A I UTTERA SCRIPTA \ EDEBAL REGISTER « Ä x<

Washington, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

The President seal of the United States of America to CONTENTS be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this THE PRESIDENT PROCLAMATION 2623 21st day of September, in the year of our P roclamations: Page Lord nineteen hundred and Columbus Day______11729 C o l u m b u s D a y , 1944 [ s e a l] forty-four, and of the Inde­ General Pulaski’s Memorial BY THE PRESIDENT OP THE UNITED STATES pendence of the-United States D ay------11720 OF AMERICA of America the one hundred and sixty- E x ec u tive O rder: ninth. A PROCLAMATION Farrell Cheek Steel Co., San­ F r a n k l in D R oosevelt dusky, Ohio, authorization WHEREAS the discoveries of Christo­ of Secretary of War to take pher Columbus and the long line of ex­ By the President: possession and operate, plorers who followed him have served • C ordell H u l l , plants and facilities^______11731 to bring the continents and peoples of Secretary of State. the world into an ever-narrowing circle REGULATIONS AND NOTICES of geographic relationship; and [P. R. Doc. 44-14710; Piled, Sept. 23; 1944; 12:12 p. m.l / C iv il A er o n a u tic s A d m in is tr a ­ WHEREAS we, the heirs to the dis­ t io n : coveries of Columbus, have now come to Aviation gasoline, distribution realize that civilized peoples can live and use______11732 safely and develop fully in such an inter­ PROCLAMATION 2624 C iv il S ervice C o m m is s io n : related world only through association Efficiency Ratings Boards of for peace and the common good; and G eneral P u l a s k i's M e m o r ial D a y Review; appeal period for WHEREAS we, in our great task of BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES “ unsatisfactory” efficiency achieving world peace by victory and of OF AMERICA rating------11731 maintaining that peace by association C u sto m s B u r e a u : A PROCLAMATION with others, should take thought on the Abandoned and forfeited mer­ superb faith and resolution of the dis­ WHEREAS it is especially fitting at chandise, disposition______11735 coverer of America; and this time, when the vandals of the west­ Articles conditionally free, sub­ WHEREAS Public Resolution 21, ern world have been pushed back to their ject to reduced rate, etc.; own frontiers, that we pay homage to baggage declarations______11735 Seventy-third Congress, approved April 30, 1934, provides: the indomitable spirit of the Poles who F ederal C ommunications C o m m is ­ were the first to take up arms against s io n : That the President of the United States the aggression of our common foe; and American Radio Telephone Co., is authorized and requested to issue a WHEREAS that spirit is typified by hearing______11772 proclamation designating October 12 of each Count Casimir Pulaski, a Polish patriot F ederal P o w e r C o m m is s io n : year as Columbus Day and calling upon who came from overseas to fight for the Hanley and Bird, hearing______11773 officials of the Government to display the freedom of America and gallantly gave F ederal T rade C o m m is s io n : flag of the United States on all Government his life on October 11,1779 as a result of American Assn, of Law Book buildings on said date and inviting the wounds received at the siege of Savan­ Publishers, et al., cease and people of the United States to observe the nah; and desist order______11733 day in schools and churches, or other suitable Shriver, B. F., Co., hearing_____11773 places, with appropriate ceremonies expres­ WHEREAS, by a joint resolution ap­ proved September 7, 1944 (Public Law F o r eig n E c o n o m ic A dministration : sive of the public sentiment befitting the General licenses: anniversary of the discovery of America; 422,78th Congress), the Congress has au­ thorized me “to issue a proclamation Miscellaneous amendments_11736 NOW, THEREFORE, T, FRANKLIN D, calling upon officials of the Government Paper and paper products, ROOSEVELT, President of the United to display the flag of the United States shipment______./_____11737 States of America, do hereby designate on all governmental buildings on October General provisions, textiles____11736 Thursday, October 12, 1944, as Colum­ 11, 1944, and inviting the people of the G eneral L and O f f ic e : bus Day; I direct that on that day the United States to observe the day in Colorado, p u b lic land with* flag of the United States be displayed on schools and churches, or other suitable drawal______11772 Grazing leases; filing petitions all Government buildings; and I invite places, with appropriate ceremonies in for renewal______11769 the people of the United States to ob­ commemoration of the death of General State grants for educational, serve the day with appropriate cere­ Casimir Pulaski”. etc., purposes; exchanges monies in schools and churches or other NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN by California with individ­ suitable places. D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United uals of lands acquired for IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have States of America, do hereby proclaim park purposes______11769 hereunto set my hand and caused the (Continued on page 11731) (Continued on page 11730) 11729 11730 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 CONTENTS—Continued CONTENTS—Continued

I nterstate Commerce Commis­ Securities and Exchange Commis­ sion—Continued. sion: FEDERÄL®REGISTER Reicing permits, etc.: Page Hearings, etc: Pa8® 1934 ¿O K Fruits, melons, and tomatoes, Arkansas Power & Light Co— 11783 Arizona or California— 11776 Associated Gas and Electric Potatoes: Corp., et al______11784 Birmingham Electric Co------11780 Published daily, except Sundays, Mondays, Designated Eastern and days following legal holidays, by the States______11769 Central Vermont Public Serv­ Division of the Federal Register, The National Kansas City, Mo. (2 docu­ ice Corp______11782 Archives, pursuant to the authority contained ments) ------11776 Consolidated Electric and in the Federal Register Act, approved July 26, Vegetables, designated West­ Gas Co., and Pottsville 1935 (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C., ern States______11770 Gas Co______11783 ch. 8 B ), under regulations prescribed by the Sand, gravel, etc., weighing at General Water Gas & Elec­ Administrative Committee, approved by the tric C6------11781 President. Distribution is made only by the Woodlawn, Nebr------11770 Superintendent of Documents, Government Office of D efense Transportation: Gulf States Utilities Co------11784 Printing Office, Washington, D. C. American-Railroad Co., of Porto International Hydro-Electric The regulatory material appearing herein is Rico, appointment of Fed­ System— ------— — 11781 keyed to the Code of Federal Regulations, eral manager, and coopera­ Narragansett Electric Co-----11780 which is published, under 50 titles, pursuant tion with other officials National Power & Light Co., to section 11 of the Federal Register Act, as (ODT 3, Revocation)—-----11770 and Memphis Generating amended June 19, 1937. Co— ______-______11784 The F ederal R egister will be furnished by Park Transportation Co., and Ohio-Midland Light and ran.11 to subscribers, free of postage, for $1.50 Dick’s Transfer Co., Inc., per month or $15.00 per year, payable in ad­ possession, control and op­ Power Co., and Associated vance. The charge for individual copies eration of motor carriers— 11776 Electric Co------11781 (minimum 1W) varies in proportion to the Office of Price Administration: Philadelphia Electric Co------11782 size of the issue. Remit check or money Adjustments: Potomac Edison Co______11780 order, made payable to the Superintendent Commodity Credit Corpora­ of Documents, directly to the Government State D epartment: Printing Office, Washington, D. C. tion______- ______H777 Blocked nationals, proclaimed There are no restrictions on the republica­ Defense Supplies Corporation list______11735 (3 documents) __------11777 tion of material appearing in the F ederal T reasury D epartment: Dilling & Co------11777 R egister. % percent treasury certificates Phillips, Wm. E., Co------:— 11776 Bicycles, new adult (Rev. RO , of indebtedness, Series 17, Am. 11)______H759 G-1945______11770 NOTICE Candy, hard (Rev. SR 14, Am. W ar Contracts Price Adjustment The Cumulative Supplement to 173)______H760 B oard: the Code of Federal Regulations, Cloths, unwashed and washed Renegotiation regulations: wiping (MPR 484, Am. 3) — 11762 Agreements and statements- 11766 covering the period from June 2, Coal, bituminous (MPR 120, Am. Authority and organization— 11764 1938, through June 1, 1943, may be 121) ______H759 Excessive profits, determina- obtained from the Superintendent Combatant items (Rev. SR 1, tion and elimination-----11766 of Documents, Government Printing Am. 80)------—y— 11764 Forms______11766 Office, at $3.00 per unit. The follow­ Fats and oils (MPR 53, Am. 35, Renegotiate business and 36, 37) (3 documents)----- 11757, ing are now available: 11763 costs, determination-----11764 . Book 1; Titles 1-3 (Presidential doc Furs and peltries, raw, dressed Statutes, orders, joint regula­ uments) with tables and index. and dressed and dyed (MPR tions, etc------11769 Wtar F ood Administration: Book 2; Titles 4-9, with index. 541, Am. 1 )------—— Air 11759 Garment hangers (MPR 188, Designation of persons to hold Book 3: Titles 10-17, with index. Am. 42)------11760 hearings, sign subpoenas, Book 4: Titles 18-25, with index. Garments, elimination of high­ etc., delegation of author­ Book 5, Part 1: Title 26, Parts 2-178. est price line limitation ity______-- H786 Book 5, Part 2; Title 26, completed; (S. O. 93, Am. D —— —— 11762 Protein meal, approval of deliv­ Title 27; with index. Penal institutions, exemption of eries in Texas, Oklahoma Book 6: Titles 28-32, with index. sales (S. O. 54, Am. 1)------11761 and New Mexico (WFO Prairie bones (MPR 383, Am. 1) - 11764 Regional and district office or- 9-13, Rev. D — —------U 732 Tobacco, 1944 crop flue-cured CONTENTS—Continued UC1 o • Coal, Uintah County, Utah— 11777 (WFO 4-7, Am. 2 )------11732 H ome Owners’ L oan Corporation: PaSe Community ceiling prices, list W ar M anpower Commission: Property management division, of orders filed------11779 Employment stabilization pro- plans and terms of sale-----11736 Fruits and vegetables, fresh: gram: 11700 I nternal R evenue B ureau: Birmingham, Ala., district- 11778 Bennington, Vt., area------Income tax, 1941; period in Roanoke, Va., district------11778 Brattleboro, Vt., area...... - U7»° which compensation under Seasonal commodities (MPR Delaware, New Jersey, and canceled Government con­ 210, Am. 16) — ------— - 11758 Pennsylvania------707 tract is returnable------11736 Shoes (RO 17, Am. 78)------11763 Newport, Vt., area------H 787 I nterstate Commerce Commission: Tires, etc. (RO 1A, Am. 87) — - 11762 Coke, unloading at Star Junc­ Underwear, knitted fall and W ar P roduction B oard: tion, Pa------11774 winter (M PR 221, Am. 6) — 11758 Bags, textile (M-221, Am. 1)— H 741 Reconsignment permits: War ration books: Batteries, dry cell, and portable Honeydew melons, Chicago, No. 3 (Gen. RO 12, Am. 6) — 11760 electric lights (L-71)--- IJ788 111...... 11774 No. 4 (Gen. RO 14, Am. 2 )------11761 Bicycles and parts (L-52)------Onions: Zinc, primary slab (RPS 81, Am. New adult bicycles, rationing Chicago, 111------11774 4) ______11760 (Supp. Directive 1-G. St. Louis, Mo_------11774 R eclamation B ureau : R ev.)______Pears, Minneapolis, Minn— 11775 Revocations of first form with­ Restrictions on sales and de- Potatoes, Chicago, 111. (3 doc­ drawals: liveries (L-52-a, Rev.)— 1174» Tieton Project, Wash------11771. uments) ------11775 (Continued on next page) Prunes, Milwaukee, Wis------11775 Yakima Project, Wash...... 11771 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11731

C O NTENTS— Continued DONE at the City of Washington this 2. The Secretary of War shall operate 21st day of September, in'the year of our the said plants and facilities pursuant to W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard—Con. Page Lord nineteen hundred and Closures and associated items the provisions of the War Labor Dis­ [ s e a l] forty-four, and of the Independ­ (L-68)______11749 putes Act, and during his operation of ence of the United States of Communications: the plants and facilities shall observe America the one hundred and sixty- the terms and conditions of the interim Telegraph operators (U-4, ninth. Dir. 1)______11757 directive order, dated March 18,1944, and F r a n k l in D R oosevelt Telephone operators (U-3, the final directive order, dated April 1, Dir. 1 )______.______11756 By the^President: 1944, of the Fifth (Cleveland) Regional War Labor Board, as amended by the Controlled materials plan; C ordell H u l l , Deferred allotments (CMP Secretary of State. directive order of the National War Reg. 1, Dir. 54)______11740 Labor Board, dated July 12, 1944, pro­ MRO symbol and rating, use [F. R. Doc. 44-14709; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; vided that the Secretary of War is au­ (CMP Reg. Dir. 15) ______11740 12:12 p. m.] thorized to pay the wage increases speci­ Feathers of waterfowl (M-102, fied in said directive orders, which ac­ Am. 1 )...... 11742 crued from the effective dates specified Fence posts, steel (L-211, Sch. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9484 in said directive orders to the date pos­ 1 4 )------r „ ______11748 session of said plants and facilities is Iron and steel production (M - A u t h o r iz in g th e S ecretary of W ar to taken under this Order, only out of the 21) — ...... ______11752 T ak e P o sse ssio n o f an d O perate t h e net operating income of said plants and Merchant trade products dis­ P la n t s and F a c il it ie s o f t h e F arrell facilities during the period of their oper­ tributors (M-21-b-2)___ . 11754 C h e e k S teel C o m p a n y , L ocated at ation by the Secretary of War. In the S a n d u s k y , O h io Steel product distributors event that it appears to the Secretary of (M -2 1 -b -l)______11752 WHEREAS, after an investigation, I War that the net operating income of Lubrication equipment (L-314) _ 11738 find and proclaim that the plants and said plants and facilities will be insuffi­ Military soles, release of group facilities of the Farrell Cheek Steel Com­ cient to pay the foregoing accrued wage 1 (M-310, Gen. Dir. 9)____ 11741 pany, located in and around Sandusky, increases, the Secretary shall make a re­ Newspapers; servicemen’s edi­ Ohio, are equipped for the manufacture port to the President with respect thereto. tions (L-240, Dir. 4 )___ ;__ 11740 and production of articles and materials 3. The Secretary of War is authorized Power, water, gas, and central that are required for the war effort, or to take such action, if any, as he may steam heat (U -l, Dir. 2) ___ 11756 that are useful in connection therewith; deem necessary or desirable to provide Priorities action by Foreign that there are existing interruptions of protection for the plants and all persons the operation of said plants and facilities Economic Administration employed or seeking employment therein. (Directive 27) ______11737 as a result of a labor disturbance; that Priorities system, regulations the war effort will be unduly impeded or 4. Possession, control, and operation of applicable to operation delayed by such interruptions; and that any plant or facility, or part thereof, (Priorities Reg. 24, Dir. 1)_ 11742 the exercise, as hereinafter specified, of taken under this order, shall be termi­ Scheduled products: the powers vested in me is necessary to nated by the Secretary of War within Automotive division (M-293, insure, in the interests of the war effort, 60 days after he determines that the Table 4 )______11748 the operation of these plants and productive efficiency of the plant, facility, Purchasers of internal com­ facilities; or part thereof prevailing prior to the bustion engines to fur­ NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the existing interruptions of production, re­ nish manufacturers in­ power and authority vested in me by the ferred to in the recitals of this order, has formation regarding use Constitution and laws of the United been restored. of engines (M-293, Dir. 1 States, including section 9 of the Selec­ to Table 4)...... 11749 tive Training and Service Act of 1940 F r a n k l in D R oosevelt Silica gel (desiccant grade) (M - (54 Stat. 892), as amended by the War T h e W h it e H o u se , 300, Sch. 53) j*...... 11751 Labor Disputes Act (57 Stat. 163), as September 23, 1944. Snow suits, legging sets, etc., President of the United States and Com­ woolens (M-73, Rev. of Dir. mander in Chief of the Army and Navy of [F. R. Doc. 44r-14753; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 2) . I ______11750 the United States, it is hereby ordered 11:32 a. m.] Strategic materials, imports as follows: (M -6 3 )______11743 1. The Secretary of War is hereby au­ Regulations Textiles, clothing and leather thorized and directed, through and with machinery (L-215)______11741 the aid of any persons or instrumen­ Track-laying t r a c t o r s and talities that he may designate, to take equipment (L-53-a, Rev.) _ 11738 possession of the plants and facilities of TITLE 5—ADMINISTRATIVE W ar S h ip p in g A dministration : the Farrell Check Steel Company, lo­ PERSONNEL Contracts for carriage on ves­ cated in and around Sandusky, Ohio, Chapter I—Civil Service Commission sels owned by War Ship­ and, to the extent that he may deem ping Administration; pas­ necessary, of any real or personal prop­ P art 56—E f f ic ie n c y R a tin g s B oards o f senger tickets______11769 erty and other assets wherever situated, R e v ie w used in connection with the operation thereof; to operate or to arrange for the APPEAL PERIOD FOR "UNSATISFACTORY” EFFI­ October 11, 1944, the one hundred and operation of the plants and facilities in CIENCY RATING sixty-fifth anniversary of the death of any manner that he deems necessary for Part 56 is amended by the addition of General Pulaski, as General Pulaski's the successful prosecution of the war; a new provision to be designated § 56.4a Memorial Day; I call upon officials of to exercise any contractual or other which reads as follows: the Government to have the American rights of the Farrell Check Steel Com­ flag displayed on all governmental build­ pany and to continue the employment of, § 56.4a Appeal period when efficiency: ings on that day; and I invite the people or to employ, any persons, and to do any rating is “unsatisfactory”. When an em­ of the United States to observe the day other thing that he may deem neces­ ployee who has completed his probation- with appropriate commemorative cere­ sary for, or incidental to, the operation al or trial period and whose efficiency monies in schools and churches, or other of the said plants Sfhd facilities and the rating is "unsatisfactory” appeals his suitable places. production, sale and distribution of the rating to the appropriate Board of Re­ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here­ products thereof; and to take any other view, created under the provisions of unto set my hand and caused the seal steps that he deems necessary to carry section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, of the United States of America to be out the provisions and purposes of this as amended, within 15 days after receiy- rffixed. Order. ing notice of the rating, action based on 11732 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

the efficiency rating shall be withheld from such vendor is in compliance with the proper suit, action, or other proceeding pending the outcome of the appeal. provisions of such orders. With regard to any such violation, right, liability, or appeal. Note: This section has the effect of modi­ Purchaser fying or changing the procedure prescribed (E.O. 9280, 7 F.R. 10179; E.O. 9322, 8 F.R. for appeals in § 56.4 of this part concerning Address 3807; E.O. 9334, 8 F.R. 5423; E.O. 9392, the period during which an appeal should 8 F.R. 14785; WFO 4, as amended, 8 F.R. be taken in any case in which the employee Date 335, 11331, 9 F.R. 4321, 4319) has received an efficiency rating of “unsatis­ Approved for______of protein meal factory” from the agency where employed. (tons) (pounds) Issued this 23d day of September 1944. Effective date: October 10, 1944. By------C. W. K it c h e n , For the County Agricultural Conservation Actiiig Director of Distribution. (42 Stat. 1490, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 669) Committee of______County, ______[F. R. Doc. 44-14699; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; By the United States Civil Service Com­ 11:11 a. m.] / mission. Date [ seal! ‘ H. B. M itchell, Approval on behalf of the County Agri­ President. cultural Conservation Committee as September 4, 1944. herein provided may be given by any TITLE 14—CIVIL AVIATION member of the committee or by the ad­ [F. R/Doc. 44-14738; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; Chapter II—Administrator of Civil 9:58 a. m.] ministrative officer of the County Agri­ cultural Conservation Association. The Aeronautics / ______approval on behalf of the c'ounty com­ mittee shall be for a specified quantity P art 534—R egulations G overning the / D istribution and U se of Aviation G as­ / TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE of protein meal and such approval shall be given only if the delivery of such oline September 16, 1944. Chapter X—War Food Administration quantity is in accordance with the pro­ (Production Orders) visions of War Food Order No. 9. Acting pursuant to the authority vested in me by War Production Board Direc­ [W FO 9-13, Rev. 1] (E.O. 9280, 7 F.R. 10179; E.O. 9322, 8 F.R. tive No. 38, dated September 14, 1944, 3807; E.O. 9334, 8 F.R. 5423; E.O. 9392, P art 1220—F eed issued pursuant to Executive Orders Nos. 8 F.R. 14783; WFO 9, 8 F.R. 16960, 9 F.R. 9024, January 16, 1942; 9040, January 24, APPROVAL OF DELIVERIES OF PROTEIN MEAL 3475, 4319, 8767) 1942; and 9125, April 7, 1942, and finding IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA AND NEW MEXICO Issued this 25th day of September 1944. that my action is in the public interest, I adopt the following regulations for the Pursuant to the authority vested in J. B. H utson, distribution and use of aviation gasoline:- me by War Food Order No. 9 (formerly Director of Production. Food Production Order No. 9 (8 F.R. Sec. - 16960, 9 F.R. 3475, 4319, 8767)), War [F. R. Doc. 44-14754; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 534.1 Definitions. Food Order No. 9-13 (9 F.R. 9711) is 11:15 a. m.] 534.2 Distribution and sale of aviation gas­ hereby revised and amended in its en­ oline. tirety to read as follows: 534.3 Use of aviation gasoline. 534.4 Reports and records. § 1220.16 Approval of deliveries of Chapter XI—War Food Administration 534.5 Penalties. protein meal in Texas, Oklahoma, and 534.6 Effective date. (Distribution Orders) New Mexico. Effective September 1, Au t h o r it y : §§ 534.1 to 534.6, inclusive, is­ 1944, no processor in Texas, Oklahoma [W FO 4-7, Arndt. 2] sued under W PB Dir. 38, Sept. 14, 1944; E.O. or New Mexico shall deliver “to any per­ 9024, Jan. 16, 1942; E.O. 9040, Jan. 24, 1942; son, including a feeder, more than 500 Part 1450—T obacco E.O. 9125, Apr. 7, 1942. pounds of protein meal within any 1944 CROP FLUE-CURED TOBACCO § 534.1 Definitions, (a) “ Aviation thirty-day period unless such person, in­ Pursuant to War Food Order No. 4 (8 gasoline” means any finished petroleum cluding a feeder, tenders at or before the F.R. 335) issued on January 7, 19f3, as product used in aircraft or aircraft en­ time of delivery a signed statement ap­ amended (8 F.R. 11331; 9 F.R. 4321, gines, having a knock rating of 86 octane proved, in the case of a feeder, by the 4319), and to effectuate the purposes of number or lower when tested by the County Agricultural Conservation Com­ such order, as amended, War Food Order ASTM Aviation Method (ASTM Desig­ mittee for the county in which the farm No. 4-7 (9 F.R. 8231) issued on July 18, nation D-614-43T) or a knock rating of or ranch is located and, in the case of 1944, as amended (9 F.R. 10147), relative 85 octane number or lower when tested any other person, by the County Agri­ to the 1944 crop of flue-cured tobacco, is by the ASTM Motor Method (ASTM Des­ cultural Conservation Committee for the hereby further amended as follows: ignation D-357-43T), including but not county in which his place of business is (1) By deleting therefrom the term limited to aviation gasolines of 73 octane located: Provided, however, That the re­ “ 88.8 percent” in § 1450.7 (b) (2) df said number and 80 octane number herein­ quirements of this order shall not apply after defined. (a) to deliveries of protein meal by a order and inserting, in lieu thereof, the “ 73 Octane Number” shall include all processor to a holder of a certificate of term “ 96 percent.” (2) By deleting therefrom the term gasoline which, after the addition of not designated buyer issued pursuant to War more than l.Occ tetraethyl lead per U. S. Food Order No. 9, and (b) to deliveries “ 135 percent” in § 1450.7 (b) (4) of said gallon, has a knock rating of not less of protein meal by a processor to any order and inserting, in lieu thereof, the than 73 Octane Number by the ASTM person located outside the States of term “ 142 percent.” Aviation Method (ASTM Designation Texas, Oklahoma, ancl New Mexico. The The provisions in this amendment shall Dl-614-43T) or a knock rating of not less signed statement of the person receiving become effective at 12:01 a. m., e. w. t., meal from any processor, and the ap­ September 23, 1944. With respect to than 72 Octane Number by the ASTM Motor Method (ASTM-D-357-43T), and proval of such statement by the County violations, rights accrued, liabilities in­ Agricultural Conservation Committee, curred, or appeals taken under said War which meets, in all other respects, the ^hall be in substantially the following Food Order No. 4-7, as amended, prior quality requirements imposed by Army- Navy Aeronautical ■ Specification AN-F- form: to the effective time of the provisions hereof, the provisions of said War Food 23 and Amendment One dated October The undersigned declares to his vendor Order No. 4-7, as amended, in effect prior 19, 1943, for Grade 73 aircraft engine and to the War Food Administration that he is familiar with the provisions of War Food to the effective tirrefe hereof shall be fuel. Order No. 9 and 9.13 and that this purchase, deemed to continue in full force and “80 Octane Number” shall include all acquisition, or acceptance of protein meal effect for the purpose of sustaining any gasoline which, after the addition of not FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11733

more than 2.00cc tetraethyl lead per U. S. § 534.5 Penalties. Any person who related legal publications; (4) arrive at gallon, has a knock rating of not less violates any rule dr regulation herein the amount of any bid or the discount, than 80 Octane Number by the ASTM prescribed or any order or instruction terms, or conditions of sale to be sub­ Aviation Method (ASTM Designation D- issued pursuant thereto by the Admin­ mitted to purchasing officials of the Fed­ 614-43T) or a knock rating of not less istrator or his duly authorized repre­ eral Government, to awarding author­ than 79 Octane Number by the ASTM sentative may be deprived of further ities of other governmental units or Motor Method (ASTM-D-357-43T), and aviation gasoline allotments and shall subdivisions, or to any buyer of law books which, meets, in all other respects, the be subject to such penalties as are pre­ and related legal publications through quality requirements imposed by Army- scribed by law. agreement, understanding, or collusion Navy Aeronautical Specification AN-F- § 534.6 Effective date. All sections of with other bidders; (5) establish, fix, or 24 and Amendment One dated October maintain the rates of allowances to be 19, 1943, for Grade 80 aircraft engine this part shall become effective imme­ diately, except § 534.2 (a ), which shall made, used, and applied on books and fuel. other publications received in trade, or (b) “Person” includes any individual, become effective 12:01 a. m. November 1, 1944. fix and maintain the prices, terms, or partnership, association, business trust, conditions of sale governing the resale government or government agency or C. I . S t a n t o n , Administrator. of such law books and related legal pub­ any organized group of persons, whether lications taken in trade; (6) jointly or incorporated or not. [F. R. Doc. 44-14681; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; cooperatively induce or promote adher­ (c) “Consumer” means any persons ac­ 9:56 a. m.] ence to, or attempt to induce or promote quiring aviation gasoline for use in an adherence to, agreements, and under­ aircraft engine. standings relative to the sale and dis­ (d) “Aircraft” means any contrivance tribution of law books and related legal now known or hereafter invented, used, TITLE 16—COMMERCIAL PRACTICES publications by interchange of corre­ or designed for navigation of or flight spondence, by personal contact with one in the air; and “ aircraft engine” means Chapter I—Federal Trade Commission another individually or in groups, or by an engine used or intended to be used [Docket No. 4526 *] policing the bids or sales transactions of for propulsion of aircraft. respondent members through the re­ § 534.2 Distribution and sale of avia­ P art 3— D ig est of C ease and D esist spondent Association or otherwise; (7) tion gasoline, (a) No manufacturer, O rders employ or utilize any of the actual prac­ wholesaler, or distributor of aviation AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW BOOK tices specifically prohibited herein as a gasoline shall deliver or cause to be de­ PUBLISHERS, ET AL. means or instrumentality of otherwise restricting, restraining, or eliminating livered any such gasoline to any con­ § 3.7 Aiding, assisting and abetting sumer (excluding Army, Navy, Marine competition in the sale and distribution unfair or unlawful act or practice: § 3.27 of law books and related legal publica­ Corps, or Coast Guajrd of the United (d) Combining or conspiring—To en­ States, or any other agencies or other tions; and (8) employ or utilize Ameri­ hance, maintain or unify prices. In can Association of Law Book Publishers persons to the extent to which they re­ connection with offer, etc., in commerce, quire such gasoline for export to and or any other medium or central agency of law books and related legal publica­ use in any foreign, country) or retail as an instrument, vehicle, or aid in per­ tions, and on the part of respondent forming or doing any of the acts and vendor without securing evidence of American Association of Law Book Pub­ written permission from the Adminis­ practices prohibited by this order; pro­ lishers, and some 27 corporations (con­ hibited, subject to the proviso—it ap­ trator of Civil Aeronautics or his duly stituting the entire membership of said authorized representatives. pearing to the Commission that the Association, except for certain periods (b) No retail vendor shall sell, trans­ record does not directly and specifically in the case of some), and on the part of fer, deliver, or dispose of any aviation raise any issue of the legality of joint their respective officers, etc., entering gasoline except into the tank of an air­ publication ventures and that it is not into, continuing, cooperating in, or necessary to determine any such issue craft or of an aircraft engine test stand. carrying out, or directing, instigating or Until 12:01 a. m. November 1, 1944, any in the present proceeding—that the or­ cooperating in, any planned common civilian user of such aviation gasoline der to cease and desist herein shall not course of action, mutual agreement, be construed as prohibiting joint pub­ shall surrender to the retail vendor ap­ understanding, combination, or conspir­ propriate ration coupdns issued by the lishers of any specific law book, set of acy between and among any two or more Office of Price Administratipn. law books or related legal publication, of said respondents or between any one from engaging in the cooperative activ­ § 534.3 Use of aviation gasoline. No or more of said respondents and others ities otherwise prohibited by this order: civil pilot or operator of civil aircraft not parties hereto to ( 1) establish, fix, or Provided, That such activities are pur­ shall use or permit the use of aviation maintain discounts, terms, or conditions sued in good faith and solely with respect gasoline except in an aircraft or air­ of sale for law books and related legal to publishing and selling such jointly craft engine for the following purposes: publications or adhere to or promise to published law book, set of law books, or (a) Pilot training; adhere to the discounts, terms, or con­ related legal publications in the usual (b) Transportation of persons and ditions of sale so fixed; (2) maintain and ordinary course of business and are cargo; or adhere to the selling price, terms, and not used for the purpose of. evading the (c) Maintenance of pilot skill and conditions of sale of law books and re­ terms of the order, and it being stipu­ aircraft and aircraft engine airworthi­ lated publications fixed and established lated that by this action the Commission ness; and by the respondent who publishes such does not now pass upon the legality or (d) Commercial- flying, including books; (3) hold or participate in any illegality of joint publication ventures charter operations, crop dusting, aerial meeting, discussion, or exchange of in­ as such, and that this action is without seeding, soil conservation, forest patrol, formation among themselves or under prejudice to the Commission’s right to power line and pipe line inspection, the auspices of the respondent American institute a new proceeding at any time police missions, and similar essential Association of Law Book Publishers or with respect to the legality of such ven­ activities: Provided, That such gasoline any other medium or agency concerning tures; to the proviso that nothing herein shall not be used for barnstorming, sight­ proposed or future discounts, terms, or contained shall be construed as prohib­ seeing and pleasure flights, and similar conditions of sale or concerning bids and iting a parent corporation from directing non-essential activities. price quotations in advance of the sub­ the prices or terms at which any of its § 534.4 Reports and records. The mission of such bids or price quotations subsidiary corporations shall sell any manufacturer, • wholesaler, distributor, to purchasing officials of the Federal law book or related legal publication retail vendor and consumer of aviation Government or to awarding authorities published hy the parent corporation or gasoline shall execute, keep, and trans­ of other governmental units or subdivi­ by any of its subsidiaries when such mit such records pertaining to the dis­ sions or to any buyer of law books and prices or terms have been arrived at by position and consumption of such gaso­ the parent corporation acting separately line as the Administrator may prescribe. 1 9 F R . 5289, 8285. and independently of any competitor of 11734 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1844 the parent corporation or of any of its Company, John Byrne and - Company, Reports, Inc.* a corporation; The Frank subsidiary corporations; and to the fur­ Dennis and Company, Inc., The Harrison Shepard Company, a corporation; Bur­ ther proviso that nothing in the order is Company, The Lawyers Co-Operative dette Smith Company, a corporation; to be construed as prohibiting any of Publishing Company, Little, Brown and Soney and Sage Company, a corpora­ said corporate respondents from enter­ Company, The Michie Company, Na­ tion; Thomas Law Book Company, a cor­ ing into such contracts or agreements tional Law Book Company, Public Util­ poration; Edward Thompson Company, relating to the maintenance of resale ities Reports, Inc., Soney and Sage Com­ a corporation; Vernon Law Book Com­ prices as are not prohibited by the pro­ pany, Thomas Law Book Company, W il­ pany, a corporation; Washington Law visions of an Act entitled, “ An Act to liamson Law Book Company, and Fallon Book Company, a corporation; West Pub­ protect trade and commerce against un­ Law Book Company, which stipulations lishing Company, a corporation; Wil­ lawful restraints and monopolies,” ap­ provide, among other things, that the liamson Law Book Company, a corpora­ proved July 2, 1890 (the Sherman Act) Commission may proceed upon said tion; Callaghan & Company, a corpora­ as amended. (Sec. 5, 88 Stat. 719, as- statement of facts to make its report, tion; and Fallon Law Book Company, a amended by sec. 3, 52 Stat. 112; 15 U.S.C., stating its findings as to the facts and corporation, and their respective officers, sec. 45b) [Modified cease and desist its conclusion based thereon, and enter agents, representatives, and employees, order, American Association of Law Book its order disposing of the proceeding in connection with the offering for sale, Publishers, et al.* Docket 4526, August 23, without the presentation of further salé, and distribution of law books and 1944] testimony, argument, filing of briefs, or related legal publications in commerce other intervening procedure; and also as “commerce” is defined in the Federal At a regular session of the Federal upon testimony and other evidence taken Trade Commission Act, do forthwith Trade Commission, held at its office in in support of the allegations of said cease and desist from entering into, the City at Washington, D. C., on the complaint and in opposition thereto as continuing, cooperating in, or carrying of August, A. D. 1944. to the respondents American Association out, or directing, instigating, or cooper­ the Matter of American Association of Law Book Publishers, and unincorpo­ ating in, any planned common course of of Law Book Publishers, an Unincor­ rated association, and its officers James action, mutual agreement, understand­ porated Association, and its Officers, . R. Spillane, president, Clifford W. ing, combination, or conspiracy between James R. Spillane, President, Clifford Mueller, vice president, Richard Reiner, and among any two or more of said re­ W. Mueller, Vice President, Richard treasurer, and R. Walter White, secre­ spondents or between any one or more Reiner, Treasurer, R. Walter White, tary, and The American Law Book Com­ of said respondents and others not par­ Secretary; and The American Law pany, George T. Bisel, an individual trad­ ties hereto to do or perform, any of the Book Company, a Corporation; The ing as George T. Bisel Company, The following acts or practices: W. H, Anderson Company, a Corpora­ Frank Shepard Company, Burdette Establishing, fixing, or maintaining tion; Baker, Voorhis and Company, a Smith Company, Edward Thompson discounts, terms, or conditions of sale Corporation; Bancroft-Whitney Com­ Company, Vernon Law Book Company, for law books and related legal publica­ pany, a Corporation; Matthew Bender Washington Law Book Company, West tions or adhering to or promising to ad­ and Company, Inc., a Corporation; Publishing Company, and Callaghan & here to the discounts, terms, or condi­ Bender-Moss Company, a Corporation; Company, before a trial examiner of the tions of sale so fixed. George T. Bisel, an Individual Trading Commission theretofore duly designated 2. Maintaining or adhering to the sell­ as George T. Bisel Company; Clark by it; report of the trial examiner upon ing price, terms, and conditions of sale Boardman Company, Ltd., a Corpora­ the evidence and exceptions filed there­ of law books and related publications tion; Bobbs-Merrill Company, a Cor­ to; briefs in support of thè complaint fixed and established by the respondent poration; John Byrne and Company, and in opposition thereto; and oral who publishes such books. a Corporation; Dennis and Company, argument of counsel; and the Commis­ 3. Holding or participating in any Inc., a Corporation; The Harrison sion having made and entered its find­ meeting, discussion, or exchange of in­ Company, a Corporation; The Lawyers ings as to the facts, conclusion, and order formation among themselves or under Co-Operative Publishing Company, a to cease and desist April 26, 1944, and the auspices of the respondent American Corporation; Little, Brown and Com­ modified order to cease and desist June Association of Law Book Publishers or pany, a Corporation; The Michie Com­ 26, 1944, and thereafter, upon motion by any other medium or- agency concerning pany, a Corporation; National Law counsel for certain of the respondents, proposed or future discounts, terms, or Book Company, a Corporation; Public the Commission reconsidered the modi­ Conditions of sale or concerning bids Utilities Reports, Inc., a Corporation; fied order to cease and desist heretofore and price quotations in advance of the The Frank Shepard Company, a Cor­ entered and being of the opinion that an submission of such bids or price quota­ poration; Burdette Smith Company, a order modifying such modified order to tions to purchasing officials of the Fed­ Corporation; Soney and Sage Com­ cease and desist should be issued in said eral Government or to awarding author­ pany, a Corporation; Thomas Law cause and having duly considered the ities of other governmental units or sub­ Book Company, a Corporation; Ed­ record and being now fully advised in divisions or to any buyer of law books ward Thompson Company, a Corpora­ the premises issues this its order modi­ and related legal publications. tion; Vernon Law Book Company, a fying its modified order to cease and 4. Arriving at the amount of any bid CorporationW ashington Law Book desist: or the discount, terms, or conditions of Company, a Corporation; West Pub­ I t is ordered, That the respondents sale to be submitted to purchasing offi­ lishing Company, a Corporation; W il­ American Association of Law Book Pub­ cials of the Federal Government, to liamson Law Book Company, a Cor­ lishers, an unincorporated association; awarding authorities of other govern­ poration; Callaghan & Company, a Thé American Law Book Company, a mental units or subdivisions, or to any Corporation; Fallon Law Book Com­ corporation, The W. H. Anderson Com­ buyer of law books and related legal pany, a Corporation pany, a corporation; Baker, Voorhis and publications through agreement, under­ standing, or collusion with other bidders. This proceeding having been heard by Company, ^corporation; Bancroft-Whit­ ney Company, a corporation; Matthew 5. Establishing, fixing, or maintaining the Federal Trade Commission upon the the rates of allowances to be made, used, complaint of the Commission; the an­ Bender and Company, Inc., a corpora­ tion; Bender-Moss Company, a corpora­ and applied on books and other publica­ swers of the respondents; a stipulation tion; Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., tions received in trade, or fixing and as to the facts and a supplemental stip­ a corporation; Bobbs-Merrill Company, maintaining the prices, terms, or condi­ ulation as to the facts entered into be­ a corporation; John Byrne and Com­ tions of sale governing the resale of such tween W. T. Kelley, Chief Counsel for pany, a corporation; Dennis and Com­ law books and related legal publications the Federal Trade Commission, and the pany, Inc., a corporation; The Harrison taken in trade. following corporate respondents: The Company, a corporation; The Lawyers 6. Jointly or cooperatively inducing or W. H. Anderson Company, Baker, Voor­ Co-Operative Publishing Company, a promoting adherence to, or attempting his and Company, Bancroft-Whitney corporation; Little, Brown and Com­ to induce or promote adherence to, Company, Matthew Bender and Com­ pany, a corporation; The Michie Com­ agreements and understandings relative pany, Inc., Bender-Moss Company, Clark pany, a corporation; National Law Book to the sale and distribution of law books Boardman Company, Ltd., Bobbs-Merrill Company, a corporation; Public Utilities and related legal publications by inter- FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11735

change of correspondence, by personal file with the Commission a report hi self as to the quantity of the abandoned contact with one another individually òr Writing, setting forth in detail the man­ portion of the shipment and as to the in groups, or by policing the bids or sales ner and form in which they have com­ destruction or removal from the control transactions of respondent members plied with this order. of the applicant of the entire quantity through the respondent Association or By the Commission. of the goods covered by the collector’s otherwise. instructions as to disposition, shall certify » 7. Employing or utilizing any of the [ se al] Otis B. J o h n s o n , on customs Form 4613 to those facts to actual practices specifically prohibited Secretary. avoid the possibility of any part of the herein as a means or instrumentality of same goods being made the subject of otherwise restricting, restraining, or [P. R. Doc. 44-14737; Piled, Sept. 26, 1944; another application. (Secs. 506 (a ), 563 10:59 a. ni.] eliminating competition in the sale and (b), 624, 46 Stat. 732, 746, 759; 19 U.S.C. distribution of law books and related 1506 (a ), 1563 (b), 1624) legal publications. 8. Employing or utilizing American The caption and paragraph (a) of Association of Law Book Publishers or TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 23.17, Customs Regulations of 1943 (19 CFR, Cum. Supp., 23.17 (a) ) are hereby any other medium or central agency as Chapter I—Bureau of Customs an instrument, vehicle, or aid in per­ amended to read as follows: forming or doing any of the acts and [T. D. 51120] § 23.17 Disposition of goods after practices prohibited by this order. P art 10— A r ticles C onditionally F ree, summary forfeiture; value not exceeding It appearing to the Commission that S u b je c t to a R educed R ate, E tc. $1,000. (a) When property has been the record herein does not directly and forfeited pursuant to section 609, Tariff specifically raise any issue of the legality BAGGAGE DECLARATIONS Act of 1930, as amended,2* the declara­ of joint publication ventures and that it is Section 10.20 (c) (1), Customs Regu­ tion of forfeiture shall be noted on the not necessary to determine any such issue lations of 1943 (19 CFR, Cum. Supp., 10.20 report of seizure, customs Form 5955. in the present proceeding, It is therefore (c) ( 1) ) , is hereby amended by deleting If no petition for relief from the for­ further -ordered, That the order to cease the period at the end of the first sen­ feiture is filed or if a petition was filed and desist herein shall not be construed tence and adding to that sentence the and has been denied, and the property is as prohibiting joint publishers of any words “further than that necessarily in­ not retained for official use, it shall be specific law book, set of law books -or re­ cidental to wear and use while abroad.” disposed of in accordance with the pro­ lated legal publication, from engaging in visions of T. D. 48105, as amended. (Sec. (Sec. 498, 46 Stat. 728; 19 U.S.C. 1498) the cooperative activities otherwise pro­ 609, 46 Stat. 755; sec. 28 (b), 52 Stat. hibited by this order, provided that such W . R. J o h n s o n , 1089; sec. 624,46 Stat. 759; 19 U.S.C. 1609, activities are pursued in good faith and Commissioner of Customs. 1624) solely with respect to publishing and sell­ Approved: September 22, 1944. Section 23.19 (a); Customs Regula­ ing such jointly published law book, set tions of 1943 (19 CFR, Cum. Supp., 23.19 of law boeks, or related legal publications H erbert E. G asto n, (a )), is hereby amended by changing Acting Secretary of the Treasury. in the usual and ordinary course of busi­ the period at the end thereof to a comma ness and are not used for the purpose of [P. R. Doc. 44-14727; Piled, Sept. 23, 1944; and adding the following: “ provided it evading the terms of the order. By this 4:38 p. m.] has been cleared for sale pursuant to action the Commission does not now pass T. D. 48105, as amended.” upon the legality or illegality of joint publication ventures as such, and this (Secs. 611, 624, 46 Stat. 755, 759; 19 U.S.C. [T. D. 51127] action is without prejudice to the Com­ 1611, 1624) mission’s right to institute a new pro­ P art 15—R e lie f F rom D u t ie s o n M er­ W. R. J o h n s o n , ceeding at any time with respect to the c h an d ise L o st , S t o l e n , D estr o yed , I n ­ Commissioner of Customs. legality of such ventures. ju r e d , A band o ned , or S h o r t -S h ip pe d It is further ordered, That nothing Approved; September 22, 1944. P art 23—E n f o r c e m e n t o f C u sto m s and herein contained shall be construed as H erbert E. G asto n, N avig atio n L a w s prohibiting a parent corporation^rom di- . Acting Secretary of the Treasury. recting the prices or terms at which any ABANDONED AND FORFEITED MERCHANDISE of its subsidiary corporations shall sell [F. R. Doc. 44-14726; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; Section 15.6, Customs Regulations of 4:38 p. m.] any law book or related legal publication 1943 (19 CFR, Cum. Supp., 15.6), is here­ published by the parent corporation or by by amended to read as follows: any of its subsidiaries when such prices or terms have been arrived at by the par­ § 15.6 Disposition of abandoned mer­ ent corporation acting separately and in­ chandise and proceeds of sale, (a) The TITLE-22—FOREIGN RELATIONS dependently of any competitor of the disposition of merchandise abandoned Chapter III—Proclaimed List of Certain parent corporation or of any of its sub­ pursuant to section 506 (1) or 563 (b), Blocked Nationals sidiary corporations. Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and not It is further ordered, That nothing in retained for official use, shall be governed [Cumulative Supp. 1, Sept. 22, 1944, to Re­ this order is to be construed as pro­ by T. D. 48105, as amended. If the mer­ vision v m , Sept. 13, 1944] hibiting any of said corporate respond­ chandise is cleared for sale, it shall be ents from entering into such contracts sold in accordance with the applicable A dministrative O rder or agreements relating to the mainte­ provisions of Part 20, unless it is worth­ By virtue of the authority vested in nance of resale prices as are not pro­ less or-it shall appear probable that the the Secretary of State, acting in con­ hibited by the provisions of an Act en­ expenses of sale will exceed the proceeds. junction with the Secretary of the titled, “An Act to protect trade and com­ If the merchandise is sold, no part of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the merce against unlawful restraints and proceeds shall be returned to the im­ Secretary of Commerce, the Adminis­ monopolies,” approved July 2, 1890 (the porter. trator of Foreign Economic Adminis­ Sherman A c t), as amended. (b) If the merchandise or any part tration, and the Coordinator of Inter- I t is further ordered, That the com­ thereof is worthless or it appears probable American Affairs, by Proclamation 2497 plaint herein be, and it hereby is, dis­ that the expenses of its sale would ex­ missed as to George T. Bisel, an individ­ ceed the proceeds, it shall be destroyed of the-President of July 17, 1941 (6 F.R. ual trading as George T. Bisel Company. or otherwise disposed of as the collector 3555), Cumulative Supplement 1 con­ It is further ordered, That the re­ may direct. No credit for abandonment taining certain additions to,, amend­ spondents shall, within sixty (60) days of such merchandise shall be given unless ments to, and deletions from The after service upon them of this order. a customs officer, who has satisfied him­ Proclaimed List of Certain Blocked Na- 11736 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 tionals, Revision V III of September 18, lations. Cum. Supp.] is amended by (Sec. 62, I.R.C. (53 Stat. 32; 26 U.S.C., 1944 (9 F.R. 11389), is hereby pro­ striking out the last sentence and insert­ 1940 ed., 62)) mulgated.1 ing in lieu thereof the following: [ seal] H arold N. G raves, § 29.42-1 When included in gross in­ Acting Commissioner of By direction of the President. come— (a) In general. * * * Ex­ Internal Revenue. Cordell H ull, cept as otherwise stated in this para­ Approved: September 22, 1944. Secretary of State. graph, such items as claims for com­ D. W . B ell, Jesse H. Jones, pensation under canceled Government Secretary of Commerce. contracts constitute income for the year Acting Secretary of the Treasury. H erbert E. G aston, in which they are allowed or their value [P. R. Doc* 44-14712; Piled, Sept. 83, 1944; Acting Secretary of the Treasury. is otherwise definitely determined, if J r 1:49 p. m.] the return is rendered on the accrual L eo T. Crowley, basis; or for the year in which received, Administrator, Foreign if the return is reiftlered on the basis of Economic Administration. cash receipts and disbursements, In the * TITLE 32—NATIONAL DEFENSE F rancis Biddle, case of a termination of a war contract Attorney General. as defined by section 3 of the Contract Chapter V III—Foreign Economie N elson A. Rockefeller, Settlement Act of 1944 (or the termina­ Administration Coordinator of tion of any other Government contract Subchapter B— Export Control Inter-American Affairs. as to which the right to compensation is definitely fixed and the measure [Arndt. 226] September 22, 1944. thereof is determinable with reasonable P art 811—B lanket License “BLT” [F. R. Doc. 44-14711; Piled, Sept. 23, 1944; accuracy), if the return is rendered on 12:00 m.] y T a basis other than cash receipts and dis­ general provisions; miscellaneous bursements, compensation for the ter­ TEXTILES mination shall, unless a different method Section 811.2 General provisions is of reporting is prescribed or approved hereby amended by adding thereto para­ by the Commissioner, constitute income graph (g) as follows: TITLE 24—HOUSING CREDIT for the taxable year in which falls the Chapter IV—Home Owners’ Loan effective date of the termination, except (g) In addition to the commodities set that if any part of the compensation is forth in paragraph (f) of this section, Corporation attributable to cost, expenses, or losses the blanket license procedure shall also [Bulletin 324] incurred in a subsequent year such part apply to the following commodities for of the compensation shall be returned as export to the particular destination P art 403—P roperty M anagement income for the subsequent year. specified: Division Com m odity Cuba (schedule B number) Mexico (schedule B number) PLANS AND TERMS OF SALE

3011.10 thru 3013.20. Section 403.10 is amended as follows: 3015.00,3016.00,3018.00,3031.10 thru 3061.00, 3015.00, 3016.00, 3018.00, 3023.00 The first sentence of paragraph (a) 3067.00 thru 3129.00, 3171.00 thru 3181.00, thru 3140.00, 8171.00 thru 3181.00, 3187.00 thru 3189.00. 3187.00 thru 3189.00. (5 F.R. 4736) of § 403.10 of this Part shall 3633.00, be deleted and the following inserted in Rayon, nylon and other synthetic assn n7, asía no, a»4fi.no thru 3S57.70 . . 3842.00, 3845.00 thru 3857.70. lieu thereof: “Unless authorized by the textiles. 3911.00 thru 3918.00. General Manager in the particular case, Miscellaneous textile products...... 3911.00 thru 3918.00...... a sale to the former borrower or to his spouse shall be made only at a price equal (Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 714; Pub. Law 75, 77th § 802.26 General License “GLR”. A to ledger value.” Cong.; Pub. Law 238, 77th Cong.; Pub. general license designated “GLR” is Law 397, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9361, 8 F.R. hereby granted authorizing exportations Effective: September 16, 1944. 9861; Order No. 1, 8 F.R. 9938; E.O. 9380, as follows: (Secs. 4 (a ), 4 (k ), 48 Stat. 129, 132, as 8 F.R. 13081; Delegation of Authority No. (a) Machinery, or parts of machinery, amended by sec. 13,48 Stat. 647: 12 U.S.C. 20, 8 F.R. 16235; Delegation of Authority owned and operated in Mexico and 1463 (a ), (k ), E.O. 9070, 7 F.R. 1529) No. 21, 8 F.R. 16320) shipped to the United States for repair purposes may be returned to Mexico, as [ seal] J. Francis M oore, Dated: September 16, 1944. well as replacement parts which are Secretary.f S. H. L ebensburger , added, and rebuilt parts which are sub­ [P. R. Doc. 44-14671; Piled, Sept. 22yf944; Director, stituted when the identical parts im­ 1:47 p. m.] / Requirements and Supply Branch, ported are not returned to Mexico. Bureau of Supplies. (b) All articles and materials which have been imported into the Panama [F. R. Doc. 44-14716; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; 3:04 p. m.] Canal Zone from the Republic of Panama TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE for the purpose of being repaired or Chapter I—Bureau of Internal Revenue processed may be returned to the Re­ public of Panama. Subchapter A —Income and Excess Profits Taxes [Amdt. 227] (c) Metal drums, gas cylinders, bags ^ ^ _ [T. D. 5405] and other containers used in shipping P art 802—G eneral L icenses articles and materials to the United art ncome ax axable ears e P 29—I T ; T Y B ­ MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT States from a destination in Country ginning A fter D ecember 31, Groups K, G, V or M as set forth in Part 802 General Licenses is hereby PERIOD IN WHICH COMPENSATION UNDER amended in the following particulars: paragraph (a) of § 802.3 may be returned CANCELED GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IS RE­ empty. TURNABLE 1. By deleting therefrom §§ 802.15, (d) Newsprint cores made of any kind 802.18, 802.19, 802.22 and 802.23. of material, whether imported into the Section 29.42-1 (a) of Regulations i ; i 2. By renumbering all sections after United States separately or as a part of [Part 29, Title 26, Code of Federal Regu- § 802.14 as follows: § 802.16 to § 802.15. the packing of imported newsprint § 802.17 to § 802.16, § 802.20 to § 802.17, 1 Filed with the Division of the Federal § 802.21 to § 802.18, §§802.24-802.30 to paper, may be returned to the destina­ Register in The National Archives. Requests §§ 802.19-802.25 respectively. tion in Country Groups K, G , V or M as for printed copies should be addressed to the set forth in paragraph (a) of § 802.3 from Federal Reserve Banks or the Department of (3) By adding thereto § 802.26 as fol­ State. lows: which imported. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11737

(e) Sugar-min machinery, or parts (b) A general license designated Chapter IX—War Production Board thereof, operated in any of the islands “GLQ” is hereby granted authorizing the and independent republics listed below exportation to any destination in Group Subchapter A— General Provisions and sent to Puerto Rico for repair pur­ K as set forth in paragraph (a) of A u t h o r it y : Regulations in this subchapter poses, as well as replacement parts § 802.3 of this part/ of the articles and issued under sec. 2 (a ), 54 Stat. 676, as which are incorporated in or made a part materials listed below where, in a single amended by 55 Stat. 236 and 56 Stat. 176; of such sugar-mill machinery, and re­ shipment, the net quantity of all such E.O. 9024, 7 F.R. 329; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; built parts for sugar-mill machinery articles and materials classified under a W.P.B. Reg. 1 as amended March 24, 1943, which are substituted for imported parts single Schedule B number does not ex­ 8 F.R. 3666, 3696; Pri. Reg. 1 as amended May which cannot be repaired, may be re­ ceed the quantity limit specified for the 15, 1943, 8 F.R. 6727. turned to the island or independent re­ commodity in the column headed “Quan­ P art 903—D elegation of Authority public from which imported: tity limit” : [Supplementary Directive 1-G, Revocation] Cuba. Haiti. RATIONING OF NEW ADULT BICYCLES Comm odity Schedule Quantity Antigua. B number lim its1 Montserrat. Section 903.8 Supplementary Directive St. Christopher. 1-G is hereby revoked. Nevis. Pounds Blotting paper______4741. 00 500 Barbuda. Book paper, not coated...... 4714.00 500 Issued this 23d day of September 1944. Redonda. Bristols and bristolboard...... 4732.00 500 W ar Production B oard, Anguilla. Cash-register and adding machine nderson Sombrero. paper...... 4797.00 500 S. W. A , Cover paper...... - ____ 4720.00 500 Program Vice Chairman. Jamaica. Envelopes...... 4793. 00 -500 Dominica. Filin g holders, index cards, and [F. R. Doc. 44-14696; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; St. Lucia. other office forms, plain or St. Vincent. printed...... -...... _...... 4750.00 500 10:55 a. m.] Papeteries (fancy writing paper)... 4760.00 500 Grenada. Sheathing and building paper...... 4735.00 500 The Grenadines. Toilet paper...... 4728.00 500 Barbados. Waterproof and greaseproof paper Trinidad and Tobago. (except cellophane)...... 4721.00 500 Curacao. W rapping paper, except K raft____ 4723.00 500 Wrapping paper, Kraft...... 4724.00 500 Part 903—D elegations of A uthority Dominican Republic. Writing paper, bond, ledger and British Virgin Islands. drawing______4761. 00 500 [Directive 27, as Amended Sept. 23, 1944] Aruba. Other boxboard (paperboard and Bonaire. strawboard)...... 4731.00 500 PRIORITIES ACTION BY THE FOREIGN Other paperboard...... 4733.00 500 St. Eustatius. Other surface coated paper...... 4725.98 500 ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION Saba. Other tissue and crepe paper...... 4726.98 500 St. Martin (southern part). Other paper and paper products... 4799.00 500 § 903.39 Directive 27— (a) General Colombia. rating authority. (1) The Foreign Eco- British Guiana. 1 N et weight, exclusive of weight of containers. nomic Administration may assign pref­ French Guiana. erence ratings up to and including AA-3 Surinam. (c) This general license is designed to Venezuela. permit shipments of commodities in to the delivery, for export, of the follow­ French West Indies: ing material: Desirade. quantities not in excess of the limits spec­ Guadeloupe. ified for the particular commodity in (1) Any material included on any sin­ Les Saintes. paragraph (b) of this section, when gle application (other than Form Martinique. such commodities have been ordered by FEA-471) if all of the material rated Marie Galante. the purchaser in small quantities not in St. Martin (northern part). excess of such limits. Where a pur­ on the application has an aggregate St. Bartholomew. chaser orders such commodities in quan­ value of less than $2500; and (Sec. 6, 54, Stat. 714; Pub. Law 75, 77th tities which exceed the limits specified, (ii) Any material applied for on Form Cong.; Pub. 238, 77th Cong.; Pub. Law the exporter or his agent may not use FEA-471 which is classifiable under a 397, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9361, 8 F.R. 9861; this general license for the fulfillment of single Department of Commerce Sched^ Order No. 1, 8 P.R. 9938; E.O. 9380, 8 such an order whether this is sought to P.R. 13081; Delegation of Authority No. be accomplished by splitting the order ule B Number, if all of the material clas­ 20, 8 F.R. 16235; Delegation of Authority into, two or more shipments or by any sifiable under the same Schedule B No. 21, 8 F.R. 16320; Delegation of Au­ other device designed to evade the re­ Number has an aggregate value of less thority No. 55, 9 F.R. 7512) quirement of an individual license. than $2500. Dated: September 21, 1944. (d) Collectors of Customs are author­ (2) As an exception to the rating au­ ized to limit or prevent shipments of any thority given in subparagraph (1), rat­ W alter Freedman, conjmodity under this general license Deputy Director, ings may not be assigned under subpara- Requirements and Supply Branch, if they have cause to suspect that such graph ( 1) to the following: exportation is being made for the pur­ Bureau of Supplies. (i) Any material as to which there is pose or with the intention of evading [F. R. Doc. 44-14717; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; any of the regulations of the Foreign in effect, at the time the application is * 3:04 p. m.] Economic Administration. acted upon, a Program Determination of the Requirements Committee or an ap­ (Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 714; Pub. Law 75, 77th proved Decision of a Division Require­ Cong.; Pub. Law 238, 77th Cong.; Pub. [Arndt. 228] Law 397, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9361, 8 F.R. ments Committee of the War Production 9861; Order No. 1, 8 F.R. 9938; E.O. 9380, Board which establishes an approved Part 802— G eneral L icenses 8 F.R. 13081; Delegation of Authority No. quantity for the Foreign Economic Ad­ SHIPMENT OF PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS 20, 8 F.R. 16235; Delegation of Authority ministration, except where and to the Part 802 General Licenses is hereby No. 21, 8 F.R. 16320; Delegation of Au­ extent that the Program Determination amended by, adding thereto § 802.27 as thority No. 55, 9 F.R. 7512) or Decision specifically states that the follows: Dated: September 21, 1944. rating authority given by this paragraph (a) may be used; § 802.27 General License "GLQ”— (a) W alter F reedman, Definitions. When used in this section: Deputy Director, (ii) Any material as to which an ap­ (D “ Single shipment” shall mean all Requirements and Supply Branch, plicable regulation or order of the W ar commodities classified under a single Schedule B number which move at the Bureau of Supplies. Production Board provides that ratings same time from one exporter to one [F. R. Doc. 44-14718; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; for it may not be obtained on Form importer on the same exporting carrier. 3:04 p, m.] WPB-541; Nn. 192------2 11738 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

(iii) Any material covered by an ap­ Chairman such monthly reports on the and § 944.4a of Priorities Regulation 1 is con­ exercise of the authority granted by this sequently applicable. Extension of the life plication which appears to the Foreign of an export license, on the other hand, ex­ directive as the Program Vice Chairman Economic Administration to have been tends the period for which a rating assigned shall require from time to time. subdivided for the purpose of bringing on the export license is valid. (Issued July 5, (3) A true copy of every document on 1944.) the application within the rating author^ which a preference rating is assigned ity given by this paragraph (a) ; or pursuant to the provisions of this direc­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14724; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; 4:08 p. m.] (iv) Any material which the Program tive shall be maintained by the Foreign Economic Administration for inspection Vice Chairman (by specific action ^ r by a representative of the War Produc­ through a Program Determination or an tion Board at any time. Subchapter B—Executive Vice-Chairman approved Decision of a Division Require- (e) Revocation of Priorities Directive A u t h o r i t y : Regulations in this subchapter ments Committee) may except from the No. 3. Priorities Directive No. 3 is hereby issued under sec. 2 (a ), 54 Stat. 676, as amended by 55 Stat. 236 and 56 Stat. 176; rating authority given by this para­ revoked effective January 1,1944. (f) Effective date. This directive as E.O. 9024, 7 F.R. 329; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; graph (a). W.P.B. Reg. 1 as amended March 24, 1943, amended September 23, 1944, shall be­ (3) In assigning ratings under this 8 F.R. 3666, 3696; Pri. Reg. 1 as amended May come effective on October 1,1944. Until 15, 1943, 8 F.R. 6727. paragraph (a ), the Foreign Economic Administration shall follow such proc^ that date, Directive 27 as amended Au­ Part 1104—Bicycles essing instructions as the Program Vice gust 9, 1944, shall remain in effect. [Limitation Order L-52-a, Revocation] Chairman may prescribe from time to (Sec. 2 (a ), 54 Stat. 676, as amended by RESTRICTIONS ON SALES AND DELIVERIES time. Furthermore, the rating policies 55 Stat. 236 and 56 Stat. 176; E.O. 9024, Section 1104.2 Limitation Order L- set forth in Program Determination Ñ a 7 F.R. 329; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; WPB 52-a is hereby revoked. This revocation 319 (Revised) and Program Determina­ Reg. 1 as amended March 24,1943, 8 F.R. does not affect any liabilities incurred tion No. 500-B (and in their amendments 3666, 3696) under the order. and superseding Program Determina­ Issued this 23d day of September 1944. Issued this 23d day of September 1944. tions) must also be followed. (For ex­ S. W. Anderson, W ar P roduction Board, ample, material which is required by Program Vice Chairman. By J. Joseph W helan, Recording Secretary. Program Determination No. 500-B to be I nterpretation 1 rated lower than AA-3 on a domestic ap^ EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING RATINGS [F. R. Doc. 44-14693; Filed, Sept, 23, 1944; plication must be assigned the lower rat­ 10:56 a. m.] Priorities Directive 3 was revoked by Di­ ing on a comparable export application.) rective 27 effective January 1, 1944. At the (b) Rating o/ programmed material. same time Order M-148 was also revoked. In addition, the Foreign Economic Ad­ Nevertheless, ratings assigned by the For­ ministration may assign preference rat­ eign Economic, Administration (or its pred­ Auxiliary Equipment ecessors, the Board of Economic Warfare [Limitation Order L-53-a, Revocation] ings to the delivery of material for and the Office of Economic Warfare) before export to the extent authorized by a" that date may still be applied and extended. Section 1107.2 Supplementary Limi­ Program Determination of the Require­ § 944.4 (a) of Priorities Regulation 1, re­ tation Order L-53-a, is revoked. This ments Committee or an approved Deci­ garding the effect of revocation of a pref- revocation does not affect any liabilities sion of a Division Requirements Com­ erenqp rating order, does not apply since the incurred under the order. The manu­ mittee of the'War Production Board, as ratings were not assigned by those instru­ facture and delivery of track-laying ments bqt by the Foreign Economic Admin­ transmitted to the Foreign Economic tractors remain subject to Order L-53 Administration by the War Production istration or its predecessors under specific authorizations from the War Production and to all other applicable regulations Board. Board, which remain in effect. The method and orders of the War Production Board. (c) Form of assignment of ratings. of application and extension is now pro­ The Foreign Economic Administration vided by Priorities Regulation 3. (Issued Issued this 23d day of September 1944. shall assign ratings under this directive Feb. 25, 1944.) W ar P roduction Board, by endorsement of a legend substantially I nterpretation 2 By J. Joseph W helan, as shown below, to which may be added Recording Secrètary. any further provisions which conform to LENGTH OF VALIDITY OF RATINGS ASSIGNED ON EXPORT LICENSES [F. R. Doc. 44-14692; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; War Production Board orders or regula­ 10:56 a. m .j . tions and which are authorized by the A rating assigned by the Foreign Economic program determination or approved Administration, under the authority of Direc­ tive 27, by endorsing the required legend on decision: “Under authority of the War P art 1226—G eneral I ndustrial an export license is valid for the life of the Production Board, delivery .of the mate­ Equipment rial referred to herein is assigned a pref­ export license in the absence of any ap­ erence rating o f ------Applica­ plicable rule or restriction set forth in an [General Limitation Order L-314, as Amended tion and extension of rating shall be order or regulation of the War Production Sept. 23, 1944] Board governing transactions in the material made in accordance with Priorities Reg­ covered by the rating. This means that the LUBRICATION EQUIPMENT ulation No. 3.” The legend shall be en­ rating mus# be applied and the material The fulfillment of the requirements for dorsed on the export license (including covered by the rating must have been de­ the defense of the United States has release certificate where used), or on the livered to the holder of the export license created a shortage in the supply of ma­ Lend-Lease requisition or commitment before the expiration of the life of the license. Otherwise, the procedure applicable when an terials used in the production of lubri­ letter to the procuring agency in the case cation equipment, for defense, for pri­ of material being procured by or on be­ individually assigned rating is revoked, pro­ vate account and for export; and the half of the Foreign Economic Adminis­ vided in § 944.4a of Priorities Regulation 1, will be deemed applicable. On the other following order is deemed necessary and tration, or on other appropriate instru­ hand, if the rating has been applied and the appropriate in the public interest and to ment approved for this purpose by the material to which it has been applied has promote the national defense : War Production Board. been delivered before the expiration of the (d) General provisions. (1) The For­ life of the export license, its subsequent ex­ § 1226.127 General Limitation Order eign Economic Administration may exer­ piration will not affect the right of the sup­ L-314.— (a) Definitions. For the purposes cise the authority delegated in this direc­ plier to extend the rating in order to re­ of this order: tive through such of its officials as the plenish his inventory. Such extension is, of (1) “Lubrication equipment” means course, subject to the provisions of para­ any new machinery, equipment, device, Administrator of the Foreign Economic graph (h) (1) of Priorities Regulation 3. Administration may determine. Revocation of an export license on which or appliance for dispensing grease, oil, (2) The Foreign Economic Adminis­ a rating has been assigned by the Foreign or other lubricant, or for applying » lubricant to any machinery or equip- tration shall make to the Program Vice Economic Administration revokes the rating, FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 1173.9

ment at any point requiring lubrication; less than 80% of the finished piece of (vi) Nickel-copper alloy may be used including general and special purpose equipment (according to the aggregate in the manufacture of monel hydraulic lubrication equipment, lubrication fit­ weight of such parts), if the manufac­ fittings only for use aboard ships or am­ tings, oil and grease cups and recepta­ turer cannot reasonably anticipate that phibious equipment by the Army, Navy, cles and hand oilers as well as furnish­ he can utilize such parts as maintenance Maritime Commission or War Shipping ings, accessories, appliances, of the types or repair parts within six months after Administration where required by appli­ defined in paragraph (c) ( 1) of this that date; or cable specifications (other than perform­ order. It includes repair parts for any (ii) The fabrication or assembly of ance specifications) of the agency for of such equipment. The term “lubri­ parts to be sold for maintenance or re­ whose use the fittings are to be delivered. cation equipment” shall not, however, pair of lubrication equipment, where (2) Rubber and synthetic rubber shall include any of the following types of such parts would not be interchangeable not be used except as permitted in Rub­ equipment designed to be used exclu­ with the replaced parts, if manufactured ber Order R -l, as amended, or any re­ sively for railway locomotives or rail­ in accordance with this order. lief granted pursuant to an appeal taken way track rails »(i) hydrostatic lubri­ (4) No manufacturer shall fabricate in accordance with the provisions of such cators for steam locomotive valve and or assemble maintenance or repair parts order. cylinder lubrication or for steam loco­ (3) Cadmium shall not be used except motive auxiliaries; (ii) mechanical lubri­ in any calendar quarter in an amount exceeding, in dollar resale value, 150 per as permitted in General Preference Or­ cators and lubricating system for steam der M-65, as amended, or any relief locomotive valves, cylinders, chassis and cent of the dollar resale value of main­ granted pursuant to an appeal taken in running gear members and auxiliaries; tenance and repair parts sold by him accordance with the provisions of such (iii) mechanical lubricators for diesel during the corresponding calendar order. electric and electric locomotive,chassis (4) [Deleted Sept. 23, 1944.) and running gear members; (iv) journal quarter in the period from July 1, 1940 lubricators for driving, engine truck, to June 30, 1941. This limitation shall (5) No metal except aluminum or trailer truck or tender journals using not apply to parts for direct use by the magnesium shall b® used (except in either oil or grease as a lubricating United States Army, Navy, Maritime small hardware, such as bolts, nuts, medium; (v) rail and flange lubricators Commission, War Shipping Administra­ screws, washers, cotter pins and metal as used on railway track rails. tion, the Military Forces of any Lend- corner reinforcements) in the fabrica­ (2) “Manufacturer” means any person tion of tool boxes or structural frames for Lease country or the Veterans* Admin- who constructs, manufactures, or as­ portable grease service stations; and no sembles lubrication equipment for resale. istration. As used in this paragraph metal other than rerolled rail, alumi- (3) [Deleted Sept. 23, 1944.1 (c), ^‘maintenance** shall mean the up­ num, magnesium or Bessemer steel (4) [Deleted Sept. 23, 1944.1 keep of lubrication equipment in sound shall be used in individual grease and (b) [Deleted Sept. 23, 1944.1 working condition, and “ repair** shall oil containers or hose reels. (c) Production restrictions. (I) No mean the restoration without change of (6) The restrictions of this paragraph manufacturer shall fabricate or assem­ design of any portion of lubrication (d) do not apply to electric motors and ble any of the following kinds of lubrica­ equipment to sound working condition switches, gas engines, and pressure gauges, or component parts of such mo­ tion equipment: when such portion has been rendered tors, switches, engines, and gauges. (1) Metal shielded grease and oil bar­ inoperative or unsafe or unfit f&r serv­ rel pumps. (e) [Deleted Mar. 24, 1944) ice by wear, or tear, damage, destruc­ (f) Miscellaneous provisions—( 1) Ap­ (ii) Metal shielded portable grease tion, failure of parts, or other similar plicability of regulations. This order and pumps and transfers, except that metal causes. all transactions affected hereby are sub­ shielding may be used in the manufac­ (d) Conservation. No manufacturer ject to all applicable provisions of War ture of portable grease pumps designed shall fabricate or assemble any lubrica­ Production Board regulations, as amend­ to hold 25 to 50 pounds original grease tion equipment other than in accord­ ed from time to time. containers, but only where such shield­ ance with the following restrictions: (2) [Deleted Mar. 24, 1944) (1) No chromium, bismuth, tin, zinc . (3) Other limitation orders. Nothing ing acts as the support for the pumping in this order shall be construed to per­ mechanism. or nickel, or alloys thereof, shall be used in the fabrication of parts, finishes, or mit any person to sell, deliver, or other­ (iii) Metallic wall batteries, compart­ wise transfer, or any manufacturer to ments, liners and cabinets, whether for plating, except in solder or bearings, and except that: purchase, receive delivery of, or other­ individual or multiple installation. wise acquire any raw materials, semi- (iv) Metallic backgrounds, panels, (i) Repair parts for lubrication equip­ ment which was fabricated prior to No­ processed parts, or finished products in shelving and display boards. contravention of the terms of any L or M (v) Metallic hand gun carriers, gun vember 20,1943, may be made of the same material as the part to be repaired or order, or amendments or supplements boards, gun racks, service boards and replaced if and to the extent that parts thereto, or other regulation of the War gun carriages and carts which are not fabricated in accordance with the re­ Production Board effective at the date to be delivered to and for use by the strictions of this paragraph (d) would of any such sale, delivery or other trans­ fer. Where the limitations imposed by Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, War not be interchangeable with such exist­ ing parts because of the change in ma­ any other L or M order are applicable Shipping Administration, the military to the subject matter of this order, the forces of any Lend-Lease country, or the terials used. — (ii) [Deleted Dec. 20,1943) most restrictive limitation shall apply, Veterans* Administration. . (iii) Zinc may be used for galvanizing, unless otherwise specifically provided (vi) Metallic centerstands, center- plating, and for die cast parts. (See, herein. (4) Violations. Any person who wil­ wells, lubewells, service or job write-up however, Conservation Order M -ll-b for fully violates any provision of this order, desks, metal shielded waste oil drains, oil limitations on quantity.) or who wilfully furnishes false informa­ bars, motor oil dispensing cabinets and (iv) Chromium-stainless or chro­ combination service outlet-waste oil tion to the War Production Board in con­ mium-nickel-stainless steel may be used nection with this order, is guilty of a drains. for pump cylinder sleeves, pistons, valve crime and upon conviction may be pun­ (2) [Deleted Mar. 24, 1944) seats or moving valve parts, and indi­ ished by fine or imprisonment. In addi­ cator rods which require free movement, (3) The limitations and restrictions tion, any such person may be prohibited of subparagraph (c) ( 1) above shall not for central pumping units in centralized from making or obtaining further deliv­ apply to or prohibit the following: lubricating systems. eries of/or from processing or using ma­ (i) The completion of any piece of (v) N. E. alloy steel may be used for terial under priority control and may be lubrication equipment, from component cylinder sleeves, pistons, worm and drive deprived of priorities assistance by the Parts that were fabricated! prior to shafts for central pumping units in cen­ War Production Board. March 24,1944, and which constitute not tralized lubricating systems. (5) [Deleted Sept. 23, 1944.) X1740 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

(6) Communications. All reports re­ pared by a newspaper os identified with It customer to make any change in his order or have an allotment valid for the later quarter. quired to be filed hereunder, and all com­ must be charged against the newspaper pub­ lisher’s consumption quota under Order The provisions of paragraph (t) (4) of CMP munications concerning this order, shall, L-240, even if the edition is printed, financed Regulation 1 and paragraph (g) of Direction unless otherwise directed, be addressed and distributed entirely by advertisers or 23 to that regulation, relating to prior sched­ to: War Production Board, General In­ other persons. uling of past due orders, do not apply to “Z” dustrial. Equipment Division, Washing­ Issued this 23d day of September 1944. orders. • ton 25, D. C. Ref: L-314. (5) Whenever a controlled material pro­ (g) Exceptions and appeals— (1) W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, ducer finds that he will be unable to fill a Production under Priorities Regulation B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , “Z ” order within the month promised he 25. Any person who wants to fabricate Recording Secretary. must promptly notify the customer, stating approximately when he expects to make or assemble the kinds of lubrication [F. R. Doc. 44-14691; Filed, delivery. equipment prohibited by paragraph (c) 10:66 a. m.] (c) Deliveries from mill stock. A con­ (1), and any person who wants to fab­ trolled material producer nfust not fill from mill stock, including mill accumulations of ricate or assemble more maintenance rejected material, any “Z ” order until he has or repair parts than the quota fixed in filled all other orders which he has received P art 3175—R e g u lat io n s A pplic a b le to calling for similar items which he is re­ paragraph (c) (4) (including a person t h e C o ntr o lled M aterials P l a n who has no quota under that para­ quired to fill under CMP regulations. This [CMP Reg. 1, Direction 54, as Amended Sept. paragraph does not apply to copper pro­ graph) may apply for permission to do 23, 1944] ducers. • so as explained in Priorities Regulation (d) Deliveries of controlled material for DEFERRED ALLOTMENTS 25. Similar applications may be made further conversion to fill “Z” orders. If a The following direction is issued pur­ steel producer orders controlled material from under that regulation by any person who another controlled material producer which wants to use metal in the fabrication of suant to CMP Reg 1: he will convert into another controlled ma­ tool boxes or structural frames for port­ (a) General. This direction describes the terial form for delivery on a “Z” order, he operation of deferred allotments. These must place his order by the use of the CMP able grease service stations. Authori­ allotments and authorized controlled ma­ allotment symbol (instead of the symbol zation under the regulation on an appli- terial orders based on them are identified “FC”) . it is not »necessary to obtain specific cation will not waive the prohibition of with the letter “Z ” as the initial letter of the permission to use this symbol. The producer CMP allotment symbol. In most cases, this on which such an order is placed must treat paragraph (d) (5) against the use ol symbol wiU be “Z - l ”. Deferred allotments it as a “Z ” order under this direction, and metal other than rerolled rail, alumi­ and authorized controlled material orders may not schedule it as part of any production num, magnesium or Bessemer steel in based on them are exactly the same as. reg­ directive setting aside mill capacity for “fur­ ular allotments and authorized controlled ther conversion” orders. individual grease and oil containers or material orders, except as provided in this (e) Reports to the War Production Board. hose reels. direction or as may be provided undei; other Producers shall treat “Z ” orders separately (2) Appeals. Any appeal from the regulations. on all reports required to be filed with the (b ) Treatment by a controlled material War Production Board. restrictions of this order, other than the producer of authorized controlled materials (f) Treatment by steel producers of orders restrictions of paragraphs (c) (1), (c) orders based on deferred allotments. (1) A identified by the symbol “Z-1E” is explained controlled material producer must accept or in Direction No. 44 to CMP Regulation No. 1. (4) and (d) (5) , should be made by fiF reject afi authorized controlled material order ing a letter in triplicate referring to the identified by the symbol “Z ” in the same way Issued this 23d day of September 1944. that he must accept or reject any other au­ particular provision appealed from and W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, thorized controlled material order. However, stating fully the grounds of the appeal. if after accepting orders identified by a “Z ” By J. Jo se ph W h e l a n , No appeal should be filed from the pro­ symbol, he receives orders (other than “Z” Recording Secretary. orders), which he is otherwise required to ac­ visions of paragraphs (c) (1), (c) (4) [F. R. Doc. 44^Jfi97; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; cept but would be unable to accept because ^ ^ ^ 1 0 :5 5 a. m.] o r'(d ) ' (5) except in respect of any re^ of the provision of paragraph (t) (2) (iii) quested use of other metal than rerolled or Direction 23 of CMP Regulation 1 (relat­ rail, aluminum, magnesium, or Bessemer ing to the amount of orders that can be ac­ cepted), he must defer his most recently steel in individual grease and oil con­ accepted “Z” orders to the extent necessary P art 3175— R e g u l a t io n s A pplicable to tainers or hose reels. and accept the other order. t h e C o ntr o lled m a t e r ia l s P lan (2) A controlled material producer must N ote: This reporting requirement has been [CMP Reg. 5, Direction 15, as Amended, defer, production of his most recently ac­ Sept. 23, 1944] approved, by the Bureau of the Budget under cepted “Z ” order to the extent necesary to the Federal Reports Act of 1942. make deliveries on time on other authorized USE OF MRO SYMBOL AND RATING TO BUY Issued this 23d day of September controlled material orders or other orders INSTALLATION MATERIALS WHERE AUTHOR­ which he is required to fill. IZATION TO CONSTRUCT IS NOT REQUIRED 1944. (3) If at the time a “Z ” order is required UNDER L—41 W ar P r o d uctio n B oard, to be deferred by paragraph (b) (1) or (b) B y J. Jo se ph W h e l a n , (2) it is scheduled for delivery within less The following direction is issued pur/* Recording Secretary. time than the “lead times” of Schedule III to suarit to C M P Reg. 5: CMP Regulation No. 1, the producer need not (a) Installing or relocating machinery or N ote: Schedules A, B, C, D. and E deleted defer such order. For instance, if a steel pro­ Mar. 24, 1944. ducer receives an authorized controlled ma­ equipment. (1) Any person who has ob- terial order with an “N - l ” symbol and, under tained machinery or equipment for use in [F. R. Doc. 44-14690; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; the provisions of paragraphs (b ) (1) and (b ) a business listed on Schedule A of CMP Reg­ (2) he would be required to defer a “Z ” order ulation 5 may use the MRO symbol and rat- for carbon pipe which is scheduled for delivr ing assigned to him for maintenance, repair, ery in less than 30 days (the lead time speci­ fied in Schedule III for carbon pipe) he need and operating supplies by the regulation to not defer such order. get materials to Install or relocate such P art 3133—P r in t in g and P u b l is h in g (4) If a “Z ” order is deferred because of equipment under the following conditions: [Order L-240, Direction 4] the provisions of paragraph (b) (1) or (b) (i) Where construction (as defined in Order (2) of this direction, it may be scheduled for n e w s p a p e r s ; s e r v ic e m e n ’s e d it io n s L-41) is involved, he may get - materials delivery in a later month only if a new “Z ” The following direction is issued pur­ order could be accepted for delivery in such needed for the installation or relocation of suant to Order L-240: a month under the provisions of this direc­ machinery or equipment which Direction 2 tion and paragraph (t) of CMP Regulation to L-41 permits him to install or relocate Paper consumed in “servicemen’s”, “over-- No. 1. However, if the oyder is scheduled for without getting an authorization under that) seas”, "pony”, or other special editions pre­ delivery in a later month and that month is order. (11) Where construction is riot in- in a later quarter, it is not necessary for the FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11741 volved, he may get up to $500 worth of or as provided in Priorities Regulation (f) Violations. Any person who wil­ materials needed to install any piece of No. 7.” fully violates any provision of this order, machinery or equipment. or who, in connection with this order, Issued this 22d day of September 1944. (2) Any person who has obtained ma< wilfully conceals a material fact or fur­ chinery or equipment for use in a business W ar P r o d uctio n B oard, nishes false information to any depart­ which is not listed on Schedule A of CMP B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , ment or agency of the. United States, is Regulation 5 may use the MHO Symbol and. Recording Secretary. guilty of a crime, and upon conviction may be punished by fine or imprison­ a preference rating of a A-5 to get up to $500 [F. R. Doc. 44-14678; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; worth of materials needed to install or re­ ment. In addition, any such person may be prohibited from making or obtaining locate any piece of machinery or equipment further deliveries of, or from processing which Direction 2 to L-41 permits him to or using material under priority control install or relocate without getting an au- and may be deprived of priorities as­ thorization under that order or in any case P art 3290—T e x t ile s , C l o t h in g and L eather sistance. where construction (as defined in L-41) is not involved. [General Limitation Order L-215„as Amended Issued this 22d day of September 1944. (b ) Deleted Aug. 19, 1944. Sept. 22, 1944] W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, (c) M RO quota need not be charged. A B y J. Jo s e ph W h e l a n , person buying installation materials under TEXTILES, CLOTHING AND LEATHER Recording Secretary. this direction need not charge the amount MACHINERY he spends for them against his MRO quota L i s t A The fulfillment of requirements for the under paragraph (f) of the regulation. Leather working machinery: (d) Relation to minor capital addition defense of the United States has created Tanning machinery. provision of CM P Regulation No. 5. The a shortage in the supply of textile, cloth­ Shoe manufacturing machinery. purchase of installation materials under this ing and leather machinery for defense, Shoe repairing machinery. direction is not affected by the restrictions for private account and for export; and Other leather working machinery. on purchases of minor capital additions un­ Textile machinery and equipment (machin­ der paragraph (b ) (3) of CMP Regulation the following order is deemed necessary and appropriate in the public interest ery and mechanical equipment used in No. 5. This direction applies only in cases mills for carding, combing, spinning, where machinery or equipment which is in­ and to promote the national defense: throwing, weaving, winding, knitting, stalled or relocated is acquired without using § 3290.150 General Limitation Order printing, bleaching, dyeing and otherwise the MRO rating for a minor capital addition processing or finishing cotton, wool, silk, under paragraph (b) (3) of the regulation. L-215— (a) Applicability of regulations. This order and all transactions affected fiax, hemp, Jute and other fibers and prod­ Under this direction, it does not matter ucts of these fibers). whether the machinery or (Equipment costs thereby are subject to all applicable reg­ Industrial sewing machines. more than $500. However, if machinery or ulations of the War Production Board as Cotton ginning and delinting machinery. equipment is acquired with the MRO rating amended from' time to time. under paragraph (b) (3) of the regulation, (b) Assignment and use of ratings to [F. R. Doc. 44-14677; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; installation materials are considered part of obtain textile, clothing and leather ma­ 4:23 p. m.] the same capital addition, in which case the total must not exceed $500 and the cost of chinery. Any person (including Govern­ ment Agencies) applying for a rating to the installation materials as well as cost of P art 3290—T e x t il e s , C l o t h in g and obtain any machinery on List A shall use the machinery or equipment must be charged L eather to the MRO quota. Form WPB-1319, or in cases involving (e) Applications. Where permission to in • construction, Form WPB-617. [General Conservation Order M-310, General stall or relocate machinery is required by It will be the policy of the War Produc­ Direction 9] Order L-41, application for such permission tion Board not to assign any ratings RELEASE OF CERTAIN GROUP I M ILITARY SOLES should be made on the appropriate form except for military and extremely urgent indicated on Schedule C of Order L-41. Also, The following direction is issued pur­ such form should he used in applying for civilian purposes. No person shall use any preference rat­ suant to General Conservation Order priorities assistance to buy installation mate­ M-310: rials where they cannot be bought under this ings to obtain deliveries of items on List direction, even if permission to install or A except those assigned on Form WPB- Notwithstanding paragraph (e) (4) of relocate is not required by Order L-41. 1319 or WPB-617. General Conservation Order M-310, any cut­ ting shoe manufacturer who had on Sep­ Issued this 23d day of September Before filing WPB-1319, applicants should consult the current instructions tember 1, 1944 more than sufficient Group 1944. I military soles cut by him to make all the W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, booklet relating to this form. deliveries required under his military orders B y J. J o seph W h e l a n , (c) Communications to the War Pro­ for a period of thirty days from said date Recording Secretary. duction Board. All reports required to may release 50 percent of such excess for be filed hereunder, and all communica­ his own use in civilian shoes or for sale to [F. R. Doc. 44-14695; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; tions concerning this order, shall unless any other person without restrictions. ;Ali n mi — otherwise directed, be addressed to: War Notwithstanding paragraph (e) (4) of Production Board, Textile, Clothing and Conservation Order M-310 any sole cutter Leather Bureau, Washington 25, D. C. (except cutting shoe manufacturers) who on September 1, 1944 had more Group I military P art 3270— C o ntainer s (d) Records. All persons affected by soles than he required to maintain delivery this order shall keep and preserve for not [Conservation Order M-221, as Amended on his military orders is hereby permitted to Sept. 12, 1944, Amdt. 1] less than two years accurate and com­ sell and deliver such excess without restric­ plete records concerning inventory, pur­ tion. . T E X T ILE BAGS chases, production and sales. Each sole cutter (including cutting shoe (e) Restriction on dismantling textile manufacturers) shall include in his report on Section 3270.23 Conservation Order. Form WPB-1303 required to be filed on or M-221 as amended September 12,1944, is fabric and yarn mills. No mill, plant or before October 10, 1944 a statement of the hereby amended as follows: factory which at any time in the period number of soles released by him under this Amend the first sentence of paragraph from January 1, 1944 to August 31, 1944, direction. (u), Certification to read as follows: inclusive, produced any textile fabric or Issued this 23d day of September 1944.

“On and after October 10, 1944, no per­ yarn shall be dismantled without spe­ W ar P r o d u c t io n B oard, son shall sell or deliver any textile bags cific permission in writing from the War B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , in quantities of 1000 or more except un­ Production Board. Recording Secretary. der a purchase order or contract vali­ dated by the delivery to such person of a N o t e : Paragraph (f ) formerly (e) redesig­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14689; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944: purchaser’s certificate signed manually nated Sept. 22, 1944. 10:56 a. m.] 11742 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

P art 3291—C o n su m e r s D urable G oods - substitute; (iv) casings and tubes of P art 32901— T e x t il e s , C l o t h in g and L eather [Limitation Order L-52, as Amended tires may contain such crùde rubber as Sept. 23, 1944] permitted by Rubber Order R -l, as [Conservation Order M-102 as Amended amended from time to time; and (v) Sept. 15, 1944, Amdt. 1} BICYCLES AND BICYCLE PARTS aluminum pigment may be used. (5) No person shall produce or as­ WATERFOWL FEATHERS Section 3291.215 General Limitation semble the following bicycle accessories: Section 3290.3061 Conservation Order Order L-52 is hereby amended to read as Luggage carriers, tanks, truss rods, follows: M-102 is hereby amended in the follow­ braced handlebars, and spring forks. ing respects: § 3291.215 General Limitation Order (c) Violations. Any person who wil­ 1. Paragraph (b) (1) is amended to L-52— (a) Definitions. For the pur­ fully violates any provision of this order read as follows: poses of this order “bicycle” means any or who, in connection with ¿this order, new foot pedal propelled, non-motor, wilfully conceals a material fact or fur­ (1) “Waterfowl feathers” means new goose and duck feathers and down, do­ two-wheeled vehicle. nishes false information to any depart­ (b) Restrictions on production. (1) ment or agçncy of the United States, is mestic and imported, separated from the fowl, except wing and tail feathers and No person shall produce or assemble any guilty of a crime, and upon conviction body feathers over 3 inches in length. bicycles except as authorized by the War may be punished by fine or imprison­ Production Board on Form GA-1850. ment. In addition, any such person may 2. Paragraph (b) (3) is deleted. Application should be made by filing .be prohibited from making or obtaining 3. Paragraph (b) (7) is amended to Form CMP-4B and Form WPB-3820, with further deliveries of, or from processing read as follows: or using, materials under priority con­ the Field Office of the War Production (7) “Military order” means a contract Board for the district in which the bi­ trol and may be deprived of priorities assistance. for sleeping bags or flying suits placed cycles will be produced. These forms directly by the Army or Navy of the should be executed in accordance with (d) Exceptions and appeals— (1) Pro­ duction under Priorities Regulation 25. United States or any subcontract there­ the instructions contained on these under. forms. In general, permission to manu­ Any person who wants to produce or as­ facture bicycles will be given only if labor semble more bicycles than the quotas 4. Paragraph (c) (1) is amended by and materials are available and if pro­ fixed in paragraph (b) (1) or (b) (2) deleting the last two sentences in said (including a person who has no quota paragraph. duction will not interfere with war con­ under the order) may apply for permis­ 5. Paragraph (d) (1) is amended by tracts. Regardless of the restrictions sion to do so as explained in Priorities changing “PDL-2033-B’’ in the sixth line contained in this paragraph a person Regulation 25. Restrictions of para­ to read “GA-146 (formerly Form PDL- who, as a result of having filed an ap­ graphs (b) (3), (b) (4), and (b) (5) re­ 2033-B).” peal, has been granted permission to lating to the production of bicycles and 6. In paragraph (d) (2) “PDL- manufacture bicycles may continue to bicycle parts will still be applicable to 2033-B” in the fifth line is amended to manufacture them to the extent that he any production which is authorized read “GA-146 (formerly Form PDL- was authorized. A person who was per­ under Priorities Regulation 25. 2033-B).” mitted to manufacture bicycles under (2) Appeals. Any appeal from the 7. In paragraph (d) (4) the last two Order L-52 before this amendment dated provisions of this order other than the sentences (beginning “ on or before Sep­ September 23,1944 may continue to pro­ quota restrictions of paragraphs (b) ( 1) tember 30” ) are deleted. 8. In paragraph (g) “Division” in the duce under that authorization until Oc­ or (b) (2) should be filed on Form WPB- 7th line is revised to read “Bureau.” tober 31, 1944. 1477 (in triplicate), with the War Pro­ (2) In addition to the production duction Board, Washington 25, D. C., Issued this 23d day of September^ which may be authorized on Form GA- Ref.: L-52. No appeal should be filed 1944. 1850 under paragraph (b) (1), a person from the quota restrictions of para­ W ar P r o d u c t io n B oard, B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , may produce or assemble bicycles to fill graphs (b ) ( 1) or (b) (2). Recording Secretary. orders for delivery to or for the account (e) Applicability of other orders and of the Army or Navy of the United States. regulations. This order and all trans­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14725; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; 4:08 p. m.] Bicycles manufactured to fill such orders actions affected by this order are subject may be made without regard to the re­ to the applicable regulations of the War strictions contained in paragraphs (b) Production Board. If any other order P art 944—R e g u lat io n s A pplic a b le to the (3) and (b) (4). of the War Production Board limits the O per atio n of th e P r io rities S y s t e m (3) No bicycles shall be manufactured use of any material in the production of [Priorities Reg. 24, Direction 1] which (i) have a net weight greater than bicycles and bicycle parts to a greater FILING OF FORM W PB-3940 BY MACHINE TOOL 42 pounds exclusive of tires and tubes; extent than does this order, the other BUILDERS SUBJECT TO GENERAL PREFER­ (ii) have a frame measurement from the order shall govern unless it states other­ ENCE ORDER E -l-b center of the crank to the top of the wise. The following direction is issued pur­ saddle post staff of less than 18 inches. (f) Communications. All reports re­ suant to Priorities Regulation 24: (4) No bicycles or bicycle parts shall quired to be filed hereunder and all com­ Notwithstanding the provisions of para­ be manufactured which contain any munications concerning this order, shall, graph (d) of Priorities Regulation 24, ma­ crude rubber or metal other than- iron, unless otherwise directed, be addressed chine tool producers who file monthly opera­ steel, aluminum, magnesium, or zinc ex­ to the War Production ^Board, Consum­ tions reports, on Form WPB-417 or WPB-1440 cept that (i) chromic acid may be used ers Durable Goods Division, Washington are not required to file Form WPB-3940. for plating on seat posts, handlebars and 25, D. C., Ref.: L-52. Issued this 25th day of September 1944. stems, cranks, pedals and adjusting nuts Issued this 23d day of September 1944. W ar P r o d uctio n B oard, and screws; (ii) brass may be used if W ar P roduction B oard, B y J. Jo seph W h e l a n , permitted by Order M-9-c; (iii) lighting Recording Secretary. and warning equipment may contain By J. Joseph W helan, Recording Secretary. [F. R. Doc. 44-14745; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; such material as is absolutely necessary 11:18 a. m.] to satisfy minimum safety requirements [F. R. Doc. 44-14694; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; and for which there is no satisfactory 10:55 a. m.] 1 Formerly Part 1110, § 1110.1. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11743

P art 1042—I m po rts o p S trategic ment for the importation of such mate­ contract or other arrangement made be­ M aterials rial. The materials subject to this order fore, or in existence on the governing date and which, on December 28, 1942, [General Imports Order M-63, as Amended are those listed from time to time upon Sept. 25, 1944] List I, List n, and List III attached was in transit to a point within the con­ hereto. tinental United States; or The fulfillment of requirements for (2) Authorization by War Produc­ (viii) To manufactured materials the defense of the United States has tion Board. Any person desiring such which are imported in bond solely for created a shortage in the supply of cer­ authorization, whether owner, pur­ the purpose of having them repaired tain imported materials for defense, for chaser, seller, or consignee of the mate­ and then returned to the owner outside private account, and for export; and the rial to be imported, or agent of any of the continental United States; or following order is deemed necessary and them, shall make application therefor in (ix) To materials which were grown, appropriate in the public interest and duplicate on Form WFB-1041 (formerly produced, or manufactured in the conti­ to promote the national defense: PD-222C) addressed to the War Produc­ nental United States, and which were § 1042.1’ General Imports Order M- • tion Board, Ref.: M-63, Washington 25, shipped outside the continental United 63— (a) Definitions. For the purposes D. C. Unless otherwise expressly per­ States on consignment or pursuant to a of this order: mitted, such authorization shall apply contract of purchase, and which are now (1) “Person” means any individual, only to the particular material and ship­ returned as rejected by the prospective partnership association, business trust, ment mentioned therein and to the per­ purchaser; or corporation, or any organized group of sons and their agents concerned with (x) To materials shipped into the persons, whether or-not incorporated. such shipment; it shall not be assignable United States in transit from one point (2) “Owner” of any material means or transferable either in whole or in part. in Mexico to another point in Mexico, any person who has any property inter-^ (3) Restrictions on financing of im­ or from one point in Canada to another est in such material except a person^ ports. No bank or other person shall point in Canada. whose interest is held solely as security participate, by financing or otherwise, (c) Restrictions on disposition of List for the payment of money. in any arrangement which such bank or I material. Except as hereinafter spe­ (3) “Consignee” means the person to person knows or has reason to know in­ cifically provided in paragraph (d) here­ whom a material is consigned at the time volves the importation after the govern­ of: of importation. ing date of any material subject to this (1) Restrictions upon owners and con­ (4) “Import” means to transport in order, unless such bank or person either signees. No owner or consignee of any any manner into the continental United has received a copy of the authorization material on List I which is imported after States from any foreign country or from issued by the War Production Board the governing date shall in any way, di­ any territory or possession of the United under the provisions of paragraph (b) rectly or indirectly: States (including the Philippine Islands). (2) or is satisfied from known facts that (1) Dispose of any interest in such It includes shipments into a free port, the proposed transaction comes within material; free zone, or bonded custody of the the exceptions set forth in paragraph (ii) Process or in any way change the United States Bureau of Customs (b) (4). physical condition of such material; (iii) Transfer possession, or cause or (bonded warehouse) in the continental (4) Exceptions. Unless otherwise di­ permit a transfer of possession, of such United States and shipments in bond rected by the War Production Board, material except to the port of entry and into the continental United States for the restrictions set forth in this para­ from the port of entry to the place of in­ transshipment to Canada, Mexico, or any graph (b) shall not apply: itial storage of such material; or other foreign country. (i) To the Foreign Economic Admin­ istration, U. S. Commercial Company, (iv) Change, or cause or permit a (5) “Place of initial storage” means change of, the location of such material any warehouse, yard ground storage, or Commodity Credit Corporation, Metals Reserve Company, Defense Supplies Cor­ except to the port of entry and from the other place, to which the person making port of entry to the place of initial stor­ the entry or withdrawal from custody of poration, or any other United States governmental department, agency, or age of such material. the United States Bureau of Customs of Provided: That a consignee of such ma­ material imported subject to this order corporation, or any agent acting for any such department, agency or cor­ terial may dispose of his interest in such directs or has directed that such material material to the extent necessary to com­ be transported from the port of entry to poration; or (ii) To any material of which any plete any commitment or contract made be held until disposed of pursuant to this prior to the governing date. The person order. United States governmental department, agency, or corporation is the owner at to whom he disposes of such interest (6) Material shall be deemed “in tran­ shall be subject to all restrictions im­ sit” if it is afloat, if an on board ocean the time of importation, or to any ma­ terial which the owner at the time of posed upon owners by this order. bill of lading has actually been issued importation had purchased or otherwise (2) Restrictions upon banks and per­ with respect to it, or if it has actually acquired from any United States gov­ sons similarly situated. No bank or other person which, as agent, pledgee, been delivered to and accepted by a rail, ernmental department, agency or cor­ truck, or a\,r carrier, for transportation beneficiary under a trust receipt, or poration; or otherwise, has possession of Or any in­ to a point within the continental United (iii) To any material which on the States. terest in any written instrument evidenc­ governing date was in transit to a point ing any interest in any material on List (7) “Governing date” with respect to within the continental United States. I shall in any way, directly or indirectly, any material means the date when such (iv) [Deleted Mar. 30, 1944] dispose of any such interest, or transfer material first became subject to General (v) To any material consigned as a possession, or cause or.permit a transfer Imports Order M-63. gift or imported for personal use where of possession, of such instrument, unless: (b) Restrictions on imports of mate­ the value of each consignment or ship­ (i) Such material was imported before rials— (1) General restriction. No per­ ment is less than $100.00; or to any the governing date; or son, except as authorized in writing by material consigned or imported as a (ii) Such person neither knows nor the War Production Board shall iJur- sample where the value of each con­ has reason to know that such mate­ chase for import, receive, or offer to signment or shipment is less than $25.00; rial was imported after the governing receive on consignment for import, or or to any used material in the category date; or make any contract or other arrangement (iii) Such disposition or transfer is of household goods imported by the necessary to permit a consignee to make for the importing of, any material sub­ owner for his own personal use; or a permissible disposition of material in ject to this order after the governing (vi) To materials consigned as gifts accordance with subparagraph (1) of date. The foregoing restrictions shall for personal use bv or to members of this paragraph ( c ) ; or apply to the importation of any material the Armed Services of the United States; (iv) Such disposition or transfer is subject to the order, regardless of the or made to the owner of the material and existence on the governing date or there­ (vii) To any material on List I or List such owner has complied with all the after of any contract or other arrange­ n imported by any person under any provisions of this order. 11744 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

(d) Permissible disposition of last 1 department, agency, or corporation, shall from Schedule A, Statistical Classification of materials — (1) Transfer to govern­ be entered through the United States Imports of the Department of Commerce mental agency. Nothing contained in Bureau of Customs for any purpose, (issue of January 1, 1943). Materials are in­ this order shall prohibit an owner or whether for consumption, for warehouse, cluded in the list to the extent that they are consignee of any material on lis t I im­ in transit, in bond, for re-export, for ap­ covered by the commodity numbers listed ported after the governing date, or a praisal, or otherwise, unless the person below. If no commodity number is listed, bank or other person having possession making the entry shall file with the entry the description given shall control. of, or an interest in, a written instru­ Form WPB-1040 (formerly PD-222B) in ment evidencing an interest in such ma­ duplicate. The filing of such form a terial, from disposing of, or making any second time shall not be required upon Com­ merce arrangement to dispose of, any interest any subsequent entry of such material M aterial Govern­ Im port ing date in such material to the Foreign Economic through the United States Bureau of Class No. Administration, Commodity Credit Cor­ Customs for any purpose; nor shall the poration, Metals Reserve Company, De­ filing of such form be required upon the Agave manufactures and semi­ fense Supplies Corporation, or any other withdrawal of any material from bonded manufactures: United States governmental department, custody of the United States Bureau of Sisal cordage, Including cables, agency, or corporation. tarred or untarred composed Customs, regardless of the date when of 3 or more strands, each (2) Authorization by War Production such material was first transported into strand composed o f 2 or more Board. Notwithstanding the provisions the continental United States. Both yam s____-..______3417. 010 i 1/18/43 3417.110 1 1/18/43 of paragraph (c), an owner or con­ copies of such form shall be transmitted Carpet yams ol agave, dyed or signee of material on List I im­ by the Collector of Customs to the War u n d y e d ...... N . S. C, « 7/21/42 Cordage o f agave fibers, other ported after the governing date or a Production Board, Division of Stock­ than sisal______N . S. C. » 1/18/43 bank or other person having possession piling and Transportation, Ref.: M-63, Cords and twines of agave fibers. N . S. C. » 1/18/43 of or ah interest in a written instrument Fabrics woven of agave fibers... N . S. C. 19/11/42 Washington 25, D. C. Other manufactures (including evidencing an interest in such material, (2) Other reports. All persons hav­ all products in whole or in part may process such material or may dispose ing any interest in, or taking any action . of agave fibers)______N . S. C. 1/18/43 (3535.000- 1 of any interest in such material or any with respect to, any material imported Alpaca llama, and vicuna hair____ •{3535. 400 } * 7/2/42 such written instrument, or transfer pos­ after the governing date, whether as 1 ine. 1 Alpargatas...... 0369.500 6/28/43 session or change the location thereof, or owner, agent, consignee, or otherwise, Beef and mutton tallow—includes cause or permit such a transfer of pos­ shall file such other reports as may be oleo stock...... 0036. eoo 5/22/42 session or change of location, upon writ­ Beef and mutton tallow (inedi­ required from time to time by the War ble)—includes oleo stock. _...... 0815. 600 5/22/42 ten authorization by the War Produc­ Production Board. Brazilian pebble (quartz crystals), tion Board. Any such person may unmanufactured...... 5120. 600 10/6/42 (g) Routing of communications. All Brazilian pebble (quartz crystals) make application in duplicate for such communications concerning this order manufactured and semimanu­ an authorization on Form WPB-1039 shall, unless otherwise herein directed, be factured in blanks, slabs, bars, (formerly PD-222A), which form shall e t c ...—* ...... N . S. C. 10/6/42 addressed to: War Production Board, Broom com ..___—... ______2936.000 11/23/42 be addressed to the Wax Production Washington 25, D. C., Ref.: M-63. Castor bean s...... t. ___ ... 2231.000 4/8/42 Board, Ref.: M-63, Washington 25, D. C. Chrome ore {Chrom ite)--.--...__ 6213.100 * 12/28/41 Ch) Violations. Any person who wil­ 6213. 300 * 12/28/41 (3) Exceptions. The restrictions set fully violates any provision of this order, 6213. 500 * 12/28/41 forth in paragraph (c) shall not apply Cinchona bark or other bark from or who, in connection with this order, wbich quinine may be extracted.. 2201. 000 5/22/42 to any material after any United States wilfully conceals a material fact or who J1423.100 5/22/42 Cottonseed oil, crude, refined____ governmental department, agency, or furnishes false information to any de­ \1423. 200 5/22/42 Feathers for beds (including goose corporation becomes the owner thereof, partment or agency of the United States and duck feathers and down, and and shall not apply to any material of is guilty of a. crime, and upon conviction mixtures thereof, new and used).. 0922.200 6/28/43 \ which any United States governmental Flaxseed (linseed)...... 2233.000 6/22/42 may be punished by fine or imprison­ Graphite or plumbago: department, agency, or corporation is ment. In addition, any such person may Amorphous, natural (except the owner at the time of importation, of Mexican origin)______5730.100 4/8/42 be prohibited from making or obtaining Crystalline flake______5730.500 12/28/41 and shall not apply to any material pur­ further deliveries of, or from processing Crystalline, crucible lump and chased or otherwise acquired from any or using, material under priority assist­ chip graphite______573a 610 4/8/42 Crystalline, dust and other United States governmental department ance. In addition, the War Production crystalline lump and chip agency, or corporation. Board may direct the disposition and use graphite...... 5730.630 4/8/42 (e) Restrictions on disposition of List Hemp (Cannabis Sativatypeonly) of any material which is imported with­ unmanufactured: 11 or Last I I I malarial. Unless otherwise out authorization as required by para­ Hackled including "line of hemp". 3263.000 Ô/11/42 provided by the terms of the authoriza­ Not hackled______3263.200 9/11/42 graph (b), T o w ______3263.300 9/11/42 tion issued pursuant to paragraph (b) 7/2/42 of cattle of the bovine species.. subject to all applicable provisions of the any material from the order shall not be 0345.000 '10345.100 regulations, of the War Production construed to affect in any way any lia­ Leather made from hides or skins 1 Board and to all orders and directions bility for violation of the order which of animals of the equine of the War Production Board which now species______N . S. C. 1 7/2/42 accrued or was incurred prior to the date 0333.000- 1 or hereafter may be in effect with respect of removal. 0333.500 \ 7/2/42 to such material. inc. J Issued this 25th day of September 1944. Goat and kidskin leather (except <0335. 400 7/2/42

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Muru muru nut o il.... ______N .S .C . 8/21/42 Brushes, n. s. p. f.: Istle or tampico fiber, unmanufac­ Neatsfoot oil and animal oils Paintbrushes (includingartists). 9715.100 *9/23/43 tured (including istle waste)____ 3405.000 3/14/42 known as neatsfoot stock.._____ 0808.950 5/22/42 Other (except toilet brushes and Jewels, for any movement, mech­ Oleo o il...... 0036.200 8/21/42 hair pencils)...... 9715.900 *9/23/43 anism, device or instrument Peanut (ground nut) oil...... 1427.000 5/22/42 Castor oil...... 2260.020 4/8/42 dutiable under paragraphs 367 Peanuts: Cattle, ox, and calf tail hair in­ and 368 of the T ariff A ct of 1930. Shelled...... 1367.000 4/2/43 cluding switches...... 3696. 100 7/2/42 or any meter or compass (Jewel N o t shelled...... 1368.000 4/2/43 Cedar, Spanish: bearings)...... S680. C00 1/12/44 Pyrethrum or insect flowers...... 2202. C00 10/21/42 L o g s ...... 4032.000 '4/28/43 Jute and manufacturers: Pyrethrum, or insect flowers, ad­ Lumber, rough, not further Waste bagging and waste sugar vanced in value or condition____ 2220.310 10/21/42 manufactured than sawed, sack cloth______v ______3243.000 6/10/43 2237.000 «5/22/42 and flooring...... 4202.000 «4/28/43 Jute yarns or roving, single_____ 3244.000 6/10/43 Reel squill...... 2210.660 10/21/42 Lumber, dressed, not further 3244.100 6/10/43 Rotenone bearing roots (cubé root manufactured than planed, 3244.200 6/10/43 N .S . C. (timbo or bar basco) derris and 00 © £ © tongued, and grooved...... '4/28/43 3244.300 6/10/43 tuba) crude and advanced______6/4/42 Coconut oil...... 2242.500 1/13/42 Jute cordage, twine and twist of 2210.300 6/4/42 Cohune nuts and kernels______N.S.C. 4/8/42 2 or more yarns twisted to­ 2220.360 6/4/42 Cohune nut oil...... N . S. O. 9/11/42 gether, size o f single yarn or 2220.370 5/4/42 Coir y a r n ...... 3420. 000 » 11/23/42 roving: Seal oil...... 0816.000 7/2/43 Coir manufactures, other than pile N o t bleached, dyed or other­ Sesame oil, edible and inedible____ 1428.200 »7/21/42 mats, floor coverings, mattings, wise treated______.. 3245.200 6/10/43 2249.000 ‘ 7/21/42 ...... N .S .C .etc______» 11/23/42 3245.300 6/10/43 Sunflower oil, edible and dena­ Copper______... _____...... 6401.800 12/28/41 3245.400 6/10/43 tured...... 1421.000 5/22/42 6417.100 3/14/42 3245.500 6/10/43 2247.000 5/22/42 6430.000 3/14/42 Bleached, dyed or otherwise Sunflower seed...... 2240.000 «5/22/42 6418.300 6/1/42 treated...... 3245.220 6/10/43 Tantalum ore (tantalite)___ ...... 6270.400 4/8/42 Copra...... 2232.000 1/13/42 3245.320 6/10/43 Tucum oil...... N . S. O. 8/21/42 Corundum in grains, or ground, 3245.420 6/10/43 Whale oil (other than sperm)_____ 0803.500 5/22/42 pulverized or refined______N.S.C.- 5/22/42 3245. 520 6/10/43 Corundum o r e ..______6460. C00 5/22/42 Bagging for cotton, gunny cloth, Cotton yarns and fabrics: etc., of single yarns, not 1 M oved from List I I 4/28/43. Airplane cloth, type M M ______N . S. C. 8/21/42 bleached, colored, or printed, »M oved from List II I 1/18/43. Balloon fabric, type H H ______N . S. O. 8/21/42 not exceeding 16 threads in »M o v ed from List I I I 4/28/43. Balloon fabric, type SS______N . S. C. 8/21/42 Warp and filling to the square »M oved from List II 5/14/43. Cotton rope for spinning mules.. N . S. C. 11/23/42 inch, or jute or other vegetable •Moved from List I I I 3/5/43. Decating apron fabric...... N . S. C. 11/23/42 - fiber______3246.000 6/10/43 • Deleted Sept. 25, 1944. . English spun combed cotton 3246.100 6/10/43 * M o ved from List I I I 5/17/44. yarn, single or plied, in counts Burlaps and other woven fabrics of 58’s and finer______N.S.C. 11/23/42 wholly of jute, n. s. p. f._____ 3247.000 6/10/43 N. S. C.— No separate class or commodity • Filter cloth______N . S. O. 11/23/42 3247.200 6/10/43 number has been assigned for the material Grey tracing cloth fabric____. . . . N . S. C. 11/23/42 Plain woven fabrics o f Jute, Lithograph 'moleskin cloth______N . S. C. 11/23/42 weighing less than 4 ounces per as described by the Department of Commerce, Printers molleton...... N . S. C. 11/23/42 square yard______3248.000 6/10/43 Statistical Classification of Imports. Tracing cloth______3970.000 8/21/42 Woven fabrics of jute for pad­ Typewriter ribbon fabric...... N .S . O. 8/21/42 dings or interlinings exceeding Cottonseed hull fiber______. N . S. O. 7/21/42 30 threads in warp and filling L ist II Diamonds, rough or uncut (suit- to the square inch, weighing able for cutting into gem stones). 5950.000 9/16/44 from 4H to 12 ounces, inclusive, N ote: List II amended Sept. 25, 1944, effec­ Diamonds, industrial (rough or per square yard____...... ____: 3248.100 6/10/43 tive Oct. 1, 1944. uncut, not advanced in con­ W oven fabrics, n. s. p. f. in chief dition or value by cleaving, value but not wholly of jute__ 3248.200 6/10/43 The numbers listed after the following splitting, cutting, boring, or Jute sliver__ ..... ______3250.000 6/10/43 other process): Jute webbing, not exceeding 12 materials are commodity numbers taken Carbonado; and ballas...... 5952.100 9/16/44 inches in w idth ______3250.700 6/10/43 from Schedule A, Statistical Classification of Diamond dust...... 5952.600 9/16/44 Jute manufactures, n. s. p. f____ 325O.S0O 6/10/43 Imports of the Department of Commerce . Bort (Glaziers’ and engravers’ Jute bags or sacks______3249.000 4/2/43 diamonds, not set, and min­ 3249.100 4/2/43 (issue of January 1,1943). Materials are in­ ers’ diamonds, n. e. s., and Jute butts, unmanufactured. 3242.000 10/6/42 cluded in the list to the extent that they are other industrial diamonds)___ 5952.700 9/16/44 Jute, unmanufactured______3241.000 10/6/42 Emetine and salts thereof______N . S. C. »8/5/43 K a p o k ...... 3403.000 7/2/42 covered by the commodity numbers listed Fir, other than Douglas fir: Leather, unmanufactured: below. If no commodity number is listed, Logs...... N.S.C. 4/28/43 Chamois leather______... 0335. 350 ‘ 7/2/42 the description given shall control. Lumber, rough sawed boards, 0335. 800 ‘ 7/2/42 planks, deals, etc...... 4104.040 4/28/43 Rough tanned leather (inch Lum ber, dressed sawed boards, India-tanned): planks, deals, etc...... 4104.050 4/28/43 Vegetable-tanned goat and Com­ Glycerine, crude and refined_____ 8290. 000 5/22/42 sheepskins...______0339.000 i 7/2/42 merce Govern­ Material 8291.100 5/22/42 0339.1Ó0 »7/2/42 Im port ing date Hair, curled...... 3698.800 6/29/44 Sheep and lamb leather (includ­ Class No. Hides and skins: ing shearlingsand cabrettas) Buffalo hides, dry and w et______0203. COO 1/13/42 Leather for shoe purposes...... 0332.000 ‘ 7/2/42 0203.100 1/13/42 0332.100 ‘ 7/2/42 Agave fibers, unmanufactured, not Buffalo hides (India water buffalo, Glove and garment leather___ 0335. 300 ‘ 7/2/42 elsewhere specified on this order for use in rawhide articles) dry Leather, n. s. p. f. cut into shoe (except flume tow and bagasse and w et...... 0209.000 9/16/44 uppers, vamps, or other forms N . B. C. <7/2/42 waste)...... N . S. C. 8/5/43 0209.100 9/16/44 Patent leather for the manufac­ 6650.000 8/19/44 Cabretta skins or hair sheepskins 0235.000 7/2/42 ture of footwear______...... N . B. C. ■7/2/42 6651.000 8/19/44 Calf, dry and w e t...... ______0207.000 1/13/42 Grained, embossed, etc., or 6651.100 8/19/44 0208.000 1/13/42 fancy leather...... 0345. 400 ‘ 7/2/42 8380.180 8/19/44 Cattle hides, dry and wet______0201.000 1/13/42 Skivers, n. s. p. f ...... 0335. 200 ‘ 7/2/42 8380. 210 8/19/44 0202.000 1/13/42 In the rough, in the white, Asbestos, unmanufactured (origi­ Goat and kid skins, dry and wet 0241.000 7/2/42 crust or russet, partly fin­ nating in Rhodesia or Union of 0242.000 7/2/42 ished or finished»...... N . 8 .C . ‘ 7/2/42 South A frica)...... 5500.010 1/13/42 K ip , dry and wet______0205. 000 1/13/42 Other (except glove and gar­ 5500.020 1/13/42 0206.000 1/13/42 m ent)...... 0332.500 ‘ 7/2/42 5500.090 1/13/42 Horse mane and tail hair, raw and Leather products made in whole 5500.300 1/13/42 drawn, including switches...... 3694. CC0 *3/14/42 or in part of bovine, equine, or 5500.500 1/13/42 3694.100 * 3/14/42 goatskin leather: 5501.000 1/13/42 Ipecac, crude and advanced in Aprons______N. S.O. 5/27/44 5501.100 1/13/42 value or condition...... 2210.450 1 1/18/43 Belts, transmission______... N.S.C. 5/27/44 5501.900 1/13/42 2220.170 » 1/18/43 Belts, designed to be worn on 5502.100 1/13/42 Iron and steel scrap, fit only for the person...... N.8.Ç. 6/27/44 Babassu nuts and kernels______... 2239.130 4/8/42 6004.000 6/1/42 Chaps, work______N.S.C. 6/27/44 2239.150 4/8/42 6/1/426004.100 Flat leather goods...... N.S.C. 6/27/44 Babassu nut oil...... 2257.100 4/8/42 Istle or tampico fiber, manufac­ Footwear (including slippers)__ N.S.C. 6/27/44 Beryl ore or beryllium ore...... 6270.000 6/4/42 tured in whole or in part Furniture...... N.S.C. 6/27/44 Beryllium oxide, carbonate and (dressed)...... 3410.010 3/6/43 Garments______N. S. 0. 5/27/44 other beryllium salts______8380.963 5/4/42 Istle or tampico fiber manufac­ Gloves, work____ ;...... N. S. C. 5/27/44 Bristles, hog and pig...... 0917.000 »3/14/42 tures (ipcl. all products in whole Handbags and purses____ ... N.S.C. 5/27/44 0979.100 *5/14/42 or in part of istle)...... N» 8, C. 11/23/42 Harness______N.S. 0. 5/27/44 See footnotes at end of table. See footnotes at end of table. See footnotes at end of table. No. 192- 11746 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

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Leather products, etc.— Con. Rapeseed oil, denatured and not Beef and veal, pickled or cured— . 0029.000 7/2/42 Horse collars...... N . S. C. 6/27/44 denatured...... 2246.000 6/22/42 Beef, canned, Including corned Hydraulic, packing, mechani­ 2253.000 1/13/42 beef...... 0028.000 7/2/42 cal, and textile leather prod­ Silk: Beef, fresh, chilled or frozen...... 0018.000 5/14/43 ucts...... N .S . Ç. 5/27/44 Cocoon^...... 3703.000 10/21/42 Blood, dried...... 8505.000 7/2/42 Laces and thongs...... N.S.C. 6/27/44 Partially manufactured silk, and Bone black, bone char, and blood Luggage and related articles silk noils exceeding 2 inches in char______0990.130 7/2/42 (including suitcases, valises, length, not twisted or spun___ 3799. CC0 10/21/42 Bones, crude...... 0911.200 7/2/42 satchels, traveling and over­ R aw silk in skeins, reeled from Bones, ground, ash, dust, meal and night bags, hatboxes, trunks the cocoon, or re-reeled," not flour...... 0911. 300 7/2/42 and other luggage; and boxes, wound, doubled, twisted, or Bran, shorts, and other wheat by­ - caskets, chests, baskets, rolls, advanced______...... 3702.000 10/21/42 product feeds______1181.000 7/2/42 brief cases, golf bags, and other Silk waste______...... 3704.000 10/21/42 Brazil or cream nuts______1356.000 7/2/42 cases): W ild silk or tussah____ ...... 3702.100 10/21/42 1357.000 7/2/42 Made wholly or in part ol Silver: B u tter...'...... 0044.000 7/2/42 bovine leather...... N.S.C. 8/6/43 Ores, concentrates, and base bul­ Buttermilk, dried...... 0041.200 4/2/43 Made wholly or in part of lion, valuable chiefly for silver Cacao butter (cocoa butter)...... 1420.000 7/2/42 equine leather...... N .S .C . 6/27/44 content______6819.500 7/21/42 Canary Seed...... 2462.000 7/2/42 Made wholly or in part of Bullion, refined______6819.600 7/21/42 Casein or lactarene...... 0943.000 7/2/42 goatskin leather...... N .S .C . 8/27/44 Coin, foreign...... 6819.800 7/21/42 Cassia buds, unground...... 1633.000 10/6/42 R ifle scabbards; rifle slings, Sweepings and scrap, including Cassia, cassia vera, unground...... 1533. ICO 10/6/42 pistol holsters, and pistol silver sulphides______6819. 900 .7/21/42 Cassia, cassia búds and cassia vera, b e lts ...... N . S. C. 6/27/44 Semiprocessed items, valuable ground...... 1550.070 10/6/42 Saddles and saddlery______N . S. C. 6/27/44 chiefly for silver content______N . S. C. 7/21/42 Castor bean pomace (castor oil Suspenders...... N.S.C. 6/27/44 Compounds, mixtures and salts, cake and castor oil cake m e a l)... 8509.100 1A8/43 Loofa (Lufla) sponges...... N . 8. C. 8/21/42 valuable chiefly for silver con­ (0045.100- M aguey or cantala, unmanufac­ tent______N.S.C. 7/21/42 Cheese______■{0046.990 | 7/2/42 tured...... 3409.200 1/18/43 Sisal and henequen, unmanufac­ t ine. Mahogany, dressed (sawed and tured (except flume tow and Cherries dried, desiccated, evap­ not further manufactured than bagasse waste)...... N .S .C . 1A8/43 orated...... 1317.100 6/28/43 planed, tongued, and grooved )... 4204.100 7/21/42 Tung oil (China wood oil)...... 2241.000 1/13/42 Chickens and guineas: Mahogany logs...... 4031.000 7/2/42 Urena lobata fiber..______N . S. O. 10/6/42 Dead, fresh, chilled or frozen, Mahogany rough (not further Yucca fiber______N .S . C. 3/5/43 dressed or undressed______0025. 400 4/28/43 manufactured than sawed)...... 4202.100 7/21/42 Zinc blocks, pigs or slabs______.... 6558. 200 12/28/41 L iv e ______N . S. C. 4/28/43 M anila or abaca cordage, includ­ Prepared or preserved...... N . S. C. 4/28/43 ing cables, tarred or untarred, Chickpeas and garbanzos, dried... 1200.000 7/2/42 composed o f 3 or more strands, 1 M oved from List 1 1/8/44. Chicle, crude and refined or ad­ each strand composed of 2 or * M oved from L ist 1 3/30/44. vanced...... 2131.000 7/2/42 more yarns...... 3417.095 6/28/43 3 M oved from List 13/30/44. 2189. 300 7/2/42 3417.195 6/28/43 4 Moved from List i n 6/17/44. Cinnamon and chips of. unground. 1526.000 10/6/42 Manila or abaca fiber (except T •M oved from List 1 6/22/44. Cinnamon and chips of, ground... 1550.030 10/6/42 grade to w )...... 3402.300 4/28/43 Cocoa beans or cacao beans...... 1501.300 .7/2/42 Manila or abaca tow (T grade onlv) 3402. 600 4/28/43 N. S. C.— No separate class or commodity Cocoa powder, unsweetened and M anila or abaca fiber manufactures number has been assigned for the material sweetened—______1502.100 . 1/18/43 (inel. all manlla or abaca prod- as described by the Department of Commerce, 1502.300 1/18/43 ucts)...... N . S. O. 4/28/43 1502.900 1/18/43 Meshta fiber______N . S. O. 10/6/42 Statistical Classification of Imports. Coconuts, in the shell...... 1351.000 10/21/42 M etallic beryllium, caesium, lithi­ Coconut meat, shredded and desic­ um, and potasshirp—_ ..... 8380.870 5/4/42 List III cated or similarly prepared_____ 1379.000 10/21/42 M ica— ... , 6560.810 3/14/42 Cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and 3/14/425560.840 N ote: List H I amended Sept. 25,1944, effec­ cusk, pickledor salted (not in oil, 5660.860 3/14/42 tive Oct. 1, 1944. etc., and not in airtight contain­ 5560.890 3/14/42 ers, weighing, with c o u n ts , not 5560.910 3/14/42 The numbers listed after the following over 15 lbs. e a c h ) ______0069.000 4/2/43 5560.940 3/14/42 0069.200 4/2/43 5560.960 3/14/42 materials are commodity numbers taken 0069.900 4/2/43 5560.990 3/14/42 from Schedule A, Statistical Classification of Coffee, raw or green, roasted or 5561. 000 3/14/42 Imports of the Department of Commerce processed______1511.000 7/2/42 5561.300 3/14/42 (issue of January 1, 1943). Materials are in­ 1511.100 7/2/42 5561.400 3/14/42 Combinations and mixtures of ani- 5561.500 7/21/42 cluded in the list to the extent that they are mal, vegetable, or mineral oils, or 5561.600 3/14/42 covered by the commodity numbers listed any of them, with or without 6561.900 3/14/42 below. If no commodity number is listed, other substances, not specifically 5564.000 3/14/42 the description given shall control. provided for...... 2260.120 7/21/42 5564.200 3/14/42 Congo gum copal______N . S. C. 1/12/44 M ilkw eed...... N . S. O. 1/18/43 Corn...... 1031.000 7/2/42 Ouricury (urieury) nuts and ker­ C om meal, flour, grits and similar nels______2239.610 5/22/42 Com­ products...... 1090.190 6/29/44 2239. 620 6/22/42 Material merce Govern­ C om , cracked...... 1090.180 7/2/42 Ouricury (urieury) oil, inedible Im port ing date Corned beef hash . .. 1250.230 6/27/44 and edible. . ______2257.800 5/22/42 Class No. Cornstarch...... 2815.000 10/25/43 2257.830 5/22/42 Cotton linters (all grades)...... 3005.000 7/2/42 Palm nut kernels______2236.500 3/14/42 Cotton, raw (all staple length)___ 3001.000 7/2/42 Palm kernel oil. _ .r______. 2248. 000 3/14/42 Agave fiber processors’ m ill waste 3003.600 7/2/42 palm Qil...... 2243.000 1/13/42 (including sisal and henequen 3003.700 7/2/42 Pine, other than Northern d-hite processors’ m ill waste)...... N.S.C. 8/5/43 3003.800 7/2/42 or N orw ay pine: Agave flume tow and bagasse Cotton waste______r. , 3006.350 7/2/42 Logs...... N . 8 .C .' 4/28/43 waste not elsewhere specified on 3006.600 7/2/42 Lumber, sawed boards, planks, this order______N.S.C. 8/5/43 Cream, dried_____ 0041.300 4/2/43 deals, etc., rough and dressed.. 4107. 700 4/28/48 10073.300- Ì Currants, dried...... N . S. C. 6/28/43 Prima Vera: Alewives and other pickled or salted fish, n. s. p. f ...... (0073. 800 ) 7/2/42 Dates, dried.__ ...... N , S. O. 6/28/43 Logs...... 4033. 400 '4/28/43 1 ine. I ~ D og food______1190.700 7/2/42 Lumber, rough, not further man­ Alfalfa seed...... 2401. 000 7/2/42 1190.800 7/2/42 ufactured than- sawed, and Anchovies, oanned, not in oil or in Egg albumen, dried...... 0094.000 . 3/5/43 flooring______N . S .C . •4/28/48 oil and other substances...... 0067. 000 7/2/42 Egg albumen, frozen, or otherwise Lumber, dressed, not further Anchovies, in oil or in oil and other prepared or preserved, n. s. p. f . . 0095.000 3/5/43 manufactured than planed, substances______0064.200 1A8/43 Eggs (chicken) whole, in the shell.. 0088.100 7/2/42 tongued, and grooved...... N . S. C. ‘4/28/43 0064.300 1/18/43 Eggs, dried...... 0090.000 3/5/43 [4590.000- Pulpwood, except chipped pulp- Apples, dried, desiccated, or avapo- Eggs, frozen, or otherwise prepared wood...... -<4595.000 | 1/12/44 rated...... 1330. 010 6/28/43 or preserved, n. s. p. f ...... 0091.000 3/5/43 1 ino. Apricots, dried, desiccated, or Eggs of poultry other than chicken, Punga fiber______N.S.C. 3/5/43 evaporated______1330.120 6/28/43 whole, in the shell...... 0088.500 3/5/43 Quebracho extract__ .... 2344.000 »7/2/42 Argols, tartar and wine lees, and Egg yolks, dried...... 0092.000 3/5/43 Quebracho wood...... 2305.000 *7/2/42 crude calcium tartrate...... 8329.000 7/2/42 Egg yolks, frozen, or otherwise pre­ Quinine salts or alkaloids from cin­ 8330.000 7/2/42 pared or preserved, n. s. p. f ...... 0093.000 3/5/43 chona bark: 8380. 013 7/2/42 Ergot...... 2210.330 10/6/42 Quinine sulphate______8102. 000 3/5/43 Balata, Coquiranc (crude and F atty acids, not specifically pro- Quinine alkaloid...... 8103. 200 3/5/43 washed)______N . S. C. 5/27/44* vided for derived from vege­ Other salts and derivatives of Balata, Massartmduba______..... N .S .C . 3/5/43 table oils, animal or fish oils, quinine...... 8103. 300 8/5/43 Balata, Peruvian chicken-wire.I... N .S .C . 5/27/44 animal fats and greases, not Qinchonidine and its salts 8103. 400 3/5/43 Balata, Peruvian F. A. Q., white.. N.S.C. , 8/5/43 elsewhere specified: Cinchonine and its salts______8103.500 8/5/43 Balata, not elsewhere specified on Cottonseed oil...... 2260. 220 5/22/42 Quinidine and its salts...... 8103. 600 8/5/43 the order...... '...... N.S.C. 9/25/44 Linseed oil. . _ ... 2260. 210 7/21/42 Totaquine and totaquine com­ Barley...... 1020.000 6/29/44 Soybean o il...... 2260.230 7/21/42 pounds...... N.S.C. 8/6/43 Beans, dried, except fava beans____ N . S.O . 7/2/42 Other, not elsewhere specified... 2260.240 7/21/42 See footnotes at end of table. Bee footnotes at end of table. See footnotes at end of table. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11747

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Com ­ Com ­ -.Com­ merce Govern­ merce Govern­ merce Govern­ M aterial Material Material Im port ing Hate Im port ing Date Im port ing Date Class No. Class No. Class N o.

Fatty alcohols and fatty acids sul- Olive oil, inedible: W ool apparel, (finer than 40’s but phated, not elsewhere specified, Sulphured or foots______.... 2244.000 9/23/43 not finer than 44’s)1______3513.000 7/2/42 and salts of fatty acids sulphated O th er..______2245.000 . 9/23/43 3514.100 7/2/42 pot elsewhere specified______2260.280 -7/21/42 Onions, dehydrated______N.S.C. 4/28/43 3514.200 7/2/42 Feeds, mixed livestock and poul­ 12Q8.100 7/2/42 3514.300 7/2/42 tr y ...... 1190. 200 6/29/44 Peaches, dried, desiccated, or 3524.000 7/2/42 Figs, dried...... N . S .C . 6/28/43 evaporated...... 1330.620 6/28/43 3525.100 . 7/2/42 Fish scrap and fish m e a l...______0976.000 7/2/42 Peaches, green, ripe, or in b rin e... 1330.610 7/2/42 3525.200 7/2/42 8509.7C0 7/2/42 Pearl shells or mother-of-pearl 3525.300 7/2/42 Fish-liver oil, n. e. s. (include hali­ shells, unmanufactured...... 0961. C00 8/5/43 (3501:000- 1 but-liver o il)...... 2220.250 1/12/44 Pears, dried, desiccated, or evap­ Wool, carpet...... <3502.300 > 7/2/42 Floor coverings: orated...... 1330. 670 6/28/43 ( ine. Pile mats and floor coverings oi Pears, green, ripe or in brine______1330.660 7/2/42 cocoa fiber (coir fiber)...... 3960.1C0 10/21/42 Peas, dried and split...... 1197.000 7/2/42 M atting and articles o f cocoa 1198.000 7/2/42 1 M oved from List I I 9/23/43. fiber (coir fiber) or rattan_____ 3963.000 10/21/42 Pigeons, racing or fancy...... 0895.500 7/2/42 3 M oved from List 1 1/8/44. Fruits, dried, not elsewhere speci­ Pigeons, other...... N.S.C. 7/2/42 8 Moved from List 1 3/30/44. fied on this order...... N . S. C. 6/28/43 Pimento (allspice), unground_____ 1543.000 10/6/42 Ginger root, unground, not pre­ Pimento (allspice), ground...... 1550.130 10/6/42 N. S. C.— No separate class or commodity served or candied______1536.100 10/6/42 Pimientos, packed in brine or oil, number has been assigned for the material Ginger root, ground, not preserved or prepared or preserved...... 1244.000 8/5/43 as described by the Department of Commerce, or candied_____ ...... 1550.080 10/6/42 Pork: r Glue stock, not elsewhere specified. 0930.900 8/5/43 Fresh or chilled______0020.100 6/14/43 Statistical Classification of Imports. Grapes, dried, other than raisins.. 1319. 500 6/28/43 Frozen...... 0020.500 5/14/43 Grapes, fresh (other than hot­ Pork, hams, shoulders, bacon, I nterpretation 1 house) ______1318. 500 7/2/42 sausage; prepared, cooked, Guano...... 8504.000 7/2/42 boned, canned, etc...... :.. 0030.900 7/2/42 No authorization under paragraph (b) of Gums, n. e. s., used in manu­ 0031.900 7/2/42 the order is necessary for the release or with­ facture of chewing gum______N . S .C . 3/5/43 Prunes, prunelles, and plums: 0070.000- Green or ripe, not in brine______1330.510 6/28/43 drawal of materials on List II or List III from Herring (including sprats, pil­ 0070.900 7/2/42 In brine... I ...... 1330. 530 6/28/43 a free port, a free zone, or the bonded custody chards and anchovies) all types.. ine. Dried, desiccated, or evaporated. 1330. 540 6/28/43 Hide cuttings, raw...... 0930.800 7/2/42 Otherwise prepared or pre­ of the United States. Bureau of Customs Hide splits, limed, pickled or dried served, n. s. p. f______1330. 550 6/28/43 (bonded -warehouse) in the continental (suitable for manufacturing into R&isins: United States regardless of the date when leather)...... N . S .C . 1/12/44 M ade from seedless grapes______1319.100 6/28/43 Hides and skinS: Other...... 1319.200 6/28/43 such materials first entered such place. The Horse, colt, and a s s ...... ___ 0 211.10 0 7/2/42 Ram ie fiber or China grass, un­ actual importation, which is the subject of 0211.300 7/2/42 manufactured...... 3409. eoo 9/23/43 0212.100 7/2/42 Rice: restriction under paragraph (b ), is deemed 0212.200 7/2/42 P a d d y...... 1051.000 10/25/43 to have occurred before the question of re­ 0212.300 7/2/42 Unclcaned or brown rice______1051.100 10/26/43 lease or withdrawal arises. Also no authori­ 0212. 500 7/2/42 Cleaned or milled rice...... 1053.JD00 10/25/43 Shearlings, dry and wet (except Patna rice, cleaned, for use in zation under paragraph (d) of the order is close shorn skins with commer­ canned soups...... 1054.000 10/25/43 necessary for the subsequent' disposition, cially worthless wool, H inch Rice meal, flour, polish and bran. 1059.100 10/25/43 and d o w n ).______N . S .C . 7/2/42 B r o k e n ...______1059.200 7/2/42 processing, or shipment of such released or Sheep and lamb skins, except 1044.000 7/2/42 withdrawn List II and List III materials. shearlings, cabrettas, etc. Sardines, in oil or in oil and other Pickled skins, not split,no wool. 0234.000 7/2/42 0063.200 4/2/43 As to List I materials which are similarly Pickled fleshers, split, flesh side. 0234.100 7/2/42 0063.300 ' 4/2/43 situated, no authorization under paragraph Pickled skivers,split, grain side. 0234.200 7/2/42 Sausage casings, sheep, lamb and (b ) of the order is necessary for their release Other wooled (wool on) except 0034.000 7/2/42 shearlings...... j. 0231. 500 7/2/42 Sausage casings, other______0035.500 7/2/42 or withdrawal from free port, free zone, or Hydrogenated or hardened oils and Sesame seed...... 2234.000 5/22/42 bonded custody, but authorization under fats, vegetable or animal...... 2260.100 7/21/42 Shark-liver oil, including oil pro­ Iodine____;______8300.000 7/2/42 duced from dogfish livers, n. s. paragraph (d) of the order is necessary for 8380.630 7/2/42 0808. 730 1/12/44 their subsequent disposition, processing, or 7/2/42 Siial and henequen flume tow Iron ore...... 6001.000 shipment unless they are shipped in bond to Lamb, fresh, chilled or frozen_____ 0022.000 5/14/43 and bagasse waste...... N.S.C. 1/18/43 (8712.300- Leche caspi (including crude sorva Soap (except Castile) andsoappow- Canada, Mexico, or some other foreign coun­ gum)...... 2170.000 3/5/43 •¡8719.900 [ 7/2/42 try, in which event the foreign destination Lentils...... 1199.000 7/2/42 J Lignaloe oil or Bois de Ko’se______2280.270 7/2/42 (1610.750- is deemed to be the place of initial storage as Mace, unground______1540.000 10/6/42 •¡1610.000 [ 7/2/42 such term is used in the order; Provided, 1 ine. Mace, ground...... 1550.090 10/6/42 1 however, That List I materials which are im­ Mace, Bombay or wild, unground. 1549.200 10/6/42 Syrups and extracts for use in the Mace, Bombay or wild, ground___ 1550.100 10/6/42 manufacture of beverages...... N . S.C . 3/5/43 ported in bond after July 2, 1942, can be M até...... 2210. 570 7/2/42 Tankage (ind. cracklings, greave shipped to Mexico, Canada, or some other Maté, Yerba, advanced in value or cakes, liver meal, meat meal, /0975.000 } 7/2/42 foreign country without the express authori­ condition (Paraguay tea)...... 1770.200 10/6/42 meat flour, meat scrap, etc.)____ (8509. eoo Meats, canned n. e. s., and prepar­ zation required under paragraph (d) only if Tapioca, tapioca flour, and cassava ed or preserved meats, n. s. p. f. the import application filed under paragraph (include liver paste; also include (including mandoica flour)______1228.000 7/2/42 mutton)______0032.900 10/21/42 8207.000 6/29/44 (b) stated that the material was being im­ M eat extracts, including fluid____ 0096.000 7/2/42 Tea, not specially provided for___ 1521.000 7/21/42 ported for the purpose of such export ship­ 7/2/42 /2239.650 M ilk, condensed and evaporated.. 0040.000 Tueum nuts and kernels...... J 5/22/42 0040.100 7/2/42 (2239.660 ment. (Issued June 30, 1942, and amended 0040.700 7/2/42 Tuna fish, in oil or in oil and other Sept. 23, 1943.) Milk, skimmed, dried______0041.100 4/2/43 0065.200 4/2/43 M ilk, whole, dried...... 0041.000 4/2/43 Turkeys: # Molasses and sugar sirup, edible (1630.480- Dead, fresh, chilled or frozen, I nterpretation 2 and inedible______<1640.000 7/2/42 dressed or undressed...... 0024.000 4/28/43 I ine. L iv e ______0014.000 . 4/28/43 The following official interpretation is here­ Muru muru nuts and kernels...... 2239.630 5/22/42 Prepared or preserved...... N . S .C . 4/28/43 2239.640 5/22/42 Veal, fresh, chilled or frozen._____ 0019.000 5/14/43 by issued by the War Production Board with Mutton, fresh, chiHed or frozen___ 0021.000 5/14/43 (3506.000- respect to the meaning of the term “in Nitrates, Sodium and Potassium.. 8506.000 7/2/42 W ool, apparel, 40’s or coarser____ _ ¡3509.300 \ 7/2/42 8527.500 7/2/42 1 ine. j transit” as defined in paragraph (a ) (6) of 8527.900 7/2/42 Wool, apparel, finer than 40’s, not /3514.000 } 7/2/42 General Imports Order M-63 (§ 1042.1) as Nitrogenous material, n. s. p. l. (in­ flper tfan 44’s on the skin...... (3525.000 amended: cluding hoof meal and horn Wool, apparel, finer than 44’s 1___ 3520.000 7/2/42 meal)______8509.800 1/18/43 3521.100 7/2/42 By amendment dated December 17, 1942, 3521.200 7/2/42 Nutmegs, unground______1539.000 10/6/42 the definition of material “in transit” was Nutmegs, ground______...... 1550.110 10/6/42 3521.300 7/2/42 /1041.000 7/2/42 3522.000 7/2/42 changed by adding the following clause, “or Oats, hulled and u nh u lled.....___ \1041.100 7/2/42 3523.100 7/2/42 if it has actually been delivered to and ac­ Offal, edible...... 0023.600 7/2/42 3523.200 7/2/42 Oil cake and oil cake meal: 3523.300 7/2/42 cepted by a rail, truck, or air carrier, for Coconut or copra______1111.000 3/5/43 3526.00O 7/2/42 transportation to a point within the con­ Soybean...... 1112.000 3/5/43 3527.100 7/2/42 Cottonseed______1114.000 7/2/42 3527.200 7/2/42 tinental United States.” The question has Linseed...... 1115.000 3/5/43 3527.300 7/2/42 ^been raised as to the meaning of the term Peanut_____ .... ______1119.6Ó0 7/2/42 3528.000 7/2/42 as applied to a case where the material on Hem pseed..______C 1119.700 7/2/42 3529.100 7/2/42 Other n. s. p. f...... 1119.900 7/2/42 3529.200 7/2/42 the governing date had been delivered to and Oleo stearin______0036.300 7/2/42 3529.300 7/2/42 accepted by a rail, truck, or air carrier on a See footnotes at end of table. See footnotes at end of table. through bill of lading for transportation to 11748 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 a specified port and from thence by boat to ized in writing by the War Production Line post— Continued. a point within the continental United States. Board, or Anchor plate: The material in the stated case is not (2) Which have been produced prior In accordance with manufacturer’s stand­ deemed to be in transit within the meaning ard practice. of the term as used in the order. I f the ma­ to July 6, 1943, or which prior to such date have been processed in such manner Paint: terial is to be carried to the port of arrival Not more than one coat, color optional, in the continental United States by ship, and to such extent that processing to no ornamentation. the material must have been afloat, or an on conform to such provisions would be Bundling practice as before. board ocean bill of lading must have been impracticable. Electric fence post: issued witn respect to it, on the governing (d) Records. Each person owning or One style, weight, and length, namely date in order for it to be considered as having possessing steel fence posts excepted by 1” x 1” angle, 4'6” long, maximum weight been in transit on such date. the provisions of paragraph (c) shall re­ 3y2 pounds. Material which has been delivered to and tain records of such material available No anchor plate. accepted by a rail, truck, or air carrier on No pointing. for inspection by duly authorized repre­ Not more than one coat of paint, color the governing date for transportation to a sentatives of the War Production Board. optional, no ornamentation. point within the continental United States Bundling practice as before. is deemed to be in transit within the meaning Issued this 25th day of September of the term as used in the order only when 1944. [F. R. Doc. 44-14738; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; the transportation specified in the bill of W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, 11:19 a. m.] lading issued by such carrier calls for de­ B y J. Jo se ph W h e l a n , livery of the material at the port of arrival Recording Secretary. in the continental United States by rail, L ist 1 truck, or air carrier, not by ship. (Issued Note: List 1 amended Sept. 25, 1944. P art 3208—S c h eduled P roducts March 5, 1943.) Line post: [General Scheduling Order M-293, Table 4 , I nterpretation 8 Number of styles (Not more than two) : as Amended Sept. 25, 1944] One weighing 1.33 pounds per foot maxi­ When by amendment of the order a mate­ mum. a u t o m o t iv e d iv is io n rial already on List n or List III is moved to One weighing 1.12 pounds per foot mini­ List I and hence becomes subject to the mum. § 3208.5 Table for Automotive Divi­ restrictions" of paragraph (c) covering the Wire fastening: sion. (a) The following amended table disposition, processing, transfer, or change Optional. of location of such material, the‘governing Lengths: is issued pursuant to the provisions of date for the application of such restrictions 5'0", 5'6", 6'0", 6'6", 7'0'', 7'6", 8'0". General Scheduling Order M-293: is the effective date of the amendment by which the material was moved to List I and Applicable forms columns not the date when such material first became subject to General Imports Order M-63 (Issued May 14, 1943.) 1 2 3 4 Type of M-293 product Designation Opera­ Shipping Applica­ Calendar IF. R. Doc. 44-14749; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; tions sched­ tio n and months 11:17 a. m.] report ule 1 author­ frozen « ization

1. Diesel and gas (not gasoline) engines (non-marine 878 3809.1 8 only); (a) Over 760 revolutions per minute. P art 3102—N a t io n a l E m e r g e n c y S p e c i­ 2. Gasoline engines (except aircraft propulsion): f ic a t io n s for S teel P roducts (a) Air-cooled for use in end products not built by the 878 3809.1 ^ ' 8 engine manufacturer and commonly known in the [Limitation Order L-211, Schedule 14, as trade as “ industrial engines.” Amended Sept. 25, 1944] (b) Air-cooled, other than those defined under item Undfesignated. 878 3809.1 8 2 (a). _ 878 3809.1 8 STEEL FENCE POSTS (c) Liquid-cooled for use in end products not built by X...... the engine manufacturer and commonly known in § 3102.15 Schedule No. 14 to Limita­ the trade as “ industrial engines” . (d) Liquid-cooled other than those defined under item Undesignated. 878 3809.1 8 tion Order L-211— (a) Restrictions on 2 (0 . 3. Internal combustion engine components for engines production. No person shall produce over 760 revolutions per minute, except those used on steel fence posts except from materials aircraft propulsion engines: (a) Carburetors...... X ...... 3002.78 3809.2 8 specified in this paragraph (a) and ex­ (b) Crankshafts, finished dropforged and cast...... X ...... 3002.78 3809.2 8 8 (c) Fuel injection equipment, Diesel engine...... X ...... 3002. 78 3809.2 cept in accordance with specifications (d) Magnetos______...... — Undesignated 3002.78 3809.2 8 8 (e) Radiators______Undesignated 3002.78 3809.2 set forth in List I attached hereto. 8 (f) Camshafts¡finished______X...... 3002.78 3809.2 (1) No person shall produce steel (g) Connecting rods; finished...... —...... Undesignated 3002.78 3809. 2 8 (h) Motors: electric starting; engine mounted o n ly .... Undesignated 3002.78 3809.2 8 fence posts (including end and corner (i) Valves and seats; exhaust, intake------Undesignated 3002. 78 3809.2 8 posts and braces), for snow fence, agri­ (j) Bearings: lined; plain; thrust friction; not water Undesignated 3002. 78 3809.3 8 lubricated ship stem, tube strut, rudder shafts, . railroad type, main thrust marine. cultural, and railroad user except from 8 (k) Generators; electric'...... 1...... Undesignated 3002. 78 3809.2 8 used rails. (l) Starting switches, magnetic, automotive type non­ Undesignated. 3002.78 3809.2- (2) No person shall produce other magnetic. Undesignated 3002. 78 3809.2 8 (m ) Governors; except hydraulic...... 8 steel fence posts, except from iron or (n) Piston rings...... —...... -...... Undesignated, 3002. 78 3809.2 Undesignated. 3002.78 3809. 2 8 (o) Voltage regulators...... 8 steel in the form of re-rolled rail stock, ip) Flywheel ring gears...... X ...... —. 3002.78 3809.2 Undesignated. 3002.78' 3809.2 8 top cuts, discard billets, bessemer pipe, (q) Pistons...... 8 (r) Batteries: storage, automotive, dry charged, moist Undesignated. 3002.78 3809.2 or from idle or excessive inventories re­ uncharged; storage, not automotive; wet primary. 8 (s) Sleeves, cylinder...... Undesignated. 3002. 78 3809.2 ported to the War Production Board. (t) Guides, valve...... —______Undesignated. 3002. 78 3809.2 Undesignated. 3002.78 3809.2 (u) Rubber battery containers...... 8 (b) Restrictions on delivery and ac­ (v) Cell covers and vents for battery containers------Undesignated. 3002.78 3809.2 ceptance. No person shall deliver or ac­ 4. Generator sets, electric, gas driven (not gasoline), air­ Undesignated. 3002.78 3809.2 cooled; diesel engine driven, gasoline; engine driven, cept delivery of any steel fence posts air-cooled; gasoline driven, liquid-cooled. which he knows or has reason to believe were produced in violation of the provi­ I Forms WPR-3401 or WPB-3003 m ay be used in lieu of the forms indicated. sions of paragraph (a). * For explanation of time during which shipping schedule is frozen, see paragraph (c) of M a m . (c) Exceptions. The provisions of Issued this 25th day of September 1944. paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not apply W ar P r o d u c t io n B oard, By J. J o se ph W h e l a n , to any steel fence posts Recording Secretary. (1) The production, delivery or ac­ ceptance of which is specifically author­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14752; Filed, Sept. 26, 1944; 11:17 a. m.] FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11749

P art 3208— S ch eduled P roducts P art 3290—T e x t ile , C l o t h in g and (2) Subject only to the applicable L eather quantity restrictions of Schedule A, zinc [General Scheduling Order M-293, Direction or steel nfey be used to fill preferred 1 to Table 4 as Amended Sept. 25, 1944] [General Limitation Order L-68, as Amended Sept. 25, 1944] orders for any item listed on Schedule A. PURCHASERS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION EN­ (3) Zinc or zinc products may be used CLOSURES AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS GINES TO FURNISH MANUFACTURERS IN­ without restriction for plating any item FORMATION REGARDING USE OF ENGINES § 3290.301 General Limitation 'Order covered by this order. L-68— (a) Definitions. In this order: Equitable Distribution The following direction is issued pur­ (1) “Copper bearing material” means (e) Equitable distribution. It is the suant to General Scheduling Order “ copper,” “ copper base alloys,” “ copper M-293: policy of the War Production Board that products” and “ copper base alloy prod­ items covered by this order not required The demand for internal combustion en­ ucts,” as defined in Conservation Order to fill rated orders shall be distributed gines, the shipments of which are scheduled M-9-c. under War Production Board General equitably. In making such distribution, (2) “Zinc” means zinc metal which has due regard should be given to essential Scheduling Order M-293, Table 4, is so large been produced by any electrolytic, elec­ that it is necessary for the War Production civilian needs, and there should be no. Board to determine 'he relative urgency of tro-thermic, or fire refining process. It discrimination in the acceptance or fill­ shipments to be made by each manufac­ shall include zinc dust, scrap zinc, zinc ing of orders as between persons who turer of these engines. In many instances metal produced from scrap and any al­ meet the seller’s regularly established the manufacturer does not have the neces­ loy in the composition of which the per­ prices and terms of sale or payment. sary information in sufficient detail to in­ centage of zinc metal by weight equals Under this policy every seller of the form the War Production Board as to the or exceeds the percentage of all other end use of the engines, as this information items, so far as practicable, should make metals. “Zinc” does not include such available an equitable proportion of his is known only to the- purchaser and some­ metal used as a protective coating ap­ times only to the customer of that pur­ merchandise to his customers periodical­ plied to any of the items covered by this chaser. Unless purchase orders already ly, without prejudice because of their placed and also future orders are properly order. size, location, or relationship as affili­ identified, the War Production Board may (3) “Zinc products” means zinc in the ated outlets. It is not the intention to be compelled to postpone delivery by the form of sheet, strip, rod, wire, castings or interfere with established channels and manufacturer or remove the orders entirely dust. methods of distribution unless necessary (4) “Stainless steel” means corrosion from the manufacturer’s shipping schedule. to meet war or essential civilian needs. Consequently, in order that each manu­ or heat resistant alloy iron or alloy steel If voluntary observance of the policy out­ facturer of internal combustion engines may containing 10% or more of chromium lined is inadequate to achieve equitable be in a position to furnish the War Produc­ with or without nickel and/or other distribution, the War Production Board tion Board with the required information, alloying elements. may issue specific directions to named all purchasers of engines listed on Order (5) “Process” means to cut, punch, M-293, Table 4, are directed to furnish im­ concerns. A failure to comply with a stamp, draw, mold, machine, cast, or in mediately to the manufacturer of the en­ specific direction shall be deemed a vio­ gine the following information in respect any manner to change the form of any lation. metal or attach metal to tape. to the items he has ordered: General Provisions 1. The specific use the purchaser will (6) “Preferred order” means any pur­ make of the engine: for example— tractor, chase order, contract, or subcontract, in (f) Applicability of regulations. This generator, pump, truck, combine, truck re­ hand at the time of processing, from or order and all transactions affected placement, etc. for the Army or Navy of the United thereby are subject to all applicable reg­ 2. The program or project for which the States, the United States Maritime Com­ ulations of the War Production Board, engine is required: for example— farm ma­ mission or the War Shipping Adminis­ as amended from time to time. chinery, advanced Naval base, heavy truck, (g) Exceptions and appeals— (1) Pro­ truck replacement, etc. tration. The exceptions in this order re­ 3. Government contract number (if any) lating to preferred orders shall apply duction under Priorities Regulation 25. identifying the prime contract placed by the only for a material, and only to the ex­ Any person who wants to process more claimant agency for such program or proj­ tent, required by the applicable speci­ metal in the manufacture of any of the fications. ect: for example— W-04—353-Eng-339 (this items (or parts thereof) listed on Sched­ indicates Army Engineer Corps— Contract No. Restrictions ule A than is permitted by Schedule A, 339). NOBs-1161 (this indicates Navy— Bu­ (b) General restrictions. No person reau of Ships— Contract No. 1161). shall process any metal in the manufac­ or who wants to use any iron or steel 4. The claimant agency sponsoring the to make an item listed on Schedule A program or project: for example— the Army, ture of any of the items (or parts there­ Navy, War Food Administration, Office of De­ of) listed on Schedule A attached to this for which he is not now permitted to fense Transportation, etc. order, except as specifically authorized in use it, may apply for permission to do The foregoing information must also be the said schedule and subject to the spe­ so as explained in Priorities Regulation furnished by purchasers in respect to all fu ­ cific restrictions therein stated. ,25. Any person may apply under Priori­ (c) Restrictions on delivery and use. ture orders for any engines listed on Order ties Regulation 25 to obtain controlled M-293, Table 4, at the time the orders are No manufacturer of an item covered by given the manufacturer. In giving the in­ this order shall sell or deliver it and no material to make an item on Schedule A formation, purchasers should furnish a sep­ person shall commercially buy, receive, for which he is now permitted to use arate statement for purchase orders involv­ or use any such item, knowing or having it, but he may still, of course, apply ing different programs or covered by more reason to believe that it was manufac­ under other established War Production than one government contract number. tured or that it is or will be sold, delivered Board procedures for allotments of con- If the purchaser of the engine does not or used contrary to the purposes and re­ have any part of the foregoing information, quirements specified in this order. . trolled material ,T ~ to make items______listed» » - ■ on, he may get 4t from his customer and the Schedule A in amounts permitted under customer likewise, if he does not have the General Exceptions Schedule A. The restrictions in para­ information, may get it from his customer. (d) General exceptions. (1) The re- graph (b) and Schedule A on the use This reporting requirement has been ap­ structions of this order shall not apply to: proved by the Bureau of the Budget in ac­ of metal, except iron, steel, zinc and cordance with the Federal Reports Act of (i) The sale, delivery or use of parts, aluminum, apply to production author­ manufactured prior to April 1, 1942, for 1.842, ized under Priorities Regulation 25. the repair or reconditioning of used slide (2) Appeals. No appeal should be Issued this 25th day of September 1944. fasteners. filed from this order with reference to W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, (ii) Any item covered by this order, B y J. Jo se ph W h e l a n , necessary for use in safety equipment as the use of iron, steel, zinc or aluminum Recording Secretary. defined and permitted by Limitation Or­ in the manufacture of items (or parts [F. R. Doc. 44-14739; Filed,’ Sept. 25, 1944; der L-114. thereof) listed on Schedule A. Appeals 11:19 a. m.] (iii) [Deleted Sept. 25,19441 from other restrictions of this order may 11750 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

be made by filing a letter in triplicate inventories of each such item, classi­ each pound of aluminum shall be deemed with the War Production Board, Wash­ fied according to the metal or alloy from the equivalent of three pounds of any other metal. Stainless steel may be used only ington 25k D. C., Ref. L -68, referring to which each such item was manufactured. The record-keeping provisions of this where required for anti-corrosive or non-mag- the particular provision appealed from netic properties to fill preferred orders. paragraph have been approved by the and stating fully the grounds of the Bureau of the Budget under the Federal N ote 7: Zinc and zinc products may be appeal. Reports Act of 1942. used for these items. However, the quantity (h) Communications. All communi­ of zinc and zinc products processed by any Issued this 25th day of September cations concerning this order shall, un­ person for such items in any calendar quarter 1944. less otherwise directed in writing, be shall not exceed 20% of the quantity by W ar P r o d u c t io n B oard, addressed to War Production Board, weight of zinc and zinc products used by B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , Textile, Clothing and Leather Division, him for the same purposes during the entire Recording Secretary. Washington (25), D. C. Ref. L -68. calendar year of 1941. (i) Violations. Any person who wil­ Schedule A fully violates any provision of this order, [F. R. Doc. 44-14742; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; or who in connection with this order N ote : Schedule A amended Sept. 25, 1944. 11:18 a. m.] wilfully conceals a material f£ct or fur­ This schedule specifies the metals that may nishes false information to any depart­ be used to manufacture any item listed. The word “yes” in the appropriate columns ment or agency of the United States is P art 3290—T e x t il e , C l o t h in g and guilty of a crime, and upon conviction means that the metal may be used for such item. The word »“no” means the metal may L eather may be punished by fine and imprison­ not be used. Reference to a note appearing [Conservation Order M-73, Revocation of ment. In addition any such person may in any column means that metal may be used Direction 2] be prohibited from making or obtaining in accordance with restrictions contained in further deliveries of, or from processing the respective note. In the manufacture of WOOLENS FOR CHILDREN’S SNOW SUITS, LEG­ or using materials under priorities con­ any item listed, copper may be used only as GING SETS AND SIMILAR GARMENTS trol and may be deprived of priorities permitted by Conservation Order M-9-c and M -9 -c-l, nickel may be used only as per­ Direction No. 2 to Conservation Order assistance. mitted by Order M-6-b, and silver may be M-73 is hereby revoked. This revocation (j) Records. Each manufacturer of used only as permitted by Conservation Order does not affect any liabilities incurred an item covered by this order shall pre­ M—199, by appeals or otherwise under said under the direction, nor does it relieve serve for at least two years complete orders. Aluminum may be used to make any any person from any obligation to fill and accurate records of inventories and item listed on this .schedule subject to thé any orders previously accepted, nor does receipts of each metal and alloy used, limitations contained in the column entitled it relieve any person from the require­ and of the production, deliveries, and “Other restrictions”. * ments of Priorities Regulation 1 to ac­ cept and fill rated orders. Materials m ay be used as indicated Issued this 25th day of September 1944. Item W ar P r o d u c t io n B oàrd, Zinc or zinc products Steel Other restric­ tions By J. J o se ph W h e l a n , Recording Secretary. 1. Boning tips______Yes . Y e s .. See note 3. [F. R. Doc. 44-14744; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 2. Buckles.J...... —...... Yes See note 3. 3. Buckle molds______. ______Seenöte 1. 4. Button molds.______\ ______See note 1. 6. Button and button tacks for use on wearing apparel: (a) For use on overalls, overall suits and dun- See note 7. _____ garees. P art 3291—C o n s u m e r s D urable G oods (b) For use on coated fabric garments T_rt_ir. See note 7 .. Seenöte 4. (c) For ii.se on ell other wearing apparel __ No. [Limitation Order L-71, as Amended Sept. 2§, 6. Button shanks...... Y e s...... Y e s...... See note 3. 7. Corset clasps and boning______Y e s ...... See note 3. 1944] 8. Eyelets, grommets and grommet washers...... Y e s...... Y e s ...... , ...... 9. Garter clasps and trim ...... See note 3. DRY CELL BATTERIES AND PORTABLE ELECTRIC 10. Hooks and eyes and brassiere hooks______. ____ See note 7 _ . .. Y e s...... LIGHTS OPERATED BY DRY CELL BATTERIES 11. Hose supporters and trim ...... Y e s...... See note 3. * 12. Loops, slides, slide loops and links: The fulfillment of requirements for the (a) For use on overalls, overall suits and dun- See note 7_ . . . . See note 5. garees. defense of the United States has created (bi For use on all other wearing apparel______See note 7 _____ Yes See note 3. a shortage in the supply of materials and 18. Rivets and burrs: (a) For use on overalls, overall suits and dun- Y es...... certain facilities used in the production garees. of dry cell batteries, zinc shells for dry (b) For all other uses______Y e s...... See note 3. 14. Slide fasteners...... Y e s...... Yes . . See note 6. cell batteries and portable electric lights 15. Snap fasteners:...... See note 3. for defense for private account and for 16. Suspender clasps and trim ______Y es...... See note 3. export and the following order is deemed necessary and appropriate in the public N ote 1: Only steel obtained under the re­ of metals which may be processed each pound interest and to promote the natiqnal quirements of Priorities Regulation 13 from of aluminum shall be deemed the equivalent defense: idle or excessive inventories reported to the of three pounds of any other metal. § 3291.125 Limitation Order L-71— Steel Recovery Corporation or W. P. B., or steel obtained pursuant to Direction 44 of N ote 4: Such buttons shall be limited to (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this CMP Regulation 1, may be used. open or closed top buttons consisting of not order: more than 4 pieces exclusive of the tack or (1) “Circular C435” means Circular N ote 2: Such buttons shall be limited to open top buttons consisting of not more than fastener, and not exceeding 36 ligne in size. C435 of the National Bureau of two pieces exclusive of the tack or fastener Standards, issued February 18,1942, en­ and limited to 22 ligne fiy buttons of plain N ote 5: Loops, slides and slide loops for titled “American Standard Specification design and 27 ligne buttons with wreath such men’s garments shall be limited to one for Dry Cells and Batteries.” design for the remainder of the garment. size not to exceed 1 % " and for such boys’ garments to one size not to exceed 1% ". (2) “Dry cell battery” means any pri­ Note 8: In manufacturing establishments mary cell or assembly pf cells in which located in Groups 1 or 2 of the labor market N ote 6: The quantity of all metals proc­ the electrolyte is nonspillable and in areas designated by the W ar Manpower Com­ essed by any person for slide fasteners in any which electric current is produced by calendar quarter, exclusive of materials proc­ mission, the quantity of material processed electrochemical action. by any persons for such items in any calen­ essed to fill preferred orders, shall not exceed dar quarter shall not exceed the average quar­ 66%% of the average quarterly poundage of (3) “Portable electric- light” means terly poundage of all metals processed by all metals used for such purpose by such per­ pny flashlight or other portable electric such person for such purposes during the son during the year ending June 30, 1941. If light operated by one or more dry cell year ending June 80, 1941. If aluminum aluminum alloy is used, for computing total batteries. It does not include bulbs, dry alloy is used, for computing total poundage poundage of metals which may be processed cell batteries, electric flares covered by FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11751

L-158, aviation ground lighting equip­ ard wave lengths 550 to 1500 KC, except (j) Reports. All persons affected by ment covered by L-235, aircraft lighting (i) Batteries having cells designated “D” this order shall execute and file with the equipment covered by L-327, or devices in Table 1 of Circular C435 with modifi­ War Production Board such reports as specifically designed and built for use In cations as permitted in section 2.2 of that the War Production Board may specify military operations, marine navigation circular, or larger sized cells than those from time to time, subject to the ap­ or lifesaving. designated “D” , (li) “C” batteries as de­ proval of the Bureau of the Budget pur­ (4) “Manufacturer” means any per­ scribed in Table 8 of Circular C435. suant to the Federal Reports Act of son engaged in the business of making or (e) Special exemptions. The restric­ 1942. tions contained in paragraphs (b) and assembling dry cell batteries, zinc shells Issued this 25th day of September 1944. for dry cell batteries or portable electric (d) do not apply to the manufacture lights. or sale of dry cell batteries or portable W ar P roduction B oard, (b) Restrictions on use of materials in electric lights made to fill specific orders By J. Joseph W helan, the manufacture of portable electric calling for delivery to or for the account Recording Secretary. of the Army, Navy, Maritime Commis­ lights. No manufacturer shall use any [P. R. Doc. 44-14751; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; metal or crude, reclaimed or synthetic sion, War Shipping Administration, Of­ 11:17 a. m.] rubber in the manufacture of portable fice of Scientific Research and Develop­ electric lights or parts for portable elec­ ment, Panama Canal, Coast and Geodetic tric lights, except Survey, or orders approved by the Mari­ (1) Iron and steel, provided that no time Commission on Form WPB-646 P art 3293— Chemicals steel except tin mill blackplate rejects (formerly PD-300J». [General Allocation Order M-300, Schedule and wasters is used in the manufacture (f) Applicability of other orders and 53] of tubes for flashlight cases. regulations. This order and all transac­ SILICA GEL (DESICCANT GRADE) (2) Aluminum. tions affected by this order are subject (3) Copper and copper base alloy for to the applicable regulations of the War § 3293.1053 Schedule 53 to General plating current carrying parts other than Production Board. If any other orders Allocation Order M-300— (a) Definition. cases. of the War Production Board limits the “ Silica gel” means any partially dehy­ (4) Tin in solder. use of any material in the production drated form of silicic acid, excluding, (5) Zinc for plating, electrical contact of dry cell batteries or portable electric however, silica gel manufactured specifi­ fittings and reflectors. lights to a greater extent than does this cally for catalytic purposes; silica gel (6) Crude, reclaimed or synthetic rub­ order, the other order shall govern unless predominately (more than 80 per cent) ber as permitted by Rubber Order R -l. it states otherwise. finer than 80 mesh; silica gel incorpo­ (c) General restrictions on production (g) Exceptions and appeals— (1) rated in, or forming a part of, any fin­ and delivery. (1) No manufacturer Production under Priorities Regulation ished product or subassembly; and indi­ shall make or deliver any dry cell bat­ 25. Any person who wants to make cator gel. teries or portable electric lights except more dry cell batteries or portable elec­ (b) General restrictions. Silica gel is according to a quota authorized by the tric lights than he has been authorized subject to allocation under General Allo­ War Production Board on Form WPB- to make on Form WPB-2719 under para­ cation Order M-300 as an Appendix A 2719 (formerly PD-880). graph (c) (1), and any person who has material. The initial allocation date is November 1,1944. The allocation period (2) Each manufacturer must file this received no such authorization may ap­ is the calendar month and the small form with the War Production Board on ply for permission to do so as explained in Priorities Regulation 25. Sale and order exemption is 550 pounds per person or before the 10th day of March, June, per month. September and December, showing his other restrictions of the order and any (c) October shipments to be directed. proposed production and delivery. direction to it, with the exception of the manufacturing restrictions of paragraph Deliveries for the month of October, 1944, (3) Manufacture of portable electric may be directed on the basis of proposed lights will be authorized to qualified (c), must be complied with even when authorization to manufacture is obtained shipping schedules approved by the War manufacturers so that total production Production Board. On or before Sep­ under Priorities Regulation 25. will not exceed the approved War Pro­ tember 25, 1944, each producer of silica (2) Appeals. Any appeal from the duction Board program and so that pro­ gel shall submit to the War Production duction in any one plant or labor re­ provisions of this order, other than the manufacturing restrictions of paragraph Board a schedule of shipments proposed quirements therefor will not interfere to be made during the month of October, (c ), should be filed on Form WPB-1477 with the war production in that plant 1944. These schedules may be changed (in triplicate) with the field office of the or in any plant located in the same area. from time to time as specifically directed War Production Board for the district in (4) The War Production Board when by the War Production Board. Each which is located the plant or branch of assigning quotas on Form WPB-2719 schedule shall show the following data: (formerly PD-880) or at any other time, the appellant to which the appeal relates. Weight (in pounds), bag size, customer, may direct any manufacturer in writing No appeal should be filed from the man­ shipping point, prime o

(e) Customers’ applications on Form The term includes material sorted or sal­ trol and may be deprived of priorities WPB-2945. Each person seeking author­ vaged from scrap and sold for other than assistance. ization to use or accept delivery shall file remelting purposes. The term also in­ (i) Appeals. Any appeal from the application on Form WPB-2945 (for­ cludes all types of rejected or second provisions of this order shall be made merly PD-600). Filing date is the 5th quality material and shearings except: by letter referring to the particular pro­ day of the month before the requested (i) When sold as scrap for remelting; vision appealed from and stating fully allocation month. Send three copies or the grounds of the appeal. (one certified) to the War Production (ii) When sold as scrap to a scrap (j) Communications. All communi­ Board, Chemicals Bureau, Washington dealer for sorting, processing or salvag­ cations concerning this order shall, un­ 25, D. C., Ref: M-300-53, and one copy ing, or for resale for remelting. less otherwise directed, be addressed to (reverse side blank) to the supplier. The The term does not include material which Steel Division, War Production Board, unit of measure is pounds. In Column 1 has“ been in use or service. Washington 25, D. C., Ref: M-21. specify container size requested and op­ “Iron products” means iron castings, Issued this 25th day of September 1944. posite in Column 2, the total poundage gray and malleable (rough as cast), in­ of silica gel for each size container. In W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, Column 3 show prime Government con­ cluding all items of ferrous foundry By J. J o s e ph W h e l a n , tract number using two lines if necessary. manufacture not classified as steel, ex- Recording Secretary. In Column 4 fill in end use. I f end use is cept cast iron pipe. Schedule 1: Deleted May 8, 1944. “ packaging,” describe the material to be (3) “Producer” means any person who packaged. If end use is other than pack­ produces steel or iron products. I nterpretation 1: Deleted May 8, 1944. aging, specify in terms of the following: (c) Deliveries of iron products and [F. R. Doc. 44-14750; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; Ships allowance list Refrigeration steel forgings. Iron products and car­ 11:17 a. m.] Dehumidification of Export bon or alloy steel forgings may not be inactive ships Inventory delivered except: Gas masks Resale (1) On orders bearing a preference P art 3294—I r on and S teel P ro ductio n Air conditioning Other (specify) rating of AA-5 or higher; or In Table I I specify container size in (2) As permitted under Priorities [General Preference Order M-21-b-l, as Amended Sept. 25, 1944] Column 11 and fill in remaining columns Regulation No. 13; or as indicated in heading showing all (3) As specifically authorized or di­ GENERAL STEEL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS quantities in pounds of silica gel. Fill rected in writing by the War Production Board. § 3294.81 General Preference Order in Table III as indicated where appli­ M -2 1 -b -l— (a) Purpose and scope. This cable, specifying pounds of silica gel in (d) Deliveries of other steel. Other steel may not be delivered except: order tells how a distributor obtains de­ Column 18, and container size in Column liveries of general steel products for his 19. Leave Tables IV and V blank. When (1) As permitted under CMP Regula­ tion No. 1 of CMP Regulation No. 4; or own stock or for direct delivery to his necessary, Tables I, I I and III may be customers. The rules governing his pur­ extended on a separate sheet. (2) As permitted under Priorities Reg­ ulation No. 13 or Priorities Regulation chases of merchant trade products are (f) Budget Bureau approval. The contained in General Preference Order above reporting requirements have been No. 19; or (3) T o distributors as permitted under M-2 l-b-2, and the rules governing his approved by the Bureau of the Budget, deliveries of all types of steel products to in accordance with the Federal Reports Order M-21-b-l or M-2 l-b-2; or (4) As specifically authorized or di­ consumers are contained in CMP Regu­ Act of 1942. lation No. 4. (g) Communications to War Produc­ rected in writing by the War Production (b) Definitions. For the purposes of tion Board. Communications concern­ Board. this order: ing this schedule shall be addressed to (e) Iron products and steel forgings. (1) “Steel” means carbon steel, alloy War Production Board, Chemicals Bu­ Iron products and carbon and alloy steel steel, and wrought iron, in the forms and reau, Washington 25, D. C., Ref: M-300- forgings are obtained on preference rated shapes listed in Schedule I to CMP Regu­ 53. orders, and purchase orders for these products must be accompanied by a cer­ lation No. 1. Issued this 25th day of September 1944. tification of the applicable rating in sub­ (2) “Alloy steel” means alloy steel as W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, stantially the form set forth in Priorities defined in Order M-21-a. (3) “Carbon steel” means any steel B y J. J o se ph W h e l a n , Regulation No. 7. Recording Secretary. ( f ) Special directions. The War Pro­ (including wrought iron) other than duction Board may from time to time alloy steel. [F. R. Doc. 44-14743; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; issue special directions to any person or (4) “ General steel product” means any 11:18 a. m.J persons as to the type, description, of the steel products listed in Schedule A amount, source, or destination of steel of this order. or iron products to be produced, deliv­ (5) “Product group” means any of the P art 3294— I r o n an d S teel P r o d uctio n ered, or acquired by such person or 17 numbered groups of general steel products listed in Schedule A of this [General Preference Order M-21, as persons. Amended Sept. 25, 1944] (g) Producers’ reports. Each pro­ order. ducer shall file with the War Production • (6) “Type” means (i) carbon steel, or § 3294.71 General Preference Order Board, Washington 25, D. C., Reference: (ii) stainless steel, or (iii) other alloy M-21— (a) Purpose and scope. This is M21, reports at such times and on such steel. the basic order covering the distribution forms as may from time to time be pre­ (7) “Base tonnage” of a distributor for of steel and iron products. Other rules scribed, subject to the approval of the any product group and type at any loca­ for distribution, as well as for production Bureau of the Budget in accordance with tion means the tonnage of that product and use, are contained in other War Pro­ the Federal Reports Act of 1942. group and type certified to that distribu­ duction Board orders and regulations, (h) Violations. Any person who wil­ tor for that location by the War Produc­ which must also be complied with, except fully violates any provision of this order tion Board on form GA-996. In general, to the extent that their provisions are or who, in connection with this order, the base tonnage of any product group inconsistent with this order. With re­ and type for any' location will be the spect to steel, attention is called particu­ wilfully conceals a material fact or fur­ nishes false information to any depart­ tonnage delivered by that distributor larly to the various CMP regulations and ment or agency of the United States, is from his stock at that location during to other orders in the M-21 series. guilty of a crime, and upon conviction the first three months of 1941. In no (b) Definitions. For the purposes of may be punished by fine or imprison­ event will a base tonnage be established this order: ment. In addition, any such person may for a distributor at any location except (1) The word “steel” means carbon steel (including wrought iron) and alloy be prohibited from making or obtaining for product groups and types which he steel in the forms and shapes listed in further deliveries of, or from processing was regularly receiving into stock from Schedule I of CMP Regulation No. 1. or using, material under priorities con­ producer on or before August 9, 1941. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 l i f s !

(8) “Distributor” means any person product items which a distributor has in may, but need not, be accepted; any (including a warehouse, jobber, dealer, his stock th$t are hot needed to fill any part of the order which is accepted will or retailer) who is engaged in the busi­ orders he has received calling for deliv­ be considered an authorized controlled ness of regularly receiving steel into his ery within the next 30 days which he is material order. stock for sale or resale in the form re­ required to fill under CMP regulations, (d) Purchases for direct delivery to a ceived, or after performing such opera­ or material which he has purchased for customer— (1) Placing of orders. A dis­ tions as cutting to length, shearing to his stock from a holder of idle or excess tributor who receives from a customer an order which he is permitted to fill under Inventories in accordance with para­ size, torch cutting or burning to shape, CMP Regulation No. 4 or under para­ sorting and grading, pipe threading, or graph (c) (5) of this order. Salvaged graph (c) above, or an order which has corrugating or otherwise forming sheets and surplus steel does not have to be been specifically authorized by the War for roofing and siding; but a person who, ordered on a replacement basis, and pre­ Production Board, and who wishes to in connection with any sale, bends, vious deliveries from stock are not arrange for direct delivery from a sup­ punches or performs any fabricating needed to support such an order. How­ plier to the customer, must furnish with his own purchase order a‘ copy of the en­ operation designed to prepare steel for ever, the distributor making such a de­ dorsement received by him from the cus­ final use or assembly shall not be deemed livery may not use it to support his own tomer including the customer’s name, or a distributor with respect to such sale. stock replacement order with a producer a copy of the specific permission granted The term “distributor” excludes any per­ Or another distributor. -mmmmmmammmmm J?y the War Production Board. The dis­ son who purchases steel for resale who (5) From a holder of idle or excess in­ tributor may not specify delivery to his does not actually take physical delivery ventories. In addition, a distributor own warehouse unless the order is for less than a minimum carload; and in the lat­ of the material into his stock for sale or may order any Idle or excess general ter case, the material must be promptly resale at a location regularly maintained steel products for his stock from a redelivered by him to his customer. A by him for such purpose. The activities holder on a “special sale” as provided in distributor may not use any such sale to of such a person are governed by the Priorities Regulation No. 13, or from a support an order for stock replacement. terms of Direction 48 to CMP Regulation producer as provided in Direction 44 to (2) Status of orders. An order placed No. 1, CMP Regulation No. 1. Such material in accordance with this paragraph (d) may, but need not, be accepted by the (9) “Delivery” includes deliveries re­ does not have to be ordered on a replace­ supplier. Any part of the order which is ceived on consignment. ment basis, and previous deliveries from accepted shall be considered an author­ (c) Purchases for stock— (1) From a stock are not needed to support such an ized controlled material order. If a pro­ producer; only replacement orders per­ ducer rejects such an order designating mitted. A distributor may not order order. (6) How to place orders. Each dis­ shipment to a consumer when he has general steel products for his stock from open space available to fill it, he must a producer except to replace general steel tributor to whom the War Production Board has issued a GA-996 warehouse immediately notify the distributor in products delivered from his stock at one writing that he is prepared to fill an au­ or more locations during the previous 90 certificate shall file once with each of his producer suppliers of general steel prod­ thorized controlled material order direct days to consumers in accordance with from the consumer or through another CMP Regulation No. 4, or to other dis­ ucts a copy of the front page of the GA- 996 warehouse certificate most recently person. tributors in accordance with this order, (e) Warehouse load directives. A dis­ plus scrap accumulated in the course of issued to him. The copy of the GA-996 certificate received by a producer from tributor may place orders in accord­ warehouse operations and actually sold ance with paragraph (c) for any general to a scrap dealer or melter and reported a distributor may be used by the pro­ ducer to verify the existence of a base steel product with any producer. How­ to the War Production Board on Form ever, when necessary to secure an equi­ WPR-2888, and which he has not pre­ tonnage on any particular product group. Each purchase order for general steel table distribution of any scarce general viously replaced or ordered for replace­ steel product, the War Production Board ment. A distributor may not, however, products placed for shipment to a dis­ tributor’s stock must bear the words, may direct producers to reserve each use any delivery from his stock on an “For distributor’s stock.” On orders month a part of their production of such order bearing the allotment symbol placed with producers for product groups product to fill authorized controlled ma­ Z-l-E, or any delivery authorized by the for which, the distributor has a base ton­ terial orders bearing distributors’ serial War Production Board pursuant to an nage for the location where the material numbers. In order to take advantage appeal filed by him under Direction 44 will be received into stock, he should also of the tonnage reserved for any month, a distributor must submit his orders in to CMP Regulation No. 1, to support a place the serial number assigned him on his GA-996 certificate; but this serial accordance with paragraph (c) to a pro­ stock replacement order. Within these number must not be used on any other ducer not later than the expiration date limits, a distributor may order any gen­ sort of order. In addition, an order stated in the warehouse load directive. eral steel product for his stock from any placed under paragraph (c) (4) must A producer may fill distributors’ orders producer. bear the word “salvage” or “excess” to for that month received after the ex­ (2) [Deleted Sept. 25, 19441 show that the order is for the sort of ma­ piration date but may not reserve any space for them. A producer may not, (3) From another distributor; replace­ terial described in that paragraph. This will constitute a representation to the until after the expiration date, schedule ment orders. A distributor may order seller and to the War Production Board distributors’ orders which do not bear a general steel products for stock replace­ that the purchase order complies in all serial number. ment from another distributor in the respects with the requirements of this ( f ) Earmarked warehouse stocks. The same manner and subject to the same order. No other endorsement or form is War Production Board may establish restrictions as when he purchases from required. earmarked stocks of general steel prod­ ucts with any distributor. Deliveries to a producer. (7.) Status of orders for delivery to and from such stocks must be made in (4) From another distributor; sal­ stock. An order placed with a producer accordance with specific directions which vaged and surplus steel. In addition, a in accordance with this paragraph (c) will be issued to the distributor when the distributor may order for his stock from and bearing the distributor’s serial num­ earmarked stock is established. another distributor any general steel ber, or an order placed with, a holder of (g) Establishing an initial stock. This paragraph covers three groups; persons product items which the latter has in idle or excess inventories in accordance who have not previously been authorized stock as surplus steel or has salvaged with Priorities Regulation No. 13, will be to act as distributors of general steel from material purchased as scrap. For considered an authorized controlled ma­ products, distributors wishing to pur­ the purposes of this paragraph only, terial order. Any other order placed in chase for stock a product group which “surplus steel” means any general steel accordance with this paragraph (c) they have not previously handled, and No. 192------4 11754 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 distributors who have not previously the United states is guilty of a crime, and (2) “Merchant trade products” means purchased general steel products from t$on conviction may be punished by fine any of the steel products listed in Sched­ producers but who now wish to do so. or imprisonment, in addition, any-such ule I of this order. (1) New distributors. Hereafter, ajiy person may be prohibited from making (3) “Product group” means any of the person who wishes to become a dis­ of obtaining further deliveries of, or from 12 numbered groups of merchant trade tributor of any general steel product processing or using, material under prior­ products listed in Schedule I of this or­ from stock at a location not in operation ity control and may be deprived of prior­ der. prior to April 1, 1944, may do so only ities assistance. (4) “Base period” means by purchasing his entire working stock (5) Special instructions. The War (i) For merchant trade products ^ in from holders of idle or excess inventoriesjgjjpduction Board may from time to product groups 20-23, inclusive, the cal­ in accordance with paragraph (c) (5) of time issue instructions to distributors endar year 1940. this order. Deliveries from such stock with respect to making, withholding, ac­ (ii) For merchant trade products in may be replaced in accordance with cepting or refusing deliveries. product groups 24-31, inclusive, the 12 paragraph (c) of this order. The term months ending June 30, 1941. This amended order shall become ef­ “ working stock” includes all of the ton­ (5) “Base tonnage” of a distributor fective October 1, 1944. nage deemed necessary by the distributor for any product group at any location to maintain operations at the new loca­ N o t e : The record keeping and reporting means the tonnage of that product group tion at a satisfactory level under this provisions of this order have been approved delivered by producers to his stock at order. Each location established by any by the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to the that location during the base period, or person pursuant to this paragraph (g ) Federal Reports Act of 1942. such other tonnage as may be specifi­ ( 1) shall hereafter be considered a sepa­ Issued this 25th day of September cally established by the War Production rate distributor subject to all of the 1944. Board. By the use of Form WPB-2889 terms of this regulation even though the W ar P roduction B oard, a distributor can shift his base tonnage location may only represent the addition B y J. Joseph W helan, for any product group from one pro­ of another unit to a group operated by Recording Secretary. ducer to another. one distributor. (6) “Distributor” means any person (2) New product lines or sources of Schedule A—General Steel Products (including a warehouse, jobber, dealer, supply. A distributor wishing to add a ojc retailed) who is engaged in the busi­ new general steel product group to his Types o f steel stock, or any distributor who wishes to includéd ness of regularly receiving steel into his place orders with producers for the first u stock for sale or resale in the form re­ time may do so by placing orders in the & ceived, or after performing such opera­ f j ,0« manner authorized by paragraph (c) of S v a tions as cutting to length, shearing to this order. S3 o size, torch cutting or burning to shape, (h) General provisions— (1) Reports. sorting and grading, pipe threading, or Each distributor must file a quarterly 1. Ingots, blooms,' billets, slabs, tube rounds, die blocks, sheet and tin corrugating or otherwise forming sheets report on form WPB-2888 for each loca­ bars------...... tion at which his total base tonnage of 2. Structural shapes and piling...... for roofing and siding; but a person who, general steel products, or his receipts of 3. Plates (universal and sheared in­ in connection with any sale, bends, cluding skelp)_...... general steel products into stock from, 4. Sails and track accessories..___ ... punches or performs any fabricating 6. H o t rolled bars—except concrete producers during the quarter, exceeds Operation designed to prepare steel for 150 tons. In addition, if his base ton­ reinforcing bars but including forged, galvanized, and wrought final use or assembly shall not be deemed nage of tool steel (product group No. 7) iron bars______for any location, or his receipts of tool 6. Cold finished bars______... a distributor with respect to such sale. 7. T o ol steel, including drill r o d ...... steel into stock at any location from pro­ 8. Mechanical tubing.____ ...... ____ The term “distributor” excludes any per­ ducers during the quarter, exceed 25 tons, 9. Pressure tubing...... 10. W ire rods (for wire drawing only)__ son who purchases steel for resale who.' he must file this report. Each report 11. Sheets and strip, hot rolled...... does not actually take physical delivery must be filed in duplicate with the Bu­ 12. Sheets and strip, cold reduced...... of the material into his stock for sale or reau of the*Census, Washington 25, D. C„ 13. Tin mill black plate...... 14. Sheets and strip, all ojher (exeept resale at a location regularly maintained on or before the 15th day of January, tin plate, short temes, and gal­ April, July and October. Each distrib­ vanized)______by him for such purpose. The activities 15. Wheels and axles (including steel utor, even though he is not required to tires and rim s)...... of such a person are governed by the file this report, must maintain for at 16. Castings (rough, castings o n ly)...... terms of Direction 48 to CMP Regulation least two years a record of his shipments 17. Concrete reinforcing bars (unfab­ ricated)...... No. 1. from stock, receipts into stock, and in­ ventory of each product group on hand (7) “Delivery” includes deliveries re­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14740; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; ceived on consignment. at the end of each calendar quarter. 11:19 a. m.] This record must be available for in­ (8) “Minimum carload” means a car­ -load weighing not less than 40,000 lbs. spection at any time by authorized rep­ (c) Purchases for stock— (1) From a resentatives of the War Production producer; only replacement orders per­ Board. P art 3294—I ron and Steel P roduction mitted. A distributor may not order (2) Any appeal from this [General Preference Order M-21-b-2, as Appeals. merchant trade products for his stock order must be made by letter referring Amended Sept. 25, 1944] from a producer except to replace mer­ to the particular provision appealed from MERCHANT TRADE PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS chant trade products which he delivered and stating fully* the grounds for the from his stock at one or more locations appeal. In emergency cases, appeal may § 3294.86 General Preference Order during the previous 12 months to con­ be made by telegraph. M-21-b-2— (a) Purpose an&sfcope. This sumers in accordance with CMP Regula­ (3) Communications to War Produc­ order tells how a distributor obtains de­ tion No. 4 or to other distributors in ac­ tion Board. All appeals or other com­ liveries of merchant trade products for cordance with this order, and which he munications concerning this order should his own stock or for direct delivery to his customers. The rules governing his pur­ has not previously replaced or ordered for be addressed to the Warehouse Branch, replacement. A distributor may not, Steel Division, War Production Board, chases of general steel products are con­ Washington 25, D. C., References: M - tained in Order M-21-b-l, and the rules hqwever, use any delivery from his stock 21-b -l. governing his deliveries of all types of op an order bearing the allotment sym­ (4) Violations. Any distributor or steel products to consumers are con­ bol Z-l-E, or any delivery authorized by other person who wilfully violates any tained in CMP Regulation No. 4. the War Production Board pursuant to provision of this order or who, in con­ (b) Definitions. (1) “Steel” means an appeal filed by him under Direction nection with this order, wilfully conceals carbon steel, alloy steel, and wrought a material fact or furnishes false infor­ iron, in the forms and shapes listed in 44 to CMP Regulation No. 1, to support mation to any department or agency of Schedule 1 to CMP Regulation No. 1. a stock replacement order. Within these FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11755

limits, a distributor may order any mer­ product group with that producer, or an nage of any product group which a dis­ chant trade product for his stock from order placed with a holder of idle or ex­ tributor may order against the amount any producer. When placing orders cess inventories in accordance with Pri­ reserved for him by a warehouse load with producers a distributor should, so directive, he may place other properly orities Regulation No, 13, will be con- far as possible, specify deliveries in not supported orders for that product group less than minimum carload quantities in sidered an authorized controlled mate­ with the same or any other producer in order to save transportation. rial order. Any other order placed in accordance with paragraph (c). How­ (2) From another distributor; re­ accordance with this paragraph (c) ever, a producer may not schedule such placement orders. A distributor may may, but need not, be accepted; any orders for delivery until after his obliga­ order merchant trade products for stock part of the order which is accepted will tions under the warehouse load directive have been filled, or unless when the order replacement from another distributor in be considered an authorized controlled the same-manner and subject to the same is received he knows that he will have restrictions as when he purchases from a material order. material for shipment to distributors producer. (d) Purchases for direct delivery to a over and above the tonnage required to (3) From another distributor; sal- customer— (1) Placing of orders. A dis­ satisfy his warehouse load directive. paged and surplus steel. In addition, a tributor who receives from a customer (f) Earmarked warehouse stocks. The an order which he is permitted to fill distributor may order for his stock from War Production Board may establish under CMP Regulation No. 4 or under earmarked stocks of merchant trade another distributor any merchant trade paragraph (c) above, or an order which products with any distributor. Deliveries Steel product items which the latter has has been specifically authorized by the to and from such stocks must be made in in stock as surplus steel or has salvaged War Production Board, and who wishes accordance with specific directions which from material purchased as scrap. For to arrange for direct delivery from a will be issued to the distributor when the the „purposes of this paragraph only, supplier to the customer, must furnish earmarked stock is established. with his own purchase order a copy of (g) Establishing an initial stock. This ^surplus steel” means any merchant the endorsement received by him from paragraph covers three groups; persons trade steel product items which a dis­ the customer including the customer’s who have not previously been authorized tributor has in his stock that are not name, or a copy of the specific permis­ to act as distributors of merchant trade needed to fill any orders he has received sion granted by the War Production products, distributors wishing to pur­ calling for delivery within the next 30 Board. The distributor may not specify chase for stock a product group which delivery to his own warehouse unless the they did not handle during the base pe­ days which he is required to fill under order is for less than a minimum car­ riod, and distributors who did not pur­ CMP regulations, or material which he load; and in the latter case, the material chase merchant trade products from pro­ has purchased for his stock from a must be promptly redelivered by him to ducers during the base period but who holder of idle or excess inventories in ac­ his customer. A distributor may not use now wish to do so. cordance with paragraph (c) (4) of this any such sale to support an order for (1) New distributors. Hereafter, any order. Salvaged and surplus steel does stock replacement. person who wishes to become a distribu­ (2) Status of orders. An order placed tor of any merchant trade product from not have to be ordered on a replacement in accordance with this paragraph (d) stock at a location not in operation prior basis, and previous deliveries from stock may, but need not, be accepted by the to April 1, 1944, may do so only by pur­ are not needed to support such an order. supplier. Any part of the order which chasing his entire working stock from However, the distributor making such a is accepted shall be considered an holders of idle or excess inventories in delivery may not use it to support his authorized controlled material order. If accordance with paragraph (c) (4) of a producer rejects such an order desig­ own stock replacement order with a pro­ this order. Deliveries from such stock nating shipment to a consumer when he may be replaced in accordance with ducer or another distributor. has open space available to fill it, he paragraph (c) of this order. The term (4) From a holder of idle or excess in­ must immediately notify the distributor “working stock” includes all of the ton­ ventories. Iri addition, a distributor may in writing that he is prepared to fill an nage deemed necessary by the distributor order any idle or excess merchant trade authorized controlled material order di­ to maintain operations at the new loca­ steel products for his stock from a holder rect from the consumer or through an­ tion at a satisfactory level under this other person. order. Each location established by any on a “special sale” as provided in Priori­ (e) Warehouse load directives. A dis­ person pursuant to this paragraph (g) ties Regulation No. 13, or from a pro­ tributor may place orders in accordance (1) shall hereafter be considered a sepa­ ducer as provided in Direction 44 to with paragraph (c) for any merchant rate distributor subject to all of the CMP Regulation No. 1. Such material trade product group with any producer. terms of this regulation even though the does not have to be ordered on a re­ However, when necessary to secure an location may only represent the addition equitable distribution of scarce of another unit to a group operated by placement basis, and previous deliveries Shy merchant trade product, the War Pro­ the distributor. from stock are not needed to support duction Board may direct producers to (2) New product lines or sources of such an order. reserve each calendar quarter a part of supply. A distributor wishing to add a (5) How to place orders. Each order their production of such product to fill new merchant trade product group to his for merchant trade products for ship­ authorized controlled material orders stock, or any distributor who wishes to ment to a distributor’s stock must bear from distributors for whom they have a place orders with producers for the first the words “For distributor’s stock.” In base tonnage covering a specific location time may do so by placing orders in the addition, an order placed under para­ or locations. In order to take advantage manner authorized by paragraph (c) of graph (c) (3) must bear the word “sal­ of any such reserved tonnage, a distrib­ this order. vage” or “ excess” to show that the order utor must submit his orders in accord­ (h) General provisions— (1) Reports. is for the sort of material described in ance with paragraph (c) to the pro­ Each distributor who has a base tonnage that paragraph. This will constitute a ducer then holding his base tonnage, not for any of the following groups of mer­ representation to the seller and to the later than the expiration date stated in chant trade products at any one location War Production Board that the purchase the warehouse load directive. A pro­ in excess of that shown below must file order complies in all respects with the ducer may fill distributors’ orders for with the Bureau of the Census, Washing­ requirements of this order. No other en­ that quarter received after the expira­ ton, D. C., a quarterly report for such dorsement or form is required. tion date, but may not reserve any space location in duplicate on Form WPB-2892. (6) Status of orders for delivery to for them. A producer must consider the Net tons stock. An order placed with a producer first orders for any product group re­ Pipe (product groups 20-21)______240 ceived from any distributor for delivery Tin and terne plate (product group 22) __ 240 in accordance with this paragraph (c) in a particular calendar quarter as ap­ Galvanized, lead coated, or painted sheets for delivery of a merchant trade product plicable to the tonnage of such produpt and strip, Including roofing and siding, to stocjc at a location where the dis­ valley, ridge roll, and flashing (prod­ group reserved for that distributor dur­ uct group 23)______240 tributor has a base t°nnftge for th^t ing that quarter. In addition to the ton­ Wire products (product groups 24-31).- 240 11756 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

This report must also be filed by a dis­ Schedule I— Merchant Trade Products— Con. used to purchase transformers, poles, cross- arms and meters in quantities which exceed tributor for any of his warehouses which Product those specifically rated for purchase on the group during the quarter receives into stock application. mimber Description ffom producers over 100 tons of mer­ (4) The provisions of this paragraph (b) chant trade products. Each distributor, 24 Wire rope and strand. do not apply to authorizations whioh were whether or not he is required to file this 25 Nails (¿fit arid w ife), fence and netting revoked or on which all authorized work was report, must maintain for a period of not staples. v completed prior to July 18, 1944. Nor do such less than two years a record of his ship­ 26 Wire, drawn. provisions set aside or supersede any specific 27 Wire bale ties. exceptions or conditions which were made in ments from stock, receipts into stock, 28 Wire (barbed and twisted), and wire the blank space below section V of any ap­ and inventory of each product group on fence (woven or welded). proved WPB-2774 application. hand at the end of his fiscal year. This 29 Wire netting. (5) References herein to “section I II” and record must be available for inspection 30 Fence posts. “section V ” of Form WPB-2774 may be con­ at any time by authorized representatives 31 Welded wire concrete reinforcing fabric. sidered to mean “section O” and “section E”, of the War Production Board. > respectively, on an edition of Form W P B - [F. R. Doc. 44-14741; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 2774 prior to that of February 21, 1944. (2) Appeals. Any appeal from this 11:19 a. m.] order must be made by letter referring to (c) Provisions applicable only to W PB - the particular provision appealed from 2774 authorizations issued since June 10, Subchapter C—Director of War Utilities 1944. Producers may use the abbreviated al­ and stating fully the grounds for the ap­ lotment number U-2 for the purchase of all peal. In emergency cases, appeal may be A uth ority: Regulations in this subchapter Issued under sec. 2 (a ), 54 Stat. 676, as controlled materials and Class A products made by telegraph. amended by 55 Stat. 236 and 56 Stat. 176; authorized for use in paragraph 1 of section (3) Communications to War Produc­ B.O. 9024, 7 F.R. 329; E.O. 9125, 7 F A . 2719; V of WPB-2774 authorizations issued since tion Board. All appeals or other com­ W.P.B. Reg. 1 as amended March 24, 1943, June 10, 1944, irrespective of quantities of munications concerning this order should 8 F A . 3666, 3696; Pri. Reg. 1 as amended May controlled materials allotted in section IV be addressed to the Warehouse Branch, 15, 1943, 8 F.R. 6727. of such authorizations and quarters for which such allotments were made. Other provisions Steel Division, War Production Board, P art 4500—P o w e r , W ater, G as, and of WPB-2774 authorizations issued since June Washington 25, D. C., Reference: M- C en tr a l S t eam H eat 10, 1944, are not affected by this Direction. 21-b -2. (d ) Provisions applicable to all WPB-2774 (4) Violations. Any distributor or [Utilities Order U -l, Direction 2, as Amended authorizations issued prior to the effective other person who wilfully violates any Sept. 25, 1944] date of this amendment. (1) Producers are provisions of this order or who, in con­ Direction 2 to Utilities Order U -l as authorized, without making a formal return to the W ar Production Board, to cancel on nection with this order, wilfully con­ heretofore amended is hereby amended ceals a material fact or furnishes false their books controlled materials balances re­ to read as follows: maining from specific allotments. information to any department or (a ) What this direction does. This direc­ (2) The abbreviated allotment number and agency of the United States is guilty of tion makes applicable the simplified pro­ preference rating assigned herein may not be a crime, and upon conviction may be cedures provided for in the June 1944 revision used to order materials and equipment avail­ punished by fine or imprisonment. In of application Form WPB-2774, to authoriza­ able in the applicant’s inventory in excess of addition, any such person may be pro­ tions issued to producers on Form WPB-2774 minimum requirements. The allotment hibited from making or obtaining fur­ before the revised application form came into number and preference rating may be used ther deliveries of, or from processing or use. It also authorizes use of the simplified to replace materials and equipment in in­ using, material under priority control allotment procedure for all authorizations on ventory, but only to the extent that inventory WPB-2774 whether issued before or since has been reduced below minimum require­ and may be deprived of priorities assist­ June 10, 1944, even though such authoriza­ ments. ance. tions made allotments for specific quantities (3) The abbreviated allotment number and (5) Special instructions. The War and quarters, and regardless of the size of preference rating assigned herein must not be Production Board may from time to time such allotments. used to order materials and equipment ear­ issue instructions to distributors with (b ) Provisions applicable only to W P B - lier or in greater quantity than is required respect to making, withholding, accept­ 2774 authorizations in effect on June 10,1944. for the construction or installation author­ ing or refusing deliveries. The following special provisions are hereby ized. made applicable to all WPB-2774 authoriza­ (4) Orders fdt controlled materials placed This amended order shall become ef­ tions issued to electric, water, gas, or central pursuant to this Direction must show the fective October 1, 1944. steam heat producers and in effect on June abbreviated allotment number U-2 and must 10, 1944, even though contrary provisions specify the month in which delivery is re­ N ote: The record keeping and reporting appear on the face of such authorizations: quested. Orders for Class A products shall provisions of this order have been approved (1) The applicant may use for the Job au­ be placed as provided in Direction 4, CMP by the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to thorized in his approved WPB-2774 applica­ Regulation 6. Orders for materials and the Federal Reports Act of 1942. tion only materials and equipment of the equipment other than controlled materials kind, type, siztf, and capacity listed in section to which the preference rating assigned Issued this 25th day of September III of his application and approved by the herein is applied must also show the abbrevi­ 1944. War Production Board, but he may use such ated allotment number U -2 for identification W ar P r o d uctio n B oard, materials and equipment in quantities re­ purposes. B y J. Jo se ph W h e l a n , quired, irrespective of the quantities author­ Recording Secretary. ized on WPB-2774, except that transformers, Issued this 25th day of September poles, crossarms and meters must not be used 1944. Schedule I— M erchant Trade Products in quantities which exceed those specifically W ar P r o d u c t io n B oard, Product approved on the application. No change may B y J. J o s e ph W h e l a n , be made in the kind, type, size, and capacity group Recording Secretary. number Description of the materials and equipment listed in section III of the application and approved [F. R. Doc. 44-14746; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 20 Standard and line pipe, water well tubu­ by the War Production Board, unless an 11:18 a. m.] lar products, and couplings (includes amendment is filed and specific approval ob­ steel and wrought iron pipe). tained. Nor may more materials and equip­ 21 Oil country casing, tubing, and drill pipe, ment be used than are required for the con­ P art 4501— C ommunications and couplings. struction or installation authorized. 22 Tin plate and terne plate (short temes). (2) The applicant is authorized to use the [U tilities Order U-3, Direction 1, as Amended 23 1 Galvanized, lead coated, or painted abbreviated allotment number U-2 for the Sept. 25, 1944] sheets and strip (including galvanized purchase of controlled materials and Class A fiat sheets purchased for the manu­ Direction 1 to Utilities Order U-3 is products to the extent authorized for use by hereby amended to read as follows: facture of roofing and siding), formed paragraph (b ) (1 ), above. roofing and siding (painted, black, (8) The preference rating AA-3 is hereby (a) What this direction does. This direc- galvanized, or lead coated), valley, assigned for the purohase of quantities of tlun makes applicable the simplified proce­ ridge roll, and flashing. equipment and materials (other than con­ dures provided for in the June 1944 revision trolled materials) additional to those rated of application Form WPB-2774 to all author­ 1 With the approval of the producer receiv­ f£r purohase in the approved application, to izations on WPB-2774 issued to telephone ing such an order, substitution of Black the extent that such additional quantities operators whether before or since June 10» sheets (21 gauge and lighter) may be made are authorized for use by paragraph (b) (1) 1944, even though such authorizations made for galvanized flat sheets of the same gauge. above; except that tne rating must not be allotments of controlled materials for specific FEDERAL REGISTER, fuesday, September 26, 1944 11757

quantities and quarters, and regardless of the (3) The abbreviated allotment number was completed prior to July 31, 1944, the size of such allotments. and preference rating (s) assigned herein effective date of the previous Direction 1 to (b ) Provisions applicable only to W PB - must not be used to order materials and Order U-4. Nor do such provisions set aside 2774 authorizations in effect on June 10, equipment earlier or in greater quantity than or supersede any specific exceptions or condi­ 1944. The following special provisions are is required for the construction or installa­ tions which were made in the blank space hereby made applicable to all WPB-2774 au­ tion authorized. below Section V of any approved WPB-2774 thorizations issued to telephone operators (4) Orders for controlled materials placed application. and in effect on June 10, 1944, even though pursuant to this direction must show the (5) References herein to “section III” and contrary provisions appear on the face of such abbreviated allotment number U-2 and must “section V ” of Form WPB-2774 may be con­ authorizations: specify the month in which delivery is re- sidered to mean “section C” and “section E” (1) The applicant may use for the job au­ quested. Orders for Class A products shall respectively on an edition of Form WPB-2774 thorized in his approved WPB-2774 applica­ be placed as provided in Direction 4, CMP prior to that of February 21, 1944. tion only materials and equipment of the Regulation 6. Orders for materials and (c) Provisions applicable only to W PB - kind, type, size and capacity listed in seo- equipment, other than controlled materials, 2774 authorizations issued since June 10, tion m of his application and approved by to which the preference ratlng(s) assigned 1944. Operators may use the abbreviated the War Production Board, but he may use herein are applied must also show the ab­ allotment number U-2 for the purchase of such materials and equipment in quantities breviated allotment number U-2 for identifi­ all controlled materials and Class A products required, irrespective of the quantities au­ cation purposes. authorized for use in paragraph 1 of section thorized on WPB-277^. No change may be V of WPB-2774 authorizations issued since made in the kind, type, size, and capacity of Issued this 25th day of September 1944. June 10, 1944, irrespective of quantities of the materials and equipment listed in sec­ W ar P r o d u c tio n B oard, controlled materials allotted in section IV tion III of the application and approved by B y J. Jo s e ph W h e l a n , of such authorizations and quarters for the War Production Board, unless an amend­ Recording Secretary. which such allotments were made. Other ment is filed and specific approval obtained. provisions of WPB-2774 authorizations issued Nor may more materials and equipmfent be [F. R. Doc. 44-14748; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; since June 10, 1944, are not affected by this used than are required for the construction 11:17 a .m .] Direction. or installation authorized. (d) Provisions applicable to all WPB-2774 (2) The applicant is authorized to use authorizations issued prior to the effective the abbreviated allotment number U-2 for date of this amendment. (1) Operators are the purchase of controlled materials and Class hereby authorized, without making a formal A products to the extent authorized for use P art 4501—C ommunications return to the War Production Board, to can- by paragraph (b ) (1) , above. oel on their books controlled materials bal­ (3) The applicant is hereby authorized to [Utilities Order U-4, Direction 1, as Amended ances remaining from specific allotments. use the preference rating (s) assigned in his Sept. 25, 1944] (2) The abbreviated allotment number approved application for the purchase of and preference rating (s) assigned herein may quantities of equipment and materials (other Direction 1 to Utilities Order U-4 is not be used to order materials and equip­ than controlled materials) additional to those hereby amended to read as follows: ment available in the applicant’s inventory rated for purchase in the approved applica­ (a) What this direction does. This direc­ in excess of a practical working minimum. tion, to the extent that such additional quan­ The allotment number and preference rat­ tities are authorized for use by paragraph (b ) tion makes applicable the simplified pro­ cedures provided for in the June 1944 revision ing (s) may be used to replace materials and (1), above. equipment in inventory, but only to the ex­ (4) The provisions of this paragraph (b) Of application Form WPB-2774 to all authori­ zations on WPB-2774 issued to telegraph op­ tent that inventory has been reduced below do not apply to authorizations which were a practical working minimum. revoked or on which all authorized work was erators whether before or since June 10, 1944, even though such authorizations made allot­ (3) The abbreviated allotment number completed prior to July 31, 1944, the effective and preference rating(s) assigned herein date of the previous Direction 1 to Order U-3. ments of controlled materials for specific quantities and quarters, and regardless of must not be used to order materials and Nor do such provisions set aside or supersede the size of such allotments. equipment earlier or in greater quantity any specific exceptions or conditions which „(b ) Provisions applicable only to W PB - than is required for the construction or in­ were made in the blank space below section 2774 authorizations in effect on June 10, stallation authorized. V of any approved WEB-2774 application. 1944. The following special provisions are (4) Orders for controlled materials placed (5) References herein to “section m ” and hereby made applicable to all WPB-2774 au­ pursuant to this direction must show the “section V ” of Form WPB-2774 may be con­ thorizations Issued to telegraph operators abbreviated allotment number U-2 and must sidered to mean “section C” and “section E” and in effect on June 10, 1944, even though specify the month in which delivery is re­ respectively, on an edition of Form W P B - contrary provisions appear on the face of quested. Orders for Class A products shall 2774 prior to that of February 21, 1944. such authorizations: be placed as provided in Direction 4, CMP (c) Provisions applicable only to W PB - (1) The applicant may use for the job au­ Regulation 6. Orders for materials and 2774 authorizations_ issued since June 10, thorized in his approved WPB-2774 appli­ equipment, other than controlled materials, 1944. Operators may use the abbreviated cation only materials and equipment of the to which the preference rating(s) assigned allotment number U-2 for the purchase of kind, type, size, and capacity listed in sec­ herein are applied must also show the ab­ all controlled materials and Class A products tion m of his application and approved by breviated allotment number U-2 for identifi­ authorized for use in paragraph 1 of section the W ar Production Board, but he may use cation purposes. V of WPB-2774 authorizations issued since such materials and equipment in quantities June 10, 1944, Irrespective of quantities of required, irrespective of the quantities au­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. thorized on WPB-2774. No change may be controlled materials allotted in section IV made in the kind, type, size, and capacity W ar P r o d uctio n B oard, of such authorizations and quarters for of the materials and equipment listed in By J. J o se ph W h e l a n , which such allotments were made. Other section i n of the application and approved Recording Secretary. provisions of WPB-2774 authorizations is­ by the War Production Board, unless an sued since June 10, 1944, are not affected by amendment is filed and specific approval ob­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14747; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; this direction. tained. Nor may more materials and equip­ 11:17 a. m.] (d ) Provisions applicable to all WPB-2774 ment be used than aie required for the con­ authorizations issued prior to the effective struction or installation authorized. date of this amendment. (1) Operators are (2) The applicant is authorized to use the abbreviated allotment number U-2 for the Chapter XI—Office of Price Administration hereby authorized, without making a formal purchase of controlled materials and Class A return to the War Production Board, to can­ P art 1351—F oods and F ood P roducts products to the extent authorized for use by cel on their books controlled materials paragraph (b ) (1), above. [MPR 53,1 Arndt. 37] balances remaining from specific allotments. (3) The applicant is hereby authorized to (2) The abbreviated allotment number use the preference rating(s) assigned in his FATS AND OILS and preference rating(s) assigned herein approved application for the purchase of A statement of the considerations in­ may not be used to order materials and quantities of equipment and materials (other volved in the issuance of this amendment equipment available in the applicant’s in­ than controlled materials) additional to has been issued simultaneously herewith ventory in excess of a practical working those rated for purchase in the approved application, to the extent that such addi­ and filed with the Division of the Federal minimum. The allotment number and pref­ tional quantities are authorized for use by Register.* erence rating(s) may be used to replace ma­ paragraph (b ) (1), above. terials and equipment in inventory, but only (4) The provisions of this paragraph (b ) •Copies may be obtained from the Office of to the extent that inventory has been re­ do not apply to authorizations which were Price Administration. duced below a practical working minimum. revoked or on which all authorized work 19 F.R. 9652. 11758 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

This amendment shall become effec­ COMBED YARNS Section 19.5 of Maximum Price Regu­ tive éeptember 22,1944. lation No. 53 is redesignated section 19.0 M ulti- Plied M ulti- and a new section 19.5 is added to read Issued this 22d day of Sepetmber 1944. Count plier count plier

as follows: C hester B o w l e s , 6...... 6.50 6 6.00 Sec. 19.5 Notice- to wholesalers and Administrator. 8 ...... 6.50 8 6.00 retailers. On and after September 22, 10...... - ...... 6.50 10 6.05 [P. R. Doc. 44-14670; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; 12...... 6.50 . 12 6.00 1944, with the first delivery of any mar­ ■44...... 6.50 14 7.00 garine, the maximum price of which has 16...... 6.75 16 7.50 been changed in accordance with the 18...... - 7.00 18 8.00 2 0 ______7.50 20 8.00 provisions of this article, the processor 2 2 ...... - 8.00 22- 8.50 P art 1389—A pparel shall supply each wholesaler and retailer 24 ...... 8.00 24 9.00 8.00 26 9.50 ' [MPR 221,1 Amdt. 6] 26...... - with the following written notice: 28...... 8.50 28 10.50 30 ...... 9.00 30 • 11.50 N otice to W holesalers and R etailers MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES FOR FALL AND W IN ­ 3 2 ...... 9.50 32 11.50 10.00 34 • 12.00 Our OP A ceiling price for (describe item) TER KNITTED UNDERWEAR 34...... 3 6 ...... 10.00 . 36 12.00 has been changed under the provisions of A statement of the considerations in­ 38...... 10.00 38 12.00 40 12.00 Maximum Price Regulation No. 53. We are volved in the issuance of this amend­ 4 0 ...... 10.00 authorized to inform you that if you are a 42 ...... - 10.00 42 12.00 ment, issued simultaneously herewith, 44 ...... 9.50 44 11.50 wholesaler or retailer pricing this item under 46.-...... - 9.00 46 11.00 Maximum Price Regulation No. 421, 422 or has been filed with the Division of the 48______9.00 48 11.00 423, and if we are your customary type of Federal Register.* 50...... 8.00 §0 10.00 52 10.00 supplier, you must refigure your ceiling price Maximum Price Regulation 221 is 52...... - 8.00 54...... 8.00 54 10.00 for the item in accordance with the appli­ amended in the following respects: 56 l...... 8.00 56 10.00 cable pricing provisions of those regulations 58...... 8.00 58 10.00 (see section 6 in each case). You must re­ 1. Section 1389.301 (a) is amended by 60...... 8.00 60 10.00 8.00 62 10.00 figure your ceiling price on the first delivery adding at the end thereof the following 62...... 64...... 8.00 64 10.00 of this item to you on and after September sentence: “A lower price may, of course, 66...... - 8.00 66 10.00 22, 1944. be charged.” 68...... 8.00 68 10.00 70...... — 8.00 70 10.00 For a period of 60 days after Septem­ 2. Section 1389.304 is revoked and in ber 22, 1944, and with the first shipment place thereof a new § 1389.304 is added to read as follows: N ote: The multiplier for yarn counts not after the 60-day period to each person included in the above table shall be the aver­ who has not made a purchase within that § 1389.304 Adjustment of ^maximum age between.,the counts.which are the next time, the processor shall include in each prices— (a) Amount of adjustment and higher and the next lower in the table. box, carton or case containing the item when it may he made. In the case of Examples the written notice set forth above. any garment of fall and winter knitted underwear (except one made from pur­ (1) A manufacturer |wishes to adjust his This amendment shall become effec­ chased fabric) containing at least 50% ceiling price for a man's 15 lb.,. 50% cotton, tive September 22, 1944. 56% wool union suit which requires 16 cotton by weight, the manufacturer may pounds of 14s carded yam to knit. Issued this 22d day of September 1944. increase his ceiling price established under § 1389.302 (a ), or his ceiling price Number pounds yarn------16 C hester B o w l e s , . authorized by the Office of Price Admin­ Number pounds cotton (50% x 16)— 8 Administrator. Multiplier for 14s carded------2.75 istration by order issued prior to Sep­ Number of cents by which ceiling [F. R. Doc. 44-14679; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; tember 22,1944 under § 1389.303, by add­ price may be adjusted (8 x 2.75) — 22 4:51 p. m.] ing thereto an adjustment charge. This adjustment charge shall be computed by (2) A manufacturer wishes to adjust his ceiling price for a man’s 18 lb., 50% wool, multiplying the number of pounds (gross 25% cotton and 25% rayon union suit which knitting weight of the base size for the requires 20 pounds of 12s yarn to knit. P art 1372— S easonal C o m m o d itie s style) of the particular kind of yarn No adjustment permitted on such a gar­ (i.e., combed or carded) in the garment ment because it contains less than 50% [MPR 210,1 Arndt. 16] by the number stated in the following cotton. RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRICES FOR FALL AND table opposite the count of the particular (3) A manufacturer wishes to adjust hit ceiling price for a boy’s all cotton 8 lb. union WINTER SEASONAL COMMODITIES kind of yarn used. (This adjustment charge may be rounded to the nearest suit which requires 9 pounds of 15s carded A statement of the considerations in­ yarn to knit. volved in the issuance of this amend­ cent.) CARDED YARNS Number pounds of yarn------9 ment, issued simultaneously herewith, Multiplier for 15s carded average be­ has been filed with the Division of the tween 3.00 (for 16s) and 2.75 (for M u lti­ Plied M u lti­ Federal Register.* Count plier count plier 14s)______2.875 Maximum Price Regulation 210 is Number of cents by which ceiling amended in the following respects: price may be adjusted (9 x 2.876) _ 25.875 6...... 2.00 6 2.00 Rounded to nearest cent------26 Section 1372.102 (b) (2) is amended 8...... - 2.00 8 2.00 by adding the following sentence to the 10...... - 2.25 10 2.25 (4) A manufacturer wishes to adjust his 12...... 2.50 12 2.50 ceiling price for an infant’s training pant end thereof: i4 ...... 2.75 14 3.25 16...... 3.00 16 3.25 which he cuts and sews from a purchased In calculating the ceiling price for 18...... 3.25 18 3.75 fabric. sales at wholesale and sales at retail of 20...... - ...... 3.50 20 3.50 No adjustment permitted for such a gar­ 22...... 3.75 22 4.25 ment because made from a purchased fabric. knitted fall and winter underwear and 24...... 4.00 24 5.00 sleeping garments listed in paragraph 26...... 4.50 26 5.50 (5) A manufacturer wishes to adjust his 28...... 4.50 28 6.00 celling price for a garment in which he uses (i) of Appendix A, “ current cost” shall 30...... 4.75 30 6.75 2 lbs. of 18s combed yam and 4 lbs. of 24s 32 6.50 in no case include the adjustment per­ 32...... 5.00 carded yarn and 2 lbs. of wool yarn. 34...... 6.00 34 7.00 mitted to the manufacturer under 36...... - 5.00 36 7.00 Number pounds 18s combed------2 § 1389.304 of Maximum Price Regulation 38...... 5.25 38 7.25 40...... 5.25 40 7.75 Multiplier for 18s combed------7.00 221 ^Manufacturers’ Prices for Fall and 42...... 5.50 42 8.50 (2 x 7.00)______14 Winter Knitted Underwear). 44...... - 5.50 44 8.50 Number pounds 24s carded------i------4 46...... 5.75 46 8.75 48...... 6.00 48 9.00 Multiplier for 24s carded------4.00 •Copies may be obtained from the Office of 50...... 6.00 60 9.00 (4 x 4.00)...... — I ----- — - 16 Price Administration. Number pounds wool------— 2 »7 P.R. 6789, 7318, 7173 , 7912, 8651, 8930, (no adjustment)______— ------— 0 8937, 8948, 9614, 10109; 8 P.R. 973, 6359, 16170, 1 7 p.R. 7318, 9615, 10719; 8 P.R. 13847, Number of cents • by which ceiling 9 F.R. 11177. 4514, 9 F.R. 5174. price may be adjusted (14 +1 6 )— 30 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 l l f g $

(b) Adjustment charge must he sep­ (Pub. Law 671, 76th Cong., as amended dressed and dyed furs and peltries” arately stated by manufacturer. The by Pub. Laws 89,421 and 507,77th dong.; means raw fur skins or peltries which adjustment charge mentioned in para­ E.O. 9125, 7 FJt. 2719, issued April 7, have been processed with the hair on graph (a) above may be made only if 1942, WPB Dir. No. 1, 7 F.R. 562, Supp. and made suitable for use in the manu­ the manufacturer sends to each pur­ Dir. No. lfe, 7 F.R. 3546) facture of fur garments, neckpieces, chaser the following statement as re­ Issued this 23d day of September 1944. plates or trimmings. The term shall quired below. This statement, properly also include mouton lamb shearlings and completed, must appear separately on, C h ester B o w l e s , imported fur plates.' Administrator. or be annexed to, the manufacturer’s in­ 2. Section 3 (d) is amended by adding voice, billing or other statements of price [F. R. Doc. 44-1470J; Filed, Sept. 33, 1944; thereto the following sentence: “The accompanying every shipment of any 11:55 a. m.] term shall also include the highest price garments on which the adjustment specified in a memorandum, consign­ charge is made. ment or conditional sale of a kind of fur Statem ent op OPA Adjustm ent Charge P art 1340— F u e l or peltry delivered in a kind of sale dur­ The Office of Price Administration has per­ [MPR 120,1 Arndt. 121] ing the base period, where the price was mitted us to add the following adjustment specified during the base period and title charges to our ceiling prices on the following BITUMINOUS COAL DELIVERED FROM MINE passed to the purchaser on on before^ items: OR PREPARATION PLANT June 30, 1942.” Style, Old ceiling, Adjustment charge, New 3. Section 3 (f) (3) is amended by add­ ceiling. A statement of the considerations in­ Please note that the OPA requires you to volved in the issuance of this amend­ ing thereto the following sentence: "The sell these garments subject to the ceiling ment, issued simultaneously herewith, term shall also include one or more skins prices established in Maximum Price Regula­ has been filed with the Division of the sold for matching, repair or remodelling tion 210. The OPA has not permitted you or Federal Register.* purposes or for the completion of a gar­ any other seller to increase your ceiling prices ment, neckpiece, plate or trimming; but for these garments. In determining your 1. In § 1340.222 (b) (4), the period such skins shall be excluded in deter­ ceiling prices for these garments OPA has after the word "ton”, is deleted, and a mining the highest price for a matched ruled that you must not in any case include comma is inserted in its place, and the the above stated adjustment charges in the bundle sale.” cost base on which your ceiling price is com­ following is added to the last sentence: 4. Section 3 (k) is amended to read as puted. "except the mines listed as exceptions in follows: the tables of production group numbers, This amendment shall become effec­ prices and size group numbers in the (k) General level of prices prevailing tive as of June 30, 1944. above subparagraphs (b) (1) and (b) among competitive sellers of the same class. "General level of prices prevailing Issued this 22d day of September 1944. (2).” among competitive sellers of the same 2. In § 1340.222 (b) a new subpara­ C hester B o w l e s , class” means 90 per cent of the average Administrator. graph (8) is added to read as follows: of the highest prices of a representative (8) Special price instructions. Coals group of competitive sellers of the same [F. R. Doc. 44-14660; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; class. 11:33 a. m.] in Size Groups Nos. 17 to 25, inclusive, produced at the Chinook Mine, Mine In­ 5. Section 4 is amended to read as fol­ dex No. 121, of the Ayrshire Patoka Col­ lows: lieries Corporation and the Victory Mine, P art 1391—B ic y c l e s and B ic y c l e Mine Index No. 1354 of the Pyramid Coal S e c . 4. Relation to other maximum E q u ip m e n t Corporation may be priced under Price price regulations. This regulation shall apply, and the General Maximum Price [R ev. RO 7,1 Arndt. 11] Group No. 8 in lieu of Price Group No. 1. Regulation, Revised Supplementary Reg­ NEW ADULT BICYCLES This amendment shall become effec­ ulation 14 thereto, and the Maximum Im ­ A rationale accompanying this amend­ tive September 28, 1944. / port Price Regulation shall not apply, to ment has been issued simultaneously (56 Stat. 23, 765; Pub. Law 151, 78th all furs and peltries covered by this reg­ herewith and has been filed with the Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 F.R. 7871; E.O. 9328, ulation, except that furs or peltries pelted Division of the Federal Register.* 8 F.R. 4681) outside the continental United States and Revised Ration Order No. 7 is amended purchased by an importer on or before in the following respects: Issued this 23d day of September 1944. April 24, 1944, may be sold and delivered 1. Section 1391.36 is amended to read C hester B o w l e s , by the importer and by an intermediate as follows: Administrator. distributor (both as defined in the Max­ imum Import Price Regulation) under § 1391.36 Effective period of order. [F. R. Doc. 44-14722; Filed, vS ept. 38, 1944; 3:67 p. m.] ¿0 0 * the General Maximum Price Regulation, Revised Ration Order No. 7 shall become Revised Supplementary Regulation 14 effective July 9, 1942, and shall expire thereto or the Maximum Import Price as of September 23, 1944, subject to P art 1374—F urs Regulation up to and including October section 5.1 of General Ration Order 23, 1944: Provided, That the above ex­ No. 8; except that any person required [MPR 541,* Arndt f] ception shall apply to an importer only if, by §§ 1391.27 and 1391.29 to keep records on or before October 23, 1944, he files a shall retain such records in his posses­ RAW, DRESSED, AND DRESSED AND DYED FURS and Peltries report with the Consumer Goods Price sion for six months after the expiration Division of the Office of Price Adminis­ date of the order. Suspension orders in A statement of the considerations in­ tration, Washington 25, D. C., stating effect on the expiration date of the order, volved in the issuance of this amend­ the quantity of furs and peltries on hand to the extent that they^prohibit any per­ ment, issued simultaneously herewith, and the quantity to be received and at­ son from receiving any transfer or de­ has been filed with the Division of the taches thereto a copy of the contract of livery of, or from selling, using, or other­ Federal Register.* purchase or other written evidence re­ wise disposing of bicycles, shall termi­ Maximum Price Regulation 541 is ceived from the foreign seller showing: nate simultaneously with the expiration amended in the following resects: (a) The date of the purchase, of the order. 1. Section 3 (b) is amended to read (b) The kinds of furs and peltries pur­ This amendment shall become effec­ as follòws; chased, the quantity and assortment, tive September 23, 1944. and

General Ration Order No. 12 is Cong.; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; E.O. 9335, (i) W ill receive or be authorized to amended in the following respects: 8 F.R. 5423; WPB Dir. 1, 7 F.R. 562; Sec. receive subsistence in kind or, 1. Section 2 (a )" (.2) is amended to Of Agr. War Food Order No. 56, 8 F.R. (ii) Although not subsisted or author­ read as follows: 2005; 9 F.R. 4319; War Food Order No. ized to be subsisted in kind, eats at least 58, 8 F.R. 2251, 9 F.R. 4319; War Food 14 meals a week at a mess where the (2) Members of the armed forces of Order No. 59, 8 F.R. 3471, 9 F.R. 4319; rationed foods used are acquired, di­ the United States or of the United Na­ W ar Food Order No. 61, 8 F.R. 3471, 9 rectly or indirectly, by the use of ration tions. F.R. 4319; Supp. 1 to War Food Order checks issued by the Army, Navy, Ma­ 2. Section 2 (a) (3) is amended to No. 61, 9 F.R. 9134, 9389; War Food Order rine Corps or Coast Guard, or by an of­ read as follows: No. 64, 8 F.R. 7093, 9 F.R. 4319) ficer authorized to issue such checks, or (iii) Leaves the United .States for a (3) Persons brought into the Conti­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. nental United States by a Federal Gov­ period of more than thirty days. The ernment Agency for the sole purpose of C hester B o w l e s , books shall be surrendered to any War performing agricultural or other labor. Administrator. Price and Rationing Board. However, • the books may be taken up by an author­ 3. Section 4 (b) is amended by insert­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14783; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; ized officer of the Army, Navy, Marine ing the words “ or at any other Board Corps or .Coast Guard for the purposes designated by the Office of Price Admin­ of delivering them to any War Price istration” before the period and imme­ and Rationing Board. diately following the word “lives” in the P art 1305— A dministration 5. Section 11 (d) is amended by delet­ third sentence thereof. [Gen. RO 14,1 Amdt. 2] 4. Section 6a is revoked. ing the words “ to a Board,” after the 5. Section 7 is amended to read as fol­ WAR RATION BOOK FOUR phrase “War Ration Book Four”. lows: A rationale accompanying this amend­ This amendment shall become effec­ Sec. 7. War Ration Book No. 3 for ment, issued simultaneously herewith, tive September 29, 1944. imported laborers, (a) When a laborer has been filed with the Division of the (Pub. Law 671, 76th Cong., as amended ceases to perform the work for which he Federal Register.* by Pub. Laws 89, 421, 507 and 729, 77th was brought into the Continental United General Ration Order No. 14 is Cong.; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719; E.O. 9280, States by a Federal Government Agency, amended in the following respects: 7 F.R. 10179; . E.O. 9335, 8 F.R. 5423; his War Ration Book No. 3, if he has one, 1. Section 2 (a) (2) is amended to WPB Dir. 1, 7 F.R. 562; Sec. of Agr. War must be returned by the person who has read as follows; Food Order No. 56, 8 F.R. 2005, 9 F.R. it to the agency which issued it. 4319; War Food Order No. 58, 8 FR. (2) Members of the armed forces of 6. Section 8 (c) is amended by insert­ 2251, 9 F.R. 4319; War Food Order No. the United States or a United Nation 59, 8 F.R. 3471, 9 F.R. 4319; War Food ing (1) immediately following (c) and who are subsisted or authorized to be amending ¿the text through the words Order No. 61, 8 F.R. 3471, 9 F.R. 4319; subsisted in kind or who, although not Supp. 1 to War Food Order No. 61, 9 “thirty days” in the first sentence to read subsisted or authorized to be subsisted as follows: F.R. 9134, 9389; War Food Order No. in kind, eat at least 14 meals a week at 64, 8 F.R. 7093, 9 F.R. 4319) (c) (1) A person shall turn his War a mess where the rationed foods used Ration Book No. 3 over to any War Price are acquired, directly or indirectly, by Issued this 25th day of September and Rationing Board when he leaves the the use of ration checks issued by the 1944. United States for a period of more than Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast C h e st e r B o w l e s , thirty days. Guard, or by an officer authorized to Administrator. issue such checks. ' 7. Section 8 (c) (2) is amended to read [F. R. Doc. 44-14781; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; as follows: 2. Section 8 (a) is amended by adding 11:47 a. m.] , (2) A person shall surrender his War a new subparagraph (3) to read as fol­ lows: Ration Book No. 3 when he becomes a member of the armed forces of the (3) Notwithstanding any other pro­ P art 1305— A dministration United States, if he becomes a member visions of this Order, War Ration Book after September 29, 1944. The books No. 3 need not be submitted when an [Supp. Order 54, Amdt. 1] shall be surrendered to any War Price application for War Ration Book Four is e x e m p t io n o f sales of commodities pr o ­ and Rationing Board. However, the made by a member of the armed forces duced AND SERVICES SUPPLIED BY CERTAIN books may be taken up by an authorized of the United States or of a United STATE PENAL INSTITUTIONS officer of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps Nation. or Coast Guard for the purpose of deliv­ A statement of the considerations in­ 3. Section 11 (c) is amended by in­ volved in the issuance of this Amend­ ering them to any War Price and Ration­ serting (1) immediately following (c) ing Board. ment No. 1 to Supplementary Order No. and amending the text through the word 54, issued simultaneously herewith, has 8. Section 8 (d) is amended by deleting “ voyages” to read as follows: been filed with the Division of the Fed­ the words “to a Board,” after the phrase (c) (1) Any person not a member of eral Register.* “War Ration Book No. 3”. the armed forces of the United States Supplementary Order No, 54 is 9. Section 8 (e) is amended by insert­ shall turn his War Ration Book Four amended in the following respects: ing the phrase “ as it read (immediately over to any War Price and Rationing before its revocation) on September 28, 1. The title of this Supplementary Board when he leaves the United States Order 54 is amended to read as follows: 1944,” after the words “section 6a” in the for a period of more than thirty days. first sentence thereof. Exemption of Sales of Commodities Pro­ This provision does not apply to mem­ duced and Services Supplied by Certain 10. The second sentence of section 9 is bers of the Merchant Marine who leave amended to read as follows:- “However, State Penal Institutions. the United States temporarily while on 2. In § 1305.80 the headnote is this section does not apply to members Voyages. of the armed forces of the United States amended to read as follows: Removal of or of a United Nation or to persons 4. Section 11 (c) (2) is amended to sales by certain States of commodities brought into the Continental United read as follows: produced and services supplied by their States by a Federal Government Agency penal institutions from the operation of (2) A person shall surrender his War price regulations. for the sole purpose of performing agri­ Ration Book Four when he is or be­ cultural or other labor.” 3. Paragraph (a) of § 1305.80 is redes­ comes a member of the armed forces of ignated as paragraph (a) ( 1). This amendment shall become effective the United States and 4. Section 1305.80 (a) (2) is added to September 29, 1944. read as follows: *Cçpies may be obtained from the Office of (Pub. Law 671, 76th Cong., as amended Price Administration. (2) Sales and deliveries by the State of by Pub. Laws 89, 421, 507 and 729, 77th » 8 F.R. 14211. Michigan to the United States or any No. 192-r— 5 11762 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 agency thereof or to the State of Mich­ This amendment shall become effective with the War Production Board, shall igan or any IDepartment, agency, insti­ November 24, 1944. take an inventory for each of his estab­ tution or political subdivision thereof of Issued this 25th day of September 1944. lishments on March 31, June 30, Septem­ any commodity produced or service sup­ ber 30 and December 31 of each year, Of plied by the State of Michigan penal in­ C hester B o w l e s , passenger-type tires by grade, and of stitutions shall not be subject to any Administrator. all other tires by type listing new and price regulation heretofore issued, or [F. R. Doc. 44-14786; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; used separately, and shall keep a record which hereafter may be issued« by the 11:48 a. m.] thereof. The inventory of each estab­ Office of Price Administration, unless lishment shall consist of the following: specific provision making a price regula­ (1) All unmounted tires, except tires tion applicable to such sales and deliv­ owned by others and in the establish­ eries shall hereafter be included in such P art 1315— R u bber and P roducts and ment solely for purposes of inspection, price regulation. M aterials ©f W h ic h R ubber Is a mounting, repair or recapping, and ex­ This Amendment No. 1 to Supple­ C o m p o n e n t » cept tires transferred to the establish­ ment by a manufacturer pursuant to mentary Order No. 54 shall become effec­ [RO 1A,1 Amdt. 87] tive September 30,1944. § 1315.804 ( f ) ; and TIRES, TUBES RECAPPING AND CAMELBACK (2) All tires billed to him for the estab­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. lishment but not yet received there. C hester B o w l e s , A rationale for this amendment has “Mass distributor” means any dealer Administrator. been issued simultaneously herewith , who sells tires and tubes manufactured and has been filed with the Division of for him under his own brand or trade [F. R. Doc. 44-14785; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 11:47 a. m.] the Federal Register.* mark, and whose sales volume in 1941 Ration Order No. 1A is amended in exceeded 50,000 tires or 100,000 tubes. the following respects: (b) Every dealer who is required to take an inventory under paragraph (a) 1. Section 1315.1003 (a (2) Is P art 1305— A dministration amended to read as follows: shall file a report on OPA Form R-17 in accordance with the instructions thereon [Supp. Order 93,1 Amdt. 1] (2) Part B. The replenishment por­ for each of his establishments to which ELIMINATION OF HIGHEST PRICE LINE LIM I­ tions of certificates or receipts trans­ the form is mailed by the Office of Price TATION FROM SPECIFIED REGULATIONS ferred to a manufacturer by a dealer or Administration. consumer shall be marked “void except W ITH RESPECT TO SELLERS OF GARMENTS This amendment shall become effective for replenishment b y ______” im­ A T RETAIL September 29, 1944. mediately upon receipt by the manu­ A statement of the considerations in­ facturer at a tire manufacturing es­ N o t e : All reporting and record-keeping re­ quirements of this amendment have been volved in the issuance of this amend­ tablishment, or by the manufacturer ment, issued simultaneously herewith, approved by the Bureau of the Budget in or his agent at premises authorized accordance with the Federal Reports Act of has been filed with the Division of the pursuant to § 1315.804 (f). The name 1942. Federal Register.* of the first manufacturer to whom Supplementary Order 93 is amended in the replenishment portion is sur­ (Pub. Law 671, 76th Cong, as amended the following respects: rendered shall be inserted in the by Pub. Laws 89, 421 and 507, 77th Cong.; E.O. 9125, 7 F.R. 2719, issued April 7, 1. Section 1305.121 (a) is amended by blank, and the replenishment portion may thereafter be used for replenish­ 1942, WPB Dir. No. 1, 7 F.R. 562, Supp. correcting the number “ 14.2” to read Dir. No. IQ, 7 F.R. 9121) “ 142”, by deleting therefrom the phrase ment only by him. Replenishment por­ “Revised Maximum Price Regulation tions which are not used by the manu­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. 287” and by'deleting the last sentence facturer for that purpose must be re­ tained as his record. C hester B o w l e s , thereof. Administrator. ’ 2. Section 1305.121 (b) is added to read When a manufacturer is unwilling or as follows: unable to transfer a tire in exchange [F. R. Doc. 44-14784; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; for a replenishment portion which has 11:46 a. m.] (b) Definitions— (1) Highest price been marked void in accordance with line limitation. For purposes of this this subparagraph, he shall forward it supplementary order, the term “highest (or the entire certificate received from price line limitation” means any pro­ a consumer), to the District Director P art 1347—P aper, P aper P roducts, R a w vision in any of the regulations specified serving the area in which the manufac­ M aterials for P aper and P aper P rod- in paragraph (a ), which requires a seller turer’s premises are located with a let­ ' u c t s, P r in t in g and P u b l is h in g to limit his sales with reference to any ter stating the number, type and grade [MPR 484,1 Amdt. 3] highest price line offered for sale or de­ of tires which have not been transferred UNWASHED AND WASHED W IPING CLOTHS livered by him at any prior time, or any thereon. The District Director shall provision in an order issued thereunder thereupon issue Part B of OPA Form A statement of the considerations in­ which places a dollar-and-cent limita­ R-2 to the dealer, or a certificate on volved in the issuance of this amendment, tion upon the highest price at which a OPA Form R-2 to the consumer, from issued simultaneously herewith, has been seller may deliver any garment in a par­ whom the manufacturer received the filed with the Division of the Federal ticular class, classification or category of original certificate or replenishment Register.* garments. portion, for the number, type and grade Maximum Price Regulation 484 is (2) Sellers of garments at retail. For of tires not transferred by the manufac­ amended in the following respect: purposes of this supplementary order the turer. The District Director shall retain 1. In section 14 (a ), subparagraph (8) term “sellers of garments at retail” the voided certificate or replenishment means persons who sell to ultimate con­ is amended to read as follows: portion, and shall inform the manufac­ sumers garments which they purchased turer when the new certificate or re­ (8) “Retailer” includes an automobile in substantially the same form in which plenishment portion has been issued to supply dealer or distributor, janitor sup­ they sell them. It does not include the consumer or dealer. ply house, mill supply dealer, hardware “ manufacturing-retailers” or any other dealer, paint dealer, or ship chandler who persons who fabricate garments from 2. Section 1315.1007 is amended to buys washed wiping cloths and resells materials which they own or for whoni read as follows: ttiem to a consumer. The term “ retailer” garments are fabricated by an agent or § 1315.1007 Sellers' inventories of does not include any person whose prin­ contractor. tires, (a) Every dealer, except a “mass cipal or major business is the selling or jobbing of unwashed or washed wiping ♦Copies may be obtained from the Office distributor” who files Form WPB-3438 of Price Administration. 18 F.R. 14220,15190, 15455; 9 F.R. 5916, 7079. *9 F.R. 7574. 17 F.R. 9160, 9392, 9724. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11763 cloths, waste or salvage materials or of ported peanut oil shall be the following P art 1351—F ood and F ood P roducts any new textile materials sold for wiping prices: V , [MPR 53,1 Arndt. 36] % purposes. (a) Crude peanut oil f. o. b. mill in tankcars: Cents FATS AND OILS This amendment shall become effective per pound September 30, 1944. A statement of the considerations in­ New York, New York— ------— - 13. 50 volved in the issuance of this amend­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. Newark, New Jersey------13. 50 Edgewater, New Jersey..------13. 50 ment has been issued simultaneously C hester B o w l e s , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania------13.46 herewith and filed with the Division of Administrator. • Baltimore, Maryland------13.375 the Federal Register.* California (except Los Angeles)— — 13.50 Section 19.1 (d) (3) is amended to read [F. R. Doc. 44-14777; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; Los Angeles, California______13. 775 11:47 a. m.] as follows: Chicago, Illinois______13. 50 Arizona and Virginia------13. 25 (3) Any adjustment granted, under l'ènnessee------13.125 this section 19.1 (d) will in no case ex­ Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, ceed the increase in the direct cost of P art 1351—F ood and F ood P roducts Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, producing the margarine and the in­ North Carolina, South Carolina____ 13.00 crease in the cost of distribution that is [MPR 53,1 Arndt. 351 Texas and Oklahoma______12.875 due to the change in method of manu­ (1) These crude imported peanut oil facture or distribution and will in no FATS AND OILS maximum prices shall be adjusted on a case be a price above the general level A statement of the considerations in­ 5 percent settlement basis as provided in of prices prevailing for similar products volved in the issuance of this amendment Rule 142 of the 1942-43 Rules of the Na­ in the. same general area as that in which has been issued simultaneously herewith tional Cottonseed Products Association, the product is distributed. and filed with the Division of the Federal Inc. This amendment shall become effec­ Register.* (2) The usual or normal location dif­ tive September 30, 1944. A new section 9.4 is added to read as ferentials for domestic crude peanut oil follows: shall apply to other points. Issued this 25th day of September 1944. C h ester B o w l e s , Sec. 9.4 Maximum prices of imported (b) Refined peanut oil delivered in peanut oil. The maximum prices of im­ tank cars as follows: Administrator. [F. R. Doc. 44-14776; Filed. Sept. 25, 1944; [Cents per pound. 11:50 a. m.j

Deodorized Hydrogen­ High titre Refined un­ Refined Refined white bleached bleached deodorized ated pea­ hydrogen­ (bleached) nut mar­ ated pea­ and undeo­ and undeo­ and un­ refined dorized dorized bleached garine oil nut oil peanut oil P art 1404—R a t io n in g o f F o o tw ear [RO 17,* Arndt. 78] 14.69 14.83 14.92 15.06 15.78 15.83 14.31 14.45 14.54 14.68 15.40 15.46 14.60 14.74 14.83 14.97 15.69 15.74 SHOES 14.68 14.82 14.91 15.05 15.77 15.82 Tlnffftln, N\ Y ______14.72 14.86 14.95 15.09 15.81 15.86 A rationale accompanying this amend­ 14.43 14.57 14.66 14.80 15.52 15.57 14.48 14.62 14.71 14.85 15.57 < 15..62 ment, issued simultaneously herewith, 14.57 14.71 14.80 14.94 15.66 15.71 has been filed with the Division of the 14.57 14. 71 14.80 14.94 15.66 15.71 14.62 14.76 14.85 14.99 15.71 15.76 Federal .Register. * 14.59 14.73 14.82 14.96 15.68 15.73 Section 1.5 (e) is added to read as 14.16 14.30 14.39 14.53 15.25 15.30 follows: 14.20 14.34 14.43 14.57 15.29 15.34 14.62 14.76 14.85 14.99 15.71 15.76 14.49 14.63 14.72 14.86 15.58 15.63 (e) No applicant may receive a stamp 14.18 14.32 14.41 14.55 15.27 15.32 under this section if he is entitled to but 14.22 14.36 14.46 14.59 15.31 15.36 has not received a stamp under section 14.54 14.63 14.77 14.91 15.63 15.68 14.41 14.55 14.64 14.78 15.50 15.55 1.4, or a War Ration Book 3. A stamp 14.43 14. 57 14.66 14.80 15.52 15.57 may not be issued under this section to 14.84 14.98 15.07 15.21 15.93 15.98 14.53 14.67 14.76 14.90 15.62 15.67 a person entitled to apply for replace­ 14.31 14.45 14.54 14.68 15.40 15.45 ment of a War Ration Book 3 under Pro­ 14.33 14.47 14.56 14.70 15.42 15.47 14.40 14.54 14.63 14.77 15.49 15.54 cedural Regulation No. 12 unless the ap­ 14.64 14.78 14.87 15.01 15.73 15.78 plicant will suffer undue hardship if. he 14.31 14.45 14.54 14.68 15.40 15.45 is forced to wait for shoes until his War 14.62 14.76 14.85 14.99 15.71 15.76 14.48 14.62 14.71 14.85 15.57 15.62 Ration Book is replaced or unless he has 14.22 14.36 14..45 14.59 15.31 15.36 been denied replacement of the Book by 14.84 14.98 15.07 15.21 15.93 15.98 14.39 14.53 14.62 14.76 15.48 15.53 the Board. When the Board subse­ 14.84 14.98 15.07 15.21 15.93 15.98 quently issues a War Ration Book 3 to 14.18 14.32 14.41 14.55 15.27 15.32 14.52 14.66 14.75 14.89 15.61 15.66 a person who has received a stamp under this paragraph, it shall remove from the War Ration Book One currently valid (1) The usual or normal differentials (3) The usual or normal differential shoe stamp for each stamp so issued. applying on domestic refined peanut oil applying on domestic refined peanut oil (However, this requirement shall be above or below these delivered prices for type of container shall apply to im­ deemed satisfied if all currently valid shall apply to all other destinations. ported peanut oil. shoe stamps have been removed under (2) The usual or normal differentials This amendment shall become effective this paragraph and Procedural Regula­ applying on domestic refined jreanut oil September 30, 1944. tion No. 12.) for grade, above or below these basic grades, shall apply to imported peanut Issued this 25th day of September 1944. ‘ 9 P.5. 4200, 5314, 6232, 6434, 6452, 6819, oil. C h ester B o w l e s , 7420, 7578, 7771, 8146. Administrator. * 8 F.R. 15839, 16605, 16996; 9 F.R. 92, 573, ♦Copies may be obtained from the Office of 754, 2232, 2656, 2947, 2829, 3340, 3944, 5254, Price Administration. [F. R. Doc. 44-14775; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 5491, 5805, 6233, 6455, 6647, 7080, 7773, 8254, 1 9 F.R. 9652, 10305, 11397. 11:50 a. m.] 8339, 8340, 8931, 9355, 9901. 11764 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

This amendment shall become effective P art 1499— C o m m o d it ie s an d S ervices Services Forces have Sections in the Technical Services of Chemical War­ September 29, 1944. [Rev. SR 1 to GMPR, Amdt. 80] fare, Engineers, Ordnance, Quartermas­ Issued this 25th day of September 1944. COMBATANT ITEMS ter, Signal Corps, Surgeon General, and C hester B o w l e s , A statement of the considerations in­ Transportation. With the exception of Administrator. volved in the issuance of this amend­ the Price Adjustment Section of Chem­ ment, issued simultaneously herewith, ical Warfare, located in Baltimore, the [F. R. Doc. 44-14782; Filed. Sept. 25, 1944; main Sections of the Technical Services 11:48 a. m.) has’ been filed with the Division of the Federal Register.* are located in Washington. Headquar­ Section 4.3 (c) of Revised Supple­ ters for renegotiation in the Army Air mentary Regulation 1 is amended to read Forces are shared by Washington and P art 1447— G l u e S tock as follows: Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. District [MPR 383,1 Amdt. 1] Price Adjustment Sections have been (c) Component parts ai>d subassem­ established by the Technical Services CERTAIN SALES OF PRAIRIE BONES blies of any product excepted under and the Army Air Forces at various pro­ paragraphs (a) and (b), above, when A statement of the considerations in­ curement centers, and this decentraliza­ sold pursuant to a war contract or sub­ volved in the issuance of this amend­ tion allows renegotiation to be conducted contract thereunder, including all me­ ment, issued simultaneously herewith, close to the location of the company in­ tallic and non-metallic component parts, volved. In the office of the War Depart­ has been filed with the Division of the adjuncts and accessories which have been Federal Register.* ment Power Procurement Officer, there Maximum Price Regulation No. 383 is machined or fabricated but not including has been established an Utilities Price raw or unfinished materials or any other amended in the following respects; Adjustment Section. [RR 132.23 materials which are in such form as to 1. Section 1 (a) is amended to read as permit their use in the manufacture of § 1601.133 Navy Department organi­ follows: products other than those excepted zation. * * * under paragraphs (a) and (b), above.” (b) Services and Sales Renegotiation (a) Definition. “Prairie bones” means Section. In the Office of the General prairie or junk bones obtained from dry (1) As used herein, “ war contract” means any contract with the Army, the Counsel, Navy Department, there is es­ and bleached carcasses of fallen ani­ tablished a Services and Sales Renegoti­ mals, the partially degreased cooked Navy, the Maritime Commission, or the War Shipping Administration of the ation Section which specializes in the re­ bones from slaughter houses not having negotiation of sales agents and brokers. complete facilities for drying and proc­ United States or for lend-lease purposes, or with the Government of any agency This section has its headquarters in essing, sometimes commonly known as Washington and divisional offices in country bones, and kitchen bones, which thereof of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense Washington, New York, Chicago and are shipped from Mexico or from any Los Angeles. [RR. 133.23 point within any one of the following of the United States under the terms of states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kan­ the Act of March 11, 1941, entitled “An Act to Promote the Defense of the United sas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, P art 1603—D etermination of R enegoti- States.” North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South able B u s in e s s and C osts Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyo­ This amendment shall become effective ming, Montana. September 30, 1944. SUBPART A— FISCAL YEAR BASIS FOR RENEGO­ Prairie bones, however, shall not in­ TIATION AND EXEMPTIONS Issued this 25th day of September clude dry packing house bones, or any Section 1603.301 (c) is amended by the 1944. fresh meat bones commonly known as addition of subparagraph (3) as set green bones. C hester B o w l e s , Administrator. forth below: 2. Section 2 is amended to read as § 1603.301 Fiscal year basis for re­ follows: [F. R. Doc. 44-14779; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 11:49 a. m.] negotiation. * * * Sec. 2. Maximum prices for prairie (c) Renegotiation on a completed con­ bones, (a) The maximum price for sales tract fiscal year basis; construction con­ of domestic prairie bones to industrial tracts. * * * consumers shall be $31 per ton loaded on Chapter XIV—War Contracts Price (3) If the completed contract method of accounting is used for the purposes of cars, trucks or barges, at the seller’s Adjustment Board shipping point. renegotiation for any fiscal year, and if (b) The maximum delivered price for R enegotiation R e g u lat io n s a different method of accounting was sales of Mexican prairie bones to indus­ used for the purposes of renegotiation for trial consumers shall be $31 per ton plus The changes and additions to Parts a prior fiscal year, the provisions of 1601, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1607 and 1608 of an amount not in excess of the freight to § 1603.302 will be considered, and any this chapter set forth below are also con­ the buyer’s place of business from ( 1) amounts received or accrued and any tained in Revision 10 of the Renegotia­ costs paid or incurred which were in­ The United States rail station in any of tion Regulations, dated September 9, the states listed in section 1 (a) hereof cluded in such previous renegotiation will 1944. which is nearest to the point where the be excluded from consideration. The . A lber t J. B r o w n in g , authority conferred by this paragraph shipment crosses the Mexican border, in Brigadier General, the case of overland shipments, or (2) upon the Department to which a con­ General Staff Corps, tractor has been assigned for renegotia­ The port of entry, in the case of ocean Chairman. shipments. tion to approve a request that the com­ (c) The maximum prices established P art 1601—A u t h o r it y and O rganization pleted contract method of accounting be by this regulation shall not be increased for R enegotiation used for the purposes of renegotiation is by any charges for commissions or by not limited by the provisions of § 1603.301 SUBPART O— ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS (d). [RR. 301.33 any charges for the extension of credit. OF THE PRICE ADJUSTMENT BOARDS AND This amendment shall become effec­ SECTIONS SUBPART B— METHODS FOR SEGREGATING SALES BETWEEN RENEGOTIABLE AND NON- tive September 30, 1944. Sections 1601.132 (b) and 1601.133 (b) RENEGOTIABLE BUSINESS Issued this 25th day of September 1944. are amended to read as follows: Section 1603.323 is amended to read § 1601.132 War Department organiza­ C h ester B o w l e s , as follows: Administrator. tion. * * * (b) Organization and functions of § 1603.323 Segregation with respect to [F. R. Doc. 44-14780; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; War Department Price Adjustment Sec­ contracts with RFC subsidiaries. In con­ 11:49 a. m.] tions. There has been established a Price nection with prime contracts between a Adjustment Section in each of the Tech­ contractor and Defense Plant Corpora­ •Copies may be obtained from the Office tion, Metals Reserve Company, Defense ©f Price Administration. nical Services of the Army Service Forces 18 F.R. 6116. and in the Army Air Forces. The Army Supplies Corporation or Rubber Reserve FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11765

Company, a segregation of sales and allo­ SUBPART E— PERMISSIVE EXEMPTIONS FROM subcontract is entered into. Accord­ cation of costs is necessary in order that RENEGOTIATION ingly, this exemption extends only to excessive profits, if any, attributable to ' contracts and subcontracts under which such contracts may be computed. Such 1. Section 1603.352 (b) is amended to read as follows: the price is a fixed or determinable segregation shall not be necessary in amount at the time the contract or sub­ cases in which the total amounts re­ § 1603.352 Contracts and subcon­ contract is entered into, and does not ceived or accrued under such prime con­ tracts where profits determinable when, apply to any contract or subcontract un­ tracts with any of the above named sub­ price established. * * * der which the price, at the time the con­ sidiaries of the Reconstruction Finance (b) Exemptions. (1) In the opinion tract or subcontract is entered into, is Corporation do not exceed $50,000, since of the War Contracts Price Adjustment contingent upon a subsequent event or in any such case no separate determina­ Board, the profits from the following is thereafter to be determined by refer­ tion of excessive profits under such contracts or portions thereof can be de­ ence to a variable element (as, for ex­ prime contracts will be made. (See termined with reasonable certainty when ample, the lessee’s sales or profits). § 1605.502 (e) and note to article 4 of the the contract price is established, and (3) For an exemption relating to cer­ Standard Form of Agreement, Form I, such contracts or portions thereof are tain contracts and subcontracts involv­ § 1607.741 (a ), requiring repayment of accordingly exempted from the provi­ ing electric power, gas, transportation such profits to the RFC Price Adjustment sions of the Renegotiation Act to the and communications and subcontracts Board.) [RR 3231 extent herein provided: thereunder, see § 1608.842.* [R R 352.21 (1) Contracts and subcontracts for the SUBPART D— MANDATORY EXEMPTIONS AND purchase or lease of any interest in real 2. Irj § 1603.356 paragraph (b) (1) (ii) EXCLUSIONS FROM RENEGOTIATION estate (see § 1603.335 (a )), or and (iii) are amended, and paragraph Section 1603.344 (d) (2) (iii) is (ii) Contracts for the purchase of (c) is added, as follows: amended to read as follows: capital assets, where the sale of such § 1603.356 Subcontracts as to which § 1603.344 Contracts and subcon­ assets is not a part of or connected with it is not administratively feasible to de­ tracts for certain raw materials and the ordinary course of business of the termine and segregate profits. * * * agricultural materials. * * * vendor, (b) Exemption. (1) * * * (d) Profits from increment in value (iii) Contracts for the purchase of (ii) Subcontracts directly or indi­ of excess inventories. * * * vessels and their equipment, other than rectly under any modifying instrument (2) Interpretation and application. contracts for the construction of vessels, of the general type described in * * * (iv) Such portion of contracts for the § 1603.346 (b) (3) (regardless of whether (iii) Time for determining excess in­lease of vessels and their equipment, such modifying instrument is exempted ventory. Accounting for the purposes of which provides (as in bareboat charters), under that subparagraph) which modi­ determining excess inventory will com­ for a rental for the bare use of the vessel fies a contract to which the provisions of mence as of the beginning of the month, and its equipment (herein called the § 1603.346 (b) are applicable; and four weeks period, or other similar period “ use rate” ), or which provides (as in (iii) Subcontracts for the construc­ of accounting employed by the contrac­ time charters) for a use rate, as distin­ tion of a building, structure, improve­ tor or subcontractor, in which the con­ guished from compensation for the serv­ ment or other similar facility directly or tractor or subcontractor entered into the ices to be rendered by the contractor indirectly under any modifying instru­ first contract with a Department or sub­ under the time charter (herein called the ment of the general type described in contract under which any part of the “service rate” ), provided that where the § 1603.355 (c) (3) (regardless of whether amounts received or accrued were sub­ time charter contains no segregation of such modifying instrument is exempted ject to renegotiation. Subsequently, ex­ the contract price between the use rate from renegotiation under § 1603.355 cess inventory will be determined as of and the service rate, the apportionment (c>). the beginning of each-month, four weeks of the contract price between the use rate period, or other similar accounting pe­ and the service rate may be made by the (c) Cross reference. For an exemp­ riod in which the contractor or subcon­ Department conducting the renegotia­ tion of subcontracts under certain pub­ tractor enters into contracts with a De­ tion. In connection with such appor­ lic utility contracts, see § 1608.842 (e ). partment or subcontracts under which tionment consideration may be given to [RR 356.31 toe-amounts received or accrued are sub­ the Report of the Advisory Board on Just ^SUBPART H— COSTS ALLOCABLE AND ALLOW­ ject to renegotiation. If no excess in­ Compensation, established by the Presi­ ventory is found to exist at the beginning dent on October 15, 1943, by Executive ABLE AGAINST RENEGOTIABLE BUSINESS of the month, it shall be deemed that Order 9387, which report dated Decem­ 1. Subparagraph (3) of § 1603.381 (d) none existed throughout the month. If ber 7, 1943, established rules of general is amended by changing “ are” in the excess inventory is found to exist at the applicability for the guidance of the War second sentence to “ have been” so that beginning of the month, transactions Shipping Administration in determining the subparagraph, as amended, reads as within that month shall not be deemed just compensation to be paid for all ves­ follows: to increase the amount of such excess sels requisitioned, purchased, chartered or insured by the said Administration, § 1603.381 Statutory provisions and inventory as computed at the beginning general regulations. * * * of the month, until new computations at and General Order 37 of the War Ship­ ping Administration (8 F.R. 3806), and (d) Profit, cost allocation and allow­ the beginning of the succeeding month ance; general. * * * shall be made. It will not be necessary any supplements and amendments there­ to, to the extent the same may be (3) Tax deductions. Costs allocable to calculate actual physical inventories to renegotiable business shall be deter­ and orders on hand at the beginning of applicable to such vessels and their equipment. Nothing contained in this mined in accordance with the principles each month; a cumulative calculation set forth above. Where the full amount may be made by applying the purchases subdivision shall be deemed to exempt from renegotiation contracts commonly of an item of cost is allocable to renego­ made and orders taken in each month to tiable business, it shall be allowed in the the position at thè beginning thereof, known as “space charters” or the service rate in time charters, regardless of amount estimated by the War Contracts until the date of the succeeding physical Board, or any agency to which its func­ inventory. The Department may in its whether the vessel involved was requi­ sitioned by the Government or any tions have been delegated, to be allow­ discretion allow a contractor or subcon­ able as a deduction or exclusion under tractor to deviate in individual cases agency thereof. (2) The words “ when the contract Chapters 1 and 2E of the Internal Rev­ from the monthly basis described above, price is established” in subsection (i) (4) enue Code. No such item of cost shall if available records are considered to be (B ) of the Renegotiation Act and in the be allowable in an amount less than or such that some other basis (daily, preceding subdivision of this paragraph in excess of that which is estimated to weekly, etc.) will more accurately bring are a qualification upon the scope of the be deductible or excludible from income out the facts in the case. Whatever exemption, ar.d contemplate that the under the Internal Revenue Code, and basis is approved must be used consist­ contract or subcontract price shall be all items of cost shall be attributed to ently throughout the fiscal year. established at the time the contract or the fiscal year in which they are allow- 11766 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 able in the determination of taxable in- and joint venture in community property (d) Special allocations of excessive oome under said Code. Where only a states. I f a portion of the excessive profits to be eliminated under (a) and portion of an item of cost is allocable to profits received or accrued by a sole pro­ (b) above should appear in the renego­ renegotiable business, the War Contracts prietor, partner, or joint venturer, was tiation agreement or in the order deter­ Board, or any agency to which its func­ included in the Federal income tax re­ mining excessive profits and also in any tions have been delegated, shall estimate turn of his or her spouse by virtue of the request to anv Internal Revenue Agent the total amount allowable to the con­ com m unity property laws of the state in in Charge for tax credit computations. tractor, as a deduction or exclusion un­ which they are domiciled, the tax credit [R R 444] der Chapters 1 and 2E of the Internal allowed under section 3806 will include Revenue Code and the portion of this the amount, as determined by the Inter­ P art 1605—A greem ents and S tatem ents estimated amount which is allocable to nal Revenue Agent in Charge, by which renegotiable business in accordance with the spouse’s tax is decreased by the SUBPART A— AGREEMENTS AND CLEARANCES the principles set forth above shall be elimination of the excessive profits. In In § 1605.502, paragraph (d) (4) is allowed as a cost of renegotiable busi­ such cases, both the husband and the added and paragraph (e) ( 1) is amended ness. ' Where it is clear that a contrac­ wife should submit to the Internal Rev­ to read as follows: tor’s deductions and exclusions under enue Agent in Charge a written request the Internal Revenue Code result in al­ for a determination of tax credit. (See § 1605.502 Standard form of agree­ lowable costs of renegotiable business §§ 1604.442 (b), 1607.732 and 1607.733.) ment. * * * which are either high or low on a com­ [RR 442.5] (d) Article 3: Tax credit under section parative basis, this circumstance shall 3806 of the Internal Revenue Code. * * * 2. Section 1604.444 is amended to read be considered in connection with the (4) I f the renegotiation is concluded factor of the “reasonableness of costs” as follows: with a partnership, the form of tax of the contractor and the determination § 1604.444 Special allocations of ex­ credit clause should be appropriately of the amount of the profit adjustment cessive profits elimination required for modified. In § 1607.741 (b) (3) (iii) is a to be required of the contractor. Federal tax purposes, (a) I f the basis form of partnership tax credit clause upon which the renegotiation has been which may be used when it is appro­ 2. Section 1603.388 (a) (3) is amended priate in view of the facts. - Should less to read as follows: conducted differs from the basis upon which the contractor has filed his Fed­ than all the partners sign the renego­ § 1603.388 Other costs, expenses and eral tax returns, the excessive profits to tiation agreement (see § 1605.502 (1) (3) reserves. * * * be eliminated must, for purposes of a and (6) ) such clause will have to be ap­ (a) Patent royalties. * * * proper computation of the allowable tax propriately modified. [RR 502.4] (3) In determining excessive profits of credit under section 3806 of the Internal (e) Article 4: Terms of payment. (1) a licensee upon renegotiation for a pe­ Revenue Code, be allocated to the con­ The schedule of the payments to be made riod in which royalty accruals are sub­ tractor’s taxable year or years for which will be set forth in Article 4. A suggested ject to an order under the Royalty Ad­ such excessive profits were reported as form of such schedule is set forth in justment Act, the Departments will give income.in such tax returns. This is § 1607.741 (b) (5>. The Department full effect to the rates or amounts of especially significant in cases where the which has conducted the renegotiation royalties fixed in the Royalty Adjustment renegotiation has been conducted on a will also provide, in this article, for the Act order as fair and just under the con­ completed contract basis although the place of payment, In the event that the ditions of wartime production. No al­ cjyafcf&ctor has used the cash receipts profits agreed in Article 1 to be elimi­ lowance will be made in renegotiation for ^Snd disbursements or the percentage of nated are derived in part from prime royalties paid or accruing during that completion method of accounting for contracts with Defense Plant Corpora­ period in excess of the amounts permit­ Federal tax purposes in reporting his in­ tion, Metals Reserve Company, Defense ted to be paid under the order. come from some or all of the contracts Supplies Corporation and Rubber Re­ covered by the renegotiation. In such a serve Company, or any of such corpora­ case, the allocation will not be made by tions, and the total amounts received or P art 1604— D etermination and E l im in a ­ accrued under such prime contracts ex­ t io n of E x c e ssiv e P rofits prorating the adjusted contract price after renegotiation to the years involved ceed $50,000, the payment provision, in SUBPART B— RECOVERY OF EXCESSIVE PROFITS on the basis of receipts or accruals accordance with the footnote to Article ALREADY REALIZED under the contract reported for tax pur­ 4 on the standard form, will require pay­ Section 1604.422 (d) is amended to read poses for such years, respectively, but ment of the excessive profits under such as follows: will be made by prorating the excessive prime contract to the RFC Price Adjust­ profits to those taxable years for which ment Board. In cases in which the total § 1604.422 Recovery by voluntary pay­ amounts received or accrued under prime ment. * * * the contract profits reported for tax pur­ poses exceeded non-excessive profits on contracts with any of the above named (d) Interest. (1) No renegotiation subsidiaries of the RFC do not exceed agreement when originally made shall the contract, as measured by the over-all margin of profit allowed on the contract. $50,000, it shall not be necessary to make require the payment of interest on in­ a separate determination of the profits stallments of the refund which are not After such allocation the ratio « f re­ tained renegotiable profits to adjusted derived from such contracts and the en­ in default thereunder and which are pro­ tire refund shall be payable as though vided to be payable within the time sales for each year to which excessive profits are allocated should be the same. no contracts with the RFC subsidiaries prescribed in paragraph (b ). were involved. (2) In cases of default, interest ac­ The contractor’s tax returns for the year involved and such supplementary data crues and is payable upon each payment P art 1607—F orm s for R enegotiation due under an agreement from and after as may be pertinent to an analysis of the due date thereof, whether or not the the contractor’s taxable income for each SUBPART B— FORMS RELATING TO OPERATION agreement contains a contract provision such year will be used as the basis of OF RENEGOTIATION such allocation. for the payment of interest. The rate Paragraphs 1 (b) and 3 (b) of the form (b) Where a renegotiation is con­ shall be that provided by law in the Dis­ in § 1607.723 are amended to read as ducted on a consolidated basis, excessive trict of Columbia as the rate which is follows: applicable in the absence of express con­ profits to be eliminated must be allo­ tract as to the rate of interest. (See cated between the entities so consoli­ § 1607.723 Contractor’s request for §§ 1605.502 (e) (8) and 1608.807.) [RR dated. (See § 1603.311.) renegotiation on completed contract 422.4] (c) The allocation of excessive profits basis. *■ * * is to be made by the agency conducting l. * * * SUBPART D— RENEGOTIATION AND TAXES •the renegotiation and not by the con­ (b) that all of the contractor’s construc­ 1. Paragraph (e) of § 1604.442 is added tractor. The contractor may, however, tion contracts with a Department as that as set forth below: furnish or be required to furnish such term is defined in the Renegotiation Act of 1943 and all of the contractor’s construction § 1604.442 Renegotiation after filing supplementary information in explana­ subcontracts under a contract with such a of Federal tax returns. . * * * tion of the sources of taxable income as Department which have been completed or (e) Determination of Federal tax reported for any year as may be perti­ terminated within said fiscal year are as credit for sole proprietor, partnership nent to such allocation. follows:. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11767

Description and date Amount Board, 811 Vermont Avenue, Washington 25, •In the event that the profits to be elim­ d T c . inated were derived in part from prime con­ * • * * * tracts with Defense Plant Corporation, Metals § 1607.747 Action by the War Con­ Reserve Company, Defense Supplies Corpora­ 0 ' ♦ * * * tion or Rubber Reserve Company and the tracts Price Adjustment Board after re­ 8. * * * view. * * * total amounts received or accrued under such (b ) With respect to any subsequent fiscal prime contracts exceeded $50,000, appropriate year, all of the contractor’s construction con­ (b ) Notice. provision should be made so that the portion tracts with a Department as that term is de­ ***** of the profits eliminated allocable to such fined in the Renegotiation Act of 1943, and • In the event that the profits to be elim­ prime contracts is paid by check payable and all construction subcontracts under a con­ inated were derived in part from prime con­ delivered to the Reconstruction Finance Cor­ tract with such a Department, may at the tracts with Defense Plant Corporation, poration Price Adjustment Board, 811 Ver­ option of the renegotiation agency be rene­ Metals Reserve Company, Defense Supplies mont Avenue, Washington 25, D. C. gotiated as a group and the. powers of the Corporation or Rubber Reserve Company and War Contracts Price Adjustment Board may the total amounts received or accrued under SUBPART E— FORMS OF REPORTS at such option be exercised with respect to such prime contracts exceeded $50,000, ap-. Paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h) of such group, and in any such renegotiation, propriate provision should be made so that § 1607.751 are amended to read as fol­ the portion of the profits eliminated allocable the principles set forth in subparagraph 3 (a) lows: above will be applied. to such prime contracts is paid by check pay­ * * * * * able and delivered to the Reconstruction § 1607.751 Progress and operations Finance Corporation Price Adjustment report. * * * SUBPART D— FORMS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS Board, 811 Vermont Avenue, Washington 25, (e) Form No. SPRA I-B ( War Depart­ AND UNILATERAL DETERMINATIONS D. C. ***** ment Price Adjustment Board “Status of Designated footnotes in §§ 1607.741 (a) Renegotiation Report”). § 1607.748 Withholding orders. * * * and (b), 1607.746 (c), 1607.747 (b), and No te: Forms printed in the F ederal R eg­ (b ) Direction to a contractor to pay 1607.748 (b) are amended to read as fol­ ister are for information only, and do not over amounts withheld. l o w s : ^ ’'' follow the exact format prescribed by the * * * * * issuing agency. §§ 1607.741 Agreement forms— (a) Standard form of agreement. SPRA I-B (Revised 1 August 1944). Close of Friday,...... 1943. * * * * * Note: Figures in parentheses indicate net change since the previous report. * * I n the event that the profits to be Status o r R enegotiation R eport 1943 Fiscal Y ear A ssignments W ar D epartment Price Adjustment Board eliminated were derived in part from prime contracts with Defense Plant Corporation, (A) (B) (C) cable thereto, and by check to the order of ( ) ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Ordnance______( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) and forwarded to the Reconstruction Finance Power Procurement...... ( ) ( ) ( ) (•} ( j ( ) ( ) ( ) Corporation Price Adjustment Board, 811 Ver­ Quartermaster...... - - - ( )

•In the event that the profits to be elimi­ i Details of column (F) are shown on attached Operations Report SPRA I-C, nated were derived in part from prime con­ Prepared by: Assignments and Statistics Branch, Statistics and Progress Section. tracts with Defense Plant Corporation, Metals Reserve Company, Defense Supplies Cor­ [R R 751.51 poration or Rubber Reserve Company and the (f) Form No. SPRA 1-BB (.1943 Fiscal Year Assignments “Status of Renegotiation -total amounts received or accrued under Report’’). such prime contracts exceeded $50,000, pay­ N ote: Forms printed in the Federal R egister are for information only and do not follow ment of the excessive profits under such the exact format prescribed by the issuing agency. prime contracts to the Reconstruction Fi­ nance Corporation Price Adjustment Board SPRA I-B B (Revised 1 August 1944). 1943 is required. If such situation exists, appro­ N ote: Figures in parentheses indicate net change since the previous report. Close of Friday . priate provision should be made so that the Status or R enegotiation R eport 1943 Fiscal Y ear A ssignments portion of the profits eliminated allocable to such prime contracts is paid by check pay­ able and forwarded to the Reconstruction (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F ) 1 Finance Corporation Price Adjustment Board, Total Memoran­ Statu­ assign­ 811 Vermont Avenue, Washington 25, D. C. Bona dum total, tory Signed ments Total assign­ * * * * * Renego­ Fide oral assignments N et rene- agree­ with ments tiation agree­ in column (F ) assign­ gotia ments the delivered or § 1607.746 Unilateral determination; Department not initi­ ments evidenced by ments tion in proc­ depts. reported to ated % reached following delegated authority. * * * begun ess % and W D P A B % % services number of (c) Notice of order having become the % agreements determination of the War Contracts % Price Adjustment Board. * * * * * W ar D e p t...... - ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) N a v y P A B ...... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) * In the event that the profits to be elim­ Navy OGC.... ______( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) inated were derived in part from prime con­ M aritim e...... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( j ( ) ( ) < ) tracts with Defense Plant Corporation, R . F. C ...... — ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Metals Reserve Company, Defense Supplies Treasury...... - ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) War Shipping______( ) ( ) < ) Corporation or Rubber Reserve Company and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) < ) the total amounts received or accrued under Total current report...... ( ) ( ) ( ) < ) ( ) ( ) ( ) < ) such prime contracts exceeded $50,000, ap­ propriate provision should be made so that * . the portion of the profits eliminated allocable to such prime contracts is paid by check pay­ i Details of Column (F) are shown on attached Operations Report SPRA I-CC. Prepared by: Assignments and Statistics Branch W D PA B , Statistics and Progress Section. able and delivered to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Price Adjustment. TRR 751.6] 11768 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

(g) Form No. SPRA I-C (War Department Price Adjustment Board “Operations SUBPART I — ADDRESSES Report” ). 1. In § 1607.791 (b) the names and ad­ N ote: Forms printed in the F ederal R egister are for information only and do not follow dresses of the War Department and the exact format prescribed by the issuing agency. Maritime Commission members are changed as follows: SPRA I-C (Revised 1 August 1944). . 1943. § 1607.791 War Contracts Price Ad- N o t e : Figures in parentheses indicate net change from the previous report. Close of F riday...... -— justment Board. * * * Operations R eport 1943 F iscal Y ear A ssignments W ar D epartment P rice A djustment B oard (b) Members. [Details of column (F) SPRA I-B covering 1943 fiscal year assignments delivered b y services to W D P A B ] Brig. Gen. Albert J. Browning, Chairman (War Department), Room 5D675, The Penta­ gon, Washington 25, D. C., Tel. Republic 6700, Ext. 3119. ***** Mr. Kenneth F. Clark (Maritime Commis­ sion) , Room 512, Electrical Workers Building, 1200 15th Street, NW., Washington 5, D. C., Tel. Executive 3340, Ext. 1047. 2. Section 1607.791 (c) is amended to read as follows: (c) Office of General Counsel. W ar Contracts Price Adjustment Board, Attention: Mr. Frederick W. R. Pride, Gen­ eral Counsel, Room 112, Premier Building, 718 18th Street, NW., Washington 25, D. C., Tel. Republic 7400, Ext. 62022 or 2029. 3. In § 1607.792 the addresses of the Navy Price Adjustment Board and Mari­ time Commission Price Adjustment Board are changed as follows: § 1607.792 Departmental Price Ad­ justment Boards. * * * * * Navy Price Adjustment Board, Attention: Mr. W. John Kenney, Chairman, 718 18th Street NW., Washington 25, D. C., Tel. Re­ public 7400, Ext. 5169 or 62729. Maritime Commission Price Adjustment Board, Attention: Commander A. G. Ryd- strom, Room 512, Electrical Workers Build­ [R R 751.7] v ing, 1200 15th Street, NW., Washington 5, (h) Form No. SPRA I-C C (1943 Fiscal Year Assignments “Operations Report” ). D. C. N ote: Forms printed in the F ederal R egister are for information'only and do not follow 4. Section 1607.794 (b) is amended to the exact format prescribed by the issuing agency. read as follows:

SPRA I-CC (Revised 1 August 1944 ). 1943. § 1607,794 Navy Department. * * * (b) Services and Sales Renegotiation N ote: Figures in. parentheses indicate net change from the previous report. Close Of Friday — ------Section. * OPERATIONS REPORT 1943 FISCAL YEAR ASSIGNMENTS (1) Office of the General Counsel, Navy De­ (Details of column (F ) SPRA I-B B covering 1943 fiscal year assignments delivered by services and reported by de­ partment, Services and Sales Renegotiation partments to W DPAB] Section, Washington 25, D. C., Tel. Republic 7400, Ext. 61468. Total (2) Office of the General Counsel, Navy De­ (Col- W ar In Proc­ Com­ partment, Services and Sales Renegotiation W ar Treas­ u m n (F) N a v y N a v y M ari­ RFC Ship­ ess at pleted by Section, Washington Divisional Office, Wash­ D epart­ ury of PAB OGC time WDPAB WDPAB ment ping Status ington 25, D. C., Tel. Republic 7400, Ext. Report) 61263. (3) Office of the General Counsel, Navy De­ partment, Services and Sales Renegotiation 6a. Completed settle- < ) Section, New York Divisional Office, Room b. Impasse cases: 310, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y., In Process at Tel. Columbus 53851. WDPAB ______XX XX XX XX XX XX ( ) (4) Office of the General Counsel, Navy Com pleted — Agreement____ XX XX XX XX XX XX ( ) Department, Services and Sales Renegotia­ Com pleted — tion Section, Chicago Divisional Office, Room ( ,) 916, 610 South Canal Street, Chicago 7, HI., ' ( ) Tel. Wabash 3860. c. Completed clearances ( ) (5) Office of the General Counsel, Navy d. Cancellations: Department, Services and Sales Renegotia­ Requested — tion Section, Los Angeles Divisional Office, ( ) Approved by Room 907, Van Nuys Building, Seventh and WDPAB ( ) XX Spring Streets, Los Angeles 1,4, Calif., Tel. ( ) Tucker 1351. Total current 5. The headnotes to § 1607.798 and ( ) paragraph (b) of § 1607.798 are amended Total previous to read as follows: report...... § 1607.798 War Department Power N e t change____ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) T)T") T) ( ) Procurement Officer. * * *

Prepared by: Assignments and Statistics Branch W D PA B , Statistics and Progress Section. (b) Field Offices. [R R 751.8] 6. Section 1607.799 is added as follows: FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11769

S 1607.799 War Shipping Administra­ § 160.13 Filing of petitions for re­ signature clause in the place and stead tion— (a) War Shipping Administration newals. A lessee who desires to continue of the signature clause prescribed in Price Adjustment Board. to lease the lands involved must file in “ Warshipticket” (§ 303.24 Uniform pas­ (1) New York Division, 39 Broadway, New triplicate a petition for renewal of the senger ticket) : York 6, New York, Tel. Whitehall 3-8000. lease on Form 4r-725. The petition Issued a t ______- ____ d a te d ______(2) Pacific Coast Division, 427 Mills Tower should be filed approximately ninety days 19___ Building, 220 Bush Street, San Francisco 4, prior to the expiration of the existing F or th e Master, California, Tel. Garfield 3715. lease and may include a request for the B y ------(Insert name of agent in [RR 799] consolidation of other outstanding graz­ ing leases held by the lessee. No filing print) Agents for United States of America, fee will be required in connection with (War Shipping Administration) P art 1608—T e x t of S tatutes, J o in t the petition for such renewals. The B y ...... R e g u latio n s and D irectives filing of a petition for renewal does not SUBPART D— ^EXEMPTIONS confer on the lessee any preference right 2. By amending § 303.26 to read: to a renewal. The timely filing of a 1. In § 1608.841 Raw material exemp­ § 303.26 Consent of master required. petition will, however, authorize the ex­ Prior to the issuance of tickets for the tion, the items “Quartz crystal, raw” and clusive grazing use of the lands by the “Zeolites derived from glauconite” are carriage of passengers on any vessel, lessee in accordance with the terms of the operator or agent shall obtain from added. the prior lease pending final action on the master of said vessel a writing au­ 2. In § 1608.845 (a ), subparagraph (1) the petition. thorizing said operator or agent in its is amended and subparagraphs (5), (6), F red W. Johnson, capacity as agent for the United States (7), and (8) are added as follows: Commissioner. of America (War Shipping Administra­ § 1608.845 Standard commercial ar­ Approved: September 8, 1944. tion) to sign and issue tickets for the ticle exemption, (a) * * * master and in his name. The authoriza­ (1) Iron scrap and steel scrap; non- Oscar L. Chapman, tion shall be in substantially the follow­ ferrous metal scrap; woolen waste, in­ Assistant Secretary. ing form: cluding woolen rags and clips, new and [F. R. Doc. 44-14684; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; old; scrap rubber; waste paper; cotton 9:56 a. m.] or linen rags, including old bagging and old rope; and textile waste; sold by deal­ You, as agent of the War Shipping Adminis­ ers or brokers. tration, and all sub-agents appointed by [Circular 1584] you, at all thfe vessel’s ports of caU, whether Note: The exemption of these articles as the same are United States ports or foreign standard commercial articles applies only to Part 270— State G rants for Educational, ports, are hereby authorized to enter into dealers and brokers in these articles and is Institutional, and Park Purposes and do all things necessary for the proper not to be construed as affecting, in any way, execution and signing on my behalf, in my users of these articles (in particular, manu­ EXCHANGES BY CALIFORNIA WITH INDIVID­ name, and as my agent, of bills of lading, facturers who use these articles), nor does it UALS OF LANDS ACQUIRED FOR PARK PUR­ passenger tickets, and other documents for affect manufacturers who may produce and POSES the carriage of goods or passengers on board sell these articles as a by-product in the As no selections were made by the the SS ...... course of their operation. Neither does the This authorization shall remain in full force exemption cover sales of these articles in any State of California under the Act of June and effect as long as I remain, master and form other than as scrap or waste. 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 2027), during the five- as long as you continue to act as agent for * * * * * year period specified by the act for filing the above-named vessel, unless terminated (5) Paper of the following types and selections, and as such five-year period by me in writing. grades, sold by paper mills: Groundwood has expired, Part 270 of Title 43 is Signed______and free sheet uncoated and coated amended by deleting therefrom §§ 270.47 Master of SS______— papers (including but not limiting to free to 270.50, inclusive. (E.O. 9054, 7 F.R. 837) sheet and groundwood offset, envelope F red W. Johnson, [ seal] E. S. Land, and tablet papers); Mimeograph and Commissioner. Administrator. duplicating (both groundwood and free Approved: August 18, 1944. September 23, 1944. sheet); Bond, writing and ledger, includ­ ing opaque circular; Manifold and onion Oscar L. Chapman, [F. R. Doc. 44-14787; Filed; Sept. 25, 1944;. skin; Cover and text; Index and Bristol; Assistant Secretary. v'*' 11:52 a. m.] Map paper; Post card paper; Blue print [F. R. Doc. 44-14685; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; base stock. 9:58 a. m.] J r (6) Paper and paper products sold by merchants. TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION AND N ote: This exemption does not apply to RAILROADS sales of paper or paper products which have been manufactured, converted or processed TITLE 46—SHIPPING Chapter I—Interstate Commerce Commission by the seller or by any person under the Chapter III—War Shipping control of or controlling or under common control with the seller.) Administration Part 95— Car Service (7) Ready mixed concrete. [G. O. 26, Supp. 2] [S.O. 200, Arndt. 6] (8) Portland cement. [R R 845] P art 303—Contracts for Carriage on REFRIGERATION ON POTATOES [F. R. DocT44—14728; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; V essels Owned or Chartered by W ar At a session of the Interstate Com­ 4:44 p. m.] j r Shipping Administration merce Commission, Division 3, held at ______passenger tickets its office in Washington, D. C., on the 21st day of September A. D. 1944. TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR General Order 26 is amended as fol­ Upon further consideration of the pro­ lows: Chapter I—General Land Office visions of Service Order No. 200 (9 F JR. 1. By adding a new § 303.24a: 4402) of April 22, 1944, as amended (9 [Circular 1583] § 303.24a Uniform passenger ticket F.R. 5960, 9 F.R. 9622, 9 E.R. 9916, 9 F.R. P art 160—G razing L eases “Warshipticket 11/15/42,” optional sig­ 10051, 9 F.R. 11427, 9 F.R. 11015), and nature clause. Effective October 1, 1944 good cause appearing therefor: FILING OF PETITIONS FOR RENEWALS all agents for vessels owned by or under It is ordered, That Service Order No. Section 160.13 of the regulations au­ bareboat charter or Warshiptime—Form 200 (9 F.R. 4402) of April 22, 1944, as thorizing the issuance of grazing leases 101 (Rev.) charter to the War Shipping amended (9 F.R. 5960, 9 F.R. 9622, 9 F.R. is amended to read as follows: Administration, may use the following 9916, 9 F.R. 10051, 9 F.R. 11427, 9 F.R. No. 192------6 11770 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

11015), be, and it is hereby, further retary of the Commission at Washington, Administrative Order ODT 3 (§§ 503.85, amended by substituting the following D. C., and by filing it with the Director, 503.86) (8 F.R. 6484), be, and it hereby is, paragraph (a) (2) in lieu of paragraph Division of the Federal Register. revoked. (a) (2) of § 95.337 thereof: This revocation shall become effective By the Commission, Division 3. September 23, 1944. (a) (2) Cars of potatoes originating in certain States not to be initially iced or [ se al] W . P. B artel, (E.O. 9341, 8 F.R. 6323) Secretary. reiced. No common carrier by railroad Issued at Washington, D. C., this 23d subject to the Interstate Commerce Act [F. R. Doc. 44-14761; Filed, Sept. 25, 194*f day of September 1944. shall initially ice or reice any refrig­ 11:26 a. m.] j r erator car or cars loaded with potatoes J. M . J o h n s o n , originating in the States of North Caro­ Director, lina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Office of Defense Transportation. Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey or P art 95— C ar S ervice [F. R. Doc. 44-14672; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; New York (Long Island only). 2:46 p. m.] [Rev. S. O. 226-A] It is further ordered, That this order ------¿ r — shall become effective 12:01 a. m., Sep­ ICING OF VEGETABLES AT DESIGNATED POINTS Notices tember 23,1944; that a copy of this order At a session of the Interstate Com­ and direction shall be served upon the merce Commission, Division 3, held at State Commission of each State speci­ its office in Washington, D. C., on the fied in paragraph (a) (2) herein; that 21st day of September A. D. 1944. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. a copy of this order and direction shall Upon further consideration of Revised Fiscal Service: Bureau of the Public be served upon the Association of Ameri­ Service Order No. 226 (9 F.R. 10429) of Debt. can Railroads, Car Service Division, as August 24, 1944, and good cause appear­ [1944 Dept. Circ. 752] agent of the railroads subscribing to ing therefor: It is ordered, That: (a) Revised Service Order No. 226 (9 the par service and per diem agreement 7/s P ercent T reasur y C ertificates of F.R. 10429) of August 24, 1944, restrict­ I ndebtedness o f S eries G-1945 under the terms of that agreement; and ing the retop icing of refrigerator cars that notice of this order be given to the loaded with vegetables at points east of o ffer in g o f certificates general public by depositing a copy in the eastern boundaries of the States of the office of the Secretary of the Com­ New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, or S eptem ber 25, 1944. mission at Washington, D. C., and by Montana, be, and it is hereby, vacated 1. Offering of certificates. 1. The Sec­ filing it with the Director, Division of the and set aside. retary of the Treasury, pursuant to the Federal Register, (b) Announcement of vacation of sus­ authority of the Second Liberty Bond pension. Each of the railroads affected Act, as amended, invites subscriptions, at By the Commission, Division 3. by this order shall publish, file, and post par, fro'm the people of the United States [ se al] W. P. B artel, a supplement to each of its tariffs af­ for certificates of indebtedness of the Secretary. fected announcing the vacation by this United States, designated % percent order on the effective date hereof, of Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of [F. R. Doc. 44-14760; Filed, Sept. 25, ¿Î944; the suspension made by Revised Service Series G-1945, in exchange for Treasury 11:26 a. m.] /' Order No. 226 and stating that the pro­ Certificates of Indebtedness of Series visions in said tariffs which were in effect F-1944, maturing October 1, 1944. prior to such suspension will be applied II. Description of certificates. 1. The on and after the effective date of this certificates will be dated October 1,1944, P art 95—C ar S ervice order. (40 Stat. 101, sec. 402* 418; 41 and will bear interest from that date at [S. O. 223-A] Stat. 476, sec. 4, 54 Stat. 901, 911; 49 the rate of % percent per annum, pay­ U.S.C. 1 (10)—(17), 15 (2 )) able semiannually on April 1 and Octo­ WEIGHING OF SAND, ETC., AT WOODLAWN, I t is further ordered, That this order ber 1,1945. They will mature October 1, NEBR. shall become effective at 12:01 a. m., Sep­ 1945, and will not be subject to call for tember 23,1944; that a copy of this order redemption prior to maturity. At a session of the Interstate Com­ and direction shall be served upon the 2. The income' derived from the cer­ merce Commission, Division 3, held at Association of American Railroads, Car tificates shall be subject to all Federal its office in Washington, D. C., on the 'Service Division, as agent of the rail­ taxes, now or hereafter imposed. The 22d day of September A. D. 1944. roads subscribing to the car service and certificates shall be subject to estate, in­ Upon further consideration of Service per diem agreement under the terms of heritance, gift or other excise taxes, Order No. 223 (9 F.R. 9676-77) of August that agreement; and that notice of this whether Federal or State, but shall be 7,1944, and good cause appearing there­ order be given to the general public by exempt from all taxation now or here­ depositing a copy in the office of the after imposed on the principal or in­ for: It is ordered, That: Secretary of the Commission at Wash­ terest thereof by any State, or any of Service Order No. 223 of August 7, ington, D. C., and by filing it with the the possessions of the United States, or 1944, prohibiting the weighing of sand, Director, Division of the Federal Register. by any local taxing authority. gravel or aggregates in carloads for use 3. The certificates will be acceptable to By the Commission, Division 3. on government construction at Wood- secure deposits of public moneys. They lawn, Nebraska, be, and it is hereby va­ [ se al] W. P. B artel, will not be acceptable in payment of cated. Secretary. taxes. 4. Bearer certificates with interest (40 Stat. 101, Sec. 402, 41 Stat. 476, Sec. [F. R. Doc. 44-14762; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 11:26 a. m.] coupons attached will be isstted in de­ 4, 54 Stat. 901; 49 U.S.C.,1 (10)-(17)) nominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, And it is further ordered, That this $100,000 and $1,000,000. The certificates order shall become effective 12:01 a. m., will not be issued in registered form. September 25, 1944; that a copy of this Chapter II—Office of Defense 5. The certificates will be subject to order and direction shall be served upon Transportation the general regulations of the Treasury Department, now or hereafter prescribed, the Association of American Railroads, [Administrative Order ODT 3, Revocation] governing United States certificates. Car Service Division, as agent of the rail­ III. Subscription and allotment. 1. roads subscribing to the car service and P art 503— A dministration Subscriptions will be received at the Fed­ -per diem agreement under the terms of eral Reserve Banks and Branches and at A m e r ic a n R ailroad C o . of P orto R ico that agreement; and notice of this order the Treasury Department, Washington. shall be given to the general public by Pursuant to Executive Order 9341, It Banking institutions generally may sub­ depositing a copy in the office of the Sec­ is hereby ordered, That: mit subscriptions for account of custom- FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11771

ers, but only the Federal Reserve Banks T ieton P roject Y a k im a P roject, W a s h . and the Treasury Department are au­ WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, WASHINGTON thorized to act as official agencies. REVOCATION OF FIRST FORM WITHDRAWAL T. 13 N., R. 12 E., unsurveyed 2. The Secretary of the Treasury re­ A u g u s t 17, 1944. serves the right to reject any subscrip­ Sec. i, Ny2, Ni/2 SWi/4, SE^SW ^, SE^; Sec. 2, Ni/2, S W & , N 1/2 SE 1 4 , S W 1 4 SE 1 4 ; The S ecretary of th e I n t e r io r . tion, in whole or in part, to allot less than Secs. 3, 10; S ir : From recent investigations in the amount of certificates applied for, Sec. 11, NW (4 NE %, S ^ N E y ., N W y , N »/2 cdnnection with the Yakima project, the and to close the books as to any or all 1 4 Swy, SWySWy, NW / SE1/4; withdrawal of the hereinafter described subscriptions at any time without notice; Sec. 13; and any action he may take in these re­ Sec. 14, Sy2Ni/2, sy2; lands, withdrawn in the first form pre­ spects shall be final. Subject to. these Sec. 15. scribed by section 3, of the Act of June reservations, all subscriptions will be T. 13 N., R. 13 E., unsurveyed 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) by Departmental Sec. 1, Ny2 N w ÿ ; allotted in full. Allotment notices will be Orders of September 8, 1904, December Sec. 2, Ni/2 Ni/2; sent out proirtply upon allotment. 22, 1905, April 29, 1907, March 2 and De­ Sec. 3, N%; cember 27, 1909, June 28 and July 22, IV. Payment. 1. Payment at par for Sec. 4, N & ; certificates allotted hereunder must be . Sec. 5, NE (4, N'/aNW ^; 1913 and March 20, 1915, no longer ap­ pears necessary to the interests of the made on or before October 2, 1944, or.on Sec. 6 , Ni/2 NEi4, NW>4, NWySWy, SE^; later allotment, and may be made only in Sec. 7, S ^ N E y , S%; project. Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of ' Sec. 8 , Sy2 Ni/2, SV2; It is’ therefore recommended that so Series F-1944, maturing October 1, 1944, Sec. 9, SV2NV2, Sy2; much of said orders as withdrew the Sec. 1 0 , sy2Ny2, sy,; which will be accepted at par, and should lands hereinafter listed be revoked: Pro­ sec. 1 1 , sw y 4 Nwy4, Nw ysw y, sy2 s w y , vided, That such revocation shall not accompany the subscription. NE 1 4 SE 1 4 , sy2SE!4; affect the withdrawal of any other lands V. General provisions. 1. As fiscal Sec. 1 2 , NWySWy, sy 2 SWy4, S W 1 4 SE 1 4 ; agents of the United States, Federal Re­ Secs. 13 to 18, inclusive. by said orders or affect any other orders serve Banks are*authorized and requested T. 14 N., R. 13 E., unsurveyed withdrawing or reserving the lands to receive subscriptions, to make allot­ secs. 25, 26, 35; hereinafter listed. sec. 36, Ny2, SW y, Ny2SEy, SW ySE y. ments on the* basis and up to the Y a k i m a P r o j e c t T. 13 N„ R. 14 E., amounts indicated by the Secretary of sec. 4; WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, WASHINGTON the Treasury to the Federal Reserve sec. 6, NEy; T. 21 N., R. 11 E, Banks of the respective Districts, to. is­ sec. 7, Ey2NEy, SEy; sue allotment notices, to receive pay­ Sec. 1, NyNEy, SEyNEy, NEy SEy; secs. 9, 17; Sec. 2, lot 3, S W y N W y , W y S W y ; sec. 18, NE y, S y N W y , S%. ment for certificates allotted, to make Sec. 11, S W y N E y , NW 14; T. 14 N., R. 14 E„ unsurveyed delivery of certificates on full-paid sub­ Sec. 13, Ni/2. secs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29; scriptions allotted, and they may issue T. 22 N., R. 11 E., sec. 30, N y ; interim receipts pending delivery of the Sec. 10, sy2; secs. 32, 33, 34. definitive certificates. Sec 14, NWy, N ysw y, SEySWy; 2. The Secretary of the Treasury may Respectfully, Sec. 15, Ny2, SW14, w y S E y ; at any time, or from time to time, pre­ Sec. 21, SEy; [ se al] H. W. B ashore, scribe supplemental or amendatory rules Sec. 22, N W y , W y S W y ; and regulations governing the offering, Commissioner. Sec. 23, N Ey, Ey2wy2, SE(4; I concur: September 7,1944. Sec. 26, NEy, NySEy, SEy SEy; which will be communicated promptly to Sec. 27, Wy2NWi4; the Federal Reserve Banks. F red W . J o h n s o n , Sec. 28, N Ey; [ se al] H e n r y M o r g e n th a u , Jr., Commissioner of the Sec. 34, NWyNEy, syNEy; Secretary of the Treasury. General Land Office. Sec. 35, S W y S W y ; Sec. 36, W y2 SEy. [F. R. Doc. 44-14759; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; The foregoing recommendation re­ T. 21 N., R. 12 E., 11:29 a. m.] garding the Tieton project is hereby ap­ Sec. 3, lots 6, 7, E y S W y ; proved, and it is so ordered. The juris­ Sec. 10, NEy, NyNWy, SEyNWy, diction over and use of such lands by Ny2SEV4 , SEy SEy; the Bureau of Reclamation shall cease Sec. 11, Sy2; Sec. 12, N E y , Sy2; upon the date of the signing of this DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Sec. 13; order. Sec. 14, NyNEy, SWyNEy, NyNWy, Bureau of Reclamation. This order, however, shall not other­ swyNwy, NysEyNwy, NysysEy- wise become effective to change the NWi/4, SW1/4 S W % SE >/4 NW 14, S E y S E y - T ie t o n P roject, W a s h . status of the lands until 10:00 o’clock SEyNwy, NEy n e y4NEy4s w y , s y - a. m. of the sixty-third day from the N E y N E y S W y , S W y4 SW y NE y SW y4, REVOCATION OF FIRST FORM WITHDRAWAL date on which it is signed, whereupon S E y N E y S W y , N W y4 NE i/4 N w y s w y , the lands shall, subject to valid existing s y2 n e y n w % s w %, Nwy4Nwy4swy4, A u g u st 17, 1944. syNwyswy, swyswy, NEysEy- rights, become subject to such applica­ The S ecretary of t h e I n t e r io r . swy4, w y2 n w y s e y s w y , s y s E y - tion, petition, location, or selection as SWy, SWySEy; Sir : From recent investigations in con­ may be authorized by the public-land Sec. 15, Ny2. nection with the Tieton project, the laws in accordance with the provisions T. 13 N„ R. 13 E., unsurveyed withdrawal of the hereinafter described of 43 CFR 295.8 (Circ. 324*, May 22, 1914, Sec. 11, S W y N W y ; lands, withdrawn in the first form pre­ 43 L. D. 254) and 43-CFR part 296, to the sec. 12 , Nwy4swy4, sysw y, swysEy. scribed by section 3 of the Act of June extent that these regulations are ap­ T. 14 N., R. 13 E., unsurveyed 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), by Departmental plicable. Sec. 36, SWy, NySEy, SWJ4SEy. Orders of July 20 and 27,1908, no longer T. 18 N., R. 13 E., The Commissioner of the General Land Sec. 9, WyNEy, SEyNEy, NWy, appears necessary to the interests of the Office is hereby authorized and directed NEyswy, SEy; project. to cause the records of his office and of sec. 10, swyNwy, swy, sysEy; It is therefore recommended that so the district land office to be noted ac­ Sec. 15, Ny2, N y S W y , N W y S E y ; much of said orders as withdrew the cordingly. Sec. 16, E»/2NEy. lands hereinafter listed be revoked: Pro­ M ic h a e l W . S traus, f . 20 N., R. 13 E., vided, That such revocation shall not Assistant Secretary. Sec. 2, lots 1, 4, S y N E y , SW '^NW y, affect the withdrawal of any other lands wy2swy4, S E y s w y , sei/4; September 11, 1944. by said orders or affect any other orders Sec. 3; withdrawing or reserving the lands here­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14683; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; sec. 10, NEyNEy, swyNwy; inafter listed. 9:57 a. m.] Sec. 11, NWyNWy. 11772 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

T. 21 N., R. 13 E„ This order, however, shall not other­ FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM­ Sec. 5, SE% NEi4 , NE%SE%; wise become effective to change the MISSION. Sec. 6, Lot 2, SW*4 NE%, W ^SE^Î status of the lands until 10:00 o’clock 6665 Sec. 7, Wy2NE>4 , SE%NE%, NW^, a. m. of the sixty-third day from the [Docket No. ] Sec. 9, NW ‘/4. Ni/2SWy4, SE%SW%; Sec. 16, NE»4 , E% SEi4 ; date on which it is signed, whereupon A merican R adio T elephone C o. 18 the lands shall, subject to valid existing Sec. , Ny2, SE% ; NOTICE OF HEARING sec. 20, Nwy4Nwy4, sy2Nwy4 , sw y4SEy4 i rights, become subject to such applica­ sec. 22, Nwy4 , n e & s w %; tion, petition, location, or selection as In re application of American Radio Sec. 26, Ny2sw y4, SEi4 SWy4 ; may be authorized by the public-land Telephone Company (K X A ) ; date filed, Sec. 27, Ny2NEi/4, SE%NEy4; laws in accordance with the provisions of April 20,1944; for modification of license Sec. 28, SW%NWy4 , SWy4; 43 CFR 295.8 (Circ. 324, May 22, 1914, 33 4 4 to change hours of operation; class of Sec. , Wy2NEi , SEy ; 43 L. D. 254) and 43 CFR part 296, to the Sec. 35, Ey2NWy4 . service, broadcast; class of station, T. 22 N., R. 13 E., extent that these regulations are ap­ broadcast; location, Seattle, Washington; Qpnc 1 O Q* plicable. operating assignment specified: fre­ Sec. '¿,’n É î4-, Ny2SEy4 ; The Commissioner of the General quency, 770 kc; power, 1 kw; hours of Sec. 9, wy2; Land Office is hereby authorized and di­ operation, unlimited. File No. B5-ML- Sec. 11, NEy4 ; rected to cause the records of his office 1193. Sec. 12, Ny2; and of the district land office to be noted You are hereby notified that the Com­ Sec. 16, wy2; accordingly. Sec. 21, Nwy4 ; mission has examined the application in Sec. 28, SWy4; M ichael W. Straus, the above-entitled case and has desig­ • sec. 32, wy2Nwy4, Nwy4swy4; Assistant Secretary. nated the matter for hearing, for the Sec. 33, wy2. . S eptember 12, 1944. following reasons: T. 23 N., R. 13 E., 1. To determine the areas and popula­ Sec. 1, S y2; [F. R. Doc. 44- 14682; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; tions which would receive primary serv­ Secs. 2 and 3; ^ 9:57 a. m.] ice from the operation proposed and Sec. 4; Lots 1, 2, Sy2NEy4 ; Sec. 10, NEy4; what other broadcast service is available Secs. 11 and 12; for these areas and populations. Sec. 13, Ny2, SEi/4; General Land Office. 2. To determine the nature and char­ Sec. 33, Ey2; acter of the program service and whether Secs. 34 and 35. Colorado it will provide for the program needs of 24 13 T. N„ R. E., w ithd raw al of public lands the areas and populations proposed to Sec. 33; be served. Sec. 34, Sy2 . Stock Driveway Withdrawal 8, Colo­ T. 13 N„ R. 14 E., 3. To determine whether the proposed rado 5, Enlarged. operation will be in accordance with Sec. 6, NEy4 . By virtue of the authority contained 14 14 § 3.25 (a) of the Commission’s rules T. N., R. E., unsurveyed in section 7 of the Act of June 28, 1934, Secs. 25 and 26. and regulations. T. 20 N., R. 14 E„ 48 Stat. 1272, as amended by the Act of 4. To determine the interference sec. 2, Ey2Nwy4, NEy4swy4. sy2swy4; June 26, 1936, 49 Stat. 1976 (U.S.C. title which will result from the simultaneous 43, sec. 315f), and in section 10 of the sec. 4, wy2, Nwy4SEy4, sy2SEy4; operation of Station KOB as presently 9 Sec. , NE14; Act of December 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 865, operated and Station K X A operating as sec. 10, sy2NEi4 , Nwy4Nwy4, sy2Nwy4 ; as amended by the Act of January 29, proposed. Sec. 11, Nwy4 . 1929, 45 Stat. 1144 (U.S.C., title 43, sec. 5. To determine the interference T. 21 N., R. 14 E., 300), It is ordered as follows: 4 which will result from the simultaneous Sec. ; The following-described public lands Sec. 5, wy2wy2; operation of Station KOB as proposed Secs 6, 7, 9; in Colorado are hereby classified as nec­ in application B5-MP-1738, Docket No. essary and suitable for the purpose and, Sec 16, NE 14, Ey2Wy2, SE14; 6584 and Station K X A operating as pro­ 18 excepting any mineral deposits therein, Sec , w y2NEi4 , wy2, Wy2SEi4 ; posed. Secs. 19, 21, 27; are withdrawn from all disposal under 6. To determine whether the instant Sec. 28, NE 14, NE 14NW14, Ey2SEy4 ; the public-land laws and reserved, sub­ application has been filed pursuant to Sec. 29, SWy4SWy4 ; ject to valid existing rights, for the use proper corporate authorization. Secs. 30, 31; of the general public as an addition to 32 4 5 4 4 Sec. , lots , , 6, NWJ , Ny2SWy ; Stock Driveway Withdrawal No. 8, Colo­ 7. To determine whether the proposed Sec. 34, NE14, Ni/2NWy4, S E ^ N W ^ , Ny2 antenna system complies with .the rado No. 5: sEy4 ; Standards of Good Engineering Practice, Sec. 35, SWy4 . Six t h P r in c ipal M eridian particularly with reference to the height T. 22 N., R. 14 E., T. 8 S., R. 76 W., of the vertical lead. Sec. 2 8 , wy2; Sec. 34, Ey2swy4 and SW^SE^. 8. To determine whether, in view of Sec. 29, Ey2; ' T. 9 S., R. 76 W., the facts adduced under the foregoing sec. 32, Ny2, w y2sw y4; Sec. 3, lots 1 and 2; issues, public interest, convenience and Sec. 33. Sec. 11, SWy4NWy4, NWy4 SWy4 , and necessity would be served by the grant­ ■ sy2swy4; T. 23 N„ R. 14 E., ing of this application. 7 4 Sec. 14, Ny2NWy4. Sec. , NWy , sy2; The application involved herein will 18 Sec. . The areas described aggregate 521.54 not be granted by the Commission unless Respectfully, acres. the issues listed above are determined Any mineral deposits in the lands shall in favor of the applicant on the basis [ seal] H. W. B ashore, be subject to location and entry only Commissioner. of a record duly and properly made by in the manner prescribed by the Secre­ means of a formal hearing. I concur: September 9, 1944. tary of the Interior in accordance with The applicant is hereby given the op­ the provisions of the aforesaid Act of portunity to obtain a hearing on such F red W. Jo hnso n, January 29, 1929, and such regulations issues by filing a written appearance in Commissioner of the as have been or may be issued there­ accordance with the provisions of § 1.382 General Land Office. under. (b) of the Commission’s rules of prac­ The foregoing recommendation re­ O scar L. C hapm an, tice and procedure. Persons other than garding the Yakima project is hereby ap­ Assistant Secretary of the Interior. the applicant who desire to be heard proved, and it is so ordered. Thé juris­ must file a petition to intervene in ac­ diction over and use of such lands by the S eptember 16, 1944. cordance with the provisions of § 1.102 Bureau of Reclamation shall cease upon, (F. R. Doc. 44- 14686; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; of the Commission’s rules of practice the date of the signing of this order. 9:57 a. m.] and procedure. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11773

The applicant’s address is as follows: spondent named in the caption hereof “speculative brokers.” Such “buying American Radio Telephone Co., Radio and hereinafter more particularly desig­ brokers” or “ speculative brokers” cus­ Station KXA, 314 Bigelow Building, nated and described, since June'19, 1936, tomarily operate by placing orders for Fourth Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, has violated and is now violating the merchandise with those sellers, and only Washington. provisions of subsection (c) of section 2 with those sellers, who will grant and Dated at Washington, D. C„ Septem­ of the Clayton Act'iU.S.C. Title 15, sec. pay them commissions or brokerage fees ber 21,1944. 13) as amended by the Robinson-Pat- on their own purchases.- Some such man Act, approved June 19, 1936, hereby buyers are large scale buyers and sellers By the Commission. issues its complaint, stating its charges of vegetable products distributed under with respect thereto as follows: their own private brands, which brands [ seal] T. J. Sl o w ie , usually show the name and address of Secretary. P aragraph 1. Respondent B. F. Shriver Company is a corporation organized and the buyer, but not of the packer, and [F. R. Doc. 44-14700; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; identify the merchandise as being the 11:24 a. m.] existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with its principal office and product of the particular buyer who owns place of business located at Westminster, the label. Maryland. The respondent also oper­ Some such buyers customarily pur­ FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION. ates plants located at Westminster and chase their private brand vegetable products from respondent and many [Docket No. G-578] New Windsor, Maryland, and Littlestown, Pennsylvania. other sellers and often during a given H anley and B ird season, after shopping the market, will P ar. 2. Respondent B. F. Shriver Com­ purchase such commodities under the NOTICE OF APPLICATION pany is now engaged and for many years same private brands from several com­ S eptember 22,1944. prior hereto has engaged in the business of packing, canning, distributing and peting sellers, placing their orders where Notice is hereby given that on Septem­ selling canned corn, peas, beans, lima they are able to secure the most favor­ able prices and terms. ber 12,1944, Hanley and Bird, a partner­ beans, succotash, tomatoes, asparagus, ship having its principal offices in Brad­ beets, and other vegetable products (all Such buyers place their order for mer­ ford, Pennsylvania, filed with the Federal of which are hereinafter called vegetable chandise with respondent and other Power Commission an application pur­ products), in its own name and for its sellers, who, on receiving and accepting such orders, deliver the merchandise to suant to section 7 (b) of the Natural Gas own account for resale, directly to buyers a common carrier for delivery, but re­ Act, authorizing the abandonment and located in States other than the State quire that the buyer pay the purchase removal of certain gas transmission facil­ in which respondent is established. As price as a condition precedent to the de­ ities described in such application to con­ a result of respondent’s instructions, livery of the merchandise. If such mer­ sist of approximately eight miles of 8%- such vegetable products are shipped and chandise is lost or damaged in transit, inch pipe line extending from the Wood- transported across State lines to such such buyers file claims in their own hull natural gas field in the State of New buyers, who are located in various States York through the southern portion of names and collect damages from the car­ of the United States other than the rier for their own account. Steuben County, New York, to Elkland, State where the respondent is estab­ On receipt of the merchandise, such Pennsylvania, approximately % of a mile lished. buyers insure such merchandise and south , of the New. York-Pennsylvania The respondent, to distinguish its State line. warehouse it in their own warehouses or vegetable products from the vegetable in public warehouses, and thereafter gen­ In the application it is stated that the products sold by competitors and to production of natural gas in the Wood- erally utilize the warehouse receipts cov­ facilitate sales, utilizes registered trade­ ering the merchandise, together with the hull field has materially decreased; that marks and brands for the various types the gas presently produced by applicant insurance contract, as collateral or se­ and grades of vegetable products it sells. curity to obtain bank loans. is transported to Elkland, where it is sold Among and representative of respond­ Such buyers mask these buying oper­ and delivered to North Penn Gas Com­ ent’s brands are: ations under the fictionalized designa­ pany; that there is available capacity in Blue Ridge. New Windsor. tion of “brokers,” “merchandise brokers,” other pipe lines emanating from the A No. I. World's Favorite. or “primary distributors,” for the sole Woodhull field for the transportation of Lady Host. Shriver. purpose of coloring the name and natural gas produced by the applicant; P ar. 3. The respondent, since June 19, method of their buying operations in that applicant has made arrangements 1936, in connection with the interstate order to collect commissions or broker­ with the New York State Natural Gas sale and distribution of vegetable prod­ age fees from respondent and from other Corporation for the transportation and ucts has been and is now paying or sellers who will pay such buyers commis­ delivery to North Penn Gas Company of granting or has paid or granted, directly sions or brokerage fees on their own the gas now transported through the fa­ or indirectly, commissions, brokerage or purchases, notwithstanding the fact that cilities sought to be abandoned. other compensation or allowances or dis­ it is well known to be the custom of such Any person desiring to be heard or to counts in lieu thereof to buyers of said buyers to invoice and sell such mer­ make any protest with reference to this vegetable products sold under its own chandise in their own names, for their application should on or before the 10th labels, unlabeled and under buyers’ own accounts, at their own prices, and day of October 1944, file with the Fed­ labels. on their own terms, and to assume full eral Power Commission, Washington 25, P ar. 4. The respondent, since June 19, and complete credit risks. D. C., a petition or protest In accord­ 1936, has distributed and sold and dis­ P ar. 5. The acts and practices of the ance with the provisional rules of prac­ respondent in promoting sales of vege.- tice and regulations under the Natural tributes and sells vegetable products directly to certain buyers in interstate table products by paying to buyers, di­ Gas Act. rectly or indirectly, commissions, brok­ transactions as aforesaid and has paid [ seal] L eon M. F uquay, erage or other compensation and allow­ to such buyers commission or brokerage Secretary. ances or discounts in lieu thereof, as set fees on purchases made by them in their forth above, are in violation of subsec­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14729; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; respective names and for their respective tion (c) of section 2 of the Clayton Act, 9:28 a. m.] accounts. The respondent’s method of as amended. distribution and sale, as hereinafter de­ Wherefore, the premises considered, scribed, is representative of the sales FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. the Federal Trade Commission on this methods of a number of East Coast dis­ 18th day of September, A. D., 1944, issues [Docket No. 5217] tributors. its complaint against said respondent’. B. F. Shriver Co. The buyers above referred to custom­ Notice is hereby given you, B. F. arily designate themselves as “ brokers,” Shriver Company, a corporation, re­ COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF HEARING “merchandise brokers,” or as “primary spondent herein, that the 27th day of The Federal Trade Commission, hav­ distributors,” although they are known October, A. D., 1944, at 2 o’clock in the ing reason to believe that the party re« to the trade as “buying brokers” or afternoon, is hereby fixed as the time, and 11774 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 the offices of the Federal Trade Commis­ INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS­ The waybill shall show reference to this special permit. sion in the City of Washington, D. C., as SION. the place, when and where a hearing [S. O. 235] A copy of this special permit has been will be had on the charges set forth in served upon the Association of American this complaint, at which time and place U nloading of R eclaimed C oke at Star Railroads, Car Service Division, as. agent you will have the right, under said act, Ju nction, P a. of the railroads subscribing to the car to appear and show cause why and order At a session of the* Interstate Com­ service and per diem agreement under should not be entered by said Commis­ merce Commission, Division 3, held at the terms of that agreement; and no­ sion requiring you to cease and desist its office in Washington, D. C., on the tice of this permit shall be given to the from the violations of the law charged 21st day of September, A. D. 1944. general public by depositing a copy in in the complaint. It appearing, that car PMCKY 53589, the office of the Secretary of the Com­ You are notified and required, on or containing reciaimed coke at Star Junc­ mission at Washington, D. C., and by before the twentieth day after service tion, Pennsylvania, on the Pittsburgh filing it with the Director, Division of upon you of this complaint, to file with and Lake Erie Railroad Company, has the Federal Register. the Commission an answer to the com­ been on hand for an unreasonable length plaint. If answer is filed and if your Issued at Washington, D. C., this 19th of time and that the delay in unloading day of September 1944. appearance at the place and on the date said car is impeding its use; in the opin­ above stated be not required, due notice ion of the Commission an emergency V. C. C linger, to that effect will be given you. The exists requiring immediate action, it is Director, rules of practice adopted by the Com­ ordered, that: Bureau of Service. mission with respect to answers or fail­ Reclaimed coke at Star Junction, [F. R. Doc. 44-14764; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; ure to appear or answer (Rule IX ) pro­ Pennsylvania, to be unloaded, (a) The 11:26 a. m.] vide as follows: Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Com­ In case of desire to contest the pro­ pany, its agents or employees, shall un­ ceeding the respondent shall, within load forthwith car PMCKY 53589, con­ twenty (20) days from the service of the taining reclaimed coke loaded by Wm. J. [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 517] complaint, file with the Commission an Shaw, on hand at Star Junction, Penn­ R econsignment of H o ne yd e w M elons answer to the complaint. Such answer sylvania, without billing. at C hicago, III. shall contain a concise statement of the (b) Said carrier shall notify the Direc­ facts which constitute the ground of de­ tor of the Bureau of Service, Interstate Pursuant to the authority vested in fense. Respondent shall specifically Commerce Commission, Washington, me by paragraph (f) of the first order­ admit or deny or explain each of the D. C., when such carload of reclaimed ing paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 F.R. 14624) of facts alleged in the complaint, unless coke has been completely unloaded. Service Order No. 70-A of October 22, respondent is without knowledge, in Upon receipt of. such notice this order 1943, permission is granted for any com­ which case respondent shall so state. shall expire. (40 Stat. 101, sec. 402, 41 mon carrier by railroad subject to the Failure of the respondent to file Stat. 476, sec. 4, 54 Stat. 901, 911; 49 Interstate Commerce Act: answer within the time above provided U. S. C. 1 (TO) —(17), 15 (2 )) To disregard entirely the provisions of and failure to appear at the time and It is further ordered, that this order Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies place fixed for hearing shall be deemed shall become effective immediately, and to the reconsignment at Chicago, Illinois, to authorize the Commission, without that a copy of this order and direction September 19, 1944, by La Mantia Brothers further notice to respondent, to proceed shall be served upon the Pittsburgh and Arrigo of car ART 16428, honeydew melons, in regular course on the charges set forth Lake Erie Railroad Company and upon now on the Chicago Produce Terminal, to in the complaint. the Association of American Railroads, Shippers Service Company, Detroit, Michi­ If respondent desires to waive hear­ Car Service Division, as agent of the gan (Wabash). The waybill shall show reference to this ing on the allegations of fact set forth in railroads subscribing to the car service special permit. the complaint and not to contest the and per diem agreement under the terms facts, the answer may consist of a state­ of that agreement; and that notice of A copy of this special permit has been ment that respondent admits all the this order be given to the general public served upon the Association of American material Allegations of fact charged in by depositing a copy in the office of the Railroads, Car Service Division, as the complaint to be true. Respondent Secretary of the Commission, at Wash­ agent of the railroads subscribing to the by such answer shall be deemed to have ington, D. C., and by filing it with the car service and per diem agreement un­ waived a hearing on the allegations of Director, Division of the Federal Register. der the terms of that agreement; and fact set forth in said complaint and to notice of this permit shall be given to By the Commission, Division 3. have authorized the Commission, with­ the general public by depositing a copy out fùrther evidence, or other inter­ [ seal] 'W. P. B artel, in the office of the Secretary of the Com­ vening procedure, to find such facts to Secretary. mission at Washington, D. C., and by be true. [F. R. Doc. 44-14763; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; filing it with the Director, Division of . Contemporaneously with the filing of 11:26 a. m.] the Federal Register. such answer the respondent may give notice in writing that he desires to be Issued at Washington, D. C., this 19th heard on the question as to whether the day of September 1944. [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 516] admitted facts constitute the violation V. C. C linger, of law charged in the complaint. Pur­ R econsignment of O nions at St . L o uis, Director, suant to such notice, the respondent may Mo. Bureau of Service. file a brief, directed solely to that ques­ tion, in accordance with Rule X X III. Pursuant to the authority vested in me [F. R. Doc. 44-14765; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; In witness whereof, The Federal Trade by paragraph (f) of the first ordering 11:27 a. m.] Commission has caused this, its com­ paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 F.R. 14624) of plaint, to be signed by its Secretary, and Service Order No. 70-A of October 22, 1943, permission is granted for any com­ its official seal to be hereto affixed, at [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 518] Washington, D. C., this 18th day of Sep­ mon carrier by railroad subject to the tember A. D. 1944. Interstate Commerce Act: R econsignment of O n ions at C hicago, III. By the Commission. To disregard entirely the provisions of Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies Pursuant to the authority vested in me [ seal] O tis B. Johnson, to the reconsignment at St. Louis, Missouri, by paragraph (f) of the first ordering Secretary. September 18 or 19,1944, by Howard Brothers, of car WFE 61851, onions, on the Missouri paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 F.R. 14624) of [P. R. Doc. 44-14687; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; Pacific Railroad, to Howard Brothers, Chi­ Service Order No. 70-A of October 22, 10:24 a. m.] cago, Illinois (W abash). 1943, permission is granted for any com- FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11775 mon carrier by railroad subject to the ing paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 F.R. 14624) of [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit 522] Interstate Commerce Act: Service Order No. 70-A of October 22, R econsignment of P otatoes at C hicago, To disregard entirely the provisions of 1943, permission is granted for any com­ III. Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies mon carrier by railroad subject to the to the reconsignment at Chicago, Illinois, Interstate Commerce Act: Pursuant to the authority vested in me September 19, 1944, by Piowaty Bergart by pargaraph (f) of the first ordering To disregard entirely the provisions of Company of car PGE 36010, onions, now on Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies paragraph (§ 95.35,8 F.R. 14624) of Serv­ Wood Street Terminal, to August Stoerk to the reconsignment at Chicago, Illinois, ice Order No. 70-A of October 22, 1943, Company, Jacksonville, Florida. September 20, 1944, by Bacon Brothers of car permission is granted for any common The waybill shall show reference to this NRC 14093, potatoes, now on the CNW (Wood carrier by railroad subject to the Inter­ special permit. Street Terminal) to House of Abe, Knoxville, state Commerce Act: Tennessee (B/4). A copy of this special permit has been To disregard entirely the provisions of served upon the Association of American The waybill shall show reference to this special permit. Service Order No. 70—A insofar as it applies Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent to the reconsignment at Chicago, Illinois, of the railroads subscribing to the car A copy of this special permit has been September 20, 1944, by National Produce service and per diem agreement under served upon the Association of American Company, of car PFE 25149, potatoes, now on the terms of that agreement; and notice Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent the Wood Street Terminal, to Ben Post, M il­ of this permit shall be given to the gen­ of the railroads subscribing to the car waukee, Wisconsin (C& NW ). eral public by depositing a copy in the service and per diem agreement under The waybill shall show reference to this office of the Secretary of the Commis­ the terms of that agreement; and notice special permit . sion at Washington, D. C., and by filing it of this permit shall be given to the gen­ A copy of this special permit has been with the Director, Division of the Fed­ eral public by depositing a copy in the served upon the Association of American eral Register. office of the Secretary of the Commission Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent at Washington, D. C., and by filing it with Issued at Washington, D. C„ this 19th of the railroads subscribing to the car day of September 1944. the Director, Division of the Federal Register. service and per diem agreement under V. C. C l in g e r , the terms of that agreement; and notice Director, Issued at Washington, D. C., this 20th of this permit shall be given to the gen­ Bureau of Service. day of September 1944. eral public by depositing a copy in the V . C. C l in g e r , [F. R. Doc. 44-14766; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; office of the Secretary of the Commis­ 11:27 a. m.] Director, sion at Washington, D. C., and by filing it Bureau of Service. with the Director, Division of the Fed­ eral Register. [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 519] IF. R. Doc. 44-14768; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 11:27 a. m.] Issued at Washington, D. C., this 20th R econsignment of P ears at M in n e a p o l is , day of September 1944. M i n n . V. C. C lin g e r , Pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph (f ) of the first ordering [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 521] Director, Bureau of Service. paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 F.R. 14624) of R econsignment of P r u n e s at Service Order No. 70-A of October 22, M il w a u k e e , W is . [F. R. Doc. 44-14770; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; 1943, permission is granted for any com­ 11:27 a. m.] mon carrier by railroad subject to the Pursuant to the authority vested in me Interstate Commerce Act: by paragraph (f). of the first ordering To disregard entirely the provisions of paragraph (§ 95.35, 8 Ffct. 14624) of Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies Service Order No, 70-A of October 22, [S. O. 70-A, Special Permit 523] to the reconsignment a£, Minneapolis, Min­ 1943, permission is granted for any com­ nesota, September 20, 1944, by Morriss Gold­ mon carrier by railroad subject to the R econsignment o f P otatoes at C h icago, man Company of car FGE 31937, pears, now Interstate Commerce Act: III. on the Great Northern Railway, to Schwartz Brothers, Detroit, Michigan. (W abash). To disregard entirely the provisions of Pursuant to the authority vested in The waybill shall show reference to this Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies me by paragraph (f) of the first ordering special permit. to the reconsignment at Milwaukee, Wiscon­ paragraph (§ 95.35,8 F.R. 14624) of Serv­ sin, September 20, 1944, by Ben Post Com­ A copy of this special permit has been pany, of car NP 93599, prunes, now on the ice Order No. 70-A, of October 22, 1943, served upon the Association of American CMStP&P Railway to Steel City Fruit Com­ permission is granted for any common Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent pany, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PR R ). carrier by railroad subject to the Inter­ of the railroads subscribing to the car The waybill shall show reference to this state Commerce Act: service and per diem agreement under special permit. To disregard entirely the provisions of the terms of that agreement; and notice Service Order No. 70-A insofar as it applies of this permit shall be given to the gen­ A copy of this special permit has been served upon the Association of American to the reconsignment at Chicago, Illinois, eral public by depositing a copy in the September 20, 1944, by Bacon Brothers of office of the Secretary of the Commis­ Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent cars of potatoes, now on the Wood Street sion at Washington, D. C., and by filing of the railroads subscribing to the car Terminal, URT 92877 to Commissary Officer, it with the Director, Division of the Fed­ service and per diem agreement under U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, eral Register. the terms of that agreement; and notice Illinois (C&NW), and ART 21771 to Fruit Issued at Washington, D. C., this 20th of this permit shall be given to the gen­ Distributors, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana day of September 1944. eral public by depositing a copy in the (PRR). office of the Secretary of the Commission The waybills shall show reference to this V . C. C lin g e r , special permit. Director, at Washington, D. C., and by filing it Bureau of Service. with the Director, Division of the Federal A copy of this special permit has been Register. served upon the Association of Ameri­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14767; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; ll.;27 a. m.] Issued at Washington, D. G., this 20th can Railroads, Car Service Division, as day of September 1944. agent of the railrdads subscribing to the car service and per diem agreement un­ ]S.O. 70-A, Special Permit No. 520] V . C. C l in g e r , der the terms of that agreement; and no­ Director, R econsignment o f P otatoes at C h icag o , tice of this permit shall be given to the III. Bureau of Service. general public by depositing a copy in the Pursuant to the authority vested in [F. R. Doc. 44-14769; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; office of the Secretary of the Commission me by paragraph (f) of the first order­ 11:27 a. m.] at Washington, D. C., and by filing it with 11776 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 the Director, Division of the Federal service and per diem agreement under successful prosecution of the war, and it Register. the terms of that agreement; and notice is hereby ordered, that: of this permit shall be given to the gen­ 1. Termination of possession and con­ Issued at Washington, D. C., this 20th trol. Possession and control by the day of September 1944. eral public by depositing a copy in the office of the Secretary of the Commis­ United States of the motor carrier trans­ V. C. C lin g e r , sion at Washington, D. C., and by filing portation systems of Park Transporta­ Director, it with the Director, Division of the Fed­ tion Company, 1717 Park Avenue, St. Bureau of Service. eral Register. Louis, Missouri, and Dick’s Transfer Company, Inc., 1915 Cherry Street, Kan­ [P. R. Doc. 44-14771; Piled, September 25, Issued at Washington, D. C., this 19th 1944; 11:27 a. m.] sas City, Missouri, including all real and day of September 1944. personal property and other assets of V. C. C l in g e r , said motor carriers, taken and assumed [S. O. 200, Special Permit 163] Director, pursuant to Executive Order 9462 and Bureau of Service. the notice and order of the Director of R e ic in g of P otatoes at K ansas C i t y , M o . the Office of Defense Transportation [F. R. Doc. 44-14773; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; issued August 11, 1944, is hereby termi­ Pursuant to the authority vested in me 11:28 a. m.J by paragraph (e) of the first ordering nated and relinquished as of 12:01 paragraph (§ 95.337, 9 F.R. 4402) of Serv­ o’clock a. m., September 23, 1944. No ice Order No. 200 of April 22, 1944, per­ further action shall be required to effect [2d Rev. S. O. 224, Amended Gen. Permit 2] mission is granted for any common car­ the termination of Government control rier by railroad subject to the Interstate I c ing of F r u it s , M e lo n s, or T omatoes and relinquishment of possession hereby Commerce Act: F r o m A rizona or C alifo r n ia ordered. 2. Communications. Communications To reice once at Kansas City, Missouri, PFE Pursuant to the authority vested in 94182 and 60556, potatoes, on the Union me by paragraph (g) of the first ordering concerning this order should be ad­ Pacific Railroad, and the Missouri Pacific, re­ paragraph (9 F.R. 10429) of Second Re­ dressed to the Office of Defense Trans­ spectively, from Peterson and Company, Kim­ vised Service Order No. 224 of August 24, portation, Washington 25, D. C., and ball, Nebraska, destined Memphis, Tennessee. 1944, permission is granted for any com­ should refer to “Notice and Order of The waybills shall show reference to this mon carrier by railroad subject to the Termination No. 2.” special permit- Interstate Commerce Act: Issued at Washington, D. C., this 22d A copy of this special permit has been To disregard the provisions of Second Re­ day of September 1944. served upon the Association of American vised Service Order No. 224 insofar as it ap­ J. M. J o h n s o n , Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent plies to the initial icing of refrigerator cars of the railroads subscribing to the car loaded with citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, Director, service and per diem agreement under melons, or tomatoes, originating at origins Office of Defense Transportation. located in the States of Arizona or California. the terms of that agreement; and notice [F. R. Doc. 44-14688; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; This general permit shall become effective of this permit shall be given to the gen­ 10:26 a. m.] at 12:01 a. m., September 22, 1944, and shall eral public by depositing a copy in the apply only to cars billed on and after that office of the Secretary of the Commission date. at Washington, D. C., and by filing it with The waybills shall show reference to this the Director, Division of the Federal general permit. OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION. Register. A copy of this general permit has been Issued at Washington, D. C., this 19th served upon thè Association of American [Max. Import Price Reg., Order 43] day of .September 1944. Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent W m. E. P h il l ip s Co. of the railroads subscribing to the car V . C. C lin g e r , ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM PRICES Director, service and per diem agreement under Bureau of Service. the terms of that agreement; and notice For the reasons set forth in an opinion of this permit shall be given to the gen­ issued simultaneously herewith and filed [F. R. Doc. 44-14772; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; eral public by depositing a copy in the with the Division of the Federal Register, 11:27 a. m.] office of the Secretary of the Commission and pursuant to the authority vested in at Washington, D. C., and by filing it the Price Administrator by the Emer­ with the Director, Division of the Federal gency Price Control Act of 1942, as [S. O. 200, Special Permit 164] Register. amended, and by Executive Orders Nos.

R e ic in g of P otatoes at K ansas C i t y , M o . Issued at Washington, D. C., this 21st 9250 and 9328, it is ordered: day of September 1944. (a) Effect of this order. This order Pursuant to the authority vested in me establishes maximum prices at which the V . C. C lin g e r , by paragraph (e) of the first ordering importer may sell, and maximum prices paragraph'(§ 95.337, 9 F.R. 4402) of Director, Bureau of Service. at which wholesalers and retailers may Service Order No. 200 of April 22, 1944, buy and sell, certain sterling silver permission is granted for any common [F. R. Doc. 44-14774; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; cigarette lighters designed by J. J. Wil­ carrier by railroad subject to the Inter­ 11:28 a. m.] liams, Los Angeles, California, imported state Commerce Act: from Mexico by Wm. E. Phillips Co., 315 To disregard the provisions of Service Order West Fifth St., Los Angeles, California, No. 200 insofar as it applies to furnishing one hereinafter called the “importer” . reicing in transit at Kansas City, Missouri, by OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTA­ (b) Maximum prices on sales by the the Union Pacific Railroad, on the following TION. importer. The importer may sell such refrigerator cars loaded with potatoes, shipped lighters to wholesalers at a price not ex­ by Peterson & Company, Kimball, Nebraska: [Notice and Order of Termination No. 2] IC 54995 to B. Moley Produce Company, ceeding $7.25 each on a delivered basis, Tulsa, Oklahoma, (U. P.-Frisco), URT 91807 P ark T ransportation C o ., and D ic k ’s to retailers at a price not exceeding $8.50 to Springfield Produce Company, Springfield, T ransfer C o ., I n c . each on a delivered basis, and to con­ Illinois, (U. P.-Wabash), and URT 19501 to po ss e s sio n , co ntr o l and o per atio n of sumers at a price not exceeding $14.50 Burrows Wholesale Grocery Company, W al­ each. No wholesaler, retailer or con­ nut Ridge, Arkansas, (U. P.-Mo. Pac.) due to MOTOR CARRIERS sumer may pay the importer higher a railroad error. Pursuant to Executive Order 9462 (9 The waybills shall show reference -to this F.R. 10071), I hereby determine that prices. special, permit. ■ possession and control of the motor (c) Maximum wholesale and retail A copy of this special permit has been carrier transportation systems of Park prices. No wholesaler or retailer may served upon the Association of American Transportation Company and Dick’s sell, and no person buying from them Railroads, Car Service Division, as agent Transfer Company, Inc., by the United may pay, prices higher than the follow­ of the railroads subscribing to the car States is no longer necessary for the ing for such lighters: FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11777 • Class of sellers: ' Maximum prices customary differentials, the specific [RPS 60, Revocation of Order 3] Sales by wholesalers. $8. 50 each, delivered maximum prices established by this Sales by retailers____ 14. 50 each order shall not be exceeded. D efense S u p p l ie s C orporation (d) Importer to notify wholesalers. (c) Dilling & Company shall mail or REVOCATION OF ORDER W ITH RESPECT TO The importer shall furnish a copy of this otherwise supply to its purchasers, at the DIRECT-CONSUMPTION SUGARS order to each wholesaler to whom such time of or prior to the first delivery to lighters are sold and shall also include such purchaser, the following notice: For the reasons set forth in an opinion on the invoice the following statement: The Office of Price Administration has au­ issued simultaneously herewith, It is The enclosed Order No. 43 issued under thorized us to sell our “Santa Claus Boots” ordered, That: the Maximum Import Price Regulation by to retailers at maximum price of $10.00 f. o. b. Order No. 3 (7 F.R. 10500) under para­ the Office of Price Administration, estab­ our factory per one dozen boots. Retailers graph (b) § 1334.61 of Revised Price lishes your maximum selling price for these are authorized to sell this item to consumers Schedule 60 is hereby revoked. This lighters and requires you to notify your cus­ at a maximum price of $1.25 per boot. On order of revocation shall become effec­ tomers what is their maximum price, as sales of this item all sellers are required tive September 3, 1944. stated in the order. to reduce their maximum prices by applying their customary discounts, allowances and Issued this 23d day of September 1944. (e) Wholesalers to notify retailers. price differentials which have been applied Every wholesaler selling such lighters to sales of comparable candy items. In the C hester B o w l e s , shall include on his invoice to each re­ application of any customary differential, Administrator. tailer the following statement: the specific maximum prices mentioned here­ in must not be exceeded. [F. R. Doc. 44-14707; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; Your maximum selling price for these 11:57 a. m.] lighters, as established by Order No. 43 under (d) This order may be revoked or the Maximum Import Price Regulation issued amended at any time by the Price Ad­ by the Office of Price Administration, is ministrator. $14.50 each. (e) This Order No. 58 shall become effective September 25, 1944. ( f ) Revocation and amendment. This [RPS 60, Revocation of Order 4] order may be revoked or amended at any (56 Stat. 23, 765; 57 Stat. 566; Pub. Law time. 383, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 F.R. 7871; C o m m o d it y C redit C orporation This order shall become effective on E.O. 9328, 8 F.R. 4681) REVOCATION OF ORDER W ITH RESPECT TO September 25, 1944. Issued this 23d day of September 1944. DIRECT-CONSUMPTION SUGARS (56 Stat. 23, 765; 57 Stat. 566; Pub. Law C hester B o w l e s , For the reasons set forth in an opin­ 383, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 P.R. 7871; Administrator. E.O. 9328, 8 F.R. 4681) ion issued simultaneously herewith, It is |F. R. Doc. 44-14704; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; ordered, That: Issued this 23d day of September 1944. 11:56 a. m.J Order No. 4 (8 F.R. 6863) under par­ C hester B o w l e s , agraph (b) § 1334.61 of Revised Price Administrator. Schedule 60 is hereby revoked. This [F. R. Doc. 44-14703; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; [RPS 60, Revocation of Order 1] order of revocation shall become effec­ 11:55 a. m.] tive September 3, 1944. . D efe nse S u p p l ie s C o rpo ratio n Issued this 23d day of September 1944. REVOCATION OF ORDER W ITH RESPECT TO DI­ RECT-CONSUMPTION SUGARS C h ester B o w l e s , [Order 58 Under .Order 375] For the reasons set forth in an opinion Administrator. m D il l in g C o m p a n y issued simultaneously herewith: It is or­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14708; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM PRICES dered, That: 11:57 a. m.] Order No. 1 (7 F.R. 2793) under para­ Order No. 58 under Order No. 375 of graph (b) § 1334.61 of Revised Price § 1499.3 (b) of the General Maximum Schedule 60 is hereby revoked. This or­ Price Regulation, Dilling & 'Company, der of revocation shall become effective Docket No. N6342-13b-160-7. September 3, 1944. For the reasons set forth in an opinion Regional and District Office Orders. issued simultaneously herewith, It is Issued this 23d day of September 1944. [Region Vn Order G-2 Under MPR 120, ordered that: C hester B o w l e s , Arndt. 1] (a) The maximum prices for the in­ Administrator. D e liver ies of C oal i n U in t a h C o u n t y , dicated sales below of ‘‘Santa Claus U tah Boot” , an inflexible, compressed paper [F. R. Doc. 44-14705; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; 11:57 a. m.] Santa Claus Boot containing 2lU pounds Pursuant to the Emergency Price Con­ net Opera Green Chocolates manufac­ trol Act of 1942, as amended, the Stabili­ tured by Dilling & Company of Indian­ [RPS 60, Revocation of Order 2] zation Act of 1942, as amended, and apolis, Indiana, in accordance with its § 1340.209 of Maximum Price Regula­ formula contained in its supplementary D e fense S u p p l ie s C orporation tion No. 120, as amended, and for the. price application dated July 12, 1944 reason set forth in the accompanying shall be the sum following: r evocatio n of order w it h respect to DIRECT-CONSUMPTION SUGARS opinion, this Amendment No. 1 is issued, (1) From Dilling & Company to re­ tailers f. o. b. factory per dozen For the reasons set forth in an opinion 1. A new paragraph designated (f), boots______$10. 00 issued simultaneously herewith, It is or­ entitled “Special service charges”, is (2) From retailers to consumers, per dered, That: hereby added to Order No. G-2, to read bo ot------1.25 Order No. 2 (7 F.R. 3103) under para­ as follows: (b) The prices established in this graph (b) § 1334.61 of Revised Price Schedule 60 is hereby revoked. This (f ) Special service charges. If in con­ order are the highest prices for which nection with the sale and delivery of “ Santa Claus Boots” may be sold by the order of revocation shall become effec­ coal made by you in the area covered respective sellers. All sellers, on sales of tive September 3, 1944. this item, shall reduce the above appro­ Issued this 23 d day of September 1944. hereby you, at the request of the pur­ priate maximum prices by applying chaser, perform any one or more of the their customary discounts, allowances C h ester B o w l e s , special services set forth below, the max­ Administrator. and price differentials which have been imum prices which you may charge for applied to sales of other comparable [F. R. Doc. 44-14706; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; such special services are those stated candy items. In the application of any 11:57 a. m'.] below; No. 192------7 11778 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

In no event shall any additions to (56 Stat. 23, 765; Pub. Law 151, 78th Per Per ton the maximum prices set forth in Ap­ Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 F.R. 7871; and E.O. Vi-ton pendices B, D, H and I of Maximum 9328, 8 F.R. 4681) Price Regulation No. 426, be made by “ Wheel-in” or “ carry-in” ...... $0.60 $0.35 Issued: May 17, 1944. “ Pull-back” or “trimming” ...... 25 .16 any service wholesaler or secondary job­ “ Carrying up or down stairs” ...... 1.00 .60 ber for delivery of any of the fresh fruits J o se ph A. S h o r t , .25 .15 “ Oil or chemical treatment” ______and vegetables listed in section one above District Director. at the service wholesaler’s or secondary Approved: 2. Effective date. This Amendment jobber’s platform or at any other point F r a n k V. L a n h a m , No. 1 shall become effective on the 12th within his free delivery zone as herein-: Acting Regional Director, day of September, 1944. after defined. War Food Administration. (56 Stat. 23, 765; 57 Stat. 566; Pub. Law Sec. 3. Free delivery zone. The free [F. R. Doc. 44-14598; Filed, Sept. 21, 1944; 383, 78th Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 F.R. 7871, 12:46 p. m.] and E.O. 9328, 8 F.R. 4681) delivery zone of any service wholesaler or secondary jobber subject to the pro­ Issued this 12th day of September 1944. visions of this order shall include all the J. W. P e n f o ld , territory embraced in the territorial [Roanoke Order G-2 Under MPR 420] Acting Regional Administrator. limits of the county in which the service F resh F r u its and V egetables i n R o a n o k e , [F. R. Doc. 44-14680; Piled, Sept. 22, 1944; wholesaler's or secondary jobber’s place V a., D istrict 4:51 p. m.] of business is located. S ec. 4. Geographical applicability. For the reasons set forth in an opinion [Birmingham Order G-2 Under MPR 426] This order shall apply only- to service issued simultaneously herewith*, and under the authority vested in the Dis­ F resh F r u it s an d V egetables i n B ir m in g ­ wholesalers and secondary jobbers whose places of business are located within the trict Director of the Roanoke (Virginia) h a m , A l a ., D istrict Districe Office of the Office of Price Ad­ Birmingham district area. For the reasons set forth in an opinion ministration by paragraph (f) (1) of issued simultaneously herewith, and S e c . 5. Definitions. “Birmingham dis­ Appendix H, paragraph (g) (1) of Ap­ under the authority vested in the Dis­ trict area” means all of that part of pendix I, and the ultimate paragraph of trict Director of the Birmingham Dis­ Alabama North of and including the section 2 (b) of Maximum Price Regula­ trict Office of the Office of Price Admin­ counties of Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, tion No. 426, and Regional Delegation istration by paragraph (f) of Appendix Shelby, Talladega, Clay and Randolph. Orders No. 33 and 35, it is hereby H, paragraph (g) of Appendix I, and “Service wholesaler” means a person ordered: section (2) (b) of Maximum Price Regu­ who maintains a store or warehouse at S e c t io n 1. What this order does. This lation No. 426, and Regional Delegation which the listed commodity being priced order establishes a maximum delivery Orders No. 33 and 35, it is hereby is stored, or warehoused, who receives charge, as given below, for the delivery ordered: the commodity at the premises of his by any service wholesaler or secondary S ec t io n 1. What this order does. This store or warehouse, who maintains at jobber located in the Roanoke District Office area, when delivering snap beans, order establishes maximum delivery such store or warehouse facilities for cold peppers, egg plants, cucumbers, spinach, charges that service wholesalers and storage, ripening, trimming, sorting, secondary jobbers, whose places of busi­ carrots, green peas, oranges, grapefruit, ness are located in the Birmingham Dis­ washing, packing and other handling of lemons, tangerines, cabbage and table trict area, may add to their maximum the listed commodity, who employs sales­ grapes to the premises of any purchaser prices established under Appendices B, men to call on the trade in the city or located outside the free delivery zone of D, H, and I of Maximum Price Regula­ country points which he services, and that service wholesaler or secondary tion No. 426 for delivery of snap beans, who sells to retail stores, government jobber: peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, spinach, procurement agencies or institutional Per container carrots, green peas, oranges, grapefruit, (cents) buyers. For container of less than 40 pounds, lemons, tangerines, cabbage and table “Secondary jobber” means a person gross weight______10 grapes to the premises of any purchaser other than a retailer who for his own For containers of 40 pounds to 60 pounds, located outside the free delivery zone of account and profit purchases the listed gross weight______20 the service wholesaler or secondary commodity being priced in less-than- For containers of more than 60 pounds, jobber. carlots or less-than-trucklots and re­ gross weight------25 S ec. 2. Additions allowed for deliveries sells it in any quantities. S ec. 2. Maximum charges for delivery by service wholesalers and secondary job­ by service wholesalers and secondary Sec. 6. Applicability of Maximum Price bers to purchasers beyond the service jobbers beyond the< free delivery zone. wholesalers' or secondary jobbers' free Regulation No. 426, as amended. All Any service wholesaler or secondary delivery zone. Any service wholesaler sales for which maximum prices are ad­ jobber located within the area served by or secondary jobber, whose place of busi­ justed by this order shall remain sub­ the Roanoke District Office, handling ness is located in the Birmingham Dis­ ject to all of the provisions of Maximum any of the fresh fruits and vegetables trict area, selling any of the fresh fruits Price Regulation No. 426, as amended, heretofore listed, may add to their proper or vegetables listed in section one above or as it mây hereafter be amended, maximum prices for these^fruits and may add to his maximum prices as set which are not inconsistent with the pro­ vegetables a charge in an amount not to forth in Appendices B, D, H, and I of visions of this adjustment order. All exceed the rates given above to cover Maximum Price Regulation No. 426, the sales for which maximum prices are not transportation costs outside of their free following amounts for delivery to pur­ adjusted by this order shall be subject delivery zone. In no event shall any chasers located outside the— service additions to the maximum prices, as to Maximum Price Regulation No. 426, as wholesaler’s or secondary jobber’s free stated in Appendices B, D,. H and I of delivery zone: amended. Maximum Price Regulation 426, be made Cents per S ec. 7. Revocation. This order may be by any service wholesaler or secondary container revoked, amended, or corrected at any jobber, for delivery of any of the fresh For containers of less than 40 pounds, gross weight------10 time. fruits and vegetables enumerated above, For containers of 40 pounds to 60 pounds, within the free delivery zone. S ec. 8. Effective date. This order shall gross weight------20 Sec. 3. Geographical applicability. For containers of more than 60 pounds, become effective on the 22d day of May, gross weight______25 1944. This order shall apply only to deliveries FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11779

made outside the free delivery zones by S ec. 4. Free delivery zones. Free de­ New Mexico Order F-3, Amendment 10, cov­ service wholesalers and secondary livery zones of such service wholesalers ering fresh fruit and vegetables j.n Gallup, Jobbers, whose place of business is lo­ and secondary jobbers, located withip N. M., filed 3:55 p. m. cated within the Roanoke District Office the Roanoke District Office area, shail New Mexico Order F-4, Amendment 10, area. be as follows: covering fresh fruit and vegetables in desig­ nated areas in New Mexico, filed 3:56 p. m. New Mexico Order F-5, Amendment 7, cov­ Location of service wholesaler ering fresh fruit and vegetables in Las Vegas, or secondary jobber: Free delivery zone N. M., filed 3:56 p. m. Bristol, Va------The area embracing the city of Bristol, Virginia, New Mexico Order F-6, Amendment 7, cov­ and Washington County. ering fresh fruit and vegetables in designated Pulaski, Va------The area embracing the County of Pulaski. areas in New Mexico, filed 3:56 p. m. Roanoke, Va------The area embracing the city of Roanoke and county. R egion VIII Lynchburg, Va------„------» ------The area embracing the city of Lynchburg and Nevada Order 1-F, Amendment 20, cover­ Campbell County. ing fresh fruit and vegetables in the Reno Danville, Va------The area embracing the city of Danville and^Pitt- and Sparks Area, filed 3:30 p. m. sylvania County. Nevada Order 2-F, Amendment 10, cover­ Clifton Forge and Covington, Va______The area embracing the cities of Clifton Forge and ing fresh fruit and vegetables in designated Covington and the County of Alleghany. counties in Nevada, filed 3:29 p. m. Staunton, Va------The area embracing the city of Staunton, Waynes­ Nevada Order 3-F, Amendment 10, cover­ boro, and the County of Augusta. ing fresh fruit and vegetables in designated Harrisonburg, Va------The area embracing the city of Harrisonburg and counties in Nevada, filed 3:39 p. m. Rockingham County. Winchester, Va------The area embracing the city of Winchester and Seattle Order 1-P, Amendment *8, covering Frederick County. fresh fish and seafood in Seattle, Wash., filed 3:32 p.m . * Seattle Order 150, covering community The free delivery zone for all whole­ L ist of Co m m u n it y Ceiling Price O rders food prices in the Seattle Area, filed 3:36 salers or secondary jobbers not enumer­ The following orders under Rev. Gen­ p. m. ated in this order shall be the county Seattle Order 150, Correction, covering in which the wholesaler or secondary, eral Order were filed with the Division of the Federal Register on September 21, community food prices in the Seattle Area, jobber is located. 1944. filed 3:35 p. m. Seattle Order 151, covering community Sec. 5. Definitions, (a) “Service whole­ R egion II saler” means a person who maintains a food prices in the Tacoma Area, filed 3:37 store or warehouse at which the listed Baltimore Order 23, Amendment 1, cover­ p. m. ing dry groceries in the Baltimore, Md. area, Seattle Order 151, Correction, covering commodity being priced is stored, or filed 3:51 p. m. warehoused, who receives the commod­ community food prices in the Tacoma Area, Trenton Order 3—W, covering dry groceries filed 3:36 p. m. ity at the premises of his store or ware­ in the Trenton, N. J. District, filed 3:39 p. m. Seattle Order 152, covering community house, who maintains at such store or Trenton Order 7-F, Amendment 2, covering fresh fruit and vegetables in the Trenton, food prices in the Everett Area, filed 3:36 warehouse facilities for cold storage, p. m. ripening, trimming, sorting, washing, N. J. District, filed 3:40 p. m. Seattle Order 152, Correction, covering packing and other handling of the listed Trenton Order 15, Amendment 1, covering dry groceries in the Trenton, N. J. District, community food prices in the Tacoma Area, commodity, who employs salesmen to filed 3:40 p. m. filed 3:36 p. m. call on the trade in the city or county Trenton Order 3-F, covering fresh, fruit and Seattle Order 153, covering community points which he services and who sells to vegetables in the Trenton, N. J. District, filed food prices in the Bremerton Area, filed 3:35 retail stores, government procurement 3.41 p. m. p. m. agencies or institutional buyers. R egion IV Seattle Order 153, Correction, covering (b) “ Secondary jobber” means a per­ Savannah Order 6-F, Amendment 5, cover­ community food prices in the Bremerton son other than a retailer who for his ing fresh fruit and vegetables in designated Area, filed 3:35 p. m. own account and profit purchases the counties in Georgia, filed 3:31 p. m. Seattle Order 154, covering community listed commodity being priced in less- food prices in the Bellingham Area, filed than-carlots or less-than-trucklots and R egion V 3:35 p. m. resells it in any quantities. Dallas Order 1-C, covering poultry in desig­ Seattle Order 154, Correction, covering nated counties in Texas, filed 3:39 p. m. community food prices in the Bellingham Sec. 6. Applicability of Maximum Price Dallas Order 2-F, Amendment 10, covering Regulation No. 426, as amended. All Area, filed 3:34 p. m. fresh fruit and vegetables in Dallas District, Seattle Order 155, covering community sales for which the maximum prices are filed 3:38 p. m. food prices in the Olympia Area, filed 3:34 not adjusted by this order shall be sub­ Dallas Order 3F, Amendment 22, covering p. m. ject to Maximum Price Regulation No. fresh fruit and vegetables in the Dallas Dis­ 426, as amended. trict, filed 3:38 p. m. Seattle Order 155, Correction, covering community food prices in the Olympia Area, Sec. 7. Revocation. This order may R egion VI filed 3:34 p. m. be revoked, amended, or corrected at Milwaukee Order 2-F, Amendment 32, cov­ Seattle Order 156, covering community food any time by the District Director. ering fresh fruit and vegetables in Dane prices in the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Area, filed County, Wis., filed 8:30 p. m,. 3:34 p. m. S ec. 8. Effective date. This order Milwaukee Order 3-F, Amendment 32, cov­ Seattle Order 156, Correction, covering shall become effective at 12:01 a. m. on ering fresh fruit and vegetables in Milwaukee community food prices in the Aberdeen- the 3d day of Jul^l944. County, Racine and Kenosha, filed 3:30 p. m. Hoquiam Area, filed 3:33 p. m. (56 Stat. 23, 765; Pub. Law 151, 78th Springfield Order 1-FS, Amendment 9, cov­ Seattle Order 157, covering community Cong.; E.O. 9250, 7 P.R. 7871 and E.O. ering fresh fruit and vegetables in City of food prices in the Centralia-Chehalis Area, 9328, 8 P.R. 4681) • Springfield, Sangamon County, 111., filed 3:87 filed 3:33 p. m. p. m. Seattle Order 157, Correction, covering Issued this 29th day of June 1944. Springfield Order 8-F, Amendment 1, cov­ community food prices in the Centralia-Che­ ering fresh fruit and vegetables in the Spring- halis Area, filed 3:33 p. m. M arshall S. M cC lung , field District, filed 3:32 p. m. Seattle Order 158, covering community Acting District Director. food prices in the Wenatchee Area, filed 3:33 Region VII Approved: p. m. P rank V. L anham, New Mexico Order F -l, Amendment 24, cov­ Seattle Order 159, covering community Acting Regional Director, ering fresh fruit and vegetables in Albuquer­ food prices in the Yakima Area, filed 3:33 War Food Administration. que, filed 3:34 p. m. p. m. New Mexico Order F-2, Amendment 10, cov­ Seattle Order 159, Correction, covering [P. R. Doc. 44-14702; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; ering fresh fruit and vegetables in Santa Fe, comrpunity food prices in the Yakima Area, 11:55 a. m.J N. M., filed 3:55 p. m. filed 3:32.p. m. 11780 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ Copies of any of these orders may be Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 for exemption from the provisions of section sylvania, on the 2ist day of September, obtained from the OPA Office in the des­ A. D. 1944. ignated city. 6 (a) of the act with respect to the issu­ ance and sale, in accordance with Rule Notice is hereby given that The Poto­ E r v in H. P o lla c k , mac Edison Company, a registered hold­ Secretary. U-50 promulgated under the act, of $31,- 500,000 principal amount of 3% First ing company and subsidiary of American IP. R. Doc. 44-14719; Piled, Sept. 28, 1944; Mortgage Bonds, Series A, Due 1974 and Water Works and Electric Company, In­ 8:56 p. m.] the application of the proceeds from the corporated, has made a filing with this sale of said bonds, together with addi­ Commission pursuant to the Public Util­ tional treasury cash, to the redemption ity Holding Company Act of 1935. of its presently outstanding $31,732,000 All interested persons are referred to SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COM­ principal' amount of 3 Vz% First Mort­ said document which is on file in the MISSION. gage Bonds, Series A, Due July 1, 1966, office of the Commission for a statement at 105 y2% of the principal amount of the transactions therein proposed [Pile No. 70-933] thereof plus accrued interest to the date which are summarized below: B ir m in g h a m E lectric C o . of redemption; and The Potomac Edison Company pro­ A public hearing having been held poses to issue and sell, at competitive ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION after appropriate notice and the Com­ bidding pursuant, to Rule U-50 promul­ At a regular session of the Securities mission having considered the record and gated under the Act, $16,981,000 principal and Exchange Commission, held at its made and filed its findings and opinion amount 3y4% Series First Mortgage and office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ herein: Collateral Trust Bonds, to be dated Oc­ sylvania, on the 19th day of September, It is ordered, That the application be tober 1, 1944 and to become due Octo­ A. D. 1944. and the same is hereby granted subject, ber 1, 1974. The proceeds of such sale, Birmingham Electric Company, a sub­ however, to the terms and conditions together with other corporate funds, are sidiary of National Power & Light, Com­ contained in Rule U-24, and subject fur­ to be used to redeem at 105% of prin­ pany, a registered holding' company, ther to the following term and condi­ cipal amount, plus accrued interest, $11,- having filed an application pursuant to tion: 981,000 principal amount Series E 5% section 6 (b) of the Public Utility Hold­ That the proposed issuance and sale Bonds of The Potomac Edison Company ing Company Act of 1935 for exemption of securities shall not be consummated and to redeem at 107 y2% of principal from the provisions of section 6 (a) of until' the results of the competitive bid­ amount, plus accrued interest, $5,000,000 the act of the issue and sale, in accord­ ding pursuant to Rule U-50 have been principal amount Series F Bonds 41/fc% ance with Rule U-50 promulgated under made a matter of record in this pro­ of The Potomac Edison Company, these the act, of $10,000,000 principal amount ceeding and a further order shall have two issues being the total amount of of First Mortgage Bonds, 1974 Series, been entered by this Commission in the mortgage indebtedness of said company dated August 1, 1944 and maturing Au­ light of the record as so completed, which presently outstanding. The filing. has gust 1, 1974; and order may contain further terms or con­ designated section 6 (b) or 7 of the act A public hearing having been held ditions as may then be deemed appro­ as being applicable to the proposed issue after appropriate notice, and the Com­ priate, jurisdiction being reserved for and sale. mission having considered the record this purpose and to pass upon the initial It appearing to the Commission that it and having made and filed its findings offering price for the bonds, the under­ is appropriate in the public interest and and opinion herein: writer’s spread and its allocation and all in the interest of investors and consum­ It is ordered, That subject to the terms legal fees and expense to be paid in con­ ers that a hearing be held with respect and conditions contained in Rule U-24 nection with these transactions. to said matters and that said filing should said application, as amended, be and the It is further ordered, That our order not be granted or permitted to become same hereby is, granted forthwith, ex­ of July 31, 1940, wherein we granted the effective except pursuant to further or­ cept, however, as to the price to be paid applicant an exemption from the provi­ der of this Commission; for said bonds, the underwriters’ spread sions of section 6 (a) of the act with re­ I t is ordered, That a hearing on said and its allocation and all legal fees and spect to the issuance and sale of 180,000 matters under the applicable provisions expenses to be paid in connection with shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock, of said Jj&t and rules of the Commission the proposed transaction, as to which 4x/2% Series, subject to several condi­ promulgated thereon be held at 10:00 matters jurisdiction be, and the same tions including the condition that so long a. m., e. w. t., on the 9th day of October hereby is, specifically reserved. as any of the shares remain outstanding, 1944, at the offices of the Securities and It is further ordered, That the 10-day the company could not pay any cash Exchange Commission, 18th and Locust period for inviting bids, as provided by dividends on its common stock except Streets; Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania. Rule U-50 (b ), be shortened to a period out of net income after deducting 15% On such date, the hearing room clerk in of not less than 5 days. of its gross revenues for maintenance and Room 318 will advise as to the room in depreciation and at least $400,000 per which such hearing is to be held. Any By the Commission. year from 1942 to 1966, be modified to the persons desiring to be heard in connec­ [ seal] O rval L. DtjBois, extent of discontinuing the present an­ tion with these proceedings or otherwise Secretary. nual charge of $400,000, and in place wishing to participate, shall file with the thereof to make an annual charge of Secretary of the Commission on or be­ [P. R. Doc. 44-14676; Piled, Sept. 22, 1944; 2:52 p. m.] $706,203.50 for the purpose of computing fore October 7,1944 his request or appli­ net income available for cash dividends cation therefor as provided by Rule X V II on the common stock for a 15-year period of the Commission’s rules of practice. [Pile No. 70-944] ending June 30,1959. I t is further ordered, That Henry C. By the Commission. Lank or any other officer or officers of the N arragansett E lectric C o . Commission designated by it for that ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION [ se al] O rval L. D u B o is , purpose shall preside at the hearing in Secretary. such matters. Tlhe officer so designated At a regular session of the Securities to preside at any such hearing is hereby and Exchange Commission, held at its [F. R. Doc. 44-14675; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; authorized to exercise all powers granted office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., on 2:53 p. m.] . to the Commission under section 18 (c) the 21st day of September, A. D. 1944. of the act and to a trial examiner under The Narragansett Electric Company, a [File No. 70-966] tfie Commission’s rules of practice. public utility subsidiary of The Rhode It is further ordered, That, without Island Public Service Company, a sub­ P otom ac E d iso n C o . limiting the scope of the issues presented sidiary holding company of New England NOTICE OF FILING AND ORDER FOR HEARING Power Association, a registered holding by such filing, particular attention be di­ company, having filed an application At a regular session of the Securities rected at such hearing to the following pursuant to section 6 (b) of the Public and Êxcfiange Commission, held at its matters and questions: FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11781

1. Whether the issue and sale of the on file in the office of the said Commis­ pursuant to Rule U-100 withdrawn Rule proposed first mortgage collateral and sion, for a statement of the transactions U-61 in its application to any such solici­ trust bonds are solely for the purpose, of therein proposed, which are summarized tation; and financing the business of The Potomac below: It appearing to the Commission that Edison Company and have been expressly General Water Gas & Electric Com­ Paul H. Todd, a director and share­ authorized by the Public Service Com­ pany proposes to redeem 5,987 shares of holder of International Hydro-Electric mission of Maryland; its $3.00 Cumulative Preferred Stock, System, has made application to the 2. Whether The Potomac Edison Com­ without par value, at the redemption United States District Court for the Dis­ pany is entitled to an exemption from the price of $52.50 per share plus accumu­ trict of Massachusetts requesting, among provisions of section 6 (a) of the act or, lated unpaid dividends to and including other things, that the Court direct that in the alternative, whether the proposed the redemption date. It is proposed that a meeting of shareholders of Interna­ issue and sale satisfies the requirements the shares to be redeemed shall be se­ tional Hydro-Electric System for the of sections 7 (c) and 7 (d) ; lected by lot. The funds to be used for election of directors be held; and 3. Whether the accounting entries to the proposed redemption represent the A hearing having been held in accord­ be made in connection with the proposed balance of the proceeds remaining from ance with the order of the Commission transactions are proper; the proposed sale of its subsidiary, Boise dated August^ 1, 1944; the Commission 4. Whether the fees, commissions, or Water Corporation, after payment of its having examined the record with respect any other remunerations to be paid di­ outstanding securities senior to the pre­ thereto and being duly advised in the rectly or indirectly in connection with ferred stock. As at June 30, 1944, there premises; the proposed issue and sale are reason­ were outstanding 75,174 -shares of the It is ordered and notice is also hereby able; preferred stock of which 4,255 shares are given, That pending the disposition by 5. Whether it is necessary or appro­ owned by International Utilities Corpo­ the United States District Court for the priate in the public interest or for the ration. District of Massachusetts of the appli­ protection of investors and consumers to By the Commission. cation of Paul H. Todd as aforesaid and impose terms or conditions in connection pending further order of this Commis­ with the proposed transactions; and [ se al] O rval L. D u B o is , sion after such determination, all per­ 6. Whether the proposed transactions Secretary. sons are prohibited from soliciting, or comply with all the provisions and re­ [F. R. Doc. 44-14674; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; permitting the use of their names to quirements of the Public Utility Holding 2:52 p. m.] solicit, by the use of the mails or any Company Act of 1935 and the rules and means or instrumentality of interstate regulations promulgated thereunder. commerce, or otherwise, any proxy, By the Commission. [File No. 4-54] power of attorney, consent, or author­ ization, regarding the voting of any se­ I nternational H y d r o -E lectric S y s t e m [ se al! O rval L. DuBois, curity of International Hydro-Electric Secretary. ORDER PROHIBITING SOLICITING REGARDING System, and Rule U-61 shall be and hereby is withdrawn in its application [F. R. Dec. 44-14673; Filed, Sept. 22, 1944; VOTING 2:52 p. m.] to any such solicitation; and At a regular session of the Securities It is further ordered, That jurisdiction and Exchange Commission, held at its be and the same hereby is reserved for office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., on [File No. 70-951] the purpose of entering an appropriate the 18th day of September, A. D. 1944. further order upon the application of G eneral W ater G as & E lectric Co. The Commission having on August 1, any of the parties hereto or upon the 1944, issued its order calling for a hear­ NOTICE REGARDING FILING motion of the Commission after the ing to be held on August 22, 1944, to United States District Court for the Dis­ At a regular session of the Securities determine whether or not it should issue trict of Massachusetts disposes of said and Exchange Commission, held at its an order under the applicable provisions application of Paul H. Todd. office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ of the Public Utility Holding Company sylvania, on the 20th day of September, Act of 1935 and the Rules thereunder, By the Commission. A. D. 1944. particularly section 12 (e) of the act and [ se al] O rval L. D u B o is , Notice is hereby given that a declara­ Rule U-100, prohibiting any person to Secretary. tion or application (or both) has been solicit, or permit the use of his or its name to solicit, any proxy, power of [F. R. Doc. 44-14713; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; filed with this Commission pursuant to 2:52 p. m.] the Publio Utility Holding Company Act attorney, consent, or authorization re­ of 1935 by General Water Gas & Electric garding the voting of any security of Company, a registered holding company International Hydro-Electric System ex­ [File No. 70-837] and a subsidiary of International Utili­ cept by order of this Commission unless ties Corporation, also a registered hold­ and until the United States District Court O h io -M id land L ig h t and P o w e r C o . and ing company. for the District of Massachusetts may A ssociated E lectric C o . Notice is further given that any inter­ determine or direct that a meeting of ested person may, not later than October shareholders be held for the election of MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING 3, 1944, at 5:30 p. m., e. w. t., request the Directors or for some other purpose, and REHEARING Commission in writing that a hearing be to determine whether Rule U-61 should At a regular session of the Securities held on such matter, stating the reasons not be withdrawn or modified in its ap­ and Exchange Commission, held at its for such request and the nature of his plication to any such solicitation; and office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., on interest, or may request that he be noti­ The Commission pending said hearing the 21st day of September, A. D. 1944. fied if the Commission should order a and its further order with respect thereto On September 7, 1944, we issued an hearing thereon. At any time thereafter, having prohibited all persons from solic­ order granting and permitting an appli­ said declaration or application, as filed' iting, or permitting the use of their cation-declaration to become effective or as amended, may be granted, as names to solicit, by use of the mails or with respect to a proposed sale by Asso­ provided in Rule U-23 of the rules any means or instrumentality of inter­ ciated Electric Company (Ael'ec) of all and regulations promulgated pursuant state commerce, or otherwise, any proxy, the securities and indebtedness of Ohio- to said act, or the Commission may power of attorney, consent or authoriza­ Midland Light - and Power Company exempt such transaction as provided in tion regarding the voting of any security (Ohio-Midland), its wholly-owned sub­ Rules U-20 (a) and U-100 thereof. Any of International Hydro-Electric System sidiary, under section 12 (d) of the Public such request should be addressed: Secre­ unless and until the United States Dis­ Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. tary, Securities and Exchange Commis­ trict Court for the District of Massachu­ Ohio-Midland Light and Power Com­ sion, 18th and Locust Streets, Philadel­ setts may determine or direct that a pany, — S. E. C. — (1944), Holding Com­ phia 3, Pennsylvania. meeting of shareholders be held for the pany Act Release No. 5266. The proposed All interested persons are referred to election of directors or for some other purchasers are three rural electric co­ said declaration or application, which is purpose, and the Commission having operatives operating in Ohio. 11782 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

Petitions for rehearing have been filed of preferred stock, $100 par value, to re­ 2. That the proposed issuance and sale by certain villages in the area served by finance its presently outstanding 37,856 of preferred stock shall not be consum­ Ohio-Midland, and by Columbus and shares of preferred stock, no par value, mated until the results of the competi­ Southern Ohio Electric Company, alleg­ $6 dividend series, by (a) offering to the tive bidding pursuant to Rule U-50 have ing in substance that the purchasers in­ present holders of such stock the oppor­ been made a matter of record in this tend, upon obtaining the Ohio-Midland tunity to exchange each share of pres­ proceeding and a further order shall have securities, to effect a reorganization in ently held stock for one share of the pre­ been entered by this Commission in the contravention of the law of Ohio and ferred stock, $100 par value, plus a cash light of the record as so completed, juris­ without the approval of the Public Util­ payment equal to the difference between diction being reserved by the Commis­ ities Commission of that State. The $107.50, the redemption price of the sion to impose such terms and condi­ petitioning villages state that they have presently outstanding preferred stock, tions as may then be appropriate and to filed a complaint with the Ohio commis­ and the public offering price of the consider the price to be paid for the new sion requesting it to take jurisdiction shares to be issued, plus an amount equal preferred stock and the underwriters’ and to prohibit the transactions contem­ to accrued dividends on the stock to be compensation and the allocation thereof. plated by the purchasers. surrendered to the exchange date; (b) By the Commission. The situation presented by the peti­ providing that any shares not exchanged will be called for redemption at the re­ [ seal] O rval L. D u B o is , tions is not substantially different from , Secretary. that existing at the time of our order demption price of $107.50 per share plus of September 7. In our opinion accom­ accrued dividends; and (c) providing [F. R. Doc 44-14714; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; panying that order we noted that three that the sale of the preferred stock, $100 2:52 p. m.] suits to enjoin the purchase of Ohio- par value, including the exchange fea­ Midland were pending in the Ohio courts. ture, be submitted to competitive bidding We pointed out that our order would pursuant to Rule U-50, the bid or bids [File No. 70-960] thereon to fix the dividend rate which not have the effect of requiring the P hiladelphia E lectric Co. transactions to be carried out in con­ will not exceed 4 y2 % and the price to travention of the Ohio law, since we be paid to the company for the unex­ NOTICE OF FILING OF AMENDMENT TO APPLI­ determined only that the proposed sale changed shares which will not be less CATION AND NOTICE OF RECONVENED by Aelec, a relistered holding company, than $102.50 per share nor more than HEARING $107.00 per share. met the standards prescribed by the At a regular session of the Securities Holding Company Act; and we empha­ 2. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (a) amend its Articles of and Exchange Commission, held at its sized that we were not passing on the office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ Association to authorize 100,000 shares of authority of the purchasers to make the sylvania, on the 23d day of September purchase. • Their proposed acquisition of preferred stock, $100 par value, (b) amend its Articles of Association to re­ 1944. Ohio-Midland securities is not subject to Notice is hereby given that Philadel­ state the preferences and rights of the the provisions of section 10 or any other phia Electric Company, a subsidiary of - section of the act. new preferred stock to be issued, (c) eliminate from its presently authorized The United Corporation, a registered This determination of ours under the holding company, has filed an applica­ capital stock the 50,000 shares of pre­ statute we administer in no way con­ tion requesting an exemption from the ferred stock, no par value, $6 dividend flicts with or affects the jurisdiction of competitive bidding requirements of series, upon the retirement of the pres­ the Ohio commission, any more than it Rule U-50 in regard to the issuance and affects the issues pending in the Ohio ently outstanding preferred stock, and (d) amend its By-Laws in certain sale by it of $65,000,000 principal amount courts. We see no basis under the act of First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, for withholding our approval of the sale respects. 3. Central Vermont Public Service Cor­ 2%% Series due 1967, and $65,000,000 by Aelec, upon the allegations in the principal amount of First and Refund­ petitions for rehearing. Accordingly, poration solicit proxies from the holders of its common stock in connection with ing Mortgage Bonds, 2%% Series due It is ordered, That the petitions for 1974. The application is in the form of the amendments to its Articles of Asso­ rehearing be and hereby are,denied. an amendment to the company’s original ciation and By-Laws. By the Commission. A public hearing having been held on filing with respect to the issuance of the said application-declaration and amend­ bonds (Holding Company Act Release [SEAL] ORVAL L. D u B O IS , . No. 5264) which contemplated the sale Secretary. ments thereto, after appropriate notice; the Commission having considered the of the bonds pursuant to the competitive [F. R. Doc. 44-14715; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; record in this matter and having made bidding provisions of Rule U-50. A hearing having been held on Septem­ 2:52 p. m.] and filed its findings and opinion herein: It is hereby ordered, That the afore­ ber 22, 1944 with respect to the proposed issuance of the new bonds and related said declaration with respect to the so­ transactions and the hearing having been [File No. 70-954] licitation material be, and hereby is adjourned to 10 a. m., e. w. t., October 2, C entral V e r m o n t P u b lic S ervice C o r p. permitted to become effective forthwith. It is further ordered, That, the afore­ 1944 at the offices of the Securities and ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION-DECLARATION said application-declaration with respect Exchange Commission, 18th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in TO BECOME EFFECTIVE to all other matters be, and hereby is granted and permitted to become effec­ such room as may be designated on such At a regular session of the Securities date by the hearing room clerk in room tive, subject, however, to the terms and and Exchange Commission held at its 318, office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., on conditions set forth in Rule U-24 and subject also to the following additional Notice is further given, and it is so the 22d day of September, 1944. ordered, that at the hearing as recon­ Central Vermont Public Service Cor­ terms and conditions: vened on October 2, 1944, consideration 1. That if within 60 days from the date poration, a subsidiary of New England shall be given, in addition to such mat­ of our order herein (a) the Vermont Public Service Company, a registered ters otherwise to be considered in con­ Public Service Commission and the New holding company, which in turn is a sub­ nection with the refunding program, to Hampshire Public Service Commission sidiary of Northern New England Com­ the request for exemption from the com­ shall not have approved the foregoing pany, also a registered holding company, petitive bidding requirements of Rule having filed an application-declaration transactions with respect to which they have jurisdiction, or (b) if the requisite U-50. and amendments thereto, pursuant to It is ordered, That Henry C. Lank, or approval of stockholders of Central Ver­ sections 6 (b), 7 (e), 12 (c) and 12 (e) any other officer or officers of the Com­ mont Public Service Corporation shall of the Public Utility Holding Company mission designated by it for that purpose, not have been obtained, then, and in any Act of 1935 and Rules U-42, U-50 and shall preside at the reconvened hearing. U-62 promulgated thereunder, in which of such events, the Commission’s order The officer so designated to preside at it is proposed that: herein shall be null, void and of no effect 1. Central Vermont Public Service unless the Commission shall otherwise such hearing is hereby authorized to Corporation issue and sell 37,856 shares order; exercise all powers granted to the Com- FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11783

mission under section 18 (c) of the act In the matters of Consolidated Elec­ The funds delivered as aforesaid to and to a trial examiner under the Com­ tric and Gas Company, Pottsville Gas the Trustee under the Indenture secur­ mission’s rules of practice. Company, File No. 70-955, and John H. ing the Consolidated Bonds will be used By the Commission. Ware, 3rd, File No. 70-963. to effect the retirement of Consolidated Notice is hereby given that Consoli­ Bonds. Consolidated will purchase such [ s e a l] O rval L. DuBols, dated Electric and Gas Company (“Con­ bonds in the open market or from holders Secretary. solidated” ), a registered holding com­ thereof but without solicitation, and at [F. R. Doc. 44-14730; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; pany, Pottsville Gas Company (“Potts­ the lowest price obtainable, and in no 9:28 a. m.] ville” ) , a gas utility company and a sub­ event in excess of the price Consolidated sidiary of Consolidated, and John H. would pay in the open market, and will Ware, 3rd, of Oxford, Pennsylvania, have surrender such purchased Bonds to said Trustee for cancellation against the [File No. 70-961] filed with this Commission applications or declarations (or both), pursuant to withdrawal from such deposited funds A rkansas P o w e r & L ig h t C o . the applicable provisions of the Public of cash equal to bond cost, in accordance with the terms of said Indenture. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and the rules and regulations issued by this Consolidated requests that the Com­ At a regular session of the Securities Commission thereunder. mission find the proposed sale of the and Exchange Commission, held at its All interested persons are referred to securities of Bangor and Citizens owned office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ said documents which are on file in the by Consolidated appropriate to effectuate sylvania, on the 22d day of September, office of the Commission, for a statement the provisions of section 11 (b) of the A. D. 1944. of the transactions therein proposed, Act and requests that an order approv­ Arkansas Power & Light Company, a which may be summarized as follows: ing the proposed transactions contain public utility subsidiary of Electric Power Consolidated proposes to sell to Ware appropriate recitals and specifications as & Light Corporation, a registered holding (or his nominee) all of Consolidated’s in­ described in sections 371 (b), 371 (f) company, having filed an application and vestment in Bangor Gas Company (“Ban­ and 1808 Of) of the Internal Revenue amendments thereto pursuant to section gor” ) and Citizens Gas Company (“Citi­ Code. 6 (b) of the Public Utility Holding Com­ zens” ) , gas utility companies engaged in The filings designate sections 9 (a) (2), pany Act of 1935 with respect to the the manufacture and distribution at re­ 9 (b) (2), 10, 12 (b), 12 (c), 12 (d), and exemption from the provisions of sections tail of manufactured gas in the munici­ 12 (f) of the act and Rules U-42, U-43, 6 (a) and 7 of said act of the issue and palities and environs of Bangor, Strouds­ U-44, U-45, and U-46 issued thereunder sale, in accordance with Rule U-50 pro­ burg and East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, as applicable to the proposed trans­ mulgated under said act, of $30,000,000 respectively, for a basic sales price of actions. principal amount of First Mortgage $250,000 in cash, subject to certain ad­ It appearing to the Commission that bonds; and justments to the date of sale. It is it is appropriate in the public interest Arkansas Power & Light Company hav­ stated in the filings that all of the out­ and in the interest of investors and con­ ing requested that the ten (10) day pe­ standing securities of Bangor and Citi­ sumers that a hearing be held with re­ riod for inviting bids, as provided by zens are owned by Consolidated, except spect to said matters and that said appli­ Rule U-50 (b ), be shortened to such pe­ an issue of First Mortgage Bonds, 4%, cations or declarations (or both) shall riod as will permit the opening of bids on due 1962 of Citizens outstanding in the not be granted or permitted to become October 2, 1944; and effective except pursuant to further A public hearing having been held principal amount of $93,000 and owned by an insurance company. order of this Commission; and after appropriate notice and the Com­ It further appearing to the Commis­ mission having considered the record Consolidated also proposes to cause Pottsville, a gas utility serving Pottsville sion that the issues presented by the and having made and filed its findings applications or declarations (or both) of and opinion herein: and environs, to sell all of its properties and assets to said Ware for a basic sales Consolidated and' Pottsville (File No. It is ordered, That said application, 70-955) a n d ^ f Ware (File No. 70-963) as amended, be, and the same hereby is, price of $271,000 in cash, subject to cer­ tain adjustments to the date of sale. It is involve common questions of law and granted, except, however, as to the price fact and should be consolidated and stated by the applicants or declarants to be paid for said bonds, the redemption heard together; that Consolidated owns all of the out­ prices thereof, the interest rate thereon, It is ordered, That the proceedings in standing securities of Pottsville, and that the underwriters’ spread and its alloca- these matters be and they hereby are cation and all legal fees to be paid in certain indebtedness consisting of a 6% consolidated and that a consolidated -connection with the proposed transaction Demand Note in the principal amount of hearing under the applicable provisions as to which matters jurisdiction be, and $9,100 owing by Pottsville to Consolidated of the act and rules of the Commission the same hereby is, reserved. will be surrendered to Pottsville for can­ promulgated thereunder be held on Octo­ It is further ordered, That the ten (10) cellation as a capital contribution to ber 3, 1944 at 11:00 a. m., e. w. t., at the day period for inviting bids, as provided Pottsville immediately following the sale offices of the Securities and Exchange by Rule U-50 (b ), be, and the same here­ of the property and assets of Pottsville. Commission, 18th and Locust Streets, by is, shortened to a period of not less It is further proposed that the proceeds Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania, in such than nine (9) days. of Pottsville’s sale of assets will be deliv­ room as the hearing room clerk in Room ered to Consolidated as the sole stock­ 318 will at that time advise. All persons By the Commission. holder upon the liquidation of Pottsville. desiring to be heard or otherwise wish­ [ se al] O rval L. D u B o is , Consolidated further proposes that ing to participate in the proceedings shall • Secretary. since all of the securities of Bangor, file with the Commission on or before Citizens and Pottsville which are owned September 30, 1944, a written request [P. R. Doc. 44-14731; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; by Consolidated are pledged under the relative thereto, as provided by Rule 9:27 a. m.] lien of the indenture securing Consoli­ X V II of the rules of practice of the dated’s Collateral Trust Bonds, Consoli­ Commission. dated will deposit the cash proceeds re­ It is further ordered, That the Secre­ [Pile Nos. 70-9^5 and 70-963] ceived as a result of the sales of the tary of the Commission shall serve no­ securities of Bangor and Citizens, and tice of the aforesaid hearing by mailing C onsolidated E lectric and G as C o ., et a l . of the liquidation of Pottsville, under the lien of said Indenture. Such deposit copies of this order by registered mail to NOTICE OP FILING AND ORDER FOR AND Consolidated Electric and Gas Com­ CONSOLIDATION OF HEARING will be made in connection with the re­ lease of such securities from pledge. pany, Pottsville Gas Company, Bangor At a regular session of the Securities Consolidated will surrender to Potts­ Gas Company, Citizens Gas Company, and Exchange Commission, held at its ville in connection with its liquidation and John H. Ware, 3rd; and that notices office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ all of its outstanding common stock, of said hearing be given to all other per­ sylvania, on the 22d day of September which will then be cancelled, and Potts­ sons by publication of this order in the A. D. 1944. ville will thereupon be dissolved. F ederal R egister. 11784 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

It is further ordered, That Robert P. be paid in connection with the proposed ation of $300,000, 3,000 shares of the Reeder or any other officer or officers of transaction; and 47.000 shares of outstanding capital the Commission designated by it for that Gulf States Utilities Company having stock of Memphis, having a par value of purpose shall preside at such hearing. filed a further amendment to the declar­ $100 per share, all of which are owned The officer so designated is hereby au­ ation, setting forth the action taken to by National, and a proposal by Memphis thorized to exercise all powers granted comply with Rule U-50 and showing that, to purchase from National the said 3,000 to the Commission under section 18 (c) pursuant to the invitation for competi­ shares, retire them and effect a reduc­ of the act and to a trial examiner under tive bids, two bids on said securities by tion of its capital in the amount of the Commission’s rules of practice. two groups of underwriters headed by $300,000; and It is further ordered, That, without Stone & Webster .and Blodget, Incorpo­ Said joint application and declara­ limiting the scope of the issues presented rated, and Glore, Forgan & Co. and W. C. tion having been filed on the 26th day of by said applications or declarations (or Langley & Co., respectively, were received August, 1944, and notice of said filing both), particular attention will be di­ as follows : having been duly given in the form and rected at the hearing to the following manner prescribed by Rule U-23 pro­ matters and questions: Stone & Glore, mulgated pursuant to said act, and the (1) Whether the consideration to be Webster Forgan & Commission not paving received a re­ and Co. and received for the securities of Bangor and Blodget, W . C. quest for a hearing with respect to said Citizens and the assets of Pottsville is Incorpo­ Langley joint application and declaration within reasonable; rated & Co. the period specified in such notice, or (2) Whether the proposed acquisitions otherwise, and not having ordered a by Ware comply with the requirements Annual dividend rate------$4.40 $4.40 hearing thereon; and Initial offering price to public. $12, 720,000 $12,420,000 of section 10 of the act; Underwriters’ compensation.. $210,000 $299,990 The Commission finding that the pro­ (3) Whether the proposed use of the N e t proceeds to company...... $12, 510,000 $12,120,010 posed sale by National to Memphis of the Per share: securities hereinabove described is a step proceeds of the sale of said securities and Initial offering price------.... $106.00 $103.50 assets in the acquisition of Consoli­ Underwritersrcompensation. $1.75 $2.50 in compliance with the order of the Com­ dated’s Collateral Trust Bonds in the N e t proceeds to company— $104.25 $101.00 mission dated August 23,1941, issued pur­ open market is in conformity with the suant to the provisions of section 11 (b) applicable sections of the Act; and the declarant further reporting that (2) of the act, directing the dissolution (4) Generally, whether in any respect, it has accepted the bid of the syndicate of National, and is not in contravention the proposed transactions are detrimen­ headed by Stone & Webster and Blodget, of the provisions of the act or any rules tal to the public interest or to the in­ Incorporated; and or regulations promulgated thereunder, terest of investors or consumers or will The Commission having examined said that the proposed transactions satisfy tend to circumvent any provisions of the amendment and finding no basis for im­ the requirements of sections 10 and 12 of act or the rules and regulations promul­ posing terms and conditions with respect the act and Rules U-42, U-43 and U-44 gated thereunder; to the price to be paid to the company, thereunder, insofar as they are applica­ (5) Whether, if the proposed transac­ the underwriters’ compensation and the ble, and that if is appropriate in the pub­ tions are authorized, the imposition of allocation thereof, or the dividend rate, lic interest, arid in the interest of in­ terms and conditions is necessary and and finding no basis for the imposition of vestors and consumers that said appli­ appropriate in the public interest or for additional terms and conditions: cation be granted and said declaration the protection of investors and consum­ It is ordered, That said declaration, be permitted to become effective; ers and, if so, what terms and conditions as amended, be and the same hereby is I t is hereby ordered, Pursuant to said should be imposed. permitted to become effective, subject to Rule U-23 and the applicable provisions of said act and subject to the terms and By the Commission. the terms and conditions contained in Rule U-24 and to Condition No. 3 and to conditions prescribed in Rule U-24 that [ se al] O rval E. D tjB o is , that part of Condition No. 2 to the Com­ the aforesaid joint application be granted Secretary. mission’s order of September 15, 1944 and the aforesaid declaration be per­ which provides that jurisdiction be re­ mitted to become effective forthwith. [F. R. Doc. 44-14732;' Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; It is further ordered, That the sale and 9:27 a. m.] served with respect to all legal fees and expenses incurred or to be Incurred in transfer by National to Memphis of said connection with the consummation of the 3.000 shares of the capital stock of Mem­ various transactions. phis and the purchase and acquisition [File No. 70-956] thereof by Memphis are necessary and G u l f S tates U t il it ie s C o . By the Commission. appropriate to effectuate the provisions [ seal] O rval L. D u B o is , of section 11 (b) of the Public Utility SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER PERMITTING DECLARA­ Holding Company Act of 1935. TION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE Secretary. By the Commission. At a regular session of the Securities [F. R. Doc. 44-14733; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; and Exchange Commission, held at its 9:27 a. m.] [ se al] O rval L. D u B o is , office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., on Secretary. the 23d day of September, A. D. 1944. [File No. 70-959] . [F. R. Doc. 44—14734; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; The Commission having on September 9:27 a. m.] 15, 1944 issued its order herein under N a tio n al P o w e r & L ig h t C o . and section 7 of the Public Utility Holding M e m p h is G en e r a tin g C o . Company Act of 1935 permitting to be­ ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION AND PERMIT­ [File No. 70-940] come effective a declaration, as amended, TING DECLARATION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE of Gulf States Utilities Company, a pub­ A ssociated G as and E lectric C o r p., et a l. lic-utility subsidiary of Engineers Public At a regular session of the Securities n o t ice of f il in g of a m e n d m e n t and order Service Company, a registered holding and Exchange Commission, held at its RECONVENING HEARING company, with resp'ect to the issuance office in the City of Philadelphia, Penn­ In the matter ofOenis J. Driscoll and and sale by Gulf States Utilities Com­ sylvania, on the 22d day of September pany of 120,000 shares of Cumulative A. D. 1944. Willard L. Thorp, trustees of Associated Dividend Preferred Stock, par $100, to National Power & Light Company Gas and Electric Corporation, the United be sold in accordance with Rule U-50 (“National” ) and its subsidiary, Mem­ Coach Company, Associated Utilities Cor­ promulgated under said act; and phis Generating Company (“Memphis” ) , poration, Associated Real Properties, Inc., The Commission having in said order having filed a joint application and dec­ The Railway and Bus Associates, Dover reserved jurisdiction over the price to laration pursuant to the Public Utility Casualty Insurance Co., File No. 70-940. be paid to the company for such secur­ Holding Company Act of 1935 and the At a regular session of the Securities ities, the dividend rate thereon, the un­ rules and regulations promulgated there­ and Exchange Commission held at its derwriters’ compensation and its alloca­ under relating to a proposal by National office in the City of Philadelphia, Pa;, tion and all legal fees and expenses to to sell to Memphis for a cash consider­ on the 23d day of September, 1944. FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11785

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant (5) Dover, having outstanding 2,500 and the interest of investors and con­ to the provisions of the Public Utility shares of common stock, will purchase sumers that a further hearing be held Holding Company Act of 1935, an amend­ 1,600 shares for retirement from Aucorp with respect to such matters and that the ment has been filed to the joint applica­ for a consideration of $450,000 and corre­ Trial Examiner designated to preside tions-déclarations previously filed with spondingly reduce its capital from $700,- being engaged in another matter and this Commission by Denis J. Driscoll and 000 to $250,000. Dover will pay for said unable to preside at said hearing : Willard L. Thorp, Trustees of Associated shares in part by delivering to Aucorp, at I t is ordered, That the hearing on such Gas and Electric Corporation (“Age­ the market value thereof at the date of matters under the applicable provisions corp” ), a registered holding company; delivery, $200,000 principal amount of of said act and the rules of the Commis­ The United Coach Company (“United 3%% income debentures, due 1978, and sion thereunder be reconvened on the Coach” ), a subsidiary of Agecorp; Asso­ $125,000 principal amount of 8% bonds, 29th day of September, 1944, at 10:00 ciated Utilities. Corporation (“Aucorp” ), due 1940, of Agecorp; and the balance a. m„ e. w. t., at the offices of the Securi­ a registered holding company and a sub­ of the purchase price will be paid by ties and Exchange Commission, 18th and sidiary of Agecorp; Dover Casualty Insur­ Dover to Aucorp in cash; Locust Streets, Philadelphia 3, Pennsyl­ ance Co. (“Dover” ) and Associated Real (6) Agecorp, holding a 2% convertible vania. On such day the hearing room Properties, Inc. (“Areal” ), both subsid­ obligation, due 1963, of Aucorp, amount­ clerk in room 318 will advise as to the iaries of Aucorp; and The Railway and ing to $82,747,814.66 at July 1, 1944, will room in which such hearing will be held. Bus Associates (“Railway” ) , a subsidiary receive from Aucorp, as payment on ac­ All persons desiring to be heard or other­ of Areal. All interested persons are re­ count, $3,300,000 in cash; the securities wise wishing to participate in said pro­ ferred to said joint applications-déclara­ of Agecorp which Aucorp will acquire, as ceeding should file with the Secretary of tions and the amendment thereto which set forth in paragraph (5) above; and the Commission, on or before September are on file in the office of the Commis­ certain other securities and indebtedness 28, 1944, his application therefor as pro­ sion for a statement of the purpose and of Agecorp, Associated Gas and Electric vided in Rule X V II of the rules of prac­ nature of the transactions as now pro­ Company, The Mohawk Valley Company, tice of the Commission. posed, which may be summarized as and N Y PA NJ Utilities Company, having I t is further ordered, That Robert P. follows: an aggregate carrying value of $26,527,- Reeder, an officer of the Commission, be (1) Subject to obtaining an appro­ 252.76; and hereby is designated to preside at priate order from the District Court of (7) Subject to obtaining an appropri­ such reconvened hearing in the place the United States for the Southern Dis­ ate order from the District Court of the and stead of and with the same powers trict of New York, Agecorp will donate United States for the Southern District and duties as the trial examiner herein­ all the common stock of its wholly- of New York, Agecorp will make a cash before designated to preside at said hear­ owned subsidiary, United Coach, to Au­ donation to NY PA NJ Utilities Company ing. corp, another wholly-owned subsidiary; in the sum of $4,000,000 to be used by It is further ordered, That, without (2) United Coach will file a certificate the latter to discharge its bank loan of limiting the scope of the issues presented of dissolution with the Secretary of the like amount from Guaranty Trust Com­ by said filings, particular attention will State of Delaware and, in connection pany of New York; be directed at such reconvened hearing therewith, Aucorp will surrender to (8) Subject to obtaining an appropri­ to the following matters and questions: United Coach for cancellation all the ate order from the District Court of the 1. Whether the various proposed ac­ shares of common stock of United United States for the Southern District quisitions will serve the public interest Coach. United Coach will thereafter, as of New York, Agecorp will donate to by tending towards the economical and promptly as may be practicable, distrib­ Aucorp, as a contribution to capital sur­ efficient development of an integrated ute to Aucorp all its assets, or the pro­ plus, $50,500,000 principal amount of the public utility system or systems; ceeds thereof, subject to all its liabilities 2% convertible obligation, due 1963, of 2. Whether the considerations to be other than its liability to make distri­ Aucorp; and paid and received in connection with the butions to Aucorp as its sole stockholder (9) Aucorp will thereupon effect an various transactions, including all fees, at the date of dissolution. Such dis­ accounting reorganization by (a) restat­ commissions and other remuneration, are tribution will be made in cash or in kind ing its then assets at amounts at which fair and reasonable. except that no distribution in kind of the such assets are estimated to be worth, 3. The propriety of the proposed ac­ common stock of Schenectady Rapid (b) closing out its then surplus deficit counting treatment of the several trans­ Transit, Inc., will be made except upon to its capital surplus account created as actions on the books of the respective further application to this Commission indicated in the preceding paragraph, applicants and declarants; and for an appropriate order authorizing the and (c) creating a reserve for contin­ 4. Generally, whether the proposed distribution of such stock by United gencies from the balance remaining in transactions are in all respects in the Coach and the acquisition thereof by such capital surplus. public interests and in the interest of Aucorp; It is stated in the applications-déclara­ investors and consumers and consistent (3) Aucorp will purchase from Areal, tions that the purposes of the proposed With all applicable requirements of the its wholly-owned subsidiary, 166 shares transactions, as summarized above, are act and the rules thereunder, or, if not, of beneficial interest in Railway for a to simplify the corporate structure of the whether and what modifications or terms consideration of $1,000; Agecorp holding company system by and conditions should be required or im­ (4) Railway will thereupon be liqui­ eliminating unnecessary corporate enti­ posed to satisfy the statutory standards. dated pursuant to a program whereby it ties and the transfer of the ownership of It is further ordered, That notice of will from time to time and as promptly substantial amounts of securities to their this reconvened hearing be given to appli- as may be practicable deliver to Aucorp issuers or to more logical owners. In cants•‘■declarants and to all other inter­ as liquidating dividends all the assets of addition, it is stated, NY PA NJ Utilities ested persons; said notice to be given to Railway or the proceeds thereof, subject Company will be enabled to discharge its outstanding bank loan. It is further applicants-declarants and to the New to all its liabilities other than its liability stated that the proposed program will York Public Service Commission by reg­ to make distribution to Aucorp. Such facilitate the consummation of the plan istered mail and to all other persons by distribution will be made in cash or in of reorganization of Agecorp and Asso­ general release of this Commission, which kind except that no distribution in kind shall be distributed to the press and of the common stock of Schenectady ciated Gas and Electric Company. Railway Company will be made except Applicants-declarants) have designated mailed to the mailing list for releases upon further application to this Com­ sections 9 (a ), 10, 12 (b) and 12 (f) of issued under the Public Utility Holding mission for an appropriate order author­ the act and Rules U-42, U-43, and U-45 Company Act of 1935, and by publication izing the distribution of such stock by as applicable to the proposed transac­ in the F ederal R egister. Railway and the acquisition thereof by tions and state that no Federal or state By the Commission. Aucorp. Aucorp will surrender for can­ commission other than this Commission cellation to Railway the 166 shares of has jurisdiction over the proposed trans­ [ seal] O rval L. DtrBois, Secretary. beneficial interest in Railway which actions. Aucorp will acquire as set forth in the It appearing to the Commission that [F. R. Doc. 44-14735; Filed, Sept. 25, 1944; preceding paragraph; it is appropriate in the public interest 9:28 a. m.] No. 192------8 11786 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION. tember 15, 1943, be amended by Area (3) Continuance of his employment Directors in consultation with their would involve undue personal hardship, D esignation op P ersons to H old H ear­ Management-Labor Manpower Commit­ or ings, to Sig n and I ssue Subpoenas, and tees, so as to include the minimum stand­ (4) Such employment is or was at a to A dminister O aths or A ffirmations ards set forth in this Employment Sta­ wage or salary or under working condi­ The name of John M. Gault is hereby bilization Plan. Existing area employ­ tions below standards established by added to the list of persons appearing in ment stabilization plans thus amended State or Federal law or regulation, or paragraph (a) of the “Designation of shall be submitted to the Regional Direc­ (5) Such employment is or was at a Persons to Hold Hearings, to Sign and tor for his approval. Any existing area wage or salary below a level established Issue Subpoenas, and to Administer plans not so amended and approved or approved by the National War Labor Oaths and Affirmations” , issued by the by October 15, 1943, shall cease to have Board (or other agency authorized to Secretary of Agriculture and the Assist­ operative effect on and after that date, adjust wages or approve adjustments ant War Pood Administrator on October and this Regional Plan shall be effective thereof) as warranting adjustment, and 25,1943 (8 F.R. 14592), and the said John in such areas. the employer has failed to adjust the M. Gault is authorized to perform any (b) New area plans. New area em­ wage in accordance with such level or to acts and to exercise' any powers specified ployment stabilization plans, in addition apply to the appropriate agency for such in such designation. to those already amended and approved adjustment or approval thereof. by September 15, 1943, may be estab­ (c) Issuance of statements of avail­ Done at Washington, D. C„ this 22d lished in accordance with the minimum ability by United States Employment day of September 1944. standards of this plan for any WMC Service. (1) A statement of availability Ash le y Sellers, administrative area designated by the shall be issued promptly to an individual Assistant War Food Administrator. Regional Director for such purpose. when any of the circumstances set forth (c) Adaptation to meet regional or in subsection (b) is found to exist in his C laude R. W ickard, local conditions. This plan and any case. If the employer fails or refuses to Secretary of Agriculture. area plan may be adapted as the need issue a statement, the United States Em­ ployment Service, of the War Manpower [F. R. DOC. 44-14698; Filed, Sept. 23, 1944; arises to meet changing regional or area 11:10 a. m.] conditions by the Regional or Area Commission, upon finding that the indi­ Manpower Director after consultation vidual is entitled thereto, shall issue a with the appropriate Management- statement of availability to the individ­ Labor Manpower Committee: Provided, ual. That such adaptations are not in con­ (2) A statement of availability shall WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION. flict with minimum national standards be issued by the United States Employ­ as set forth in Regulation 7 and with ment Service to any individual in the D elaware, N e w Jersey and employ of an employer who, the War P ennsylvania regional Standards set forth in this plan: And provided further, That such adapta­ Manpower Commission finds, after no­ EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM tions are approved by the Regional tice, hearing and final decision, has not complied with any War Manpower Com­ The following employment stabiliza­ Director. mission Employment Stabilization Plan, tion program for Region i n is hereby (d) Labor - Management Manpower regulation or policy, and for so long as prescribéd, pursuant to, § 907.3 (g) of Committee. Regional and Area Man­ such employer continues his non-com­ War Manpower Commission Regulation agement-Labor Manpower Committees pliance after such finding. No. 7, “ Governing Employment Stabil­ are hereby authorized to consider ques­ (d) Referral in case of under-utiliza­ ization Programs,” effective August 16, tions of policy standards and safeguards tion. If an individual is employed at 1943 (8 P.R. 11338). in connection with the establishment and administration of this plan and of area less than full time or at a job which does Sec. not utilize his highest recognized skill 1. Control of hiring and solicitation of plans, and to make recommendations on these subjects to Regional or Area for which there is a need in the war workers. effort, the United States Employment 2. Establishment, approval, and adaptation Directors. of area plans. Service may, upon his request, refer him Sec. 3. Minimum standards— (a) 3. Minimum standards. to other available employment in which 4. Existing contracts. General. A new employee, who during it finds that the individual will be more 5. Advertising. the preceding 60-day period was en­ fully utilized in the war effort. 6. Advance notice of lay-offs. gaged in an essential or locally needed (e) Workers who may be hired only 7. Limited statements of availability. activity, may be hired only if such hiring upon referral by the United States Em­ 8. Request to remain on or return to a job. would aid in the effective prosecution of ployment Service. A new employee may 9. Optional provisions. the war. Such hiring shall be deemed 10. Definitions. not be hired solely upon presentation of to aid in the effective prosecution of the a statement of availability, but may be In furtherance of the war effort and war only i f : hired only upon referral by, or with the for the purpose of achieving the most (1) Such individual is hired for work consent of, the United States Employ­ effective utilization of the services of in an essential or locally needed activity ment Service when: labor in essential and locally needed ac­ or for work to which he has been re­ (1) The new employee has not lived or tivities, the Regional Director of the War ferred by the United States Employment worked in the locality of the new em­ Manpower Commission for Region HI, Service, and ployment throughout the preceding 30- which comprises the States of Delaware, (2) Such individual presents a state­ day period. New Jersey, and Pennsylvania with the ment of availability from his last em­ (2) The new employee’s last regular concurrence of the Regional War Man­ ployment in an essential or locally needed employment was in agriculture and he is power Committee, pursuant to the au­ activity, or is referred by the United to be hired for non-agricultural work: thority granted by WMC Regulation 7 States Employment Service of the War Provided, That no such individual shall hereby establishes the following plan for Manpower Commission, or is hired with be referred to non-agricultural work ex­ the Region with respect to the stabiliza­ its consent, as provided herein. cept after consultation with a designated tion of employment throughout the re­ (b) Issuance of statements of availa­ representative of the War Food Admin­ gion: bility by employers. An individual whose istration: And provided, That such an individual may be hired for non-agri­ Section 1. Control of hiring and solici­ last employment is or was in an essen­ tation of workers. All hiring and solici­ tial or locally needed activity shall re­ cultural work for a period not to exceed six weeks without referral or presenta­ tation of workers in, or for work in, Re­ ceive a statement of availability from tion of a statement of availability. gion II I shall be conducted in accord­ liis employer i f : (3) The new employee is a male ance with the provisions of this employ­ (1) He has been discharged, or his em­ worker. ment stabilization plan. ployment has been otherwise terminated (f) Exclusions. No provision of the Sec. 2. Establishment, approval, and by his employer, or employment stabilization plan shall be adaptation of area plans, (a) General. (2) He has been laid off for an indefi­ Applicable to: All existing area employment stabiliza­ nite period, or for a period of seven or (1) The hiring of a new employee for tion plans shall, by hot later than Sep­ more ¡days, or agricultural employment: FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944 11787

(2) The hiring of a new employee for with approved policies and instructions signed to meet special manpower needs work of less than seven days’ duration, of the War Manpower Commission. in the localities affected, but, except as or for work which is supplementary to S ec. 4. Existing contracts. Nothing in authorized in § 907.5 (a) (5) of Regula­ the employee’s principal work; but such tion 7, no such provision shall conflict work shall not constitute the individual’s this plan shall be construed to prejudice existing seniority rights of an employee with section 3 of this plan or with any “last employment” for the purposes of State or Federal law. the program, unless the employee is cus­ under any agreement with his employer. tomarily engaged in work of less than S ec. 5. Advertising. Advertising for S ec. 10. Definitions. As used in this seven days’ duration; employees : plan : (3) The hiring of an employee in any (a) Shall not be of a nature which will (a) “Agriculture” means those farm Territory or possession of the United have a disruptive effect upon the labor activities carried on by farm owners or States, except Alaska and Hawaii; market in a particular area, including tenants on farms in connection with (4) The hiring by a foreign, State, either the publication of wage rates the cultivation of the soil, the harvesting county, or municipal government, or which induce turnover and piracy or the of crops, or the raising, feeding, or man­ their political subdivisions, or their solicitation of workers by employers out­ agement of livestock, bees, and poultry, agencies and instrumentalities,,, or the side an area except through arrange­ and shall not include any packing, can­ hiring of any of their employees, unless ments with the United States Employ­ ning, processing, transportation or mar­ such foreign, State, county, or municipal ment Service of the War Manpower keting of articles produced on farms un­ government, or political subdivision or Commission. less performed or carried on as an in­ agency or instrumentality has indicated (b) Should state clearly that em­ cident to ordinary farming operations its willingness to conform, to the maxi­ ployees now employed in essential activ­ as distinguished from manufacturing or mum extent practicable under the Con­ ity cannot be considered without a state­ commercial operations. stitution and laws applicable to it, with ment of availability. (b) “New employee” means any in­ the program; (c) Should state clearly that before dividual who has not been in the employ­ (5) The hiring of a new employee for employers hire employees possessing ment of the hiring employer at any time domestic service, or to the hiring of a skills which appear on the list of critical during the preceding 30-day period. For new employee whose last regular em­ occupations, clearance must be obtained the purpose of this definition, employ­ ployment was in domestic service; from the United States Employment ment of less than seven days’ duration (6) The hiring of a school teacher for Service. and employment which is supplemental vacation employment or the rehiring of to the employee’s principal work shall a school teacher for teaching at the S ec. 6. Advance notice of lay-offs. be disregarded. termination of the vacation period. Employers are required when possible to (c) “Critical occupation” means any (g) Appeals. Any worker or employer provide at least three days advance occupation designated as a critical oc­ may appeal from any act or failure to notice to the United States Employment cupation by the Chairman of the War act by the War Manpower Commission Service whenever a lay-off of ten or more Manpower Commission. under this employment stabilization plan, employees will occur and such notice (d) “Essential aeWvity” means any in accordance with regulations and pro­ shall contain a statement as to the num­ activity included in the War Manpower cedures of the War Manpower Commis­ ber of employees to be laid off by occupa­ Commission List of Essential Activities. sion. tion. (e) “Locally needed activity” means (h) Content of statements of availabil­ S ec. 7. Limited statements of avail­ any activity approved by the Regional ity. A statement of availability issued to ability. Limited statements of availa­ Manpower Director as a locally needed an individual pursuant to this plan shall bility specifying a particular date on activity. contain only the individual’s name, ad­ which employees shall be returned to (f) The terms “ employment” and dress, social security account number, if their previous employer shall be issued “ work” as applied to an individual en­ any, the name and address of the issuing by the United States Employment Serv­ gaged in principal and supplementary employer, or War Manpower Commission ice of the War Manpower Commission, employments mean his principal employ­ officer and office, the date of issuance, a whenever, in the judgment of the appro­ ment. statement as to whether or not the in­ priate Area Manpower Director, the best (g) “Employment stabilization plan” dividual’s last employment was in a interests of the war effort will be served includes any arrangement involving re­ critical occupation, arid such other in­ by such action, provided that such action strictions on separation or hiring of formation not prejudicial to'the employee is agreeable to both the employer and workers, whether through issuance of in seeking new employment as may be employees involved, and provided fur­ statements of availability, referral by authorized or required by the War Man­ ther, that such limited statements of the United States Employment Service power Commission. availability shall not be issued for a pe­ or otherwise. (i) Solicitation of workers. No em­ riod longer than 3 months. Dated: September 20, 1944. ployer shall advertise or otherwise solicit for the purpose of hiring any individual S ec. 8. Request to remain on or return F r a n k L. M cN am e e , if the hiring of such an individual would to a job. The United States Employ­ Regional Director. ment service of the War Manpower Com­ be subject to restrictions under this em­ [P. R. Doc. 44-14755; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; ployment stabilization plan, except in a mission shall request any employee to 11:22 a. m.] manner consisteht with such restrictions. return to or remain on his job and shall (j) Hiring. The decision to hire or request any employer to retain such em­ refer a worker shall be based on qualifica­ ployee in his employ: [Arndt. 2] tions essential for performance of or (a) Pending any determination on the N e w po r t , V t ., A rea suitability for the job, and shall be made employee’s request for a statement of EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM without discrimination as to race, color, availability. creed, sex, national origin, or except as (b) Pending decision on the employee’s The employment stabilization pro­ required by law, citizenship. appeal from a determination denying gram for the Newport Area effective (k) Representation. Nothing con­ him a statement of availability. October 15, 1943, is hereby amended in tained in this plan shall be construed to (c) Upon a final determination that the following respects: restrict any individual from seeking the the employee is not entitled to a state­ ment of availability. 1. Section 19 General referral poli­ advice and aid of, or from being repre­ cies (originally section 18) is hereby sented by, the labor organization of which S ec. 9. Optional provisions. Area amended by inserting the designation he is a member or any other representa­ Manpower Directors after consultation (a) at the beginning of the section as tive freely chosen by him, at any step in With their Management-Labor Manpow­ previously adopted and by adding the the operation of this plan. er Committees and approval by the Re­ following paragraph: (l) General referral policies. No pro­ gional Director may include in Area Em­ (b) The Area Manpower Director, vision in the program shall limit the au­ ployment Stabilization Plans optional after consultation with the Area Man­ thority of the United States Employment provisions such as those outlined in agement-Labor War Manpower Com­ Service to make referrals in accordance § 907.5 of Regulation 7, which are de­ mittee, shall adopt Standards of Priority 11788 FEDERAL REGISTER, Tuesday, September 26, 1944

Referral to be followed by the United adopted and by adding the following tober 15, 1943, is hereby amended in States Employment Service Offices lo­ paragraph: the following respects: cated within the area. Such standards (b) The Area Manpower Director, Section 19 General referral policies shall be consistent with the policies of after consultation with the Area Man­ (originally section 18) is hereby amended the War Manpower Commission and a agement-Labor War Manpower Commit­ by inserting the designation (a) at the copy of such standards as are currently tee, shall adopt Standards of Priority beginning of the section as previously in force shall be maintained available Referral to be followed by the United adopted and by adding the following for public inspection at each area and States Employment Service Offices lo­ paragraph: local employment office within the area. cated within the area. Such- standards' (b) The Area Manpower Director, Dated: September 9, 1944. shall be consistent with the policies of after consultation with the Area Man­ the War Manpower Commission and a E. R e y n o l d J o h n s o n , agement-Labor War Manpower Com­ State Director. copy of such standards as are currently mittee, shall adopt Standards of Pri­ in force shall be maintained available ority Referral to be followed by the Approved: September 11, 1944. for public inspection at each area and United States Employment Service Of­ local employment office within the area. A rth ur C. G ernes, fices located within the area.' Such Regional Director. Dated: September 16, 1944. standards shall be consistent with the [F. R. Doc. 44-14758; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; E. R e y n o ld J o h n s o n , policies of the War Manpower Commis­ 11:22 a. m.] State Director". sion and a copy of such standards as are currently in force shall be maintained Approved: September 18, 1944. available for public inspection at each [Amdt. 2] A rth ur C. G er n e s, area and local employment office within Regional Director. B e n n in g t o n , V t ., A rea the area. [P. R. Doc. 44-14757; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM Dated; September 1, 1944. 11:22 a. m.] The employment stabilization program E. R e y n o l d J o h n s o n , for the Bennington Area effective Octo­ State Director. ber 15, 1943, is hereby amended in the [Amdt. 2] Approved: September 4, 1944. following respects: B rattleboro, V t ., A rea A r th ur C. G ernes, 1. Section 19 General referral policies EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM Regional Director. (originally section 18) is hereby amended by inserting the designation (a) at the The employment stabilization program [F. R. Doc. 44-14756; Piled, Sept. 25, 1944; beginning of the section as previously for the Brattleboro Area effective Oc­ 11:22 a. m.]