Show BUMPER BABY CROP p Boom in Births Means Biggest boom of all right now is that which is expanding the U. U S. S baby crop to historic proportions More than 26 million new babies have arrived on the scene in this nation since 1940 when the baby boom began That is nearly 11 million million million mil mil- lion more than had been expected on the basis of what has been con considered considered con corr the average ye yearly birth birthrate birthrate birthrate rate of the past about two million And this bumper crop has increased increased increased in in- creased th the total national family to more than million souls souls con con considerably more than even any government government government gov gov- bureau had counted on Last year more bundles from heaven arrived in the U. U S. S than ever before in its history a whopping whopping whopping whop whop- ping million and this year probably will measure up to approximately approximately approximately the same standard Big families mean big changes as every parent knows Although the future is seldom less than obscure obscure obscure ob ob- it is possible to predict in general terms what this expanded birth rate will mean to the U. U S S. S during the next 10 or 15 years There will be more growing children children children chil chil- dren to provide for That means bigger markets than ever for industry industry industry indus indus- try business and manufacturers It will mean the building of more schools the production of more food the manufacture of more clothing the building of more homes The infants' infants wear and toy industries industries industries indus indus- tries of course have already rocketed rocketed rocketed rock rock- eted to new levels of endeavor and production As the children start to school and outgrow their little quarters at home the construction industry will ta begin to feel the impact in the form of a stepped up demand for more mora single family mUy houses houses- builders be be- lieve This in turn will give impetus tc the home furnishing and home equipment business Further it will mean the building of more banks bank and stores and th the extension of bu bm and street car lines In short it will stimulate and sustain a higher level leve of employment Another implication lie lies s in the fact that t the he present babies w will have reached the peak of the youthful strength between 1960 an and 1970 Military and other authorities are quick to figure ciar that if universal military ary training were to be adopt ed now Americas America's potential strength wo would be extremely extreme Ira im in the eyes of the world at that time |