The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-05

Marine Corps announced fSs uiaeiohS
{,r enlistment OF 5000 men 80 to
80 for guard duty at naval shore
ations. The Corps revised requlre-
ments to permit only COLES Jdnlors
nd seniors and qualified enlisted
men to enroll in It's reserve officers
candidate class The Navy waved
no;.i mum age requirements OF 70
wears for leaders, leadingmen and
ouartermen in Navy yards and plants
under Navy jurisdiction. The Navy
is recruiting skilled construction
workers for work at naval bases out
side continental United States.
Production
The Army Ordnance Department
estimated it has been spending $2l
million a day for the past five weeks
for 1900 various types OF items IN
Guiding ammunition, small arms, ar
tillery, tanks, etc. The Army an
nounced its new 1O5 nm. howitzer Is
now in mass production. War Fro
| duction Chairman Nelson told
meeting in New York the job FAC
ing businessmen is to rush war con-
tracts through to completion with
out stopping to count the cost.
The War Production Board an
nounced a simplified production re-
auirements plan to speed conversion
of small manufacturers doing less
than 100000 business a year. Inc
Board also set up special section
to collect information on all vacant
industrial buildings so the Army and
NAVY procurement branches can a.
ward contracts in such a way as 10
utilize these buildings.
Conversion OF Automobile Industry
Ernest Kanzler, WPB official in
charge of converting the automobile
industry to war production, said the
industry up to January 16 had or
ders for SO billion worth OF guns,
tanks, plans and other war material.
He said the industry's present en-
ployment of 100000 workers may
be doubled when peak war produc-
ton is reached late thI year. He said
lack of machine tools is the present
bottleneck in the conversion effort
but labor supply may be the next
big problem.
Priorities and ALLEGATIONS
The Senate passed and sent to the
House a second War Powers Bill
e extending the Governments requisi-
n tioning power and carrying criminal
= penalties for violations of the prior'-
It ties system. The WPB cut radio pro-
e duction by 40 percent, prohibited
/ use of aluminium except on war con-
n tracts. and restricted consumption OF
d nickel, brass and copper for adver-
II Using and decorative purposes to
> so percent of last year. The Board
Is also announced it will withhold
y percentage Of canned goods in 1912
to insure ample supplies OF certain
foods for the armed forces.
v War Production Chairman Nelson
- rlaced full authority in the Office
- Of Price Administration to ration al
- goods and commodities sold on thu
~ retail market and for goods to satisfy
y personal needs. Price Administrator
a Henderson said initial sugar sale
~ under the rationing plan to be in
II duRuf6teQ next nOHlH PAoCopAy ~.
"A be restricted to IL ounces wee'
- for each individual The Department
h. of Justice announced the .Antitrus
=. Division is investigating the practice
n Of requiring customers to purchas
: designated amounts Of groceries il
NJ order to obtain limited amounts o
r sugar.
~ Labor Secretary Perkins said La
tv Dor shortages require temporary IRE
no Taxation in accepted Standards an
o. asked labor and management to plac
war production on 24-hour, ida
basis Immediately. WPB Labor Dir
ector Hillman announced ratification
bv unions and owners of an agree
ment for continuous shipbuilding OF
erations on the Pacific coast. The q
greernent will be extended to the Al
lantic, Gulf and Great Lakes zone
Mr.. Hillman said. The National RI
sources Planning Board outlined
q 19-page pamphlet plan for fu
re- employment following the war.
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