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HOUSES WANTED TO RENT

NEEDED NOW-Two. ? and 4 bedrm.
homes; S125 to $3.50 FRED J.
GEORGE, Realtor. IA. S-6T7T -
UNFURN. 3-BEDRM.. modern kit.
nr. Geo Wash. Wilson or Western
HiRh School; up to S1T5; by Air
Force colonel. Call 10. S-3100.
Ext 1900 g
THREE -BEDRM. HOUSE. vic. Of
Annandale or Fairfax about 500:
cent 7q2-RX. g
NAVY COMMANDER desires lge 3
or bedrm. unfurnished house;
ample yard shade and privacy:
Beth. or Fairfax Co area: prefer
older home and will do some redec {:
2-yr, lease to S1S5. 'KE. S-2692.
SILVER SPRING, KENSINGTON,
Wheaton area-Have clients waiting
for - 3 and bedrm houses
SIGLER & CO., LO. 1888 and LO.
5-+254. %
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HOUSES SALE-N.E. tcont.I
COLORED-POSSESSION
ONLY 1895 DOWN!
WHAT'S NEW?

THESE SEMIDET NEW HOUSES
OF COURSE.
Only once in a great while do we
have the opportunity to offer you
a nice new home in a very con-
venient close-in ne. neighborhood.
Near Benning and Minnesota ave.
shopping center, q block to bus.
These 2-bedrm. brick homes are
the best buy on the market today
Total monthly payments only S93.25
which is less than rent. Call now
for appt. til Q pm.
COHN g. LEVINE, HO. 2-3620
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COIORED
HOUSES TO SHARE

VICINITY WHEATON,. MD. - will
share 6-room home with couple
Low rent. LO. 5-S354, after 6 pm.
GE0RGETOWN house to share at
quite low cost. Available immediate
". DE. 2-"12a after 6 6s
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RAMBLER-NeW. modern, 2 bedrms.;
attached car port garbage disposal,
exhaust fan, automatic washing
machine gas heat; fenced yard.
patio barbecue: l2-acre lot: Sl3O
mo. OV. 3-6333; ewes, JE. $1,000.
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COLORED
OPEN TUES. AND WE'D. 6-S PM.
540S KANSAS AVE. NV.
3 bedrms. with bath off master
bedrm. Complete apt. in bSmt.
LANGSTON REALTY, Ii. 4-S693.
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{s07 9TH ST. N.E--New home. de
luxe kitchen, powder rm.: S125 mo.
Gal FRANKLIN ST N.E.-S110 mo-;
L ] MILLS & SONS. MA. 9-4hRI
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OPEN SUNDAY, 2-5
VACANT
$50 Longfellow st. NV.
New-House Condition
six-rm, brick with 2 incl porches;
gas h:-wh;; large yard; very nice
FRED EHRLICH
1918 Vermont Ave. NV. ST. 3-o45O
After 9 PM. NO. 7-9448 .
1909 FAIRMONT ST. NV.
Excel 3-story row brick of 9 rms. 3
baths q on ca. hoorl with plumb
ing roughed in in bsmt. and outside
entr, for apt. Owner has purchased
SIGLER & Co. RA. 3-3431 till s.
1900 Block Myrtle ST., NV.
4 Bedrms., Az Baths, Den
Large brick-and stone home on deep
lfhds'apeq fiE PM lGt cATn fff SHis %E s-599aG 9af
leves.. Mr.. Finkelstein, AID. 4-73s6)
Leo M. Bernstein & Co.
1415 K St. NV. Realtors NE. $500
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 800.
Large 4-bedrm.. semidet. brick home
IN excel cond.: nice yard large
bSmt.. det. garage; conv. neighbor-
hood to shopping and transp. Excel
for income or large family. $1,000
down, balance in | trust. INEZ
CUSHARD. EN-. 2-4232; ewes. AD.
COLORED-UPPER 18th sT.-Brick,
in immaculate condition; spacious
liv. rm. with fireplace, lge. din. rm.,
lovely den, lge. kitchen and pantry;
8 sleeping rms; 2 baths, end floor;
garage; $500 down = payment:
RF,oBT. L LoWERY. JU. $4,000 or
coLoEEbMMovE 81; sifssl RIGHT IN, se7
Decatur st. n.w.-Nice; big, S-rm.
house; kitchens; full bsmt.. gas h.
VIII; Good terms, priced right:
ewes. call RA. 3-13S3. PRESS
REALTY CORP. ST. 3-9316. 5
COLORED-SUPER LOCATION; 515
Rock Creek Church rd. NV, near
5th and Quincy--Large house; lst
A.: big reception hall, . large rms.
and big fully equip. kitchen: 2nd
g.: 4 large bedrms. Two attic rms.
Full bsmt. with Law, gas h.-w.h.
Priced right, good terms. Eyes.
COLORED-UPPER ith sT.-97rm.
attached home. 2l2 baths. gas hot
water heat. screened front porch:
close to everything. DON BLAIR.
RA. $4,000. -
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1885 Wis. Ave.

BETHESDA-ALTA VISTA
Spacious 4-yr.-old, Groom. 3-bed-
room brick Colonial with 1St-fi
powder rm.. tastefully decorated;
well equipped, spotlesSly clean home !;
immense scr. porch. bright bsmt.,
large level lot; quiet street: near
schools, transp. and NH: approx
5000 cash. balance S135 PER
CO. INCLUDING TAXES AND IN
SURANCE. Office open til 8.
Town & Suburban, EN-, 2-9400
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B5IS so. DAKOTA AVE. N.E.-6-rm.
det.. full bsmt.. gas h.-w.h., nice
yard. Sis mo. on lease DU.
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COLORED
UNUSUAL BUY

and Massachusetts, ave.
s;e;-Act Quick on this one: An.brick
entrances and 2 easements and .
heating units. Live in one and rent
the other Call Mr.. Payne, JU.
5-5063 with FREDERICK REAL
ESTATE. RE. 7-2461. %
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COLORED-VACANT
ONLY COOS DOWN

GIVE ME INDEPENDENCE
That's what you'll say when you see
this possible 3-family brick home on
depe and bath fu,, "r' fr sntr mt has bsmt With With
rec. rm.. oil heat. Perfect cond. A
very convenient quiet neighborho ood
near schools. shopping and trans
portation. To see it is to buy it,
Low payments less than rent. Call
COHN & LEVINE, HO. 2-3620
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BRADLEY HILLS

5-BEDROOM RAMBLER
Really a lot of house for the money
It's all brick and has a large living
rm.. separate din. rm.. modern we'll
equipped kitchen, bedrooms and
bath on the ground level, = bedrooms
and bath on End fl. Full bsmt.,
gas &C. heat, double garage Ex-
cellent location. Once hours till
2 pm.
E. M. FRY, INC, OIL. 2-870O
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BETHESDA - 3-bedrm, bath house;
liy rm. din. rm., fully equip.
kitchen with breakfast area: bsmt.:
conv. to schools; $500. OIL.
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PARK-A lovely older
Conn. ave. Home features large
receipt. hall. 2S-ft. Iv din. rm COM
bination, kitchen with table space
There are D bedrmS. and lots of
closets and storage space. Recently
redecorated: porch and garage
Priced at S2O.504. BILLINGSLEY
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Lovely Neighborhood
MONTGOMERY

Including principal. interest, taxes
and insurance. will carry this semi
Condition Good Sized living ~ room otS
dining room, kitchen, two fine bed
rooms and full bath; dry basement
with gas a.-c heat Rear yard is
fenced. Convenient to schools
Mr.. Byrd. eve ewes, TU. MSS Si' with IL"
WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.
I 900 I 9Th ST NV CO 6-Oooo
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HOUSES sALE-s.E. (cont.)

4 BEDRMS., z FULL BATHS
In this new home on the edge of
din. rm., elec. kit, ? bedrmS. and
bath on 1st A.: 2 large bedrms and
bath on 2nd A.: full bsmt.; built-in
gar; gas &C. heat. Trade accepted.
MA S-35o4
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Only one vacancy in well-established
shopping center of 15 stores on w.
Broad ST.: plenty of front and rear
parkins. JE, 2-64S6. RA. 3-6136.
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FALLS CHURCH

FALLS Oh URCH
Basement store available in estab-
lished shopping center with plenty
of parking space. Ideal for con-
tractor: reasonable rent. JE. 2-4J0l,
JE o-64S6 --5
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S13.450

5th ST. nw.-3-beorm. brick row:
den on lst A.: det. garage; close
| to schools and transp. Call Mrs
Ramsdell, RA. 1864.
CLAUDE WOOD 10. $1,000
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ROJhNILLE-We nave seVETdI HICt
listings of . and 3 bedrm. homes,
mo. SAMUEL E. BOGLEY, INC,
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CHEVY CHASE bedrms.. full din.
rm.. new kitchen, 31a baths; newly
redecorated: near circle; $29.500.
CHEVY CHASE VIEW-3 bedrms.,
ia baths screened porch. built-in
Shade trees: S23,5OO.
So 600 DOWN-New 3-bedrm. ramb-
Ter. full bsmt.: sodded lot, Sox45O
it., with Is trees.
RAYMOND j. LYNCH co.
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Langley Park shop. cent; semidet.;
. bedrms. liv.- -din. nm. equip. kit;
full bsmt; . blks. to bus and stores.
Sl10. PERRY HAY CO. JU. 5-3005.
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BRIGHTWOOD-S rooms. rec. rm.
and gar; nr. schools: shops, tranSp.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-N.W.

iARBER SHOP. colored: 3-rm. apt; !;
rent, S125: good lease. Alb H st.
ne IL 3-9630. %
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11S TUCKERMAN ST. N.E.-Beauti-
full det brick. 6 lge. rms, lge. yard.
$50 mo. CAPITAL VIEW REALTY
WHEATON AREA--By owner, new B.
bedrm. brick rambler: all brick bsmt.;
handicapped lot: Sl20 mo. Call ST.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-S.E.

near 18th and Good
Hope rd: large. detached 2-family
fat. one with . bedrms.. gas h.-w.h..
detached garage. newly recondi=
toned. Vacant: S13.95O. HARTMAN
REALTY. INC. 1345 Good Hope rd.
Sc. LU. 4-34O0. LU. 2-5976.
LLCREST-Custom built detached
brick Center hall, . lge. bedrooms.
1st-fioor powder room, screened
side porch, chestnut trimmings,
built-in garage, gas h.-w.h.; fenced
level lot; S19,a50. Show by appt.
HARTMAN REALTY, INC. 1345
GOOD Hop. Hope rd. s.e.' LU. 4-34oo'
DETTACHED BRICK: . bedrms.. full
basement; Al cond: lge yard,
shrubbery; $1,000 handles. ME.
BY oWNER-1645 Fort Davis pl.-
rms. rec. rm, Ia baths. porch; {;
gas heat; Anchor fence. Excel. cond.
Reasonably priced. Good financing.
LU. 2-1I41. =
BY OWNER-Sa50 down. GI-approved
3-bedroom semidet. brick; gas heat;
newly decor: in exclusive neighbor-
hood. No agents, please. LU. q
1926. %
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COLORED-I3IS Trinidad ave. ne.
4 bedrms.. living rm., dining rm..
kitchen and bath. full bsmt. INV
h; Sl25 per mo. Call R. A.
HUMPHREYS. Realtors. Ma. 5000.
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BETHESDA-$21, ESQ
BETHESDA

LII = AAA1AOA%14
Pretty white brick Georgian with 1st-
floor powder rm., liv. rm. with FIRE
place, din. rm., equipped kitchen
with table space, screened porch; ;
2nd floor, 3 bedrms.. tile bath; full
basement: wooded lot. Walking dis
tance to Bradley Elementary School.
Price, $21,000. Call OIL. 2-2123 un-
til 9 pm.
Geo. w. Robertson, Realtor
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SILVER SPRING

O4A G4O OL 4O44NO
l ACRE-CLOSE IN
A picture OF most every ones idea of
living. Ont of the crowd, yet con-
venient. The home has unusually
large living rm., 3 .bedrms.. = baths
very mod kit, dry bsmt. and garage.
The land is level, fertile and on
Cclesville rd. Purchaser may as
sumo large FHA trust: excel. cond.
3-BEDRM. RAMBLER
Beautiful brick home is complete in
detail. Large rms. throughout. in
Guiding fun din. rm.. paneled living
rm.. full bSmt. with outside entrance.
Lot 60X145 Anchor fenced. Assume
large CT loan at 4et. $50 payment
incls. everything.
BRICK COLONIAL
Large well-appointed home on level
corner lot. Large living rm.. full
dining rm., kit, on lSt floor. Three
nice bedrms. and large Hollywood
bath on md level, full bsmt. Ad-
Joins park. very close to public
school and bus Terms are open.
Owner being transferred.
JU. 9-644O Till o PM
Woodside Realty Co.
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CIIST0M pTTTT r PPICY

CUSTOM-BUILT BRICK
Rambler; approx. l acre; high eleva-
ton. overlooking a commHnity Of
poom se y F %S rsp gn beSU
electric kit. with lge. din. area: 3
bedrms., > master size: plenty of
closet space; tile bath; full dry
bSmt. with lavatory: oil -cond.
heat; 2-car gar: underpriced at
S23,500; substantial cash. Just off
Columbia pike in Burtonsville. Open
all this week, 8 to 8 pm. ALVIN
EPIINC5 I'm 4-0313 %
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ROCK CREEK HILLS
D649 East Bexhill dr.-Spacious new
Living rm., 14x24; dining rm.:
l3xl4. Kit. has built-in oven and
range. dining space, Finished rec,
rm., screened porch. 8 twin-sized
bedrms., 212 baths. Open ewes.
Z to 9. Directions: Out Kensington
pkwy. to Saul rd.. right on Saul to
Elrod, right on Elrod to Calyend
lane. left . blocks TO home. II. j.
KORZENDORFER,I INC, OIL. 4-Sl IL,
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COLORED
2204 r ST N E.

Brick detached home. in excel. cond..
consisting of lge. rms. and bath.
including first-f den, full bsmt.
with recr. rm.. lovely new Geneva
kit; lse , beautifully landscaped lot:
for immediate sale. on cow terms.
Call Mr Reavis, with GOLDSTEN
BROTHERS, RE. 7-19sS; ewes. EN-.
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COLORED-VACANT
S650 DOWN

18th AND EAST CAPITOL SITS.
Well-built brick, 7 rms. >, baths
tbath on 1st ~. . kits: oil heat;
. rms. in bsmt. With Gil heat. front
entr. Priced right. low payments.
ST. 1861. Ii 3-3o16.
BREITERMAN REALTY co.
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DUMBARTON

GLEN MAR PARK
Modern, 2 bedrms., 1Ls baths 2nd n. ::
living rm.. dining rm, kit. wood
burning fireplace. garage, screened
porch. full bsmt. with lavatory. large
wooded lot, Good financing. moder-
ate down payment. Conventional
or Gil
BARKLEY. BROS. INC.
or AoIcu
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1900 Block Myrtle ST., NV.

Large brick-and stone home on deep
handicapped lot; 2-car nuilt-in gar
TILL, PM. CALL ME. $1,000
(eves., Mr.. Finkelstein, AID. 4-73S6)
Leo M RernStnin r. Co
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BARNEY CIRCLE AREA
Alb 18th ST. Sc.
Owner anxious to sell and will give
you a bargain buy. Small cash re-
ouired with balance like rent; . in
closed porches. 3 ,bedrms., beautiful
MARSHALL j. WAPLE CO.
Realtor. 1924 l4th St. AID. 4-20o5,
FORT DUPONT PARK AREA
6-ROOM Def BRICK WITH APT:
Modern. in new-house condition; all
spacious rooms Fireplace' Iacs SC screened SsGt
Cail Mrs. Cox, ATLAS REALTY co,
LU ?-S136 or ST. 3-136S. =
COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL
221S MINNESOTA AVE. Sc.
Excellent Southeast location; 6 rms.
bath. bSmt.. garage; newly redec-
GRATED: gas h.-w.h.; 81 900 down;
low monthly payments: bus line,
sehoSIi, %ARsHHTh sfEppfng. 3. wApLE CO.
1924 14th st. AID. 4-2005
NEW BRICK HOUSE
RIDGE RID: Sc.
Beautiful, spacious home; includes
haven't seen in years. One full
bath and , powder rms, l1V. rm.
23x14. large separate din. rm.,
master bedrm. 16X14; lot 50x1 10
with . large shade trees. Call
MARSHALL j. WAPLE CO.
Realtor. 1924 14th st. AD. 4-2005
MODERN GROOM CORNER
SEMIDET. BRICK WITH BSMT. APT
Fort Dupont Park. convenient to pub
lie and parochial schools. Have Q
lovely 3-bedrm. home, plus SO pei
mo. income from bsmt. apt. Private
entrance and bath. For wonderful
buy. see this today. Call Mr., Pen.
It'll 10 pm. ATLAS REALTY CO
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LO. 4-6400 LO. 5-SS54 A
MASSACHUSETTS, AVE. EXTENDED
Brick detached: 3 bedrooms, > baths.
Suitably located and well con-
structed: Cape Cod design; large
lot; only S18;25oa LEGuM 4 &ER- &8dd6
1915 Conn. ave. once open It'll
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1OUJ Z I144IIN1O1N y N.Ws
Excel 3-story row brick of rms. 3
baths q on ca. f1oorl with plumb
entr. for apt. Owner has purchased
larger house and wants quick sale.
SIGLER & CO RA 3-3431 tin s
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RENTALS MONT. CO

RAMBLER
Three bedrms.. kit. with table space;
gas heat: S95 per mo.
BRICK SEMIDET
Three bedrms,. Ia baths, elec. kit:
full bsmt. Close to shopping and
transp.; S125 mo.
BRICK COLONIAL
Three bedrms.. sep. din. rm, Ia
baths; full bsmt. with recr. rm.;
side porch. Large, fenced lot; S145
month
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$3.50 DOWN 4-bedrm. brick; lse
yard and sarase; payments like rent
420 Oslethorpe st. NV. CO. 5-2060i
ewes, CO. 5-3717. 10
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HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.
CHEVY CHASE MD

AAA- - AAAAA(SS 4NAAs
FOR THE LARGE FAMILY
Det. 2-story home having ) bedrooms
and 3 baths. 3 bedrooms on End A.,
> bedrooms on finished Bird fl front
h.-w. heat. Excel cond Very deep
lot. Priced to sell in the mid 3Gs
Most convenient area. ONCE hours
till pm.
Il A nnxy rNY1 @r a o1oo
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RAMBLER-1 blk. OF Mass. ave
ext 3-bedrm., 2-bath brk... yr.
old: walking distance parochisl and
il high schools. bus at front DR..
for elementary school; elec. dish
with den laundry and toy rm..
garage: price S3l. 900 with terms to
suit. Save your dealers commission
5643 Namakagan rd. NV. OIL.
4-716S.
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NORTH ARL; Lorcom lane area
1929 Vacation lane. New mod. g.
bedrm. brick rambler, $3.50 mo.
REALTY ASSOCIATES, IA. 7-11UO,
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OPEN SUNDAY, 2-5
VACANT
$50 Longfellow st. NV.
New-H011Sn Condition

Six-rm, brick with 2 incl. porches:
gas h.-w.h.: large yard; very nice
IaiOhharhaod
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UnpredictobIes

IN ALL THIS BATTLE, the
l. weather and the still
silent voice Of the general pub
lie are factors which could
scramble the best-laid plans.
Both are unpredictable. Nei-
ther can be ignored in any
speculation about the kind of
farm program to be written
by Congress when the present
fixed high-support laws ex-
pire next year.
So far, there's been little
indication that the general
public. which consumes the
farmers products, is choosing
up sides in the conflict over
fixed high support prices ver-
SuS flexible farm-price props.
But it could happen should
people become aroused as they
did against the potato-support
program a couple of years ago.
More recently there has been
some grumbling over heavy
Government buying of butter,
cheese and dried milk to sup
port prices of these products.
Pototo Cose
In the case of potatoes the
Federal Government had this
crop under acreage control.
But farmers increased potato
yield per acre to record d-break-
ing heights through generous
use Of fertilizer. Then they
dumped the surplus on the
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History
DREsENT DEVICES to sup

DRESENT DEVICES to sup.
l. port or strengthen farm
income grew by gradual stages
out of the farm depression
almost 30 years ago. This was
q time-much like the present
when prices Sagged after be-
ing held to high levels by a
war economy. Then the export
market fell OF drastically.
Farmers found themselves in
deep trouble.
Finally agriculture appealed
to the Federal Government for
help. Congress was Sympa-
thetic. Farm-aid legislation
passed both houses-but was
vetoed by President Coolidge.
Later efforts to enact it were
opposed by President Hoover.
In their view, it was not proper
for the Government to become
involved in the farmers eco
nomic operations.
Then came the financial
bust of the early '30s and the
Democratic victories that gave
birth to the New Deal.
The New Deal philosophy
was that the Government had
q duty to help the farmers
achieve prices which would
bring them q fair income in
relation to other parts of the
Nations economy. Federal
farm aid programs were set up.
For the first time, these
programs established a STAN
dard for farm prices known
as parity. This was an effort
to relate prices to purchasing
power so that a farmer would
have q fair return for his
labor.
Legislation didn't try to
push prices up to parity level
by fixed prices. It attempted
to achieve this goal by cut
ting back farm production.
plowing under cotton and kill
ing pigs. The idea was that
reduced supplies would mean
automatic increases In prices.
One device was to pay farm
erS q rental on land that was
kept out of farm production.
But farmers and public re-
volted against these practices.
The idea of deliberately de-
stroying food when there was
hunger In the world was an
unpopular approach.
Out of this effort came later
Q more rigid method Of con-
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thority and responsibility now
held by the State Department
in the field Of foreign trade
policies.
. Government industry ef-
forts on a wider scale than in
the past to find new uses for
farm products through re-
search-and thus siphon OF
some Of the farm surpluses
now plaguing the farm pro-
gram.
. A concentrated effort by
Government, farmers and food
handlers to ind ways to cut
marketing costs. Costs have
risen sharply in recent years
and cut deeply into the farm
er's share Of the consumer dol
lar spent for food.
. The possible wider use of
marketing agreements, price
insurance and a two-price sys-
tenn for exports. The two-price
system would mean one price
at home and a world price that
would seek its competitive level
in foreign markets.
Aiken's Attitude
Senator Aiken stands close
to Benson in the fight. He
says farm sentiment is swing
ing toward the administration
view. He insists the admin
istration is not going to aban-
don any part of the present
farm program until we find
something better" But he is
confident something better
can be found.
Over on the House side,
Representative Hope takes a
more cautious attitude than
Senator Aiken toward change
in the present farm program
and he believes the mood of
Congress right now is Don't
move too fast" toward change.
Mr.. Hope is not convinced
a flexible support system for
basic crops would bring about
the described shifts in pro-
duction-unless the incentive
to farmers was a support price
higher than 80 per cent of
parity.
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groups, he favors in general a
program that runs in this di-
rection:
. Flexible price supports
ranging from IS to 80 per cent
of parity. Under this hexibil-'
ity supports could be lowered
to discourage overproduction,
or raised to encourage shifts to
needed crops.
-. A greater voice for farmers
and commodity groups in
drafting programs to At their
!. particular needs. This would
mean, Mr.. Benson says, de-
centralizing Federal control.
with emphasis on controls at
the State and county level.
. Expanded efforts through
private enterprise and Govern
ment to build up foreign mar
kets which have been sagging
badly in the past year. This
would call for expanded sales
efforts and efforts to remove
trade barriers at home and
abroad.
. Shifting to the Agriculture
Department some Of the au-
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The Farm Fight and You
American Farmers Responsibility His Governments?

trols that included use Of the
Governments power to restrict
both production and sale Of
crops. Growers were assigned
quotas.
More Direct Devices
Finally there was evolved
more direct devices for sup
porting or strengthening prices.
Congress decided that the
crops designated as basic
wheat, corn, cotton, rice, to-
hacco and peanuts-must be
supported at 30 per cent Of
parity.
The Secretary Of Agriculture
was given authority to flx the
percentage Of parity at which
other commodities would be
supported-but he had no
choice on the basics.
This support device included
the practice Of making loans
to farmers on those portions
of their crops which they held
OF the market. For example,
the support price Of wheat is
1920 q bushel. If q farmer
can't sell his wheat at that
price, he can take q Govern
ment loan Of $2.20 q bushel
and store his grain on his
farm or in commercial ware
houses. So long as this wheat
is under loan-it can't be
placed on the market.
But under this program
huge surpluses are piling up.
There are around 600 million
bushels Of wheat already
stored in bins, warehouses, ele-
vators and even old Liberty
ships. The corn surplus runs
about 300 million bushels.
Tons of butter are in Stor-
age, and there are surpluses
in other commodities.
This abundance-for which
there is no ready markets q
real headache. Some see it as
a threat to the entire farm
program If ever the general
public should rebel against
paying farmers for producing
crops which have little chance
Of being sold in the open
market.