The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-04

certificate showing he is eligible to con-
sumo the meat point-free.
$4,000 Honorable Discharged
Approximately $4,000 officers and
enlisted men were honorably discharged
from the army between December Z,
194l and August 81, 1913, according to
the War Department. approximately
200 900 men over 3S years of age were
released to accept employment in essen
tial industry or agriculture. OF the
remaining $4,000 discharges a large
majority was for physical and mental
disability.
No Coupon Rationing OF Coal
There will be no coupon rationing Of
coal during the coming winter, accord
ing to OPA. Deliveries are being cur
tailed so as to spread supplies as evenly
as possible. The coal shortage is pri-
marily in anthracite, the Slid Fuels
administration For War reports, and
anthracite users are urged to supple
ment hard coal with bituminous coal.
Copies of experimenting Anthracite
with other fuels for home heating" (In-
formation circular 7260) may be obtained
without charge by writing to the Divis-
ion of Information, Solid Fuels Admin
istration, Interior Department, Wash
ington 25, d. C.
Marines Celebrate Anniversary
On November 10, the Marine Corps
celebrates it's l6Sth anniversary. On this
day, the seven branches of the corps
| will be honored: Aviation, Line, Mess,
Musicians, Paymasters, Quartermaster,
and Communications.
Bans Harmful Anti-Freexe
To protect motorists and truck opera
tors, the War Production Board last
Saturday halted all sales of an estimated
half-million gallons of destructive anti
freeze. WPB warned motorists who
already nave filled their radiators with
any of the banned products to drain and
flush the cooling system Immediately
and refill with the alcohol or ethylene
glycol type. Harmful types are those
compounded with inorganic salts, includ-
ing calcium, magnesium or sodium chic
ride and petroleum distillates. Trade
names of the products whose sales were
halted are: ALL Winter, Chem-A-Cool,
Frozone. Permazone, Wonder-Solv, Lo-
Zone, Alcotex, Ever-Flo, Bird Antarctic,
Flexo, Gold Seal, Security, Antarctic,
Neva-Freeze, Antitrust, Bond (top
line), Fre-Zex, No-Freezer, 60-Below, Lo-
Temp, Never-Freeze, and No-Boil.
Thanksgiving Dinners Assured Soldiers
Army men and women will have a ira
ditional dinner November 25, the War
Department says. On the menu are:
fruit cup, roast turkey with dressing and
gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed pOta-
toes, buttered peas, corn, tomato and
lettuce salad, celery, pickles, pumpkin
pie, apples, grapes, candy, nuts, and
coffee. Personnel overseas will be
served this menu so far as operating
conditions win permit.
Consumers Get More Egg Products
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egg products since restrictions on liquid,
frozen, and dried whole eggs have been
removed by VIA Increase viii be re-
Elected primarily in the production of
noodles, macaroni, prepared %flours, and
prepared ice cream powders and mixes.
North Africa Helps Feed Troops
Arz-AL .nc = lAl,,apy fruif
vegetables, and meats to Allied Forces
supply the new French army and feed
ing essential civilian workers, it was
revealed recently. Flour, fruits, and
vegetables from North Africa are being
used in the Italian campaign, and French
plies for use during and after the
liberation of France. Following liberia
ton Of North Africa, Allied authorities
supplied carefully budgeted seeds, ferti-
l~izers, sprays, binder Irvine, saper parts
of farm machinery, and tractor fuel
supplies which have same many times
their weight in shipping space by en-
| abling North Africans to get quickly
back into agricultural production.
Aviation Gas Output Quadrupled
Production of 10 octane gasoline need
ed for wal operations is now four times
greater than in the, early months OF
| 1912 and within a few months will be
eight times greater, according to the
Petroleum Administration for War. To
get the 1O0-octane gasoline required for
military operations it is necessary to
'produce less of the products needed by
civilians such as ordinary gasoline and
fuel oil.
Lift Restrictions On Elastic Fabric
Restrictions on the use of elastic
fabrics in girdles, %corsets, combinations
sanitary belts, garter belts, and bras
sieres lave been lifted by WPB. How
ever. it is believed no all-rubber gar
ments will be on the market until the
early part of 1914, and it will be som
time after that before full-scale pro
duction will be possible.
Hosiery Prices Increased
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