SUGGESTIONS FOR CELEBRATING SECOND ANNIVERSARY
OF WAR PRICE AND RATIONING BOARDS

Janvary 7, 194k, is the second anniversary of the forma-
tion of the War Price and Rationing Boards,

At this time press and radio, national, state and local
leaders are planning recognition to the more than 176,000 men
and women who have given so unselfishly and patriotically of
their time to administer locally the wartime price control and
rationing programs,

The total number of volunteers who have made this war program
possible is more than three times the number of paid people enm-
ployed by this War Agency. The volunteers have made the program
possible. They are a living example of what Democracy at work
can do, They show that we can meet our problems, They have
demonstrated that a free people, operating on a volunteer basis,
are willing to sacrifice their own time and in many cases their
own interests, in order to make Democracy work,

It is fitting that some local recognition be given to these
Rationing Board men and women, It is appropriate that the Service
Clubs participate, The club president or secretary can get in
touch with the other Service Clubs in the city and arrange to
invite the members of the local War Price and Rationing Boards
to some suitable luncheon or dinner meeting as guests of honor,
during the week of January 7th,

The clubs locally can decide which day during the anniver-
sary week (January 3 to 10) and what sort of a meeting should be
utilized for properly honoring their fellow citizens, The affair
should be a joint one with the proper city officials and prominent
people also invited, and proper publicity should be given to the
affair locally, There will be a great deal of National and State
publicity given to the anniversary.