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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1955
Page
2
Tripoli Leader established 1894 in Tripoli Bremer County Iowa publishes Wednesdays. William A Buckley publisher subscription rates 3.00 annually in advance in Iowa 3.50 elsewhere. Entered as second class mail under act of March 8 1879.
A reform proposal argues to end non recourse farm loans and replace them with direct production payments to individual farmers. It limits payments to 2000 annually while guaranteeing parity up to 7000 of gross production and letting prices find their market level. The plan targets shifting subsidies from 9 percent to 91 percent of small farmers.
Bremer County's Golden Girl dairy princess contest will crown the county's top dairy spokesperson at the Denver Centennial on June 10 at 7 30 PM. Denver Centennial committee funds the awards and provides the contest facilities. The note also urges voter participation in upcoming Extension Council election meetings to influence future council rules and precedents.
Nine members attended the Biz-E-Bees May meeting at Geraldine Kelsey’s home. Jolane Tegtmeier was chosen to attend the Ames convention. Audrey Kappmeyer and Shirley will go to 4-H camp in Boone. Geraldine Kelsey demonstrated how to care and clean a paint brush.
A proposed plan suggests using proceeds from liquidating the current surplus to fund a two to three year trial program. It envisions the Internal Revenue Service tracking farm production and payments due, enabling immediate bank loan access. The author argues the plan aligns with independence and reshapes a regimentation prone farm-support system.
The questionnaire invites readers to indicate preferences on a proposed plan and to submit responses to The Leader office by Thursday June 30. Responses may be sent without signatures.
The document contrasts two policy options. Plan A has government price supports, production quotas, and benefits proportional to farm size. Plan B proposes open market prices with direct payments, a earnings ceiling, no quotas, and no acreage limits to curb surpluses.
The writer expresses preference for continuing with Plan A and suggests evaluating an alternative policy such as Plan B. The note compares desirability and openness to trying a different approach in the policy discussion.
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