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Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
WASHINGTON DIGEST
Fate of Free Enterprise
Rests With Small Business
Economic Processes Altered AS Producers
Seek To Beat Enemy Competition; Profit
Motive Relegated To Background
By BAUKHAGE
Nea0s Analyst and Commentator

WNU Service. 1s43 H Street, NV,
Washington, d. @.
''The war Is placing the United
States on basis Of non-competitive
economy"
A cabinet member made this
statement in a private gathering in
Washington at which I was present
a few days ago. He was urging the
need for a study Of postwar condi-
tions.
IF we are going to maintain the
principle of free enterprise" he
went on, I'VE must begin to think
now about how we are going to
change back from non-competitive
system to the normal democratic
system Of individual enterprise"
What the cabinet officer was get
ting ct II this: the major part Of the
energy Of the nation Is gradually be-
ing turned into war production. War
production is . national enterprise.
The objective Ii to obtain the great
est amount Of armament and other
supplies and necessities demanded
for the creation Of q huge military
machine, rs quickly rs possible.
This Is an entirely different econom-
10 process from that upon which
free enterprise is based.
Free enterprise is the production
of goods for civilian consumption on
competitive basis at profit suffi-
cient to encourage the producer to
keep on producing
Under war conditions the only
competition is with the enemy. Prof
its may be made by the producer
but every phase of his business must
be government controlled. The gov
ernment already says that automo-
biles or ice boxes or radios or phono-
graphs cannot be made for ordinary
civilian consumption. The govern
ment tells the manufacturer what
he can have in the way of raw ma
terials and tells him what he can do
with them. The big corporations
for the most part are already on a
non-competitive basis working for
the government. Prices are con-
trolled.
Big business which is convertible
to war production has already been
fitted into the new design. Big busi-
ness which is not convertible and
which makes an essential civilian
product is able to adjust itself.
Small Business Problems
But small business faces a differ
ent problem. BY small business i
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

meant according to government
definition, a manufacturing plant
employing 100 employees or less,
wholesale establishments with less
than 100000 annual net sales vol
ume; retail stores, service estab-
lishments, hotels. places of amuse-
ment and construction establish
ments with annual net sales or re-
ceipts Of less than $4,000.
About IS per cent Of the small
businesses Of the country, Of which
there are 168,Sl4 establishments, ac-
cording 10 the classification Of the
United States department Of com
merce, are capable Of conversion
from civilian to war production.
This leaves 6oto 65 per cent Of these
small businesses which employ
nearly 2h million men, In an ex-
ceedingiy precarious position.
The vast majority Of the people in
the United States and the officials in
Washington believe that small busi-
ness must be preserved if free en-
terprise is to continue.
What's to be done about it? Well
] spent an hour in the office of the
man selected by the department Of
commerce to fight the fight for small
business. 1t is very plain Office
the only wall decorations are a cal
endar and map of the United
States. At the desk sits a man with
iron-gray hair and a fine Scotch
burr Up until three months ago his
business card read William Shep-
erdson. Financial Consultant, tele-
phone Worth 2-640O, SIS Liberty Street,
Twenty-seventh Floor. New York. :"
Today his card reads William
Sheperdson, telephone District 220O,
Division Of Regional Economy, Bu-
rtau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. Department of Commerce,
Washington. ID c."
The Alternative.
MIR. Sheperdson takes his job very
seriously He believes that if small
business is not preserved two steps
. 'ist follow one--big business will
Get bigger and small business will
vanish two--the government will
have to take over.
That is what he wants to avoid.
His first function is TO get the facts
concern;ae the problems of small
busin IS tor -cond is to
SET these facts before government
officials and before members of con-
gress before they act: his third is to
assis rroup wherever it is
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Navy Inaugurates
Extensive Drive
For Recruits Here
Mobile Units Will Carry
Recruiting Officers Into
All Sections OF State

1t. Commander Phillip F.
Hambsch, officer in charge of Navy
recruiting for Maryland, has an
nounced that effective Immediately,
recruiting officers will be sent to
every section of the State.
The Commanders announcement
stated that because of various
reasons many men have found it
difficult to visit the recruiting
stations in the larger cities. BY
the new method, he hopes to reduce
the amount of travelling necessary
on the part of applicants.
Mobile units are being sent to
every community and town in the
area. Draft boards and post offices
are cooperating also, special stamp
free postcards are being sent to
these agencies to be given to men
interested in the Navy. Upon re-
ceipt of these cards, the recruiting
officers will contact the interested
applicant personally.
Anyone desiring any information
about the Navy may inquire at
their nearest post Office or draft
board.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Warrington Cancels
Cherry Blossom, Festival

There viii be no cherry blossom
festival in Washington this year.
For years people from all over
the nation have been coming to
Washington to see the cherry bios
SONS along what we now call the
Tidal Basin and what used to be
more POLITICALLY known as the La
COON.
have lived in Washington-on
and off-since 1914 But / never lose
the thrill had when I first walked
under that magic arbor of white
pink blossoms.
There is delicate charm in their
scentless petals. 1t is more than the
mere captivation of the eye. It steals
inside you. casts gentle spell about
you. The world fades away, time
stops.
The cherry blossoms will bloom
this year as they always have. Thou
sands will enjoy tileir beauty and
forget that they are the symbol of
something we must hate
In reality. the cherry blossom is
symbol of Japan that is gone,
Of simple and poetic people who
never have heard. of new order, I"
a"' who hated M ore
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Activity In Norway

German activities in Norway are attracting atten-
tion, with great emphasis being placed upon the pres
of strong units of the German fleet.
There are predictions that the Nazis plan to at
tack the convoy route to Russia which is obviously
good strategy to launch offensive against Ice
land which equally important from the Nazis stand
point. Then there those who say that the Ger
mans are afraid Of an attack upon Norway and are
STRENGTHENING their forces to guard against this danger
Nobody knows which is the correct explanation. All
of the theories may be involved The British Ameri-
cans and Russians will have to wait for the Germans
to move before knowing what to expect. Meanwhile
they will have to prepare for every contingency.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Less Than 40 Per Cent

The House of Representatives contains 435 men,
Consequently, the average citizen is puzzled to
understand vote of 116 to AT, which happens to be
the tabuaton when the House decided to forbid the
sale of Government-held farm surpuses below parity
prices.
It seems that 163 members of the House voted on
this important amendment. This is less than forty
per cent of the membership of the House.
Everybody understands that Congressman have
other duties besides attending sessions of the House
but it is rather dsconcerng when important decisions
made without the vote of than sixty per cent
of the members
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Viereck Convicted

George Sylvester Viereck Nazi propagandist, has
been sentenced to from two to six years in Jail
after being convicted of Withholding material facts
from the State Department when registering for
eign agent.
Mr.. Viereik afirms his devotion to the land of his
choice and depores the crue war; that has developed
with the land of his BIRTH He declares that he can
deny his German blood
That is the trouble with most Nazi agents and what
makes other people dstrustful of them is the fifth
the suspicion that given favorable opportunity these
Nazsympathizers will do dirt to the land of their
adoption.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

"The department tries to help In
their education. 1t is now prepar-
ing a business guide and there is
not Eve dollar word In 1t. It
doesn't even mention assets and liza
bilities. II says what do you owe?'
and what do you Own?'"
That guide may chart the course
of many small business through
the stormy waters ahead and keep
the flag Of free enterprise flying.
incidentally. if you are interested
in obtaining copy, shall be glad
to pass your request on to Mr.. Shep-
erdson.)
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

necessary to assist private effort.
Mr.. Sheperdson cautiously points
cut that he can not solve the indi-
viduars problems as such but wher-
ever group Of interests are con-
cerned or wherever the individual
represents group Of allied inter-
ests, he can and will be of assist
ance. He admits that winning tbs
war is Americas first job. A part
of small business can help in the
war effort and the government can
help small business in this field by
advising the IS or 40 per cent OF
small manufacturers who are con
vertible" in changing over their es
adjustments to produce war proc
ucts. Specifically his job is to an
swer an avalanche of inquiries. This
he tries to do in simple, straight
forward language.
One of his chief tasks is to help
the small manufacturer to answer
the complicated Questionnaires and
to fill out the forms required by all
who get government contracts. His
division has 81 representatives in the
field talking to small business men
personally. He has IL consultants
in Washington with him. He has
also the tremendous resources Of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce of the department Of COM
merce. And he has the cooperation
Of a group in congress very much
concerned with the plight of the
small business man and he has the
sympathy of Donald Nelson. head
Of the War Production board.
Central Authority
As an example Of this sympathetic
cooperation, by the time this is writ
ten congress with probably. have ap-
proved Of the formation Of . hum
dred million dollar corporation Of
which Donald Nelson, himself, will
be the head, so there will be no
split authority in war production.
This corporation win have the pow
er to make contracts for military
supplies, It win see that these con-
tracts are let exclusively to the
smaller manufacturers who are ca
pable of converting their plants to
war production.
AS to the go to 65 per cent of
Americas small businesses which
cannot be converted, Mr.. Sheperd-
son is rendering such aid and COM
fort as his long experience, his
knowledge Of the ability and the
shortcomings of the small business
man and his wide general knoWl-
edge make possible.
Small business" says Mr.. Shep-
erdson. "is usually managed by one.
sometimes two, and rarely, three
men. Big business has management
specialists who hire brains. Big busi-
ness has research departments.
Small business cannot afford these
things. Many business men cannot
even read blue prints. They do one
job and do it well. They may have
learned their business from their ia
Tiers. They have energy and genius
or they would not have succeeded.
But they need leadership and edu-
cation.
Many Of them keep no records.
AS a matter of fact 80 per cent
keep none. In most cases the prob
lem they are facing today boils down
to management
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
BRIEFS BY Boukhoge

q The war is costing Great Britain
$50, ,0O0,O0 day!
q Farmers are being asked to plant
more than half again as many soy
beans this year as they did last, or
100000 acres. Last year all soy
bean production records were bro
ken.
q The United States Office Of educa-
ton has changed the name of its
publication, School Life. to Educa.
lion for Victory
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
BANDIT RETURNS LOOT

Schenectady, N. Y.-It was an
astonished druggist who, three
hours after he had been robbed
by a young bandit of $40 from his
cash register, saw the young man
return the money with the remark,
"I am awfully sorry"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Need Compassion

do not know how any Christian
service is to be fruitful if the serv-
ant is not primarily baptized in the
spirit of a suffering compassion.
We can never heal the needs we
do not feel. fearless hearts can
never be the heralds of the Passion
We must pity if We would redeem
We must bleed If we would be the
ministers of the saving blood
H. Jowett.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

People who are already tired of
hearing about the war will probab-
ly be surprised how much they will
have to hear about the war before
it is over.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

We won't guarantee them, but New Jersey inven-
tor is ready to patent wooden automobile tires.
In recent test a smooth road, the tires
were used on the front wheels of light coupe which
vibration
The tires are constructed of five layers of wood
ming the long way, not atop the next with
rubber. They would cost less than $40 each under
mass production.
We just throw out this information for the benefit
of those who have tires that wearing rather thin
There may be something to the wooden tire dea
if the speed has to be less the inventor suggests
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

It's mighty hard to fool yourself
in the morning when the wartime
clock says its time to get up.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Lesson for March %

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se-
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious F'dncation: used by
permiss'~~
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26

LESSON TEXT-Luke 9:28.43a.
GOLDEN TEXT-And they were all
amazed at the mighty power of Cod
Luke 9:43
Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-03-26
Imp,eped SUNDAY
S"ss." is,s,.s,,..., SCHOOL
4 LESSON y

By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIS1. d. D.
OF The Moody rss,e Institute Of Chicago.
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
\OC1ety News
NEW STREET.

Here j. = street where nothing W.,
before,
Except the grass and the wind AMI
the snow IN winter.
Mere /, q finger Of the eager town
BrmGnE the coulcc that WIS brnnl.
m ,prInG
And q green haven oi Shadv In I'm,
heat ut August.
Rr unW the road goes over q nc,y
ru.'crt,
And a.. along the way are square,
,u..l houses
With many-c"l"rrd roofs and my.
waite walls,
And o.. wide window, luuklmg ON,
ou he prairie
md uacNwad toward the town. ana
o. uug golden
Agar HE coming -! the twilight
AllCu T.. WuuGlll
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
Kiwanians
Select Group
ToAttendMeet

r q. r-Isurr. {. o. Scfcri an!
AlrN :. WatE.u, wClc named doe.
gd'"> and r " Mr,racI,u. !. Ha,: ;.
Bryan AND -. ! DIckIr were cicrfrG;
-I'crnai'~ lat night To- tine Carnlina-
district convention oi kIwanIS 1ntcr-
national. which viii I've held OctubCi
-. ~ and - at PuChlwSi
The election was held during y
business session al the weekly meet
rug ui the kIwani~ club. following.
which iluChCv Tuda!. program.
chairman tor the evening. Conduc'-
81 - questions and answers contest
900 which all members participated.
pyDCrS turned IN bv the contestants
wIl bC graded during tho week. and
live winner VIII I've announced ~ next
Friday nlGht> meeting Of the clur
AIr. TIndHl provided prI2C oi 81 ~
war savings stamps for The Winnie.
T. o FalknCr. president uf trc
club. expressed appreciation tu tee
committee which led IN thc CluD :
sponsorship 0i Il onc-day campaign
for Salr> of war savings bonds anC
stamps. IN which a total ui Sl5.5OO
worth oi The ,ccuritIcS was sold
ON many farms erosion steals more
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19

body vary from time to time. We
nee. more water IN the summer
hrcaU-c We lose more from the
skin.
Thirst Is one Of the most deli
cat, regulators of any of the gen
era. bodily sensations far more
rriIan." than hunger. We are often
hw cry when wc do no, need any
trvI. uIt thirst does not trick Us
that way and you may b" per
!'r,, certain that If the body con-
tent ri water goes even the slight
est decimal point below normal,
yrU wliI get thirsty ~ Il aig way
and demand water.
Does the sense Of thirst ever
deceive Us? Or. To- pa; the qucs-
'Iou another way. would drinking
water more than the actual needs
of the body dictate toe good for
SOME people? Possibly. 1t j. an
Indication tnGt constipation Is dc
pendent more on lack Of bulk of
The food than the Use OF avoidance
Of any particular Kind of food.
that extra water drinking and
nothing else will often he suili-
ci"nt to overcome 10.
Cause uf pcri~'altiC Wave
Regular bowel evacuation is a
function Of tn. lief, side of the
large intestine and hat j. stimu-
lated g. contraction 10y any r"ri~-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
Begins TrainIn.

EH"" Wesley Lang -'un. of 5ir
M".a.w"ry street. Henderson. s...
hes. .J~lC training al tie u'Iurr"
lcE."'wrn, training center at rM.r
"".'''.. ICH.. where me- ua, been a.
sgrrt Ia an an'l-tauS battalion
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
Visits in Richmond

Nj. Jeanette Faulkner LET, Frlda.
im Richmond. Va. where She VIII
visit .,. brother. Elmo Faulkner. e..
q ,,m days
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
ln>cd Nnntlay Evening

r." hrd Gross surgical drc>-us
ra." Al0I br closed Mnuday ulgn,
y,c.,. , 81 the hiaCiinut scheduled ir.
.r.' '.wc. Il WAS announced to-day
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19

Dr. Clcudcn.u@ will answer
questions OF general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
From Baltimore.

Il ! Jewell Simpson and Nj.
Nur. Porte" ut Baltimore. Md. -.
i've. y,.'ordav I, visit Ni>. SIN,
son. urlc and aunt. Mir. ana III
l. o. rnurn. tor several day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
sunbeam Band Meets

Tn. sunbeam band "i tho T,r.'
TaT's' cnwch VIII mold specie.
w','."g t"mnir"" morning 80 II
rcn,. 40 tn" primary Gcplrimvr
O.; '.,. cHGrCh.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
Bird Club Meeting

The Henderson Hlrd club will mcri
Monday evening - - n'rlncl, wiz,
MISS M"ri"l .:"lT. I' her hnm" on Tn,
Raleigh irnG
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
CONGRATULATIONS
't&tH&g
4 Son,

III and Mrs Paul G. Rowland rn
noun ." the birth "i - SON. Edwin G1,I
o. Maria parham hospital nr Moo
~ cay. September IL. 1871
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19
''hNprS ir.Cl' i'm
ECliriCu dr;s otI"n lSrrI

".u-'uN 81 an .'r..
Willie. Crews tB!. ",n.
two uH.'l u'NCT %u.'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19

ON many iarwS erosion steals more
soil fertility than any crop grown.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-19

The pastor. + NmIIcci Gardner.
"lI speak 10 the officers ON s;rmdar
incoming. using the topic ~ Ne
thai Served" ~" "vcninr v""@hrn
topic l. "AdNC.i,>,ng Hcllgrrn."
9.ij Sunday school.
II Sunbeam Band will have state
mission program.
II Morning worship.
: p. ~. Training Union.
g p. IN. Evening Worship.
Monday / p. m. Woman, Mi,sinn-
AIRY Union quarterly meeting in rhy
Indie narlm.. Leaders arc asked -
bring their written quarterly yCpnrJ,
Tuesday. 10 Y ". y meets vita
A.I-, Dorothy Patterson. Miss Franz
.,. Sa''Crwh.'" is to- be prngr.:-
.rato.
"Wednesday. 3 p. m. Prayer meet
ms md meeting for members "i tie
.'crr-M"mbcr Canvas.
|N yG1y
" p. n Intermediate Royal A.
.n--.in.- meeting with lanes Fog o.
" g.. a uuipr choir practice.
Friday . o. M. Senior choir pr, -
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Credits
Urged 10 Prevent
Postwar Slump
Milo Perkins Believes
Bold Action Can
Protect U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuc hsSOCldtcu FIeoo.
SWARTHMORE, Pa, May 25-
Milo Perkins, executive director of
the Economic Warfare Board, said
today that enlightened govern
ments" can prevent another post
war depression by 'the bold and
daring use of long-term credits"
The job of the future will be to
build up a mass consumption great
enough to use" postwar mass pro-
duction, he said in an address pre-
pared for Swarthmore Colleges
commencement.
"' Governments must enter
fields where private finance cannot
enter without assuming risks that
are toe great to take with other
peoples money"
Perkins said very good STAN
dard of living - will be within
the reach Of all" If I'VE take all that
can be produced at the end of this
war and divide it among all the
people"
"'' OF course there are changes
ahead" he added, "but this revolu-
tionary progress need not destroy
our system of private enterprise"
Asserting that hundreds Of pre-
liminary blueprints for economic re-
adjustments after the war already
have been drawn" Perkins said
Americans are not short on plans"
but on faith in the future of our
own country"
What We need first" he said, "is
a new buoyancy which comes only to
those who know there is a solid
basis upon which to welcome tomor-
row - ."
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Furniture Production
Continues 10 Rise
Despite Curbs
New April Business
Very Satisfactory
Accountants Report
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May 25.
Restrictions and freezings not
withstanding, furniture production
continues to move ahead, Seidman
g. Seidman, accountants to the in
dustry. reported today.
Terming new business at the April
furniture markets very satisfac-
tory" the accountants added:
upholstered furniture manufac-
turers' order books were especially
busy-apparently due to fear on the
part Of the dealers that the scarcity
of coil springs will soon affect the
supply of this product"
The accountants, reporting April
orders 80 per cent higher than in
the same month year ago, declared
the continued uptrend could be at
tributed in part TO the fact that
furniture markets were held a
month earlier this year than has
been customary.
Untitled orders spurted in April,
the report said, rising to 18 per cent
above the backlog at the end of
March.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE, May 25 R;-tUnlted
States Department Of Asriculturo.-1l
q cattiew75o. including 125 holdoyers;
al, slaughter classes steady: steers not as
active as last week: top, IA 90 ior Ioad
q45-pound good to choiee yearnmnss: 1oSIa
grsde steers weighing SS5-1,19O pounas
i3,00-SO: medium grade steers ayeratsalHss yer tas
a25-1 ,2s5 pounds, 12 small lot 1oo
pound feeder steers. 1900: load 6eo-pouna
good good to choice steers, 1895: small 1l,.Le lot
s7O-pound common grade feeder steers
1878: bulk of Gamer. cutter and commS3n
grade cows, 7.50-10. 90: few medlum eraue
cows of dairy breeding up to 1000: lev
medium to GOOD grade heifers IL .oO-l2.oo'
sausage bulls upward to 11.oO.
slow or later rounds. top, 1880: good to
choice grades, 15,00-6O;; common to me.
Gull grades dewnward 70 500 ru,s.,.
70 .and hishsI snd than hoice fidssS6
21O pounds 14.45-70: l60-1S0 pounds
and 220-240 pounds, 14.25-50;, 240-26O
pounds, IA OOPS: 14Q-160 pounds, 1885
141O: 100000 pounds. 13.s0-14.O5: 130-
40 pounds. 13.45-70: 120-130 pounds,
13.35-60; packing sows, 12.90-13 3 40.
Sheep, 400. 25 lower: good to choice
grades, 7O-sO-pound spring lambs, 1875
1925: medium to good grades, 14.75-
1873: common and Gull grades down.
ward to 1880.