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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1943
Page
10
New England seaweed agar substitute carrageenan developed by UW professor Umbrell strengthens home front science. OPA raises point values for six canned fruits from eight to eleven points. cherries and other items see gains, while corn and beans mostly drop. Dried peas and lentils removed from rationing.
Up to Sept 20 a total of 1 055 887 pounds of salvage were collected in the local district by the Troy Industrial Salvage Committee. A total of 130 local establishments are included. 46 reported land contributed scrap for Aug 20 to Sept 20. Total to date 21 599 712 pounds including August 20 figure 20 543 845. Breakout: iron and steel 522 920. copper brass aluminum etc 16 518. rubber and paper tags rope etc 516 429. Reporting firms include Adirondack Foundries & Steel Albia Box & Paper Co Beaumit Hills Inc The Beattie Mig Co Behr Manning Corp Borden Co Champlain Brick Co Cohoes Envelope Co Cohoes Iron Foundry & Machine Cohoes Suk Undergarment Co Causar City Creamery Cloverleaf Creamery Inc Caerles H Dauchy Co Fair Mule The Ford Manufacturing Co Ford Motor Co W L E Gurley Hansen Printing Co Jacobson & Sons Inc John Le & Son Inc Ludiowa Ve Mig Co Inc Reary Machine Works Inc McLeod & Henry Co Monawk Paper Mills Inc New York Poser & Light Corp Nurenberg & Salzman Inc Nanley & Wood Machine Co Poor & Compaine Putnam Knott Co Regairt PB Rensselaer Valve Co Steel Corp e Mfg Co Inc Rotolier Inc Ryder Printer Brewer Inc Ster Wreen Co con & Co Ladd Tro Cian Co Inc Tre Tre Tror Record Co Whitewurts Printing & Binding Ts To
The report lists Oct 1 to Nov 20 validity with a blue stamp surrender for Blue Stamps on items like spinach, tomato and other juices, nectars, and vegetables. It notes point value changes effective Oct 3 1943, with cherries and grapefruit rising and beans, corn, and carrots adjusting downward, plus removal of dried peas and lentils from the list.
Health good light and diet ease eyestrain as workers enter industry to offset manpower shortages. Proper lighting, diffusion, and avoiding glare improve comfort and efficiency, reduce accidents, and help shorten the war.
Troy's three commercial banks and one savings bank will keep doors open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday Friday and Saturday to push the Third War Loan. Regular banking will be suspended outside normal hours while bonds are sold all day.
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee voted yesterday against repealing the renegotiation law for recovery of excess profits in war contracts and referred the matter to a subcommittee for amendments. The panel also moved to speed a new general revenue act, rejecting witnesses on lotteries, community property, mandatory joint returns and levies on municipal and state bonds.
The Navy Department issued a 40 page booklet titled Personal Affairs of Navy Personnel and Aid for Their Dependents. Copies are available at the Navy recruiting station in the Rensselaer County Court House for relatives of service members or those considering enlistment. Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph Sullivan says copies must be picked up in person and will not be mailed. The booklet covers how to manage business and financial affairs, Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942, allotments, power of attorney, insurance, missing in action procedures, disability, death in service, discharge after active service, and allotments and deductions. It includes forms for power of attorney and enrollment, and is described as the most comprehensive explanation of Navy rights for service members and their families. Readers are urged to call to arrange pickup at the recruiting station.
The Office of Price Administration halted all new conversions to fuel oil yesterday across the Albany district regardless of volume. A covering order was issued by the agency to enforce the suspension.
The OPA announced two orders affecting automobile dealers. Dealers may use Grade 3 tires on used or recapped cars they hold for sale and gasoline delivery is limited to 200 miles for new or used car delivery. The rules aim to move surplus Grade 3 tires into service and conserve rubber and fuel.
Eris J. Elliot, district rationing officer, instructed boards to stop all work on conversions being considered until further orders. Conversion work already substantially under way must continue to completion despite the halt.
A new rescue aid from the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics uses fluorescein to light water for sea rescues. Red crystalline powder colors water yellow to form a glow patch ten miles wide from 10,000 feet. packed in waterproof belt kits, it remains visible for hours and sinks to three to five feet, lighting surface and near-surface water.
Detective Ed Mulcahy says the bum business is ending as the once roaming men take war jobs and vanish from the Chicago loop. He notes arrests dropped to zero in a month and flop houses fear closures without nightly payoffs and room rents.
New York residents were urged to donate toothpaste and shaving cream tubes to support the government tin salvage program. The Tin Salvage Institute reported over 1,000,000 pounds of tin salvaged since April 1942, with 150,000 pounds released last month for submarines, fighting planes, tanks and related military machinery.
The State Motor Vehicle Bureau at the Rensselaer County Court House in Troy rushes to issue license renewals as the deadline nears. Residents have four days left to renew for legal operation after midnight Thursday, with many applying for three year permits at $1.50 and single year at fifty cents. County Clerk Lawrence J. Collins notes most applicants choose the three year option.
Star ham combines with flaky shortcake and a tangy white sauce for a quick family favorite. Use two cups of cooked Armour's Star Ham, with leftovers encouraged, to create a tender, savory dish that delivers a double taste treat.
A vintage recipe outlines a ham dish with a butter roux mix and milk to thicken. It adds flour, green pepper and seasonings, then combines with heating ham. Separately, biscuit dough is formed into four circles and four donuts, baked until golden. Serves 4. ARMOUR AND COMPANY
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