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Show i C0adJutgtari iRnttpAhvtt ty JameS Preston Farmers and housewives are beneficiaries of early reconversion efforts. The War Production Board announces that farm machinery ma-chinery with a total value of $73,-595,553 $73,-595,553 was produced during July. WPB also lifted restrictions which have been standardizing types of domestic cooking appliances and heating stoves. In a case involving a pay rise of three cents an hour for 650 employees em-ployees of the Acme Rubber Co., Trenton, N. J., the -majority of the War Labor Board ruled that consideration con-sideration of the employer's financial finan-cial position would make a nullity of the Congressional wage policy. Industry member of WLB dissenter. dissent-er. Apparently intent upon ridding business and industry of government govern-ment controls as quickly as possible pos-sible after peace comes, the House Ways and Means Committee has decided tentatively to limit to one. year the reconversion machinery now being set up by Congress. Sentiment in favor of disposing of surplus war property through commercial channels instead of di-rcetly di-rcetly to consumers is growing stronger in Congress. The House has tentatively accepted an amendment to the disposal bill to make it mandatory to dispohe of such government property through commercial chainels. |