Cost of Production Going Much Higher

New York state farm milk i»o-duction costs for October, 1942, had gone up IS per cent from- the year before, to 169 per cent of the 1910-1914 level or the highest since 1929.

A large increase in farm wages, and smaller increases in prices of dairy rations, farm madiinery, building materials, and other com-modities were the cause of the increased expense, points out Prof. L. C. Cunningham of the New Yorit state College of Agri-culture.

Farm wages by the month, with board, the most conmum kind of payment <»i dairy farms of the state, have gcme up 30 per cent in the past year, and are now higher than ever before. Such farm wages are the result of a tug-<rf-«)ar between urban indus-tries with cost- i^ contracts for producti(m, and farmers who must P9y wages out of present prices f<H* farm products.

Feed is plentiful, as the New York hay crop, though lower in quality than last year, is 25 per cant larger. Farmers have har-vested a bumper com crop also. Price of a typical daily grain ra-tion is $42 a ton, six per cent h i g ^ than a yea rago, but still favorable to dairymen.

Farm madiinery costs have actually gone up more than the 5 per cent increase of the past year in new madiinery prices. Strict rationing of new farm ma-chines has made it essential that farmers use more repairs for their present machines, and has also made the price of second-han4 madiinery jump fast.

Prices paid'by dairymen for live-stock are now up 28 per cent from last October, building materials are up eight per cent and super-phosi^te 10 per cent Farmers' taxes, except for income tax, in-terest and insurance costs have changed little in the year.

Cost of milk production has re-ceived far less attwition in the past year than the fact that the value <rf the milk pool for New York dty has ina:«ased. Yet in thf months when the New Yoric pool became worth two million dollars more than a year before, about one and three-fourths mil-lion dollars of the increase were matdied by increased costs on the dairy farms where the milk was produced. Part of the increase in. the value of the milk pool was in the greater amount of milk pro-duced, not in higgler price.

Actually, both farm prices of milk, and production costs, have gone up in the past year. During the five montiis pasture seascm just ended, milk prices averaged 172 per cent of pre-war, and pro-duction costs averaged 164 per cent of pre-war. This reasonably good adjustment is much better than the unfavorable price situa-tion that has continued during most of the past ten years.

Exhibits Desgins on Glass The Woman's Fortnightly dub

met last week Wednesd^ evening at the home of Mrs. John Wolfe. Following Hie business meeting, Mrs. Manning e^diibited some of her art work in flower and fruit design on glass and also on fur-niture whidi is very beautifuL

Delidous refreidiments were served by the hostess.

The next meeting will be the Girl Scout Christmas party at the home Mrs. H. T. Birdsall Mon-day evening, Dec. 21. — Fleisdi-znanns Cor.

Give Exc^lent Program The Reading dub CSmstmas

party Tu^day evening at the library of the central school was

j one of the high spots of the year, i nie lights of tiie pretty Christmas tree and the' iUumination of the

I fireidace around wliidi the 26 I members were seated in a drde was the cmly light in the roran while Dickens' "Christmas Carol"

I was reqd aloud by Miss Agnes Lillibridge, Miss Elizabeth Craig, Mrs. Kenneth B. Preston and Mrs.

CORP. FAYETTE GLABK, son (tf Mr. and Mrs. LaVem Qai^ of Arkville. He has been in the army three years. His address is 6977942, Co. B, 27th Inf., APO 957, care Postmaster, San Fran-cisco, Calif.

Robert MacLaury. After this, several Christmas

g ^ e s were played. A Christmas list of books, each beginning with a letter of the word Christmas produced some romic results. Miss Catherine fleming .won the red ribbon as the first one finished. Then there was a Christmas hymn guessing game in which the mem-bers tried to supply second lines when the first were given. Win-ners were Misses OUve E. Mac-Laiuy and Irma M. Griffin. The

thini game consisted of a list scragnbled Christmas gifts far various members. Mrs. Rudol|)6 Gorsdi had the most correct list. Game committee were Mrs. Bruce Caswell and Miss Elizabeth Craig.

Dainty Christmas sandwidies and cocoa were served by the committee, Mrs. John Kelly, Miss Ella Jackson and Miss Mcurgaret Weyl. After the holidays, the next meeting Jan. 5 wUl be h ^ at the home of Mrs. John OTCelly. —^Rcwbury Cor.

CLASSIFIED ADS - Bujdng or Selling They Bring ResulU -

FOR SALE FOR SALE—Pigs, 12 weeks old,

also two thoroughbred Jersey bull calves. Lewis N. Thome, ArkviUe, N. Y. dl8p

FOR SALE — Grimm evaporator, also 200 sap budcets with spiles, no covers. Willard Sanford, Margaretville, N. Y. dl8p

OUTof thcMABLBAG

Sttw Two SOB Dogs ITiursday morning was the odd-

est (rf the seastm. Most valley thermometers registered zero or a little below. Ruthven Robert-son reported eight below the cipher. At simrise a i^enomena

two rainbows was noted in the east.—New Kingston Cor.

NoOee Dog licenses for 1943 will be due

and p i ^ l e on Jan. 1, 19^ Wifl you Icmdiy cooperate? Mcxtgp Garrison of Margaretvilte wffl be enumerator. A. S. CLOSR d25c Town Clerk

December 14, 1942 Dear News:

Have been wanting to drop you a.line for some time regarding the paper but have been on the go so much for the past two months that it has been out of the question.

Do want to let you know though that my address will be more or lesspe^anent and wish you would send it as follows from now on: Pvt. Frank H. Wehrle, 32493737, Medical Detachment Station Hos-pital ^APO 826, c/o Postmaster, New Orieans, La.

•Wish you would express my holi-day greetings to the peo^e of Margaretville. Perhaps now that I am more settled m be able to drop some of t h ^ a line.

Frank Wehrle

Lcfcal Truck Owners May , Obtain a Gasoline Loan

FOR SALE—Heavy young roost-ers, dressed and drawn, 35c per pound. Mrs. Ralph Faulkner, New Kingston, N. Y. dl8p

FOR SALE — Set ten-ton truck scales, office weigh beam, 16-ft. platform, used only one year. Harry L. France, Pine Hill, N. Y., phone 2261. dl8p

FOR SALE—250 roasting cross-breed pullets, 7% months old, weigh 5 to 7% lbs., 30c lb. live weight. Come and get 'em. Harry France, Pine Hifl, N. Y., phone 2261. dlSp

FOR SALE FOR SALE — Turkeys, live or

Messed, delivered. Eldred Shaver, Arena. dlSc

FOR SALE—A few nice heavy turkeys for Christmas, 35 cents a pound alive. R. M.' Butler, Dunraven, phone 99-F-22. dl8p

FOR SALE—New electric dough mixer and o i^ge juicer, also silk bedspread. Mrs. C. K. San-ford, Margaretville. dlSp

FOR SALE—Girl Scout uniform, size 12; a pair girls' ice skates, size 9%. Inquire of A. Cer-quozzi, Arkville. d4tf

FOR SALE—Prime turkeys. Let me deliver to you, far or near, alive or dressed, the finest turkeys you evei' tasted, priced right. Eldred Shaver, Arena, disc

FOR "SALE—Hog, dressed; 26c for hind quarters, 22c for front quarters, 24c for whole hog. Jack Keiser, Big Pond road. Union Grove, N. Y., phone Mar-garetville 94-R-3. dl8c

Sugar stamp 10 is now valid, just in time for the holiday cook-ing. It is good for three poimds of sugar any time within six weeks. It expires at midnight on Jan. 26.

Loc!al panel boards ask that those ^ o need their services come at the hours they sit and not seek them at other times. These men have their own work to do. They give up over ten hours per week, gratis, for this job. Hiey receive no pay, no ex-pense account, no benefit of any kind, except to be cussed by some folks who consider themselves more important than the rest of the cOTimunity. They sit Tuesday, Hiursday and Saturday evenings, 7:30 to 9:30, and Saturday morn-ings at the office of Town Clerk Close.

Fuel oil stamp No. 1 has been extended from Dec. 15 to Dec. 22 and No. 2 will be good until Jan. 26.

Truck owners or operators with ODT certificates should have tires inspected at once and eadi 5,000 mUes or each 60 days therea^r, whichever oHnes first The two raticMiing boards in the county are allowing extra trudc gasoline un-til Feb. 1. Sudi gasoline allowed is omsidered a loan and will be subtracted from the allowance finally made. Before Feb. 1 trudanen should make an appeal to the OTD in cases where^vious errors have been made. Blanks f(H> such appeals may be obtained by farmers fmn the county Farm Bureau at Walton as soon as they are prepared.

FOR SALE—Electric chum, milk cooler, DeLaval separator, household furniture, buzz saw, handmade quilts of patdiwork, other hou^old artides. William Bradley, Fleischmanns. dl8p

Card of Thanks . We wish to express our sincere

thanks for the many kindnesses shown us during the illness and death (rf our daughter, Florence. We espedally wiw to thank the

Bnx^ diurdi for the lovely floral piece, also others ^ o sent cards and flowers. May God bless you alL dl8|> Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deters

FOR SALE—600 feet new 2%-inch municipal grade Goodrich fire hose. N. S. T. coupling .̂ For immediate delivery. Regular guarantee. Harry L. France, Pine Hill, N. Y., phone 2261.

FOR SALE—Turkeys and Plym-outh Rode roosters, alive or dressed, will deliver as long as gas lasts. William Kaptiko, phone 34-R-21, Margaretville.

FOR SALE—Heavy, fatted roast-ing chickens, 30c per pound. Dressed and delivered at no ex-tra charge. Donald Bouton, Halcott Center, phone 57-F-13.

WANTED LOGS WANTED —

oak, basswood. Factory.

; bfcrch. Chair ol3tf

WANTED —Second hand hotbed sash, either glass or c^o-glass. Nathan Haynes, Seager, d l ^

WANTED — Eight tons of weU-rotted cow manure. I%one 117, Msu^aretviUe. d2^

CALVES—L. C. Gray will buy your calves. Leave word at Bussy store, M^^aretville, or I^(»ie Roxbury 2870. Jlp

DEAD STORAGE for 5 to 10 cars wanted. Will pay $1.00 per month pe* car. Sanford Chev-rolet Co., Inc., Margaretville.

:-year-mare, will weigh 1,200 or better. Sale at a bargain or will trade wAivTanr>T-r for lighter horse or stock. H. B. WAN Kelly, Margaretville. , dlSp

WANTED—Large ^ifentities hard-wood lumber of any kind. No. 3 Common. Call Phoenida 143 or write Chichester Factory, Chi-chester, N. Y. d25c

FOR SALE —8 to 10 thousand feet of hickory timber, also pine, oak and hemlodc timber. Write or come and see me for particu-lars. William Lafferty, AUa-ben, N. Y. dlSp

FOR SALE • — Turkeys, live or dressed, will deliver. Order on or before Dec. 21 if possible. Earl M. Sanford, Margaretville, N. Y. dl8p

FOR SALE — One large roll-top desk; one fumed oak dining ro<»n table with six leather bot-tom diairs; one fumed oak se^ tional book case, sliding doors, will hold about 100 books. Fred W. Hill, Pine Hill. jlp

Girl or woman for general housework, three in family, sleep in or out. Mrs. David Reigrod, Ffeisdtoianns, N. Y. . d25c

WANTED — Married C(Hiple or woman for cook and goieral housework. Good wages with ro(»n and board. ^Di^ware Coun^ Home. Delhi, N. Y. d25e

WANTED—I am buying raw furs. Will iiay hig^ prices this week and next only for red foxes, $5-$7, other fur according^. Max Silberman, Fleischmanns, N. Y. dl8p

FOR SALE—Heating good condition, $15; cord wood; saw blades; 3 grindstones, one mounted; many electric fixtures; 2-bumer gas stove; 32-volt elec-tric bulbs, several sizes. Leyo Rosenblum, Fleischmanns, N. Y.

FOR SALE—Furniture frwn two houses — Steinberg house and Hedler house. Must be dispc^ed of immediately at any price, property has been sold. AU the furniture is stored at the Hedler house, formerly occupied by Dr. Tepfer. It consists of beds, springs and mattresses, kitchen stoves, rugs, bottled gas stove, dining ro<Hn set GE refrigera-tOT, two kitchen stoves, and many other artides. Inquire Max Silberman, Fleisdimanns, N. Y. dl8p

WOODLAND FOR SALE — The following woodland lots that have been partially timbered. Lots 86 and 67 and parts of Lots 85, 68 and 46, containing 547% acres, situate in Harden-burg^ Patrat Great Lot 7, GaiTets(m Tract County of Ulster and State of New York. I will offer the above parcels far sale at the fnmi door the offices of Fenton, Fenton A S a y ^ , in the Village of Biar-garetville, New York, on the 22nd day of December, 1942; at 10.-00 A. M. Terms of sale: One-half cash and tte balance in a good and pn^er^bood and nHNTt̂ ige. Eknersm C. Kd^ Albany, New York.

FOR SALE — One electric pipe thawer machine, for p ^ up to 4-in. diameter with 4M ft. of thawing cable and 300 ft. of lead wire—$250; also six barroom chairs, $18. Charles Bednar, Fleischmanns, N. Y. dl8c

USED FURNITURE and plumb-ing fixtures. I have agam j ^ t returned from New York with a truckload of all kinds of used furniture, household goods and plumbing ffartiues. Living room dining ro<»n, bedroom and kitchen f u r n i t u r e , studio coudies, round and square china dosets, kitdien cabinets, rugs, met£d and wooden beds, coil and band springs. Have in stock new cotton and innersprin& mattresses, new linoleum rugs, heating stoves, cook stoves, oil heater, refrigerators and one chunk stove. Himdreds of other things. C^n every day and eevning. Steinhardt's Furniture Ediange, Fleischmanns, {Aione 115. dl8c

MISCELLANEOUS COFFEE — Yes, coffee wiH be

served at the Izaak Walton League dance Friday Dec. 18.

AUCTION —MarshaU Osterhoudt of Fleisdunanns is selling his dairy at auction. See advertise-ment on another page. d25c

BIG Livestodc Cwnmission Auc-tion. Austin's Stables, Walton, N. Y., Tuesday, Dea 22, selling second hand horses, one dairy, also heifers, sprii^ers, fresh cows, beef cows, bulls and about 200 calves, . beef sto<^ and calves are extreme^ blg^ W. H. Austin. dlSc

WANTED — I wiU buy builc for demolishing jHirposes, or large. If you have a build-ing of this kind it wiU be worth while to asnmunicate with me. Max Silberman, Heisdimanns, N. Y. j29c

I , Classified advertising, Ic per word. Minimum, cash with copy, Z5e;

miiiimiiiti, if charged, ffOe.

AUTOMOBILES

1941 Ford 5-pass. coupe. 1941 Chevrolet 5-pass. coupe. 1939 Chevrolet town sedan. 1939 Chrysler Royal coupe. 1936 Ford %-ton pickup. 1942 Chevrolet radios at bargain

prices, a real Christmas gift: $75 radio at $45, $60 at $36, at $21. Not install^

Used 6-ft. cut mower, $65. Used hay rake, $20. Used wagon, ^25. We are interested in buying a late

model station wagon, a 1937 Chevrolet coi;^, a rolet long wheelbase tnidt must be good. SANFORD CHEV. CO., INC

Margaretville FOR SALE—Model A Ford road-

ster. Wanted—Winchester re-puting rifle, 30-30 or 32 qiedaL SD/Todd, Arkvffle. dl8^

FOR SALE—1940 GMC truck with 6-t(m coal body, with hydiaiulk; lumt perfect ccmdition, cally new tires and tubes. L. France, Pihe HDl, N. hpcme 2261. <U8p

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FOR RENT FOR RE3<rr—A first floor

ment five rooms, of A. Cerquoszi,

pbooe 4 2 M