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Show ! TWi? THE COUNTY RICH rich rOTTNTTV pAPFin PATvrrOTPH. UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS REAPEB Cnttred cs second class matter Feb. 8, 192V Act of March 3. 1879. at (be Post Office. Randolph. Utah, under th Win. E. Marshall, lint in ess Manager 1.50 Per Year in Advancr SUBSCRIPTION ljrton Marshall. Editor and Proprietor Allies Storm River Barriers To Mount Twin Drives on Reich ; IGNORANCE IS BLISS Thousands Homeless From Floods Desperately in need of five dollars a man finally got up enough courage to open his pay envelope before taking it home to his very exacting spouse. Somewhat mystified at what he found therein, he hurried back to the pay clerk who had given him the envelope. The clerk counted the bills and Its coins and replied impatiently: quite correct. I suppose youve forgotten the five dollar raise last month. The man placed his hands across his eyes, shrank further into his collar and murmured faintly: My wife never told me. Released by Western Newspaper Union. in these eolnmns, they are those of (EDITORS NOTE: When opinions are expressed not necessarily of this newspaper.) Western Newspaper Unions news analysts and 1 WHATS IN A NAME? CIVIL AVIATION: On Upgrade Gems of Thought Reflecting the nations increasing and the prospects for greatly expanded civil aviation after the war, no less than 51,000 student pilot certificates were issued during 1944 as compared with 35,000 the year previously, the Civil Aeronautics board revealed. Interested in aviation because of some relations service in the air forces or because increased income has permitted training, women represent 15 to 35 per cent of the new students, the CAA said. Most youths from 16 to 21 years of age intend to enter the air forces later while the majority of men over 30 plan to use their planes for business travel. As a further indication of the future employment of the airplane in American life, CAA said, country doctors and priests have become interested in aviation as a means of serving larger areas and thus overcoming the limits of vehicular travel. CLOTHING: More for Kiddies ' In addition to cotton fabric previously allotted for low and medium-priced childrens "clothing, additional yardage has been allocated for the manufacture of about 6 Flood waters spilling over the bapks of the Ohio river and its tribu- million more kiddies garments, the taries again made thousands homeless and threatened war production. War Production board revealed. Outing flannel, print cloths, broadAerial view shows Newton, Ohio, with a population of 2,000, isolated by ' the inundation. EUROPE: Span Barriers this hotel The I havent seen a palm any- -' Palms. where near the place. Youll see Manager (politely) them before you go. Its a pleasant little surprise the staff keeps for the guests on the last day of know why you call their stay. An A Card Teacher How lorig ago did gasoline rationing start? Bright Girl More than four hundred years ago. Teacher Please explain your answer. B.G. It says in our history book that Queen Isabella gave Columbus just three galleons to sail across the ocean. Self-Relian- In a New York suburb, the preach- er found himself in the pulpit on Sunday morning without his careful- ly prepared manuscript. As I have forgotten my notes, he explained to the congregation in opening his sermon, I shall rely on the Lord for guidance. Tonight I shall come better prepared. j why. . rear-guard- of Evening Exercise Dora (wiping the dishes) I can carry seventy dishes with my Jeft hand. Cora (washing ditto) What can you do with your right hand? Dora Pick up the pieces. Monetary Misery First Schoolboy See any change in me? Second ditto No, why? F.S. Ive swallowed a quarter. New Secret Warfare Hetty Where did your cousin get that awful hat? Lettie She wont tell. I think it is a military secret. SATANS WILES Mother How many times have I told you not to go swimming? Johnny Satan tempted me. Mother Why didnt you say, Get thee behind me, Satan? I did,- - and he pushed Johnny me in. Advice to Readers Sob Sister Heres a letter from a girl who wants to know what to give as a birthday present to her wealthy aunt, who is sick and can hardly walk? City Editor How about some floor . wax? jewel-cruste- d Speaking From SSgt. Thomas J. Defilbaugh FLOODS: Cumberland, Md., came the latest story of Lt. Thousands Homeless crown, which she received from an African potentate following the Casablanca conference, Mrs. Roosevelt declared: "It's the most terrific thing you ever saw. Nobody could wear it. It's too heavy . Familiar but tragic scenes were reenacted again as the Ohio river and tributaries rose over their banks spiration of his to flood surrounding lowlands and FARM Gen. George S. Pattons personal in- Its Wonderful Myron Before I married, I said I would be the boss or know the reason why. Byron Well, why are you telling me about it? Myron Now I know the reason Peace From the west and from the east the great battle for Germany was begun, with a sorely pressed Nazi command, which once marshalled its legions in triumph, desperately attempting to stem the Allied tide. Most significant of the Allied moves was the U. S. crossing of the Rhine in pursuit of a disorganized enemy, who had broken off the battle to the west of the river and attempted to flee to supposed security behind its broad span, previously uncrossed since Napoleons time. ' Smashing quickly through enemy s, who tried to slow up the U. S. and British advance and give the main body of their troops a chance to escape across the Rhine, Allied spearheads not only reached the historic river in short time but also spanned it with the intention of affording the disorganized enemy no opportunity to reform his ranks for a stiff defense of the waterway. To Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges 1st American army went the honor of being the first Allied unit to jump the Rhine below Cologne. Crossing where the river measured a quar- - cloths, poplins, lawns and cham-bray- s will be among the material allotted for the extra childrens PACIFIC: dresses, overalls, coveralls, toddlers Stubborn Foe dresses, jacket type pajamas, on e piece pajamas, two piece button-o-n over loss of the 225,000 Despite infants gertrudes, infants pajamas, men in the Philippine and Iwo Jima campaigns, the Japs contin- kimonos, infants gowns, creepers, ued to offer stiff resistance to rompers and crawlers. WPBs allocation of the cotton fabAmerican clean-up- s in these sectors. ric was part of its program to inIndicative of the tenacity of the crease the output of cheaper clothenemy was his withdrawal to the ing and thus help cut rising apparel hulks of battered ships in Manila costs, which OPAdministrator ChesBay to continue the fight with small ter Bowles called one of the most arms fire after having been driven dangerous wartime inflationary out of Manila itself. Although they threats. already had lost over 212,000 men on both Leyte and Luzon, an estiThese Gifts Are Different! mated 60,000 Japs fought on from natural, strongpoints against Yank attempts to compress them in the With the President himself not permountains lying to the east of mitted to receive gifts from foreigners Manila. without congressional approval, Mrs . RooseWith more than 12,000 Japs al- velt has been the recipient a wide variety of such ready killed on Iwo Jima, marines of presents. still were forced to inch forward on Already the recipient of a the northern part of the tiny island gold crown and to flush enemy remnants from the a harem Mrs. costume, rocky hill positions. Because the Roosevelt lately was given Japs could retire to underground an $8,000 mink coat from shelters during heavy aerial or the Quebec Fur Breeders the only one of artillery bombardment, the Leather- association she planned to the presents to them necks were compelled root Mr. use, she told newsmen. out in close-i- n fighting. of the gold Boo8eye,t troops under fire. send thousands of homeless refuDuring the Allied to comeback against gees scurryingof safety. war industries in the Operations Von Rundstedts offensive in January, rivers paths were seriously affected Yanks reached the as the waters rose, and residents of swift and icy Sure the great cities of Pittsburgh, Cinriver, and faced the cinnati, Portsmouth and Louisville Gen. Patton task of crossing it anxiously viewed the broadening to reach the strategic town of Betten- crests, which threatened to spill dorf, coftimanding the countryside. over and flood their environs. Of all the big cities, Portsmouth, When Patton saw that boats. offered a perfect target for German gunners with its 40,000 people, was most seriwhile it would be difficult to draw a ously endangered, with rising waters flood wall while bead on a man swimming across, lapping at the he jumped into the swirling water state troopers and volunteers strugand swam over to prove to his gled to reinforce it with a sandbag troops it ' could be done. Inspired, levee. With rivers flooding they followed, capturing Betteng acres of dorf. farm land in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, ter mile in width and its banks flat- thousands of residents of these areas tened out, Hodges men steadily ex- also were forced to move to the uppanded their bridgehead for a thrust lands. across the rolling hill country lying MANPOWER: just below the vital Ruhr valley. As Hodges troops poured across Showdown Near the Rhine in the wake of Germans With the senate still strongly opstraggling inland, the enemy tried to to compulsory labor, work posed chop up the American beachhead or fight legislation headed for a and and mortar with artillery fire, in conferences with the showdown armored elements launched limited with sentiment strong for house, counterattacks in an attempt to trim the grant of additional power to the the expanding foothold. While Hodges famous 1st attained War Manpower commission to conthe singular honor of becoming the tinue to exert pressure toward the first military force to cross the channeling of workers into needed Rhine since 1813, the U. S. 9th and industry. At the same time, congress British and Canadian armies to the north and the U. S. 3rd army to the moved to draft unmarried nurses to south also drew up to the river in provide the 20,000 needed to attend record time, poised for the leap after the growing battle casualties. Under having cleared huge pockets of en- legislation considered, nurses would be given the right to appeal inducemy troops to their rear. Russians launched tion, would be offered commissions Meanwhile, the a broad all-oassault on Berlin, with even if drafted, and would be eligiRed infantrymen, paced by armored ble for benefits under the G.I. bill columns, smashing deep into the en- of rights. emy defenses west of the Oder. Vigorously opposed to the houses Thus did the Allies breach the work or fight measure providing Germans two river barriers guard- for army induction or fine and jail ing both ends of the Reich to carry for failure of 18 to 45 year-ol- d men the battle into the flatlands lying be- to accept war essential employment, yond, where the comparative level- the senate pushed a substitute ness afforded their armored columns bill under which the WMC would opportunity to wear down an enemy, set the limit on the number of emwhose recent strategy had called for ployees any establishment could extended use of terrain to economize have, and regulate the hiring of dwindling forces. people. 63-fo- ot rain-swoll- en low-lyin- ut 'T'O SMILE at the jest which plants a thorn in anothers breast is to become a principal in the mischief. Sheridan. Alone and yet not lonely. Be one true to his own mission, he is in the ranks with all that move toward all good ends that wait. Let me not pray to be shel- Cut Sharply I I tered from darfgers, but to be fearless in facing them. R. Tagore. Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced. How many are the things that are feared that never come to pass! i Desk That Matches Unit Book Shelves TF YOU can saw straight and 1 drive a nail you can make this useful desk. Combined with curved end units it becomes an important piece of furniture to fill a wide wall space, or it may be used with other matching units as shown. Its sleek modern lines also make it perfect for a boys or girls room. Those nicely planned compartments are as easy to make as a box slipped in place and secured from the back. The pattern also shows how to make shelves and compartments underneath storing files and records. for . Pattern 272 gives large ' diadirecgrams and illustrated tions for this desk. A list of all materials required is included. Unit E in the upper sketch is also made with this pattern. Units A and B with Pattern 270. Unit C with Pattern 271. Patterns are 15 cents each postpaid. Address requests for patterns to: NOTE step-by-ste- p MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS New York Bedford Hills Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for each pattern ordered. Name Address.. ABOUT At its peak in 1923 when it totaled 10 billion dollars, the nations farm debt dropped to 5 billion dollars by January, 1945, with a 20 per cent reduction taking place within the last 5 years. As a result of the economy, farmers have enjoyed high income, as reflected in the big increase of both realty and plant value. Since 1940, worth of livestock was nearly doubled, machinery and equipment was up and land values rose about 25 per cent. In addition, farmers holdings of currency, bank deposits and war bonds increased nearly 8 billion dollars during that time. In reviewing the farm mortgage picture, the Federal Reserve bank showed that federal land banks and other agencies substantially increased their investments during the 1930s while those of individuals declined. The proportion of farm mortgages held by life insurance companies has risen slightly while commercial banks' have experienced only a slight drop. RUBBER over war-stimulat- ed one-thir- d, U. S. INVESTMENTS: Foreign Holdings American investments in foreign countries totalled over 13 billion dollars in 1941 while foreign holdings in the U. S.' approximated 8 billion dollars, the National Foreign Trade council reported in an exhaustive analysis based upon treasury department testimony at recent congressional hearings. Of the American investments, almost were divided between Europe and Canada. Of the 4 billion in Europe, 1 billion were in Germany, and over 1 billion in Britain. Besides the 4 billion dollars in Canada and Newfoundland, U. S. investors put more than 1 billion in South America and more than billion in Asia. Of the amount in Asia, 170 million dollars were in the Philippines, 165 million in China and Manchuria and 90 million in Japan, it was revealed. ds J SNAPPY FACTS DEBT: two-thir- ' s. Overloading has bean re'sponsible for much lost tire mileage an commercial and farm motor trucks. Loading of a truck or trailer so the weight is evenly distributed to all wheels will prove an important rubber conservation measure. It pays to check loads. lead-carryi- ng If the average rubber consump- tion In China, Russia and India were brought up to American rubber consumption standards, they would require 4,500,000 tons of rubber a year, nearly twice as much as the anticipated world supply of natural and synthetic rubber after the war, B. F. Goodrich officials declare. - |