Show utahna asked to conserve electricity the utah war emergency power association through its president J hamilton calder of provo today asked utahna to cooperate with the governments voluntary conservation plan by confining christmas lighting decorations to christmas trees inside private homes president calder called attention to the war production boards office of war utilities request that lights be dispensed with this year on street decorations community christmas trees exterior home decorations and interiors and exteriors of commercial establishments although there is no shortage of electricity in this area mr calder said government the utilities and industry have combined in a nationwide conservation campaign to save critical fuels and materials necessary to produce and consume electricity tri city our government as a part of that campaign is asking americans to refrain from their christmas lighting custom he continued and has las pointed out that electric bulbs are particularly short shori at present so strict conservation of them is necessary ces sary widespread use of bulbs during the christmas season merely will mean a greater scarcity later on because of the shortness of daylight at christmas time necessary consumption of electricity is at its P peak eak everything we can do to avoid any unnecessary use of electricity tri city therefore will mean a direct saving of fuel manpower transportation and materials mr calder said government offic bals have announced that no mandatory christmas lighting curtailment order is contemplated because americans generally realize malize the necessity of conservation and will cooperate fully the utah war emergency power association which mr calder heads is an organization of practically all the public and private electric utilities of the state banded together to pool resources and assure an uninterrupted supply of electricity electric ty tor for utah |