ECONOMY DEVICES
Lack Of Raw Materials In Germany (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January 20. Lack of raw materials in Germany and restrictions on production for civilian purposes have led to a number of economy devices which go far beyond the recovery of scrap and 'waste materials, says the “Economist,” in its usual objective account of economic trends in -the Reich, compiled from German and neutral sources. In the retail trade wrapping material has been reduced to the absolute minimum. Paper bags must be used several times and customers must bring vessels for all liquids. A number of specialized shops demand the old articles when seling new ones. There has been developed a system of exchanges for children’s shoes and dresses by which people may exchange outgrown articles for bigger sizes.
These devices are now extended to industries and newspapers suggest exchanges of tools in industries, especially among- independent artisans, whose importance is again emphasized. By a decree which has been issued no more shops run ;by independent artisans will be closed during the war.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 100, 22 January 1940, Page 7
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