National Potato Letter-
Maine's Freeze Loss Found
Smaller Than Expected
Ileal estimates currently avail
fcljle roKiirdluit freeze (luiiinun to
xilatocs In Minim pula llm Iohi
,( riMi'iiioiicy nturt'd alni'k ut
i l)ou t 3 million bushels, Tiilii la
mi than wo liutl expected, uml
.(Hmrcntly reflects rurllnr rnplil
hapoaul ( much n( the atock In
finpnrury aluriiU". We knew
lib tllnpnaitl wun under wiiy, nit
.uKlfi'Hlctl u week uiiii, but (lid
ml think niiuuu'i time hint
duuacd to uut au much dom .
l'lil, plu kx porta, nliirc'.i, und
miimcrcliil shipments, trimmed
lown tnmpiiritiysltiriiuci hold
mua by ut IcitKt Iwu-thlrda Ijefore
I... fruity. iii.rluf.,1 Iflitlf Lfttnrxrl
i,wtfS in I.tlliiJ lHllllifl ttiiffttritd
iho aiinid lute, allien pnirtlciilly
lull woro In wlndrtiwa or field
lillek, prelected In aomo In-
lances wun aii'iiw mil Kvnerimy
inenverrd. Wo lire leaa aurn of
llm (piiintlty Involved t'lere, tint
It undoubtedly exceeded -i mil
lion biishnla, allien movement to
Old IVilludelphlii ulcohol plnnt
ha been ulmoal zero for the
nimt two or three weeka mid the
livestock feed miirket muat bo
near aulurntlon,
. Movement
Shlpinc:ita Incrt-uacd hint week
to moro nenrly w'.iere they
should be. The wcek'a totul wna
4174 ciua, ot whlc'.i 2.12 wero
Hated for (lis Kovernmenl, Wo
ciinnot uccount for thin hluh fig.
lire for Iho DoA, No expert
denla with other countries are
under wny t wit wn know of.
However, uriny la known to be
tukluu Maine potutoea for ex
port, und theao cura mny huvc
been counted. Ordinarily, kov
erninent cum Include only potu
toea bouji'it for price aupiiort.
Net for commercliil murketa win
'MH2 citra or fl!J7 cura dully; fur
from enotinh to move tho crop,
but better. Maine wna way out
In front with 1318 corn while
I I ii 1 1 u wun ii alow aecond with
HlfO. Colorado topped the 300
murk ut HIS cum; Nebraska ro
ported 2117, North Dakota 274,
C'ullfornlu IUH, uud OreKon 200.
No ol'ier atnto even approached
200.
Demand and Merketa
Maine hud alow demand all
week. T'.w murkct wua firm
with atrenulli nhowliix and
price up ubout a dime at 3(1 or
40 cenla under the floor. This
advance may be the reault of
cold weather, which froze a
lurue volume of potatoes In
Maine und I.oiik Ialand. In up
atate New York, demand waa
moderate wlt'.i Improvement In
dicated, the market ubout aleady
but allowing strength and price
moatly five ccnta higher . but
aomo up a dime at 4ft to SO
ceo Ik under the floor, Mlchlgun
demnnd continued alow, tho
market dull to about steady,
and prices down ubout 8 cenla ut
OS to 70 centa under the floor
for Kurula, 45 ccnta under floor
for Chlppewua. Wisconsin de
mand la reported light, the mar
ket dull and prlcea not eatab
Huhed account too few anlea.
Wisconsin haa been ao Inactive
lately Ciut it will be omitted
from future aurveya unlcaa ac
tivity developa. North Dakota
Hed Hlver vulley demand haa
ruled alow, the market firm to
ubout ateudy, prlcea up by pen
nlea at 90 to S3 cent under the
floor for few aulca. Nebraaka
demand continued (food for beat
offering with the market atronK
turning firm for beat No. l'a
und prlcea up 23 ccnta at 30 to
3S ccnta over the floor, pointing;
up t'io relutlvo scarcity of good
quality red atock In the mid
weat territory. Colorado demand
waa Unlit, improving; to fair, the
market slightly atronKer, and
price up a dime at floor to S
ccnta over floor. Some Colorado
atock la arriving In poor condi
tion, probably due to field froat,
which la difficult to grade oui.
Idaho, with a car shortage re
ported aa affecting shipments,
had a moderate to fair demand,
wltCi the market firm to allghtly
atronKer, and prlcea sharply up
to 39 centa over the preceding
week at 30 centa over the floor,
waahed baaia. Washington de
mand ruled alow, but the market
held atcady, with prlcea un
changed to 20 to 29 ccnta over
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the floor, waahed baila, for few
aalci.
Chicago report a generally
olow demand with reda in t!ie
lead. The market atarted dull,
turned allghtly atronKer for moat
atock, then dull and weaker
uguin. New York ruled weaker
to dull on Idahoa, dull turning
allghtly atronger. Atlanta held
ateady, JJoaton, about uteady
with jome atrcngth early thia
week; Detroit, moatly about
ateady wit'i firmneaa on Maine;
Minneapolla, weaker on west
ern at t'le beginning, turning
allghtly atronger, and ot'iera dull
to about ateady. Philadelphia
ruled moatly dull to about
ateady with aome atrength on
weaterna. San Franciaco held
ateady with Klamath baein Rua
aeta moving at $2.83 to $3 for
LCL lota at wholcaale; low edge
of the range keepa working up a
little. Trackholdinga continue
high.
1947 Prlca Support Plana
Your gueaa aa to 1947 price
aupport ia aa good aa oura. DoA
haa aaid no more than we have
reported, but the recent letter
from the aecretary of agriculture
to the chairmen of the two con
greaaional agriculture commlt
tcea adda more amoke to the gos
sip about aome change in the de
partments approach to price
aupport. Secretary Anderson's
letter auggeated the need for re
examination of the whole field
of price aupport, and used po
tatoes aa an example of how
badly thinga can develop under
preaent aupport legislation. May
be he will propose aomcthimr
concrete in any conference that
may oc Meld, but right now,
there Isn't the slightest indica
tion, officially, of any change in
the present scheme of things.
Growera must atay within their
acreage goals to qualify for
price aupport, but thia does not
constitute a basically new ap
proach. Late aa it la, with the
attitude of new congress a ques
tion mark, we do not see how a
basic change can be made for
the 1947 crop, but it could hap
pen, especially when congresa
takea a new look at the cost of
supporting prices for the 1946
crop. Do not discount the pos
sibility when you plan your
1947 operations.
Miscellany
Dehydrators seem to be -having
heavy going in their efforts
to establish peacetime markets;
too bad armed services cooks
did not do a better job, since
poor preparation of dehydrated
food ia the chief cause of ex
servicemen's dislike for them . .
We hear aeveral firms, dehydra
tors and others, are making
aome headway with new potato
products; we wish them luck, es
pecially if they can increase con
sumption and not merely com
pete with some other forms. . . .
We have not been told, but we
suppose fat scarcity ia still hold
ing down production of chips. . .
By the way. are other sections
trying as hard as Pennsylvania
to produce potatoes especially
Pandora Box
Case Hears End
PORTLAND, Dec. 21 IP)
The defense today was expect
ed to wind up ita caae ahortly
in the "pandora's box" murder
trial here.
James Wesley Bowden, 49,
charged with first-degree mur
der, testified yesterday that he
planned to "eliminate a rival
for his wife's affection with the
dynamite bomb that killed his
wife ?at July.
He aaid, however, that he had
not actually planned to kill
George Frank Hockenyoa.
"How could dynamite express
anything but death?" the prose
cuting attorney asked.
Bowden thought It over then
replied, "It could not express
anything but death."
But he denied the state's con
tention he aroused his wife's
curiosity with the dynamite
laden box so that it killed her
when she opened It in hia absence.
mi,p j, wswa. Kiik r.ti.. or. aATimnAT, Dm. ii. iiii. ri m
Youth Arrested
For Forgery
LAKEVIEW Dec. 21 Albert
W. Karns, 18-year-old Astoria
youth, was arrested here Mon
day on charges of forging a
check for $40 on the First Na
tional bank. Following his ar
rest. Sheriff H. A. Casiday dis
covered that Karns had pulled a
similar offense at Burna. He ia
being held in the county Jail for
further inveatigation before sen
tence ia imposed.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Elliott
returned from Bend on Tuesday
with Albert A. Boeggeman of
Redmond, who Is held In III
county Jail on charges of Issuing
checks without sufficient funds.
He will appear for hearing later
this week.
ATTENTIONI Master Ware
Beauty Shop now opanl Haatl
Waksman, operator (formerly
East Sid Beauty Shop), 4243
Shaata way, next to Art a Baibef
Shop. Phona 3341.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
adaptable to chipping? . . . Why
don't more grower groups get to
gether with chippers and talk
over mutual problems of varie
ties, grades, storage, trading, ,
etc? . . . Rumors of more export ;
business still persist, but we
can't pin them down. . . . Seed j
movement has begun In measur-;
able volume, will increase stead
ily through March. . . . Potato
parity was up again last month
to $1.37 per bushel, actual prices
received by farmers down to 78
per .cent of parity; relationship
of these prices to support prices
were covered thoroughly here
recently. . . . Earliest early spuds
of the 1947 crop will hit the
markets this month, but in very
small vglume.
City Delivery Sarvic. Phone
8417.
KLAMATH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Croaa and Crtacent Streets
S. M. TOPNESS. Paator
Sunday, December 22
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
DlTlna Worahlp, 11:00 a. m.
Sunday School Chriatmas
Program, 4:00 p. m.
Firesida Hour, 9:30 p. m.
CbrlttmM Ev. Dto. t4lfc
Cindl.lliM and Ciril
Srvlfl, 11:M a. m.
Chrlflmfti Dr. Dae. talk-
rllr.l Wenhla
11:10 a, m.
You Are Always Welcome At
Klamath Lutheran
I am the Rothmoor Scotty
watchdog of quality maat
ma at LaPointa'a.
WE HAVE
Pilgrim
Holiness
Church
Wantiand at Division
Serviceai
Sunday School t:4S A.M.
Worahip ...11:00 A.M.
Evangeliatic 7:30 P.M.
Prayer Masting
Wednesday 7:30 PJ4.
Rev. SHERMAN MOORE,
Minister
2329 Ebarlcin Phona 3493
Enjoy Your Christmas
At Th
First Baptist Church
North Eighth and Washington Sts.
"The Church With A Message"
CECIL C. BROWN, Pastor
9:45 a. m. Christmas program by th Svnday School.
11:00. m. Chriirmof mctsogs.
6:15 p. m. Training Union for all ages.
7:30 p. m. Christmas concert numbers by choir.
Message, "The Christmas Name."
,
Christmas treats for all children in
Sunday School Sunday
BICYCLES
Regular and Junior
Siaea.
A Good Stock of
TRICYCLES
Ball Bearing
Pre-war Typa '
POOLE'S
Blcyclea and Sporting Goods
222 So. 7th
r VWW If I AMATH I l-IUIKl H
av imaaniTll-l aaanvan
"A Gift for The Christ Child
A Christmas Pageant
'The Church With the Lighted Cross'
Sunday, December 22nd
Sunday Morning, Christmas Message,
11:00 a. m.
1007 Pine Street
ma
I V. A. Schulse,
S Pastor
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3WWWttjiSjijtai(SABiiim
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Christmos Eve . . December 24
Children's Progrom . . 7:30 p. m.
"The Birthday of Our King"
Christmos Day . . December 25
Festivol Service .... 11 a. m.
"The Blessed Mystery of
Christmas"
Welcome
Zion Lutheran Church
The "Lutheran Hour" Church 1035 High St. t
I Merry CI
Assembly of God Church
PRESENTS
"The
Star Lighted Path"
A Beautiful Pageant ol th Christmas Story
Sunday, December 22,
7:30 p. m.
Mrs. C. O. Rom. Director. Mrs. Fitsgsrald, Asst.
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
Sunday School Christmas program, 11:00 a. m.,
followed by treats for everyone.
Parents urged to accompany children '
for Christmas treats.
8th and Oak Sts.
Everyone Welcome To All Services
Is the Greeting of the
First Christian Church
CHURCH EDIFICE
bfiifigf
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
Ninth and Pirie Sts. Klamath Falls
If Jesus Had Not Come
It Jmim had not coma to earth
that slorloui Chriitmaa Day;
K tharc had been no lowly birth.
No Baby In the hay;
It there had been no Saviour born;
No ahepherda kneellns there.
That would have been a cheerleaa
morn.
And life a blank deepalr.
Had wile men never shown their love
With myrrh. Incense and sold,
And ansel leaiona from above
No sons of peace bad told;
No tifta would loin our hearta as one,
And toll of Christian love;
No carol suns In unison
With that st choir above,
f Jesus had not come to earth.
What would be done with sin?
No glorious hope of second birth;
No perfect peace within;
No hope of breaking with the past.
Of joy of sins forgiven;
Ne. victory o'er the grave at last;
' No entry into Heaven.
But Jesus came in very truth
The Hope of all the earth;
The Hope of age, the Hope of youth
la la the Saviour's birth.
Incarnate Son of Power Divine
Of humble virgin born,
Here cradled in this heart of roiae
Makes holy Christmas morn,
H. C. T.
WORSHIP PROGRAM
Lordiday, Dec. 22, 1946
SERMON
"Bethlehem's treasures"
CHOIR CANTATA
"Come Let Us Adore Him"
Christmas Program
at 7:30 p. m.
Bible School, 9:45 a. m.
Youth Groups, 6:30 p. m.
A WELCOME TO ALL