Evening star., 1950-11-17
Truman Statement
On Controls Need
Slows Advocates
By Froncis P. DouoIos S

| AAAVo$@SSo Va ~ ASS hAtA WoeC
controls today faced the road
block of a statement by President
Truman that the time for such
controls has not arrived.
Mr.. Truman told his press con-
ference yesterday that such con-
trolls will be invoked as soon as
the need for them is demon
strated. And he said the Govern
ment is continuing surveys to es-
tablish whether such controls are
needed.
He will name a price control
administrator. Mr.. Truman said
when he finds man with the
CUTS to take the job. The posi-
tion. which is in the Economic
Sterilization Agency. has been
Stunned by those sounded out
about taking 1t.
Under the Defense Production
Act when the President imposes
price controls on an industry's
products. he must also control
the wages Of those who produce
the products.
Mr.. Truman said that he did
not agree with Senator Taft, Re-
publican. Of Ohio that higher
taxes would be infiationary.
Meanwhile, automobile dealers
renewed their attacks on the
credit controls which provide that
installment payments on auto
mobiles be completed in Isl
months.
The National Automob bile
Dealers Association at Chicago
maintained that by the end of the
year the regulation will cut new
Car sales in half. An association
official said the average dealer in
new cars has about IL cars on
hand, instead of the former two,
and that used car stocks have
risen third in 80 days.
The frightened control on auto
sales went into effect October 1s.
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that automobile dealers sales
for October were 10 per cent
above those for October, 1949.
but 8 per cent under those OF
September, 1850.
Measures to increase scarce
aluminium stocks and to conserve
present supplies were taken on
two fronts.
Jess Larson, General Services
administrator, announced he has
entered into an agreement with |
the aluminium Co. of America
for the reopening Immediately of
its idle plants at Massena. N. Y,
and Badin. N. c. Mr.. Larson said
production will get under way in
February and about $4,000 tons of
the metal will be added to the
Nations stockpile in 1851 and
10000 tons annually thereafter.
With these plants in operation
it will mean that all aluminium
production facilities in the coun-
try will be in operation.
At the same time GSA and
other Government agencies are
negotiating with existing alu-
minum producers and other per-
sons for the construction of new
aluminium producing facilities.
Where new plants are built to meet
the present emergency the Govern
ment can aid by permitting ac-
celerated depreciation, with its
attendant tax benefits, and by
contracting to purchase part of
the product.
Mr.. Larson indicated that GSA
has not accepted the offer of the
Aluminium Co. sof Canada to
supply 100000 tons of the metal |
to the United States. He pointed |
out that the company was unable |
to deliver the bulk of the amount
until 1853 and 1854.
1t is understood that Govern
ment agencies felt that instead of |
fostering expansion of aluminium
production in Canada by con-
tracing for the Canadian sup
plies. they should build up Ameri-
can producers.
Representatives Of aluminium
fabricators of the United States
met yesterday with National Pro-
duction Authority officials and
promised cooperation with the
35 per cent cutback in the civil
ian use of the metal.
The aluminium men maintained
their original position that the
industry could best handle the
job of allocating non-defense sup
plies. But they accepted the or
der. which is effective January /.