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Show Lee Warns Not To Neglect Farm Goals Warning against undue alarm Washington, the Associated Tress over the possibility that food explained that the "demand for ,4 . 1 1 .11 I nurttclltll surpluses may be created by an free food in liberated Europe lias early end of the Eurtiean war, been fur short of expectations, beat Orville L. Lee, chairman of the and that liberated areas Utah tiate AAA committee, Ameriean estimates of how Ions farm Thursday urged farmers of Utah it would take to restore to strive to reach 1945 crop goals production." as set up ly the War Food ad-nIn committee testimony today," j F nisi ration. the account continues, Ralph W. It is especially important, Mr. Olmstead said, the areas of Eu-- ! Lee said, that goals for commodi- rope so far Fiance, i liberated War Food Administration ties which hate been put in the Belgium. Italy, Poland, Romania-anas such Fledges Needed Aid critical" class, dairy other places' did not require and sugar beets, be any such quantities of food as' products With the assurance that every reached. had previously been estimated n,ade 10 Pr0llde This advice was given by Mr.in fact effective requirements Lee to prevent any misunderstand- - w,.ro much below the initial adequate labor for stigir beet pre- ing that might be caused by the t,stimatcs.- hanTSt and harvest needs, Joseph prediction made Tuesday in Wash- on th u re- - Skeen. number of the Utah SUt directly Commenting lngton by Chairman Cannon of v m" r xe AAA commltb-e- . the House Appropriations commit-ipo- r ers today again urg- livestock that and men, pro tee and Ralph W. Olmstead. vice Utah farmers to plant the oaIa h double pur - A mmtan IIOMi: FAFKIl KOI: HOMK 1HOIFK Iisjan. rtah, Friday, March Hqtu mpinw m m (12 Telephone 700 2, 19 15 a F ' h E One Killed, One Missing; j Four Cache county soldiers were reports of the last three days on various war fronts, one was killed when a J pancxe prison ship was sunk, Uo previously reported missing are safe, and another is listed as missing. They tre , sssrss jtls ated Press, "that war's end will farmers the drop on American greatest glut of surplus food in history." In reporting this story from Boston Letter to Cache American By F. R. ARNOLD ; ..w - Marvin Jones, director of the sold War Food Administration, W F A will give every possible. "While it is entirely possible. aNjlisUnce ln meeting Labor fast moting developments and we feel confident ln Europe could change somethat sufficient labor will be availwhat the picture from time to able to meet the needs. time, the WFA is in constant "I hope that every farmer ln the touch with the situation. he who has land adapted to nation continued. will give beet production sugar "We have heard of no changes consideration to planting serious of crop goals as originally set up. of sugar "So far as the two Items on Uie maximum acreage 1945. We are assured that our critical list, which includes beets in war prisoners several thousand dairy products and sugar beets, will be available for labor in the I am sure that nothing which I or any- beet areas.' may occur in Europe Director Jones also pointed out where else in the world, can cause a surplus of these products. For that with Mexican nationals, plus one thing, It takes several years war prisoners, plus, if necessary, to increase our producing herds assistance of the army itself durof dairy cows, and the destruction ing an emergency, we are confiof herds in countries already lib- dent that labor can be supplied erated plus the great losses that so that all beets planted can be have almost certainly resulted ln worked and harvested. countries like Denmark and HolMr. Skeen emphasized that suincreased land, along with reserve supplies ere at the gar consumption, will assure a most critical point since the war continued market for American started. This is exemplified by the dairy products for some time al- recent OPA order limiting 1945 ter the European war ends. to 160 pounds maxiMr. Lee declared that "as for canning sugar mum per family or 20 pounds sugar beets, which have been put the on the list comparative to tanks maximum per person against 25 pounds per person available ln and gasoline in Importance, cer1944. tainly nothing that can happen this Previously announced sugar beet in the spring anywhere world can restore the beet sugar price supports and a reasonable of labor should enindustry of Europe to a normal assurance to plant beets to farmers courage production basis. Increased ln limit the meeting "With at least two years recivilian demands for and military cane to new fields grow quired and most of the Philippine sugar high energy food, he said. refineries destroyed, dismantled or If minimum sugar requirements converted to other uses, we can- are met, Utah fanners, to supply not expect substantial shipments their share, must plant 45,000 from those islands for several acres In 1945. This goal represents years. Meantime, American sugar an increase of 32 per cent pver stocks are at an all time low. the 1944 acreage but Is only 88 No surpluses of sugar exist anyper cent of the five year prewar where . . . and none will be cre- average acreage and Is 5,000 acres ated by an early end of the less than should be planted anwar, Mr. Lee warned. nually to maintain economically The goals for dairy products in sound farm operations in the Utah are 104 per cent, and for state, Mr. Skeen declared. sugar beets, 132 per cent of last year's production, Mr. Lee Pro-vldenc- . Private First Class Ferrln O lluljesun, 20, son of Carl O. lluljeson, Smithfleld, killed September 7, when a Japanese prison ship was sunk by an American submarine near Mindan- re-th- at Braintree, March 1 Most people of Sache have probably forgotten Dr. Batchelor who once was l'otliculturist at the Co'lcgc and stayed longer than most of his predecessors, for he loved Utah fruit and Cache Valley horses. We had a letter from him recently saying that he was getting used to being called Grandpa and that all his family under sixty were in the army. He left Logan in 1915 for California where he now Is director of the Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside. We have always been glad we knew him intimately for he first showed us the joy of prowling through a family apple orchard, the first we visited was Brother Gibb's In and he first revealed to us how the French department of an agricultural college could be an important adjunct of the horfew col. ticultural, something-tha- t Dr. lege presidents understand. Batchelor is now putting in all his leisure . oa a., three voluma, work called the "Citrus Industry of which one volume has already appeared. It Is edited by himself and his predecessor, Dr. Webber, and will be a monumental work for It will sum up the scientific work of two lifetimes devoted to citrus fruits in California. An older veteran still in horticulture, known also to Cache, Dr. U. P. Hedrick writes us that he is soon to publish three books, and that, in spite of the fact that he has already done comprehensive works on the grapes and apples of New York. Unless President Peterson becomes an apostle we hope he will use his abundant leisure on his retirement in writing a book on the mistakes a college president can make. If he would The 40th anniversary of Rotary tell the truth he could do a most and its influence in International helpful and able book, unique the world today were portrayed But on the among biographies. Lieutenant Colonel whole we think the Lord had Clayton by N. D. Salisbury at the Logan better make him round out his Clark, of San Francisco, has re- Rotary club meeting Thursday. Mr. career as a conventional apostle. cently been promoted to that rank Salisbury declared that at present The Men's Dinner club of Brain, in the Philippines, where he is there are 3421 ilotary clubs with ft sec- 231,000 members in 50 countries. tree, like the Mens cluh of Lo- serving in the gan, does not go in much for tion of Lieutenant General Robert This organization had its beginEight Army ning through Paul Harris, its propaganda, but at its February L. Eichelbergers founder, in Chicago in 1905 as dinner had one of the most in- headquarters. cluh number one. A teresting meetings for years and graduate of Utah State Agriyet did valuable work for the cultural college in 1934, Colonel Rotary stands for improvement Red Cross. Two Red Cross men Clark was an instructor in radio and the plan, is always to keep in active service talked and two engineering at Utah State prior the frontiers open for new ideas. privates back from the Pacific to coming on active in It will continue to expand and duty also helped to stimulate interest. December, 1940. He has been a help tq bring about universal The first speaker told of the home reserve officer since 1933. He came peace. work of the organization as con-- 1 to the Southwest Pacific in Dr. John C. Carlisle, chairman with the enlisted man gust, 1944 and has since seen of the special committee on proand the other told how necessary service both in New Guinea and jects, presented reasons why an was the Red Cross work for the the Philippines. old folks home be provided in soldier in the field as he had Logan where indigent people may worked for it in Northern Africa receive proper care. There is a and in Italy. Both were young real need for this service in Loand talked well and opened all! at 1553 Funston Ave., San Fran-eye- s The Cache County Welfare gan. to the need and utility of cisco. His mother, Mrs. Ethel department would be very willRed Cross work. To show how ing to cooperate for such an inimportant it is for soldiers in stitution. More of the plans for Europe to keep in immediate conan institution will be presented tact with their homes in America later by the committee. he told of the negro private who The following were appoitned came to see him in Italy, The as a nominating committee to soldier had just had a letter from his sister telling him his wife was llS to have a baby. He hadnt seen former resident JnG7td1? next ; gan club for the Rotary his wife for fifteen months and U. S. department of agriculture at 2 somehow that didnt seem right Utah State Agricultural college fiscal year' E. G. Earl, John H. Moser, N. D. Salisbury, Ross Anto him. "Dont you blame your il as been killed ln action in Ger- O. G. Cardon and Henry wife until you hear from her, many according to word received derson, . ineurer- was the Red Cross advice and a by Dr. Wesley Keller, head of cable to his wife soon guests present were: brought the bureau of plant industry at R- - Special Bhim the news that Willis T. and Salisbury the It was a college. Mr. Goodloe, a native of Texas, sPerry. naval students from Butte girl and he was not to worry. Blood and Hien came the two privates, had succeeded Dean McAllister at Mraih' Lt. Howard V. Crockett Jr. of young and full of fun. One told USAC, but was inducted into the air of his Red Cross experiences in April, 1944. gan! Herbert Glass, of Lansing, in Australia and the other gave a After graduating from Texas aJ Mchigan and Walter Stevenson short speech in which he made and M., he studied in Eueope on Ogden. fun of Elinor and Franklin D. a cotton research fellowship and' A large Rotary birthday cake and Jimmie, imitating their speech later studied in America toward was served as part of the menu, almost to the point of a PhD. He was recognized by his It being the 30th anniversary of but New England not being a associates as an outstanding stud- - the Bluebird Candy company, con- democratic corner of the land we ent and teacher in agronomy, Dr. gratulations were extended to said. (Continurd on page Eight) Manager O. G. Cardon. Rotary Has Birthday Promoted to Rank of Colonel Anti-aircra- Au-nect- ed S r ' - Lo-arm- y j Two Safe involved In casualty j 'd West Center ao. Clyde R. Pedersen, of Mr .and Mrs. 1L Ren. ben Pedersen, Logan, missing since February 16 following a bombing mission over Austria. Serjeant 19, son I wm First Lieutenant Wayne Wheeler, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wheeler, Iewlston, reported 17 is now missing January known (o be safe. I X their ThrouQh th Red Croi the American people serve the men of Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. ( Leaders A ttend Group Conference at Uta h State College to do so An interest which is developed f have been encouraged in work in agriculture or home economics j through their earlier clubs. work early in life will lead to an Incentive to continue education in j l. Wrigley, assistant extensionof W. i director, In an analyzation W. those fields. Director clubs, In Owens of the Utah Extension 6cr-- 1 program planning vice told delegates to the annual j urged leaders to "take an inven-4club loaders training school tory of the program at hand." at Utah State Agricultural college inc0mes mUst be determined, the Thursday, number of crops which may be "Extension work with Youth, Economics association will visit the was the topic of his discussion typos of livestock, the standard of and he pointed out that many living which may be reached by in colleges the farm family from a certain students who enroll by the project, were described speaker. she said. The home economics bers make a study of such oras farm cooperatives, ganizations off" since On his first day to criticize leaders advised, and Luzon January 9, Captain club of work the frankly Don Stevenson of Logan, helped members and concentrate on im9. on bag eight Japs February of club records. Captain Stevenson directed the provement Dr. E. G. Peterson, president of fire of an 81 millimeter mortar adwhich killed the eight in the USAC, who delivered a short to the group, welcome of dress of 40th in the ODonnell vicinity of Infantry division sector of the pointed out the significance Cabusilan mountains, overlooking the youth movement in America Clark Fields. today. were Rhea Other speakers s As a member of the 40th's staff, Captain Stevenson's Hurst, emergency war food preduties kept him chained to Major servation supervisor, who talked General Rapp Brushs' command on The Health H," and David post. Finally, the captains boss Sharp Jr., state club leader, who relented to the captains pleas is chairman of the conference exand let him go with the divisions tending to Saturday. reconnaisance troop to the front Leaders from Duchesne, Uintah, lines and beyond. Salt Lake, Weber, Box Elder, Tooele When you go with me, said Cache, Morgan, Summit, Captain John Scott Robinson, son and Rich counties. Future meet. of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Robin-- ings will be held in Nephi and son, 3429 Agnes Ave., Kansas City, Cedar City. So , Mo., you fight. Captain j , Stevenson, an expert artilleryman, W fflS took command of the 81 mortars, Eight Japs were spotted at an enemy observation post. The mortars were set for action. Mortar Dr. Madison H. Thomas, a son fire orders are different than those for the artillery, so Captain Stev- of Dr. and Mrs. W. Preston enson asked Gunner Corporal Thomas of Logan, has been to captain in the U. S. Bruno J. Zyck, son of Mr. and the Utah medical Mrs. Stanley Zyck, do corps, how you ormy want it?" State alumni office learned. Just give me the range and Captain Thomas, a graduate of said Gunner deflection, Zyck, Utah State Agricultural college in dispensing with mortar field man- 1938, is stationed at Carlisle Bar. ual formalities. Captain Stevenson racks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. At bracketed target and then the college he was a student came in with direct hits. councilman, cadet colonel of the observed Well, the captain ROTC, a member of Alpha SigI helped get eight ma Nu and Pi Kappa Alpha frathoughtfully, Japs today. Ill tag one of them ternities. for my brother. Mrs. Thomas is the former MarHis brother. Captain Dean Stev- ian iPeterson, daughter of Presienson, was killed in June 1943 dent and Mrs. E. G. Peterson. during California maneuvers. Mrs. Thomas and the couples The captain is the son of Mrs. only child also reside at Carlisle. Irene Stevenson, 28 West 5th North, Logan. 4-- H r 4-- H H Help Bag Eight Japs 4-- H head-quarter- 1 LiOEUlltC Private first class 'Perrin O. n, Holjeson, 29, son of Carl O. Smlthfleld, was killed on September 7 when a Japanese freighter carrying American prisoners of war was sunk off the western shores of Mindanao, the wer department reported Thursday. One of the first Cache county men to be listed as missing in action in the present war, Private Holjeson later was reported as a prisoner. He was a Davao, Camp No. 2 Mindanao untl August 20, 1944 when the vessel with 750 prisoners 'of war left for another station. A native of Smlthfleld, he graduated from North Cache high school es an honor student and was graduated in 1938 from the Utah State Agricultural college school of arts and sciences. Private Holjeson enlisted ln the elr corps August 22, 1940 at Salt Lake City, trained at Hamilton Field, Cal., and then was transferred to Fort Douglas to attend busines training classes. He sailed for overseas duty in the Philippines in .October 1941, was stationed first in Fanilla and then at the De Monte air base. A member of the Southfield Third ward, he was a member of the elders quorum and was active in other organizations. Survivors include his father, who is employed in an Ogden war industry; one brother. Delance HoL and two sisjeson, Tremonton, ters: Mrs. Alvin Clark, Benson, end Elnora Holjeson, Smithfield. Sergeant Clyde R. Pedersen, 19, only son of H. Reuben and Hazel Partington Pedersen, Logan, Thursday was reported missing in action February 16 following a bombing mission over Austria. His father is Logan city euditor and recordHol-Joso- Four-- H , Flight Officer Herbert Roscoe Weston, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Weston, Logan, listed as 6 returned missing February safety February 9. iy Captain Rank prd-mot- er. Gunner on a ress, 7 Flying Fort- Sergeant Pedersen had com- pleted several missions over enemy territory from his base in Italy. A native of Logan, he was bom May 25, 1925, graduated from Logan Senior high school and enlisted in the air corps in April, 1943. He trained at Sheppard Field, Tex.; Buckley Field. Colo., and (Conunued on page Eight) ' Bank Member Val W. Palmer, Logan business and civic leader, has been select, ed as a member of the Logan branch bank. First Security System, advisory board, it was announced Wednesday in Logan by George S. Eccles, president of the system. Other board members are Dr. D. C. Budge, chairman; A. E. Anderson, Logan; S. S. Eccles, of Ogden and Henry Theurer, Providence. Health Contract Renewed for Year Renewal of the Cache county contract with the district health office, at Ogden, to provide public health nurse service for the county, was effected Wednesday the county commissioners. Elma Hansen, district representative, met with the commissionby ers and explained continuation of the program, which is in coopera- tion with Cache county and gan city school districts. Sergeant Clyde R. Pedersen |