Early Spring Spud Crop
Estimated At 3 Million
Bushels; Shipments Off
Supply
April I puhito eal'inntrs pill the
early aprlnif nop at Just under 3
million buaficl. Thla In only alight
Iv Im-Iuw the 10-yrnr average mid
about 00 pur cent of lual You in pio
(lucllun. YIHda urn fnri-caal an 14
biiahcla be low last year, or down
nliotil 10 per caul, but null aro 14
biifiliptM over average dcnplle un
favorable growing wriillmr. l-ute
spring acreage III ubiml 21 per (Till
iniili'i' Inat yenr mid n Hum over
7 per rent under average. Wrnlhrr
III thin group of BUltr hnii been
mlxrri; mostly fine in California,
but wet mid rnltl In much of the
(lulf mid HouthwraUirn nreii. Crop
limy bo delayed somewhat, but
moot alunria are aatlsfucUiry nd
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we hear little of ny damiiKe to
yield. Acreage In the summer
group In down 30 per cent from
IIMfl mid about II per cent under
average. Weather haa been back
ward enough to delay a consider,
able part of the planting for thla
group but haa nol affected ylclda
aa yet.
Late crop Block are fairly well
muter control In the areua weal of
I'ennaylvanla, and not loo bad In
much of the Norlhweat. l.utencs
of the heavy movement of curly
potuUie ha given late aellcra more
confidence, and lack of anxiety hai
ntlffened market more than the
aupply actually warrant. Home feel
that loo many were dumped, but
that aecma doubtful. California I
about on time and current high
price probably will call out enough
to reduce them aome before long.
We aee no proapeel of a potato
ahortage.
Movemenl
Mhlpmeht dropped off aharply
laal week, amounting to only 6101
car compared with MM cara the
preceding week. Of theae, 903 car
were for the government, leaving
MSB for commercial market, 110
lesa than the week before. Decline
la duo largely Ui tapering off of the
export movement, now ended In
lied River valley and Michigan.
Even Maine' movement to port
declined by 400 cara, Total move
ment from Maine atnyed above the
MW mark with 11044 car for thv
week, followed by Idaho with 1011
car. Michigan antppefl Mln.
neaota 90, and North Dnknla 2.16.
Kach of theae allll niade ome ex
port ahlpment early In the week.
Nebraakn and Colorado moved 143
and Kill cara, respectively, but are
o nearly through that they are no
longer Important market faclora.
Florida dropped off to 68 car, but
Texa mover! up to 300 car from
the prevloua week' 341.
Demand And Market
Only four Important lale crop
area are atlll reporting, Maluo ha
had a moderate demand turning
alow with the market firm to about
aU-ady, and prlcea up a nickel at
16 to 30 cent over tiie floor. Till
atrong price haa made the filling
of export order very difficult. Up
atat New York report demand
alow to moderate, the market firm
after alrengthenlng, and price up
16 cent at floor to a nickel under
floor. North Dakota Red River
valley demand ha been alow, the
market dull, and not enough trad
ing to establlah prlcea. Idaho de
maud ha ruled far. the market
uiuellled, and prlcea 66 to 80 cent
over the floor, washed baala. Thla
la the I cut official report for Idaho,
although there must be between
3 and 4 thouaand car remaining
In Idaho, Dade county, Florida, re
porting for the laat time till aea
fton haa had a good demand, a firm
market, and price $1.40 over the
floor, waahed bail. Texa report
a fair to moderate demand, the
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miirkul steady, price OS cent over
the floor, waahed baala, for l'i
minimum tock, California, report
ting for the flrat time ha had a
fairly good deniund. the market
teady on H i, barely aleady on
other, mid prlcea a dollar over the
floor, . I nefl aiiicn were tne very
firm; with price likely to allp when
digging become more general. In
Chicago the demand ha been Ir
regular for old mock, fair to good
for new with the market mixed,
ending slltthtly weaker for old and
toady for new. New York haa
ruled mostly ateady lo firm for old
lock, about ateady after the mid
week strength for new.
Atlanta ha held moatly ateady;
Boaton weak to firm to about ateady
for old, dull for new; Detroit,
ateady to firm for old, about ateady
after week-end losses for new;
Mluueapoll dull all around; Phila
delphia about ateady for old, dull
after a mixed week for new. Ban
Franclaco haa held ateady for old,
nllghtly weaker for new. Little
change I reported thl week In
track holdlnga.
We have read everything we can
find, llatened to all available com
ment. Concenaua 1 that prlcea are
too liluli for the aupply. too high
for conaumer. too high for distri
bution., Bpuils are not alone, of
course. Moat commodities have
reached what ahould be the peak
of the peak, with no place to go
but down. President's economic ad
visors think o. Moat businessmen
agree, talk of price-cutting now to
avoid worae recessions later, A few
have done aomethlng about It; all
add up to lower price prospect
for middle-future, lock-step, few at
a time, general by fall. Role of
farm price I not clear, but they
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boo?, can eauaa row niairass.
So walch out for the warn tne aim that
Viar mnn Pln-Worwa lapatlalla the
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nd follow Iho olfactions.
P-W to tho Pin-Worm treatment oWvaU
orad Id tht laboralorUa of Dr. D. Jsrat
Son. inrr renra of natlaot raaosrra. The
a mall, aaay-to-iaka r-W labial act la
Special war U ramov. Pln-Woraaa.
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By MARY O'BRIEN
Track Queen candidate were
feted again today at another lunch
eonthat of the Lion club. But
the biggest new
of the week for
the four girl
will be a n
nounced about
10 .30 thl Friday
night at the
armory 3 0-30
Corona t tog
dance. The
dance floor will
be divided Into
two part aporU
dance and for
mal dance with
each part having
a dance band. A
console radio will
be given a a
special prize; balloon filled with
money will be suspended from the
celling and dropped on the dancer
during the celebration. Coronation
proceeding will be broadcast over
KFLW.
a a a
Ticket for the big Coronation
dance are now on ale at school by
all Pep Pepper. Admission Is 76
cent per person. Proceed of the
dance will go to the 30-30 milk fund;
Vjk r" 1
Mary O'Brien
checkroom profit will be the Air
Scout' money,
a ,
OAA wa sponsor of the matinee
dance today beginning at 3:66. In
charge of the decoration committee
wa Lola Hlbbert; signs and posters
were made by Doretha Miller. Roma
Willlngham and Dolores Moon were
committee chairman for the refresh
ment and clean-up committee re
spectively. Tonight the Olrl Athletic auocla
tlon will hold a potluck aupper at
the home of Belle Dorl Russell.
Adviser of the group 1 Lois Ann
Scott and her assistant 1 Marie
Bond.
a a a
Pep Peppers are now accepting
petition from aophomore and Junior
girl who have a grade average of
3.7 or above. The petition may be
obtained In School Nurse Margaret
Strode' office. After filling out the
petition the girl will be Judged
by the Junior Pep Pepper on the
bai of ten factor such a cholar-
are about the moat Important sin
gle Item In cost-of-living; will come
In for close scrutiny by buyer. Con
sumers are more price conscious
dally, and while they have to eat,
their resistance to out-of-llne prices
will be felt. Thl 1 especially true
of early potatoes which have to
move into consumption fast and
cannot stand against any even mo
derate consumer slow-down. Right
and wrong of Industry's price Ideas
probably is none of our business,
but we hope potato folk will look
at things with an eye to their long
time best Interest.
Does
Where
The Telephone Strike
Stand Today?
Bc.ut you, at a. telephon uor, have an im
portant .talc in the iitue, we'd like to give tome
straight answer to questions you may have about
the strike situation up to date.
f. Why ' Ther m Telephone Strike f
The unions made large demands. We could not
agree to these demands but offered to extend
our contracts while bargaining continued. But
the unions refused. We then offered to arbitrate
the basic issue, wages. The unions again refused
and went out on strike.
2. What Are the I'mlon Hemandingf
.They are demanding scores of changes in con
tracts which, if granted, amount to an increase
of more than $100,000,000 a year in the cost of
telephone service.
This amount U five times our 1946 earnings.
It would make our payroll alone larger than all
the money we took in last year.
S. What tto Thene nemanAn Mean to
Telephone Uern
The union demands equal $45 per year added to
each telephone bill ... a 40 per cent increase in
all telephone rates.
4. Iloiv Well Are Telephone
Employee Paid Sow?
Studies show telephone wages are in line with
those paid for other jobs on the coast requiring
skill and training . . . Telephone wage rates now
average 58 per cent above the 1941 level. Here
are typical examples:
OPERATORS: Even a girl right out of school
starts at a basic rate of $30 a week while learn
ing in small towns, $28 to $29. Actual earn
ings are higher due to overtime and premium
pay. There are frequent pay raises, too. At the
end of the first year the new operator can be
earning over $1900 a year. A supervising oper
ator can earn over $2700 per year working a
5-day week.
PLANT MAINTENANCE MEN: Actual earn
ings of many experienced men last year were
more than $5000.
The basic rate for inexperienced men is $34 at
the start and scales up to $72. Overtime and
premium pay are in addition.
5. What Other HeneiliH o
Employee iletf
Among other extra advantages are paid vaca
tions up to three weeks depending on length of
service . . . Holidays with pay . . . Sickness and
death benefits a . Pensions . a . Good work
ing conditions.
And telephone work is steady work . . . the kind
a person can count on.
S. Why Can't the Company Agree to
Union Demand?
Wages and other costs of service are paid by
the people who use the telephone. We can't
give blanket agreement to the unions' huge de
mands because we cannot justify them to our
customers who pay the bill.
7. How Ha the Company Tried To
End the Strike?
We wanted to extend the liberal working con
tracts while bargaining continued. But the unions
refused. We repeatedly offered to submit the
wage question . . . the basic issue ... to arbitra
tion. But the unions continue to refuse.
We have offered the unions a practical plan to
-settle the strike ... a plan that is fair equally
to our employes, investors and customers.
. Whi n Will The Strike Be Over?
. . . We don't know. But we believe that no mat
ter how long the strike lasts, it is in the public
interest to face it rather than to capitulate to
the unions' huge demands which would require'
large increases in telephone rates.
Meanwhile we will continue to do our best to
handle or calls.
Calls from dial to dial telephones,' which make
up the bulk of calls in many cities, are com
pleted without interruption. Many calls which
require the service of an operator are also being
completed.
Many telephone company people are working
days and nights on strenuous shifts to keep serv
ice going. They have been joined by many others
who put the public interest first. We appreciate
this loyalty. -
We wish to thank the public for their helpful
cooperation during this troublesome period.
The Public Interest Must Come First
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
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