^VeU' Al a service to veterans in the community, this newspaper will publish a weekly column of news briefs from the Veterar.a Admin­ istration. For more detailed in­ formation, veterans should con­ tact or write to the nearest VA Contact Office at Odd Fellows Bldg., Portland Oregon Veterans Use Loans Nearly half of the veterans who obtain G. I. farm loans are en­ gaging in specialized farming op­ erations, according to a survey of guaranteed loan transactions made by the veterans administra­ tion. A study of farm loans closed over the four-month period shows 20 per cent of these veteran­ farmers engaged in producing grain, cotton, fruits or vegetables; 19 per cent, in dairy products; 7 per cent, in livestock: and 2 per cent in poultry. The remaining 52 per cent were operating gen­ eral farms with widely diversified products. Nearly 40,000 veterans of world war II had received VA guaran­ teed loans by the end of 1947, and new applications for such loans during recent months have aver­ aged about 1400 monthly. Total value of farm loans ap­ proved approaches $154,000,000, on which the VA’s liability because of guaranty or insurance is nearly $71,000,000. The G. I. bill authorizes the VA “S” stands for Strength—drink it from a glass. No finer food for laddie or lass. Drink more of it—don't be a scoffer. OUR PURE MILK is Nature’s best offer. NEHALEM OflIRV PRDDUtTS (0. Grade A Pasteurized » Milk & Cream PHONE 471 iPURCHASma POWËI i TEAR AGO MONTH AGO TOO A " At the Churches SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Services on Saturday: 10:00 a.m.—SaDbath school. 11:00 a.m.—Preaching, missionary programs or Bible study. MINNEAPOLIS — The race be­ tween increasing personal incomes and advancing prices is continuing, with income slightly ahead, the monthly Investors Syndicate sur­ vey of “real income” reveals. The "real income” index is $1.03 com­ pared with $1.00 a year ago, the .■ urvey shows. "Real income” is the relationship between revenue and living costs. The increase must be judged in relation to conditions a year ago, Investors Syndicate cautioned. Then sharp price increases had out­ run personal incomes, so the “real income" index was down. The pres­ ent index reflects a closer balance more than it does an actual gain. Miscellaneous costs continue to increase faster than food, clothing or shelter, the survey discloses. In­ dications are that any break in the price spiral is likely to start with clothing prices, Investors Syndi­ cate observed. v "There are now no indications that thé upward trend of prices and incomes wii! be reversed,” said E E. Crabb, chairman and president of brve.-tors .Svnd'cate, which is one of the ehtiorr's largest distr'.i-u- t :s <■( investment certificates. “Tt.vie are many signs that tne ueeris