The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-14
Farm Labor Situation Helped

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Farm Labor Situation Helped
Three hundred thousand more men of
military age were put to work on farms
during the first six months of this year
than in the same months Of 1912, be-
cause of draft deferment and other
measures taken to conserve agricultural
labor. This number was sufficient to
offset net losses Of workers Of military
age from farms during the last half of
1912, according to the department Of
agriculture.
Reports On War Agalns Initiation
Prices in the United States, advanced
only IL percent in the first 10 months
of the present war compared to 29.5 per-
cent in the same period in the first
world war, Judge Fred NJ. Vinson, Direc-
tor of Economic Sterilization, reported
on the first anniversary Of the Stabilize
ton Act. "The war against rising prices
has been a good example of democracy
in action" Judge vinson declared. at
has not been entirely free from selfish
ness and pettiness and difficulties of
many kinds-Perhaps no struggle ever
is" Credit for the achievement, he said,
goes ito the workers who have abided
by the-little little steel-formula; to
the farmers who rave not needed the
incentive of the prices witnessed during
| the last war to break all production
records; to the thousands Of business
men, small and large, who have helped
hold prices down." and to the American
housewife for her cooperation with
rationing and price control.
Helps Clarity Hog Ceilings
The word "municipality," insofar as
used by oPA in setting ceiling prices on
live hogs in various terminal and in
| terror markets, includes also the hog
markets in trade centers Immediately
adjacent to those cities. On October 4,
OPA set ceiling prices on live hogs in
markets throughout the country, each
price based on geographical location and
type of selling place, but all prices
hinged upon a ceiling of $14.75 a hun
bred in Chicago. In the U. s., live hogs
produce the heaviest meat tonnage and
contribute HoIF W aim 'hNobS ehu'
any other meat animal, OPA pointed
out.
Used Egg Case Ceilings Higher
To encourage the gathering and re-
conditioning of used egg cases for the
handling of this years forecast record
egg crop of 60 billion eggs, OPA has
increased the ceiling prices on used egg
crates. Tho new ceilings, effective Mon
day, October IL, give the men who col
lect used cases for reconditioning a
spread of Z cents rather than 5 cents
between the maximum prices they may
pay "Emptiers" and top prices at which
they may sell to reconditioners This
extra 2 cents is expected to encourage
gathering OF empty cases from retail
grocers, dairy stores, neighborhood
bakeries, and other small "emptiers."
New ceilings also give reconditioners n
spread of 10 cents for reconditioned
used cases.
BroomH To Cost More
Consumers will pay about six cents
more for household brooms made wholly
or partly Of broom corn, because of a
recent OPA order. This increase was
granted to reflect recently established
ceiling prices for broom corn.
Gals To Get BObbie Pins
Twice as many bobbie pins and hair
pins, necessary feminine items" will
be produced during 1914 as at present,
under a recent WPB action.
NJ A:lra1 Earttliyar Available
Plans are being made to increase the
supply of ammonium nitrate for use as
an agricultural fertilizer, according to
the War Production Board. The ma
terial has been so improved to prevent
caking that orders received for Septem-
Der and October exceeded the supply.
Additional sodium nitrate became avail
able for agricultural fertilizer last April
when government capacity to produce it
began to exceed the amount needed for
military explosives.
Save Water To Save Fuel
Because it usually takes fuel to pump
water, the u. s. Government asks water
users to repair leaky faucets and other
leaky plumbing fixtures. Saving OF
water may also save on the manpower
required to make it available as well as
the chemicals required to treat it.
Steel Rails For Snow Fences
Longer fenceposts made from stee
rails may be used for snow fences ac'
cording to a recent WPB ruling. Pre-
viously permitted lengths were too shor'
for snow fences.