Evening star., 1943-04-16

quarter of this year would fall far
short Of filling requests from various
claimants. Another WPB of1cial
said supply Of other metals was
equally as critical. Although sup
plies Of materials will increase, war
production also must be increased.
Mr.. Nelson said he did not agree
with CIO President Philip Murray
that $4,000 persons would be un-
employed as result Of shifting en-
phasis In war production. He added
that any shifts will be purely tenn
porary" and that full use must BE-
made Of the Nations manpower and
materials resources If this years
high munitions goals are to be
reached.
Aircraft Below Needs.
The production job is not licked
and will not be until the end of
the war" Mr.. Nelson said adding
that there will continue to be shift
ing emphasis among weapons, but
all the steel and other metals we
have will be fabricated into some
thing we need" 4.
He. said aircraft production "is
good. but nowhere near what we
need"
Mr.. Nelson declared there should
be no conflict between the YPB
campaign to increase production by
paying wage incentives to war work.
ers and the Presidents hold-the- line
order.
There will be mo general edict
to all industry" to place workers on
an incentive basis, he said. Plans
will be promoted plant by plant,
while details of individual wage
schemes will be worked out Coop
eratively between labor and man
agement. He declined to discuss in
detail the progress made in promot-
ing wage incentives as a means to
bolster plane output. The pro-
gram is being handled by WPB's
new Management-Labor Executive
Committee.
Mr.. Nelson revealed completion of
Nation wide investigation to de-
termine what the farmer needs in
the way of help from WPB in meet
ing the tremendous food production
task. A WPB ofacial and a repre-
sentative of farm organizations
toured the country, discussing prob
lens with farmers and their repre-
sentatives. The survey was made by
Glenn Fox. National Committee for
Farm Production Supplies, and c.
Leigh Stevens of WPB.
1S-Point Program Adopted.
The two men made many recon-
mendations, Mr.. Nelson said, which
have been incorporated in an 1S-
point program which WPB has
adopted as a means Of solving farm
ers problems. 1t was found out. for
example, he said, that we have
gone too far in conserving steel in
fences and war fence materials are
not holding up" He added that
other recommendations were made
with regard to handling require
ments for machinery and equip
ment, wire, nails, bags, containers
and many other things farmers need.
Mr.. Nelson declared that investi-
cations will be made to determine
the needs OF other groups, such as
garage interests. laundries. restau-
rants and lot OF other things that
affect civilians" as part of the new
program to strengthen the home
front.
Mr.. Whiteside will take charge of
the civilian Office early next week.
Mr.. Nelson said he would be given
whatever In the way OF increased
personnel he needs to do the job.
Mr.. Whiteside is not new in Govern
ment. In early days Of the Roose-
welt administration he held a high
post with NRA. and later, in 1941,
was head Of the iron and steel
branch Of the old Once of Produc-
ton Management.
Admitting that he did not think