TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Navy Eats No Meat Shortage In Big Way For Sailors Here, Hamburgers Scarce
When the Navy eats meat, it does it in a big way—to the tune of 450 pounds per meal. Though there is rumor of a meat shortage, the Navy diet won't be affected, except perhaps in menu for the day. Students, however, have already found that hamburgers are at a premium.
One week the Navy had to since time was being taken to from the government. This was obtained through the wholesale houses from the OPA and enabled Miss Hermina Zipple to buy as much meat for the Navy as it needed. For a while sailors had to go without their 100 pounds of bacon for breakfast, but didn't suffer since sausage was substituted.
Miss Zipple explained that all meats are available at certain times. The sailors may not get pork chops for a certain meal but will get the same amount of veal chops. The civian isn't quite so fortunate. Usually meat orders are delivered the first part of the week, but sometimes can't be filled toward the end of the week when meat markets have sold their quota for the week.
Perhaps the most noticeable lack for the students is a shortage of hamburger. A meat salesman told Miss Zipple that he was just delivering 10 pounds to each house or restaurant. Naturally some need far more than this while others can only use 10 pounds.
The meat shortage has not affected the Union cafeteria sharply, according to Miss Zipple, because a variety of meats can be used at the same meal. If only a certain amount of one kind -an
one kind of meat arrives, another can be added to the menu. It is harder on organized houses to receive only half of an order, for then some students get one meat, and others another.
FOOD SHORTAGE---rely on reserves for their meat secure an exemption certificate
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went into effect as there would be a more equitable distribution. As the problem stands, one housewife is angry if her neighbor is able to buy a roast, when she gets to store too late to buy one like it. Indirectly this is the problem of the student who boards, but it is nothing in comparison with that of his friends who batch.
Milk Is Scarce, Too
Since I can't get coffee, the "batcher" decides, I'll drink milk; I need the calcium anyway. He is foiled again; for more than one shopper has been obliged to return home with an empty bottle. The
coke demon discovers that there are only certain days on which he can buy a carton; so he takes his empty case and bottles down a few days in advance and puts in an order. He has learned to lock his door each night or expect to find a few bottles missing in the morning, for fellow roomers regard carton buying as the next thing tooarding. The cokes are not bad if they set long enough for the water to accumulate at the top; what is left tastes almost like the old pre-war coke
It's not a question of pinching pennies—there is the copper shortage to consider. However, the average batcher does cringe somewhat at paying 25 cents for a stalk of celery. There is the luxury of lettuce—20 cents a head—which decides for him whether he is more vitamin than budget conscious. He has the problem of fitting a square meal into the round hole in his pocket. He has heard a lot about a price ceiling, but cottage cheese is now fifteen cents a carton instead of ten as he paid last summer.
Grocers Take the Rap
Yes, we have no bananas, grocers humorously remark; but their grids are a little tight. They'd like to keep the "batcher" well-fed; it's money in their cash registers. Byron F. Cooke, Lawrence grocer, said that the following canned goods were no longer obtainable: baked beans, pork and beans, lima beans, kidney beans, raspberries, blackberries, spaghetti, chili, macaroni, tamales, salmon, sardines, oysters and sweet potatoes. At present such canned goods as spinach, tomatoes, peaches and pears are still to be had. The greatest call, he said, was for salmon and spaghetti.
Pickles, preserves and other commodities are sold in glass jars, and a common assumption was that most products now no longer sold in cans would soon be put out in glass containers. Charles Arnold, Lawrence grocer, said that no such plan will be carried out unless a satisfactory substitute can be found for the tin lids now used on glass jars. "You'll just have to cook your own spaghetti," he said.
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Kappa Epsilon Will Hear Woman Speaker
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Mrs. Lawrence Leigh, better known as Bessie Copper, graduate of the School of Pharmacy in 1937, will be the guest speaker of Kappa Epsilon which will meet in room 205, Bailey laboratories, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Leigh has served three phases of pharmacy—retail drugs, manufacture of cosmetics, and medical pharmacy. For the past year Mrs. Leigh has been a pharmacist at Somerset hospital, Somerville, N J.
Her husband is Lieutenant Leigh, a graduate of the School of Medicine, now a first lieutenant in the army medical corps stationed at Camp Barkley, Texas. Mrs. Leigh returned last week from visiting her husband.
While in Lawrence, she is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
V. Leigh, 1700 Louisiana street.
TRIAL MID-WEEK---second one will show the Madonna surrounded by a group of small children dressed as Cherubs, the title being "Adoration."
(continued from page one) a University organization. This plan cannot be put into operation until next semester, however, since there are no open dates for several weeks. May Buy Nickelodian
The possibility of purchasing a nickelodian for the use of small organizations is also being considered.
The problem of a music room may be solved by using a part of the present women's lounge. It has been recommended that the lounge be divided in half with a glass tile partition and the southeast part utilized for a music room. The problems of labor, cost and acoustics present the chief difficulties.
Program Is Complete For Vespers Sunday
The program of the annual Christmas vespers to be presented at 4 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20, in Hoch auditorium is completed, according to Dean D. M. Swarthout.
Action taken by the committee at a meeting Monday authorized the movement of the ping pong tables into the main lounge on the first floor of the Union building. A subcommittee is also consulting with the administration on the possibilities of showing movies in Hoch auditorium.
Because of gas rationing, only one performance of the vespers will be given. Last year more than 6,000 persons were present at two performances. $ \textcircled{*} $
Tommy Hankins, son of Prof. and Mrs. J. E. Hankins, and Fred Coombs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Madison Coombs, will light the candles his year.
An interesting musical feature of this year's program will be the playing of the popular "Meditation" from "Thais," by four violinists, accompanied by harp and organ.
The University a cappella choir of nearly ninety voices, aided by members of the Fine Arts voice faculty, has been preparing for several weeks the four Christmas numbers they will sing. The choir also will take part in a singing processional and recessional with lighted tapers.
Mieribah Moore, saprano from the school of Fine Arts faculty, will sing Gounod's "Heavenly Light." with harp and organ accompaniment and violin obigato.
During the program, the Jay Janes will take up a free-will offering to be used as a Christmas Vespers Scholarship Fund to assist talented and needy students in art and music. While this is being done, the University Symphony Orchestra, under Director Karl Kuersteiner, will play the "Pastoral Symphony" from Handel's "Messiah."
Special scenery and properties are being made by Karl Mattern, T. D. Jones, and Bernard Frazier, while Marjorie Whitney and her staff are planning costumes for the tableaux. The opening tableau will depict Russian Christmas, and will be a brilliant and colorful picture. The
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The third tableaux will be designated "And It Shall Be Written," and will play up the Christmas message on a large Bible in front of which are figures bowed in reverence. Closing the series will come "The Nativity," showing the stables and the baby Jesus in a manger surrounded by worshipping shepherds and others.
Blackout Is a Success
740 Vt.
Omaha, (INS) Military civilian defense state and municipal officials today joined ni praising last night's nine state blackout as an unqualified success.
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Arrow Shirts . . . $2.25 up
Sweaters ... $2.00 up
Robes ... $6.50 up
Pajamas ... $2.00 up
Mufflers ... $1.00 up
Gloves ... $1.00 up
Handkerchiefs . . . 35c up
"Bar H" Jewelry
"Bar H" Leather Goods
Courtley's ... $1.00 up
Bostonian Gift Boxes
Dobbs "Miniature" Gifts
Service Men's Gifts
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