The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-12-10

The return of the ice manor
perhaps by then it will be the ice
woman-to the home scene is pre-
dicted because more than 100000 ice
boxes will be made next year for
civilian use. Streamlined mechan-
ical refrigeratorS have gone to- war
and it will be the ice box or no
household refrigerator for the dura-
ton. However, Mrs. America can
be thankful for a serviceable and
durable product though the ice
boxes which can be produced for
civilian use will not be of as high
a quality as in normal times. The
amount of iron and steel permitted
in this production is the absolute
minimum. And you can be sure that
the variety will not he great for
after Jan. 1, a WPB order will allow
only two types of ice refrigerators-
those having a net ice capacity of
either so or Is pounds.
Here's good news for holiday food
shopping. Fruit cakes will remain
at the same ceiling prices until after
the holiday season. But the OPA
says that wholesalers and retailers
will switch in pricing coverage after
Jan. Is, 1913. p ~
When Mr. Americas shirt is short
ened from two to three inches by
the WPB to save material, don't
worry about slrinkage. Shirts of
unshrunk fabrics can he 311s inches
whereas the overall length of shirts
made of pre-shrunk fabrics is lin
tied to 80 inches. The WPB says
the quality will not change, and
when this order goes into effect
Dec. Is, the amount of material
saved will be enough to make TO-
100000 additional shirts. And there
isn't chance that Mr.. America
will have difficulty finding pajamas.
Although the same conservation
order ships off collars and cuffs Of
pajamas, the savings will mean
enough material to make more
than 100000 additional pairs of
pajamas. ~ - @}. .s*f
Those colorful metal canisters and
bread boxes which have added a
gay note to Mrs. Americas kitchen
will be singing a swan song for the
duration. And the same is true OF
all types of household storage ar
ticles of metal such as cookie con-
tanners, cake boxes, and vegetable
bins. And this is the verdict of
WPB order which swept into Mrs.
Americas kitchen and reduced the
varied array of metal kitchen gadg-
cts to few essentials. Probably sub
stitute materials such as wood, pap
erboard and other products will to
a certain extent be used in replac-
ing the metal goods. r.. !
+ If for any reason you don't have
a War Ration Book One, better file
your application with your local
War Price and Rationing Board by
Dec. Is. OF course, Book One Is
necessary for the purchase Of coffee
but more important it is to be pre-
sented to your local board around
the first of the year so you can re-
ceive War Ration Book Two. In
the case of an applicant who is not
entitled to a War Ration Book with
sugar stamps, book will be issued
without those stamps.
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The daub of whipped cream which
has decorated many dessert has
retired for the duration at the re-
quest of the WIPE. BY doing without
whipping cream or other heavy
cream, it is hoped to help relieve
the shortage of butter and OF fluio
milk in most sections of the coun-
try. So dairy producers no longer
can deliver heavy cream to any per-
son except to another MANUFACTURER
of butter, cheese and other food.
stuffs. But this order does not affect
the light cream which goes into
your coffee. ..