Evening star., 1942-09-06
ChiseIing
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general services for OPA. Willis S.
Mcleod will service as chief OF
technical operations, with Dickson
Reck as his senior technical asso-
ciate.
The new division, according to
Mr.. Henderson. will not conf1ne its
activities to price regulations alone,
but also will develop standards for
rationed commodities so consumers
will be assured a fair quality as we'll
as quantity. In addition, the divi-
sion will be assigned the job of
defining the nature and extent of
facilities and services which tenants
must receive in areas under OPA
rent control
The new division will be aided,
Mr.. Henderson explained, by the
Bureau of Standards, the Agricul-
ture Department, the War Produc-
ton Board and other Government
agencies as well as qualified STAN
dardizing groups outside the Gov
ernment.
Since war conditions are chang
ing the specifications Of many ar
ticles, he said, the ordinary" civil
ian Is finding it more dificult than
ever in getting his moneys worth" /"
Price control, Mr.. Henderson added,
can prevent visible increases on price
tags, but they do not protect the
shopper against "debasement Of
quality, use of inferior materials,
and skimping on quantity, measure
ment or workmanship. Commercial
buyers are confronted with the same
difnculties."
Quality Of Articles Changing.
Every housewife" he declared,
knows the meaning Of quality;
knows that the value of the article
Is not always expressed in dollars
and cents. 1t may be in the type
OF the yarn used to make the cloth
for housedress, or in the thread
count of the goods, or in the work
manship. This simple test applied
to grades of foodstuffs, types and
sizes OF packages, cuts and qualities
of meats.
Under the stress Of war condi-
tions, the"specifications of innumer-
able articles are changing. Many
common materials are scarce and
getting scarcer; many have already
disappeared from civilian life and
many more are on the way out
Substitutions are becoming com
mon place. Wood, glass and plas-
tics are replacing steel, aluminium
copper and brass. Silk has gone
entirely and rayon and nylon are
being increasingly used for war pur.
poses. Even cotton goods are ir
such demand as to reduce various
types used in civilian merchandise
In the food field, war has com.
PEELED changes in packing. Glas.
has replaced cans in a number O,
things and the armed forces ar,
using whole crops of some foods
Shortages are inducing concealed
quality changes and in some case
misoranding and upgrading"
Mr.. Henderson further pointer
out that one Of the primary pur,
poses OF both rationing and pric,
control Is Ito make the most effec
tive possible wartime use of ou
available resources by the elimina
tlon OF waste and simplifcation /,
design and distribution to provid,
the maximum useful product from
limited supplies"
Obligation Recognized.
Hence" he declared, "the OPl
also recognizes its obligation to col
laborate in the effective develop.
ment of programs of conservation
and simplif1cation. In carrying ou
these latter obligations parts of tn.
program will be implementee
through the WPB and other agen.
cies responsible for specific quality
and productions controls. The re-
mainder will be carried out through
the joint efforts of OPA operatine
departments and the standards
division"
Mr.. Keezer came to OPA from
Reed College, Portland, Greg.
where he had been president since