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Show The Dragerton Tribune, Dragerton, Utah P&ga 2 v 'WWrJwTIfiiTr ( W 4? Natiotial Soys" Club Week Will Be Observed March 3 1 --April 6 1 O A series of local strikes, nothing nationwide, may come within next few months' for pay and increases and may reach down toJJain Street level. If it does, wage increases may affect some lines in home towns of the country. According to in3ide information, government will NOT permit large national strikes rl 1, 1 . National Boys Club Week will be celebrated this year from March 31 to April $ by some 335,000 Boys Club members in cities and small towns across the nation.. The weeks observance will be built around the theme, Build. the citizens of tomorrow. ing The Boys Club movement was founded in New England 90 years ago. Since 1908 the Boys Clubs have been federated into a national organization, Boys Clubs of America. .cost-of-livi- ng such as railroads and industries af- .. l, ' I O According to Department of CoI. merce, gross national production in FZATUri goods and services reached a new high, in 1951,. upped to $328,000,000,000 as compared to $283,000,000,000 in 1950. About half of increased output was reflected in increased prices and half in expansion of physical output, but new high from'' any viewpoint. National income, that is total earnings of labor and property arising from current production was $276,000,000,-00- 0 as compared to $239,000,000,000 in 1950. Personal income, aggregate of Income receipts of individuals from all .sources, rose from $225,000,-000.0- 00 to $251,000,000.000 in 1951. O Gross private domestic Investment Increased by 20 per cent over 1950 from $49,000,000,000 to $59,000,000,000. In addition, total expenditures ' ; a-- X .. c. - f ' A e, m- W.V ' ' 'Kj J t fecting defense production. - for capital equipment and non-resid- ent struction rose to $39, 000', 000, 000, a ial con- - Cj-- ""V HELD FOB RANSOM . . . Edward Stansbury, vice director of the tJ.S. information service in Talpeh, Formosa, is the diplomat who was taken from the British steamer Wingsang by Chinese pirates in the Straits of Formosa and held until $10,000 ransom had been paid. ' s '; I . J: 4 i A , f ' . r , $7,000,-000,0- 00 increase over 1950, with major Increases concentrated in defense-relat- ed industries. Another Important factor, inventory accumulation at was $5700070007000 more than 1950. Government purchases of goods rose from $42,500,-000,0- 00 in 1950 to $63,000,000,000 in 1951. By fourth quarter these expenditure mostly for national defense, were at annual rate of $41.000.-000.00- 0, an more than three times their 'Z I - 1 $9,-5OO7OOO- pre-Kore- level. 0 Farn cost3 continue to move up with parity about 1 per cent above a index in month ago and 5 per cent above a year ago. At same time prices received by"f armors dropped about 2 per cent due mostly to lower prices for egg3 mid-Janua- ry, 1 r fI f ?; Tx - hhmmmw v XJ ' ' MOTHER . . . Mrs. Mary Suttoh, mother of one of Americas baddest boys, bank robber Willie Sntton, faces reporters at. her Brooklyn apartment. "Its a terrible thing for a mother to go through, she says. BANK ROBBERS oranges and grapefruit. farmers paid for 0 Over past 12 months prices commodities used in production went up 5 per cent; wage rate3 advanced 11 per cent ; Interest payable per acre on mortgages secured by farm real estate 8 per cent and taxes payable per acre on farm real estate 4 per cent. In addition, prices for things farmers buy for family living rose '4 per Gi , , (Sind your questions about the armed forces or any aspect of military service to: Walter Sbead, Armed Services Question Box, 1057 National Press Building, Washington 4, D.C. Answers will be given in this column.) i; Q. I am a blinded Korean veteran, and I understand I am en- IQUESTIONIBO 3D 4 r vi(Tiy-r-- - i s y ' ' 'I , ' r-- '.1 . 'ii. , E.ILP Pairfield, Mont. A. Failure to make your loan payments may lead to foreclosure and loss' of your home. Also, if the . (Release by WNU Featarea.) 3. V A rj 7 - m u ' i : ' i:7 '1 - : dis-abili- June mmk - guarantee. r l htm il titled to a trained seeing-ey- e dog 7 to help me get about. The nearest government is required to pay claim because of your failure to place to learn bow to make use meet payments, you will become of sucb a dog is 100 miles away. Will VA Pay my travel expenses f indebted to the government for the Md. amount of any such claim. ILCJL, Clinton, A. Yes. Travel expenses for such Q. Im a .married veteran, f be a purpose may paid both ways. training under the Gl bill, and are Tve fust been rated as 60 per cent In' addition. If you required to S be away from home during the disabled by VA Will VA pay me of to use of the both the extra "amount of adjustment period for VA also that goes to pay . compensation your may dog, those with dependents, plus the rfteals and lodging during that time. I higher rate of Gl subsistence for Q. What is the largest amount can veterans with families ? GJS.W borrow, of money a veteran uns. Decatur, Go. and have the loan guaranteed der the Gl Bill? SDJP Darby, A. No. Instead,- - VA will pay you N.C. either one of the extra amounts for A. The size of the loan depends veterans with dependents but not of amount the money on the choose to You the have both. solely right to The lend. only is extra willing whichever lender payment you wish of VA to receive. amount the on is imitation effort to oppose communism throughout Asia started its 1952 Seeds for Democracy campaign March 3. It will continue through Jr - ef WNU Featarea. Q. I plan to get a Gl borne loan, and Pd like to find out wbat would happen in case I fail to make my loan payments . I dont expect to defasdl, of course, but I do want to learn all the aspects. privately-operate- d 'Wi f,i tte Vuklaftea Bareaa The Committee for Free Asia, a privately-organize- d, civic-minde- - by Seeds for Democracy Campaign Is Outlined This campaign is designed to ease a critical inadequacy in food production throughout the Philippine Republic. Vegetable seeds are not Club. easily produced in the Philippines. of a This is They must be imported, a process part of the story normally too costly for the average Boys Clubs that will be told during Boys Club Week. It will be an Filipino family. The campaign offers Amerid citizens effort to get cans an inexpensive and easy In home towns across the nation method of indicating, in a practical way, their interest In the problems of the people of other nations. It offers, also, a method of stimulating greater Filipino Tomorrow resistance to the blandishments of communism. Last year this campaign resulted in 511,000 packages of seeds contributed from all parts of the United States. Seeds desired are green string Chinese cabbage, green pepbeans, I ;;V ' per, mustard, egg plant, collards, v 7 '4 i ' - ' ' $ it cucumber, watermelon, kohlrabi and loose leaf lettuce. They may be ; . mailed in any , container which meets domestic mail regulations, and may be addressed: Seeds for . ' ifii San Francisco, Calif. Democracy, ' ; , All contributions will be acknowmmtW if t ) A' ledged, and contributors are inKr&Jj " 4 V t II; vited to include with each "seed xa&m package a personal message to a Filipino. The seeds will go to Filipino farmers, school children and small land owners for planting to become interested in the idea In vegetable gardens that will for their community. Any commuproducing food in the spring. club to establish such a Each package of seed shipped to nity desiring can contact Boys Club of America, the Philippines" will' have attached 381 Fourth Avenue, New York 10i a label containing the following text N.Y., for help and advice. In both English and Tagalog, the national language of the Islands: One of the most important to These vegetable seeds are offered remember abont the things to movement Is Clnb the people of the that you, free,-froBoys is United States who have formed the there very little delinquency Committee for a Free Asia to help among the 335,000 boys from you in the speedy rebuilding and eight to 20 who have their own clubhouses through the United development of your great republic. States in which they find recreation and companionship in The home towner might rememafter-schoand evening hours. A ber the Seed for Democracy camBoys Clubs lessen delinquency paign as he buys his spring supply wherever they are established. This for his own garden. r f Wimm fltEGGftO cent. Prepare is the testimony of .Judges, police and probation officers. What is more important. Boys Clubs build good citizens with strong, healthy bodies . . . boys who are completely honest, who have a respect for all property and individual rights, and who have a deep and abiding faith in America and the fundamental principles upon which our strength as a nation 'has been built. A Boys Club in the local community might Se the solution to many of its problems. National Boys Club Week would be an opportune time to give it serious thought. c turkeys, cotton, cottonseed, most meat animals, lTj Today, in club houses of their' a warm and friendly atmosphere, 335,000 Boys Club members meet their friends away from the dangers of the street. With the encouragement of trained leaders, they develop strong bodies, acquire hand skills, desirable attitudes of behavior, fair play and an understand ing of the rights of others. Boys Clubs give 335,000 boys and opportunity guidance for They that them teach America is the land of opportunity for those who will work and learn and strive. However, there Is a need for more Boys Clubs. At. least three million boys still live in shadow-land- s in our cities and villages where the most fruitful soil is found for the growth of crime and subversive isms. They live in crowded homes where there is little to do where there are tensions, quarreling and bickering. They seek their companionship and play on the streets. These boys deserve the guidance and leadership of a Boys own- ,- in 7 " . v - DATE BOOK THE READER'S dC!u MARCH 12, 1952 WEDNESDAY, 'vx Vv'' ' ' , Zr ' : ' ol . T S ty f ' , V I - Jf1 '''I j Ov. v t x ; 0 v V wmcn ONE? . . . Here Is Whitey Lockman who played first b&se for the Giants last year and did a pretty good job of it. He is ready with his first basemans glove and also, his outfielders glove. Just which he will use he isn't quite sure. v . V V-- ' 4. i 4 rsy.' ' . J v r ' "'A&r v . ' i v- ' s . x - s 1 NO 1 CRIMINAL . ' ' j ht ifineiiii itmifnii Willie Sutton (center) is captured in N.Y, (Release by WNU Featatea. |