Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1944 — Page 16

rice Control on Used Items

Extended fo Private Sales

By ANN

STEVICK Sa

NEA ‘Stat Writer WASHINGTON, March 14.—Signs of progress in rebalring the price structure: More second-hand items are coming under specific dollar-and-céhts price control covering all sales including private deals bgiween

one consumer and another,

When you buy used photographic equipment, refrigerators, vacuum

cleaners, bed springs, typewriters, sction is now covered by speci fic price ceiling, no matter if 4t takes place through the back door of a private house. The same type of price control is being con- . sidered for stoves.

i dealers are required to tag some ® classes of used goods selling over $5 with name and ol description, oo ing price an Ann Stevick selling price.

In any case, a list of price ceilings must be posted for your perusal. On a private sale you can check the ceiling price with your local

. price and ration board.

These specific second-hand prices are figured on the basis of 75 per cent of average March 1942 ceiling prices of the new article for Class I, reconditioned or “good as new”

Second-hand]

or washing machine, the ftranssell at one-third of the ceiling price for new merchandise. Used furniture, - bedding, floor coverings, portable lamps, houseware items, hand tools, baby carriages, and musical instruments except pianos, among other things, remain under the old type of price control, with no coverage of private sales between customers, No points on lard—for the rest of March, at least, due to surplus supplies. Surplus is expected to be temporary, however, and your kitchen fats will still be needed in the continuing salvage program. ... A nation-wide campaign to save coal, fuel ofl, heating gas and other

fuels will soon reach out to the

grass roots and your own fuelburning arrangements. . . . Easter greetings to soldiers overseas should be on their way immediately according to the war department. Delivery of Easter mail by Sunday, April 9, can be guaranteed to all but the most isolated posts, if it is mailed

items. Class II or “as is" articles

promptly.

YOUR VICTORY GARDEN—

® Peas Cool Weather Crop; lant Early in Light Soil Plant Early in Light Soi By HENRY L. PREE Scripps-Howard Staff Writer PEAS are one of the most frequently planted cool weather crops. Garden peas are sweeter and more tender than field peas and, in some cases, even the pods are eaten. Peas are the second most important veg-

etable from the standpoint of canning, ranking next to sweet corn. They are among the oldest vegetables; having been grown in Egypt 2000

years before Christ. Since peas are a cool weather crop, seed must be sown as- early in the sing a as possible to insure ~ development be- # fore hot weath4 er arrives. Light ® soil is ideal § since it warms up: earlier in the spring, but a well drained % heavy soil, rich in organic matter and well limed, will also produce a satisfactory crop. Seeds are sown in furrows, an inch and a half deep in rows two to three feet apart,

Treat All Seeed

Treat all pea seed with an inoculent such as legume-aid or nitrogen. Inoculation enables pea plants to obtain nitrogen from the air and fix it in available form for both the pea plant and for the crops which will be grown on the same piece of land. To secure thorough inoculation each seed must be well coated with the powder or jelly. Seed is placed in any clean container and thoroughly moistened (not soaked), the inoculant poured over the seeds and stirred or mixed until all the seeds are well coated. inoculation insures a more vigorous root and top growth, Inoculated seed should be sown immediately after treatment. Tall varieties such as Telephone, Perfection and Alderman,

or wire to keep them off the ground, while the dwarf and semidwarf. varieties, such as Motts Excelsoir, Lexington and Little Marvel, may be grown without support. Melting. Sugar and the wilt-resistant Dwarf Gray Sugar, are grown for their edible pods. They are tall varieties and mature in 70 to 75 days. One pound of seed is sufficient for 100 feet of row, and from this the gardener should harvest a bushel of peas,

Sow Several Varieties

The recommended method is to sow, all at one time, severa] varieties that require different periods ‘for maturing, because early sowings get a better start and produce a greater crop than the successive sowing made later in the spring after the soil has dried out. Powdery mildew, a disease attacking peas in hot weather, is controlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture or dusting with sulphur. There is no control for root rot, a soil infesting organism; just do not grow peas in that spot for at least five years. Pea aphids are the one insect to worry the gardener. Control is by frequent contact application of nicotine, either in spray or dust form, March 14, 1944.

ELECTION SCHEDULED The Electa club, O. E. S, a past matrons’ organization, will elect officers’ at a meeting at 8 p. m. Thursday at the Claypool hotel.

Home Front—

SUGAR COUPONS

OPA Admits ‘Tight’ Supply; Future Depends Upon Consumer Buying.

—The OPA said today that the future of consumer sugar rationing “is not known at this time,” but it emphasized that the value of the current and next coupons would not be cut, ‘although the situation is “tight.” When decreased supplies were disclosed last month by the war food administration, OPA ordered reduced allotments to non-essential industrial users, effective today. At the same time it removed expiration dates of sugar stamp 30, now good, and stamp 31, which becomes valid April 7, to make them usable for an indefinite period. “Whether the consumer ration will eventually have to be cut will depend on the shipping situation in the coming months and on the rate of consumer buying,” OPA said. “In no case will the five-pound value of stamps 30 and 31 be reduced.” Sugar for home canning may not be affected, but an announcement will be made before the end of the week.

Food Shortages

The American food industry faces shortages, but can assure consumers that they will not go hungry, Mrs. R.-M.- Kiefer, secretary-manager of the National Association of Retail Grocers, said today. “There will be food shortages without a doubt,” Mrs. Kiefer said, “but that does not for one minute imply that hunger and starvation stare American civilians in the face. It does mean that most of us will have to make considerable readjustment of our eating habits.” For example, she said, consumers will have to circumvent a coming strawberry shortage by eating honey and other preserves,

CAPEHART BLASTS NEW DEAL POLICY

In a campaign address here last night before the Decatur Township Republican club, G. O. P. senatorial candidate Homer E, Capehart condemned the effort of the national administration ‘to abandon fhe term “New Deal.” “Not even the torch-bearer of the New Deal, Vice President Wallace, was fooled by the solemn dirge chanted by the President over the so-called remains of the New Deal,” Mr. Capehart said. “Even had the President been sincere in his burial of his companion of 11 years, he was challenged a few days later by his 1940 running mate, who, at the $100 a day wake in Washington dug up the New Deal skeleton and dangled it in front of the eyes of the faithful.” Mr. Capehart said the Republicans must present to the voters a constructive program to replace the present administration. "Mr. Capehart will address the fourth ward women’s Republican club at 8 p. m, Friday at the home of Judge and Mrs. Walter Pritchard, 3406 E. Fall Creek blvd. Mrs, Lewis

require a support of either brush ————

Mrs. Margaret Martin will preside.

TO KEEP VALUE:

WASHINGTON, March 14 (U. P.).

‘|War Mothers.

Ration Calendar

AS, BS, C8 D8, E8 and F8 in Book 3 Sd Tar 10. pomis each through y <0. :

CANNED GOODS-—Green stamps K, L, and M expire Monday. Blue stamps A8, B8, C8, D8 and E8 in Book 4 good for 10 points each through May 20. Green one-point stamps as well as tokens may be used for change.

good indefinitely for 5 pounds. Stamp 40 in Book 4 good for 5 pounds of canning sugar. Stamp 31 in Book 4 becomes valid for 5 pounds April 1.

SHOES—Stamp 18 in Book 1 expires April 30. No. 1 “airplane” stamp tn Book 3 good indefinitely. Another shoe stamp becomes valid May 1

GASOLINE—Stamp A-10 is good for 3 gallons through March 21. B-1 and C-1 good now for 2 gallons each; B-2, C-2, B-3 and C-3 good for 5 gallons until further notice.

1 gallon; R-1 good for 5 gallons. A, B, C and D coupons are not valid until they have been indorsed in ink with automobile registration number and state. Motorists should write both 1944 and 1942 numbers on book and on coupons.

FUEL OIL—Period 4 and 5 coupons valid through Sept. 30. All changemaking coupons and re serve coupons are now good. Consumers should have used not more than 80 per cent of their rations as of March 13.

TIRES—Next inspection due, A’s by March 31, B's on or before June

vehicles, every six months or every 5000 miles, whichever is first,

STATE WAR MOTHERS

The 50 members of the Indianapolis U. S. A. War Mothers association will be inducted into the

Mothers in a ceremony at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the War Memorial building. The chapter voted to join the organization and adopt the name of the U. S. A. Chapter of American Mrs. Anna Kelly, Bloomington, state president, will officiate. Election of officers will follow, and they will be installed in another ceremony March 28 by Mrs. May Hahn, Indianapolis, national president.

D. U. V. UNIT PLANS FRIDAY LUNCHEON

The past presidents’ council of Catherine Merrill tent, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil war, will hold a luncheon and business meeting at 12:30 p. m, Friday at Ft. Friendly. Hostesses are Mesdames Nellie McGinnis, Leona Welling, Pearl Keaton and Clara A. Shaffer. Mrs, Mary Alice Short will preside,

WILKINSON SENIORS TO PRESENT COMEDY

The senior class of the Wilkinson, Ind., high school will present “Apple Blossom Time,” a comedy, at 8 p. m. Thursday in the gymnasium. The cast includes Robert Wade, Fred Barton, Jackson Delph, Paul Hicks, Dean Reason, Dolores Raley, Phyllis Murphy, Bernice Milner, Lorna Mae Reger, Martha Lou Graham, Doris Burke and Maudrae

E. Finch, president, will preside.

Richard.

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