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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH 1 NATIONAL AFFAIRS Stmbonnet Sue No Longer Pencil-Shy- ; She Handles Farm Financial Problems By GRACE Mc!LRATH ELUS (Released by Wcctera Nwpapr Union. United Stain cfliui reports are to confirm agricultural authorities' statements thai thousands of rural uumen kaxe replaced their husbands ms active form business managers. In increasing numbers these uumen are handling economic and financial problems of the farm. The following artitle is ilhtitratiie of women's new place in the farm life of the nation. up on WHEN wasourgrowing most interesting neighbors were the Fosters. Pa Foster had six daughters, a fascinating black money pouch, which pulled up with thongs like a knitting bag, and the weight of the family financial enterprise on his own thin t 5 . ; ' - . - ' - i v;. - 'I'""" '' ! ) I- - study markets and assume financial management of the farm. The girls J. Broun, are, left to right, Maxine Koons, Fairmont, Minn.; Eugene, Ore.; Catherine Barnes, Moultrie, Fla and Betty Freeman, Pikeville, Tenn. Orr-Lyd- a ship. In a downstairs den she keeps books, checks bank statements does secretarial work for the business. Who knows what the month's cream checks total and when the next Land Bank payment comes due? Molly! Who dials in radio market reports and relays significant ups and downs out to the feed lots? Molly! Who mails insurance payments, writes monthly rural checks does electric for the family enterprise; "in fact, what a paid secretary; would, do. for the boss of a comparable urban businessplus shouldering partnership share in farm decisions? Sun-bon-ne- Molly. taffy-haire- d Molly And ;, Part of Modern Movement. there's nothing startling, farm leaders say, about the Foster arrangement. It's duplicated in up- u :a '(' ' 1 J 1 V-i- I 1 fi V? Doris Montei, Michigan Four-club girl, knows how to raise sheep and she knows, too, how to market them. The study of markets and marketing conditions is one phase of new farm activities for rural women. wards, of 100,000 homes the country over. Molly's no ambitious domestic with her eye on the family financial pants. She's part of a movement. . For a year now I have been delving into the movement's history, parrying questions with leaders and poking through piles of reports. And I'm amazed at the extent to which the country woman of today particularly the young country wife is up to her neck in business. Neither genius nor wishful thinking catapulted her into the new position. She's been trained for it. The economic avalanche of '29 uncovered her responsibility. Numerous agencies have stepped in to help her meet it. The most astonishing piece of work has been done by the Home Management divisions of the various state extension departments. Some 150,000 rural women have flocked to the courses in business and economic education offered during the last Independent Iceland Places Confidence in Premier's Rule land, he is also minister of justice and of agriculture. In 1929 Jonasson was chief of police of Reykjavik, mental nation's capital, where more than a Premier Hermann Jonasson quarter of the total population is and his cabinet has served to concentrated. In 1934 he was elected to the focus world attention on that and that same year beAlthing, no small nation which has had came premier. thoua foreign war in more than Jonasson has been termed "Icesand years. As strong land's muscleman." The 120,000 people of Ice- physically as he is politically, for land have never wanted a many years he kept winning the Icelandic wrestling championship in monarchy, and Norse games handed down through satisfied not were the centuries from the Vikings. with the dual role Icelanders are proud of their naHis played by tion's history. Since its settlement Majesty Christian in the Ninth century, Iceland, for X, king of Denthe most part, has had a represenmark, who also The tative form of government. served as king of Althing was established in 930, more Iceland. When than 800 years before the infant UnitDenmark was ed States declared its independence. Gertaken by This assembly, comprised largely of many, Iceland's fisherfolk and farmers, has been in Althing (World's continuous existence ever since, Hermann oldest parliawith the exception of a "blackout" Jonasson ment) voted not to depose their king, but that "hav- between 1800 and 1843. Though ties of blood, culture and ing regard for the fact that the situation now created makes it impossi- economic life have been linked ble for His Majesty the King of Ice- closely to Europe in the past, Iceland to execute the royal power," it land has turned more and more toshall be vested "until further no- ward the West. Shortly before the tice" in Icelandic Premier Hermann German invasion of Denmark, the island obtained a $1,000,000 credit Jonasson and his cabinet. Premier Jonasson is Iceland's loan from the United States for the strongest figure. In addition to be- purchase of wheat, stock feed, rye ing president of the council of Ice- - and gasoline. Trade figures of the past few years give Great Britain first place in IceTable-CIot- h Penmen Prove Denbooks. land's import-expoas of a mark source ranked second Business Is Picking Up , and German business, exsupply, CHICAGO.-Ta- ke it from A. A. panding rapidly, captured third McVittie, National Restaurant asso- place. Last year the United States ciation head, business is better. ranked fourth as an Iceland custoMcVittie doesn't prove it in this mer. Purchases of cod liver oil instance, although he says he could, boosted United States purchases. Iceland has no illiteracy, no jails, by citing surveys of sales gains in no army, no navy, no air force and his own industry. The answer, he says, is the in- no national debt. Iceland has a balcreasing trend among restaurant pa- anced budget, rich fishing and trons 6f the male species to write industry, and six sheep on. tablq .cloths. . . to every Icelander. ICELAND'S recent decision complete governcontrol in the hands of rt . Service." NU Re- shoulders. The Foster women picked Pride in their work is written on the fares of these Four-- club peaches, made tubs of but- winners in a fotnl preparation contest. In addition to teaching home ter, even lent a hand on oc- economics, Four-I- l clubs are teaching girls like this how to keep books, casions with the field work. But . by CARTER FIELD Syndicate-W- 10 years by s of the states to rural homemakers' study three-fourth- groups. (Michigan had 4,240 women enrolled last year; Iowa expects to reach 15,000 in '39.) Business Legalities Draw Interest. Exact procedures vary considerably, but practically all states cover three phases: "Making the Family Money Plan" (including practice in "Economic Facts accounting), Which Affect Farm Women" and "Business and Legal Procedures a Farm Woman Should Know." Some states offer study, too, in taxation and government. Work in accounting is based on the need for correlating records and decisions of both farm and home. Effectiveness is indicated by the fact that in '38 and '39, 121 heretofore pencikshy housewives rigged up business corners and started assuming some secretarial duties for e the enterprise. But it's the dive into tusiness legalities' which really brings sparkle to wifely eyes. Women love it! Women everywhere in Georgia, in Maine, in Kansas, and Louisiana. They love knowing how a contract is made a check wills, deeds, mortgages, abstracts. They like the practice given in reading and signing legal papers. Credit Works Two Ways. Of the 200.000 girls who were wrinkling foreheads over personal expense accounts back, in '30 and '32 n amazing number are cropping up among today's outstanding keepers of husbands' farm records and books. In 14 states an estimated 50,000 women have since '36 taken advantage of work in the legal phases of credit and loan supplied through the Family Credit division of the Farm Sound Security administration. credit, the women are taught, is credit that is "good" for both borA justifiable rower and lender. mortgage is one based on no less than 12 months of actual farm records. And "the farm woman, unlike the city woman, is so important a factor in her husband's business success that an appraiser's first rule is 'get acquainted with the wife.' " Outstanding example of the spirit which ripens in such communities is the Benton county, Iowa, "Recent-Wed- " group. To Jimmy Green, agricultural agent, in one of the Cedar Valley counties, had come news of a young farm friend "cleaned out." Jimmy knew secretly because of solo reinadequate wife. sponsibilityan Problems of young farm operators are similar. Would the young couples in his district enjoy getting together now and then to pool problems, shoot questions at bankers, landlords, management experts. He planned such a meeting, invited in all couples in the county under 35, expected 50, got 400. 'Hopeful Sign of Age.' "Recent-Wed- " Benton county meetings are now the amazement of community elders, "the most exciting and hopeful gatherings I've ever attended," a visiting banker told me. It's not the subjects discussed "What'll we spend our money for?", "How can we get adequate credit?", "How about landlord-tenan- t relationship?", nor the experts attracted, but the way the women take part in the thing, partnership on style, without either side just as though their grandmothers had been doing it. It's a thrill one of the hopeful signs of the age. "I used to think family discussions about money were John Foster told me recently. (He and Molly are Benton county products, leaders in the "Recent-Wed- " group.) "But when you do it and base it on facts they're interesting as the dickens. Farming looks to me like the biggest cooperative on earth family Soon as the children can hold pennies we're taking them into it. But it's the little woman," he grinned, "who has a natural brn knack for handling the money end of it." farm-hom- 4-- H bad-stuff- ," WASHINGTON. -- An Indiana polipublican, who has retired fromlaw in tics and has been practicing an Washington for some years, paid state. his native extended visit to He has just returned, and his conversations are amazing some of i.is friends. It so happens that among Ins friends is Sen. Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, and much of his conversation was directed at persuading the senator not to accept the vice presidential Democratic ticket unless Wheeler could be sure that Franklin D. would Roosevelt head the ticket. m Items of Interest rM4 fo the Housewrf. " ?evie .Bell I when there was a decision to be made involving money, they ran to Pa. He either whipped out the old money pouch. Or didn't. When Pa died, Mrs. Foster beat a dazed path from bank to courthouse to my father's door, completely enveloped in that fog of gloom properly associated with widows of her day. Until old friends sighed and courthouse clerks ducked behind bars at her coming. Molly Has the Money Pouch. Today a son, John, farms the old Foster place. If the money pouch still exists John has long since given it to his wife, Molly'. Molly is the clerical half of the farming partner h. HOUSE An Indianian, in WashingReton, offers to bet that the Roosevelt publicans uiil beat is seen m war . . . Spread of Allies' efforts to buy long-ran- e bombers in the I nited States. I AROUND MS DO uwreniwy dried Brass fixtures will not tarnish each of using, shower coat lacquer. thin a Udlns 4 d civen mildew. A rubber band, wrapped several Time can be saved in coo screw-to- p times around a stubborn a large salt sUk er li a grip. a iar hd, provides with mixed spices ard kern shelf near the mixing table w' To remove cream stains from the stained spices in this piosx.rt;.on: rub linens or garments cinnamon to 'u area with cold water and soap and tablespoonseach of ciovcs nul then rinse it thoroughly in cold blespoons ginger and mace. water. non-ski- d tablespoon or two of tomato them desoup in gravies give simOr might you licious flavor. mer slices of cold roast beef in a tomato soup or c an of condensed in the last roast a pot pour it over hour of cooking. of cleaning Keep plenty in the bathroom, it much wear and tear -e- specially when learn to use W1ll on the toSE ine men fc2 it i,- - razors and the viomen ing lipstick. Wlpin for re J, id! The Hoosier Senator fered to bet anybody Wheeler three to one that the Republicans will defeat any Democrat except Roosevelt in November. He goes further and offers to bet even money that they can beat Roosevelt. It should be admitted at this point that the Indiana man in question is a very enthusiastic Republican. On the other hand, he is eminently practical, and his judgment is very cold. For example, personal egotism and blind partisan optimism were so lacking in him a lew years ago that, w.hen he saw the Democratic tidal wave coming, he did not run for THE INDIANA INFLUENCE But he. still retains all his interest, and so on his visit back home he went up and down the state inquiring into trends. His conviction as a result of this trip is that Indiana is going Republican this fall. His offers to bet about the presidential election are based, of course, largely on his findings in Indiana. There is a conviction on the part of- TO SOMETHING YOU'LL UKEI BOMBERS COMPARED The speed of the "medium" bomber is in excess of 350 miles an hour, while that of the "flying fortress" is only about 200 miles an hour. Obviously, in the element of a surprise attack, the faster bombers would be much more likely to get through to their objective before deof either fense, guns at the moment of attack, or of fighting planes to meet them en route, could be brought into successful action. Then there is the question of getting home safely. Obviously again the "flying fortress" would have to have a considerable start en route home to be safe from pursuing fighting planes. Whereas the "medium" bomber would have to have little start indeed to prevent itsvery being overtaken by fighting planes. Nor is there any possibility that any of these angles of superiority by the smaller bombers has been overlooked by the foreign experts They know all about the subject. In fact, they come pretty close to knowing all the answers. Realizing this, our experts have been scratching their heads as to why the allies want the big ones. iC5 -- Tl!- Copt. 1940 br KtlloiM Compmy A Imm'" Ti - Immortal Thoughts Strong Regard There is never jealousy Memories, images and precious thoughts that shall not die, and there is not strong regard. jannot be destroyed. Wadsworth. hington Irving. f of some people who do not live in Indiana, and were not born there, that Hoosiers are inclined to exaggerate the political importance of their state, especially the notion that "as goes Indiana so goes the nation." But the word from Indiana, together with the bitter factional war of the Democrats in Illinois, and the Republican trends manifested in Ohio and Pennsylvania, indicate that this presidential battle will be a horse race. EXPECT SPREAD OF WAR? Here's one to try on your atlas or globe with a ruler or tape measure. The allies right now are dickering for release of Uncle Sam's "flying fortress" bombers. They intimate they might buy 50 or 60 of them. The point is, of course, for what? Up to now our experts had thought this particular type of plane would be useful only in the Western hemThe medium isphere. bombers are able to take off with a full load of bombs, fly from 700 to 800 miles to an objective, drop their bombs, and return with a fair margin of safety as to fuel supply. The "flying fortress" is able to extend this radius from 800 miles to more than 1,503. But except for this tremendous increase in range they have no advantage whatever. For the shorter ranges the not so huge bombers are infinitely superior in speed. Two of them would carry just as much of an explosive load as the "flying fortress," and the two would not only cost much less than the one big fellow, but would be able, as a result of their greater speed, to have a much better chance both of achieving their objective and of returning safely. 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