Evening star., 1944-12-24
Races
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and with the hiring regulations OF
that commission"
This will put into manpower regu-
lations the teeth" officials have
been calling for. Mr.. Byrnes said
that, although most employers and
workers are "co-operating whole
heartedly" with war restrictions, 81
am unwilling to ask for voluntary
acceptance of ceilings by the many
without being prepared to take posi-
tive measures to enforce ceilings on
the very few who are unwilling to
thus contribute to the war effort"
WPB Immediately issued a new
regulation stating that "priorities
and ALLEGATIONS may be withdrawn
or modified VINO regulations are
not complied with" The order in
cludes the withholding of materials,
fuel, transportation and rationed
goods, since distribution of all these
necessities is controlled by powers
delegated to WPB.
Change in Policy.
WPB's authority on priority here
tofore had been used almost entirely
to conserve scarce materials. Former
Chairman Nelson considered that
use Of war powers for other than
control of war materials was illegal.
The WPB directive, issued at the
request of Chairman j. A. Krug,
the present chairman, stated that
priority sanctions may be exercised
any time the agency makes a find
ing that materials or facilities are
not being used most effectively for
the prosecution of the war as a re-
suit Of failure to comply with an
employment ceiling or hiring regu-
lation of the VINO"
Sanctions will be used now only
after VINO has certified that an
employer has refused to comply with
a ceiling or hiring regulation with
In a reasonable time after, he has
been notified of his failure to do so.
AS a further safeguard against
misuse Of the authority, WPB said
it would not act until after hear
ing before a compliance commits
sioner.
Horse racing at three major
tracks and dog racing at numerous
places are affected Immediately by
the Governments action. Tropical
Park in Miami was scheduled to
start a 20-day meeting tomorrow,
while the Fairgrounds in New Or
leans began 75-day session yes
terday. Santa Anita, near Los An
geles, planned to open for so days
of sport next Saturday. The latter
plant has been idle since Pearl
Harbor.
LaGuardia Halls Move.
Heads of the three tracks said
they would comply with the request.
Santa Anita at first announced that
it would hold racing next Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday, but decided
later to abandon plans for any
racing whatever.
There are about 1000 thorough
breds quartered in the Miami area
and 1900 at Santa Anita.
Operators of tracks in II States,
who had scheduled racing in 1945,
found their plans "up in the air"
since Mr.. Byrnes asked that the
sport not be resumed until war
conditions permit"
Typical comment was that of Col.
Matt Winn, Churchill Downs execu-
tive, whose Kentucky Derby was
threatened. He said:
There is only one thing to do
and that's to obey the boss"
New York's Mayor La Guardia,
long an outspoken critic of gambling,
commented: "A Daniel comes to
Judgment. I'm for Jimmy (Byrnes)
for President"
Mr.. Byrnes indicated that the
Santa Anita opening, in war-busy
Southern California, led to the ban.
He pointed out that the VINO re-
Gently authorized an employment
ceiling to permit opening of track
lin a critical labor area" He said
VINO did not see how 1t could dis
approve the reopening Gin view of
the fact that other tracks were be-
ing permitted to operate in other
areas equally critical"
No Aid to War Effort.
Mr.. Byrnes said:
The operation of race tracks not
only requires the employment of
manpoWer needed for more essential