The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-31
Thousands SIGN
FOR JOBLESS PAY
Continued from Page One)

rsa1 indication of where we
first heading eadi in reconversion.''
are e. ~ forecast tremendous produc'
nc t ~ peace by next June, al
ton M voting that gigantic prob
way socing the nation is to get raen
s is'{: into jobs and that doing SO
tas seros hours before Krug's state
oo Arthur Altmeyer, chairman
n II the Social Security board dis
closed this: o,d;na Auo %
lna. +ban $4,000 men, becoming
nl o1ess had filed initial claims for
employment pay.
un Es;s was the greatest number to
-, li; Initial claims since the govern
n ME- t put its finger into the s unem n
nnl iovr pay problem back In
s's S,,+ that $4,000 were not the
- ~ nersons seeking unemploy-
l0.a n+ nav. They were people newly
nisos n out of work. The total OF
u uaonIe with claims in for unem'
pp, svr pay in the week ending
p ivy u was 100000. In other
H nosj many had filed previously.
prosident Truman's or d e r
.ai;shing the 4S-hour week also
',u mean less money for workers.
~ NA will have a widespread e.-ett.
~ are sure to demand higher
W.. u to make up for the loss caused
b Sv' working less than 48 hours a
week. H..
Under the Wsge-Hour law indus
tries engaged in interstate com
msrce with a few exceptions, had
~ nav time-and-a-half for over
lime if their workers worked more
.hon 40 hours a week.
Came the war. President Roose-
volt said no plant or factory could
be considered as doing its full
,hare in the war unless it worked
.t least 4S hours week. And any
nlant working for the government
haa TO work at least 4e hours.
sirce time-and-a-half fer over
time pay started at 40 hours, war
workers were thus able to c)''ect
Al least 8 hours overtime pay a
week. Now, under the president S
ruling today, plants everywhere
will cut back to 40 hours.
On Aug. /, before Japan's sur
render, the Budget Bureau had es-
tmated total government spending
in the fiscal year ending next June
80 at ss4, 900, 900, 600.
This was based on the idea that
the war would continue until then.
But now, chopping the budget by
IS II billion dollars reduces it tc
s6. 400, 100000 fer the fiscal year.
The figures sound impressive
but in terms of people thinking Of
jobs-it means the government
will be spending less money fol
war goods, and therefore for less
jobs.
It's also another reason why
Congress will want to reduce take
bit
As for the "anti initiation shop
ping lists being issued by OPA
0PA Boss Chester Bowles say
the OPA is calling upon house
wives to help their government
prevent a repetition of the disas
trous initiation that followed tn
First World War"
Housewives will be asked to car
ry the lists with them when the,
90 shopping and mark down tn
prices paid for the foods they bu,
over period of a week.
Then they will be asked to sent
report on those prices to 1hei
local OPA board so a check can
De made to see that storekeeper
are complying with OPA regula
tons,
This is the red-point reduction
gong into effect Sunday:
Steaks and roasts, 2 to point.
less a pound; hamburger, 2 point
less; lamb and veal, 1 to 3 point
less; bacon, for those who can fin,
IT, Z points less; spareribs, 8 point
Folnt reduction on butter. from
~ 10 Is; on margarine, from L
ana this news came out: