Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1950-01-28

| SpOlAGE- IL must De kept III
mind that some of these hold
ings may eventually be sold,
which would cut down the net
government loss. But unless they
are disposed of fairly soon, and
that seems doubtful in view of
current and prospective surplus
es, there will be considerable
loss from spoilage. Some officials
estimate it as high as twenty
five per cent.
The major portion of the sup
port operations dealt with four
commodities, the ones which
have the strongest and largest
group of advocates on Capitol
Hill.
Loans on wheat totalled $780,
GIG, OO6, on corn S4S4, S72, 939, on
tobacco, $685., 56S, 1913, and on
cotton, Sos, 354,115. The sum of
S135, 934,324 had been advanced
on a variety of crops, such as
flaxseed, peanuts, soybeans. po-
tatoes, barley, peas, and beans.
grain sorghum, oats, rice, rye,
rosin, turpentine and cottonseed.
cAvES-The governments ac-
tual inventory of farm comnodi-
ties has become so huge that
finding storage space has be-
come an acute problem. Some of
these holdings have had TO be
laid away in caves. Continued ac-
formulation will make it extreme
ly difficult to find space for flu
ture purchases.
AS of January /, here is Gees
inventory: 3,756,S64 bales of up
land cotton costing $615, 405, POP;
1872, 1865 S5 bushels of wheat at
SAP, 379, 272; 364,962,S 41 pounds
of linseed oil at S102, 42S, 7C3;
1884, lac bushels of flaXseed at
S97, 1S1, 136; 6S,S73,45 pounds of
dried eggs at SSS,S94, O70; So
257,414 pounds of wool at SGS,-
591, 500; SS.76S,703 pounds of but
ter at So, 49S, 594; a. S92, S5S humid
red weight of beans at S43,01S,-
PIG; 1885,, 266 bushels of corn at
S42, 1856, 500; and "others" cost
ing $137, 696,355
LoSS-cCc's operations for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1949, showed a loss for the twelve
months of $254, 100000. It ran at
the rate of about S40,000,0O0 for
the first quarter, of the current
fiscal year.
Gees authorized lending ca
pacity for all kinds of programs
is S4,75O, 100000. Almost S3,OOO,-
100000 of this is in use, and 9TH
er obligations amount to $685.
100000.
Inasmuch as the support sys-
tenn will be continued in some
form or another, President Tru-.
man has requested that CCC be
given borrowing authority for an
additional $2,00O,0O0, 900.
HELP-FarmerS themselves are
becoming worried over the event.
ual cost of these transactions,
with attendant high retail prices
to consumers. They fear the sup
port system may become so top
heavy and expensive that there
may be wrathful reaction
among the buying populace.
But they point out that they
are paying taxes for govern
ment's financial aid to housing,
health, education, small and big
business, and to many other
groups. Therefore, they think
that they also deserve some help
from the federal kitty.
LUXURIOUS-'Is it true" asks
R. 0. of Columbus, O., that Rus
sian diplomats and attaches at
Washington live in luxurious
style, while their people at home
go hungry and poorly clothed?
How do they reconcile this be-
haviour abroad with their pro-
letarian principles?"
Answer: Yes, the Russian col.
ony here suffers no deprivations.
For their embassy, they have the,
old Pullman Palace" at 1125
Sixteenth street, one of our rit-
zlest thoroughfares. Although it'll
is not the largest embassy build
ing by any means-the British
have that honor-it is one OF the
most ornate, and lavishly decor
ated with gilded hammers and
sickles.
The working staff manages to
i've In excellent homes. They
BUY at the best stores, both food
and clothing, and look like STAT
cats" instead of revolutionaries.