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Begbter, Bcckley. W. Friday Afternoon, November 18, 1968 Hbst Despite Farm Food Cost Rise Will EDffO's NOTE: Average farm prices are expected to drop little tteit year. But there's no comfort in that news for housewives fretting over big weekly grocery bills. He following dispatch, last of three on food prices, tells why.

By BERNAKD BRENNER WASHINGTON (UPI) --K any housewife is counting on a general drop in food prices next year, here's a word of advice from experts in government and industry: Forget it. They're going up. The Agriculture Department predicts that average farm prices wfll decHne slightly next year. But retail food prices, the department says, wfll increase by something between 1.5 and 5 per cent. It may be some comfort to housewives, who have launched boycotts in protest against rising food prices, to know that the experts expect next year's increases to be smaller than the 5.5 per cent jump registered this year.

Government officials and food industry spokesmen would like nothing better than to be able to assure irate housewives that they can look forward to a cheaper market basket. But the economics point in the other direction. "If the economy remains inflationary, we see no chance ABI Plans Holiday Retreat The Appalachian Bible Institute at Bradley wffl sponsor a 1966 Holiday Youth Retreat from Dec. 27 until Dec. 30.

Persons may register after 2 p.m. Dec. 27. The retreat wiH begin with the evening meal Dec. 27 and will end with the noon rajeal Dec.

30. Speakers will include Dr. Harry Love, general director of the Conservative Baptist Association in -Michigan; lAoyd director of the Holiday Youth Retreat and the Youth Ministries of the Appalachian Bible Fellowship, and Lucfey Shepard-, chairman of the ABI music department. Love has been active in evan- sgelistic and B3le conference speaking and is director of Cobeac. Preston has been teaching in private and public school for the past seven years.

His experience includes coaching in footJbaJJ. and basketball and counselling in a wide variety of situations. Shepard, who has been involved in evangelistic work for Spring Bible Camp in Pennsylvania. The which is designed for persons in the ninth (grade through, college, will feature recreation and physical activities in a predominately Christian atmosphere. Total cost of the retreat per person is $9.50.

Registration forms', may be obtained at ABI. Suggested items for participants to bring include a Bible, pencil, notebook, blankets, sheets, pillows, warm clothing or meetings and sports, tennis shoes for the gymnasium and musical instruments. Ungraded School Setup Begins To Show Benefits By SUSAN LIGHT Newspaper Enterprise Assn. DEAR MRS. LIGHT: I am a junior in college, majoring in elementary education.

In my American Education class I became 'interested in the un- graded systems of teaching, I hope you can send me some of your information and advise me of a few other sources. Thank you very much. TEACHER ANSWER: I'm sending yon copies of two of my columns on ungraded schools. Besides the reference books mentioned in previous, columns, I've recently come across an excellent chapter on ungraded classes in Dr. Benjamin Fine's Modern Family Guide to (Doubleday Company, Garden City, New York, 1962.) Dr.

Fine describes ungraded; programs in several school systems with" some illuminating even though it-took them four ears to complete the three- primary program. Undoubtedly there's much to said for ungraded schools. And yet, no pupil can completely escape being "labeled." Please send your school prob- ems to Susan Light in care of this paper. While she cannot answer each letter personally, etters of general interest win answered in this column. comments from administrators, teachers, and pupils.

You may be interested to know that a teacher in an un- graded, school, according to one of the quoted administrators, must never think of herself as a first-grade, second-grade, etc. teacher. She is first arid last a PRIMARY TEACHER, dedt cated to teaching children at the level at which she finds them. IE yon have access to the newspaper room of a city library, ask for the Sunday, Oct. 10, 1965, issue of The Miami (Fla.) Herald.

In-this edition, Herald education writer Pete Mann reports on Bade County's .37 nongraded schools. His amusing but informative article is called "My Son, the Nongraded Third Grader." Sister Mary Olivia, president, St. Xavier College, Chicago, has written some explanatory material about the St Xavier nongraded plan, which has "been used successfully in a number of schools, both parochial and public. Aided by a Ford Foundation grant, St. Xavier was a pio neer of the system.

Of the 73 students in their original non- graded class, 18 completed the normal eight-year elementary course in seven years anc could Ihave done it in six, Sister Olivia claims. Thirteen of the 73 students, "slow beginners," finished in eight years Ifs Universal For The Most Complete Line Of Modern Lighting Fixtures For Both Inside And Outside The Home Installed By All Local Electrical Contractors Public Is Invited To Stop In And See Our Display Of lighting Fixtures UNIVERSAL CORPORATION Glen Daniel GLEN DANIEL (RNS) -Airman 2. C. Craig Cannaday, son Mr. and Mrs.

James Canna- ay of Surveyor has returned George Air Force Base, Calif, after spending a 30-day leave with his parents and Ms broth- Chuck. He also visited with lis grandfather, Angelo Gialdel- a of Eccles, and grandmother Srs. Fannie Gannaday of Surveyor. Airman 2. C.

Bruce McNeill spent the past week on leave rom. the Air Force, -with his and children, Michael and 'odi of Surveyor. He also visited in the home of bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil McNeifl of Surveyor and Ms grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Sidney C. Box of Glen View. McNeill was formerly stationed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mis- sippi but is now on his way to Viet Nam. Also visiting in the home of Virgil McNeill was another son, Airman 1 C.

David McNeill and Ms recent bride, the former Sue Sicotte of Marquette, Mich. Airman David McNeill was formerly stationed at K. T. Saw? yers Air Force Base, but has been transferred to Thailand. Bos wife returned to Marquette where she is a student at Marquette University.

Johnny Johnson has returned to Ms home port at Norfolk, after spending the weekend in the home of his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, of Glen Dan iel. Also visiting in the Johnson home over the weekend was her son, Phillip, a sophomore at West Virginia Tech, and her daughter, Toby, a freshman at Marshall University. Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald Chandler and daughters, Glenna and Gwinn, have returned to Pine ville after spending the weekend visiting in the homte of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gillis Worley of Bolt Miss Suzanne Farmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.

G. Farmer of Bolt came home for a five- day visit Thursday. She is a to cut prices," said an official the Grocery Manufacturers of America. "I think retail prices will go up another 4 or 5 per cent," aid Clarence Q. Adamy, resident of the National Association of Food Chains.

There is one way in which a mart housewife can offset the effect of high and rising food rices. She can be wiser and more selective in her buying. Here are some 1967 buying ips from Agriculture Department economists: Pork, poultry, and egg supplies probably will be bigger next year, with prices reflecting New Mail Plan Now In Effect Postmaster A. Fray Lilly ol Beddey has announced that henceforth all first class mail, personal sound recordings (voice letters), and parcels weighing five pounds or less anc measuring not more than 50 inches in length and girth combined, will "be airlifted on a space available basis between the United States and all military post offices overseas. Also, under Public Law 89-725 The DulsM Military Mafl Act which was signed by President Johnson on November 2, 1966, second class publications such as newspapers and magazines published weekly or more often, and featuring current news of Merest to the military, will be airlifted from San Francisco to the armed forces serving in Viet Nam.

Postmaster Lilly explained that parcels weighing five pounds or less and not exceeding 60 inches in length and girth combined, paid at surface rates, will be moved by surface transportation within the United States from the points of mailing to the port of embarkation. To speed up separation and delivery of these smaller parcels falling within this category, Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien directed tiiat aH parcels foe clearly marked upon acceptance at the post office with the letters SAM (surface airlift mail). This will eliminate the task oi reweighing and measuring the parcels at the San Francisco Concentration Center-prior to dispatch to "Viet Nam or other overseas military post offices. Postmaster Lilly also reminded mailers that Christmas parcels weighing five pounds and under, though tfcey are given airlift: priority from San Francisco to "Viet Nam.

on a space available basis, should be mailed no later than December 1. Airmail, he said, should be sent no later than December 10. The deadline for Christmas packages weighing more than five pounds going to Viet Nam and other overseas military post offices by surface means is November 10. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARIS (UPI) --The French daily newspaper Le Figaro marked its 100th birthdaj today. Some 2,000 guests watched a special birthday celebration performance of "The Barber Seville" at the Paris Opera House Thursday night The barber is named Figaro.

Later, 420 guests went to th Figaro offices on the Champ Elysees for supper in the newsroom. Reporters didn't join them They had to work on today's edition. nurse at Madison Jackson Hos pital in Jackson, Tenn. Attending the Registered Hereford Cattle Sale at Black berry Hollow Farm in Galax Va. on Nov.

11, were Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and children Gary and Sherell; EL Farm er and Paul McGraw of Bolt. MAKE HIS CHRISTMAS MERRIER WIT-H TQQLS Mart? size plane for cutting end grain and lor trimming arts. RHy adfKtobfe.

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Dairy production is expected to turn up next year after two years of decline. with government milk supports already fixed through 1967 at rates which were increased this summer, average prices for next year should be above the average for 1966. What's the government doing about the food supply and price situation? Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman has boosted dairy supports to get more supplies for consumers. He also raised 1967 acreage goals for basic grain crops under the government's production adjustment programs.

If farmers follow Freeman's urging, there'll be a sharp upturn next year in production of wheat and the feed grains which go into producing meat, eggs, dairy foods and poultry. The 'Federal Trade Commission is investigating both the legality the economic effects of Hie widespread use of in which food shoppers are offered a chance to win cash prizes. The commission is ''concerned," it said, because these games and similar promotional gimmicks "may have increased the cost of food to the by adding to the cost of operating food stores. Housewives who organized the recent series of food boycotts usually made "get-rid-of-the- gimmicks" one of their prime battle, cries. Said Mrs.

Esther Peterson, White House adviser on consumer affairs: "One thing I found in talking with boycott leaden around country is that the shopper does not have the feeling that the retailer is the villain. I think they're wondering more and more about the games and gimmicks and wondering if these are the reasons that prices are going up." You can cut your bill as much as $5 a week on a $30; load of groceries, by making-, switches like using bean, cheese; and egg dishes in place of instead of lettuce, beef, or pork liver instead of calves liver, Mrs. Peterson Pass the beans, please. I really never cared much for. steak anyway.

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