The people's voice., 1958-04-04
First Radio Broadcast From Galata -.
More Than 800 Attend
Annual Elevator Party

commission men were boycotted; al
out efforts were made to keep GTA
off the grain exchange, etc.
Since it was organized, GTA in
addition to its present $33 million
net worth, has paid back to growers
over SO million in cash.
Aside from the strictly business
phase of the marketing coop, the
speaker said GTA had provided indi-
vidual grain growers with "voice
in Washington" to fight for needed
farm legislation. He pointed to Con-
gressional passage of the (now-ve-
toed) farm price "freeze" bill and
said it's passage came about because
of the efforts of Farmers Union and
the GTA.
AS for the Eisenhower Administra-
ton, Johansen was emphatic in
pointing out that those in power in
Washington along with ''their big fell
low'' allies are intent on putting the
farmer back into the so-called free
market in order to get him off the
land. Farmers can't afford the free
Market" he said, and briefed con-
clusions by number of eminent agri-
cultural economists in support of his
contention. DR.. Cochran of Univer-
sity of Minnesota, he cited, as con-
tending that farmers will have to
have controls and price supports for
many years to come" in order to
maintain their position in the econ
omy. This same conclusion, he said,
has been reached by the Joint Eco
nomic Committee of Congress.
Stating that ''it is in the best in
terests of the country that we have
to preserve the family
FARM in closing he referred his
audience to recent editorial in the |
LEWISTOWN DAILY NEWS. There
in Editor Fike counseled his subscrib-
ers, particularly businessmen, 'when
the farmers throat is cut, so is your
ownp' Fike urged his readers to sup
port the price support "freeze" as
an important step in maintaining a
business economy; that,
without a substantial farm income,
Main Street Lewistown would suffer
great financial damage.
GRAIN CONTAMINATION
DR.. Pepper, (who incidentally is
vell-named) drove home with both
Wit and hard facts the continuing
problem of grain contamination. AL
hough Montana is very high on the
ist in shipping "clean' grain, there
an be no let up in the constant battle
o keep the mice population in check,
lie emphasized.
Other than mice, Montana has little
n the way of contamination problem.
lie said. But, he questioned GLOW do
-ou take care of that william, the
mousse? What caused him to get in
he grain in the first place? Why do
he number of mice fluctuate from
ear to year,"
He said you can't exterminate all
f the mice "they're more clever c
t this reproduction business than +
ou - Besides, determination only t
ills off the weaker of the species, S
nd, with them gone, the stronger 9
lice remaining tend to reproduce at f
n accelerated rate. n
Extensive studies conducted at h
lSC, DR.. Pepper pointed out, indi- t
ate that the surest way of keeping
ne mice population down is to "de- n
roy their habitats". AS an example, n
e stated that one square rod of
eed-covered land will support a num- =
er of mice families. However, elimi- r
ate the weed cover and the safety =
lat cover affords, and the mouse
opulation Immediately declines. R
AS for the mice which invade N
houses, he informed the ladies pres II
ent that good clean housekeeping" m
n and around where food is kept Il
s the surest way of discouraging
he little beasts from joining your sc
amily circle. re
Their SPEAKERS m
Other speakers at the banquet in ~ ~
lded Wayne Sterling, Lawrence 80 -
cobsen, and Mr.. Hill, all of GTA ~
'eat Falls. ~