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Sundayeven Our RINGWOOD Washington M' WaHoaal UrU Suggest Meat Producers ' ^Insure Future. 1- *y PAUL L. MALOI#f Washington, Oct. 15 -- Government , ^officials And their time fully occupied ^ '."si'" adjusting their policies with on# * v Xv> ey« on ^ developments along the * European war front and the other on defense matters in this country. The " -^consideration of the defense aid-lend ;?lease appropriation bill in Congress V l^jthis week reveals that the legislators ?V.'""?jare openly questioning the effective- "J- ness and necessity for some of the current programs. Inasmuch as their ; queries reflect, in a large measure, '*-y -vj» the sentiment of folks back home, the ..." official policy-makers find it neces- ^ sary to resort to a series of dramatic stunts calculated to impress the peo- \ T*\|ple. The latest attempt appeal is the %-f. H|j defense agency order placing curbs on • the use of material in non-defense ^ .^housing. ^ Despite the fact that the proposed / ^ revision of the Neutrality Act will, the end, bring the nation closer t« "> actual war, the move clamping down _ _ „ „ on private construction tops the list | himself from these extremes in the because it is distinctly a part, of our THIN OUT HERDS TO CUSHION DROP flrtiln'iii Service, Umimsity alMrrada Agriculture Strvice.) Culling herds of all undesirable cattle and sheep is excellent in surance against the time when there may be less demand for meat products. By selling off the "undesirable animals now, the livestock producer can realize good prices, and, when more cattle are needed, they should be bred through the introduction of high quality sires. , The U. S. bureau of agricultural economics reports that there is an increase of more than 2,000,000 head of cattle and that the index price of beef is 125 per cent. The question naturally arises. The Ringwood unit of the Home Bureau met at the home of Mrs. Raymond Harrison on Tuesday afternoon. Fourteen members and four visitors responded to roll call, "What flowers I have tried in my garden this year." Mrs. Kenneth Cristy reviewed the book, "They Came to the River." The lesson, "How to Develop Personality Through Personal Hygiene," was given by Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Eppel and Mrs. Fuchs. Plants and bulbs were exchanged. Mrs. Matt Nimsgern of Spring Grove spent Tuesday with Mrs. Nick Young. The Home Circle entertained the Greenwood Dorcas at the home of Mrs. Lonnie Smith on Wednesday. Mrs. Libby Ladd returned home Friday after spending a week with relatives at Brodhead, Wis#. Miss Sarah Miller visited Shirley Hawley Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frey and children of Blue Island, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jackson and children of Rich-s Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home fforitw* ret--hud ing with the 8»Hfes. Mrs. Henry Steperson and Mrs. Chancey Harrison spent Thursday at Delavan and Walworth. Mrs. I. N. Diffenbaugh of Chicago spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Louis Hawley. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., and Maryann, Helen Johnson and Janet and Mrs. P .E. Saunders spent Friday afternoon in Belvidere. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Vollman of Elgin spent the weekend with the latter's sister, Mrs. Roy Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. James Conway of Chicago spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Howard, Kenosha, were Sunday visitors in the Ray Merchant home. Mrs. H. J. Collins has returned home after spending several days in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young and Mrs. Howard Buekland spent Friday afternoon in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nordgrep and Nancy of Libertyville and Mr. and Mrs. Don Smart and sons of Waukegan spent Wednesday evening in the mond, ^frs. William Montayne and Billy of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Olsen and sons were Sunday guests in the Beatty - Low home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCannon visited every-day lives. There is a strong " Jl suspicion that the order from the dei^ fense agencies curtailing the use of . essential materials in housing was > motivated by a desire to awaken the ' ' rank and file from their lethargy : about/the national emergency. Judging from the early returns on the pub- -i lie reaction, the housing order, with * all its implications, has impressed the folks that affairs arte taking a serious turn. Coi pled with the continued spiraling of prices for necessities, such as . I food and clothing, the whole procedure ?rj"will probably soften the heretofore indifferent or resisting citizen into an acceptance of drastic controls by the v central government. That there will be no let-up in the drive for public acceptance of these ^"^restrictions is given in the decision of the House Banking and Currency ' •" Committee to close public hearings on the price control bill sought by the ; v Administration. The committee and I •• other members of Congress are sharp. piC- ^ly divided on the measure. Efforts to L'/r - extend the controls over wages and p 4" - farm prices seem to be unavailing under the pressure of political circumlr. -"stances. The demands of the lendlease program for foodstuffs to ship 'to Britain have drained the reserve stocks. Housewives are already feeling the pinch of higher prices which lends some color to the hope that the price legislation will permit action halting the advancing cost of living 1 • in a period when inflation is started its meteoric course. . Forecasts are freely furnished that the cessation of building for private use will lead to rent increases and otherwise add to the public's problems including unem. ploy merit. Aside from the studied effort to dramatize the "all-out',' phase of de- . fense through limitations on building homes and other structures, there is a political angle which is politely ' smothered. The demands for "pork- barrel" legislation are constantly increasing as each project requiring ft:, huge expenditures of federal funds - are now neatly tied with a "defense" label. The powerful lobbies of the rivers and harbors organizations rewmited from areas along navigable streams, the highway promoters and relief outfits have been pestering their 1 legislators for these grants on the theory it is essential for national defense. With the limitations on construction applying to public construction projects, the handful of economy- .< minded lawmakers may find a perfect ,; . answer to their petitioners for sub- * " sidies. If it can be established that the proposed construction would utilize appreciable quantities of critical materials, the agitators for these devvelopments could be asked to post- » " pone the matter as a patriotic duty. There is considerable chuckling in officialdom these days about another of the "perfect timing" stunts of •. 'j President Roosevelt. While he is wide- , . ly criticized for knuckling down to organized labor in many matters, the . question is raised as to whether he * - pulled a fast one on his union friends. ,t ' The government, particularly the De. partment of Justice, has emerged second- best in legal brushes with Jthp organized building trades' activities. --»phe most powerful segment of the A. •• - F„ of L. is the building trades divi- * sion. Their members will be vitally affected by the O. P. M. order restricting houses. . At the same time, Mr. Roosevelt addressed a special appeal to the current convention at Seattle to stop strike epidemics. The curtailment of supplies for building under government edict is something ef an iron fist in a glove which carries unmistakable implications to union lead, ers with a "strike" complex to enforce wage and working conditions. The emergency for which the average citizen is asked to make sacrifices apparently does not impress government employees. Consternation swejrt through the ranks of some two hundred thousand government workers located in Washington when it leaked out that the House Appropriations committee contemplated recommending a 48-hour week to replace the 39-hour schedule now prevailing. The increased demands for government services during the crisis is responsible for the addition of at least four thousand new workers to the Federal payroll each month. The old-timers resent the willingness of the newcomers to work beyond the allotted hour schedule. The veterans go to work with the neophytes in an attempt to point out the demoralizing effects on such unrestrained energy. Once on Uncle Sam's payroll, it is hard to force people back into private business where working conditions are not cooparable to the government sinecure* How can the livestock man protect j friends in Elkhorn, Wis., on Sunday. Mrs. L. E. Hardey and Shirley viscycle of low and high prices and ited Mrs. Ed Hawley at Crystal Lfcke large and small numbers of stock? How can he prevent the calamity which has followed the rise in price and subsequent increase in numbers? By vigorously culling the herds at this time producers will be enabled to put their financial houses in order, to get rid of their mortgages and find themselves with surplus funds. All thinking stockmen who h^e gone through extremes in num of livestock and price eye advocate a straightening out of the cycle by knocking a little off the peaks and boosting up the bottom of the curve. This will prevent, to a great extent, the confusion which exists after every break in prices when there is 9 surplus of stock on hand. . a While it isnatural for stockmen to desire to keep every heifer and every cow which will produce him a calf to sell at the high prices, yet in the operation of any successful business enterprise it often requires the careful analysis of the past experience in order to make the best use Qf the present and future of the business. During the first World war livestock prices skyrocketed to a very high figure; these prices encouraged the producer to expand his operations and at the same time encouraged the consumers to substitute many other cheaper, yet lees de- -sirable, foods for meat. on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiedrich and sons spent the weekend with relatives in Chicago Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walkington and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walkington, McHenry, returned on Tuesday evening after spending several days in Knoxville. Tenn., where they attended the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mrs. Ben Walkington's sister and brother-inlaw. and Mrs. Nick Young spent day in McHenry. and Mrs. Carl Lingrine and Florence Zapfe of Chicago spent Friday evening in the S. W. Smith home. •v Mr. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler, Helen Ruth and Muriel, spent the weekend in the A. J. Butler and Lyle Hopper homes in Chicago. The Ladies' Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. Roy Neal on Friday, Oct. 17. * " Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Harrison and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Henry Marlowe home at Huntley. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stephenson and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cristy and sons visited Bobette Cristy, who is attending college at Bloomington, on Sunday. Mrs. Fred Wiedrieh, Jr., and Helen Johnson spent Saturday at Janesville. Peter Peterson and son. Kenneth, were callers in the S. W. Smith home Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Frank of Crystal Lake spent Friday evening in the Roy Harrison home. Mr. and Mrs. Jote Diebolt of Grayslake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank May and family of Spring Grove and John Dandelien. Jr., of Libertjrville were Sunday visitors in the Ed Bauer home. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Sranders of Fontana were Friday dinner guests in the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr and Frankie Stephenson visited relatives in Woodstock Saturday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. George Bacon of Antioeh were Friday evening supper guests in the Jennie Bacon home. Mrs. T. Hickie of McHenry was a visitor in the Louis Hawley home on Saturday. Soren Anderson is spending several weeks visiting relatives at Zimmerman, Minn. Gordon Berg, who has been station, ed at Camp Grant, has been transferred to Camp Roberto, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coles of Mc- Cullom Lake spent Monday evening in the Ray Merchant home. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and Mae were Crystal Lake callers on Tues<Jay. . Mrs. Wm. Wurtzinger and daughters and Pearl Smith of Woodstock spent Tuesday afternoon in the Lonnie Smith home. Mrs. George Young spent Friday afternoon in the John R. Smith home at McHenry. Frankie Stephenson spent 3fcesday with Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr. Mrs. Don Smart of Waukegan, Mis. Paul Nordgren of Libertyville, Mrs. Fred Wiednrh, Jr., and Helen Johnson attended a party at the home of Mrs. P. E. Saunders at Fdhtana on Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Doherty entertained the Bunco club on Thursday afternoon. . Viola Low received the prise for high score and Mabel Merchant for low. Mrs. Louis Hawley, Mrs. I. M. Diffenbough, Mrs. T. Hickie and Shirley Hawley visited friends in Fox Lake Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Catherine Young and daughter, Rosina, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Young and daughter, Elinore, of McHenry were Sunday visitors in the George Young home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walkington of Libertyville were callers *n the Ben Walkington home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harmley and Mr. and Mrs. Grapehel of Waukegan • were Sunday evening supper guests m the Beatty - Low home. Jack Smith of iMKgjfcfSr spent the weekend with Alfr^ J^pibig. Miss Elisabeth Davta of Wayneborough, Tenn., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ben Walkington. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hanford and Mr. and Mrs. Fisher of Long Lake were callers in the S. W. Smith home on Saturday. Mrs. Lester Carr, Joe and Charles "and Mae Wiedrich visited friends in McHenry on Sunday. Alice and Marion Peet of Elgin spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet. / Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., and Helen Johnson called on Mrs. Geo. Vogel and son, Philip Lee, at the Elkhorn hospital on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet were guests in the- Arthur IVet home at Greenwood on Sunday. Frances Cooper spent Sunday after, noon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cooper, at Keystone. 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