Show TIGHTER CURBS ON N GOODS SEEN War Parley Receives Receives' F F. F D R Message BOS BOSTON ON Nov 19 Price PI-Price Price Administrator Leon Henderson said Thursday that civilians could expect next pe t nex year Y a an increase nc ease in Victor victory mooers mo els su or and simplified civilian goods as aswell aswell aswell well as an extension of rationing Henderson s spoke oke to the first New England war conference which received a message from President Roosevelt expressing approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the free exchange of or ideas through regional discussions throughout the nation as an aid to conduct of the war and formation formation formation forma forma- tion of a better postwar world Paul V. V McNutt chairman of the war man power commission told the meeting that inthe future deferment from military service will depend more and more upon the kind of work a man is doing and less and less on whether he has dependents or not Henderson said that increased simplification and standardization will go hand in hand with price and rationing controls in 1943 19 Outlines Reasons There are three basic reasons for standardizing and simplifying Henderson said First these techniques techniques techniques tech tech- allow our civilian population to get the absolute maximum maximum- out of a limited and allocated supply of materials and labor Second they reduce actual cost and third they aid in the determination simplification simplification simplification sim sim- and enforcement of wartime wartime wartime war war- time price and rationing controls Calling attention to some victory victory victory vic tory models already in production including bicycles H Hen Henderson e n d e r s son o n warned his hearers not to be befooled befooled fooled by that illustration All victory models are not confined confined confined con con- fined to the durable goods field alone he said You can have them in women's stockings or stockings or in m foods for that matter For this reason dont don't be sur surprised surprised surprised sur- sur to find an in increasing amount of grade lab labeling ling during dui the months to come Remember a victory model is built to govern- govern These specifications specifications specifications' I. I t take l e into account the amount of material available its its' essentiality and use and finally the problem of distribution Victory Vic Vic- tory toty models models models-be be it a can of grapefruit grapefruit grapefruit grape grape- fruit or a pair of ot mens men's work overalls over over- alls are alls are tied to price S Sees i Subsidies S Saying that that i industry must absorb absorb absorb ab ab- ab- ab increased production costs wherever possible Henderson added add added ed that the government would be forced at times limes to adopt one of of four methods to ease the squeeze ze I between costs and ceilings s u Raise price ceilings allow the he industry to go out o of business assist the industry industry- Industry by simplification Uon and standardization o or provide subs subs- o Pa i Two MNo 1 Column Fre e I TIGHTER CURBS ON GOODS SEEN I from Page One dies He said experience had shown over and over again that thata I a carefully administered subsidy program was the cheapest and best way to solve the problem of increased increased increased in in- creased costs under a system of rigid controls We know that to meet military needs and industrial needs at the same time the importance of occupational deferment will in increase increase increase in- in crease from month to month and the the weight which may be put on dependency deferments will decline declIne decline de de- cline McNutt declared at the conference conference conference con con- ference of northeastern business leaders attended by New England governors In a message to the conference President Roosevelt expressed approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the free exchange of ideas through regional discussions throughout the nation as an aid to the conduct of the war and the formation of a better postwar world New England civilian defense measures had served as a model for the nation the president said adding he would like to see this war conference so successful that New England again will have offered offered offered of of- a model to the nation Tells of Problem McNutt told the conference that the problem of labor power power power-of of in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing our labor force next year from to must be solved by greatly increased employment of women by ending discrimination against the old the handicapped and the Negro and by the highest possible efficiency in the use of labor The nations nation's man power chief also sounded a note of warning to those whose firms are making less essential civilian supplies It should be obvious to anyone that if a choice must be made between between between be be- tween candy and caissons between baby carriages and bullets between between be be- tW tween en stoves and shells we and we-and and not our soldiers will soldiers will have to do without McNutt asserted Striking the same note at a joint press conference with McNutt Price Administrator Leon Henderson Hender Hender- son said in discussing the heating fuel situation that if it ever cameto came cameto to a choice between risking pneumonia pneumonia pneumonia monia and of getting oil to troops going into Tunisia I dont don't think any medical director would fail to choose the latter |