PLAN WORK PILE FOR RETURNING DOUGHBOYS
URGE ROTARIANS
TO LIST NEEDED
POSTWAR WORK
^ Huge Savings Assure
Funds for Employ
ment Program.
Looking forward to the
day when the war ends,
people already are laying
plans for satisfying the
needs and desires of 130,
000,000 Americans.
And to assure Johnny
Doughboy of a square deal
when he comes marching
home, numerous organiza
tions such as Rotary Inter
national. are figuring days
in which to translate the
tremendous demand for
goods and services in Ihe
future into jobs.
Kota r y International
thinks it lias the answer to
the problem, and Rotarians
everywhere— in Canada. Austra
lia, South America as well as
the U. S itself— are urged to
take the initiative in its "Work
Pile’' urogram.
Accumulated Jobs
The “Work Pile” program is
simple enough, providing for an
accumulation a f prearranged
jobs in taclory, store, farm office
construction, utilities and other
places to assure that everyone
who needs employment will find
something to do.
Because the question of post
war employment is international
ir. its aspect, organizations like
Rotary feel that they can play a
unique role in providing; some
kind of basis to possible future
prosperity. Not only are Rotary
eluhs located in many cities and
towns of numerous countries,’hut
their policy of cooperating- with
others gives a necessary range
to the “Work Pile".
The world is witnessing the
greatest shortage of consumer
goods since the advent of the in
dustrial eia. Even without a stu
dy we know that immediately fid
lowing the close of the war there
will he an unprecedented demand
for repairs and replacements.
I'ndor tile “Work Pile” project
approximately the extent of that
demand in all lines should be
known.
As an example. Smiihville is a
community of 5,000 population.
A “Work Pile" survey is made,
and among many items it is
lotind that “00 citizens contem
plate putting new roofs oh their
homes just as soon as possible
after the war. What is the bene
fit of the information?
First, the contractors and car
penters of iSmithville know ap
proximately how much help and
how much material they will need
in order to take care of this
"Work Pile.”
The boys from Smithville.
who ai'e in the service, and who
are qualified to do this kind of
work, have their morale streng
thened by the knowledge that
these jobs are definitely waiting
for them.
r The lumber and hardware dea
lers of Sniithv'ille can figure ap
proximately how much material
will he needed and can arrange
accordingly for necessary in
crease in plants and personnel.
The wholesalers, having this
information from Smiihville and
all other communities in their
trade territory, can also make
their plans accordingly.
The mills, knowing something
of the total demand, will he in a
position to make the necessary
financial and other arrangements
employment to thousands of men
to care for this production and
will he ready to offer immediate
Obviously il will not he possi
ble to do all the work immediate
ly after the war. This “Work
pile'' may provide jobs for sev’
Start Campaign
a front page editorial
and - fult-nage display challenge
"T 1 Citizens of Villa Grove
.•> ' V- inity" to “ba-k the bovi
v’ n * hey come hack,” the Ro
tary Club of Villa Grove launched
its “Work Pile Project.
The editorial explained that
the “Work Pile” nroiert will he
in fact a catalogue of potential
positions of employment for the
earlv post war period.
The paper carried a question
naire for all householders and
businessmen to till out. and told
the citizens that a high school
boy or girl would call tin them
for the questionnaires and to
“please have all the items which
you expect to buy or build check
ed and ready.”
Later, a special farm survey
questionnaire will be published
in a similar manner. It will be
concerned not only with minor
improvements, but with such
things as revitalization of soil,
land drainage, etc.
The tabulated returns of the
“Work Pile” survey in Villa
Grove reveal among householders
a total of $112,000 worth of pent
up work to be done; among local
merchants a total of $47,000 in
improvements definitely planned;
and the city government has pub
lic work planned amounting to
$212,000. All of this in a town
TODAY
and
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
J
FARMERS . bu*ine»»
A group of big businessmen
were recently pleasantly surprised
to learn as a result of a survey
among farmers, that farmers in
general don’t think industrialists
have horns.
In fact, as a result of the sur
vey, they found that many far
mers are sympathetic with the
problems of big business— per
haps a lot more sympathetic than
businessmen are with the prob
lems of the farmer.
Many businessmen imve never
realized how closely their prob
lems are related to those of the
farmer—but the farmer has re
alized this right along. The tar
mer sympathizes with industry’s
labor problems because he bus
very similar labor problems He
may not be involved with unions
(although even that is a threat)
but when wages go up in industry
the only possible way that a far
mer can keep his help from going
to the city is to raise farm wages
And the farmer is equally con
cerned with legislation which
aims at controlling his output
and production. Just as the bus
inessman wants to be free to
operate his business as he pleases
so does the average farmer want
to be able to produce as much or
as little as he wants of any com
modity and to charge whatever
price he finds necessary to as
sure himself a fair profit. He
wants legislation to protect him
against unfair buying practices
but, in general, lie is more avid
than is tile modern business man
about having his suc-css or his
failure depend largely on how
good a job he does and the laws
of supply and demand
INDEPENDENT . . . capitalist
The farmer considers himself
a capitalist. He is proud of being
the most independent business
man in America. He is in busi
ness for himself and wants to run
that business in bis own way
without interference front any
If ho makes a good profit one
of the first things he will do is
to invest his surplus money in
the industries in which he has
( oiVidenee—the company from
which lie bought a good tractor
or a good truck or a good auto
mobile If tlie holdings of stock
in large companies were analy
zed oil a rural-urban basis, most
businessmen would probably be
greatly surprised to learn how
Urge a part of hig business is
owned by the farm population.
The farmers may be suspici
ous of industries they don't l.-now
shout. In the past there have
been plenty of cases where they
have been sold worthless stocks
mil have been “taken in" in oth
r ways l»y city slickers. But, on
llie other hand, many prosperous
farmers have for years had a
-toady inco’ine coining in from
investments in reliable industries
and they have the utmost re
spect for these industries and
heir management.
if 2,100 inhabitants — and trc
[arm survey yet to be heard
Captal Available
Any program, -of course, do
lends on financing. Because the
joople have been unaole to whol
y spend high wartime wages on
urtaileci supplies of civilian
roods, and corporations have
■een plowing profits back into
..overnment securities, a huge
iiind of capital should be av'ail
tble for expenditure and invest
ment after the war.
A recent report by the Secu
rities and cxcrange commission
bowed that during 104,> people’s
-avings approximated almost 10
million dollars annually, exclu
sive of equally urge investments
m government bonds.
Since the end of 1941, the SEC
taid,, individual have increased
their cash holdings by about 8
billion dollars, annd it must be
remembered that this figure does
not include purchase of securi
ties and life insiTt-ance, or debt
liquidation. On the other hand,
the SEC stated, cash holdings
represent only a temporary ac
cumulation of funds not inten
ded for investment that may at
any time be spent on goods and
services.
Recent statistics also show
that federal reserve banks in 101
leading cities throughout the
country had total loans and in
vestments amounting to 52 bil
lion dollars, an indication of the
extent to wrieh the banking sys
tem can safely expand in provid
ing working capital for business.
With funds at least partially
available, Rotary Internationals
"Work Pile” and others like it.
lend to preserve the private en
terprise system as well as pro
vide employment for returning
doughboys. As Beardsley Rumi
said: “Unless unemployment can
be eliminated under a system of
private enterprise, private busi
ness will be supplanttcd by some
other arrangement for the pro
duction and distribution of goods
and services.”
BONDS OVER AMERICA * * *
Paying tribute to its
fighting men who fell
on foreign fields dur
ing World War I, In
diana has erected at its
capital of Indianapolis
this striking War
Memorial.
Hoosier Monument
Your War Memorial;
V. S. War Bonds
Our dead have left
their own memorials:
the starved and hound
ed people of captive
Europe can do little
more than hope and
pray, but to free Amer
leans is left the choice
of their own future.
//
Behind The Scenes
In American Business
-By John Craddock
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.—The
makings of higher prices, so we
are told by the economists, is the
“inflationary gap” betwene total
spendable incomes and total a
vailable goods.
It is pointed out that during
1943 our economy will distribute
$142 billions in purchahing pow
er. On tie other hand it will
produce only $88 billions worth
of consumers' goods and services.
Of the $54 billions which remain,
the government will take $10 bil
lions in taxes, leaving for the
consumers a hpendable surplus
of $38 billions.
That last is the part of our
national income worrying the
economists. If we all tried to spend
this $38 billions for goods and
services, we would get no more
goods and services. We'd simply
get what we’re already getting,
but pay $120 billions for them
instead of $88 billions.
But so far at any rate Amer
icans rave been using their heads,
l'hey’ll save by purctiase of war
bonds, paying off debts and mort
ages and building up bank ac
counts, $30 billions in 1943, or
virtually all of the potential in
llation dynamite. If for the rest
of the war period we can con
tinue holding the check rein on
our normal desires to spend mon
ey by putting every spare cent
into some form of savings, there’s
not much chance that inflation
can run its deadly course here.
PENICILLIN PilUGUESB— To
the average man on the street,
tile new miracle drug penicillin
continues to be about as familiar
—or as vague—as a distant coli
fhe mystery surrounding pen
icillin is probably caused by tlie
tact that the average citizen
Knows about it only by hearsay. I
lie reads about the miraculous
cures attributed to the drug, but
he cannot get any from his doc
tor, and certainly cannot buy it
yet at the corner drugstore. The
explanation is that tne demand
for penicillin for the armed for
ces was immediate and enor
mous, but production was ex
tremely limited, especially at the
start, because of technical cli 1 fi
Howcv'er, the leading research
laboratories of industry have put
their shoulders to the penicillin
production wheel, fully realizing
the importance of making the new
super drug available on a vastly
increased scale. Already we have
one encouraging report from this
RELATIONS . . . respect
During the war, according lo
the survey, the Xurmers feel that
tlieir relations with big business
have become better than they
were before. This is not based on
any new dead between industry
and the farmer but is probably
due to a greater respect on the
part of each group for what the
other is doing. The farmers are
taking their hats off to industry
lor its amazing records in pro
ducing planes, tanks and guns
in spite of labor troubles and
diittculties in getting materials.
And the industrialists are prais
ing the production records estab
lished by the farmers in spite ot
labor shortages, machinery short
ages arid pricing problems.
Furthermore, both , groups
are more cognizant than ever be
fore of their interdependency.
The farmer realizes that part of
his present prosperity is due to
the increased activity of industry
And the businessman realizes
that there would be chaos ratr
er than prosperity in our coun
try today if the farmer had fal
len down on his job.
If after the war industry can
continues to keep up today’s
rate of oroduction, the farmer
knows that he will continue to
have a good market for his pro
duce and will have little worry
about. To achieve a permanent
high production by industry and
thus a permanent market for
farm goods, the farmer will in
variably take sides with business
management when production is
threatened by labor or govern
ment.
I industrial science front, with
' Sehenley Distrillers corporation
announcing discovery of a method
of mass producing penicillin and
plans for a commercial plant to
be in operation by February.
Meanwhile, allocation of all
* penicillin is under control of the
| War Production Board.
THINGS TO. COME—-a photo
electric system whjcli provides an
instantaneous fuel cut-off in a
furnace in the event of flame
failure . . . Vitamin enriched
chocolate bars for after meal des
serts . . . Plastic coat books of
tenite . . . Non-hag paper clothes
line of stranded kraft cord that
can be permanently left out
BETTER RECAP—lust now
when several million motorists are
becoming resigned to having to
get at least some of their tires
“half-soled" comes good news a
bout the quality of recapping
material now available. Rubber
Crisis I is practically licked, you
know, with attainment of big-vol
ume synthetic production, but the
huge demand for the big tires
needed for bombers" and army
trucks means that pasesnger-car
tires are still going to he criti
cally scarce for months yet .lam
es J. Newman, vice president of
15. E. Goodrich, comes forth with
a reminder that no certificate is
necessary for any driver to get
a recap job. He also points out
that no one need pay more than
the OPA ceiling prices, revised as
of Sept. 24. and that the ‘'camel
back" now available figures to
wear at least half-agam as long
as the earlier wartime material
that was all-reclaim. todays re
caps are principally synthetic rub
ber. a 1 abrasion resistance, or
wearability, is one field where
synthetic has been proved the
equal or sii'ierior of tree rubber
“TAKING OUT THE HUGS"
With the aid of a movie camera
whose streaking film travels over
50 miles an hour, research scien
lists are able to “take the bugs
cut” of the recoil mechanisms of
bin' guns, pack a more effective
train of fire into a contact bomb
and develop faster airplanes.
The engineers and scientists ot
the Eastman Kodak company re
port that they were able to de
velop this “new kind of eye” front
tile simple fundamentals learned
in making a Id mm. home movie
camera.
To see what gbes on at blind
ing speed in our mccnanized and
electrified world an Eastman su
per-speed movie camea can take
3,000 pictures -a second. The
“hotter in this camera is a spin
ning prism whose speed is 90,000
tevolutions tier minute.
BITS OF BUSIlvFDiSS—To re
convert its plants from war pro
duction (lit peacetime manufac
turing General Motors plans to
spend $250,000.000 . Stand
ard Oil of California has saved
upward of $1,000,000 a year bom
industrial salvage . . • Farm cash
income for 1943 is estimated at
about $20 billions.
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NEW YORK, N. Y. lithe in
cessant raids on German cities by
our Allied planes, is ,i constant
topic of conversation with us,-—
imagine what the bombed tier
mans have to say!
There are all sorts of predic
tions as to when German morale
will crack. Hut all are guesses.
Some say in weeks ;some months.
However, we can get an insight
into what German civilians are
thinking by what they write, in
letter's to their soldiers.
The following excel nts (I get
lucky breaks with material like
this sometimes!) aie actual quo
tatiolis (translations.) from Get
man mail taken from dead or
captured German soldiers at the
Here is what one Get mail
wife writes;
"Dear KWhirl -— You say I
-11<_»u 1 d not worry too much; Jiat
it makes nie old. This 1 am alrea
dy. Great excitement—like this
—goes into your body. At the
present we sutler undei tile air
attacks and it is impossible to re
main hard (Stoic) if me has to
figure that at any minute one
may be hit by a bomb ,Aml even
if still alive--shall have lost ev
erything Just to think of it
makes me sick. Let us hope every
tiling will come to an end fast.
"The people are all half cla
ry. They (Allied planes) come
over here and destroy everything
“One has little hope since all
these tilings have been happen
ing in the West, and in Italy. Tn
Russia we are also retreating
again! Yes, I am very much wor
lied about the future.
“Looking out of my window
T can see (name of city deleted)
still burning. It looks like a heavy
fog covering the city. In places
there is nothing standing. We
were sweating blood in the cel
lar. Hundreds of incendiary
bombs fell upon tis and then
everybody was busy extinguish
ing flames.”
HAMBURG WORSE THAN
FRONT LINES
Another wife writes; "Dear
Heinie— Soldiers on furlough
Say’that destruction in Hamburg
is worse than anything they had
ever seen on the front.
“Once again I have night du
ty—which never stops here. This
is slowly wrecking us. If we had
moie air raids so that we have
to spend our free night in the
cellar we are going to collapse
on duty. The people here are
saying the war cannot last much
longer. What are the soldiers
saying?
"First the planes dropped tar
and then phosphorus. The, peo
ple were guled to the ground as
burning torches.
"You will he surprise^ to
learn that one of oui cows has
been taken away from u*. Just
the one 1 wanted to keep as a
milk cow. Now the pigs, ducks
jind geese are being counted
'GERMANY NEEDS MIRACLE
NOW TO WIN
Some German soldier received
these unhappy lines: “My dear
r.nch — Utir city is a heap oi
rubbish amt tj'e important plants
have been destroyed. One night
7,0110 people were huddled to
gether in an an raid shelter.
Over 200,000 are dead and the
lily had In hr almost entirely
evacuated. My God, how is it
going to end? |n order to win—
a great miracle must Happen for
Get many.
Today Vnn.,1 is not among
th«‘ living anv more a.-, well as
Fuchs, who after four montlih
followed ins brother Maxi Aunt
Cile Committed suicide.
"Tell me, must wv I rally ex
pect gm, attacks in the Spring?
That would be the last straw.
All this destruction and we can
do nothing about it Roosevelt’s
gangster fliers are burning us
nut. And it any British have to
make emergency lamling-s here,
the bomber crews would be
murdered in cold blood.
“I shall go with the baby in
to the country. I am always hav
ing the feeling that we shall not
see each other again. I cannot
describe my mood—it is worse
than despair.
CATASTROPHE IN BERLIN
Among the many descriptions
of the raids on Berlin is this one
written by a man to some kins
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PICTURES IN FULL COLOR
FEATURES YULE MESSAGE
"My Country Tis of Thee’’,
an impressive painting- with a
Christmas message of love ami
hope to those fighting on distant
battlefields, will be featured in
the December 10th is me of
The American Weekly
The Big Magazine Distributed
With The
BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
man:
“Last night was ttriother terri >
ble night. We have been eight
days without water That is why
so many fell victims to the fire
in the narrower streets. So many
people burned to death. Never
in my life can I forget the sight,
of the sea of flames' and the
sound of the explosives. Such a
terror attack could nardly he
exceeded in cruelty.
“The street car system is un
usable. the telephone and lights
are not working Women and
children are being evaluated and
the men are to be organized in
communities (Gemeinsehaften)
“\V> were entirely burned
out Only the cellar remains. We
are completely destitute now
though we saved some clothes.
Maria is the only one who still
has a home. even though it is.
damaged. Issa will go now With
grandmother.
"All 17 year old boys ate be
ing called up. Gerratd. it you
have the opportunity and time
please send me some cigarettes.
Our ‘smoke’ cards are blocked
you know and there is so much
you can get lot just a few ci
nsncttee. Thanks lor the piece
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LION'S CLUB
—BIG—
AUCTION SALE
SAT., DEC. 11 th.
TIME 2:00 P.M.
PLACE— Band Stand S. Mtn. St.
CHERRYVILLE; N. C.
The Following Articles Will Be Sold For CASH to the
HIGHEST BIDDER:
Large Grand Father Hall Clock
Lart»e Spinnino Wheel
Electric Drill
Radio—For Delco System
Child's Desk—Roller Top
Magazine Rack
Foot Stool
Floor Lamp
Dozen Men’s Suits
2 Dozen Pair Men and Boy’s Pants
Boys Lumber Jackets
Men’s Hats
Ladies Hats
Ladies Dresses
Ladies Coats
Sweaters
Overcoats
Neck Ties
Shoes
Tennis Racket
Chickens
Baby Chicks
Turkey
Glass Ware
Peanuts
22 Rifle Cartridges
Gun Shells
1-2 Ton of COAL
MANY OTHER ARTICLES EXPECTED BY SATURDAY. COME EARLY AND
ENJOY THE FUN OF AN OLD TIME AUCTION SALE.
COMMITTEE: G. V. LOHR. Chm.. AND AUCTIONEER; D. O. RUDISILL AND
ERSKINE CARSON.