Automatic Age

AUTOMATIC AGE, $1.00 per year. Published bi-monthly by Automatic Age, Inc., 4021 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago. Entered as
second class matter February 20, 1943, at the Post Office at Chicago, 111., under the Act of March 3, 1897. Printed In U .S .A .
P r e p a r a tio n s fo r
C iv ilia n
P r o d u c t io n
Washington, D. C., July 11,
1944 — Executive Vice Chair­
man, Charles E. Wilson of the
W a r Production Board, today
announced the schedule for the
issuance of the four orders de­
signed to enable industry to
prepare now for limited recon­
version. The schedule was set
in order to give the W ar Man­
power Commission more time
to perfect its organization and
administrative controls. T h e
schedule calls for issuance of
the orders in the following se­
quence:
2. On July 22 an order will
be issued permitting the mak­
ing of the minimum number of
models necessary for strictly
experimental purposes. It will
not allow samples for s a l e s
promotion. Every person pro­
posing to make experimental
models would have to file with
W P B a formal pledge that he
would not permit such activity
to interfere with war produc­
tion or essential civilian pro­
duction. If the proposed expen­
diture for any model for any
month exceeds $5,000, the spe­
cific approval of W P B and the
1.
On July 15 will be issued
W a r Manpower Commission
orders, lifting some of the cur­
would be required. Materials
rent restrictions on the use of
to make experimental models
aluminum and magnesium.
will be available on a A A -3
Since aluminum and magnes­
rating.
ium are now generally speak­
3. On July 29 will be issued
ing in easier supply, and their
an
order permitting the plac­
substitution for other metals
ing
of unrated orders for ma­
may improve products and save
chine
tools and equipment.
manpower, it is proposed to re­
move restrictions on the use of
4. On August 15 will be is­
these metals in making those
sued an order, which will set
end products which are already
up procedures by which indi­
allowed to be made of other
vidual manufacturers who have
metals As soon as administra­
facilities and manpower n o t
tive controls by the W a r Man­
needed for the war effort, and
power Commission become ful­
where the material is available,
ly operative, additional restric­
could get permission through
tions on aluminum w i l l be
the W a r Production B o a r d
removed.
field officers to make civilian
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articles not now allowed or to
exceed present limits on the
quantities of articles w h o s e
production at present is permit­
ted.
The revised schedule of issu­
ance dates for those orders was
agreed upon after extensive re­
view to assure safeguards that
would be needed to prevent
any possibility of interference
with military production.
This obviously means there
can be precious little in the
way of expanded civilian pro­
duction in the immediate fu­
ture. Just as industrial prepar­
ations for war had to be started
long before large-scale fighting
began, so also the industrial
preparations for peace must be
begun in plenty of time before
the fighting ends.
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