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Show '.- - , fr0 sf fM VQL.5 No. 5 1, David Keith Bldg., Dial SALT LAKE . CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JAN 16,1942 Published by C. N. Lund $1.50 PER YEAR Expanded War Program Will Touch Every Home All Phases of National Life to Feel Effects of Changes Brought About 'Colossal' Econ-omy; Tire, Car Curbs Mere Beginning. AitL By BAUKHAGE National Farm and Home Hour Commentator. ffND Service, 1343 H Street, N-- Washington, D. C. In less time than it takes to read this column a new airplane should be completed that is, if the pro-gram outlined by the President in bis message on the state of the Union is carried out. That seems like a large order. It is But this is what the President has planned for 1942: 60,000 new planes, 45,000 new tanks, 20,000 new guns, 8,000,000 tons of merchant shipping. Since there are only 8,760 hours in the year, if the 0PM is to meet the President's goals, planes will have to roll out of the factories at the rate of one every eight minutes, tanks at the rale of one every 11 minutes, antia-ircraft guns at the rate of one every 25 minutes, and shipping at the rate of 15 tons a minute. America's resources may be unl-imited, but human comprehension is not Ever since that message was delivered in congress, Washington has been straining in an attempt to comprehend those colossal figures. Already some of the effects are being translated in terms of human experience you know if you have tried to buy a tire or an automob-ile. Other even more painful ex-periences are ahead. One. of them is the unemployment which is comi-ng while the civilian industry is bei-ng converted to defense production. Small Plants Hit It means that some 133,000 small plants will close their doors for good. They are too small to be converted. Their workers and supervisors, if they are competent, will be able to fled employment elsewhere. It means that thousands of sales-men who sell, not merely refrigerat-ors, ice boxes and juke boxes, vacu-um cleaners and electric, toys, but other things which we once thought were necessities will stop selling. They may have to take off their .white collars. Third, sprays. Formaldehyde is a vital part of many sprays. Also, it is needed to disinfect stored grain and to remove smut and fungus from grain before seeding. But for-maldehyde is necessary in the pro- duction of plastics to dissolve the woody material. And plastics! They are needed as substitutes for many essential metals.' Fourth, copper sulphate. There is no need to comment when you con-sider the part copper plays in war. When it comes to rubber, the farmer, like everybody else is af-fected. The difference is that some farmers are going to be making rub-ber the next few years. Out in California the climate pro- duces the best Gayule plants. And there will be acres and acres of these plants cultivated. It takes some time but some are already growing. A crop will produce 900 pounds of very good rubber per acre. The trouble Is that you have to dig up the plant to get the latex it comes from the roots. Then, of course, there is synthetic rubber, but I am not allowed to re-veal the figures, which are going to play a lot more important part than many of our enemies think in our victory production. There are also the big cultivated rubber plan-tations in Brazil and Central Amer-ica run by Ford and Goodyear, there is the wild rubber from the Amazon. And most important of all, there is the contribution that the most auto-mind-people in the world are go-ing to have to make the privilege of not buying tires for America's 27,000,000 pleasure cars. The prhrilege of "not buying" is going to be extended. There will be no more gadgets and there will be a lot less money to buy even the necessities when we pay our share of the bill for building the greatest war machine in history. A machine so big and so destructive that per-k survey of some thousand middle haps it will destroy war itself. sized manufacturing concerns now turning out defense products has been made by the labor department. It revealed that three-fourt- of the plants were working on three shifts already. Remember that was bef-ore the President tossed off his new production figures and the OPM "raised its sights" to meet them. But in these plants it was found that the second and third shifts used only half the man-pow- employed in the first shift. Right there is a 50 per cent increase in employment. These were plants selected as typi-cal. Someone will have to fill those ext-ra shifts and a great many others. It will mean that a lot of "brain-workers- " will have to work their hands. When a nation suddenly turns over 50 per cent of its income to defense production, it means that the man in search of a job has less than half a chance at getting any other kind of work. 10 our homes, the effect of war measures has already made itself Wt Wool is rationed already. That because even with all our sheep e depend on Australia and the f?entine for wool. We haven't the snips to bring it here. And we are Wing ready to clothe an army of j5.0O0.O0O men. Other restrictions "ill come. In his budget message, the Presi- - hinted that we might have to carry ration cards the way the Euro-Pf"!- ! do before the war is over. is more of a threat perhaps, a prediction but it is worth "membering before we get too cmplacent Fertilizer 'Rationing tinA'rf dy farmer is being ra-ined though he may not realize fertilizer, for instance: nitrai"' nitrates- - A1l synthetic have to go into munitions. " one word re- - h.. yuU 01 Natural "itrates other things in them, so the after those, too. But since com.T from ChUe- - "ley have to shir,! Shlps- - A there are few for this purpose. from pit' Plates. They come But th ' Wyming a"d Idaho. eme,J !me to rocks- - You 1 ole piIe of these rocks &'mBJaltim0re- - B"t it takes SulS 40 "digt" them. j acid Is needed for muni- - Weather Information And Broadcasting The highly interesting yearbook ( just issued by the department of ag-riculture is devoted to climate and weather. It appears just when for the first time in American history it is worse than a crime to discuss the weather that is if you talk loud enough to be overheard by enemy ears. A few weeks ago the navy de-partment released an official com-munique severely blaming a com-mentator who mentioned the weath-er in Dakota. He gave out informa-tion which the navy said may have been the cause of increased subma-rine activity in the eastern Atlantic. In Washington we are not permit-ted to mention even yesterday's weather on the air. This ruling seemed a bit to me. In commenting on the fact to an official I told the story of what happened to me when I was broadcasting from Berlin just after the war broke out. On a beautiful moonlight evening I blandly announced over the short wave that "it was a fine night for an air raid." Nobody objected to that. There had been no air raids and the question had never been raised. But the next night it was different. No more description of the current weather, I was told by the military censor "You can talk about last night's weather but not tonight's," he said. I asked my Washington friend why, if Berlin let me talk about last night's weather I couldn't do the same thing here. "Weather," he answered, "moves from west to east. Berlin's weather moved off where it didn't matter in 24 hours. Washington's weather moves right into the eastern Atlantic where knowledge of it might benefit raid-ers." ' "Without disparaging in the least the huge metropolitan dailies, with circulations running into the hun-dreds of thousands and occasion-ally into the millions and I say they are the best daily newspapers in the world- -it is to the weekly newspapers and the small-tow- n daily newspapers that I, myself, turn for information, guidance and inspiration, especially in the case of problems and questions affecting the public welfare."-S- en. Arthur Capper in the U. S. senate. Copetey.Beloiras toPeople EDITORIALS By C. N. LUND This Country Belongs To The People This country belongs to the people who live in 'it even though many millions of them do not own a foot of it. The country is big and rich and all of it belongs to the peop e and not to the greedy few who have taken it over Prosper-ity and happiness may be the lol of all.and must be once war is overcome. The power that created this couDtry did not create it for the Rockefellers, the Morgans, the Pow-er Companies and other monopolies; he created it for ev-erybody to enjoy according to their needs. He did not make it so or intend it to be so 'hat the few who do noth-ing should have everything and the masses who do the work have nothing. The soldiers returning from the war must be given homes for which they are fightiDg but have not. If there is not a better system coming after this war then we had better let 'er sink. But there is hopesufficient hope to put heart into the people, to bring their dead hopes frem the grave, and to put their fears into the grave instead of their hopes. You bet the country belongs to the peop'e and they are going to take it over by ballot after the war, that is what is left of it. The exploitation of man by man, the devouring of man by man in war and poverty must cease and bo cast aside and be looked upon as relics of barbarism. If America's Dream Is To Come True. If the real American dream is to come true, those on top, financially, intellectually, or otherwise, have got to devote themselves to the "Great Society,'' and those who are below in the scale have got to strive to rise, not merely economically, but culturally. We cannot become a great democracy by gi"ing ourselves up as individual to selfisness, physical comfort, and cheap amusements The very foundations of the American dream of a better and richer life for all is tha t all, in varying degrees, shall be capable of wanting to share in it It can never bp brought into a reality by cheap people or by "keeping up with the Joneses.'' Thpre is no'thing whatever in a fortune merely in itself or in a man merely in himself. It all depends on what is made of eaeh. Lincoln was not great because he wa-- i born in a log cabin, but because he got out of it that is because he ros ; above the poverty, ignorance, lack of ambi-tion, sbiftlessness of character, contentment with mean things and low aims which kept so many thousands in the huts where they were born. If we are to make the dream come true' we must all work together, no longer to build bigger, but to build better From the Epic of America. Not an Air Raid Shelter I, h' X-- - r-U- . I , ..I !K s " ' . - 1 Beneath Utah's grass roots flourishes an underground empire. It is not an air raid shelter or a series of shelters, but tunnels and underground chambers that form the nucleus for the mining indus-try. Hundred of miles of underground workings running 'crazily through the rock can be followed in Bingham, Park City, Tintic and other Utah mining districts. It is the most fascinating and interest-ing profession in the world this tunneling through rock to find the precious minerals that create so much industry for the state of Utah. Each year it becomes necessary to bore farther and deeper into the earth and each year the pro-cess of extracting the minerals be comes more difficult and more expensive. In the early days many mines were found on or near the giass roots, but today all of these surface deposits are gone and the miner must grope around in the dark corners of the earth to find desired result. Therefore, mining needs more encouragement, more capital and more initiative and fortitude. Un-doubtedly the underground Is still loaded with opportunity, but those who take these long chances must be encouraged and welcomed here in Utah to do the job. The metals that are taken from the under-ground are first treated in Utah milling and smelting plants and then sold on outside mark-t- s and the money brought back to the state for wages, supplies and mors Utah industry. Brief Personal Items Neighbor Mrs. M.C A. Nic-olays-was taken to the hos-pital Monday and underwent an operatation. She is doing quite well and her friends hope she will be restored to health. Keen Polk comes in occasion ally to talk about the old Book and to show that it is a blue print of all that is happening. And he can show it almost It is his unfailing guide, and tells it all. Dr. Heber J. Sears has the good sense to start the new year with a good supply of printed matter from this office. As long as. we can keep men like him coming in we'll be alright. tyd b' o attend the Pres ident's birthday ball on Friday evening, January 30. Friend J. H. Midgley: You have been coming to this office - ever since the paper started and you must not quit now. Come in brother. Just as we were going to press with the above here came Mr- - Midgley and gave the power of the press an extra boost for the new year He is well and feeling fine at 87, having lived through nearly all the history of Utah. He and his good wife are enjoying life. There are thousands of people who, no matter how competent will be unable to serve the gov-ernment, except to pay. They -- cannot get work without join ing the union and paying the ... high dues. And they cannot get even a scullion's position with-out being cleared through one of the county's political com-mittees. Where has freedom gone? ' Mr. Wilford Whipple of Log-andal- e, Nevada, has just pre-sented her husband with a bun-dle from heaven, a 6on born January 2. All doing well Neighbor Reed Cruzer, the best Jeweler on First South St, I with a fine little store at 14 I Welt 1st South, has long been a good friend of this paper and gladly does his bit every now and then. Reader. Don't go to any dist- - ance or to any expense to see a j blackout. Come to our shop v where its complete and perfect j Neighbor Hyrum S. Hyde j whom we have known almost ! not qnite, a hundred years, was in aod wished us a happy new year and proved by his works that he meant it. He came to Salt Lake from the Lord's own country, Sanpete and has been a good citizen of Zion for many years He is J a son of the late Apostle Orseo j Hyde a very brilliant and ( good man of the early days of the church, who once stood on t.'neMoun' of Olives in the Holy Land and dedicated it to he return of the people who hall inherit it, in one of the ost eloquent prayers ever of-fered (Continued or page fcr) Startup Knows the Money Racket There's a man in Provo who knows more about consti-tution-money and the faults of the system as it has been i nd is being run by the big financiers, than any other man in Utah. He is Geo. A. Startup. He has done and is doing a great work but he cannot perform miracles such as wak-ing up the dead He is right. There is not an economic woe, nor any-war- , nor any depression, nor and condition . of poverty but has come abou! because the government has given the money system over to the control of the banks .... m m .... West Has Large Ore Reserves to Meet Cricis s metal mining is prob-ably unique in what it can offer in the current emergency. The mining Industry has been crippled somewhat during the past few years, but it can rebound almost instantaneous to any stimulus. Mining booms take place over-nigh- t and there is sufficient smelting capacity existing in Utah to take care of almost any emergency. The lead-zin- c smelters only used about one-thir- of their capacities in 1941, due to the lack of ore production from smaller mines. In order to more clearly visualize the situation for the reader let us take the case of the metal lead. The reserves of lead ores are measured by the metal content of the ore. Of course it must be remembered that the ores of this region virtually all contain certain amounts of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc. But, using the production of lead, it is found that at 5 cent lead only a few of the high grade mines can operate. At 6 cent lead more mines can operate and the high grade mines can turn to larger production. At 7 cent lead addi-tional marginal producers can be brought into production and the mines already in production can increase the volume of their out-put. At eight cent lead vast new reserve of low grade ores can be opened up to production. This nation is not lacking In ore reserve. Mineable ore reserves or what can be called ore reserves, however, are based upon what is paid for the metal. Mines of Utah and western United States can and will meet any emergency placed upon it by the demands of me-chanized warfare. Editorials (CONTINUED) The directors of the light company and the members of the Public Service commission should be forced to stand every morning and evening for a week on 7th East or 9th East and suffer what the people suffer. Then there might be a change for the better. Patience of People Exhausted What the good, patient people who ride the buses have to stand, and do stand day after dav, leads us to believe that "the y wouldn't kick if they were being hung. The long waits in the snow and eold every morning while two, three, and sometimes four loaded busses pass the.a by is unbearable, Continued In Next Column Editor Progressive Opinion:. The article "Use liquor and Cigarette Money for Defence" published in the Progressive Opinion, Jan. 9th. should have more than just a passing thought. The suggestion ought to be carri' d out. America 'ive b ion dollars for liquor last year That sum, annua. ly. will buy all the airplanes, tanksarid battleships we nerd for time to come, wM hout extra taxs. C.V.Hansen Can't Win Without Russia. There are those who are whi-perin- that Russia will even-tually turn against the U. S. Don't let them fool you. Rus-sia will rot tin n Huuinst this counl ry unless something is first nc in ih i imniiy to nlit'iuite her, which would be a calam ity. Our belief is that the Allies cannot win this contest without Russia. She is making one of the most 'gallant Jfighs ever made by a nation and giving proof of military straety and genius equal to any ever made in war. READERS OPINIONS (The opinions expressed in this column arethose of the writers, and are not necessarily concurred in by the editor and management of this paper.) WHO CAUSED "APOSTACY" FROM DEMOCRACY? Dorothy Thompson, under date of March 31 194 1, gives an account of the rise of the menace of plutocr icy. To quote In eiuhteenth centuiy America, the leadership of this country was in the hands of preachers, scholars and soldiers Whatever their limitations they had a strict moral sense of individual and social responsibility. They did not worship the "bitch goddess" success. (The words of William James.) They led austere lives, set standards of culture and behavior and established the morale of American life. Nineteenth century America saw the rise of a plutocracy and the transfer of leadership to an oligarchy of wealth. The degeneration of moral standards began at once. The Testimony of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, the man of vision, forsaid the rise of the menace to democracy in the concentration of great econnmie power. "I see in the near future a crisis arising which unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. The money power of the country will endeavor to prolong iU reign by working upon the prejudice of the people until all the wealth isaggregatod in a few hands mid thr- repub ic destroyed. I feel at this time more anxious fo my country than even in the midst of war," To be Continued BR I E F S . . . by Baukhage the dura?' Commlssion cadets, for n 01 ttilj b the war emergency, "aieorrt- ta about hal1 the have to 12aiflly reWire3 and will not Ions cmpetitive examina- - "raPPointments. bo hf books aboard ship are tossed m, ?d 80 ttat they caD be there i,H rd and when the hdrTr ,aUfaS tot0 the enemy. CIn 1941, nearly three times as many wheat farmers as in 1939, or a total of about 420.000. were protect-ed from the effects of crop failure wheat crop with They insured their the Federal Crop Insurance corpora-tion. acting under a ft The government, w law. has started regularly au-thorized safety inspection of mines for the first time. |