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Cities Seek Substitutes
For Metal Garbage Cans
City 'officials are experimenting
with paper garbage mauls and other
sub'stitutea for metal refuse contain•
err, which' are difficult or impossi-
ble to obtain. The search for`sub-
stitute containers is under way par-
ticularly in 'cities which buy gar-
bage ,cans ,ln : quantity to 'supply
householders.
Las Angeles city oiacials are en-
couraging' individuals ; and:.compa-
niea' interested in developing gar-
bagecbntainers made of continuous-
ly wound paper, plywood, orcoinnbi-
nations of paper and wood, and are
testing various: types of containers
made of these materials." Such sub-
stitutes, it was pointed out, are treat- ^
ed usually with waterproofing which
is resistant to acetic acid.
Boss• Angeles also has amended its
municipal code to allow use of gar-
bage containers made of materials
which meet approval of the board
of public works and the city council.
Metal,- containers formerly were re-
quired under the code. St. Louis, the
association , said, is experimenting
with wooden garbage containers,
while residents of Boston are using
old oil drums and wooden barrels
as rubbish containers. The problem
of replacing 5,000 containers at an
early date is confronting officials of
Lansing, Mich., where garbage cans
are furnished residents on a rental
basis, Flint, Mich,, reports not only
• a shortage of cans, but also of large
galvanized collecting baskets.
'Willy -Willy' Weak.Nalne
For Strong Australian Gale
While monsoons are lashing and trenching equatorial lands and the
ild williwaw is swooping down the
rugged mountains of the Aleutians
the far north, Australia begins
attening down her northwestern
coast settlements against the willy-
willies.
Willy-willy is a weak name for a
strong wind originating in the warm
waters of the Timor sea, says the
National Geographic society. Often
blowing 120 miles an hour, this cy-
clonic wind whirls down from the
north, sweeps along the coast, whips
toward the interior, and finally exits
by way of the southern coast.
Spilling up to 20 inches of rain .in
' one brief, "blow" over areas which
in a year ordinarily are sprinkled
with a scant la inches, these storms
may strike along the north coast any
time between November and April.
The native blacks say when the
moon is blue the willy-willy is on
its way. Pearl divers around
Broome know its approach when
they, strike alternate currents of cold
and warm water. The sailor makes
for shore' when the indicator of his
barometer dips suddenly or when it
, stands too steady too long. Old tim-
" ers, clinging doggedly to their
• ','eager: possessions in the path of
this destructive wind, foretell its
corning by sultry, still air and black
clods piled high along the horizon.
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Gardens Require Effort
Before ordering „tap many garden
seeds, look over the family stock of
"elbow "grease" 'to snake sure it will
last through the whole'season. Plans
for a small, well kept garden are
much easier to carry out during the
summer than plans for a large area
in vegetables. A. plot 50 feet by 100
feet is large enough to supply a fam-
ily of three with all the vegetables
it needs for eating fresh; for can-
ning, and for storage.
Beginners are quite as likely to
grow as good a garden the first year
'as is grown by an experienced gar-
dener, he says,, if they follow the
right directions. • Readiness, to learn
andconsistent work are the main
essentials of good 'gardening. In
/many communities neighborhood
gardeners who are experienced in
the work are being asked by .their
block leaders to help beginners who
need a little advice. Block leaders
or community victory garden lead-
ers can aid beginners to get simple
leaflets giving reliable directions for
growing gardens.
•
Plans for Poultry Feed
Careful management of feeding
plans on poultry farms is the only
means to prevent the present short-
age of animal protein feeds and vita-
min supplements from becoming a
drawback to the national campaign
to produce nearly five billion eggs in
1943. Production of these eggs will
take about 15 million tons of feed,
•and another 8 to 10 million tons of
feed will, be needed for growing pul-
lets, broilers and turkeys. While
the usual sources of animal proteins
land of vitamins are not able to till
the demands, new sources are being
planned, including the greater pro-
duction df alfalfa meals and salvage
of by-products of fermenting and
distilling industries.
Paint on Radiators
The choice of paint finishes for
radiators has a decided effect on
heat transmission. It has been
f ound, for example, that with hot-wa-
ter heating systems white and light
tinted finishes transmit over 95 per
cent of the heat to the room,' while
bronze and aluminum paints permit
but '75 per cent heat transmission,
returning. about 25 per to the
boiler.
Although the use of non-metallic
paints does not 'save fuel, as heat:
returned to the boiler is not wasted,
heat, it does improve heating con-
ditions in several ' ways by raising,
the'rate%of heat transmission. More
rapid warming of rooms becomes,
possible:: ty
Paint File Helps FBI ,
s Into Egg Production'.
t Lowered egg production, loss of
Respiratory Diseases Cut
Track Dawn Criminal
A "National Automotive Pair;
File" is in use by the Federal Bu
reau .of Investigation to assist in th
solution of • many crinrinal'cases i
volving sabotage, 'theft. of motor ve
hicies, fraud and hit end' run, as well
as numerous: other types of. cases
says a statement from J. Edge
Hoover, director of the Federal $
reau of'Investigation, who describes
the work of the FBI laboratory i
"Witcoxnbings " '
"This file 'contains material and
inforniation which makes it possible
in some instances to identify the
year, make and model of an auto-
mobile from a small fragment of
paint removed from a: vehicle or
found at the scene of a crime,"
says Mr. Hoover, "In many in-
stances, use of the color classifica-
tions of the Ile in combination with
data obtained from, microscopic, •mi-
crochemical, and spectrographic an-
aIyses of a paint fragment makes
it possible to limit the number of
automobiles that have to be consid-
ered in an investigation.
"Often a photomicrographic com-
parison of two fragments of paint
can, be made, one of known origin,
and the other from a questioned auto-
mobile' which is believed to have
been involved in a crime. The two
fragments are mounted vertically in
juxtaposition, so that their cross sec-
tions are observable and the Layers
of corresponding. color are matched
one with the other. Such a dem-
onstration makes possible a com-
parison of the .,colors of the paint
layers in the two specimens, the
thickness 'of the corresponding lay-
ers, and the sequence of the colored
layers. Observations of this type
may be photographed, - in color if
necessary, and the evidence present-
ed in court,"
weight and death losses are xorr
e .of the results of respiratory diseases
in among adult farm fowl. These dis'
eases have a tendency to-} become
chronic, and their `seriousness is in.
, creased by ,the fact that' they fre•
r' quently strike after the expense o1
Bu ,rearing the flock has been' incurred
Respiratory diseases can be divid-
ed ed into two types, those which pri^,
marily affect the respiratory'syrstem
and those which are not essentially.'
respiratory, diseases but which may
produce respiratory symptoms.
Baby chicks are subject to infec-
tious bronchitis, aspergillosis and
gape worms directly affecting the
respiratory system. PulIoruip dis-
ease, however, is a septicemic con-
dition of chicks and may affect any
organ in the body, including the,
hangs.
In adult chickens the most im-
portant respiratory diseases are
laryngotracheitis, infectious coryza,
and noninfectious coryza: Less com-
mon are fungus infections and in-
festation with air sac mites, while
other diseases which may produce
respiratory symptoms are fowl pox,
fowl paralysis and vitamin A de-
ficiency. Turkeys are subject' to a
form of sinusitis or coryza not trans-
missible to chickens, •
Preventive vaccination can control
fowl pox and laryngotracheitis, but
the controls for the other diseases
on which vaccines have proved .un-
satisfactory are sanitation, adequate
feeding and housing facilities.
Survey Shows Women
Intend to Stay at Jobs
Two out of every three women
war workers will be in the post-
war competition for peacetime jobs,
according to preliminary returns in
a survey by Northwestern National
Life Insurance company.
Polling women "war job" workers
in industrial plants in widely scat-
tered areas of the United States,
the survey fords that 71 per cent
plan•to seek postwar jobs, and only
17 per cent expect to go back to
"full-time" housekeeping, while 10
per cent are planning to be married
at the end of the war, and 2 per
cent expect to go back to school.
Married women, even those with
children, like the experience of
working and want to continue get-
ting a pay check of their owns the
survey finds. The preliminary re-
turns show that 69 per cent of the
married women workers want post-
war jobs and plan to go after them,
while 31 per cent expect to concen-
trate on their homes after the war
emergency is over, the report states.
Elements Differ
The Journal of the' New York
Botanical Garden says that "def-
inite differences in the amount of
starches, sugars, proteins, fats, min-
erals, 'and of vitamins as well may
be found in plants subjected to dif-
ferent weather conditions, especially
at and nearthe time of harvesting,
or even in plants picked at different
times of day. When the time comes
to harvest fruitsand vegetables,`par-
ticularlq vegetables of the leafy type,
due considerationssboizld be given to
variations in the amount of Iight,
Present.results suggest that for good
vitamin C values the harvesting of
vegetables should not be done before
midforenoon, say 10 o'clock, after
generally clear weather, or, if it
must be done following cloudy days,
collection should be made Iate in
the day. Because of the tendency
of • vegetables,• especially those of
the leafy type, to lose vitamin C on
standing,•dt'would'follow that when
weather conditions permit, vegeta-
bles from the home garden should
be freshly 'picked each day."
Imperfect Posture
The causes, of imperfect posture
can range from ` general muscular
weakness to mental instability. Ridi-
cule and 'negative criticism,for ex-
ample, can be very detrimental,
particularly to the posture of a child.
Far better is the use of admiration
and constructive criticism to build
the self-confidence which is psycho-
logically important in the'achieve-
ment of good bearing. On the other
hand, overconcentration on one sport
can present a problem by overde-
veloping certain muscles in the body
and leaving other muscles undevel-
oped. The remedy for this is physi-
cal exercise that will develop corre-
sponding strength in the weaker
muscles. Normally, however, the
posture of a growing child will take
care of it§elf if he is not emotionally
cramped or forbidden to participate
in the various active, pursuits: of
childhood.
Plant Herbs
Plant some herbs. Herbs don't
take up much growing space and
they add interest to your meals. One
or, two plants of each variety will
give you enough herbs for .use all
summer and also to dry for the win-
ter.
One of the herbs you will probably
want to include is parsley: It's rich
in vitamin A and C; so, put it right
into foods where it will be eaten.
Chives give; a. delicate onion flavor.
For sttunmer drinks' and sauces and
jellies, you'll . want to plant mint..
It's. good ` with #',eats and"
g in soups
Suggest Careful Check
Of Canning Gauges
At a recent national food preser-
vation conference, homemakers
were advised that the gauge of ev-
ery steam canner should be checked
for accuracy once a year before can-
ning begins. •
If the gauge has to be sent away,
it is advised that it be packed as
carefully as a delicate glass. Upon
its return, the conference suggested
that users put plumber's paste on
the threads when screwing it back
on the canner.
Before a gauge is sent to a manu-
facturer because it seems inaccu-
rate, checking of the safety 'valve
to be sure it is working right, is
advised by the national conference.
Many a gauge registers inaccurately
simply because the safety valve is
clogged stiff with grease or food.
This' can be remedied at home by
thorough cleaning,
Remove pet cock and valve and
soak them in vinegar a short time.
If particles of grease or food re-
main,draw a string or narrow strip
'of cloth through the opening. The
national food preservation confer-
ence went on record as recommend-
ing that the steam pressure method
of home canning be used for all
home canning of low -acid vegeta-
bles, except tomatoes, and vegeta-
bles pickled before canning.
Farm Prices
Of the various farm commodity
grouts, fruit and truck crop prices
showed the greatest gain in 1943 over
1942. 'The index of fruit prices rose
from an average of 125 to 198 per
cent, an increase of 58 per cent,
while the truck crop price index
went from 199 per cent of the 1910-14
average to 289, an increase of 45 per
cent, Grain prices went up 28 per
cent with the index rising from 119
to 152, poultry and poultry product
prices went up 25 per cent with the
index going from 151 to 189, and
dairy product prices were 20 per
eent higher in 1943 than in 1942 with
the 1943 index level at 182 per cent
of the 1910-14 average compared with
152 in 1942. Meat animal prices
showed a gain of 10 per cent with
the index averaging 207 for 1943
compared with 189 in 1942. Cotton
and cottonseed prices were only 7
per cent higher, the 1943 index aver-
aging 166 in 1943 against 155 for the
year previous.
Crime Busters
A four-year training program in
scientific crime -busting at the famed
government police school of Lima,
Peru, is' helping to make the Amer-
icas safe by familiarizing . students
from half a .dozen American re-
publics with modern law enforce-
ment methods.
At present,' scholarship students
from Panama, Nicaragua, Venezue-
la, Cuba, the Dominican Republic'
and this . country are learning how
to•make short shrift of wrongdoers
in the three departments into which
the; academy is divided. Students
are selected by their respective gov-
ernments on the basis of rigid oral,
written, mental and physical tests,
and`' receive free tuition, room and
board, medical attention and a small
allowance, for the duration of the
scholarship. Transportation frorn
their home countries to this city is
paid for by their governments.
cane chairs.
Chairs that are graceful in design
and have holes bored in the seat
frame may be caned, For chairs of
sturdy or rustid' design, rustic ma-
teiials, such as rush, Hong Kong
grass,, and splint are suitable.
All woven seats need aprotective
finish. Caned 'surfaces may be: left
natural and waxed, or they may be
:fear -varnished, or shellacked. "Rush
seats should, be treated; before they
are thoroughly dry,_a .coat of shellac
sr, varnish, being applied to both top
and bottom, Splint seats: can be pre-
served `indefinitely by=; giving them
several coats ofarts'of c equal
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In the Goodyear Research Laboratory, skilled chemists
and engineers with "shirt sleeve" imaginations, utilize
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Rubberized Life Rafts,
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2'hese rafts inflate in
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Bullet -Sealing Fuel
Tanks for warplanes
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When a .bullet pierces
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British hulk Troops
Ins ite of diff, u't mmorsoon con-
itions, Brill h end Indian" troops
ave fcrced the Japanese to with-
draw from Rohima and have cleared
he en 'ire Kohima-imrhal road of
ha e re:ny. Sharp fighting is still
ntinriny a: the Allies drive the
tele ng ?alarm e from their
c 1.1 ns :n t e surxmding country.
Pi +tu e s:.o,vs-A tank crossing a
r vel' a ort, o', Imphal.
.Massey -Harris Head Tells
sat 'Trance Today
,lames 8. Duncan, 1 re i 'en 't n1
gen, nal marag•r of Ma- ey 1150.14
G risen", Lt'., brings ba k ?runt' a
tour of F. a r e the 'nnpr ss un 'that
thit; country will emnga from,
1ei1 wirg evp.'rie,ce dt:•rinr tate w. r
and even hard r times , in the n
ix tnont'ta n;+. c'.: tra ,gel• 'hsn' it;
otitsidc t;'ie:;ds l,o: d have had rea'on'
to hope in the eerier y ars o1 ihe
'st r: ggle,
Mr 1]' n an we t to Frunea in his
capacity as chairman of the . Farm
h a.h-inert 1boom-ritt,••.6f tl•e Com-
bir.ed-Proluotion R soo•'c's B of
Can••ada and Pie IT -Red :Stat?s.'In ali
th•, di'trl't Which he visited and as
a result of, the best i-iforniatiim he
could get :bout cther.districts, he be-
lievcs agri_ultu^e'to 1a in a f nay
pro 1e'o:s-cor.dition I` had been
I o,gr,t t.ot dt, fi tilties in t..e way
Red Cross serum is saving the lives of
hundreds of wounded sailors, soldiers and
airmen. But thousands of additional blood
donors are needed. Give a pint of blood to
save a life. Call Red Cross Blood Donor
Service.
Tuesday, December 19th
of getting artificial fertiliz:r: , of
which. France, has always, been a
great consumer, wool, bring down
outputbut does not seers: to hva
done so.
Prosperous Fraise Farmees
• "Tire French fa mens have had
very good crops during the wen anj.
have sold mast of ,eheir surplus in
France. They cont'nued to sepply
i'suhs unil D -Day and they were paid
in French money. Prises throughout
the war were for them on a stetfdily
inoreasing scale and that, applied
as well as to the thugs they hat to
buy. A gtieat back market operated
because ,.rationed supplies of staple
:articles were not suff.cient and psi•
tee ' in that .market were eigher
As everyEoly was forced to deaf to
some degree in that market, , the
farmers did better then they had
done-Yle'Ore th t is as measured b
r Y
f: ahes;n
{tslse'I whether there were many
rho:.tages of staple goods, Mr. Dart—
can, said:
"With the aid of the black market
there was enough to eat. The pro
t'.uctirn of clothingwas substantially -
reduced. Correspondents have re-
fisrred to the general 'shabbiness of
the Fr n:h people. Overcoats and
other clothing, for instance, had
tern turned• ,Shu s were' so short
that wooden soles were used • instead,.
of. leather. This was particularly
notic,a':1e to me because I was born
in, Pais and grew up. there, In the
workmen's: di tticts r did not notiee •
I mach difference but in all .the better
Idistricts where .1 had been; aecus
tamed to see well dressed people the •
difference was very noticeable."'
rranspo: t Problem Great -.
"The gleet problem of France now
is one of transportation. The tail...
ways have bean paralyzed' by des
truetien of 4,000 bridges. The ports
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