Show Ration Reminders AND MAIL EARLY E I The Tho public is s urged to complete completo its Christmas shopping this month and to f send nil all packages destined to other cities whether by parcel post or express before December 10 Early Christmas J I J and shipping are necessary this year to toI enable satisfactory handling of at the extra I Ch Christmas load Joseph B. B Eastman Dl- Dl Director rector ot of the Offie c ot of Defense Trans Trans- TransI I said Remember Mr Mr E East East- Eastman st- st man added that the the best gifts for tor this I wartime Christmas are War Bonds or stamps I IA I TO STORE lt MEAT FOR SPRING A wider variety ot of rationed meats will willbe be available to the housewife during the thelow thelow low ebb ot of meat prod production next spring under a rationing pla plan recently nIl nIl- announced by OPA Meat bleat wholesalers will willbe be loaned points to fill 1111 their storage j freezers with veal lamb mutton and the lower grades ot of beet beef between now and mid January the peak period of cC meat output I NEW MENDING BULLETIN l A AVAILABLE AILA LE I A ot of the wartime bulletin ABCS of at Mending has recently been issued by the Department of at Agriculture The Tho booklet gives directions with for tor mending household fabrics and nd J as well as clothing Skillful and prompt mending is encouraged encouraged aged because the longer any fabric can be made to last Just so much is the burden lightened on civilian goods pro pro- A copy of at the booklet may be had by writing to the Office ot of Information tion U U. S. S Department or of Agri Agriculture Washington 25 D D. D C. C C MANPOWER HEAD PRAISES FARMERS A RIE RS Assurance that farm men and women are occupying key positions in the war effort has been given by Paul V. V Mc- Mc McNutt Nutt Chairman War Manpower Commission Com Com- mission When the history ot of this waris war is written he said I am certain that much ot of the credit for victory will go to the men and women of our rural dis- dis Certainly in no war has bas the pro pro- production ot of food tood played so vital a part and certainly no group has rallied be- be behind behind hind the war effort with more eagerness and devotion We ot of the War Manpower Commission have done everything in our power to main maintain in the tho nations nation's agricultural tural labor for force at top capacity Every acre acro of land that can be planted brings so much nearer START CO CONSUMER SURVEY I Census enumerators expect to visit households in a wide nation survey to determine tho availability ot of types ot of goods As a result of these studies tho rho Office of at Civilian Requirements will have information from co consumers Umers to aid it in carrying out its function ot main main- maintaining maintaining an adequate supply ot of necessary civilian goody goOds within wartime limits of manpower materials and manufacturing ing AMERICAN MOVIES FOi l TROOPS The U. U S. S Army Is well on its way to having motion picture equipment every everywhere everywhere where in the world that it is needed by its troops Movies are shown sI own times dally daily for U. U S. S troops In Aleutian out out- outposts outposts posts according to the War Department There are 63 53 projectors on the island I chain ono one on each occupied island A continual now flow ot of films has been shown I during the past st five mouths months TE TEMPORARY FOOD RATIONS Service men on leave can get temporary ary food rations rations' Without the tho forms tormS usually usually ally furnished by the Armed Forces Ac- Ac According According cording to OPA In nn an emergency may be made on forms torms available at ocal ration boards |