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Show WASHINGTON HtOM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER FLAGS FOR OP' , HEROES In the memory of each member of our Armer Forces who has died in service in World War II, a large American flag will be provided his family by the government. gov-ernment. If the boy died in this country and his body was returned return-ed to his home for burial, it Cs presumed that the flag that accompanied ac-companied the body was retained by the family. For those boys, however, who died overseas, a flag Is available to his family by applying at any post office, filling out an application, appli-cation, Form 2008, and giving proof of death. The War department notice no-tice is ample proof. BARGAINS Congress has just provided for the Surplus Property Board which it will govern. Already direct instructions in-structions force the Board to give special consideration to states, cities, hospitals, schools, farmers, veterans, and small businessmen in disposing of special bargains in susplus war goods. It is estimated that there may be as much as $10 billion of goods suitable for general use, and Congress has, by this act, assured the nation that after this war large speculators will not be permitted to build fortunes by buying these war supplies and reselling re-selling at tremendous profits as they did after the last war. That is why Congress has ruled that public institutions shall have first preference and veterans, farmers far-mers and small businessmen shall also be privileged to buy in small quantities. smrriNG The War Shipping administration has just made its first report to President Roosevelt. According to this report, the American Merchant Merch-ant Marine has grown from 1340 ships at the time of Pearl Harbor to more than 3400 at the present time. The tonnage simultaneously increased from 11,850,000 deadweight dead-weight tons to more than 35,000,-000. |