The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-22
Scores Expected Here For Conferences With Government Authority
No Special Appointments Needed; No PriOrties Prom ised, But Aid May Probe Invaluable Type
 of Questions Submitted

1 Jesse N. sanger, priorities and production expert for tho OPM, will be at the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce building oil day Monday for conferences with businessmen plEzled by prioritles problem. Mir. Sanger will begin his conferences ct g Q. m.
 sending of Mir. Sanger to this city slas been undertaken by the OpM as asa experiment to determine whether eogSitar visits by OPM officials should Do made to industrial areas hke Waterbury. He will have no power Co grant priorities to nanu- eacturerS, but his advice may enable them Co secure preferential ratings ct washington. He will have the necessary government forms and will Instruct factory officials as to how they should be filled out.
 Mir. Sanger's visit was arranged shrough cooperation of the OPM and J Che Chamber of Commerce. Local 1 arrangemente have been made by Frank J. Green, Chamber secretary. Notices have been sent to all plants en this area. T. L. Hausmarn, Act- ang district manager oS the OPM pfiorities field service, announced AEr. Sanger's visit.
 No appointments ere being made. 0uSinessmen being required to walt their turn on Monday. Officials of small plants, especially, are evincing great interest in the opportunity to discuss the problem of materialS shortages with an OPM official who may be able to aid them.
 Beginning as Q newspaper man, after leaving college in 1910, Sanger turned to business activity, special iginR in problems Of distribution. when the United states entered the first World War in 1917, he left his own business as 0 marketing con- guitart to become Q trade and cora- nlercial attache of the U. 8. Depart ment of Commerce. On Q rowing commission, Sanger journeyed throughout Latin-America, invesn- gating, analy4ing and reporting on European versus American business competition and trade practices in the interests of post-war trade op- portnaities.
 Alter the Armlstice, Sanger did similar work in Australia, the Far East, and in Europe, until i024. Re. turning to private life, he resumed his marketing consultation services gor American firms selling the La" tin. American field such as Eastman Kodak Company, Dupont Company General Electric Company, and the AtwatersKent Company.
 In 1928, Sanger edited 6 newly eS. Eablisled weekly trade review work ang in conjunction with European Chambers of Commerce located in New York City. Until he joined the Priorities Field Service of the OPM last September, he had worked iHl- ereasinely to stimulate United States trade to our sister Latin.AmeFican republics.
 Like q good many people, Mir. Sanger Is c transplanted New Yorker, hailing originally from Ken lucky.
 The oPM has supplied the follow lng questions and answers on prior Ities:
 QUESTION: Howe does Q prime contractor (one with Q direct con- tract with the governmenO secure priority certificate?
 ANSWER: Usually from the pro- crirement oftlcer of the Armed Serv- ices with whom he signed the con- tract.
 EXAMPLE: A man who was con- tfacted to manufacture fire control apparatus with the Air Corps see cures his priority rating from the Air Corps procurement ofacer.
 
 QUESTION: How does Q sub-con-