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Show i LE The Changing American Diet lz V By EZRA TAFT BENSON' , e A nF P Tremonion. Utah ii. Lake Citv All ti,. eld friends and between the es t f 70 an,i 75 Mrs. Christ- - and Maud- Ynu i ul hadn't each uther for hirty-n.nWar-fo they n ally t.ie nileniuan laitvii.j; over old :i - e Secretary of Agriculture A fundamental weakness of the present farm program is its failure to recognize that the eating habits of the American people have been radically alter ed through the years. The average American con sumer is eating about the same poundage of food as his grand. J i: dairy-product- so-call- preferences. High government price supports encourages farmers to produce corn and many other grains for storage, instead of for livestock feed. Surpluses We continue to pile up these far surpluses in warehouses beyond our needs through a program which discourages their conversion intg the type of goods Americans need and are willing to buy. This has led us to a point where we have approximately S6 billion committed to price suport operations. It is costing the government more than a quarter of $700,000 a day a billion dollars a year just to store its surpluses and the bill is constantly growing. When we begin harvesting the new corn crop October 1, we will have on hand about 975 million bushels produced in prior years. Carryover Doubles This carryover will be more than double what it was two years earlier. Had this surplus been fed to livestock and poul- try, instead of stored, only 2 to ' fSNi v ' father did. But his dining table at mealtime takes on a far different look. Last year, for example, the per capita consumption of such foods as beef, eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables was 223 pounds higher than it was 4d or 50 years ago. Gains Offset The average American offsets this, however, by eating less of grain products and potatoes 222 pounds less. Now this is a vitally import, ant fact. It indicates the kind of food the customer wants. But does our farm program recognize this? On the contrary the present farm price support program with its emphasis upon a few "basic" crops, is buck- -' ing the trend of consumer food rip1, j X: 0 SNOWVILLE by Mrs. Christine Ftterson BLUE BIRD CLASS ENJOYS OUTING IN CACHE VALLEY Blue El, WOOD Stok- es enjoyed a most interesting outing on Wednesday of last week. The girls went to Logan and visited around the Temple grounds. Then to Amalga to the cheese factory, and on their way home they visited the fish farm. Mrs. Norma Parke took the class in her car. Mrs. Grace Anderson visited for three days in Malad, Ida., with the Bob Bowen family. She returned home on Monday. Karan and Sharan Bowen came back to spend the week with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Nelson Jr. were in Ogden Sunday to at- 3 Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Dunn and son Heber of Provo visited with Bishop and Mrs. Dan Hickman from Friday until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kenner and daughter Ilene of Modesto, Calif., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sorensen. Mrs. Kenner is Mrs. Sorensen's sister. Bird Class with their leader Mrs. Leuenna - ti.ne. The Thomas Abel family held reunion at the Box Elder a County Park Sunday. Those from lure attending were Mr. and Mrs Thomas Abel and son Kenneth, the Garnett Abel family and the Roy Abel family. On Monday of last week Mrs. Dagmar Anderson of Ogden and daughter Wanda visited Mrs. Amos Hansesn. During the day they also visited many other friends of the community. They are former members of the ward. graduate. SECRETARY BENSON The tend the William Cot torn famil-A- . reunion which was held Lorin Farr Park. Baby Shower Mrs. Elva Anderson and Mrs. Ruth Robbins of Stone entertained at a baby shower in honor of Mrs. Thelma Higley on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lars Anderson. The afternoon was spent playing games. Refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. DeLamar Cutler and girls Rose Ann and Patsy were in Salt Lake City Tuesday of last week to attend graduation exercises of a nurses class of which their daughter was a percent more meat and eggs would have resulted. The American public could well have absorbed that much additional meat and eggs with, out even letting out a notch in the national belt. In the form of corn, however, this grain v is giving both our storage facilities and our market a bad case of indigestion. This illustrates why we need flexible price supports to en courage the production of grain for livestock feeding, rather than for storage in government warehouses. by Mabel Romer RETURNS FKOM TRIP TO CANADA Mrs. Ray Hansen returned home Saturday from a week's trip to Idaho. She went with her mother, Mrs. Rose Petersen of Brigham City and a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dan McComb of Ogden. A neice Mrs. Betty Johns was also a "member of the party. They visited relatives in Idajio, then went on a trip into Canada and Washington. Visiting at the Frank Heslop home last week were Mr. and and Mrs. Daniel Horn and three daughters of Ouray, Colo. The Horns are converts to the L.D.S. church who recently become members while LaMar Heslop was laboring in their town. sight-seein- g Friends Visit Dinner guests of Mrs. P. W. Christensen last Tuesday were Mildred O'Brian and Grace Miller of Midvale and Maud Vincent and Winnie Vincent of RIVERSIDE Thursday, August Visit In Idaho Myrl Udy accompanied htr brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young, to Idaho Falls Tuesday. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crowther and baby and Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bitter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Delose Udy and family went to Salt Lake City Sunday. Bob Capener accompanied by Paul Capener and Tony Davis went to Salt Lake City Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Capener went to Idaho Falls Saturday to attend the Strong family reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Oleen Udy and sons of Logan visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Udy. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Welling and Mrs. Afton Welling and children went to Evanston. WEEK-LON- in LET ME CUT YOUR GRAIN with my new Combines. Trucks if needed. Satisfactory work guaranteed self-propell- ed LLOYD HENDRICKS Phone Garland 47-J- 3, 1L TO CALIFORNIA day morning for Oakland and San Francisco, Calif. They expect to return the middle of the week. Ten members of the Birthday Club met at the home of Marian Hales, Thursday to honor her for her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richards spent several days home and returned to Salt Lake City Friday. At Reunion Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hadfield epent Friday in Draper at the Smith family reunion. Mrs. White, Mrs. Hadfield's sister them home, and is visiting them for- a few days. Sunday they all attended the Jensen family reunion, at Bear River City. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burton of Las Cruses, New Mexico,"4 visited with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Udy a few days. Mrs. Udy is Mr. Burton's mother. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Udy attended the Moon family reunion at Lagoon Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ward attended the Smith family reunion Sunday at Crystal Springs. Cleo Macfarlane had a group' of town ladies quilt Thursday at the home of Ruie Kennanl. tfi2 2k Attention Wheat Growers Mr. and Mrs. Austin Udy and son Dennis and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kennard left early Thurs- YOU Alt 15 INVITED TO USE THE Storage Facilities OF THE Northern Utah Grain Coop AT GARLAND - ' WHEAT GROWERS1 TAKE ADVANTAGE of the government storage support prices for your stored grain HOLD YOUR GRAIN UNTIL PRICES ARE JUST LOW 3a INTEREST ON THIS RIGHT GOVERNMENT LOAN. 'I i m Ward. The J. II. Ward family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ward and family of Rupert, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward cf Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Hermansen and family of week. ca!t Lke City and Mrs. Edna Mrs. Lewis Henderson of May Thompson and family of Pocatello, Ida., visited her sister East Garland were at the fam-an- d family, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. ily home Sunday. TRIP G " get Wyo.. one day during the week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Welling and children. Mr. and Mrs. Chick Atkinson and family of Provo visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ward during the By Myrle L'dy , 1. You 19, 1954 car that's 11 1 i jlliny . 2. You get the car that's a sltc high rcsafc value step with tomorrow -. . .. . ,- -- n..V 3, You get a bigger tllanaccc from our vo!"m3 hysfcsss 1 vr4i.WWiWWWWiW From stem to stern, Bulck today year ahead with long, G&Bf? jyCGfl GE Buicks have always had a high value. But the 1954 Buick has an extra advantage in its year-ahea- d styling. That means your Buick will stay well up in the style parade for years to come will g well stay fresh and into the future. So you're bound to be way ahead in actual dollars when trade-i- time comes. is styled a LOVHY COLONS Chang patttms any nmt . "MAGIC U3WT" your rooms! "' to mix as you choost Soft, wnnw glortUn WgM, and for all BSUXtttO BIAUTY . . . without annual upktool moans a eoolor howol rUU VINTlLATrON STURDY rottto-pro- of broad panoramic windshield that many other cars won't have till 1955. Equally important, you get in Buick advanced V8 power, big room, luxurious comfort,, the famed Million Dollar Ride and all for prices that start just a few dollars above those of the so-call- constwctlonl "low-pric- e Every month's sales figures this year have firmed this fact: Buick sales are soaring; Buick is outselling all other cars in the nation, regardless of price range, except two of the "low-pricthree." So with this tremendous volume, we can and do offer higher trade-iallowances. Come in, see and drive a new Buick-th- en check for yourself that our volume business really does mean a far bigger allowance for you. trade-i- n low glamor lines, with the very look of tomorrow, and with that fitufiftiiim GanttiEp, . fit, e new-lookin- n n ed three," Is it any wonder, then, that Buick today is outselling all other cars in America except two of these "Tow-pri- ce three"? til . rnou9 o Tremonlon TON or Wriio John Farr Coal Co. 2041 Washington Ave. WHEN Ogden PIIONE 2311 BETTER GC3E AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK Will BUILD miu TREMONTON. THEM ee. UTAn 4 " |