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Show GUIDE POSTS Price control is operating efficiently ef-ficiently to hold-the-line on living liv-ing costs and the majority of people apparently want OPA to continue operation until production produc-tion rises to balance shortages. H. E. Wurzbach, chief electrician Utah Copper Company, an,d chairman of the Magna information informa-tion panel, reports after an extended ex-tended automobile trip through the Southwest and northern Mexico Mex-ico nylon stockings in Mexico are displayed, but the supply is evidenty limited. Prices range around $5 a pair (United States money) for a 42-guage as compared com-pared with $1.35 in Salt Lake City for 45-guage. "Nylon-hogs" aggravate the shortage of stockings, according to an official of a large hosiery company. A Salt Lake shopper reports standing In line to purchase pur-chase stockings at a local department de-partment store. Before she reached the counter, the entire stock was sold out. As the line broke up, the lady standing In front of her exclaimed good-naturedly: good-naturedly: "Well, I don't care. I already have fifteen pairs.!" The shortage of sugar will continue con-tinue the rest of this year and In 1947. Since sugar is a world comodity, the amount we get in this country is affected by the general world situation. The USA produces only one pound of every four we use the rest comes in from other countries which have an equal claim with us on the world sugar supply, especially countries where starvation star-vation sits in at every table. In many places today, sugar is much more than a sweetening it is a critically needed energy food. Your home canning stamp will be good any time through October Oc-tober 31. Sugar shipments to various parts of the country have been carefully planned to fit the beginning of each season, and there'll be sugar enough In this area when it's time to cash your stamp. If you have canning to do save your sugar until the canning season. You'll need it. |
