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WMC Says ‘Vast Majority Of Rumors Prove to
Be False. (Continued from Page One)
vestigated to justify the conclusion that a vast majority of the rumors
relating to local war industries are not only untrue, but are not based
on facts.”
It was understood from reliable
quarters that one of the situations
which had given rise to rumors of labor hoarding was the case of a
- local war industry which is prepar-
ing to open a new plant and is training men and women on the job to staff it. In this particular case, the
- method has been to infiltrate ad-
ditional employees into the existing shops where, even though they perhaps cannot be kept busy all the time, they are learning skills which will be vital in the operation of the new plant. This case and others like it were described by the WMC as legitimate instances of training workers “to
_ assure future production of highly
critical war materials.” . Avoid Rumors “The firms named in these reports are not operating on a cost
plus basis,” the statement said, “but on a straight contract basis. This
- clearly indicates that if they are
wasting manpower, instead of .increasing their profits, they are ac-
. tually depriving themselves of prof-
its which might accrue from efficient operation.” In addition to training needs, industries often are faced with enforcing idleness on workers because of delay in deliveries of materials or machines, the WMC said. These facts, the statement pointed out, were called to public attention to avoid continuation of rumors which are hurting morale and impugning motives of employees and employers alike. There was no immediate indication that other war agencies would jump into the local war employment picture, but officials empha-
not entirely objective and that,
some things that somebody is going to have to stop.”
LABOR SHORTAGE NOT SERIOUS—KNUDSEN
CLEVELAND, April 8 (U.P).— There is “too much worrying” about the manpower situation in American war plants, Lieut. Gen, William S. Knudsen, production chief of the war department, said last night. Knudsen, on a two-day tour of Cleveland war industry, said he be-
bor resources would solve the problem, “This talk of manpower shortage is exaggerated,” he said. “In my tour of war plants across the country I have found only one actual
BUS OPERATORS TOLD T0 EMPLOY WOMEN
Members of the Indiana Bus Operators’ association, meeting at the Lincoln hotel today, were urged by Elliott French, state WMC apprentice and training service supervisor, to employ women and older men wherever possible. He recommended that the association appoint a special committee to consider the problem of training replacements for bus drivers, ticket agents and mechanics, and said that a representative of the WMC would be assigned to work with them.
‘HINTS CAMACHO TALKS By UNITED PRESS
The London radio said today that
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LONDON, April 8 (U. P.)— Wartime England was treated to a few delicacies at its grocery stores today—thanks to some hot-" house production—but the prices prevented a buying rush. Peaches were selling at prices equivalent to $15 a dozen, fresh asparagus at $7 per small bundle, and snap beans at ‘$2.50 per pound. The ministry of food relaxed its rulings against sale of canned vegetables this week, and canned asparagus of about the same quantity as the $7 variety can be had for 60 cents. Prices of other fresh vegetables were more reasonable. Cabbage dropped from about $1.20 a pound to $1. Cauliflower and brussel sprouts were plentiful. :
CHEESE, LUNCH
Dealers Facing Heavy Spoilage Demand OPA
Cut Ration Points. (Continued from Page One)
value that other meats have in the eyes of the housewife.” “There is no question but what ration point values on luncheon meats and cheese should be reduced,” said still another executive. “Take lunch meat for example. If a war worker spends three or four points a day for sandwiches, he ‘won't have any meat for Sunday dinner. * So he. doesn’t buy sandwich meat.” John A, Kotal, executive secretary of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers, in Chicago, said today that surpluses of sausage, ham, sandwich meat and cheese were piling up in shops throughout the country because point values were set too high. . He -said a survey indicated accumulation of such surpluses in 50 principal cities and that many retailers, unable to sell supplies on hand, have canceled orders for such meats: from the packers,
~ Charges OPA Erred
He charged that the OPA had erred in setting the: point values of such meats too high and said much of the current supply may spoil on the butchers’ counters. Mr. Kotal urged the separation of butter, cheese, margarine and cooking fats from the rationing of meats. “It is not a case of the markets overbuying,” Mr. Kotal said, “but simply that the housewives are refusing to spend their ration points.” J. Frank Grimes, president of the Independent Grocers’ alliance in Chicago, said the point values have proved “inequitable and are not based on the actual movement of supplies.” He predicted that the OPA would make important revisions when the new point schedules are announced for May 1. A chain stores official here predicted a similar revision.
“Point Cutting” Charged
Yesterday, the local OPA office| charged that local butcher shops were engaged in a “point cutting war,” using a loophole in the OPA meat rationing regulations to sell slow-moving supplies. The “bargain sales” are possible through a regulation which permits the butcher to cut the point value of meat if it is in immediate dan-
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ger of spoiling. OPA had investigated 203 butcher shops, an official | said, and found only 83 complying: with regulations. Some of the violations were in: butcher shops that reduced point! value of meats but did not cut! the price. New regulations provide that if a butcher cuts the point value 1 point, he must reduce the price at least 25 per cenf. If sold without demanding points, the price must be cut at least in half.
1 1-2 BILLIONS MORE SOUGHT FOR NAVY
WASHINGTON, April 8 (U. P.). —President Roosevelt has revised his original estimate of 1944 navy expenditures upward by more than $1,500,000,000 from $23,000,000,000 and is now asking congress to appropriate $24,551,070,000 for the navy department. Of the total, $14,141,000,000 would go for new ships, guns and planes. When he made his original estimate in January, Mr. Roosevelt withheld breakdown details because of possible material changes in the ‘war picture. The revised request figure com-
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GOV. SALTONSTALL | TO SPEAK AT DEPAUW
Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind. April 8.—
Massachusetts will be the commencement speaker at DePauw university May 16 when graduation and baccalaureate services will be held. Two ‘hundred and thirty-seven seniors will receive degrees at the ceremony. Coupled with the commencement exercises will be alumni day on May 15. The alumni luncheon
Saturday will be noon.
of Indianapolis
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BLISHES THIS MESSAGE SOLELY IN THE AND UNITY IN THE WAR EFFORT
If we lose this war... and blindness to facts can lose it, American freedom ‘suffers total blackout. The conquering Axis overran Poland, Austria, CzechoSlovakia, Norway, the Philippines and Malaya. The conquered people became the slaves of their masters. High prices? You don’t complain to a storm trooper! Inflation? That's
Joe Smith, the American father, will work for the “herron-
volk,” th master class—14 hours, 18 hours, dependent upon how much the swine can take! Earnings? Enough to keep him alive! Mrs. Joe—his wife—will stand hours in a food line —to get a palmful of rice from a hissing heathen. Little Joe will go to a Nazi camp for “kultur” training. Blue-eyed, taffy haired Helen... let’s not think about her...
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The Government of the United States is asking us to lend it 13 billion dollars in the next
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