Show I This Week In D. D C. C Washington DC D.C. With WIth ration book No 2 providing for the rationing of or canned goods and meat about ready for tor distribution the Office of Price Administration Is now working on still another ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion book which will be used for tar an additional group of scarce items The new book Is being designed so that It can take care of ot the ration ration- Ih of ot almost any item Probably it will be used for food not covered by ration such such as butter butter butter but but- ter and canned milk and it Is possible p it will eventually be he used for rationing clothes liquor ciga and other classification not now controlled In Tn addition to new plans for tor rationing rationing ra ra- ra the OP OPA A is now giving serious serious seri seri- ou ous consideration to a plan for tor the sale Bale of post war purchase certifiCates cates by which the public would begin begin be be- gin to pay installments now on products they will want to buy after the war is over Although this plan is still sUll In the discussion eta stage e OP OPA A officials con cider some such project necessary to prevent inflation They point out that the total Income of the p people ople this year will be about 18 billion dollars In excess of the value of or all an allgoods allgoods goods which will be available for purchase This estimate Is made after fIguring out the amount which will be toll collected by the government in taxes aLd the amount which can be bo expected to be invested In war bonds It is feared that this large extra Income will force price rises and encourage black markets unless itcan itcan It Itcan can be the drained off orf The OPA plan would encourage people to buy certificates certificates eel which would give them a priority on the purchase of th the e first new automobiles refrigerators etc to be made after the war Th TheOP The TheOPA e OP OPA A believes this plan would accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac three objectives 1 i it t would absorb the extra Income Income 01 o oi tn 17 it 2 it it uld s tYe ili t o IT T. T S. S treasury additional funds t tuse to o ot use for financing the war 3 I it t would prevent the war post-war depres- depres Continued on Last Page arsine a. 1 This Week In Washington D. D C C. C Continued from page pagA on one slop lon by assuring manufacturers of large Jare orders for tor consumer goods as na soon as the war ends It Is quite quit possible that drastic changes will be made in the the- setup of of or the entire war program admin admin- within a short time Ume Many senators and congressmen who think there Is too much Inefficiency and bungling in the present setup favor the creation of an Office o odWar od War Mobilization l the director of which would have more power than any man In Washington now baa has with the exception of or the President The 1 plan lan as the bill In congress i is j being opposed b by the war tar and naY navy departments because It puts all aB power In into to the hands of civilians The bill thill calls caBs for four offices to ibo ibe geared eared together by a director appointed appointed aps' aps ap ap- s' s pointed by the President The Tho four offices would be Office of Prod Production lIC- lIC tion and Supply SunnI o 0 handle all procurement procurement pro pro- procurement and production Office of Manpower Supply to see Bee ee that every person Is Js serving where he can serve sene best Office of or Scientific and Technical Mobilization to see that Americas America's best scientific developments developments developments develop develop- ments help win vin the war and an Office of Economic Stabilization All present duplicating agencies J such suell as the War Val Production board the Office of Price Administration the Ule War Var Manpower commission and Selective Service would v Into In to the new setup HeY BUY WAR R SA SAVINGS BONDS BONDS- |