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i ■ ♦ wiTwKrS „ ._ ikiak*: ♦■ -fe. ^*jBfe.a^ S& ' «* 0** t~ n <|inn|nipr'~yinif«i»ifv^i ij^/-jiirynm. ^; h^. ji i i i 1 r- -*;i'‘-i‘-- • wfj£to;,; »ML- 14—THF nmONTCI F Htnlon « T Tnn 11 \m ' Food Prices, Demand Expected To Go Up By JUDY TURKETT Area Agent Consumer Management A new year is before us — what will it be like for the consumer? In the category of food, Mr. and Mrs. American can expect prices and de mand to go up as supplies hold constant. Admittedly, this isn’t a very exciting forecast, but the wise con sumer will want to know. During 1961, retail food pricest averaged about one percent higher than in 1966. All of this increase was due to a 5 percent rise in restaurant prices. The cost of food sold in fopd stores has actually remained almost the same as a year ago. In 1968 retail food prices will again rise but much more notice ably. Marketing costs, parti cularly wages, will advance and in so doing widen the farm - retail price margins. A 2 to 3 percent rise over 1967 doesn’t seem unlikely. Demand for food as for practically all consumer goods will strengthen in 1968. The population is growing and so are consumer in comes. Exports will probably expand next year and mili tary food takings seem likely, to inciease. Interestingly enough, however, supplies of food are expected to remain at about this year’s level. As a result, prices received by farmers for food products may increase. Now what does this mean in dollars and cents? Ameti-. cans were expected to have spent $96 4 billion for food in 1967. $3 billion over '1966 and nearly $4 billion less than the prediction for 1968. Most of the gain from 1966 to 1867 is attributed to an increase in volume of purchases. In ooto- trast, 1968 expenditure* Will rise because of higher price* with very little change in volume purchased. Fortunately, income gains are still outpacing food ex penditures. A rise of about 7 percent in consumer income in 1967 is overshadowing about a 4 percent increase in food expenditures. Con sequently, the percentage of income spent for food de clined from 18.3 percent in 1966 to IT? percent in 1967. This 17.7 percent figure is ex pected to remain about con stant in 1968 In view of the growing de mand for food, will farmert be able to produce enough? This is a burning question to which the U. S. D. A. is an swering — yes. A recent study contends that through 1980 farmers in countries like the U. S., Australia, and Canada will produce more than enough for world needs. ThO critical'quetsion is how fast and how well will the hungry nations develop their own food output. WBTV CMARI.OTTW THURSDAY. JANOAlti 11 Guuaoka. 1 pj*. Marshall (Milan * «#•*•*' kiBed. Color. ONE WORD ABOUT MONEY W*. pi * T; *, PM'- -?*r ■ & save! The surest way to make mdney is to save! Be secure . . . open a Savings AceoMtt at our Fall Service Bank, where you cait take care of all your banking needs. Money doesn’t grew on thMs, It will grow here! BANK OF aiNTON Mentor FMenl Deposit tnsanuiee Corponti* 3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts 8emi-Anim*8j : t |;j ;; ■ ili. Lucy enter* a billiard contest Color. Laeflie Bad Thursday Movie, 9 s.sa With NeHna Mae. “Topkapl, 1 court, Veter Uattaov. Maximili an Schell Color. PRfiAY. JANUARY it GmMt Pyle . . . USMC, 8:3# n.ia Sergeant Carter take* care oi « Monel's I* tor a t end.05r/ niiay Mhefti. 8 mu -A fhot ,tn tig fiatfc” with gar Sellees, Plhe Semtaer. SATfJftUAYt JANUARY 1* My Mttea Sena, 8A# Ma a aufArage StTNMAY, JANUARY 14 Mission: ImpoeaiMt. 10 p.m. The IMF must recover a mil. RL, dollars in gold bullion. .MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Mike Dongles, 4:30 p.BL Actor-comedian Paul Lvnde is co-host for the week. Color. Best of Hollywood, 7 p.m. “Scandal at Scourrle," with Greer Garson. Color Carol Burnett, 10 p.m Trini Lopez and Ken Berry Axe guests. Color. TUESDAY. JANUARY 1# Red Skelton. 8:30 p.m Red ro-creatm famous coffl- idy routines. Fdim Future >. > Do» The Red Skelton 6«dt Morning World, 8:38 p.m. Larry buys Dave and Linda a wedding present Cotar. Nattkaal SMARiag Teat, 1# wig FObpls • / WEDNESDAY, JANUARY If Vheater IWaap T.fam with Clifton Ne and Be, #M# pMt Pdnla's eonntry eensin arrives B the city. Color. LT i sgi—wwrwa i c iPF*«arance lignff leant Starf Students f> . ■ • ^ ^ <r ' Get Physical Exaiti# All of the three hundred chlldi^M >ho attended the gram in ity, ditibk they received iihmuni- Mtioki 8hd shots from tile the first physician*, dentists — - m —in 8Qu CUhton -0SVe die examina- wire kept op ^ItoR Urhere trea^ , havi received dental work, ; one surgery ' ed jliedical children, _ T did not need did not keep Hie ap- ents made for them, of the above mentioned n w e hi; chil incc from «, thil Oyel-looked. of gie Laurens County Qxn- muAity Action, Inc. notified the parents of tMhMflA at tention that they The lih Contact with them. The rnedical , examinations have bedn given in gU of past Head Start Laurens County bgl this tie first year that the follow ups have been done. ^ A 1888 Summer Head Start •gram is now being plan- 4 which will serve 400 chil- in Uwreiuw.. County. in OUT* Agent fooks bright. At led to believe mists. However, be told this more money ev#fr before and standard of ghest eyef. M. C. Roches- of Extension Econorkicf at Clemson gives the following break-down of variou^ agri cultural commodities. A small U. S. 1967 cotton of. about it ».» mUlion jUtiBOe^ relative- poiht reduc- cotton stocks. 1967-MI of around bales will ex crop. As a re- ver is expect- to around 6-8/4 mil- Augdst 1, 1866 creage al- Carolina is to Growers the 1968 carefully before SiMIhg up and to pro duce quality cotton of the longer staple lengths which are in good demand. The demand for soybeans a 1967-68 dill continue good t at pyi port level oT 12.86 per bushel Both domestic use and ex ports are expected to in crease not eno Har’s reedrd the rec- 6fd high if?, soybean . chop for S. C;, estimated at 24,058,0(1) bushels harvested from lAAfl.OOO acres, is 24 percent larger than the 1166 crop./ ,.THe ndvat Mreage.. aUbt- ment Jor‘$. fc. in Il68 is 203,288 gcres. In 1967, S. C. farmers harvested 3,024,000 bushels from 112,000 acres — up 90 percent over 196d .Pecans wiU contimiO fat short aunply duo to the rela tively snRbl 1981 crop. RHcH for pecans are expected to remain relatively high in 1967-68. ’ Sweet Potato supplies are »bo# the same as for last - : season, but 8 percent beldw average. With available sup plies below averagk, prices to growers for the season are expected to be relatively high. The demand for fresh veg etables will continue at a high level. Prices to growers will depend on the volume and quality available and oh the pattern of marketings. The 1908 peach production potential in S. C. is about double that for 1967 if normal weather conditions prevail. Consumer demand for fresh peaches of high quality will be strong and prices favorable. The demand for peaches for processing is expected to in crease. The demand for forestry products may increase slight ly in 1968 with prices averag ing about the same as in 1967. Woods labor is in short supply and this is creating a problem throughout the timber industry. U. S. feed grain supplies for 1967-68 are up 1 percent from a year earlier. In 1967-68 do mestic use may increase about 9 percent but exports are expected to hold near 1966-67 levels. With a larger supply in prospet, feed grain prices are expected to aver age below a year earlier, at least through the first half of the year. The supply of feed grains on S. C. farms on October 1, 1967 totaled 13 percent more than a year earlier. Also, the 196^ prod uction of corn and gYain sorghum in S. C. is estimAted to be up 55 and 14 percent respectively from last year. The number of all cattle and calves on U. S. farms on Jan. 1, 1967 may be dowh Vfc million head from a ytat earlier. Since the decline will be in dairy cattle, bee# pro duction in 1968 and 1969 can continue near 1967 levels. Cattle prices in 1968 are pected to continue re strong atid average about saihe as in 1967. tl. S. Pork production ft 1968 is expected to be some larger with prices for the year as a whole averaging ffarm* sud ra:!; receipts from itiilit salts Jh 1968 are expec ted to hold near 1967 levels, bdrrirtg unforeseen develop ments. A cutback in U. S. egg and turkey production and a smAll increase dn U. S. broil ed production appears likely in 196$. The reduction in out puts of eggs and turkeys and holding U> a small gain in broiler output reflects pro ducers response to lower prices and rising costs. With new poultry processing plants located in the state, dsmand for S. C. produced turkeys and broilers should continue favorable in 1968. The over-all economic out look for 1968 is good. Pros pective increases in output, employment, and consumer demand for S. C. and the U. S. point to a further ex pansion of economic activity. This will insure a strong demand for farm products. RAILCAR STEEL Practically all the new passenger cars built for rail roads in the United States during the past 20 years have been sheathed in gleaming nickel stainless steel. PC Receives ESSO Grant A $2,500 grant has coihe to Presbyterian College from the Esso Education Founda tion as part of that organiza tion’s 1967-68 aid-to-education program President Marc C. Weersing announced today. He said the PC gift for un restricted use was included among grant totaling $2.6 million made By the founda tion to a number of colleges throughout the nation. M. L. Haider, chairman of Fsso Education Founda tion, commented on the cur rent program with these words: “The funds available to the foundation are limited. Therefore, it is paramount that the Esso Education Foundation continue to study the changing needs of higher education and strive to ad just the emphasis of its grant programs to achieve the most meaningful results. The increased attention we are giving to the areas which will accelerate the progress of education is one manifes tation of the changes in the foundation’s approach.’■ fjthe World's best-tasting health & beauty aid Pet Skim Milk — makes weight-watching a happy routine! ti below 1867 levels. Milk production on i c. IP. It* ) ) !' Vv i'4, V-r, v, * > ;> vv - H KHfmtJiJEfA'’: Effoetive next week our offic* h«^ i^UwSnf «rWb» ifaAi S:00' •• m. until 5:00 p. m. Mondays tflr<ftj0tFMllft t * i Offic. will be 8169144* Sft&rdoys; Jiamy 13> 1888,«j A drop box I* provided at the offtee ifVA»«W»hlem»tf te payyout bill when the office UddW# «| Tv V-/ .. if*; ... • .• Hm service rtllt. ' J iS-%. : ii..^ .* .1. • ;••• r . > t-.; . - • . t. ■ k • ' .' «> * v >»>' 'ir*' ■ I; .. r. .kw • v - - zr- ' 'vp; r mm After lo these mony yeors bur humble libie bug has gone automatic Gde® is the clufnfc Gobe is the wifer# whfne, “It^s cutw, but I canl drive it.” Gb«e Is an era olVelkMvaeendam. 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