Show 4 4 4 intermountain intel mountain war front steel the raw material for victory la Is diverted almost entirely to the war effort by a sweeping order issued by the war production board the order which will halt the use of iron and steel in tile the manufacture of more than major commodities gives a preview of our all out war economy as far as familiar commodities of the home are concerned the steel order Is so drastic and far reaching that as time passes it will work major changes in the american way of life scores of things that have been accepted as essential to our standard of living no longer will be made after a 80 90 day tapered oft off period and gradually will disappear from dealers de aleis shelves ithe the businessman will find hla his surroundings changed by the tha choking oft off ot of office machinery ot of all kinds advertising novelties lockers and telephone booths tho the house ivle will be unable to buy letter chutes openers and trays new low bookends teapots teapot 9 cutlery bread boxes butter knives and cake cutters the glamour girl will have to hold on to her present lipstick holders and compacts and the athlete will look in vain toe for many types of 0 new sporting spoiling goods only two metals the order may be used as substitutes tor for iron and steel and these are gold and silver furn CO construction plan H evolved county war boards of tile the united states department of 0 agri culture will cooperate with the war production board in handl bandl ing applications for authorization t to 0 begin construction work on farms because of the order curtailing building farm construction st projects costing more than are to be studied by tile the county war boards which will make recommendations to the for approval or disapproval of the construction ili price lee schedule issued on oil used refrigerators substantial savings for the I 1 householder louse holder seeking to buy a used mechanical houte household hold refrigerator friger ator have been made possible with the issuance by the office of price administration of price ceilings reflecting february 1942 levels on all sales of used mechanical refrigerators alad buum prices in dollars and cents figures are listed tor for hundreds of secondhand second hand refrigerators of alt all brands and models A formula to enable sellers to determine the price ot of a used refrigerator which may have been omitted from the long list also is provided the regulation Is effective may blay IS 18 the same day da on which the gen oral maximum price regulation freezing prices ot of virtually all retail commodities at march levela ela i becomes effective nen chiv N sti act lights ai are 0 discouraged the war production board power branch bianch has asked all electric utility systems to discontinue for the duration dui atlon of the war all street lighting extensions except those needed tor for public safety anyone an ono may aln rent used typewriters any person or business needing a typewriter is entitled to rent a used office machine or a new portable directly from any dealer without applying to a local rationing board the OPA has announced in clarification of typewriter rationing regulations use of hubber tired land hand trucks ciu curtailed tailed the has ordered elimination cfall of all but the most essential uses use of rubber urea tires on hand trucks rucks these trucks are used principally to transport small quantities of materials in and around factories railroad stations ti ons warehouses B ale houses docks etc spice distribution Is restricted the war production board has placed restrictions resti lotions on the distribution ot of black and white pepper pimento allspice cassia cinnamon na nion cloves ginger nutmeg and mace scrap dealers to he be licensed all dealers selling waste scrap or salvage material mate ilal to industrial consumers will mill be licensed by the government go eminent through OPA the licensing order becomes effective may alay 20 and requires regi registration station by the dealers on or before june 20 |