Show Interesting News from Here Flora and There It is estimated that the coal strike because it has so seriously affected the nations nation's s most niost important tant industries has retarded the production of essentials for three or four 1001 Steel production has been cut to one Other items Hems that arc are affected arc are tars oils chemicals used used In drugs and medicines fertilizer lime soap paint nails bailing wire tin cans for food automobiles refrigerators ra tors rayon nylons furnaces plumbing plu fixtures light fixtures light fixtures building brick and many other items Hems Into the tho production product tion lion of which coal enters I It is reported that the rail mall being bein received by members of 0 Congress urging tho the retention of the OTA 0 P I A Ain Ain in full strength exceeds s all ll past records It Is measured by tons Ions consisting of flitters and telegrams from individuals and organizations In some of the Congressional of of- offices offices are stacks of mail bags of mall mail still sUIl unopened and in others it is packed in bushel baskets There isn't enough clerical help to open them let alone read the letters Congressmen arc are measuring measuring ing the protest by pounds ponds of let let- II The 0 O P A bill bili appears to be beon beon on which are obeying the suggestion to write your our Con gressman Colleges and universities report that their fall faU enrollment will ap op approximate proximate students this fall which Is more moro than In war pre-war years In addition to this tins some applications for fo en en- entrance trance will be turned down for lack of or room and facilities in the schools Many of tho the applicants who will be admitted are arc GIs as m asare arc are many of those who will not be admitted 4 43 Protests has been lodged against L the agriculture departments department's allo allo- allocation cation tation of tons of protein 1 meal to tobacco growers to be b used as fertilizer at a time when whet I cattle feed r ed is so short It is expected that Imports of ol r natural rubber this year will meet olI I third one of U. U S. S requirements I I Prohibition groups are arc taking I advantage of the grain shortage by appealing to Congress to pro pro- obit the use of food grains in tho 3 production of beer and whiskey The liquor interests are preparing I i to meet neet the tha attack The efforts of the government t to provide grain for the starving g tg persons in Europe is la causing poul po l. l try raisers and stock raisers and an 1 flour an diced mill operators to sit si t up nights and do a lot of figuring Figures indicate that notwithstanding I standing all the efforts that has ha S been made fully half the potential ml fat salvage has not rot been touched touche 1 and that third one-third of the Amerl- Amerl 1 1 can housewives are not saving savin g used cooking fats are critically y needed only 62 per cent are cur current current current rent fat salvagers The U. U S. S De De- Department Department of Agriculture research shows show's that while waste fats are critically needed more than one- one half the annual million pounds of fat salvage potential goes down the th e drain into or the garbage can In other oilier words pounds lounds of fat arc are being dumped into the se seAt weis of this country each year ear At the same time there is a soap shortage sh The wasted and lost fats if salvaged would make a nice contribution co to the soap situation Incidentally In at four foul cents a pound the th e wasted fats would return 10 00 to the housewives o of Am Am- Amica erica cr ica if they were salvaged and sold bold so ld I As far as our OUI memory menior fc goes boes Ci I there th eie has never been a strike sti-ike in ine the th e Industry that supplies the gov gov- government er with red led tape |