Evening star., 1942-07-23
Preference Ratings
On Warehouse Sales
OF Steel 1ightened
WPB Order Forbids Use
OF Copper ond Its Alloy
In Building Projects

The War Production Board today
ordered steel warehouses not to sell
on preference ratings lower than
Ala, except for maintenance and
repair, so that the warehouses will
be able to contiue the vital function
Of filing emergency orders for small
amounts of steel.
Stocks have been depleted, it was
pointed out. because warehouses
have been required to sell on rat
ingS as low as A-l0 and have been
able to replenish supplies only on
top ratings.
Maintenance and repair parts
may be delivered below Ala rat
ings. provided deliveries in any
quarter year do not exceed the fol-
lowing percentages OF the total
quarterly quota Of warehouse for
such products: Stainless steel, tool
steel products and other alloys. 3
per cent, and all other steel or iron
products. s per cent
Other exceptions to the order fol-
low
Flat rolled products below prime
grade may be delivered down to
A-3 ratings and cast iron soil or
culvert pipe larger than 4inch
down to A-l0. Nails, bale ties,
small pipe, fence wire and posts,
steel roofing and similar products
may continue to be delivered on
lower rated or unrated orders.
Canadian Firms on Same Basis.
WPB placed Canadian companies
on the same basis as American COM
panies so far AS the boards classi-
fication of the end use of their
products is concerned. No distinc-
tion will be made between the pur-
chaser's symbol of a Canadian and
an American firm.
The first of the five purchasers
symbols. USA, will now include the
Canadian Army and Air Force as
we'll as the United States Army
The symbol USN will include the
Canadian Navy, Trafalgar Ship
building Co. and Wartime Merchant
x,
Maritime Commission. Lend-lease
and other foreign purchasers re-
main the same. but domestic pur-
chasers now include purchases for
use within Canada.
All manufacturers required to OBJ
tain priority assistance for materials
under WPB's production require
ments plan must file the revised
form not later than August 10 IN
order to obtain such assistance for
the fourth quarter of this year.
Return of the August 10 forms
will mean that WPB for the first
time will be able to handle appli-
cations with full knowledge of the
overall supplies and requirements
picture.
Restrictions on Copper.
WPB has forbidden use of copper
and copper base alloy in building
construction, with the exception of
wiring.
The order forbids delivery, ac-
ceptance of delivery or use, install
lation or connection of any copper
or copper alloy pipe, tubing or
building material containing per
cent or more of copper Exceptions
are uses of 25 pounds or less to re-
pair building where the metal so
used to replace copper building ma
terial previously installed and use
by the armed services under terms
of a regulation issued by the Army
and Navy Munitions Board.
To release the products for essen
tial war production it is provided
that forbidden building materials
may be sold to scrap dealers. brass
mills. Defense Supplies Corp. of
Copper Recovery Corp.
Rent Control Being Extended.
BY the first of August the Office
of Price Administration will have
extended rent control to "a critical
defense areas. A total of 1863 areas
have been designated as defense
rental areas. Paul A. Porter, deputy
OPA administrator. said control
first was extended to the most criti-
cal sections. Rent control will be
extended to many of the remaining
275 areas as rapidly as rent studies
can be completed and as admins
trative and financial resources per-
NIT. Mr.. Porter added. OPA an
nounced yesterday that rents will
be rolled back in 18 additional areas,
bringing the total to "a.
WPB amended limitat ton order
TO permit cellophane window cartons
for food products. A previous order
prohibited the use of window cartons
and cellophane overwraps except
when necessary to protect product.
OPA made provisions for issuance
Of temporary gasoline rations to
trucks licensed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission if regular
rations cannot be issued on time
Trucks may apply for gallonage
needed up TO August Is.
WPB placed long staple cotton.
both domestic and foreign under
tight restrictions. Previously i'm
posed restrictions on top grades of
Egyptian cotton were tightened, and
American extra staple cotton was
placed under the same restrictions.
Tie cotton may be used for filling
war orders and for stitching thread
Use in thread was limited to IS per
rent nf tho rote IF lQd1