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THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 1944 THE J0TJENAL, FLATTSMOITTH, NEBBASEA Milkwee3 To Make Real Aid To War : " : : '. : . . . ' .V. L ' nn.nn ntr. r-r-rT 4 Hi '!: ;, i f 4 "si . 9 ! ff -4 t r -. f 1" i. h v. I 1 f i s 5r ! I; I Boys and Girls of Cass Comity Can Aid in the War Effort Says Oscar Domingo Boys and girls of Cass county will have an opportunity this fall to make a real and direct contribution to ward furnishing euuipment that may save the lives of American service men and women on fighting fronts throughout the world. The floss of the comman milk weed is urgently needed by the Arm ed Forces to make "Mae West" life f jackets, and a campaign will be . organized in Cass County to harvest J the pods of this heretofore useless plant, reports Oscar Domingo, chair man of the County War Board. Milkweed floss, which is buoyant and highly waterproof, - has been found to be the most satisfactory re placement for kapok in life jackets. The principal source of kapok has been cut off since the Japanese oc cupied Java, and dwindling stock piles in mis cuumry nave i:mue 11 necessary to find a substitute. Two bags of milkweed pods will make one life jacket, and two mil lion bags of pods 1.500,000 pounds of floss are needed to meet mili tary requirements this year. Achiev ing this goal will require that every pod possible be harvested, and the War Food Administration has been requested to organize intensive col ! 'ection campaigns in 29 states wnere milkweed is prevalent. Boys and girls who help in the pod collection will be furnished open-meFh bags for picking and dry ing the pods, and will be paid 20 cents for each bag of dried pods. The pods are ready for picking in the early fall, usually by Sept. 15. 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