Show washington GION N 5 7 FROM OUR congressman W K GRANGER controlling the cost of lhing A program is being developed by the said and the agriculture department to provide labor for record agricultural production in 1913 the plan ahin will bei be worked vor ked out in detail during the winter and launched as soon as sp ing pl planting aRting begins includes the following fol lowin provisions full time continuous employment of mobile groups of empet encee farm workers transported L it government expense from one area to another as the crops mature relaxation of legal barriers which now restrict the complete mobility of labor between states transfer of experienced balrin operators and workers now on sut substandard standard lands to productive areas of labor demand expansion of the U S employment service farm placement machinery for pr direction of farm labor jabor movement mover rint and full scale mobilization of local volunteer groups adjustment of farm wages to bring the income of farm workers more nearly into line with that of industrial workers corkers and a farm labor training and management program noa no being developed by the agriculture department part ment and the office of education to aid farmers to make the most effective use of the fewer number of experienced perien ced workers through expert supervision er training ang and upgrading price administrator henderson said that wartime controls over the cost of living assure farmers and labor the most favorable economic position in american history mr henderson estimated cash farm income including government beneat t payments at 15 for 1912 1 which is 3 above 1939 19 39 and the net income of farm operators oper after all expenses are paid at or percent ovar 1939 1909 he said the level of net tarn farm income is the lilg highest hest in history it exceeds by a a full billion the income earned by farmers in the fabulous year of 1919 and avei every dollar of this income buys vastly mor ethan it did in that year continued on last page washington news continued from page one rationing motorists in the new gasoline ration zones were advised that extra rations for essential drivers will be allowed a the need is proven but that local ration boards must necess necessarily airily be strict ct in ruing on such applications the whole success of the government effort to provide tires or recaps on demand for essential travel depends on each boards interpretation of the regulations when granting B and I 1 G ration cards OPA director henderson said special committees have been set up in war plants to help the boards determine which claims of workers are valid and those who need their cars to drive to work already have received their A books which will be sufficient to get them to work until the local boards have a chance to pass on their application for supplemental fuel communications at the request of the board of war communication the no more telegraph or telephone lines be constructed except to meet essential mili military or civilian needs Pu purchase of war bonds war savings bond sales in november totaled and the number of bonds purchased through voluntary payroll deduction plans increased in november war bonds totaling were purchased out of current earnings a total of 84 percent of the earnings of workers and an average investment of 1440 a neon ne on for the month A campaign seeking additional workers to pat ic pate in the payroll savings plan is now underway and is being conducted as a part of tho the victory fund drive transportation the use of school buses for sports events will not be authorized this winter because the advantages of games as usual are unfortunately outweighed at the present time by the needs of the tha war this decision to ban such service was reached after conferences with representatives of the armed services national council of chief state school officers state directors of physical education office of education and national education association |