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Weekly Page of Farm News PAGE TEN Jnnunry 14, 1943 ANGELL SEEKS SOLUTION OF FARM PROBLEM Tighten Your Belts: Here's New Budget LUTE BUYING Coalscuttle Lane Col. Rowan Dies BUDGET EXPECTED FROM NTO ACTION LL $100,000,000,000 BUMPERGROPS MARKET vi" . x' j ft ( hi-A ,4- MEWEL i WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (fl1) Representative Angell (R-Ore.) announced he had urged the war production board to solve as speedily as passible the farm ma chinery situation, which he said was causing distress among farmers of his state. Angell told the board that Ore- eon was an agriculture state. "The farming communities are greatly distressed over the farm machinery situation which has arisen, due to the curtailment not only of new machinery but also of repairs and parts," Angell wrote the board. Havoc Worked "The problem is aggravated, not only by reason of need of increased production, but also by lack of competent and sufficient farm labor which necessitates ad ditional machinery. In much of Oregon, particularly eastern Ore gon, large farms are operated where heavy machinery is need ed such as tractors, combines, and other equipment for opera tion of large areas with a few men.": The representative said previ ous WPB orders had ."worked havoc", with the farmers. He said the farmers of the state had urged him to present to the WPB their difficulties and ask modifi cations of existing orders, so an increase in farm machinery and equipment may be obtained. I WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 VP) Secretary of Agriculture . Wick ard today authorized the sale of government-owned soft wheat at. prices, designed to help stabilize the grain at levels which would allow millers to sell flour under government price ceilings with out being squeezed. The soft wheat will be offered at parity prices, or 23 cents a bushel above - the 1942 wheat loan value: Those prices will be $1.50 a bushel for No. 1 soft white wheat at Kansas City and $1.55 for the same grade at St. Louis and Chicago. No. 2 soft red wheat will be offered at $1.50 at Kansas City and $1.55 at St. Louis and Chicago. Millers will be required to pay transportation costs from these terminals.1 Seed League Meets In Eugene Soon The Oregon 1 Seed Growers league will hold their annual meeting at Eugene on January 15 and lb. President Glenn Ritch- ey of Forest Grove, says, "In spite of adverse weather, degra dations of insects and diseases. the seed industry goes ahead. The government is calling for large supplies of seed of vetches, peas, ciovers, aitaua, grasses and veg etables. Oregon is helping in the national war proti-am by pro ducing tnese crops." Many Klamath county grow ers are members of this organiza tion, and members of various committees such as federal rela tionships, grading, testing, ware housing and marketing, cover crops, grass seeds, legumes, vee- etable seed- and sugar beets, and the Seed Growers league is of particular interest to Klamath county growers as seed produc tion is Building up here. MORE SUBSTITUTES In addition to the eight desis- nated war crops potatoes, dry beans, dry edible peas, canning peas, tomatoes for processing, flax for seed or fiber and vetch for seed the following crops may be substituted for wheat to meet 80 per cent of allotment re quirements of the 1943 AAA program: Legume hay, oats and veicn or oats and peas for hay, permanent pastures, Austrian field peas and barley for grain. ao quality as substitute crops, seedings. of Austrian peas, hay, barley or permanent pastures must be above normal plantings. TAX AFFECTS FARMERS Farm operators will pay the new five per cent Victory tax on their net incomes, not gross in comes. The farmer is not respon sible for payment of Victory tax by his hired hands. Farm work . ers must make their ' own ar rangements for deducting tax from annual salary in excess of $024. , SUPPORT PRICES ASKED The state USDA war board has recommended suggested grower support prices for potatoes, dry onions, cabbage for market and for nine vegetables for process ing. Price levels .necessary .tod ootdin production sought by goals was primary consideration.-f l nil j 1942 1943 1944 , dpjwV- V BILLIONS OF jnA I NONA ' M its. WAR .MM '-v-viv:-;-v Interest, Etc.) v-.:&SXt RECEIPTS PROPOSED NEW TAXES DEFICIT (Adds to Public Debt) tNEA Tcleohato) Here's the biggest Budget in 0. S. history for the fiscal year of 1C44. The chart shows where the nation's money will go. More than 100 bil lion dollars will go for war expenditures and less than nine billions lor non-war Items. Below Is shown where the money will come from taxes, other receipts and deficit. The deficit may go to 100 billion before the year Is over. Weekly Market Trends (Editor's. N'ote: The followlnc market In formation U supplied from material ob tained orer the government leased wire in the offire of the extension economist at Oregon Stafe ro'lese. Tbe material, io the rorm of a weekly summary of trends in the livestock market. Is not tntend-d to replace spot day by day market reports.) CATTLE MARKETS The increase in livestock sup plies noted at North Portland in the early weeks of the new year has been fully matched by de mand resulting in strong mar kets generally. Late Monday 1300 head of cattle were offered for local sale and were in strong demand. A few loads of med ium to good fed steers sold up to $14.50, while three loads of the best brought $14.90 to $15, the latter price being a new high. The San Francisco mar ket gained about 25 cents Mon day, though no top quality fed stock were offered. Highest price was , $14.15. A weaker market was reported in Chicago, where the early top was $16.50, paid for Colorado yearlings of about 1000 pounds. Receipts of cattle at North Portland in December amounted to only 8824 head, compared with 14,400 a year previous. Only about half of the normal consumption in Portland occur red, while reshipments back to the country were about equal wholesale price ceilings for beef are now in effect, on a specific dollars-and-cents basis but these have had little effect on live. prices, v. . SHEEP AND LAMBS Although ' 3500 sheep and lambs were received at North Portland, only 1400 were offered locally. A strong market car ried the top price about 25 cents above last week's close. Two loads of choice 93 to 95 pound fed wooled lambs brought $15.25, although, most good to choice truck-ins went no higher than $14.75. Good to choice shorn lambs brought $14. Top price reported from other mar kets were: San Francisco, $15; Chicago, $15.85; Omaha, $15.15. At both Chicago and Omaha a weak undertone prevailed. Lamb prices at North Portland are about 75 cents above those paid a year ago and are at the highest mark in many years. The receipts in December were more nearly comparable to last Ambassadors Ambassadors of China, Great r)ill ' ' ' ' v'Mita., narn,,.n,.,.r ... rr ,1 ,ii,,ati, J"f" J dell Hull on post war rehabilitation and rallsf nt Wn.hlnntnn. n for the parley (left to riant). Dr. Litvinov of Russia. ' , $35,000,000,00d $16,000,000,001 $58,000,000,001 0 0 year, however, than was the case for either cattle, or hogs. Arrivals were about 12,000 head, which was about 3600 head below December, 1941. HOG MARKETS Heavy marketings of hogs con tinued at North Portland, Mon day, when 2400 head were avail able locally. Prices gained back the 25 to 35 cents that they had lost late last week. Top price paid was $15, with somewhat heavier weights bringing $14 to $14.50. Prices were off slightly at San Francisco, although the top price was $15.75. The gen eral trading at Chicago was ac tive in all weights, though prices were down slightly there too, with a top of $14.85. Though hog receipts have picked up since January 1, totals for December were far below those of December 1941, in fact less than half. WOOL MARKETS Very little business in domes tic wools was reported from the Boston market last week as holders were unwilling to sell at offered prices. Some original bag Idaho wool of mixed grades, ranging from three-eights to fine and shrinking 66 per cent, sold at a grease price of 37i cents delivered at the mill. Prices offered for graded three eighths wool on a clean basis was $1.03. The general price trend on all types of South Am erican wool has been a slow de cline since the first of last year. Widespread interest continues in the public auctions of Aus tralian wool and uncertainty prevails as to how long these will continue and how much wool is to be offered. BOSTON WOOL BOSTON, Jan. 4 (AP-USDA) Domestic grease wools were very quiet in the Boston wool market today. Sales of fine oils from Australian wools were made at ceiling prices. Fine staple Aus tralian spot wools were sold at a grease price of $1.02 to $1.05 out of bond. Scoured Montevi deo wools were sold at un changed prices. Why not put thermometers in street cars so we could read them and shiver? Confer on Post War Rehabilitation Britain nnH ! n..S. Wei Taomlnn of rhii,.. i.nrj Uoi; " By VICTOR EUBANX NEW YORK. Jan. 14 (fP) Late buying in steels, chemicals and specialties shook the stock market out of its general apathy today and put favorites up frac tions to 2 or more points. Purchasing was based largely on a revival of earnings hopes and the fact the list turned slug gish when selling cropped up. Mired prices ruled from the start but last-minute bidding turned the tide for selected issues. There still were many losers at the close. Dealers ex panded moderately in the final hour and transfers were around 700,000 shares. Much of the early irregularity was blamed on continuance of tax doubts and the thought that the seasonal direction of the market in the latter part of January is downward. War news again was a neutral fac tor. Bonds were relatively steady. Closing quotations: American Can 76 Am Car & Fdy 251 Am Tel & Tel 132J Anaconda 25 a Cat Tractor 401 Comm'nw'lth & Sou 718 General Electric 31J General Motors 45 Gt Nor Ry pfd 23 Illinois Central 8S Int Harvester 57 i Kennecott 30 Lockheed 17J Long-Bell "A" 6 Montgomery Ward 333 Nash-Kclv 6 J N Y Central 103 Northern Pacific 71 Pac Gas & El 25 Packard Motor 31 Penna R R 24J Republic Steel 15 Safeway Stores 355 Sears Roebuck 601 Southern Pacific 161 Standard Brands 4i Sunshine Mining 41 Trans-America 61 Union Oil Calif 13 Union Pacific U S Steel 83) 495 Warner Pictures 71 WHEAT ." CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (VP) 4- The grain market's retreat was halted today with a strong rally that lifted prices of most futures con tracts about a cent a bushel. Enlarged mill buying, reflect ing substantial flour business, and buying associated with heavy trade for shipment of corn from this market checked the decline, which has been under way since Tuesday when ceilings were placed on corn. Some traders expressed belief export sales of wheat to Mexico may have been reflected by purchases in the pit. Wheat closed 8-lc higher than yesterday, May $1.38i-8, July $1.39; corn 8-lic up, May 971-8c, July 971c; oats i-lic higher; rye 8-lc up, and soybeans ic higher to 3 c lower. LIVESTOCK SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 (AP-USDA) Cattle; saiaole 2b. bteers scarce, un dertone firm, good 900-1100 lb. quoted $14.00-15.00; medium to good heifers quoted $12.50-13.50 canners scarce $7.50-8.00; few bulls $11.00; calves: salable 10 Nominal; vealers quoted $14.00 down. Hogs: salable 250; around 10- 15c lower; bulk good 185-235 lb. barrows and gilts $15.80 $15.90; odd good sows $13.80. Sheep: salable 200. Fully .uu e . - a.... . r. i u..ti. -mi j- r-.. n.i.-r j " " mmm Regents Park in London Is a coal up on fuel for cold days ahead. London is using many of Plea From Wickard Our farm resources must bo used toward but one eiul victory. Our fighting forces are making supreme sacrifices. On the farm front we must mako suro that we back them up with every ounce of energy and every acre of land. Not only must wo keep our own soldiers strong physically by producing the food they need, but we must back them up in another way by keeping workers in our war factories well fed. We must send mountains of food overseas to our allies, giving them strength to fight side by side with our own men. Moreover, we need to provide the food boatload after boatload to feed the conquered pcoplo of Europe and put them back on their feet immediately upon liberation, so that they too can join the forces of liberation. With labor, machinery and transportation at a premium during 1943, production which does not contribute to winning the war must be discarded. We must turn nil of our energy to production of agricultural products essential In this war. Our solo yardstick must be: "Will It Help Win the Wor?" CLAUDE R. WICKARD, Secretary of Agriculture. steady; good . to choice wooled lambs quoted $14.50-15.50; med ium to choice ewes $6.30-7.50. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Jan. 14 (AP- USDA) CATTLE: Salable and total 125; calves salable 35; total 50; market active, fully steady on limited supply; odd common to medium steers $10.50-13.50; light dairy type steers down ward to $7.00; few medium beef heifers $12.50-13.00; common to cutter grades $8.50-9.00; canncr and cutter cows $6.75-8.25; fat dairy type cows to $9.00 and above; heavy Holstelns upward to $10.25; good young beef cows to $11.50; medium to good bulls $10.50-12.00; common grades down to $9.00; medium vealers $12.00-13.50; choice salable $15.00-50; few choice 320 pound calves $15.00. HOGS: Salable 300; total 650; market active and strong; good to choice 180-220 lbs. $14.75 15.00; more at outside than Wed nesday; medium grades down to $14.50; 240-285 lbs. $14.00-50; lew llgnt lights $13.75-14.00; good 350-600 lb. sows $12.50- 13.00; lighter weights to S13.25: good to choice feeder pigs $14.00- 1D.UU. SHEEP: Salable 100; total 150; market mostly nominal; good to choice fed wooled lambs salable $14.50-15.00 or above; week's top $15.25; common grade salable down to $10.00; good ewes sal able $7.00 and above; few cull ewes unsold. Chlloquin Mrs. Fred Pope of Fort Klam ath was in Chlloquin Tuesday. Betty Lou Blackmore has re cently returned from Camp Rob erts, where she has been visiting. M. E. Snyder of Lamm's camp was in Chiloauin Mondav nn hi, a. iness. Mr. and Mrs. Chpt Fin family have recently returned from Portland, where they have been visiting for two weeks. Their late return was due to the recent western Oregon flood. Andrew Sullivan, cashier at the local depot for many years, has accepted a position at the Klamath Falls depot in the tick et office. MICE CARRY TYPHUS The . virus causing tvnhni fever Is carried by mice and woodchucks as well as by rats, according ' to new ' medical dis coveries, If there Is a lack nl u,n. planned and vigorous action, it is quite conceivable that the hu man misery in certain countries after the war may be even greater than during the war. vice President Hcnrv A. Wnl. lace. . The immediate necessllv in tn win this war, and unless we do that there is no hope for liberal education in the colleges. Sec retary of War Henry L. Stim- yard these days ns the city stocks Because of transport dinicullk'S her parks as couKlcpots. New Pine Creek The Happy Hour club met last Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ella Oliver. Mrs. Mar tin Hammcrslcy and Mrs. Evert Rcid were taken In as new mem bers. Hcrshcl Fleming and Walter Fleming made a business trip to Alturas on Tuesday of this week. Hcrshcl Fleming has been ap pointed administrator for the es tate of his brother Albert, who recently passed away. Friends of Dollie Rccs will be Interested to learn of her recent marriage In Pasadena, Calif., to David Freeman. Robert French, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook, cele brated his eighth birthday last Wednesday with a party. Eight of his friends enjoyed an after noon of games and refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Glcssncr Blunt arrived from Hcrlong, Calif., Saturday night. Blunt is to re port in Portland for his second physical examination for induc tion into the army on Friday of this week. The Home Economics club of the East Side grange met at the grange hall last Friday after noon with Mrs. Frank Alexan der as hostess. Seven members were present, and two guests, Mrs. jaert Anderson and Mrs Lorraine Hammcrslcy. Refresh ments wero served. Mrs. Sadie Keller will be the next hostess for the club In two weeks. The New Pine Creek Needle club met at the home of Mrs, Sadie Keller on Saturday after noon. The club recently sent $5 to tne Alturas, Calif.. Red Cross chapter, and $5 to the Lakpvicw Ked Cross. The members also sent $12 to the Red Cross at Portland to purchase 16 "ditty" bags, which they expect to fill for the boys In the service. The following new officers were elected: Mrs. Myra Robnett, pres ident; Mrs. Sadie Keller, vice president; Eleanor Hamilton, sec retary-treasurer. The rooms were decorated with flacs. and an allied flag was used at each place at the table. Refreshments of creamed chicken, hot rolls, cranberry jelly, pickles, olives, butterscotch pie, coffee and salt ed nuts and candy were enjoyed ay tnose present. Mrs. Bculnh Scott, daughter of Mrs. Artie Held, was a visitor at the club. Mrs. Carroll Cloud Is snnnrl. ing a couple of weeks in Lake view visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Newcgmb. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Mulkey and family of Willow Ranch were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alex ander on New Year's. Phone The Herald and News. 3124, to place a classified ad. , - When in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joe and Anne Earley Proprietors i - Bumper crops of farm produce sufficient to feed residents of Newell as well us other ovueuu tion centers in Iduho and Utah, are expected from the addition ul 1000 acres of land which the war relocation authority has olj tulned in tho Tulolako urcn from tho U. S, bureau of reclamation This brings tho total acrcago up to somo 4700 acres, according to UBKS officials. At tho time tho WRA took over tho site, situated In somo of tho finest growing land In the Tulolako basin, 3100 acres were put to their disposal. Jiipaue.io residents took tho virgin soil and tinner tno direction of WRA turned it into a garden plot. Not only did this serve the local northern illfornlit settlement. but truckloads of produce left tno basin bound for Utah and Idiilw. Excellent crops of pota toes, sugar beets, rutabagas, car rots, garlic, peas, thousands of pounds of cabbago, tabla boots, onions, turnips and other garden stuff, wore reported tho first sea son. Practically all land lies In Mo doc county and In tho neighbor hood of Stronghold, seven miles south of tho slate line. In the agreement, the WRA pays tho bureau for rentol ond water serv ice In approximately the same proportion for which the land has been leased. Tho WRA pays for draining and ditching the land. Newell farmers were still har vesting beets, reclamation offi cials said Tuesday, Cal Williams Named as WPB Labor Member SEATTLE, Jun. 14 W) Re gional headquarters of the war production board has announced the appointment of C. W. (Cal) Williams of tho AFL Teamsters' union as tho WPB's labor repre sentative In dcnllng with AFL unions In Oregon and Washing ton. Williams has been secrotary treasurer of the Teamsters' un ion at Vancouver for the last four years. Ho previously lived at Yakima. A CIO representative will be appointed later. Pilot Killed in McChord Crash McCHORD FIELD, Jan. 14 (W) Pilot of a McChord field plane killed In a crash at Coal Creek mountain, northeast of Ronton, Wcd.icsd iy evening was identi fied today as Second Lieut. Ma son O'Neill Thompson of 2024 Mablo Ave., Shrcveport, La., by the public relations offlca here. KLAMATH Carload Potato Shipments (Figures from State-Federal Inspector Ross Aubroy) . Day of i Month Season 1942-43 Season 11)41-42 Jan. Jan. to Season Jan. to Season Dally , Date to Date Dally Data to Date 1 1 1 3930 0 0 3804 2 38 39 3068 1 3811 3 0 39 3908 17 24 3828 4 36. 75 4004 9 33 3837 5 41 116 4045 12 45 3849 6 86 172 4101 29 74 3878 1 87 ,229 4188 42 116 3020 8 30 268 4197 83 100 3973 . 0 87 328 4248 4fT 218 4022 10 0 328 4243 52 270 4074 lT 37 362 4282 . "l3 283 4087 12 37 308 4319 47 330 4134 . ' n 62 461 4381 57 387 4191 14 - ' 66 483 4287 19 44 497 4301 ; 18 ' , .. 3B 836 4340 17 40 870 4380 . 18 . ' 4 580 4384 , 19 - - 20 009 4413 20 30 639 4443 21 , ' . . " " 37 676 4480 22 ' 29 705 4800 23 . " 32 737 4841 . 24 ' . 19 756 4560 25 1 757 4001 20 ; 24 781 4585 27 23 804 4008 28' . ' 24 828 4632 20 ' ; ; 22 850 4654 30 ' - - . v 28 878 4679 31 19 894 ' 460B-"( MB? M iJi-J Uouu Col. Andrew B. Rowan u den a. Pained far Ills delivery of Uio "Mra mno to Clnretn" in the tipanitli American War, Colonel Rowan, 85, above, died at Lettorman llcuultal, San Francisco, where he had ooen a patient for nearly live years. Futile Protests Made Against Browder Speech PORTLAND, Jan. 14 (P) Fu tile protests against allowing Eurl Browder, general secretary of the communist party, to gpcnk at a high school hero Jitnunry 22 woro made to tho Portland school boil r (I last night by repre sentatives of the American Le gion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. "An avowed enemy of tht American govornmtmt should not be allowed to speak in a public building," District No. 1 Legion Commander H. J. Erickson de clared. "Wo cannot countenance the approval of tho communist party by tho public schools." "Russia Is now our ally and to deny Browtlor to speak would give comfort to tho enemy," Board Chalrmun Robert O. Cuso replied." Attempts to Settle Plywood Strike Continue LEBANON, Jan. 14 P) At tempt to settle a strike of 800 AFL plywood workers at tho Evans Products company plant here continued today as the tlcup entered Its third day. Issues at dispute, which wero not announced publicly, kept un ion and company officials and a labor department conciliator In conferences yesterday. Union representatives would say only that seniority was In volved in the strike. FIRST MOVE UP TO SOLDIER Soldiers over 38 and their em ployers must Initiate any action for release from tho army to re turn to essential war Jobs, includ ing agriculture. BASIN son. , .
