DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS AND SUPPLY ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS BRANCH WARTIME CONTROLS IN CANADA (Third Edition) dune 15, 1942 H. Carl Goldenberg, Director-General, Economics & Statistics Branch. CARY a eis exSiTy OF ILLINOIS SIO." 7] URBANA C \6'lw iS4R DEPARTVENT OF MUNITIONS AND SUPPLY OTTAYA, CANADA June 18, 1942 The Honourable C.D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, Ottawa, Canada Sir: I beg to present herewith the third edition of "Yartime Controls in Canada", prepared in co-operation with the Wartime Industries Control Board, the “lartime Prices and Trade Board, the Department of Trade and Commerce, the Transport Controller, the Canadian Shipping Board, and the Department of Labour, Respectfully submitted, H, CARL GOLDENBERG, Director-General, Economies and Statistics Branch TV Ow AL AE uu ay ene ee an r Lag : ‘ ' ‘ t Nip i ; t i} | , r io ; + ‘ '- # i: p 3 i att Sen ia Seo cS ane r we aot ag My Le Saspes, 44% Le ' Wr FOREWORD This memorandum deals principally with controls exercised by the Wartime Industries Control Board and the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. It also contains information covering certain import and export controls, wage and salary controls, labour regulations, and the activities of the Transport Controller and the Canadian Shipping Board. While it is intended to provide an outline of most of. the wartime controls affecting production and distribution of chiefly non-agricultural products, no summary of this general nature can be sufficiently comprehen- sive for all practical purposes. Consequently it should not be used as a final source of reference. Minor omissions may be individually important. Recourse to the Orders themselves is desirable and often imperative. Most of the data and information were collected as of about June 1, 1942 and do not give full effect to Orders issued after this date, Aen b: li TRAV a ‘ ; Hat 1 4 . * i x 4 é i f f 4 i 4 ‘ 1 meager Ns ils j } an y soe “ He ant wake Hal! st ptila eg fy Yani ndhioky wit Gear oy oe: Gosia’ es ee ae eed Racahene tt Sy pie Thy. Hae n ie wa Lise Sat: ethionine: val or lee oo Te ahat cm Poet ias ans. Asks tat Sor stadt st ay rae ah wt tw egg ‘genie anh? fut @ feu hat ian CONTENTS A. GENERAL CONTROLS Page Dee PRO i tee ey it Ca FO, etal ta i phe Wee ete Me 6 ol “elon fa tevinn Soa 'wila ww "bah Tee oases Be OMIA OE ETS wisn’ abate tate Gem any wtay ein erelu in tase feet in aig Sache w laile lala’ Ty's Win palates fal) Re Prior COR ies iowes WWE bbe she ole ve has buck BER ye,, CENTS Cae LUNN, MMe wa lis b'h la Wiletacs 4s b's od bial Cla’ Wier CO RES ALAN oudeis Mt ncSEK news SAD ohh w a belo ke (d) Extension of the Price Ceiling and Clarification . ber’ "Reterl Prive Ameinlige ois .ek% seek ede ceb sce’ coke br (f). Seasonmhl Goods and Services ....sisesebbeteecscidl } Standard Maxinnm i Prices .i..o.esho556ede0ubebin bed ) Adjustment of Intermediate Ceilings ..scsccccccces y (\Sinplaviod Prmebiceusy hte weep ives ease t ieteesisabeetd 020 Fr Donpetoyouveidl ope ya ts cae 15053508495 tbs $408 .de242401 } TEORE: Subsidies peak iw Teves 24559. 6545 5300056 8SS So 2d ) ) ) oMWoOnrInrnououo fF Governmen, Furchages of Imports: 62. 2215942 6¢ ste 34.12 RENUGtA OR OF (ampert buted 2hiceese Sis 28Cs.bbedtde 222 Export Control eseeesegcscevneoreeeee ese oee ee ereevueenvoeaese Le 5. Conservatio COMSTALURGRUPIOCIONS Grud saws cd cade oels 206 esi ke Pauw eaiams CIsi hing. och sd Fics acdsee a cabicedstacd, ae VOmsuney (Hetaons ties ae Pivaet bie che OS Hs da cdads Comedie» aS (2) st Umar ca Keo kde aed. Sabah: Oo dole ae it. AS bit}. Tea eed Cories Perch eects ecbeeeeiiit Rs CL UDP RiOS ei pad ewes ews ved Teo bade hel 2 eERY OB ) ) ) ea) Wartime Industries Control Board dese decddeciccctus ncdedcnues eddetae £15 (a) Control of Civilian Production and Supplies ...... 15 eee STYLE | RITES LA dioried act al abate’ ave Pd eho. ce 6. Consumer Credit Restrictions ..reccccvecccee ae rete a TL PTT vere aver ehet’a: 3 oie. a? ideas dat alg 8. Control of Wages baa eat a ORRIN Ket abs. w alv'e's Wi dle's sipisietale Was e OREkie wa eieeehieee Lit 9 0 oe eeoeeoeoe eevaveaeeneeeeeeseeans 16 ese@ercrereovneecoseaeweeeveveeeanesan ve 16 eeeoevogee ease aon eevee eeeoeas ® Li Bere athe (Pn I TOE aaniah. IN Jt hatacahata’ ele aia - Wartime Labour Controls Palate hie ve thlnl a{a hk Wn d:S, oh ae eae hee ba ee CR Ok eek ealeee Ao (a) Industrial Disputes smesiieation fet wos a iy te? ag (b) National Selective Service bes Marita lelvis wowed acelaccpteteteeiotes elias Pa Je, GAMMA TEE OT Pe tT weet ee tate Ute sats loecatviovnte sale lo cefautaler 100 oveoeceaeceoermevneevoeaeeaeeoeenene 18 (it); Manpower Records ...%.% aici s wiebuea sb’ sdelice 20 (lid). Agricultural, Employment: 2% ‘snes lsa'c's sade’. 20 (iv) Control of Employment x's seesceccelaceccee 20 (v) Wartime Bureau of Technical Personnel .. 20 (vi) No Solicitation of War Workers .e.esccee, 21 (vii) Deferment of Military Training .s.esesee 21 (VILL)! 2 BeOwET Ann ietak hot bola cbbteehes sett. 22 (ix) Loading Operations at Halifax ..e.seceee 2 dm): Trdining Programmes, .2545 iss 005% Sense" 22 41, Control of Imports Vetta We RP RESGETCCt4hh465 5 oSs ETE Sir etowt ks 22 (a) Restrictions 6 Se Ee Bile SS Ae Wn Re wee arate, cele eae ae bee 22 (b) Subsidies and Tariff Adjustments sscsocecccccecece 23 ia Cont ro1 of Exports eoeeeeeeeeo exe cease eee peesc eer ee eee ones eeeeosaecreeee 20 LS. Priorities BES OR PP CORRS OR RLS, 28 RO O'S Oe OO) 10) a6 CUE, e CBP O48 OO 18 @.8°8 8 S'S CO de Be: 8 20 (For Alphabetical Index see page 44) -~ 2e- © | to Se tM ra ae 2s 5 A ie Ne a DW Hi ‘ » Ge ah i ve Howe eH BAR Mey FE . 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ES ? , aie So eer a, + Li * oF a “jl ; - og Wien Oh gO * ar ee ee ee ee ere ea ee ee cle Loe ae a J . ; ; ’ Pa : ; . - 2.) :, = sb “f Bul ¥ Te aia ee 40 So Ee ee we SE ee Re ae ae, sicher chit ichg a it cay ; Rh ae mah * 2 Pe b Me Pe ee) eth eh Oe ee Tiecepemmes 5 tah fo erry 2" Tew Seg Ws he Sp eee SS ory p vot! TCA: . 2 * > ant J A. OTN 2 Rah oe ORT ROE S 1. MACHINERY OF CONTROL The duty of organizing and mobilizing the resources of Canada™ for war purposes is vested in the Minister of Munitions and Supply, who is accordingly empowered to mobilize, control, regulate or restrict any branch of trade or industry. He exercises his authority principally through the following agencies: (i) Controllers, members of the Wartime Industries Control Board, who, individually and collectively as a Board, have wide powers of control and jurisdiction over steel, metals, oil, power, timber, chemicals, machim tools, motor vehicles, construction, ship repairs and salvage, transit facilities and miscellaneous supplies, such as silk, rubber and a wide range of goods and commodities; (ii) The Priorities Branch of the Department of Munitions and Supply under a Priorities Officer with wide powers to fix priorities of production, transport and delivery and to issue Orders accordingly; (iii) Government corporations operating in rubber, silk and machine tools. The Wartime Industries Control Board, under the chairmanship of the Assistant Deputy Minister in charce of Industrial Controls of the De- partment of Munitions and Supply, is in complete control of the supply and allocation of various commodities and materiais essential to the war effort. The Board is responsible to the Minister of Munitions and Supply. To assist in co-ordinating the work of the Wartime Industries Control Board with the production branches of the Department of Munitions and Supply, the Chairman of the Departmental Production Committee is a member of the WICB, while the Chairman of the WICB sits as a member of the Departmental Production Committee. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board is the supreme authority in the whole field of price control, including controls established by the Departments of Munitions and Supply, Agriculture, aud Fisheries, and by various federal and provincial boards. In addition, all goods and services not under the jurisdiction of controllers are subject to the authority of he Wartime Prices and Trade Board. This Board is also empowered to re- strict, and effect increased standardization in the production and distri- bution of such goods and services, It may also recommend the reduction or removal of duties and taxes, and, through the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation, may pay subsidies to prevent a puncturing of the price ceiling. The Board is responsible to the Minister of Finance, and exercises its con- trol through Administrators of various products, trades and industries. Co-ordination between the Wartime Industries Control Board and the Wartime Prices and Trade Board is particularly close. The Chairman of each Board sits as a member of the other, and all action by the Controllers and the WICB with respect to price requires the concurrence of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. In addition, each Controller is ex-officio a temporary member of the WPTB during such time as the price aspects of any mtter under the Controller's jurisdiction are under discussion by that Board, With a view to avoiding duplication and overlapping of administrative machinery, Controllers of the Wartime Industries Control Board agreed to extend their spheres of interest to deal with price matters within the Wartime Prices and rape ee i 5) S be ‘eres ul toagt a ll a : ae Pa: ne ngs ? feed oy i Lah ai Bi : * * ete 8 Pgprest vee bine een: gone my nea Metered age Lieto a he hh oD ead ; 3 ; $ ; kei i Me. REAR gt oF Loto aor Hovey. NRE Taye eat eV Ne 2 ABE IG et ae ling ete a fo io ‘seein e - ; h , ‘ i :- ~ oe Mis ‘ re 5 ey ? * i af ; ah Obs sores “yeh. wie. gee: ad toed Boeke cap me Wage ari ‘ate age ' i ‘ i RES ti 4 + LRP Ons s: one “ peng ny ey faa MODE hes e ote : vsthobaatctaaiesia: { si ‘ 1 as mt) RA Te A ROL 4 ee oar Loree ie tie: we He tty 3h Ste cde oes ana wha ao Seay ii sed aaia phe Ais Gt 4 CLT ee ep eeer ey oa i vA . seat te il # Lu aud Prati gin gr a 2 Ras ei * : BEG: a ‘ tag: Li be ind \ ay as ae ark R be eer Bh rtp ‘ one : ibgabaada., hog een ont : nie ‘hte See : f hs te f ie ri a FAs it £ get) Ad me tT 2 OL LePE eichexe O92 abt | ie" ia RES faethe F : vatealeiels tien Di: ae eth ad seas hie rer oh a ‘ : ¥ he! ve yee Rell hee hi hte ca Petes aie SS atta Trade Board's jurisdiction. To this end, all twelve Controllers were ap- pointed Administrators under the WPTB. The exercise of these administrative powers is in addition to, and supplementary to, the primary responsibility of Controllers, which.is the provision of war requirements. Also witha view to avoiding duplications, the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has made available to the Wartime Industries Control Board the use of its regional office facilities and its investigatory and policing organizations. Apart from controls effected through fiscal policies, restrictions On economic activities are also imposed by export permit regulations; the operations of the War Exchange Conservation Act which prohibits or restricts certain imports; the Transport Controller; the Camdian Shipping Board; the War Labour Boards covering wages, the Department of Labour in respect to employment; and by control over salaries. Other controls, primrily those affecting agriculture and foreign exchange transactions, are not covered in this memorandum. > 2e CONTROL OF PRICES (a) The Price Ceiling During the first two years of the war, the principle guiding the activities of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in the stabilization of prices consisted of efforts to provide an adequate and regular flow of Civilian supplies to the Canadian market, rather than in any attempt at widespread price-fixing or price control. But purctsing power expanded rapidly as huge Government expenditures were mde for war purposes. En- larged employment and rising wages were experienced. Production of consumer goods contracted because of increasing diversions of labour, materials and capital equipment to the war effort. By the end of the second year the beginnings of an inflationary trend were indicated. Accordingly, in the fall of 1941, the Government imposed a “ceiling” on wages and prices. Under the price ceiling Order, effective December 1, 1941, no person in Canada may sell goods or supply services to the consuner at a price or rate higher than the maximum price or rate at which he made sales of such goods or services during the basic four-week period, September 15 to October 11, 1941. The price ceiling applies to each individual store, department or branch on the basis of its own prices for each separate kind and quality of goods and services during the basic period. Customary quantity discounts, or other conditions of sale resulting in a lower net price, must be continued. The original Order specified a wide range of services as coming under the maximum prices regulations, and several classes of services have been subsequently added. Suppliers of goods ami services are not permitted to give the consumer less value for his money by lowering the quality, material, style, workmanship, size, weight or intrinsic value of what they sell, (b) Administration ; Power is given to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board to vary any Maximum price, to prescribe other or additional conditions and terms of sale, or to exempt any person or goods or services wholly or partly from the Reg- ulations. Provision is made for the adjustment of prices between buyers and sellers at the wholesaler and manufacturer level where costs have increased, subject to supervision by the Administrators of the WPTB, but the general level of retail prices is to be mintained at or below the level which pre- vailed in the basic period. Aythority to restrict production and to intro- duce greater standardization is provided in the Administrator's power to prescribe "the kinds, types, quantities, sizes and qualitics of any goods or services" and "to prohibit the sale or supply except in accordance with such prescription". Control of civilian supplies, the buying and selling PNT te ue ae iy BAG ey teeiieey Lid Waele eee, aig oy. ete fen of any goods or services directly or through agencies designated, is within . the power of the WPTB. It may also recommend the reduction or removal of duties or taxes, and, through the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation, recommend the payment of subsidies, Penalties on buyers and sellers alike are provided for any infringement of the Order, and enforcement agencies have been established throughout Canada. In administering its wider powers over prices and civilian supplies, the membership of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has been enlarged to include representatives of several departments of the Government, the Wartime Industries Control Board and the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation. Many more commodity and service Administrators have been appointed since the adoption of the over-all price ceiling, most of them from among recognized business leaders in their particular industries. Under the original Order and subsequent Board Orders, Administrators have full powers of investigation, revision of maximum prices within the price ceiling, control of civilian sup- plies (methods and modes of production and distribution), and adjustment of anomalous retail prices under special circumstances. (Concurrence of the Chairman, however, is necessary except for individual retail adjustments). To facilitate administration and the spreading of information, regiomal offices and sub-offices of the WPEB have been established in thirteen major areas across Canada. A Consumer Branch has been set up as a clearing house for problems arising out of price control measures and to afford consumers throughout Canada direct representation in shaping Board policies and opera- tions, Women's regional advisory committees have been organized in associa- tion with each of the regional offices. In addition, corresponding com- mittees and liaison representatives in organized women's groups have bcen appointed in many cities and towns. (c) Exemptions Actually, not all retail prices have been maintained at the Sept- ember - October 1941 level, Maintaining the over-all price ceiling has in- volved several types of price adjustment. Some groups of commodities and services have been exempt from the application of the price cciling because of special factors. The original Regulations exempt sales to the Demrtment of Munitions and Supply or any agent thereof, goods sold for export, the sale by any person of his household or personal effects, isolated sales by persons normally not handling them, bills of exchange, securities ani title deeds, and sales of goods by auction where this procedure is the normal practice, Services not specified in the Regulations and subsequent Orders of the Board are excmpt: services such as those of doctors, lawyers, brokers, advertisers, translators, etc. For a variety of reasons the Board has exempted othcr goods and services: fresh fruits and vegetables and greenhouse products (Nov. 23, 1941); raw and dressed fur skins and garments made wholly of fur (Dec. 1, 1941); Christmas trees (Dec. 9, 1941); all fresh water fish and most salt water fish (Dec. 18, 1941); live animals, including birds, fish, insects, etc., (Jan. 6, 1942); certain classes of seeds and bulbs (Jan. 13, 1942); imported books and printed music (Jan. 13, 1942); spring and summer lamb (Jan. 20, 1942); hay and straw (Feb. 1942); transactions between primary producers of agricultural products, livestock and poultry and their products (Feb. 12, 1942); dealers in stamps (March 7, 1942); alcoholic beverages sold by Provincial Liquor Control Boards (March 23, 1942); and salt for the use of sea or gulf fisher- ies (May 5, 1942). Respecting sales of goods by primary producers to dealers or processors, the following are exempt: livestock, poultry, eges, cream, milk, dairy butter, farm-made cheesc, honey, maple syrup, and fish (effective Dec. 1, 1941), but all these products except fish are subject to the retail price ceiling. sia torn set sos rah fy. tary, ar tem. rm ted bee all ‘deni eo'no ite wads sa thea ‘apo eget er me ie Deore co 1g ETE OMIOD el he. e feats ame; amet be: eet. pacha oF Tt wees ung PES aE rata A * Ber iin lamt ane + SE = hee cacti HA Latie A: Peewee “Cnty CREE yer elaine Ake Shiai ot Neath Ne. onkngc hs Oa | d meds tines ie A BO ead tains aie a5 tay gto i ae re w etphent) cgmn ean tegen 2 (he . sini: ua) 1 pus eet ad sbi ty eto: ‘ : : ont eo, bh Eehoo Rpevingy Naa et Vann ¥ y Py ty Pps i ye igh Pear ‘ * : Mie sys ‘ a Seg ols “ a ARS 3 “eet dy Me ers nak ne py 7” mene want real ile hy ag, ba . Seo aat) RPRM | ets: to: anu d ytomdirey Hye ‘ a ae teva Get. pee? ifosnerrst ae MULE AIMG. A ‘hs . eres? oo eee L CE ATI. irae dae Bi tapes hie, ase wes. ats ae fe sa ka | obey tow a a : , ry. Weaagtirt tke Bee ay Ochs Whee A BAAD REESE? fe ao me ay 2 Ss ey sh s" fe Ws eo) SyAnaekiee Waa abel fee tase ee) es ee fe a eS rae nS ’ + isch isi en Pps Link ee un et rip iy z re 7g SE rach | ee ia i Id eeagigs py “hart (ste E. et ates 7 rp ee Ri 14 ae | Sg ' WN pasties ane ig foment % ase ak ae ne - oe WOT Nie iE res La 3 hae ae gee i pin ers ; bere nedecinnd. BVGUE MRS “our sheaenog Ceti 400" ras Se a tg. a ica By Re AER et Oe jas 3 ioe FA IAS ek Roane hit Eades ol iy bests veep fh “ ray Eup ih then La ee rt sdonoad iti t fo a Pate! We ‘ pens de: 4 - sy hii os lai 1 Wo oa che ny vielen see ook ’ (a) Extension of the Price Ceiling and Clarification The Board has extended the ceiling to cover other groups of services: all manufacturing processes performed on a custom or commission basis (Nov. 29, 1941); printing and publishing (Jan. 21, 1942); services performed by optometrists and opticians (feb. 3, 1942); the laying of car- pets, rugs and linoleum (May 5, 1942). Price ceilings have been reimposed on onions, potatoes and bananas, which had been exempted in December, 1941, Because sales had been reported at prices in excess of those demanded in the basic period, the Board fixed specific maximum prices for fuelwood in numerous areas {April 26, 1942), havine established a uniform method by which fuelwood may be measured for sale end delivery (April 13, 1942). The problem of maintaining control over the moving picture industry led to the issue of a special Order giving the Administrator of Services wide powers in prescribing the terms and conditions in the distribution and exhibition of moving films and the terms and conditions under which these may be sold, rented or supplied (™eb. 10, 1942). The situation with respect to used goods became acute because of rapidly increasing scarcities of a number of products, notably rubber tires -an¢ burlav bags and glass bottles, Late in January, the Board appointed an Administrator of Used Goods, with powers to fix or approve any specific or maximum price for any second-hand goods, and control over sales, deliveries and supplies, These powers have been exercised in the case of used bags and begging (March 18, 1942); and reliners and patches for rubber tires (May 27, 1942), Ceiling prices on all retreaded and used tires, used tubes and re- treading and repair services have been established by the tire rationing Order, issued by the Controller of Supplies (Dept. of Munitions and Supply) and concurred in by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board (May 14, 1942), The division of functions between the Commodity Administrators and the Administra- tor of Used Goods is made on the basis of agreement. In this connection, the Motor Vehicle Administrator established a uniform price ceiling on used passenger cars in each province of Canada, providing for a systematic depreciation rate on all used cars according to age and model year in elation to the established ceiling of the equivalent current ycar model (May 15, 1942), (e) Retail Price Anomalies In some special cases, the Board has granted permission to pierce the retail ceiling. ‘Yhere a few retailers failed to raise their prices during the basic period to reflect high costs for specific products they have beon permitted to bring thcir prices into line (e.g. Oka cheese, bottled soft drinks, Van Raealte labelled lingerie, certain frosted foods). A corse menufacturer who had not increased prices during 1940 and 1941, and who was suffering losses in 1942, was permitted to raise his price. Retailers hand- ling the product were permitted to do likewise, Similar cases in which higher manufacturing costs have been passed on to the consumer have included: knitted sweaters, canned crabmeat, canned lobster and butter colour. In each instance the retailer could not add to his cost a greater mark-up than he charged in the basic neriod, There heve been cases where prices of a whole line of goods required adjustment. As a result, action has been taken by the Board on the recommend~ ation of the commodity Administrator conccrned, with the concurrence of the Acninistrator of Retail Trade, The changes in import con@itions after Poarl Harbour made it necessary, for instance, to discontinuc the relatively low retail prices for tea in the Maritimes and the Western provinces, and an in- crease of 5 cents a pound was permitted. Canned salmon prices which had been based on the cost of the 1940 pack were allowed to rise 1 cent for a one-pound can and 1/2 cent for one-half or one-quarter-pound cans above the base period price to allow for higher costs, Flexibility has also been effected by changes in the basic period. 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Hee °- Pace att orenet ona ate te aetesin Mid 2 ¥ A te) bb Tete Scare ote | % ' > s pis Gi Pnes it ity ote a ie std fa ‘a “ote betcy dete muna Here, Seas ute a | fxd pit ne din iii att ae, Cael ‘et Gg ath ‘ ek Bide alli oh a Ge : } anise el eee Lgetee. "16 ober ‘ 1 ah biel aia at i ‘eee Hiei “ost casehee ; wg ¢ " ; if pnstay yoo Opel: ¢ att ia wae Sabon oa t si wpution ‘79 RA ORO ot 2 ngoce Pe nis e bd a) sili mere sessile Po: * x y P a ‘ i me ed , . Bait Ds SS; bout A a | G MasLMum Pevears price av WOU ay pel oun Tey PVs Sy Se venice model is to be the price at which such person sold a substantially similar 1941 model. prior to September 15, 1941. A new basic period was set by the Board in bringing onions and apt bes back under the ceiling, and by the Timber Administrator in fixing pulpwood prices. (f) Seasonal Goods am Services In several instances the September - October 1941 ceiling was not considered representative and was superseded by the prices in correspond ing periods in 1941 or by some other seasonal schedules. Railway freight and express rates, trucking rates, motor vehicles storage rates, rentals, and the prices of coal and coke have been allowed their norm1 seasonal variation, On January 21, 1942, the WPTB allowed the meat trade to vary maximum retail prices for beef, veal and lamb corresponding to changes in quality of the meat available for sale as compared to that sold during the basic period. (This Order has been superseded by a more recent Order establishing uniform maximum prices for beef which packers and wholesalers may charge in different zones in Canada). The price ceiling was removed for Spring and Summer lamb, The Board allowed an adjustment in the price ceiling on potatoes to permit a maximum increase of 5 cents per hushel per month for each of the months of April, May and June to cover waste in storage from sprouting, rotting and shrinkage (April 2, 1942). On May 21, 1942, the Board announced a new plan for the maintenance of supplies of beef by establishing a new basis of maximum prices for packers, wholesalers and retailers of beef products. In recognizing the necessity of seasonal variations in cattle prices which would allow for the normal cost of wintering and encouraging winter feeding of cattle, the new Order makes provision for corresponding adjustments in whole- Sale and retail ceiling prices on beef. For seasonal goods substantially similar to goods sold by retailers during the basic period, the WPTB ruled that the ceiling price must be no higher than the ceiling price for the substantially similar goods that were sold during the basic period. For seasonal goods substantially different from goods being sold during the basic period the Board is allowing prices in the Spring and Summer of 1942 to exceed prices in the Spring and Summer, 1941, by approximately the same amount as the increase in the prices of year- round merchandise last Autum, as compared with last Spring. Prices charged by manufacturers for goods of this character must be approved by an Admini- strator of the WPTB. Retailers will be allowed a percentage on cost not sreater than that during the last season in which similar goods were sold. The WPTB issued a Bulletin to all retailers concerned, listing the articles Which the Board has declared to be “new seasonal soda a consisting minly of summer clothing, summer sports-wear and equipment, summer furniture and furnishings, communion veils and dresses, and a few miscellaneous items. (Seasonal goods as defined under the most recent Order of the Board, Order No. 115, and listed in Retailers’ Bulletin No. 6). (z) Standard Maximum Prices A number of maximum price Orders have been issued to cover situations in which the individual ceiling did not provide an effective basis for control. In its "Preliminary Statement of Policy", November 21, 1941, the WPTB recognized a distinction, for the purpose of price control, between individwl price ceilines for merchants and manufacturers and market price ceilings for farm products. In this connection the Camdian Wheat Board, acting as Administrator for the WPTB,has set maximum prices for barley, rye, oats, flax seed, corn and screenings. It has also made provision for transport cost and handling charges and premiums to cover diversion and selection for special uses in the case both of these coarse grains ami of wheat. For alfalfa meal the price has been set as the cost of hay plus six dollars a ton for processing in addition to transport and handling charges, The Wheat Board has also set a maximum charge for recleaning or processing wheat, oats, barley, rye and flax seed. In following a similar policy, the Seeds Administrator has issued a schedule of maximum prices on vegetables, field root, field and lawn seeds and'on seed grain and corn, Fw i 4 tee: faret'%5 enensae: ‘had a Farina abi ie nose a MOTE Vey tee Wy “RS eo , Asien v4 ableton Eames, ecto de 8 tel other: bah came {Bate 2 ai Ae Eten. saa beisieeen sal ‘bin 8 tae. Pad oo oh sess seg eh Fe) ciety ‘Wien, pe om RO ENT bichon eet, “te ay : 5 i B wie har ne 4 Ree bre oy fas at) "Ao Ge ary a ye HE PST PICE 85 ooae thy Ri coed Eriek a eae BF A W Mee eke BTR AO aE RATA 8 Lu i a Vad iy ce PR TS Mb Ry 2 bk ae Sea ALR a j i Sie ia . SURED fh Ee ra io Fash y Mag ae pear a see $e > 73 cae. i erie rast ane i rk < . a >. om $5 fi es, 510 sida sith Riek orby ae es 4 : ey ie ay ve, ea Amat of ae my al GE 5 dh a ee af eb keh Hop a ay ihe ene. ua 4 “pee: a ee wet) A) ‘at setter | Vosplgect es hey Sueinh . ee barr sia ‘BR ha sabchninds The WPTB established standard maximum prices (as distinct from individual ceiling prices for most goods and services) for cheddar cheese (manufactured in Ontario and Quebec, Nov. 12, 1941; manufactured in all the provinces April 7, 1942); dressed turkeys, grade A, at certain points in Canada (December 10, 1941); wholesale prices of hay at Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa (December 16, 1941, and January 6, 1942; later hay and straw were exempted from the ceiling regulations); polished diamonds (January 10, 1942); alfalfa meal and grain intended for animal feed (January 15, 1942); seeds and bulbs (January 13, 1942); tea (January 13, 1942); linseed oil and oilcake meal (February 2, and February 10, 1942); meal and animal products for feed- ing purposes (February 10, 1942); fishmeal products containing significant quantities of vitamins for livestock and poultry feeds (March 30, 1942); common cod oil and refined medicinal cod liver oil (May 8, 1942); animal fats such as tallow, grease, oleo oil, etc, (May 18, 1942); and molasses for making silage from grass and green legumes (May 8, 1942). The price of standard cheese boxes was fixed by Order of the Timber Controller, (Jan- uary 14, 1942); fruit and vegetable packages, (February 25, 1942, amended April 25, 1942); and meat baskets, (April 10, 1942), bg ss te St hah GaN a SMe ig bee Meosow an ‘ ay oahy + COy TE Ls Barve Tet aes 3 rp] Rai aie ? fo ge ye ai bia ‘ee ere” jie aye Py “yD po | t a } ca} we a oh WOR iouhond. ‘toute Pee h VS eh. ‘ nemo tyes ae Ue. : ‘4 : efor ae furniture trade in Ontario and Quebec, chocolate bars, tea, harness, in- dustrial gloves and canvas, canton, Jersey and leather palm work gloves made of cotton fabrics. In the manufacture of brushes, Orders have been issued setting maximum price for both raw and dressed horse-hair in such a way that the "squeeze" is passed on in the appropriate manner to brush manufacturers. Reduction in wholesale prices charged by canners for some 55 kinds of domestic canned fruits and vegetables of the 1941 pack to the original lowest level charged last spring in advance sales, will enable wholesalers and retailers to bring cost prices into reasonable relation with their maximum selling prices, The Furniture Administrator issued an Order fixing prices on frames for upholstered goods at a level higher than basic period prices to take care of part of considerable increases in the costs of production of frames (Feb. 21, 1942), Since no maximum price has been fixed on furs, the Clothing Administrator permitted manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to increase the price of woren's and children's fur trimmed cloth coats by not more than the increase in the value of the fur used over the highest value of the same kind and quantity of fur used in 1941 for such purpose (March 7,1942), The Administrator of Cotton issued an order regulating the price of Mattress Flock and No, 1 New Tailor Sweepings in order to maintain the price of finished mattresses in accordance with the Maximum Price Regulations (April 15, 1942). Higher maximum prices have been fixed at which any processor my sell frozen eggs or frozen egg melange since processors are required to pay a higher price to obtain eggs than they paid in 1941 (April 10, 1942), In order to conserve the supply of gelatine which had been used as a stabilizer in the manufacture of ice cream, the price of a substitute, known as "Dairiloid", has been fixed by an Administrator's Order (April 13, 1942), Increases in the price of rayon printed fabric, not similar to such fabric sold during the basic period, have been fixed at a specified amount above the price sold by manufacturers during the period January 1 to March 31, 1941 (April 13, 1942). Prices for canned crabmeat processed by certain canners in British Columbia have been increased by 20% over those prevailing during the basic period, and wholesalers and retailers have heen allowed to sell the pro- duct at a price which includes the mark-up charged by the seller during the basic period (April 24, 1942). The price of material used for canvas fronts has been allowed to increase 10% over the price charged during the basic period (May 5, 1942), Manufacturers of cotton wipers have been permitted to increase the it price - one cent per pound over the highest price charged during the basic period (May 8, 1942). The manufacturer's price of wool cloth has been allowed to increase by a specified amount (May 12, 1942). The price at which any manufacturer may sell wool carpets and rugs has been increased by a fixed amount over the prices charged during August and September, 1941 (May 12, 1942), The manufacturer of upholstered fumiture has been permitted to ine erease his price by 3% over the price charged by him on August 1, 1941 (with certain reservations). Intermediate prices on various timber products have been adjusted by the Timber Administrator to enable producers to meet in- creased costs of cutting, logging, etc., incurred during 1941 - 42, (i) Simplified Practice To offset higher costs, the WPTB has been pressing its campaign for cost economies by means of simplification and standardization, In many cases, subsidies may be paid as an interim measure and conditional upon the institution of economies, A Division of Simplified Practice has been set up to assist manufacturers and the Administrators to elimimte "frills and fancies", to standardize designs and reduce them in number, to eliminate odd Sizes and shapes, to eliminate extravagant marketing moth ods, ete. This pro- gramme is being introduced on an expanding scale, The products thus far af- Bc hs eee at : co oe arity 3% ) ec rk i ote "aostst Ta oe PIR Sune iat alk Ror iets Serbs a a ‘Sasa ah ay i eER nts nage ab Woe ebute oe ae sii vned % ant bi an et fies nt Lew i le aio of oF : oe. "s . by ow ait ia? rer a ‘ ? mt hat Oy Bh .08 eet. cei ‘au es mt fected include bread, luggage, furniture, smoked cross pack fillets of fish, men's and women's clothing, paints and varnishes, and paper products. Cur- tailment of retail store deliveries to conserve rubber and limitations upon return merchandise have also tended to reduce the retailers’ costs. (See also."Conservation of Supplies", pages 12-15) (j) Domestic Subsidies The burden of higher costs cannot always be entirely. absorbed by the businesses concerned, Government assistance has been given to allow supplies to consumers to be maintained under the retail ceiling in the face o* sharp advances in costs, After the "squeeze" has been shared-out as far as possible, the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation has approved ‘subsidies to offset higher costs, in the case of raw cotton, shoe manufactur-— ing, raw hides, leather imported for the manufacture of leather garments, tea, thirty-six kinds of domestic canned fruits am vegetables, and certain grocery items, The case of certain grocery products illustrates the policy of the WPTB with respect to domestic subsidies. To ensure that replacement costs for a designated list of groceries shall be held to a level which is, on the whole, reasonable in relation to retail ceiling prices, Board Order No, 116 sets manufacturers' maximum prices at the highest prices charged during June 1941, instead of during the standard basic period, September 15 to October ll. To compensate manufacturers for this reduction, a subsidy will be paid by the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation. All subsidies are to be based essentially on proven need as it is not practical to investigate in advance what each manufacturer will require to maintain civilian supplies, The sub- sidy will represent the difference between the former maximum price and the new maximum price of each manufacturer for cach product, but reduced by the amount by which the manufacturer's profits from his entire business, after taxes, are greater than his "standard profits" for the purposes of the Excess Profits Tax Act, after taxes paid in the standard period are deducted (in ac- cordance with a formula described in.a special statement). Because of their position, therefore, many manufacturers will not require or be entitled to the subsidy. This arrangement does not cover export sales nor sales to the Department of Munitions and Supply. (k) Import Subsidies Under the general terms of the WPTB's policy, higher costs on im- ported goods, even the cost incurred on those imports which provided the basis for the retail ceiling price, were to be covered: by subsidy payments. Ina later statement on import policy (January 1, 1942) a list of 37 categories of imports were excluded from eligibility for subsidy. These exclusions included both the few products which were exempt from the price ceiling, pro« duction goods products which find their way into war uses, and a number of goods which are considered to be non-essential. Some of these exclusions have been modified to allow the payment of subsidies on imports of earthen- ware and other sanitary ware, various leather products, florists’ and nur sery stock, bicycles, carpets and rugs. Lima beans and certain fabrics have since been added to the ineligible list. Forms of application for subsidies are available for the use of importers, Payments have now reached a total of about four million dollars, the bulk of which has been disbursed in domestic subsidies, particularly in the milk subsidy. eer a sGoR. Nese Ee se ve ai no sas DH Go Anat cork ead Key gun. Dae Bee ae dno ait rcnencrstcstc: ily waninty ‘ae * iy ei RM: ae a Higcigpes a NA oh Rag) ss oe Titel Aa at ie’ ute: Loin Shall Lisi s hai i: pene pep tet fees age ‘ _ Nei e - egies die sok bee pene: ¥ SRrers at "4 M4 she ey baer et eae i ; Py ane ba inet “sien it ‘ cl ae cand 4 ky 4! wis aA 7 Mi ; ne fra a bi ar es F a tee 62d U all wae itt is ah (er a i L See x path MA 2 Ee 31 ira iba nae od 3 aie if pene . Wt ey Ey Cae See Supine git Fi i 134 of sre zt A £6 i sig repre 3 hig . ‘ fame co (1) Government Purchases of Imports The Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation has met one especial~ ly difficult import situation by undertaking the task of purchasing Canada's entire requirements of currants and raisins from Australia, This is in ac- cordance with the policy adopted by the WPTB of placing the responsibility for such purchases on the Corporation when war conditions necessitate govern- ment purchases of imports from abroad and whére dislocation of normal sources of supplies and shipping conditions require special action to ensure con- tinuity of imports, Especially is this so in cases which involve large in- dividual amounts and substantial risks which private business might not be able to assum, A problem in connection with imports of rice has been met by the appointment of a committce to control all imports of uncleaned or paddy rice into Canada, standardize packing, and supervise its distribution, (m) Reduction of Import Duties A second method of meeting difficulties arising over higher import prices has been the reduction of import duties. By Order-in-Council, dumping duties are no longer payable, and taxes paid in the country of origin are excluded from the value of the imports flor duties purposes, The Wartime Prices and Trade Board may recommend the use of invoice value instead of fair mrket value" in the country of import in calculating the value for duty and concur- rence has been given such recommendations in ecveral cases, (See also Con- trol of Imports pages 22-23). (n) Export Control ‘ To maintain supplies on the domestic market it has been necessary to impose export control in a number of cases, Potatoes were brought under control when there was a sharp rise in domestic prices, and pulpwood, burlap and maple products, are among other commodities in which the control has recently become important. (See also Control of Exports, page 23). 3. CONSERVATION OF SUPPLIES (a) General Restrictions Supplies of certain consumerst goods have been restricted due to diversion of many basic raw materials, especially metals, to war production, The spread of war to many arcas which were normal sources of Supply has created acute shortages in materials for both civilian and war supplies, Burlap and burlap products have been placed under strict control by the WPTB (March 24, 1942). The purpose is to allocate present stocks with the utmost efficiency because of the uncertainty of future shipments from India. Civilian uses of burlap are now restricted to bags for agricultural products, salt, chemicals, wool, and fish meal and the packing of beef, bacon, and frozen fish for export overseas. Brooms made from broom corn, and paint and varnish brushes have been regulated in respect to content, style, ctc, The number of sizes of bags in which wheat flour is sold has been reduced from eleven to four; printing of brand names, trade marks and other designs are now restricted to the front or face of the bag. The uncertainty of future shipments of pigs' and hogs’ bristles from abroad has resultcd in a Board Order regulating distribution of present stocks and fixing the percentage of horse hair to be used asa mixture with bristles in the manufacture of brushes (January 17, 1942). With a view to conserving materials and providing certain economies, the designs, patterns, — ee soomth r) auibi an . Sa) ane shri oe nin ah 7, vie Q ANE p he ‘ Beck unt Aa esa eben! i ip de els Rit PENNS, Te igs it Se. AAS 4} | Rat ty hint, cis a JP. Sy) ont. : ‘ 4 ase to Br ie Fi i : R ny ant wae ee be aS aap oy aed ct us so ay f ; si ait ye ay mi rah: “ey yt ie hy mma Na iaee uo ae ie mew i be pei " on a 4 a oe ai and ea SUE ae chien at’ ‘ - NEN tai tates my rly rN ed a oy] a Witt ) a wut a a eh f Tab 4 ely Hm Guia pe ‘4 bus Sag Ff a aes eT nif it ie pine Sig oe a ae ‘fare a A , i saw ye (eat ese ala oi Sint TGR ou ee Bs a | ah t . 4. cnet ae ;: vs Pat | ‘ ; s ‘ ¥ ~ ' i i ew ag i te re fe Hees Vee? ps . Sn 3) a VAST Tee aaa ee . fed thee | Way AV nemee anfet toler fee” Remapls aes 7 re ; NS ok < i) me : ; Be ¥ are ant i ; Amore F oF See F ; , tle en AWN Yay a : f ees Ue: wit fbi Nae al rats shih Pat ay ae te ime mo is fant 40 3 dete ‘aac nk | ' au Lait Bien evghpte rate i" sa fe Dat ins st) Ns ea Sy Bae Hel ie Fy at at) « uy ct Ke ra Rue 383 “gt nb | ¢ 5 ng hs: wie % ah ue Har Ge ma fete 3 of ela: ‘ys ahead Tanat Be | | . sg Hee F aie em Ne | Hit! auth ace yo ae if. a Age eset is ca ig pasie’ a Hf ne am i He, Noe tno mit va ‘ink’ poli ew . are ty Wie Tay ‘ says nt , are ih v3 fetta Lie aah es hy wn aa) > if ca & i) ede i Ay ~v £ Y q A ek i Ae oN + ut i ft ali : bh ‘oo crepe’ ay a aN Oe: | i ily ‘ a sting ® sas and styles of furniture have been strictly regulated (May 3, 1942). A similar Order applies to the manufacture of school furniture (May 9, 1942). Certain economies have been provided for in the Order simplifying the manufacture of caskets (May 18, 1942). In order to conserve materials and avoid waste, the manufacture ' of papeteries has been regulated with respect to imterial content and packag= ing (Feb, 19, 1942). Studentst seribblers, stenographers! notebooks, and paper napkins, are among paper items brought under the economy programme of the Board. Paperboard for the manufacture of set-up boxes and folding cartons has been restricted to 8 grades and calipers. Similar restrictions apply to the manufacture of shipping cases (April 24, 1942). Stocks of persons deal~= ing in book, writing, bond, ledger or white specialty papers are restricted under a recent Aqministrator's Order (May 20, 1942). Under an Administrator's Order dated April 10, 1942, restrictions have been placed on wrappings for tobacco products. Packaging in general has been simplified and standardized ( Mey 26, 1942). The use of tung oil, oiticica oil, and perille oil, important in- gredients for the paint and varnish industry, has been limited to mintenance and construction projects of the Dominion Government. In addition, in the case of tung oil, its use has been restricted to inside and outside coatings of containers of food for human consumption (March 28, 1942). Another Order restricts the processing, use, and sale of natural varmish resins and all Materials containing it. The production of dogfish liver oil has been closely regulated under a Board Order dated Jaunary 27, 1942, In order to conserve metals and other scarce materials, the quantity of farm equipment, machinery and parts which may be manufactured or imported into Canada has been limited (Jan..19, 1942), Water lift pumps, fittings, and replacement parts have been simplified and standardized (May 4, 1942). Telephone service in Canada is now subject to priority ratings with the armed services, producers of munitions and supplies of war, and other services and agencies related to the war programme. The control and regulation of tele- phone services has been placed with the Board's Administrator of Services, The purpose is to conserve metals and other materials, stocks of which have been affected by the war (April 7, 1942). The manufacturers of porcelain emamelled cast iron sanitary plumbing fixtures have adopted a programme for standardization of lavatories, baths, sinks and other sanitary fixtures (April 24, 1942), Certain economies are being effected in the manufacture of cast iron soilpipe and fittings by simplification and standardization in production (May 4, 1942). The manufacture of vitreous china sanitary plumbing fixtures has been restricted to one colour (white) and to specified sizes, styles and classifications (May 13, 1942), The use of copper or brass in plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplics has been severely re- stricted (May 20, 1942), The manufacture of metal venetian blinds has been stopped (May 4, 1942). Stock production sizes of carriage, machine, tire, countersunk head, elevator and step bolts, and lag screws, are being sim- plified and standardized (April 11, 1942). As a further means of conserving vital metals for war purposes their use is being prohibited for the manufacture, processing or assembling of a long list of commercial articles, household equip- ment, novelties, and containers of various kinds (April 29, 1942). An Order restricting to four the number of sizes of steel drums to be mnufactured in Canada and limiting the painting of them to one colour was issued May 20, 1942, Britannia or white metal, used by the Silverware, jewelry and kindred trades, was brought under control by an Order dated May Aly LOae Shortages of rubber and motorized equipment have led to curtailment of retail deliveries (March 26, 1942), and to control of taxicab services (March 31, 1942), Extensive regulations further curtailing deliveries, pick- ups, exchanges, refunds and sales on approval, have been made (April 20, 1942). ee a oi gh mitvas Wer, hz ‘i u i noe i eee Fr Slat ‘Sp aN fy it: en ate ld planaitnan t sh Mingilt eh Ly a Paya CMa ® ox tert ts ieaats “he bee 147 0 : sl ers ee ee yee a Pa cH me i seh ode ieatiaal 8a By sucess ¢ he vs “a. oma # oh es 23 pay! Bee works pies Pree a ae QO 2 sb iy ny ae! ph cf 1 F 2, a + si me sa ft nice,” ing ved sd "om ie oy: ous: a ay es ae ‘aha Maney te - 5 i Nae a a Tha 1 ; vm) a bin an aoe? ai The Aqministrator of Services has been given broad powers in collaboration with the Wartime Industries-Control Board over commercial motor transportation, He may regulate, control, restrict or prohibit the use and operation of any commercial automotive vehicle and prescribe rates, routes or loads, and con- trol empty or "dead" running time (April 7, 1942), Zoning of the province of Ontario for the delivery of brewery products is provided for in an Adminstra- tor's Order, dated May 27, 1942, Numerous restrictions have also been imposed on the use of tinplate in containers, notably tobacco containers which are to be packed more tightly, containers for frozen eggs, containers for yaints and varnishes and, most important, containers for canned food stuffs. Uneconomical sizes of cans have been eliminated and the use of tinplate restricted to camiing essential perish- able foods of high nutritional value, (b) Fabrics and Clothing To ensure an orderly Supply of Canadian and imported material for woollen cloth, the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has set up a special direct- orate in the Wool Administration to deal with the problems involved, In ad- dition a separate corporation, Canadian Wool Board Limited, has been created to take over the entire Canadian wool clip for the duration of the war and for one growing year thereafter, to encourage domestic wool production by guaranteeing a stable market and fixed prices, Existing registered wool ware~ houses operated in 1941 will be used for grading and warehousing in cooperation with the Dominion Department of Agriculture under license by Canadian Wool Board Limited. Wool growers’ associations, local dealers, agents, collectors and field men will serve as primry receivers, also under license, "The grower of wool will receive a proper price for his clip each season with fair and wiiform charges for collecting, handling, grading am transportation. ‘The new organization has been empowered to get prices for all grades and qualities of fleece and pulled wool and to determine the amount of charges or commission rates levied by any dealer or agent for services rendered," A very important group of Administrators! Orders dealing with a wide range of. clothing, is also concerned with the conservation of wool and other Materials, They are designed not only to keep mnufacturers' costs within the limits rewuired to maintain the retail price ceiling (without impairing serviceability to consumer), but also to provide for the use of the limited Supply of material, plant capacity and labour available in such a way that these will go as far as possible in meeting civilian needs, These Orders provide in minute detail for the elimination of a great number of conventional but wasteful, or, in some cases useful but dispensible, features of clothing, and for limitations on the dimensions of garments and on the styles which are to be permitted, In general, styles which require "cloth- on~cloth", which have no special function in relation to wearability, or which are needlessly extravagant in the use of material, are no longer allowed, Some uses of material have been prohibited even though this means some loss of wearability or warmth to consumers because they require a disproportionate quantity of critical materials, particularly woollen goods, The restrictions and eliminations imposed very closely parallel those adopted in the United States and have many points in common with the basic characteristics of the British "Utility Clothing", An especially difficult problem, that of substitutes for silk Stockings, has been solved. Manufacturers had been carrying on experiments in new materials since December 1940 when imports of silk were first restrict- ed. 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Special arrangements were made to release additional supplies of sugar at appropriate times for the purpose of home preserving and canning, and for maintaining supplies of sugar in the case of beekeepers (Feb. 5, 1942). Se- veral Orders of the Sugar Administrator provided for a 20% cut in consumption by industrial users such as canners and preservers of fruits or vegetables, manufacturers of chocolates, biscuits, candy or other confectionery, makers of wine, soft drinks, ice cream, makers of bread, pies or cakes, Other industrial users of sugar were to limit their use of sugar to what they used for the samc purposes in the corresponding quarter of 1941. ‘Through processors of condensed milk, which is especially needed by the United Kingdom, are exempt, industrial users of condensed milk must count its sugar content as part of their sugar quota. The industrial use of sugar for exports to Britain and the British Empire, and under contracts with Derartment of National Defense or the Red Cross, are exempt from the rationing Order. iffective May 26, 1942, previous Orders affecting sugar were conso- lidated and amended. The new rulings reduce the ration to half-a-pound per person per week, On and after July 1 no industrial user is to use in any quarter more than 70% of the quantity used by him in the corresponding period of 1941. The consumer rationing system has been an "honour" system in the sense that it did not involve the use of ration cards or coupons, In June, however, coupon rationing for sugar was announced effective July 1, 1942. There is to be no change in the weekly allowance, and additional sugar will still be available for preserving purposes provided vouchers are signed. Un-= less a resident of a remote district, no person may have on hand more than two weeks! supply. (ii) Tea and Coffee Effective May 26, 1942, tea and coffee are rationed to all consumers in Canada on the basis of the "honour" system. Consumption of leaf tea is re- duced by at least one-half, and consumers are not allowed to purchase more than two weeks! supply at a time. The consumption of roasted coffee is reduced by at least one-quarter. Specific regulations apply to operators of hotels, restaurants, drug stores, clubs, canteens and other places serving refreshments to the public to "take all possible steps to avoid excessive use of tea and coffee". 4, WARTIME INDUSTRIES CONTROL BOARD (a) Control of Civilian Production and Supplies Within the Department of Munitions and Supply there are, as already indicated, twelve Controllers whose duties are to ensure that the materials or services within their respective jurisdictions are forthcoming for war needs in adequate quantities. Each of these Controllers is therefore endowed with broad powers appropriate to his particular functions. Each Controller exercises his powers in two respects - first to see that necessary productive facilities are expanded as far as possible; and second, to limit, and when necessary to prohibit, production for civilian use of those mterials which are scarce in relation to war and essential demands. It will be readily realized, however, that if the task of diverting production away from civilian and towards war use is to be accomplished in an effective and orderly manner and without unnecessary dislocation, a high degree of co-ordination of policy and procedure is necessary. Accordingly, since its reconstitution in August, 1941, the Wartime Industries Control Board has exist- ae See to Baca eer 3 ‘ sbaatodt: toh Dope suahton “ oreo faccsvee eed 8 oy SRP Ss Anaitaras 6 ab adie ‘perant ao tik Ak yoo ee La oy me haga gat Dem £2 O58 a apart. pst + abe. stew & sheets bias: reorraeanet. ere) beyrskes gh 2 eT) epngodpaid. 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A War Metals Advisory Committee has been created to advise the Controller with respect to the increased production of neibtds metals and minerals, (c) Chemicals The Controller of Chemicals has jurisdiction over the supply and distribution of chemicals in Canada. In general, all chemicals manufactured in Canada, as well as those which in pre-war years were imported in adequate quantities from the United States or the United Kinedom, are now in short Supply. Ethylene glycol, solvents for lacquers, etc., com within the latter category. Formaldehyde is also very tight, and all materials used in the plastic industry are scarce, Coal tar chemicals are similarly difficult to obtain. Toluol in Canada has been rationed for some time due to the demnd for explosives, and no civilian manufacturer can obtaina supply. Glycerine is scarce, and hostilities in the Far Hast have rendered uncertain the supply of vegetable oils which are the principal raw mterials for this important product. Wherever possible, steps have been taken to increase domestic pro- duction of essential chemicals, while through orders and voluntary arrange- ments, civilian uses have been curtailed. Formal Orders of general application issued by the Controller of Chemicals include the following: (i) Alcohol Early in 1942 steps were taken to control the sale and distribution of denatured alcohol, By an Order of the Controller dated January 8, persons buying denatured alcohol directly froma maker of the product are required to obtain a license from the Controller, and sale by makers is prohibited except to persons holding such licenses, With respect to any person other than a maker, limitations have been placed upon stocks of denatured or specially denatured alcohol which such persons may have on hand or on order. Concurrently, an important raw mterial used in the manufacture of industrial alcohol, namely “molasses not intended for human consumption, in- cluding final can Blackstrap molasses, high test molasses and sugar beet molasses" was declared a chemical by the Minister of Munitions and Supply, and so brought within the jurisdiction of the Controller of Chemicals. In May, 1942, bydrol (corn sugar molasses) was also declared a chemical by the Minister. (ii) Bakelite On November 14, 1941, phenol formaldehyde resins (bakelite), and urea formaldehyde resins (a plastic similar to bakelite) were, by Ministerial Order made subject to the jurisdiction of the Controller of Chemicals. Sub- sequently, by Order of the Controller dated November 27, the colour range in which bakelite moulding compounds may be manufactured was reduced from over six hundred colours and stmdes to fifteen. Products involved are buttons, ‘novelties, office desk cquipment and a wide range of similar plastic articles. Compounds of the phenol formaldehyde condensation type for special products involving chemical resistance to corrosion were limited to two specified colours. This Order, designed to promote more efficient use of limited plant facilities, resulted from the increasing demand for bakelite resin used in the manufacture of shells. On February 3, 1942, the use of bakelite or urea formaldehyde resins in the manufacture of radios, radio-phonograph combinations, or parts, was prohibited except under pormit by Controller, (iii) Chlorine fn order to release chlorine for the expanding requirements of war * 28 = pes caper 2 eater ace ots i rah Fy “hy Tg, ay ety ibaa Ne iil REYES ne dk Rareeah rea RG AE Ss 4 PN Aa a ae -aorkih F oa, a ti ee, ae a industries, the use of this chemical as a bleaching agent in pulp manufacture has been curtailed. The original curtailments were imposed under an Order dated September 22, 1941, but subsequently, on November 27, stricter limit- ations were imposed. . The Controller's Order, as revised, provides that for the purpose of bleaching rag stock, no pulp or paper manufacturer shall consume, in any quarter commencing December 1, 1941, a greater amount of chlorine per ton of rag stock treated than 80 per cent of his consumption per ton in the six months ended July 31, 1941. For the purpose of manufacturing semi-bleached wood pulp, the equivalent chlorine consumption figure on the same basis is limited to 70 per cent. The Order sets a maximum brightness limit of 74 for bleached sulphite and bleached sulphate pulps, as against 76 in the previous Order, while the similar brightness limit for soda pulp and for waste paper when used for con- version into bleached papers is set at 70 as against the previous limit of 74. The use of pulp bleached with chlorine is prohibited with respect to a specified list of groundwood, kraft and specialty papers and paper board. Exempted from the Order are High Alpha, dissolving and nitrating pulps, and pulps used in the manufacture of photographic base papers. Chlorine used for bacteriological purposes is also exempt. The Order prohibits any change from the proportions of bleached, semi- bleached and unbleached pulps which obtained on June 16, 1941, in the making of any specific grade of paper or paper board for the purpose of evading the restrictions of the Order or to establish competitive advantage. It is also provided that no person shall increase the brightness of any paper or paper board beyond that in effect at the date of the Order. (iv) Coal Tar On February 25, 1942, an Order of the Controller prohibited the deal- ing in and use of coal tar intended for road construction or repair except under permit. Coal tar is needed for the making of pitch, used for relining the furnaces in aluminum plants and for the manufacture of electrodes for war industries, . (v) Glycerine As from October 1, 1941, consumption and dealing in refined or crude glycerine as anti-freeze or for the purpose of making anti-freeze has been pro- hibited. From the same date the sale of crude glycerine is prohibited except to Such persons as the Controller may designate, while no person making refined or dynamite glycerine may deal in same except under a permit issued by the Control- ler. Concurrently, the export of glyccrinc and the import of refined glycerine were placed under license, while as of September 30 all then existing contracts for the sale of glycerine were cancelled, except with respect to glycerine actually delivered or shipped on or beforo that date. The Order of October 1, 1941, generally restricted civilian cone sumption of, and dealings in, refined glycerine, except for the manufacture of explosives, to 70 per cent of the amount so consumed or dealt in, in 1940. As from February 1, 1942, these general restrictions have been made more sc-= vere, and certain specific prohibitions have been imposed, viz.: Except for the manufacture of explosives, no person shall now con- sume or deal in more refined glycerine in any calendar year commencing Feb- ruary 1, 1942, than 40 per cent of the amount of refined glycerine consumed or dealt in by him during the calendar year 1940. In addition, the use of glycerine in confectionery and carbonated beverages and food products is specifically prohibited. Finally the Order provides that no person shall consume or deal in refined glycerine for the purpose of makihg any product in which it is possible to use a substitute for refined glycerine. ee a jc SRAAEO 9 fiferis sorbet RPGR oe aq aatire.t9 he ewO Me ep gee Pia edt, xfs ott ah ood cod Eien peg ‘Se hom. sae aid Bh oe Sod ‘hes ioniiebaan ec thgtaetRhapan, “y ORIEN ah 0% ‘ws LR Dea basi mts ad ete mines sini A “aribeeg. Hoteqiie cms, Liaietnate oP Rk. 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This move wes not made with the intention of stopping the importation of these chemicals, but rather to provide an antomatic means of indicating the extent, in detail, of their importation, end the uses to which the chemicals concerned are being put, (vii) Spent Lye On April 13, 1942, the concentration, treatment or disposal of spent lye, except in accordance with instructions issued by the Controller was pro- hibited, Spent lye is a source of glycerine, (d) Machine Tools The Machine Tools Controller has wide powers to buy, acquire, dis- tribute, sell, exchange, and generally deal in machine tools. He also has power to take possession of any machine tool owned by corporations or individ» uals. He may fix maximum and minimum mark-ups, issue permits and licenses, secure information, and generally exercise wide authority, Most of the machine tools bought for the war program are financed by the Dominion Government, Thesc are bought through a Government-owned company, Citadel Merchandising Company, Privately-owned machines may be bought direct, but no purchases, sales, or transfers can be effected without the authority of the Machine Tools Controller, Exports of machine tools can be effected only under license, Orders for gauges and cutting tools to be supplied from outside Canada may be placed only after being approved by the Controller, In November, 1940, the Machine Tools Controller prohibited the prod- uction of new models of refrigerators, stoves, furnaces, washing machines, typewriters, and similer equipment which reouired re-tooling, elthough applica- tion may be made to the Controller for Slight alterations in design which will not require substantial changes in machinery, Production of such durable goods has also been reduced by heavy excise taxes, and by direct curtailment. Machine tools bought on Governmen t account are under the direct con- trol and supervision of the Machine Tools Controller, Inspection is carried out to see that these machines are being used to their maximum effectiveness, Although Caneda has increased machine tool production some 800. per cent, about four-fifths of its reouirements must be imported from the United States, This necessitates close co-operation between the Machine Tools Cone troller and Washington officials and in practice such co-operation has been very Satisfactory, 15. TRANSPORTATION (2) Shipping (i) Canadian Shipping Board ; Immediately upon the outbreak of the war, all Canadian merchant ship- ping was brought under Government control and during the intervening period ew BI we eas) 1 oe ogi ) Ol eey a) ee ee i. i er an ad this industry has felt as much as any other the curtailment and sacrifices demanded in the national war effort. On September 5, 1939, the Canadinn Shiv Licensing Board was estab- lished, and it was provided that ell Can. dian merchant vossels. of over 500 tons engaged in foreign trade could undertake no voyesrc without obtrinine a License, The purpose of this was to ensure that such small merchant marine as Canada possessed would be employed to greatest advantage in the prosecution of the war, In December, 1939, the Canadian Shipping Board was established and the Ship Licensing Board was incorporated in it. The Board was given wide gen- eral powers over all Canadian shipping and in the spring of 1940 it issued Orders under which no Canadian person, private or corporate, could purchase or charter any vessel exceeding 500 gross tons without the approval of the Board's Director of Shipping, The Board's charter control was used as an instrument for co-operate ing with the British Ministry of War Transport, especially in the latter's early efforts to place a ceiling on soaring chartcr rates, and, as from August 1, 1941, more stringent ceilings on these rates, similar to those established by the United States Maritime Commission on the same date, were put into effect. The co-operation of the United States in this ficid has been of great assistance in curbing the wartime inflation of shipping rates. On the 20th of January, 1942, the Board issued a new schedule of time charter rates materially reducing those of August 1, 1941, Parallel action was taken by the United States Meritime Commission, : The system of Shipst Privilege Licenses, introduced to parallel and supplement the British Ship Warrant System, gave the Board power to deny facil- ities at Canadian ports to vessels which fail to c-opcrate in the allied war effort. This control is administered through the Depertment of National Revenue and the Collectors of Customs at the various vorts, One of the chief functions of the Roard is to obtain ships and space in ships to service Canada's essential overseas trade, Until recently, in the absonce of any Canadian agency to decide on shipping priorities, tho Board had in large measure to assume the responsibility of deciding which materials should be granted shipping space available, and in what order, . On October 31, 1941, the Shipping Priorities Committee was created, and the Board now allocates shinping space on the basis of the priority ratings given by this Committee, which in turn bases its decisions and formulates its reouests to the Board dn the reports and representations received from the var- ious commodity Controllers and Administrators of the Wartime Industries Control Board and the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, The following brief notes will indicate something of the contribution which Canadian shipping has made to the war effort: (a) All steamship services out of Canadien ports with the excepticn of those to the United Kingdom have been badly depicted and in some cases entirely donuded of vessels, This was due partiy to the sicab ipedel Loning of British shios ty tne British Ministry of Yar Transport and partly ee tho fact that the largest geese on the Canadian register were turned ovar to the United Kingdom Govern- ment for special war serviccs. (b) Practically all of Camadats sei-going merchant marine has been placed in war service, and an appreciable number of its vessels have been lost, oe. hoe | PRED SH ligtansy ok Hey we he? wor mye Fetes kd hte ie: one ech ial *, Ate 5): one a: ty Z : f bet Penh ae Bp fied ae (c) Apart from ocean-going vessels a large number of Canadian canal-type inlend navigation vessels have been sent across the Atlantic for service in the United Kingdom. (d) A considerable numbor of this type of vessel have also been converted and directed by the Board to deep sea work, carry- ing essential materials for Canadian war industries and con- struction materials to such regions as Newfoundland for de- fence projects, (e) An appreciable number of Upper Great Lakes vessels were with- drawn on direction of the Shipping Board from the carriage of Canadian cargoes and allocated to assist in the movement of American Lake Superior ore during the 1941 navigation season, A similar arrangement to carry a larger quantity of American ore has been made for the 1942 scason. . (f) Arrangements were made by the Board to withdraw, if necessary, every serviceable canal-type vessel capable of deep sea work from the Great Lakes during the winter of 1941-42, and a large number of these were allocated, in collaboration with the United States Maritime Commission, for American coastal service. (zg) Smaller Canadian vessels, such as salvage vessels and towage tugs, have been or are about to be withdrawn by the Board from Canadian service and sent across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom. (ii) Ship Repairs and Salvage It is the duty of the Controller of Ship Repairs and Salvage to see that Canadian ship repair facilities are adequate and that they are put to the most effective use from the standpoint of the war programme. To°this end the Controller gives priority at all times to naval repairs and repairs to merchant vessels engaged in services essential to the war programme. With respect to merchant shipping, major damago repairs which will tie up a drydock for several weeks are sometimes held up until routine drydockings are carried out on sever-~ al vessels, the object being to mke available the greatest volume of tonnage for loading cargo. Salvage operations are directcd to assure that ships may be restored to service as specdily as possible and their cargoes recovered, (b) Transport Transport of exports which will involve an ocean Shipment require a permit before they can be moved by Canadian carriers. These permits are issued by the Transport Controller under the direction of the Minister of Transport. In conjunction with the British Ministry of War Transport, the Controller also provides the necessary cargo space on vessels controlled by the British or Allied Governments, and acts as shipping representative for government departments and the Armed Forces on the movement of cargoes to seaboard and delivery to the ocean ship. While the Transport Controller also has authority over the purely domestic movement of goods, permits are only used in cases of rush or import- ant shipments, but the Controller's duties include arrangements with the rail- roads for special rates and stop-offs, storage, ctc., on war materials and supplies, For special movements, including those of troop personnel, in the Western Hemisphere, the Transport Controller charters and engages ships or makes necessary arrangements. In addition, the Controller's responsibilities include the granting of priorities at National Harbour Board facilities, wos FD om o rhe) i Fey: BOe.. ; < sr ‘ pie ines : One, sree Mt, ST ome ye aantect “he tee aad Qont DML BRS ay We ign esdbee oye aa Pare Seo gal +. wy aga reaundn ac ae, fbn ta “a sa . oe ith: YUb a mbiO 8 ean peda gl RS LA On eer Pee a iv us eth a J at i srk See af ie Ata @ A ip te dont oe id mE Sh i 7) ee #o, SCA ES. ‘ais ikl nes : soanee bea ae }} i SUED Pea mn Be A Sr eed suas ates Pe MOET aan we st a Ming: GS ad ae + . 5 We “ei a ; Ge al nie. pbs Bat Aget ist Pe ogeolt Ls ‘. merdoeat 22 hse pagent i 9 hy Pe Wi saline Pak Peutine ihe tne ay be UES Cert ity a ak soar ae 4 he ee Meas eels ree yh CLS ee Na) ihes at tho eg boat vee Be EE ED fisat edie ba ieee oe Ey 2 oa ; ‘ one Pea ce 3m v bia @ eke oe ign 0: ~ hae date cee ai ‘ fies Be TT a ce » Ves: rie ear hhh eal % aden: ore se ts i em om een Ai Manes sede AGES barinast. « ae mean: Wad Pome Re + oe Siig me at ee i oD: Foi mani: Ley ve Pred mil a itis. ria a. ie YASUE Oh SNS. Didi £0) sf ty thes ‘aes ake na nafs ‘oat favo ea ‘oa wi seh loecager Cah, goon, a omit rt me Lola DORe ine fos one: aca ‘pte ts bel Lea RON. 6 46 Done aay WT ret De Bok cans ay ‘ mM wy i a ein} “peak a maa q * | { ) He is also an ex-officio member of the Canadian Shipping Board and generally acts as transport advisor to government departments and agencies. The Transport Controller's dutics also include the administration in Canada of regulations issued by the ‘Office of Defence Transportation of U.S.A.’ covering Port Control, whereby block permits are required for all exports through certain designated U.S.A. ports, (c) Transit Facilities A Transit Controller was appointed in August, 1941, with powers of control over agencies transporting passengers for hire, including taxis, tram cars, buses and ferries. He has the power to issue and cancel permits or li- censes and to fix schedules of fares or rates. He my also regulate the park- ing of vehicles, The Transit Controller is further empowered to stagger working hours in order to relieve transportation congestion, He may accordingly order any employer to arrange or alter the hours of employment of his employces in order that such numbers of employees as the Controller may fix will, as far as pos- sible, arrive or depart from their places of employment at such times as may be directed. Plans for staggering of hours of employment ina number of key centres have been drafted and “staggered hours” have already been introduced in a number of the Government departments at Ottawa, and in industrial plants, commercial institutions, schools, etc., in a number of other municipalities, Charter trips by buses were restricted by an Order of the Transit Controller on March 12, 1942. By a further Order of the Controller, a re- striction has been placed upon the number of vehicles which may be operated as taxicabs; no vehicle may be operated as a taxicab unless it was used as such in 1941, The Transit Controller has issued an Order governing the operations of "chartered vehicles" which include taxicabs and "Drive-Yourself" automobiles and of “public vehicles" which include buses, Restrictions so imposed are designed to avoid duplication of service wherever possible and to eliminate services of a non-essential nature. Features of the Order include limitation of the radius of operation of a taxicab to fifteen miles from the limits of the municipality in which the vehicle is stationed and the prohibition of the use of taxicabs for sightseeing or conducted tours. The use of buses for this purpose has already been prohibited by a previous Order of the Controller. Limitations are placed on the hours of operation of “Drive-Yourself"™ cars, release for hire between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. being prohibited except under special circumstances. Further, except in special cases a "Drive-Yourself" car may not be released to a person owning or controlling an automobile for which a gasoline ration book has been issued. Buses must conduct their operations in accordance with the instruction of the Controller and must submit such inform- ation as may be required to determine the essentiality of services rendered, 16, CIVILIAN DURAPLE SUPPLIZS (a) Construction In May, 1941, authority to control new construction, repairs to buildings, expansion of existing facilities and replacement or new installation of equipment was given to the Prioritics Officer, and exercised through a Con- struction Control Division set up in the Priorities Branch, In August, 1941, a Controller of Construction was appointed and the powers of the Priorities Officer in this field were conferred upon him. a0 nits J Peay ecg a re oa myth : sing. MS: eat | " sired ont otiy: roe Bie! ‘Malate he ave hush ascent ne . pag Pa: Sane i A policy of curtailment has been followed. Applications for licenses are scrutinized to ascertain whether projects are essential or advantageous at this time, and whether the type of construction could be modified to conserve Searce materials, The granting of a license does not confer on the Licensee any priority rights to the delivery of equipment, materials or supplies to complete a project, f New and considerably extended powers wore conferred upon the Contro- ller of Construction in January, 1942, Under these new regulations, except under license by the Controller, no person may start, or continue with, a project involving: 1. Installation of equipment in any plant at a cost exceeding $5,000.00, Ze Construction, repairs, additions or alterations to any plant at a cost excceding $5,000.00, 5. Construction, repairs, additions, alterations anda installation of equipment in any building other then a plant, where the total cost of tho construction including the cost of equipment, etc., excecds $5,000.00, The only exemption from this new Order is where the equipment, plant or buildings are owned by the Federal Government, or where the work is directly financed by the Federa Government. Definitions of building, plent, eauipment, etc., were extended to bring a wider range of activities within the licensing reouirements, In the case of any building other than a plant, the maximum value of a project permitted without liecase is 55,000.00. In such case, the cost of construction, repairs, alterations, additions and installation of ecouipment, if forming part of one project, must be considered togethor as one amount in calculating the maximum value permitted without license, In the case of a plant, equipment to the value of #5 000.00 mey be installed without a permit in addition to a total value of "2,000.00 so allowed for construction, repairs, additions and altcrations. Control over production and use of construction materials, and con- struction materiel production facilitics, is given to the Controller of Constr- uction, As this may involve overlapping with the powers of other Controllers, it is provided that in such cascs Orders of the other Controller will gm@overn, Under the previous Orders-in-Council governing the control of constr- uction the jurisdiction of the Controller of Construction did not apply to one, two and three-family houses, eericultural, mining, logging, commercial fishing and railway buildings and structures, churches, nublic hospitabls, educational institutions, or any buildings financed by or under the control of any Provin- cial Government, These categories are now brought within his control, (b) Motor Tchicles In order to effect maximum co-ordination of the automotive indus try with the demands of the war progremme, a Motor Vehicle Controller was appointed in February, 1941. In May, 1941, the Controller acted to reduce production of passenger cars for domestic use, Using United States dollar content as the basis of © curtailment formula, production of passenger cars for domestic civ- ilian use for the last nine months of 1941 was in effcet limited to 80 per cent of the production on the same basis for the corresponding period of 1940, Sub- eo As wenn ag “AH? wr cy a 6. ite 1 rr “y rat eis ie 3 WEES , peer; waa ROR" Ca wel We ye ie A -* iit Bae Gh ihm ta a 3 sequently, in August, 1941, on the basis of a similar formula, 1942 production was limited to 50 per cent of 1941 output, which was cquivalent to 44 per cent of the 1940 production, arly in Januery, 1942, howover, the previously announced quota for that year was superseded by a much more drastic measure, nemely the entire prohibition of production of passengor cars for civilian use as soon as exist- ing inventories of already fabricated parts were assembled, On this basis, domestic civilian production ceased entirely by the end of March. As a result of these curtailments end prohibitions, vroduction for sale in Cannda in recent years compares as follows: 1940 (no direct restriction) 94,633 1941 81,700 1942 7,974 Out of the cars produced in 1942, the Motor Vchicle Controller set aside a reserve of approximately 4500 vehicles as a "bank" or "pool" for emer- gency purposes, Vehicles from this pool will subsequently be released by the Controller on a strict essentiality basis as and when occasion may arise, The excise taxes and the rclatively heavy United States content of the larger cars had resulted in a sharp curtailmant in the production of larger passenger car models even before the recent prohibition, Severe import quotas (20 per cent of 1940 money values) had also rcauced the availability of such vehicles, In addition to the measures above described, the Motor Vehicle Cont- roller in June, 1941, prohibited the manufacture of vhite walled tires as from July 5, As from December 15, 1941, the Controller prohibited the supplying of spare tires and/or tubcs as ecuipmrent for any motor vchicle or trailer manuf- actured for civilian use, exee:3 under permit. The restrictions on spare tircs supplementcd much more sovers measures concurrently imposed by the Controller of Supplies. Sarlicr in December the Motor Vehicle Controller had also restr- icted the use of "bright work" in motor vehicle production, With regard to trucks, domestic civilian production for the last 6 months of 1941 was, by agreoment with the manufacturers, limitcd to 80 per cent of like production in the first half of that year, In Deccmber, 1941, product- ion quotas for domestic civilian truck production were set for the year 1942, at a level permitting only 50 per cent of 1941 production of light trucks, and no more than 1941 production of heavr trucks, In March, this announced quota for civilian truck production was superseded by a total prohibition of product+ ion. ; Priecs of both new and used vehicles have boen fixed by the Controller, and the amounts of dealers! transportation and Servicing charges, ané@ prices of optional accessories, likewise brought under control, (c) Bieyeles The Controller of Supplies has actcd to regulate the production of bie cycles in erder to assure a maximum production from the limited supplies of metal available for this purpose, An Order of the Controller, effective May 15, 1942, prohibited the manufacture of bicyclcs other than in conformity with pre- scribed construction specifications, These specifications, designed to minimize the amount of motal uscd, impose en over-all weight limit (less tires, light- ing couipment end warning cquipment) of 33 lbs. Tho uso of metal in a number of bicycle varts and accessories was prohibited, As from June 8, 1942, bicycle production is based on permit from the Controller, These permits are being issued for the total number of bicycles or bicyele frames which a manufacturer is to be allowed to makc in the calendar tat ye bee Yow. 2 Oe his Feat HES alae a: Saab e pend Toa orton siete ie i i rh: BLOk ore pony: +f £ . ae Fe ae 2 se a Bipantpsi: year 1942, and it is intended to issue permits for the manufacture of 150,000 bicycles in Canada this year, an increase of spproximatcly 50 per cent in adult models from the quantity manufactured in 1941, (d) Refrigerators, “ashing Machines, Redios, Stoves, Vacuum Cleaners, Sewing Machines and Other Consumers' Durable Supplics, Control of refrigerators, washing machines, radios, stoves, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines and a long list of other consumers! durable goods involving the use of metal has been placed under the jurisdiction of the Con« troller of Supplies, As from October 1, 1941, monthly production of refrigerators, washing machines, stoves and vacuum cleaners for civilian use was placed on a maximum guota equivalent to 75 per cent of average monthly production in 1940. At the end of the year the production quota on washing machines and refrigerators was further curtailed to 60 per cent of 1940 average monthly output, commencing January 1, 1942, With regard to stoves, in April, 1942, a further Order of the Con- troller placed the production of stoves under even closer control, As from June 1, 1942, stove production has been permitted only by direct permit from the Controller, Permits are only granted to produce stoves of essential types and which require minimum amounts of metal in construction. It is the intente ion of the Controller in issuing permits to restrict the total stecl consumpt- ion of cach manufacturer to a maximum of 60 per cent of 1940 consumption, and the total consumption of all metals to 80 per cent of 1940, By regulating the designs of stoves, the Controller is thus enabling a maximum production of units with a minimum consumption of metal, | Uffective April 30, 1942, the production for civilian domestic use of electric washing machines, gasoline engine washing machines, and hand washing machines with metal tubs, was prohibited except under permit by the Controller, As of the same date, the production for civilian use of domestic refrigerators other than ice domestic refrigerators with wooden cabinets was similarly rest- racted, “ith reeard to radios, the originel curtailment Order called for civ~ ilian production quotas on a sliding scale from October 1941, to February, 1942, inclusive, based on an average producticn for the period, of 75 per cent of monthly average production for the full vear 1940, with output continuing at the 75 per cent rate thoreefter, Subseauently, however, tho increasing war demands for the materials involved necessitate a much more severe restriction, and accordingly, as from January 31, 1942, manufacture of radios for civilian’ purposes has been prohibited entirely execpt under permit from the Controller, The Controller has also acted to prohibit production, as from Jan- uary 1, 1942, of a long list of non-essential products involving the use of metal except for limited completion of produets from inventories already on hand, Products so affected include metal toys, certain office and household accessories, certain furniture, coffins, signs, trunks and sundry houschold electrical appliances. As from the same da é, the manufacture of a further list of products using metal was restricted on a metal content basis of 70 per cent of the monthly average weight of metal so usca in 1940, Products so affected include spring~-filled mattresses and upholstered furniture uSing springs, metal beds, filing cabincts, shelving, safes, lockers and visible record equipment, Production of a further list of products, including sporting goods, cleaners for houschold utensils, ornaments and decorations, made of metal, was prohibited as from February 28, 1942, and production of a still further list of items, including phonographs and toys, children's Sleighs, wagons and carts more than 10 per cent metal by woight, was prohibited as from May 31, 1942, SR: 2 a ack ‘ wba 2° Sip es- es ein, : dias 5 ae es a orre ror eae bie ye iinrmaneliy ta a 1 Ay a At lor ro Vee ae oy a } iy Se eas CR ED May \a Weneas iaatca e | pehenhetaitk — Spee Hg Week Fic pte ‘ a) aoe uf uh re ‘,. At the beginning of January, 1942, production of electric irons, toasters and household fans during the year 1942 was restricted to a 50 per cent quota on the basis of 1940 production. Effective June 1, 1942, the manufacture of domestic sewing machines, domestic sewing machine parts and domestic sewing machine cabinets was pro- hibited except under permit by the Controller. In no case does the fixing of a quota involve assurance of the avail- ability of the necessary equipment, material and supplics, 17. NON-DURABLE SUPPLIES (a) Coal and Coke Convoy bunkers, railways and other vital industries have been given first claim on the better grades of coal, and a large portion of the Canadian coke output is reserved for essential war production. Although it has been necessary to largely withdraw the use of coke for home heating in certain areas, and to restrict its non-essential industrial consumption, every effort is made to assure a suitable supply of fuel for domestic and industrial. pur- poses, The responsibility of controlling and supervising production, im- portation, export, distribution and prices of cml and coke is vested ina Coal Administrator acting under the Wartime Prices and Trade Bard. Admini- stration of wood duel is also under his jurisdiction. The amount of United States cal imported into Canada by all-rail movement has increased considerably due to the shortage of water transport- ation facilities. This has resulted in an increase in the cost of the coal duc to higher freight rates. Increased costs will be mt by payment of sub- sidy so that retail prices may remiin consistent with those of the basic period and dealers will not be permitted to increase the mrgin of prof it through payment of subsidy benefits. Such subsidy payments are hamled by the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation. The Coal Administrator hs been forced to resolve difficulties arising out of the cost of living bonus which was paid by Canadian producers to their employees in November, 1941, at the same time that the overall price ceiling was imposed. The Coal Ad- ministrator has also taken over, for the duration, the payment of subventions on the movement of Canadian coal, and assistance to coke producers. Control of coal prices in the United States, coupled with other controls and the proposed pooling of national resources, necessitate close co-ordination between the Coal Administrator and United States authorities. This is rapidly developing. (b) Cork Cork has been declared a commodity esscntial to the war and placed under the jurisdiction of the Controller of Supplies. Such jurisdiction also extends over floor coverings made in whole or in part of cork, bottle tops or crowns lined with cork, and any articles of which cork constitutes 50 per cent or more of the component mterials, or of which cork is the single component of chief value. Specific controls on cork were enforced on November 22, 1941. The control Order makes provision for appointing authorized dealers in cork or cork products and for the issuance of permits to such dealers. Cork and cork products inventories are restricted to three months? normal requirements. Monthly use of cork in linoleum production is restricted to One-twelfth of the amount used in 1940. 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Pag 3! f hone P é a RE ae Yo ie i ? % oi i i: % G hs ; i . ¥ ~ Et Arie bons i 5 ¥2 J ogee) ey yaa ree : ; } re ahs AE, Ut 4 i Mes M hey Page : 2 eg ans aes fa | 4% ae ee, Uy tps saw ER cia AMT Re oe om J * Ps * Eas ine WE eg 5 Rah et = &. 52, ee ine ite Nn ee ey i oe rg cet, cath hooey EO, SE of ground cork for insulating purposes or cork insulating board is prohibited except for war purposes and for preservation of food and beverages by use in certain specified types of refrigeration equipment and cold storage rooms. Monthly statistical reports are required from authorized dealers in cork and producers of linoleum, (c) Gasoline ami Fuel Oil As from April 1, 1942, the sale of motor fuel in Canada has been subject to the provisions of a coupon rationing plan. This plan follows a series of measures taken to conserve gasoline and fuel oil in Canada, sub- sequent to the appointment of the Oil Controller in June, 1940. These con- Servation measures which are still in force may be briefly outlined below, In some cases the measures indicated were preceded by regulations of less restrictive effect: (1) No new service stations or gasoline outlets may be erected, and no additional gasoline pumps or storage tanks may be sold or installed for retail sales pur- poses (August, 1940). (2) Any additions to existing oil burning equipment, conversion to oil burning equipment or installation of such new equip- ment is prohibited (June, 1941), Subsequently, more drastic action became necessary, and many large users have been in- structed to convert to the use of cml. (3) In July, 1941, hours of sale of motor fucl and lubricants were restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on week days with no sales on Sundays. Sales were also limited to those mde for cash on delivery, which must be directly to the tank of the consumer. In May, 1942, this restriction was relaxed to permit any dealer's station which is not in, or within five miles of, the limits of any city or town with a pop- ulation of 5,000 or over, to remin open for business up to 9:00 p.m. on any Saturday in the months of May, June, July, August, September and October. (4) Existing service station-dealer relationships have been frozen, no changes being permitted except under authori- zation by the Oil Controller (September, 1941). (5) Since October 1, 1941, only two grades of gasoline have been supplied for use in the operation of motor vehicles in Canada. (6) Effective from the last week in August, 1941, through November, 1941, a system of rationing by quota deliveries to service stations was in force, After November, ad- vantage was taken of the seasonal ebb in gasoline con- Sumption to discontinue this system and to lay plans for a more direct and equitable form of rationing by limitation on individual consumer purchases. (7) Price ceilings on motor fuels, fucl oils and lubricating Oils were established by the Oil Controller in October, 1941. (8) As from April 1, 1942, gasoline for use in civilian motor vchicles has been obtainable only on presentation of coupons. For the purpose of operating the plan, every ae - ape ia: wae tt , va hie | a0iniaa. ‘eas ‘ ¥ wh { ¥ ee a iy) ue cated way y \ c(i 3 Nia) t ¥ be at hs ligne a at tetas Ay ye ae boy hia Sane - f i ras Pe "ht A BP a Ra \ eh j Jk ae cm yaa vm pha ni ip ey i 1 \ Laas Dy, ia * ate Bit ‘et cate =f = bie yee ry iL y P es Be ; [yy i [ 1 Pree mre in 6 ee IR I ; he one ‘ ae hothanue i ore MAG sea vay gyit zi hi) bua a 1 fb ay i cad Urey: t ae oe Hy Cigy 4 ip on, Sek ‘ hf i! Rie al Vi: 1 zx ht } Ks is Aa Mi ad ule 2 ieee 3 ee ED he ae A A 9 A Misi uf j j uy ; ti 10 USE $i : my 4 - ~ 4 Aleta gia ‘ete Ie oF J ete a fay } " PB s | fie , ves, , y “al, f Fe Je Sa in ys td. i & f mes Fi bod a Ae bid BA nite i i J me i { < van y nf Mile Aeon 4 NA . ' f ey mye 8 Aa j Rade 5 4 ons 4 fC t P| Lys ‘ Ne 0 gala | i, idle iG € | motor vehicle has been listed as belonging in one of seven categories. Category "A" is a basic category. Inclusion in any category other than "A" is made only on the basis of proven eligibility. The most prefer~ red category is that designated as "Commercial", Vehicles so qualified are allowed gasoline to the extent of their proved normal requirements. The plan operated through the issuance of books of coupons. Each coupon permits the purchase of a designated number of units of gasoline according to the category of the vehicle for which it is issued. Vehicles in Category "A" are al- lowed from 60 to 76 units of gasoline, in accordance with a rating intended to equalize milcage, The number of gallons of gasoline represented by a unit may be varied as conditions warrant. The Category "A" unit allowance is spread evenly over the year, but is varied by quarters to conform to seasonal conditions. For exemple, on the basis of a Category "A" allowance of 60 units, the distribution of use is as follows: Units April = June, 1942 16 July - September, 1942 20 October = December, 1942 16 January - March, 1943 a 60 Special provision is mde for tourists. Gasoline for the use of commercial and non-commercial marine engines is also under rationing control, In addition to the forml restrictive measures as above described, other steps have been taken to promote conservation and to increase supply. Through an authorized increase in the price of crude oil] in Turner Valley, Alberta, and through other means, domestic production and the search for new oil fields are being stimulated. An increase in domestic production in 1942 is anticipated. Some months ago, refinery runs were changed, where possible, to give maximum yields of heavy and light oil. All pipelines, tankers (ocean and lake) and tank cars owned or con- trolled in Canada are being used with a view to bringing in the maximum amount of crude possible. The oil companies are co-operating with a view to obtain- ing maximum efficiency in the distribution of products, am the elimination of cross-hauls wherever possible. Co-operation has been facilitated through the formation of advisory committees representative of the industry. (a) Kapok Kapok in all its forms, whether processed or not, was brought under the jurisdiction of the Controller of Supplies as from December 15, 1941. On the same date the Controller issued an Order prohibiting dealings in Kapok other than for war orders, except under permit. In May, 1942, the Control- ler prohibited all use of kapok by any manufacturer, except under permit, The Controller will not permit the use in the manufacture of any life raft, bouyancy tank, life belt, life jacket, or other life saving equipment except life vests or waistcoats, of any Kapok which does not contain at least one- half used or reclaimed Kapok. Ai i Fhe: B® xy) mI hy Ye, ae rae Me ‘ee wes hh ” nal td oy gp eng | "0 OG 30: wb One, eed hae: eat. para, A) aug ¢ ph ne nef he. > py er sta Sina bs ey (ie aes heli ie aged ia ner rt pees ‘bt eal. f a oie (ec) Menila Hemp and Sisal Manila hemp and sisal are under the jurisdiction of the Controller of Supplies. A tomporary freezing Order was imposed on Decomber 24, 1941, covering manila hemp. Subsequently, control Orders were issued covering all production and use of manila hemp and sisal. Under an Order of the Control- ler dated March 25, 1942, the production of manila cordage in 1942 is limited at 45 per cent of 1941 output. Tho purchasc of manila cordage is limited to a few essential purposes, namely: purse lines for use-in commercial fishing; stevedoring rope for use in winches for loading or unloading vesscls; life- boat falls; tow lines on ocean-going vessels and drilling cables for mines, oil and gas wells, The manufacture of binder twine has been placed under permit by the Controller, and the use of manila fibre or java sisal in the making of binder twine or tying twine is prohibited. No person shall use binder twine for other than the purpose for which it was made, Purchases of tying twine are restricted to prevent dealers holding more than 60 days' supply, or persons other than dealers holding more than . 49 days! supply. The production of tying twine is placed on a monthly quota ‘of 70 per cent of monthly average production in 1941, Importers of manila and sisal cordage are also placed ona quota Which restricts sales of manila cordage to 45 por cent, salcs of imported tying twine to 70 per cent and sales of imported binder twine to 100 per cent of 1941, Provision is made for the return to suppliers of unopened coils of rope containing manile fibre, which cannot legally be sold or used under the terms of this Order. The Order prohibits the use of manila or sisal fibre in the mking of skipping ropes or any toy or play thing, am the use of manila or sisal, other than tow, is also banned in the manufacture of rugs, bedding and up- holstering. (f) Power A Power Controller was appointed in August 1940, with jurisdiction extending over “hydraulic, clectrical, steam, gas or other power", Subse- quently the following measures have been effected with a view to the conser- vation and control of power, (1) In September 1940, daylight saving was made applicable all the year round in the Provinccs of Ontario am Quebec in the cases of those communitics which observed daylight saving in the summer of 1940. Subsequently, daylight Saving throughout Canada has been effected on an over- all basis as from February 9, 1942, (2) All use of clectric power for stcam purposes has been banned and coal boiler installations made, thereby making the power hitherto used for steam pourposes available as primry power for war imustry. ~-_— es) a In various localities, control devices have been installed or extended on domestic water heating systems in order to shut the power off from these systoms automatically during certain hours of the day. wel tor sa wd + 10 i Wee tae Eg ont : try wie ; toe gtitowon ‘hou at MRIS Gel 8) pee tha bell hater ats wigs fet lehage ee Any» + a & slo ce a mi) Bi yay “a 4 : SR i é ies fees sm: 03 Nay 4 or al a ae Lyi % Bil py elt: ome fi uber af r f ny Lida He Bu 2 hiehisti ity ahi ‘ K u oa ‘ : ‘ : a Rt mi af ft He ' *y bring 4 f aie.) re ed c i as a GAG aA / on ; ? i 2 ar i ' “ F Pay 4 eee ¢ ‘ Re i we : / bd i ae ’ is han Be SES es PA A a bee Bi PY sD Suayr' " ADS Nid * PRD ie sf ee a ED ea ; ' Finke ue a eh { i p F r 4 i { ; wy y A) ph kB Pie ne peti : rie We Je) el a \ E ey PSs Te Pen lle | Mt Ta Peo MAKE ie wie in Pte » “ve . tory a‘ t < FEE al nl a Hy pee re iy oa: wecian Sey beet aah dant ‘® oe art ‘ait 1 lpm i eelkths Ree fit we sacl r an ot oo aa opted chit . ord on { 2 aA ait ay Ra ae: ‘ Pie ny eo ad J . ‘ 4 } ‘ a Me hw vant f ee bt oem Ht ick “ us deh ee ih =) a ee ™ ‘pea 5 | aed Els we § 5 ear, apes emer, | * ei CO oe oa . 9 aed if att COD) a A gs um & oY . \ ait OAS He Fe at uae ul at " P x6 bd Pens Hip eis Bat oO ayn : iy edie © el in BS BRO ESE Hs a: s i aK es oe ] = , ¢ © Cae RE Ms Rapa ah pie ttf CS eo “soi me atin j Suey OTR sin no dee , i ; 4 re Pp ae r] Pypepeee yw Tae We HRT Dyk ek fh W in * 4 tf ey ee aes a an is) Pye) MS Pieces: ae RE RUS HC ERR ee Tap - Feet rt Be j ia ’ ery hay iy oy, ae oe 4 a. ah , esi oer {fe 2 ie ne : : 43 aie it Ax ; SNe eae eres ith Hg eae oi a ts is oD or AD ae ah Eas) et, J Bie Powe we: Loa. ihs of Les 7 ae Sits 4 5 f ys) ta eed ay 5 Y: tab said ot 3 caus ae all ae Ae SAD vg SS wining Sa We A eae i Beis m te se ee ae a + oan Ep Dp ‘ Ons pe Nae ‘ : 4 f a Pyne t fio ee Taan Oe «4 eR EGG uf; cS ¢ A 2 ont ; ae iin re) ashe ts sn Dat i 2 i ah cle th Lieeth Wk NW sn Dalit ue Bhi INDEX Adjustment of Intermediate Price Ceilings, 9 Advisory Committees, Metals, ©7 Agricultural Employment, £0 Alcohol, 28 Aluminum, 26 Basic Period, Price Control, 5 Bakelite, 28 Bicycles, 35 Board of Conciliation and Investigation, 19 Brass, 26 Building Restrictions, 335 Cadmium, 26 Canadian Shipping Board, 30 Canadian Ship Licensing Board, 31 Canadian ool Board Limited, 14 Chemicals, 28 Chlorine, 28 Citadel Merchandising Company, 30 Clothing, Conservation of, 14 Coal and Coke, 57 Coal Tar, 29 Coffee Rationing, 15 Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation, 6 Conciliation and Investigation Board, 19 Conservation of Supplies, General, 12 Conservation of Supplies, Fabrics and Clothing, 14 Consumer Credit Restrictions, 16 Consumer Rationing, 15 Construction Restrictions, 33 Control of Exports, 12 and 25 Control, General, 4 Control of Imports, Restrictions, 22 Control of Prices, 5 Control of Rents, 16 Copper and Brass, 26 Cork, 37 Cost of Living Bonus, 17 Credit Restrictions, Consumer, 16 Division of Simplified Practice, 10 Domestic Subsidies, ll Hlectric Power, 40 Employment Control, 20 Employment Regulations, 20 uxport Control, 23 Export Permits, 23 ~ 44 = eae Gen: “yeregrt ; i ae ek cae i vee oe Bs uF AN ; ; a : go its CLe — roars #4 pee s PRS ii “hm ~ - ~ i eae Eset ee. Pa tei Pmahe ove iaihens bg 4 ee | 1 give seats He Wane en Fg $ Ag hi ; : c ' ae) + fees FA eae phy os poe td : re Meas a Fs he Bath os Ok SE Index - (Cont'd - 2) Fabrics, Conservation of, 14 Fairmont Company Limited, 41 Farm Labour, Assistance to Ontario, 22 Foodstuffs, 43 Fuel Oil, 38 Gasoline, 38 Glycerine, 29 Grocery Products Subsidies, 11 Halifax, Employment of Labour in Loading Operations, 21 Household Products, 36 Import Duties, Reduction of, 12 Imports, Government Purchase of, 12 Import Restrictions, 22 Import Subsidies, 11 and 23 Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, 19 Inter-Departmental Committee on Labour Co-Ordination, 19 Intermediate Price Ceiling, Adjustments, 9 Inter-Service Priorities Committee, 24 Iron and Steel, 25 Kapok, 39 Labour Controls, 19 Lacquers, Aeroplanes and Other Dopes, 30 Licensing, Control by, 17 Lumber, 42 Lye, Spent, 30 Machinery of Control, 4 Machine Tools, 30 Magnesium, 26 Manila Hemp and Sisal, 40 Manpower Records, 20 Maximum Prices, 5 Metals, Advisory Committees, 28 Metals, Non-ferrous, 25 Military Training, Deferment of, 21 Minister of Munitions & Supply, Authority, 4 Motor Vehicles, 34 National Registration Division, 20 National Selective Service Administration, 19 National War Labour Board, 20 National “lar Services Board, 20 Nickel, 27 Non-ferrous Metals, 25 -~ 45 - ; iy y PHOT Perit BN EhOay:.. nh ‘ Re q i ey eer } : ta he oh . : PE aos pac. 98) wwodey oe aegile Ly 0 Sion R EA onth ae aedae \ ; ’ ; a Un an i re (sty Taint tO : fate ech “tt ples e oe a ‘ gh 3 a i el ; , nd i ba err ¢ \ : H e ; cs yee meant r ~ eau sala: ae t agus, @ 3 + Rar J i p Index - (Cont'd - 3) Plateau Company Limited, 42 Power, 40 Price Ceilings, 5 Price Ceiling Adjustments, 9 Price Control Administration, 5 Price Ceiling Exemptions, 6 Priorities, 23 Radios, 36 Rationing, 15 Rationing, Casoline, 38 Pationing, Fuel Oil, 38 tationing, Sugar, 15 Rationing, Tea and Coffee, 15 Rents, Control of, 16 Restrictions of Supplies, 12 Retail Price Anomalies, 7 Rubber, 41 Salaries, Control of, 18 Seamen, 21 Seasonal Goods, 8 Second-hand Goods, 7 Services, Mxemptions, 6 Services, Price Control, 6 and 8 Sewing Machines, 36 Shipping, 30 Ships' Privilege Licenses, 31 Shipping Priorities Committee, 31 Ship Repairs and Salvage, 32 Silk, 42 Simplified Practice, 10 Sisal, 40 Spent Lye, 30 Standard Maximum Prices, 8 Steel, 25 Stoves, 36 Subsidies, Domestic, 11 Subsidies, Grocery Products, 11 Subsidies, Import, 11 Sugar, Rationing, 15 Tea and Coffee, Rationing, 15 Technical Personnel, Yartime Board of, 20 Textiles, 42 Textile Manufacturers, Price Ceiling, 9 Timber, 42 Tits 27 Tires, 41 neg es a te ter rm . E - “ t- =a ay a SR tie, wae wise ae he SOP IRE he eran en eae mene ee ee Index - (Cont'd - 4) Training Programmes, 21 Transit Facilities, 33 Transparent Films, 435 Transport, 32 Transportation, 30 Tungsten, 27 Twine, 40 United States Preference Ratings, 24 Universities, Assistance to, 22 Used Goods, 8 and 9 Wages, Control of, 17 War Emergency Training Programme, 21 War Exchange Conservation Act, 22 War Exchange Tax, 22 War Metals Advisory Committee, 28 Wartime Board of Technical Personnel, 20 Wartime Industries Control Board - Control of Civilian Production & Supplies, 15 Wartime Industries Control Board - Co-ordination with PTB, 4 Wartime Labour Controls, 19 Wartime Prices and Trade Board - Co-ordination with ‘JICB, 4 Wartime Salaries Order, 19 War “ages and Cost of Living Bonus, 17 War Workers, No Solicitation of, 21 Washing Machines, 36 Wool, 14 Zine, 27