Show OPA Has Ration Problems Too Priorities Polish Off Nail Tints By ANN ANtS FRANCE WILSON WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-Don't Don't Dont think that the office of price administration is getting any Joy out of the prospect of cutting down your daily dally con consumption consumption sump tion of coffee Rationing which begins November Novem ber 28 28 means a lot of extra work for an already busy department One 0 OPA P A headache arises from the wise guys who stocked up before sugar rationing c com cOrn cOrn- m. m These persons were deprived of ration books until their hoard of sugar was wa used up Many of them are still without ration books so soo o 0 OPA P A must now devise a method for doling out coffee ration cards to them Hoarders likely will get these ration books minus sugar coupons provided coupons provided they haven't also stocked up on coffee Another 0 OPA P A problem is that of instant pulverized pulverized pul pul- pul coffee which so far hasn't come under the rationing rule Ground coffee of course is isto isto isto to be rationed by the pound But the instant variety va Va- which is more concentrated and lighter in weight will have to be distributed by some different different dif dif dif- ferent method o 0 OPA P A will also have some sort of enforcement law to make sure that sugar r ration tion cards for children under 15 arent aren't used to obtain coffee Priorities on Polish Theres There's one shortage that Is a cinch to be welcomed wel wel- corned by the average American husband That's the shortage of nail polish Nitrocellulose and acetone Its basic ingredients are highly critical materials needed for war production so so colored talons seem about to be polished off It looks as if the ladies ladles will have to learn the good old custom of nail buffing until after the duration I INo INo No shortage of absorbent cotton is foreseen foreseen- though It may not be quite as abundant as here here- Armed services are using it in growing quantities There will be plenty of Christmas boxes and all the trimmings such as colored papers papers pa pa- pers and ribbons Our glass Christmas tree ornaments before the war came from Last year American manufacturers were able to fill the bill but metal balls for Christmas trees are now curtailed Housewives might place 0 O P As A's new shopping card for nylon hose under the tho plate of the households household's households household's house house- holds hold's male member r if they have Inside Information Information tion that t the e man of the house may be starting his Christmas shopping early These cards will list the new ceiling prices on all types of nylons Also the cards will describe in detail how the buyer may recognize the different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent grades and which type typo is best suited for work or casual wear Entertainment Ceilings Therell There'll be n no price ceilings on entertainment such as plays moving pictures and football games games But 0 OPA P A has se set ceilings on bowling alley and pool table games since these prove to tobe tobe tobe be most popular with service men and war workers workers work work- ers seeking recreation Rubber a and d rubber part-rubber girdles are apparently not especially critical according to W P B. B Though no figures on inventory or manufacture of girdles are available from any of the W P B consumer divisions no shortage is anticipated as yet There are still fairly substantial Inventories of already fabricated rubber thread for girdles which is being allocated piecemeal to It has been found that this processed thread cannot be utilized for any more vital arti artS cles des |