Show 44 4 14 1 A 14 p intermountain intel mountain war front prepared by the denver regional office of war information e miledge mileage rationing i which will go into effect tin throughout the na I 1 bli aibner answer to every citizens s q bueb aes ues tion of 0 how he tan can help win the war wai according to clem W colllns collins regional leg ional OPA administrator mileage rationing calls for foi sac r from a people accustomed to driving anywhere at any time they pleased please collins said but this Is a sacrifice we will all want to make in order older to match in some measure the sac now being made by the men arten at the front mileage ration ing Is the first call tor for real leal self denial on a national cooperative scale when mileage rationing arrives on december Decem bei 1 it will be a red led letter event toi for the home i rout out the chance tot for which we have been looking to bo be ol of real service I 1 know well pitch into the job as it if our country and our oui very i ery lives depend on it as judeen they do collins called on all motor ats ts 0 of f the rocky mountain region to observe the 35 mlle an hour speed limit to share theli their cars cais with others to have tires inspected regularly so that recapping or 01 replacement may take place when needed and to drive no more moie than absolutely necessary dont try to use up all your lation of 0 gasoline he be said eald use as little as possible almost no ao coffee obtainable in europe cottee coffee lovers ol of the rocky hocky fountain region in common with everyone eve iyone else in the united states beginning with breakfast bieak tast on sunday november 29 must tace face the world on about one cup a day but they will be far better oft off than the people overseas germans have almost no cot cof ifer instead they drink an all ersatz concoction made of acorns and grain the italians are aie edep ien eien e worse off ot no coffee tea or coa cocoa Is to be had at any price in greece poland or up to the occupation of the whole of france the french people were getting about three cups ot of coffee a month they may havo have none now each person in the united states who was 15 at the time sugar rations were obtained will receive one pound ot of coffee for five file weeks when rationing goes into effect sunday I 1 scrap yards yaida ot neaton ship hip 1500 tons tona to war scrap yards and automobile graveyards of the rocky moun tain region ah shipped ped tons ot of brou to war during october Octo bei compared with in september elmei eliner J blanken feld beld regional leg ional chief ahlet ot of auto aulo graveyard section reports lep oits shipments of 0 nonferrous non ferrous metals mounted from pounds in september to pounds last month rubber shipments however hoe vei dropped off ot to pounds compared with pounds in september utah shipped tons of 0 lion iron and steel during october pounds of nonferrous non ferrous metals metal and 2100 pounds of 0 rubber official war films fibus available to schools war wai tinie sicily atles and wa gl r i responsibilities are aie portrayed dramatically in government go eminent films produced and distributed for foi school and and community use usa by the bureau of 0 motion motion pictures of the office of 0 war don washington D C complete information concern conceio ing the films and their showing at schools may be obtained from the bureau the pictures include three aviation films five dealing with war pi production in factories and farms two concerning ci responsibilities two about the men of the armed forces one on cargo shipping one portraying the heroic tight fight of china against japanese aggression ston and three thie song shorts anchors aweigh keep em rolling and the chaissons caissons Cali Cais sons go rolling along and ami study war need for five file regional railroads the war production board last week asked the office of defense transportation tor for certification as to whether 35 railroad lall road seg segments ants including the five in colorado new mexico and wyoming are aie essential to war transportation tile the requests quests le were made as a preliminary it was explained to action in requisitioning i nonessential non essential rails tor for the armed services sen ices two days later certified one line the 11 6 mlle mile mor laity to stanley N II 11 segment ot of the new mexico central al railway as nonessential non essential the other lilies hues under study stud are miles of the saratoga encampment valley railway between walcott and encampment wyo 1342 inlew of the union pacific railroad between barnes baines ville alle and Briggs briggsville ville colo miles of the union pacific between galeton caleton and purcell Pu icell colo and 1149 miles of the rio grande railroad ralli oad between rodga e way and ouray colo explodes Imp lodes axis rumor of duties on soldiers mall A typical axis rumor minor that thai american troops abroad are ait compelled to pay exo exorbitant cus toms duties on parcels tent tr to Z i them aiom tr oin home when they are aie quartered ered in brit aln or other parts of the british empire has been ed and disproved by the office of war information the was waa timed by axis to coincide with ith the christmas coutin continued aed on page tour four intermountain war front continued from page jagd one season when millions of parcels me are be being I 1 ng sent bent to the troops pure pine rot lot the U S army post office reported to OWL mako ailko Hitchen wara last for foi duration metal kitchen gadgets cooking utensils and ho houseward house ware of 0 all kinds are aie going off the market by oriel order of 0 the ohice office of 0 price pi ice administration manufacture of such items will ft limit to wire strainers can openers op eneis egg beaters food mills food choppers 3 and grinders and commer cial type cake turners and beating sports war at casualties total reports announced casualties of the united states armed aimed forces from the outbreak out bieak of 0 war wai to date total men killed wounded missing or 01 prisoners pilson eis the tha office of war information reports leports selective Sierl co issues issues omideis ciders on teen agel ge draft law local selective leethe se service boards ader directives made public by b major general lewis B hershey IIer shey national selective service sen ice director are being instructed to carry out the teenage teen age draft act by the following actions 1 determent deferment of faun farm workers 0 of f all ages 18 to 45 who are aie necessary essaiy to and regularly engaged in work aik oik in war essential agriculture 2 distribution of questionnaires to 18 and 19 year old registrants w who he hyill begin to be inducted as ti their mar mfr order numbers are aie reached 3 deferment of 0 high school students in the 18 and 19 year groups it if the students request it and it if they are in the last halt half of f the academic year 4 deferment of all men who hav hae e passed their birthday since they registered unless they file written consent to induction luing costs go up for I 1 or city workers living costs of 0 the families ot oa workers oi keis rose lose one per cent between september Septem bei 16 15 and october 15 according to statistics compiled for foi the department of labor most of oe the rise ilse was due to the increase Inci ease in food costs which occurred before the OPA brought an additional 30 per pel cent of the family food bill under price pi ice control as of october 5 with the rise lisa of 0 24 2 4 per cent in food prices in retail grocery stores the family food bill in mid octo ber bei was IS 16 per cent higher than a year ago there were further increases inci eases in prices pi ices of butte eggs oranges potatoes and onions an and fresh fruits and vegetables the cost of bituminous coal and of 0 medical and personal onal services also advanced I mines get bligh priorities machinery is frozen by bi the mining of 0 the west ha has s leechen leeched lee ched ived assurance from aiom leslie A miller regonal leg lonal director of highest priority assistance toi for maintenance and repair of essential machinery and in cases ot of erner emergency gency in another move affecting affecting segments of the mining industry ind in the mountain region has frozen in the hands of of gold mine operators all machinery and equipment which was in use i when the order cl osing closing the larger gold operations was vas issued gold mine operators will be ba required to tile file lists of frozen equipment and will assist assisi in arranging sale or lease of this machinery to essential mining operations knitted underwear will AMU cost less prices pi ices will be be lower for knitted under and toi for oil ii meal and oil cake tor for farm use clem W collins regional OPA administrator has announced OPA will not hatlon used cm cars a the office of price administration is not planning to i used cars cais clem W colens Coll ns re dional gional OPA administrator has announced rumor humor that OPA Is at the point of putting a used car ratie latie alon program into effect are aie false he said naturally we have studied the th subject but our oui preliminary conclusions are that most of the used cars now being sold are going to persons who would be eligible to buy them under any rationing program we might devise dont travel Is s plen plea of to all Ante ricans joseph B eastman director or of has fired the opening gun in a national drive to keep the tha american public at home the dont travel appeal la Is designed to focus attention on the gravity of the passenger gei transportation transport fians Por port atlon tation problem unnecessary travel can do real leal and serious haim to the war wai effort mr eastman warns |