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WASHINGTON NEWS
OF INTEREST TO OUR
FARMER FRIENDS
DROUGHT LOSSES—PARITY ID
EA ADVANCES—FARM
MORTGAGES.
(From The News Washington Bureau.)
Appraising the losses sustained by
the nation as a result of the drought,
the federal crop reporting board es-'
timates the total acreage harvested I
this year will be 10 per cent, below
normal, but about 10 per cent, great
er than in 1934. Crop yields are es
timated at about 16 per cent, below
average, but somewhat greater than
two years ago.
General rains in late August ended
the crop deterioration in about two
thirds of the drought area, although
serious conditions continue to, exist
in scattered localities. The corn crop,
which suffered most, is estimated at
1,458,295,000 bushels, the smallest
since 1881. Last year the crop was
2,291,629,000 bushels.
Every student of agriculture knows
that the farm crisis was produced by
the production of surpluses, which
could not be used in this country and
for which there was no market a
broad. The drought and the crop cur
tailment programs have combined to
eliminate surpluses, but Secretary
Henry A. Wallace insists that “if we
have ordinary weather and if foreign
purchasing power is not restored,
these surplus problems will return.”
Those who recall the AAA in its
original form will remember that its
purpose was to achieve parity prices
for farmers. The method adopted
was to control production in order to
remove surpluses but, of course, the
droughts rendered this procedure un
necessary.
Current price indices show that
parity prices for farmers have been
almost attained. On Aug. 15, the ra
tio of prices received by farmers for
their products to the prices paid by
them for commodities they bought
stood at 98 per cent. A year ago it
was at 85 per cent. Before the drouth
this summer, the figure was 89 per
cent.
With parity prices almost at hand,
officials of the agriculture depart
ment have in mind a larger objective.;
They would secure parity of farm in- '
come with income of urban dwellers
and, to this end, the new soil conser
vation program and present farm
payments are being directed.
Fewer American farms are under
mortgage today, and the total farm
mortgage debt 57,770,000,00
smaller than in any period since the
prosperity days of the mid-twenties,
according to the farm credit admin
istration.
Several reasons are cited by the
FCA. One is that hard times de-!
creased farm income and therefore ■
the tendency of farmers to buy new j
land on mortgage.
Another is the foreclosure during j
the farm depression, which continued
until the New Deal farm program
got under way.
A third is the scaling down of the!
mortgage debt either through indi-1
vidual voluntary action of mortgage \
holders, or through FCA refincncing|
arrangements which have reduced it j
by approximately $200,000,000.
Finally, the normal reduction of'
mortgages at a time when farmers ■
are still not inclined to take on new!
acreage has played its part.
The number of farmes under mort- |
gage on Jan. 1 this year stood at 2,- |
300,000 in round numbers, or approx-!
imately 34 per cent, of all the farms
in the country. This was a decrease |
of 2 per cent, in the number under,
mortgage in 9128.
Farm foreclosures, according to the |
FCA, are now apparently on the way |
back to normal. While from 1928 to I
1931, inclusive, the number of fore-'
closures per thousand farms ranged,
between fifteen and nineteen, in 1932 I
this figure rose to twenty-eight and i
in 1933 to thirty-eight.
In 1934 it dropped back to twenty
eight again, then down to twenty-one
in 1935 and to an indicated average |
of nineteen so far this year. This fig- [
ure may go up somewhat before the j
year ends, however, because the pe- ■
riod of leniency demanded by the de
pression is coming to an end.
Not only is the mortgage debt
smaller, says the FCA, but the farm-|
ers are generally finding it easier to
carry, partly because of lower inter
est rates brought about by the FCA
and in part by voluntary reductions
in individual mortgage rates, but
mostly because general farm income
has increased materially.
In 1932 it took more than 9 1-2 per
cent, of all farm income to meet the i
mortgage debt, the FCA says. But
by 1935 this had dropped to 4 1-2 per j
cent.
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Newspaper Features, Inc.
The democratic state convent! >n.
which meets at Macon on Oct. 7, for
the purpose of consolidating the te
turns and declaring the results of me
primary on Sept. 9, will be the latg
est ever held from the standpoint or
numbers. In appointing the delegates
from counties which he carried for
governor, Speaker Rivers has divided
the delegate vote into small fractions,
for two purposes. First, to accommo
date as many of his supporters as
possible, who wanted to go to Macon,
and, second, to give a generous iep
resentation to the supporters of Sen
ator Russell. The convention will thus
be in the nature of a monster jubilee
and celebration of democratic victory.
Consolidating the returns and de
claring the results of the primary
will be, of course, a perfunctory pro
ceeding. The real business of the con
vention will be the adoption of a plat
form for the incoming administra
tion of Speaker Rivers as governor
and of the newly elected legislature
that will serve with him. Two years
ago the Talmadge convention in Ma
con adopted a platform excoriating
the administration of President
Roosevelt. The keynote speaker and
temporary chairman of the Talmadge
convention was Shelby Myrick, a
prominent lawyer and veteran legis
lator of Savannah. This year this
Rivers convention will adopt a plat
form diametrically the opposite in
regard to the Roosevelt administra
tion. The keynote speaker and tem
porary chairman of the Rivers con
vention will be Congressman Eugene
E. Cox, of the Second district. His
keynote speech will also be diamet
rically opposite the keynote speech of
Mr. Myrick two years ago.
With reference to the affairs of
the state government of Georgia, the
Rivers convention will adopt a plat
form setting forth a program of far
reaching and fundamental reforms.
At the top of the list from the stand
point of importance will be a consti
tutional amendment empowering the
legislature of Georgia to convene it
self in special session to meet emer
gencies without the concurrence of
the governor. The day is gone for
ever in Georgia when a governor, ob
sessed with a delusion of grandeur
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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936.
and a lust for power, can lock the
legislature out of the capitol and
seize in his own hands the functions
of government. The next time a gov
ernor of Georgia runs amuck, if an
other governor ever should, the leg
islature will have the power to con
vene itself and remove him from of
fice by impeachment.
Another plank in the platform of
the Rivers convention will strongly
commit the incoming administration
to a complete and searching investi
gation of the Talmadge dictatorship
from start to finish. The platform
will declare that if there has been
graft or corruption under the Tal
madge regime, it is the duty of the
incoming legislature to uncover it
and to punish the guilty from the
highest to the lowest, impartially
and with stern justice. In every
speech he made, Mr. Rivers pledged
himself to a house-cleaning in the
state government, and no influence
which may be brought to bear upon
him will swerve him from that pur
pose.
Another reform to which the plat
form will pledge the incoming admin
istration is the enactment of laws
whereby a taxpayer will be enabled
by the process of injunction to pre
vent the comptroller-general and the
state treasurer from disbursing funds
of the state without legislative au
thority.
Speaker Rivers made a very fine
selection in the person of Charles S.
Reid to be the next chairman of the
democratic state executive commit
tee. Mr. Reid i$ an outstanding mem
ber of the Atlanta bar and is as
“clean as a hound’s tooth” in every
particular. He was a classmate of
Speaker Rivers at Young Harris col
lege and loyally supported him in his
two previous campaigns for govern
or. He is completely in accord with
the Rivers program for a house
cleaning in the state government.
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NEWS FOR THE
HOME-MAKER
(By Lucy Martin, County Home
Demonstration Agent.)
PEAR-CANNING TIME.
A bumper crop of pears—the larg
est Georgia has ever produced—is
ready to can. Homemakers appreciate
the pear for its fine flavor and ex
cellent canning qualities. The pineap
ple and Keiffer are excellent varie
ties for canning. Miss Katherine La
nier, food preservation and utilization
specialist with the state home dem
onstration department, sends us the
following recipes for saving pears:
Canned Pears.
Pare, core, halve or quarter pears;
drop immediately into a cold salt
water bath, made in proportion of
one tablespoon salt to one quart wa
ter, to keep them from discoloring.
Boil gently in clear water until ten
der enough to pierce with a fork. Re
move pears. Make a syrup, using the
water the pears wene cooked in, in
proportion of three parts sugar to
two parts water. Pack fruit in jars,
cover with syrup and process twenty
minutes in boiling water. These can
be used for salads, desserts, or as a
breakfast fruit.
Pear Honey.
Run pears through food chopper,
using coarse blade. To each cup of
pears allow one cup of sugar. Cook
until clear but not pink. If desired,
add one No. 2 1-2 can of grated pine
apple to three quarts of pears, let
come to boil. Pack in sterilized jars
and process twenty minutes in boil
ing water.
Spiced Pears.
To make spiced pears you will need
seven pounds hard pears, one pint
vinegar, one-half lemon rind, one
fourth ounce whole allspice, three and
one-half pounds sugar, one ounce gin
ger root, one-half ounce whole cloves
and two ounces stick cinnamon.
Pare and cut pears in halves or
quarters, remove seed. Make a syrup
of vinegar and sugar, put spices in
small pieces of cheesecloth and add to
syrup, When this mixture begins to
simmer, add the pears and lemon
rind and bring to boiling point. Cool
quickly and allow to stand overnight.
Next morning drain off the syrup
from the pears into a porcelain or
enamel vessel, heat to boiling, pour
over the pears and allow to stand
overnight. Next, drain and heat the
syrup as before; repeat this four or
five days then boil the syrup down
until it is just enough to cover the
fruit. Add the fruit to the hot syrup
and boil thirty minutes, pack in jars
and process thirty minutes at sim
mering in hot water bath.
Pear Preserves.
Ingredients: Four pounds sugar,
one quart water, four pounds pears
and two lemons (if desired).
Select under-ripe pears, peel, core
and cut into quarters, cut lemons
into thin slices. Place in preserving
kettle and cook until tender and
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clear. If pears are hard they should
be boiled in clear water until they
can be pricked with a darning needle,
then cook in syrup. Let cool, pack in
jars and process fifteen minutes.
ABSHIRE-MURPHY.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jackson, of
Henegar, Ala., announce the marriage
of their daughter, Mrs. Avanelle
Abshire, to Jack E. Murphy, Long
Beach, Calif., Sept. 5, 1936.
Mrs. Murphy will be remembered
here as Miss Avanelle Jackson. They
will reside at Long Beach, Calif.
Another Great
Record
This Association announces a further re- A
duction in the annual cost of their insurance. A
splendid record during the past years justified
a reduction during 1935, and a further one in
1936.
The growth of this Association has been the
greatest in Georgia during recent years and the
Directors are making a determined effort to
keep the cost at the lowest figure which can be
economically justified.
Farmers Co-Operative
Insurance Association
Rome, Georgia.
DIRECTORS:
H. M. PENN HOMER DAVIS
S. S. JOHNSON J. ED. CAMP
JULIAN MONTGOMERY R. L. HOLLAND , ,
JOHN M. GRAHAM O. P. WILLINGHAM
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Selling Arms.
Another report that is going around
is that American armament makers
have 'been getting around official dis
approval of shipments to belligerents
by the simple practice of making
shipments through another country.
Reported.
The report is that the “unidentifi
ed” plane which dropped bombs near
the U. S. S. Kane, in Spanish waters,
was one supplied to the warring fac
tion by a large European power.