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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM. UTAH T O War Surplus Property of 103 Billion Dollars Will Be Made Available to Public SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUEBER Some Goods Earmarked For Farmers, Balance to Inadequate traction Is one of. the causes of automobile smash-up- s in winter travel- ing. Inadequate traction can be due to smooth tires that should be recapped. Rubber had a strong influence In Enter Trade Channels Thrifty Lunches By WALTER A. SHEAD WNU Washington Correspondent. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Use Vegetables, D. C. ApproxiWASHINGTON, mately a half billion dollars worth of consumer goods from surplus war stocks will be offered for sale dur- ing the coming year through the medium of the procurement division of the United States treasury, according to reliable sources here. Treasury procurement, however, is only one of six governmental agencies involved in the sale of surplus war properties, so the total may run to double that sum. The other agencies are Reconstruction Finance corporation and its subsidiaries, handling capital goods, lands and war plants; War Food administration, selling food and foodstuffs; the Maritime commission, handling all marine equipment; the army and navy, disposing of materials abroad and certain small stuff here at home; and the Federal Housing administration, which will handle sale of government-ownehousing projects. Estimates are that the total potential value of surplus war properties will run approximately 103 billions of dollars, or more than the total sales of Sears, Roebuck & company for a hundred years at their present annual rate of sales. During the first six months war properties have been on sale, only $135,164,000 was realized out of a total declared surplus valued at $986,000,000. From this fact it can readily be seen that sales must be stepped up considerably if the government is to realize a high percentage of the appraised value of the property. Of the amount already sold, receipts were approximately 75 per cent of appraised value. For this reason treasury procurement, which will handle about 60 per cent of the total declared surplus, is planning increased activity during the coming fiscal year and is now asking an appropriation of $20,750,000 to virtually double its present personnel of about 5,000 employees in its 11 regional offices throughout the country. This surplus material will cover every conceivable item of goods and commodities from small hardware items to defense plants and shipyards. It must be borne in mind, however, that the government is not in the retail business and the general public is not eligible to purchase this stock direct. Farmers to Get Break. Intent of the law governing sales of surplus properties is that farmers are to get at least an even break in opportunities to buy these commodities which are in demand and applicable to farm usage. In some cases farmers are given preference. For instance the Defense Plant corporation, a subsidiary of RFC, has held several auctions for the particular benefit of farmers, of commodities left over after war plant construction. This property included hoes, shovels, spades, paint, construction hardware and other items. Treasury procurement, too, holds some direct auctions of livestock, such as horses and mules for benefit of farmers, but otherwise all commodities are sold through bona fide dealers. Any dealer, including farm cooperatives, hardware stores, general stores, grain elevators, is eligible to bid on any of the commodities offered for sale in his region. Twice each week treasury procurement sends out a publication called the "Surplus Reporter" from each of the 11 regional offices listing items to be up for sale, method of sale, etc. Dealers can readily be placed on the mailing list by writing to the nearest procurement office in their territory. Procurement offices are in the following cities: Region 1 Boston; covering Maine, New Massachusetts, Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. New York, Empire Region 2 State building; covering Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Region 3 Washington, D. C. Covering Delaware, Maryland and North Carolina and Virginia. Region 4 Cincinnati; covering Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Region 5 Chicago, 209 N. LaSalle street, covering Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Region 6 Atlanta: covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi. South Carolina and Tennessee. Region 7 Fort Worth; covering Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Region 8 Kansas City, Mo.; cov- d Lynn Chambers Mena Point-Savin- g Noodles, Macaroni iti f A large number of horses are being sold as surplus. ering Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Region 9 Denver; covering Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Region 16 San Francisco, 30 Van Ness avenue, covering Arizona, California and Nevada. Region 11 Seattle, 2005 Fifth avenue, covering Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington. Large Assortment Given. In advertising the products for sale treasury groups them under eight general heads as follows: furniture, genera products, machinery, automotive, paper and office supplies, medical and surgical, textiles and wearing apparel, and hardware. Furniture may include mattresses, bedsprings, household furniture, to office, shop, beauty parlor, barbershop, tables, stools and numerous other furniture supplies. General products may include anything from live animals, lamps, water coolers, lighting fixtures, photographic goods, storage batteries and thousands of other Items. Machinery may include powered trucks, tractors, agricultural mafarm chinery and implements, trailers, farm service tires, wagons, dairymens, poulterers and apiarists' supplies. Automotive includes all sorts of motor vehicles and trucks, automo- - Baked Potato Stuffed with Shrimp Stewed Tomatoes Grapefruit Salad Hot Biscuits Orange Chiffon Pie Beverage Recipe given. the spending of 1714 billion dollars on street and highway contraction and maintenance In the U. S. In the ten years ended 1942. The materials used In the making of cord fabrics for '& 0: cold water run over it. In the meantime, heat the butter and brown the onion. Blend in flour and soup stock, stirring until smooth and cook until thickened. Add tomatoes, strained, S and ' let simmer 20 minutes. Add , ' i .-- 9 ev-- 'i mushrooms, season with salt and jj cayenne pepper. Heat through, add parsley, place on platter and sprinkle cheese over top. Potatoes are easily creamed if Spaghetti. with are cooked seasoned first, they (Serves 6) onion and then blended together with smooth, tasty sour cream. pound spaghetti 2 quarts boiling water 2 teaspoons salt When points are low and luncheon 1 can tomato liquid presents itself, most of us are in a 2 cloves garlic, cut fine quandary. Are 4 bay leaves there foods to Y teaspoon peppercorns serve that are point-fre- e and apSalt to taste V cup oil petizing? Yes, there are, and cup grated Parmesan cheese Im giving you Boil spaghetti in water to which several suggestsalt has been added. Drain a can ions today which will make lunch- of tomatoes and -a eons an easy matter to prepare. aSal place aside the Id suggest that you make use of liquid with garlic, as many soups as possible for this bay leaves, pep- mid-dameal. Use canned or de- percorns and oil. hydrated soups, if youre rushed for Cook until well time. If you have bits of leftover seasoned, then vegetables, puree or dice them fine pour over cooked and add to a thin white sauce. which r spaghetti Hearty sandwiches go well with has been drained, washed and Youll like cottage cheese, warmed. Serve sprinkled with gratsoups. liver sausage, eggs and peanut but- ed cheese. ter combinations. A bit of crunchy An unusual but delicious combinacelery will provide vitamins and tion is this one which uses baked minerals or crispy salads will add .potato with shrimps: texture contrast to the bowl of soup Baked Potato Stuffed With Shrimp. and sandwich luncheon. (Serves 4) If the men folk come home for 1 Cooked or canned shrimp, cup lunch and expect heartier fare, there cleaned is the macaroni family 'which you 2 baked potatoes can put to good use. Use fresh or 1 large butter tablespoon d vegetables for flavor U teaspoon salt and color contrast with spaghetti, Dash of pepper noodles and macaroni, add a Ys cup milk sauce, and luncheon is all 1 teaspoon minced onion ready to be served. 1 teaspoon finely minced parsley This noodle platter with vegetaClean shrimp. Cut hot baked pobles sells itself as soon as it arrives tato in halves lengthwise; scoop out at the table; insides. Mash; add butter, salt, pepper and milk. Beat well. Add Egg Noodles With Baked Onions Refill onion, parsley and shrimp. and Lima Beans. shells; bake in a hot oven at 450 de(Serves 6) grees 5 to 8 minutes until lightly 1 package of egg noodles browned. to 10 8 small onions When potatoes are creamed, they 1 can condensed tomato soup nutritious. In 2 cups lima beans, fresh cooked or are extraordinarily this case, sour cream is used in canned M cap diced or grated American place of white sauce, and its a captivating combination: cheese 3 tablespoons drippings Quick Creamed Potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste (Serves 6 to 8) 3 enps Idaho potatoes, diced Parboil onions until tender, about 1 small onion, cut fine 20 minutes. Arrange in shallow bak3 or 4 tablespoons thick sour cream ing dish and covSalt and pepper to taste er with tomato Place diced potatoes and onion that has soup been diluted. Add into a heavy skillet. Add enough cheese. Bake in a water to cover the bottom of the y moderately hot pan, about Vs inch deep. Cover tight-.land cook until potatoes are tenoven until soup is thoroughly heated der but not mushy. The water should and cheese melt- be nearly all evaporated by this time. Add the sour cream and stir ed. Cook egg noodles in boiling constantly until well blended. Seasalted water until son with salt and pepper and serve tender. Drain; add drippings and at once. arrange on serving platter. Place baked onions around the mound of noodles and serve with tomato-chees- e sauce. Buttered lima beans are a colorful, tasty addition. Macaroni and mushrooms are the basis for this flavorful dish: $ - synthetic motor vehicle tires era the same as used la prewar natural rubber tires cotton and rayon. i. ft 0'; o property as set out by the war properties board seek to foster wide distribution of surplus commodities to consumers at fair prices; to achieve prompt and full utilization of the property with due regard for the protection of free markets; to prevent dislocation of prices from uncontrolled dumping; to avoid dislocations of the domestic economy; to encourage and foster postwar employment opportunities; to assure the sale of surplus property in such quantitites and on such terms as will discourage disposal to speculators or for speculative purposes; to prevent insofar as possible unusual and excessive profits and to afford returning veterans an opportunity to establish themselves as proprietors of agricultural businesses. This last objective brings up the regulations regarding the sale of lands by the RFC. All government owned land which is declared surplus will be offered for sale to the original owner, from whom it was purchased by the government at the price paid. If sale is not then made, it is offered to heirs or assigns. Then the property is divided into family sized plots and war veterans are given preference as buyers. Thus farmers will have an opportunity to buy back their land and if they do not, war veterans are given preference. Although much of this land is farm land, hundreds of acres are included in suburban plots near or adjacent to cities and towns. How Farmers Can Act. Procedure for farmers to obtain a military vehicle, either truck or automobile is as follows: Make application to your local triple A office. The farm transportation committee, WPB, PAW, or ODT regional offices are authorized to issue letters of certification to essential users. After the certificate of need has been obtained sales must be negotiated through a dealer who has purchased the vehicles from procurement No trucks, autos or other vehicles will be sold direct to consumers. There has been some complaint from farmers about the indirect method of purchase, but the procedure outline is about as direct as possible under the regulations. A trip through the sample room of the treasury procurement division in Washington is a revelation. Its the most amazing collection of commodities imaginable: overalls, khaki shirts, fleece-line- d sleeping tents and blankets, rubber lifeboats for five people; rubber and leather overshoes; nurses shoes; tarpautool boxes, table ware, lins, kitchen ware of all descriptions; medical supplies; surgical and dental instruments; snow shoes, jungle knives, imitation rifles; hardware of all descriptions, such as nuts, bolts, chains, hooks, and metal gadgets: saddles, signal lights, flashlights, boxes which spotlights, would be suitable for mailboxes or for locking away valuable papers; suits; woolen mittens, Macaroni and tyfnshrooms. leather gloves, photographers sup(Serves 6) even cameras. plies, macaroni H boiled. pound Patently, it is up to the dealbutter aor substitute 1 tablespoon ers in the 15,000 small towns 1 small onion, ent fine of 5,000 or under population 1 teaspoon flour throughout the country, if farm1 cup beef or chicken soap ers are to be able to buy this 1 pint stewed tomatoes surplus war property. The deal1 tablespoon dried mushrooms, er who is alert and watches heated and soaked for the sales dates may be Sait and cayenne pepper able to lay in a stock of com1 teaspoon parsley, chopped modities. Farm Cooperatives 3 tablespoons grated American or particularly, who deal in most Parmesan cheese everything the farmer needs, to well on be able stock up might After macaroni has boiled in saltsurplus commodities at prices ed water, place in colander and let which would be favorable to their customers or members. In an effort to further inform Lynn Says; these dealers about prospective sales and commodities for sales, Clothes Tips: To make clothes the procurement offices in each reto iron, make sure the board easy imgion notify newspapers of an well padded with cloth and is pending sale through intermittent have the cover stretched tightly releases. over it. To keep clothes from freezing to the line, dip a cloth in a strong Available to Public solution of salt and water and Monday. An average of 50 planes wipe line with it. Also, add a little are distributed to each office and salt to the last rinsing water for a total of 400 a week are finding clothes. their way into the hands of happy To remove chewing gum from owners through competitive bidding. clothes, place the garments in the The airplanes thus sold are those which have been used by training refrigerator and chill thoroughly. Then it scrapes off easily with a centers and civilian flight schools knife. in which army flyers have been To remove grass stains from trained. A listing of the planes on sale is mailed io all who request to clothing, sponge with ammonia be notified, ano these invitations o and water before washing. bid list' the type of airplane. y bile parts and accessories, tires, motorcycles and other automotive equipment. One of the largest stocks is surgical and medical equipment including drugs. Textiles and wearing apparel may include shoes, rubber goods, shirts, raincoats, sleeping bags, gloves, cots, pins, needles and dozens of other articles. Other items include thousands of hardware articles such as kitchen screens, wire, nails, supplies, wheelbarrows, pushcarts, saddles, tableware, jewelry, musical instruments, small arms ammunition and others. These lists merely give an idea of the thousands of different commodities which will be offered for and important to sale on bids know bids under ceiling prices which have been fixed by the OPA. On some occasions OPA has not fixed a ceiling until after the articles have been sold, so what happens then the treasury doesnt know. Even dogs, trained In warfare, carrier pigeons and monkeys have been sold as surplus war property. A large number of monkeys have been sold to xoos after they have been used by the air corps to test altitude in tanks. Through compression these tests the lives of thousands of our aviators have been saved. Some of the objectives of the regulations governing the sale of this tremendous volume of surplus war j Surplus Planes Also Civilians who have been suffering from growing pains around the shoulder blades may now permit their wings to begin sprouting. And its all with the blessing of the United States government, through its agency, the Civil Aeronautics administration It is now in the process of unloading approximately a million surplus airplanes for which it Is finding civilian buyers. These are being unloaded through auctions held a eight regional offices every all-ste- all-ste- FIAXES OF COLDER fYZEAF AYD BRAV well-season- Surpius army mattresses. S&wBRAfJ POST'S home-canne- COMBVED rnrf SiGAR-SiYEE- F FEWER RASVS HEW breakfast delicious Its a magic combination Posts Idea of crisp Bran Flakes plus tender, sweet, seedless raisins . . . right in the same package ! Youve never tasted anything so delicious. Ask your grocer for Posts Raisin Bran in the big 40 package today. easy way to UNCORK STUFFY NOSTRILS Nostrils clogged, membra nee swollen? Quick, spread cooling Mentholatum in nostrils. Snuff well back.Speed-ilyitstarts4vit- actions: 1) Thin al Helps out thick mucus; 2) Soothe irritated membranes; 8) Reduce swollen passages 4) Stimulate local blood supply tosickarea. Every breath brings quick, Jars, tubesSOc. An meat dish with noodles nses as vegetables onions and lima beans. A tomato-chees- e sauce adds nourishment and flavor. re Potatoes are again highlighted, this time with salmon in a.casserole: Scalloped Salmon and Potatoes. (Serves 6) li pound salmon, steamed and flaked 3 medium-size- d potatoes H teaspoon sliced onion 4 tablespoons floor Salt and pepper 2 cups milk Arrange layer of potatoes in Add half the greased casserole. salmon, onion, flour, salt and pepper. Make another layer of potatoes; add remaining salmon, onion, flour, salt and pepper. Cover with remaining potatoes. Pour on milk, and bake in a moderate oven at 350 degrees for lti hours. Get your recipes from Miss Lynn Chambers by writing to her in care of Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Uesplaines Street, Chicago 6, III. Please send a stamped, envelope for your reply Released by Western Newspaper Union. sugar-savin- Efi'3at952 are you embarrassed by R NOT FLASHES? lf you suffer from hot flashes, nervous, a btt ,ee blue at times due tohighstrung, al the middle-age- " period peculiar t SII?.en try.thls sreat medicine Lydia Plnkham s Vegetable t relieve such symptoms.Compound Pinkhams Compound helps nature. Its one of the best known medicines for thia func-tion- purpose. Follow label directions. SAVE YOUR SCRAP TO HELP GAIN g ICTORY sellout-dresse- j Old METAL, RAGS, and PAPER RUBBER f |