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Show Round-Up WPB has authorized production during 1944 of 1,400 motorcycles for essential domestic civilian use 80 for Canada, 650 for export, and 50,000 for military use. . . Use more potatoes in 1944 is the recommendation of WFA following the harvesting of the largest potato po-tato crop in history last year . . . WPB expects a limited number of domestic electric ranges to be available for essential civilian needs during the last half of this year . . . U. S. War expenditures in January amounted to $7,416,000,-000, $7,416,000,-000, almost 7 per cent over December, De-cember, and an average daily rate of $285,200,000 . . . Because of problems in getting feed, U. S. production of hatchery chicks in January was 20 per cent under January last year . . , Total retail re-tail sales for 1943 were $63,269,000 and increase of 10 percent over 1942, according to the department of commerce . . . Boys and girls under 20 who leave home seeking seek-ing war jobs should carry with them proof of their age, advises the U. S. department of Labor. . . Copper may now be used in the manufacture of automobile radiators, radia-tors, gaskets, fuel and oil lines, brake and clutch lining rivets, and other essential parts, according accord-ing to WPB . . . "Small business is more important to this Nation today than ever before," declared Donald M. Nelson, chairman of WPB, and should be given top priority when surplus materials of war are released . . . Although the points-for-fats plan did not go into effect until December 15 fat collections for December were 33 per cent over November, WPB reports ... If war food goals are to be met all available red clover seed must be planted this year, WFA asserts . . . WPB has reduced re-duced the 1944 manufacture of paper towels for home use to 80 per cent of the 1942 base period output . . . Farmers will have more potash sails for fertilizer use this year than during the two preceding years, WPB announces. |
