Milford chronicle., 1954-03-19
Sussex County Farm
Bureau Meeting Drew
OUer 200 People
icontlnued from first naren


he said, THE people will not stand
for mass destruction of these sur
pluses." He pointed out that 6%
millions have been lost i'm Della
ware under the farm program.
Touching on the current contro-
versy on how to dispose of but
ter surpluses, he quoted figures
on the per capita consumption of
butter Is years ago and told how
in the last 10 to u years butter
has collected in the warehouses.
while the price remained so high
that butter substitutes have grown
in use to the ratio of 9 pounds of
butter to pounds Oe oleo, the
farmer thereby losing The butter
market.
Farm organizations, stated the
speaker, "are fighting to bring
down the high price support lev
els and it is hoped something def
mite may be done in Congress this
session, toward that goal" Sen.
Williams emphasized the fact.
whatever is done will have an
effect On taxes" Speaking on cur
rent tax reduction proposals be-
fore Congress he gave rough esti-
mates on the millions of dollars
OF revenue which will be lost TO
the government by such reduc-
tiOns and by the proposed increase
in personal income tax exemptions
from $500 to $500. 'NO matter how
good or meritOrious it sounds"
said Sen. Williams, Eve are now
standing in the position that what
ever tax reduction is made will
have to be paid for with borrowed
money obtained by raising the
ceiling of the national budget and
charging the tax to our children
and grandchildren" eff deficit
spending continues and unless we
can cut expenditures so as to bal
ance the budget, l will never sun
port tax cuts because we cannot
as a nation, carry on under infia-
tlon." Pointing out that further in
tiatiOn will further reduce the
value of the dollar and has already
reached the point where persons
who have reached the time when
earning capacity has gone and who
depended upon savings and retire
ment funds to live on, are barely
able to make ends meet, since the
money they have is Inadequate tO
meet the cost of living under the
inflated prices.
1t is time now for Congress
and the people to tighten m our
oelts and be willing to face the
situation; be willing to work for
what we want until we can reach
the point where we can paw as we
go The budget will not carry ex-
IRA expenses. We are now in the
InldSt of the second most prnsDer-
GUS years of the nation and II is
absurd to say we cannot nav gov
erIlment expenses. Now is the
ume 10 hold the line with the sun
poIt OF citizens, when the time for
a showdown comes"
Sen. Williams referred in
number of discussions as to wbot
is behind the low broiler pricoe
and why the price TO consumers
is not down. He said that according
TO figures the national average
price on broilers was much lower
out that the price in Delaware
was lower than anywhere else
several factors are responsible
IOr this fact--One being an in
creased production rather than
lowered one and another the cut-
back in Army purchasing of Del
aware brOilers. For a time 100
Oh Droilers and chicken purchases
by the Army had been made from
the Delmarva Peninsula and. now
only a fraction of that amount is
Delng purchased. Professors blame
the cut-back on chicken to The in
crease i'm beef purchasing. Sen
Williams stated that agreements
have been effected to increase mr.
cnase of poultry by the Army
with the Delmarva area to get its
pTopOrtlOnate share in the mr.
chaslng. He warned, however. that
tiliS is not the answer to the uues-
Iich as the peninsula is still in
CtIeaSlng production by more than
fTo and the answer may we'll he a
Increase in production.
James Baxter, Jr.. president of
the Sussex Farm Bureau and inst
recently moved up to the presi-
"ehcV of the State Fan RuraoU
presided and irt ldIC,7 the sneak
ers. Roland Garrison. of Dover y
delegate to the National Farm
bureau Convention held in Chica-
10 gave a detailed report on ac-
LlVliIes and work of committees
curing the convention out of
Willch came resolutions adOnted
on farm policies.
Ralph Peters. executive saoro-
lary OF the Delaware STATE la,rn,
bureau gave comprehensive mt
lne of services offered m Fs~,,,
bureau members through the cr-
sanlz&tiOn and the aims to nro-
mote legislative, educational and
S"claI interests. He emphasized tho
necessity for a strong organiza-
tlon in the future to keen ON an
economic level with industry
among the services offered IN ~
farmers is an accounting service.
Detter Blue Cross disqualification
ulscount rates on tires and auto-
motive equipment, t, insurance
through the Farm Family Life In
Surance Company and the MAIN
tenance of a spraying service.
William David. of Baer. vice
president of the State Bureau.
president of the New Castle Farm
bureau and of Farm Bureau Serv-
ices spoke briefly and praised the
efforts of the Congressional dele
eatlon from Delaware in connec-
tlon with farmer interests.
Wallace Caulk, of Kent County.
told of the need for an Organiza-
finn fnr. fn m, ,.r,,,Ah 1.ll