Show f Ho-H.-H Ho t. II H i iH H oI i I 1 III nn T lown own a and farm In W ar Time so o s Prepared cd for tOl J Publication IJ by nUl Rural al Press s. s Section Office of or War Val Information Washington D D. D C. C i To 10 Equalize Gas Rations Equalizing of gasoline rationing rationing rationing ration ration- ing throughout the tho United States east of the Rock Hock mountains will willbe willbe be recommended by uy the Petroleum Petroleum Petroleum Petro Petro- leum administration for war within 60 CO days This action aimed to spread the burden of war equally among all people will probably result in some increase in increase in- in crease in gasoline rations in the East and some sonic decrease in the Middle lIddie Vest West and Southwest according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Petroleum Administrator Administrator Administrator Adminis Adminis- Ickes It is not anticipated that there will be he enough gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line for driving which is not ne essar essary Corn Needed for forWar War Wm Industries Farmers who sell their corn to a country elevator buying for forthe forthe forthe the Commodity Credit Corporation Corpora Corpora- tion before August 10 ar are guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- extra payments to cover coer any increase ase In corn prices between between between be be- tween the date of oC sale and OCtober October October Oc OC- Oc- Oc tober 31 Marvin lar Jones War I Food has commended commended com com- mended farmers who sell corn to rei eave shortages in war Industries Industries In Industries In- In and for feed and has announced that more than six million bushels have been purchased purchased pur pur- pur-I pur chased since July 1 Home lInin Ct Canning Jars More home earning canting jars and covers were made In the first five fhe mouths months of this year than In Inthe inthe inthe I the entire year ear of oC 1942 In anticipation an- an t of an volume of home canning Housewives Housewives House House- wives will profit from a study of directions that como come with each box of jars and covers for the tho new three-piece three canning top lop glass lid metal screw band and rubber ring ring must must be used differently differently dif dif- from lom other types of covers cov cov- ers ers- Quality of jars and covers produced this year ear says is high nigh Soldiers Get Jobs Men discharged from Crom the armed services cervices because of disabilities disabilities dis dIs- abilities have ha a direct contact with the Veterans Employment iYe In their own home hometown hometown ionic town through a division of the United d States Employment service ser ser- vice Ever Every attempt is made to inform the veteran of his reemployment rights under the thc Selective Selective Selective tive Service act help hell him get special training through the Veterans Veterans Vet Vet- erans Administration and to help him get a job In actual war production production pro pro- work flet Return Empty Bottles Empty beverage bottles should be returned as soon as possible says Conservation Division Divi Divi- DI Division Islon I- I sion slon to to unnecessary drain dram on essential war production production production tion tat results when new bottles must be made ade All old beverage bottles can be put into use because because because be be- cause they are completely cleaned clean clean- ed and sterilized a at aJ the bottling plants Third War al Loan Drive Dd Fifteen billion dollars is the goal for the Third War Yar Loan which President Roosevelt has proclaimed will be launched September September September Sep Sep- 9 In his proclamation the President said Our need for money now Is greater reater than thaI over ever and will wUl continue to grow until the very day that Victory is won so wo we must ask far sacrifice far more cooper cooper- I cooper than over ever before Army Photo IMioto ico Service Grows GlOWS The army's radio photo service service ser ser- vice which which made it possible for forthe forthe forthe the public to see newspaper pictures pictures pictures pic pic- tures of the assault of Sicily on the same day that the int invasion was launched will be he augmented augment augment- ed in the immediate future by bythe bythe bythe the same type typo of transmission from the thc South Pacific theater the War Var Department has an an- Personnel of the tho U. U S. S army signal corps with their equipment are ale now in Australia I finishing preparations for the new service Supply of Pats Vats Oils Despite heavy wartime demands demands de de- mands on the supply of edible fats and oils principally lard butter butler shortening and margarine margarIne margarine marga marga- rine 44 H pounds per capita about five pounds less than in 1942 will 1942 will bo available to American civilians during time the 12 months ending June 30 1914 the War Var l Food od Administration has announced Of or the total civIlian civilian civilian ilian allocation appi approximately 9 ounces per week per capita willbe will willbe willbo be bo available for tor direct purchase be a available direct valla for fOI direct 1 purchases u rc 1 ses and amid an additional four Cour and one- one half ounces indirect consumption consumption tion in such items as restaurant meals bakery products mayonnaise mayonnaise mayonnaise mayon mayon- naise etc to Cost Coat t of l Living hiving Dl Drops With other living costs relatively relatively relatively rela rela- stable a drop rop in fresh Cresh vegetables and butter prices cut the tho cost of ot living li for city workers workers work work- ers b by 02 per pel cent in the month ending June 15 the 15 the first month to show a n reduction since a year before Pearl Harbor the U. U S. S I Department of oC Labor reported ted recently Food prices as a whole making up over 40 per cent of or orthe the cost of living index declined ed 08 per cent The cost of living living living liv liv- ing index now no stands at 1248 1243 per cent of the 39 1935 a average Food prices aro are 45 46 per cent above January 1941 and more than 16 per cent above May 1942 1912 Home Canners Warned Home canners have been warned warned warn warn- ed cd by the U. U S. S Department of Agriculture against the use of oC canning powders and other chemical preservatives W. W G. G Campbell commissioner of or the tho Federal Food and Drug Admin Admin- Administration Administration said that use of some of the tho canning powders constitute constitute constitute con con- a definite health hazard Tho The term canning powders includes Includes in includes In- In boric acid a and id d its compounds compounds compounds com com- pounds and substances like lIko met- met which yield sulfur dioxide di dioxide dioxide di- di oxide when brought in contact with willI an acid food pro pro- ducts The safe way for fol the homo home canners Is to process foods adequately with heat and not notto notto notto to use chemical preservatives For safety's sake salce rei rely on thorough thor thor- ough heat sterilization Army I es Sell Exotic Wares Army exchanges which toll follow w American troops wherever or t they ey go are now dealing In such Items as kangaroo rugs grass skirts and native made e jewelry in addition addition addition ad ad- to their staple line of or cigarettes cigarettes cigarettes cig cig- candy soft sott drinks and other homo home commodities the War Var Department has be been on in In- In formed Since many soldiers want to sen send such things home homo the Exchange Service buys huys them from flom time the natives naU at a reasonable price and resells them to tho the soldiers The Tho natives were In InclIned Inclined In- In clued to jack up the price on Continued on page pago four Town and Farm In War Time Continued from page one direct sales Grass skirts sell for approximately while a good kangaroo rug rue may cost 20 Flood Restoration Loans Flood restoration loans to enable enable enable en en- able farmers to get their flood- flood damaged farms back hack Into production production production pro pro- have llave been authorized in counties in to Arkansas Indiana Indiana Indiana In In- diana Illinois Kansas Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan Minnesota Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- soud Ohio Oklahoma Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- i sin and Texas Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- Claude R. R announced announced announced an an- recently Two types of ot loans will be available to eligible eligible elig elig- ible farmers real estate restoration restoration restoration loans which may be made for a period of up to 20 years and will bear interest at 3 per cent ent and production restoration restoration restoration loans m which may run as long as 10 years and will bear Interest at 5 per cent These loans will be made only to farm farm- ors ers who do not have other credit cred cred- I it available and security must be provided Farmers needing flood lood restoration loans should apply to their nearest Farm Security Administration county office Point Reductions Continued Te To provision permitting retailers retail retail- ers to make emergency reductions reductions reductions in the point values of or rationed rationed rationed ra ra- meats fats and dairy products products products pro pro- ducts in Imminent danger of spoiling which was to expire Jul July 31 31 has been extended in indefinitely indefinitely In- In definitely OPA has announced Moss Mass Mailing Approximately e 1 y copies of War Val Ration Book Three had been mailed by the first of ot last week OPA announced that 1 1 anyone who does docs not re receive receive re- re cehe his War Ration Book Three should apply at his local board hoard between August 1 and 10 2 a plan is now being set up to distribute War Ration Ratton Book Three to members of the armed services who are eligible for ration books bool s 3 persons receiving receiving re re- re- re War Val Ration Books Three should sign their names and addresses addresses addresses ad ad- dresses In the space reserved for that purpose on the tho cover coyer Storage Storage- o for Po Potatoes toes Arrangements have been completed completed completed com com- to provide additional storage storage storage stor stor- age faculties for handling the late crop of 1 1043 1943 D 1 3 Irish potatoes the thear War Val ar Food Administration has announced has approved the allocation of materials for forthe forthe forthe the construction of storage facIlities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa sufficient to take care of 15 million bushels of potatoes Farmers should apply to their county war boar boards s for approval to begin construction Hinder Binder Twine Twine- Supply An adequate supply of ot binder twine Is available for this years year's harvest of grain crops the binder twine sub-committee sub has reported This ample supply has been made possible through the blending of cottor with hene- hene quen to produce a new twine which has proved satisfactory Increase Shoo Supply To Increase the supply of children's childrens childrens children's childrens children's chil chil- drens dren's and Infants' Infants shoes an and mens men's work shoes recently recent recent- ly amended order M l Footwear Footwear Footwear Foot Foot- wear to permit a 25 per cent in In- In crease in the output of shoes for boys misses children and in In- In Production of mens men's work shoes may be he increased by 15 per cent and mens men's safety shoes by hy 25 per cent The order also will permit Increased production of shoes at price levels where there is greater consumer de de- mand Fewer New Tires Smaller quotas of oC new passenger passenger passenger ger car tires for August and larger quotas of oC used and re recapped recapped recapped re- re capped tires have been bean announced b by OP OPA A based on rationing al allotments allotments allotments al- al for the I Iby assigned month by the Office of Rubber Director The August quota of Grade I tires Is the lowest since last April OPA officials warned that drivers who are eligible for new tires may have to accept used or recapped types as as the quota of or new tires is low I |