Evening star., 1942-03-30
Civilian CutaiIments
Extended Rapidly
During Week
Effects Of Shortages
And Big War Needs
Felt in Homes
BY the Associated Press.

Felt IN Homes
BY the Associated Press.
Full effects of raw materials short
ages and the increasing tempo of
war production were being brought
home to American households with
a vengeance today.
/ Orders curtailing production OF a
wide range Of popular items, from
paper clips to metal furniture-not
to mention razor blades-are pour
ing out of the Wsr Production Board
with increasing speed, clearly in
dicating the shape Of things to come.
On May !, production of electric
| lamps and shades. bulbs, switches
and cords will be cut to so per cent
of 1910 output; metal furniture. in
cluding beds, will be harder 10 find.
Limits on razor blade manufacture
will mean an average of a blade a
week for each shaver.
| Mothers sewing bag will contain
few if any zippers. hooks and eyes,
and her teapot will get but half its
| former ration.
/ Fathers office boy must be re-
strained from shooting paper clips
! at light bulbs-because Of produc-
tion'cuts on paper clips, pins, thumb
tacks and various items OF metal
office supplies, and because bulbs
will not be as plentiful.
All new civilian building construc-
ton. including residential construc-
ton and remodeling, soon will be
placed under rigid control and
virtually eliminated.
Finance Bureau Set Up.
Other developments important to
business and industry:
Conversion:
Organiza ton of a Bureau of FL
nance in the Division of Industry
Operations of the w P. B. will facil-
itate the handling of financial prob
| lens involved In the conversion OF
plants and industries to war produc-
/ ton.
! When the required financial as
Sistance cannot be arranged through
4 commercial banks. the bureau will
| assist the contractor TO make the
P. G. o. P E. G. application to the
R. F. c.. a Federal Reserve bank or
| other Government financing agency.
Food:
( Gamers and can manufacturers
/ authorized to set up stock pile OF
boxes for future 1912 requirements
general inventory order Nib.
! Manufacturers of ice cream
| candy. soft drinks bakery goods.
medicines limited in their use of
honey by order designed 10 conserve
| present stocks for household con-
/ sumers. defense purposes, customary
/ industrial users general preference
| order M-ll8J.
! Manufacturing:
/ Wide-carrisge typewriters de-
/ signed for statistical. accounting
work placed under same production,
distribution restrictions as standard
models. amendment !, conversion
! order L-54-AD
Production of safety razors re-
stricted TO 10 percent Of 1910 aver
age monthly production: blade,
straight razor production TO 100 per
cent average monthly production in
same year. Use of copper in razors
restricted, will be prohibited except
for plating after June Is. General
| limitation order E72)
Use of iron, steel in bed frames.
/ springs, mattresses sharply curtailed
for three months beginning April /.
/ General limitation order LAD
Metal Furniture Barred.
Production of metal household
furniture prohibited after MY 81,
drastically limited in meantime.
Limitation order LA-62l
Refrigerator manufacturers per-
mitted to sell raw materials, semi
processed and finished parts to De-
fense Supplies Corp. or Metals Re-
serve Co., R. F. c. subsidiaries.
amendment 2, supplementary gen.
eral limitation order L-5-C)
Restrictions imposed on produc-
ton. distribution of metal windows.
/ NLlllllldlIUll OIuc La ~
Inventories of unit heaters. unit
ventilators, oonvectors, blast heating
! coils frozen in hands of manufac-
/ turers whose operations require in
ventorieS in excess of so days supply
amendment l, to section l096.l,
general preference order NIB
Copper and brass curtailed in
items on defense housing critical
list tSchedule s. limitation L-420
Use of critical materials in manu-
facture of flashlight eliminated.
i Limitation order L-7lD
Use of steel and iron in metal
signs of Sc inches square or larger
| cut by one-half until June 30. pro-
hibited thereafter. General Limita-
ton Order L-29D.
Durable Office equipment may not
be ordered with benefit of preference
rating assigned by maintenance, re-
pair, operating supplies order. 1n-
| depreciation 2, Preference Rating
Order P-100 amended.
Use Of Enamel Curbed.
Use of enamel for decorative pur-
poses on tin, terne-plate cans pro-
hfbited. Conservation Order M-l08) q.
Retailing: Dealers permitted TO
dispose of all stocks of domestic
electric refrigerators amendment
2, Supplementary General Limita
tion Order L-5-B0.
Tea deliveries to wholesalers and
retailers may be only so per cent OF
average monthly purchases during
corresponding quarter of l941. Con-
servation Orders Mill, M-111A).
Rubber:
Specifications of rubber goods AL
tered amendment l, Supplement
tary Order M-15-B-1.
Use and sale of scrap and re-
claimed rubber placed under strict
controls. amendment 6, Supple
mentary Order M-15-B).
Rationing:
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