Evening star., 1933-10-26
Status as Non-Member of
N. R. A. Expected to Be
Determined Soon.
FORESTRY CAMP TRUCK
CONTRACT IS AT STAKE
War Department Uncertain as to
Policy on $1O,00O,0O0
Auto Deal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Henry Ford's status as a non-member
of the N. r. A, in selling to the Gov
eminent Is expected to be determined
in the early award of a contract for
new trucks for the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps.
The Agriculture Department, which
has jurisdiction over c. c. c. pur-
chases, said no determination Of Fords
eligibility to bid had been made.
The low bid has been submitted by
Washington Ford dealer.
Pertinent to whether a non-member
Of the N. r. A. may be barred from
competitive bidding for furnishing
products to the Government If he is
complying with N. r. A. requirements
is President Roosevelts executive order
Of August 10 that:
Every contract entered into 4"
shall provide and require that
the contractor shall comply with all
provisions of the applicable approved
code Of fair competition for the trade
or industry or subdivision thereof con-
cerned without regard to whether
the contractor is himself a party to
such a code or agreement
Army Policy Uncertain.
Prompted by confusion over whether
Ford bids would be accepted by the
Army. War Department officials said
no decision had been made concern
ing possible purchases from him.
1t was stated al the Office of Harry
H. Woodring. Assistant Secretary Of
War. who handles such matters, that
Ford had submitted bids on a recent
Army motorization contract, but his
case had not been considered then. as
he was not the low bidder.
When bids are advertised, it was said,
the stipulation is made that bidders
must come under conditions laid down
by the N. r. A. code for their industry.
Should Ford submit a low bid on
subsequent contracts, it was added, a
formal investigation would have to be
made to determine whether he was
meeting these conditions
1t had been stated at the War De-
partment last night that contracts
under its $l0,000,000 motorization pro-
gram would be placed with manufac-
turers meeting N. r. A. requirements,
ana that the same rule would apply
to a $l5,000000 allotment for airplanes
to be split by the Army and Navy.
While Controller General McCarl has
ruled Government contracts must 60 to
the lowest bidder, N. r. A. officials ex-
pressed confidence that President
Roosevelts order superseded that rule
Tor purposes of the recovery act.
Meanwhile, reorganized N. r. A.
today was embarked upon the task of
enforcing its dozens of industrial codes.
johnson Heads Drive.
Hugh S. johnson put himself at the
top of the new enforcement machinery
and also at the head of the National
Compliance Board-the final N. r. A.
authority on violations before the At
torney General or Federal Trade Com
mission starts formal legal action
Immediately under johnson were
four enforcement divisions directed by
deputy administrators K M. Simpson
took the metals, coal, automobiles and
related industries; Malcolm Muir, con-
struction. machinery. lumber. metal
products; c. C. Williams, chemicals,
leather, miscellaneous, and Arthur D.
WhiteSide. trades and services
The reorganization order also set up
trade association division under
Thomas S. Hammond of Chicago, whose
Job will be ito prepare plans for and to
advise the organization of industry for
industrial self-government."
Important in the enforcement set
up was an order for procedure by which
complaints will not be referred to the
code trade authorities by regional OFF,
GERS unless specifically ordered by john
son himself. so the administration will
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