ing in the national defense program. pro-gram. We hope that citizens, who have been worrying themselves about the slack in the production program, pro-gram, will now take time out and order their supply of coal immediately. imme-diately. We feel sure that the defense de-fense program will be able to get along for a day or so while we concentrate con-centrate upon prompt compliance with this official request.' DEFENSE BOARD ASKS CITIZENS TO BUY COAL EARLY There are many American citizens, citi-zens, some of them in Utah county, coun-ty, anxious to do something to help the United States speed its national na-tional defense program. It is delightful de-lightful to advise them what to do. The Office of Production Management Man-agement has repeatedly requested request-ed all coal consumers, from large industrial users to small home owners, to buy their winter's coal supply immediately. This will permit the shipment of coal now and prevent a heavy strain on transportation facilities during later months. This will leave the railroads free to transport trans-port the increased load of defense materials which will require transportation trans-portation next fall and winter. Here is a definite request, intimately inti-mately linked with the national defense program, made to all citizens citi-zens of this county. Not only will the buyer of coal save money by making purchases now, but he will have the satisfaction of cooperat-