Show H 0 town and farm in war time s prepared by tile the rural press section of the office of war info ril i ni atlon lation victory lectory gardens set hot record million victory gardens tw two 0 million more moie than the goal boal set last spring were grown 1 this year claude R n secretary societal y of agriculture said in it a recent radio address the see sec 10 letany tary said the victory gardens total about four million acres and will produce eight minion million tons of food in speaking of the goal foal of 22 million gardens for next year said last ikast year at this time we we concerned on that over the possibility that we would not have e enough a 0 u gh garden seed and bertili fertilizer z e r for all who wanted to grow bardens our best information Is that we shall bh all have an ample supply of both next year we are expecting a better supply of garden gaiden tools and equipment tor for spraying and du dusting stink victory garden production should set another record in 1944 sy tire prices pi ices maximum prices pi ices tor for synthetic ru lubber abber tires and tubes havo been I 1 established by OPA in tho the main they are aie the same as ceiling pi ices tor for corresponding tires and tubes made from natural rubber more goods tor for civilians ditl iaus civilians will soon get more moie cooking utensils lamps lanterns lant eins bedsprings bek bed springs Inner innerspring spring in mattresses ses non electric razors razor lade plated silverware brushes blushes n nails ails tacks boilers radiators furnaces screen cloth and other kitchen and household ar articles as a result of a recent dl di rec tive which reserved a portion of the production of approximately 30 types of products pio ducts for civilian use the directive prohibits government agencies from buying goods set aside for civilians consumer coal piles smaller the amount of coal held in storage by consumers diminished tons during july harold L ickes solid fuel administrator reported recently we have less coal in storage now than we had a month ago the adminta said gaid the limitations on production make it uncertain to what extent output can be ba inci creased eased consequently it would be wise to conserve coal by all possible means so that there will be enough of it to carry on all essential activities and keep the public warm army Rebuild Rebul ldes es shoes approximately six and a halt half million pairs of army shoes will be rebuilt during the present fiscal year at plants under supervision of the quartermasters Quarterma steiB corps army service forces in buford ga and hannibal mo alo the rebuilding operation in one year will bavei save the government approximately seven million dollars and will conserve nearly 20 million square feet of leather alwy shoes ustia usually lly are aie resoled resolved twice then sent to buford or 01 hannibal lor for rebuilding the rebuilt shoes look and wear like the original article and usually are aie more comfortable because they have been broken in men ni many honorably discharged enlisted men of the tha army are voluntarily unta illy rily returning theli their issued clothing to the army thereby saving ing clothing stocks accord ig to the war vai department former soldiers sold leis desiring to return theli their uniforms should address a package to the commanding of 0 f feel of the army aimy installation i dearest theli their home the box should bo be marked attention Q quaites li master aster clothing and equipage classification officer those who do noc deslie e to pay the cost of 0 transportation may return tile the clothing by turning over oer any properly addressed package not over 30 pounds to tile the nearest railway express agency office for mil ruilt 0 shipment at government rien of I 1 alai asli surplus fish can call be canned at home hoine just as vegetables from the letory garden gaiden are aie canned the following bulletins on cooking cook liia and canning of fish may be obtained from the publications office fish and wildlife bernice sen Ser Nice ice merchandise Mei chandise milt mart chicago chic igo ill home preservation of fishery products fishery leaflet 18 cooking carp fishery leaflet 19 and how to cook the bour bot fishery leaflet 21 wartime rish fish cookery conservation bulletin 27 may be obtained from the S dent of documents government printing office washington D 0 help navy savy blimps on the lookout for foi enemy submarines and surface craft in northwestern North waters also are aie helping the war wai food program under an agreement worked out between the office of the coordinator ot of fisheries and vice admiral frank flank jack pletcher etcher ri nivy navy commandant in an tile the seattle area blimps which sight schools of 0 fish ash will communicate muni cate the news by short wave to fishing vessels the patrolling blimp can easily spot schools of fish which might take fishermen hours to locate search for war ai minerals the most extensive exploratory program ever undertaken in the united states and aliska alaska tor for continued on page five town and farm IN 9 WAR WA I 1 TIME continued from page one war minerals has been launched by the bureau of mines the bureau is sending Us its crew out in quest of nearly a score ot of materials a needed to supply the arm ed ad forces according to harold 1 L ickes secretary of 0 the interior states in which exploration will vill be conducted are alabama arizona arkansas california col orado 01 ado connecticut georgia idaho nevada now new hampshire new mexico north carolina ohio oklahoma oregon pennsylvania south dakota tennessee texas utah vermont virginia washington wisconsin and wyoming druggist contribute quinine with the compliments of the nations druggists more moie than 11 million ive five grain doses of quinine are aie now on their way to join the war wai against ma malaria malarga larla because seizure of the neither lands east idries ell cu rf ff ni ner nei cent of the source of 0 quinine supply the army called upon the nations druggists to make contributions an ali appreciable quantity of the quinine donated was produced by germany and japan and it now will assist in the tha war to defeat those those nations gun covers colors protect bibles bibles which are aie placed on every life raft laft and life boat on army transport vessels are ara being protected from the effects of salt water by the same type of cover coer that protects pistols rifles and machine guns in landing op erat ioris Cuilo Curlo sly the covers used tor for pistols are aie of exactly the right size tor for copies of the bible and have been adopted by the chaplains corps as a standard protective covering cohering for them the covers were developed by the quartermaster corps from a pliable transparent waterproof gatei proof film known as vinyl they are buoyant enough to float the bible if f they are aie accidentally dropped overboard avei board or washed out of the rafts latts in heay heavy seas 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