The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-29
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Frank Parker StOckridge
PROSPERITY.
Frank Parker StOckridge

period of prosperity we eve
dreamed about.
Our war program has shown VI
the formula for prosperity ane
that formula can be applied ii
peace-time as well as wartime.
The government has increased
the national income to its highes
point in history by placing gigan'
tic orders for planes, tanks anc
guns. Because of these orders ev'
cry factory is humming day anc
night and almost every worker is
employed at high wages.
We, the people of the United
States, can keep those factory
wheels hunming after the war il
we place similar gigantic orders
for consumer goods to be deliv-
cred as quickly as possible after
the war ends.
We can place our orders now by
saying to the manufacturers of
our country:
tThe year after the wars ends
we want 100000 automobiles,
100000 private planes, 100000
refTigerators, a million miles of
new roads, 100000 radio receiv-
ers and big quantity of anything
new you've 60 which will add
to our. comforts and enjoyment
of life"
There's only one hitch. They
viii want to know where the
money is coming from and we've
got to have the answer ready.
PAYMENT >. bonds
Here's the answer to where the
nnnney can come from for us to
guarantee payment on the worlds
biggest orders For consumer
goods:
We must put ourselves in the
position to say, when the war
lends: We've been saving the
money for these goods ever since
the war started. AS a group we
have saved billions of dollars a
HyeH-ard if you want to see it,
:Sjust go ask the defense bond de-
partment of the U. S. treasury.
They're holding it for us. We Of
fer it as security for payment on
all the goods you can deliver to
us"
OF course we can't say that I'M
less we actually do put that mon
sy aside. But defense bonds offer
us a double-barreled incentive to
do this. For in buying defense
bonds we are not only getting
ready to put on this postwar
spending spree, but we are also
lending the government the mon
icy it must have to carry on our
gigantic war program. Further
more, by putting a good chunk OF
our present income in bonds, in
stead of spending it on goods, we
are aiding in lessening the strain
on our present over-taxed produc-
ton facilities-another contribu-
ton to the welfare of our nation.
DEMANDS ......... planning
To show that we mean business
in taking it upon ourselves to pre-
vent a postwar depression by de-
manding the continuance of super
production after the war, per-
haps we should write up our or
der now and get every citizen to
sign it. We could say something
like this:
ITO the manufacturers of the
United States:
I'VE the people of the United
States are going to 60 without
Injuries and without many neces-
sites during the war period.
'fOur automobiles are going to
wear out, our homes are going to
go without repairs, our refrigera-
tors, washing machines and vacu-
UNI cleaners are going to deteri-
>orate.
"That's all right with us. We
want you to stick to production
of war supplies until victory is
won. Well get along.
EeBut the day the war ends we
want you to rush our consumer
goods just as fast as you are now
producing war equipment. Wei
need everything then, and wei
nave the money ready to pay fol
it. We want you to give us better
equipment, greater comforts anc
bigger supply of goods than we
have ever had before.
I'VE want you to start plan
ming right now on how you are
going to shift overnight from
producing war supplies to making
the things we want. We dom
want any delays in filling our or
der"
FUTURE .......... installment
President Roosevelt has ordered
$4,000 planes, 10000 tanks, S.
OC0 anti-aircraft guns and 18,000,.
600 tons of ships. Industry has