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Demobilizes Demobdzes Demobd DemobilizesWith zes Wi With th the end of the war the serv servlees services servIces lees ices carefully prepared demobll1za demobiliza demoblllzat demobll1zat demobilizat t on plans were scheduled to be put putmto putinto putinto mto into effect with the df dfaft ft continuing continuingfor for men under 23 25 years of age un unless unless unless less the President or congress or ordalned ordained ordalned dalned dained otherwiseApproximately otherwiseApproximately otherwise otherwiseApproximately Approximately 261000 281 261 000 enlisted enlistedmen enlistedmen enlistedmen men and 40 000 officers ofllcera are eligible eligiblefor eligiblefor eligiblefor for release under the navy s newly newlyannounced newlyannounced newlyannounced announced discharge plan requiring requiring44 44 points for the enlisted men and 49 49for 49for 49for for the officers Under the program programone programone programone one half point is allowed anowed for each eachyear eachyear eachyear year of age up to the nearest birth birthday birthday birthday day one halt half point tor for ( or each full fullmonth fullmonth fullmonth month ofactive of active duty since Septem September September September ber 1 1939 and 10 extra points for fordependents fordependents tordependents dependents regardless of number numberRequirements numberRequirements numberRequirements Requirements for WAVES are about about14 14 points lower with the same cred credit credit credit it computations computationsDesigned Designed to relieve men with WJth the the10ngest thelongest thelongest 10ngest longest service the navy program programwill programwall programwill will wall permit release of about 2000 2 000 000 000men 000men 000men men within WlthlO the next 12 to 18 months monthswhich monthswhich monthswhich which with the army s II a plan for dls dis dlscharging discharging discharging charging 5 000000 000 000 GIs G I a II within a ayear ayear ayear year will result in a total demo- demo demobil demobil demo-bit demo bit - - bil zation cation of 7000000 7 000 000 by } 1941 1941Except 1M7 1M7Except 949 949Except Except for tour four categories cateorlell cateories , ; of Bpe apes apescislats spe-ciallsts spe ciallsts . & - ( c1aUats cislats , . all aU arm army ) ' personnel wiUrU wltlr80 wltlr80points with " titpoints . poInts or more will ill be lnUnedia'tell lnUnediatell immediate lnUnedia'tellr immediatereleased immediatelyreleased ' r released leased along with ment38 menr38 men ,38 38 , years ygara ygaraage yearsof of d yearsof ygarad ofage age or over Until Un'tll Untll UntU Un'tllsueh ' such sueh a Ume time timeas timeas 8 as ' th the size of the occupation octupatlon octuP . on f rce force forceneeded forceneeded rceneeded needed : In Japanlran Japan kan be determhied determined determinedhowever , . bowever , there'Vill there 'will will \'Vill 'Vill Vill \ ' ' ) 6e te be n0 no n eduction eductionIn + + 'reductionto reductionto ' eduetion eduetionin In the ' present 'Presen Presen ' point dint t olnt system aystem . , , It Was Wasindicated wasIndicated wasIndicatedWith as asIndi Indi indicated ttte indicatedWith With GIs G I s in the Pacific ellglble eligible ellglblefor eligiblefor eligibleor for ( discharge due to be b released released releasedmen . , men with low point . scores .cores cores in ia the theU theU theIT U S or with only brief European service must prepare to accept over overseas overseas overseas seas assignments the army de- de de111 deq1e de declared - - 111 clared q1e . ed edbase d claredEase Ease base ControlsThough Controls ControlsTh6ugh Th6ugh Though Tb bgh ftv five ' ' minion mDllon million people wre were wreexpected wereexpected wereexpected , expected to be discharged from war warwork warwork warwork work folIo following wing cessation of hostili hosUU- hosUU hoaWi hosUUtie hoaWitied hostilities - tie ties tied ' Industrial tndustrial Irt uitrtal plani pl4U plans i tor for a r rapid pld 're re ire ' 'reconv irecoiw ireconversion conv coiw r rflion ! l n to civilian civillalt lvllfan manOfacture manufacture manOfactureprom.1sed manufacturepromised manufacturepromised prom.1sed prom1sed promised . early re-em re em - reemploymentFortunately re-employment re employment reemploymentFortunately - oyment oymentFortunately Fortunately such basic industries industriesas as steel will wil ! be abl able . to furnish tumtsh civil civil- civilIan civilIan civilian - ian materials materhils with little litUe delay .nd nd Ond Ondplans , . andplans .ndplans plans have bave been bebti set uti up ' to continuegovetment contInue contInuegovernment continuegovet-nment continuegovet nment government govetment - supervision over acarceitems scatce acarce scatceit scarceitems it items ms to permit more even distribu distribu- distribution distribution distribution - tion and prevent speculative hoard hoard- hoardIng hoarding hoarding - ing and pressure for price increasesWith increasesWith increases increasesWith With its financial position greatly greatlybolstered greatlybolstered greatlybolstered bolstered by heavy wartime produc produce producelion production . tion lion and with banking funds avail available . able before settlement of canceUed cancelled cancelledwar canceUedwar war contracts Industry generally generaUy is isstrongly isstrongly isstrongly strongly heeled for reconversion reconversionMeanwhile reconversionMeanwhile reconversionMeanwhile Meanwhile civilians have havEr record recordcash recordcash recordcash cash balances and bond holdingsw holdings holdingsEconomic w } sa Economic Stabilizer StabUizer Davis Da vis len ( ( left leftand ) and Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach Scbwellenbach Schwellen-bach Schwellen bach - - bach leave White House lIouse after re- re - reconversion reconversion re reconversion - conversion confaband confab confaband and will be able to draw unemploy unemploy- un unemployment unemployment em ploy . - ment compensation to tide them themover themover themover over the early transition transiuon periodWhile period penod periodWhile While Wh11e manpower controls were re- re removed removed re removed - moved with Japan s defeat deteat wage wagechecks wagechecks checks were retained to prevent an aninflationary aninflationary Inflationary spiral and efforts made madeto madeto madeto to minimize m1n1mize strike threatsWith threatsWith threats threatsWith With another bumper crop on taP tapfarmers , . fa farmers rmers could eouId look to continued continuedhea continuedheavy continuedheavy hea heavy vy government purchases tor for the thelarge thelarge thelarge large military mUltary and naval establish establishments . ments and foreign relief and an un- un uncertain un uncertain . - certain domestic market dependent dependenton on the speed of the reconversionprogram reconversion reconversionprogram program . . . Under congressional coolD"esslonal coolDesslonal " leg leg- legislation legislation - islation Islatlon however farmers have havebeen havebeen havebeen been assured of federal price sup SUP- SUPport support support - - port for at least two years after thewar the thewar thewar thewarAmong war warAmong Among the first rst effects of reducedmilltary reducedmilitary reducedmilitary milltary military requirements wag was the removal re removal - moval of gas fuel ou oil . . , canned fruits , . vegetables and Juices and other otherprocessed otherprocessed otherprocessed processed foods from the rationing rationinglists rationinglists rationinglists lists At the same time . , price con con- control control control - trol was lifted from trom such items as asjewelry aslewdry Jewelry sports equipment toys sell sen- sen sell- senIng sellbag selling - ing bag at 25 cents or l less ss cigarette cigarettelighters cigarettelighters lighters pipes luxury furs and gar garments garmeats garments ments meats , . some photographic apparatus apparatusand apparatusand apparatusand and notions otlons iotlons notionsBecause iotlonsBecause Because of the shortage of sup sup- supplies supplies supplies - - plies and no possibility posibllity pospibillty , tor for imme Imme- Immediate immediate immediate - - diate Increases rationing ratlon1n & will be re- re retained retained re retained - - tained on meats fati fats and I UI oUs oils . , but but- butter,1rQgar butter - . ter,1rQgar ter1rQgar ter . , sugar , . shoes shoed s oe . ' and tiresbe fires tires firesloathe s sJ stthe J loathe be \tthe tthe ' \ ibe "case case 'case " ' of f ( ) Urea tires , OPA an anpounc anpofineed anpounced pofineed pounc d drivers ddY'er ddYer drfttiers ' . of can car cars . used for forocd1 foroccttpatiolbl foroccupational ocd1 occttpatiolbl atloba1 urP purposes ' will wllI continue continueto continue't0 continue'to'receive1 continuetoreceive1 't0 t0 ' ; to 'tjcel'Vdleords tjcelVdleords ' ' ceivdtCords ' , corda according accotding to theOtt the theImportance e Ott 'Cf Cf 01 ' ' of their work . , anduA and uA "A A "A"cam Acam " . " . Eaaholders c holders holder . will 1fU ) be given cIven give i consider consldu- consldu consider- consideration consideration - - ation atlon In ln-caiws"t ln caiws"t caiwst ad'of adof eIseh'o1 eIseho1 'e e ' - " ' " ' > f un unusual swa ! hardship bardabJp bardabip . . ' ' Though-air Though air 'fhoudr't fhoudrt houel L ' - : bdeek deck cHeck wm"b wmb WUl1Id wilTIrt " . kept aD on onshoes onshoes shoe shoes . , . men men's mens ' . . and . .women women . s a . wear wearmanufactured wearmanufactured manufactured before March 1 . 1 , l 1944 1944and . , and priced prlced at (3 3 P ( 50 or less a pair . , will be ration free tree through tbrouab to tq Sep Sep- - September September September tember 29 - . . Y . 3 " " j 3 4 \ 1 t\ t tJ \ CRPPS CRQPS CRpPS : \ Jlinother . 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