Evening star., 1945-08-16
Reconversion
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planes and slashed expenditure.
SO ,000, ,000,000 on news of the Japs
surrender. The cut eliminated or.
derS for 1850 heavy bombers, 1856
fighters, $500 transports and 490(
trainers and other types.
Mr.. Krug made public WPB.
master plan" for getting Industry
started on normal production, say.
ing his agency is mot going to de
lot Of wand-waving from Wash.
ington." He emphasized his con.
tention that 1t is WPB's job tc
release businessmen from controls
as rapidly as possible, not to stano
in the way and shackle them with
red tape.
Drivers Get Tanks Filled.
Our policy Is to encourage then
by taking of controls" he said. wv,
stand ready to help them when thej
run into difficulties. But we art
not taking on the job Of deciding
what products will be made ane
how they will be distributed.
Meanwhile, there were report.
from all over the country Lha,
motorists were taking advantage
Of the release from gasoline IA.
tioning, the best home front new.
since wars end, by having their cal
tanks filled. Grocers expected 4,
rush of housewives today seeking
ration-free canned goods.
1t seemed likely that two othel
items still on the ration Ist-tire
and shoes-Would be freed in a few
months. WPB reported that leath'
er supplies would improve grcatl,
with the end Of the war and pre-
dicted an end of shoe raticnins
shortly.
WPB summarized its master re.
conversion plan in the following
points:
Cancel all but a handful of con-
trols; release huge" industria
building program by relaxing con.
trolls, with nonindustrial construc.
ton to be freed soon; remove re.
strictions on manufacture OF auto.
mobiles and other civilian goods
take vigorous action to increase out.
put of tin, lumber and other scare.
materials; retain controls TEN.
porarily on scarce materials ane
plant inventories Of materials; keel
preferential protection of small
business and WPB's powers fol
breaking bottlenecks.
More Refrigerators Due.
There were some who believe tha
the automobile industry nigh
double this year it's authorized pro,
duction of 250,000 cars. Mr.. Kru,
told reporters he thought the indus
try would do some better this year
although he refused to estimate nov
much better. Likewise, the publ,
can expect more electric refrigera
tors, washing machines and othe
goods.
Meanwhile, five Government lead
ers IN a radio reconversion roundu,
last night held out the hope Il
America Of so per cent higher liv
ing standard in the not too distan
future. War Mobilization Directo
Snyder, who led the program, earlie,
had warned that unemploymen
might reach 5000, 900 by next sprin,
and that industry could not be ex
pected to reach its employment po
tential for 18 months.
On the program with Mr.. Snyde,
were Mr.. Krug, OPA Administrator
Bowles, Sterilization Director Davi.
and Deputy War Manpower Chie1
Frank McNamee.
All Of the officials declared theil
intentions of using experiences afte,
the World War to keep tight reir
on prices and prevent another de.
preston.
In the main they outlined post.
war programs announced during tn.
day.
II believe we are on the thresh.
old OF one Of the greatest eras tina,
mankind has ever known" Mr.
Snyder said.
1T is ours to take hold of. What
we do with it is up to us. Up t.
every one Of us-citizen, worker
businessman, farmer. doctor, lawyer
and those of us who serve you il
Government"