FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
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Friday, Aug. 17, 1943 1
Farmer's Beware!
Babion Discusses Postwar Farm Prices
Navy Film Shows Kamikaze Action
By Roger Babion
:Babson Park, Mass., August
U, (Special Correspondence)
1-have just been reading a book
written for farmers by Samuel
Benner who was born In Ross
County Ohio, in 1832. It is
'jBenner's Prophecies" and was
first published in ioid uy
Robert Clark Company oi v-m
clnnati. . His forecasts were
based largely on the prices of
ivhul. iron and pork. He was
the first business statistician to
make forecasts from charts. His
charts dated from 1819 until his
death in 1884. A free summary
of his work has been distributed
by the Van Camp Hardware &
Iron Company of Indianapolis.
Banner's MUtsks Was
rhartina Only Prices
, Although farmers owe much
to Samuel Benner, he neverinc
less made one basic mistake. In
fact, if he had not. his books to
day would be selling as are the
works of Effingham Wilson of
London who sold Benner s puDu
,ntinn in Encland. This mis-
lake of Mr. Benner's was that
he charted only prices ana oiu
not give sufficient attention 'o
the volume. He should have
charted the product of the price
and the volume. This is what
farmers should do today, rather
fhnn he mislead by Benner's
theory.
For instance, 1.000,000,000
bushels of wheal selling at one
dollar a bushel has the same
potent effect as 50,000,000 bu
shels selling at two dollars per
bushel. The same principle ap
plies to all commodities and to
business as a whole. It Is the
basis of the Babsonchart, a copy
of which I will gladly send to
any reader without charge. This
is based upon a combination of
the studies of Sir Isaac Newton
and Effingham Wilson.
FARM CASH INCOME
(Millions of Dollars) Crops
1829 5,125
1932 .... 1,097
1939 3.38
1942 8.387
1943 7,903
1944 8,696
1045 (Estimated) 9,145
Government Interference
Like Darning Water
Until 1914 there existed truly
free markets and excepting in
a few commodities which tem
porarily were cornered by big
speculators there had been no
interference with prices. Since
1914. and especially, since 1040
the artificial regulation of pric
es and production has raised
havoc with forecasting. How
ever, this interference is a good
deal like damming a stream of
water. You can temporarily
slow-up the flow, but you do not
destroy the water. Sooner or
later this water must go over
the dam. It is on this assump
tion that the Babsonchart is
based.
Not only is the U. S. buying
huge quantities of farm pro
ducts, but the farmers are get
ting Government bounties which
upset forecasting. However,
since the Atomic Bombs brought
the Japanese War to a speedy
end, the next few years will see
a lot of trouble for one crop
farmers.
Twenty-five years ago the
peak of World War I prices was
reached. In May, 1920, prices
received by farmers averaged
235 per cent of 1910-14. Just a
year later the price index was
down to 115. In may, 1945, the
price index was 200. This means
that fnrm prices more than
doubled in each World War per
iod. The total farm cash income
was nearly five times as large
In 1944 as In 1932, in fact, in
1944 it was nearly double the
prosperous year of 1929. Re
cently there has been a leveling
off. Farmers cash Income for
the first six months of 1945 was
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"The Fleet That Came to
Stay," a vivid motion picture
giving for the first time the au
thentic story of the U. S. Navy's
slugfest with Jap land-based sui
cide planes in the air-sea battle
of Okinawa will be shown at the
Craterian theatre beginning Sun
day. Based on 200,000 feet of film
taken under fire by 103 camera
men, this picture brings before
the public the most amazing bat
tle scenes between the U. S.
Navy and Jap Kamikaze planes, i
Here is a graphic tale of three
fabulous months in which 4,232
Jap planes were destroyed. Only
10 per cent got through the U.S,
air patrol but did considerable
damage.
George E. Gales, Jr., chief
photographers' mate, U S N R,
1307 Queen Anne,, of this city
was among the many navy per
sonnel filming this sea drama.
The comedy-musical "Delightful
ly Dangerous," with Jane Pow
ell, Ralph Bellamy and Morton
Gould and his orchestra is the
feature attraction.
CIO Will Campaign
For Higher Wages
Washington, Aug- 17 4U.R
President Philip Murray of the
Congress of Industrial Organiza
tions today announced that his
organization would open cam
paigns immediately for higher
wages and unionization of unor
ganized industries.
He told a press conference that
all of the big CIO unions which
have a wage reopening clause
upon the significant change in
the national wage stabilization
policy will ask their employers
promptly for conferences to ne
gotiate higher wages.
Murray estimated that 70 to
80 per cent of the 6,000,000 CIO
members are covered by such
reopening clauses.
Cloilng time for Sunday Too Late
Please remember
!ng that the plaintiffs are the, less); together with all water
owners of the following descnb- and ditch rights appurtenant
ed real property situated in Jack-1 thereto.
,r. r-nnntv Oreeon. in fee,nd for a further decree of this
simple, and that the defendants ; Court quieting the title to said1
and neither thereof have any j premises In the plaintiffs in fee j
right, title, interest, lien or eswi j pimple ana restraining me ne
in or to said described premises . fendants and each thereof from
or any part thereof:
asserting any right, title, interest.
The southwest quarter of the lien or estate in or to said de
OF HALF MILLION
PEACETIME PLAN
Washington, Aug.
Chairman David I.
170J.R
Walsh, D..
FLASH FIRES SET
NOTICE
In the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Jackson (jounty.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Caroline Johnson," deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has filed his
Final Account in the above en
titled matter, and the above en
titled Court has fixed September
8, 1945, at 10:00 o'clock A. M.,
in the County Court room in the
Courthouse in Medford, Jackson
County, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to
said Final Account, and for the
settlement thereof.
THOMAS J. JOHNSON,
Executor.
Harry C. Skyrman,
Attorney for Estate.
only 40 million dollars above! Mass., of the Senate Naval Af-
the same period last year, in
cluding government payments.
Government
Livestock Payments
6.171
2,746
4,511
8.8B7
11.349
11,532
11,118
0
0
807
697
672
817
779
Total
11,296
4,743
8,684
16,071
19,924
21,045
21,042
lizer. In the long run, the cost
of a product determines the
selling price, but there is al
ways a slump before prices are
adjusted to costs. For a few
years following World War II,
only little attention ,wlll be
given to farmers' costs, notwith
standing the following wage
table.
Annual Avcrnge June 1, June 1,
FARM WAGE RATES 1910-14 1935-39 1042 1945
Per month, with board $22.09 $26.01 $42.93 $81.28
Per month, without board 29.18 34.17 52.79 ' 93.10
Per day, wllh board 1.16 1.23 1.89 3.65
Per day, without board 1.42 1.50 2.11 4.16
Postwar Outlook Sees
Price Slump
When I tell farmers that a big
dump In farm prices will come
during the next few years, they
reply by reciting their In
creases in costs, higher wages,
higher taxes and higher every
thing from implements to fertl-
All the above means that the
wise farmer will today not over-
expand or buy more land. He
will first get out of debt; second
ly, he will buy agricultural in
plements and make repairs to
reduce his postwar costs; nnd
thirdly, he will save money,
through buying government
bonds nnd accumulating a good
bank account for the trouble
some years which are ahead..
Special Notei The above mcs
sage to farmers Is all the more
important now that Japan has
surrendered. Do not be so jubi-
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lant about getting your boys
home that they will find a farm
burdened with debt or a father
who has failed to recognize and
prepare for the slump in certain
agricultural prices which is
bound to follow.
. The entrance of Russia into
the War and the surrender of
Japan do not change my opinion
on the investment outlook. I am
still bullish on most common
stocks, with the exception of
shipping, airplane and muni
tions. I am still bearish on the
railroads and believe they will
suffer with the one crop farmers.
Girl War Workers
Beat Gas Ration
By Riding Horses
Stonrham, Colo.. Aug. 7 (U.R)
Two girl war workers, undefeat
ed by the vacation transporta
tion problem, were ncaring
Sloneham today after a 1200
mile horseback ride from Los
Angeles.
The pair. Virginia Conradson
of Stonrham and Eileen Holt of
Sturgeon Bay, Wis., left Los
Angeles July 8 Intent on reach
ing Colorado without braving
the storm of clogged rail sta
tions. Both well-tanned and healthy,
the girls reached Denver in time
for the victory celebration. They
said they traveled 30 to 35 miles
a day, sleeping by the roadside
at night in bedrolls. Their
horses, on the fourth set of
horseshoes since the beginning
of the tourney, were watered
from soft drink bottles in the
Arizona desert and fed boxes of
breakfast oats.
fairs committee, estimated to
day the permanent peacetime
strength of the navy will be ap
proximately 500,000 officers and
men.
The navy now numbers 3,800,
000. It will be reduced by
around 2,000,000 in a year.
Walsh told reporters that he
discussed the questions of de
mobilization and postwar
strength with Secretary of Navy
James V. Forrestal.
"Congress will fix by law fu
ture strength of the navy,"
Walsh said. "In my opinion it
will be approximately 500,000
officers and men."
Hold Some Draftees
Walsh said he urged demobili
zation of as many men as the
navy can spare, but agreed with
Forrestal it will be necessary to
hold "most" of the drafted men
in the Pacific until conditions
in Japan are stabilized.
Walsh said the transfer of re
serve officers and men who de
sire to stay with the navy will
be arranged "as soon as possi
ble." He said the regular navy
personnel now is insufficient to
man the number of vessels and
stations that will be necessary In
the postwar period. He said
transfers will be made on a mer
it system depending on age and
records of service.
Herman Reichard,
G. P. Presbyterian
Pastor Succumbs
Portland. Ore., Aug- 17 (U.R)
Funeral services in Grnnts Pass
are being arranged today for Dr.
Herman S. Reichard, Presby
terian leader, who died Wednes
day night in a Portland hospital.
Dr. Reichard was pastor of the
Grants Pass Presbyterian church
for 10 years and recent modera
tor of the Oregon Synod. Born
in Ohio in 1876, he attended
Heidelberg college in that state
and completing theological work
at Dayton, O , he was ordained
In 1901. In 1921 he went to
Walla Walla, Wash-, as pastor of
First Presbyterian church there
and came to Portland in Decem
ber, 1929. He took over the pas
torate lit Grants Pass in 1935.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 17 'U.R)
Flash fires set by lightning in
the Madras headquarters area
and a small flare-up in the Wil
son river fire district south of
the Consolidated Timber Com
pany camp mark the only
changes in the two burning
fronts in the state, state foresters
said today.
The Madras fires in the Warm
Springs Indian reservation were
quickly brought under control. A
mop-up campaign against the
Clear Creek and other big blazes
was reported going smoothly
with predictions that some of the
men now on the lines would be
relieved in a few days. Patrol of
the fire lines will be maintained,
however.
A flare-up near Consolidated
was caused by a burning snag
that fell across fire lines, but
new trails were quickly con
structed around the fire and the
blaze was controlled.
Church Poor Boxes
Robbed For Living
Chicago, Aug. 17 (U.R)
Julius Goss, 59, told police today
he had made a living for 48
years by robbing church poor
boxes-
When police arrested him they
found $50 in coins in his room,
$185 in currency, and a bank
book showing $450 deposited.
Goss said he usually counted on
a $20 take each Sunday.
They also discovered a pencil
tipped with chewing gum. which
Goss said he used to lift coins
from poor boxes.
MOUNTAnSfOFFOOD FOR
BOILERMAKERS PICNIC
Portlnnd, Ore., Aug. 17 (U.R)
Hungry?
The menu given for an annual
Boilermakers picnic at Bonnie
Lure park near Portland this
week-end consists of 200 lambs,
1500 cases of beer, potato salad
In o5-gallon barrels, 15,000 ears
of corn and etc.
Approximately 10.000 persons
are expected for the week-end
picnic and to top it off it's on
the house. The union is footing
the bill.
Summons For Publication
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
JAY PORTER and ALFREDA J
PORTER, husband and wife,
plaintiffs, vs- R. E. KINGS
BURY and JANE DOE
KINGSBURY, his wife, her
true given name being to the
plaintiff unknown; GEORGE
MEGERLE and JANE DOE
MEGERLE. his wife, her true
given name being to the plain
tiff unknown; WM. F. JONES
and JENNIE JONES, his wile;
and all unknown heirs of said
defendants if they or either j
thereof be deceased, and also
all persons and parties un-1
known claiming any right,
title, interest, lien or estate in
or to the premises described
in this complaint, defendants.
To the above named defend
ants and each thereof:
You and each of you are here
by notified and required to ap
pear in the above entitled Court
and cause and answer the com
plaint of plaintiffs within four
(4) weeks from the date of the
first publication of this sum- !
mons upon you, which is the 3rd
day of August, 1945, and if you
fail to appear and answer within
the time required, for want
thereof, the plaintiffs will apply
to the court far the relief nraved
for in their complaint, to-wit:
For a decree of the court decree-
nnrthoaot auarter. ana me
northwest quarter of the south
east quarter of Section 4,
Township 38 south, Range 4,
West of the Willamette Meri
dian; (excepting and reserv
ing therefrom that part there
of lying on the west side of
Evans creek and more parti
cularly described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest
corner of the southwest quart
er of the southeast quarter of
said Section 4, running thence
east to the center of Evans
Creek, thence following north
westerly up the center of Evans
Creek to the northwest corner
of the southeast quarter of
Section 4, thence south to the
place of beginning) also: com
mencing at a point 19 rods and
5'4 feet north of the southeast
corner of the southwest quart
er of the northeast quarter of
Section 4, Township 36 south,
Range 4, West of the Willam
ette Meridian; thence running
north to the northeast corner
of the aforesaid tract; thence
west along the north line of
said tract 18'-i rods; thence
south 61 rods 6V2 feet, thence
east 13'8 rods to the starting
point; (excepting therefrom,
beginning at the center line of
Ivans Creek at a point 720
feet west of the southeast
corner of the northwest one
quarter of the southeast one
quarter of Section 4 in Town
ship 36 South, Range 4 West
of the Willamette Meridian in
Jackson County, Oregon;
thence running east 720 feet;
thence north BOO feet; thence
west 790 feet; thence north 50
degrees west 270 feet: thence
west 220 feet to the center line
of Evans Creek: thence south
easterly, along the center line
of Evans Creek (the course and
distance being approximately
south 25 degrees east 1180
feet) to the point of beginning,
containing 20.1 acres, more or
scribed premises or any part
thereof.
This summons is served upon
you by publication !n the Med
ford Mail Tribune once a week
for four (4) consecutive weeks by
Order of Honorable H. K. Hanna,
Judge of the above entitled
Court, which Order was made on
the 2nd day of August, 1945.
Last day for appearance is
August 31. 1945.
GUS NEWBURY.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
U. S. National Bank Building,
Medford, Oregon.
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Located 17 Miles North of Medford on the
Crater Lake Highway
Daily Capacity 20,000 Feet
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and other necessary equipment
Gulf Red Cedar Company, Inc.
S. C. Star Route, Eagle Point, Oregon
Telephone Eagle Point 2315
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pays the
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now.
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SALE
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One 45-inch fan and extrance cone
Approximately 180 feet of 19-inch discharge
pipe.
One 5-ff. Separator
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ALSO one 8-saw foot operated trimmer.
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