anaheim-gazette 1949-12-01

ANAHEIM GAZETTE 7 Anahiem Gazette, Thursday, December 1, 1949 Reveal Life of Russian Collective Farmer No Bed of Roses–Mostly M’d Sacramento (WNS)—Commodity price support may be a step toward socialist rule, but the California farmer has a long road to travel before he descends to the level of the Russian collective farmer. Details of life on a Russian farm reaching the federal and state agricultural agencies are meager, but the California state library has gathered material showing that Russian farming is not as prosperous as many Red publications claim. While Soviet propaganda boasts farming in Russia is far more advanced than in the United States, a Russian arriving in the United States and visiting California paints a different picture. John Smith of Russia This Russian, whose name remains a secret because of probable reprisals involving relatives in the Ukraine, tells the story of Ivan, the John Smith of Russia. There are plenty of Ivans in the land of the Soviet who toil 3,200 hours a year against 2,400 worked by the average American farm laborer. One Ivan lives with his wife, two sons, 12 and 14 years, a daughter, 2, and an aged mother. On one of Russia's 240,000 collective farms, Ivan's house forms one of 200 in the collective farm village. There is no electricity in the village and log houses with thatched roofs remain unchanged after more than 50 years. The houses line an unpaved main street which is a sea of mud in spring and fall. Two-Room Cottage Ivan's house is a two-room cottage which must house the entire family. During the winter it must also provide shelter for the few pigs and chickens Ivan is permitted to own. The collective farm consists of 2,700 acres, 1,400 devoted to winter and spring wheat, rye, oats, barley, potatoes, vegetables, fodder roots, silage crops and cultivated grasses. Approximately 300 of the village's 700 population work on the farm, including children 12 to 16 years, when not in school. Similar acreages in the United States require fewer workers, but under the complicated system of government in Russia, there must be an administrative staff, brigade leaders, squad leaders, storekeepers, watchmen for the storehouse, day and night guards in the fields, and a nursery staff. Meet Quotas Ivan's wife leaves the baby in the nursery each morning and goes to work in the fields with Ivan. He is usually accompanied by his entire family, except the aged mother who is too old to work. All are told each morning where they are to work and what they must do, and must not lose a moment if their quotas are to be met. Manufacturer's Annual YEAR-END SALE of Woolen, Corduroy, Wool Gabardine and Cotton Piece Goods Sample piece goods and remnants for carpet strips Ladies' Shortie Coats and guaranteed washable Gabardine Blouses Corduroy and Rayon Jackets in slight seconds and cancelled samples MANY OTHER ODDS AND ENDS SALES 1 to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday Saturday—9 to 12 Noon Westminster Sportswear 17th and Locust Westminster, Calif. Meet Quotas Ivan's wife leaves the baby in the nursery each morning and goes to work in the fields with Ivan. He is usually accompanied by his entire family, except the aged mother who is too old to work. All are told each morning where they are to work and what they must do, and must not lose a moment if their quotas are to be met. The government takes a major portion of the crops at one-quarter their value and the rest is disposed of to villagers or bartered for meat. At the end of a good year Ivan receives 1,500 rubles, 2,200 pounds of grain, 2,500 pounds of potatoes, 2,500 pounds of vegetables, and 3,000 pounds of hay and straw. He exchanges a portion of this for meat but his allotment is barely sufficient for the family and he is able to obtain but 95 pounds of second grade meat. The precious rubles must be hoarded for the children need shoes and the entire family clothing. The slender stock of cash does not go far, for one pair of shoes costs 288 rubles. Dull Community Life Community life is dull. There is one radio in the village and pro- 3-BIG STOREWIDE VALUE DAYS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY CHUCK ROAST Seven Bone or Round Bone End of Round Bone Roast. U. S. GOOD Beef lb. 49¢ SHORT RIBS Cut from U. S. Graded GOOD Beef. Fine to Braise or Bake lb. 25¢ SMOKED PICNICS Short Shank 6 to 8-lb. lb. 35¢ SLICED BACON Rath's Black Hawk ½-lb. pkg. 29¢ FRESH PICNICS Whole or Shank Half Eastern Pork lb. 33¢ FISH FILLETS Sole or Cod Pan Ready lb. 35¢ Bolling Beef Plate meat. U.S. graded GOOD. lb. 15¢ Lamb Breast To bake or braise. U.S. GOOD. lb. 15¢ Lamb Roast Square Cut, 5-rib Shoulder. lb. 49¢ Lamb Chops Short cut rib. U.S. GOOD grade. lb. 75¢ Pork Loin Center cuts, lb. 59¢. Pork Buffs Also round half fresh pork picnics. lb. 39¢ SHORT RIBS GOOD BEF. Fine to Braise or Bake lb. 25¢ SMOKED PICNICS Short Shank 6 to 8-lb. lb. 35¢ SLICED BACON Rath's Black Hawk ½-lb. pkg. 29£ FRESH PICNICS Whole or Shank Half Eastern Pork lb. 33£ FISH FILLETS Sole or Cod Pan Ready lb. 35¢ Now at Stands Get your December Issue FAMILY CIRCLE Full of Holiday Ideas How to plan parties How to make gifts COPY 5¢ MAYONNAISE Nu Made...with the homemade flavor. pint jar 36¢ quart jar 66¢ Half-pint jar, 21c. Mayonnaise Piedmont Note low price. (Pint jar, 32c) Sandwich Spread Lunch Box brand. (18-oz., 19c; pint, 31c) PORK & BEANS Van Camp's 2 30-oz. cans Packed with tomato sauce. (18-oz. size, 2 cans 19c) GRATED TUNA Torpedo Light Meat 2 6-oz. cans 43¢ MILD CHEESE Cheddar Pre-Cut & Wrapped lb. 43¢ SHORTENING Royal Satin 1-lb. can 28¢ 3-lb. can 73¢ PANCAKE MIX Suzanna Brand Serve pancakes for breakfast. (3½-lb. pkg., 33c) WHITE KING Granulated Soap 46-oz. pkg. 49¢ 22-oz. pkg. 25¢ POTATOES U.S. No. 1 Idaho Russets 10 lbs. 43¢ GRAPEFRUIT Arizona Sweet 8-lb. mesh bag 35¢ CAULIFLOWER Snowy White lb. 3¢ BANANA SQUASH Fine to Bake lb. 2¢ APPLES Northern Jonathans 35-lb. box 1.99 4 lbs. 25¢ Toilet Soap Cashmere Bouquet brand. 3 bars 23¢ Palmolive Soap Regular size bar 7¢ Swan Soap For kitchen, bath, laundry. 2 large bars 25¢ Ivory Flakes For dishes, fine fabrica. 12½-oz. pkg. 25¢ Peef's Soap For washing machine use. 33-oz. pkg. 31¢ PRICES EFFECTIVE THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1949, AT SAFEWAY STORES IN THIS AREA. Right to Ship reserved. No sales to dealers. Sales tax added to retail price on taxable item. SAFEWAY year against 2,400 worked average American farm lavan lives with his wife, 12 and 14 years, a 2, and an aged mother. of Russia's 240,000 collects. Ivan's house forms one in the collective farm vilis no electricity in the and log houses with thatchremain unchanged after 50 years. The houses impaved main street which of mud in spring and fall. Two-Room Cottage house is a two-room cotch must house the entire during the winter it must divide shelter for the few chickens Ivan is permitn. Collective farm consists of less, 1,400 devoted to winspring wheat, rye, oats, potatoes, vegetables, fodsilage crops and cultiasses. Approximately 300 village's 700 population the farm, including chilto 16 years, when not in acreages in the United quire fewer workers, but the complicated system of rent in Russia, there must administrative staff, brigade quad leaders, storekeepmen for the storehouse, night guards in the fields, resery staff. Meet Quotas wife leaves the baby in every each morning and goes on the fields with Ivan. He accompanied by his entry, except the aged mothto too old to work. All are morning where they are and what they must do, not lose a moment if quotas are to be met. grams are broadcast over loudspeakers placed about the village. The church has been converted into a storehouse so the religious must walk to a neighboring village six miles distant. The farm has no dentist or doctor and medical services can only be obtained in a small city 20 miles away. Tractors and combines are owned by the government, rented to villages and the rent and repairs charged against the village, decreasing revenue. It takes a Russian 330 hours to harvest an acre of cotton against 91 hours for an American farmer, 265 hours for an acre of potatoes against 68 hours for the American, and 47 hours against nine hours for an acre of wheat. Working in a harsh climate with a short growing season and the ever present danger of drought, Ivan has a tough time, for no matter how short the harvest, the Moscow bureaucrats demand and get their portion first. Holding back means exile to Siberia or a possible sentence of death. Open Tideland Oil Fields in Hunt. Beach Opening of two more tideland oil fields to development under leases from the state of California in the near future, was disclosed today with announcement that the U.S. department of the interior has authorized the move. The interior department has given permission to the California state lands commission to advertise for bids on tideland oil development in three areas, two of them at Huntington Beach, ex- Opening of two more tideland oil fields to development under leases from the state of California in the near future, was disclosed today with announcement that the U.S. department of the interior has authorized the move. The interior department has given permission to the California state lands commission to advertise for bids on tideland oil development in three areas, two of them at Huntington Beach, extending seaward from 23rd street to a point about one mile from the city limits. These lease sites will be about one mile from the Huntington Beach field proper. The other area to be advertised for lease is seaward from the Continental Oil Co. wells in the Guadalupe area of Santa Barbara county. That site embraces about one square mile. Action by the interior department marks the first lease offerings by the California state land commission since the U.S. supreme court two years ago awarded paramount rights to such lands to the federal government. Under the existing statute, the state may lease submerged coastal lands if it is shown that they are being drained by adjacent wells on shore. The interior department recently held that the California lands commission had made a showing adequate to permit the call for lease bids for the three areas, from private oil companies. Royalty revenues obtained by the state from the leases are impounded in escrow, it is said, until final determination of the tidelands issue between state and federal governments. Optimists Plan Holiday Events Detailed reports on Christmas activities were presented to Anaheim Optimist club Board of Governors by Louis Larson of the Junior Optimist Advisory Committee Tuesday night. 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