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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1958)
In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS There are two interesting tales in the news his morn ing. They are curiously inter related. Here is Tale No. 1: The department of agricul ture said American farmers are producing the largest crop in history this year. Overall crop production will be up .seven per cent from last year. Cotton is up six per cent over 1957. Soybeans will hit all time new highs. All wheat and barley crops are of rec ord size. Corn and hay crops are expected to be at least the second largest in history. Oats, potatoes and sugar crops (beet, cane, etc.) are far above averaged And All this is being done on THE SMALLEST ACREAGE IN 40 YEARS. ILL that should be good news. But IS IT? fNE WONDERS. " ' All over America the warehouses are bulging with carried-over surpluses from former years. These surpluses hang over the agricultural markets like a dark thunder cloud. Inevitably, this ques tion arises: What will an all-time rec ord crop do to PRICES? That remains to be seen. Nobody knows. HERE is tale No. 2: The senate has given final congressional approval to a compromise four-year exten sion to the nation's RECIPRO CAL TRADE bill. The meas ure gives President Eisenhow er most of the tariff-cutting power he has asked for. , It is assumed that he will sign the bill into law. I1THY is that related to our ' record-breaking crop of this year? It's like this: ' American farmers have demonstrated that they are the most efficient producers of food in the world. Over the world as a whole, there isn't food enough to go around. Millions of people are hungry. Consider this fact: If American farmers who this year will produce the big gest crop in history on the smallest acreage in history could dispose of their surplus to the peoples who are hung ry, everything would be rosy. THAT can come about only by means of TRADE. Trade is a two-way street. Before people elsewhere can buy the food we are able to produce in such abundance, they must be able to sell to us the things they produce in abundance. If we are to sell, we must also buy. That is the first law of commerce. Plans Being Made For B-E Day Here Plans are being made for business education day in Medford Sept. 11, according to Don McNeil, Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce manager. On that day, Medford school teachers will be invited to visit firms assigned them. Firm executives will discuss with them every day business problems. Subjects for discussion may include employment and train ing procedures, selling, busi ness problems, and contribu tion to community, the cham ber manager said. The latter subject would cover payrolls, taxes, support of community enterprises ana leadership. Ashland Police Probe Vandalism Ashland City Dolice here are investigating the vandal ism in the Rest Haven mauso leum in Mt. View cemetery in Ashland recently. Officers said about eight youngsters between 12 and 16 years old, both boys ana girls from Ashland and Rlea ford, are involved. Plastic vases were broken, vents kicked off the roof, wa ter turned on. brass attach ments for vases bent and the hoist for , elevating caskets used, uolice said. Cost of the damage has not yet been estimated, officers said. Grange News... Central Point Grange Grange will meet Friday night. The HEC will outline the committees to help with the dinner to be given for the Rebecca's convention Aug, 19. Growers are asked to bring produce to be judged on qualifications for the Fair booth. The program will consist of group singing, skits and con tests. 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