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Show BEAVER PRESS Rationing Chief Lauds Public for Cooperation Most 'Kicks' Come From Pressure Groups, Farm Labor flinrfane nf wi jiiui iwyw Caused byWarDemands OPA Administrator t f ; OPA Administrator Points Out. 1 2 on hand to serve the country's By Leon Henderson greatest needs. Administrator of the OPA We need all the typewriter fac(Because the present rationing pro tories for manufacture of shells, gram b of paramount Interest to every and other war supgun parts person, this paper presents an exclusive article written for members of the Westproduction plies. Typewriter ern Newspaper Union syndicate by Leon Henderson, price control administrator. stops, so we ration the typewritThe views expressed are those of Mr, ers we have on hand to meet our Henderson.) most essential needs. There are still a lot of rough We need the metals and rubber we spots in rationing, but that go into bicycles, for war know we're on the right track production. No more bicycles. So we ration the bicycles we because most of the kicks have left to those who really we're getting are coming from need them. the pressure groups, and comIn the East, we can't get paratively few from, the pubenough gasoline because we ... haven't enough tankers or other lic. facilities to transport all It takes And so more and more rato run all cars as usual without tioning becomes necessary, hampering our war effort. So we're going to make more we ration gasoline to give every mistakes. But we're going to essential user enough for his actual needs. find them out, and cure them Each Problem a New One. one at a time because that's While the underlying purposes of the way progress is made. these rationing programs can be While rationing on the modern stated that simply, the working out scale is unprecedented, rationing it- of the machinery to make them efself, is nothing new to Americans. fective and fair to our 130 million As a matter of fact, it's older than people is quite another matter: Even our "government itself because the if we had the benefit ,of long exPilgrims used it at Plymouth Hock perience in such work, the launchto weather the hardships of days of ing of a new rationing program Washington, of course, would still be a man-size- d scarcity. Job. But was the nation's first rationing ad- to work out rationing systems for ministrator. Indomitable: courage, and rationing, j brought, his men Constructive through Valley Forge. Rationing played a great part in the settling of Invited Criticism the West because many! of those The public has been wonderhardy pioneers would .never have made it across the desert if they fully patient because most people know how difficult such a hadn't pooled all their supplies and shared alike. job must be. The constructive criticism of the large numbers Fight for Life Itself. of persons who have written to Now that our nation faces a fight us, and of the loyal newspapers for life itself, we're using this valuof the ceuntry have been a great able tool to insure the necessities of aid in helping us plan soundly. we so to life that every American We eagerly invite such construccan all pitch in on the one big job tive criticism. Henderson. of winning the war. That's what rationing really amounts to. The public, I believe, is realizing that ra- 130 million people is something new tioning is a protective measure for under the sun. Never before in histhe individual and the country in- tory has it been done. Every probstead of an unnecessary restrictive lem that arises is a new problem. device, and they are" supporting it, We can't call in the experts, beby and large, as they are supporting cause there are no experts. We our other necessary war measures. have to work it out on what seems Most of the criticisms that come to to be the soundest possible basis, us from the public are from people and when we find we're wrong, and our plans don't work, we have to who really don't understand the purposes of rationing programs and go back and change them. We're why they are necessary, or those learning as we go. But we have been beset on the who have been misled by selfish interests seeking to destroy rationing, other hand by another kind of criticism that has not been helpful. Our into the belief that it is not necesis it done that sary, pr being simply rationing programs have been subto make our people aware of the jected to criticisms and attacks from enemy and selfish interests whose seriousness of the war. sole purpose was to destroy public Six Commodities Rationed. confidence in rationing; to wreck the In the first eight months of war for our country, we have had to system. These enemy attacks were deration six commodities: sugar, tires, to hamper our war effort by signed autos, typewriters, bicycles, and in confusion and dissatisfacspreading the East, gasoline. tion on the home front as one phase Very briefly, here are the reasons: of the Axis propaganda activities in We can't ship enough sugar the United States. This of course into the United States to give emanated from the offices of the former Bund members and other everyone all he wants of it; therefore, we ration sugar so enemy agents and is dealt with whenever the FBI breaks up the everyone can have a fair share. Our principal source of rubwork of spies and saboteurs. ber is cut off; we can't make Downright Selfishness. But the other is the result of downenough tires for everyone; therefore, we ration tires to serve our right selfishness as opposed to the country's most vital needs. higher interests of our war effort We need our auto factories for There have been some and fortuwar production. No more autos. nately the number is small consid60 we ration what autos we have ering the size of our country who . . i ""V', i J mil . Like millions of other housewives throughout the U. S., Mrs. Leon Henderson, wife of the Office of Price Administration's head, went through the routine of registering for her sugar rationing book. Dr. Elmer S. Newton, superintendent of Western high school, Washington, D. C, Is filling out the application blank for Mrs. Henderson. The other lady on the left Is Mrs. Henry Wallace, wife of the vice president. Folks can't help but the next morning. that much There's no tired, drnjiged-ou- t feelsought after prize buoyant health, ing, no liinfiuid appetite, headache, according to Mrs. Nettie Essel-baug- nervousness, irritability, constipahome economics nutritionist, tion and other annoying ailment which can be traced back to the University of Illinois. The fact Is they feel wonderful. fact that they are nut getting the They feel capable of tackling most riyht food in the right amounts. any job. They're pleasantly tired Many ailments are so common at the end cf a full day but have a and generally accepted by everysatisfied, happy feeling of having body that it never occurs to some dune a job well. folks that they can help themselves And they're all set to begin again to health by eating more of the vi 111. know when they possess h, f Put 1343 H Street, N.W., WNU Service, Washington, D. C. While Mr. McNutt's commission is considering the draft the of a new bill for mobilizing even workers and the students and the the employers of the nation, and farmer is scratching his chin fit into just where he will man-pow- , ft 4 lf I" , " ' f H LEON HENDERSON "Never before in history has it been done ..." have sought to wreck our rationing programs because their own personal profits from the sale of the rationed commodities were reduced. They have sought to do this by citing misleading figures in attempts to prove that shortages do not exist in the rationed commodity in which they hold an interest, and that rationing therefore should be discarded. These people, whether they realize it or not, are committing an unpatriotic act. They are putting their dollar profits ahead of their country's interests, and are trying to bargain their hopes for future freedom for the quick financial gain that would come from frantic hoardn people. ing by a It is not sufficient for good Americans simply to ignore the attacks made by these selfish interests. We should all be vocal in our denunciation of such propaganda and demand that every person making such unwarranted statements designed to wreck our rationing programs, back those statements with facts to prove them. End False Rumor. This does not mean that American citizens should be denied the right to express their opinions on rationing, or any other subject. I am simply asking that Americans who know the importance of assuring fair, orderly distribution of commodities that become scarce during our war effort, place every selfish critic of rationing in the position of having to prove everything he says. We can thus bring to an end much of the false rumor and insidious propaganda that has beset our efforts to do a necessary job. panic-stricke- Paint Scarcity Looms, Home Economist Gives Hints on Its Best Use College Station, Texas. Before long, paints of many types are go- ing to become scarce. Mrs. Bernice Claytor, specialist in home improvement for the A. and M. college extension service, says shortages will be felt especially in paints, varnishes, and enamels for interiors. The reason is, these require natural or synthetic resins. For some time synthetic resins have been for exclusive war use. and lately the War Production board has ordered a 50 per cent cut in the amount of natural resins manufactured for civilian purposes. Here are some of the specialist's suggestions for chposing and using interior paints to the best advantage. Semi-glos- s paint, which washes well and is not too harsh in appearance, is suitable for kitchens and bathrooms. Flat paint gives a "soft" appearance and is best for large areas such as walls and ceilings. It soils less quickly than gloss paint, but it will not stand up as well under washing. Calcimine is the cheapest wall paint available. Though it cannot be cleaned, it can be washed off entirely and a new coat applied. The specialist cautions: use calcimine on "Don't smooth woodwork or on walls which have been covered with oil paint." The coating eventually will chip off and make later far harder. Enamel should be used only cn very smooth surfaces, for it makes holes, chips, and scars more noticeable. Homemakers who want to avoid the trouble of sandpapering and planing uneven surfaces, should use a gloss or semi-glos- s paint instead of enamel. With other scarcities looming, homemakers have been requested by many universities' extension and government officials to file clippings which describe how such material can be efficiently used. ear-mark- ts tal "protective" foods, rich in minerals and proteins, the nutritionist suggested. These liabilities usually do not receive the attention of the doctor, but quietly undermine health and stamina. Health of the teeth, sharpness of eyesight, mental alcrtne, bone formation and maintenance, as well as diccstlve disorders, are influenced by what people choose to eat or rather not to eat. vita-min- s, wondering the picture. Farm laborers, of course, will be registered along with ths rest, but will that cure the farmer's headaches? is Today the farm labor problem full of superlatives and paradoxes. deIn the first place the unfulfilled for labor reported mand for farm in history, 58 the was largest July In per cent of the total demand. other words for every 100 hands needed, there were only 42 available. That doesn't mean less people were working as a matter of fact in spite of the shortage the number of people working on the farms has increased there were 12,009,000 as of July 1. This seeming paradox merely means that more members of the farmer's family are working, more women, high school boys and girls and many older men who had retired. Older men who did a few hours light work a day, mending fences and odd jobs, are now working full time. Of course the shortage of farm labor is due to the fact that the war and the war industries have absorbed so many people. And this competition has skyrocketed farm wages. They are the highest in 22 years.' They are 42 per cent above the wages of a year ago. The average day wage rate is the highest since 1920. It is $2.45 and ranges all the way from $1.15 paid in South Carolina to $4.85 paid in the state You can get some of Washington. idea why the farmers are fighting for parity prices when you learn that the ratio of prices received to wage rates is 75 (the figure 100 standing for the ratio in the parity years, 1910 to 1914) that ratio stood at 83 last year since when it has dropped 8 points. I asked a member of the department of agriculture if that wasn't an argument in favor of the farm bloc fight in congress to keep prices up. He replied that he thought it was an argument againsUwar and high prices in general. Well, there is the farmer's problem: although he pays almost double what he paid in the good old parity years he still can get only 58 per cent of the labor he needs. Now comes the government ready to mobilize 60 million labor units. That includes men, women and younger folks, with the purpose eventually of having the government assign each available person to the special job in the war effort for which he is capable. But the farmer has peculiar difficulties. He may need a lot of help for say two days putting up his hay, and then things are pretty slack until the wheat comes along. Either he will have to provide for the support of the extra help between times, or depend on the "Oakies," the migrant labor whose trials and tribulations we've heard so much about. An example of this came up recently when it was suggested that Mexican labor be brought into this country. That is a problem in the state department's bailiwick. It was pointed out that it would not be possible to pay the Mexicans for only the work actually done because as aliens they could not be permitted to enter the country if they were allowed to become public charges Therefore they would probably have to be guaranteed a weekly or even a monthly wage rate. 1910-191- 4, Local Problem One reason why a general mobili- " i.iuur is noi oi much hi lp ui uic idnner is Decause the farm labor problem is largely a local one. In normal times the farmer usually knows the man he wants and can call him up on the telephone and be pretty sure he will come for the few days he will be needed at the peak senson. Manv r,f ih, nimumcni lactorv. nr been drafted. In the totalitarian countries the authorities just take anybody thcv want by the scruff of the neck and send him off anywhere- - they want him to go. B Wash The Library of Ctiriiiri.K sembled an exhibit of materials in 64 of the 111 printed guages of the Union of Soviet h. eral government provided or helped to provide adequate housing for new industrial communities which have suddenly mushroomed into existence. There is just one ray of light on the farm labor problem and that is this: Although we expect that there will be a still greater demand for farm help next, year, it is possible that some of it can be recruited from construction workers with farm experience. It is believed that many of the plants and other buildings which had to be constructed to meet the war needs will be fairly well completed by next' year. This may release a number of workers. Of course, the manpower mobilization bill will be very valuable in one respect. It will enable the manpower commissioner to flip a card and find out exactly what anyone who can do anything can do, what he is doing now, and where he is. The mere registration of people has a helpful effect, too. I know a former farmer who is now working in an office. He was one of the recent registrants in the 18 to 65 group nearer 65 than 18. He said to me, "When I filled that card out and put down 36 years experience on a farm, I thought to myself, 'well, here I am, Uncle Sam knows how to locate me and old as I am, I think I could still swing a pitchfork if they need me " A Good Word For Mr. R. Riedel Republics. lanst . More than 39.000 women are now employed in productive capacities m theaircraft manufacturing industry as compared with only 1,000 nine months ago. the oath. At the doorway of the lobby Riedel stands with some of his colleagues. lie newsmen come to him, demand l.i ccS..or smJ m, To prevent pitting oration. fnnH aluminum ware any longer necessary. flat to f "a: garraentSShouldbeJ - si.K- drawbefore the Peroxide will remove stains from. llnon luureauerf Keep a blotting pad under i J laoieorbuto .. top when perfume is J. Fuller spilled ot Pep By JERRY LINK 'Fuller," says Aunt other day. "Folks are 8ome sour with age, like you, get better!" Netty. ti lite tint and m "Mebbe," says I, plckln' up that little compliment, "that's becalm I feel bo good most of the ttmt" For, you know, folks, when ym feel good your disposition'! ipttt be good, too. But to do that, got to eat right, which includa gettin' all your vitamins. Aad KELLOGG'S PEP is extra-ric-h in the two most often short In orti. nary meals vitamins Bt and too. Trj It: Mighty jo- -, A delirious ctreat that supplm per ftm (1 OZ.)t the full minimum daily wndtf vitamin D; 114 tht daily meed of rkamm ft, JUST A DASH IN FEATHERS taut. " makM'llKimir to much uia ..,crat S50.000 SOW $H0 4" .A"'" TdCti ojj ADVERTISINI . t. "e in question is about rpcak on the floor, or dares not miss some procedure vital to him or his constituents. Rut in the "lobby" and its adjoin-m- g anterooms no "lobbyists" may cuter. tn " by liaukhage - fttag tor Peo--"i Japanese descent in Hawaii he,d by the 80 aUe"!ace of 807 '"J0 feet, a fiilJd f d Pmt bomb will Whcr .anvTTRTISDlS w I lis leaders! represents tie a nation. It points the to We merely foUow-ioll- ow new heights of comfort convenience, of hapP26 ' r ?n, tunuation ::::y perl", - - D. tak's . hp-int- flne-tastl- In these days when wastefulness in Washington is the theme of many a letter, there is one government employee who probably has known personally more senators intimately than most Washingtonians and who hasn't had a pay raise in 14 years! And according to most of my colleagues he has more than deserved a raise. He is a bubbling young man in his early thirties whose job is press relations officer for the United States senators. And his functions are multifold. He labors in the service, not only of senators but also of newspaper men, radio reporters and commentators and by no means the least in their particularly pressing demands, news photographers. He is Richard Riedel, who lacks one year of being in the government service a quarter of a century. He started as a page boy in the senate at the age of nine. He has literally grown with the work and the work has grown with him. When he first came to the senate he was too small to reach up to the counter to sign his name for his pay, he had to go in behind to get it Today, he stands 6 feet 2 inches. And the work he does has expanded, too, immeasurably since the time he just ran errands for the senators. Riedel remembers when the "lobby" of the senate, that hallway just off the chamber through which the senators pass when they leave the floor, was a teeming alleyway from which nobody was excluded. Any visitor, any lobbyist, had a right to come in there and buttonhole a solon as he emerged from the chamber. But in 1919, Sen. Philander C. Knox, earlier secretary of state, changfcd all that. Now this sacred precinct is tread upon only by legitimate members of the press and radio. And, democratically enough, where they hold most of their interviews is in the President's room. That's the first one 10 tne right just off the t.Ut . It A President uses thi w...mv about once in his term of office,oaiuu and then when he announces to a com- mu.ee from the senate that he is through just before his successor ... pub-hshe- d 4 of v Then they caa be in the water in soaked, with a The United States is not yet ready to break up families, or to move homes. Of course, transfer of large numbers of people has" been achieved to some degree in the case fedof the war industries where the KIEFS... tmill a. ' 1 L News Analyst and Commentator. h 9 Jiece in the sewing basket tow!' yarn or thread so it n through the eye 018 Jdle, less difficult . By BAUKHAGE NUTRITIONIST TELLS HOW TO GET BOUYANT HEALTH Urbana, Above 1941; Ray of Wages 42 Per Cent of Workers Hope Seen in Release From Construction Jobs. it0 was adverti- Aa time goes on andor8' sing is used more and as it is used" mo1 all profit more, n'l the advertising has of bringing a prd "ceflu everybody the consumer |