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OFFICIAL WEEKLY BULLETIN OFLtHE OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, D. C.
NOVEMBER 17,1942
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 46
COMBAT MAKES NEW FUEL-SUPPLY DEMANDS
OP A denies oil for apartments, offices unless it’s proved they can’t convert
Reflecting the continued seriousness of the fuel-oil-supply situation in the East-Coast area, OPA on November 13 ordered additional restrictions in the issuance of fuel-oil rations for equipment which may be converted to the use of coal.
Henceforth, oil-burning equipment furnishing heat dr heat and hot water for apartments, office buildings, institutions, and similar structures will be regarded as convertible to an alternate fuel unless satisfactory proof to the contrary is furnished. Rations for fuel oil will be issued, as formerly, until conversion is completed but this period of grace now is limited to the end of the second heating period. The second heating period varies somewhat between the four thermal zones but terminates about January 20 in most.
To insure that rations are not allotted to convertible equipment, the local rationing boards in the 30-State limitation area will review all rations issued for heat or heat and hot water to multiple dwellings. In instances where satisfactory proof is not established that conversion is impossible, rations which have been issued for the entire heating year will be revoked and fuel oil allotted only for the period necessary to accomplish conversion. Local boards will determine whether “satisfactory proof” has been presented, such proof being defined by OPA as instances where “the materials necessary for such conversion are not on hand and that the required labor is not
available and that such materials and labor can be obtained only with unreasonable difficulty or expense, or that an alternate fuel is not available.”
Up to the present, equipment has not been regarded as convertible if the applicant claimed sufficient materials and labor could not be secured, the cost of conversion was unreasonably high, or an alternate fuel was not available. This arrangement has not been satisfactory, however, as local boards do not have sufficient time or information to investigate.
These changes, contained in Amendment No. 7 to the Fuel Oil Rationing Regulations, were effective November 13.
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NOW WE KNOW WHERE RUBBER IS GOING
“Now we know where our rubber is going,” Price Administrator Henderson told a meeting of Texas chambers of commerce November 13. “It’s attacking up and down the coast of Africa, carrying some of the finest fighting men in the world on their job of opening a second front. Those men are American soldiers on the offensive . . .
“The rubber that attack rides on is the rubber we DIDN’T use here. The ultimate victory we shall attain is in the rubber that you and I and all civilians DON’T use. And that, simply, is the story of Nation-wide mileage rationing.”
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ICKES CALLS FOR MORE VOLUNTARY CUTS IN OIL CONSUMPTION
Pointing out that already-curtailed American East Coast oil and gasoline supplies now must serve two additional coasts, the Mediterranean and Atlantic African coasts, Petroleum Coordinator Ickes November 12 called for further voluntary curtailment of consumption of both fuel oil and gasoline.
East Coast supply must be split 3 ways
He said:
“Opening of this second front that America has hoped for and prayed for gives every oil and gasoline user on the East Coast a chance to participate in that great operation and also puts them to a direct test.
“American oil and gasoline is fueling the African operation. What has been our East Coast supply now must be split three ways in addition to all the other burdens of global war it bears.
“A large part of that fuel is from America’s East Coast or diverted from supplies that might have come to the East Coast. The fuels for General Eisenhower’s forces and General Alexander’s Eighth Army have been assembling, for months, but what they have isn’t all that they need. And what they need they will get.
“We are coming into the cold months that even in times of peace bring the greatest demand for petroleum products in this country. But this time we not only have to fuel the East Coast but two {Continued on page 21)
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In this issue
Combat steps up demands on oil and gasoline____________________________________ 1
LABOR *
Board gives local governments limited power over wages---------------------- 4
MANPOWER
Committee urges centralized control, including Selective Service------------- 5
WAR PRODUCTION Galvanized ware added' to list of curtailed goods----------------------------- 6
U. S. prepares to seize idle copper as battles use up supply---------------—	7
How the Controlled Materials Plan guides distribution------------------------8, 9
Curtailments and substitutions in building materials_______________________- 11
U. S. AND OUR ALLIES Truck distribution studied with England and Canada______________________________ 12
President tells how Lend-Lease helped win in Egypt_______________-_________ 13
Closing gaps between American nations— 13
HOUSING
NHA to lease homes for 7 years for conversion to war housing--------------- 14
New steel allocation enables builders to
get priorities again______________________ 14
TRANSPORTATION Bus service cut in 6 big cities________ 16
"RATIONING National mileage rationing postponed until
December 1___________S____________________ 19
Fuel gas installations drastically curtailed_20
Dealers told how to get stocks of coffee__ 22
Civilian meat supply cut to fill Army, Lend-Lease needs____________;_____________ 23
PRICE ADMINISTRATION Cost of living still on the rise_______ 24
AGRICULTURE
Essential crops will get first call on manpower, transport, fertilizer___________ 30
KEEP THE TRACKS CLEAR FOR VICTORY !
Coffee users will have to declare hoards
Consumers who stocked up on coffee will have to count all above 1 pound they have on hand November 28 as part of their ration, Paul M. O’Leary, Deputy OPA Administrator in charge of rationing said November 15.
Deduction of stamps to cover excessive coffee supplies held by individuals will be made when they apply for War Ration Book No. 2 sometime around the first of the year, Mr. O’Leary said.
The coffee rationing regulations will provide that each consumer must retain in his ration book for later surrender, a
coffee stamp for each pound of coffee he possesses in excess of one pound.
Mr. O’Leary said that coffee stamps in the ration books of children ineligible to buy coffee must be left in their books and surrendered at the time War Ration Book No. 2 is issued. •
“Appropriate action will be taken when it is found that the coffee stamps of children whose age as shown on their War Ration Book, is less than 15 and those of consumers with excess supplies are missing from their war ration book No. 1,” he added.
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OntheHomeFro^
The Allies were not there with “too little, too late” in North Africa. What Mr. Churchill called “the end of the beginning” amazed the world as much by its perfect timing as by the sensational results. But the phenomenal advance from both ends of the southern Mediterranean shore by British, American, and Allied forces was the end-product of many long months of planning and preparation, at home as well as abroad, on the production lines, and in the shipyards and elsewhere. If these great movements were executed with stopwatch precision, it was because no smallest details had been left to chance.
Lend-Lease’s role in victory
A good part of the Allied achievement was due to the volume of Lend-Lease supplies that reached Egypt in the last 9 months. During this period we shipped to Egypt more than 1,000 planes, many hundreds of tanks, of which more than 500 were mediums, 20,000 trucks, and hundreds of pieces of artillery. In the last 19 months agricultural products exceeding 33 million dollars in value have moved toward Egypt—for the most part, meats and processed foods suitable for military consumption.
The diet of our modern fighting men is as carefully prescribed and balanced as that of a big-league team in training. As troops move toward action, of course, rations may be altered—concentrated and vitamin-rich products are essential in space saving and for lightness. But the science of dietetics has combined with laboratory experiment to produce new forms of food and energy-giving substances.
One result of the search for more efficient ways to transport and preserve foodstuffs for our armies and the armies and the peoples of our allies, has been the new prominence of dehydrated foods. An entire meal of varied and appetizing dishes, from soup to dessert, may be served of dehydrated foods with their original water content restored. Dehydrated pork, made of pre-cooked, fresh, extremely lean pork, is now in quantity production for war consumption. In appearance similar to brown sugar, it has about one-third the volume of the original meat and weighs about onefourth as much.
The American landing in force on the North African coast called for transporting huge quantities of war materials from
this country to the Mediterranean, and much more must be sent to maintain our strategic actions and add continually to their effectiveness. Far more than in the Solomons, gasoline must be provided for rubber-tired, motorized columns racing across desert roads, and trainloads of fuel oil are needed for the naval and merchant vessels supporting overseas
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operations of such magnitude. All the more forcibly must we realize the vital importance of saving each pound of rubber, gallon of gasoline, drum of fuel oil.
The fuel oil situation is none too favorable in our East Coast area—tank car movements are considerably below what they were a month ago, partly because of the demands of railroads heavily burdened with war traffic.. But while we can manage with less fuel this winter, we’ll be in a very serious fix if great numbers of our passenger automobiles are taken off the road next year for lack of tires and through failure of mechanical parts. It cannot be repeated too7 often that this transportation crisis threatens the warnecessary transportation of millions of people whose labor is as vital to the success of our African strategy as are transports and warships.
Can’t operate without autos
Were we to lose the facilities of private autos, there would be no other means of transportation—neither overcrowded busses, street railways, nor railroads— able to handle the extra traffic load. Not even if all these conveyances carried capacity loads morning, noon and night. Within the space of a year some 2% million passenger autos have been put in storage or otherwise disposed of—not all of these, of course, for lack of tires or from mechanical causes. But there is real danger in the fact that repair parts and mechanical replacements will be less and less available since the metal we used to put into them will be going to direct war use.
Because the full effectiveness of the entire war program hinges on motor transportation, it behooves us hot only to drive less—and more carefully when we must drive—but to see that our cars get regular tire and mechanical inspection by qualified inspectors. Car sharing is the most practical way of saving rubber, gasoline, and mechanical efficiency. Motorists who need more mileage than their basic ration will have to give reasons for requesting an extra allowance of gasoline, and supplemental gasoline rations in most cases -will not be granted unless the applicant belongs to a bona fide car-sharing group of at least four members.
Storekeepers get new responsibility
In the case of mileage saving and car preservation the main responsibility rests with the individual-car owner, but with coffee rationing the responsibility for achieving a balanced national distribution that will prevent surpluses or scarcities in any given locality rests with wholesalers and retailers. These distributors are given a method for calculating “allowable inventories” of coffee and may add to their coffee stocks by purchase warrants that must be presented by dealers to each supplier. It will be up to the consumer of coffee, however, to study methods of making better coffee with limited supply, and to make that supply last through the 5-week ration period.
The Government is taking increasingly severe measures against violators of wartime regulations, especially those governing prices, rationing, and the use of critical war materials. Warning notices have been served on more than 4,000 retailers, mostly grocery stores; found guilty of overcharging on goods under price ceilings, or of reducing the quality or quantity of goods for which prices were fixed on another basis.
Pioneer women shared the dangers and hardships of their men, often shouldering a musket in defense of their homes and working in the fields along with the menfolks. Thousands of modern women in uniform accompany our fighting men to battle fronts, millions of those at home take their places on the assembly lines, in tooling plants, aircraft and munitions plants, in the instruments industry, and other war and civilian jobs. About 120,000 women are employed in the transportation industry, 180,000 more are needed. Womanpower in 1943 will be one of the answers to the growing shortage of manpower.
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LABOR .. .
Local governments may adjust their wages if they can certify to proper conditions
State, county, and municipal governments may adjust wages and salaries under certain circumstances without prior approval by the Federal Government, it was announced last week Other actions on the economic stabilization front included disapproval by the National War Labor Board of a wage increase to influence the flow of manpower, and issuance by the WLB of a general order on wage stabilization in the building construction industry. The board also announced the procedure to be followed in-cases of voluntary applications for wage adjustments by private employers.
Local government order
Adjustments of wages and salaries by State, county, and municipal governments may be made without prior approval by the WLB or the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the two agencies announced last week.
Those wage and salary adjustments requiring approval will be deemed approved if the head of the State or local agency certifies to the board or the commissioner that such adjustment is necessary to correct maladjustments or to correct inequalities or gross inequities as contemplated by Executive Order No. 9250, the statement read. The certificate must describe briefly the nature and amount of the adjustment and other necessary facts and may be accepted by the board or the commissioner, as the case may be, as satisfactory evidence of the facts and of the propriety of the adjustment.
The board or the commissioner retains the right to reopen the matter and request further information pertaining to the propriety of the adjustment. Modification by the board or the commissioner of action taken by a governmental official or agency under this procedure will not be retroactive.
The certification procedure, the statement read, will not apply to any adjustment which would raise salaries or wages beyond the prevailing level of compensation for similar services in the area or the community. In exceptional cases where such an adjustment is sought, and in all cases where the agency seeks an adjustment other than by the certification procedure, application for approval should be filed with the appropriate regional office of the National War Labor Board or of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, as the case may be.
Under the regulations issued by the Economic Stabilization Director on October 27, the board and the commissioner have jurisdiction over any salary or wages paid by . . . any State ... or political subdivision thereof... or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, except where the amount of such salary or wages is fixed by statute. The term statute, the joint statement said, as applied to non-Fed-eral employees, is limited to an act of a State legislature.
Four copies of each certificate, prescribed in the new procedure, should be filed with
the Joint Committee on Salaries and Wages, Room 5406, Department of Labor Building, Washington, D. C., which will forward them to the board or the commissioner, as thè case may be.
Regulations pertaining to the adjustment of the wages or salaries of Federal Government employees are in the process of preparation and will be issued shortly.
Wage disapproval issued
Acting on the first wage case since it announced its wage policy, the National War Labor Board last week disapproved a wage agreement made by the Staley Manufacturing Company of Painesville, Ohio, and the Chemical Workers Union, AFL, calling for a 6-cents-an-hour general wage increase. The board’s decision was by a vote of 6 to 3, the labor members dissenting.
In an opinion on the case Wayne L. Morse, public member of the board, stated that the employees were not entitled to the increase to correct maladjustments in accordance with the board’s wage policy of November 6, because they had received more than a 15-percent increase in their average straight time rates over the level prevailing on January 1, 1941. Dean Morse pointed out that the employees were not entitled to an increase on any of the other grounds referred to in the board’s wage policy.
The company had originally rejected the union’s request for this increase for the 55 workers employed in the plant, which processes soybeans. However, during negotiations 18 of the company’s employees left to accept employment with the local magnesium plant of the Diamond Alkali Co., which pays a higher starting rate. The company then joined the union in requesting the increase. After noting the fact that the company had requested approval of this increase because it faces a manpower shortage, Dean Morse’s opinion read in part as follows:
However, the National War Labor Board Las announced as a matter of policy that Lt will not on its own initiative approve wage Increases for the purpose of influencing or directing the flow of manpower.
It is obvious that if the board should attempt on its own initiative to remedy manpower shortages by granting wage Increases whenever an employer alleges that his work-nen are leaving his plant for higher paying |obs, the effect would be to accelerate a spiral novement of inflationary wage increases.
As the board has announced in its wage policy statement, when in a particular case nanagement and labor, in cooperation with the War Manpower Commission and other
Government agencies, have taken concerted action to solve a manpower- need, the board will consider a request in that case to correct whatever inequalities or gross inequities may then need correction.
In the instant case, there has been no showing that the parties have taken any other steps to solve their alleged manpower problem other than to seek approval of a general wage increase of 6 cents per hour. Construction "wages
The Wage Adjustment Board of the Building Construction Industry, established by the Secretary of Labor May 29, 1942, will continue to recommend wage adjustments for construction operations, but such recommendations will now be passed upon by the National War Labor Board to determine whether they are consistent with the President’s stabilization order, according to WLB General Order No. 13, announced last week.
Seven days after the Wage Adjustment Board files the recommended wage adjustments with the War Labor Board they will become final orders of the WLB unless it is determined that they should be reviewed or that they should be put into operation subject to review.
This order applies only to wage adjustments in contracts which were entered into prior to November 5, 1942, on which date the Office of Price Administration issued Maximum Price Regulation 251, relating to the price of building construction.
In contrast to the September ^'stabilization date established by the President’s Executive order for other wages, wage rates on certain Government construction jobs will continue to remain fixed as of July 1, 1942, with certain exceptions, the WLB stated. This continues the wage stabilization date provided for in an agreement of May 22, 1942, between the Building and Construction Trades Departments of the AFL and several Government agencies.
Procedure in wage adjustment cases
The National War Labor Board has announced the detailed procedure that it will follow in the cases of voluntary applications for wage adjustments by private employers. The procedure has been unanimously approved by the board.
The procedure provides in detail for the functions which will be performed by the 10 regional offices of the board and by the 100-odd field offices of the wage and hour and public contracts divisions of the Department of Labor.
Regional directors will have a tripartite advisory board composed of representatives of the public, labor, and employers. This board will advise the regional director on the setting up of the administrative machinery in each region. The members of this board will be picked by the War Labor Board from among prominent citizens in the area,, and will serve without compensation.
Briefly the steps which will be followed in the handling of voluntary requests for
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approval of wage adjustments are as follows:
1.	Employers.or unions or workers not represented by a union can obtain from the nearest office of the wage and hour division an informal ruling if they are uncertain as to whether a proposed adjustment needs board approval under the Executive order and the regulations. This office may issue a written ruling as an agent of the board.
2.	If the office of the wage and hour division rules that the proposed wage adjustment can be made without approval of the board it will be deemed an authoritative act of the board unless it is later overruled by the regional director of the War Labor Board.
3.	If the ruling is overruled by the War Labor Board regional director, the employer may file an application for approval of the adjustment within 10 days. The adjustment can then be continued in effect unless and until it is finally disapproved under the board’s procedures. Such disapproval is to take effect only from the date of the order of disapproval.
4.	If the office of the wage and hour division rules that the Increase must be approved by the board this office will aid the employer in filling out an application form and submit it to the regional director of the War Labor Board for action.
5.	If the regional director approves the application his ruling shall be final subject to the board’s ultimate power of review. If he disapproves the application, the applicant may file a petition for review within 10 days, in which case it will be referred to a tripartite panel. Any approval by the panel will be final subject to the board’s ultimate power of review.
6.	If the panel disapproves the application or approves a lesser increase than requested, its ruling shall be final subject to the board’s power to review on its own initiative and to the right of any member of the panel to refer the matter to the board in Washington for review.
7.	Any ruling by a WLB regional director, or by a panel shall be deemed to be the act of the board unless and until it is reversed by the board and such disapproval by the board shall take effect only from the date of its issuance.
8.	Any employer applying for approval of an increase will be required to state whether he intends to make the proposed increase the basis for an application to the Office of Price Administration for an adjustment of his maximum prices.
9.	If he states that he intends to seek price relief, he must fill out a form showing the relationship between the proposed increase and his price situation and what effect such an increase would have on his business if it were granted without price relief. A copy of this form will be sent to the Office of Price Administration.
10.	A copy of all rulings of regional directors, panels, or the board in such cases, will also be sent to the Office of Price Administration. In these cases any approval of an increase will become effective only on final approval by the board and, when required by the provisions of Executive Order No. 9250, by the Economic Stabilization Director.
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Louisville area adopts manpower stabilization plan
Adoption of an employment stabilization plan for the Louisville area was announced November 9 by Robert C. Goodwin, regional director of the War Manpower Commission, with headquarters in Cleveland.
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Central control of all manpower problems urged by management-labor committee
Centralized control of all manpower problems, including transfer of the Selective Service System to the War Manpower Commission, was recommended by the management-labor policy committee of the War Manpower Commission in a report made public last week. The report had been transmitted to -President " Roosevelt by War Manpower Chairman McNutt.
Doubts value of service law
On the subject of national service legislation, however, the committee had this to say:
“The committee doubts that conversion of the moral obligation to serve in the war effort, into a legal obligation to serve, will of itself solve the manpower situation. . . .
“The committee has confidence that the voluntary and cooperative efforts of the people, under strong leadership on the part of Government, management and labor, will provide the answer to this all-important war manpower problem. Experiences in the months which lie ahead may reveal that the executive branch of the Government requires supplementary authority from the Congress in order to carry forward the manpower program in an effective manner. The committee therefore will continue the study requested by the chairman and in the light of accumulating experiences, will be prepared to make appropriate recommendations from time to time.”
“Decisions concerning the ultimate size and rate of growth of the armed forces must precede the formulation of detailed manpower policies,” the committee reported. “The number, as well as the rate at which men are to be withdrawn from civilian activities for the armed forces must be determined in the light of the over-all demands upon the Nation’s supply of manpower.
“Therefore, in the belief that first things must come first, the committee recommends that the authority and responsibility for the apportionment of manpower, as between the armed services and essential civilian activities, in short, the formulation of the over-all program, be centralized in the chiefs of staff of the Army and the Navy, the Lend-Lease Administrator, the chairman of the War Production Board and the chairman of
the War Manpower Commission. . . .
“As the rate of induction is stepped up and employment increases, the supply of skilled and semi-skilled men must be most carefully distributed between the armed forces and industry in such manner that each individual may be placed where he can be of maximum use to the war effort. The committee believes this will require a greater degree of integration with respect to deferment and replacement policies than is possible if the Selective Service System operates independently of the War Manpower Commission.”
In its own summary of the immediate requirements, the committee calls upon Government, industry, agriculture, and labor for strong leadership, aggressive action and maximum cooperation to bring about the following:
By Government
1.	Centralized authority and responsibility for determination of the over-all manpower program.
2.	Centralized authority and responsibility for the administration of the manpower program, which requires:
—(a) Transfer of the Selective Service System to the War Manpower Commission.
(b)	Cessation of voluntary enlistments.
(c)	Provision for special calls by the Army and Navy through the selective-service system for men with specialized skills.
(d)	Coordination by the War Manpower Commission of military and civilian training programs conducted in nonmilitary educational institutions.
(e)	Establishment of a strong administrative and operating organization for the War Manpower Commission.
3.	Implementation of the war .manpower employment stabilization and migration control policy by wide public distribution, and by extension of the War Manpower Commission’s authority to regulate hiring, rehiring, solicitation, and recruitment in labor-shortage areas.
By management and labor
1.	Uniform acceptance of and compliance with the War Manpower Commission’s policies and directives.
2.	Elimination of wasteful labor turnover in civilian war activities.
3.	Acceleration in the rate of transfer from nonessential to essential activities.
4.	Acceleration in, the rate of mobilizing, training, and employing those who are presently unemployed but who are able to render service.
5.	Maximum utilization of labor in a manner insuring maximum use of the skills and capacities of workers.
6.	Accelerated rate at which men of the military age group who are engaged in essential activities can be released for service in the armed forces.
7.	Elimination of all barriers, restrictions, or obstructions incidental to successful accomplishment of points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 above.
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WAR PRODUCTION...
Production of galvanized ware will be cut from 150 to 6 items after January 1
Galvanized ware—which includes such items as the kitchen garbage can and the farmyard water pail—was put under simplification and curtailment restrictions November 7 by the WPB. The net result will be (a) reduction by January 1 from 150 articles of all sizes and kinds of galvanized ware now manufactured to 6 articles of only a few sizes, and (b) 44,000 tons of steel and over 10,000 tons. of zinc made available for the war production program.
In addition to galvanized ware, the order (L-30-a) applies to all products affected made of iron or steel which have plain, japanned, painted, lithographed, or lacquered finishes.
Effective November 12, the order cuts off production of watering pots, radiator and tractor filling cans, foot baths, liquid and dry measures, dippers, ash sifters, coal hods and scuttles, utility baskets, and all rubbish and ash receptacles except cans and pails of specified sizes. Dippers and liquid and dry measures may be produced for military and other essential purposes, however.
Output cut 50 percent
For the next 2 months, the following items may be made: garbage cans and pails; pails and buckets; wash tubs; fire buckets; wash boilers; fire shovels; funnels; refrigerator pans; and kerosene storage containers.
Specifications as to dimensions, number of sizes which may be made by any manufacturer, and gage of the steel which may be used in the permitted items are listed in an appended schedule covering garbage cans and pails, pails and buckets (other than fire buckets and wringer buckets), wash tubs (without stands or legs), wash boilers, and funnels (with or without wire strainers).
The order also prohibits production of fire shovels more than 22 inches long and is applicable to kerosene containers of 1-to 5-gallon capacity.
For the next 2 months, production of all of the permitted items is cut 50 percent (based on average monthly output in the year ending June 30, 1941).
Effective January 1, output of galvanized ware will be further cut to allow manufacture of only 6 products: garbage, cans, garbage pails, wash boilers, fire
shovels, pails, and wash tubs. With the exception of pails and wash tubs, output of these will continue to be at one-half of normal. Production of pails and wash tubs will be cut to one-tenth of the average monthly rate in the base period.
Exceptions
Pails, buckets, and tubs designed especially as packing or shipping containers are not affected by the order.
The restrictions of the order do not apply to certain items produced for the armed forces, Maritime Commission, and War Shipping Administration which conform to certain Government specifications. If they do not conform to these specifications, their production is subject to restriction of the order.
Conversion programs under way
Approximately 270 manufacturers are affected by the order. Many of them have undertaken successful conversion programs, producing, for example, blitz cans (used for emergency supplies of gas or water in jeeps, tanks, trucks, etc.) ; water containers, ammunition boxes, food carriers, and deck buckets.
Exempted from provisions of the order are articles which on November 12 had been cut or blanked to size—so long as they are completed before December 7, except for application of zinc or other coating and attachment of bails, handles, spouts, or “ears,” which may be done later.
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Convert to new drug packaging materials, WPB warns
Shortages of metals and other packaging materials are a more serious problem to the drug industry than shortage of raw materials used in manufacturing drugs, the industry has been told by WPB officials. WPB pointed out that an even more critical shortage of metals for this purpose is impending, and that the industry, by converting to noncritical packages at once, would permit the manufacturers of substitute packages to build up production facilities to take care of the drug industry when the real squeeze comes.
Substitute Bessemer, rail steel for open hearth, buyers urged
Steel consumers were urged November 10 by H. G. Batcheller, chief of the WPB iron and steel branch, to use, wherever possible, steel made by the Bessemer process or rerolled from old rails, instead of steel made by the open-hearth process.
Bessemer steel is available in many products, including bars, plates, shapes, sheets, strip, pipe, wire products and track accessories. Rail steel bars, which are rolled from old railroad rails, also are adaptable for purposes for which open-hearth steel now is being used. Such uses include reinforcement of concrete, and agricultural implements.
The WPB iron and steel branch staff, Mr. Batcheller added, will be glad to cooperate with any buyers in helping them to find sources of supply for either Bessemer or rail steel.
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Whitney named technical consultant to Nelson
WPB Chairman Nelson announced November 6 that he recently had appointed H. LeRoy Whitney to his staff as technical consultant to advise him on special problems and projects.
At the time of his appointment, Mr. Whitney was attached to the metallurgical and specifications section of the WPB’s iron and steel branch. He has been in a large measure responsible for much of the expansion during the last year in alloy steels, in which he specialized. In addition, Mr. Whitney was one of the principal originators of the National Emergency Steels, which were developed to reduce the consumption of strategic alloys.
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No outdoor Christmas lighting this year, WPB asks
The WPB November 7 asked city officials, civic clubs, chambers of commerce, merchants, and citizens generally to dispense with outdoor decorative lighting this Christmas.
WPB pointed out that Christmas lighting requires the use of critical materials, electricity, and manpower.
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Possible beryllium deposit tested; U. S. offers maps
A New Mexico mineral deposit that may prove to be a new source of the vital war metal beryllium is being examined by the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, as part of the Survey’s program for investigating domestic deposits of strategic minerals.
The beryllium occurrences are at Iron Mountain, near the northern end of the Sierra Cuchillo in Sierra and Socorro Counties, New Mexico.
Photostat copies of the geologic maps of the district may be obtained by anyone directly Interested in Its development, upon application to the Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
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LEAD RESTRICTIONS RELAXED
Restrictions on the use of lead were eased November 11 to permit a number of essential uses which heretofore had been restricted by Order M-38-c. The amendment, No. 2, was Issued November 11 by the director general for operations.
The November 11 amendment removes restriction on the use of lead In certain building supplies; in foil for industrial babbit; in certain food packaging; in lead sheathed cable; in caskets; and in name plates for industrial machinery.
The list of restricted items is changed to Include specified building products to conform to the list of permitted items, and to the Army and Navy prohibited list. Blocks for cutting leather are removed from the restrictive list.
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Brass, wire mill product warehouses checked
The compliance division of the WPB announced November 10 it is conducting a survey of the operations of warehouses which stock brass and wire mill products. Particular attention will be paid to their degree of compliance with the order restricting sale of copper and copper base alloys to customers whose purchase orders are rated A-l-k, or better. Inventories also will be checked against the requirements of the suppliers’ inventory limitation order.
The survey will be conducted by means of report forms mailed from Washington, and with the assistance of investigators of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, who will make the necessary field examinations.
4# action in Africa chews up metal
Copper holders offer 125,000,000 pounds, others refuse 64,000,000; U. S. taking steps
Almost 80,000 business firms have reported 200,000,000 pounds of idle and excessive inventories of copper and copper base alloy products, and the Government is instituting action in cases where holders have been negligent in filing reports, or refuse voluntarily to sell their materials for war use.
This was announced November 12 by Col. C. R. Baxter, U. S. A., chief of the materials redistribution branch of the WPB, who emphasized that “the substantial numbers of United States forces now engaged in operations against the enemy obviously mean increased demand for munitions and other implements of war for which copper is vitally needed.”
Colonel Baxter revealed that 125,000,-000 pounds of copper have been voluntarily offered for sale, and 93,000,000, or approximately 75 percent of it, has already been allocated to war production.
Of the total offered for sale, 26,800,000 pounds so far were moved in existing form to war use by direct sales under Priorities Regulation 13; 17,800,000 pounds were reported and allocated as scrap; 44,555,000 pounds were allocated to brass mills and ingot makers for remelting. An additional 25,000,000 pounds will be allocated to war use as quickly as purchase contracts, which have been sent to holders, are returned.
Needed for guns, shells, tanks, planes
In addition to the movement of copper through voluntary sales, 3,632,000 pounds were authorized for retention by holders for war orders.
Holders of 64,000,000 pounds of copper have thus far refused to sell their idle and excessive materials, however, and the Government, Colonel Baxter stated, will institute requisitioning action whenever necessary.
“The full and complete cooperation of holders is absolutely essential,” Colonel Baxter said.
“A 37-millimeter antiaircraft gun uses a ton of copper every 20 minutes it is in operation. Six hundred pounds of copper go into every medium tank and a ton into the engines and air frame of a flying fortress. The Signal Corps alone needs 5,000 tons of copper every month for radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment. Without these implements of war, our Army would be without speed.
maneuverability, communications, or fire power.
War producers are urged to use the facilities of the Copper Recovery Corporation, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y., in filling emergency shortages of copper in various forms. A national inventory of all copper products reported in idle and excessive inventories is maintained there. The special unit of WPB’s copper branch, located in the Copper Recovery Corporation, continues to receive emergency requests at the rate of 500,000 pounds per day." More than half of these requests are being filled from idle and excessive inventories, where materials are located in the exact form needed, private sales arranged, and shipments made at once.
It was reported that during the past few weeks many war plants have been able to maintain schedules through these direct sales.
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Control of copper for farm tractors, power units continued
Continuation of the strict control placed upon the use of copper in the manufacture of farm tractors and farm engine power units was announced November 7 by the director general for operations with the issuance of Supplementary Limitation Order L-170-a. At the same time. Order L-26-c, which formerly contained these controls, was revoked.
The new order is similar to L-26-c, except that it prohibits the use of copper or copper alloy in repair parts, with certain exceptions, and permits such use for a few additional purposes. It provides that no producer shall manufacture for sale, or receive from his supplier for resale, any copper products or copper base alloy products to be used in the manufacture of farm tractors or engine power units or repair parts therefor other than for the following general purposes (with appropriate limitations):
Radiators; cooling control devices; electrical equipment; bearings, bushings, thrust washers and similar parts; replacement parts (on certain conditions); carburetor parts; plating; gaskets; uses as a minor alloying element; brazing material; powered copper; gauges; fuel filter screens, fuel shut-off valves; priming cups; clutch facings and brake linings.
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CONTROLLING MATERIALS
The new, long-range plan for controlling the flow of critical materials into war production—the' Controlled Materials Plan—has resulted from study of difficulties encountered in distributing essential materials through the priorities system, including the Production Requirements Plan, under which our war industries have been operating. /
Under PRP every firm, large or small, submitted to the War Production Board its individual requirements and received WPB individual authorization to obtain materials. These requirements were on a priority basis, but even with a high priority rating the manufacturer could not be sure he would get enough materials of the right kind he needed at the time he needed them. •
This system resembled one method of irrigating fields now little used in the West, where water is allowed to flood dry lands at intervals without controlling its flow or measuring the requirements of the fields. The result is that parts of fields will be flooded, while other remain dry, and some ranchers get no water at all.
Based on knowledge all along the line J
The Controlled Materials Plan, like a modern irrigation system, will be based on knowledge of materials requirements all the way down the line, from prime contractors to subcontractors, and on a measured control of the flow of these materials from the “headgate” or national pool of critical materials down to the last channels and outlets of war industries.
Under the CMP, prime contractors assemble “Bills of Materials” specifying not only what materials are required, but when they must be received in order to meet approved production schedules on time. Included in the Bills of Materials are those materials needed by the prime contractors as well as subcontractors and their suppliers. Each prime contractor submits his total Bill of Materials to his particular “claimant agency.” There are seven claimant agencies—Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, aircraft scheduling unit, Board of Economic Warfare, and office of civilian supply—which handle orders for their respective customers. Each claimant agency assembles its Bills of Materials and submits them to the WPB requirements committee and to the respective controlled materials divisions.
The requirements thus presented by the claimant agencies must be brought into balance with the known available supply before they can be approved. All material requirements are divided into amounts needed for construction and facilities, including industrial machinery and equipment; production; and maintenance, repair and operating supplies. When the sum of these various requirements has been adjusted to the supply, the WPB program vice chairman—who is also chairman of the requirements committee—with the advice of his committee will allocate authorized quantities of “Controlled Materials” to each claimant agency.
WPB tells mills amount and kind to produce
The claimant agencies, in turn, distribute these broad allotments among their prime contractors by means of “allotment numbers,” and prime contractors then pass on the allotment numbers to subcontractors, as they are needed to secure supplies. Allotment numbers constitute “certified checks” for specific'amounts of material for delivery during specific periods. They are presented to mills with contractors’ orders. Mills are advised by WPB as to the amount, size, and form of materials they should produce in order to meet the demand.
Carbon and alloy steel, copper, and aluminum are the first Controlled Materials to come under the plan, which will be put into effect partially in the second quarter of 1943 and completely by July 1. Materials other than Controlled Materials will continue to be distributed through the priority system. Provision is, made for companies to continue getting steel, copper, and aluminum under the existing priorities system and PRP until they qualify under CMP.
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NELSON MERGES OFFICES FOR MAKING, APPLYING
MATERIALS PROGRAMS
WPB groups making and applying programs to distribute materials were merged last week. Chairman Nelson consolidated them in a new office of program vice chairman.
Eberstadt at head
This was done by combining the office of program determination and the office of operations. The consolidated organization will be headed by Ferdinand Eberstadt as program vice chairman. Ernest Kanzler will continue as director general for operations.
Realinement of the two groups has been carried out to provide a close-knit organization to administer the WPB policies, including the recently announced Controlled Materials Plan.
Under the new office, industry branches, now advanced to the status of divisions, will be given greater responsibilities for estimating requirements, expanding resources and controlling distribution of materials. At the same time, they will be tied in more ~- closely to the work of the WPB requirements committee, of which Mr. Eberstadt is chairman.
Labor, industry committees
Each of the 36 industry division directors will have attached to his staff a labor advisory committee, an industry advisory committee and a “sub” requirements committee consisting of representatives of the seven governmental claimant agencies set up under CMP.
The staff of the program vice chairman will include a program bureau, of which Donald D. Davis is director and a facilities bureau, Fred Searls, director.
The program bureau will act as a staff to the requirements committee, bringing together figures on supply of materials, requirements for critical items and labor requirements, and will recommend programs to the vice chairman.
The facilities bureau, embodying the former construction bureau, will determine the requirements and programs for construction.
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MATERIALS OFFICES MERGED
Under the director general for operations, H. W. Dodge will be deputy director general for staff; John R. Kimberly, deputy director general for industry divisions; and Wade Childress, deputy director general tor field operations. T. Spencer Shore will be director of industry advisory committees.
The staff of the director general for operations will include a distribution bureau, of which J. A. Krug is director, and resources agencies, with a director to be named later.
To use priorities, PRP and CMP
The distribution bureau will take over the functions of the bureau of priorities control and will administer the distribution of materials through priorities, the Production Requirements Plan and the Controlled Materials Plan. It will also handle compliance, appeals and the auditing of materials accounts.
The resources agencies will handle scrap and salvage programs, simplification and substitution, redistribution of materials and equipment, requisitioning, concentration of industry, stock piling and transportation, resources protection, and programs for increasing production and better use of manpower resources.
Builder of Chandler swim pool penalized as priority violator
As a penalty for constructing a swimming pool without obtaining WPB authorization as required by Conservation Order L-41, the Colonial Supply Co., Louisville, Ky., is denied all priority assistance for a period of 3 months.
Last summer the company, a partnership composed of B. H. Collings and Bess H. Collings, constructed a swimming pool on the premises of Senator A. B. Chandler of Kentucky at a cost of approximately $3500. Such construction without special authorization, was forbidden by L-41.
The WPB compliance commissioner who recommended the penalty action found that Senator Chandler himself had no responsibility for the violation of the WPB order, but that the construction firm was aware of the terms of the order and nevertheless proceeded with the work.
The three controlled materials divisions—steel (including the former iron and steel and ferro-alloys branches), copper, and aluminum-magnesium—will report directly to the director general. The rubber division will report to Rubber Director Jeffers, and the aircraft and radio and radar divisions to the WPB production vice chairman, Charles E. Wilson. ' y
The other industry divisions have been grouped under five operating bureaus, as follows:
Minerals bureau, Joseph M. Scribner, director—Mining; mica-graphite; tin-lead; zinc; miscellaneous minerals.
Commodities bureau, Ernest Reid, director— Chemicals; printing and publishing; pulp and paper; cork and asbestos; containers.
Consumers’ goods bureau, Lewis S. Greenleaf, director—Food; beverages and tobacco; consumers’ durable goods; textile, clothing and leather; service equipment; distributors (formerly distributors branch of the bureau of priorities control.)
Construction and utilities bureau, John Hall, director—Plumbing and heating; building materials; lumber and lumber products; power; transportation equipment; communications equipment; governmental (formerly bureau of governmental requirements).
Equipment bureau, Harry A. Rapelye, director—General Industrial equipment; automotive; tools; farm machinery; construction machinery; safety and technical supplies (formerly health, safety and technical equipment branch).
Matte smelting of manganese ores explained by report
The Bureau of Mines has just issued a metallurgical report on matte smelting of manganese oxide, carbonate, or silicate ores with copper and iron sulfides, Dr. R. R. Sayers, Director of the Bureau, announced.
“These low-grade ores, smelted with either iron or copper sulfides and the resulting matte refined and sintered to a 60-percent manganese product, have yielded a manganese that meets all specifications of ferro-alloy furnace feed,” Dr. Sayers said.
Further information on the mattesmelting process is contained in Report of Investigations 3569, “Smelting of Manganese Oxide, Carbonate, or Silicate Ores with Copper and Iron Sulfides,” bÿ R. G. Knickerbocker and Virgil Miller, which may be obtained without cost from the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
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Makers of office machines may now set production rates for 1943
Manufacturers of office machinery may now set their production rates for 1943, as a result of the issuance November 11 of General Limitation Order No. L-54-c, as amended.
Must conform to quotas set
The rates permissible under the new order represent adjustments made to conform to quotas established by the standard products committee for each machine.
Machines are itemized in four lists incorporated in the order. The percentages of production of items in the first two lists (A and B) are based on average monthly dollar values of sales during 1941. Fabrication of parts for each class of machines (except repair parts) is subject to the general provisions covering the list on which it is named. These are:
'List A. The manufacture of the class of machines listed shall cease December 31, 1942. Assembly of parts into finished machines may continue until December 31, 1943.
List B. Production of machines listed may continue throughout 1943 at the percentage indicated, but purchase and manufacture of new parts are limited to 25 percent of the total production quotas from June 1, 1942, to December 31, 1943.
List C. Manufacture limited to fill purchase orders approved under terms of the present amended order.
List D. Manufacture prohibited. Items on this list were formerly under Steel Conservation Order M-126.
Manufacturers of repair parts for machines named on all lists are permitted to maintain a minimum working inventory.
The amended order prohibits the use of motors in adding machines, except to complete the assembly of machines whose parts were available or in process September 8. Motors for the spirit, stencil, or gelatin types of duplicating machines may be used in assembly after November 1, 1942, to the extent of 20 percent of the aggregate number of machines of these types the manufacturer is permitted to produce under the terms of the present order.
The amendment changes the procedure governing applications for new office machinery. Beginning with the effective date of the order, any person (other than Army, Navy, and Maritime Commission) desiring to purchase or rent new and restricted office machinery is to apply on Form PD-688, which replaces the previously used Form PD-1A.
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WIRE PRODUCTS SIMPLIFIED TO SAVE STEEL
To aid the production of barbed wire, wire fencing, and poultry netting needed to protect farm properties, crops, and livestock, the WPB November 12 prohibited the manufacture of nonessential types and styles of such wire products.
A new schedule, No. 3 to Limitation Order L-211 will permit the manufacture of only 1 type of barbed wire, compared with 8 styles usually obtainable, and reduce from more than 100 to a very few the permitted types of fencing, netting, and flooring.
The new schedule is expected to result In a direct saving of steel by enabling a greater amount of wire to be made per ton of metal. In addition, the schedule will result in the corollary advantages of most simplification programs—reduction in inventories, an increase of the operating efficiency of machines, and conservation of machine-time and labor.
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Next year’s umbrellas cut
Umbrella production next year will be less than one-third of what it was in 1941, and the umbrellas themselves will be generally uniform in size, shape, and weight, as a result of an order issued November 13 by the WPB.
Use of steel restricted
Order L-36, effective immediately, limits output of umbrella frames to 30 percent of what it was in 1941. This will allow production of approximately 4,000,000 men’s and women’s umbrellas in the next 12 months, compared to 12,787,000 in 1941.
The order also imposes restrictions on weight and size of umbrellas.
Women’s umbrellas, which represent about 90 percent of all those made, will be limited in the use of steel (exclusive of shafts and handles) to 4 pounds per dozen frames if they have nonmetallic tips and ferrules, and 4.35 pounds if they have steel tips and ferrules. In addition, women’s umbrellas can have no more than 10 ribs, compared to anywhere from 10 to 16 currently used.
Men's umbrellas are limited to 5 pounds of steel per dozen frames (exclusive of the shafts and handles), compared to approximately 8 pounds used in the past. Previously having from 8 to 10 ribs, they are now limited to a maximum of 8. Bibs of men’s umbrellas cannot exceed 25 inches, the approximate length at present.
Officials of the consumers’ durable goods division stated that the simplification provisions of the order will result in a serviceable and durable type of umbrella which will be satisfactory for all needs.
Metal lath production limited to war use
Production of metal plastering bases and accessories, formerly on a quota basis, was to cease on November 16 for any purpose except war .procurement, as a “stop production” order (L-59-b) became effective. Announcement of the move was made November 13 by the director generator operations.
The single exception contained in the order permits manufacturers to fabricate materials for the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, and War Shipping Administration, but only to the extent that metal plastering base and accessories are required by specifications directly applicable to purchase orders.
The products affected are chiefly expanded metal lath, metal stucco mesh, sheet metal lath, wire lath, and any one
Gypsum a substitute for metal, lumber
In keeping with conservation orders limiting consumption of strategic materials needed for the war effort, Federal agencies engaged in necessary war construction are turning to the use of non-critical materials as substitutes for metal and lumber. Unique among materials that are available for the purpose and at the same time adaptable to unusual construction demands is ordinary gypsum.
Large surpluses of gypsum products are reported in the estimated output of manufacturers for the fourth quarter. Of necessity, some part of this important noncritical production will probably be utilized in military and industrial installations and in war housing.
In Utah, for example, Government engineers on one large military project have approved installation of 7,000,000
Styles, colors of wall paper reduced
Direct curtailment of wall paper production and establishment of simplification practices, reducing the number of styles and colors of wall paper, were provided for in an order issued November 13 by the director general for operations.
Factors in determining cut
The wartime limitations upon the restriction of private house construction and the shut-down of many nonessential industries were factors considered in determining the extent of the curtailment.
The new order, L-177, and Schedule X
or more of these in combination with a metal, paper, fabric, or other backing.
Metal guides, supports, fastenings, and reinforcements of the types commonly used in the installation of metal lath and other metal bases are among the accessories which come within the scope of the order. Nails, clips, and other devices for holding plaster made of nonmetallic materials will not be affected by the action.
Materials most readily adaptable as substitutes for metal plastering bases are plaster board, gypsum lath, wood lath.
Saving of metal as a result of stopping production of metal lath is estimated at about 145,000 tons of steel and 5,000 tons of zinc annually, taking 1939 as a normal year for purposes of comparison.
square feet of laminated gypsum board in roof construction. The material specified is a three-ply lamination fabricated from ^-inch gypsum board of ordinary commercial grade.
In this method as well as the more familiar poured-roof construction, the gypsum adequately performs structural functions that are customarily served by metal and lumber elements, one or both.
Tests of the strength factors and fire-resistant qualities of the several types of laminated gypsum products and poured gypsum roofing have been conducted by manufacturers, with satisfactory results.
The WPB building materials branch, through its gypsum roofing and insulation products section, is assembling technical data. Chief of the section is Erwin M. Lurie. Inquiries should be addressed to that section.
attached thereto, provide that no manufacturer shall purchase or put in process paper stock in excess of 50 percent of the total tonnage of such stock used by him in the production of wall paper in the period July 1,1941, to June 30,1942.
The order also provides for simplification and standardization practices which include the provision that no manufacturer shall use paper stock exceeding 19^ inches in width to trim to 18 inches, or use paper stock in excess of base weight previously employed by him.
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U. S.-British-Canadian committee studies production and distribution of trucks
The Combined Production and Resources Board November 11 announced appointment of an American-British-Canadian joint committee to investigate and make recommendations on distributing their production of military and civilian trucks for the United Nations.
The survey will be made with a view to obtaining the most efficient possible utilization of facilities for the production of trucks and the most economical use of shipping space.
Appointment of the committee, announced jointly by Donald M. Nelson, Oliver Lyttelton, and C. D. Howe, the three members of the Board, Was made after consultation with the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the Combined Munitions Assignment Board, and the Combined Shipping Adjustment Board. All of these boards have a direct interest in the problem.
Committee personnel
The members of the committee are:
For the United States—Arthur S. Newhall, formerly rubber coordinator for the WPB; Dr. Henry S. Rogers, formerly chief of the WPB rubber branch; Lt. Col. K. D. Mann, of the production division of the Services of Supply, U. S. War Department.
For the United Kingdom—Col. H. C. Goodfellow, deputy director of Warlike Stores of the War Office; Brig. Gen. K. M. F. Hedges, director of mechanization, Ministry of Supply; J. Masterton, director controlling vehicle spares and repairs, Ministry of Supply; B. B. J. O’Donnell, British Ministry of Supply Mission, Washinaton.
For Canada—Henry Borden, K. C., chairman of the Wartime Industries Control Board; J. H. Berry, director-general of the automotive production branch, Department of Munitions and Supplies; A. H. Williamson, controller of supplies, Department of Munitions and Supplies.
The committee assembled in Washington last week under the chairmanship of Mr. Newhall of the WPB. The British members brought with them full data on production and distribution of wheeled vehicles in the United Kingdom, India, and the Dominions, excluding Canada. The Canadian representatives brought complete information on Canadian production and distribution.
The committee was to give consideration to the following factors :
a. Standardization of models; b. the stated requirements both military and civilian of the various authorities; c. appraisal of production facilities in the various represented Nations; d. the type of pack in which vehicles are being prepared for shipment to the various destinations; e. the planning of production so as to impose the minimum strain on shipping; f. the allocation of rubber for the manufacture of tires; and g. a review of work being done by other agencies relative to this subject.
The committee also was to review, the relation between over-all tire and vehicle programs and make recommendations as to best sources of supply for maintenance tires.
To examine spare parts situation
The committee will examine the entire spare parts situation and make recommendations as to the planning of future production of spares on the scale necessary to service satisfactorily new vehicles and to keep existing vehicles in operation so far as possible, and also will make recommendations concerning the distribution of production of spare parts.
Within the limits imposed by military operational needs, the committee is ex-
Canada an arsenal for United Nations;
U. S. gets ^ Great Britain % of Output
Canada, which November 10 became a member of the Combined Production and Resources Board, is providing more than half of its production of war supplies to Great Britain and the United States.
Interlocking war economies
Representation on the Combined Board, along with the United States and Great Britain, is a recognition of the interlocking war economies of the three nations. Roughly one-quarter of Canadian war production now is going to fill United States orders, while about one-third of Canada’s war goods are being produced for Great Britain.
The Hon. C. D. Howe, Canadian Minister of Munitions and Supply, who takes his place on the Combined Production and Resources Board with Donald M. Nelson and Oliver Lyttelton, is American-born and educated. He was appointed Minister of Munitions and Supply in April 1940.
Starting with a relatively small industrial plant, Canada has transformed herself in 3 years into a valuable source of United Nations’ war weapons. Almost every variety of war matériel is being supplied in rapidly increasing volume by Canada.
U. S. gets half of machine tools
As of October 1, 1942, $900,000,000 in war orders had been placed by the United
pected to recommend the most appropriate types of pack for the various theatres of war and the action necessary to provide the facilities at the points of assembly as quickly as possible. Thus, where complete assembly facilities are available or can be made available at the point of destination, vehicles could be shipped completely knocked down; where complete assembly facilities cannot be provided, but sufficient labor is available to make possible partial assembly, the vehicles could be shipped partially knocked down.
The United States and Canada now produce several times the number of wheeled vehicles manufactured in the United Kingdom, India, Australia, and the other areas of the British Commonwealth. The committee will investigate whether production can be increased in areas near the fighting fronts so as to save shipping space.
States in Canada, the major portion during 1942. Half of Canada’s production of machine tools is now being supplied to the United States.
Typical of the cooperative industrial relationship between the two countries is the record of 62 Liberty-type merchant ships built in Canada with steel plate made available by the United States.
A Joint War Production Committee of the United States and Canada, operating for almost a year, has achieved pronounced success in increasing war output by arranging rapid exchanges of supplies to avoid production delays, reducing duplications, breaking transportation bottlenecks, eliminating tariff and other barriers, and revising specifications to increase the number of common-type weapons.
Throughout the war the largest share of Canada’s war goods has been supplied to Great Britain. The newly developed wooden Mosquito fighter-bomber plane, now being built in Canada as well as in England for the RAF and the RCAF, is receiving wide attention, but Canada also has been building large numbers of Hurricane pursuit planes and Lancaster bombers. Valentine tanks, Lee Enfield rifles, Browning aircraft and tank machine guns, depth charges, antitank mines, and innumerable other categories of war material are steadily moved across the Atlantic" to England, frequently in Canadian ships.
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30,000 trailers will provide shelter for war workers
The number of trailers used as stopgap shelter in the war housing program now is being increased to approximately 30,000.
Herbert Emmerich, Commissioner of the Federal Public Housing Authority, National Housing Agency, announced November 12 that 2,500 trailers had been purchased in October and that applications had been filed with the WPB for 5,000 in November and 2,500 each in December and January.
Prior to October the Government had ordered some 17,500 trailers and more than 10,000 now have been delivered and occupied.
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“Fear buying” will create battery shortage, WPB warns
Dealers in automotive batteries were asked November 11 by R. L. Vanimah, chief of the WPB automotive branch to discourage customers from replacing their present adequate batteries with new ones.
Apparently, the idea has been spreading among uninformed owners of slightly aged batteries that they may not be able to buy new ones in the near future when they need them. They have been turning in batteries that are still good for a long term of service.
“A continuation of such fear buying,” said Mr. Vaniman, “is bound to create an artificial shortage which in the end will disrupt the orderly and profitable conduct of the battery business.”
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Bag sheeting looms reconverted to outing flannel production
The WPB acted November 7 to insure an ample supply of the old-fashioned flannel nightshirt and flannel pajamas for "keeping warm during the cold winter nights to come.
An amendment (No. 2) to Order L-99 requires that half of the looms making outing flannels which had been converted to production of bag sheetings on April 20 now be reconverted by January 7, 1943, to turning out flannel material. Production of the remainder of these looms is not affected by the amendment. *
Lend-Lease helped win in Egypt
Over 1,000 planes, 500 medium tanks, hundreds of guns, and 20,000 trucks sent under Act and by direct purchase
The British victory in Egypt was aided to an important extent by the operation of the Lend-Lease Act, and is an outstanding example of combined use of American and Allied resources. President Roosevelt said November 9 in releasing a report on shipment of American equipment to Egypt made to him by Lend-Lease Administrator Stettinius.
Total $636,952,000
The report showed that total exports of American munitions and other products to Egypt since the beginning of Lend-Lease (March 1941 through September 1942) amounted to $636,952,000. This includes both Lend-Lease and direct purchase. By types of product the breakdown is as follows:
Ordnance___________________$130,058, 000
Aircraft (not including
flyaways)_________________ 164,149,000
Tanks—____________-________ 88, 239, 000
Motor vehicles_____________ 73,113,000
Mise, manufactures_________	74, 606,000
Agricultural products _____ 33,687,000
Industrial materials________	73,100,000
The great bulk of these shipments took place in the last 9 months. During this period we shipped to Egypt over 1,000 planes, many hundreds of tanks, of which more than 500 were mediums, 20,000
Closing gaps between American nations
THE SUCHIATE RIVER no longer impedes the vital flow of goods north to south and south to north along the American continents, the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs reveals. A new bridge, financed by the National Railways of Mexico, will make it possible to transfer goods directly from the standardgage trains of Mexico to the narrow-gage trains of Guatemala. Formerly freight had to be shifted from the Mexican train (1) to oxcarts (2) to 1-ton rowboats (3) to oxcarts again (4) and finally to the Guatemalan train (5).
trucks, and hundreds of pieces of artillery.
The President said that “while we must not overlook the fact that the larger part of the equipment used in Egypt is of British origin, we have a right to be proud that so much and such excellent equipment from American factories and shipyards contributed to the victory. In particular we should be gratified by the performance of American-made tanks.” Help to Allies is help to us
“From the enactment of the Lend-Lease Act this country has proceeded on the policy that in giving the tools of war to the nations fighting the Axis, we are aiding ourselves just as surely as if those tools were in the hands of American soldiers. Since we ourselves became involved in the war we have known that our own armed forces must also take part in the fight, but we have not swerved from our policy of the maximum possible aid to our Allies.
“In the Egyptian campaign we can see the vindication of the Lend-Lease idea. We propose to continue to expand our Lend-Lease aid to all of our Allies until complete victory - is achieved.”
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HOUSING ...
NHA to lease private homes for 7 years for conversion to housing of war workers
The National Housing Agency will lease existing structures from owners for conversion into additional dwelling units for war workers for 7 years, or 2 years after the end of the war emergency, whichever is the longer, though the lease may be terminated earlier if NHA chooses. This is brought out in a list of 57 questions and answers on the conversion program announced November 7 by John B. Blandford, Jr., National Housing Administrator.
While a stated rental will be paid to each property owner, the cost of the alterations to any property is expected to amortize'itself within 7 years, Mr. Blandford said, explaining that one-seventh of the conversion costs will be deducted each year from gross rentals collected from tenants.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. What type of house does the NHA want to lease?
A. Any property which can be converted at reasonable cost to accommodate one or more additional families of war workers.
Q. Where must such property be lo-. cated?
A. Within walking or convenient transportation distance from war plants and in districts where zoning laws permit conversion.
Owner approves remodeling plans
Q. What will be done with the property?
A. It will be remodeled to provide additional living quarters, which will be rented to war workers.
Q. Will the owner be permitted to suggest character and extent of alteration, or have anything to say about what remodeling is done?
A. Plans will be submitted to him for approval before the lease is signed.
Q. Who pays the cost of remodeling?
A. NHA will advance funds for the remodeling which will be repaid out of the rents charged the war workers.
Q. If an owner is willing» to lease his house, what does he do?
A. He fills out an application blank furnished by his local War Housing Center.
Q. What is the next step?
A. The house is inspected and, if it is suitable for conversion, the owner’s application is processed for the negotiation of a lease with the owner.
Q. Will the owner be allowed one of the living units for his family?
A. Yes; at an agreed rental rate.
NHA to maintain property
Q. Who will take care of the property?
A. The NHA will maintain it during the period of the lease.
Q. If I own a home now occupied by tenants, will the NHA permit me to dispossess them, lease, and convert the property?
A. No; such action would aggravate, not alleviate, the housing shortage.
Q. Who will pay the taxes and insurance while the property is leased to the NHA?
A. The NHA.
Q. If a house has a mortgage on it, who will keep up the mortgage?
A. The NHA will make normal debt payments as they arise during the use of the property by the NHA.
Q. Will the NHA deal with properties
Housing given 15,000 more tons of steel, enabling builders to get priorities again
Allotment oi io,uuu aaaitionai ingot tons of steel and companion materials to build approximately 20,000 units of the war housing program already authorized by the National Housing Agency was made November 7 by WPB.
This action enables WPB field offices to resume processing applications for war housing projects in the approved program which comply with new requirements established by WPB and NHA. The new allotment brings to 46,000 ingot tons the total amount of steel approved to date for war housing in the fourth quarter of 1942, providing for approximately 60,000 units.
All new projects must comply with the standards of design and materials consumption permitted by the “War Housing Construction Standards,” which became effective October 28. In addition, privately built projects must com-
owned by municipalities, banks, insurance companies, and others which may be vacant?
A. Yes; if suitably located and susceptible to conversion.
Basis for determining rent
Q. Does the owner’s income start as soon as the lease is signed, or after the conversion is done?
A. As soon as the lease is signed and the NHA is given possession of the property, the owner will be entitled to the rent specified in the lease.
Q. What is the basis for determining the amount of rent to the owner?
A. The amount is based On a standard rental scale, giving the owner a fair return based on the current income produced by the improved property after taxes, debt payments and a fair charge for the improvements are taken care of.
Can convert garages
Q. Will it be possible under the Homes Use Program to convert a garage or similar structure into a two- or three-unit dwelling?
A. Yes; if the structure, in the opinion of the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, is considered suitable for conversion and subsequent use as a dwelling.
Q. What can be done under the pro-
ply with new regulations, approved by WPB and NHA, regarding the use to which they may be put. Privately built war housing also must meet rigid requirements permitting them to be rented by “war workers.” The definition of “war workers” is being determined by WPB, NHA, and the War Manpower Commission.
War housing projects are scheduled by NHA in the order of their urgency. Projects on the approved NHA program are referred to WPB field offices for issuance of preference rating orders. Only those housing units recommended by NHA receive consideration by WPB.
Issuance of priorities for privately built war housing was halted the previous week because the current allotment of steel and companion materials had been exhausted. The release of an additional amount of material makes it possible to modify the instructions.
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gram with abandoned hotels containing a considerable number of rooms?
A. Structures which will yield a large number of units will normally be converted and managed by FPHA if the completed project is large enough to require a resident manager operating as FPHA resident managers now work in the case of FPHA multiple-unit projects.
Provisions for terminating lease
Q. If a property of this type has been rejected by FPHA, can it then be considered under the Homes Use Program?
A. Yes; in some instances. Each case will be dealt with on its merits.
Q. Must the lease run the full 7 years?
A. No. It may be terminated by the NHA at any time on 30 days’ notice but it may run for 2 years after the war emergency or 7 years, whichever is longer.
Q. Will it be possible to use a per-unit rental rate rather than a per-structure rate?
A. After conversion, rents will be determined in terms of dwelling units and not structures.
Government becomes landlord
Q. Will the owner-be permitted to restrict his property from use by certain undesirable tenants?
A. All matters relating to tenant selection will be under the sole supervision of the National Housing Agency’s management organization.
Q. If it is ascertained, after occupancy, that the tenants are undesirable, will the owner be permitted to have them ousted?
A. No. The tenants look to the Government as their landlord and the Government will be the sole judge.
To use rent formula
Q. Who fixes the amount of rent to be paid by tenants?
A. The rent will be determined by the HOLC representative according to the formula provided in the Conversion Manual.
Owner can sell during lease
Q. May the owner sell his property while it is leased to the Government?
A. Yes. The purchaser, however, takes it'subject to the terms of the lease.
Q. If taxes, insurance, and water rates are increased during the life of the lease, will these increases be charged to the owner?
A. Increases in charges occurring after the signing of the lease will not be charged back to the owner.
Q. Will the NHA provide furniture?
A. No. Each tenant must arrange to rent or purchase his furniture independently.
Construction machinery goes under system of production scheduling and allocation; some types reserved for military needs
All construction machinery and equipment was placed under allocation control November 9 by the director general for operations, with the issuance of Limitation Order L-192, stopping production for civilian use of certain types of equipment needed for the armed services. The restricted machinery, as listed in Schedule C of the order, will be manufactured hereafter only for use of the military.
Industry organized vertically
Civilian purchase and use of new construction equipment on Schedule A for private account are permitted- only under an authorization from the director general for operations.
The industry now operates on production schedules to be determined by the WPB.
A vertical integration of the industry from top to bottom under a system of production quotas will supplant the limitation orders at present in force. The new order (L-192) supersedes Limitation Orders L-82 and L-82-a, which respectively restricted production and distribution of power shovels and cranes and of rubber-tired construction equipment.
Factory output will be controlled by direct allocation of the finished units to authorized users, chiefly the war procurement agencies within the Government and their contractors and agents.
Equipment must be registered
By requiring registration of each unit of equipment of the types listed in Schedule A, when in the hands of private owners, a control is maintained over the location and use of essential machinery. The purpose of registration is to enable prospective buyers, lessors, or other authorized users to negotiate for and obtain the equipment that has been released or which has become idle upon completion of the project to which it was allocated previously.
Regulations previously imposed under L-196 to require registration of used construction equipment and reports of change of status are retained unchanged.
As a condition to the resale, rental, and use of such equipment (Schedule A) by private owners, they will be required to file notice 30 days prior to sale, lease, or use on any other project. Form WPB-1159 (the same as that required in L-196) is prescribed for that purpose.
Producers of construction machinery
will obtain their iron, steel, aluminum, copper, and other critical materials by allocation. Accordingly, their own production schedules will be regulated to keep fabrication and assembly in balance with the flow of materials. The amounts of metal or other critical materials allocated for-their operations will be only as much as are called for by their authorized schedules.
New construction and excavating equipment, if on Schedule A, will automatically be reclassified as “used” whenever it is transferred or removed to another job or location after being initially used on the project to which it was allocated when new.
Included in Schedule C—military only—are graders, ditchers, dredgers, rollers, conveyors, derricks, concrete handling equipment of several types, mixers of various kinds, and other important pieces of construction equipment. There are in all 48 items in the list.
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UNDER NEW CEILINGS
Maximum prices for all contracts, or lump-sum sales of finishing builders’ hardware—knobs, locks, window hardware, screen hardware and similar miscellaneous items were established by the OPA through issuance November 9 of Maximum Price Regulation 261, effective November 13.
The new regulation establishes maximum prices for manufacturers at the highest prices received by the manufacturer for delivery between October 1, 1941, and March 31, 1942, of finishing builders’ hardware of approximately the same grade, quality, and amount for a similar building project and to a purchaser recognized under trade practices as entitled to similar treatment.
In the case of persons other than manufacturers, including retailers, having a contract hardware department previously covered only by the general maximum price regulation, the maximum prices are based on actual cost of materials under each contract, plus percentage mark-ups for which ceilings are set.
Maximum Price Regulation NO. 261 is titled Contract Sales of Finishing Builders’ Hardware.
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TRANSPORTATION...
Bus service cut in six big cities
Bus service in six of the Nation’s largest cities was drastically reduced November 10 to save rubber and equipment in nine special orders issued by ODT Director Eastman.
Huge saving estimated
The cities affected are Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, and Richmond.
Director Eastman estimated that the group of orders will save almost one hundred million bus tire miles a year. This is equivalent to what would be consumed by a fleet of 400 buses in a year’s time.
The orders affecting Philadelphia and Baltimore specify the exact routes which must be discontinued or curtailed. These orders are effective December 28.
To divert from rubber to rails
The orders affecting New York, Chicago, Richmond, and Cincinnati impose a flat 15 percent reduction of the bus mileage operated during the corresponding period in 1940 or 1941, whichever was the greater. How these reductions are to be made is optional with the carriers and regulatory bodies. These orders are effective December 1.
Ice dealers cautioned to save transport
Immediate steps must be taken to conserve trucking equipment in the ice industry unless the industry “is to find itself without delivery facilities,” Jack Garrett Scott, general counsel of the ODT, told the National Association of Ice Industries at Chicago November 11.
Yardstick plan suggested
Mr. Scott reviewed the difficulties that had been encountered in an attempt to set up a general plan of joint action for the industry and suggested that specific joint action plans be worked out in several representative communities as a basis for conservation throughout the industry.
“These plans can be considered as 'guinea pigs,’ and their ultimate approval, disapproval, or modification will provide yardsticks by which the rest of the industry can be guided,” Mr. Scott said.
Further excerpts:
“A word or two of warning, however,
Mr. Eastman said:
This series of nine specific orders is intended primarily to divert local passenger traffic from rubber to rails. . . .
• In some cases, where it is evident that bus routes are being operated as a convenience rather than a necessity, their complete elimination is ordered. . . .:
These orders in no case represent the greatest feasible reductions. If the situation with respect to vital materials becomes more critical, further reductions may be ordered.
To those inconvenienced by having to go back to the rail vehicles which they left a few years ago, I need only quote the Baruch Committee’s eight-word ultimatum to rubber consumers: “Discomfort or defeat. There is no middle course.”
Details of savings
The savings, in terms of annual bus tire miles, for each of the six cities involved, follow:
New York City—Fifth Avenue Coach Co., 7,800,000; New York City Omnibus Corporation, 18,900,000; East Side Omnibus Corporation and Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation, 4,050,000; Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Co., Inc., 750,000. Total; 31,500,000.
Philadelphia—Philadelphia Transportation Co., 20,460,000.
Chicago—Chicago Surface Lines, 11,250,000; Chicago Motor Coach Co., 14,100,000. Total, 25,350,000.
Baltimore — The Baltimore Coach Co., 4,800,000
Cincinnati—The Cincinnati Street Railway Co., 9,360,000.
Richmond—Virginia Electric & Power Co., 4,800,000.
seems desirable. I think it should be made clear that what we are after is conservation in the use of tires and automotive equipment, and that there is not likely to be approval of any plan which, • under the guise of elimination of wastes in transportation, seeks to set up a monopolistic control of the industry by some of its members, or otherwise to change radically the economics of the industry.
“The second word of warning is that the transportation situation is really a critical one, and that if you do not move quickly and efficiently into the conservation field, you will find yourselves in a few short months without any facilities for distribution and hence without any business.
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AMERICAN SHIPYARDS engaged solely in construction of Liberty Ships brought the average time from keel-laying to delivery down to 66 days per ship during October, the Maritime Commission announced.
NO HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
To help relieve the approaching holiday peak traffic on railroads and bus lines, ODT Director Eastman, November 10 requested Government agencies to cancel annual leave of all civilian employees between December 18 and January 10 where such leaves involve travel.
Mr. Eastman also asked all Government agencies to limit, where the war effort would not be impaired, the calling of meetings which would involve travel from November 24, through November 30, and from December 18 through January 10.
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Carriers establish 18 Joint Information Offices
Eighteen Joint Information Offices have been established in various parts of the country to assist motortruck carriers in complying with conservation measures of the ODT, and a number of other plans submitted by carriers pursuant to General Order ODT No. 13 are being reviewed by the ODT and the U. S. Department of Justice.
The last Joint Information Office to be established is at 716 Twelfth Street, Greeley, Colo. Similar offices have been established at Baltimore, Md.; Detroit, Mich.; Kansas City, Mo.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Providence, R. I.; Charlotte, N. C.; South Bend, Ind.; Houston, Tex.; Columbus, Ohio; Wausau, Wis.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Des Moines, Iowa; Washington, D. C.; Louisville, Ky., and Cleveland, Ohio.
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Where to send applications for War Necessity Certificates
Only applications for Certificates of War Necessity made on blanks obtained at regional or district offices of the ODT should be submitted to these offices, ODT officials pointed out November 11.
All other applications must be sent to the ODT’s central mailing office at Detroit, Mich., in the self-addressed envelopes provided for the purpose.
It is necessary that applications made on blanks received from the Detroit office be sent to that office.
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Common carriers, other public utilities must notify OPA 30 days before raising rates
The form and substance of the notice of proposed general increases in rates and charges of common carriers and other public utilities, as provided for in the Emergency Price Control Act as amended, were set forth November 13, by the OPA.
“General rate increases” defined
All increases in common carrier or other public utility rates or charges which affect a class of passengers, shippers, or customers as distinguished from an increase chargeable to a particular customer or transportation service under special arrangement were defined as “general rate increases.” The Act requires that OPA be notified 30 days before any such “general rate increase” can go into effect.
The definition is contained in Procedural Regulation No. 11 effective November 12 which specifies the form and manner in which common carriers and other public utilities must notify Price Administrator Henderson of proposed increases in rates under the Emergency Price Control Act, as amended by the Act of October 2, 1942.
2 copies must be filed
The November 13 order specifies that 30 days before any rate increase goes into effect there shall be filed with the transportation and utilities division of the OPA in Washington two copies of the notice.
The order further specifies that if authority of any regulatory body is required for establishment of the increased rates, the Price Administrator shall be notified on or before the time such authority is sought by the common carrier or public utility so that he may intervene in the proceedings.
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MILEAGE RATIONING POSTPONED FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
In order to correlate the ODT’s mileage-rationing program for commercial vehicles with that of the OPA for passenger automobiles, the mileage rationing program for commercial vehicles was postponed from November 15 to December 1. See story- on page 18.
Auto plants speed up output for war
Shipments of war goods from plants of the automobile industry reached $537,-090,000 in August, an increase of 126.1 percent over last February.
396 plants report
These figures, released November 12 by R. L. Vaniman, chief of WPB’s automotive branch, are derived from reports on 396 plants owned by 133 companies. This group of companies—7 major automobile manufacturers, 11 truck firms, and 115 parts producers—represents approximately 68 percent of the entire industry.
The number of wage earners in the 396 automobile plants in September was 659,411, an increase of 2.7 percent over August, and an increase of 30.6 percent over last February.
Comparison of the following employment figures Indicates the tempo of war work in the auto plants:
	May	June	July	August	September
Total wage earners		542,380 106,008,000 85,176,000 80.3	570,232 114,176,000 104,640,000 91.6	605,264 125,371,000 119,285,000 95.1	642,209 156,459,000	659,411
Total man-hours	...	....!..						
Man-hours on war work							
Percentage war work						
					
Army experts save critical metals
Army metallurgists and engineers, challenged by shortages in critical materials and machines, are finding new materials, conserving strategic, critical and essential metals and devising improved methods of production in the “war of alloy steel.”
Two pamphlets issued by the Ordnance Department—“Tremendous Trifles” and “Metalurgency”—tell the story of how men far behind the fighting lines are battling to keep the lanes clear to war production goals and to supply equipment adequately developed to defeat the enemy.
“We simply could not build our war machine out of the same steels that we used 2 years ago, because there isn’t enough nickel, chromium, nor molybdenum, etc., to put into them,” says Metalurgency. “Nor are we building our war machine out of the same steels we used 2 years ago. If we were, we would already hit a production ceiling. . . . Only a specialist would recognize hundreds of today’s specifications as akin to those 2 years old.”
But the shift in specifications on fighting equipment is not accomplished by
Total shipments, including shipment of parts by subcontractors to prime contractors, rose for another consecutive month in August, reaching a total of $566,013,000. This compares with $540,-284,000 in July, $494,113,000 in June, and $427,598,000 in May.
Backlog orders in the hands of prime contractors only at the end of August exceeded $12,370,000,000, made up of: Automobile companies $9,578,000,000; truck companies $1,625,000,000; and parts companies $1,167,000,000. The industry estimates that at the rate of August shipments it will require 26 months to complete both prime and subcontract orders now on hand.
Reports by the auto plants to WPB showed the average weekly wage per worker in September was $52.91 compared to $54.24 in August. Yearly pay rolls at the present rate would amount to $1,814,228,000.
changing percentage figures on a pad. War equipment must protect our soldiers and be effective against the enemy.
Redesign many small parts
On part of 1942 production and 1943 projection, “our armed forces have devised ways and means of saving 72,103,055 pounds of nickel; 18,313,452 pounds of chromium; 1,647,870 pounds of vanadium with only a 1,131,216-pound increase in the use of molybdenum. Army Ordnance,” Metalurgency adds, “has saved 80 percent of the nickel; 70 percent of the chromium; 75 percent of the vanadium and has used up 88 percent of the extra molybdenum.”
By redesigns affecting many comparatively small parts, millions of which are required, hundreds of tons of material and critical machine hours are saved— not to mention costs in cash.
The pamphlet “Tremendous Trifles” points out, “There is no advantage in three times the steel production, for instance, if the Axis makes theirs go three times as far. We’ve all been given a modern message to Garcia—redesign every tremendous trifle and every complete unit that can be made of less critical materials in less critical machines.”
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RATIONING
OP A gets power over used cars to bar sale with illegal tires
Supplementary Directive No. 1-Q, delegating to the OPA authority to ration tires, casings, tubes, retreads, tire materials, gasoline and passenger automobiles, was announced November 10 by the director general for operations with approval of the Rubber Director.
Used cars included
Issuance of the directive makes no change in announced rationing regulations which will be put into effect later.
Used passenger automobiles are included in the directive, but therS is no present intention of rationing used cars. The WPB directive was issued as a necessary supplement to OPA’s authority over the sale, use, and distribution of tires. With the directive, OPA will have full authority to prevent the sale of a used automobile if it is equipped with tires obtained or mounted in violation of tire rationing regulations. It already has this authority over new cars.
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GAS COUPONS MUST BE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED
Car owners and others holding gasoline books under mileage rationing will be required to write identification on the back of their coupons to insure against theft and misuse, the OPA announced November 9.
For most passenger car, truck, and motorcycle operators this identification will be the vehicle’s license number and State of registration. Fleet drivers, using interchangeable coupon books, will write down the name and address of the fleet owner. Nonhighway users of gasoline will note the name and address of the person to whom the coupons were issued.
These write-in provisions will be a part of the national mileage rationing plan to go into effect December 1. This plan became official November 9 with the issuance of the new OPA mileage rationing regulations.
After December 1 gasoline dealers throughout the country will not be permitted to accept coupons from their customers unless the coupons are properly identified.
Higher rail rates protested on crude oil shipped East
Entering a formal protest against proposed higher rail rates for crude oil and petroleum products shipped to the East Coast, Price Administrator Henderson November 6 warned that the proposed increase would add $50,000,000 to the public’s fuel bill. *
In a protest filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, Mr. Henderson said that “the carriers involved . . . are in financially better condition than they have been in many years . . . and do not need additional revenue.” The industry cannot bear further increases, he continued, and the only alternative is a Federal subsidy or higher price.
New York-Miami bus service coordinated by ODT
Coordination of bus service between New York City and Miami, Fla., to save rubber and equipment, was directed November 10 in a special order issued by ODT Director Eastman.
The companies affected are the Pan American Greyhound Lines, Inc., of Charleston, W. V.; Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio; Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, of Charleston, W. Va.; and Florida Motor Lines Corporation, of Jacksonville, Fla.
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TAXIS—An order of the ODT regulating taxicabs in New York City was amended November 11 to permit the cabs to travel 5 miles into New Jersey.
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Owners of converted cars must justify use to get certificates
Owners of passenger cars are not eligible for Certificates of War Necessity unless “the vehicle has undergone a $ genuine structural change, reasonably permanent in nature, which makes it likely that property, rather than passengers, will be carried,” the ODT said November 10.
Moreover, the owner must establish the fact that his business or occupation requires the use of a property-carrying vehicle, rather than a passenger-carrying one, in order to qualify fully for a certificate.
Only for “bona fide” property hauls
- “Merely painting the windows of a vehicle, or removing seat cushions, or removing a door, or attaching a towing device to the axle of the vehicle, does not make it a commercial vehicle,” John L. Rogers, director of the division of motor transport, said.
Mr. Rogers made it clear that “if the vehicle is merely converted for the purpose of getting more gasoline, or for the purpose of avoiding turning in idle tires under OPA regulations, and there is no bona fide transportation of property intended,” the application for a certificate will be denied by the ODT.
Many of the persons attempting such conversions may be eligible for “C” ration coupon books, Mr. Rogers pointed out. In such instances there would be no advantage in obtaining a Certificate of War Necessity. .
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Special train service available to commercial wire workers
The ODT, through a general permit, November 10, granted all railroads authority to operate a special or extra passenger train whenever necessary for the transportation of commercial telegraph employees assigned to inspect, repair or install telegraph facilities located on railroad rights-of-way.	"
The permit (General Permit ODT No. 24-3), was Issued under the provisions of the general order which recently froze all railway passenger train schedules as of September 26.
Under a further provision of the permit,' cars chartered for such employees on their work assignments may be carried on either regular or extra passenger trains.
NATIONAL MILEAGE RATIONING POSTPONED TO DEC. 1
Postponement of Nation-wide mileage rationing of passenger automobiles from November 22 to December 1, due to unavoidable delays in the distribution of the necessary forms and rationing books, was announced November 10 by the OPA. Commercial vehicles are also included in the 15-day postponement by action taken November 12 by the Office of Defense Transportation to correlate the ODT mileage rationing program with that of the OPA for passenger autos. The mileage rationing program for commercial motor vehicles was postponed from November 15 to December 1.
Problem of distribution
The delay in the program was caused largely by the wartime congestion of America’s transportation system which made it impossible to maintain delivery schedules in all parts of the country on the more than a third of a billion pieces of printed matter necessary to put the program into effect.
Regional OPA administrators were authorized to delay the schoolhouse registration from November 12, 13, and 14 to November 18,19, and 20 where necessary, but OPA asked that registration go forward on schedule in all places where the forms and books were received.
The effect of the delay on “A” book holders in the unrationed area will be to give them a gasoline bonus of a "little more than a coupon’s worth. No ration coupons will be removed from the “A” books to allow for the change in dates.
The life of the service ration books in the present Eastern rationed area, scheduled to expire on November 22, was extended to December 1.
Rations for commercial vehicles
In the case of rations for commercial vehicles, War Price and Rationing boards will reduce by 20 percent the gallonage allowed by the ODT for the 40-day period from November 22 to December 31, due to the shortening of the ration time within that period, the OPA has announced. The transport rations to trucks may be granted by the local boards to holders of ODT Certificates of War Necessity as soon as the rationing materials are available.
Urged to apply for certificates
Postponement of the ODT program also will give commercial motor-vehicle
operators who have not yet submitted their applications for Certificates'of War Necessity another chance to obtain their certificates before Nation-wide mileage rationing is begun.
Operators were urged to submit their applications immediately, however, in order to receive their certificates in time.
Postponement- of the Certificates of. War Necessity deadline does not change the period in which the tires of all commercial motor vehicles must be inspected, ODT officials emphasized. These inspections may be made any time after November 15 and must be completed before January 15. Following the initial inspection, the tires of every truck, bus, taxicab, or other commercial motor vehicle must be taken in for inspection every 5,000 miles or 60 days, whichever is completed first.
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Wickard authorized to ration milk cans, farm fencing
The Secretary of Agriculture was authorized by the OPA November 11 to ration milk cans and farm fencing.
The authority to ration these products had been conferred on OPA by Supplementary Directive No. 1-P, issued October 30. The new order redelegates this authority from OPA to the Department of Agriculture.
The OPA delegation is contained in Administrative Order No. 30, effective November 11.
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Taxicab companies renting to drivers eligible for new cars
Taxicab companies which rent or lease cabs to drivers have been made eligible to acquire new passenger automobiles, OPA announced November 10. At the same time, OPA directed that new passenger automobiles be rationed for use as taxis only to buyers conforming with Office of Defense Transportation regulations.
This provision was written into the regulations to complement ODT’s General Order No. 20, which restricts the use of cabs to their more essential functions.
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WPB curbs gas deliveries, installations to meet shortages, save critical items
Faced with possible gas shortages in many parts of the country this winter, the WPB November 13 tightened control over the delivery of natural and manufactured gas by revising Limitation Order L-31, governing natural and mixed gas, and Limitation Order L-174, governing manufactured gas.
Alarming situation in many areas
“This action was taken because of the increasingly serious gas situation,” said Herbert S. Marks, acting chief of the WPB power branch. “The situation in many areas has become alarming. The use of gas is showing great increases as compared to last year. At the same time critical materials are not available for pipelines and gas manufacturing equipment with which to meet the increased demand, and the fuel oil shortage will also affect the ability of gas companies to meet requirements. While the revised orders will help us meet this situation, it is of utmost importance that domestic users of gas practice the strictest economy in the operation of gas furnaces and other gas-heating appliances. The only alternative to effective voluntary curtailment now is drastic compulsory curtailment when the weather turns cold.”
Mr. Marks emphasized that the revised orders are not in themselves adequate to prevent shortages in many areas, and that supplementary orders and directives dealing with particular localities will be required from time to time.
Principal changes in the orders follow:
L-31 (NATURAL GAS) _
1.	Restrictions on new deliveries of gas to nonresidential customers are made Nationwide. Previously the restrictions were limited to certain States. November 30 is set as the deadline date for the installation of equipment which may be served in the new territories which have been added to the order. Earlier deadline dates for territories covered by previous orders remain the same. After November 30, WPB approval must be obtained for all new nonresidential deliveries, except in the case of replacement of existing equipment.
2.	In the case of residential customers, the prohibition against new gas deliveries will apply after November 30 to all gas heating equipment. Heretofore this prohibition did not affect small unit heaters supplying less than 50 percent of the heating requirements of the premises. In addition, the areas covered by the residential restrictions of the order has been enlarged to include portions of Arizona and New Mexico.
Curtailment schedule broadened
9.	After November 30 the installation of gas equipment by both residential and nonresidential consumers is prohibited if the
delivery of gas for the operation of such equipment is not permitted under the order. This is intended to prevent a waste of critical materials in the installation of gas equipment which cannot be served because of a limited gas supply.
4.	The schedule of curtailment to be followed by gas companies during anticipated shortages is in general continued but is made more detailed. The purpose of the curtailment schedule is to protect war producers and essential civilian services in time of shortage. Whenever necessary, the director general for operations is authorized to require gas companies to curtail deliveries to residential consumers.
L-174 (MANUFACTURED GAS)
L-174, which governs the production and distribution of manufactured gas, has been amended to conform closely to the new provisions of the natural gas order. The principal change is to prohibit the installation of gas equipment in cases where delivery of gas to such equipment is prohibited under the order. In addition, the amendment provides for the submission to WPB of curtailment schedules in advance of anticipated shortages.
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ALL-RAIL COAL shipments to New England increased 1,080 carloads in the week ended October 31 as compared to
GUIDE FOR NEW COAL USERS
For householders who have converted their heating systems and are tending coal furnaces for the first time this winter, the U. S. Bituminous Coal Consumers’ Counsel, Office of Price Administration, and Office of War Information have prepared coal furnace firing schedules.
The schedule for those using bituminous coal is:
During the day: Before firing, push some of the live coals to rear or side of fire pot. Place fresh coal in space created. If coal is of smokeless variety, level off live coals, make hole in center for fresh fuel.
At night: If fire is low, fire up as in morning, but add larger amount of coal. Push some of the live coals to rear or side of fire pot. When fire is burning well, close ash pit draft door, open check damper, and adjust fire door damper towards closing. If uncertain that fire will hold during the night, a sprinkling of fine coal over fresh fuel surface will help.
In the morning: Clean ashpit and shake grate. Turn grate to flat position. Leave 2 inches of ash on grate in cold weather and up to 6 inches in mild weather. Remove all large clinkers through fire door. Add coal as described in. "during the day.” Open ashpit draft door, leaving check damper closed until fire is burning well. Then adjust damper. Adjust fire door damper so that flame is clear.
For those using anthracite:
During the day: Coal is added evenly over surface except when pea or smaller size is
Wood and coal heater quotas raised to meet acute need
The WPB November 10 took steps to meet the acute shortage of coal and wood-burning domestic heating stoves by permitting an increased output of these products between now and January 1.
The action was taken in an amendment (No. 4) to Limitation Order L-23-c, which establishes quotas for raw material consumption in the production of both heating and cooking stoves. Under L-23-c, 70 percent of the iron and steel used for production of cooking stoves in the year ending June 30, 1942, was allowed for manufacture of similar types of stoves this year. Heating stoves had previously been under a 50-percent curtailment in raw material consumption as a result of L-23-c. The amendment combines these quotas and makes them available for production of heating stoves only.
Sale of the stoves to householders will be subject to provisions of L-79, which require certification by consumers to dealers that no other means of heating is available at the time of purchasing a new stove.
used. Then a spot of burning coal should be left at the rear or side of fire pot to ignite gases released by the fresh coal.
At night: Add coal, filling fire pot up to level of fire door. If it is very cold, it may be necessary to shake fire first to make room for fresh coal. Close ashpit draft door and open check damper. If coal gas is noticed, close check damper for a few minutes—leaving ashpit door closed. When rid of the gas, reopen the check damper.
In the morning: Close check damper. z Clean ashpit and shake grate if necessary. On mildly cold days, grates will not need shaking every morning, and omitting this will help hold back the fire—and save fuel. In cold weather, shake until a few red coals drop into the pit. Add coal as in “during the day.”
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Oil producers will get only half of normal materials in 1943, OPC officials predict
Oil producers probably will receive no more than 50 percent of their normal material requirements in 1943, Don R. Knowlton, of the Office of Petroleum Coordinator for War, predicted in a speech delivered in Chicago November 11 at the annual meeting of the American Petroleum Institute.
Mr. Knowlton, who is director of OPC’s production division, said that as a result ' of WPB’s Conservation Order M-68, under which the use of materials by oil producers is regulated, some 13,000 fewer wells will have been drilled in 1942 than would have been drilled in a normal year. He said:
“The steel that would have been consumed in equipping the 13,000 wells is sufficient to build 26,000 fighting tanks.”
Mr. Knowlton declared that selective drilling is bound to come. “And when it does,” he added, “you will find drilling in some areas, spread out to one well to 160 acres.”
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Natural gas use in 1943 expected to be 3 trillion cu. ft.
An all-time high of more than 3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas will be used in the United States next year, E. Holley Poe, of the Office of Petroleum Coordinator for War, told members of the American Petroleum Institute.
Mr. Poe said that, at present, the war industries of the Appalachian region are served entirely from gas fields in that area, but that “in the very near future, If that area is to be served adequately by the natural gas industry, thus freeing oil for other uses, there is no doubt that there will be a need for increased transportation facilities from the great reserves of the Southwest.”
The OPC official expressed belief that unless some major pipe lines are constructed within the next 18 months, the Midwest will probably not have an adequate supply of gas to meet all demands.
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PIPE LINE—The first shipment of seamless steel pipe for the eastward extension of the War Emergency Pipe line was moving from an Ohio mill to stra-- tegic points along the eastbound right-
of-way November 13.
Corner druggist’s alcohol sales restricted
The unrestricted sale of rubbing alcohol and rubbing alcohol compounds was forbidden by Amendment No. 2 to General Preference Order M-30, announced November 12 by the director general for operations.
Needed for war
Under the existing order, deliveries of rubbing alcohol were limited to 70 percent of those in the corresponding calendar quarter of the base period (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941). The November 12 amendment forbids the delivery of any ethyl alcohol or any compound containing it for use as rubbing alcohol except to licensed physicians, dentists, and
Homeowners warned to apply for fuel oil ration
Pointing out that the fuel oil rationing program curtails or controls all fuel oil consumption, OPA rationing officials November 8 reminded homeowners that they must apply for a ration even though they have enough fuel oil on hand to meet their requirements during the entire winter.
In some sections of the country consumers living in private dwellings who use fuel oil for heat or both heat and hot water purchased abnormally large amounts of fuel oil in advance of rationing. These individuals must, however, apply for a ration and their consumption during the heating year will be limited to the amount of the ration.
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Canadian requests for oil to be treated same as our own
Canadian requirements for petroleum and petroleum materials henceforth will be considered on the same basis as those of the United States, Petroleum Coordinator for War Ickes announced November 12.
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Petroleum in combat
{Continued from page 1) other coasts overseas and a world at war. . . . The most direct action that any citizen can take to support those forces is to cut his own home oil and gasoline consumption so that this essential to Victory goes first to where it does the most good.”
veterinarians; holders of written doctor’s prescription or orders; wholesalers, retailers, and manufacturers for resale in accordance with the terms of this order; and to certain Government agencies. The action is expected to save nearly 2,000,000 gallons yearly.
Every corner druggist in America is affected by this order, for he is now forbidden to deliver rubbing alcohol except in accordance with the order.
This further control over alcohol supplies is necessary because of the vast quantities being used in explosive manufacture, synthetic rubber, and numerous other chemical operations necessary in the war program.
Consumers not in private homes told how to get fuel oil
For the convenience of persons living in premises other than private dwellings who heat by means of stoves and other space heaters, the OPA November 10 furnished these consumers an alternate method of applying for fuel oil rations. -Effective date postponed
The substitute application procedure is contained in Amendment No. 3 to the fuel oil rationing regulation, which also postpones from November 1 to 23 the date on and after which no person may. burn fuel oil unless it has been acquired in exchange for ration coupons or other authorized evidences of compliance with rationing regulations. The postponement is necessary, OPA stated, as printing difficulties have delayed issuance of rations to consumers.
The change regarding applications for space heaters permits users of these appliances in apartments, tenements, and other quarters except private dwellings who cannot, for good cause, establish fuel oil consumption for the base period—the 12 months ended May 31, 1942—to apply for a ration on the private dwelling application blank (1100). The applicant need not attach a certificate of an architect, heating engineer or qualified plumber stating thè normal heating requirements of the premises.
An alternate method of applying for fuel oil used in space heaters furnishing hot water in premises other than private dwellings also is provided by the amendment.
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Sales to U. S. exempt from temporary regulation on butter, eggs, other products
A number of standard provisions in the general maximum price regulation and other price control measures of the OPA November 11 were written into the 60-day temporary freeze issued October 3 covering such products as butter, eggs, poultry, and citrus fruits.
One provision excludes from the temporary regulation sales by restaurants, cafes, and hotels, food products prepared and sold for consumption on the premises.
Highlights of Amendment No. 5 to Temporary Maximum Price Regulation No. 22—Certain Essential Food Products—effective November 16 include:
1.	Sales made by any farmers’ cooperative, whether as agent or otherwise, are covered by the provisions of the temporary regulation.
2.	War procurement agencies may buy« and receive any of the commodities covered by the temporary regulation at higher than the established maximum prices.
3.	Sales or deliveries of commodities to the U. S. Government or to United Nations'in connection with emergency purchases or dealing with developmental or secret contracts also are exempt from the regulation.
4.	Sections of the general maximum price regulation dealing with central pricing, special deals, transfers of business or stock in trade, Federal and State taxes, sales slips and receipts and registration and licensing also are made applicable to the temporary regulation. Only difference is that the base period used for the temporary regulation is September 28-October 2, while the general maximum’s base period used in these provisions is March 1942.
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First dehydrated pork contract awarded by AMA
The Department of Agriculture said November 10 that the Agricultural Marketing Administration has awarded its. first contract for dehydrated pork for shipment overseas. The AMA buys all food for Lend-Lease shipment. The contract, with a Mid-West meat packer, is for approximately 110,000 pounds—to be processed and delivered within the next few weeks.
This new product, which never has been on the commercial market, is made of pre-cooked, fresh, extremely lean pork. Granular in shape, its color and texture are similar to brown sugar. Dehydrated pork has about one-third the volume of the original boneless meat and weighs about one-fourth as much.
Dehydrated pork now is being substituted for beef, as the supply of the former generally is more available.
OPA TELLS COFFEE TRADE HOW TO GET STOCKS
Greater responsibility will be placed on retailers and wholesalers under coffee rationing than under any previous program, the OPA said November 9 in announcing how the trade may obtain coffee for sale to consumers beginning November 29.
To determine own inventories
Neither retailers nor wholesalers will be required to register, but they are to determine their own allowable inventories. Method for calculating these inventories has been set up by the OPA, and the trade will be required to report their use of this method later to local War Price and Rationing Boards.
Stocks will be built up chiefly during the week from November 22 to 29, during which week no sales will be made tc consumers, the “freeze” going into effect at midnight November 21.
Inventories that retailers and wholesalers win be allowed to accumulate at the start of rationing win be obtained from suppliers by means of “Purchase Warrants” that the purchasers win issue themselves, instead of using purchase certificates issued by local boards as was done under sugar rationing.
With the start of rationing no one wil be permitted to mix or blend chicory chick-pea, cereal, or similar substances or substances of substitutes with coffee unless they notify the OPA at Washington, and surrender coffee stamps and certificates in the amount of the substitutes used.
Having determined for themselves whai their allowable inventories are, retailer; and wholesalers may order from theii
Cotfee distributors warned against violating WPB order
Coffee distributors were warned November 10 that the WPB will take punitive action against violators of Conservation Order M-135, controlling the distribution of coffee, which is effective until midnight, November 21, when OPA’s rationing regulations will supersede it.
WPB and OPA have agreed that even after OPA begins to ration, WPB may continue to issue suspension orders, denying coffee to those found to have violated Its order, or to take other appropriate action.
suppliers sufficient coffee by means of Purchase Warrants, to be added to what they have on hand at the beginning of rationing, so that the total will equal the allowable inventory.
“Purchase Warrants” must be given by dealers to each supplier from whom they order coffee. Definite dates will be set on the periods over which the warrants are valid. These purchase warrants are not negotiable, and upon being received must be kept. Coffee bought to replace that sold to others, must be acquired through the use of newly made warrants.
Dates during which retailers may issue purchase warrants are from November 22 to December 5, inclusive. Dates during which those who wholesale coffee may issue purchase warrants are from November 22 to December 12, inclusive. The additional time is given wholesalers, so that they may replace in this way coffee sold to retailers.
Reports to be filed with Ideal War Price and Rationing boards will provide the OPA with a complete picture of transactions by means of purchase warrants. These reports, to be filed by retailers and wholesalers alike, will show four main facts:
1.	The merchant’s allowable inventory, and how he determined it; 2. His initial inventory as of midnight November 21; 3. The total pounds of coffee represented by purchase warrants received from other traders; and 4. An itemized list of purchase warrants that the merchant issued himself, showing dates, amounts, and to whom issued.
The reports will be made on a standard form that will be made available by the OPA through local boards on a date to be announced.
DoIIars-and-cents ceilings set for blackstrap molasses
Specific dollars-and-cents ceiling prices were named for beet and cane blackstrap molasses produced at five named United States base points in a new regulation issued November 9 by the OPA.
Producers and distributors may -use these ceiling prices as an alternative to ” their present individual March 1942 maximums.
Complete details of the new Amendment No. 59 to Supplementary Regulation No. 14, effective November 13, 1942, were announced to industry October 26.
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552,000,000 pounds of food delivered for Lend-Lease shipment during September
More than 552,000,000 pounds of foodstuffs and other farm commodities were delivered for shipment to the allied nations during September, the largest part consisting of concentrated foods and animal protein products, the Department of Agriculture said November 9. Total September deliveries were 40 percent larger than in the previous month.
The concentrated foods and animal protein products in September deliveries included 141,183,000 pounds of dried or other process dairy products and eggs, 108,308,000 pounds of meat and fish, 61,897,000 pounds of fats and oils.
Comparison with World War I
The Department’s Agricultural Marketing Administration reports that since the start of the Lend-Lease program, April 1, 1941, about 16 percent of total deliveries for shipment to the allies has been dairy products. This compares with about 2 percent in World War I. About 24 percent of deliveries during the current war period has been pork products compared with 6 percent in the other war. So far, Lend-Lease deliveries of grains and cereal products have been about 20 percent of the total. In World War I, 65 percent of all food shipments were grains and cereal products.
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West to handle food trade problems in war program
Claude R. Wickard, chairman of the Foods Requirements Committee, November 10, announced the appointment of Dan A. West as assistant director of the office for agricultural war relations in charge of trade relations. The office for agricultural war relations is the administrative office for the Foods Requirements Committee.
Chairman Wickard said that Mr. West and those working with him will bring about the closest possible cooperation u between the Foods Requirements Committee and food producers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. For some time trade members have stressed the importance of there being in Washington an office through which their participation in the wartime food program can be made effective and through which their powers and problems can be presented.
Civilian beef quota cut another 10 percent to meet military, Lease-Lend needs
Because the armed forces and Lend-Lease were getting less meat than they needed, the OPA November 9 took another 10 percent off the civilian beef quota for the period from October 1 to December 31.
The OPA action was taken at the direction of the WPB’s Food Requirements Committee, which has received reports from military and Lend-Lease authorities that they were unable to obtain the full supply of beef required.
Can’t overrun quota
In this action OPA ordered slaughterhouses to cut their deliveries of beef for civilian use from 80 to 70 percent of deliveries during the corresponding quarter of 1941.'
Further tightening the meat restriction order, OPA also eliminated the provision for a 10 percent “average,” under which a slaughterer was permitted to overrun his beef quota by 10 percent in any quarter and take this amount out of his quota for the next quarter. •
At the same time, OPA warned that quotas cannot be increased. Therefore it is imperative that slaughterers spread deliveries under their civilian quotas uniformly throughout the entire 3-month allotment period.
Other quotas unchanged
The reduction in beef quotas was contained in Amendment No. 4 to the OPA Meat Restriction Order No. 1. It left unchanged the civilian quotas for other controlled meats established on October 1. These were the following percentages of 1941 deliveries: Veal, 100; lamb and mutton, 95; and pork, 75.
Quotas apply to those who slaughter more than 500,000 pounds of controlled meat in a quarter. The small “nonquota” slaughterers continue to be restricted to the actual amounts of their deliveries of each kind of meat in the corresponding quarter of 1941.
Slaughterers who already have exceeded the new 70 percent quota for beef will not be considered in violation of the order, if they have kept within the earlier quota. But they may make no further deliveries of beef to civilians until January 1, 1943. The excess over the 70 percent quota that they already have delivered will be deducted from their quota for the next period—January, February, and March, 1943.
The petitions for increased quotas for
civilians in areas where population has increased will not be granted, Mr. O’Leary stated, because such increases would have to be deducted from,supplies for the armed forces.
Other provisions
Other additions and refinements made in Amendment No. 3 to Meat Restriction Order No. 1 cover these points:
Small custom slaughterers now are clearly Included in the definition of “nonquota slaughterer” by defining them in terms of meat they deliver rather than meat they sell. Also, a person who becomes a slaughterer as defined by the order must keep his slaughtering operations separate from any other activities in which he may be engaged, and may not include in his quota-base purchases or sales of meat not connected with the operation of slaughtering plants.
Nonslaughtering canners and processors may obtain meats for storage, to be sold later to Government procurement agencies, without charge against the quotas of the slaughterers who supply this meat.
To simplify procedure for proving sales to quota-exempt agencies, the amendment makes it unnecessary for slaughterers to obtain certification from United States Government agencies which have written contracts with slaughterers or processors. Certifications still must be obtained, however, from other exempt agencies although the information required is simplified.
A modification of the yield percentages to be used in computing the dressed weight of hogs also is provided.
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RESTRICTED DRIED FRUITS
Dried fruits frozen by Order M-205 no longer may be released automatically to civilians by mere lapse of time," under terms of Amendment No. 1 to the Order, issued November 11 by the director general for operations. They may be released now only on notice from WPB.
At the same time, the amendment makes it possible for packers to sell dried fruit to the Army and to the Agricultural Marketing Administration without specific allocation by WPB.
The six dried fruits concerned are: apples, apricots, peaches, pears, prunes, and grapes (raisins).
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SOFTWOOD LUMBER DISCOUNT.— Only the normal cash discount of 2 percent for prompt payment is mandatory under the OPA’s regulation covering the sale of softwood lumber from distribution yards under Maximum Price Regulation No. 215, OPA said November 9. This interpretation applies only to this particular regulation.
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PRICE ADMINISTRATION ...
Food costs rise 2.4 percent in month, before extension of control to new lines
The cost of food for the average family rose 2.4 percent between September 15 and October 13, Secretary of Labor Perkins reported November 7. Most of this rise occurred during the latter part of September and early October, prior to the OPA action October 6 bringing under price control an additional 30 percent of the family food bill.
Percentage increase
The following table shows the percent Increase from September 15 to October 13, and since May of this year, for various groups of foods controlled by OPA and not under OPA*Control.
	Percent change
	Sept. 15 to May 12 to . Oct. 13	Oct. 13
All foods		Plus 2.4... Plus 6.6.
Controlled prior to Sept. 15.	Plus 0.2	Plus 0.4.
Placed under control Oct. 6.	Plus 5.6...; Plus 16.8.
Foods not controlled by OPA.	Plus 5.9... i Plus 16.6.
At the higher mid-October levels, foods in retail grocery stores were selling 6.6 percent above the level of mid-May and 16 percent higher than a year ago in October. The food cost index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was at 129.6 percent of the 1935-39 average, the highest point since May 1930.
Increase Nation-wide
The increase during the month was Nation-wide, affecting all of the 51 cities surveyed.
Normal livestock marketings to be maintained, OPA says
No livestock price-control measures are contemplated by the OPA which would induce farmers, directly or indirectly, to change their normal time of marketing live animals.
The necessity of maintaining normal livestock marketings in off seasons, when production costs are higher than in other parts of the year, are clearly recognized by OPA.
Significant increases in the group of prices frozen as of October 6 at the highest level prevailing between September 28 and October 2, were reported for oranges (13.8 percent), butter (6.7 percent), eggs (6.2 percent), potatoes (5.8 percent), cheese (4.7 percent), onions (4.4 percent), evaporated milk (3.4 percent), and flour (1.8 percent). These price rises at retail all were larger than the usual seasonal advance except that for eggs. Prices of roasting chickens were fairly steady. Those foods under control by OPA prior to October 6 which increased in price included bananas (3.9 percent) which had been below ceiling levels, canned peaches (2.5 percent), meats (0.5 percent), and canned vegetables (1 percent). Decreases were re-ported for lamb which was brought under control in August.
Green vegetables rise
The increase in foods still not under control was led by certain fresh vegetables with a 44 percent advance for fresh green beans, a rise that is several times the usual seasonal amount, carrots up 17 percent and lettuce up 11 percent. These increases reflect an advance of 18 percent from September 15 to October 13 in farm prices for truck crops, as reported by the Department of Agriculture. However, large seasonal declines at retail were reported for sweet-potatoes, spinach, and cabbage.
The increase as compared with last year at this time varies from 3.4 percent for cereals and bakery products to 34.6 percent for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Curbs relaxed on carload shipments of perishable foods
The ODT November 11 relaxed the maximum loading provisions of General Order ODT No. 18 to permit railroads to accept from storage warehouses certain carload shipments of perishable food products which were moved to the storage points under storage-in-transit tariff privileges.
The authority was granted under Special Direction ODT No. 18, Revised-4.
20 seasonal commodities put under new price formula to ease squeeze on producers
Acting to ease a squeeze which had been sufficiently severe to hamper production, the OPA, November 10, put into effect a new pricing formula which win provide for a substantial part, but not all, of the increased production costs of 7 seasonal and 13 miscellaneous commodities.
To pass on costs
The new Maximum Price Regulation No.- 262 (Seasonal and Miscellaneous Food Commodities), effective November 14, is expected to insure continued production of these 20 articles. The increased production costs will be passed along on the wholesale and retail levels. The 20 articles, however, account for only 1 percent of the volume in the average grocery store.
The regulation will become'mandatory on all sales and deliveries beginning December 14. It replaces coverage under the general maximum price regulation which had set ceilings at March levels. Seasonal commodities covered by the new regulation are:
Christmas cookies; mincemeat; plum, date and fig pudding; bottled eggnog; Tom and Jerry batter.
Miscellaneous commodities covered: Baker’s fruit pie and pastry fillings; fig bars; blended maple syrup; maple sugar; egg noodles; fountain fruits; peanut candy; potato chips; raisin filled or topped biscuits and crackers; canned boned chicken and turkey; chocolate coated sugar cones; tortillas, and tamales.
The regulation provides a pricing formula at the producer level for five of. the same commodities—mincemeat, plum, date and fig pudding, and Christmas cookies—which previously had been covered, with nine others, at the wholesale and retail stages of distribution under Maximum Price Regulation No. 249 (Sales of Certain Seasonal Food Products at Wholesale) and Maximum Price Regulation No. 250 (Sales of Certain Seasonal Food Products at Retail).
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SPICES—Sales of raw spices and spice seeds in quantities of less than one original Import package will be permitted at the highest levels charged by individual sellers during March 1942 the OPA ruled November 7.
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Canned salmon put under dollars-and-cents ceilings at packers’ level
Moving to iron out wide variations between individual sellers’ March 1942 ceilings on canned salmon, the OPA November 10 set specific dollars-and-cents maximum prices on canned salmon at the packer level.
The new industry-wide ceilings reflect a price close to the average March ceilings reported by the Nation’s salmon canners.
Maximum Price Regulation No. 265 (Sales by Canners of Salmon) became effective in the Continental United States and the District of Columbia November 9, and will become effective in the territories and possessions of the United States November 19.
Except in a few cases where March ceilings were inadequate, the new packer order on salmon will not change ceiling prices for either wholesalers or retailers.
OPA officials emphasized that ceilings set are higher than the average 1941 salmon prices.
Columbia River salmon not included
Although the five main salmon canning regions in the United States are the Columbia River, Puget Sound, southeastern Alaska, central Alaska and western Alaska, the new regulation does not cover canned salmon from the Columbia River. This will be handled later by separate regulation.
Following tabulation indicates some of the new ceiling prices set per case f. o. b. car Seattle, Wash., for salmon canned in the territory outside of the continental United States (where most of the pack is stored after arrival from Alaska), and at the shipping point nearest cannery for salmon canned in this country:
Variety	Style of container	Price per case
Chinook...		14-lb. flats		$12
Red 		...		l-lb. tails		15
Pink		1-lb. tails....		8
Chum	l-lb. tails	:		7.60
Alaska sockeye		1-lb. tails..		15
Puget,Sound sockeye.		14b. tails	1		18 •
These maximums are gross prices and the seller must deduct therefrom his customary allowances, discounts and differentials to purchasers of different classes.
On salmon canned and sold for consumption in Alaska, the new regulation provides that prices shall be f. o. b. Seattle, less 50 cents per case.
Permanent ceilings put on potatoes, onions, turkeys in first of series on perishable and seasonal foods
Price Administrator Henderson Not-vember 7 established the first permanent price controls on three important perishable and seasonal foods—potatoes, onions, and turkeys—at every stage of distribution from the time that they leave the country shipper’s hands through to the housewife’s purchase of these products at her neighborhood food store. —
Three broad objectives of the OPA’s program on “perishables” were indicated by Mr. Henderson. They are to: (1) Insure continued bumper production. (2) Iron out price inequities between various grades, types and markets, and (3) Provide definite assurance to consumers that prices will reflect only normal seasonal changes.
The new permanent ceilings supplant the temporary maximum prices established October 5 on an emergency basis after Congress had passed and the President had signed the amended Price Control Act. At that time, the Price Administrator, acting at the direction of the President, issued temporary orders “freezing” at the levels of September 28-October 2 the prices of butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, potatoes, onions, dry edible beans, flour, mutton, canned milk, cornmeal, and citrus fruits—all of which had previously been exempt from price control.
Mr. Henderson said at the time that work would proceed immediately to translate the emergency orders into permanent regulations. The November 7 action is the first of a series of regulations to put this policy in effect.
Effect on the housewife
So far as the housewife is concerned, the new regulations will have the following immediate effects on retail prices:
Potatoes.—Maine potato prices, which were “frozen” at their lowest seasonal level by the temporary order, will be permitted to rise to the normal level for November. This means, at most, a rise at retail of 1 cent a pound on the average, and less in many areas.
Western potatoes, which were “frozen“ at comparatively high seasonal prices in the emergency order, probably will show no change at retail.
Onions.—The temporary “freeze” caught .onions in most marketing areas at the peak of the seasonal “glut,’’.when prices were lower than at any other time of the year. As in the case of Maine potatoes, the new regulation allows onions to rise to the normal November level. At retail, it is estimated, onion prices will go up less than one-half cent a pound.
Turkeys.—No material change from present levels.
Tied to grades
To protect consumers against hidden price increases, the new maximum prices for potatoes, turkeys, and onions are tied to grades established by the Department of Agriculture. No seller can legally charge more than the maximum price for a particular grade.
Base grade for potatoes is U. S. No. 1 in 100-pound sacks. There are premiums and discounts for other grades and packages.
Turkeys are graded A, B, and C, according to Department of Agriculture specifications, and maximum prices differ, depending on whether the turkey Is young or old, hen or “tom,” and into which weight classification It falls.
Onions are divided into two grades: U. S. 1 and “Ungraded.” In order to command a premium price for U. S. 1 whites, the retailer Is required to post a sign identifying them properly. Premium prices also are allowed for U. S. 1 yellow onions three Inches and larger (the so-called “Spanish” onion).
Control set in three regulations
Three new regulations accomplish the revised price control on potatoes, onions, and turkeys:
Maximum Price Regulation 271 (Sales of Certain Perishable Foods, Except at Retail) affects country shippers and wholesalers, effective November 9.
Maximum Price Regulation No. 269 (Poultry and Eggs) affects first and secondary wholesalers, effective November 9.
Maximum Price Regulation No. 268 (Sales of Certain Perishable Foods at Retail) (Covers potatoes, onions, and turkeys) affects retailers, effective November 12.
Regulation No. 268 will be used from time to time to establish maximum retail prices for other perishable commodities having similar seasonal characteristics. This will be done in order to simplify the retailer’s task of referring to many regulations.
Regulation No. 271 sets specific dollars-and-cents maximum prices that country shippers may charge for potatoes and onions in every State of the Union with seasonal adjustments and permits wholesalers to add on specified mark-ups over their “net cost.”
Turkeys are controlled in Regulation 269, which sets specific dollars-and-cents ceiling prices for the initial distributor, with differentials for a variety of base points and seasonal adjustments.
All three commodities—p o t a t o e s, onions, and turkeys—are controlled at retail by Regulation No. 268, which allows a specific mark-up over “net cost.”
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Ceilings adjusted on dry edible beans
Specific dollars-and-cents price ceilings on dry edible beans for country shippers, and specific mark-ups over net cost for distributors, were announced November 9 by the OPA.
To reflect higher costs
The new ceilings will be slightly higher than the previous individual maximum levels, reflecting increased production and raw material costs and meeting parity requirements.
Maximum Price Regulation No. 270— Dry Edible Beans—effective November 9, applies to sales by country shippers and sets specific prices for each class and grade.
Establishes maximum mark-ups
Simultaneously, OPA establishes maximum mark-ups for wholesalers and retailers, the mark-ups being based on the annual sales volume of the distributor and the type of outlet.
Services price regulation amended by OPA
The services price regulation has been amended by the OPA to conform to the provisions of the tire rationing regulations covering inspection of automobile tires.
The rationing regulations specify maximum charges which may be made for removal of tires when necessary to make adequate inspection. These charges may conflict in some cases with maximum charges authorized by the services regulation. By Amendment No. 6 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 165 (Services) OPA provides that in case of any such conflict the specific charges authorized by the rationing regulations shall apply.
At the same time a series of other actions affecting services was taken, including:
Storage of jewelry. Amendment No. 8 to Revised Supplementary Regulation No. 11 to the general maximum price regulation removes the exception formerly accorded the storage of jewelry. Storage of jewelry is now covered by the general maximum price regulation except when the storage is in safe deposit facilities, in which case the services regulation, which covers all safe deposit rentals, applies.
Public utilities. Amendment No. 9 to Revised Supplementary Regulation No. 11 makes clear that the exemption from OPA price control of the rates charged by public utilities applies only to the charges for electricity, gas, light, heat, power and water, and not to charges for sales of appliances or services in connection with repair and installation of appliances or replacement of parts.
For primary wholesalers (selling only to wholesalers), the margin (established in Amendment No. 1 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 270) is held to 2 percent over net cost.
For ordinary wholesalers, the mark-ups over net cost (established in Amendment No. 8 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 237— Adjusted and Fixed Mark-up Regulation for Sales of Certain Food Products at Wholesale—follow: For retail-owned cooperatives, 8 percent; Tor cash and carry wholesalers, 9 percent; for service and delivery wholesalers, 12 percent.
For retailers, the mark-ups over net cost (established in Amendment No. 2 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 238—Adjusted and Fixed Mark-Up Regulation for Sales of Certain Food Products at Retail—are 36 percent for independent retailers under $250,000 annual volume; 34 percent for chain retailers with annual sales volume under $250,000, and 29 percent for any retailer, chain or independent, with annual volume of $250,000 or more.
Amendment No. 1 to Maximum Price Regulation 270 was effective November 9. Amendment No. 3 to Maximum Price Regulation 237 and Amendment No. 2 to Maximum Price Regulation 238 were effective November 12.
Ceilings set for phonograph record “turn-ins”
Without altering the all-time low ceiling of new phonograph records, the OPA November 8 issued a new maximum price regulation to control the price of scrap records used in the manufacture of the new records.
Maximum Price Regulation No. 263— New Phonograph Records and Record Scrap—effective November 13, establishes:
1.	Minimum prices which record retailers must pay or allow on used or broken records if the retailer requires the customer to turn in old records on new purchases.
2.	Maximum prices which the distributor or manufacturer may pay for such material.
Under the' regulation retailers are required to post placards listing ceiling prices for new records and allowances for record scrap.
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Army, Navy stores exempted from OPA price control
All sales of goods and commodities by Army and Navy stores, including commissaries and ships’ stores ashore and Army canteens, post exchanges, and ships’ service activities, were excluded November 9 from price control by OPA. Operations of Army or Navy stores are governed by law and Army-Navy regulations, OPA said.
Raw wool waste materials prices revised by OPA
A substantial revision of the dollarsand-cents price tables covering several hundred types of raw wool waste materials—an important basic ingredient in the making of reworked wool, a substitute for virgin wool in cloth manufacture—was announced November 12 by the OPA.
Reclassifies materials
Ceiling prices for raw wool waste materials will generally remain at the levels prevailing from October 1 to October 15, 1941, as originally established by Maximum Price Regulation No. 123 (Raw and Processed Wool Waste Materials). The November 12 Amendment No. 3 reclassifies the materials into more appropriate relations with one another, adds new classifications so that virtually all types of wool waste materials are now covered, and corrects omissions and Inaccuracies found in the multiplicity of items contained in the tables.
Provision to cover seller
The amendment becomes effective November 17, 1942. However, provision is made that a seller making deliveries of raw or processed wool waste materials within 30 days of the effective date pursuant to contracts entered into before that date in compliance with the provisions of Regulation 123, then in effect, may charge contract prices.
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WAX PRICES ROLLED BACK
Rolling back prices for industrial waxes, the OPA has set specific dollarsand-cents ceilings for imported vegetable waxes, produced mainly in Brazil and northern Mexico, and for domestic and imported beeswax.
Ceilings on domestic beeswax are set somewhat above the December 15, 1941, level. These prices, OPA said, will tend to encourage production without having an Inflationary effect on retail prices and are in line with comparable imported beeswax prices. .
On domestic crude beeswax the regulation establishes a maximum cash price of 41.5 cents per pound, f. o. b. apiary. When the product is sold on a “trade price” basis—that is, is traded by the beekeepers to the beekeepers’ supply houses for equipment—the price may not exceed 43.5 cents per pound.
The new prices, effective November 13, are contained in Maximum Price Regulation No. 264 (Industrial Waxes). They apply to importers, shippers and all other sellers.
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Ceilings to be rolled back on goat, sheepskins imported from India, Iran, Iraq
Buyers of semitanned goat and sheepskins imported from India and Iran and Iraq were advised November 13 by the OPA that it has in preparation for early issuance a new price regulation which will establish dollars-and-cents maximum prices at levels below the prevailing markets.
Ceiling prices for goats and sheepskins from. India will be in United States »dollars, cost and freight, exclusive of duty, based on existing freight rates, and shipment from Bombay.
Under the conditions outlined, it is expected that ceiling prices for standard runs of the first three grades of the better marks of goatskins in the 11 to 12 pounds per dozen weights will be around 80 cents.
On the same basis of payment and shipment as for the goatskins, the contemplated ceiling price for India tanned sheepskins will be around 83 cents a pound for the 6 to 7 pound per dozen standard run of the first three grades of the mark OC.
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Dollar-and-cents ceilings set for single weight crepe paper
Maximum prices at which manufacturers and retailers may sell unprinted single weight crepe paper in folds are established by the OPA in an action taken November 6 which simultaneously transfers these paper items from the control of the general maximum price regulation to the regulation covering industrial and paper products.
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Ceilings on toilet tissue, paper towels cut back
Cutting manufacturers’ prices of toilet , tisue and paper towels from levels of March 1942 to those generally prevailing in October 1941, the OPA November 13 issued a separate regulation setting ceilings for these products on all sales, whether made by the .manufacturer, wholesaler or ultimate retailer.
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Paperboard products
Manufacturers of paperboard products, who now are required to determine maximum prices by estimating raw materials costs and other factors, were authorized November 11 by the OPA to use their published price lists of October 1941 to establish their ceiling prices.
HOLIDAY CANDY MAKERS MUST FILE CEILINGS
Manufacturers of holiday candy must file their maximum prices with the OPA before making any sales of these products. OPA officials warned that candy manufacturers failing to do so would be in violation of the regulation on holiday candy and subject to the full extent of the penalties for such infractions.
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Baling, briquetting premiums set for segregated plant scrap
To speed the return of high-grade aluminum scrap into war production, the OPA, November 11, established baling and briquetting premiums for segregated solid plant scrap.
The premiums are % cent additional per pound for scrap which is baled or packaged, suitable for briquetting, and 1 cent per pound for scrap which is briquetted, or in large pieces too heavy to briquette. They apply on the sale of any of the wrought aluminum, or S-type, alloys, except 2S and 3S, to a producer of primary aluminum.
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Some service ceilings based on competitor’s maximum prices
Sellers of services who base their ceiling prices on the prices of competitors are allowed to take advantage of any adjustments granted the competitors the OPA announced November 13.
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Method set for adding Federal tax to motor oil sales
Special provisions setting the method for filling stations, garages, and other retailers of motor lubricating oils to pass on to the motorist the added Federal excise tax of 1% cents per gallon were issued November 12 by the OPA.
On each sale of five quarts or less, the retailer may add one cent to cover the new tax. On each sale of more than five quarts, the retailer may add the total amount of the increased tax, adjusted to the nearest cent.
Direct authorization for producers and wholesalers to pass the tax along if they state the amount of the tax separately are contained in Amendment 42 to Revised Price Schedule 88.
Fill gaps in apprenticeship with men disabled or ineligible for Army, committee urges
The Federal Committee on Apprenticeship November 10 recommended to Chairman Paul V. McNutt of the War Manpower Commission that industrial establishments experiencing difficulty in manning apprenticeship systems be urged to give special consideration to “military personnel released,from active service for physical reasons, or those ineligible for military service.”
This recommendation, the committee explained, also is intended to include soldiers discharged because of disabilities incurred in the war but who nevertheless are interested in learning a trade and are physically fit to do the work.
Other sources of personnel for apprentice , training, it was pointed out, are young men between 16 and 18, married men with several children, and women.
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500 more Negroes to be trained in Marine Corps Reserves
Plans for the immediate enlistment of approximately 500 additional Negroes in the United States Marine Corps Reserves to be trained as occupational specialists were announced November 13 by Marine Corps Headquarters.
Although enlistment for the new quota for Negro marines will be for general duty, special consideration will be given those possessing the qualifications of the specialists desired. The new recruits will be trained in fifty different occupational fields at the huge New River Marine Corps training center or at accredited schools.
Civilian occupations corresponding to specialist vacancies under this quota include clerks, musicians, truck drivers, mechanics, accountants, telephone operators, radio maintenance and repair men, electricians, warehouse men, machinists, and cooks and bakers.
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Dollars-and-cents ceilings set for sponge packers, distributors
Maximum prices of packers and distributors for sponges were reduced approximately 15 to 20 percent from the individual seller’s March ceilings in a new regulation which sets specific dollarsand-cents peak prices for packers and distributors.
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New Industry Advisory Committees
The Division of Industry Advisory Committees, WPB, has announced the formation of the following new committees:
BRASS MILL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS
Government presiding officer—John W. Douglas, chief industrial and civilian unit, copper branch.
Members:-
T. M. Bohen, Whitehead Metal Products Co., 303 W. 10th Street, New York, N. Y.; H. V. Douglas, Central Steel & Wire Co., 3000 W. 51st Street, Chicago, Ill.; Robert E. Grote, Metal Goods Corporation, 5239 Brown Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; J. H. King, vice president, Seaboard Brass & Copper Co., 35 & 37 S. Gay Street, Baltimore, Md.; Walter Schroeder, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd., 3100 19th Street, San Francisco, Calif; J. M. Tull, president, J. M. Tull Metal & Supply Co., 285 Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta, Ga.
CANNED VEGETABLES
Government presiding officer— Merritt Greene, Chief, canned food section, food branch.
Members:
E. B. Cosgrove, Minnesota Valley Can Co., LeSueur, Minn.; R. O. Dulany, John H. Du-lany & Son, Fruitland, Md.; K. K. Mayer, Kuner Empson Co., Brighton, Colo.; G. T. Sanders, Litteral Canning Co., Fayetteville, Ark.; D. E. Winebrenner, D. E. Winebrenner Co., Hanover, Pa.; G. Sherwin Haxton, Hax-ton Canning Co., Oakfield, N. Y.; F. A. Stare, Columbus Foods Corporation, Columbus, Wis.; Carl Scudder, John S. Mitchell, Inc., Windfall, Ind.; S. A. Holman, Libby McNeill & Libby, San Francisco, Calif.; Stanley Powell, California Packing Corporation, San Francisco, Calif.
COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS
Government presiding officer—Sterling F. Smith, general industrial equipment branch.
Members:
H. C. Ahrens, general manager, C. Schmidt Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Jack Coolidge, general manager, Sherer-Gillett Corporation, Marshall, Mich.; George E. Friedrich, treasurer, Ed. Friedrich Sales Corporation, San Antonio, Tex.; Carl Gloekler, president, Gloekler Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa.; John W. Hart, vice president, McCray Refrigerator Co., Kendallville, Ind.; C. V. Hill, Jr., vice president, C. V. Hill & Co., Trenton, N. J.; John B. Morton, president, Morton Show Cases, Inc., Washington Court House, Ohio; E. N. Northey, vice president, Herrick Refrigerator Co., Waterloo, Iowa; Sam Ross, treasurer, Albert-Ross Refrigerator & Fixture Co., Denver, Colo.; E. L. Stultz, president, Viking Refrigerators, Inc., Kansas City, Mo. .
DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCES & ’ HEATING STOVES
Government presiding officer—Ronald Allwork, plumbing and heating branch.
Members:
C. Ackerson, president, Agricola Furnace Co., Gadsden, Ala.; Clarence Graham, president, James Graham Manufacturing Co.,
Newark, Calif.; G. A. Humphrey, general manager, General Gas Light Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.; Albert M. Kahn, vice president, The Estate Stove Co., Hamilton, Ohio.; M. G. Klemme, president, Eagle Foundry Co., Belleville, Ill.; S. E. Little, vice president, American Stove Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Henry H. Morse, vice president, Florence Stove Co., Gardner, Mass.; J. B. Olson, president, American Gas Machine Co., Albert Lea, Minn.; E. K. Priest, president, The Moore Corporation, Joliet, Ill.; J. W. Slattery, president, J. B. Slattery & Bro., Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.
HEARING AID MANUFACTURERS
New members:
Fred J. Wonders, president, Paraphone Hearing Aid, Inc., 4300 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; Fred Ring, president, Mears Radio Hearing Device Corporation, 1 West 34th Street, New York, N. Y.
IRON AND STEEL TRANSPORTATION
Government presiding officer—H. G. Batcheller, chief of the iron and steel branch.
Members:
H. C. Crawford, traffic manager, Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa.; E. H. Dorenbusch, traffic manager, American Rolling Mill Co., Middletown, Ohio; R. R. Flynn, traffic manager, Inland Steel Co., Chicago, Ill.; W. E. Fowler, traffic manager, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., Youngstown. Ohio; Clem W. Gottschalk, traffic manager, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Edwin C. Jepson, traffic manager. Wheeling Steel Corporation, Wheeling, W. Va.; R. K. Keas, traffic manager, Laclede Steel Co., St. Louis, Mo.; W. F. Morris, Jr., traffic manager, Weirton Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; E. G. Plowman, traffic manager, Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation, Denver, Colo.; H. D. Rhodehouse, traffic manager, Republic Steel Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio; C. W. Trust, traffic manager, U. S. Steel Corporation, New York, N. Y.
OVERALL TRANSPORTATION
Government presiding officer—Frank H. Hynes, assistant chief, containers branch.
Members:
P. A. Champney, American Can Co., New York, N. Y.; C. L. Denk, Jr., Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga.; I. L. Dunnington, Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation, Lancaster, Ohio; S. V. Evans, Jr., Robert Gair Co., Inc., New York, N. Y.; C. L. Fenstermaker, Sutherland Paper Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.; W. B. Larrimore, Crown Can Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; H. A. Lincoln, Fibreboard Products, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.; U. E. McFarland, Owens-Illinois Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio; I. W. Preetorius, General Box Co., Chicago, Ill.; Mansfield F. Ritchie, W. C. Ritchie & Co,, Chicago, Ill.; B. J. Roggenbuck, Wilson and Bennett Mfg. Co., Chicago, Hl.; Leonard R. Steidel, J. H. Hamlen & Son, Little Rock, Ark.; Walter Williams, Chicago Mill and Lumber Co., Chicago, HI.; Charles J. Williamson, Heekin Can Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE
Government presiding officer—Dr. Walter G. Whitman, chemicals branch.
Members:
V. G. Bartram, Shawinigan Chemicals Ltd., Shawinigan Falls, Quebec; Ralph R. Brown-
ing, Linde Air Products Co., New York, N. Y.; P. Coyne, Stuart Oxygen Co., San Francisco, Calif.; Parker B. Francis, Puritan Compressed Gas Corporation, Kansas City, Mo.; Charles J. Haines, National Cylinder Gas Co., Chicago, Ill.; C. K. Rickel, Big Three Welding Equipment Co., Forth Worth, Tex.; R. B. Swope, Southern Oxygen Co., Arlington, Va.; Herman Van Fleet, Air Reduction Sales Co., New York, N. Y.
RUBBER RECLAIMING
Government presiding officer—Willard Helburn, consultant to the rubber and rubber production branch.
Members:
Irving Laurie, Somerset Rubber Reclaiming Works, P. O. Box 307, New Brunswick, N. J.; Dr. H*A. Winkelmann, Dryden Rubber Co., 1014 South Kildare Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; V. L. Dingmon, Xylos Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; Fred E. Fraflet, Pequanoc Rubber Co., Butler, N. J.; Louis J. Plumb, U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Co., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.; John P. Coe, Naugatuck Chemical Co., 1230 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y.; William H. Welch, Mid-West Rubber Reclaiming Co., East St. Louis, Ill.
STOKER MANUFACTURERS
Government presiding officer—Henry S. Norris, plumbing and heating branch.
Members:
H. L. Bilsborough, manager, Fairbanks-Morse Co., Chicago, Ill.; K. C. Ellsworth, manager. Stoker Division, Link-Belt Co., Chicago, Hl.; R. C. Goddard, vice president. Steel Products Engineering Co., Springfield, Ohio; J. M. McClintock, manager, Illinois Iron & Bolt Co., Carpentersville, Ill.; Oscar F. Ostby, vice president, Electric Furnace-Man, Inc., New York, N. Y.; Claude A. Potts, vice president, United States Machine Corporation, Lebanon, Ind.; E. C. Sammons, vice president. Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co., Portland, Oreg.; H. E. Sill, vice president, Muncie Gear Works, Inc., Muncie, Ind.; J. H. Simpson, vice president, Hershey Machine & Foundry Co., Manheim, Pa.; Walter Sormane, sales manager, Schwitzer-Cummins Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
TELEPHONE OPERATIONS
Government presiding officer—Bruce H. McCurdy, chief of the telephone section, communications branch.
Members:
J. H. Agee, vice president and general man-ager, Lincoln Telephone & Telephone Co., Lincoln, Nebr.; E. C. Blomeyer, vice president, Theodore Gary & Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Hl.; J. P. Boylan, president, Rochester Telephone Co;, Rochester, N. Y.; Harold Bozell, president, General Telephone Co., 80 Broad Street, New York, N. Y.; Oscar Burton, vice president, Gulf States Telephone Co., Tyler, Tex.; H. S. Dumas, vice president. Southern Bell Telephone Co., Atlanta, Ga.; T. N. Lacy, vice president and general manager, Michigan Bell Telephone Co., 1365 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Mich.; Keith S. McHugh, vice president, American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 195 Broadway, New York, N. Y.; Bartlett T. Miller, general commercial manager, New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., 50 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass.; H. H. Nance, engineer, American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 32 Sixth Avenue,. New York, N. Y.; R. A. Phillips, vice president, Central Electric & Telephone Co., Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; J. R. Porter, president, Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co., Tarboro, N. C.; Lloyd Wright, vice president, Jamestown Telephone Corporation, Jamestown, N. Y.
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CHLORINE-ALKALI INDUSTRY
Government presiding officer—John C. Leppart, chemicals branch.
Members:
A. B. Chadwick, Solvay Sales Corporation, New York, N. Y,; George S. Cooper, Diamond Alkali Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Leland I. Doan, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.; R. W. Hooker, Hooker Electro-Chemical Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; S. W. Jacobs, Niagara Alkali Co., New York, N. Y.; John A. Kienle, Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc., New York, N. Y.; Harold R. Murdock, Champion Paper & Fiber Go., Canton, N. C.; W. J. Murphy, American Potash & Chemical Corporation, New York, N. Y.; Louis Neuterg, Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation, New York, N. Y.; Ben Steele, Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Irving H, Taylor, Michigan Alkali Co., New York, N. Y.; Daniel Townend, Fields Point Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I.; Eli Winkler, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and Southern Alkali Co., Rockefeller Center, N. Y.
CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
Government presiding officer—William M. Parrish, assistant chief of the construction machinery branch.
Members:
W. H. Armel, International Harvester Co., 180 North Michigan, Chicago, Ill.; G. A. Bahler, Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, HL; S. L. Myers, La Plant-Choate Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Frank Ross, Willamette Hyster Co., 1800 N. Adams, Peoria, Ill.; Frank Greene, Gar Wood Industries, Inc., 7924 Riopelle, Detroit, Mich.; H. L. Fox, Bucyrus-Erie Co., So. Milwaukee, Wis.; Paul T. Newton, New Holland Machine Co., New Holland, Pa.; P. R. Van Treese, J. D. Adams Mfg. Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
FORKS, HOES, AND RAKES
Government presiding officer—Roy Halquist, chief, hardware and small tools section,, building and materials branch.
Members:
W. D. Cashner, vice president, Geyer Mfg. Go., Rock Falls, Hl.; Harold Cunningham, vice president, Ames Baldwin Wyoming Co., Parkersburg, W. Va.; L. P. Finley, vice president, Union Fork and Hoe Co., Columbus, Ohio; L. D. Miller, Miller Mfg. Co., Hicksville, Ohio; Charles E. Norcross, C. S. Norcross & Sons, Bushnell, Ill.; J. S. Porter, treasurer, B & H Scovil, Inc., Higganum, Conn.; Walter W. Rector,’ vice president, American Fork & Hoe Co., Cleveland, Ohio; G. C. Ruhmann, G. E. Ruhmann Mfg. Co., Schulenberg, Tex.; A. E. Skinner, general manager, Boyle Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; F. J. Wolf, president, Gardex, Inc., Michigan City, Ind.; W. F. Yeoman, president, Yeoman Hoag Co., Monticello, Iowa.
RAYON AND SILK UPHOLSTERY
Government presiding officer—Charles E. Menefee, chief, upholstery unit, textiles, clothing and leather branch.
Members:
August Hafner, Hafner Associates Inc., Astoria, N. Y.; Charles Rosenstein, Rosenstein Brothers, Paterson, N. J.; Allen S. Hatcher, Northampton Textile Co., Mount Holly, N. J.; A. Vinton Clarke, The Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pa.
FIXED AND VARIABLE RESISTORS
Government presiding officer—S. K. Wolf, of the radio and radar branch.
Ernest Searing, International Resistance
Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; J. H. Stackpole, Stackpole Carbon Co., St. Marys, Pa.; Allen K. Moulton, Ohio Carbon Co., Cleveland, Ohio; A. H. Hardwick, Hardwick-Hindle, Inc., Newark, N. J.
FRACTIONAL HORSEPOWER MOTORS
Government presiding officer—John Gammell, of the general industrial equipment branch. _
Members:
W. H. Eldridge, Holzer Cabot Co., Boston, Mass.; W. R. Fraser, Emerson Electric Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Ma.; W. H. Henry, General Electric Co., Fort Wayne, Ind,; W. S. Lisman, Leland Electlc Co., Dayton, Ohio; R. S. Weiner, Electrolux Corporation, Old Greenwich, Conn.; J. Nader, Eicor, Inc., Chicago, Ill.; Neil C. Reed, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Lima, Ohio; J. N. Tilbrook, Delco Prod. Division, General Motors, Toledo, Ohio; C. C. Shangraw, Eclipse Aviation Division, Bendix Aviation Corporation, Bendix, N. J. .
COMMERCIAL DISHWASHING MACHINES
Government presiding officer—‘Harry J. Holbrook, plumbing and heating branch.
Members:
Gale Blakeslee, vice president, G. S. Blakeslee & Co., Chicago, HL; H. L. Coe, Surgex Manufacturing Co., Oakland, Calif.; P. H. Davis, Jr., treasurer, Champion Dish Washing Machine Co., Erie, Pa.; Floyd H. Emery, manager, Josiah Anstlce & Co., Inc., Rochester, N. Y.; C. L. M. Insinger (Mrs.), The Insinger Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; O. V. Jackson, president, Jackson Dishwasher Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Homer F. Lyman, general manager, Universal Washing Machinery Co., Nutley, N. J.; H. A. Nordquist, manager, Hobart Manufacturing Co., Troy, Ohio; R. C. Peters, Lansing Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, Ohio; George R. Porter, vice president, Colts’ Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., Hartford, Conn.; Thomas Sutcliffe, Fealress 'Dishwasher Co., Inc., Rochester, N. Y.; John F. Wholey, president, Faspray Corporation, Red Bank, N. J.
LADDERS
Government presiding officer — Roy Halquist, chief, hardware and small tools section, building materials branch.
Members:
H. G. Arnold, The Bauer Mfg. Co., Wooster, Ohio; John F. Garman, Goshen Churn & Ladder Corporation, Goshen, Ind.; Lewis S. Howland, John S. Tilley Ladders Co., Watervliet, N. Y.; T. C. North, Universal Fittings & Scaffolding Co., Zelienople, Pa.; C. F. Pease, F. B. Pease Co., Rochester, N. Y.; Robert M. Rink, The Goshen Mfg. Co., Goshen, Ind.; J. A. Scallan, Dayton Safety Ladder Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; John G. Wernli, Los Angeles Ladder Co., Loi Angeles, Calif.; L. A. W011-mers, Chesebro-Whitman Co., Inc., Long Island City, N. Y.
RADIO AND RADAR
Government presiding officer—Ray Ellis, of the radio and radar branch.
Members:
Max Balcom, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Emporium, Pa.; M. Cohen, F. W. Sickles Co., Springfield, Mass.; W. P. Hilliard, Bendix Radio, Baltimore, Md.; W. F. Hosford, Western Electric Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.; E. E. Lewis, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, N. J.; Percy L. Schonen, Hamilton Radio, New York, N. Y.; Al Wells, Wells-Gardner Co., Chicago, Ill.
LACE INDUSTRY
Government presiding officer—Henry Giebel, textile, clothing and leather branch.
Members:
Leon Birnbaum, Native Laces & Textiles, Inc., New York, N. Y.; Gilbert R. Bodell, Bodell Lace Company, Inc., Pawtucket, R. I.; Henry S. Bromley, North American Lace Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; George H. Clark, Washington Lace Works, Washington, R. I.; Leslie Dalby, William Dalby & Son, Paterson, N. J.; Albert E. Newton, Central Lace Works, Inc., Central Falls, R. I.; H. A. Phillips, The American Fabrics Co., Bridgeport, Conn.; P. T. Phillips, American Textile Co., Pawtucket, R. I.; J. V. Price, Jac-Art Lace Co., Providence, R. I.; George R. Ramsbotton, Seekonk Lace Co., Pawtucket, R. I.; Hugo N. Schloss, Liberty Lace & Netting Works, New York, N. Y.; W. H. Woodhouse, Elyria Laces, New York, N. Y.
FLAT GOODS UPHOLSTERY
Government presiding officer—Charles E. Menefee, chief, upholstery unit, textiles, clothing, and leather branch.
G. J. Baumbach, Mercer Textile Mills, Groveville, N. J.; G. E. Ingersoll, The Stead & Miller Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; P. K. McKenney, Swift Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ga.; R. Pohlers, Jr., Rosemary, Inc., Roanoke Rapids, N. C.; H. W. Burton, Moss Rose Manufacturing Co., New York, N. Y.; R. L. Kahle, Vigilant Mills, Inc., Frankford, Pa.; C. E. Neisler, Jr., Neisler Mills, Inc., Kings Mountain, N. C.
PILE FABRICS UPHOLSTERY
Government presiding officer—Charles E. Menefee, chief, upholstery unit,'textiles, clothing, and leather branch.
P. B. Baldwin, Collins & Aikman, New York, N. Y.; Bernard Davis, La France Industries, Frankford, Pa.; J. A. Kaufman, Kaufman Plush Co., Roxboro, Philadelphia, Pa.; Clifton Corley, Iselin Jefferson Co., New York, N. Y.; H. H. Schell, Sidney Blumenthal & Co., New York, N. Y
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AGRICULTURE...
Labor, fertilizer, packaging, transport to be withdrawn from unessential crops insofar as needed to produce war foods
In order that farmers may make the most intelligent adjustments possible in their plans for producing winter vegetables, Claude R. Wickard, Chairman of the Foods Requirements Committee, has elaborated the statement of October 14 that the Department of Agriculture “could not assist with production or marketing of the less essential winter vegetable crops.” The list of the less essential winter vegetable crops includes cantaloups, cucumbers, cauliflower, eggplant, watermelons, bleached celery, head lettuce, green peppers, asparagus, and artichokes. The maximum suggested acreages of these less essential vegetables, approved by the Foods Requirements Committee, have been forwarded to the State USDA War Boards with the suggestion that they be broken down by counties. The State War Boards are now being advised to release these acreages in terms of the maximum percentage of last year’s acreage^.
In general, the maximum suggested acreages for the less essential vegetable crops range on a national basis from 70 to 85 percent of 1942, but farmers plan-
Orderly hog marketing asked by USDA
Secretary Wickard November 13 announced the steps which the Department of Agriculture is preparing to take in the Corn Belt to encourage orderly marketing of hogs through the heavy run expected in December and January. The program, to be administered by the Agricultural Marketing Administration, includes a hog marketing permit plan which will be held in readiness for use if market gluts make such action necessary.
To facilitate the necessary orderly movement of hogs' to market this winter the Agricultural Marketing Adminstra-tion will furnish a Special Market News Service in the Corn Belt during the period of peak hog marketings to keep farmers informed of hog supplies at individual markets in relation to handling facilities.
Under authority of a WPB directive Issued October 20, the Department will
ning to grow these crops should take into account the following facts:
1.	The Department of Agriculture will not undertake to furnish labor for their production and will not pay the transportation of either domestic or Mexican workers to be employed for this purpose. Furthermore, its policy will be aimed at using all labor available locally for production of the more essential crops, even at the expense of the less essential crops.
2.	If the transportation situation or supplies of packaging materials become so critical that priorities will have to be established, as may well be the case, the Department will recommend that the less essential crops be rated sufficiently low so as to permit transportation and packaging materials for them only after provisions have been made for all the needs of the more essential crops.
3.	Since the supplies of nitrogen fertilizer seem likely to be materially less than would be needed to meet all demands, it will be necessary to reduce greatly the supplies available for less essential crops. The use of nitrogen fertilizer for this purpose may well be cut to 50 percent of 1942.
At the same time, Chairman Wickard announced that broccoli should be added to the list of crops for which it is desired that acreage be maintained. He also pointed out that in listing asparagus and artichokes as less essential crops, it was not suggested that widespread plowing un of producing nlantines be made.
be prepared to order market embargoes and to require permits to market hogs at any point where a market glut has developed.
Hog marketing permit committees at the major hog markets have been organized and plans have been made to operate a permit system if it becomes necessary. At the beginning of such a program, an embargo on marketings might be needed to permit packers to work off accumulated oversupplies and to hold marketings in line during the several days which would be required to put the permit plan into effect. Farmers would make written requests for per-, mits showing how many hogs they want to ship and when and where they want to ship.them. Permits would be issued by a market permit committee which would include a representative of the Department of Agriculture and representatives of marketing agencies and meat packers. /
Higher ratings assure adequate supplies for handling 1943 milk and egg production
Processors of dairy products are assigned higher preference ratings for equipment, maintenance, and repair material by an amendment to Preference Rating Order P-118, issued November 12 by the director general for operations.
In addition, certain classes of egg processors are included under P-118 for the first time. Processors entitled to use the ratings are those performing any of the following operations in plants approved by the Agricultural Marketing Administration for purposes directly or indirectly supplying eggs or egg products for that agency or for the armed forces: candling and grading shell eggs; breaking, packaging, and freezing liquid eggs; and dehydrating eggs.
The November 12 amendment raises the P-118 rating to conform with existing needs. The ratings will assure adequate supplies and equipment for han-- dling the 1943 milk and egg production, and avert spoilage of commodities which might be caused by stoppage of a processor’s operations.
AA-2X, AA-5, AA—3 ratings assigned
The amendment assigns the following preference ratings to deliveries to processors of dairy products, and eggs or egg products:
1.	AA-2X for material required' for emergency maintenance or repair to prevent spoilage of commodities because of an actual break-down or suspension of operations.
2.	AA-5 for material required for repair, maintenance, or operation. This rating includes packaging staples, strapping, or stitching wire. The rating is not to be used for repair, maintenance, operation material, or transportation equipment. Previously, the rating for repair and maintenance was A-l-j, and the rating for operation was A-3.
3.	AA-3 for materials required for replacement. This rating does not include machinery or equipment for increasing productive capacity. Previously, the rating was A-3. The AA-3 rating may not be used until the processor has received specific authorization from WPB. To get such authorization, he must apply to WPB, describing the material needed and the nature of the proposed re-placement. The application may be made on revised Form PD-414, or in emergencies, by telegram giving substantially the information called for by PD-414.
Qualified processors may use the preference ratings assigned by the November 12 amendment only for the primary processing phases of manufacturing butter, cheese, ice cream, eggs, or other products.
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November 17, 1942
OWI orders further cuts in Government information services to clear channels
In a new regulation issued to all Federal departments and agencies, the OWI November 9 ordered further cuts in non-essential information activity of Government agencies for the duration of the war. News release distribution, pamphlets, speeches, and periodicals are affected by the action, which follows OWI Regulation Number Three making binding curtailments and eliminations in 523 Government publications.
The new regulation is based on recommendations of the recently created Inter-Agency Publications Committee composed of Government information men, and became effective at once. It directs agencies of the Government to discontinue various information practices to clear news and other channels for essential war information.
Major provisions
Major provisions of the regulation are:
It discontinues the practice of mailing press releases from Washington to newspapers throughout the country. Except for specialized releases which may go on request to a specialized segment of the press, news material will be issued to local papers through field offices. Field offices of Federal departments arid agencies are permitted to release only information adapted to regional or local interests.
All those on mailing lists for free or partially free Government periodicals, report series, or publications still permitted to be Issued and distributed at regular or irregular intervals, are to be queried inside the next 30 days on whether or not they wish to continue receiving such material and, if they do, to state their reasons for continued receipt during the war.
Full texts limited
Full texts of speeches are not to be sent to the press unless made by heads of departments and independent agencies or by their chief subordinates on major policy issues; and then only to Washington correspondents and wire services. Any other speeches considered worth releasing by an agency’s information officer are to be issued in summary form only.
Distribution to the press of full texts of statistical or technical reports, periodicals, or publications is discontinued. Where the information in these publications merits it, the information officer of the issuing agency or department may prepare summaries for the use of the press. Copies of the full text of such documents will be available to the press on specific request.
Mailing of news material from Washington to weeklies by any Government department or agency is discontinued. Agencies may include material in the regular services to weekly newspapers now maintained by the Office of War Information.
Libraries designated by law as depositories of official publications or bona fide libraries to whom the service has been available in the past, are to continue receiving printed and processed Government publications on request.
PREVIEW OF LIFE IN 1943
Price Administrator Henderson wrote the OPA booklet of this name which forecasts what wartime life in America will be like next year. Everything from dishwashing to courtship gets a going-over in the light of restrictions the Government is imposing to win the war. Twelve pages, illustrated. Copies on request from State and regional offices of OPA.
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WAR EFFORT INDICES
Percent change MANPO WER	October
■from October 1942:	Number	1941
Labor force  54,000,000	— 0.2
Unemployed__________	1,600,000	— 59.0
Employed ___________*52, 400,000	¡4-4.4
Nonagr icul-
tural______________*41,900,000	¡4-2.4
Male________________ 29,200,000	—1.4
Female. 12,700,000	'4-12.4
Agricultural. *10,500,000	¡4-12.9
Male________________	8,900,000	4-7.2
Female.. 1,600,000	¡4-60.0
FINANCE * *
Authorized war program,
July 1940-October 1942.. $240,000,000,000 Total disbursements, July
1940-October 1942_____— R. 55, 701,000,000
October 1942_____________ R 5,722,000, 000
September 1942___________ R 5, 458, 000, 000
Sales of War Bonds—
Cumulative, May 1941-
October 1942______________ 9,945,000,000
October 1942_____________ 814,000,000
Quota for October________	775,000,000
PRODUCTION
Govt, commitments for
war plant expansion:
June 1940-Sept. 30— ♦ ♦ *$13,474,000,000 Private commitm e n t s for war plant expansion; 10,239 Certificates of Necessity approved, June 1940-
September 30__________R * * * *$3, 444,000,000
Man-days of idleness on strikes affecting war production, January-September 1942________ 1,715,932
Percentage—time lost to estimated time worked________________ %oo of 1%
Percent increase All manufacturing industries—	from like
August:	month
Average weekly earn-	last year
ings— ___________________— $39.54 23.9
Average hours worked
per week ____________________ 42.8	4.9
Index
Cost of living (1935-39=100) :
May 1942—_____________________116.0	12.7
September 1942________________117.8	9.0
October 1942__________________119.0	8.9
♦	New series starting August 18.
♦	*Preliminary. Includes funds made available by Congressional legislation and by Government corporations.
♦	♦♦Preliminary. Revised series starting Oct. 13.
♦	*** Privately financed war plant expansion not included in Certificates of Necessity is estimated between $1 and $2 billion.
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Wartime information films offered for schools and communities
Wartime activities and wartime responsibilities are portrayed in Government films being produced and distributed for school and community use by the Bureau of Motion Pictures of the Office of War Information.
These motion pictures are information films designed so that the American people will better understand the progress of the war. They include three aviation films—BOMBER, WINNING YOUR WINGS, and TARGET FOR TONIGHT; five pictures showing war production in factories and on the farms— BOMBER, TANKS, LAKE CARRIER, DEMOCRACY IN ACTION, and HOME ON THE RANGE; two pictures dealing with civilian responsibilities—SAFEGUARDING MILITARY INFORMATION and SALVAGE; two films concerning our armed forces—RING OF STEEL and WINNING YOUR WINGS; one film, MEN AND THE SEA, showing the men who man our cargo ships; another film, WESTERN FRONT, portraying the heroic fight of China against Japanese aggression; and three “song shorts”—ANCHORS AWEIGH, KEEP ’EM ROLLING, and THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG—sung “off stage” against action scenes.
Complete information- concerning these films and how they can be obtained for school use may be had by writirig the Bureau of Motion Pictures, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C.
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Motion-picture film services exempt from price control
Such .services as the developing and printing of motion-picture film, both amateur and professional, are exempt from price control.
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BUSES CUT IN DAYTON
Four transit companies in Day ton, Ohio, were directed by the ODT November 13 to reduce bus and trolley coach mileage 20 to 25 percent.
The directives, designed to conserve rubber and equipment by diverting passengers to rail vehicles, will result in an annual saving of almost 8 million tire miles.
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