Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

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Columbia. Mo-. D Numford, ~
eral food administrator for Missouri.
has designated Thursday Of each vsak
a. Potato Buying Day" in this state.
Consumers are urged to buy potatoes
In quantity on this day. By the use
OF more potatoes and less white bread
more wheat can be released to our SOL
diers in France and our associates In
the wSr. The following announcement
in regard to Potato Buying Day" was
made recently by Dean Aumford:
The United States food admins
tration has given It's approval Of q
Potato Buying Day In Missouri. The
supply OF potatoes this year is 80. OO0.-
900 bushels In excess Of the normal
requirement. The present price Of po-
tatoes is about one.half OF the price
one year ago. In contrast to this re-
duction In the price Of potatoes. the
increased price Of other food com.
modities has advanced about 30 per
cent. In order. therefore. to encour.
age the consumption of potatoes. the
federal food administrator for Mis-.
souri, has fixed Thursday Of each
week as Potato Buying Day. and
urges all consumers to buy potatoes in
quantity on this day. In case Thurs.
day should be inconyenient for the mer-
chant. each merchant is requested to
name a day that would be most con
venient to him and his customers. In
buying potatoes it is recommended
that purchasers buy by weight"
Guns Made in St. Louis.
That the Mcdonald Engineering Co.,
which is located in a part Of the Moon
Motor Car Co.'S plant at 440O North
Main street, has received and will
accept a $4,000. 900 contract to make
gun mounts for the war department
al admitted at the chamber OF COM
merce. No official Of either company
could be reached for a statement.
The motor company, 1t was said,
like practically all other concerns in
st. Louis working on contracts for the
war, will not have to change its equip.
ment materially. 1t was also stated
that practically every. firm handling
war contracts ere is running at top
speed and is turning out capacity prod.
ucts. Orders for babbit metals, stove
pipe elbows and paints have been add
ed to the long list Of articles being
made for the government.
State Funds In Good Shape.
Jefferson City. Mo.--So far a. run.
ming expenses of the state government
are concerned. the venue fund ia
in the best shape that has been the
case for many years. The actual bal.
ance in this fund Is SLIGO. SAT, while
the balance in the treasury is 5000,
1877. There have been bigger balances
In the state treasury in recent years,
but only at times when much of the
money for the building of the capitol
was on hand, and this could be used
only for the one purpose.
The state is carrying the debt left
over by the Major administration, oa
$2.025. 900, which will have to be paid
by the end Of this year. BY this time
next year new laws wifi be in effec1
which will bring in much greater rev
enue than w before known, in tact
some of them are at work now, ant
that accounts for the cash balance.
1t is said that prospects are brighter
now than at any time for the last
several years.
Convict Gets Good Job.
Robert j. ("Count") Lubinski, wa.
pardoned and restored to citizenship
recently by Governor Gardner. SO he
could be employed as engineer and
architect by the state.
Lubinski was SEM to the penitenti
airy for two years for forgery.
He recently superintended the lay
ing of pipes and heating plant, at thu
new supreme court building, and hi
work won the admiration Of the entir,
body.
He will be employed temporarily t
superintend the reconstruction Of tn,
shoe factory in the ~penitentiary. which
was partially destroyed by fire . weel
ago.
Plans for building IN auditorium an.
a tabernacle In the p%enitentiary vii
be worked out by the former convict
Lubinski was employed in engineer
ing work at the Bevo plant In 81
Louis when he became involved il
the check deal.