Show DAIRYING To a Crisis While the U. U S. S dairy industry its annual annual annual an an- was busy promoting nual June Dairy Month for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- of selling more milk butter pose it also so was cheese and nd ice cream behind critical look long taking a n liking what it the scenes and not saw Industry analysis had spotted what appeared to be a dangerous trend In its simplest form the thebe n be hp- hr defined as an in- in VV- VV J increase in the U. U S. S lation At the root of the problem was wasa a stubbornly entrenched economic condition whose f factors were the war widespread hunger abroad and domestic inflation Continuing high prices for beef bee and veal have been instrumental instrument l in sending many dairy cows or potential potential potential poten poten- dairy cows to the slaughter house Too many American dairy farmers have discovered how they could reduce their herds drastically dr sti- sti c cally caily lly put more land into moneymaking moneymaking moneymaking money- money making grain crops realize a greater profit and nd still have more leisure time Adding those conditions to the fact that during the past few years the nation has experienced about a 45 per cent increase in its birth birthrate birthrate birthrate rate the dairy industry c came me up with a grim conclusion If these circumstances c con continue 0 n t tin i n u e c at the present rate and nd there is every likelihood that they will by 1952 the U. U S. S will be approaching the critic critical critical c cal l point at which it no longer willbe will willbe willbe be able to produce enough milk to satisfy its own needs That according to some prognosticators prognosticators prognosticators might mean strict rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra in a land which hitherto hadI had literally I lit i t e era r a 1 11 1 y flowed with milk nd honey Biggest Bi gest Switch JL hiT L j 11 It Billboard advertising will reach a new spectacular extreme on Chicago's Lake Shore drive rive this July when the switch is thrown to turn on the lights of the worlds world's largest sign feet high and feet wide A mile and a half of neon tubing illuminating letters letters letters let let- 38 to 58 feet high will flash the name of a spirited product which a certain distillery wants everybody to switch to POLITICS The TheRace Race In Oregon where the last presidential presidential presidential primary of this campaign year was held in an atmosphere of political hoopla Gov Thomas E. E Dewey of New York was voted more likely to succeed than Harold Stassen Whether he would or not re- re remained remained re re- an open question but it was certain that his political complexion complexion com corn had taken on a more sanguine sanguine sanguine san san- guine hue as a result of the Oregon balloting Stassen who had won spectacular primary victories in iTi Wisconsin and Nebraska over Taft and Dewey his chief rivals for the GOP nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion and then had received a borderline borderline borderline bor bor- derline setback at the hands of Taft forces in Ohio at last had suffered a cut clear-cut defeat Oregon wasn't going to do Stassen Stassen Stassen Stas Stas- sen any good Having had to buck organized Republican opposition all the way along he apparently had estimated that his best chance of procuring the nomination lay in building up sufficient prestige and momentum during the primary campaigns campaigns campaigns cam cam- to st stampede the June 21 con con- However he still will go to the national convention with at le least st delegates pledged to support him on the first ballot So for that matter will Dewey A total of convention votes is required for nomination |