The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
The Cherry Tree
Where We H0tched Out
The Truth
Q "THE WAR" WE PAY
. REDUCTIONS PLENTIFUL
. STRENGTH IN ADVANCE
. THINK, THINK, THINK


. THINK, THINK, THINK
If you read your daily newspapers
and of course you do--you probably
have read by now that the Govern
ment's estimates of the cost of the
previously admitted figure.
So as not to scare us the Govern
ment lets the bad news trickle out
slowly, bit by bit.
Of course when we say "the war"
we don't quite know which or what
war, but we do know it is "the war"
to knock out Hitler
Now lot of folks will read that
the estimate of cost is doubled, but
they won't do much thinking about it.
They need to. 1t can stand it-and
so can they.
1t isn't government that has to pay
this bill. It's US.
1t will be good idea to put on the
thinking cap and try to figure out
what this cost is going to do to US 1t
surely is going to make US change our
ways.
You can see by your papers every
day that restrictions are being put on
manufactures.
More reductions have been ordered
in washing machines and refrigera-
tors.
Copper wire is getting very scarce
and SO is pipe for plumbing in new
houses.
The end of silk manufacture is in
sight. Aluminium is out, Of course.
Taxes will go up again next year,
so that starting with January, 1943,
you will pay Uncle Sam a lot more
cash out of your income.
There will be many things you cam
not buy and you will probably have
less money for buying. You will have
to use many substitutes for things you
use now.
For millions of Americans the
standard of living will go down. That
is just the opposite of what we have
dreamed in America. But that's what
great war can do.
X X X
Now what can you do to strengthen
yourself little bit in advance?
Not much, probably. The Govern
ment frowns upon advertising which
says "buy now, for some things will
become scarce" 1t frowns, but it
doesn't deny that there are things
that will become scarce. 1t knows
there are many things that will be-
come scarce.
So, look about, think what you may
want that may not be in the stores in
few months. Strain yourself to buy
that thing now.
If you use installment credit, re-
member that new and tighter rules go
into effect on Jan. 1, so get in under
your head.
Will your car go through, say, three
years? If you think not, you'd probab-
ly better try to do something about it.
Car manufacture for private use
will be cut way, deep, down.
X
Now Government doesn't suggest
that these are things to do. 1t is pure
ly private and personal feeling ahead
Or trying to.
There isn't much use suggesting
that wage earners lay up some cash,
because usually there isn't much-but
some available cash may, in the
months ahead, be very comforting
thing to have at hand.
If you own a house look it over, for
things that may need doing bit later.
If there are repairs needed that may
call for scarce materials, start now to
locate those materials, or at least to
be sure you can get them later when
YOU will need them.
Pay attention to copper and brass,
especially. You may have to use SUP
stitutes.
But above all, use your own head.
Study your own problems and see if
there is something you can do now
that will save trouble and discomfort
and maybe suffering in these costly
months and perhaps years of war
ahead. Think, think, think.-CMW.