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Show Page 6 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY 24, 1939 o UA AMERICAN PRESS FOR RULE OF MONEY POWER REVIVAL IN BUSINESS (Continued from page 5) lousy." Of course, most of us here in Utah know that the politicians are lousy. All we need to do is to watch the proceedings of the State Legislature for awhile and the lobbying activities of state officers and employes of the various state commissions and we will readily agree with Mr. Dreiser that the politicians are lousy. The politi cians are political party adherents for revenue only for themselves. Their attitude is to h with the people, so long as we get ours." GOVERNMENT SPENDING WILL HELP BUSINESS The last trustworthy figures available at the time this is writ' ten show that the expected winter decline in industrial activity has begun in earnest. At the turn of the year, practically every expert forecast this, so in itself it is ing to cause worry. It is believed that it will continue into March, and that a new upswing will set in then, which, by fall, will take us to a point substantially better than the standard 1923-2average. Sevalues have faithfully recurity flected the current downward trend, with values of most issues slowly sagging and turnover relatively small. Here again the expected has occurred many financial advisory concerns advised their clients to sell the bulk of their holdings in the speculative field, as long ago as the first of the year. It can, therefore, be argued that matters are going along in a more or less normal fashion, and that the picture as a whole, including prospective future as well as actual present deveopmcnts, is a comparatively happy one. But, at the same thne, there are a number of important ifs that cannot help but cloud the outlook. The experts write that business will get better this spring if government spend result ing produces the houed-fo- r if the consumers' goods industries find an expanding market and, finally, if the heavy goods industries are able to continue their slow bottom. march up from-th- e It seems certain that government spending will help all business. The forecasters predict there seems to be no reason why purchasing of consumers' goods should not be at good levels for most of the year. 5 It is believed certain that Con- gress will tackle the railroad program this session. Good ground work has already been laid. The Presidents special committee has made an exhaustive report which has met with wide approval, and contains many basic suggestions for legislative and regulatory changes. Important customers of the heavy industries are the light and power utilities. There will be considerable utility expansion this year to care for the normal growth in demand. Both private and public utilities are planning expansions. Automobile sales have not come up to expectations. Some say this, is due primarily to the used-ca- r problem others attribute it to. the cautious attitude of a pubic which doesnt know what is going to happen tomorrow and is hanging onto its money. Whatever the reason, the failure of sales to reach forecasts greatly reduces the output heavy-good- s of those vital, industries. To end this piece on a more op timistic note, it can be said that the outlook for construction, especially in the residential field, is bright. And this is a real help to manufacturers. the heavy-good- s The urge to build, homes is widelow-i- n spread and the long-terterest loans available now are enabling hundreds of thousands , of families to turn their hopes into aclong-dorma- nt m, tion. No discussion of business prospects are actualities, even so brief a one as the foregoing, would be complete without mentioning the (Continued from page 3) was promptly reflected in a higher volume of production, since inventories had been reduced by early spring. In other materials industries, the production increase became apparent more slowly, but by mid-yeoutput of cement, steel, and common brick was also increasing. With several important exceptions, the general tendency of production in most other district industries during 1938 was to decline somewhat in the first half of the year, but to resist further declines or to increase in the second half. The important exceptions to this general pattern were the petroleum, fruit and vegetable canning, aircraft, and pulp and paper industries. Reflects Recovery The more general expansion of trade and industry during the latter half of 1938 largely reflected the effects of recovery in private building, of inventory reductions, and of other factors such as the increasing expenditures of the Federal Government and the rela ively well maintained level of consumer income. A fairly brisk expansion in sales of new automobiles ook place after the introduction of new models in the last quarter of the and November and De-- Whoro Sovonth Worlds Poultry Congress Activities Will Contbr erally increased by the. fail sea-- 1 sonai amount or more. The number of factory workers also increased considerably in the last quarter of the year, the seasonally adjusted index for December advancing sharply too the same level as in January, 1938, the highest point of the year. A considerable rise in factory payrolls also took place, the adjusted index advancing to a level 2 per cent higher than m December, 1937. Agricultural income did not improve, however, although the substantial declines that had taken place earlier in the year did not continue after late summer. Despite a further marked inreal crease in loans on non-farmemdistrict of loans total estate, ber banks declined slightly in in obliga1938 and investments tions of railroads, utilities, and other corporations were reduced. The decrease in the amount of bank credit in use by private borrowers was more than offset, however, by a substantial expansion in holdings of United States Government obligations and of other public bodies. .Adjusted demand deposits advanced to a level at the close of the year about as high as the previous record peak reported on December 31, 1936, and time ac counts also expanded. m current European situation. The talk goes around, some of it from high quarters, that the Italian-French differences are an open powder keg. What seems to be a virtual Fascist victory in Spain is also frought with explosive dangers to our troubled peace. And this, obviously, has an extremely dampening effect on investment and, as a result, on industry and spending. One good sign: Most of the experts feel that there is more smoke than fire abroad and that 1939 will not witness a general war. LIVE AND HELP LIVE By CHARLES STELZLE Executive Director, Good Neighbor League - When the average man gets to the point where he boastfully declares that he has taken for his motto for life the slogan Live and let live," he often imagines that he is practicing the height of unselfishness and fairness to others. It is quite true that in the world of competition, in which men are ready to destroy anything or anyone that stands in their path toward success, it is an admirable trait to give the other fellow a chance for his life, when so many mow him others are ready to down, to quote Charley McCarthy. And yet, in a sense, all that is promised is that he will let the other fellow alone. He will let him live if he manages to survive. That is, he wont put anything in his way BILLION-DOLLA- R BUSINESS WASHINGTON, D. the first anniversary of the liberalized National Housing Act, Federal Housing Administrator Stewart McDonald cited a billion dollars of business written on the FHAs books in a year as evidence of the success of the new program. More than 100,000 individual homes have been Luilt or started, all of them, approved by the FHA before construction, since passage of the amendments on February 3, C-M- ar cemKroKrof nUawSTgm-- 1 FHA DOES A 1938, Mr. McDonald said. From July 23 to August 7, 1939, Clevelands mammoth Public Auditorium will become the Hall of Meetings for the Seventh Worlds Poultry Congress and Exposition. At the center of the great group of buildings that will house the worlds largest industrial exposition, this huge hall will accommodate the scientific and sectional meetings of the Worlds Poultry Science Association. These meetings, at which English, French, Spanish and German will be the official languages, will attract poultry scientists from every corner of the world. Here, too, official delegations from at least sixty overseas nations will have their headquarters. Here will be a continuous and interlocking schedule of meetings dealing with every phase of the poultry industry meetings for the poultry raiser, dealing with poultry culture and marketing, meetings for the processor, the tor the consumer S.ry cOTiSSpti. F I by ekven day, thisTal of MeS! will be the center of interest for a host of a half million or more poultry folk and the Mecca toward which worldwide poultrydom will turn its eyes. By securing a membership ticket for $1.00 the public may attend for eleven davs with ro expense. CONSUMER NOTES TESTING HAIR DYES Users of coal-ta- r hair dyes wil soon be establishing miniature testing laboratories behind one o their ears if a suggestion of the Food and Drug Administration is quires that the label on the dye give adequate directions for such arktog In addi-- 7 tion, more than 400,000 home owners, farmers, and email business men have modernized or altered their properties during the period through the restored Property Improvement Credit Plan. Approximately 12,000 family units hae been provided in large scale rental housing projects put into operation or under construction during the same period. The FHA is handling nearly three times as much business at the present time as a year ago, the Administrator said. During January construction was started on 0 new dwellings for more than families, financed with FHA inThis figure surance mortgages. included over 7000 new single family homes commenced under FHA inspection and more than 3000 family units in rental housing apartments for which ground was broken. This did not include new homes, yet to be approved by the FHA. which will be bought with insured loans. It appears at this time," Mr. McDonald said, that the FHAs mortgage insurance business in 1939 will exceed last year by a considerable margin. And last year, as a result of amendments o the National Housing Act, was yy far the largest year in the FHAs history. From all over the country we are receiving optimistic reports as to the volume of residential construction expected this year. 10,-00- preliminary testing. Here is a simple way to test the dyes which the Food and Drug Administration recommends manufacturers put on their labels: carried out by manufacturers anc With a clean brush or other apheeded by hair-dy- e consumers, ac- plicator apply a streak of dye not wide and cording to the Consumers Guide. less than a quarter-inc- h There is nothing in the new a half-inc- h to the skin and long Then Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to scalp, preferably behind one ear. soapy water; rinse and dry. tallow with surface cover the entire stop the sale of hair dyes contain The dye must be placed on both the or cooking oil and put the ing dangerous coal tar dyes," says scalp and the hairless part of the grease in a warm oven for several itensil ; the Guide. The law does say that skin. , Wash it again in soapy lours. consumsuch products must warn Combs, hats, spectacles, and ers that the dyes may be dangerous similar objects should not be per- water and dry it thoroughly before and that they should be tested be mitted to come into contact with using. After each time it is used an fore they are used. The law re- - the test area, nor should the area utensil should be soaked, iron be covered with a dressing. scoured when necessary, and dried Don't use the dye if redness or which will keep him from living. over a warm stove or And this is certainly an advance on burning or itching or small blisters completely oven. a warm in If you are storing or any other type of. eruption dethe philosophy of dog eat dog. weeks or months, rub several t for But theres another consideration velops within 24 hours. tallow or oil behe surface with Under no circumstances should which should be kept in mind. Its must be This fore putting it away. basis is found somewhere in Scrip a hair dye be used when there is a washed is the utensil when off ture, although it has been widely disease or eruption present on the once again put in use. quoted with . variations, namely, skin or scalp. Cast iron, because it heats slow-l- y Make the test each time the hair No man liveth unto himself. and holds the heat well, Is ideal None of us can go through life is dyed. slow cooking It has few rivals for Though the Food and Drug Ad- for without affecting other lives for durability, economy, and as a good or ill. The way we live vital- ministration recommends this test, good heat retainer. Used in frying ly affects the lives of our asso- manufacturers may, if they desire, pans, skillets, kettles, and Dutch ciates, our friends and neighbors. suggest others. ovens, it will actually improve with Booker T. Washington once said age if well cared for. that we canot keep a man in the HOLDING ON ' TO gutter without getting into the gut- VITAMIN C DEFINITION OF ter with him. And I think it was A SAUSAGE You can keep orange juice and George Washington who said that d we had better hang together, or commercially-cannetomato juice in the refrigerator over night with we will all hang separately. Whhn is a sausage not a sauId like, therefore, to suggest a no fear that their Vitamin C (anti- sage? further consideration of the motto scurvy vitamin) will disappear beThe Bureau of Animal Industry we are discussing. Write it this fore the next mornings breakfast, has ruled that a product simulatLet live, and live. This writes the Consumers Guide. way: ing sausage is imitation if more means that it is only as we let the According to scientists in tlie than 3 per cent of it is cereal, other fellow lives that we ourselves Bureau of Home Economics, labora- vegetable starch, vegetable flour, shall live. Its a matter of tories, orange juice in loosely cov- dried milk or dried skim milk, If the other fellow ered jars stored in the refrigerator writes the Consumers Guide, Such products prepared in an goes down, well go down with him. at a maximum temperature, of 45 But we cant stop here. There is degrees F will keep its Vitamin C establishment operated under Fedstill too much selfishness in this for a day or two, says the Guide. eral meat inspection must be Commercially - canned tfcmato labeled Imitation at the establishexpression of our interest in the other fellow, if we are to accept it juice in loosely covered containers ment. as our lifes motto. Theres an- can be kept for two or three days Even if these substances are in other Scripture verse which should under the same conditions without the product in amounts less than be considered in our discussion. It enough change in its Vitamin C 3 per cent, it must bear the label is the principle laid down by Jesus. content to worry about." Sausage cereal added,' or SausaThis great Teache once declared: skim milk added. ge-dried He that saveth his life shall lose HOW TO CURE If cooked sausage contains more than 10 per cent water, it, too, it, and he that loseth his life for IRON UTENSILS and that means for the must be marked Imitation. The my sake Ironwear wont rust if you cure same holds for uncooked sausage sake of others shall find it. One could write the history of all human it properly when its new, and give containing more than 3 per cent it special care after each use. . water. progress around this declaration. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt recently Heres what one expert recomWhen you buy sausage look for I will do more than live mends for curing Ian iron utensil, a product that bears a label showsaid: and let live'; I will live and help as reported in the Consumers ing that it has passed Federal inlive. Thats the idea practically Guide: spection. Then examine the label stated. It is the whole philosophy Scour the utensil thoroughly to see whether you are getting an of being a Good Neighbor. when first bought; wash it well m Imitation product. ! . |