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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-08-17

FOR SALE-Grade three 60O-6.5O-16
and 5.50-l7 Tires; new tubes. Priority
certificates required for tires. Fort
Pendleton Service Station, Gormania,
W. Va.-252t@
FOR SALE-A splendid home, To-
Gated on Route ~, one-half mile from
Friendsville; lovely surroundings; nice
large house-G rooms and bath, water
and electricity in house; "a acres of
ground Is acres cleared, balance tim
ber). This home fronts on State road
and on Bear Greek. Superb location
and surroundings. Price reasonable;
terms liberal. Write or call ". F.
Ryland, owner. Friendsville, Mary
land-24-3t*
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MISCELLANEOUS

PIANO Misunderstanding and
regulating. J. S. Elliott, Mountain
Lake Park. Phone SEW. S-tf.
SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNERS
served at the Braethorn, Mountain
Lake Park, Phone 3l2-W for reserva-
tionS.-23-3t
PORTABLE ELECTRIC SAW
available; 90 feet cable, 212 inch cut
on the square; "a hours notice. See
East End Service Station, or write
Box 2S9, Oakland, Md.-25-3t&
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Card of Thanks

We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the many
acts Of Kindness and the thought
fulness of friends and neighbors
during the illness and following the
death Of our father, the late Henry
Lauer.
We also want to thank all who gave
flowers and donated the use Of their
automobiles for the funeral service.
THE LAUER FAMILY
-AdVartiSpmpnt lt#
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y I e d


JOHN FRANK RUFF
John Frank Ruff died in Franklin
Square Hospital, Baltimore. on Sat
uIday, August II. following an oper-
ation for rup.ured appendix. He was
eyed 30 years, II months and II days.
A service was conducted in the
Denny Funeral Home in Baltimore on
Sunday for relatives and friends in
Baltimore and his remains were then
brought to Oakland where funeral SER
vices were conducted at the Bolden
Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon,
August IS, at two o'clock, with the
Rev. Minor Sprague officiating Inter
ment was in Oakland cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Edna
Ruff. former Oakland resident; one
son, John F. Ruff, Jr.; his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. John Ruff, of Sudlers-
Vile, Md; sister, Gloria, Whining
ton, Del; three brothers, Frank Ruff,
Baltimore; Joe Ruff, Chester, Pa;
George Ruff, Sudlersville.
Mrs. Ruff is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry limbaugh, Center street,
Oakland,
A number of friends and relatives
from Morgantown, W. Va, Kempton
and other places, attended the service
in Oakland.
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FRANK l.. MILLER

Frank L. Miller, aged 50 years,
who came to Mountain Lake Park
from Ohio about the first of the pres
ent month, died at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson lowering on Sunday
morning, August IS, at II o'clock of
heart attack.
His home was in Wilmington, o.,
where he had been a jeweler for forty
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FOR SALE - Purebred Hereford .
Bull, i years old; easy to handle Earl
K. Harvey, R. D. l, SWanton, Md.-22
FOR SALE-Registered Hereford
Bulls, one 8 months old, one yearling
and one 2-year-old Apply to A. c. .
Brenneman, Hoyes P. O. Address,
Star Route, Oakland.-Adv. 24-2t7
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eight years He had been in i'll health
for some time.
Surviving are one daughter, Mary
Elizabeth Tuner, Wilmington; one
brother, Harry Miller, Blanchester, O.,
and one sister, Mrs. Emory Briggs,
Of Wilmington. Mrs. Levering was a
niece. The body was taken to Will
lnington on Monday where funeral
services were conducted on Tuesday.
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\ super-gasoline has been produced
by chemists and will go into pro-
duction when the military gives the
command
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LOST

LOST-Ration Book No. 4, name of
Robert Richie Bray, Swanton. Fin
der please return to owner or to local
ration b0ard-25-1t"
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District Number Ten

Deer Park. Asa Lewis, principally;
Ruth Ault; Wilson. Mrs Frances T.
Comp Bethlehem. Mrs. DIN Wilson
TaskeI; Spring Glade, Mrs. Alice D..
Fjtzwater; Boiling Spring, Mrs. Nyr-
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Bloomington, Mrs Charlotte ?.
barnard, principals Mrs. Incz NJ
Bush, Mrs. Bertha Miller frost.
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pect any great increase in either
the volume or the kinds of
things that will be available ag-
ain. Flatirons, razor blades, ba-
by carriages with metal frames,
aluminium collapsible tubes for
dentrifices and a number of
medicinal items (for which you
no longer have to turn in used
tubes) are a few of the civilian
items that are coming back
but gradually. Return of the
manufacture of washing mach
ines and refrigerators will come
more slowly.
Meanwhile, some war plants
are being cut back but they are
not necessarily going back into
civilian production: Where
they're in tight" labor areas,
they can't go very far. If their
normal products require ma
terials which are still scarce,
they're also likely to find hard
shedding. This SINNERS down to
the fact that some metals are
now in "excess supply is,
supply in excess of strictly mill
tary needs-but there's not en-
ough manpower. Where there's
manpower, there isn't necessar-
lily the needed material To make
a refrigerator, for example,, you
need more than steel. You have
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Onions and Orchids

What's this we hear about
Jack F. and Kay R. after the
Forsyth game? Ah....
We have been hearing things
about Gus, his radio, and Lola
Bert. Bert says the music was
fine.
What is becoming of Wally's
and Marie's romance? She isn't
the only one he keeps in the
dark.
My! but this is really leap
year! Seen at the theatre last
week were the following couples:
Harriet Scally and Dean Iverson
Donna Cochran and Bill Snyder,
Dorothy Pitsdh and Dean Sturz-
enegger, Martha Saunders ant.
Edwin Jacobson. Is it that you're
playing hard to get, fellows?
Judging from evidence pres
ented, Mrs. Preston doesn't seem
to enjoy the presence of a coup
lie of nice young fellows in hel
fourth period study hall.
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BOXING MATCH
RAISES MONEY

The first boxing match of the
season to be staged in the jun
ior high school gym was held or
Saturday evening January % un-
der the auspices of F. F. A.
Boxers of Billings fame appeared
on the local card. This match
was essentially the handiwork of
Conrad Yerger, who has achiev-
ed considerable fame as a boxer,
especially during this last seas
on. We are particularly happy to
note the fine work done by Yer
ger in arranging for this match.
both before and during the con-
test. The Future Farmers group
is to be commended for the in
itial move that they have made.
The proceeds of the match are
to be put into the Honor Plaque
fund, which will enable the
school to append the remain
ing names which are to be plac-
ed on the roll Of graduates and
students of Hardin high school
now in the armed forces of the
country. As no names have been
placed on the list since last
June, there is quite a list wait
ing. It is hoped that other
groups and classes in high school
will follow the fine example, so
that enough money can be rails
ed to have the Honor Plaque
brought up to date. We congrat-
ulate Conrad Yerger, Mr.. Collier,
and the F. F. A. for work well
done.
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Farewell to Sam

On Thursday night, January
9th, Sam Haverfield was the
guest of honor at a party eel
ebrating his entrance into the
Navy. The gathering was helc
at the home of Pauline Davis
Besides the guest of honor, those
present were Pauline and Marvin
Davis, Betty and Beverly Rhine
hart, Bonnie Bell, Mardell Dew
ener, Bette Hammer, Harrie;
Scally, Bert Nelson, Dorothy
Pitsch, Burgess Macleod, Harold
hammers, Eugene Dehnert, anc
Francis Gustafson. During the
course of the evening, refresh.
ments were served. Sam left or
the 28th for Butte, where he will
take further examinations be-
fore being sent to a naval boot
training station. Everybody
wishes Sam Good Luck" in thu
Navy of his Uncle Sam.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-02-03
ITALY:
At Nazis' Rear

With their supply lines leading to
Casino under fire of the Fifth army
advancing inland from their invasion
beachheads below Rome. the Ger.
mans launched a series of counter
attacks in the new battle region
while their long-range artillery
sought to break up Allied troop on
c%entrations.
Near Casino U. S. and French
forces moved through rugged Nazi
Notifications to ring that key to the
broad highway to Rome on two sides,
while farther to the south, British
units battered against the right flank
of the enemy defense line.
BY surging inland after their land
ings on the sandy beaches below
Rome, the Fifth army threatened to
cut off an estimated 1907 900 German
troops in the Casino area, some of
whom were being withdrawn back
to counter the new Allied thrust. As
the Germans moved back to meet
the threat, Allied bombers roared
in to machine-gun the columns.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-02-03

IT'S PECULIAR

Did you ever notice how easily
a friendship can be broken by a
simple misunderstanding? Of
ten the actual trouble is non
e%xistant, but one person simply
took the words of another the
wrong way. A friend might say
something The never intended
you to take seriously. You, how
ever, mistaking his intentions,
believe his words were uttered
in all sincerity. The result is
the end of a companionship.
Often the cause of a quarrel is
some trivial occurrance or even
mere heresay.
Many beautiful friendships
have come to an end because of
a quarrel over some minor thing.
While it takes years to secure a
friend, it takes but a moment to
lose one. It is so much easier to
make enemies than to create a
friendly understanding.
There are countless difficulties
constantly rising to threaten the
continuity of any genial rela-
tionship. You will find that two
lifelong friends are generally
broad-minded enough to over
look minor difficulties and to
see each others viewpoint. This
is a lesson We all need to take
to heart. If we do not take is
sue upon every little offense
we may find ourselves, not only
with more friends but also free
from many everyday troubles
that now annoy us.
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SENIORS PRESENT
J|TTERING SP00KS
Jack Evms. Billings
Mugicim. Entertuins
Crowd Before Pluy

On January % two perform
ances of ~"Jittering Spooks" were
given in the junior high audi
forum by a cast of seniors un-
der the direction of Mrs. Mabel
Van Hise, public speaking in
Structor. The cast was as fol-
lows: Gwendolyn Culpepper-
Bernadine Walters; Martha Pea
body, Eunce Torske; Tom
Brown, Eugene Boggess; Ali Ben
Hassen, a Hindu servant, Earl
Cammock; Tobias Whiffleduff. a
detective. Harold Stanton; Dunn
my, figure in black, Enid Olson
Enid Olson assisted Mrs. Van
Hise as prompter. Harold STAN
ton was in charge of ticket sales,
and ushers were Marilyn Barr,
marjorie Frickle, Barbara
Bierdneau, and Barbara Lent.
Programs were made by the
commercial department Of the
high school. The principal per
formance was given in the ev-
en1ng, after a matinee to which
many grade school children
came.
The story concerned a young
girl, Gwendolyn Culpepper, who
was searching the home of her
deceased grandfather, Colonel
Culpepper, for a fromula which
he had discovered and which
was worth a fortune. The efforts
Of a designing nhousekeeper to
find the formula for herself
were, in the end, frustrated, the
formula turned over to its
r1ghtful owner, and everyone
made happy after a delightfully."-
entertaining succession of mys-
. FERROUS and amusing situations.
The members of the cast knew
their parts well and enjoyed the
show as much as the audience
did.
A colorful addition to the ev-
en1ng entertainment was made
by Jack Evans, youthful magic
ian of Billings, who, for fifteen
minutes before the play opened,
llheld the audience entranced by
his amazing tricks. The grand
son of a famous magician, Jack
Evans seems to be on his way
to the same unusual career for
already he could easily qualify
for the vaudeville stage.
Mrs. Van Hise wore a beauti-
full coTsage, presented by the
cast, and after the show she was
given a large Fostoria CENTER
piece. Director and cast, with
Jack Evans as guest, had supper
at the Chuck Wagon cafe later
in the evening.
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THREE
EAGLE SCOUTS

On Monday evening, January
"a, three Hardin high schoo
seniors, Harold Stanton, Charlie!
Bentley, and Eugene Bogges.
were guests at a dinner given ir
their honor by Rev. c.. A. Bent
ley at the parish house in Grow
Agency. The dinner preceded 6
ceremony at which these boys
who entered Scouting about five
years ago as tenderfeet in E
troop lead by w. w. Magnuson
were made Eagle Scouts, thu
highest honor to be attained by
a Boy Scout.
It is particularly noteworth.
that these are the only tnre>
members of the original trool
who have survived all of the OBJ
stacles and disappointments al
ong the way. Part of the credi
for this feat is due to the scou
master, parents, and other in
terested scouters. Royal G. Hay
den, scout executive of the Ye.
lowstone council, conducted tn
investure service, and was as
sisted by Elmer Skeie, chairma
of the Hardin troop committee
Rev. Bentley presided over IT,
meeting and gave the addres
of welcome. Several Crow AS
ency citizens responded wit
short talks complimenting tt:
boys for their accomplishment
This is the first time that tt
Eagle award has been grantt
in Big Horn county. The fin;
act of the service Is always mo,
impressive. One of the parent
is privileged to pin on the Eagl
the highest award in Scoutin
This award involves both
great honor and a great respon
sibility, a fact which was i'm
pressed very definitely on tn
minds of the three boys VIII
were thus honored.
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THEME SONGS

Bunny Fly-"Idaho" (Farra
gut).
Jack Frazer, a very sick mar
selects the song All I Need I
You!" How's about it, Miss Seal
ly.
Francis Gustafson picks the
song Victory Polka. Dreaming
again ,eh, what, Gus?
Polly Davis likes Don't Cry!'
Could it be she is waiting 70,
someone?
Dutch Ulrich Just loves the
ditty you'll Never Know" L
it that hes trying to keep the
girls guessing?
Wallace Schoer, with Marie's
help, picks out Lets Get Lost"
All, yes-dark wasn't it?
Pat Conver looks over the
list, and his eyes fall on Con
stantly". Is Lois the reason?
people Will Say We're In
Love-, MARBLES Harriet, after
coming home from a date with
Dean Iverson.
'--1
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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TWO
LEGGINS WATER USERS AS
ISOLATION
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That the Annual Meeting of the
stockholders of Two Leggins
Water Users Association will be
held at the Community Room CT
the Court House of Big Horn
County, Montana, at Hardin,
Montana, on Saturday, the 18th
day of February, 1914, at the
hour of one (1:00) o'clock P. M.
of said day.
Said meeting will be held for
the purpose of electing directors
and performing such other bust
ness as may regularly come be-
fore said meeting.
DATED at Hardin, Montana,
this 9th day of January, A.. D.
1914.
BERT w.
Secretary.
Pub. Jan. ~ g. Feb. 3, & 10, 1914
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BOND CONTEST

A contest sponsored by the
Cir! Scouts was initiated in the
Junior high school last week. A
prize will be given to the VIM
ming grade for buying the most
stamps and bonds during the
contest, which will Last six
weeks. The eighth graders are
ahead, having bought $3.50 worth
during the past week. The school
Is to buv $4,000 worth Of bonds
and stamps, or enough to buy
some war vehicle, such as q
Flying Jeep". Stamps are sold
every Tuesday and Friday at q
stand near the office. Miss Hea-
ton has charge Of bond sales.
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the older workers, it was point
ed out, have very low absentee
records, are seldom late and
where they Lack the speed Of
young people, they more than
make up this deficiency in ex-
perience and the quality of their
output.
WARTIME The
pioneer tradition of getting to-
gether to solve the problems is
still in force in America. In Chi
cago, someone figured a lot Of
people had electrical appliances
that were out of repair aid
therefore stored away unused,
while a lot of others were TN
dire need. So Commonwealth
Edison conceived a plan to do
something about it. Using Conn
monWealth as a moderator.
dealers agreed to buy out-of-
service appliances for war
stamps, put them into shape
Tor use again, and resell them
to busy families. In the first
three months, more than 10000
appliances appeared-with elec-
trical irons accounting for SO
per cent of them. Toasters, vac
uum cleaners, waffle irons were
high on the lists, too. Some 326
stores are cooperating, and
many dealers now have waiting
lists of customers who are ready
to buy popular items when
swap" merchandise appears.
BITS O. BUSINESS-Cancella-
ton of General Electric's war
contracts in 1913 amounted to
$3.50 millions, but it had a years
production in untitled. orders at
the beginning of 1914. Gen.
eral Motors Is ready to make
1912 model cars as soon as the
signal comes, perhaps before the
end of the year, but they won't
sell for $500; they'll run about
20 per cent higher than pre-
wal prices. . Harry Winston,
New York diamond merchant,
cut the 155-carat Liberator dia-
mond, worth $500 900 into three
pieces, which are now worth a
total Of $275,0OO at wholesale.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NJ ~ CtEDIlOkS
Estate of BENJAMIN F. SHREVE,
Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the
undersigned Executrix of the Es-
tate of Benjamin F. Shreve, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims ag-
ainst the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Execut-
rix at the office of Bert w.
Kronmiller in the county of Big
Horn, State of Montana.
Dated at Sheridan, Wyoming.
January 10, 1914.
MIRANDA SHREVE,
Executrix of the Estate of Ben
jamin F. Shreve, Deceased.
BERT w.
Hardin, Montana, Attorney
for E%xecutrix.
(pub. Jan. 10, 20, 81, Feb. 3, 1944)
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NEW TAXES:
Only Hope Chest Spared

Only the hopeful young misses
stocking their hope chests got any
kind of a break from senators and
congressman drawing up a compro-
mise ST. 900, oo0. 900 tax bill.
With over $1,000, 600, 900 in So
called luxury levies agreed upon,
only silver plated iatware (knives,
forks. etc. escaped taxation. Other
wise, the lawmakers decided upon a
20 per cent tax on jewelry.
In raising 81. 1000, 600. 600, the leg
~islators recommended a Is per cent
tax on cosmetics and toilet articles;
l cent tax on every S cents Of amuse-
ment admissions; 30 per cent tax on
cabaret or night club bills. and $40
annual tax on pool tables and bowl
ing alleys.
1t was also recommended that air
mail postage be boosted to 8 cents
and locally delivered mail to 3 cents.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-02-03
FARM PRICES:
Supports Announced

Subject to congressional approval,
the War Food administration an
nounced support prices for "a prin-
cipal farm products, with the only
big decrease being the 81 per hun.
ldredweight for hogs effective Octo-
Der /.
Loans for corn and wheat would
be made at IS per cent Of parity.
and for cotton, rice and tobacco at
80 per cent of parity. Potato sup
ports would be pegged at 90 per cent
Of parity compared with 81 in 1943.
On a per bushel basis, support
prices would be higher OF soybeans
by IA cents, f1axseed 10 cents. bar
ley and grain sorghums 10 cents and
sweet potatoes 10 to 20 cents.
Peanut supports would be raised
by $40 a ton. sugar beets $3.50 a ton,
and sugar cane 80 cents a ton.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-02-03
Behind the Scenes
In American Business
BY John Cruddock

Confusion has been growing
in the last several months as to
where business was going-and
when. now the fog is beginning
to clear and some definite pat
terms are appearing; some of
them pleasing and some that
we'll take gladly enough because
we have to if we're going to win
the war. Here are a few:
Civilian goods are beginning
to get a break" but don't ex-
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PETROLEUM WAKES:
Waterproofers

To help meet the military serv-
ices crying need for water and other
proofng, the petroleum industry pro-
duced 800, 900 tons of WAKES in l943,
a notable achievement since certain
crudes have a wax content Of only
three-fourths Of l per cent.
In 1914, emphasis will be placed
on production Of micro-crystalline
wakes, which have proven especial
ly useful in packaging food rations
because thin coatings resist mois-
ture and the substance retains its
f1exibility in low temperatures.
Micro-crystallines are further useful
in proofng army shoes against mus
tard gases and protecting metal
parts from the elements.
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WARRANT CALL

Notice is hereby given that
the following Big Horn County,
Montana, registered warrants
are called for payment on Feb
ruary S, 1914, on which date in
terest thereon ceases: County
Road Warrants registered up to
and including November 80,
1913.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
this End day of February, 1914.
Bert Slater, Co. Treasurer
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CIVILIAN TIRES:
Less Predicted

Because chemical difficulties have
been encountered in processing oil
into synthetic rubber ingredients and
military requirements have in.
creased, a cutback in civilian tire
production from 80 to 20 million cas-
ings for 1914 doomed.
Production of heavy duty tires for
busses and trucks also was expected
to fall below expectations, since a
mixture of natural rubber is re-
quired for manufacture Of these
castings and the natural rubber
stockpile has dropped to a low level.
partly because of the failure of South
American growing programs to fully
develop.
The rubber pinch also has affect
ed recapping plans, with the govern
ment again specifying reclaimed
scrap for retreads.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-02-03
NAVY CONES HOME

Roy Morrison, Seaman Seconc
Class of the U. S. Navy, after a
short stay with his parents, MI
and Mrs. Frank Morrison, lef:
Wednesday, January 26, for Far.
ragut naval training station, to
await 1urther orders. During his
leave, Roy attended a DeMolav
meeting at which he gave a
short speech on his experiences
in boot camp.
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HIC rs -. in the weeks neUs

FOXHUNT: Since sporting Eng.
lishmen have been too busy with wal
to conduct the usual foxhunts, with
horse and hound, the little animals
have increased in holiness and have
become a menace to poultry. lambs
and game. A party Of 500 soldiers
and citizens, setting aside sports
manship for the duration, killed so
Of the little red beasts in a great
drive in Kent.
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FEATHERS: The war has opened
a new market for a domestic prod.
uct-chicken feathers. They are now
used for stuffing pillows and cush.
ions. Before the war. 80 per cent
Of down feathers came from Europe
and China. These were mostly from
ducks and geese. New methods of
preparing chicken feathers make
them more sanitary, and softer than
formerly.