The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Firms in Connecticut who failed to heed the manpower ceilings and War Manpower Commission Stabil- ization Program regulations will not be allocated any materials for fu- ture production because of these violations, State Manpower Director William J. Fitzgerald of the War Manpower Commission said today.
 These steps were found necessary to crack down on firms who have been violating the WING regulations and to make certain that 8 maxi mum of effort is given to war out put by all concerns producing war materials on 6 small or all out basis.
 In 8 statement issued today, the head of the War Manpower Com mission said that ''priorities and al- locations may be withdrawn or modified if WING regulations are not complied with, and that such priorities or allocationS granted under the authority of the WIPE may be modified or withdrawn at any time when the WIPE makes a finding that materials or facilities of these plants are not being used effectively for the prosecution of the war effort as result of failure to comply with an employment ceiling or hiring regulation of the War Manpower Commission"
 Theaters Proceeding
 The statement further said that procedure priorities or allocations will be withdrawn or modified under this regulation only after the WING has certified to the WIPE that an employer has refused to comply with an employment ceiling or hir- ing regulation within a reasonable time after he has been notified of his failure to do so. If, in the opin- ion of the WIPE there is reason to believe that materials or facilities are not being used most eeffctive- ly towards the effective prosecution Of the war as the result of the fail- ure to comply, it will institute pro- ceedings before one of its compli- ance commissioners to determine whether there is proof of this, and will give the employer appropriate notice and opportunity for a hear ing.
 This regulation, MT. Fitzgerald said, applies to all kinds of prior ities and allocations which are granted either before or after this regulation is issued, including pre- ference ratings, allotment numbers or symbols and directions, author 1zationS or grants of appeals to de- liver or receive material or to manufacture products or to use facilities.
 The head of the WING said that "in any community there are a few individuals who sometimes refuse or fail to abide by the programs de- ViSed by those communities to meet their war time responsibilities The WIPE regulation now makes it pos sible to bring such violators into line in order that the vast majority of employers who are. and who have been complying to the rules are not placed at a competitiv edisadvant- age"
 Fair Play' Policy
 we are determined to use the regulation fairly and in entire keep ing with the American tradition of flair play" so that no firm can take advantage and use it's materials for unnecessary production and unfair competition to those engaged wholly in the war effort.
 "The new regulation will provide the WING field staff with an oppor- tunity of checking on firms who are allegedly violating the manpower ceiling and the stabilization pro- gram, It also means that the WING can now make more extensive use of the type of ceiling program de- signed to obtain from less essential firms the specific types of workers urgently needed for war production.
 Mir. Fitzgerald further said "this means that Connecticut, like other states in the nation, must definitely go on Ian all out effort" in war pro- duction. The needs of our armed forces must come first. It Is inpos- sible believe that the people of America are not cosnizant of the seriousness of the situation in Eu- rope today.
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