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NEWS.REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 13. 1948 THREE Farmer-Committee System Democracy in Effective Form, PMA Chief Declares "I' have reached the conclusion thai one cannot overemphasize the Importance ol farmer Influence and Judgment In meeting our agricultural conservation and other problems." Ralph S. Trigg, FMA administrator, told farmer-committeemen at recent meetings In Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana ana Tennessee. These meetings were Triggs the ashington first opportunity to get Into field to meet state PMA com mitteemen since becoming PMA administrator. Through the farmer-committee system, said the administrator, the voice of the folks down on the farm is continually brought to bear at Mate and a levels. He aded, "Committee administration Is democracy at work, In Its most effective form. I am sure that time will prove that the develop ment of this system has been one of the great achievements of recent years In farm program de velopment." Four-Way Problem Discussing the future of the farm program, he pointed out that the problems lie in four major fields: (11 Conservation of our natural resources along with such production adjustment as may be necessary: (2) Price sup port: (3) adequate markets at home and abroad; and (4) more efficiency in marketing. On conservation he laid, "1 feel that every farmer should have the opportunity to partici pate In the government s pro gram to conserve soil and In mv opinion that will require the continuation of payments . . . Ex perience hn shown that conser vation, to be fully effective, must be performed on a nation-wide basis. "Price support should not be so high as to price the farmers' products out of the market, or to encourage overproduction. Neith er should It he so low as to fail to give the farmer a fair mini mum of income security." Referring to markets, he said i that sooner or later we will need some sort of floor under con sumption of farm products, the school lunch program being a step in this direction. He called for continued re search to develoo new uses for farm products and less waste in I getting products to consumers. ! As producers, we've got to be market-minded. . .and as market ers, to be production-minded." Referring to the Production and Marketing Administration. 1 Trigz said, "PMA was organized i as tne larmers production and marketing administration. Its key purpose Is to provide for the farmer a balanced and integrated program that will attack at the community, state, and national levels those aspects of both his traduction and marketing prob ems that he could not tackle successfully all by himself as an Individual." the major death-dealer, the sec retary declared. "COTTON ANALYZER- MANCHESTER, England A machine which analyzes raw cotton to determine the amount of waste has been built by the British cotton industry research association. The apparatus sepa rates the lint from the dust, stalk, leafy material and seed coat. GOP Will Hotd Senate Margin, Taft Predicts WASHINGTON. Julv Senator Taft iR-Ohio) yester day predicted the Republicans will hold their Senate majority in the next Congress. ' Taft told a news conference he believes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Republican presi dential nominee, will sweep the "doubtful states" Into the Repub lican column In the November election. The Republicans now have a M to 45 edge in the senate. A shift of four seats could give the Democrats a majority. Taft listed the "doubtful" states as Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Montana, Rhode Is land and Colorado. "If Dewey wins by as much as degrees. 1 think he will," Taft said. "I think he will carry all of. them." Taft's only comment on the Democratic convention at Phila delphiagiven with a broad grin: "There certainly are some gloomy reports out of there." John Ni. Eklund Heeds Teachers' Federation GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo July 12. . John M. Eklund. Denver public school teacher, de feated Joseph F. Landis of Cleve land, O-V 478 to 369. Saturday In the presidential election of the American Federation of Teachers (AFL). Landis had 'sought re-election for a sixth one vear term. The "Droeresslve caucus." which had backed Eklund, also elected Its entire slate of 15 na tional vice presidents. The normal body temperature of a bird ranges from 104 to 108 Traffic Problems I Will be Aired At OSC Conference State, city and coilnty traffic problems will be aired at the First Oregon Traffic Engineer ing tonference scheduled for July 29 to 31 at Oregon State College, according to word received by Secretary of State Earl T. New bry. One of a series being coordi nated by the national Institute of Traffic Engineers, the con ference will feature Robert S. Holmes, Institute executive secre tary, and Wilbur Smith of the Yale Bureau of Highway Traffic 1 uisrassiun lean er. The three-day session is be ing sponsored by Oregon State college, League of Oregon cities. and the Oregon Stat Highway Commission. The program, arranged for Public officials directly or Indi rectly concerned with traffic en gineering ana administration, will Include Informal panel dis cussions of problems encountered In the course of everyday opera tions. "Growing traffic congestion In Oregon la complicating tremend ously the job of providing safe and efficient transportation fa cilities," Newbry pointed out. "Smith and Holmes are recogniz ed traffic authorities whose ex perience will benefit all who at tend the conference." Additional Information and reg istration forms mav be obtained from Dean G. W. Gleeson. 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