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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
'Bensonomics' Is Blasted
By High Support Senator

farmer can expect from his land
during the next two years.
A TypieoI ExompIe
This can be best illustrated by
taking specific crop as an ex-
ample. Let us assume that Farmer
A, a Kansas wheat grower, has
been allotted total of 200 acres
of his i .200-acre farm which he can
plant to wheat during the 1856 crop
year. The present support level on
wheat is about rs per cent of parity.
The Senate bill would increase this
support level to 80 per cent of par
ity. Note that the increase does
not carry with 1t relaxation Of
acreage controls; they would still
apply. The only effect would be to
give Farmer A an immediate in
crease in his income from the
wheat produced on his allotted
acreage of about IA per cent-the
difference between rs and 80 per
cent of parity.
To this, critics OF our bill reply
there will be more incentive for
farmer to plant his total allotment
if support levels are increased; they
argue further that Farmer A will
be less inclined to place his land
in the acreage reserve phase of the
soil bank.
Do these criticisms hold up I'M
der examination?
The theory that farmer tends
to plant less of his allotted acreage
as the support level declines has
been thoroughly discredited. USDA
statistics irrefutably show that as
prices decline, a farmer plants right
up to his allotted acreage in an
attempt to insure himself against
a drop in his gross farm income.
This thinking is not difficult to
understand; farmer, just as any
other American, has certain fixed
obligations to meet. His land must
yield him minimum income if he
is to avoid bankruptcy. He cannot
turn his production on and off like
a faucet: he must continue to plant,
in the hope that prices will sta
billie by harvest time.
'Bensonomics'
A careful analysis of the farm
bill will also show that there is no
justification for the second argu-
ment advanced by "BenSonomics"
advocates, i.e., that 80 per cent of
parity for another two years will
result in lesSened incentive for
farmers to participate in the Soil
Bank by underplanting their anot-
ted acres. Under the acreage re-
serve feature of the soil bank,
farmers can choose not to plant
their full acreage allotments of rice,
cotton, corn, wheat and certain
types Of tobacco. They can place a
portion Of their land in the soil
bank and receive as rental the
equivalent Of a slight profit on the
production which the retired land
would otherwise have yielded.
This operation, of course, would
result in no real gain to farmers
as far as total 1855 and 1857 in
come is concerned, for a farmer
would wind up at the end of the
year with approximately the same
income if he planted his entire
acreage. However, with 80 per cent
of parity price supports, farmer
will receive in 1856 and 1857 %
higher prices on the products of
the allotted acres he actually
plants. plus ca necessarily higher
incentive payments on the allotted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
How Can We Counter
Offensive Churted at
Red Party Congress?

who can handle them. This is, in
large part. the reason for the extra
ordinary emphasis on expanding
technical education at the Sec
ondary school level as well as the
much discussed Soviet pool of
trained engineers. And the leader
ship is prepared to pay its skilled
workers higher wages.
In Agriculture several speakers
politely paid their respects to the
corrections" OF Khrushchevs pro-
gram Of opening up the dry virgin
lands of Soviet Asia; but the es-
sential meaning of the proposed
agricultural program is that the
leadership is prepared to continue
to pay very high price for food
in fertilizers, machinery, and man
power-rather than alter the stiff
ling political and social framework
within which the Soviet peasant
operates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
BY w. w. ROSTOW

The theological shifts recently
announced in Moscow and the poll
cies they are designed to justify
and reinforce add up to a formid-
able challenge to the United States;
for what Moscow proposes to do is
to detach the United States from
power and influence over the whole
region from France to Japan. and
to assume position Of dominance
in the vast Eurasian Continent. The
speeches made at the Twentieth
Congress spell out a clear, specific
program for achieving this end.
What did the Soviet leaders say?
Ideologically they eliminated
Stain as a true member Of the
Mr.. Rostow, professor ond research
sehoIor at the Massachusetts, Institute Of
TechnoIosys Center for International
Studies, wos the guiding light for three
widely respected studies Of world COM
munism and American foreign policy. He
is the principal author Of THE Dynomies
Of Soviet Society,"" THE Prospects for
Communist Chino" and IAN American
Policy in Asia" He ployed substantial
role in 9th Air Force forget selection in
Europe during World War II. ond also
hos served in the Department Of Stote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

Taft Benson on down the line
have attacked the return to 80 per
cent of parity as a backward
step. The Secretary of Agriculture
termed it an attempt ito move in
two directions at once" and de-
clared that the proposed ''soil
bank" would empty Commodity
Credit Corp. warehouses and that
80 per cent of parity supports
would fill them again.
This negative approach ignores
the fact that 80 per cent of parity
supports, as adopted by the Senate
Committee on Agriculture and For
estry. would not increase the num-
Der of acres planted; they would
only increase farm income.
Among the basics, the production
of wheat. corn. cotton and peanuts
has been restricted since 1854. Bar
ring some unforeseen emergency,
which would vastly increase over
night the consumption of stored
farm commodities, extremely tight
production controls will continue to
be in effect on these basics for at
least another two years, which is
the period presently proposed for 80
per cent support prices.
It is therefore fallacious to argue
that increased support levels on the
basics will result in increased agri-
cultural production; whether price
supports are at 80 per cent of
parity or rs per cent of parity. the
acreage planted to the basic crops
will be heavily Observation-Disclosures
acres would remain the same with
weather the sole variable factor.
Thus. the only effect of the 80 per
cent of parity provisions in the
Agriculture Committees bill would
be to increase the net returns a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

faith and returned to Lenin as a
unique source of theological correct
ness. From Lenin they ostensibly
draw their major principles Of &C
ton:
. Collective leadership rather than
one-man rule.
Q A concentration Of effort on the
underdeveloped areas as represent
ing the effective balance in the
worlds power.
Q Acceptance as legitimate of many
possible routes to Communism, in
Guiding parliamentary victory via
Popular Front coalitions, rather
than merely repetition Of the
Soviet experience.
. peaceful co-existence," which
means the likelihood Of Communist
victory without major war.
Collective leadership is popular
policy within the Soviet armed
forces and in the Soviet bureauc-
racy; for its chief operational
meaning is that the soldiers and
bureaucrats will not be excessively
harassed by the secret police, which
now operate under committee on
which all branches of the bureauc-
racy are represented. AS Kagano-
vich said: lone man rule humiliates
the party and its leading cadres."
forget: ove-Nots
But these theological shifts were
projected primarily not at the So
Wet Union but at the underdevel-
oped portions Of the world and at
Western Europe. They are designed
to project an image of peaceful
regime, providing for its citizens
welfare, its police operating under
rules of law, aligned with the as
pirations of the undeveloped ma
tions. tolerant of a variety of po-
litical faiths and methods.
In projecting this image Lenin is
a formidable asset. In the under
developed areas he is associated pri-
marily with the famous analysis Of
Imperialism which deeply impressed
many of the present leaders of the
new nations in their formative
years.
In Western Europe Lenin is wide
ly regarded as a more decent his
torical figure than Stain. It is often
forgotten that Lenin founded the
secret police and forced labor
camps, prided himself on his tough
policy, and was a ruthless one-man
dictator prepared to use force not
merely against the Russian peoples
but against dissident members of
his own party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

find q place Of dignity and self
support which the free world and,
especially. fragmented free Asia
does not afford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
By ALLEN ]. ELLENDER
Senator from Louisiana

The present battle in the United
States Senate over farm legislation
has centered on the effect of re-
storing 80 per cent Of parity price
supports for four of the basic COM
modification. corn. wheat and
peanuts-as part of our immediate
farm policy.
Opponents Of the Senate bill
from Secretary Of Agriculture Ezra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

Senator EIlender is chormon Of the Senote
Agriculture Committee and the principal
odvoeots Of the high, rigid support form
bill now before the Senote.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

Uhler, Mrs. Viola Ocheltree, Mrs.
Pearl Mills, Mrs. Clara Lee Coui-
ter, Mrs. Mabelle Mai, Mrs. Mary
Elliott, Mrs. Blanche Mills, Mrs.
Nora Wroten, Mrs. Laura Nichols
of Grace Church attended the Zone
Meeting of the WSCS held at AS
bury Church in Harrington, June
4, at 500 p. m. This Society re-
ceived recognition at this meet
ing for having the largest per-
centage of officers present.
Please note the time change in
the schedule of Grace Church. Be
ginning on Sunday, June 10, the
hour for the Worship Service will
be 9:45 and Church School will be-
gin at 10:45. This has been re-
quested by the new pastor.
Greenwood Charge welcomes to
its churches and its community,
the Rev. Frank Baynard
Plans are being made at Grace
Church for a Children's Day Ser
vice, time to be announced later.
Mrs. Mart Uhler, past president
of Delaware Volunteer Firemen' S
Ladies' Auxiliary Association, at
tended the Executive meeting in
Dover Fire House on Sunday after
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

the Dublin Hill Community Hall,
a group of more than one hundred
good friends gathered at six o'clock
for covered dish supper of
wonderful food. The guest list was
composed of the following people:
The Rev. and Mrs. George H.
Moore and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Omwake and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bergman and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Musko and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Fox and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson Truitt and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Connell. After
the dinner hour there was dancing
for the young people and games
for the small fry, while the grown
ups enjoyed the fellowship of the
evening in good conversation.
At a late hour everyone had
another round of hot coffee while
the children finished the "cokes'.
Everyone went back to their homes
with warm glow in his heart
thankful for the blessed gift of
friendship.
The Rev. and Mrs. George Moore.
George, Jr. and Carol Sue, were
Wednesday night dinner guests of
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

are: Shirley Finkbiner, Shirley
Chalmers, Samuel Meredith, James
Mcdowell, Nevin Bender, Lee Whit
more, Edward Komorowski, Jean
O'Day, George Pittman, William
Wise, Rosalee Trosta, John Blacki-
ston, Mary Lou Hatfield. Roger
Butler, Richard Revel. Frances
Gorski, Winifred Mae Smith, Ray
mond Everline, Roby Venable, No
Ian Warwick, Richard Collision,
George Dempsey Smith,. Samuel
Powell and John Robert Collins.
Shirley Finkbiner is class presi-
dent, William Wise, vice president,
Shirley Chalmers, secretary and
Rosalie Trotta, treasurer.
The freak storm or baby tor
nado that cut path through Green
wood and nearby area on Friday
afternoon, June /, did considerable
damage. Many gardens, Trails
End" included, were about COM
pletely destroyed, buildings blown
down on some farms, yard chairs
and machinery blown about, and
trees split by the force of the wind
and the constant pounding of the
large hail stones.
On Saturday evening, June 2, at
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
come at any service.
Pilgrim Holiness Church
The Rev. Miss Eta NJ. CIOugh

come at any service.
Pilgrim Holiness Church
The Rev. Miss Eta NJ. ClOugh
1000 a. m, Sunday School.
11:O0 a. m, Morning Worship.
1900 p. M, Youth Service.
1880 p. m, Evangelistic Service.
7:45 p. m, Wednesday evening
mid-week prayer service.
Pilgrim Holiness Church -Vaca-
tion Bible School opens on Mon
day, morning, June IL at the Pill
grim Holiness Church in Green
wood, Delaware and continues for
two weeks through Friday, June
22 Sessions will be held daily, five
days a week from $3.50 to 1900.
Anyone from 4-1S years of age will
be welcomed to participate in the
school which will offer flannel
graph Bible stories, games, hand
work, motion songs and choruses.
News from Greenwood Methodist: /:
This Sunday, June 10, the Green
wood Methodist Church will hold
its Annual Childrens Day Services,
beginning at HOO a. m. immediate
ly following the Church School
hour, which will start at 10000.
Grace Church News: Mrs. Mary
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

the Jacob Hatfields. Mrs. Emmett
Whitmore and Lee dropped IL on
Sunday evening and enjoyed a
supper snack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Laughery
were weekend visitors in Wilm-
ington at the home of Mr.. and MIS-.
Ronald Case.
Will all you good folk who have
so generously taken your time to
report the news to me please keep
the following time change in mind ::
Beginning on June l, we have been
placed .on a new delivery and pick
up schedule. From now on, our
mail carrier arrives one hour ear
Iier, which means that from now
on, any news must reach our desk
here not later than 1880 on Tues
days instead of 1900 noon as
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

noon.
Greenwood School to Graduate
Twenty -four: Twenty-four seniors
will be graduated from the Green
wood School at exercises to be
held Friday evening, June 8, at
s o'clock in the school auditorium.
DR.. Cart J. Rees, Dean of the
School of Graduate Studies at the
University of Delaware, will de-
liver the commencement address.
William Wise, Vice-president of the
class will deliver the message of
welcome to parents and guests.
Shirley Finkbiner, class president,
will deliver the valedictory and
Shirley Chalmers will deliver the
salutatory.
Baccalaureate services were held
Sunday afternoon in the school
auditorium and the sermon was
delivered by the Rev. George H.
Moore, formerly pastor of the
Greenwood charge Under the di-
rection of E. Richard Haarde the
school chorus of sixty voices took
part in the program. Mrs. Emily
Haarde played the professional and
the occasional.
Members of the graduating class
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
GREENWOOD
BY Mrs. Elva Hatfield
Phone Greenwood 1865

Greenwood Methodist Charge
The Rev. Frank Baynard, pastor
Greenwood Methodist Church
10000 a. M, Church School, James
Smith, Supt.
11:OO a. m. Children's Day SER
vice.
Grace Church
9:45 a. m, Worship Service.
10:45 a. m, Church School. Earle
DeFord. Acting Supt
St. JOhnstOwn
100 p. m, Church School, 10
seph Bostick, Supt
300 p. m, Worship Service
Greenwood Conservative Mennonite
Church
Bishop, Nevin Bender
$3.50 a. m, Sunday School, Ro-
bert Zehr, Supt.
10:30 a. m, Worship Service.
700 p. m, Evening Bible Meet
ing.
500 p. m, Wednesday evening,
Prayer meeting. Visitors are well
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
CONsDERATE THIEF

NoGALEs, Mexico -(P- Hugo
". Miller reported that even The
pickpockets We're in a good Mood
during festival at this town nm on
the U. S. border. oA
A thief stole his wallet. but 70
ported Miller: THE picketpockat
was considerate. He even button-
ed my pocket again after lifting nv
purse"
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

Anyone desiring news
70 De published in the Harrington
journal must have that ready by
1880 on Mondays.
Milford June Days. Frf.-sat.. June
SO, are Bargain Davst
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
Weother-Crop Report

Tender crops in central. eastern
and southeastern counties were
damaged by the unreasonable frost
on the night of May s. Losses were
heavy in low locations and some re-
planting will be necessary for early
commercial vegetables and farm
gardens.
Below freezing temperatures were
reported on the night Of the 9th an
most stations in the central. south
EN- and southeastern counties. A
low of q degrees was reDorted at
Farmville Rainfall varied widely
Thee were heavy rains in few
central, eastern and southeastern
counties but in northern. western.
and southwestern counties precipi-
tation was light with many stations
reporting none Topsoil is becoming
dry in many parts of the State eS-
pecially in northern and western
districts.
The frost and freezing tempera-
lures damaged tobacco and tomato
plants. snap beans, sweet corn. wat
eimelonS and cotton in many scat
tered areas The worst damaged
fields will be replanted which will
mean that harvest OF many crops
VIII be later than usual. Pastures
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
Revised Figures
Put 1856 Leaf
Below Estimate

Revised figures on the 1855 to-
bacco crop put the total amount
marketed last season at 2.l95. 1913 900
pounds. three per cent less than was
estimated last December.
According to the Agriculture De
partment the crop was two per cent
smaller than the 1854 production OF
2,243. lag. 600 pounds.
The department said growers re-
ceivcd an average price OF 53l
cents pound for the 1855 crop or
two cents above the 1854 average.
The total crop was valued t
81 .l65 .9i9 900 c ompar cd with
81 LAG $50 900 in 1854
Total acreage in tobacco W S
l.496. 700 about 10 per cent less than
the 1854 average Of 1857 500 acres
This reduction largely reflected
tighter government production con
trolls.
Production. average pound price
and the value of the crop for 1854
and 1855 respectively, by types. is
as follows:
Flue- cured: 1874. 407. 900 pounds
for 1854 and 1888. GAS 600 for 1855:
81 cents pound average for both
crops. and $692 43O, 900 for the 1854
crop and 1882 ,oos. 900 for the 1855
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18

is $l07 per bushel. which is 45per
cent of the parity price of wheat as
Of May this year.
The ASC chairmen cautioned all
Wheat farmers who have excess
wheat either Intentionally seeded or
otherwise, to make memorandum
of the June date of utilization. No
provision is made under the 1856
program for granting an extension
OF that date.
Farmers who plant wheat and
other grain for mixture are also re-
minded that such mixtures must be
less than so per cent by weight of
wheat when seeded as well as when
harvested. to qualify as a wheat
mixture under the definition of the
marketing quota program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
eother-crop Report
Below Freezing Temperatures Hurt
Tender Crops Throughout the State

showed little change although the
warm weather at the close Of the
week was favorable for grasses.
Wheat. barley and oats made favor
able progress and prospects indi-
cate good yields of these crops.
Many farmers were harvesting al
falfa. crimson clover and small
grains for hay and silage. Corn
planting has been retarded by the
cold weather and at the end of the
week only 50 per cent of the in
tended acreage had been planted
compared with 80 per cent at the
same time last year
Only few flue-cured tobacco
growers had started setting plants
whereas about Is per cent Of the
acreage had been planted last year
at this time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
FHS, Cumberland
BCHS Publications
Win SIPA Awards

The Farmville High School News
paper and yearbook were desig
mated award winners during the re-
cent Southern 1nterScholastic Press
Association convention at Washing
ten and Lee University.
Mrs. T. c. Coleman. Jr.. and Har
mon Shell accompanied group Of
FITS students to the Lexington
meeting In the student group were
Lillian C:-enshaw Ginny Moss. Lin
da TAYLOR. Carol Brown, Howard
Noel. Jimmy Johns. Tommy Laync
and Cabell Fitzpatrick.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18

day. May "a at 7::30 pm. in the
high school cafeteria.
GGy j. Nageotte, associate extern
sion dairy specialist will speak on
bulk handling of milk and pipeline
mixers. Kenneth E. Loope. associ-
ate extension economist will con-
duct discussion on milking parlors
versus stanchion barns.
County Agent Hiram Holmes said
entertainment was also planned
The dinner will be dutch as in the
past.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
Utilize Excess
Wheat By June |
Growers Reminded

A reminder TO area wheat pro-
ducers to utilize excess wheat by
June l came from ASC chairmen
this week.
Acreage in excess of the larger of
the farm allotment or Is acre S
which is not utilized for green ma
nure. pasture. hay, or silage will be
subject to penalty
The penalty rate for the 1856 crop
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18

The yearbook. the Cavalier was
one Of five designated for first
place awards among schools of $50
students or less The newspaper.
The Focus. was designated one
degree lower in the Honor Award
group
Honor citations also went to the
buckingham Central High news
paper the "centralizcr". and to the
Cumberland High School year book.
the Duke
The Cumberland High $ I'D n
delegation included Louise Johns.
Irvine Marshall Lloyd Martin, Jr..
and Miss Bessie Lou Parker. adj
visor
On July 80. 1856. the WAVES will
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18

During World War II the Navy
WAVES repaired planes. packed
parachutes. processed weather in
formation. were Link trainer in
suuctors and gunnery instructors.
directed air traffic from control
towers and performed many other
duties in connection with Navy avi-
alton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
sleep cool ELECTRICALLY

Summertime is SUMMERTIME when you havs an
Electric Air Conditioner for roommate. Right
In the midst of the seasons worst temperature
tantrums you'll sleep better every night and
feel better every day.
Dial your slumber number on the handy thermo-
stat. Automatic Electric Air Conditioning makes
sure you keep your favonte nighttime climate,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18

anything from oafmy to blanket.oool!
LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY. day and night
80. with air conditioning =. for only pennies
day. Now, before the big heat starts, see your
Electric Appliance Dealer for a room air-condi-
toner that fits in the window. Or talk to your
Heating and Air Conditioning Contractor about
builtin air conditioning for the whole house.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
Amelia Dair ymcn
TO Hold Quarterly
Dinner-Meet May "a

A dairy specialist and an agricul-
tural economist will De guest speak
ers at the quarterly dairy dinner
for Amelia county dairynlen Thurs
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-18
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