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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH THE RICH COUNTY REAPER WAR CHIEF SAYS U. S. REQUIRES 11 MIT. I.ION MEN TO WHIP AXIS; HOME FRONT MUST BE ADJUSTED Sntered cs second class matter Feb. 8. 1929 Act of March 3, 1879. at the Post Office, Randolph. Utah, under tb R. Marshall. Business Manager W SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Tear in Adrane I, avion Marshall, editor and Proprietor Patterson Claims Nazis Have 13 Million Men at Their Command; Jap Also Strong in Pacific Area. Horse in Need of Conditioning Now Important Factors ' In Care of Horses By ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Undersecretary of War Since the horse has returned to stay for the duration at least farmers should start now if they want to put their animals into top condition before spring work begins. According to the department of animal pathology and hygiene at the University of Illinois college of agriculture, good feeding is essential, but consideration should also be given to methods of ridding horses of internal parasites. Bots live in the stomach, while roundworms, stron-gyland other parasites live in the small and large intestine and, during certain stages of development, in other body tissues. The best time to treat horses for parasites is during the winter months. Carbon disulphide is effective in ridding horses of bots and es V.w Questions raised in recent weeks as to whether America shall have the army of 8,200,000 men which its 'military leadership has determined to be the minimum with which we can expect to defeat our enemies have not, it seems to me, given due consideration to military necessity. We are out to win this war. The nation has entrusted the responsibility for this victory to its military leaders. This leadership the joint chiefs of staff of the army and navy, after the most careful analysis of our enemies strength, has decided that we must build an armed force of approximately films Save the juice from canned pineapple and the liquid from maraschino cherries to use when making fruit punch. Always wash sieves in soda s the sieve. BACKAGHE WHEN LAGS 11,000,000, 1943-4- 4. Our own men have been in contact only with the smallest of the Axis armies a part of its Tunisian force of less than a quarter of a million men. But American troops land in North Africa. They are the vanguard of a the striking force of this powerful foe has already been felt by proposed force of 8,200,000 men who will be needed to defeat the Axis, war official says.our KIDNEY FUNCTION from this need . . . . Functional kidney disturbance due to need of diuretic aid may cause stabbing backache! May cause urinary flow to be frequent, yet scanty and smarting! You may lose sleep from "getting up nights often may feel dizzy, nervous, "headachy. In such cases, you want to stimulate kidney action Jast. So if there is nothing systemically or organicaUy wrong, try Gold Medal Capsules. Theyve been famous for prompt action for 30 years. Take care to use them only as directed. Accept no substitutes. 35 1 at your drug store. DONT LET CONSTIPATION SLOW YOU UP - troops. The German field armies are assisted by more than one million men in organizations, such as the military police, engineers, and supply depots, which in our army are included among service troops. Randolph Shell pours seed peanuts Reliable sources indicate that the Into a planter on his fathers farm combined number of those in the semi-milita- near Littleton, N. C. roundworms. the Phenothiazine, drug now so widely used for the control of internal parasites of sheep, is particularly effective in removing strongyles from the digestive tract. There is, however, an element of danger in the treatment of horses for parasites. Such matters as correct dosage and methods of administration, as well as care given before and after treatment, require the skill and judgment of a veterinarian. A few farmers have used parasite control measures upon advice of a veterinarian for many years. Two other things, trimming the feet and removing sharp corners from the teeth, should be taken care of before horses are harnessed for field work. These jobs can be done at the same time the horses are given treatment for parasites. Agriculture in Industry By FLORENCE C. WEED Hardwoods At the U. S. Forest Products laboratory at Madison, Wis., new wood uses have been uncovered which have been adopted by industry. Among these are wood plastics, made by heating millwa6te with acids which convert it into a molding powder for floortiles and switchboard panels. Corrugating board for shipping containers is made from chestnut chips discarded after tannin is extracted. Black jack oak and red gum may be substituted as chestnut wood disappears through disease. Over 200 recent buildings have utilized glued and laminated structural beams and arches which are made from cheap, smallsized boards put together under pressure. Prefabricated houses are being marketed with panels for walls, floors and roofs made from plywood glued to light frame. Strong papers are being made for wrapping from maple, birch and aspen. Cellophane is made from pulped wood, treated chemically to convert it into jelly. This is filtered through narrow slits to become transparent sheets. At a California lumber mill, red wood sawdust, chips and shavings are compacted under pressure into small logs sold for fireplaces, cars and ship galleys. Shreddeddining redwood bark, known as Palco wool, is being marketed for insulation. Wien finished, it is a fluffy material resembling a mass of red hair. low-gra- ry German and Italian armed forces and those directly assisting them runs well over 13 million. It is evident at this point that the superiority of our enemies in the European theater is of ominous proportions. A similar analysis in the Pacific area does not brighten the picture. The Japanese army exceeds by many divisions the forces that the United Nations have been able to equip and place in opposition. Yet the United Nations, and particularly this country, have the potential power to overcome this numerical superiority. These potentialities must be converted to actuality. They must be harnessed and driven toward a single goal, the defeat of our enemies. In that drive our country, the latest of the major powers to enter the war, must play the most important part. Army Determines Size After Careful Study of Its Needs Offensive action requires superiority in numbers. This is the reason we need an army of 8,200,000 including officers by the end of this year. The navy, the marines and the coast guard need 2,600,000 this year. That makes a total of 10,800,000 men and women that must be in the armed forces by the end of this year. This will be less than 8 per cent of our total .population. Thirteen and a half per cent of the German population is in the armed forces. Ten million, eight hundred thousand is not a figure pulled out of a hat. It is the requirement determined by those charged with the heavy responsibility of winning this war. General Marshall says that we need so many planes and so many tanks to win the war. Is there anyone in America who would question his judgment? Admiral King says that we need so many escort ships an .destroyers to beat the Axis. Is there anyone in America who would question his judgment? The expert views of our military leaders are accepted on our needs for guns and ships. Why should anyone question their judgment as to the number of men that they need to use these weapons and man these ships? The staffs of the army and the navy under General Marshall and Admiral King, in full possession of the facts, have made the decision that a force this military size is necessary to win the war. Our the President of the United States, has approved this program. It is Americas answer to the Axis. The Axis, I assure you, does not like that answer. In making this decision full account has been taken of the ability of American industry and labor and to agriculture produce the supplies -- wa- ter, never in soapy water, of soap may adhere and give a soapy taste to food put through Continual opening of the gas or electric oven door changes the temperature and is said to be one of .the most common causes of baking disappointments. WiWAV which includes an army of for HOUSEHOLD needed by our forces, by our Allies for more arduous labors and sacriand by our civilian economy. Full fices on the home front. account has also been taken of the Realism must extend from the foxon the firing ability of our rapidly expanding holes and merchant marine to deliver soldiers line to the factories and homes ol and, supplies overseas. The conclu- America. When our country is al sion reached was that it was a hard war, none of us can escape the job, but that it could and must be responsibility of viewing the roudone. tine, as well as the emergency duBut there are critics of the army ties of life, in the light of theii program who ask, Why should we bearing upon the final result unconfight? Why not give more supplies ditional surrender by our enemies. to the British, the Chinese and the This nation has done a magnifiRussians and let them fight for us? cent job in production for war. BuJ The British, with the smallest there is an even heavier task ahead available manpower and subject to We will have serious problems besavage aerial attacks, have come cause of the increasing drain on nearer than any other of the United our manpower. But similar problems have been solved in England, Russia, Germany and Japan. activities are out for the duration and these countries are fully mobilized to a much greater extent than we. On every one rests the equal obligation to give service either in the armed forces or on the home front. Why should we suppose that we can wage war successfully without mobilizing our human resources with a thoroughness at least approaching that of our enemies and of our principal allies? pill-box- es When bowels are sluggish and you feel irritable, headachy, do as millions do chew the modern M FEEN-A-MIN- laxative. Simply chew before you go to bed, taking only in accordance with package directions sleep without being disturbed. Next morning gentle, thorough relief, helping you feel swell again. Try Tastes good, is handy and economical. A generous family supply chewing-gu- m FEEN-A-MIN- T FEEN-A-MIN- Non-essenti- al SOOTHES QUICKLY Right on the shelf, handy, yon should have cooling, soothing to help you care for: Head-colMen-tholat- 1. d stuffiness. 2. Chapped skin. 3. Clogged nostrils. 4. Neuralgic headache. 5. Nasal irritation due to colds. 6. Cracked lips. 7. Cuts and scratches. 8. Minor burns. 9. Dry nostrils. 10. Sore muscles, due to exposure. 11. Insect bites. 12. Minor bruises. Jars 30f. Army Requirements Come First; Nation Must Get Into Industry The needs of the armed forces must come first. The problems of turnover and absenteeism must and can be solved. Each of us must work to the utmost of his capability. We must also tackle our farm labor problem with vigor. There are ROBERT P. PATTERSON white collar workers in Undersecretary of war. industries who can go back to e Nations to the war employ- the farms from which they came. ment of every man, woman and There are victory gardens to be enchild. The Chinese have been he- couraged. More work can be done roically fighting for 5 years. The by women. Farm machinery can Russians, by brilliant tactics and be pooled. Many steps can be taken to increase production on the with indomitable courage, have killed more Nazis than all the other farms. We cannot solve our United Nations combined. We should manpower problems by whittling down the size to tribute their for give dead, they of our armed forces. The problem have sacrificed countless lives. But their manpower is not inexhaustible. must be tackled at its source. Every one wants to do his or her share to Were In the War, Too, and win the war and must serve help It Will Be Won the Hard Way where he or she can render the best This is our war just as much as service. The decision cannot be it is the war of the British, the Rus- based upon personal desire. sians and the Chinese. We are sendWith vast territories and resources ing supplies to the utmost of our at their disposal, the Axis cannot ability to these and the other United be defeated by a blockade. Victory Nations. We will continue to do so. will come from decisive military actBut it will be our soldiers and sail- ion,backed by an armed force and ors, and those of our Allies, that will ability so overwhelmingly superior win the final victory. that the further action will Elemental truths are often the be futile.enemys most difficult to grasp. Throughout all ages people have tried to avoid J iuhc Ui 4 yU facing up to the reality that war added to the strength of our k is grim business; have longed for an easy war; and have hoped that that made the enemy surrende: November 11, 1918, the Allie! somehow, some way, victory could 32 fresh divisions in reserve. be gained without risking too much or without experiencing the stark Germans only had two. The had a total of 213 unpleasantness of the conflict. But Germans had 185. divisions. The Ger all the wishing in the world does not change the nature of war and were aware of these figures, ability to reason from figures i its impact on all peoples engaged in known. They decided that they it, whether in the battle lines or at not win, and they quit. home. Now, as then, the enemy mi The hour for realism has arrived made to realize that they c for every American. We must brace win. 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