Evening star., 1937-01-10

morrow IN New Orleans. An0tner del-
egation from here will leave today.
Because soil sterilization is playing
and will continue to play an increas-
ingly important part in highway con-
struction, the report and discussion
of the Committee on Stabilized Road
Construction of the A. r. B. A., to be
given at the thirty-fourth annual
convention of the association. Janu-
ary ILLS, will be of far-reaching
value. H. F. Clemmer, engineer of
materials for the District of Columbia,
is chairman of the committee.
Research in soil stabilization was
started by various organizations in an
effort to develop roads Of low-cost
construction that would carry reason
able amounts Of traffic the year
round.
To the committee will be submitted
results of research in soil stabilization
by such representative organiza-
tions as American Society for Test
ing Materials, American Society Of
Civil Engineers, American Association
of State Highway officials. Highway
Research Board and United States
Bureau of Public Roads.
Legislation enacted by the Federal
Government within the last two years
is having and will continue to have
reaching effect upon road build
ing activities, declares Charles Upham,
engineer director. 1t has made posi-
BILE sound long-range continuous PLAN
ming in which the taxpayer is likely
to get the most out of the money he
pays for highway construction and
maintenance, he believes.
The Hayden Cartwright bill of 1894
and subsequent acts make possible
the use of Federal funds by States for
comprehensive surveys of every type
of road in the States and for use of
such funds on secondary or feeder
roads, including farm to market roads,
rural free delivery mail roads and
public bus routes. 1t attempts to curb
the tendency to divert highway reve-
nues collected from the motoring pub
lie to purposes other than for high
ways. Other Federal legislation has
lifted the $4,000 mile limitation of
Federal aid and has recognized the
value of research in economical design
and construction of highways by au-
thorized funds for the purpose.
Most of the State Legislatures have
taken steps wherever necessary to
keep pace with the Federal legislation,
and to take advantage of available
funds.
Federal appropriations for the Fed
eral aid primary system amount to
S125, 100000 each for 1888 and 1899;
for certain secondary roads, s25,000.-
600 for each of the years, and for
elimination of hazards at railroad
crossings s50,000,000 for each of the
years.
With Chevrolet and Buick assembly
line closed because of strikes, produc-
ton of passenger cars and trucks this
week will run to about 83,055 against
revised estimate of 80.473 for the
short week ended January 2, says
Automotive Daily News in its midweek
summary of the industry. Fifteen
out Of General Motors SO plants al
ready are affected by strikes and are
now shut down or operating on cur
tailed schedules. Pontiac, Oldsmobile
and Cadillac resumed output Monday
after the week end close.
Shortages of supplies are expected
to be noticeable within a week to 10
days, when it is expected several plants
may seriously curtail or very possibly
entirely halt production. Ford en-
tered the new year as the heaviest
producer and the Ford assembly, lines
are expected to be stepped up to an
estimated 10000 units for the week,
the highest that company has reached
since last Fall. Plymouth is second
with an estimated weeks output of
IL 900 units with possibility that the
figure may be slightly higher when the
week closes. The entire Chrysler Corp.
is expected to lift output as much as
possible this week and appears to be
unaffected, at least at the present, by
the strife threatening other plants not
already closed. There is a strong pos
sibility that some Chrysler units may
work Saturday, although there has
been no definite word of this. in an
effort to boost production on lines al
ready running at capacity. Dodge will
turn out about 1000 units this week
Oldsmobile and Pontiac have not yet
shown any slackening of speed be-
cause of shortage of materials, but 1t
is unlikely that either will hold up
more than a week or so. Pontiac is
expected to add $500 and Oldsmobile
$500 to the weeks total.
Hudson and Terraplane will pro-
duce about 3,700 jobs during the
week. Packard is swinging back into
a five-day week with 1880 units to
come off the line. Nash and Lafayette
will turn out about 2,150 jobs during
the week. Chrysler and De Soto will
produce every possible car, it is be-
lieved, and should account for an esti-
mated 1000 units each. WHY'S lines
are going good and should produce
$500 units. Studebaker reports its
plant is in no immediate danger and
expects to carry through its January
production schedule without any
hitch. This weeks share of the
months schedule calls for $500 units.
Cadillac has been assured a clear
road until Thursday night, at least,
when union men will meet to discuss
strike plans at the plant there. Based
on a full week, Cadillac will turn out
about 1875 units. Graham will run OF
about 300 cars this week, after COM
pleting inventory started during the
holidays. Cord will add an estimated
80 to the weeks total and approxi-
mately $500 units produced by mis-
cellaneous plants, including truck
makers, who seem in no immediate
danger. will bring the total for the
week to 83,055 units.
Subzero weather may be "just
around the corner" and in anticipa-