Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-16

than the previous month.
OPM announced industrial conser-
walton programs will be set up in
more than 80 industrial centers to
wreck old machinery and equipment
to salvage needed materials; to mini
mize waste and spoilage, to handle
scrap and speed its return to users.
OPM also recommended elimination
of special deliveries of milk and sub
stitution Of every -other-day delivery
for daily delivery to conserve tires.
The agency recommended manufac-
turers simplify the types of bottles
and other containers and eliminate
those not necessary; ordered all tin
and lead scrap under rationing con-
troll, restricted use of ethyl alcohol in
toilet soaps, mouth washes, rubbing
alcohol, candy glazes; cut use of GER
tain materials in manufacture of
vending machines dispensing ciga
rettes, food, candy and toher items;
cut the amount of wool for civilian
use to 80 percent of last year; and
restricted the use Of copper in certain
radio parts.
OPM granted permission to auto
manufacturers to make 204,848 cars
in January in order to use up parts
already made before the plants are
converted to war production. Con-
gress passed law permitting the
President to order daylinght saving
time to save electric power.
The President sent a message to
Congress asking for provision for a
single price administrator for all pri
ces in the price control legislation
now under consideration. The OPM
issued a pamphlet, "How to Stop
Inflation," explaining in non-techni-
cal language the causes of initiation,
measures taken III other countries and
what can be done here to keep prices
down. The Bureau of Labor Stats
tics reported wholesale prices are now
at the highest level since 1939-176
percent above this time last year.
The President appointed James NJ.
Lands, Dean Of the Harvard Law
/ School, as Executive OF the Office of
Civilian Defense to direct the civilian
defense program under the general
/ supervision Of Director LaGuardia,
who is also Mayor of New York City
The House and Senate passed and sent
to conference bill appropriating
$100,000,000 for civilian defense. OCD
asked its regional directors to obtain
from State and city governments all
possible equipment needed by the aux
iliary firmen, policemen, air raid
wardens and other volunteers. Direc-
tor McNutt of the Defense Health
and Welfare Services set up in each
of the AZ States a State Nursing
Council on Defense to promote re-
cruiting of student nurses and enroll
ment of $4,000 young women in nur-
sing schools in 1912.
i TIC OhldlOIlld agriculture D6I0nSe
Board established an experimental
machinery bank" to provide reser-
voir of spare parts for farm equip
ment. All idle farming equipment on
Oklahoma's $4,000 farms will be CEN
trally located, repaired and made "a
valuable to farmers as they need it..
DEM announced that for the first
time in recent history, U. S. imports
from Latin America have been larger
than exports. U. S. trade in Latin
America, the agency said, was one
third larger than in the correspond
ing period of 1910 and about Is per-
cent larger than in the first three
quarters of 1899. The State Depart
ment elevated the u. S. legations in
Paraguay, Ecuador and Bolivia to the
rank of embassies in formal recogni-
ton of the Importance of develop
ments" leading to Pan-American SOL
idarity. Under Secretary of State
Welles left Washington to attend the
Pan-American conference of foreign