The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-14

eHSlple 10 wear the DuIIOn III Iney
hold an honorable discharge.
Sell Equipment to Signal Corps
Photographic and short-wave ra-
do equipment purchased from pri-
vate owners is now in service on
many battle fronts as well as in
the continental United States, but
more of a number of specific items
is greatly needed, the War Depart
ment has announced. The Signal
Corps, Army Service Forces, has
made a special appeal to persons
possessing certain gh-grade OF
scarce items to sell them as a means
of aiding the war effort. Owners
who wish to offer equipment for
sale should write to: Emergency
Purchase Section, Philadelphia Sig.
nal Corps Procurement District
5000 Wissahickon Ave-, Philadelphia
Pa. Nothing should be shipped un.
less requested.
Rule for Poultry Truckers
Truckers hauling poultry mus
post within their trucks the name
and address of the persons to whom
it is being shipped, the place from
which the items were shipped, Their
quantities, types, grades and weight
classes, and the number of heao
of each, the OPA has ruled.
To Get Application Blanks
Members of the Armed Service.
of the U. S., and of the United Ma
tons who are eligible to use Wal
Ration Book Three, will receive
application blanks from their Com.
handing Officers beginning abou
/ August Is. Processing of these
military applications and issuance
Of War Ration Book Three will bt
completed between August Is anc
September TO- The book will no
be needed for buying rationee
commodities until after that time
1t is estimated that approximate,
100000 men and women in the mil
itary services will be entitled t,
receive War Ration Book Three.
Wool Supplies About Same
The supply of wool for civilian
wearing apparel is approximate.
the same as last season. To NEE
military demands and equip civil
ians, existing wool facilities will b.
operated to the limit of capacity
Manufacturers are reducing tn
varieties of colors and counts O
their yarns; weavers are droppin
some of the essential number
from their lines. Materials produc
ed will be familiar, popular, an,
practical types. No colors are pro
| hibited.
Need Big Peanut Crop
Large increases in the production
of peanut butter and peanut OF
! from the 1913 crop of farmers
peanuts, expected to approx
mate 1,425,O00 tons = 1880
tons more than last year-ar
urgently needed to meet wartim
requirements, says VIA. Approx
mately 413,000 tons will be mad
into peanut butter-375, 5000 tons TO
civilian consumption and the re
mainder for the army and navy.
Federal Expenditures
Ninety five cents out of ever
collar of Federal expenditures goe
directly into the war effort, say
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
ganthau. This means that 1856
billions of the approximately 1888
billions which President Rooseve
estimated would be received in tn
! present fiscal year, will go to pun
! chase guns, tanks, ships, planes, ct,
To Save Paper
Between 100000 and 100000 tor
of paper will be saved by amend
ed WPB conservation order M-241
A which affects all use of pape
and is far more inclusive in i
scope than any other paper consel
walton order. The paper saved, az
cording to the WPB pulp and ps
per division, will be utilized to be-
ter advantage in meeting war re
| quirements and certain civilia
needs. Although the general pub
lie may have fewer fancy article
made from paper, the real neec
of the average citizen will not b
/ seriously affected because plent
of utilitarian paper articles wi
still be available.
Fruit, Berry Prices Increase
Formulas for establishing max
mum Gamers prices for seve
fruits, IL berries, fruit cocktail, an
the juices and nectars of the frui
and berries have been announce
by OPA. The formulas take int
account higher costs to Gamers, an
since canned fruits and berries al
) sold under fixed mark-ups at bot
| wholesale and retail, it will mes
: increased costs to the housewife c
/ these items.