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Missing 1 UY ear Old Girl Returns Wilberta Paul, 14-year old daugh ter of Rev. I. Clifford Paul, former THISTIME STEINMAN BROS. LUMBER CO. 236-246 Cherry St. Phone: 360-W "Ask Steinman's" STORM SASH .... Beaverdam home in the first superintendent schools has returned to her reported Lanark, Ill., it was of the week. The report that turned home came week following a long distance tele phone conversation between members of the Paul family and Beaverdam friends. No details were available. had TO' the girl the first of the The girl was reported missing more than a week ago after she went downtown in Lanark accomp anied by her 6-year old brother Preston. Later she told the boy to go home. Her disappearance started a search by authorities of eight northern Illinois counties. Her father, Rev. Paul, is pastor of the Church of the Brethren at Lanark. Undergoes Operation For Graft Of Bone JRucher is improving at Memok*®1 hospital where he an' operation for a bone Lini unaforwent f/aft recently following an injury Vi an automoMk accident last No ,venfber. Valti imated Two Estates /I $9,800 has been An estinr filed i n th" Badertscher, wife of Dan Badertscher. of $3,800 in personal $5,800 in real estate. IRatfc of Clara Brauen late of Bluffton and It consists property and the estate of Bluffton, is Estimated value of B. F. Biery, late of $10,000, half in real estate and half in personal property Trackless Trolleys public opinion poll by Favor A recent the Los Angeles Herald Express about the value of trackless trolleys in helping speed traffic and lessen congestion gave an 83.3 per cent margin in favor of the trackless trolleys. Farmers are caught with every one else in the pinch of the rising cost of living, and those who blame the food producer for prevailing conditions have not made a thorough analysis of circumstances, according to Clair A. Patterson, chairman of the Allen county AAA committee. Among factors cited by Patterson which are disadvantageous to the farmer are the following: 1. The high price level applies to many commodities other than those produced on the farms, so the whole price structure should be considered rather than singling out just food costs. Generally speaking, farmers are still not receiving a balanced per capita share of the national in come. In rtfze year of 1946 people living on farms received approxi mately 10% of the nation’s inccane, yet people living on farms account ed for about 20% of the ,total pop ulation. 2. Prices received by Termers for their raw products represent in. gen eral only about 50% of the total price which consumers pay for their food items. The balance goqs for transportation, processing, handling, and profits along the way. Shortage of seed in 1948 for three major farm crop seems likely in this area, according to farm observers studying the effect of frost and rain on soybeans, corn and oats. Elevator operators have reported that many samples of this year’s corn crop reveal moisture of about 35 per cent. These test results re veal that although the moisture con tent is shrinking rapidly in hot, dry Don’t Blame Fanners For The High Cost Of Living They’re Caught Too Com, Oats, Soybeans In Short Supply For 1948 Seed 3. Farmers do not set their own prices. They sell on the open mark et and the price peak attained at any given point in the year for a product does not mean that all farm fortunate enough to have ers were sold at such prices, corn is now quoted at per bushel. Without per cent of last year’s market at about half price. For instance, well over $2 doubt a big crop went to this current weather of October, it is apparent a sharp freeze would ruin all un protected immature corn, so far as seed purposes are concerned. Observers are uncertain that an immature soybean will germinate. Most fields were killed by frost this fall before all beans were ripe, and on many farms none had ripened. In view of those circumstances, prospective growers of soybeans in 1948 have been -advised to obtain seeds from fields maturing before frost. Oats matured this summer in fields damaged extensively by continued spring rains. YAjds were low and observers think that more oats than usual will be fed on farms this win ter, as a supplement to the soft corn will seed sea crop. As a result there likely be considerably less oats for next son. spring than in a norma] Birthday Dinner i honor of/the 85th uncle, James Pore and Mrs. Wilmer and family entertained Sunday away, Mr. away and and Mrs. town and Findlay. an farm prices of any gen- Furthermore, current haven’t been the result eral attempt of farmers to curtail their production and force increased prices on the basis of scarcity. Farm ers, on the other hand, have defi nitely met their responsibility of giving to the American people and to the world the greatest quantity of food and fiber that could be pro duced with the facilities available. 4. Recent production has cost farmers tremendously in soil re sources. Farmers have been selling off their capital asset of soil ele ments. Some of the income now be ing received must necessarily be re turned to the soils, so farmers have ahead of them a big and costly job in restoring soil fertility. I Pc. Parlor Suite without fail. Make y°ur selection. Free delivery anywhere. OCTOBER 23,24 and 25 Forty-five Years of Dependable Service stock of living This offer include, our Deep room suites tn a *ar,e tailored by master-crafts soring-fHled construct*0n, All at our regular low pr.cea. Naturally this amasinf offer is limited time only. Come in tomorrow birthday of of Findlay, Badertscher at dinner, Glen Hath Russell Hath- Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. family, all of Ada Mr. Wm. Pifer of Williams Mr. and Mrs. Pore of Farmers To Feed Sofn Corn Sell Marketable Corn (Concluded from page 1) hogs. Shy Away From Feeding Attracted by the high return from corn •without the risks attendant with livestock feeding many area farm operators are following the ex ample set by one prominent live stock feeder whose frost deadline and ning to do feeding and corn escaped the who is not plan this winter. development this Another unusual fall finds little feeding stock on farms. Most breeding stock, espe cially hogs, was sold last summer because of record high prices then prevailing. little feeding stock Most breeding stock, Consequently, farmers who plan to do any feeding during this coming winter will be forced to go out and bid for feeding stock at record prices. Those who have matured corn will not run the risks entailed with raising livestock at a time Your when grain is expected to remain at top prices. An indication of the investment required for a feeding program this year is the fact that shoats, not im muned, are bringing around 35 cents a pound at public auctions. Much Soft Corn Soft com, however, will force livestock feeding on many farmers, for those with immatured, unmarket able corn must feed it to livestock if they hope to realize a return from the crop. Soft corn can’t be moved on the regular market, and the grain can’t be sold to neighbors, for most of them also have a surplus of com in the same class. Consequently, the only answer is to feed it to high priced livestock, or let it rot in the fields. The fact that there is little live stock on most farms, however, com plicates the problem of salvaging the large proportion of soft com, for prices that must be laid on the line for feeding stock makes the venture a risky one. Breeding Stock Sold Breeding stock, principally hogs, was largely liquidated in this area last summer because of tempting high-priced markets. Many farmers who sold off their stock expected to do no feeding this winter, but now find they are unable to market grain as planned because their corn was caught by the killing frost of mid September. Feeding soft corn also entails much more work than in handling matur ed grain, another complication that farmers must face. Immature corn cannot be harvest ed and cribbed, because of the dan ger of mold. One farmer is leaving his corn stand in the field and runs his picker long enough every day or so to get enough grain for a few days feeding. Since soft com will do best if left on the stalk, experts say, and many farmers will follow a similar policy, rather than attempting to store the grain. ottoman at only $9.95. THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1947 For Immediate Delivery: Cole Hot Blast Oil Heaters Beautifully Designed—economical to operate. Complete Modern Kitchens See this unusual display at our store Hot Point Electric Water Heaters 52 gallon size 105 South Mai GASPING DANGER LI Choice Chair AND OTTOMAN Values to With the purchase of any two-piece living room suite in our stock, you may se lect a matching chair and Store Tank G. E. 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