Show Odium Seeks Premiums To Spread Arms Jobs WASHINGTON Nov 12 INS INS Floyd Odium chief of the contract distribution division of the o disclosed Wednesday that a plan is being considered to offer prem premiums to defense contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors who agree to shorten original delivery schedules Purpose of or the plan is to gain a a. wider use of or Industrial facilities by making it worth while for prime contractors to let et out a portion portion portion por por- tion of their orders by subcontracting to smaller businesses This may be a major means of speeding up and increasing Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's production effort Odium declared Future at Stake In an article written for a commerce commerce com com- merce department publication Odium declared that the whole future ture of business business big big and little t is is at stake in the effort now being made to spread defense j r work into additional qualified plants plants He again voiced fears that literally literally literally lit lit- thousands d of sm smaller ller concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns now facing difficulties in getting scarce materials will be forced out of production unless defense defense de de- de- de work is provided I do not believe that the future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture economy of the country country- nor northe northe or orthe the immediate morale of the pr present present pres pres- sent s- s ent crisis can stand a body blow I to am small ll enterprises he stated Drafts legislation Odium disclosed that his division divi lion sion Is drafting legislation tore move legal barriers still hamperIng hampering hampering hamper hamper- ing certain phases of the contract distribution program He pointed out aut that the navy for instance cannot now waive competitive bidding bidding bidding bid bid- ding in the purchase of certain supplies as it must if we are to help some of the useful but less efficient plants His division in cooperation with the 0 P M labor division is investigating investigating investigating in in- reports of severe unemployment unemployment unemployment un un- un- un employment due to shortages of material for production tion |