Show 4 0 4 intermountain war front in a dramatic demonstration that there are no geographical limitations on the contribution that can be made by the mountain states to war production a ship a navy escort vessel was wag launched from inland mile high denver last week the launching and christening ceremony was attended by gov ralph L carr of denver and other notables in civilian and military life although t the h e launched vessel was in reality a group of freight cars carrying fabricated parts for ship hulls to the mare island navy yard lu in california the ceremonies were s impressive and real its as though the ship were actually being put to sea the ship parts were fabricated in denver by eight firms who obtained large contracts for the work through the cooperation of the contract distribution branch of the war production board on the day of the launching announcement no was made that the work of fabricating ships in the rocky mountain west Is goias to be vastly extended and will assume the proportions of a major industry the unique achievement of carrying on shipbuilding ship building operations in mountain country more than 1000 miles from an ocean was hailed by officials as an inspiring example of american ingenuity and enterprise thrift Is A war weapon recent trends arends of the orders being issued by the war production board and the office of price administration make it clear that thrift the jhb conservation of essential materials Is going to be au an important part ot of fighting the war with the least necessary disruption of 0 basic civilian needs the OPA has advised auto users to save this years antifreeze anti antl freeze against next years cold it also Is recommended that clothing be given the greatest care because of new restrictions on civilian use ot of wool auto rationing kulacs announced the announcement by OPA ot of the regulations under which new car rationing will start march 2 did not mean much to the average citizen except that he probably wont be getting a new car the list of persons eligible to buy new cars Is slightly broader than the eligibility list tor for new tires and tubes but the circumstances under which the cars are to be rationed are even more rigorous than those prescribed tor for tires dres during march april and may new passenger cars may be rationed to eligible buyers under a county quota system out of 0 the nations supply ot of now new passenger ears cars are being kept in a stockpile for distribution iii in 1943 the march through may quotas tor for new cars in the mountain states are colorado montana now new mexico utah wyoming and idaho good news for ducks A respite tor for ducks pheasants rabbits and other game Is tore fore seen la in an order by the war production board calling on manufacturers rs of 0 sporting firearms to make no further deli dell veles of 12 gauge shotguns except to officers of the federal state or local governments tor for official use and to the governments of the lend jease countries the order Is necessary so that an ample supply of such shotguns will be available for war plant protection an other essential guard duties waste paper Is not waste the genuine importance of collecting waste paper Is illustrated by this bit of mathematics one hundred pounds of waste will make thirty five average containers of solid fiber tor for shipping tinned foods to the army or fifty average sized corrugated containers tor for food shell cases WAR FRONT finont er and other necessary use or it will make eighty shell containers Fer tillyer ili fees frozen price control action designed to aid the american farmer Is his all out food production campaign pat n has been taken by the office of price administration in the form of a freeze of fertilizer prices a major item of cost to farmers on oil the eve of spring planting A temporary price regulation forbids the re tall sale of mixed fertilizer per and potash at prices not above those at which any seller of fertilizer did business during the five fire day period from february 1620 16 20 inclusive |