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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1949
Page
4
A conference delegate urged Utah leadership on water use at the Upper Colorado River Compact meeting. The piece notes favorable moisture, steady runoff, and good soil conditions this winter, with farmers optimistic as planting begins. Agriculture is described as the region's economic backbone.
Uintah County Health council proclaims the first week in May as Better Breakfast week to stress the value of a proper morning meal. A county survey shows students eat hearty breakfasts but miss fruit nutrition, while some skip eating altogether. The effort aims to involve parents and children in improving daily diet for better health and energy.
The timber shortage may ease as better roads link inaccessible stands to markets. Ben F Ostergren of the American Road Builders Association says national timber action could rise by 50 percent in years ahead with adequate road access. He cites a rise from four to six billion feet annually if uncut stands become reachable, backing estimates from forest service on improved production and quality.
Washington panel focuses on public health with bills for hospital funding and private voluntary insurance. Congress weighs federal versus local funding while AMA proposes state backed financing and a voluntary plan. seven million Americans miss work daily due to illness, costing billions. Public notices also cover postal rate hearings with publishers as witnesses.
A warning to parents with small children about securing window screens follows a report of a three year old boy who fell from a window twenty feet to a concrete area. He escaped serious harm with only a fractured collar bone.
London to remove street corner fire alarms to cut false alarms. Lt. Hayward notes over 75 percent of last year's fire calls from alarms were false. police and ambulance calls will switch to telephone dispatch. Removal to be gradual with more street telephone booths.
The text notes concerns over inadequate forest roads and funding to upgrade them. It cites the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1848 setting $20,000,000 for forest highways and $17,500,000 for forest development roads each in 1950 and 1951, with no authorization for 1949.
Old timers say Cypriot references aside, Congress unlikely to adopt Hoover Commission recommendations. Instead, lawmakers may authorize the president to propose agency reforms and improvements. The president reportedly favors adopting some Hoover suggestions while pursuing his own outline for government changes.
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