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Show Jum BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER Taze Two Washington News Letter GEARED FOR VICTORY BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER Nursery School Bill Progresses Utah stands to receive additional benefits if CongTess passes the Bill, (S1130). The War Child-Car- e introduced by Senator Thombill, as of Utah, authorizes the expenditure of $20,000,000 annually for payments to states for development and operation of nursery schools where mothers can leave their children while working in war plants. Already there are such schools in every defense area in Utah and if the bill passes, additional funds will be made available for expansion and continuation of these facilities. Hearings have been completed by the Senate Committee on Education and Labor and the RTTTING, Editor - Publisher N- - SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.50 ?1.25 ONE YEAR (In Advance) SIX MONTHS (In Advance) THREE MONTHS (In Advance) 75, ROCKING CHAIR PATRIOTS Freedom to us in this country, is our greatest heritage likewise, its preservation is our gravest responsibility. We have used the freedom our men are fighting to perSome of us petuate, as an instrument to avoid discomfort. went out on strike in vital defense work because we did not of thousands get total wage increases demanded. Hundreds of us struck against government because we didn't think we were paid enough to dig coal with which to win the war. We actually have had the gall to, wave the American flag over such acts, the same flag under which our troops are dying in every comer of the world. is a family war. Put voir War Coud buying through v?! the payroll savings plan on a e 'fyr family r,Hn, wh?ch means js. .1 fig-ur- J U. S. Treasury Lot Angeles Examiner t ng AHEAD PresideHt-JtardtH- -- X- Town and Farm in Wartime Don't Travel Unnecessarily To relieve crowded trains and busses, the public is asked not to make unnecessary trips. OET has defined trips for the following pur(1) toother poses as cities to visit friends; (2) home for the weekend; (3) sightseeing; (4) to the theatre, races, or other places of amusement; (5) any social travel or travel for pleasure; (6) travel merely for the sake of going somewhere. non-essenti- Alfalfa Hay Prices Controlled Alfalfa hay, vitally needed for cattle fodder in the nation's wartime drive for more milk has been brought under price control in Utah, Mark H. Greene, Utah state price officer for the OPA, has announced. The maximum price is $20 a ton, loose on the farm, ready to load, except that, where a certificate signed by a state or federal hay inspector is supplied, the following muximum prices can be charged; Aualf hay No. 1 grade, $22.50; No. 2 grade, $20.00; alfalfa green or leaiy hay, No. 2 grade, $21.50; alfalfa extra leafy hay, No. 1 grade, $25.50; No. 2 grade, $22.00. Pictures For Dads Photographs of children under one year of age of soldiers serving overseas or children bom after the father has departed for overseas may be sent by under certain conditions, the War Department has announced. The regulation form must not be altered in any manner and the photograph is limited in size to not more than of the correspondence space on the form, The photograph must appear on the upper left portion of the correspondence space. It may include the mother or some other person holding the child. one-thi- rd Victory Tax Collections The Victory tax, which to date has been withheld from wages and salaries, above exemptions, at the rate of 2 per cent, will be Included In the 20 per cent withholding plan provided for in the current tax payment act, on or after July 1. Total Victory tax collections as of June 5 were $682,382,523.20. Gas And Tires For Farm Machine To assist grain farmers in harvesting 1913 crops, the War Food Administration has made arrangements with ODT and OPA to assure owners of d machinery, sufficient gasoline and tires to run their equipment, especially itinenant combine operators who will soon be working in the wheat harvest custom-operate- Tool For Farmers Wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers and other mechanics' hand service tools should be more generally available to farmers and home as a result of an amend- me-chani- ca s ment of order E-- 6 by WPB. The amended order which is designed to bring about a better distribution of these tools among consumers, sets aside from 20 to 25 per cent of the monthly production of specified tools for commercial distributors. For Civilians Applesauce, blueberries, figs, beets, carrots, pumpkins, and squash will be available to civilians in cans as a resclt of a curtailment in government requirements. Under a previous order canners were permitted to pack these foods in cans only for needs. Canned Goods gov-emm- Barbed Wire Available Approximately 20,000 tons of barbed wire with extra long barbs, made for military purposes, will be used to meet a shortage of barbed wire on farms, according to WPB. The action is part of the Office of Civilian requirements' program to make needed supplies available to farmers. The wire shortage was aggravated by the recent midwestern floods which washed out many miles of fence. Lumber For Farms Five hundred million board feet of softwood lumber have been made available for farm needs by WPB and WFA under certain conditions. Preference ratings may be no higher than AA-ratings may not be assigned for lumber to be used in construction or repair of dwellings, or in construction subject to 4he provisions of conservation order Farmers apply on form lumber dealers on form This order is good through September 30, 1943. 2, L-4- 1. GA-20- GA-20- 1, 2. Stabilizing Price Of Vegetables A program has been started that will maintain fair and equitable returns for the canning industry, at the same time preventing increases in consumer prices of green peas, snap beans, sweet corn canned tomatoes and other primary tomato products. It includes: (1) no increases in the ceiling prices of canners; (2) the Commodity Credit corporation will absorb part of the processing cost, caused by approved increased wages, to permit processors to obtain net returns from 1943 operations In line with the average net return during representative prewar years. For minor vegetables. Increase will be reflected in higher ceiling prices. sorbed in thought, carelessly stepped off the curb in front of the taxi and the driver veered sharply to the left to avoid striking him. I saw the man. He was tall, dreamy-lookincarried a big package and needed a haircut rather noticeably. Of course, I wondered who he was: maybe a hopeful inventor going to the Patent Office with some contrivance he believed would win the war, or perhaps some learned bureaucrat pondering weighty figures such as fill the pages of the federal budget. Imagine my emotion at hearing the driver remonstrate, "Wake up, you dumb farmer! Dis ain't no corn field." Did He Mean It? The driver meant "lout" but he said "farmer", and set me to wondering how many people in America think these words mean the same thing. Not all of them, certainly. But all too many are not aware that farming is a real art at which louts do not succeed. Not enough people realize that the farm problem ought to be receiving far more intelligent attention than it is getting. One of America's gravest dangers in the present crisis is a low appraisal of the skill required on American farms. The average farmer in the United States is an alert, thinking individual. Even a good farm hand is amazingly versatile. He is obliged to be, in order to do his work. Farming is a calling of many skills. A farmer does not have to be a veterinary surgeon but he must know how to breed and feed and care for livestock. A farmer need not be a graduate meteorologist but he has to know something about forecasting the weather if he hopes to succeed. It's a Broad Field There are many kinds of farms and many kinds of farmers but they have a great variety of fundamen-- ! scientific knowledge in common, ' tal, most of it unknown to men of other callings. In fact, one real farmer 'can do more on a farm than five equally strong, intelligent men who are not farmers. For this reason I honestly believe that a large percentage of the farmers now working in factories ought to be sent back home to protect America's armed forces and the civilians, too, against a food shortage of growing seriousness. The agricultural manpower problem of 1943 cannot be solved by relegating miscellaneous industrial misfits to the country. If they can't learn factory work there is no place for them on the farm. A neighbor's son, now holding a position of some responsibility in an eastern plant, visited home recently and told me some things that trate the point perfectly. The young man is earning $200 a month now at a job he learned in four days. His daily output was above average when he had worked there a month. Starting green, as he started factory work, it would take nearer four years than four days to learn farm g, I ! ing. Increase In Farm Machinery A new farm machinery and equipment order (WFB Lr257) sets up quotas based on the actual needs of farmers for machinery and equipment as determined by the War Food administration. The order, which becomes effective July 1, permits uncompleted quotas under to be produced in addition to quotas hereby L-1- 70 Y ST: j This abuse of freedom must end somewhere, or there won't be any freedom to abuse. Our employing, tY GEORGE S. BENSON enterprises must be preserved as private endeavors. Men g back to the be saved must College war from go right returning JrkaHsat Searcy, Unless citizens. free as to work under private employment, the right is retained, its corollary, representative government, Agricola cannot survive. Neither can survive unless the shameful Hurrying along "K" street in weeks ago, the attempts to use our freedom to avoid the hardships of war Washington a few was I in cab which riding narrowly are put down effectively and soon. escaped an accident. Somebody, abtax-payi- - it Many of us, in our own selfishness, cheer at proposals for our government to run the show after the war, just like other governments have been running the show in Europe. We cheer because we think we can get more handouts from the government. Apparently, after the war, we don't intend to stand up. to wave Old Glory we plan to do it sitting down in an easy chair. , & By Congressman W. K. Granger Published at Tremonton, Utah, on Thursday of Each Week rbone 23-- J First West Street Entered at the Post Office at Tremonton, Utah, as 2nd Class Matter A. "Incentive" Wages an energetic young fellow but he can't earn $200 a month on his father's farm; couldn't do it if he owned it. That's why he left He is home when his country could not rightly spare him from the farm. The food administration would have to pay him quite an "incentive" to put him between again, I fear, although he says the country bon in factory towns are plow-handl- 24. all homesicn. The food problem at a glance is this: Farmers can't net anything at today's fixed prices but they can learn in a week to earn good wages in a factory, so they leave the farms to old men and small boys who will unavoidably produce less this year than they did last, although more is needed. Farmers in the armed forces under 38 can't be brought back but those in factories can and ought to be. Somebody else can do their work in the mill but not at home. Worse Than Nothing Farmers have had advice enough. Texas cotton men provide an example. Lacking gin capacity they needed new machinery and more repair parts than they could get, so they inquired of bureaucracy. Don't miss this: They were told to move across the their gins state as the cotton matured, serving more cotton with fewer gins. The expert didn't know a cotton gin was permanent as an ice plant. He was smart as his contemporary who suggested rotating shoes on horses to make them wear longer. This country's farm problem has been badly muddled, and in part by "experts" who couldn't make a living on 1,000 acres with two county agents to tell them how. The real need is more farmers on farms. The notion that anybody can farm or do a farmer's thinking is silly and dangerous. In two years it can start d our farm experts walking to the country hunting a real farmer and a square meal. south-to-nort- h city-bre- A little vinegar or a squeeze of lemon juice adds In short, to get the good from your root vegetables when you bring them in from the market or pull them out of your Victory Garden with the moist earth still clinging to their roots, remember: first, to eat some raw, some cooked; second, to cook quickly, use all the juices; and third, to store for crispness and plumpness. Root vegetables like a cool, moist place best all except winter onions, they like it cool and dry. . -- 4 One battle won does not win We've got tougher times ahead. iHOME MAKING &fc & HAZEL BINGHAM Home Management Supervisor Farm Security Administration ROOT VEGETABLES RAW AND COLD These are the months for starring fresh vegetables. One star for the market vegetables that take the pressure off rationed foods. Two stars for the Victory garden crops that relieve transportation wcr tonus We bill is passed. The Federal Security Agenrv contemplates some expenditure establish individual foster a homes in areas where the scatte ed location of women worked makes group care of children d? ficulL Utah wiU benefit under thi 8 plan also. Ration Boards May Be Paid An appropriation bill has be passed to provide funds for pay ment of some compensation to cal ration board personnel who have been giving their services free. The plan is being considered in connection with debate on the $165,000000 Office of Price Administration, Appropriation Bill The bill also contemplates setting up funds to pay banks the actual cost of handling ration, stamps. The banks have been giving this service free. The two items, to compensate ration board personnel and banks, will call for an appropriation of $35,000,000 of the total $165,000,000 OPA fund. Save Money Now The income of the average American, including every man, woman, and child, has nearly doubled since July, 1940. In that month, when the defense program began, the average American received about $47.92 in income. In April of this year income per capita was $85.03. Meanwhile in July, 1940, military expenditures amounted to about $1.50 per person. In April of this year military expenditures amounted to $53.52 per person. With the tremendous increase in incomes, the average American is facing a compensating increase in the costs of the things he buys. In other words, while his income "is greater, his dollar is not worth as much as it was in 1940. Therefore, to beat the threat of inflation, each individual is urged (1) to pay. his debts now so he will be out of the red when his money returns to a more normal value, (2) pay taxes to settle for as much of the war now as he can, and (3) buy bonds so he will have money later when it is worth more. iiniHraiiimmaimnniirainninmranmmHiBmimnmiHHHHiHmfiffiiimHanracffln A Suggestion: jj Have Tour FARM IMPLEMENT S I REPAIRED NOW Why wait until you are ready j I H. C. ROHDE I to use them? S Blacksmith and Machine Works "Mends Everything But People's Ways" for Freedom'! Sate iiiiiiiiiiiiniiii MR. FARMER! Harvest time will soon be here. Prepare now for your needs, we have on hand a large stock of good quality as well. Some Like 'Em Cold BINDING TWINE During The season aying Avoid Those , . . . Costly Delays Be sure your derrick cables are in Good Condition We Have a New Stock of Hay Slacking Cable Farmers' Cash Union 'Tour Phone 35 u' th Security Administrate? Utah is one of the 42 states tJ to put their Child-Car- e pngn into full operation as soon asTT 1 Buy More HINTS Eat some root vegetables raw and some cooked, the home economist advises. For a, relish, serve spring onions, raw turnips, and carrots cut in thin sticks to be eaten with a little salt. Your imagination will dictate many salad combinations, but here are a few suggestions: Shredded raw carrots with sliced cabbage or diced apples. Shredded carrots and cottage cheese balls. Diced raw turnips, chopped green pepper, and cold cooked potatoes. Raw vegetables make an excellent sandwich filling, too. Try shredded raw carrots with chopped nuts (peanuts) or raisins or both, mixed with said dressing or table fat, as butter. Some Like 'Era Hot When you cook root vegetables, make the m ost of minerals, vitamins, and flavor, by starting the vegetables in boiling salt water about one teaspoon of salt to a quart of water and if the roots are young and tender, use only enough to prevent sticking to the pan. For older roots, have enough water to almost cover. Cook only until they are tender. They'll taste good and do you more good if you don't overcook. And, of course, you won't throw away the cooking water because it has vitamins and minerals that have dissolved during the cooking, and we can't afford to waste food values in these wartimes. Serve it right away In soups, or vegetable cocktail. Or make a sauce for the vegetables, using the cooking wa- - a pleasant sour note to seasoning for boiled carrots, or turnips. - administered Federal plain-cooke- a war. S s ter and those meat drippings or poultry fat you have been putting by to use with patriotic thrift. Speaking of thrift, here's a beet soup something like Russian borsch that uses up leftovers. Add finely chopped cooked beets to meat broth, along with chopped cooked onion, carrot, or cabbage. Season with herbs and serve hot. Try topping with sour cream if you have it. Season To Taste d Easiest way to season a hot vegetable is to add salt and pepper, to taste, and a little meat drippings or melted fats, just before ready to serve. Or some like a little milk added at the last minute to cooked carrots, turnips, or onions. To give more "life" now and then, drop in a little chopped onion (use the green blades as well as the white bulb, it is rich in food values and delicate in flavor), green pepper, or turnips. present outlook is ,or fa ... action hv thi R.r ""atc, witi fund to be Good Will Our Best Asset" Tremonton "7? L. |