Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-03-06 | Page 2 | WPB Prohibits Typewriter Sales as Industry Turns to Defense

Prohibits Typewriter Sales 1 As Industry Turns to Defense WASHINGTON March 6 UP IfAn P If PAn An order banning sales and deliveries deliveries deliveries eries of new and used typewriters was issued Thursday night and became effective Friday Much of the typewriter industry is being converted to war work and a rationing program to conserve conserve conserve con con- serve the existing machines is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex soon I Meanwhile the new W P B decree decree decree de de- de- de cree permits delivery of typewriters ers only if they were in transit at midnight the time the order went into effect or if they are being delivered by one dealer or distributor distributor distributor to another Those who have rented ers must return them to the owners owners owners own own- ers by April 1 1 Anyone who has only one used typewriter may sell it to someone else The industry produced machines in 1941 1911 A month ago it was asked to curtail production immediately by one fourth Eventually Eventually Eventually Even Even- it is to reduce production of standard type machines by 40 per percent percent I cent and portables by 80 per cent 1