| Show BUMPER BABY CROP bo loom in in B births i means changes biggest boom of all right now is that which is expanding the U S baby clopto 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 II million more than had been expected on the basis of what has been considered the average yearly birth rate of the past about two million and this bumper crop has increased the total national family to more thary than million souls considerably sider ably more than even any government bureau had counted on last year more bundles from heaven arrived in the U S than ever before in its history a whopping million and this year probably will measure up to innately the same standard big families mean big changes as every parent knows although the future Is seldom less than obscure it Is possible to predict in general terms what this expanded birthrate birth rate will mean to the U S during the next 10 or 15 years there will be more growing children to provide tor for that means bigger markets than ever for industry business and manufacturers it will mean the building of more schools the production of more food the manufacture of more clothing thi the building of more homes the infants wear and toy industries 11 dus of course have already rocketed to new levels of i endeavor and production As the children start to school and outgrow their little quarters at home the construction industry will 0 begin to fe eel elthe the impact to in the th e form of a stepped up demand for or moro more single family houses bouses builders believe this to in turn will give impetus to th the i home furnishing and home equipment business further it will mean the building of more banks and stores and the extension of bus and street car lines diries in short it ft win will stimulate and sustain a higher level ot of employment another implication lies to in the fact act that the present babies ww will have reached the peak of 0 their youthful strength between 1960 and 1970 military an and dother other authorities are quick to figure that it if universal asil versal military training were to be ba adopted now americas pot potential entla I 1 military strength would be extremely impressive to in the eyes of the world at that tinie time |
