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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
8
National Farm Safety Week runs July 23 29 offering safety tips for women and girls new to farm work. Follow machine instructions stop for repairs unhitch horses wear coveralls gloves hats glasses and sturdy shoes. Use salt in water when sweating and eat regular meals with mid day snacks.
The Petroleum Administration for War warns of rising kerosene consumption on the home front and urges sparing use. Diesel engines rely on fuel with one third kerosene fractions, powering bulldozers trucks tractors submarines and invasion barges.
A War Production Board order requires manufacturers of civilian work clothing to produce at least 90 percent of the third quarter 1942 output each quarter starting July 1. Garments include bib overalls dun garees work shirts one piece work suits pants overall jackets and blanket lined coats. Prices for denim basic constructions were raised by one cent per yard by the Office of Price Administration.
The Veterans Administration issued a call for qualified graduate nurses to work in General Medical and Surgical, Tuberculosis, and Neuro-Psychiatric hospitals. Positions offer eight-hour days six days weekly with rotating shifts and overtime pay, housing may be provided, and applications should go to the Medical Director in Washington. A War Manpower Commission plan aims to recruit 8,500 nurses for the Army and Navy at 1,000 and 500 per month respectively, with Army nurses given officer rank authority already.
The OPA announces price actions for 1944 crops including potato pricing tied to the 1945 crop with July increases of 20 to 30 cents per hundredweight in several states due to poor yields. Sweet potatoes retail around 10 cents per pound below 1943 levels over the year, while red sour cherries retail at about 18 cents per pound with stems and 16 cents without. Cherries in containers will be 11 cents per pound F.O.B. shipping point.
OPA says table peaches now under price control with highest prices expected from 14.4 to 16 cents per pound. Bulk sales without container are two cents per pound cheaper than container prices.
The WPB directs chain manufacturers to fulfill farm supply orders. It lists harness, wagon, cow tie, tie out, halter, and log chains under one half inch plus repair and Lap links as essential stock for dealers serving the farm trade.
The roundup notes that farmers needing lumber for essential farm maintenance may get priority AA-2 or AA-3 ratings. Civilian butter supplies will be tighter in the second half of the year due to lower production and Army purchases. Sheepherders in remote areas may receive supplemental sugar rationing of one and a half pounds monthly. Small home packers with limited yearly output are exempt from price controls on major canned fruits and vegetables.
The piece recalls farmers selling hogs cattle and crops during war to pay mortgages then facing debt as prices fell. It notes farm mortgage debt around 5.5 billion dollars, down from double that after prosperity, and warns inflation may raise debt again while urban real estate also inflates. It ends with a folk warning to keep figures down.
The Office of Price Administration orders local War Price and Rationing Boards to provide general information on the mileage and type of gasoline rations issued after June 30 1944 upon request while limiting access to sensitive details. The policy emphasizes neighbor to neighbor rationing within regulations and local conditions. May shows first year over year decline in traffic fatalities.
The column lists numerous visitors and family gatherings in Milan including Robert Stephenson and Nellie Stephenson at Elza Jacobs home, Irvin Smith’s Kansas City visit, and Cpl. Donald Dowell's marriage trip. It also notes Rev Canady’s church service, and a lengthy July reflection on weather, farming, and rising melon and peach prices with harvest expectations.
Wartime guidance covers lamb fattening and market readiness for lambs over 75 pounds, worm treatment for lighter Native lambs, pasture and water needs, and grain-free market conditioning. It also promotes a Home Canning guide, alfalfa price data, and insecticide use with sodium fluoride powder for cockroaches, plus a note on Zelan fabric finish for military garments.
War times offer farm housewives a chance to select light background slip covers and avoid posting easy chairs or living room furnishings.
Under the new legume seed program, payments will be made by the AAA on unlimited acreage of approved grasses and legumes harvested on individual farms. In addition to acreage, a poundage payment of 0.34 dollars per pound for red clover and 0.24 dollars per pound for Alsike clover is provided on a clean basis.
Brookfield hosts 4-H Market Day on July 29 at the former Geeke’s Shoestore 211 North Main Street. Youth will collect and sell fried chicken vegetables fruits and eggs to raise funds for Linn County 4-H Club Council activities. Proceeds benefit county 4-H programs.
Farmers are urged to place orders now for fall fertilizer. High analysis products are cheaper this year. A 4-12-8 blend is preferred over 2-12-6, and a new 8-8-8 grade is being made for soils with low fertility.
Public notice outlines indefinite validity for Red Stamps A8 through WS8 and continued coverage for Red Stamps X8 Y and 28 with no expiration stated. Authorities urge consumers to stock as needed and follow ordering regulations during ongoing wartime rationing.
July 2 validity for certain Blue Stamps and Sugar stamps. Stamp No 40 in Book IV valid through February 28, 1945 for home canning. Spare Stamp 37 for home canning sugar. Airplane shoe stamps indefinite. Gasoline coupons with usage rules and license endorsement. Period 4 and 5 fuel oil coupons valid through September 30. Tire inspection records required to renew gasoline ration.
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