Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-01-25 | Page 5 | WPB Denies Reports of Plans to Create Newsprint Stockpile

Deni Denies s Reports of f Plans To Create Newsprint Stockpile o l e WASHINGTON Jan 25 UP The uP-The The war production board h has intention Arthur R. R s no of creating a stockpile of newsprint Treanor director of the printing and p publishing division Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tiles day told a house subcommittee tec Investigating investigating- g newsprint S supplies ics There have been conflicting reports reports reports' reports reports' re- re p ports ports' and rumors about the newsprint newsprint newsprint news news- print situation in general and In particular that the United d States states' government g emment Is going to purchase newsprint and create a stockpile I Treanor testified He said that shou should d an any tonnage tonnage tong ton ton- nage remain it will be credited to the newspapers and he added that it is not the intention of the W V P B to take any action sc seeking king to create a stockpile Can Canadian dian authorities have estimated esti esti- estimated mated they can deliver tons of newsprint a month for tor the first half of 1944 and this is tons per month more than they had previously ly estimated Treanor testified This Th tons per pez month or tons per quarter was granted grant grant- ed to meet tonnage f for r le leap p year day and to take care of repayment of inventory tonnage 10 loaned ned by 65 newspapers In November and December December December De De- cember 1943 to to take care of a shortage between supply and authorized authorized au au- au- au thorl ed usage Some Soine of this additional tonnage will provide a reserve for increasIng Increasing increasIng ing publishers' publishers Inventories by takIng taking taking tak tak- ing Into acco account nt the Increased usage in the second quarter he said and W P B is now working on on a formula whereby relief might be given to o papers In cities showing showIng showIng show- show Ing substantial population growth since th the beginning of 1943 This will be bo the major basis for appeal grants In 1944 1014 Treanor predicted He estimated total supply forthe for forthe forthe the first quarter will be tons tom with consumption tons leaving tons for appeals appeals appeals ap ap- ap- ap peals and all other contingencies