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Show WASHINGTON-NE4WS WASHINGTON-NE4WS fTSm FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER : u PRODUCTION 'OVER THE HUMP' WPB chairman Nelson said although the U. S. Is "over the hump" iu war production and the United Nations' output exceeds that of the Axis by a considerable margin, mar-gin, the real production war has Just begun. He said the nation's problem now Ls to overcome reserves re-serves built up by Germany since 1933 and Japan since 1930. Unless the U.--S. strikes an unexpected snag, this will be accomplished In a "reasonable length of time." he said. ARMY PROGRESS The War Department announced the 45 CCC motor repair shops In 37 states, turned over to the Army, will be operated by the Quartermaster Corps until transferred to the Corps Areas as district repair shops. Captain Cap-tain Golan B. Harris, who has been Chief Inspector or the CCC schools, Wi 1 be Officer in Charge under the Motor Transport Division. The shops will serve a double purpose: to repair motor equipment, and to train soldiers to become auto mechanics. mech-anics. The schools will each have a capacity of 2,250 graduates four times a year. Civilian personnal now operating these shops will be retained to carry on supervision of repair and instruction of students. TRANSPORTATION The WPB. ( in order to avoid disruption to commercial com-mercial paper markets, called on J public schools and other public institutions in-stitutions to stagger shipments to them of certain paper products so deliveries can be spread over the year. The schools and institutions were asked not to demand delivery within the next few weeks of all supplies of tissues and paper towels which are not needed until the summer of 1943. The Board stated "No shortage in tissue and paper towels is anticipated, but a flood of buying calling for deliveries a year In advance is threatening to disturb commercial markets seriously ser-iously because of unusual conditions resulting from tho war emergency." CARE OP AUTOMOBILES N STORAGE The Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards outlined out-lined non-technical procedures for storage. The publication, called protection of automobiles placed in storage. The circular, called Circular LC-684, may be had upon request from the Bureau. Directions Include: The car should be steam-cleaned, steam-cleaned, waxed and thoroughly lubricated. lu-bricated. OH that has been in the engine more than 200 miles should be thoroughly removed. Rags should bo tied over the engine openings. Gasoline should be . removed, and coolant drained. Tires should be removed re-moved unless the car Is blocked up and tires deflated, with soapstone powder dusted on tires and tubes. Batteries should be sold, or stored in moist condition. Upholstery should be protected against moths. Car should be closed tightly. MILK PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Agriculture Secretary Wickard said the Agricultural Marketing Mar-keting Administration will sign a-greements a-greements with schools or groups sponsoring ."penny" milk programs, whereby the AMA will pay the farmer's price for the milk, and the school or sponsoring group will pay for pasteurizing, bottling and delivering the milk. The sponsor will decide whether children receive the milk free or pay a pennny a half-pint, he said, but a penny a half-pint is the maximum that may be charged. RATTONTNG The Op A Issued an amendment to its automobile ration order, to simplify a standard which an applicant must establish to prove he needs a passenger automobile. auto-mobile. By the amendment an applicant ap-plicant may establish his needs oy proving he must travel quickly, he must traasport passengers or materials, ma-terials, he could save 45 minutes to and from work, he must travel late at night, his physical condition condi-tion necessitates a car, or local transportation services are overcrowded. over-crowded. CCC WILL REDUCE COO CAMPS TO 350 FSA Administrator McNutt announced the CCC will reduce its 600 camps to 350, and of this number, num-ber, 202 will be moved to military reservations and 148 to natural resource re-source protection projects by July 1. "Under its war program the CCC will concentrate on war work for the armed forces and forest protection, protec-tion, principally in the critical lumber areas of the Northwest. Practical Prac-tical work training and physical conditioning of youth will be intensified in-tensified to fit men for future service ser-vice In the armed forces and for war, industrial or agricultural production. pro-duction. ARMY INSURANCE The War Department reported preliminary figures Indicate more Chan 2,500,000 applications for National Service Life Insurance have been wrlttten for members of all branches of the armed services since Ofctober 3, 1940. The average policy is for approximately ap-proximately $5,000 and most numerous num-erous beneficiaries are mothers, fathers, wives, slstera and brothers, in order named. Motners are also the most frequent beneficiaries of the 22,000 commercial policies, totaling over $41,000,000, the premiums of which are guaranteed by the Government Gov-ernment while the insured Is in the service, the department said. 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