Show NEW JOB DRIVE IS ON PROGRAM P Plans Pians ans Call Cal Cal for Three Million Milon More Openings by Christmas By RICHARD L. L GRIDLEY GRILEY GRID LEY United Press Financial Correspondent WASHINGTON Sept 9 The 9 Te 9 The administration administration ad ad- ministration was wa completing plans plan to today te- te to day for an autumn recovery drive counted on oct to give employment to nearly neary additional workers by Christmas With the tile passing paig of the Labor day holiday holda usually a period of ot restricted business activity some quickening in inthe i the he business pace was wa expected next nel week reversing the moderate downward downward downward down down- ward trend in business during durig August Au Au- gust gt This Ti weeks week's business buie indices idice showed further urther curtailment but cooler weather er was WM expected ex te to send buyers back Into nto ito the country's retail outlets Mea Meanwhile n w h i 1 e the administration planned planed to push puh its it lagging public works work program in order that millions milon of ot dollars of construction money would bolster purchasing power Chain Cha stores have reported rising sl sales along with wih department stor stores The Te first 10 chains cain to report for August Au Au gust gt showed increases over the corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding period of o. o last lat year and only one failed to show a gain gai over July Bank Bak clearings in i the week ended Wednesday were slightly under the corresponding period of last lat year but showed a gain gam in i the first few days o of September over the latter later part of August Steel ingot output in the present week was wa down slightly to 45 per percent percent percent cent of capacity from 47 per cent last week week The decline was wa attributed to delay pending an adjustment of marcet market mar mar- ma ket prices price under conditions imposed by the iron and steel ode ode Electric power output made its it poorest showing of ot the summer Inthe in inthe inthe the week ending September 2 It I made a gain gam of only 18 per cent over overa a year ago against a gain gai of 13 5 per percent percent cent in the preceding week Automo Automo- Automobile bile bie output declined to units unit from Tom in m the preceding week but was wa nearly double the out year put of the corresponding week wee of last lt Coal output on the other hand had ex cx- Bituminous output was wa 0 tons against in the previous pre pre- week and in the corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding week of last lat year Anthracite cite cile coal output jumped to 1240 tons ton from in the previous week and a year ago The building industry began to feel the he effects of the public works work pro pro- pr gram Lumber output maintained its gains gain Lumber output last lal week was board feet against 0 year in the corresponding week of last |