Show intermountain intel mountain war front there Is hilll time i for or persons who w to have accumulated large supplies ot of sugar in their hom homes esti to ay abold 0 id tho the inconvenience ol of fall ing to get ration books when they register tor for sugar rationing next month clem W colllns collins regional r leg lonal director of the office of price administration declared this week i registration tor for war ration book no I 1 will be held throughout the nation may 4 ap 5 6 and 7 all persons will be required to declare how much sugar they have in their possession it the amount Is more than two pounds person pel son coupons equivalent to the surplus will be removed from the book before it Is given to the registrant if the surplus Is more than four pounds per person no book will be issued in order to obtain a book after the registration dates the applicant will have to go belore before tits his local board satisfy the board that its his sugar stock has been reduced to tile the required minimum and that the reduction of his excess stock has taken place at a rate late no greater than the rations tor for the intervening period it Is both good sense and glod patriotism to dispose of 0 excess ugar stocks now colllns collins said grocers Gio cers will be glad to buy back sugar from customers who wish to reduce their supplies and qualify for ration books but that must be done before registration starts new plumbing equipment frozen in order to prevent the aissa pation of existing plumbing and ana heating equipment stocks the war production board has haa frozen all such stocks except for retail sales of 6 5 or less or for sale on prior itle orders the order covers caver s all new plumbing and heating equipment including any equipment fixture fitting pipe or accessory of a type used in ill or connected to a water sewer or gas system or any primary heating unit or accessory designed to provide building warmth the order does not cover used plumbing and heating equipment or tools used tor for installation an and repair or hoses sprinklers lers and similar devices commonly attached ed to outdoor out door faucets mining ing machinery given priority manufacturers of mining machinery and there are in many any ot or them in the rocky mountain west have been given a to top p priority rating to enable them to get the many critical materials they need in their production in order to enable them to supply a steady low flow of equipment and repairs to the essential mine and smelting smelling sm elting operations providing minerals list ital to the war effort production freeze on oil burners the war production board hami haa ordered all production of oil burners and coal stokers smokers tor for residences to stop after may 31 the orders will save large quantities ot of vitally needed ferrous and electrical materials officials say that manufacturers jurers have inventories of approximately coal stokers smokers and about oil burners and that those inventories may be doubled before the date on which production must cease luto jute shortage threatens carpet caiet Pro ducton because of the present jute shortage and the improbability of obtain obtaining n I 1 ng additional supplies from calcutta t Is extremely unlikely that there will be any further allocation of jute yarns tor for bloor coverings after this month officials in washington on have announced the carpet industry has been asked to make an immediate study to determine what stocks of carpet wool now in this country could be diverted into more mor e e essential a civilian uses such as the manufacture oi of blankets and apparel mrs ida robins who observed her birthday anniversary wednesday of 0 this week was the guest of honor at a party staged by her hei dau daughter jilter mrs mis lawrence harnel hamel with whom she la Is making nil dking her home out of town guests included a son and daughter inlaw in law mr and mrs dean robins another son clark blaik robins nado ad robins and mrs mis wm win mcarthur Aithur Mc all of scipio other guests were mrs annie idamel mrs delbert howes jo wes and mrs mis grant nielson |