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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1944
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
Fag Shortage Grows Worse Throughout U.S.
Despite efforts and promises by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States senate committee, and the Office of Price Administration, the cigarette shortage has grown steadily worse. Overseas, issuance of cigarettes to all correspondents was stopped; and in New York, one grocer estimated that 80 per cent of his customers were hoarding from two to a dozen cartons apiece.
For this situation, the department of agriculture reported recently, no relief in sight. There might be a slight easing of the shortage caused by hoarders, the black market, shortage of laborers to harvest tobacco crops, rising demands, and shipping priority of ammunition over cigarette, but no real let-up can be expected until the European war is over.
The production of cigarettes is at the highest level the industry has ever known, but civilian demand, as well as the demand by servicemen, is also at an all-time high. The military services will take 75 billion cigarettes of the 1944 output for shipment overseas. This would leave only 250 billion cigarettes for domestic use, almost 8 billion short of the amount produced for domestic consumption last year.
Many solutions to the shortage have been suggested and considered. Foremost among these is rationing. The O.P.A. brushed aside this suggestion, however, for the agency saw in rationing an enforcement headache of monstrous proportions and believed that there was little reason to suppose it would afford relief.
Another plan considered was to freeze cigarette sales for a period ranging from two days to two weeks until distribution pipelines were filled again. This idea, as well as the suggestion to import tobacco, seemed impractical to O.P.A. officials. Ships are not available to carry tobacco imports, and, even if they were, domestic manufacturers would be reluctant to change their blends by adding foreign tobaccos. A shift by smokers to cigars and pipes would not solve the problem as both cigars and pipe tobacco would become scarce if many smokers were to shift at the same time.
Abolishing the restrictions on production has often been suggested. After the huge 1939 crop drove down cigarette prices, the national acreage allotment for flue-cured tobacco was cut 20 per cent. These restrictions on production, however, have been relaxed yearly. In fact, this year farmers fell short of planting their allotted acreage due to the labor shortage.
None of the ideas proposed so far holds the answer to this new famine. The problem is here to stay for some time.
COKE SLANG---and team took in the matinee performance of "Good Night, Ladies"—a Broadway play. Later on in the afternoon, Kirk Scott, Owen Peck, Charlie Moffett, Gordon Reynolds, and Odd Williams were dining in the Muehlebach Coffee Shop when they noticed sitting a few tables away the leading lady of the play—an easy-on-the-eyes blonde, about 24 years old.
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Tub of mud—dish of chocolate ice cream
Farmer's delight—strawberry ice cream
Muddy—chocolate ice cream
Van—vanilla ice cream
1.a.La mode
Drop one—chocolate sundae
Drop one in reverse—chocolate with marshmallow
81. or windmill soda—glass of water
Heavy on the hall—lots of ice 88—all out.
Stretch it or in the air—tall drink Red riding-hood—you know! Bullet-large sized you-know-
Bullet—large sized you-know- what!
Rock Chalk Talk
Christmas Cheer:
By PAT PENNEY
Five days of vacation were well occupied by the gay KU crowd, and a large-sized time was had by all, though most of the gala events are perhaps best left to the memory and not preserved in writing. Sigma Chi's and dates, including Joe Bukaty and Shirley Oelschlager, Sam Hunter and Virginia Larson, Fig Newton and Liz Esterle were seen Charlie Barnett-ing in KC Saturday night, while in Wich the crowd assembled at the Blue Moon. At the Moon were spied Tassie Brooks and Bill Schell, Frank Brosius and Barb Neely, Jean O'Connor and Joe McKinney, a former student, Marty Yingling and Rod McVlor, Dottie Stodder and Bill West, et al. Numorous couples enjoyed the Kappa-Theta-Pi Phi Triad, an annual event, in Wichta the 23rd
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Basketbrawl:
The KU basketball squad had no difficulty in upholding the traditions begun by the football team concerning out-of-town trips. Members of the KU squad enjoyed the Follies in KC, though 'tis said that Odd Williams went to sleep right there in the front row -yes, odd!
Twa slightly intoxicated young women, who claimed to be Missouri coeds, kept Whitey Carlson and Everett Hill awake all night by banging on the door and inquiring if Lt. So-and-So was there. They came in once to use the 'phone and imagine Dean Nesmith's surprise when he called the boys' room and a feminine voice answered.
Saturday afternoon the coaches
JAYHAWKER Shows 2:30 - 7 - 9 ENDS TONITE!
All the star had to say was,
"Ohhh- -ohhh." and Odd calmly accepted a dollar from each of his astounded companions.
Odd surprised all by challenging,
"What'll ya' give me, if I go up to
her and kiss her?" Dubious guffa-
faws greeted Odd's query, and bets
were hastily laid. As the leading
lady left the shop, Odd passed her
making out like he was going on
by, then he turned and kissed her
quite soundly and squarely on the
mouth.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
M-G-M's TECHNICOLOR HIT
RONALD COLMAN
in 'KISMET!'
MARLENE DIETRICH
JAMES EDWARD
CRAIG ARNOLD
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
One of the Year's Best!
Dean J. Allen Reese of the School of Pharmacy had been in somewhat of a daze for several weeks preceding his recent wedding, but the night before the wedding, he pulled the stunt that gets the plug nickel. At the hotel where Dean Reese lives, he approached the desk clerk and asked for a piece of paper and a pencil to write a note, uncapped the bottle of ink sitting on the desk, and dipped the pencil into the ink. Not very excited!
Featuring
Walter BRENNAN
Lon McCALLISTER - Joanne CRAIN
Charlotte GREENWOOD
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sugar and Spice:
Leroy Robison, Phi Psi pledge, was
dousing himself in profusion with
Lt: Abel Visits Parents
Lt. Abel Visits Parents
Lt. Leon Maurice Abel, former engineering student at the University, is now in Lawrence visiting his parents. He has been at bombardier school at San Angelo, Texas.
PHYSICAL THERAPY---period the student is enrolled in a full program of professional therapy courses, the most important of which are the following: pathology, therapeutic exercise, hydrotherapy, massage, electro-therapy, fever therapy, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, orthopedics, and roentgenology. In addition, during the fourth year, the student has a great deal of practical experience with patients under the direction of physicians.
With the completion of this eight-semester program, the student receives the degree of bachelor of science, in physical therapy. At the end of the course, on passing the examination of the American Registry of Physical Therapy Technicians; which will be given at the University of Kansas Hospitals, the student receives her certificate as a registered physical therapy technician.
the noisiest of Marsh Fryan's lotion before going out West Hills way on a date, when Red Murphy, PT-9, walked past the door, sniffing disdainfully, and remarked, "Humph, Candy-water."
TONIGHT VARSITY Shows: 2-7-9
"Shine on Harvest Moon"
Starring
ANN SHERIDAN
NOW
THRU SATURDAY
GRANADA
OWL SHOW
SATURDAY, 11:45
It Ran for Two Years on the Stage
ANN SHERIDAN
"DOUGH GIRLS"
in
Co-Starring
— SPECIAL —
ALEXIS SMITH
JANE WYMAN
JACK CARSON
IRENE MANNING
CHAS. RUGGLES
EVE ARDEN
NEW YEAR'S EVE
GALA JAMBOREE
FUN - FAVORS - NOISE MAKERS
A Red Hot Musical Feature CAMPUS RYTHM
Tickets Now on Sale at Box Office Limited to House Capacity
Graduate Visits Campus As Drama Fraternity Head
Prof. Howard C. Morgan, a graduate of the College in 1918 and a former member of the Kansah staff, visited the campus yesterday and today as national secretary of the National Collegiate Players fraternity, contacting the local chapter. He is a teacher of speech and journalism at Earlham college, Richmond, Ind.
Women Mailmen in Chicago
Women Mamher in Chicago.
For the first time in the history of the post office women in Chicago are helping carry the mail. The postmaster said that he had scraped the bottom of the manpower barrel.
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