Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-09-11
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1912

following article is submitted by member Of the local
Boy Scout troop with the request that we use It, SINCE uch work
required regulations order that advanced rating may
be secured:-(Ed).
HOW IS WAR AFFECTING THE SMALL BUSINESS MAN?
The United war This is not like past
wars in affects the small business We now
been little less than and already commodities
including rubber and textiles cannot be gotten for
CIVILIAN PURPOSES
Unable to buy the necessary goods his business the small
vii be forced of business This group viii
be largely who made their living chiefly from the products
which procured What will happen to these men and
their families? Usually when mans business is failure 50 IS
his home life Only the future can answer this question:
What is the reason for all this? Just day citizen
was quoted saying why freeze rubber and
sugar? plenty of these articles already the United
States him called out I'VE have President
who thinking Of what have today but rather IS thinking
what will have in the future
This is one hundred per right At present, in the
United States large houses where tons Of these
keep on wasting wasting there will day when
this supply will be What will happen then? II we follow
plans forth by President this day will never come
His plan that only certain amounts OF these ARTICLES shoua o
merchant cannot receive and sell enough keep
business. This supporting family will be forced to move
into some other means OF livelihood
We all insgators of this present situation
therefore, won't necessary into that What should
studied the Philippine Islands In time these Islands
served agricultural center producing large Oh sg
and tobacco The Philippines as an island
country exported of their commodities to the United
States Ships loading at the Philippines also dropped over
to the Malay States where they received extra large loads OF
the Orient leaving about years supply on hand
This supply be stretched far possible to prepare for
The first notice of shortage of rubber when tires
could be sold for while before Christmas On January sys
announced by which only the doctors emen
etc. really needed tires could buy set Even these people
would go through questioning in order to obtain them
that the safety and welfare OF the COM
muny depends their having rubber tires After the nece
questioning they written OF paper saying
it O. buy of tires from circuit court Unless they
pass necessary requirements they would be unable to buy
tire at any price.
Worcester County allotted between Is and 20 tires month
One readily the who depends selling tires
alone will be forced out of business.
of this kind have usually met the
problems them At the present large number Oh
rubber companies have announced the manufacture OF % from
reclaimed rubber This may prove be important thing III
that may the accident rate of the United States Inc
they safe at speed
miles per hour The for this IS that RECLAIMED
rubber will fly apart at high speeds This may alter the driving
of Americans, thus cutting the death rate
The problems mentioned above just few of the
which facing government At times 1t might look
as if our government doing certain thing but ree
Der United looking for total victory and to reah
goal every big little must cooperate and sacc
for the good of our great country
Leonard II. Flax