. 7-Dillon-there.
l5-Anaconda-here.
22-Great Falls-there
28-Central--hcre.
Nov. 4-Helena--therc.
Montana labor news., 1949-11-17

~ TUE DISTRICT couRl Or Ky
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT or nv
TAT on MONTANA ~ y fot
HE COUNTY OF SILVER q
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

"fool around" with a government loan.
Another reason why the average farm
price in the country sometimes falls below
the loan level is that the loan rate applies
to grain of a specific quality, while the
farm price is the average of all grain sold
regardless of quality.
This year, and perhaps for some years to
come, growers may find it very much to
their advantage to make use of the loan
program. The greater the percentage of the
total supply that is under loan the more
effective the loan plan will be in supporting
grain prices. That is why congress is giving
serious consideration to legislation that will
encourage the construction of more ade-
quate storage facilities both on and off the
farm
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
Why Market Falls Below Loan Level

A SUBSCRIBER inquiries, "Why do wheat
IA prices sometimes fall below government
loan levels?
One of the reasons is that many farmers
in the United States nave insufficient stor-
age facilities and have to dispose of their
grain, or at least part of it, at harvest. Other
farmers produce comparatively little wheat
and don't feel that it is worthwhile to both
er with the loan program.
Some farmers figure that the price is 60
ing up and there is no use putting the grain
under loan. If the market turns the other
way after the deadline for loans they may
decide to sell, thus adding to the volume of
free wheat on the market. Still others are
rugged in~dividualists who do not want to
6-hpra IS, 1919
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
Weather Determines Wheat Bushelage

an average of $4,000, 900 acres produced an
average crop of 1929, OOO, 900 bushels.
So it is easy to see that weather, far
more than acreage, determines wheat pro-
duction. And drier seasons are bound to re-
reserve supply of wheat is essential to the
national welfare. 1t would be disastrous if
some future war or other national emer-
gency found this country in a dry period
without full national granary.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

WHILE the present outlook is for trou-
w blesome wheat SURPRISES, weather con-
ditions could quickly change the picture. 1t
doesn't take more than a glance at acreage
and production figures to reveal hat pos
sibility.
During the dry period of 1886, acre
age planted to wheat in the United States
averaged &c. O0, 900. And that acreage pro-
duced an average crop of 584, 0O0, 900 bushels.
But in the series of wet years, 1945-48,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15
A Bold Farm Support Proposal

CECRETARY of Agriculture Brannan and
~ his associates in the mountainous de-
partment of agriculture have labored
nightly over the farm program they are
recommending to congress and, while many
details are lacking as this is written, it IS
clear that they have succeeded In bringing
forth something considerably more substan-
tial than the proverbial mouse.
News reports of the presentation of the
plan before the joint meeting of the house
and senate agriculture committees indicate
that the secretary is urging the establish
ment of a compensatory payment program
for livestock, poultry, dairy products and
certain other perishables. Market prices OF
these products would be permitted to seek
their own level through the operation OF
the forces of supply and demand.
Producers would receive cash payments
amounting to the difference between prices
received on the market and the support
income basis. In place of the old parity price
formula producers would be guaranteed a
purchasing power for their products equal
to that of a recent 10-year period.
Wheat, corn, cotton ana TOBACCO Woulo
continue to be supported through programs
of the type now in effect for these COM
modities but at higher levels than those pro-
vided by the Aiken law. To be eligible for
the program farmers would have to agree
to production controls and to follow soil
conservation practices.
The plan proposes a limit to the pro-
duction for which any farmer could receive
price supports or compensatory payments
amounting to about $25, 900 a year in gross
output. This feature of the program is de
signed to encourage family-sized farms ano
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-15

to avoid promotion of overly large units.
By permitting prices of livestock prod
ucts and other perishables to seek their w
market price level, and then make up the
difference to the producers through COM
pensatory payments, the secretary hopes to
encourage greater consumption of these
food products and a diversion of surplus
grain, cotton and tobacco acreage to live
stock production.
More detailed information regarding
the proposal and how it would be admins
tered will be published in Montana Farmer
Stockman as it becomes available. In the
meantime about all that can be said is that
the suggested program constitutes a bold
development of the farm support principle
that deserves the careful consideration of
producers as well as consumers.
1t will appeal most strongly to produc-
ers who want high supports continued and
who do not object to production controls.
1t will also be attractive to consumers who
like the idea of lower prices for livestock
products and other perishables even though
the difference will be made up through tax
funds. On the other hand, it will be disap-
pointing to those who are strongly opposed
to production control or a planned economy.
Secretary Brannan contends that the
new plan would help to prevent depression,
build bigger industrial markets and employ
ment, maintain high-level production of
farm commodities, conserve natural re-
sources, maintain reserves for national Sc
curity and strengthen the rural community"
This highly controversial proposal will
be vigorously debated in congress and enact
ment at the present session is by no means
assured.