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Show " MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH INFANT CARE Government's Baby Book Is Best Seller; 28,000,000 Distributed WNXJ Washington Bureau Millions of people all over the world have paid approximately $5,600,000 for the government's baby book and best seller, "Infant Care," which has now reached a distribu-tion of 28,000,000 copies. Varying philosophies on the care of children from the time they are born till they celebrate their first birthday can be traced throughout ji the nine editions of this booklet, the jj first of which appeared in 1914. In that year, for instance, babies ! didn't get a chance at even a table spoon of strained fruit juice until j they were 7 or 8 months old, but ! the 1951 baby is usually getting 2 ounces a day by the time he is two months old. The 1914 baby could not have solid foods at all during his first year, other than soft egg, crisp toast, or zwieback. The 1951 edi-tion of Infant Care, however, says: "Your doctor will decide when your baby needs solid foods in addi-tion to milk. Some start giving these extra foods when a baby is only a few weeks old, others wait until babies are 3 or 4 months old." Thumb sucking was sharply criti-cized in early editions of Infant Care. The first edition even recom-mended pinning the sleeve of the baby's jacket down over the fingers of the offending hand for several days and nights to stop thumb suck-ing. This attitude has been greatly modified over the years, and the accepted idea now is that thumb sucking is one of the first pleas-ures that a baby gets. Many moth-ers now say that it seems to result in a very satisfied child. Cod liver oil was added to the baby's diet in the 1926 edition, and was identified as containing Vita-min D in the 1929. Frozen foods are approved in the present edition. Infant Care is sometimes called the "mother's bible". It has been translated into 8 languages. The government printing office sells the bulletin at 20 cents per copy, and has become accustomed to many requests for simply "the book". INFANT CARE has undergone major changes since it was first published. During its lifetime, ad-vances in medicine, science, and in what we know about the emotional development of children have alter-ed much of the philosophy which the book carries. In compiling information for the current edition, bureau specialists talked to doctors, nurses, . social workers, psychiatrists, nutritionists, and parent educators on what the book should cover. They asked par-ents, living in both the city and the country, what they particularly wanted the book to discuss. The first draft of the revised booklet was submitted for review to about 70 persons outside the bureau, including 37 doctors, 6 psycholo-gists, 7 nurses, 3 nutritionists, 1 anthropologist, 6 social workers, 8 parents, and 2 parent-educatio- n workers. Fan mail throughout the years of Infant Care's publication has been tremendous. From places as distant as Nigeria have come requests for it, and copies have even turned up in small Chinese villages. The present edition of Infant Care, like those before it, is an at-tempt to bring together the most widely accepted modern ideas on the care of children. One unchang-ing philosophy throughout all its editions has been that babies need a maximum of tender, loving care to grow into healthy, happy, chil-dren. 1 CROSSWORD PUZZLE rgl Ux v isJBqiI ACROSS 45. Pool .'9. Post .yATl5IIl- 1. Christmas 46. Makelnto 12. Beneath v 1 N I H A song ' alaw 16.Tear iPuSOi L IELiLi 6.Deeds DOWN 19.Worth Ml N3.1I 10. Amacaw l.Arlcn 20.Asoft. rTTjfft a Y B 11. Male crimson fleecy t IF T 0 red deer; 2. Constella- - headdress sfpT ttaSill 12. Likea tion forwomen T Aj T S H oMIl s braggart 3. Tattered 22. Muffler of oj A if A N.flkf-- f 13. Scope cloth an exhaust IW1 R Y Li S ItIoIoI D L 14. Printer's 4. 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If you want to fresh presi spray of colorful leavi them flat as possible on i newspaper and apply a thi of fresh white shellac, makin to cover the stems where thi the heavier twig. Allow ( thoroughly and then repe process on the opposite sic second or third thin coat of will add to the stiffness of tl so that it will not break ea; curl. Peppers Good-qualit- y fresh p e p i whether the sweet type or t type, should be fresh-lookin- g and well-shape- Patching Linoleum Bothered by small holes i linoleum? Mix a paste of chopped cork and shellac, the paste to harden in the Then sandpaper smooth and up with paint to match color linoleum. Holding Screws Do you have trouble with which have come loose in knobs such as are on chests twine soaked in shellac anc it around the screws whil After setting screws in pi the knobs, allow to dry for day. Then the knobs will hoi SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World U. S. Charges Commies 'Murdered' 5,500 American Prisoners of War ATROCITIES A wave of anger rolled across the United States with the grim announcement by Eighth Army officers that the Reds have killed about 5,500 Americans and 290 other U.N. prisoners of war. Civil-ian and senate reaction was immediate and brought demands the Korean truce negotiations be broken off and use of atomic weapons against the Communists. Representative Crawford of Michigan summed up the average civil-ian's point of view by stating: "Let's get an answer from the Commu-nists or let's quit negotiating and get tough and push the fight to a conclusion." The atrocity report said the Chinese had killed 2,513 American pris-oners, 10 British, 40 Turkish, 5 Belgian and 75 others of "unknown nationality". The remainder of the victims were slain by North Koreans before or after the Chinese entered the war. It was also estimated that the Chinese have killed at least 2,790 n prisoners and the North Koreans about 3,000. The worse atrocity was blamed on the Chinese who killed 1,250 Americans near the Yalu river boundary of Manchuria between Septem-ber 16 and 18, 1950. The Eighth Army spokesman who released the atrocity story gave no reason for making it public at this particular time. One result, how-ever, is expected to be the cementing of public opinion for a quick peace or an all-o- fight using, if necessary, atomic weapons. Immediately after the story was released there were reports of In-vestigations into whether or not the death figures were correct. Latest reports indicated they might be revised upward. PEACE TALKS There was, however, every indication that a cease-fire might be in prospect for the Korean battle front and possibly an armistice by Christmas. Allied and Communist negotiators were reported nearing agreement on the latest U. N. proposal. The Allied plan consisted of four points: (1) Hostilities to continue until an armistice is signed; (2) the present battle line to be a provisional cease-fir- e line; (3) this line to become final if a full armistice is reached within 30 days; and (4) if the armistice is not reached within 30 days, negotiations will start over by drawing a new cease-fir- e line based on whatever the battle line may be at that time. The idea behind the Allied plan was to gain a cease-fir- e now, but at the same time keeping the pressure on the Reds so the final armistice agreement could be negotiated. Distrust between the Allies and Communists remains the biggest hurdle in any peace settlement. POLITICS As a general rule politicians have always been reluc-tant of putting down in black and white definite opinions on domestic v ' ItiMffcw I'iitfli'iwmn1flrnhlr1htrrii"rinf and foreign policies, especially be-fore an important election. Sen. Robert A. Taft, at the moment leading contender for the GOP nomination for president, is an ex-ception to the rule. The senator recently wrote a book setting forth his views con-cerning U. S. foreign policy which he entitled, "A Foreign Policy for Americans". Before next year's campaign is over it could be that Senator Taft will wish he had never had the inspiration or time for his literary effort. The senator, charging that President Truman put "all kinds of political and policy considerations" ahead of his interest In liberty and peace, has started a cyclone in political circles that will grow as the election gets nearer. Taft also says in his book, "If the present trend continues, it seems to me obvious that the President will become a complete dictator in the entire field of foreign policy and thereby acquire power to force upon congress all kinds of domestic policies which must necessarily follow." In rebuttal, the Democrats are charging that Taft is still an isola-tionist and the same man who said in 1940: "War is even worse than a German victory." AGAIN 'NO' Fr the second time in as many weeks President Tru-man had occasion to say "no" to a proposal that he meet with Premier Stalin, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Pleven for a big four con-ference. The suggestion was made by President Vincent Auriol of France. The President contended the United Nations is the forum in which the leaders of the world should work for peace. He added, however, he would be willing to confer with Stalin if the Soviet leader came to Wash-ington. On several occasions the President has given the same answer to such a proposition, expressing the opinion that agreements with the Russians are not worth the paper on which they are written. MEAT SUPPLY The small town housewife will resume her role as the dictator of prices of steaks, chops and roasts in the neighborhood butcher shop in the next few months. That is the opinion of prominent cattle producers and farmers in the midwest corn belt where cattle and swine are finished for market. Stockmen base their reasoning on mounting livestock production in the nation, with federally insrjected beef Dlants turning out beef at a higher rate than in any November in four years. Housewife resistance to high prices is credited with already rolling back pork prices from 1 to 12 cents a pound below ceiling levels. Gross farm income is reported higher this year than last because of the large numbers of animals marketed at higher prices, but net profits are reduced because of higher operating costs. Also of concern to cattle producers is rising imports of foreign meat, some of which has not yet been placed on the market. This country's imports of pork and beef this year are breaking all former records. Pork imports are up 60 per cent over last year. AUTO TOLL The National Safety Council, which has geared Ks statistical service to a weekly basis, reported last week the death figure from automobile accidents has reached 995,600. The millionth death will occur during the third week of December, the NSC predicts. "This tragic event would make a mockery of all that Christmas stands for," Ned H. Dearborn, council president said. "I appeal to every-one to drive and walk with extreme caution during the next few weeks. The millionth traffic death can be delayed if everyone does his part." NEW TAXES While vacationing in Florida, President Truman Is reported to be working on another request to congress for increased taxes. The report states he will definitely ask for more money when the law-makers come back to work in January. Only the amount of the increase is yet to be determined. The report immediately drew the fire of Republicans and Democrats alike. Several stated they will not vote for any more taxes. And Senator George of Georgia, chairman of the powerful finance committee which handles tax measures in the senate, has already stated he will not vote for an increase "short of all-o- war or a war crisis." The lawmakers are well aware of the fact that 1952 is an election year and that a tax increase is always an unpopular measure. . UNITED NATIONS Talk continued in the United Nations last week on disarmament with the Western powers outlining details of their plan and the Russians proposing one of their own, a dusted-of- f version of one that has been rejected by the West a number of times. Not even the most optimistic member of the United Nations believed that anything other than talk would come from the proposed plans. The rival disarmament plans are attracting a great deal of space in news-papers in all parts of the world, but the general public seems to view them as propaganda. I j By INEZ GERHARD D'ON MacLAUGHLIN, who has the lead in NBC's "Counterspy" and stars as "Dr. Jim Brent" in "The Road of Life", is probably the only man in show business who got his start in the role of a horse. He had staked everything on making a success of acting, he'd .got a small part on a network show and it was cut during re-hearsal. Don was assigned to help the sound effects man, and wound up by portraying a neighing horse. Si I , ! DON MACLAUGHLIN His first year's work netted him just $22.50. However, once he made his dent in radio the impression became permanent. Born and edu-cated in Ohio, he's called "The man with the typical American voice." "Mr. and Mrs. North", now In their 8th year on CBS Radio, with Alice Frost and Joe Curtin starring, have a comedy mys-tery sketch set for Dec. 11. Involving the murder of a safe-cracker, they call it "Each . Dawn I Dial"! Bess Myerson, former Miss America, has been doing fine on her own little television show. Now Walt Framer, producer of "Strike It Rich", has plans. Wants to star her in "The Big Payoff", a fashion quiz show, in which "the woman in a person's life" mother, school-teacher, wife, sweetheart, sister can win all sorts of clothes, the big payoff being a mink coat. Rock Hudson, young Universal-Internation-actor who has been singled out for the same type of build-u- p that sent Tony Curtis soaring to stardom, gets his big-gest break opposite Yvonne De Carlo in "Scarlet Angel." NARROW ESCAPE CORNER By Richard Hill Wilkinson knew her first feeling of LAURA when Jud took the whip from its socket and flicked it across the backs of the plodding horses. She had been watching the BMSnnta clouds pile out of the northwest with ' amazing speed for the past 15 minutes. But this was April, and there was no wind at all. Also, the day was mild, almost sultry. It was hard to imagine a blizzard even in Nebraska. Beauty and Prince broke into a lumbering trot. The rhythm of the crunching wheels of the heavy farm wagon increased in tempo. Beneath them, at the foot of the long slope, Laura could see the buildings of their farm. The cloud bank came toward them with astonishing speed, hanging an impenetrable gray curtain from sky to earth as it swept across the prairie. Jud stood up and lashed out with the whip. Little Lacy began to cry, and a moment later Jud, junior, joined in with lusty bawls. Laura huddled one under each arm and said: "Sh! Sh, now!" But when she lifted her anxious eyes, she felt again the terror. The farm buildings were not more than a quarter of a mile away. Now they could hear the roar of the wind. It drowned out the crunch of wheels; it plucked Jud's cries from his lips and sent them screaming back over his shoulder. The blizzard struck them like a blast from the Arctic. Laura drew the heavy bear rugs about the children, and bound her own scarf about her face. She could Snow whipped into their faces. The temperature dropped below freezing. no longer hear the crying of the youngsters, nor the clopping of the horses' hoofs, nor Jud's shouts. There was no point In looking up. She tried it once. It was like being suspended in a great vacuum with moving, screaming walls. Even the outlines of the horses were blotted out. The progress of the team slowed. Jud was no longer using the whip. He sat humped forward, barely visible behind a veil of snow. AFTER awhile Laura had the the team was swinging in a great arc. A new terror seized her. The road was straight. There was not a curve for miles. She screamed at Jud, tugged at his sheepskin coat. He bent down and she tried to make him under-stand. He shook his head and pointed down. She bent forward, could barely make out the right front wheel. It was running even with the whippletree, had not turned at all. She settled down once more, hug-ging the children close. Cold crept in under the blankets. Snow piled up in her lap and on her shoulders. The world had gone mad. Again she had that feeling ol swinging around. She fought it un-til the horror of it threatened her sanity. Then she poked her head from beneath the blankets. Jud was crouched forward, tense, pulling on the nigh rein. She beat against his shoulder. "We've missed the house! I'm turning back!" She could barelj catch the words. A cold chill, a hideous fear congealed the blood of her veins. Missed the house! It would be hours possibly days be-fore the storm ended. They had no provisions aboard the wagon. They would freeze. She clutched the children against her. They never should have started out. They wouldn't have if it bad been a month later. The storm attacked with a new fury, an uncombatable violence. It lashed and screamed and laughed in hideous triumph at their helpless-ness. Time once more stood still. Laura was roused by someone rubbing snow against her cheeks She sat up, trying to cry out, re membering the children, "They're all right," Jud said, "I gave the horses their heads. They took us home. Wouldn't have made it oth erwise." Stiff-legge- carrying a child lr either arm, she went through th shed and into the kitchen. The heal beat against her face. She set th children on the table and went t( the stove. The kettle was stil steaming. In another five minute-the-would have caught. CLASSIFIE DEPARTMEl BUSINESS & INVEST. OP FOR SALE Good paying trailer fast growing, coast town with ho cabins. ALSO, a poultry killinf equipped ready to go, lots of pot slaughtering and plenty of Harry Veacfa, R.l, Bi. 81, Springf.i TRAVEL Coming t Southern California t ter? Write Chamber of Coi Redondo Beach, Calif, for free f WANTED TO BU WANTED Scrap Iron, Steel and Cast Also Surplus Items MONSEY IRON & METAL 7BO S. 3rd WfK Salt Lake City, Buy U.S. Defense Bo TAKE YOUR TIME! That's right. 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Then start tailing tasting Scott's EmulBion Sei promptly it heips break op a coN helps build you up. so y own self again Sc ENERGY in vxttura and energy-b- v oiL Eeonomiea fyour at your drug stor than ust a to powerful nourish WNU W Kidney Sto-D-c, May Bring 1 Restless Nighii When kidney fraction slows folks complain of nagging backache aches, dizziness and loss of pep and Don't suffer restless nights with tn . comforts if reduced kidney function ting you down due to such comraoi as stress and strain, posura to cold. Minor bladder irr, due to cold, dampness or wrong di cause getting up nights or frequent pt Don't neglect your kidoeys if thw, dons bother you. Try Doan's P'11 diuretic Used successfully by milu over 60 years. While often otherwise it's amazing how many times Doar happy relief from these discomfort the 16 miles of kidney tubes and flush out waste. Get Doan's Puis V DOAFi'S Plli Paper Suggests Montana Be United With Alaska LEWISTOWN, Mon. A small town newspaper has come up with a solution for the problem of state-hood for Alaska. The Lewistown Daily News sug-gests that Montana and Alaska be combined into a new state of "Mon-tanaska- ." The paper said the com-bination would offset Canada's pro-posed union of Alberta and British Columbia into the new province of British Calberta. GRASSROOTS Increase in Third-Cla- ss Mail Rate Is Desirable I By Wright A. Patterson 'I "pVERY TIME the mail carrier delivers mail at my door it , consists largely of third class mail, circulars, solicitations of one kind and another. Things I did not ask for, do not want, and do not read, though they are made to appear as letters through the use of spe-cial envelopes, one flap of which is folded in so as to make it ap-pear sealed. An increase In third class mail ' should be considered, raising it to the price of sec-ond class or letter mail. This could be done without imposing any added cost te the people, other than those who use it for sales or other solicitations. . Any increase on letter mail af- - fects all of the people and con-stitutes an added government burden for all to pay. Any in-crease n second class mail, newspapers and periodicals, would mean an increase in the subscription prices on the news-papers and periodicals, which the public, the subscribers, would pay. An increase on third class mail would accomplish one of two things, or possibly both. It would increase the postal revenues by all or more, , than the present annual defi-cit. If any, or It would re-duce the amount of mail, and the cost of postal operations. It could do some of both, and It would not cost the people of the nation generally a penny. ; The only ones to be affected would be those using the postal facilities as a means of promoting sales for their products or services, those whose business is that of preparing direct mail advertising copy, and the printers who produce the circu-lars that are used in such adver-tising campaigns. All of them to-gether represent but a limited few, not enough to cause any fear of reprisals on the part of those who might vote for the elimination of the third class, or for the repeal of any increase in second class con-gress may have made in an effort to balance the postal expenditures and receipts. the postoffice department has an actual annual deficit, a fact that has not been proven, the practical and sensible way to remedy that condition is by an increase in third class mail. Newspapers and periodi-cals should collectively urge that method. Should you be one of the 83 mil-lion holders of life insurance pol-icies, or one of the 50 millions who have savings accounts in the banks and building and loan organiza-tions, or one of the 80 million own-ers of government bonds, or one of the 100 million social security card holders, or one of the 38 mil-io- n workers expecting to draw in-dustrial insurance, or one with any investment from which it is ex-pected to derive revenue to support you during declining years, you have a very definite interest in inflation. The dollars you would receive today from any one of these sources would pay for less than one half the things you need than would have one half of the dollars as late as even 10 years ago. That is inflation, and it se-riously effects each one of us. What can we, as individuals, do about it? We can demand action on the part of our representative in congress and our two United States senators and demand action in such terms that they will not fail to understand the full meaning of that demand. Tell them you want less new money issued, the govern-ment debt reduced, all payments in any form to all minority groups stopped, all government expendi-tures, unless they can be shown as essential, reduced by at least a million. A sufficient number of demands will get such results, along with a decrease in taxes, and getting those results will stop inflation. That is your part in the fight against the inflation monster. The Republican nominee for the presidency may be left to write his own platform, but what about nom-inees for the house of representa-tives and the senate. Are they to be entirely on their own in their campaigns? Attorney General McGrath has headed a crusade for honesty and Integrity in sports and athletics. Why not a crusade for honesty and integrity in government. It Is need-ed there more than in sports and athletics. IS STALIN ABOUT TO DIE? Rumors Say Premier's Heart Weakened Is Premier Stalin of Russia about to die? That question was being asked by world leaders around the globe last week as rumors began circulating in Berlin that Stalin's health has deteriorated greatly in the past month or so. The Premier, who will be 72 next month, is beJ'eved making his ufual winter visi' to a Black Sea resort to escape Moscow's eold weather. He was absent from the tribunal atop Lenin's tomb when the Soviet armed forces paraded through Red Square in Moscow November 7, the 34th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. The rumor persists that he was not there because of the heart condition, from which he has suffered for years. |