Evening star., 1941-07-20
Big Curtailment in November,

goods industries"
Big Curtailment in November.
Output of automobiles and light
trucks, under the program. will be
reduced for the next three months
20 per cent under the comparable
1910 period, with the anticipated so
Ger. cent curtailment becoming ef-
fective in and after November.
Monthly average production in the
coming year would be about 200 900
units a month-approximately half
the rate OF 1910 model year manu-
facture.
Production of mechanical wash
Ing and ironing machines would be
reduced initially by 80 per cent un-
der the average rate for the last
year, with more stringent cuts to
follow, balancing the slash at about
30 per cent in the next year.
NO curtailment schedule was out
lined for mechanical refrigerators.
but 1t was estimated that the
monthly maximum would be 15O,-
600 units, roughly, half the rate pre-
valling since July, 1910.
While Mr.. Henderson did not
specify the other consumer goods
fields in which curtailment of out
put can be expected shortly. he
revealed that his Office has been
consulting with representatives of
industries making air. r-conditioning,
heating and cooking equipment,
metal furniture and miscellaneous
household appliances.
Trucks of more than one ton
rated capacity were not included
in the program. 1t was stated, be-
cause of the current urgent need
for such vehicles.
Conferred With Industries.
The Henderson announcement
said the curtailment plan was
drafted following consultation with
representatives. of the industries
affected. And in subsequent ses-
slons with automobile authorities,
the Office of Production Administra-
ton will work out problems of allo-
cations to various manufacturers
for specific types and limited num-
DeTS OF mdcnlneS.
Termlng the automobile slash
"severe" Opacs officials called at
tentlon, however, to the fact that
car production rates during recent
months have been extraordinarily
high and that the reduction would
still leave a large volume of out
put in each of the three industries
affected.
During recent months" it was
asserted, automobile production
has been running about 20 per cent
above the like period year ago.
Refrigerator production showed a 81
per cent increase, and washing ma
chimes and ironers were up 18 and
30 per cent respectively"
Commerce Department reports
show that in the u months ending
June l, production totals included:
Passenger automobiles, 100000;
trucks (both light and heavy,
90l 900; electric refrigerators, $685.
600; household washing machines,
1,7S7000, and household ironers
225.0OO.
2 Opac's statement warned that
: unless prompt action of this
type is taken. increasing needs of
the defense program for raw ma
teriaS will force shutdowns of many
: producers of civilian wholly
I without regard to the relative need
for their products"
81 Rip Saving of Metals Soon
Acute shortages" of industrial
raw materials neceSsitated the pro-
gram, it was explained. The pro-
! duction cut plan is expected to con-
serve about 4,250 900 tons of iron and
F., steel and large quantities of alumni
mum, copper, tin, zinc, chromium
~and lead. Passenger automobiles
have required an average of 1.6 tons
Of iron and steel.
There can be no accurate esti-
mates of how much of the scarce
metals will be needed to build auto
mobiles in the 1912 model year, but
automobile trade sources have esti-
3 mated that consumption for each
1000 units will include: 1,493 short
tons of steel, excluding nickel steel;
5.613 pounds of aluminium, 1,491
pounds of nickel, 81. .598 pounds of
nickel steel IA pounds of aluminium,
1880 pounds of magnesium, 5,04O
pounds of chromium, 1858 pounds
OF copper, 1858 pounds of copper
and 3,409 pounds of tin.
The automobile industry is many
times over the largest of the three
involved in the program. Recent
reports show that in the manufac-
tiring end alone automobiles give
employment to $4,000 persons, re-
, frigerators to more than $1,000 and
. laundry equipment 10000.
! Disruption of these industries