Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-02-05
MRS. AMERICA MEETS DEFENSE

Mrs. America, take heart. What
ever the wool shortage does to your
next winters coat. it probably won't
be nearly so drastic as the pro-
posed changes for your husbands
pants In the first place, the manu-
facturers are planning to give him
only one pair per suit. And they
won't have pleats or cuffs. extern
sion Wristbands or self belts. and
all measurements will be limited to
achieve d fashionably skinny eff
feet. What's more the material it
self may include new fibre made
from redwood bark which mixes
very we'll with wool
One of the important reasons why
you will be carrying around a. little
ration book for sugar is the increas-
Ing military demand for ethyl alco-
hol for explosives and plastics. AL
through ethyl alcohol can be made
|
from corn or grain, most Of the pre-
sent facilities are used to extract
it from molasses. sugar by-product
Too, the amount Of ethyl alcohol
will be limited in number of ar
ticles you use almost daily, such az
hair and scalp preparation, toilet
water lotions. perfumes, and toilet
soaps. Mo1asses itself, of course, is
affected, as we'll as candy glazes.
The charming train stewardess
who put your corsage on ice and
heated your baby's bottle is now in
the peacetime luxury class. One
company has already discontinued
her services, and others will pro-
badly follow All these girls are
registered nurses, and they are
9 needed more in other jobs. The
acute nursing shortage, by the way,
. gives you opportunity to do a little
= private recruiting. II you know
, any young women loking for car
GERS, send them to the Nursing
Council for Defense which now has
offices in every state.
If you were planning to buy 4
: new awning for the patio this sum
nler you may be disappointed After
: present stocks are used, there just
won't be any for awhile. Nor can
vas for other household uses. MOI
for deck coverings. sleeping bags
mems hunting coats or tennis trou-
sers. From now on, all the coun
go for the endless supplies of tents
, leggings, hammocks, folding cots
and cantcen bags needed by the Ar
my and Navy.
When you shop and take it will
= YOU" you materially help the go
! vernments war against waste b.
conserving tires, trucks, and paper
Yet many retail stores report tina
e when they tried to encourage Gust
h omers to carry small packages the.
o, have been told ''the store acros
the street will deliver any packag
ID any time" Naturally, without Gust
e omer cooperation, no store can nj
c. ford to start take it with you
policy Help the merchant who i
H. trying to help the national conserva
IN ton program.
No more calling up your favorit
:, radio program on your husband
birthday TO ask a sentimental dit!
Even IL you made your request b
le mail, the song wouldn't be playe
IN at the time you asked. This Is one Q
n the restrictions of the new wal
III time radio code. It also applies t
e most "los. and found" informatio
&c and all ao-iib programs in which til
III audience takes part. The purpose, G
course, is ~ prevent saboteurs O
~ spies from -lsing this means to sig
IL nal or senu messages.
MT Three-and-a half million volur
el teers are now enrolled in Civilia
Defense throughout the country.
ca pretty figure until you remembe
1d that last fall the total call fo
women alone was fixed at three mi
IN lion women volunteers. If you hay
w. any free time at all, hop down an
ly offer your services to your SOCIAL vo
or unteer office or Red Cross.