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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1946)
National Potato Letter .... Zero Weather Deals Blow To Maine's ' Official potato supply figures will remain unchanged until the ' December final report due about , December 18. But events do not ; wait for the crop reports. Weather finally caught up with Aroostook county in Maine, de livering a one-two punch oeiow the tero mark Sunday and Mon day nights. No estimate can be made yet as to the extent of damage to stocks in emergency ' storage, but it is safe to say that there probably af not many potatoes left in piles, sheds, barns, etc. Some emergency stored lots almost certainly were affected, especially those in run ways, caves, cellars and the warmer barns. But Maine had probably 10 million sacks out side of permanent storages, and we guess that most of what was not shipped or sold for starch before the temperature dip is wiped out. Scattered reports in dicate zero temperatures in a few other places also, but in these areas relatively few emerg ency storages are involved. DOA till has the problem of paying off for the frozen stocks, but it ,' is a money problem now. The potatoes are gone and nobody has to worry about what to do with them. From where we sit, it is too bad they had to be dug and stored. It is bad enough to waste the potatoes, but the waste of labor to dig, haul, store, and now dump is a downright addi tion of insult to injury. MoT.m.nt Shipment last week really tailed off to a very low level for this time of the year. The Thanksgiving holiday had its effect, of course, but we did not expect the figure to fall so low. Total for the week was only 3770 cars, of which DOA took 98, leaving only 3672 cars for the markets. Maine and Idaho were almost even with 1163 and 1126 cars, respectively. Nebraska had 215, Colorado 193, Califor nia 187. and North Dakota 181. No other state even came close , to the 200-car mark. Except for "those named, only Oregon with 134, and Long Island with 104 even topped 100 cars. Shortfall of shipments to date, compared with last year, now amounts to 10,042 cars, up 1138 cars in the past week, and re , fleeting the absence of the ex port outlets that were so oppor tune last season. We have heard of no sections yet hurt by strike caused lack of cars or curtailed shipping schedules. Demand and Markets Round-up of the market news shows Maine with a slow to very slow demand, the market mostly dull but turning slightly stronger, prices up a nickel to 50-55 cents under the higher De , cember support price. (Support prices in all areas went up a dime December 1, which will , make some comparisons look : worse than a week ago even ' when actual prices are better.) Upstate New York reports the demand slow, market dull, prices unchanged to 5 cents higher at 55 cents under the floor. Mich igan demand has ruled slow, the , market dull turning unsettled, and prices unchanged for Rurals at 60 to 65 cents under the floor, with Chippewas 30 to 35 cents under floor. Wisconsin demand has been light, the market about steady, but too few sales to estab lish a market. North Dakota Red River valley demand has been very slow, the market consist ently dull, and prices unreliable account of few sales. Nebraska demand appears improving, the market slightly stronger for No. l's, prices up 15 cents to 5 cents over support on a washed basis. Colorado San Luis valley de mand has continued slow, the market about steady and prices down 5 to 10 cents under the floor on a washed basis. Idaho Beware Coughs fron common colds That Hang On Creomutaon relieres promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel ferm laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender. In Camed bronchial mucous mem cranes. Tell your druggist to Ben you a. bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way it amckly allays the cough or you are to nave your money back. CREOMULSION fCoutJii,CTe.tColdj,Bronehirii Picture Ev.ry frama In tht Studio (metal only excepted) Including, wood, plas tic, composition, leather, leatherette. 5000 of them I Many sold for $7 and $8 all of th.m cost many times th. al. pric. asked. Sis.s 8x10, 5x7, 3x4, 3x5. Your choice and no limit to tha number you can buy Hell Sfudio NEXT DOOR PINE TREE THEATRE Spud Supplies demand has been fair turning to slow, the market about steady turning slightly weaker and prices off 5 to 10 cents at floor. Washinnton demand has con Umicd fair, the market steady and prices unchanged at 20 to 25 cents over the floor at Ellens burg, 5 to 10 cents over floor Yakima, both on a washed basis. Very little good news is re ported in the terminal markets, Chicago reports consistently slow demand, the market steady to slightly weaker for ldahos and Colorados, and others steady to dull. New York is reported mostly dull, with strength at the week-end but turning slightly weaker in later trading. Atlan ta held steady but turning firm for Moines. Boston ruled dull turning about steady. Detroit held about steady turning slight ly weaker for ldahos but firm fo r Michigans. Minneapolis held steady turning dull for Northerns, slightly weaker for ldahos. Philadelphia reports dull all around. San Francisco held firm to steady, with the range on Klamath No. l's narrowing to $2.85 to $3 for LCL wholesale lots. Track holdings have -held pretty high,-averaging 830 daily over the last five market days. Something to Think About Much talk about increasing potato consumption, by-product outlets, etc., but not enough peo ple doing anything about these problems. They go hand in hand, can,'t' get away from each other. Best way to increase consumption as food is to make potatoes attractive, make people want to buy them. This means we need much better distribu tion practices, better grading, sizing, packing, handling, dis playing. Better grading and siz ing automatically mean a bigger cull pile. Sale of culls can de stroy all the benefits of doing the rest ot tne Jot better. What to do with culls? Other low erades? No industrial producer expects every unit of his output to be perlect. tvery industrial producer expects part of his out put to be unsalable. No farmer buys shoes, machinery, cars, without expecting them to meet certain standards of quality and kicking like a bay steer if they don't. No farmer should expect to sell in food channels potatoes that don't measure up to a pret ty fair quality standard. Sub standard sales make consumers sore, reduce distribution, and give a nudge to declining per capita consumption. Net, in the long run, sub-standard sales al most certainly cost growers much more than the momentary gain represented by the sales value. Washington observers appear agreed that the potato industry and by-product industries should work this out together. Develop industries where there aren't any. Improve relations where the facilities already exist. The industries need to assure grow ers a fair price year in and year out, regardless of commercial potato market levels. Growers need to assure industries a con stant source of supply year in and year out, at fair prices, re gardless of quick profits in tight markets. Recognition of mutual interdependence backed by teamwork can do this part of the job. These are ideas of people who riave followed the problems of potato growers for many years. Nine-tenths of the world's known diamonds have come from Africa. If you like steady pay, enlist in the navy today. MOVE BY PADDED VAN To AM Points Oegon Wash. Cal. EADS Transfer and Storage Klamath Falls Phon. 8271 ) Medford Portland Eugene f Vancouver, Wn. Frame $' 00 r U AT nJ. A. - 4e ."VosVf? 1 as. Dvp in th. school year's activities, l.ad.rs of th. Fremont Junior high school itud.nt scan th. bulletin board. L.ft to right, th.y sr.. Roddy Davis, vie pr.sid.nti Gary treasurer; Bob Bosworth, president and B.tty P inniger, s.cr.tary. Snell Urges Rate Raise Opposition SALEM, Dec. 16 (Gover nor Earl Snell today urged a united effort in opposition to a move by some eastern congress men to increase electric rates in the northwest. The eastern congressmen said they would appropriate no more funds for Bonneville dam unless the rates are increased. Governor Snell said it is a move to "cripple the industrial development sure to come to this area by depriving us of the ad. vantages bestowed so abundant ly by nature in an unlimited sup ply ot c.ieap nyaro-electric power." He said figures prove that Bonneville and Grand Coulee can pay for themselves at exist ing power rates. Paratrooper Gets Ten-Year Sentence SAPPARO, Japan. Dec. 16 (Pi Pvt. Russell E. Garvin, 615 South 13th street, Yakima, Wash., a paratrooper who broke out of army stockades four times, today was convicted of desertion by an eleventh air borne division court-martial. He was sentenced to ten years at hard labor, dishonorable dis charge and forfeiture of his pay. The sentence is subject to re view. m apt) toy. ife 4tft wm.rr WVjJJLVO 837 Msin S.-.. WhertW,rm.ho(We,comeUn'.Mea8ured ' by Amount otfurcn... 100 Veterans Employed Fremont Junior High Officers f-w n't Sprague River Word has been received by Mrs. A. Mayo that Mrs. Peter Strict, formerly of here, is in the La Grande hospital for a major operation. Miss Esther Shadley of Santa Rosa, Calif., is spending a few days with her father, Fred Shadley and grandmother, Rosa Shadley. Norma Jackson was In Chilo quin on business December 6. Vince Bodner Jr. spent the week-end with his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Bod ner Sr. He is enrolled at the Henley high school. Mr. and Mrs. Roycie Johnson have moved to Coquille, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. John Darco have sold their house to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Story. The Darco family will return to Portland, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. E. Grafton spent the week visiting Mrs. Andy Ortis and family. Mrs. Owen Ludwlck Is con fined to her home with the flu. The school gave a box supper December 6 with a very good turn-out. Boxing matches were the main attraction. With Mor ris Chandler, Benny Lawyer, Jackie Barney, Jimmy Barney, Jimmy Coburn. Leon Jackson, James Miller and Robert Lake participating. Patagonia is in South Ameri ca. It is, roughly, the region east of the Andes and south of the Rio Negro. Acts AT ONCE to relieve fwrcm Prascrib.d by thousand! of Doctors! ransais ! icimlllcolly prepared to act at once not only to relieve iuch coughing but lo to loosen tickling phlegm and make It ewler to raise. So and migMy elective tot both old and young. Pleasant taillna Inexpensive. tnCDTIICQiN An7 drugstore.-ftn U 9 O I ! APARTMENT OR HOUSE WANTED! 4 room furnished or unfurnished. Permanent Couple CALL MANAGER Piggly Wiggly Phone 5251 MEMO 1 1 it .s.sk -T-T)C JEWELRY CO. Iff f body Roi. Oregon Payrolls ! 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