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Show Thursday, July 22, BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER Pasre Two - V 195 i announcing allocations of More than half of the 22 200,000 hundred pound bags beans will go to civilians a te-food- s. 9 BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER of EachWeek Published at Tremonton, Utah, on Thursday First West Street Tat the Post Office at Tremonton, Utah, as 2nd Class Matter A- - N. RYTTIXG, Editor - Publisher MEAD IY GEORGE S. BENSON g College Searcy, jikaiuai ffi Pre$i'det-J(ardi- J s) IN WARTIME SUBSCRIPTION KATES - mi-- CHEER WHILE 11 3? 1 - EMPTY BELLIES ... food subsidy pro terms necessity prices, that posals. It seeks instead what it ia nno euffiripni.lv hieh to pay increased c osts of labor, wants all artificial reseed, fertilizer and transportation. It abostrictions on food production removed. It demands the limitations placed on aglition of arbitrary and short-sighte- d ricultural gasoline and farm machinery. . . . "Ao-nVnlt.ur- e hasn't gone f or . . . act, ..."Some Many Will Believe teachers by nature are d trusting folk. Likely of the they will believe employees unvprnment to be entirely without selfish motive; that they will to pass out easy money indefinitely a without finding voters big slices of way, now or later, to boss tneir ae The idea is childish The wish is father vain. is The hope "The decade of farm problem fumbling, experimenta- of the thought a wish tor money. a 47,000,-000-acImmediately after section ofune,a tion, and bureaucratic bungling, a decade in which denies the existence which isn't over, cut was made in 17 leading farm crops, comes Section Two, pre"hook," outsenting the "bait" which is a boost it appears. We are still hanging on to some of our pay for pedagogues. That's the worn regulations. We are still picking at in only news in S.637. It is an old the food problem through half a dozen overlapping, oftimes bill. Starting in 1938 it has been in there presented to Congress four times conflicting agencies. The . . . theorists . . . are still and thrice voted down. Now, at a pitching." time when governmental economy is more essential than ever before, it suggests the appropriation of 300 million dollars of Uncle Sam's of it earmoney with marked as salaries for teachers. The bill recognizes the United It is no wonder that the Senate War Mobilization States Commissioner of Education, in a recent report declared that the home front is authorizing him to apportion tne money to the various states. It "sagging dangerously." A free people have found themselves creates penalties that make it possishackled by bureaucratic red tape at almost every turn. ble for Mr. Commissioner to crack a whip over state school authorities in general and (in Section 12) emthey try to get a powers They try to increase production him to make such rules and and in many instances rfimlatlons as mav be necessary. war job they try to raise crops The net result is to give education they are slowed down or actually stopped by some restric- a dominant head in Washington. If every school teacher in the tion, decree or law that has so complicated our economic life United States would turn back to is himself for to stumped used citizen a things that doing old Fourth Reader, quietly re an by a multiplicity of bosses. view and contemplate once more tne fable of "The Arab and His Camel," it might do the schools oi this coun has. effort war our of success the Don't forget that trv much more than 300 million dol been due to the drive of free private enterprise. Don't ex- lars worth of pood. As the storv begoes, the Arab permitted his camel pect to hamstring that enterprise and not confuse and to put her head in his tent one cold initiative wilder, and even destroy, the spirit of individual night. But the camel (with a preceand independence which built, maintained and must per- dent established) got her neck inside also, then her forelegs and at petuate this nation if our country remains as we have known last entered completely, leaving no it. room for the Arab. Bureaucratic control of schools is the camel in 1943, and S.637 is the camel's head. At first, all it does is BET give the teachers a raise in pay and establish a precedent. After that it becomes possible for a federal buSecretary of the Navy Knox has predicted a crude oil reaucrat, with concern for his perand for the sake of shortage within a year, and exhaustion in 14 to 20 years sonal prestige to wield tremendous influpolitics, of present known supplies. ence over the public schools of America. Federal aid to education is wrong Almost these same words were used during the last in principle, unless we want a totaliWorld War, and then the oil industry evolved new drilling tarian state. Our money is not mulmethods, found new fields, greatly increased the products tiplied by being sent to Washingnot only pay the bill, ton. We taken from crude oil, and gave our nation the greatest sup- but some will will be lost in transit. We will pay for that too. ply of oil products on record. We are able to increase teachers' salaries by local taxation. The local There was incentive to do the job. If our lawmakers burden would be no greater than inand regulators will but give the oil industry half a chance creasing them from a federal approgreatest opand allow a fair return for the risk involved, it is a safe bet priation. This is the portunity public school . teachers that this country won't be out of oil in one year, or twenty have io declare their loyalty to the traditional American freedoms, by years. insisting upon local increases in salCut the red tape before an artificial shortage is cre- aries rather than asking for Federal academic aid, which will ated, and give American enterprise a chance to meet any freedom, make jeopardize a political football emergency. Any other policy wiH be fatal to a nation that of education, and in the long run, cost local still more. uses gasoline and oil products almost as freely as water. fnHoral re crop-restricti- ng THE INEVITABLE EFFECT two-thir- the year which began July 1, the War Food Administration has announced. The armed forces will get 1 pounds, and the Russian army will get J pound. Civilians will also get 5J pounds of every 10 pounds of cheese, and 4 13 cases of evaporated milk out of Marvin Jones' Crop Report War Food Administrator Marvin Jones said recently that on the average, farmers are meeting: this year's production goals for field crops. Earlier reports indicated that livestock and livestock products also will reach production will goals. Mr. Jones said: "We in this country have enough food given at least average weather for the rest of the year to give civilians adequate and healthful diets, in addition to meeting- mili: tary and other essential wartime requirements. This does not mean, of course, that there is any better chance than appeared earlier for having all the food that civilians would like to buy, or that civilian supplies for some individual items will not be below the demand. ' For some important crops including rice, oats, flaxseed, and potatoes, estimated 1943 acreage is well above the year's goals. "Acreage of corn, hay, barley, tograin, sorghums, cotton, and Acrethe at is about goals. bacco age of sweet potatoes, dry field beans, peanuts and sugar beets is below 1943 goals." every Egg Supplies Hold Even About the same quantity of eggj will be available to cvilians in the 12 months beginning July j M in the same period last year, the WFA has indicated. Of a total of (Continued On Page Three) 10. ii'i - - I4vv,.:.:'v:.xox " f Soldiers' Life Insurance Soldiers at home or abroad are reminded that less than three weeks remain in which they can National Service Life Insur ance without a physical examina tion. Until August 10, 1943, every application will be accepted regardless of the individual's medi care condition. After August 10 a rigid physical examination will be required. . 9 e-- YOUR HOME Must Last Program To Avoid Clothes Rationing A program to make clothes rationing unnecessary, recently announced by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of WPB, contains these six points: (1) incleased produc tion, (2) orderly and adequate distribution, (3) more "volume" merchandise, (4) allocation of ma terials to essential needs, (5) in creased imports of burlap, and (6) proper care of clothing by consum ers. There is an dequate supply of textiles to meet civilian needs, the WPB has determined. care of it! You can't swap that Tnke not during home of yours for a new one war time. Your home has to be Kept m good d repair for the duration! Mnkp needed repairs PROMPTLY with ma terials that ARE available. Don't wait till major replacements are necessary. PROMPT repairs will keep your home in good running order. Farmers WiU Get Gasoline "Farmers are entitled to first We Have A Large Supply of call in receiving motor fuel when they present valid 'E 'R' or bulk coupons or ration checks which are issued pursuant to Ration Or of the Office of Price der Administration. Dealers (whether retail or wholesale) must accord them this privilege. This means, that if necessary, the dealer shall not deliver any motol fuel for any or use until these preferred demands state have been "satisfied' ment bv Acting Petroleum Admin istrator for War Ralph K. Davies. BUILDING MATERIALS Dairy Products Supplies Civilians will get 8 of every 10 pounds of butter produced in Phone 35 For Repair or New Construction Insulation Screens Lath Roofing Needs 5-- C non-milita- ry f Farmers' Cash Union "Your Good Will Our Best Asset 01 .".'sssssi i Tremonton m u i mm son lira , , irt? i A SAFE tax-paye- rs get i,o4,uou bags Canned Vegetables And Fruit Nearly 70 per cent of the canned vegetables, and 53 per cent of the canned fruits and juice available in the next 12 months will go to feed civilians. These quantities, allocated by the Wfa for the 12 months beginning Jmy 1, constitute about 4 per cent mare canned vegetables, but about 40 per cent less canned fruit than were consumed on the average during the 1935-3- 9 period.. Dry Beans For Civilians Civilians will get more dry beans and peas this year than they consumed in 1942, said the WFA in - isu of dry peas more than were eaten in 1942, and 76.000 bags more thaa the 1935-3- 9 average civilian FARM M5iir Money Talks Public school teachers are now being asked for donations to a legis-is J2.50 lative campaign fund. The goal ONE YEAR (In Advance) 11.25 seem r.rv Advance) tin w 754 $600,000, which the promoters &v f MONTHS (In Advance) PUREE to think will be enough to convert sethe great heart of Congress, and teachfor in pay cure an increase ers, to the amount of $200,000,000 a treasury, year out of the national OTHERS which, somehow, some seem to think will never run dry. more real, literally becomes of Teachers, most of them at least, peace When the prospect deafmore money than they get. a m deserve to join hundreds of minions of us will stand ready however, should come Increases, and vanquished from the local Victor and communities which relief happiness. of ening tumult serve. The faithfullv ones. loved alike will revel in a reunion with success of the present effort to secure an appropriation from the Fedwill be mute-d- eral treasury would jeopardize the whose shouting one group But there is entire public school our shattered of freedom For them the job of rebuilding the I hope the efTherefore system. and of the worid. wfl fort will fail, and judging from the itself of made has of humanity rf ih nresent Congress, I able to return home. They to Many of them will not be it never hplieve will. We cannot afford as they battling of mess places a for far away in have to stay sell away our freedom They xiroev,inrrrn Whv not m- starvation. and disease nnttspft. battled during the war, against new aids and new crease teachers' salaries from local will have to work against time to develop taxation? We will pay for it locally . strucrele to control the spread-- in the end anyway. Washington gets ... a vi.u tecnniques in white know that the no money except through taxation of fearsome maladies. These men in n not suiveu The very fact that America is in war has created medical problems which makes certain distasteful things war look like a pink tea. No, the ittuAf i, To save the integrity of no nwnc necessary. easjiy this when e care-frein United happiness out States, our young men the doctors will not cry are being conscripted and sent to their war ends. battle; civilians are giving upresent riehts. Without doc- ment," they subsist on less and pay hn Vnnw so little of the grim task the t more for it. We are iorcea Dy war wherever burden tors face, should endeavor to ease their to do a number of things that our are men medical lhey high, our enemies did first. But there is no possible. The standards of schools and of their ability point to Nazifying our public serve rich and poor alike to the best educational whole the We should by placing in bondage to bureaucracy. the ability of American doctors is not surpassed. when system ahead cost each community more the will in It years on these things reflect soberly in money, besides will it gain than of all time the doctors will be fighting the greatest battle howl for an costing priceless freedom. "Educational Finance Act of for us and pause before heeding an insatiable " beter known as S.637, writ1943 banner of social reform. impossible medical Utopia under the Senators Elbert D. Thomas ten by -- xof Utah and Lister Hill of Alabama, is worded adroitly. Section One starts right off with this disarming provision: "No department, agency or officer of the United States shall control a like looks "1JJ long it tAt "Despite Pollyanna reassurances over any school or state educational agency with respect to wnicn any hungry war." says the Portland, Oregon, journal. funds are expended pursuant to this Will TOWN AND &ytf&.iy 1 f " 1 s , ,,4 .x -- .. A. K..xi. 7m Ia 1 TVll nitnfR BAH" I v. i |
