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Show "T i i 'i THE BEAVER PRESS. BEAVER, UTAH Good Word l'sa.t SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS Main Street and the World 0 SHOPPER'S Truman Relieves Gen. MacArthur s across MACARTHUR RELIEVED To millions of become has MacArthur to something of Gen. whom the nation Douglas a legend, his removal from all of his commands by President Truman was a shock not easily understood. The action pointed up the seriousness of the break between the general, the White House, and UN statesmen which had raged for weeks over the conduct of the Korean war. According to grim, stubborn MacArthur, he was fighting Europe's war with arms in Asia while Europe's diplomats continued to fight communism with words. In his blunt, barbed way. he wrote Joseph W. Martin, Jr., house " ' I majority leader: "It seems strangely dif- t J ficult for some to realize that here in Asia ' , have 2 Is where the Communist conspirators im ' ' I elected to make their play for global con- quest." That statement struck at the ndmlnl- i stration's very basis of how to defeat com- l munism. It threw European diplomats Into a tizzy. It brought demands in congress that a special bipartisan committee be sent to Tokyo to hear the general's foreign Grim-Face- d MacArthur views. It brought rumors of the policy For w ends. ' crackdown on MacArthur which the peo ple on Main Street could not believe would ever happen. The action has produced a shock that may have serious consequences. In the next few weeks congress may possibly be involved In bitter debate as the general's cause is championed by the Republican party. But above all, it has caused confusion and uneasiness in the mind of the average Main Street citizen whose common sense tells him there is no end in sight for the Korean conflict. It does not answer the question in the minds of millions of people in the home towns: How are we going to get our sons and brothers and husbands free of the blood and filth of Korea? By pnva.t'ivanni The people in the big cities of the nation GRAPES OF WRATH know little about the "Okies" so vividly described in John Steinbeck's novel of the depression, "The Grapes of Wrath." But to the people in the small towns and rural sections of the nation, they have long been a problem and a necessity. There are millions of them In the United States, working from the south toward the north as the crops ripen for harvest. And as the harvest nears they are welcomed and just as anxiously the community awaits their leaving. They are poor, often underfed and Inadequately housed. They present a problem on the home town level that the individual community is unable to solve. At last, much to the relief of millions of home towners, the federal government has stepped in and made a survey of their problems. Tho committee that made the survey has recommended legislation on migratory farm labor that may solve wage problems, establish labor camps, extend social security, public health and education programs with the aid of states and local communities. Of all the problems that faced the home towns of the nation, that of the migratory worker was one of the most serious. Its solution will be welcomed. n lis -- 11 - Julius Rosenberg TP ft M Ethel Rosenberg KEEP 'EM ON THE FARM The old question of "how are you goin' to keep 'em down on the farm" showed up again in preliminary figures from the 1950 census of agriculture. The census bureau announced that the tentative count of the number of farms in the country came to 5,379,043, a "real" drop of at least 280,000 for the first five postwar years and at least 500,000 or about 8 per cent for the last decade. The bureau put forth three major reasons: (1) A trend toward combining small farms to form large ones. This was most pronounced west of the Mississippi. 2) A trend away from production of food for home use or sale. (3) Rural people taking jobs in nearby city industries and dropping production of food. THE LEVELING OFF Michael V. DiSalle, price director, said in his latest statement that his ceilings have brought "some stability" into view, but that higher taxes and tightening of money and credit supply are needed. The question in the minds of home town housewives was whether or not the line will hold, or whether there will be another upward spiral in late summer as predicted by many economists. In defense of controls, DiSalle said: "We had to start price controls. It was a psychological move to combat the factors that were driving us toward a serious inflation." - " :, i i"- - : V : ii nntf l 1 ; , " . . tirfii..Vi..A.- .IS t H i. Milt Jkiu lnniHiiift Labor Tolicy Committee At Trumjn't invitation labor returned to the Defeni te..J Board. U.M.T. DROPPED The house armed services committee dropped efforts to write a universal military training program that would have reached into the home of every family in the nation. The senate had previously approved establishment of a U.M.T. program in connection with pending draft legislation. The committee adopted an amendment by which congress agrees to consider recommendations to be made later by a five-ma- n U.M.T. commission. Legislators who approved of U.M.T. said they believed universal military training will be enacted within a year. run high school promim Large Numbers of Students Quit Classes According to a national survey of home town high schools, boys and girls are dropping out of their classes at an increased rate. The study revealed clear danger that the trend may reach proportions comparable to the exodus of students during World War II. Educators in the high schools of the country are being urged to conduct a drlvt to "stay-In-schoo- l" persuade students ;o remain until the completion of their courses. Major reasons for school-leavinwere said to be increased employment opportunities, expectation of the draft, economical need, lack of interest in academic work, and restlessness, Insecurity or social maladjustment. In the case of those awaiting draft summonses, their grades often suffer. g 1 BARCLAY DOROTHY have?" still on the MEAT PRICES climb? How are Community Cooperation Gave Bat Cave A Health Center for the Benefit of All The admitted necessity of improving standards of rural health and extending services by community medical centers is becoming a focal point for increased effort all over the country. Last tceck tve discussed the dogged and successful-attem- pt made by the little town of Wagon Mound, ISetv Mexico, to establish a desperately needed com munity health center in its trade area. While the plan which was conceived A and carried out by the people of Wagon Mound might serve as an excellent general pattern for similar action by other imii FEATURE we shoppers to win this "Battle of the Budget", with our favorite food so thin? stretching the battle-lin- e Protest, sure but how? We could to go on a buyers' strike refuse buy meat until the price goes down. That has worked in some communities. But isn't that a little rough on that good butcher of yours, who does everything he can FEATURE for you, in the face of even tougher own? It's not his his of problems fault that meat's so high, any more than it's the cattle and poultry producer, or the meat packer's. The controlling factor in meat prices is, as it always has been, the balance between supply and demand! mm A Tommy- -'' radio, a and a set of furniture." ae, class DEPARTMPthj HELP all-fire- d e fire-resista- f r, WAXTED-M- lv rt ft ALTO body and ftnder rniT" charge of large well equipped sh manem. vciuuuun ana holidays Life, health and accident Coveralls furnished it" ' ueteu. .A;ciieiH income Write for interview, giving wice and references. Dean c i,J Co.. Logan, I tah. , insNr!;-nlshe- d. SE PS, PLAXTSExfj. Strawberries: New7 Everbearing suear-swee- t. Jaree firm hr.i..c. dug, bearing age plants. Special-McN'eal Berry Nursery, HamjjiM , WANTED TO BUY Rabbit skins, wool, pelts, beeswax. 2BS0 "N" St.. Omaha. Xebrask, For the Future small towns, it is by no means the only example of its hind. As a matter of fact, a rather remarkable number of home town communities are working on, and solving, the same problem. Ami it is noteworthy that beneath every one of these efforts runs just one basic formula: local vision, hard work, and cooperation among all the organizations and elements in the local area. Dr. George F. Bond of Bat Cave, North Carolina, explains it in terms of a resurgence of the pioneer spirit, operating to revitalize the future of rural medicine. To illustrate this thesis, Dr. Bond lias a story of Ids own, which lie told the sixth annual National Conference on Rural Health some weeks ago. He related how a group of small communities in a mountainous area of North Carolina combined their efforts to provide medical facilities for the 6,000 persons in the region. Using only existing resources and volunteer labor, they constructed a small hospital which since has made an excellent record in patient care. It all began, as many of these things do, when someone became so forcibly impressed with the unhealthy and downright dangerous conditions prevailing there a few years ago that he decided something had to be done. In this instance the "someone" was Dr. Bond himself, who had taken up the practice of medicine around Bat Cave and concluded that something was wrong wlien he found himself working 20 hours a day, driving 175 miles daily in a jeep, and doing surgery in a hospital 18 miles away. So he took his case to the community leaders in the area. They decided-read- ily enough to put up a small hospital. Then the real work began. The men in the original group which had conceived the idea allotted themselves the job of obtaining a certain amount of lumber, hardware, rocks and manpower without cost. The entire community responded, everyone providing whatever materials or services he could. Bat Cave's big break, however, came in the form of a ready-madbuilding which was bought at a miraculously low price although that wouldn't have happened either if the community hadnt been cooperating heart and soul in the project. The building was an excellent, structure which had been built as a school house 20 years before and abandoned only three years after its construction a tragic reminder of bad judgment of local educational needs. The property was put up for public auction, and a benevolent organization provided the $1,500 needed to make the purchase. Because of the use to which the building tvas to be put, there was no competitive bidding. Through concerted community effort the building was remodeled into a hospital in nine months. The equipment of a defunct hospital was bought at auction at a low price. Final result of all these efforts was the establishment of a hospital at an average cost of about $1,200 per bed. The im mensity of this achievement can be realized if you compare the $1,200 figure with the prevailing costs of AC TV hospital construction which run $11, 000 per bed and upwards. Crowning these efforts, nurses were recruited from neighboring communities, and the remainder of the professional staff was made up of local people who had been receiving training front Dr. Bond for a year or so. And a final tvord from Dr. Bond: We opened our hospital icith no surplus in the bank, and within a few months were quite satisfactorily in debt. Nevertheless, icith the faith and assistance of the community and by hard work we were able to get ourselves out of the red, and this without sacrificing our resolve to treat all charity cases within our territory." Saving Teacher "Tommy, u J father coulrl savo- " uuiiat s i HOW ABOUT A MEATLESS DAY? U.S. Defense Bonds ME?N BELIEVE tAN IWU Buy Bfc iUKC WiTH CLABBER GIRL a Pi Your butcher has to anticipate your needs, while meeting his own obligations for overhead, help, rent, insurance and taxes. So it's not his fault that meat tops your budget-w- hy take it out on him? He practically bends over backwards to help you whenever he can, with weekend specials like the one in our town, which advertised three items a dozen eggs, a pound of butter and a pound of bacon, all three for the price of any two of 'em! 'Twas a busy and prosperous weekend for commuthat store, and a well-fenity! While you keep an eye out for those specials day by day, there's still another way to shop and save. Why not call a meatless day once a week? d MOT BY MEAT ALONE Not ly bread alone, nor by meat alone does man live! If you're looking for protein content, there are many other foods as good as meat for protein purposes. And most of these foods are plentiful these early spring days plentiful and therefore cheap! The time is now for the egg peak no wonder our market could throw in a dozen with his bacon and butter! Dried beans, peanut butter, sauerkraut, and cheeses of all descriptions are chuck full, not only of proteins, minerals and vitamins, but of possibilities for variety of treatment and combination. Have you tried the cellophane-packe- d sliced cheese your grocer has occasionally? You can stock up on it when he has the supply, and have it on demand for the school lunch-bothe quick snack, for adding to your egg casserole dishes, or your macaroni dinners for meatless night! Just watch those ads in your local paper, and the "Special for Today" and weekend specials signs on your store windows, and you'll have your family looking forward to that meatless day! Gmramnd bvA. Coed Housekeeping xznf 1 mm "TOG nt 12-be- d t teacner 101a us to look word 'analysis' in twD j:..."? Family small-towner- 1- Cf CORNER From All Commands in the Far East ATOMIC SPIES In what was probably one of the most dramatic and moving scenes in a federal court in the history of this country, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, husband and wife atomic spy team, to die for treason. Said handsome, Kaufman, ore of the youngest judges on the federal bench: "I have searched my conscience to find some reason for mercy. It is not in my power to forgive you. Only the Lord can find mercy for what you have done." Never before In a civil court of the United States had native-borspies been sentenced to death, Morton Sobell, 34, fellow conspirator, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The fourth member of the conspiracy, Mrs. Rosenberg's brother, David Greenglass, 29, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Thus ended another episode in the constant battle to keep the home towns of America free. Teacher (during write, J t lish test) "WhitP a . the word 'analysis' in h Pupil's Exam Paper Small Community Is Frightened by Five Fires in One Night GREENVILLE, he small town of Greenville was so frightened recently by iies of fires that at everv nmf remained on H rd during the night. The Michigan national guard was also called to the town to patrol. Before the night was over one church was destroyed and one way considerably damaged. Acting on a tip from Mrs. Harold Godfrey who said she saw a slender young man standing on the edge of crowds laughing hysterically, police arrested Vernon Mevis, factory worker. Mevis admitted setting the fires. The youth said he was on his way to work at a refrigerator plant when he decided to "have some fun". He started looking for "places for good fires." "I don't know why I do this." Mevis cried. "But it just comes on me and I can't help myself." Police officials said the newly redecorated Congregational Church was gutted, while the blaze in the nearby Methodist Church was confined to the basement. Fires in a barbershop, a Western Union office, and a parked truck caused considerable damage also. In all, the dam-ag- e was estimated at $175,000. During the past year the town had several serious fires with damage amounting to thousands of Police said they would ques-Ho- n Mevis to learn if he was with them. Mich.-T- -- ,c nQ( dol-lar- s. con-nect- NO CONSTIPATION AFTER YEARS OF "For vears I hnA ren HI takine v&! kinds of laxatives. Then I tr all-braIt not only keeps o I really regular v., ?v eatijg itA every .sacra AdIer,14i020thSt, Miami Beach, Ha. 'throu n. ... rtoi.l " J, . I ,i U Jlj. U lb. f One of many unsolicited letters from USer8. You, too, may ex- Deet to nuprenmn constipation due to lack of dieW ouiK it you follow this novice, an ounce (about cup) of crow all-bran daily, f& Kellogg's plenty of water! 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