The Yellow Springs American, Volume 2, Numbers 1-14

PAGE TWO .YELLOW SPRINGS AMERICAN YELLOW SPRINGS AMERICAN Yellow Springs, Ohio. Phono 7-7740. January 21, 1954 ' l ‘ * TSr*V['*** ' Subscription Rata $2,50 per year. RALPH K. SHITE . THOMAS J. WELLS JOHN ELLIOTT Editor & Publisher Composing Room ...... ..... Press Room Wi th a Buckeye In Congress . .. By CLARENCE J. BROWN Mnata* •< C*HfTS*B, 7tk Obi* Otilrkf President Eisenhower early last week submitted to Congress Ills sug­ gested nirm program and the amendments to Tnfl-Hartlcy proposed oy jus Administration. The President recommended Congress provide for a gradual transition to flexible price supports for basic farm products, the ear-marking of many farm surplusses for non-market use, and an ,eight per cent reduction in total crop acreage. Under the Administration prog­ ram. farm price supports generally would run from 75 to 90 per cent of parity for basic crops produced In 1955. A number of Senators from farm states have come out In opposition to the President’s farm proposal. Farm organizations arc divided, as some favor a straight 90 per cent parity price support program. The main changes In the Taft-Hnrtley Act, as proposed by President Elsenhower In his message to Congress last week, would relax secondary boycott restrictions and require a secret vote of the workers affected be taken, under Government supervision, to determine whether a strike should been!led. Other suggested changes are less controversial, such as providing that both employers nnd union leaders Involved In labor disputes sign non-Communist affidavits, guaranteeing free speech to both management and labor, simplifying the requirements for union reporting on organization and financial matters, and Initiating a fair study of welfare and pension funds Included in collective bargaining contracts, for the purpose of improving their standards. • « ■:* * • The Administration lias requested Congress to enact legislation to establish an Air Force Academy to serve that branch of our armed services, as West Point and Annapolis serve the Army and Navy, lle- prsentatlve Paul Schenck, of Dayton, and your servant have Joined In S i m o l e A r i i h m e t i c ROVIN' U f a f/ L / e AB IL ITY and application still pay o ff . . . Senator John W. Bricker . . , after working for years in the back­ ground of his distinguished senior colleague . . . the late Sen. T a f t . . . is now beginning: to make a highly comnien- feel that we devote too much attention to Communism . , . F r u i t fJ r o w p r a that it . , . shall yve say . . . "dirties up" our paper.’ S W e ll . * * folks . . , it’s pretty dog-gone hard to beat the! M e e t dirt out o f a rug without needing a good bath when when the rug-beating is finished. So . . . bear with us.’ New practices in fruit production, Remember that our statements concerning Greene County' new Insecticides nnd the latest in pinks and Reds are documented . . . and . . . above all orchard pest control will be dis- remember that the Communists are the sole reason wln?. cuss<‘d ftl n frult growers meeting Greene County boys are being drafted into the Armed ^ V‘e J?011! 1 HoiUie Assembly in Services . . . why we’ re being taxed to maintain mili- ** tary strength. And . . . it’s obvious that the Red traitors, ’ ' ‘ , 1 * midl r f f S y a.deadlier menace . in many ■ wm ways than Malenkov m Moscow. And who wou ld.<penk on recent rMUlls of' fruIl want Malenkov as a leader in any fraternal , , . civic growing research being conducted , . . or religious group? jnt the Experiment Station as well -0- ! as tried ipitl proven practices of WHO SAID IT? , . , "The best way to fight a woman Interest to grow era. i T. H, Parks, extension entoino- i legist, win bring up-to-date irtfor- ; watlon on Insecticides and pest con­ trol. The orchard spray service will » be explained and the 1954 spray t bulletin distributed, j The meeting is sponsored by icounty agent E, A, Drake in co- j operation with a committee of i Greene County fruit men and all J growers and distributors of orchard supplies from Greene and adoin- ing counties are invited, to the meeting. is with yer hat . . . Grab it and run !” ■ I N DOWN ONTHE FARM. . . Questions and Answers On New Farm Program (Editor’s Note: Since there has been much confusion and misunder­ standing about the new U. S, farm program, this paper will bring you cnch week a series of questions and answers prepared by th U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. Q. Why is a new farm program needed? A. Because the present farm prog­ ram is proving unworkable. Huge .urpluscs arc mounting steadily. At the same time, farm purchasing lower has dropped in spite of ag- ;resstve application of price support ’aws now on the bonks. The Commodity Credit Corpora­ tion's investments in surplus com- nodities have m j.’e than doubled In he past year ulonc. .harping front >2 billion in October, 1952, to $4.5 billion in October 1953, the CCC’s 'inancial obligations now arc press­ ing hard against the $6.75 billion imitation of Its borrowing power. Acreage allotments and marketing lUO'tis have spread to wheat and cotton for the 1954 crops. Ar.csgo allotments for corn seem certain. \nd millions ct acres diverted from those crops can Lo expected to cause serious trouble with the supplies of other crops. But even with Ihc application of price support programs, 'arm in­ come has gone down. Thus a new program — ao Improved prog'am — is neeued. Q. Is the new program entirely different? A Ihere arc r number of new feature-. But In general, the prog­ ram would ret no succesif il f> • turrs cf past p-oenms, strengthen r.Uiftt. and rer.livc the leas' suc­ cessful portions (To be continued) Paxton Heads | Guernsey Club At a meeting of the Miami Valley Guernsey Breeders Assn,, held last week In Xenia, officers for the com. lng year were elected, Howard Pax­ ton, Fairborn, Route 1, was renamed president, William Shsiwhan, Xenia, Route 3, renamed vice president and Robert L. Thomas, Dayton, Route 12. secretary-treasurer. Montgomery, Greene, Clnrk and Miami Counties were represented at the meeting which was held at the Greene County Court House, introducing legislation In the House providing the new Air Force Academy dable record for himself. In the face o f difficult-to-nndei'- be located “ in the Miami Valley of the State of Ohio,” the birthplace Jstand opposition from the President . . . the Bricker and crauic of aviation. amendment to safeguard us from silly and stupid "treat­ ies” is in the headlines. It now appears certain there will be no Universal Military Training legislation enacted during this session of Congress, and probably none so long as young Americans are being drafted for military service. Last wee): President .Eisenhower came out in support of a new plan to strengthen the present military reserve system, The proposal eliminates any possi­ ble need for universal military training. In a speech to the nation last week. Secretary of State Dulles made public a new’ American policy for meeting Communist aggression. The Secretary announced that, in the future, the United states will not rush American troops lo any spot where Communist aggression may start, but, Instead, we will use our air and naval strength to retaliate against the aggressor nation. As pointed out In this column before, the power; With the tragic and costly experiences of Yalta . . . Teheran . . , Potsdam . . etc. still fresh on the books . . . it is very difficult to understand why Ike would listen tc those o f his advisors who oppose the adoption of the long overdue amendment proposed by Bricker. As everyone should know by now . . . a treaty with a foreign nation has the effect o f law. In other words . . . a treaty with Russia . . . engineered by a Hiss, for example . . could rob us o f rights which we have taken for granted. His. . . . you'll remember . . . was a powerful behind-the- scenes figure when the asinine "agreement" was reached at Yalta. It should be noted . . . in passing . . . that Russia pays no attention to agreements or parts of agreements of retaliation is the grcnlcst deterrent to war. The new policy Is in i 1 , , . », , 5 exact line with proposals made by the late Senator T a ft and former w h ,c h d o n o t SUlt h c r fanC -V’ FrsJdcnt Hoover two or three years ago, J Therefore . , . why on earth should any loyal Ameri- * * * * * can get steamed up about jthe right of the President . . , Representative McCormick, Democratic whip of the House, has in- or anyone else . . . to make treaties or “ agreements" troduced a bill to raise the minimum wage required under the Wage- which . . . in fact . . . aren’t worth the paper they’VO Hour Act from the present 75 cents an hour to $1.25 an hour. Congress-* written on insofar as foreign signers are concerned . . . man Hoffman o f Michigan has imrodticd a measure W require all union] but . . . which COUld override or destroy rights o f OUl welfare funds be placed under strict control. ! people . , . We suggest that everyone who's interested ’ * * * * j in the Welfare o f his family and his nation write to Sena* Russia Is trying to make arrangements, thru intermediaries, to pur- tors John W . Bricker and Thomas Btirke . . . Senate chase large amount-, of surplus farm products, especially butter, now^ O ffice Bldg., Washington, D. C ., Urging them both t< owned by the United States Government, One proposal is to trade c e r-’ support the Bricker amendment to the last ditch. Ohio tain strategic minerals pioduted in Russia for American surplus butter.1|g justly proud of the position taken by John Bricker. C10.-.C study is being given the proposal here. ] It’s good to know that we still have national legislators ............ } who are interested in the United States, Which reminds Tills week wc filed our petitions as a candidate for re-election to us . . . do you know o f anything the UN has d o n e fo r Congress. Final filing date in Ohio for alt Primary candidates is February the United States . . . except spend OUT m o n e y ? ? ? 3rd, The Primary to select Party nominees will be held Tuesday, May ,, , , 4th, this year. I . WHEN the Eisenhower recommendation that Com- . . . » * |mies be stropped <of their citizenship becomes law , . . Quite a large number of Ohio postal employees visited Capitol Hill - won^ R be interesting to see how many Greene Counlians . . .. . s a ra 7 rl n P t*» opa trin co ufi*.n **«■<*• I L a I ftyiAAMin Bill Arthur Gains Recognition The purebred Ayrshire dairy herd Cedarville Men At Livestock Meeting Clark Elected To FCA Board i Clyde D, Clark, MUniCc, Indiana, l iras been elected as a member of 1the four-state Louisville Farm Sixty-five township committee-1Credit Board, announced J. B. La­ st William Arthur, son of Mr. and'm en attended the Greene County •Plante, general agent of the Farm Mrs Howard Arthur has achieved [Livestock Executive Committee all- Credit Administration of Louisville, top' recognition during a r e c e n t i J * . hc* at * ? * « - : H‘S term Ls for three years, month for outstanding production. 1ranl ln Xcnla lhc * * * ThlIrsday’ !, The election was participated in His herd Is credited with averaging ' . Bobe,l I ^ ° “ ,inS V 107, ,in“ ° ',iU Tfar'n le a a * * ' ... * " ’ James Blckett, Ralph Rife, Paul sociations in Ohio, Indiana, Ken- ......, .V,, Hnrtler und James Lunday, were , lucky and Tennessee whose 20.000 elected to the six member County farm-members hold $82,000,000 In Executive Committee. «Federal Bank Loans, sounds of butterfat actual, for the espcctlvc month, which places it .mong the nation’s top Ayrshire herds In the Junior Division of the Ayrshire Herd Test, A. B, (Doc,) Evans gave a pro- As a member o f the Louisville gross report on marketing meat- Farm Credit Hoard, Clark will be a I type hogs. He told of the Ohio- director of the district Federal Land The Junior Division of the Herd ‘ swine evaluation and research p r o -! Bank, the Federal Intermediate rest Is comprised of Junior Mem- grams now under way, .Credit Bank, the Production Credit jers of tile Ayrshire Breeders’ As- oeiatlon and all arc under 21 years >f age. i Corporation and Bank for Cooper­ a tives. These organizations provide -.sonic 80.000 farm families In the Miami Valley Farm School The annual farm accouunt school fGir-slnte district with co-opera- .for Greene County farmers will be dvo cdiL„ for ;farn' . owncrshi>3’ ! held at the Court House Assembly arn\ n a t i o n and heir coopera- i - ... .... . - live bufiine«» organlssations. Clark Is a native o f Delaware County, Indiana, where he owns a 50-acre dairy farm specializing in Jersey Group Meets jST ,, , T Lyle Barnes, extension farm man. at TVoy the past R8ement specialist, will assist farm- nf *rs ln completing, summarizing, and y* analylzlng their records. All fartn- .;rx who have kept the Standare Ohio Farm Account Record the past year are urged to attend, here In Washington last week and urged Congress to vote increased pay] a.rc a/Gjcted? There are those who say that Greene for postal workers. Most of them favored an $800 a year flat raise in i , . ,, , , „ , , - , . . 1 - . . has one o f the largest Communist and fellow-traveler The Miami Valley Jersey Breed- | ?ra Association met week. Wayne Beatty, 5prings, Route 1, was elected prcsl. lent; Robert Campbell, of Eaton, -Ice president; nnd Howard Duin* ford, o f St. Parts, secretary-trras- Account keepers wishing a de- urer 5tailed analysis made of their re* * . . . ! ords may have them Included Hi The association embraces Greene. j the statc summary. Farmers have Clark, Montgomery, Miami, Preble;been using this service for years, m d Champaign Counties. (s ix local farmers have received The organization will sponsor a ' stale recognition for keping records mnsignment sale Feb. 22 at the *more than twenty ycars- Clark County Fairgrounds, 45 Jer- .----------------------------- ----- -------— — seys from top area herds will be] unsigned to the event, ! County . . . notwithstanding its decidedly rural makeup postal pay. ** » ■* » Civilian employment In the executive ogencles of the Federal Gov- rnnient was reduced by 198,897 Jobs between the time of the Elsenhower inauguration last January and January 1st of this year. In the same priod of time, the number of Government owned motor vehicles was reduced from 555149 to 51,713. The situation In Italy — also in France, for that matter — has been giving Our officials considerable concern. Claire Booth LUce, our Ambassador to Italy, cut short her Washington visit and rushed back to Rome early last week. There Is a strong possibility the Communists may take over control of theltalian Government, 4t -f * * * The Ways and Meaiis Committee o f the House, which ls writing legislation to revise the Internal Revenue Code, last week agreed to Clianges ln the tax law which will give the head of the household (such as a bachelor son supporting his widowed mother, or a widow' supporting her children) the same right to divide Income tax purposes as Is now extended to man and wife, * • « * * Recent happenings in Korea and elsewhere Indicate American generosity In giving millions of tons of wheat to starring India a year or so ago had noeffeci on that Government. Nehru continues to support every Communist move in world affaalrs. Rep. Brown To Be On W LW -TV [Senate problems as Seep from the iuihority side of the tipper house. Both Brown 'M d Clements have , , .... had parallel careers In politics. Two congressional leaders, one a Eacjl rcpresent, his sU te as a na- Republlcan, the other n Democrat, tlonal committeeman. Senator Cle- will be seen and heard on “ A Report ' monts, who also has been governor to the People” at 12:45 p.m.. Sum ;o f his state, has served in the lower day, January 24, over the W LW -‘ House with the Ohio Republican. Television station. jin addition to his position as Demo- Rep. Clarence J. Brown of O h lojcratlc whip, the Blue Grass law- rankiiig GOP member of the House : maker Is also a member of the Rules Committee, will interview the Senate Agriculture Committee. Democratic whip of the Senate,; During the next two weeks. Rep. Earle C, Clements, senior senator;Earl Wilson of Indiana, and Rep. from Kentucky, groups in proportion to population in the United States. When you read the lists o f those who gave their lives or were mutilated fighting to defend this nation. . . isn’t ii well-nigh infuriating to see our enemies Walking freely on our streets and enjoying freedom and opportunity? Come to think o f i t . . , loss of citizen: hip probably would­ n’t be important to a Communist or his fellow-traveling flunky. However . , . like four-legged raLs , . , the two- legged Commie Variety doesn’t like light * . . the light of publicity, THERE seems reason to believe that many local peo­ ple don’t know of . . . or can't believe . . . that We have in our midst some o f the most notorious Red and pink punks in the whole country. Well * . . sadly enough , * . it’s true. As a newspaper . . .-the biggest thing we can do about i t . .. is to expose them to the light o f day . . , to bring factual and documented information to the loyal citizens who are definitely in the majority in Greene County. They will have to take it from there.. WE are convinced that nothing short o f a full scale Congressional investigation will clean up the foul mess which exists in this area. Perhaps some readers may Jersey enthusiasts say the Miami Valley area has produced more state and national breed champions thiin any other Jersey district in the nation, fightM h f Jo in f/>f MARCH OF D IM E S J o n u o ry 2 to 31 Irade A Milk. He was educated In Delaware County schools, Indiana usi/iPM College, Ball State Tcach- ■rs Collect" and attended the Unl- ■ersltv of Wis-ret’ iti THE F INK & HE INE CO. Buyers Of CATTLE — IIOGS SHEEP nd CALVES AT D A IL Y MARKET PRICE SpringficK, O. Phone 3-9721 Forestry Group dinner, talking on “The Rural Pub- Meets Jan. 28 i lic delations Dilemma.” Presiding . [A t the dinner will be Howard M. The 51st annual meeting of th e ' Wells of Wilkinsvllle, president of Ohio Forestry Association wiy lie 1the Ohio Forestry Association, and held in Cleveland January 28; Dudley W . Page, president of the through 30, with large public at* Cleveland Farmers’ Club. tendance from all over the state for the major evehts on Friday, January 38, at Hotel Cleveland. Members of the Association will join with the members o f the Clev­ eland Farmers' Club at a Joint awards dinner that vening, to honor nine Ohio farmers selected for the excellence of their farms and farm forests. William McCulloch of Ohio will be [ Roy Battles, assistant to the Mss- During tfte non-partisan program, j Interviewed on the “Report” prog- ter of the National Orange, Wash- Senator Clemente will report onram. The Association will honor a pkst president, Theodore T, Reed, presi­ dent of the Farmers Bank and Sav­ ings Company at Pomeroy, who will be named Honorary Vice Presi­ dent for Life, Experts on forestiy, land use and water uses,* and representatives of Industry and government wi!' gather ln Cleveland for the three- day session to discuss problems of food and soli erosion, low water and , ington, D. C., will be speaker at th e . profitable farm forests.