The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-03-05
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtched Out
The Truth
. TAXES
. MAKE SACRIFICES
. CIVILIAN DEFENSE
. ORGANIZED LABOR

We hear lot of talk about this war
being everybody's war. How many
realize just how much this is just
that? Some; not all.
Let's look at some of the ways this
war touches all people-all except a
very few, anyway.
First, almost everyone now pays an
income tax. The present tax law
touches the average citizen in about Il
dozen ways, in addition to the direct
take" through the income tax.
Most of us pay some tax or other
and probably several taxes every week.
There are taxes on many things and
every user pays them. There is no
escape; there should be none.
But we are in this war in many
other ways.
We are all in this war through
| higher prices We are all beginning
to get in through shortages of things.
Already we help win the war by get
ting along without new tires and new
cars. Soon great droves of cars will
get off the road because they can't roll
any more.
The rubber that would go into new
tires, or retreads, for you will go in
stead into tires for tanks and planes.
Thousands of women are rolling
bandages and folding "sponges." Other
thousands are knitting.
Women all over the country will
soon find that many kitchen utensils
are no longer to be had. They will do
without, to help win the war. The
same with men. Many things they use
normally will not be available.
Ninety-nine per cent will make these
sacrifices gladly.
Already sugar shortages are upon u.s.
making no great hardship.
X X x
Civilian defense work takes the time
of millions.
How many realize the number of
men and women engaged in the civilian
defense work of single city?
1t runs well into the several hun
dreds.
Here are some of the divisions of
work: First aid and casualty stations;
stations for treatment of gas victims, a
| complicated business in which decOn-
tamination is in itself a big job: air
raid wardens, fire wardenS auxiliary
police and auxiliary firemen.
Take casualty station-just one. 1t
must have a staff on call around the
clock, in three eight-hOur shifts. That
means doctors, nurses, Orderlies,
Stretcher-bearerS, messengers, record
keepers and ambulance service, which
can include both ambulance and sta
ton wagons.
For a city multiply that by from %
to 30 or more. That's lot of men and
women.
Air raid wardens must be trained.
The requirements demand from 10 to
60 hours. That's lot of time. AuXil
larry police and tiremen must take
training
All over the country women are tax
ing first aid and nursing courses, Civ
ING up many hours regularly, each
week.
This doesn't count the millions work
ing on war NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. work
ers for every combatant soldier.
Nor does it count the vast numbers
engaged in selling defense bonds and
stamps as volunteers.
This is Il peoples war. 1t will be-
come more so day by day.
If you've escaped SO far, don't get
the idea that you will continue 10
escape!
But who wants to? Nobody who is
worthy to live in this land.
If you've not found service you can
give yet, look around you and find one.
Organized labor can do many things
that will help. 1t has the genius for
organization and organized effort, a
priceless thing today.-CMW.