"MEDFORDalTRIBUNE
SECTION D
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1962
PAGES 1 to 8
Eastern European Satellites
Not Without Food Shortages
By GERD KRIWANEK Poland: The "scare" buying
United Pres International of flour, sugar and other
Vienna iLPI) The Eastern ! staples is considered unwar
European satellites, like their j ranted by Western observers.
Russian taskmasters, are not ; As in all the satellites, rumors
without their food shortages
today. But, as in the Soviet
Union, current shortages are
neither critical nor without
lolution.
This is the opinion of sea
toned East European observ
ers here.
Exactly what solutions will
be employed remains to be
een. In the meantime, the
satellite rulers know, or
should know, what not to do
namely not to repeat the er
rors that have led to the
thortages, in varying degrees,
from Vladivostok to the Ber
lin wall.
It is too easy to blame it
11 on communist agricultural
theory. This, in fact, has been
(uccessful at times, though it
cannot be absolved of all
blame in the present circum
stances. '
But observers of the East
ern bloc are inclined to at
tribute the current shortages
to a number of factors, all of
which - except the weather -item
from communist de
cisions about how life should
be run on communist terri
tory. Cannot Produce
. Boiled down to the briefest
analysis, they say, it means
that communist collective
farms simply cannot produce
as much and as well as pri
vately owned farms.
It is also too easy, these ob
servers believe, to say - as
Soviet Premier Nikita S.
Khrushchev said last week -that
the Western "imperial
ists," by their alleged threat
of war, have forced the com
munist camp to forego butter
tor guns.
But there is an element of
truth in that argument. Rus
sia, as much as America, finds
itself under a compulsion to
be militarily strong. Soviet
strategists do not expect to be
taken as seriously as they are
now taken if the country's in
dustrial might does not pro
duce armaments.
But armaments, while the
costliest item in the Soviet
budget, are not the only one
detracting from the food sup
ply. Also Helped
The tremendous efforts in
space exploration and. to a
lesser extent, the need to sub
sidize underdeveloped ' coun
tries and earn foreign ex
change have also helped to
make the Soviet larder bare.
What is true of the Soviet
Onion is true, in varying de
grees, of the satellites. If
Czechoslovakia is to produce,
say, machine tools, it may
have to cut down on sausages.
From a communist point of
view, this should not happen.
The Eastern bloc, under the
collectivization of agriculture,
Js supposed to be able to pro
duce more butter as well as
more guns.
In practice, this has not
worked.
If it had Khrushchev would
not have had to order in
creases in the price of meat
and butter, observers said. But
he did, and the Soviet satel
lites are now feeling the rep
, ercussions.
Buy Staples
Polish housewives went to
state stores in droves to buy
flour, sugar and other stples
in large quantities after
Khrushchev's price rise an
nouncement. Rationing was
imposed a day or two later.
In East Germany, where
many children go withou' as
much milk as they should
have and meat is found in
butcher shops only once a
week, the regime imposed
"public control," or rationing,
of these products last Wednes
day
Thus far. in Czechoslovakia.
Hungary, Romania and Bul
garia, there has been no an
nouncement of, new controls.
But unofficial rationing has
already been in force on some
products for years - thanks to
the law of supply and demand.
Breakdown
A country-by-country break
down of the food situation in
the satellites follows:
East Germany: Last Wednes
day East German Communists
admitted to widespread milk,
butter and meat shortages.
The party newspaper, Neues
Deutschland, announced the'
Imminent imposition of "pub-'
ic control."
It said cattle slaughtering'
was far below what it should j
have been, private sources :
said many butcher shops had !
meat only on week ends.
These sources said pntaiors
- as usual - are scarce. The
weekly per capita allotment,
of 10 pounds often fails'to he
met and more drastic official
rationing may be imposed
East Germans who write to
relatives in the West ask (or
such staples as dried peas and
beans, which are considered a
luxury, while in the West they
cost next to nothing
invariably touch off a rush on
the items that are supposed to
be getting scarcer or more ex
pensive. The Soviet price
hikes set off the latest rumors.
Poland is, in fact, the least
collectivized of the satellites
and production has risen in
recent years. The govern
ment's decision to limit house
wives' purchases of flour,
sugar and other items was said
to have been taken to ease
the strain on the transport fa
cilities that bring these prod
ucts to the stores.
Nevertheless, Poland is not
without its farm problems.
Czechoslovakia: The present
situation does not appear criti
cal. Meat, as in all the satel
lites, is perennially scarce.
But it was apparently scarcer
last summer, when travelers
from the West reported long
queues of housewives in front
of butcher shops to obtain a
slice of meat for the week
end.
Shortages
However, in recent months,
shortages of flour, vegetables
and fruit have also been re
ported. Czechs' who are fond of
dumplings and other pasty
dishes, were advised by party
officials to alter their diets
because of the grain situation.
As in the case of Poland,
the Czech food supply still de
pends to a considerable extent
on private farms. In the prov
ince of Slovakia, for instance,
between 33 and 40 per cent
of milk and pork production
was private. However, author
ities say 95 per cent of the
country's arable land is col
lectivized. Hungary: Western reporters
in Hungary do not report any
food shortages that could be
termed critical. In fact, they
say, the average Hungarian is
eating better than before the
1956 uprising - and probably
as a result of it.
Diets Offset
The rise in wages has out
stripped the rise in food costs.
Traditional drab diets of the
poor are now offset by occa
sional splurges at restaurants.
Factory, office and school
meals are cheap but plain; ;'
Imported food from caviar
to cognac is not hard to come
by in Budapest and the larger
towns, though, of course, it is
out of the reach of most Hun
garians, who spend 40 to 50
per cent of their income on
plain food.
Meal, dairy products and
eggs - eggs sometimes disap
pear from store shelves for
months at a time - are the
perennial scare foods. No one
is starving, but official sources
say agricultural production
has fallen since collectiviza-
tion.
Romania: The difficulties
here, recent travelers to the
West say, are due mainly to
distribution.
Fertile Land
Romania abounds in fertile
land. It claims to have raised
farm production considerably
since the Communist takeover.
Meat, however, is usually in
short supply.
Bulgaria: Meat and dairy
products are in very short sup
ply because of what authori
ties say was a "miscalcula
tion" in assuring fodder. Fruit
and vegetables, however, are
said to be in good supply. But
the country as a whole now
faces a major drought. There
has been no rainfall for the
past month.
Albania: There has been
little news in recent weeks on
harvest prospects and the food
situation in the tiny Balkan
state, aside from the usual
party appeals for fulfillment
of agricultural quotas.
It is always claimed pro
duction targets st oversub
scribed. Only 12 per cent of
this mountainous land is ar
able and 80 per cent of that
was collectivized in 1958. Be
tween 1960 and 1965 agricul
tural production is supposed
to increase 64 percent, a mod
est aim by communist stand
ards. Albanians thrive mainly on
millet, which grows under the
worst climate conditions, and
fish.
Truck Dynamiter
Enters Prison to
Commence Term
Salem-Wl'-Levi McDonald,
former Portland stereotyper
negotiator, entered the Ore
gon Penitentiary Tuesday
night, a day before a mandate
from the U.S. Supreme Court
upholding two dynamiting
convictions was to arrive in
Multnomah County.
The high court last month
rejected his appeals for re
view of his convictions in con
nection with the 1960 dyna
miting of trucks in Portland
and Oregon City that were
used by struck Portland news
papers. The Supreme Court action
in refusing to review the State
Supreme Court rulings left
standing two 10-year prison
terms.
More Time
The Supreme Court order
was expected here today. Mc
Donald could have obtained
more time to put his affairs
in order before going to
prison.
Four other men involved in
the bombings, Charles, Will
liam and Edward Snyder,
brothers; and Gerald Couzens,
drew prison terms two years
ago and have served their
sentences.
Warden Clarence T. Glad
den said McDonald entered
the prison quietly at 7:05
p.m. PST Tuesday.
He was immediately taken
to the admissions and orienta
tion section where he will be
kept for 30 days before being
transfcred to regular status.
This is routine for all prison
ers, Gladden said.
Committee Reports
$1,262 in Donations
The Citizens for Home Rule
committee has submitted a list
of' donations totaling Sl,
262.67, the Jackson county
elections department said
Wednesday.
Major donations include A.
S. V. Carpenter $328.32; Otto
Frohnmayer. S25; Big Pines
Lumber company, $25; Rogue
Valley Land company, $25;
Trowbridge and Flynn Elec
tric compajiy, $25; John W.
Snider, $25; Richard E. Wat
son, $25: Robert C. Ross, $50;
Bessonette Construction com
pany, $50; Fluhrer Properties,
$50; Crater Lake Motors,
S100; League of Women
Voters, $50: Glenn W. Jack
son, $50; Reter Fruit com
pany, $50: and Henry F. Padg
ham jr., $100.
State Committee
Sets Friday Hearing
Grants Pass- Josephine
county problems will be pre
sented at a public hearing in
Grants Pass Friday of the
Legislative Interim Commit
tee on Small Business. Sen.
Richard E. Groener, Milwau
kee, committee chairman, has
announced.
The hearing will start at 9
a.m. in the Josephine county
courthouse.
Sen. E. D. Potts of Jose
phine county, a member of
the committee, is in charge
of arrangements.
Mayor Chris Gill of Grants
Pass and Rep. Sidney Bazett
of Josephine county will
speak. Spokesmen for the
Grants Pass Chamber of Com
merce will be President
James Baskcr and Manager
Jack McMahan, who will
speak on general needs of Jo
sephine county, legislation to
permit cities to contribute to
area promotion associations
and problems pertaining to
the State Industrial Accident
Commission, the personal
property tax on inventories
and the lumber Industry.
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