Evening star., 1945-01-12
271BiI|ionAdded
To '45Progran
|0f War Plants
500 of All Schedules
Increased by WPB;
Plone Quotas Raised
ORDERS TO ENFORCE "brownout"
not expected until February /.
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BY the Associated Press.

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BY the Associated Press.
Fifty per cent of all war pro-
duction programs will rise at "a
tremendous rate" under a new
speedup which includes a three
fold increase in critical aircraft
output in six months, WPB
Chairman j. A. Krug revealed
today.
The disclosure came shortly after
it was learned WPB had ordered
drastic new restrictions further cur
failing civilian goods productions
Tightening which one Government
source said will have the effect of
"wiping off the books large per-
centage of the consumer projects
already authorized under the spot
reconversion plan"
Mr.. Krug revealed that about ST.
500 100000 worth of new arms OUT
put is being added to the 1945 sched-
ule, partly to equip new French
Army divisions to fight against Ger
many.
Goal Higher Than Last Year
The expansion brings 1945 total
output to some $64 SOC, 900 900, slight
ly higher than 1914, and is "a more
difficult program to meet" Mr. Krug
told a news conference.
There will be plenty of jobs for
everybody in war industry and
everybody who wants to get into
war industry" he added.
THE feeling of the average work
er last fall. when he didn't know
whether or not he would be laid of,
can now be dispelled."
The volume of munitions sched-
uled for shipment to the French
Army was not divulged, but other
sources have given the impression
that it is substantial part of the
50 500 000, 900 increase.
35% of Schedules to Taper OFF.
The Italians have wanted arms
and material for more active parti-
cipation against the Nazis, Mr.. Krug
acknowledged, but 81 don't know
that We arc furnishing them any"
Without counting the new accel-
Grafton, Mr. Krug said so per cent
of 1945 schedules call for increases,
Is per cent are stable and IS per
cent taper off.
For the increasing programs, he
continued, the production rate for
April. May and June must be 65 per
cent above the level of the same
programs in October.
Those increases range from per
cent to as high as 600 or TOO per cent
for some items" he added
/ Hot aircraft" which include Su-
Iper Fortresses, C-54 cargo planes,
ljet-propelled fighters and all Navy
fighters-is scheduled for rise
from $685., 100000 to 1925 ,0o0, 900
monthly in six months.
9 Per Cent Increase in Aircraft.
A per cent increase in all air.
craft is planned, and Willow Run,
instead of cutting Liberator bomber
output, will hold production steady
or increase it.
dwelling the first actual plant
production figures for B-29 Super
Fortresses, Mr. Krug said the Boe-
ing plant at Renton, Wash, would
have to boost its December output
of 35 air dreadnaughts to 200 in
July; to do SO Flying Fortress pro-
duction by Boeing must be trans
ferred to Douglas and Lockheed,
stepping up the latter plants
P0oiyon'c Ujn|,ifo fKoncN
Fortress plant now is turning out
100 month, Krug disclosed, but he
withheld figures on the Omaha,
Nebr., and Marietta, Ga. factories.
Total aircraft production next
year now is put at 82,250 war planes,
representing successive increases
over the $4,000 which were sched-
uled in October for 1945
The cut in civilian production
will result from sharp cut
in the ALLEGATION of metals for the
program, due to greatly expanded
military requirements.
Moreover, WPB field Offices have
been instructed to be very careful"
in the approval of new applications
for spot reconversion,
Spot Plan on Shelf
This means that the spot plan,
already suspended in about 125 la
bor-short industrial centers, is for
all practical purposes now on the
shelf in all parts of the country.
Dollar volume of projects au-
thorized through 1945 under the
plan was more than S620000,0OO as
of late December
Output will be reduced to a
driblet,' was one authoritative ver-
dict.
A small trickle had begun-of
such products as vacuum cleaners,
lamps and shades, lawn mowers,
floor sanders and metal razors. But
now, it was explained, the surplus
of materials on hand when these
items were authorized has disap-
peared
i Operation of the spot program has
been limited from the start to spots
where manpower, materials and ia
ciities could be spared from the
war effort. Partial suspension was
ordered in December primarily be-
! (See PRODUCTION, Page A-43