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"I'd like to take you for a drive," I said to one who came to call; "But since they've rationed gasoline, We scarcely use the car at all." "f understand," my friend replied, "For everybody knows That when the wheels go round and round, A bit of rubber likewise goes."

"Ifd like to have a ride," he said, "For it woul'd be a thrill To gallop as we used to do Across the wooded hill. Where is that steed I used to ride ? I never could forget him." I felt my face grow hot with shame, As I confessed. "we et him."

"Let's take a walk," he gently said, And looked at me in doubt. "You go," I said in sad response, "Walking with me, is out. I bought a pair of dancing pumps Instead of walking shoes, So when I'm asked to take a walk, I stubbornly refuse."

Now, after luncheon, as we sat Upon the porch, just talking, "ft's hard," said he, "to give up things Like driving, riding, walking; But while our boys are at the front This old world's evils righting, If we at home can do withoutWell, that's our way of fighting."

Then when my guest had gone his way And evening hours were flitting, I cried aloud, "Well, praises beThey haven't rationed sitting!"

-A Merriam Conner.

Amendmcnt No. 1 to MPR No. 368--Northeastern Hardwood Lumber

Washington, June l8.-Sellers of Northeastern hardwood lumber, shipped in a "green" condition, must deduct 10 per cent from dollars-and-cents maximum prices established by the Office of Price Administration for rough, air-dried material of the same specifications, OPA announced t<iday.

The deduction must be applied to prices of all types o{ "green" Northeastern hardwoods in which rough, airdried material is specified, except (1) white or red oak structural or sound square edge stock and (2) white or red oak freight car stock, common dimension, mine car lumber.

The deduction has been ordered, OPA said to ofiset decrease to the mills in the case of sales of dry lumber, in shrinkage and air-dried degrade.

"Hardwood lumber shall be considered 'green' unless it has been stacked on the yard for air-drying," OPA said.

"A purchaser may waive any requirement as to the moisture content if the lumber has been stacked on the yard," OPIA added. "Ilowever, if the lumber has not been stacked on the yard for air-drying, the material, so far as prices are concerned, is 'green,' and the 10 per cent deduction from the maximum price for rough, air-dried material of the same specifications is mandatory."

The deduction to be applied to shipments of "green" lumber is established in Amendment No. 1 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 368 (Northeastbrn Hardwood Lumber), and becomes effective June 24,1943.

Logging and Sawmill Operators

Logging and sawmill operators, dealers and equipment suppliers are urged by WPB to familiarize themselves with provisions of CMP Regulation 5, since lack of knowledge on how to obtain maintenance, repair and operating supplies is one of the factors curtailing lumber production, especially in case of small operators.

Revised CMP Class B Production List

A revised official CMP Class B product list, including a Class A civilian type end product list, is issued by the WPB superseding the earlier Class B product list published December 2I, 1942. The new list is substantially the same as the December 21 list but incorporates such changes as the deletion or air borne special B products, elimination of the previously carried partial list of maintenance and repair items and establishment of a new category of Class A civilian type end products.

Cement

The use of an alternative for pricing cement sold by manufacturers to war procurement agencies is extended by OPA from June 30 to December 31, 1943 (MPR 224' Amendment 3), effective June 21.

Preference Ratings

Preference ratings to orders or specified items, which were not filed by lune 4, 1943, must be cancelled if they are not in conformity with restrictions imposed on that date, WPB says. The group of items are specified in list A, B and C of priorities regulation 3 as amended June 4 (Interpreta tion 2 of Priorities Regulation 3) , issued lune 12.

CMP Regulation 5A

CMP Regulation 5,{, which sets up procedures by which governmental agencies and institutions may obtain mainte- nance, repair and operating supplies, is amended to bring it into conformity with the changes effected on May 14 in CMP Regulation 5 which governs maintenance, repair and operating supplies for business and industry in general. (CMP Regulation 5A, as amended June 4), issued June 4.

Interpretation 3 to CMP Regulation 3

Manufacturers of Class A or Class B products must continue to identify all rated orders for production materials with the allotment number assigned to the deleted production schedule under CMP procedure, the WPB asserts. This is true despite the fact that allotment numbers on rated orders placed after June 30, 1943, will have no uprating effect (Interpretation 3 to CMP Regulation 3), issued June 12.

Logging Services

Ceilings on contract logging services-the top prices a contractor can charge for cutting logs, half logs or cordwood from standing'trees for the owner of the timber.--are transferred to Maximum Price Regulation 16. The action will result in no increase in lumber prices, the OPA explains. Previously maximum prices for contract logging services were provided by GMPR (Amendment 23 to Maximum Pqice Regulation 165, as amended), efrective Jane 23.

Priority Rating

fn order to avoid creation of a new "super" priority rating to care for the most urgent programs, the rating of AA-2 was recently restored by an amendment of priority regulation 1, WPB Requirements Committee Chairman Krug states. This change provides a bracket between the AA-1 and AA-2X bands and provides for increased fexibility in the whole structure. The AA-1 bracket now is reserved for the most pressing military production and for certain other essential needs.

How Existing Dry Kiln Facilities Can Be More Fully Utilized

Washington, June 9.-Of 8,60O lumber dry kilns in the United States, more than 7ffi are idle and many others are operating below full capacity, J. Philip Boyd, director of WPB's Lumber and Lumber Products Division, revealed today in a statement outlining how existing dry kiln facilities can be more fully utilized.

"A recently completed nation-wide survey of lumber dry kilns made by the U. S. Forest Service for the Lumber and Lumber Products Division indicates that dry-kiln facilities, if used to ful'l capacity, could handle an additional frO million board feet of lumber per month," Mr. Boyd said. "Lumber advisers attached to the WPB regional offices have been given detailed information gathered by the survey for each state within their regions, in order to direct those in need of dry-kiln facilities to idle kilns or to those with surplus capacity."

Information contained in the survey includes location of kilns, type of construction (compartment or progressive), type of circulation (natural or forced), holding capacity and condition of equipment.

"To conserve steel and other critical materials used in modern dry-kiln construction," Mr. Boyd stated, "we are urging everyone requiring kiln-drying facilities of the kind provided by lumber-type kilns to get in touch with their nearest WPB regional office before making application for authorization to install new equipment. I am confident that in many cases idle kilns or those with surplus capacity can be found near at hand suitable for drying lumber, dimension, cooperage stock, or other wood products.

"Owners of idle kilns are often willing to sell or lease their equipment and dismantle it' for transfer to the operator's site. In this way idle installations can be restored to active service in cases where the location of the kilns makes transportation of material impractical or where it is desirable for the kiln to be an integral part of the operator's plant. In many of the reports on idle kilns received in the survey owners equipment for sale.

"Operators needing kiln-drying

Amendment No 3 to MPR No. 195 Industrial Wooden Boxes

Washington, June 15.Manufacturers of industrial wooden boxes who produce their own lumber have been given a new method of computing the value of such lumber when necessary in pricing boxes, the Office of Price Administration announced today.

Under the new method, the value of self-produced lumber used by the box maker shall be the applicable ceiling price less $2 per 1,00O board feet.

"The deduction of $2 per 1,000 board feet is calculated to be the marketing costs the producer saves when he uses the lumber himself, instead of selling it," OPA said.

Previously, the manufacturer was required to use actual cost of the self-produced lumber, calculated in accordance with his March, 1942, computing method.

The new valuation method is provided in Amendment No. 3 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 195 (Industrial Wooden Boxes), and ,becomes effective June 19, 1943.

In another change in the Regulation, the Amendment clarifies language to state clearly that the inventory value of purchased lumber at the time of removal, not the replacement cost, should be used in calculating box manufacturing costs for pricing purposes.

Forest Flames

The director of the division of forestry is advocating the formation of a women's forest fire fighting organization to be known as the Forest Ladies Auxiliary to the Men's Emergency Services. What that means is that added to the WAACs, the WAVEs, the SPARs, and the WOWs, we may soon have the FLAMES.-New Orleans TimesPicavune.

specifically offered their facilities and owners of idle kilns or of those running below capacity are urged to make full use of the coordinating services which WPB regional lumber advisers and field representatives are now equipped to give," Mr. Boyd concluded.