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Will the defense and rearma-!
ment program cut into the'
amount of goods you and I can I
buy? Where will it cut deepest
and will the shortages be the;
same we had during World War
II?
As yet, no one person knows;
the complete answer to these
questions and a main reason no-!
l»ody knows is that the war we’re'
in now—how long it will last,
hbw big it will grow—is some- •
thing that can’t be answered.
However, here are some of the
facts which can help us make up
our own minds about what to ex
pect:
Metals
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ships and guns take a lot of
metals. Also, we know that
metals have been none too plenti*
fal since the other war ended.
Not plentiful, that is, hi relation
to the demand for automobiles,
refrigerators, and such.
It’s certain we will feel the
cut in metals: How deeply we’ll
feel it is not known. The govern
ment, in its first metals cut or
der, said civilians would have to
get along on 35 per cent less
aluminum for a while. This cut
may not mean fewer pots and
pans for a long time because
supplies' of them are good, but
it certainly will mean less alumi
num window screening on the
market -next summer. And will
hamper the production of many
other things.
Additional cuts for other met 1
als' are promised soon. Copper
is one of the scarcest of all met- >
als, so expect that to be hit
hard.
Wool to Wear
Tfie fabric in shortest supply ,
during the next few years prom
ises to be anything made of wool, j
Why? The answer is that the
world consumption of wool is
running ahead of the present
world supply. Also, the U. R.
has no stockpile of wool now, and
it did have a big stockpile at the
beginning of World War II. We
bought the total Australian clip
that time, but this time we don’t
have it.
This shortage may never be
come so serious you can’t And a
good supply of wool things in
stores—but you certainly are go
ing to have to pay more for
them. Anyone who has tried to
buy a wool carpet this year
knows that the price of woolen
goods already is skyrocketing
The wise housewife will take
super good care of blankets, suits
and coats—if she wants to save
hioney. Also, it seems likely that
the quality of new goods may
not be up to the quality of things
we already have
rotton. Tee
This year’s cotton crop is *
small one and, unlike what was
true last war, the government
does not now have large stocks
of cotton stored anywhere in
warehouses. Despite a bigger
production of rayon and a better
supply of nylon, the country’s
total textile position is just not
as good as it was before. So
watch those sheets and pillow- 1
cases and towels.
Food Is Different
We’re in much better shape
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when it comes to food than we
were last time. The Department
of Agriculture says food will be
plentiful all next year.
Prices will he higher, though, j
the Department — as well as
everybody else — says. Red
meats like steak and lamb will
advance the most in price, it is
expected. Poultry, milk, eggs
and possibly pork will go up less.
On only one food does there seem
to be a chance that the price
might go down. Irish potatoes
just might be cheaper! The gov
ernment will have no support
prices under them next yean, for
the first time in ID years, and—
unless farmers cut their produc
tion intentionally — consumers
may get a bargain here.
Houses
You already know it will be
harder to build or buy a new
house. The government does not
want production goals set at more
than around 800,000 new homes
for next year. (Well over a
million were built this year.)
Rather than rationing houses, the
government has done about the
same thing by shutting down en
money which can go into housing
and making the payments tough
er.
The building industry says
that not nearly 800,000 families
can afford to buy homes on the
present credit terms. But the
government says wait and see,
that maybe there won’t be ma
terials enough to build that many
anyway.
Money
As employment goes higher,
you and other members of your
family may have more money.
Whether it will buy more is the
question. How to manage it so
it will meet the payment terms
best is another question. It will
take better managing. Also, re
member the government does not
want too much of it in circula
tion; wants more in taxes and
more put into savings bonds.
Elections
We don’t pretend to be happy
about the outcome of all the No
vember elections, but we can be
pleased that so many voters were
out there casting ballots and
picking and choosing. The issues
got confused. Lies were told,
and sometimes the best candi
date did not get a fair hearing
But that too often happens in
elections. It will happen less, we
hope, as more and more people
become interested in voting and
demand more and more facts.
At any rate, one doesn’t leave
the ball game just because the
umpire makes a wrong decision.
One just keeps plugging. We
think the election may mean that
war profits won’t be taxed enough
and that it may be harder to
make our side heard on some
questions But we can SHOUT
LOUDER . . . and Hope. As
good citisens. we can't do less.
Defend our way of life! Pur
chase Union Label goods so our
fighters overseas will enjoy de
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they return home.
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Service station man: “How
much gasoline does the tank in
your car hold?”
Autoist: “I don’t know. I’ve
never had enough money to get
it filled yet.”
The wise consumer buys Un
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You’ll vote every day for
American living standards when
you patronise Arms which display
the Union Label, Shop Card and
Union Button.
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••These are my children — Michael, Patrick, Maria, John, Prudence, and Stephanie “
In some homes, children s^y their
prayers at their mother's bedside. In
our home, my mother said her prayers
at my bedside. Site was a deeply re
ligious woman. She took me to church
every Sunday. And she never tired of
telling me that the happiest of all
women is the one who lias discovered
the Kingdom within. Certainly ray
mother’s Movingness' and Srm sweet
ness showed site had discovered the
Kingdom within. She had strength
and peace cf heart that made her
glow with happiness. Even strangers
quki.ly saw it. And she used to say:
*If you know right from wrong . .'fit
you learn to taste the joy- and the
discipline—of know ing God, you will
know love and happiness all your life.*
“This is what we are trying to give
our children- -almost from the time
they are able to walk. So when our
friends say they are thinking of not
sending their children to church until
they are old enough to understand
and make up their own minds, John
and I cannot agree with them.
“How else will a growing child
acquire the strong sense of moral right
and wrong that will lead him to happi
ness?Onlyourchurchescan teach him.. , '
“John and I honestly feel that even ^
with our strong religious backgrounds* >
there are still many questions of right
and wrong that perplex us. (And as
every parent knows, there are many— ^
not only those that arise in the home*
but also from neighbors, schools, *■
clubs.) And especially with moral ,
values fluctuating as they are doing *
in the world today, we want our chil- .
dren to have the guidance and forti
tude that only the Church can give
them. We know it ourselves. And v
how incalculably it has helped us!”
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