Show 4 44 0 H 4 intermountain war front fron t the rocky mountain west always alway eager to do its share a and nd more lu in any worthwhile campaign or dihe e Is rolling back its sleeves this week to get behind the greatest drive of oc them all the war production drive from the canadian to the mexican borders men who manage the plants that produce the ma and the materiel matei lel ot of war and men who work in those plants are pledging their enthusiastic support to the all out all together production drive announced by president roosevelt and donald at nelson chief of the war wai production board the official launching of jhb drive in this region will take place in denver friday march 27 when representatives ot of management and labor attend a special conference called by the war production board at that conference the details of 0 the drive will be explained and plans for the extending it from the large plants all the way down to the smallest amal lest sub b will be worked out that war production offensive Is threatened by just one danger nelson said this week the danger of disunity and mutual distrust nelson warned that the axis would use every argil argument ment to spread doubt and confusion discontent and mistrust but added his conviction that americans will pull together not apart swan sivan song for the juke jake box bov the juke juice box one of the noisiest nois iest and most ornate fixtures of the american scene will become a war casualty no more duke boxes vending machines pinball games or weighing machines will be made after april 30 and theres there s a good reason tire iaco crackdown crack down 1 the bootlegging ot of new tires tire and tubes that Is the selling of those precious items to persons who do not have ration board certificates will bring swift and heavy government action clem W collins regional director of the office of price pi ice administration warned this week collins called attention to an albany N Y case in which a tire fire dealer virtually was put out of business when the government learned he be had been making sales outside the regulations draftees may sell their 1043 1942 cars an amendment to the OPA automobile rationing regulation permits men in the armed services and those called tor for indue tion to sell bell their 1942 cars without restriction when a draftee finds a customer tor for his car all he has to do Is 18 go to his local rationing board and ask tor for a certificate allowing him to sell hell get the certificate without any trouble other persons wishing to sell 1942 cars can cam sell only to specified eligible buyers through the draft boards shoes out vor for the he durntion purn tion the war production board has asked shoe manufacturers manufacture is not t to 0 include the heavy brogue typo type shoe using double soles in their lines now being brought out for or late summer and early eaily fall all selling officials said the practice of using two full soles in order to create the thick edge appearance pe arance in mens dress shoes seems and excessive use of colb leather in times like these sole leather of heavy thickness Is in great demand by the military services sen ices wiit and OPA have busy week righting fighting to keep consumer costs cost table stable in a price situation which in an official characterized asi as little short of explosive OPA last week set a maximum price over finished cotton and rayon goods Rh rhodium a metal of the platinum group may not be used any more to give tarnish proof surfaces to compacts and cases its needed to coat antiaircraft searchlight reflectors has issued an order prohibiting states from issuing metallic license plates except to new registrants they may issue small date tabs to be attached ti tu existing plates has told canners to set aside part of their 1942 pack of fruits and vegetables for the armed services continued on last page intermountain war front continued from page one and lend lease has approved the program pro to build additional housing units for 1 war 11 1 industry workers OPA a asked 9 ac ed makers of rubber drug sundries which includes hospital and medical products not to advance prices they have been a supply of crude and latex the plumbing industry will use simplified fixtures in replacements these fixtures will contain smaller quantities of metals needed tor for war grain is being substituted in part for molasses as a base from which to distill industrial alcohol |