The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-20

EdsOn Near Eas9 and
india, Pan-AmerieAn Always Is
aiding the Ferrying Command IN
this development, and that's what
makes Imperial Always nervous,
fearing establishment OF competitive
routes,
In America, Northwest Airlines
wants 10 establish O route 10 Alaska,
across Canada from Chicago, II
would compete with Trans-CanadR
Always, and there Ia much teuding
behind the scenes.
A decision Is expected soon from
the Civil Aeronauties Board on Am.
erlean Airlines' petition 10 establigh
route from III Paso TO Mexico City,
which would compete With tho Pan
American Always routes from
Brownsville Laredo, Los Angeles 10
Mexico City.
Another threat 10 p. A, AS lead
ership Is American Export, which
wants 10 get into the business with
d route 10 Lisbon, or any place IN
Europe.
German and italian lines have
been kicked out OF South America,
but oil this international eompeti"
ton OF the big flying companies
will get hotter as the war goes on.
This Ia the way Civil Service EN-
ployment bolts down, Thirty million
information circulars were dlStri-
buted TO prospects last year, Seven
million communications were re-
ceived, -Four million people came In
to the central and 10 district Civil
Service offices. Two and q half mill
lion persons took the competitive
examinations for Jobs, But only
900 1000 were appointed 10 positions
In the classified service,
-
SEEKING A SEER
The married or single status OF
new workers coming TO Washington
hos been completely reversed since
the war began. Before the war, the
ratio was 90 per cent married 10 40
per cent single, To-day II Is 90 per
cent single TO 40 per cent married,
That has further complicated WASH
ingtoh'B housing shortage, How many
OF these new government workers are
going 10 stay In Washington IL an-
other puSzlef, Before the first
World War, tho government en-
ployes numbered about $4,000. by
November, 1918, the figure had
Jumped TO 10000, but many people
thought that was o mere temporary
high and that the new workers
would oil 80 home, Instead, most OF
them stayed, To-Day, The govern
ment has about $4,000 workers In
Washington, and the number may
80 10 100000 before the wars over.
viii they oil have 10 stay IN the
capital after peace 10 deelafed2
Anyone who knows the answer can
help decide how much OF Washing
toms new housing will have 10 DO
permanent, and how much can be
temporary barracks,
Another factor Complleating
WaShingtens housing problem IL
that 80 many OF the new workers
come from small towns and have tho
walk"to-work habit. They insist on
getting a room within easy walking
distance Of their Job, That throws
q big load OK foomcrS In tho already
eVtfGrow6ed downtown area, while
nearly 5000 rooms are reported fer
rent within 30 or 40 minutes com.
mutlng distance OF the government
offices concentration area.
NO sTEEI.-sO NO RUBBER
Big catch Oh the possibilities OF
making more synthetic rubber 10
that civilian can ride In 1914 H.,
strangely enough, lack OF steel, Dc.
fore you can have synthetic rubber
you must build q synthetic rubber
plant That takes steel, and with
oil the demands for steel for ships
railroad cars, tanks and munitions,
there Isn't enough steel for more
rubber plants, Enough has been
alleeatod 10 build plants that Will
make synthetic rubber at tho rate
OF 100000 tons % year, But oil that
will 80 10 war. Only hope for more
synthetic rubber pants ID the dis
Covery OF some way 10 reallocate
steel,
Letting down his hair NJ q press
conference, WpD bo@ Donald NJ
Nelson explf cd his philosophy Of
operation. II Ii, briefly, 10 get free
expression on the widest possible
differences OF opinion Oh all matters
OF policy. College economists, labor
leaders and industrialists are oil in-
yItod 10 present q broad range OF
ideas and from them b balanced
point OF view obtained. The Job OF
looking az the war production prob.
lem from tho consumer point Of view
has been turned ever 10 Leon Hem
derson,
Nelson also indicates that he IA
looking NJ tho problem OF aiding
the small businessman and the
little manufacturer not rs any 20
cial Issue, but a. u practical neeas
sity. Before tho war production Cfs
fort reaches Ia, full capacity. the
output OF every machine In the
country IL going 10 DO needed, The
idea Ii 10 put every one Of these
machines 10 work, even II us only
d small lathe In plant iiaintot1-
ancc tool room.
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