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ODT Orders 25% Reduction on Long Digtance Truck Hauls

Washington, July 23.-Aiming at more rigid conserva_ tion of trucks, the Ofiice of Defense Transportation today ordered that, effective August l, over-thetoad or long dis_ tance contract and private carriers must reduce their total mileage by at least 25 per cent as compared with the cor_ responding month of 1941.

Certain adjustments will be allowed for increases or de_ creases in business during the past year.

Heretofore the mileage reductions have applied only to carriers engaged in local delivery service. Today,s order broadens the requirements to embrace over-the_road con_ tract and private truckers. Common carriers, those which hold themselves out to the general public to transport prop_ erty for hire, are not afiected by the mileage timitaiions when engaged in long dista.nce service.

All farmer-operated and all tank trucks are exempt from the entire order.

A general permit also was issued exenrpting for three months any private or contract carrier from certain pro_ visions of the order when engaged in transporting farm products to market, processing places, warehouses or to other carriers or in hauling supplies back to the farm. The permit exempts such trucks from the 25 per cent mileage reduction and existing rimits on the number of deriveriJs.

Sitka Spruce Logs Frozen

S"1 Francisco, July- lrl-All Sit[a spruce logs of grades 1 and 2, and cants and flitches of these logs,leld iy in_ dividuals, private companies and governmental agericies, are frozen in the hands of their o*rrer. as of Julyle and their processing after that date prohibited, "*""pt ofon the authorization of the director general of op.r"i'ionr, by the terms of conservation order M--1g6, WpB Lffi"i"l, *"r. advised today.

_ Only exceptions to these restrictions are cants and flitches held for plane production by manufacturers of aircraft.

The new order was issued to conserve all domestic aero- grade spruce lumber for the construction of war planes.

Grades are to be determined by the standards prevailing 9_1 August t, 1942, in the several producing districts ii W.ashington and Oregon listed in the orderl Alaska logs will be graded in the district to which they are first d"elivered.

Construction Order Liberalized

San Francisco, July 23.-Conservation order L-41 which put non-essential construction under stringent control, today was liberalized in several respects by amendment No. 2, the regional WPB reported.

This amendment permits an owner to begin recoqstruction of certain types of non-residential construction damaged or destroyed after today, provided immediate restoration is "necessary for the prosecution of the war or to protect public health or safety." Provision is made for subsequent application for authority to complete the job.

Construction authorized in the amendment is defined as all construction other than residential and agricultural including commercial, industrial, recreational, institutional, highway, and utilities. To restore "other restricted construction," however, the builder must notify WPB by telegraph within five days of the damage, setting forth cause of destruction, fuqrction of damaged structure, estimated cost of reconstruction and reasons immediate reconstruction is necessary. This notice must be followed within two weeks by application for authorization of reconstruction on the usual form PD-200. There is not commitment, however, that priorities assistance will be accorded and the WPB may at any time order construction to stop.

Already in operation is a quick method of restoring agricultural structures. Where emergencies arise the county war boards of the United States Department of Agriculture may give immediate relief by authorizing reconstruction.

4O-Mile Limit Put on Trucks-"Back-H.ul" Provigion Cancelled

Washington, July 14.-The Office of Defense Transportation today ordered a 4O-mile an hour speed limit for over-the-road trucks operated by common carriers as a means of saving tires and prolonging the life of engines and running parts.

At the same time, ODT announced cancellation of a requirement that over-the-road trucks be loaded to at least 75 per cent of capacity on return trips.

The actions were contained in a revision of general order establishing a more flexible standard for conservation of such transport equipment, which takes efiect August 1.

Prices Sct for Wegtern \(/ooden Containers Airplane Lumber Put Under Maximum

San Francisco, July 2S.-Prices for Western wooden agricultural containers-extensively used in the shipping and storing of fruits and vegetables-have been rolled back to the levels prevailing in October and November, Price Administrator Henderson advised the regional OPA today.

In most instances the ceiling prices, which are contained in maximum price regulation 186, Western wooden agricultural containers, are lower than those which prevailed last March, Mr. Hehderson stated. The dollars and cents maximums become effective Jaly D, 1942.

In accordance with this method of production, the regulation sets up tables for "shook" prices on the one hand and for assembly and extra charges on the other. The maximum price for any completed box is the result of the addition of assembly charges to shook prices. Payments for warehousing services are also provided.

All shook produced in the Western area, which is defined as California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, IJtah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, are included in the scope of the regulation. In other words, the maximums apply to shook manufactured in California and shipped to Florida for assembly. However, the maximum prices do not apply for assembly warehousing and less than carload delivery charges when these operations take place outside the Western area.

Price Regulation

Washington, Joly 24-West Coast hemlock and Noble fir of "aircraft grade" which are used as a substitute for spruce in airplane manufacture have been placed under the pricing provisions of maximum price regulation 109, aircraft spruce, OPA announced today.

War Department recently determined that it will accept these woods as substitutes for spruce in airplane production. This resulted in the establishment of an aircraft grade of west coast hemlock and Noble fir, which may be sold at the same maximum price as prevails for aircraft spruce. The establishment of this ceiling price was contained in amendment 1, to maximum price regulation 109, aircraft spruce.

OPA emphasized that only West Coast hemlock and Noble fir of aircraft grades which are accepted by the buyer as a substitute for spruce are affected by the amendment. If they are not accepted by the buyer as interchangeable with aircraft spruce, they remain priced according to the provisions of maximum price regulation No. 26, Douglas fir lumber and other west coast lumber.

Two California Defense Areas Added

San Francisco, July 17.-Two new California areas have been added to the defense housing critical area list, according to Washington advices received here today. They are: Bishop and Dos Palos.