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\ **r™ r - if'ZV '^ V* «M ¥ f f f> fi-BHJ)"*™ ""' i- -mi •• n" i II- • - "'"'rfTTTTT; -*-*• ~r^" ^ why pay thousands of civil iui to audit ALL Army, Navy and Maritime^ Commission war contracts when the proits of 95% do not exceed a fair 2% alter taxes--and when fee Inter* nal Revenue department automatically sifts oat the excess-profit contracts while competing Income taxes? ... tii-HS SrSliffHi Only 5% of war pnflti» are foond to be over S% after taxes. These are the to examine -- and Uncle 8am already has people to detect violations withe et hiring an army of extra employe* to audit ALL contracts. CRISIS IN MANPOWER **' : " t " 1°**' " J .,*• Thunday, April 1, 1K5 RINGWOOD • " . ' «, - v.\, v' "V. ' " ; v ' vV1,*; •• Today's problem of manpower mefens as much to the farmer with one hired hand, or the merchant with a single clerk, as it does to the industrialist who employs a thousand persons. It is all a matter of proportion. The war program has reached such a stupendous size that the proper distribution of manpower assumes as much importance as the right use of steel, oil, rubber, or any otter essential material or product. It has been such a short time since there was more manpower than industry and agriculture could absorb that we may be a bit slow in waking up to the faQt that today each man and woman who can be used to help in the battle of production is needed, and needed badly. For the benefit, then, of farmers whose crops and livestock will suffer this year if manpower is not replenished; for the benefit of the armed services which have set their sights at possibly 10 million in uniform before 1944; for the benefit of the factories which must turn out . ammunition, shoes, ' clothing, supplies and processed foods in everincreasing quantities for fighters, civilians and allied nations, a careful stock-taking of manpower is required. Where Manpower Is Wasted Our new Congress must make sure tljat those in charge of this task, in Washington, cast about to see where able-bodied people are beir.g needlessly employed. And in that city of Washington these authorities are now rubbing elbows with thousands of clerks, auditors, stenographers and others who could be used elsewhere without interfering with the war effort in any measure. Recent figures showed that there were 2,606,300 persons on the civilian payroll of the federal government. This is not only a million more than were in our armed forces in foreign lands at the time the President made his address at the opening of the present Congress, but it It three times as many as were on the government's civilian payroll during the first World War. Of course this is a bigger war, but that only furnishes an even greater reason why the government should lead in conserving manpower fof our farms and factories. The "Renegotiation" Law A single measure, introduced in Congress last year, would require thousands of new payrollers to carry out its provisions. This was the act providing that the Army, Navy and Maritime commission should each check its war contracts so that renegotiation could be demanded in cases of excessive charges. The purpose of this legislation--to make sure that the government was not paying too much for its materials and supplies--was not questioned. But the proposed method of rechecking all war contracts called for the hiring of such a large number of new federal employees that amendments to the bill were quickly demanded. Although the; bill has been rewritten and amended, it still places upon the Army, Navy and Maritime commission so much of the responsibility for re-examining their contracts that thousands of new auditors and accountants would be needed. This violates the principle that united war effort calls for the placing of every available man and woman in productive work, at the same time helping to keep the taxpayers' federal load as light as possible, consistent with wartime demands. An acceptable amendment to this* in law--not yet adopted--would leave it to the Department of Internal Revenue to uncover instances of excess profit. By using this established checking system, the other departments would not have to hire extra people to wade through the 95 per cent or more of war contracts which are honestly and conscientiously executed. Here is but one example of how manpower can be conserved in these days when the efforts of all must be directed toward winning the war, NEED FOR UNITED EFFORT "V To win this war we must have unity of effort. "The do-as-I-tell-younot- as-I-do" attitude will never mobilize national power or bring speedy victory. This need for united effort was emphasized by the President in his recent call for a 40 per cent reduction in the use of government automobiles. Take the use of tires and gasoline by various federal agencies. A report of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Non-Essential Federal Expenditures says: "Despite the growing automobile crisis, both in tires and gasoline, the investigation of the committee indicates that for the first four months of the present fiscal year the various agencies of the government, exclusive of the Army and Navy, continued for the most part to use as many passenger cars, to drive as many miles, and to consume about as much gasoline as did these agencies in a comparable period of the previous year, notwithstanding the efforts of the government to reduce the consumption of gasoline and connerve rubber. Same Standard for Ail "The committee believes that the same standard of strictly essential driving should be applicable to government employees as now aDDliea to Individual citizens." The committee gives figures upon which its conclusions are based In the last fiscal year the govern^ ment owned 17,305 passenger automobiles, exclusive of the Army and Navy and exclusive of trucks and motorcycles. It now passenger automobiles. In the last fiscal year the cost of these automobiles was |4,2«,602. According to the use of the first four months of the present year the cost will be $3,924,069. In the last fiscal year these government- owned cars traveled 203,550,280 miles. According to the first four months of this year, governmentowned cars will travel, this fiscal 1 9 a * 0 * 0 m U e 8 a n d c o n s u m e 14,85.3,533 gallons of gasoline. The report also quotes from a statement of the Director of the Budget, indicating that "until now government cars have had an average of six and one-half tires each." The Committee's finding "that the same standard of strictly essential driving should apply to government employees as is applied to individual citizens is too downright sensible to require discussion. Why More Payrollers? « IX:anJple ot the united effort is found in the problem before Congress as to whether excessive profits on war contracts require new bureaus and additional payrollers or whether the Department of Internal Revenue can do the job. . average citizen struggling with high taxes and a shortage ot manpower answers: If necessary, amend the Internal Revenue Act for this purpose. war we must spend money and use materials wisely. We manpower to do our essential jobs, but we have neither the manpower nor the taxes to hire special payrollers to do work that agenc6 * ***** by estabUshed feS--- AMERICA These words from a recent advertisement are worth reading twice' "A drum, a little red wagon, a picl ture .book; these are gifts that bring joy to a boy's l^eart. But you can give him a far greater gift. You can give him the right to live as a Free Enterprise . ^ ,took Germany nine years to in plants and equipment to fight this war; it took Japan 25 years, Russia 20 years. American fder free enterprise, has none it in two years. "Renegotiation" Might Touch You Hinder no other circumstances is the fine spirit of neighborly cooperation shown to better advantage in a rural community than in the case of fire or other calamity. This friendly spirit is not based upon personal interest, but upon the deep sympathy that just naturally arises in case of disaster. Of course, there is a personal interest if the fire threatens our own property, but we like to think this unity of spirit in our rural life is typical of America. There is this same community of interest between industry, labor and agriculture, although sympathy for each other's troubles seldom comes to the surface. Every farmer knows that his best market for the produce of his farm is our local domestic market. He depends upon this domestic market to consume over 90 per cent of what our American farms produce each year. If anything happens to his domestic market, like the depression and loss of employment in the early thirties, agriculture is at once affected. On the other hand, if anything happens to the buying power of agriculture, industry is hurt just as badly. Right now congress is considering the renegotiation of all government contracts. The law was passed on April 28, 1942. Some people are urging that these new renegotiation bureaus should examine contracts made long before the law was passed. Take the case of a contract made 1940. The work has been done and paid for; taxes have been paid to the government on the profits, if any; labor has been paid and the money balance distributed either in repairs to plant or perhaps paid in dividends to stockholders. Danger of Retroactive Measures. Suppose that same thing happened to oar local store, or even to oar faribers themselves. Snppese the prices we received for our crops, or the conservation payments by the government for 1941 or 1940 were suddenly to be "renegotiated." Every farmer has either fed oat or poM his crop, par chased new machinery or perhaps painted the barn, or bought a new dress for his wife. If, under a retroactive law, he were suddenly put up against the threat of renegotiation, all of his credit, and perhaps even his investment would be disturbed. No one wants unfair profits or excessive dividends out of' war contracts. Investigation has shown that over 95 per cent of industry and business made no excessive profits out of the war. Certainly no farmers have received excessive prices for farm crops. Now Is die Time for Unity We want to get on with this war. We must have unity. Unity is based upon mutual confidence in our government and in each other. We are all looking forward to a return of peac^e after the war has been won. We will then want to resume our domestic markets, replace worn-out farm machinery and resume our normal trade relationships. Industry and business will need all of their American ingenuity and strength to provide Jobs which, in turn, furnish our domestic market after the war. True, renegotiation at present is applied only to industry and contracts with the government. But we a}l recognize the good old American principle that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If business contracts can be re* negotiated under a law passed long after the business contracts were made, how about the sanctity of our own contracts? Just now the fire seems far from our own neighborhood, but if we look closely, our domestic markets, both now and after the war, are involved. We ^ can well take time off to show a little neighborly spirit j*nd h^in put out the fire. The Peoples' Edict Money to pay for the war, yes; . but no money for frills in the civil operations of any of our governing bodies. That is the edict of the American people. Good Starter for Stews •Meats are becoming sejree, as My housewife who shops at'the markets and grocery stores will testify. The better grades of meat «re, in many cases, going to our armed forces, and that is as it should tough meat is a good starter mm ^ Many Have You Caught? There >are 3,300 kinds of flgh in North American waters. _ ' "Egypt's Trees * f,P,e Principal trees of Egypt are tne date palm and sycamore. Many other trees, principally fruit trees, have been introduced there and nourish when sufficient moisture is furnished. There are no famc+y Source of Frankincense Frankincetise, important In ancient trade, is a resin obtained from certain trees in Arabia. Railroadin' in Virginia Hie Norfolk Southern Railway company has offered locations on its right-of-way as scrap collection centers for all counties through (By Helen< Johnson) Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison were callers in Round Lake and Grayslake Thursday. Kenneth Cristy entertained the Men's club on Tuesday evening. Calvin Mohr spoke on his experience in the rayon industry. It was voted that the club would buy music for the Easter services and also a fire extinguisher for the church. Mrs. S. W. Brown and Helen Ruth Butler spent Saturday afternoon in Woodstock. Mrs. Kenneth Cristy attended the religious education meeting at Hebron Sunday afternoon and evening. Mr. and 'Mrs. Charles Peet, Mrs. George R. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond parrison and Brace, Mr. and Mrs. Wflwr Harrison and Earl, were entertained at the Glenn Treon home at Crystal Lake Sunday in honor of the birthday of Mrs. George R. Harrison. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harrison, Alice and Marion Peet of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hienze of Crystal Lake were also present. Mr. and Mrs. & W. Brown spent Monday at Janesville. „ Kenneth Cristy, Jr., who has been visiting his parents the past three weeks, has gone to Chanute, Kansas, to begin his instructors' training course. . Harold Evans visited friends .in Hebron Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon callers in the Henry Stephenson home were Mrs. Goodell, Ethel Jones and Warren Jones of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harrison were shoppers in Milwaukee on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Haberlein of Chicago spent Sunday at their cottage here. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Merchant and Mr. and Mrs. R. EX Howard and Alice of Kenosha spent Sunday in the Ray Merchant home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordmeyer ,of Wanconda were Sunday afternoon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bauer. Mrs. P. E. Saunders of Harvard was a Sunday afternoon visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Young entertained Sergeant Harold Bell and wife for supper on Wednesday evening. 0 Mrs. Matt Schaefer of Johnsburg spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Freund of Johnsburg • were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Young. Mrs. George Bacon of Antioch was a Wednesday visitor with Mrs. Jennie Bacon. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., and her daughter, Mrs. Phelps Saunders, of Harvard, spent Thursday at Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bergsma of Solon Mills were Wednesday callers with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bauer. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Huff of Richmond were Wednesday everting callers in the Roy Wiedrich home. Mrs. John R. Smith of McHenry spent Sunday with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Young. Mrs. Powers of Crystal Lake spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. Sibre Whiting. Mrs. Rose Jepson and Mrs. Oscar Berg will entertain the Home Circle at the Jepson home on Thursday, April 8. Members please bring a joke for roll call. John Smith spent Sunday with friends in Chicago. Mae Wiedrich and Joe Carr were callers in McHenry Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Frankie Stephenson returned to her home from Woodstock, where she has spent the past several months in the home of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean. Ethel and Laura Wiedrich were Ifaesday morning callers at Spring Grove. Howard Shepard, who is attending school at the Parks Air college of East St. Louis, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young and son, David, spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Young. Mrs. James Bell received the sad news of the death of her brother, Jake Rauen, at Kenosha on Saturday. Frank Wiedrich and daughter, Ethel, spent Saturday afternoon at McHenry. Loren Harrison visited in the home ot Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Franks at Crystal Lake on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and son, Howard, were Sunday dinner guests in the; Alan Ainger home at Greenwood. Marion and Alice Peet of Elgin spent the weekend wfth their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet. The next Red Cross meeting will be at the George Shepard home on Friday, April 2. Mrs. Roy Neal and daughter, Shirley and Bemice and Carl Roemaker were in Woodstock Friday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Wiedrich and daughter, Marjory, were Sunday afternoon and evening visitors in the Frank Wiedrich home. Rita Mae Merchant of Woodstock spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blake and son of McHenry spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young. Ethel and Laura Wiedrich were Friday callers at Genoa City. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olsen and family of Richmond and Doris Thomas of j McHenry were Sunday visitors in the | Beatty-Low home. Mrs. Harry Anderson and Mrs. Leo Karls of Richmond spent Friday afternoon with their grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Bacon. Mrs. Roy Neal attended surgical dressing at McHenry on Wednesday morning:. Mrs. George Young and Mrs. Nick Young spent Friday in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Harrison and daughter, Carol, were Sunday visitors with their daughter, Mrs. Henry Marlow and family, at Huntley. Mr. and Mrs. Don Smart and sons, Sitty and Bo^by, ut Waukegan, were Sunday afternoon callers in the Wed Wiedrich, Jr., home. Several from here attended the card party given by the Eastern Star at McHenry on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hawley were Saturday callers in the S, W. Smith home. Peggy Whiting is visiting her grandparents at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr were Woodstock callerc Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Wiedrich and children were callers in Spring Grove and Genoa City Sunday afternoon. McCULLOM LAKE . (By Marie McKim) John Boyle, son of Mrs. Boyle, who is a second lieutenant in the army air corps, is enjoying his first furlough in over a year since he enlisted. There was a family reunion at the home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. George Boyle of Elmwood Park, 111., on Sunday in his honor. . Part of the time was spent here visiting friends and neighbors. Those who attended the style show at the Masonic Ttemple last Thursday evening from here were the following: Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Cable, Mrs. Sales, Mrs. Xiddleson, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mrs. 3. Smith, Mrs. Scheii* bert, Mrs. Nimtz, Mr. Halley, Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and, of course, Mrs. Larson, who modeled a lovely suit. Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt of Berwyji were visitors at the Huska home oil Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Devik are back aftef spending most of the winter in Chi» cagd, where he was employed. On March 24 Mrs. F. Kurth enteiv tained the Pinochle club at her hom& Mrs. Nimtz, Mrs. S. Smith, Mrs. Sale% Mrs. Larson, Mrs.. Halley, Mrs. Got* anson, Mrs. Scheubert and Mrs. Fieri* ieisel were present. A number of Chicago folks wert out over the weekend, inducting the following: The Artery family, Mr. and Mrs. Muzenski, Kilfethers, Mr. and Mrs. Rochelle, Madsens, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Stuhlfeier, Mr. and Mrs. Tierney, Ursela Lock£ Colin family, Mr. and Mrs. Sehultt and Vic Howe. Art Miller of Miller Products ill McHenry was surprised Saturday by a party given in honor of his birth? day by a number of friends at Horn's! Among those present was a magiciaif from Crystal Lake, who kept the audi* enec spellbound for a while perform# ing a number of tricks. Otto Pyriti furnished the music and Art received a number of gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Rudin, daughter^ Nancy^ and Steven Huska spent Sunday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. J. Godfred of Chicago were callers at McKims Monday evening. be given at the McHenry High school Friday morning, April 16. The lower room celebrated the birthday of Audrey Andreas March 31, 1943. ,, - - Hands Up' It is reasonably safe for a man to wear a |3,000 diamond if be doesn't w e a r i t a f t e r d a r k . ~ > . - ~ ~ Four Seasons for Lac In India there are four harvestseasons for lac--the substance from which rfhellac is made. The April and Mfy lac crop is called "Baisakhi" framed for the month "BaSsakhi." Next in importance is the October* ^November crop, called "Kat- Id," frftn the month of "Katik." Less important harvests are the "Jethwi' crop of late May and June, named fir the month of "Jeth," and the November-December "Aghani" harvest, named for the month of "Aghan." Fnpnr PaW Celurs Improve Utf* Housing administration currently cites some findings of • reotot convention of lighting expert* who have found that by means oft scientific use of color, it is practical to increase the illumination fro* most light systems 100 per ceal without any change in lighting equij^ ment or any increase in wattage, proper painting. They recommc ed these simple steps: Reflnish the ceiling with a higi£ , , grade white or light ivory paint, pre# ~ having an eggshell finish. ! ItefiniSh the sidewalls with | sUfhtly darker paint such as Hg»S gree^ with 65 per cent reflection. , v Reflnish all horixpntal surface*^ bendie^ chairs, tables, floors, in paint of at least 40 per cent tion factor. Thunderstorms Explorers have never encottn_ a thunderstorm in the antarctic Elf AM EL •• + PKCVtBWB* MM that try •kigb color «( Resvv ton Nail Knaroel it pretexted 160 timet on busy L before it k ""/* (or you) Your beloved "stay-on" Revlon'Nail Enamel (regi^»,' Imt use), plus Adheroh, \ superb bate coat (cub •ice), the famous twosome that busy Americans hands cry out for these days. Get them now in this charming "Double Feature" case. Complete. 75c or separately, in regular esse bottles, 60c each. WlfflfS DM SIMIE Green Street McHenry, HL 'I HH»»» 1' RINGWOOD SCHOOL NEWS 1 (By Donald Rinkenberger and Dorothy Smith) Donald Rinkenberger took his music lesson from Mrs. Nye Saturday afternoon. Frank Muzzy went to Marengo to visit his grandmother Sunday after*: noon. x Joe and Charles Carr visited thei# grandmother over the weekend. Dolores Betts was ill Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ike Butler were Sun-, day dinner guests at the B. T. Butler home. Dolores Felts went shopping in McHenry Saturday afternoon. Jean and Carolyn Hay went to th« show Sunday afternoon. After the show the girls had refreshments. There will be a 4-H meeting at the Ringwood grade school Friday evening, April 2. Boys wishing to join may do so at the meeting. Mr. Brock, County Farm Adviser, will be present at this meeting. Ringwood P.-T. A. will meet Friday^ afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. Meade, a instructor, will direct an art lesson in the lower and upper grade rooms. Arnold Schienk, Boy Scout field executive, called jt our school Friday, afternoon. Our school haa started practicing baseball. Several games will be played with nearby schools. < Progressive Achievement Test will WANTED! MEN AND WOMEN 100% WAR WORK for both experienced and inexperien^ ed workers. • : - WELDERS DRAFTSMEN ASSEMBLERS BENCH WORKERS LATHE OPERATORS MACHINE OPERATORS The Frank G. Hough Co. ' Libertyville, Illinois law!. 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