Show NEWS WS BEHIND BEHN THE NEWS Patience s Key Word as We Wait for Scarce Textile Goods By ALBERT LEMAN Mayor La Guardia always ends his radio broadcasts with the Admonition Ad d monition Patience and forti forti- tude New York textile executives say that this advice should be betaken betaken betaken taken to heart by customers eager cager for nylons mens men's shirts and other scarce apparel and fabrics The e tight situation will clear up gradually but it will be three to 10 months before articles articles ar or- tides are available in quantity The mills have no nylon stocks at all Jl Before this popular hosiery hosiery hos hos- iery lery item can be plentiful the theW thew W P B must cancel the controls put on It in 1942 The government has been using nylon for parachute cloth airplane tire cord special rope and arid Insect netting for the Pa Pa- Although drastic cutbacks cutbacks cutbacks cut cut- backs have been ordered the trade believes the effects will not be felt soon in the retail field Distribution is likely to follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low the suggestion of the National National National Na Na- Man Asen of Hosiery Manufacturers Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- that adequate stocks be accumulated first and re released released released re- re leased on a prearranged date thus giving every branch of the industry an even start Otherwise the initial rush of women for the stocking counters counters counters coun coun- would completely wipe out the supply and the store owners would be blamed by disappointed customers As the end of the war var approached approached ap ap- ap- ap preached military and high- high rated orders were t taking king about 45 of rayon yarns yarn There are shortages in certain lines especially especially espe- espe dally underwear but no overall overall overall over over- all scarcity The cutback is 15 expected expected ex ex- to relea release e all aU but 5 of total production The automobile industry will use up some of the yardage In tire cords Mills also alBo plan to introduce new high te tenacity tenacity tenacity te- te that are arc far superior superior su su- su- su perlor to the old fashioned weaves Forecasters estimate that when conditions are normal the market will be divided so that silk nylon and high tenacIty tenacity ity will each receive about third one-third of the business As every housewife knows the dearth of cotton has been unusually severe Textile production Is split as follows Eighty per percent percent percent cent of It is b cotton 11 rayon s synthetic yarns 9 wools Forty per cent of cottons is IJ for wearing apparel 40 for Industry in industry industry in- in and 20 for domestic purposes sheets purposes sheets towels towel dish diah- cloths etc Annual output is io square yards Uncle Sam is now buying about one t one fourth of the total 94 91 of his orders probably probably probably ably will be cut back The best beat authorities say that this means that major civilian shortages will be re relieved eved ea early ly in in 1946 It i is almost Impossible to buy buya a mans man's shirt priced at less than thana a a. dollar Improvements are looked for at once in childrens children's clothing and women's house dresses But New York experts shake their heads over the Underwear underwear underwear un un- situation they fear that the present shortage cannot be eased caged before late winter A Arow Arow Arow row over prices between the theOP theo o 0 OP P A and the trade also slows output Housewives may not be able to purchase as many sheets pillowcases pillowcases pillowcases pillow pillow- cases and towels as they anticipate anticipate anticipate antici antici- pate because of ot heavy demands from public institutions hospitals hospi- hospi colleges hotels an and other rated outlets These establishments establishments establish establish- ments have been getting along as best they could but they will willbe willbe willbe be forced by competition to re restock ye- ye stock stock and and hoard hoard it if they can Vast amounts of ot cotton willbe will willbe willbe be needed by the automobile Industry in industry industry In- In for upholstery Textile mills will do their best beat to satisfy their old customers they dont don't want the Detroit designers to substitute leather synthetics and soft plastics for cotton Home furnishings concerns concern also will be beafter beafter beafter after whatever Ja is available At present present navy army-navy procurement procurement procurement pro pro- officers are taking no woolens and only 25 of ot worsteds worsteds worsteds wor wor- some ome of which will be cut back Civilians should receive ample supplies before the tho years year's end Blankets arc are rolling out of ot the tho mills but shortages are so acute that there Is little hope of soon filling the gap Army occupation forces and the navy must eventually re replace replace replace re- re place worn-out worn uniforms At present they can draw on their pipe lines Jines and reserves but these reservoirs will dry up later Re- Re outfitting demobilized veterans will drain current supplies There are rumors In clothing circles circle that former soldiers and sailors will be given some form torm of ot priorIty priority priority prior prior- ity in purchasing new wardrobes Clothing mills normally take orders 10 months in advance of ofa a season and start deliveries six Mx lx months in advance So even if it they get all the breaks some Iome sometime sometime time must el elapse before the new g garments reach the shops Marginal Marginal Marginal Mar Mar- ginal mills are turning out low quality overcoats good staple materials are Bre still stUl scarce Rural districts probably will wilt willbe willbe be the last to get relief relle in tex tex- tiles Small stores have no fa facIlities facilities fa- fa duties for keeping an eye eyo on trends or for tor contacting numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous sources V Very ry few establishments even even among the big metropolitan houses houses have have large largo Inventories now Regardless of ot overseas war relief demands American families can dress w well ll v |