Evening star., 1942-12-27

Men will continue cess and vests may be ruled out out
who cares Gloves will be but can have your
coat pockets extra deep.
There's considerable fog about shoes One they'll
be scarce and ationed another group isn't My
personal guess that all shoes will be atoned before the
end 3 But before happens the thousands of
STYLES will drastcy reduced If rtionng starts you may
be required your worou shoes when buying new
pair Don't count on that it's just guess
Hats socks underwear shirts grdles, brasseres Slips
all the essential garments will be normally abundant and
reasonably priced You not get the precise material you
want but you'll get something that will fill the BILL
By and large you'll be able to dress just modisy at the
end of 943 do now and at no material increase COST
YOUR TRANSPORTATION. The belief everywhere in
Washington is that civilian automobiles must be kept
ming We won't have gasoline for hivolty, but we'll nave
enough the necessities of travel Don't try to fool your
ration board about necessity though because they smack
you down!
The first synthetic tires coming out of the factories
and they are good The Army is taking them and it's
very doubtful you will be able to buy these before the
end of 1943 Meanwhile Grade III War Tires, made from
reclaimed rubber being produced You ca" get those
you prove you need them And they'll last you oO 10
10000 miles if you hold your speed under 50 miles,
There real shortage of gasoline; there severe
shortage of carriers to transport It, ocean tanke1s useo 10
carry 95 per of it to the East 7OOOO tank cars are
burning the rails trying do the job and not quite accom-
pshng it. What's the answer? Pipe lines OF course We're
building 4nch line from Texas to New York When 1t is
finished next summer the gasoline shortage will be materially
relieved
Meantime treat gas with - and don't step on IT.
Judges going throw the book at speeders IN l943
Rail transportation apt to priority basis by MD
year. maybe You will be asked wy want to tave
you may have fill out form to buy ticket If your story
good you get the ticket if it isn't don't Travel ration
ing isn't definite, but it is in the wind.
GENERAL FORECASTS. The draft of the teen-agers is
expected to revoutonze school cucums Educators are
making plans to train youngsters for and war work.
New York City high schools switched last fa tossing
fripperes the window and concentrating mathematics
and manual arts Schools elsewhere will follow suit Many
small colleges will close for the duration at the end OF this
semester larger colleges and ancyname preparatory schools
will either vacations and cram their courses into three
years. or become military training schools exclusively
Rugs will get So will draperies, all-wOolen
blankets bed table linen. New furniture, and
candy and cosmetics You may not get fancy cooking
ranges and heating stoves, but Victory models will
be plentiful
but the iceman will be working overtime Production OF
100000 iceboxes has been okayed Banned for the duration
are washing machines and oners electrical appliances,
ranges and FANS golf clubs and balls lawn metal
household furniture, musical instruments outboard motors,
radios, toys, vacuum cleaners and juke boxes
There will be babies but fewer baby buggies Also
fewer bicycles coal stokes hotwaer heaters haipms and
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