The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-10-12

survey, WHICH 1IICDu0CO Oil w.
of sales and engineering assist
ance to those who have been
unable to keep up with new de-
velopments in heating, showed
also that dealers who have
maintained Their business dur
ing the war are vitality interest
ed in new types of controls for
improved heating standards.
GAUGING POSTWAR IN
TEREST - The interest Of the
average American in what the
future has in store for him in
the way of industry's postwar
i developments was exemnllf'ed
last week when the millionth
| person visited the Libbey-O Owens
Ford Glass company's model
room, the Kitchen of To-
morrow" was clicked up while
the room was on display in
Springfield, Mass. Three dupli-
cate models of the postwar sug-
gestion for better living have
been touring the nation since
March. 1914.
The millionth visitor was Mrs.
Ernest Dubour, petite and 40
and the mother of IA children.
ranging from the age of four
weeks to 20 years. Two Of her
sons. 10 and 16, are in the Navy
and merchant marine respect
lively.
Mrs. Dubour, who manages to
) do all her work herself. and
| still finds time to sew all the
:, youngsters clothes, sighed hope
fully for a similar kitchen
5 where all working units are
whisked out of sight when work
is done, in order to give the
The 500 bond Mrs. Dubour re-
ceived at the 1000. 000th visitor
she said. will be saved "toware
the day when peace makes sucl
rooms as this possible"
THINGS TO COME - A nev
method of water publication
said to be more efficient THAI
COLONIZATION and eliminating th,
chlorine TASTE" soon to b
made available TO all waite
companies by Mathieson Alkal
n Works ......... Rejecting curb
% stones, made of white concret
to insure safer night driving ..
IS -. A mechanism for patchin
tires involving use of electronic
10 for vulcanizing rubber; the ad
vantage of the electronic pro
~ cess is said to be It's ability t
generate heat rapidly adm uni
formly in every molecule {
'. rubber. thus avoiding excessiv
~ heating and embrittllng of out
e. err surfaces.
a ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT
u The ambitious highway buildin
re program slated to be launche
N by federal and state govern
1. mentS after the war IS expecte
81 to increase the Importance (
i roadside outlets in the nation
IN distribution pattern. The DO
terry stores and refreshmel
e. stands that catered to autt
borne customers in prev;
re days may find their ram
x, increased by other roadsit
rs shops handling a diversified lii
IL of products. This estimate
the future is strengthened
az the report that the Frank
Shattuck company, heretofore
strictly urban operator of res
're aurants and confectionery sho
ir- has its sights trained on t.
les opening of roadside restaura
NJ and counter shops as one pa
by of a four-point postwar expa
sion program.
,t- BITS O. BUSINESS - Al
no erica's merchant marine is ca
ito rying an average of 4,500,C
re- long tons of material monthly
Ia 80. Civilian meat supplies tt
Jey year are expected to equal
"a slightly exceed those of prev
M years ........ Supplies of S,
tic leather for civilian shoes m
are be increased by 10000, 900 pa
os- during the last quarter of t.
ro- year as a result of milite
ent cutbacks and an expected {
var crease in the allotments to
repair industry. Average pl
1l,s duction of rationed shoes
26, 900, 900 pairs monthly.
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