For the week endingJuly 21, 1932

ONE-CENT STAMPS LACKING IN BEND

An acute shortage of one-cent stamps was felt in Bend today and to meet the situation, local postal officials were holding sort of a bargain sale. Persons asking for a one-cent stamp received two stamps, each worth one-half cent. A considerable supply of the one-half serial issue was in stock, but one centers have all been sold. Another shipment will reach here tomorrow.

The postal workers are at a loss to explain the demand for the one-cent stamps but believe that it is attributed to the fact that many people had two-cent stamps on hand when the rate for letters was raised to three cents July 6.

BILLIONS OF FOSSILSARE PUT IN BEND BUILDING

Billions of fossils are being used in the construction of Bend’s federal building.

Such was the startling information secured today from the office of the Weitz’ Bros. Construction Co., which was awarded the federal contract to erect the two-story Bend building. An inquiry developed the information that the fossils are in the form of diatomaceous earth, mined at Lower Bridge, in Deschutes County. Approximately 3 tons of the white earth, composed of the silica covering of minute, one-celled plants which flourished in a Deschutes lake thousands of years ago, will be used on the Bend building.

The diatomaceous earth is used as a concrete flux. It will form an important part of all structural concrete placed in the Bend building.

Diatomaceous earth has been used widely in this state in the construction of concrete pavement.