Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

merchantmen in the Atlantic during
September and October was an
nounced. y
SelectlVe Service
The President signed legislation
lowering the draft age to Is years.
At the same time, he announced a
committee of educators, working
with the War and Navy Depart
ments, would make study of steps
ito enable the young men whose
education has been interrupted to
resume their schooling and afford
equal opportunity for the training
and education of other young men
of ability after their service to the
armed forces has come to an end" +"
He also said that in the near future
plan will be announced providing
utilization during the war of IA
cilities of certain colleges and uni
versities to train a limited number
of men of the armed forces for
highly specialized duties.
Navy
Admiral William d. Leahy, Chief
of Staff to President Roosevelt, said
aircraft carriers, large and small,
escort vessels, landing boats and
other kinds of naval units are about
to be built with a timing almost
equal to the pre-War mass produc-
ton of motor cars" He said the U.
S. is building submarines in little
more than one year, twice as fast as
before the war; aircraft carriers
are being built in II months; battle
ships, that used to require five
years, now take three; destroyers
require six months, one-third of the
former time.
Farm Production And Prices
Economic Sterilization Director |
Byrnes said the ceiling on farm
wages has been lifted until Agri-
culture Secretary Wickard can de-
termine: ~ the effect of farm
wages on farm production in the
more critical farm labor shortage |
areas, and ~ where increases in
farm wages may threaten to cause
an increase, in the price ceilings on
farm products. The first Agricul-
tural Marketing Administration con-
tract for dehydrated pork for ship
ment overseas-calling for approx
imately 10000 pounds, to be pro-
cessed and delivered within the next
few weeks-was awarded to Mid
western meat packer. The Agricul-
ture Department said the use of
hybrid seed added 300,000,000 bush
els to the 1912 corn crop. Market
ing quotas will apply to the 1943-
A cotton marketing season if ap-
proved by a more than two-thirds
vote of cotton growers in a refer
endum on December 12, Secretary
Wickard stated. ..a..
RatiOnimg |
The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton postponed its milage rationing
program for commercial vehicles
from November. Is to December 1,
after the Office of Price Administra-
ton postponed its nationwide gas
oline rationing program for pass
enger cars from November % to
December 1. The OPA also post
poned its fuel oil rationing starting
date from November 1 to %. The
OPA said all oil-burning equipment
in structures other than private
homes will be regarded by OPA as
convertible to other fuels and
therefore ineligible for fuel rations,
unless satisfactory proof is furnish
ed to the contrary. The ruling will
be enforced after the second ration
ing period. 49,.
Production And Labor Supply
OES Director Byrnes asked War
Production Chairman Nelson to un-
dertake a vigorous program" to
standardize goods produced for ci-
villain consumption and to eliminate
all frills and wasteful practices. Mr..
Byrnes also asked the Office of
Civilian Supply to determine the
minimum civilian needs, and said
It will be the OES policy to guar
antee the American people at least
their essentials.
Later Secretary Perkins, at the
request of the War and Navy De-
partments and Maritime Commits
sion, lowered the minimum age for
women employed in war industries
from Is years to 16 years. The war
agencies stated the continued inclu-
sion in war contracts of the 1S-year
provision would impair seriously
the conduct of Government business
by retarding essential production
-" 1 nordering the change, Sec
retary Perkins ruled that a con-
tractor shall keep on file a certifi-
cate of age showing that every girl
by him is at least 16
No girl under Is shall be employed
for more than eight hours in any
one day, or between the hours of
10 p. m. and 6sa. m, or in any way
contrary to state laws governing
hours of work :" Any woman
worker under IS must be granted a
specific luncheon period of at least
30 minutes.
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