Show mountain states war front 4 r 1 l W f FT prepared by the denver of the information division of it OEM the assignment by which each man woman and child in the united states will perform a specific role in the winning of 4 4 tire are rapidly becoming clar clarified lifler as aa the war production P aard an and d its many subdivisions aji extend n d their activities out into 1 A field the field that la Is akca tho 11 announcements this week 4 ot afi the c opening of a regional of lubot T of the office of price administration in denver and the open ang ng of a branch office of th contract distribution division in pueblo are examples of the man W tn in which responsibility for cloning this war la Is to be placed directly in the hands of the peo 10 lo themselves r the he denver OPA office will gerve ta the people of colorado afew mexico utah Vy wyoming oming 1 1 montana antana on tana and idaho it will be 4 machinery through which the H greatest contribution of the peo t dla the contribution of sacci Is regulated OPA this week awaa was A given full authority to ration i 4 goods in which short jtb es develop and isnow isn ow working A ap t q opt t the details ot of the sugar ra 1 t which probably will iionno plan callow 4 ilow each cacti person 34 ot of a pound att sugar per month Alor moreover cover apa PA will protect people during period of sacrifice through blits power to fight inflation by h prices the pueblo field office of the division of contract distribution la Is another stop step towards mobilizing the production abilities ot of all manufacturers manufacture ra largo large or small in the nation I 1 styles this spring are going to reflect Amori americas cals determination mi illi nation to forsake non essen esbell bials tor for the duration recommendations ions now being considered by dress dresa manufacturers include the elimination of plaids pleats patch pockets poc keta linings in spring coats flared skirts and balloon sleeves the trend will be towards slim allm silhouettes and short skirts almost all the tha trenda developed during the past week have hava direct bearing on the home theres it a war production board survey now going on which tallan en with warning of stringent rationing to come points the direction in which were headed Is questioning manufacturers to find out just how much minimum civilian production tion they must maintain along with maximum military production such than things gs foreshadow change and change we will have change in the familiar contents bf tile tho ki kitchen shelves in ili the contents of our closets and burgau bureau drawers in our living rooms continued onlest on last page mountain states es war front continued irom front page ono were going to BOO ace a lot loss IOB of the tin can which la Is going through this war primarily na as a container cont of moat and alid vegetables already hns has halved the amount of tin which may inny bo be used in ill cans tor for baking powder boor boar biscuits cand candy y ocy tj oreal reals flour ch chocolate and cocoa log dog food coil potro loum products tobacco theres boon a 11 lot of boor poured title into tins line in ill 1041 19 11 II boor canio cam consumed 1600 tons ot of scarce tin more than was used to can call any vegetable except toina tomatoes toes along with the cans WIB Is drafting ft a part of their contents plans plana an order withholding a percentage of at tho the 1012 1942 10 12 fruit and vegetable pack OB as a reserve for tho the armed forces force and lond lend lease thoroll probably bo be enough of tile the commoner apices too except cl cinnamon illia bovo found it possible to relax chions on fats fata and all oils a A break for matters makers and users of mina alad olla oils shortening lard soaps and paint persons who bought now auto mobiles but did r cot at receive delivery on oil thorn them before january 1 when tile government ordered all a stocks of now cars car frozen ilia may Y obtain delivery of the cars care under nil ail order isau ed cd by the ola OIA in order to got on its hla now car tile the buyer must prove la 0 o lila his local rationing oard board b that tile purchase or of tile the car actually way was except for dol dolcey lvery on oll or bolaoro january 1 tile first checkup check up of now tiro tire and tubo tube dealers to do coil alico with tile the rationing reg regulations ti lations has haa boon launched with inspectors train from the tho the wago waga and hour division of tho the labor department calling on all dealers ilo alora in their territory tho the inspectors are arc looking over tho the jeconis and tile the stocks of tho the dealers doa lorai and it they find cases of at deliberate violation they will report tile thoin to tile the enforcement division of OPA OPA PA has taken steps to prevent prepa an ail increase in tile the retail price of farm machinery by asking nil dealoe to lo adhere to factory tor y list prices plus plug freight and handling costs coste in making th tho 0 request leon henderson OPA adi administrator said bald our tanners farmers anro being called upon to produce vastly rill amounts of foodstuffs farm machinery will play on an important part in ino program a and na tile tho prices that farmers tiro called upon to pay for blits machinery must bo be kept at it t reasonable levels nigh high prices for farm machinery moan mean high costs to tho the carmor firn pr and higher prices of food in order to conserve nickel brass and copper tho has drastically curtailed tho amount of those metals that may bo be used in the production of non eason hal incandescent campb 4 amps such as aa christmas broo lights and lamps tor for advertising decorative or display uses red lied tape gota gets relegated to the waste basket in ill a new ew plan to anable small manufacturers to obtain their needed supplies for an ail advance period of three months manufacturers whose annual volume of business la is less than may solve their priorities problems pro blema in the future by tilling filling out just ono one simple form A new order to conserve con mor sury cury forbids its use ater march 31 in such products product a io ns aa mercuric turf fungicide which Is IB widely used faed to make golt greens green or domestic thermometers thermo wl as a coloring compound for or dental plates the has issued an order forbidding or bidding processors procesa ora of 0 fats fata and oils such as aa manufacturers of 0 soap paint shortening and salad oil boil to build up larger inventor lea as than are necessary for a practical working minimum the chemicals branch of the has haa announced that noces aury imury amounts of chlorine tor for water purification throughout tile the nation will be ba available despite the general chlorine short ago the sugar rationing plan will work no hardship on consumers it they cut out all excessive uses of sugar in the home and use fruits and other natural sweets in place at 0 sugar in parts parta of the dally daily diet the U S bureau of home hoino economics suggests that consumers try less lesa sugar in their coffee and tea and stir the sugar they do use thoroughly housewives should make fewer desserts that require sweetening with sugar frosh fresh fruits are desserts that have plenty of natural sugar dried fruits such as raisins dates figs prunes peaches apricots and others are rich in sugar and should be oaten caton with breakfast cereal in desserts and in place of candy the official position of the government in reference to the war knitting activities of american women was clarified by R R gutherie Gu therlo therle chief of the textiles branch of the war production board gutherlet Gu therla therle said tho the war production board does want women to knit sweaters where absolutely sol needed by tho the armed forces and whore where the command ilig officers ask tor for the supplies on the whole we dont want a broad wave of knitting that will consume millions of pounds of wool that Is needed tor for more essential purposes this is the system we have set up with the red cross wi alion ion a commanding officer desires such additional equipment as sweaters lie he will apply to the red lied cross the red cross croaa will then arrange tor for the sweaters to be knitted 01 |