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Show SOUTH CACHE WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Faced With Momentous Tasks Abroad and at Home as Allied Drives Lead to Victory Released by Western Newspaper Union. FDITOR8 NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these eolnmns, they are those ( Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of ibis newspaper.) R ;s ' ? J & rOTTF ,,vRttM. TTAH AGRICULTURE: Hog Support Housing Project to Attract the Birds Having called for greater fall pig production to help relieve the tight meat situation, the government sought to reassure farmers of future returns by announcing a 50 cents increase in the present $12 50 floor or minimum price for all good and choice hogs up to 270 pounds. At the same time, the War Food administration said that neither support nor ceiling prices would be trimmed before September, 1946. Though the government's action on floor prices was not expected to affect current operations because of the relatively small supply of hogs in face of the record demand, it was considered reassuring inIn the prospect of greatly creasing marketing in the winter, when the pressure on prices might be strong. With private sources estimating that spring pig farrowing was up 12 per cent, the WFA called on farmers to increase the fall crop by 18 per cent. Chiefly because of lower hog production throughout the first part of 1945, total meat output is expected to drop some 10 per cent below last year. IF YOU wmuld attract birds, re- member that they are discrim- inating tenants. Bluebirds like a house with nest space six inches deep below an entrance an inch and a half in diameter, and they prefer a sunny location five to ten feet high. Robins want a roof but no front on their house; a high location and a little shade, please. Wrens like a tiny house tucked under the eaves of your own dwelling. The bird house designs shown here are planned to suit prospective tenants and their lines are so pleasing that you will be proud to make them permanent features of your yard or garden. They make wonderful gifts or items to sell too. It is easy to cut out their simple curves in scraps of outdoor plywood or other lumber. Bumper Crop Benefiting from excellent weather conditions, the nations 1945 winter wheat crop is expected to approxie mate an 862,515,000 bushels, about 37,000,000 bushels over the previous 1931 top, the U. S. department of agriculture reported. After fall moisture was generally sufficient to get the crop off to a good start, good snowfall provided protection during the winter to hold acreage losses to the lowest level in 25 years. In most sections, the ground was in condition to absorb a large percentage of the moisture from the melted snow and rains, the USDA reported. With the expected abandonment lowest since 1919, indicated yield of 17.4 bushels would be one bushel above last year. As of April 1, estimated stocks of wheat on farms totalled 239,083,000 bushels, third largest since 1927. Stocks approximated 22 per cent of the 1944 harvest, USDA said. all-tim- Hearing meager household possessions on heads and in arms, Jap on Okinawa return to lowlands after flight inland before invasion forces. NEW LEADER: Historic Task Dying even as American military leaders saw an early end to the European war. with the intricate problems of peace lying ahead. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt left to successor Harry S. Truman one of the most momentous jobs ever confronting a statesman. Oddly enough. Mr. Roosevelt himself entered the office 13 years be- under highly critical circumsfore with the nation's business and agriculture in stagnation and its tances, finances on the verge of collapse. Still comparatively new to the American people. Mr. Roosevelt won their immediate confi- during the first 100 days of his administration with measures designed to reestablish the tottering economy of the country. Then, Mr. Roosevelt made perhaps his most famous statement of all: The only thing we have to fear is fear. dence est concern would seem to be not the establishment of emergency measures to tide the nation over the reconversion period but rather the development of a program to achieve Mr Roosevelts own goal of 60,000,-00- 0 jobs In recently explaining his political philosophy, President Truman said that, like his native state of Missouri, he was a little bit left of center, but that the cooperative effort of all elements of American life was necessary for the shaping of a prosperous economy. Though comparatively unknown before assuming direction of the senate war investigating committee, President Truman soon earned the respect of both his colleagues and the country for his forthright and courageous leadership of the group in constructively criticizing the rearmament program with a view of increasing its over-al- l efficiency. TruIn this respect, the man committee was quick to point out such material shortages as aluminum, rubber, zinc, lead and steel, and also revealed the nature of pressing manpower problems. Staff Chiefs at Helm An artillery captain himself at 33 during the last war, President Truman, like Mr. Roosevelt, is expectWorld Problems ed to leave the conduct of the war Greatest immediate task facing to the American chiefs of President Truman is the San Fran- largelywho have staff, already marshalled cisco peace conference, scheduled to the countrys great striking power of Mr. death the on go despite for the knockout of both Germany Roosevelt, who worked for its suc- and Japan. cessful culmination to achieve his Reeling under the force of U. S. dream of an international cooperative organization to prevent future and British power thrusts from the west, and Russian pressure from the disastrous wars. east, Germanys days appeared the for the groundwork Though with Allied military leadnumbered, laid had been San Francisco parley ers mainly expecting guerrilla warat the Dumbarton Oaks conferences, after the collapse of integrated at Washington, D. C., new problems fare Nazi resistance. had arisen since to command the d In conformity with full resources of American statesmanship. Over and above the pro- Nazi plans for a last suicidal stand in posal of granting Russia three votes the Alpine fastnesses of southern on the permanent security council to Germany, the enemy continued to match Britains six, there remained put up his strongest resistance south the touchy proposition of allowing of the river Main, where the U. S. representation to a Polish govern- 7th armys advance was slowed. ment not dominated by any large Farther to the east, however, the Russians drove beyond Vienna to power and acceptable to all. threaten the Austrian gateway to Along with the San Francisco par- Adolf Hitlers last mountain strongley for creating an international hold. Presipeace organization, the new dent also was confronted with hanPACIFIC: dling the Bretton Woods financial agreements, designed to establish Tough Nuts postwar economic stability by supTough throughout the whole Paporting the monies of different coun- cific campaign, the Japs are provtries and advancing loans for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of ing even tougher as the battle apforeign nations to help them become proaches their homeland, with their stubborn defense of Iwo Jima more profitably productive. than matched by their resistance on Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands Rated Conservative against U. S. marine and army With President Truman consid- forces. ered a conservative Democrat Experts at making use of the rughis support of ged Pacific island terrain, the Japs New Deal policies, have set strong gun emplacements in speculation centered the rolling countryside, with subteron the course he ranean tunnels allowing their troops would adopt on dofree passage from one position to mestic policy, long another. In addition, the enemy has marked by Roossurprised U. S. forces with the use evelt liberalism. of deadly new weapons, with heavy Bearing the friendconcentrations of artillery on Okiship of both the CIO nawa helping slow the Yanks adand AFL, President vance. Truman was expected to maintain a If they have made good use of the terrain on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, sympathetic attitude toward labor. the Japs are making equally good With Roosevelt administrations use of it on Luzon in the Philiphaving established such social se- pines, where they are holding out in curity policies as unemployment in- the rugged fastnesses to the north surance and old age pensions, and in the hope of tying up large bodies with the government pledged tc sup- of U. S. troops through the approachport farm prices for two years after ing rainy season when operations the war, President Trumans great- - will be necessarily slowed. long-rumore- de-pi- te WHOLE BLOOD Whole blood, one of the greatest single factors in saving the lives of wounded soldiers, is being flown to Europe under a new system of refrigeration which prolongs the life of this fluid by about Under the present system whole blood is suitable for transfusions for a period of about 16 days, but under the new plan it will last for 21 days. Expendable iced containers have been developed to keep the whole blood at the right temperature. one-thir- k Keep a tight grip on your and a sharp eye on your wallet, for and pocket-pickinare showing a pronounced popularity among crimes, according to the Encyclopaedia Bntannica. The increase in thefts of this character is laid to the tendency of prosperous to carry large sum? of money about with them. pock-etboo- purse-snatchin- g war-worke- Maintaining his reputation as one labors shrewdest and hardest bargainers, John L. Lewis won new wage concessions for his United Mine Workers averaging $1.07 a day, but the agreement remained subject to government review in the Interests of the program. Expected to run into close scrutiny of the War Labor board, which has hewed to the "Little Steel formula limiting wage in- of organized bushy-browe- d anti-inflati- Samuel ONeil of coal operators (left), Chairman Ezra Horn of negotiating committee (center), and John L. Lewis at contract parleys. creases to 15 per cent above the January, 1941, level, the agreement calls for time and a half for inside day workers over seven hours and a rate of $1.50 for underground travel time; boosts of from $1.07 to $1.20 a day for outside employees, loaders and electricians: 4 cents an hour more for workers on the second shift, and 6 cents for those on the third, and $75 pay instead of vacations gamut of WLB Having j cement still was approval, i. subject to O. ., consideration, in view of estimates that the wage concessions would add about 25 cents a ton to the nations fuel bill, or annually. $150,-000,0- RECONVERSION: Make Preparations With victory in Europe imminent, and with it a partial reconversion from wartime to peacetime output. War Production board took steps to permit industry to obtain new machine tools for manufacture of civilian goods. Biggest major item on WPBs program was the grant of priorities to the automobile industry for 50 million dollars of machine tools and related equipment for civilian manufacture. To take from three to seven months for making, the orders were placed last fall without priority rating, then dumped when early hopes of victory faded and the war went into 1945. In permitting the placement of orders for machine tools and related equipment for civilian manufacture, the WPB is developing a plan whereby such business would not interfere with the output of vital material needed for prosecution of the war. DISABLED WORKERS Hold Your Own g MINERS: Another Raise Physically impaired workers produce as much as, or possibly a little more than, workers, and they are dependable, regular in attendance and careful in observance of safety regulations, medical officers report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Only seriou physical defects were considered in selecting impaired workers for the study and the majority have been placed in jobs by matching their defects with the physical demands of the job. able-bodie- d Simplicity Is the Keynote for Entertaining (See Recipes Below) Tricks for the Hostess smart woman need be in a dilemma when its time for her to entertain. It takes more than ration-in- g and food shortages to do that. Indeed, if you dont breathe a word about how difficult it was to get it together, your friends will think you are giving them a glimpse of prewar entertaining. You can stretch the precious meat with a supporting cast of vegetables. If youre serving nonrationed eggs, gild them with a bit of cheese and no one will dream that you had to do some fancy extending. What about sugar? Well, there are syrups, point-fre- e prepared puddings and molasses. No, there need be no difficulties: dress up your dishes and carry on. is fun, but that Entertaining means fun not only for the guests but for the hostess. Its all up to you whether the partys going to be pleasant for you or not. Gather your point-eas- y recipes, plan accordingly and Im sure it will all come out all right. Lets pretend your guests are coming in for an evening of conversation and a bit of food later on. Youll want a good beverage or cool drink and with that an unusual cake. Here is one made to order for the occasion: Prune Cake. 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder teaspoon soda teaspoon salt Vt teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon each, ground cloves, nutmeg, allspice Vs cup lard 2 eggs 1 cup prunes, cooked without sugar. 4 cup milk Sift together all dry ingredients. Blend about of the mixture with the lard until soft and fluffy. Add unbeaten eggs and beat light. Cut prunes into small pieces and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the dry mixture. Add remaining dry ingredients to creamed mixture together with cup of the milk. Stir smooth. Add remaining milk and prune mixture and then pour into greased layer pans. Bake in a moderate oven until done, 25 to 30 minutes. This cake is good with a mocha or lemon icing. Delicately spiced cookies are good to have in the cookie box because theyre easy to fall back on when the crowd comes in for refreshments: Maple Nut Balls. cup lard cup brown sugar teaspoon salt (350-degre- e) Lynn Says: Quick Tips: To make a novel dinner or luncheon dish, broil slices of bologna from which casings have been removed. Then fill the cups with creamed potatoes and onions or any other creamed vegetable. When making hamburgers for a crowd, wrap each individually in waxed paper. The rounds may be cut with a cookie cutter to make them an even size. When making scalloped potatoes, prepare a complete main dish by placing slices of dried beef in between the sliced potatoes. Combine mashed sweet potatoes and cooked, crumbled pork sausage meat in a casserole. A topping of freshly sliced pears or apples sprinkled with brown sugar makes this a big favorite. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Liver is delicious when marinated (soaked) in French dressing before broiling or frying. e Lynn Chambers g Menus Point-Savin- No NOTE Pattern 277 gives an actual-sizcutting guide for ail shaped parts of these three bird houses and illustrated directions for their construction. A list of all materials is Included. To get pattern 277. send IS cents with name and address direct to: Creamed Deviled Eggs over Crisp Noodles Buttered Peas and Celery Apricot Cottage Cheese Salad Whole Wheat Bread Spread Prune Cake Beverage Recipe given. MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS New York Bedford Hills Enclose 15 Drawer 10 cents for Pattern No. 277. Name Address cup sour milk or buttermilk Movable Type in 1409 teaspoon soda Before Johannes Gutenberg teaspoon ginger molasses cup Z Johannes Gutenberg, the facups flour (about) of ther been has long printing, Cream lard, sugar and salt together. Add sour milk in which soda credited with the invention and first use of movable cast metal has been distype in the early 1450s. solved. Add ginYet such type had been made ger and molasses and employed in Korea in 1409, and enough flour and 53 authentic pieces of it are to make dough Dn exhibition today in the Amerithat is not sticky. can Museum of Natural History in Shape into small New York City. balls and bake on oiled pans at 375 degrees. While still hot, press the flat sides together and roll in d icing, made with confectioners sugar. Roll in finely chopped nuts. It takes 10 to 12 minutes to bake cookie balls. 14 1 1 1 maple-flavore- Oatmeal-Minceme- at Cookies. (Makes Z dozen cookies) 1 cups sifted flour teaspoon baking soda Vi teaspoon salt cup shortening cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked cup chopped nutmeats 1 cup mincemeat Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Cream the shortening, add the brown sugar, then egg and beat until light and fluffy. Last fold in oatmeal, nutmeats and mincemeat, blending well. Add flour mixture and stir until all flour disappears. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes. As main dishes for luncheons or suppers, Im suggesting two fish dishes which will be substantial enough even if there are hearty appetites present They can both be as pretty as a picture to please the ladies: Shrimp Curry in Rice Ring. (Serves 6) 3 tablespoons butter or fat 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups shrimp, fresh, cooked, cleaned (375-degre- Milk 2 4 teaspoons curry powder cups cooked rice Vi cup dark corn syrup Melt butter or fat; blend in flour. Gradually add milk to flour mixture, enough to make 2 cups Cook, thickened, over hot water, add shrimp. Add curry which has been mixed with a little water. Combine rice with dark corn syrup and pack firmly in a quart mold. Set in a pan of water and bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes. To serve, unmold rice ring and fill center with shrimp mixture. Salmon Loaf. (Serves 4 to 6) 2 cups steamed salmon, flanked Vi cup bread crumbs H cup milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter, melted To flaked salmon, add other ingredients in order given. Grease loaf pan and line with cut sweet pickle slices. Pack salmon mixture Into this. Set in a shallow pan containing water. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 1 hour or until loaf is firm. Unmold onto hot platter and garnish with parsley and stuffed olives or pickle fans. Released by Western Newspaper Union. , Remember that Constipation can maka all tasks look big! Energy at low ebb? 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