Show i STANDARD-EXAMINE- R THE OGDEN Chamber of Commerce Probed Many Issues Of Community in ’42 t Farmers Face Raising Food Wrangler’s Hoss Has Word - i (Continued From Page nomic development of our community and state Concerned With Well-BeinThis report has clearly shown that the chamber of commerce is not interested only in financial betterments for the economy of the com munity but is concerned of with the physical ‘well-bein- g field this in the citizenry Typical is traffic safety constantly studied and improvements pre-t- o sented proper authorities by our tralfic safety committee con sisting of C N Woods chairman C F Moulton Albert Parry Platft W Fuller G T Hone H Henry gitzman and George the Lowe Records show that efforts of this committee not only this year but over a period of years have been most bene-- i ficial In reducing accidents casualties and the accident morg: : y yyy - : v a Y 'jfy jf-- ? 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S Y Y Vy ! - VX‘ : zYY Yt-- - n vv x sS WXW a The hired man’s an airplane riveter son Johnny’s in the army and the milking machine’s wearFarmer Brown ing out but America U S A has been asked to boost his output of almost everything except wheat and cotton Getting higher and higher prices for his products but short of labor short of machinery and faced with rising costs of the things he must buy the American farmer is a key figure in military and diplomatic plans strategy for war and post-wa- r Had Bumper Crops During the past year he turned out bumper crops and was paid about $15000000000 or 26 per cent more than in 1941 The farmer’s job as outlined by Food Administrator and Agriculture Secretary Wickard for the coming year includes production of 17 per cent more meat 26 per cent more poultry two per cent more milk - In addition he’s being asked to hike his egg output grow 32 per cent more peanuts and bigger crops of soy beans flax potatoes and feed grains like corn oats and barley To Cut Wheat Cotton But he is expected to cut his wheat crop two per cent — we expect to have 860000000 bushels left over on July 1 1943 — and to reduce his cotton by six per cent The U S already has shipped hundreds of tons of food to North Africa for the natives as well as for our armed forces The government plans to ship thousands more tons to Africa Encoun ters Discouragement Probably this committee encounter! more discouragement from the officials of the political subdivisions than any of our opIt must be goods erating committees that realized however thej acRecognized By U S Chamber and the of aipis complishments To further emphasize the naprovisions of the traffic safety "Yes you may take NOT INTERESTED IN IIORSE STEAK tional reaction to this particular committee involve expenditures booklet the United States chammy picture I think I’m a lucky fellow for it is my privilege to carry of taxpayers' funds This coma carried commerce speof ber are constantly mittee’s reports a cowboy around to ride herd on one of the finest bunches of beef bulletin in cial item its praising traffic additional policeurging In the west if not the whole world I am sure that if we take care of this printed piece as being unmen and the building up of our these cattle right and I know my paster will do his part I shall be usual and effective In addition fire department They are not safe in saying that I’ll finish my days on the range as any veteran practically all of the furniture L discouraged ancj' have made ascommend sand I carpet manufacturing with my experience should I hope to do my job right and I hear this splendid progress sociations of the United States Hheir work most highly business called rationing may save me from being a sizzling steak have sent directives to their Aided Weber College for hungry war workers” (Photo by Charles J Belden) members urging that Ogden be I cab say to you of personal given special consideration in their quotas knowledge that Weber college allocating ' I am confident dear reader located in our community “Did Not Ju!t Happen" This institu- after you have reviewed this tion state controlled and state report of the activities partial of your chamber of commerce upportedMs a result of direct action on the part of the Weber' during the calendar year 1942 it will convince you as it has me ’college committee This accomthe in fnade has been that the manpower of this complishment past and continuous cooperation munity expressing itself through for the advancement of this in- Ogden’s community mouthpiece stitutioi has been guarded and the chamber of commerce has ' fostered by this committee whose been diligent progressive and effective and that her slogan personn el is W W Anderson ' W Karl Hopkins D S RoYnney “Things Don’t Just Happen” has a definite meaning and that the J Francis Fowles Dexter Farr-JiScuwcroft E A Larkin S membership activities have made P Dobbs John Edward Carver- this slogan an actual living and Leonard Diehl A specific exinstrument aittple Df their work is In the recent announcement that a number of American colleges and universi ties would be taken over by the military force? for trainee purposes This committee moved rapidly and v has placed before w the proper authorities the facilities of this educational institution High Membership By MARGARET KERNODLE The power and final effectiveAP Features Writer ness of any chamber of comWASHINGTON Feb 6 — The merce Is almost in direct prowill continue to watch the world its membership In portion to American housewife in 1943x bethis regard the Ogden chamber cause she will star in the great- of commerce has a higher per est drama of supply and demand' cent membership than is listed ever of chamber of the staged by a democracy majority by This really is her second seacommerce organizations It is my son The year 1942 was her preopinion that the business and miere performance Sometimes professional men of Ogden recogshe had stage fright and hoarded nize the effective work of the and coffee or rushed into commerce of chamber sugar Ogden a store to buy this or that which and those who are enthusiastic rumor rationed next But when about this community work and the year was ending statistics appreciate the slogan "Things on will their Don’t Just Happen” surprised skeptics and folks found mama fed and clothed own initiative make application them better in wartime than in for membership x depression time Membership Committee Home V Your chamber of commerce will keep house Mrs America however maintains an active on an even more restricted ASs membership committee consist1943 She will x face schedule in chairman B Squires ing offc new shortages and stricter raFordjfcreer D L McGregor E tioning But’ she’s likely to be so C Hugh j Ford Fil Ogden C skillful ' in her new knowledge A L B H Gaskill C Seybert nutrition that her family may Parker David of Levinifj Hugh Bennett even notice that not G F K S Emjery J isn’t so sweet this season Brownl D L Dunn J W Stokes The home of 1943 Briem Max W Fillmore Harry will see American of a streaminstallation Yeager and R C Albright It lined pioneer spirit to keep up 1 is and has been the purpose of the routine started regulating by this committee to make direct war in 1942 That means up contacts with citizens of this earlier to use more sun greater 'to bethem urging community ' care of household goods since come la part of this progressive isn’t taken for granted buying to all of movement I appeal more any salvaging and substiour citizens who are not memeffectively tuting bers of this organization to conThe U S bureau of home ecotact directly our membership nomics says some items will re- -' committee and affiliate with this on the pantry shelf in appear orcentral' Community building next lew months but others the order in that Ogden will ganization disappear Total supply of may maintain her strategic and and services available for goods build and industrial importance will drop about 16 per civilians upon the splendid foundations cent for an even greater Ogden What’s Cooking Hospijal Shortage Demand for food is outstripWaA industries and the production and experts adping of influx people in Ogmit “more changes in the food den developed rather acutely a situation will develop” In this facilishortage of our hospital war the first food shortage is ties To cope with this pressing meat In the first World war it problem the board of directors was wheat committee appointed a hospital Sugar will continue to be rathe personnel of which is Samin 1943 because “we are tioned uel C Powell chairman V P consuming only slightly less Campbell W Rulon White and sugar than our rate of producH E Hemingway This commitand tion Imports” says the desurtee hud several population of agriculture We’ll partment veys covering the Ogden area smaller selection of ffuits a have and Interpreted these surveys in you go overboard From a sinking plane or ship and vegetables beds to per hospital relationship The government will control you’ve got to know where you are A bad guess capitaL cent ’90 of the about items per Their studies indicated that — but food may be your last guess this diefense area was below the In the family will budget be slightly prices probably national average even as of 1940 You’ve got to understand sun and stars and wind higher of increase The population large be will no There major alteraand drift — if you hope to endure long days of thirst population' placed our hospital in homes no replacements tions faeiljtes at an extremely low of refrigerators or washing maand hunger — and fight off storms and sharks and point and the committee de- -' or toasters radios The chines termined that something must be madness — and steer a course to safety on white sand American housewife must take done Their work with the Weber — care of what she has for the Dee 7 County Medical society the new duration 'Practical applied ‘knowledge of the land that “hospital and the proopsed Catholic hospital has had definite helps men survive the sea can also be a national result? life-savMany Clubs Organized on dry land Expansion Under Way The Dee hospital expansion is The annual report of the WeBecause America’s manufacturers know how our now under way and the proposed ber county agricultural agent re20 were veals there is Catholic hospital that girls completed booming war production is the biggest in the world Four-clubs organized in nine So far as the submission to communities in the county in Because America’s electric industry knows how our Washington D C of properly enrollan 1942 This represented prepared application covering ment of 157 girls of which 116 finaniah operation and construction of a modern much-neede- d completed their projects Ninety teen clubs of the 20 organized adidtional hospital for this is concerned The hoscommpleted their projects and pital committee firmly believes of this number nine completed that this new project will be 100 per cent The membership was enrolled in clothing foods approved and that Ogden will become the center of additional and home furnishings clubs - i sVs KANSAS CITY Feb 6 (AP)— hospital facilities sufficient to care for her pressing needs ' Diversified Activity A picture of the diversification of the activities of the chamber of commerce is plainly painted in the following example Your chamber of commerce determined that the increased population in Ogden would demand greater quantities of consumers’ goods and services than would exist under a normal population To properly approach this irn portant problem a consumers’ procurement committee goods was appointed This committee consists of the following members who have devoted hours of effort and have followed a program that received national rec ognition Mr Lorenzo Richards R A C J Olsen chairman Jesse D S Romney Ed Shurick and L W Larsen This committee prepared published and distributed a Uftique and effective booklet entitled "O g d e n Has Growing Pains” I commend this booklet to all merchants who are experiencing any difficulty in securing sufficient consumers’ 6-- 1943 When It’s Harvest Time in the Rockies ' J' Sans Workers I FEBRUARY 7 SUNDAY MORNING sX ' i 4 : i s A w- x W V vSC ’$'' X S‘A' Vvxvxx S X ? V- s 'W S "v V-- V ? xxvr 'v'1 A s - x x ‘4xx $ A V EARTHLY SPLENDOR A far cry from the unromantic picture most people carry of corn fields Is scene above the striking This view Is typical of agricultural areas in the vicinity of Ogden Clouds and blanket a of soft throw sky beauty over the rich productive earth (Mountain States Monitor photo by James I McIntosh) — — f L to Russia to allied soldiers sailors and civilians all over the world and in addition to feed the peoples freed from axis domination Some farmers don’t think they can meet those goals — not with rationing of gasoline and tires for trucks and tractors not with rationing of farm machinery not without more help and not with some fertilizers and insecin price ticides either sky-hig- h or unobtainable Farmers were promised however that crop prices would be and maintained if necessary to back congress appeared ready that up with a provision that the rising cost of scarce farm labor be included in parity price formulae on which farm loan and some beenfit payments are based c Housewife Is Key as Food Supply Wanes X Not-So-Swe- et 3' v J v Y-N C V 1 home-sweet-ho- -- Land io tre-jnendq- 3 270® mllos avay— us When - ’ V er H com-mtmi- h i 0 war plants have available far more electric power than all the Axis countries combined — five times as much as this country had in the last war And seven-eight- hs of all this vast supply of power is and advancing on ability These are the results of lound busmess management under public regulation — the system that has made America strong You’ve got to know how to run a power-house- — -- or provided by the electric companies under business management They’ve stepped power production up and up to meet all industrial demands They’ve reduced rates to a point where the average American family gets twice as much electricity for its money as h did 10 to 15 years ago a rubber boat There’s noroom for inexperience in either 1 These are the accomplishments of experienced men and women who know their business because they learned it the American way — by growing up in it LIGHT CO UTAH POWER and invest in America! buy war savings bonds and stamps N |