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Show BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, ECONOMIC 0 HIGHLIGHTS affect tflvtDIVIDEND . nFPExrscsPAILS. IIIE DIXXEB S p.n.i OF INDIVIDUAL. NATION V? Jr,.rtTT!MS TV SEP AK A BLE reoM WELFAEE local the government Tn most Americans, "free France-f- a Vichy in You can draw a pathetic spectacle. working on here, it Darallel with so-call- . that we have been Supposition Jhcisive'y defeated in a ruinous war, seen our capital, practically all If our industrial areas, and close to Llf of our territory occupied by a are faced on all rutbles3 enemy, and whom sides by enemy troops against is That defense. no military ve have in is And, France today. the position Marshal under those circumstances, Le that Franc the Axis powers petain's announcement would cooperate with to "restore peace in not have come as i Whether or not this makes France a definite ally of the totalitarian states is not yet clear. But it does make clear the unpleasant fact that least-wha- tever France will do officially at Hitler and Mussolini want. Few observers think that Hitler's promise not to use the French Navy against England is worth a hoot most of them think that before long what is left of that Navy may be at sea, fighting for the Axis. Every French resource will be placed at HitlIt er's disposal when he wants is no doubt true that the average French citizen hates Germany and prays for British victory, but he is helpless. Every precaution has been taken to make organized resistance i A , Europe" should any great sur- - it . 1 ! ' impossible. The action of France is simply one more of those many actions which have been dividing the entire world into two distinct and opposed groups. On one side are Germany, Italy, Ja- j 1 I 1 pan and those other peoples the Axis is able to control. On the other is Britain and the United States. Latin America remains the question mark, and during the next few years both sides are going to use every weapon j their command Et flattery, bribery, and threats to win her war is no ordinary war. revolution. And "woe to support. This It is a world the vanquish ed" will be the motto of the ultimate victor. Theie is little talk now of the war ending soon. Rumors are again making the rounds concerning peace proposals, and France was supposed to have been drawn into the Axis for that purpose. But it is extremely difficult to see now how any agreement could be made that would be satisfactory to both Hitler and England to say nothing of this country, which stems determined to have a say when it comes to the world around a conference table. The chance for a negotiated peace, in ether woids might be called an exceedingly improbable possibility. The only other alternative is peace through complete military victory, which is what both Hitler and Churchill have often said is their sole aim. Curchill has also said that England will have air superiority within another year and will take the offensive then. But the events of the past year have certainly indicated that tir warfare is far from decisive. In brief, as good a guess as any now is that this war may go on indefinitely. The theory used to be that neither side could command sufficient resources to keep the war going for four or eight or ten years. Time seems to have dissipated that theory. Germany's conquests have given her a wealth of raw materials. She lacks very little that is necessary to war, and what she does lack she has a good chance of getting as, for example, tin from the East Indies, to be obtained for her by her ally, Japan. England, so long as she controls the seas, may have to go on short rations, but she is able to bring the necessities to her ports. Even if we accept German claims of sinkings of British owned or controlled shipping, it is obvious that hardly a dent has been made in the Empire's merchant marine. The questions of plague and famine remain. But Germany and Italy can no doubt last a long time by gutting the food supplies of the conquered peoples. All reports indicate that the Reich is doing just that now. Plague is a more difficult factor to discuss. Rumors of it comes from England, d due to conditions in shelters, food rationing, and the deleterious physicial effect of continued bombings, etc. But so far plague has not appeared, and it may be that modern medicine may be able to prevent it on a great scale. Summing up, it looks like a very long war a war of attrition. It may be that the final decisive factor will Livestock Outlook Favorable to Utah U.S.A.C. Expert Says Despite the recent threatened rise in livestock feeding costs, because of the war situation the 1940 fall feeding outlook is favorable, according to a rtport by Dr. O. J. Wheatley, extension economist of the Utah State Agricultural College. Trend in industrial production and consumer incomes in the United States is now definitely upward, the report states, and with this marked inciease cash faira incomes should also rise. Made by the department of agriculture estimates indicate a Utah hay crop slightly larger than last year, while the wheat crop for the state ha3 decreased. The state sugar beet crop is expected to be much smaller than a year ago; as a result the use of sugar beet feeds will be cut substantially. Recent rains have materially improved fall pastures so that less than customary demands on feed supplies are expected during the fall season unless heavy snowfall comes before pastures can fully be utilized. Relatively steady cattle prices are seen by market analysts, at least un- - a in morale on one side or the other a widespread feeling of "what's the use of going on?" At any rate, the best experts think that this country might as well get used to half a world continuously at war, whether we become belligerents or not Even if we do keep out of war, we will become an increasingly important factor in its progress, in our role of admorer to Britain. No one can yet see the end of the Far Eastern situation Japan has backed down a bit, but her army and navy clique are still restive and they rattle their swords on every possible occasion. Forces such as the world has rarely known are unleashed now, and to forecast the future has become the most hazardous of undertakings. be let-do- 1JUIU.I.I I.I I lil H IU air-rai- til late winter or early spring. The present cattle situation seems favorable to common Utah custom or placing cattle on feed in October, and marketing in January and February. In view of the upswing in cattle e numbers from a standpoint, it will take an unusual improvement in consumer dtmand to prevent a sharp downward trend in cattle prices. The 1940 lamb crop, largest on record is three percent larger than the 1939 count. Therefore, slaughter supplies of shfep and lambs during the remainder of the season are expected to be a little laiger than a year ar;o. but will probably be offset by a strong er consumer demand. A prolonged European war and the armament program are expected to give support to the wool market. High consumer incomes in the industrial centers may act more favorably on demand for lamb than for pork and some other meats, since most of the lamb is consumed in the large cities of the eastern The price of wool is important in determining the profits of lamb feeders. Current mill consumption is considerably heavier than that of a year ago and government orders for preparedness needs are expected to be large. Due primarily to the unfavorable ratio of hog prices to corn prices, there has been a decrease in the number of hogs produced during the past year. The 1940 spring crop was approximately eight per cent below the spring crop of 1939. Relatively higher corn prices are expected to increase the marketings of hogs during the next two months and also decrease the total pounds of pork marketed since hogs will be sold at lighter weights. This suggests that a much smaller hog supply will probably be available after the first of the year. Prices may materially improve at this time. , Utah farmers who have hogs which will not attain excessive weights by early January should market them at this time, as this is a favorable marketing period, Dr. Wheatley long-tim- sea-boar- d. mi t. w ji 1940 Party November 2 COLUMN club leaders' party was held Saturday night at the Springs. Mrs. Nellie Spackman, vice president of the Club Leaders organization was in charge of the evening's activities. The program consisted of musical numbers by Catherine Rasmus- sen and Rennie DeMais of Erigham, who played two accordian duets. Community singing was led by Mrs. Victoria Johnson of Bear River City, club leader. Also Mrs. Adele Stov-a- ll played two accordian selectorvi. Charles V. Warnick, assistant county agent and Victoria Johnson led the group in active games. The remainder of the evening was spent in dan cing, which was enjoyed by all. Mi. and Mis. Melvin Joaiison, Headers of Bear River City, assisted by Elyse Johnson, a club number, served apple cider and doughnuts to 34 club leaders from nearly every community in the county. Mrs. Nettie B. Lund, home demonstration agent, reports that the leaders present voted to make such a party an annual affair. 4-- H health officers reported to the Utah State Board of Health a total of 205 cases of communicable diseases for the week ending November 1. This is an increase of 30 cases over the report of last week but 26 cases fewer than were reported for the corresponding week last year. Chickenpox led the li.st of communicable diseases with a total of 51 cases. Other communicable diseases reported were as follows: pneumonia 26, infantile paralysis 3, tularemia 1, malaria fever 1, influenza 4, measles 3, German measles 1, mumps 9, scarlet fever 4, septic sore throat 1, tuberculosis 6, whooping cough 21, gonorrhea 10, syhpilis 16, and trachoma Local 45. The unusual feature of this week's report is 45 cases of trachoma, which were discovered in a survey recently made by a trachoma specialist of the Indian Health Service. While trachoma is rarely seen in the white population of Utah, it is one of the common diseases anion the Indian tribes of the state. The degree of infectivity differs greatly among different tribes. In a survey made some years ago, 70 per cent of the Indians of Oklahoma were found to be Infected while the disease was extremely rare among the Indians in Florida. Among the Utah tribes approximately 12 to 14 per cent are infected with this disease. Trachoma is a chronic disease of the eyelids which produce distinctive inflammation resulting in marked scaring. Without treatment the disease results in marked impairment of vision and may produce total blindness. This disease has been a public health problem of great magntude in China, Japan, Egypt and Russia. Immigration officials are always on the alert for the disease and any immigrants found to be infected are immediately returned to their native countries. Until recent years the treat ment of trachoma was a long drawn ,.n I....KM.M..M.........I. juiiu.- i- ii Club Leaders Hold 4-- H PUBLIC HEALTH hp., it. , .i i Ci-yst- 4-- H 4-- H out painful piocedure and not always completely successful. In 1937, it was discovered that sulfanilamide is effective in the treatment of the con- dition. Since that time thousands of Indians in this country have tbeen treated with this drug with encouraging results in a very high percentage of cases. Administration- of th drug arrests the further progress ol the disease within a comparative short length of time. The specific cause of trachoma ia not known. However, the effectiveness of sulfanilamide in arresting the progress of the disease seems to give additional evidence that the disease ia caused by an unknown virus. Representatives of the Indian Sert vice are hopeful that a program ct early diagnosis and treatment of thJa disease will eventually eradicate it from the Indian population ol tfcla country. f - ',- i..h.iiimumiiiii.ii .mmij.j.wn.. MINI f WUM.WW II ,.'. f 1 Service 1 li iCooclcouf for Lo oks. H rtey s ' f - 'A it rJi ' ? - A , "')l ' ! , ) k t - j v. W v.' .:: rt . rt-- i Fluid Drive! I MS- lit"' V) ' - AAV . - , t ' t. 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