PAGE POUR THVRflOAY, JtTNB 29, 1981 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS OREGON WHEAT MEN TOBENEFIT Government to Pay Cash on Wheat Adjustment Con­ tracts Early in September Actual cash benefit* to Oregon farmer* who contract with the gov­ ernment to cooperate in a national plan of agricultural adjustment will be paid early th ii fall, probably by September 15. according to details of the wheat adjustment policy re- ceived by the Oregon State college extension service. Wheat has been selected as one of the two first of the basic surplus commodities to which acreage control will be ap­ plied. cotton now being included under a land rental plan The domestic allotment plan has been definitely decided upon a* the most practical for immediate use and will now be applied as a three-year program, according to word from Washington. Decentral­ ised administration has also been worked out, intended to make the practically self-executing within each county. Alloted by States In putting the plan into effect, the farm act administration will first determine the average amount of wheat consumed as food in this country in the five year period 1928-1932. Every wheat producing state will then be "allotted" a share of this domestic production on the basis of the proportion of the total United States crop it produced dur­ ing the same five years. Next every wheat producing county within the state will be allotted a share on the same basis. This amount of wheat will be that on which benefit payments w ill be made. It is pointed out. that these proportions are worked out on a national basis and allottments will be made without regard to the ultimate disposition of any parti­ cular block of wheat. Disposal Not Regulated Disposition of wheat by the grow­ er, as a matter of fact, is no con­ cern of the agricultural adjustment administration under this plan Once the farmer complies with the other provisions of the contract, it is entirely up to him where or when he sells his wheat, or whether he sells it at all or not. Acreage control is the funda' mental feature of the new plan, and every farmer ----- ---------- ». must sign „ a . contract „ „ u à ., to reduce h i. acreage. If called u p on. by a specified amount not to exceed 20 per cent The exact amount may not be determined until after It is seen if an interna­ tional agreement among the wheat exporting countries for acreage re­ duction can be reached. * MANY PROGRAMS TO BE HELD ON JULY FOURTH ’ receive two-thirds of hit allotment benefits, the remaining third to lie I paid when he gives proof next spring that the reduction ha* actu ally been made. Price Scale Not Set Just how much these benefit* w ill be I* yet to be finally deter mined, but the plan Is to make ' them enough so that added to the j actual market price of wheal they I will bring the total return per bu I shel on thia domestic proportion of the nation's wheat crop up to the pre-war parity with prices of things the farmer buys. The cost is to be paid from a processing tax of about 30 rents a bushel on all domestic food wheat Regional work has already been started toward putting the plan Into effect here in the west, and as soon as further steps are decided upon, notification will be glveu through the state extension ser­ vices which are being used to the extent possible by the agricultural adjustment administration In order to avoid setting up costly dupllcat Ing organisations Valley McKenzie Arthur Frazee of I.eaburg. master of the W alterville grange, attended the four day state grange conven- tion held recently at Pendleton. Arthur Brown of Roseburg. Grange organiser, and P. B Harlow of Wll- lakensie were guests of the W alter­ ville grange Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ivy Hart was compliment ed guest at the supper served Wed nesday evening. June 28. by the Welcome Rebekah lodge at W alter­ ville. The Ladles Aid society met at the W alterville church Tuesday- evening and again on Thursday to complete a q u ilt The W alterville Christian church group began work on their new building this week Sand, gravel and cement for the foundation and part of the lumber has been de­ livered. The Worker's society met at the home of Mrs. E R. Schwerlng F ri­ day and again W’ednesdav this week for quilting. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson and their little son of Portland re­ turned to Portland Monday. Mrs. Robinson had spent the past ten days with friends in this section. Election of high school officers in the two union districts of the McKenzie valley at fhe annual meeting at Thurston and W alter­ ville were held Monday afternoon. Voting was rather light at both places r ß was elected dl Springfield P lan* Quiet Day! Ruel- nsas as Usual Monday Is Attitude Her* Sea faring men along the New England roast thrilled to thssr ton* when Skipper President Fmaklin D. Roosevelt pointed the nose of the tiny sloop, Amberjnrk I I , oat of Martoa Harbor. Mas*., on the Arst leg «V nt* well earned raration, which is to tak* him for a short stay at the Roosevelt home at Campo Hello Island, adf New Brunswick.