OCR Text |
Show _ Taghington 'It It ' Di . 1t.iPJ 1tiPJ esly eslySmall ! . Small Business to Jo JoBenefit fel fe : l ; , ' . Benefit of Reconversion ofReconversion ofReconversionwPB ReconversionI ReconversionWPB I _ WPB Release of Aluminum for CivilianPurposes Civilian CivilianPurposes ' j jPurposes Purposes Turns Tide Tido in Favor FavorOf FavorOf Of Little Plants . _ By BAUKHAGENew BAUKHAGENf"W BAUKHAGENtw BAUKHAGE . New Nf"W NfW Ntw " * . , Analy Anulytt Andyi ' : and end CommenllJror Corsjmentator C Cnim nim nt Ir * VTNIJ WNU Irrvirr 1l"rvlcf 1lrvlcf S1'r"k S1rk ' " ' " ' Union Tri Trost Trust t Bwlldlag'tVjslilnetw BwlldlagtVjslilnetw Dulldln BulIdtu BulIdtuWashington ' . Wd'lhlngton Wdlhlngton Washington ' D C CThe CThe CThe The pres press . gave notice a few weekiago weeki week . ago ( o of ot tc He ti } c installation Imtallatlon of B a swarm sworn swarmot swornof warnof ot of bees In the office omce of a government governmentagency governmen governmenagency governmenagency agency It was In the Smaller War Wai WarPlants WaiPlants WaiPlants Plants corp ration and It wa wai waiplaced waiplaced . placed there by that ball ot of flre Ore fire up upand up upand . and doer wo inded mded rnded and decorated in intile Ii Iithe Irtlie tile the last war defeated deteated for ( or reelec reelec- reelecBan reelection reelection - tion to con/reSI con reSI conreSS / , , ! and ex mayor of ofSan o : Ban San Antoi Antol Anto ! lo 10 tO Fcxus fexas fevas Maury MaviIck Maver- Maver Mover MaverIck MoverIck - Ick He lie sa a d he eot got the beea bees to pro- pro provide provide provide - vide a living example of ot how to keep keer keepbusy keerbusy keelbusy keelbusyI busy busyI I thought the gesture amusing amusingtypical amusingtypical , typJcal typical typJcalot typicalof of ot the dramatically Inclined InclinedMaury InclinedMaury InclinedMaury Maury So I 1 went down to look the the.cene th thscene thescene .cene cene scene . over noted certain subsequentevent subsequent subsequentevents subsequentevents events * and I 1 decided that the ges- ges gesture geo geolure ( M-ture M ture - - ture lure althouch although amusing muslng imuslng enough enougb wa waby waby . by no meni mear meai s an aD empty emp'Y empY ' on one * For Forwithin Forwithin orwithin within one on * week , something hap happened . . pened the slbnificlmce sInlflcLttce iinincl , * nc o ot which has hai hasbeen haibeen ha habeen been all aU too little appreciated Re Re- Reconversion Reconversion Reconversion - conversion bcean began and the long ; stag stag-tiant stag tiant . - . nant tide turned In favor tavor of little littlebusiness littlebusiness littlebusiness littlebusinessIt business businessIt It Is i * only a trickle tnckle so far tar but the theftow theow Orflow ftow ow has started which It la Is hopedwill hoped , will eventually get the wheels of 01 01small ofsmall maU small business which had been been.lowed beenslowed lowed .lowed slowed . down past the danger point pointmoving , , moving again In the manufacture manutacture of ofI ofcivilian ofcivilian ofcivilian I civilian goodsLeas goodsLess foods goods foodsLeft Left Leas Less than a month nonth onth before Maury MauryMaverick MauryMaverick I IMaverick Maverick , , , armed arm d with a aeriea series rle ot of otcharts ofcharts ofchart charts * had appeared before a _ con- con congressional congresslonal congrcsslonal otI * - I gressional gresslonal " , committee ommittde ommltt and aald said aald'Concenfiatlo said'Concen1atIoi id ' ' Concenu-atlori Concenu atlori 'Concenfi-atlo 'Concenfi Concenfi atlo 'Concen1atIoi Concen1atIoi - } - of production Inthe In Inthe Inthe the band hand hands * . of 01 big business has bas grownby grown grownby grownby by leap leaps * and bound bounds * since lt3 1939 * " Ualng Using U ing the th metal trade trades * as an ex cx- cx cxample ex'ample example ' . - ample he h said saidSince saidSince aid aidSince Since the war itarted started the propor proporUonate proportionate propertlonate Uonate tionate ahare share hare of Uttle llttle busine businesa bu lne . In Inmetal Inmetal Inmetal metal products Industrie Industries * has ha * rough rougb rough- rough1 roughly . - 1 ly Iy , been cut In halfstill half hall * . SUU Still later just ju t before the bees bee * ( or orwhatever orwhatever orwhatever whatever It wa was * ) stung the govern-went govern went govern govern- governInent - . ment Inent to action Mr Maverick be"came became be- be became became - " - came more peiiimlctic pessimistic He Re toldcongress toldcongress"The told toldcongress toldCongress congress congress"The "The The " mobilization of email small busi busilIe81 business bustnext lIe81 ness has reached the critical Itagethe stagethe Itage stage Itagethe the civilian economy Is fa ahort short ahortof shortof hortof of civilian goods and getting abort- abort aborter hort-er hort er - . - er es dangerous Inflationary prea pres preslures prea.ures pre precures cures .ures ures lures . cutbacka cutbacks In war contracts contractare * . are causing unemployment unemploymentl " Ii I l , wai was a gloomy picture Mr Mav Mar- Mar Maverick Marcrick . - erick crick painted His lis is office oince had workedhard worked workedbard workedbard bard the congressional copgteasional cQ gte88lonal committeeon committeeaon committeeson committeea committees ! on mall small buslnesi buslnellis buslneS had , had iad worked bard hard hard.but hardbut . , but the War PrQ Production ucUon board turned turneda a deaf ear t te .11 11 . all ll demands c\emands c emands demands \ on the thebasis thebasis thebad basis * that any resumption of civil civil- civilian civilian . - ian production might interfere with withthe withthe withthe the war effortMaverick's effort efTort effortMaverick's M Maverick's Mavericks Mver.cll ver.cll vercll . ' . Work RewardedThen RewardedThen Rewarded RewardedThen Then at laxt la.t lat lait . the tht ! " leaven lea.en leaen . began towork to toworkthe toworkthe work-the work the - - the whele whole artuinent ariCument argument of 01 the de- de tie- tie defendere tietenders de-fenden de fenden - - fendere tenders of Uttle little bu buines builncss lnes , based on onthe onthe onthe the asiertlon assertion that thJlt tb.t tbt . certain erlaln industries industriescould Industriescould industriescould could be resumed resut resumed + ted without Interfer InterferIng InterferIng InterferIng Ing with the war effort efToft . , , touched the theIron theiron theIron Iron heart beart of Donald Nelson head headbf headof headOf bf of the WPB ( of wQl wII which Maury la Is a avice avice avice vice chairman cbalrman ) Nelson N'e1son Ne1son lMon ' aroic arose andannounced and andannounced andannounced announced the tle , e first fl i t of pf p1 a . .aeries aeries . cries series ofmove of ofmoves ofmoves moves * and suddeht suddehlt suddehthe uddehly \he he \ the whole tideturned tide tideturned tideturned turned and an entirely different at atUtude attltude attitude Utude tltude was wa evtdeat evtdeJIt evIdent : on the part of ofthe ofthe ofthe the other member members * . of tlf the War Pro- Pro - ProducUon Pro-suction Pro suction - . ducUon duction board . . . Thia This first of a . series of moves moves"take movestake " takes lakes * away ome some < of the restriction restrictions restrictionson restrictionon * . on the me use of aluminum ratumtnum glurtnurn and max- max maa maxeilumBut mag- mag magnesium - - . oe.ium oeium nesium . eilumBut oe.iumBut nesiumBut But do not visualize vauaUze vl.suallze vlsuallze . a fountain of ofpots ofpots pots ota and pans . . iklllets .killets killets skillets . and coffeepota coffee coffeepots coffeepots pots sprinting .prlnglng prlnglng springing . Into being overnight overnightSomething overnightlomething . Something I li Is . cooking but bul It la Is on a aIlow aslow alow Ilow slow ( ftre nrc ftreMore nrcMore ore oreUore Uore More Important is/ is isthe la is / the not-yet not yet - - pro pro- proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed - - claimed raising of restrictions which whichbave whichbare whichhave bave bare been keeping ; "Idle Idle " and exce excess excessinventories excessInventories . . inventories of ot surpluses of ot steeltrig ateel steel ' ly ' ly'tag lytag ' Ing trig dormant Impotent and uselesswhile useless uselesswhile uselessWhile while small .mall mall . plants p'ants pants ' have the yearntog yearn yearnIng yearning Ing facilities taclllties facl1itIe and andwilling willing manpowerequally manpower manpowerequally manpowerequally equally Idle and : capable of convert convertIng converting converting Ing these surpluses into thousands thousandsof of gadgets the Ule consumer badly badlyDeed badlyneeds badlyneeds Deed needs . Perhaps by the time this thisappears thisappears thl thlappears appears In print the WPB will have haveIssued haveIssued haveIssued Issued an order raising ral.lng rallng . some of the therestrictions therestrictions therestrictions restrictions on this thJs vital product productBut productBut productBut But aU aD all this th1 takes time Meetingshave Meetings Meetingsbave Meetingshave bave have been taking place for tor the pactweeks past pastweek pastweeks week weeks . and the WPB Is graduallycoming gradually graduallycoming graduallycoming coming around to the Smaller War WarPlants Wa WaPlants WarPlants Plants corporation s . views and the theinsistent theInsIstent theInsistent insistent hammer on their doora doors by byconscientious byconscientious byconscientious conscientious congressmen congressmenAa congressmenA A Aa . to t t the th e alamlniim aluminum situation sItustIo sItustIoas situatleaaa , , a as . this thl la Ig | written the lh presentorder present presentorder preceatereer order Is l 1 * yet to t ke be clarlfled darlfled clarified Stept Steps te ! More than 6000 8 000 bicycles bicycle hicycles . are 10ln8 going goingto goingto I Ito ' to China by air They are to be beused beused uSed by the Chinese ChlDese arm , ) . ) In area areas areaswhere areanwhere . where road roads * . or lack tack of ot them present presentbarriers presentbarriers presentbarriers barriers to larger vehicle vehicles vehiclesYouths * . . . I IYouth Youths Youth . between the ages of 1C UI 16 andnVi and 17 year fears years * may enlit enlist * with theirparent their theirparents theirparents parents * consent , , . for ror training for foraervice forservice ( orservice aervice service in th the ( ! U 11 S merchant ma masine marine sine e er r . an are belag beIDa being takesi 'aken aken taken ' fe ftc . " yrevlee provide neleaglneera field fieldeqlDeers fieldengineers * eqlDeers engineers with "lib lib " Lafennatl.n Lafennatln luIormaUon information . nco-eary nco eary neo- neo neoes.a neoessary - - - essary es.a esa * * . for lor plaut piant lanta . * which ha have havenever haveaever va vanever never werke workec1 worked * with "Ub Ub " alumlaum aluminum lumlaum to tolearn tolearn t tleari leari learn hew bow how . No Net Not ' many psany an.u anu . , alaati plaDts plants are arelamlllar arefamiliar arefamiliar lamlllar familiar witk wUb wfth W ( hit h ( . work aDd and aa that thatt thatis thatla t is . why we ca'ec ca * ' % \'ec 'ec ec \ " ' laxpect pect & manypot manypots many pot pots ta . aDd and aaa pans paa . right 1g14 tlli . aWII awsy w y ' And Aad Aadof Andef , 01 of ceari course cour * . . , > . , , aay any an an'lDct , -'lDct 'lDct lDct 'lDct.ver - ' $ i4 4 fvery every .ver ver < . , plantwalcb plant plant"bleb plantwhich "bleb bleb which " eees does sr . . * tart _ * " $ civilian chillalt areductlea prod ue tic ue&Ion ticlion &Ion Ion lion & ef of any an ov , kr kln kIII < aalut m-t m t mvii . - Brat Drat first run a"gaaatlet agaaatlet a a"lfaantle "lfaantle lfaantle " ; auntlel . " " ' . $ an . $ ta 110 ( b * * . aaylag .ayln ayln saYIK . , geeaat soes goes soesa goesat at a . heaMaaartera headquders beadquan * ' . . - ' \ Tb The taunt- taunt tauntlet , taunt-let taunt let aunt- aunt auntlet - - - let " la is . a aerlea series . , de . ef f t teala tests lest . te to es es- Os- Os est Oslablish establish - - tablish lablish t lI.b lIb . UD'fIqJyocaU UDfIqJyocaU iuzcqulvooally iui ' eave ) Uy , that Ibat sucha such a use . . , ef 01 of a . ptaU plant's plants alaiat'a alaiata & ' . facilities racllltles and andmanpower andmaupewer andmaaaewer manpower maupewer will "UI UI " v1lI In III . DO irO wa way , . Inter Interlere interfete Interfar lere fete * with wltb tbet1 the the.War theWar . cier " " . proc1 praaiictlen roduotIon ctlon ctloni.e praaiictlentet roduotIonLet . . i.e ie . tet Let . u ns us Id 1O teak .ttJie ttJie . at I'thO IthO ' tie question estlea of&be ofthee ef of &be be thee ( & a * . * "lille lille "I I " Jo aaa excca Sees excess $ * . lav-tarlea- lav tarlea lavtarleaefste.P'sTar.eaaa lav.e lave hwca * . - . torles torlests - " 9f ef-ste.P'sTar.ea-aa efstePsTar.eaaa ef ste.P'sTar.ea stePsTarea aa efste.P'sTar.eaaaaee f - ) $ ee1Urpluse3 et . ' f tPIUSell"aD4 tPIUSellaD4 . " - an4 . /aee aee I / Ile . le see what wba w . . . $ tke Uie'Jir UieJir thergumest ' , isrgameat ie > * 1 fer lor for 'tlt tlt tbeir tbeirvaUabifttyfo ' fairavalaalUty lr ava * vaUabifttyfo JablUtl ( : $ .q q . irer\ctTHla irer ctTHla , \ lt cvllIap * ' 'aD aD ' man mflU mflUfactue maatrfactare $ . , lactate factue Is " . ft.f ftf * . . t _ WM IIIOI1 . " ( * 011'1 0111 # ' $ fat that bSI thero there theroare thereare therearc are .o o some . aae'2 aae2 . * ' " , flI1Iofl ) a > * ) lHleat.ns lHleatns Wo-t Wo t - . : " . ; tons ions . of of.uob ofsnob faaca .uob uob snob . . , . laveaterfes lflventorks hiveutorJci ! . . That 'XisaI XisaI Thatmean 'XisaImeans ' That mean means meansthat meanthai " ' * &b b & that . , there la Is tnat that tl\ tl tlmuc \ & . muc muca ch " koa Iron lr u and andIteel andsteel andsteel Iteel steel keif being bel . aela belci held ever ner over and aaa a aove aovethe aboveta ove ovethe the * pessessers po.sessor posessor possessos . ! . ' De eeaa d . for r r 60 60d 60day oday d day J ' . abeac1 ahead aaeaa . " Th The * heleers holders , . feaerally .caerall caerall generally . ) ' speaklag speak speakIn speakIog In Iog . , . are r * till the large lare , maaaatactur- maaaatactur mauufactur- mauufactur janutactur- janutactur maaaatacturra mauufacture janutacturera - - e era ra . . , . Wilting Willing to RflveHf RelelUG Release S SurplusesAnd Surpluses Srpluse SurplusesAnd rpluse . And th they J ' are willing to let the thesurpluses thesurpluses thesurpluses surpluses gQ go ( o Tfrst 2I'f.t 2If.t 2Ift FIst ' . . . , , because they theyknow theyknow theyknow know tbe they c can cet get cetall getall e t all the primesteel primesteel prime steel tael the they , need fron tro from tha the rolU mms mills * Second Sec Second Second ond . , because becctuse becOuse most moat of these tnventorles Ioven inven Ioventorles inventories torles tories ara are made mad up of ot odd lots lot . Bli Big Biginduatrles Bigindustries ; Industries induatrles use u.e ue . larx large * lots Iota They cannot can cannot cannot not vary vel very ' ) " well start Itart an on operation on onone onone onon one * small lot and then when it runs runsout runsOut runsout out adjust their theft machinery to an another another anotbar other lot ot 01 of duterenIpeclficatlons different duteren\ duteren dlffereflt \ Ipeclficatlons pect1lcatlons IpeclficatlonsThe apeclncatlonsTh pect1lcatlonsThe The * smaller S11\aller S11 aller \ plants ara ere are perfectly perfectlyadapted perfectlyadapted perfectlyadapted adapted to do Just this They nor normal1)o normafly normally mal1)o mal1o mafly ) buy In ( n small smal1 lots They aremore are aremore aremore more elastic elaUc elaatlc , . The difficulty dUIlcult1 ditflcultj In hI utilizing uUliln % , this material ma materlal materlal terlal Is 1 * not rIot only onJ1 0fl17 In the tho acquisitionof acquisition of the steel but In tba the restricUonsagainst restrictions restrictionsagalaCt I |