Show Interesting News I From Here There I IThe The Thc nation enjoys its safest Christmas from the standpoint of fatalities from traffic accidents Violent death came to persons throughout the nation nati n during the Christmas holidays with traffic ac ac- accidents accounting for 99 fatalities Last year the total was deaths of which resulted from traffic accidents The Thc reduction is cd ed to fewer cars on the highways tire shortage gasoline rationing rati ning and lower speed rate No more copper pennies will be coined for the duration according to an announcement ann made by b the treasury treasur department The new penny penn will be steel coated with zinc Minting of the new coin COin will begin will begin February 1 The Thelie new lie penny penn will have a blue gray cast and will become dark with use Sc ouo The state council of defense of California recently declared war on hoarders boarders enlisting city and county defense councils in a I. I plan to block organizations to make house to house louse canvasses in a vigorous anti anti- anti I hoarding drive It is predicted that during the coming year store shelves are go go- going going ing to become more more and more bare Merchandise is going to be pur pur- purchased purchased purchased chased faster than merchants can replace it Government planning thinks in terms of two years ears more of war The African success will tend to case ease the cocoa situation Ships that take supplies to Africa bring back other merchandise On a recent trip two ships brought back bags of cocoa Many of the giant Jiant Sequoia trees of California are estimated to be 2500 years old They were sizable trees at the time tim the trie the Egyptians Egy ians were engaged in building the pyra- pyra pyra-j pyra I I midst The life liCe span of the Sequoia is estimated to be years I I I The U. U S. S Mint has asked people who are arc hoarding Indian head pen pen- pennies pennies pennies nies nies to put them back into tion They were issued before 1909 up tip to which time two billion of them were minted At present time there are arc only a few in circulation j I |