Evening star., 1942-08-01
SheNac Restrictions
To Cut Production Of
Phonoeraph Records
Ceiling Of 4 Cents
A Pound Placed on
Waste Kitchen Fots

The production OF phonograph
records will be seriously affected by
War Production Board order an
nounced yesterday virtually halt
ing civilian use Of shellac, placing
all Of the product, except for certain
specified uses, under strict alloca-
ton.
Exceptions to the ALLEGATION or
der include shellac used In coating
munitions and other products es-
sential to prosecution Of the war
and civilian welfare.
The action, 1t was stated, will un-
doubtedly mean q further decrease
In the amount Of shellac available
for record production, though the
exact amount of the reduction can
not now be foreseen. It was said
that it Is possible. although un-
likely, that no shellac will be allo-
Gated for record making.
Record manufacturers had been
able to obtain 80 per cent Of shellac
they formerly used.
The ONCE Of Price Administra-
ton is considering rolling back cur
rent prices for all grades Of feath-
ers and down in q regulation now
being prepared. This warning was
issued to sellers who are holding
back stocks in anticipation Of higher
prices in sales to the armed forces.
Price Administrator Henderson
corrected an opinion reportediy held
by some sellers that feathers and
down In the raw state are exempt
from price control. He emphasized
that practically all sales Of feath.
ers and down are covered by pro-
visions Of the general maximum
price regulation.
Mr.. Henderson exempted sliced
and peeled apples from general price
regulation because Of the raw ma
terial squeeze on professors. The
fruit IN those forms is used larrely
by bakers In making pies and pas
tries. Some are canned and de.
hydrated and sold by grocers. How
ever. the total output of peeled and
sliced applies amounts to no moro
than 5 per cent Of the commercial
apple crop.
WPB frightened control over
shearlings (sheepskins with some
wool left on to obtain all Of the
best quality for Army and Navy
flying suits. An order prohibits the
processing and sale Of Ill better.
grade shearlings except to I'LL orders
OF the Army Air Forces, which buys
for the Army and the Naval Bureau
Of Aeronautics.
Mr.. Henderson warned the bed.
ding industry to discontinue i'm.
mediately the practice Of combina-
ton sales which compel 4 purchaser
to buy unwanted merchandise In
order to obtain an article he could
have purchased as q seperate unit
heretofore. OPA has received COM
plants, for example, that some
manufacturers and jobbers require
dealers to purchase one or more
felt mattresses for each inner spring
mattress sold, even II the dealer
insists he doesn't need the felt.
OPA pointed out that laundries
are permitted under existing price
regulations to drop weekend dis
counts for washing picked up on
Thursday. Fridays or other speciA
days. Weekend discounts for cash
and carry customers must be con-
tinued, however.
A ceiling price Of 4 cents a pound
on waste kitchen fats now being sold
by housewives In the salvage cam
paign was established by OPA. At
the same time ceiling Of 5 cents q
pound was set for sale OF the same
fats from meat dealers to renderers,
Existing restrictions on the use of
iron, steel and zinc in the produc-
tion Of household and kitchen equip
ment was extended by WPB to Au-
gust Is. Iron and steel may be used
at 90 per cent Of their rate OF use
In the base period In the manufac-
ture of cooking utensils. at 10 per
cent In the manufacture of kitchen
ware and essential household arti-
cles. Zinc may be used at 50 per
cent Of Its rate Of use In the beso
period.