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Show TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951 The Dragerton Tribune, Dragerton, Utah Fftge 10 THE READER'S DATE BOOK Main Street Businessman Has A Stake in WorldTrade Week Rich man, poor man, beggar man, chief, doctor, lawyer, merchant , well, almost everyone stands to prpsper from expanding ' world trade. Thats why the Chamber of Commerce of thel United States undertook 17 years ago to sponsor on a national scale what had begun as a bright idea of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce back in 1927. Every year now observances are held in home towns all over the United States during the week in May which includes National Mari22. The week is time Day-M- ay called World Trade Week (May 20-26- foster a dynamic economy and to maintain a high level of employment in the nation and the world. These views are based on past policies of the organization: 1. Business should pursue a policy of vigorous enterprise in expanding production to serve human wants and aspirations and in keeping its activities healthy and profitable. 2. It should endeavor to preserve and develop vigorous and fair com- ). The point of all these activities is to help more people realize that world trade is good for the world and all the people that are a part of it. The activities of this week also point out the obstacles that are facing world trade and some of the steps that might help IB9S8N sill petition. It should emphasize research 3. for the discovery of new products and better methods and strive constantly to improve the productivity overcome them. The very fact that our world to- of those who toil. 4. As productivity permits, day is suffering from international it shouldhigher on a substantial part pass tension doesnt change the picture. of the in the form of higher gain It only shows that picture more lower and wages prices. clearly. If our country would re5. It should cultivate by adequate to main strong and help strengthen other free nations, it must take training the potentialities and abilof its employees and its manfull advantage of the resources of ities agement. all its trading area. 6. It should employ practices When you start out to look that help to moderate economio for .someone who has a stake fluctuations and thus foster ecoin world trade, you dont have nomic stability. Realizing its obto go to Wall Street or the docks ligations to ensufeto the ut along the water front. lost take most of its ability regular and a look down Main Street of any satisfactory employment, it town In Oklahoma, Iowa or should explore every possible Kansas or talk to a housewife way of achieving this end; thus, in North Carolina or stop at for example, it should hold a ranch in Texas. These are over to periods of low market the terminals of world trade-com- ing demand more of its postpon-abl- e and going.-expenditures for maintenThe port communities are way staance and Improvements. tions. They are mighty important Philip 'D. Reed, chairman of the and we couldnt get along without U.S. associates of the International them, but the job of World Trade Chamber of Commerce, expresses Week is to carry the story to the the view of most American busifolks who never saw a steamship, nessmen, from the Main Street level much less an ocean bill of lading. to the highest: This certainly is The benefits of trade rearch them. not a time when American business Its their baby, too! can sit back and await foreign deWorld Trade Week is a local afvelopments. Artful disciples of oth fair. If its going to get anywhere er economic systems are aggresIt has to be a grassroots sive. It seems to me that we who prise. Thats wAy local bankers, have faith in our system of competiand civic irkisi '4 IMp i I gllUOMS MORE ' iti lii i vf .s' A V.S , s ' TRACTION CENTER For This One . . . OPEN CENTER Tor Tfiis Man . . . 'I "x ' c. .x. ' ', s V ; : - . . clubs, farm organizations, Earl Thompson RICHLAND, "I do general farming on 600 acres and have a herd of 100 registered Guernsey cattle. I hava used Firestone tires for 13 years and have them on all 3 of my tractors today. Ill stick to the Firestone Traction-Cente- r tires until somebody else shows me that another tire will do a better job. should be equal- tive-capitalism merchant organizations in coopera- ly eager in letting the world know tion with local newspapers will of its accomplishments and reconcentrate on World Trade Week quirements. as a means of telling the the importance of world trade and the one world of to US. Pickle Industry home-town- er day. dont Perhaps many realize it, but the local Chamber of Commerce works in close harmony home-towne- rs with the U.S, Council of the In- ternational Chamber of Commerce. What the international council thinks of local business was expressed recently in a bulletin; "Even if your business is as local as Main Street, what happens in foreign markets, what decisions restrict or encourage the flow of trade, what policies destroy or create world-wid- e financial security all are of vital importance to you. Fpr just as your business can-aprosper unless our national econ omy is prosperous, so our national prosperity depends upon a healthy pt More than 200 pickle packers from coast to coast attended the winter meeting of the National Pickle Packers Association last February at Chicagos Sheraton Hotel to plan for the industrys third annual National Pickle Week (May As a result, the industry is makeffort to promote their ing an all-othe fact that cerdespite product, tain varieties of pickles are in short supply this year. A fondness for pickles has always been a national characteristic of the American people. Pickles Inspired Thomas Jefferson to write: On a hot day 17-26- ut In Virginia, I know of nothing well-estab-lish- ed six-poi- nt I r. Thompson ). . re-pe- ct Eail Promdtes ' Pickle Week more comforting than a fine world economy. spiced pickle, brought up troutThe Council also believes that like from the sparkling depths of that aromatic jar below stairs American business today faces the In Aunt Sallys cellar. necessity of doing three things: 1. Developing and by example In fact, the pickle patch was an spreading our system of free en- important adjunct to good living terprise. on all of the great old plantations. 2. Establishing sound relations be But the pickle was a tween our economy and those under American customlong before' government control. the revolution. Colonial correspons 3. Creating the stable world dence preserved from the year 1634 conditions that will promote shows that a major purpose of the peace and insure an expanding early settlers kitchen gardens was economy. to provide pickles. And pickles were The Council believes that deci- highly regarded by all of the piosions on international problems are neering generations because, under af primary importance to every frontier conditions, pickles were American businessman. In this the only juicy, green food available the council has reiterated a for many months of the year. program for business to Released by WNU teaiurea busi-nes- I.IICIf. I ike Richard Pappe and Earl Thompson, you probably have a definite preference or a Traction-Cente- r for either an Tire. Thats because you know the Open-Cent- er soil conditions on your farm better than anyone else. t If your judgment and experience tell Tire is better, you that an take a good look at the Firestone Cham: pion Tire with It is the only Open-Cent- er Open-Cente- r. Open-Cent- er traction bars, tapered and Power-Ar- c r-- UHfV ft n curved to take a deep, bite. The bars are curved and flared to cup the soil for a better grip and positive cleaning. full-tractio- If your judgment tells you that a Tire will do a better job, then theres just one tire for you the patented Firestone Champion Traction-Cente-r. Its the only Traction-Cente- r Tire on the market. It is the stand-b- y of a million farmers today. Traction-Cente- r Either of these tires will do a great job for you. Theyre both Champions. U!U!8mO tfMVi fMSK? listen to tbt Yoke of Tie til one on radio or television wen Monday eveniat over NBC Copyright 1951, Tbs Fir tan Tir ft Bgbbcf 0 |