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Show War Board Urges Elimination Of Christmas Lighting The American people were asked ask-ed today by J. A. Krug, Director of the Office of War Utilities, to confine Christmas lighting decorations decora-tions to Christmas' trees inside private homes. Mr. Krug asked that tree decorations, dec-orations, community Christmas trees, exterior home decorations and interior and exterior of com-merical com-merical establishments .dispense with decorations this year insofar as lighting is concerned. "Government and industry have combined in a nationwide conservation conser-vation campaign to save critical fuels and materials necessary to produce and consume electricity", he said. "I am asking the American people to reirain from their Christmas lighting custom as a part of that campaign. Electric light bulbs are particularly short at present and strict conservation conserva-tion of them is necessary. Widespread Wide-spread consumption of bulbs during dur-ing the Christmas season merely will mean a greater scarcity later lat-er on. "Because of the shortness of daylight over most of the country at Christmas time, necessary consumption con-sumption of electricity is at its peak. Everything we can do to avoid any additional load will mean direct savings of fuel, manpower, man-power, transportation and materials". ma-terials". Mr. Krug said no mandatory order was contemplated because "the American people realize the necessity of this conservation and will do it". Even though the power load in this community is not affected. But the conservation of globes and wire is very essential. ., |