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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-07-15
A New Program for Wheat

that for the foreseeable future the wheat
grower will be operating under either flex-
ible support program or two-price system.
If the flexible support program prevails,
there will be strong acreage controls and
support levels not far above the 1870 mini
mum for the next few years, or until SUBJ
Stantial new export outlets for wheat are
developed or widespread crop failure or
some national emergency occurs.
On the other hand, if growers should ap-
prove the two-price plan in 1855, that por-
ton of the crop required for domestic food
consumption would be supported at parity
and the remainder would be sold on the
open market at much lower levels.
1t seems likely that one effect of the new
program here in Montana, and elsewhere in
the wheat region, will be strong push to-
ward more livestock production on farms
There will be tendency to use much of the
diverted acreage for grass and other permis-
Sible feed production.
Another result will be to put a still
higher premium on managerial ability In
dividual growers will make every effort to
get maximum production on the allotted
acreage. 1t seems probable that there will be
increasing use of fertilizer on wheat ground
in some areas. To the extent to which this
and other practices may increase acre yields,
they will tend to defeat the production con-
troll detectives of the allotment program.
A particularly unfortunate but inevitable
result of the new program will be to make
the going increasingly difficult for the small
operator. The farmer who now has barely
economic unit for profitable operation will
find the going pretty hard with continued
acreage reduction and lower prices. While
there are relatively fewer of these smaller
operators in Montana than in most of the
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-07-15

PASSAGE OF THE compromise farm
bill by the House-and its probable approval
by the Senate unquestionably victory
for the advocates of flexible price supports.
If the Senate goes along with the House bill
and if the measure is signed by the Presi-
dent, as seems likely, supports for wheat,
corn, cotton, peanuts and rice would range
from 821a@6 to 900 of parity in 1855. To
bacco would be supported at 5000.
In the case of wheat, the support level
for 1855 would probably be set somewhere
between 821a@6 and 8496.
The measure provides that a wheatgrow-
er referendum would be held in the summer
of 1855 to give farmers an opportunity to
choose between a two-price system and the
continuation of marketing quotas. If two
thirds of the farmers failed to approve the
two-price plan, the support level commenc-
ing with 1856 would range between 1870
and 5000, at the discretion of the Secretary.
There is some opposition to the two-price
plan in the Administration as well as in the
Senate, so it is possible that this provision
NAV be eliminated before the measure is
finally enacted. However, it seems probable
that it will be retained in spite of strong
State Department opposition on the grounds
that it would be construed as dumping by
foreign nations.
Acceptance of this flexible support plan
was due to a combination of circumstances,
including the strong stand taken by the
Administration against high level supports,
the growing urban influence in Congress,
the failure of national farm organizations
to agree on one basic program and the be-
lief held by some Congressman that flexible
supports would check mounting wheat sur
pluSes.
Enactment of this measure will mean
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Some beef and dairy cattle growers are
are concerned about the effect the new reg
ulations regarding use of diverted wheat
acres may have on their own surplus prob
lens. They fear that much of the diverted
acreage next year and in the future may be
devoted to grass and other feed plants, ac-
companied by establishment of many new
farm beef and dairy herds Others feel that
such a trend may not proceed much more
rapidly than the increase in population, so
that any effect on markets will not be too
serious.
Among provisions of the farm bill passed
by the House are wool support program
based on direct payments to producers
through March, 1856, and dairy products
supports at 5000 beginning Sept. 1. The
1920 dairy supports would continue until
April l. 1855, at which time supports could
be set by the Secretary of Agriculture at any
level between 1870 and 9096 Potatoes were
also added to the support list, but the Secre-
tary was given authority to set the support
levels anywhere from 0 to 5000 of parity.
Under cross compliance regulations an
nounced for 1855, wheatgrowerS cannot grow
other cash crops on diverted acreage. 1t has
been announced that they can grow hay
cover crops, green manure crops, pasture or
use the acreage for summer fallow. Eastern
Montana farmers are hoping that corn will
be approved for planting on their diverted
acreage, since corn is used largely for fodder
or ensilage and not for commercial grain.
Montana has long been recognized as being
outside of the commercial corn area under
previous agricultural programs.
s'NO regular feeder wants low-priced
corn, because over a period of time the
price of corn regulates the price of livestock
and their products" says R. M. Evans of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. "High support prices protect the
regular feeder from the speculative in-and-
out feeder" Not all stockgrowers agree with
this reasoning.
There will be tighter crop controls for
1855. In order to qualify for price support
loans farmers will not be permitted to grow
any supported crops on diverted acres. Thus
the barley production, which is permitted
under the 1854 program, will be out for
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other important wheat producing states, a
significant number of farmers will fall in
this marginal classification.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Youth Admits


LAFAYETTE, Ind. IA 20
year-old youth with 1O-year back
ground of Juvenile delinquency
confessed to Lafayette and state
police last night that he killed the
woman probation officer who had
tried to reform him.
Detective Capt. Harold. Flower
of the city police said James R.
Mullins made a written confession
to the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Grace
Bauer, "a, less than "a hours
earlier.
The detective said Mullins re-
lated that he hitchhiked from Cali
fornia about a week ago and went
to Mrs. Bauer's home because he
needed money. The statement said
he tried for four hours to talk her
into giving him money, then hit
her with a jelly glass and stabbed
her with a pocket knife.
Body Found
The elderly woman's body, with
bruises over the right ear and a
puncture wound in the back, was
found on her porch yesterday
morning.
Capt. Flower said Mullins re-
lated that he fled from the house
without taking anything and threw
away his knife in an alley. The
detective said the youth had been
seen at the Bauer house earlier
Thursday night and he was picked
up at a cheap hotel.
Police records showed a 1O-year
list of petty charges against the
youth and indicated his case first
was referred to Mrs. Bauer about
.1944.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Ballots Mailed
For c. OF c. Vote
On Directors

Ballots were mailed today to ov-
er 400 members OF the Key West
Chamber of Commerce. who will
elect a new board of directors to
serve the organization for the COM
ing year.
On this primary ballot the NAM
es of 334 Chamber members ap-
pear. The membership will vote for
persons and the ballots will be
counted on September 26.
From the primary election, the
highest 16 names will be placed
on final ballot which will be SUBJ
mitted to the membership on Sept
ember %. The membership will
vote again for eight members.
Those eight receiving the highest
number of votes will be elected to
serve on the board. Of those, the
four with the highest number of
votes will serve 2 year terms.
Supervising this years elections
for the Chamber are Ken Long
hurst, Ken Kipplinger, Norman
Maxwell and Manuel Lopez.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Two Escapes
Nabbed, Two
StillAtLarge
Federal Pen In
Atlanta Is Scenels +
Of Big Break

ATLANTA Up - The Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary's biggest
break in history left two prisoners
at large today after bloodhounds
led to the capture of two others
last night.
Yesterdays escapes, George H.
Evans of Douglasville, Pa, and
Charles Richard Perry of Men,
phis, Tenn, both %, slipped
through sewer pipe yesterday
afternoon to short-lived freedom.
They emerged in a woodland sew
eral hundred yards from the
prison walls.
They were captured only a few
hours apart last night.
Wednesday Escape
Two others, George Ellis. %. and
Charles Edward Stegall, Sc, made
their getaway Wednesday through
the same sewer. Warden W. H.
Hardwick said they twisted an
opening in a barred grill that Gov.
cred the sewer and then slithered
to freedom.
Despite an intensive search after
Ellis and Stegall escaped, guards
did not discover the sewer OPEN
ing.
The last break from the Atlanta
Pentitentiary was in 1923. when
George (Dutch) Anderson tunnelIed
out. Atlanta, with $500 prisoners,
is rated third to Alcatraz and
Leavenworth in prison security
among federal institutions.
Varied Sentences
Perry, a truck driver, is serving
a 1O-year sentence for post office
burglary and other offenses. He
was sentenced in New York CITY
and is wanted in Denver. Colo.
Evans, also a truck drive 5
serving three years for car theft.
He was sentenced in Baltimore.
Ellis, a Chicagoan, was serving
20 years for bank robbery and
Stegall, of Louisville, KY, was in
for Is years for armed bank rob-
berry.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

ct when Bryan knocked on the
door. The woman answered.
~As soon as she opened the door,
Bryan pushed his way in and
locked the door," Ritter related.
He stuck a pistol in her ribs and
told her to take him through the
house to see if it was clear.
Empty Gun 49, =
''When he got about three feet
from me I stepped out. He turned
the pistol from her and rammed
it right in my stomach"
Bryan snapped the trigger on the
empty chamber just as Ritter fired
his own pistol. Ritter's bullet
struck Bryan in the right shoulder.
"The woman herself carried it
out right up till the time the shoot
ing started. Then she collapsed, !"
Ritter said.
Police said Bryan, a married
man with no prior police record
here or in Murfreesboro, would be
charged with attempted rape, at
tempted murder, assault with . a
pistol with intent to commit mur-
der and with carrying a pistol.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Bus Schedule
Set For Sigsbee
School Children

The Key West Transit Company
has set up the following schedule
for Sigsbee Park School children:
Leaving for P6inciana School at
1870 a. m. a bus marked Special;
at TBS a. m. bus marked "Sigs-
bee" and at 7:45 am. a bus mark.
ed "Sigsbee."
Returning from Poinciana School
to SigSbee Park:
At 200 p. m. bus marked
"Sigsbee"; a 2:30 p. m. a bus
marked Special; at 2:45 pm. a
bus marked "Sigsbee."
For the Convent and st. Joseph's:
Leaving at $40 a. M, marked
Sigsbee Park. This bus returns at
2:30 p. m.
For the high school:
Leaving at 7:40 a. m, marked
Special" and returns at $40
p. m.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

man Frank Mckinney.
Mitchell, a backer of Ad-
lai E. Stevenson said ga
former official" of the ma
tional committee has tried
to insure the failure of a
$l00-a-plate party dinner
which Stevenson will ad-
dress tonight.
And Mckinney, once the favorite
party chieftain of former Presi-
dent Truman, said the Mitchell
organization failed to sell the 1000
seats for the dinner. He said the
tickets found few takers at a cut
rate Of $50. -z
Trvmsn's Part
Truman. still convalescing from
major surgery last June, said yes
terday in Kansas City he'll have
to take a back seat during the
campaign. But both Democrats and
Republicans made il clear his
name will not be forgotten.
Mitchell said he had been forced
to halt printing of official pro-
grams for tonight's dinner to insert
a portrait of Truman. A picture
Of Stevenson, the 1852 Democratic
presidential candidate, already
was in the program.
In st. Louis, Vice President Nix
on last night invoked Truman's
name as symbolic of what he said
would happen to the government
should Democrats win the election.
The result, he said, would be Cru
manism."
Nlxon's cross-country campaign
tour was eclipsed, for the moment,
by the Democratic feud at Indian
apolis.
SqvsbbIs Seen As Local
Democrats generally regarded
the squabble as primarily a local
fight between dissident party lead
ers. There was ample evidence,
however, that it goes to the heart
Of battle for party control after
Mitchell retires. He has said he'll
step down as chairman after the
Nov. 2 elections.
Mckinney and Paul NJ. Butler.
who may succeed Mitchell, are
both from Indiana. Butler is In
diana national committeeman and
a South Bend attorney. Mckinney
is an Indianapolis banker.
Mitchell told a newsman he has
no doubt a former committee Of
ficial has tried to make him and
Butler look bad on Stevenson's ap-
pearance. He said his critic
whom he did not name-hopes to
contrast tonight's affair with a
testimonial dinner for Mckinney
last Oct. 10. On that occasion, a
sell-out audience greeted Truman.
Despite the offstage battle, DEM
ocrats at Indianapolis continued %
express optimism about the out
come of the campaign. They con-
centrated their fire on the record
of the Eisenhower administration.
Nixon also emphasized the Ell
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Police Lauded
By Commission

The Key West Police Depart
ment received an official letter
ef commentator today from th
city commission for their eff
eient work in experimenting .
pair Of hoodIvms who robbed
ths Twins Garage. Dvvsl ST.,
here last week.
Addressed TO Police Chief
Bienvsnido Perez, the LETTER
commended him and his men
for solving the crime and 70.
covering all Of the stolen pro.
perry in rapid fashion.
The letter also pointed out
that the general public is high
In their praise Of fhe police de-
partment."
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Police Trap Man Who Planned
To Molest Beauty Contestant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. IA big
man whose revolver checked on its
only empty chamber was shot
down in a police trap yesterday
in the climax of a telephone cam
paign to rape a Mrs. America
contestant.
The man. booked ny J. police IS
James Bryan, about ~, Of Muir
freesboro, Tenn, was in critical
condition after surgery at a hospi:
tai last night.
Police said Bryan had been
scheming to molest the woman
since he saw her picture in a news
paper during last winters prelim-
inaries here Of the Mrs. America
contest.
Trying Since July
"He's been calling her up since
July" Detective 1t. Sidney c. Rit-
ter said. 'He called two or three
times every day and once as high
as seven times. He threatened to
rape her and murder her husband
and children if she would not meet
him"
The woman's husband reported
the matter to police Monday. Then
plans were laid for yesterdays
trap.
The housewife agreed to date
on one of the threatening calls.
Ritter was standing behind cur
tains and another Officer In a clos
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
CASH FAMILY AID
RECEIVED TODAY

The Ships Department at the
US Naval Station has contributed
an additional $3.50 to aid the
Roosevelt Cash family.
Future contributions may be ta-
ken directly to the family's resi-
dence at 31S Angela Street or if
brought to The Citizen office, con-
tributions viii be sent to the FAM
ily.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Typhoon Loses
Force In Japan

OSAKA, Japan R - Japan's
second typhoon in week
slammed into teeming Honshu Is
land today, quickly lost some of
its fury and changed course for
Tokyo.
Weather forecasters said storms
7S-mile-an-hour winds weakened as
the storm ragged over Shio No
Misaki, the southernmost tip of ia
pans main island.
They predicted the typhoon will
be downgraded to a mere tropical
storm when she lgrazes Tokyo.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Democrat Factions
Battle Today For
Control OF Party
Grand Jury Turns
In Final Report

Monroe covnty's grand Jury
turned in it's final report yes.
terday - five typewriter lines.
This is il:
Since the filing Of It's in
fsrim report, this grand Jury
has investigated or considered
several other matters but no
true bills have been found.
"it is the desire Of the Jury to
adjourn subject TO recall by the
court"
Not included in the five lines
was fhe salUtafion to Aqvilino
Lopez. Jr., Circuit Court Judge,
and the date - Sept. ", 1854.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Fire Bell To Toll
For Fatalities

Beginning Monday at ? am.
and continuing each day next
week, Safety Week, the Key
West fire bell will toll once for
each traffic death fhaf has oe.
CURED in Monroe County since
HE first OF fhe year.
The figure now stands at "a.
Thirteen deaths have occurred
in HE county and one within
the city limits Of Key West.
The activity Is one Of HE
many scheduled to make peo.
pie safety conscious.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
BiographyO OF
Key Wester
Established
Key West Born
Stephen Mallory's
Life Story Told

The story of one of the
most colorful personages in
the South's history is. be-
ing published today.
It's a biography of Key West .
born Stephen R. Mallory, Confed-
crate Navy Chief, written by
Joseph T. Durkin, of Georgetown
University and being published BY
the University of North Carolina
Press.
First Such Book
1t is the first full length bio
graphy of the Floridian whom
Douglas Southall Freeman called
lone of the ablest and least un-
derstood men at the head of the
confederate government"
Mallory was born in Key West in
1910 or 1911 (date uncertain). As a
child he was fascinated by ships:
many q time he had sat on the
wharf at Key West and watched
the ships leave for distant ports.
He served in the United States
Senate from 1851 to 1861 and was
Secretary of the Confederate Ma
Wy from 1861 to 1865.
Naval Genius
Under his administration the
Confederate Navy is credited with
revolutionizing naval science. His
genius was responsible for the first
ironclad vessel of war, the Merri.
mac (the Virginia), capable of ac.
tual combat. He died in Pensacola
in 1873, his life having bridged
early years in an undeveloped Sec
ton Of Florida and later years in
the Reconstruction era of the state.
The author was encouraged to
write this book by Douglas South.
all Freeman who wrote; Father
Durkin has had access to material
no other writer has tapped. He
has chosen, in addition, to write
about the man who was, 1 think,
with the possible exception of Ju.
dab P. Benjamin, the ablest man
in President Davis Cabinet"
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
BY 6. MILTON KELLY

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Edwin
&c. Johnson (D-Colo) said today he
looks for an early Senate COM
mittee report-perhaps by the mid
die of next week-on censure
charges against Sen. Mccarthy
(R-Wis).
However, Johnson, vice chair
man of a special committee that
has been studying those charges,
said he feels the Senate should
wait until after the November cleo
tions before tackling the matter.
October will not provide a
wholesome atmosphere for deci-
sion of such question:" Johnson
said in an interview. He added he
doubted s'calm, considered judg-
ment'' Of the issue would be possi-
BILE in the heat Of an election cam
paign.
Closed Door Session
In advance of a closed door
meeting of the committee. Chair
man Watkins (R-Utah) declined to
say whether he agreed with John
sons forecast of the timing of a
report.
Sen. Erwin (D-NC), another COM
mittees member, said in a separate
interview he hopes the report on
the censure case can be completed
by midweek, but he declined to
discuss the matter further.
The committee of three Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans last
Monday finished nine days of pub
lie hearings on the cenSure charges
which Sen. Flanders (R-Vt) initi-
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Early Windup By Committee
Seen In Hassle Over Mccarthy

ated in the closing days of the
recent congressional session.
Flanders called on the Senate
to censure Mccarthy for what the
V er m on t Republican contended
was conduct unbecoming a senator
and tending to bring the Senate
into diSrepute.
Charges Filed
Subsequently, he and Sens. Full
bright DARK and Morse lind
Ore) filed partial charges to sup
port the censure resolution. The
committee then culled these to 13
which it grouped under five gen.
eral headings. Testimony was
taken on these five groups of
ehs; S.
Flanders last night made public
letter to Watkins in which he
wrote that Mccarthy had attacked
other senators Gin vulgar and
base language impugning the in
tegrity and loyalty of individual
senators and degrading the dignity
of the Senate as an institution of
American public life"
McCarthy's office said he was
not available for comment.
Flanders letter was dated Sept.
10 and he said it was sent pursu-
ant to the committees announce
ment it would receive information
informally to help it in its inves-
tigation.
Flanders Letter
The Flanders letter dealt with
two of the charges that Nc
Carthy allegedly had ridiculed and
DETAINED his colleagues and that
he allegedly used distortion and
innuendo to attack the reputation"
of other prominent citizens such
as former President Truman, Atty.
Gen. Brownell and Gen. George C.
Marshall.
Flanders said McCarthy's state
mentS about fellow senators
ranged from calling senators liars
to labelling them as dishonest men
and men who would shield and
protect traitors.
The Vermonter said he intention
ally omitted from his charges
against Mccarthy mention of re-
marks he said the Wisconsin SEN
ator made about him. Flanders
said these remarks were $50 alb
surd as to be harmless"
Mccarthy's Testimony
When Mccarthy testified before
the Watkins committee, he did not
dispute that he had described
Flanders as "senile" or that he
had said he thought a man with
net should take Flanders ''to a
good quiet place" Rather, MeCar-
thy said Flanders had been rough
er on him and had likened him to
Hitler.
In all, Flanders listed in his let
ter Is instances of what he claimed
were attempts by Mccarthy to de-
grade various senators.
'If we fail to meet this chaI-
lenge," Flanders wrote, 1--WE have
the Senate debaSed and in the fu-
ture unprotected from the vilest
sort of demagogy and unprinciplee
attacks"
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
TERRORISTS RAID

NAIRoBI, Kenya IA terrorist
gang raided Kukenya Prison Is
miles outside Nairobi last night,
killing a guard and freeing some
200 Mau Mau prisoners.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
feud At indianapolis Arises
From Kickoff Dinner Plans
BY The Associated Press

Democratlc factions were locked today in what ap-
peared to be bitter fight for control of the nar
cry even as the campaign for control of the saith Congress
was getting started
Democratic concave at Indianapolis billed as the
OF the parys drive to capture majority in the
next congress- produced interview statements by
auOhal Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell and former Chair
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Issuance OF
Beer License
Is Protested
Second Reading Set
By City Commission
For Next Meeting

A petition opposing a beer
and wine license for Jimmy's
Drive-In, Fifth Street and
Flagler Avenue, will be pre-
sented to the city commission
meeting Monday night, it
was learned today.
The petition is reported TO con-
tain dozens of names.
At the first reading, Sept. s,
granting of a license was approx
ed.
The second reading will be Mon
day night.
Rejected Before
City Commissioner Lou Carbonell
said the subject of a beer and wine
license for Jimmy's Drive-In has
come up before and always has
been rejected.
Fernando Camus, 1920 Sixth ST.,
said he has been fighting the grant
ing n brer and wine license in
that area for about nine years.
eft is not Jimmy's Drive-In par
ticularly," Camus said. 81 am op-
posed to granting anyone a beer
license in that area"
Many Signatures
Camus added that he had seen
one petition containing "35 or 40
Names" He said he thinks there
will be more names than that
when the petition is presented to
the commissioners.
One resident of the neighborhood
pointed out that the area is zoned
ABB, which is residential.
He said the commissioners would
have to spot zone to permit a beer
and, wine license and he did not
thing such spot zoning was legal.