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At this time oI the yecr it is customcry io make crn itemized inventory ol the tcngible items crnd mcterials in the ycrd or on the shelves. Why then isn't it clso time to tcke stock ol the luture, by keeping qn crctucrl record ol the delerred needs oI prospects and customers in your community? Withoul qn cccumulcting btrckJog ol potenticl luture business, it would be ctnost impossible to foreccst luture expectcrncy, ptrrtibulcrly in these cbnormcrl times. By crnticipcting luture scrles, lodcry, tomorrow crnd ecrch dcry to come until lincrl Victory is won, you will be better cble to restock lhose items in urgent demcnd when mcleriqls <rre cgcin cvcilable in unlimited qnd unrestricted gucrntities,

With the pcrssing of 1943, mcrrking qnother mile post oq the roqd to 194V, mcy we express our hecrtiest wish lor c Very Merry Christmcs crnd c Happy cnd Victorious New yecr.

Amendment 2 to MPR 348---Logs

Amendment 3 to RMPR 293--Stock and Bolts Millwork

A uniform ceiling price on the sale of hardwood bolts.produced in Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Tennessee for use in the manufacture of slack barrel staves was announced December 2 by the Office of Price Administration.

The new price is $10.50 per cord of. I8 cubic feet, f. o. b. railroad cars or delivered to the mill by truck. If delivery is made at any other point, appropriate deductions must be made.

OPA said $10.50 per cord is approximately $1'40 more than was permitted when, in April ol 1943, the ceilings were frozen at the September-October, 1942, levels. However, since the latter period, there have been increases in labor costs and increased costs of other materials used in producing stave bolts. Had the September-October, 1942, level been continued, many producers would have ,been required to produce bolts at a loss or to discontinue operations.

Hardwood bolts are converted intb barrel staves by means of slicing with a heavy knife.

The bolts are ordinarily produced by farrners, althouglr most miils are now logging their own timber. Without a uniform ceiling, the manufacturer or buyer who had the highest price in September-October, 1942,would receive the greatest supply of bolts. Today's action brings the prices of all buying plants into line.

(Action was taken by Amendment No. 21 to Maximum Price Regulation 348-Logs and Bolts-effective Decem' ber 8, 1943,)

If a manufacturer of stock millwork using a .r.t lirt pri." in sales adds the three per cent increase authorized in ceiling prices effective October 26 he must round off his ceiling to the nearest one cent, the Office of Price Administration announced today.

When the three per cent increase was granted, OPA told manufacturers they could round off the new ceiling price to the nearest five cents.

"Since October it has been discovered that many millwork specialty items, such as frames, windows, sash and allied items, are priced at odd cents per part which, if evened off to the nearest five cents for each part and added together, in some cases *ould amount to an increase in price on the whole item of more than intended," OPA said. "In other cases, the new price of the whole item would be decreased rather than increased."

(Foregoing pricing change made in Amendment Nb. j to Revised Maximum Price Regulation No. 293-Stoch Millwork, and became effective December 4, 1943.)

I remember, I remember, the Pine trees tall and high, I used to think their slender tops were close against the sky;

It was but childish innocence, but now tis little joy, To think I'm farther off from Heaven than when I was a boy.