Show u v VIV INTERESTING NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE The question has been asked why is surplus war equipment sold while the war is still in progress It is sold for the following reasons Models of tanks and planes are changed as a result all the jigs and dies lies from which the old models were made arc obsolete Motor Motor- 1 cycles built for the detert desert in Africa will not serve in France hence the theold theold theold old models are junked In addition to this the war U food cod administration changes chan food stocks at intervals that food may be always fresh The replaced items then become available for civilians and lend lend- lease Jesse J esse Jones of 01 the reports that tha t to date 85 million dollars worth orth of surplus war equipment has hu been sold for fi f million dollars After A the last war six billion dollars worth of 01 surplus was sold for about two billion It I t is predicted that a shortage of registered professional nur nur- nurses nurses ses es will result from the increased needs of the army navy veterans administration public and industrial health services u U W u 1 30 per cent of all movies made at the present time arc are shown to toU toU toU U S fighting men at foreign posts before they are shown in this coun country country try according to Major Orton II IL Hicks II irks deputy director of distribution distribution tion for army's overseas film ice A number of 16 mm films show- show ing ng some actual war scenes with ith all aU their real horrors have been pre pee prepared prepared pared as a publicity for the Sixth War Loan which begins November 20 and extends until December 16 These will not be shown in theat theat- theaters theaters ers because of their nature They will however be shown in shops factories and civic gatherings The plan is to present these pictures to toan toan toan an audience of 25 23 million Millions of dollars worth of sur sur- surplus surplus plus war property is being sold soul each cacti week Much of this quite nat nat- naturally naturally is going RoinA for a small per cent of its original cost Any one who desires can get his name on a bid list and thus receive the list of material ma ma- material to be he sold by merely writing to a Disposal agency and asking to tobe tobe tobe be notified when material is is to be sold Some of the disposal agencies are arc as U U. US U.S. Treasury De De- Department Department Department Army Armr Navy Maritime Commission National Hous Ilous- Housing ing in Agency War Food Adminis Adminis- Administration Administration Administration and Foreign Economics Ad Administration Administration Administration ministration all of Washington D. D D.C. D.C. D C. C J c. c n To judge human nature rightly a man mall may sometimes have a very small experience provided he lie has a avery avery avery very large Bulwer heart heart |