Show washington N RW rip FROM 0 OUR R congressman W WK K GRANGER production the war department announced production at government owned shell loading plants during december was per cent greater than in november the department said the overall increase was due to the addition of several new production lines and the lengthening of working days at some plants to help war idle asked congress was asked for a appropriation for unemployment compensation benefits for workers temporarily thrown out of work by conversion of industrial plants to wartime uses under the plan an estimated men will receive weekly compensation of 60 per cent of regular earnings in no case more than 24 a week for 26 weeks during which time they will be trained or equip themselves for employment at war production in states where dislocated workers receive state unemployment compensation the federal federa government will contribute the dif ference up to 24 consumer the department of agriculture has issued a statement asking housewives to resist high pressure appeals from any merchant to stock up emergency pantry shelves this practice the statement said is a direct encouragement to hoarding and therefore unpatriotic new civil aeronautics adminis regulations acting CAA administrator stanton said enrollees in the CAA pilot training program after january 31 must sign an affidavit that they will enlist in the army air corps or in the naval aviation services 0 01 1 take an advanced course upon completion of basic instruction mr stanton also said age limit for applicants cants will be reduced from 19 to 18 and that married men will be accepted it if their dependents have means of support the CAA also an bounced pilot mechanics are being trained for artillery observation in light planes daylight saving timo time starts february ath the president signed legislation placing the nation on daylight saving time effective 25 2 a in february ath the measure will continue tor for six months after the war ends unless 1 e s s C congress 0 n votes to terminate it b before e f or e t then agress field examination office established the newly formed branch ot of field examination to expedite the handling of emergency problems on the public domain general land office department of the interior will maintain a field office at salt lake city importing of axis postage stamps banned the treasury department prohibited importations of postage stamps from axis or axis control led nations in order to destroy a rac racket keV which allegedly netted the axis governments an estimated the department said axis nations had been issuing new stamp series for the occupied nations which were forwarded thru neutral nations to V U S stamp collectors lec tors |