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tories are accum ulated by yo u r governm ent. THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1953 The losses w hich y o u r govern m ent sustained in disposing of ju s t a sm all portion of your hold Oregon m ay end 1953 w ith a ings d u rin g the firs t three m onths of th is fiscal year am ounted to 20 per cent tra ffic death reduc tion, S ecretary of S tate E a rl T. i $47 m illio n s. B u t, you ask, don’t we have a N e w b ry announced th is week. W hether the reduction w ill be fa rm program designed to insure By EZR A T A E T BE N S O N N e w b ry said, “ rests a g ric u ltu ra l p ro sp e rity and p re realized, S ecretary of A griculture ( F i r s t o f a T w o -P a rt Serves} s e n t the very s itu a tio n we find squarely in the hands of every in d iv'd u a l d riv e r.’’ Even though ourselves in today? 'Phis nation has a serious fa rm onh one day of the upcom ing The answer is th a t we are problem. operating under the same fa rm th ie e -d a y holiday, New’ Y ear’s It does not affect a g ric u ltu re program we had last ye a r and fo r ( vc. w ill be counted in the 1953 alone. It is everybody's problem . several previous years. A c tu a lly lo ll, N ew bry said th is probably Today y o u r governm ent has ap we have strengthened it in sev is the most dangerous one due to p ro x im a te ly $5 b illio n s of y o u r eral im p o rta n t respects to p erm it the num ber o f people who w ill m oney invested in fa rm com farm ers to take broader advan be d rin k in g . m odities. “ These in d ivid u a ls.” he said, tage of its provisions. E x is tin g You ow n o u trig h t m ore than legislation binds us to a co n tin u a “ m ust be made to realize th a t $2.5 b illio n s w o rth of wheat, corn, tion o f price supports at 90 per th e ir actions determ ine the de co tto n and o th e r surplus fa rm cent of .parity on basic com m odi gree o f safety on streets and products. You have outstand ing ties through the 1954 crop year. highw ays.” I f they forget th e ir Ioans on a g ric u ltu ra l com m odi Nevertheless, fa rm prices have re sp o n sib ility to themselves and ties to ta lin g about the same declined steadily fro m the record others, he said, New’ Y e a r’s eve am ount. T his figure is g row ing peaks established under the im - accidents could help wipe out da ily. ip tus of the Korean w a r in Feb O regon’s chance of earning e ither 1951. D u rin g the 12 a firs t o r second place in per You are paying more than $14 ru a ry , m illio n s each m onth ju s t to store m onths im m e d ia te ly before I be cent o f death reduction in the these surpluses. T h is b ill is came secretary of a g ric u ltu re , the country. grow ing, too, as a d d itio n a l inven- fa rm price p a rity ra tio slid fro m Last year Oregon’s fin a l tra ffic i 113 to 95 per cent. Since F ebru- i to ll was 460; th is year by m id- I ary of this year, prices have been Decem ber it stood a t 361, w hich i m ore stable than in 1952, averag indicates the state could finish ing about 93 per cent of p a rity. the year w ith n e a rly 100 lives This sto ry o f de clin in g fa rm in saved if people use common sense come and m o u n tin g a g ric u ltu ra l where speed and liq u o r are con Second sem ester classes w ill surpluses is the best evidence th a t cerned. begin fo r pre-school ch ildren o u r present program is not fu n c S afety officials urge those plan Ja n u a ry 4. R egister y o u r child tio n in g e ffe ctive ly. ning holiday p a rtie s to m ake it a any tim e th is m onth at the F o r m ore than a decade, our practice to serve food and coffee home o f Mrs. W illia m G. farm ers have been producing un to dep a rtin g guests. N e w b ry sug der pressure. T o meet the w a r gested that hosts m ight also m ake Thom pson, located three hous tim e needs of ourselves and our it th e ir d u ty to see th a t gues s es w est o f the C om m unity allies, they tu rn e d out record who have had too m uch to d rin k B a p tis t C hurch. Pd Adv. am ounts o f food and fiber be ' e ith e r ride home w ith non tween 1941 and 1946. W ith the d rin k in g friends or take a cab. 6 Brookings Harbor Pilot Death Toll M ay Be Down for '53 YOUR FARM PROBLEM KINDERGARTEN We now give S&H Green Stamps ICORDERMAN’S Phone 2995 Across from Bowling Alley Brookings, Orc. F R E E D E L IV E R Y IN DRY CLEANING B R O O K IN G S A N D H A R B O R Re-Roof, Re-Shake Now! I ake Years to Pay EHA APPROVED H O T M O P A S P H A L T R O O F IN G A S P H A L T S H IN G L E R O O F IN G ASBESTOS S H A K E S ID IN G R E S ID E N T IA L C O N S T R U C T IO N Commercial and Residential Painting of All Types ROY W. DIMMICK Contractor Brookings, Oregon BROOKINGS AUTO PARTS A U T H O R IZ ED McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER AND REPAIR SERVICE Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon P. O. Ikix iq 5 Brookings, Oregon Phone 22^4 Religious Emphasis Week Slated at OSC of d iffe re n t faiths — w ill speak at round table discussions, fire side m eetings in liv in g groups, special evening assemblies and in some classes. An all-cam pus con- , vocation is scheduled fo r January 27 at 1 p.m. w ith D r. M a rtin L. H arvey, N egro educator, as the speaker. Dr. T. Z. Koo, professor of O r i ental studies at Iow a State u n i versity, and one o f the vis itin g speakers at the firs t OSC R e li gious Em phasis week in 1938, w ill re tu rn fo r this ye a r’s meetings. OR EG O N S T A T E C O LLE G E N ine religious leaders fro m across the co u n try w ill take p a rt in Re ligious F3mphasis week at Oregon S tate college, January 24 to 28. The w’eek, tra d itio n a lly one of the outstanding student events, is designed to "tie religion in w ith everyday liv in g .” The Campus R eligious council, composed c f representatives from the various student church groups, is the sponsor. T his y e a r’s theme is Subscribe to “ Religion the T h ird D im ension.” The nine church leaders i ll iIa rb o r P ilo t. the Brookings- TH E LUCKY 7 CLUB invites all Teenagers TO A DANCE Thurs., Jan. 7, 8:00 P.M. V.F.W. HALL Adm ission 50c ? I Automobile Insurance New Rates Now In Effect Elaine Clark Winner E laine C la rk was the w in n e r of a set of e le c tric door chimes given as a C hristm as prize by the House of Shoes. I end of the second W o rld W ar, they were asked to provide the com m odities required in the re h a b ilita tio n of Europe and o th e r sections o f the earth. Then came the Korean W ar, w ith new- and heavy demands fo r fa rm goods of a ll kinds. Suddenly this s itu a tio n was ra d ic a lly altered. W o rld food production had been c lim b in g since 1946. By 1952 this was e x e rtin g strong pressure in the m a rke t places. O u r wheat ex ports dropped by o n e -th ird in a single year, cotton by even more. Not only had im p o rta n t nations increased th e ir own production, hut they found that they could supply th e ir reduced needs at low er prices fro m e x p o rtin g coun trie s w hich had no fa rm price support program s. Just as m any A m erican con sumers have turned fro m b u tte r to less expensive spreads, so have o th e r nations sought cheaper w heat, cotton and o th e r products. W e have learned th ro u g h some tim es b itte r experience th a t when the fa rm e r is in trouble, there is lik e ly to be tro u b le ahead fo r everybody. T his year, net fa rm income is expected to he nearly $1 b illio n less than it was in 1952. And in 1952 it was m ore than $1 b illio n below the preceding year. W h ile fa rm income has been dropping, o u r to ta l n a tio n a l in- eonie has a c tu a lly increased. T his d is p a rity cannot continue in an economy such as ours. W hen the fa rm e r can’t buy the products o f in d u stry, there are ce rta in to 1 m > serious d ! ^locations. Hew we got in to th is s itu a tio n is not as im p o rta n t, at the m o m ent, as w hat we propose to do about it. I have o u tlin e d here some of the m a jo r problem s fac ing a g ric u ltu re In a subsequent a rtic le . I should lik e to discuss seme of the possible solutions. ] I Arthur Knox Insurance Agency Y our Local NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FIRE ASSOCIATION Agent P h o n e 22 1 1 THE BROKEN DOWN WASHING MACHINE lo a woman the washer said, “ Io me you are just a plain bone-head. \ oil think clean clothes 1 should display, Though I'm a wreck in every way. My AGITATOR drags when ’ere I run, My BO 1 1 OM leaks, till wash is done. My GEARS are worn, my COCiS don’t fit. My MOTOR’S dead, my DRAIN PLUG’S split. My WRINGER’S warped, and out of shape, You've patched me up with rags and tape Because you're filled up with disgust I m the one who's kicked and cussed. Now, Mr. Man, of the house, Don t he such a louse. Turn me in and let me he, A card in 1IANSCAM S bonevard, glad you'll be To see your lady, filled with glee. Just take me where they'll trade me for a new MAYTAG OR FRIGIDAIRE HANSCAM’S SHOPPING CENTER \ o u w ill find it at Hanscam ’s I
