America's Miracle
Of Production
Recent figures on the achieve
ment In America's "Battle of
Production" make of It In reality
e "Miracle of Production," states
Mr. L. J. Craven, Manager of the
Raleigh Local Office of the Unit
ed States Employment Service,
War Manpower Commission.
JPacts and' figures now available
show an almost inconceivable in
crease in war production, while
civilian necessities are keeping
up with actual requirements.
Here are a few figures which in
dicate the resourcefulness of the
lfation and the extent of the in
crease in a minimum of time.
Naval Vessels: "-In December,
1941, we had 2,500 vessels, some
Jioary with age; in 1943 we had
23,700 vessels ? nine times as
many. In displacement tons 'de
livered, late in 1941 the rate was
10,000 tons a month; now it is
208,000 tons a month ? 20 times
jib many.
Merchant Shipping, deadweight
tons of merchant freight: In De
cember, 1941, we had 4,600,000
tons; at the end of 1943 we had
30,500,000 tons ? 6 1-2 times as
much. Late in 1941, production
was 90,000 tons a month; now
production is 1,700,000 tons a
month ? 19 times as much.
Military Airplane Production,
Total Weight of Airframes: In
1941 we produced 83,500,000;
pounds; In 1943, production was'
667,000,000 pounds? 8 times as|
much.
Army Air horce personnel: in
1941 we had just above 100,000
In the air forces; now we have 1,
600,000 ? 15 times as many.
Food Production, Farmer Con
tribution: In the boom year of
1929 farmers produced almost
$10,000,000,000 in food; in 1943
It was almost $17,000,000,000 ?
about 70 per cent more. In Cash
Income from Farm Marketings,
Exclusive of Government Pay
ments, in 1939 it was $7,852,
000,000; in 1943 it was $19,000,
000,000 ? 2 1-2 times as much.
Total War Goods Production:
In 1939 the amount was $1,400,
000,000; in 1943 it was $67,000,
000,000 ? 50 times as much.
Total Non-War Goods Produc
tion: In 1939 the amount was
$87,200,000,000; in 1943 it was
$79,900,000,000 ? a decrease of
only 8 per cent, while all of the;
war goods were being produced, j
Total War and Non-War Goods'
Production: In 1941 the amount
was $93,900,000,000; in 1943,;
two years later, it was $936,900.-'
000,000 ? an increase of 52 per
cent.
Military Forces: In January,
1942, we had an estimated 2,000,
000 in the armed forces; in Jan
ttaity, 1944, the estimated num
*>?T was 10,500,000 ? five times
us many.
Total National Manpower in
Labor Force and Armed Forces:
In January, 1942, we had 56,
300,000; in January, 1944, the
number was 62,000,000 ? an in
crease of 5,700,000 including
those who would have entered the
labor force normally.
In the Civilian Labor Force in
January, 1942, we had 54,000,
000, of whom 14,000,000 were
women; in February, 1944, the
civilian labor force was about
51.000.400, of whom 16 H mil
lion were women ? an increase of
2% million women.
Men and materials are being
transported to the four corners
of the globe over a network of
land, sea and' air routes which
has never before been approached.
This phenominal production
record is the story of the accom
plishments of the nations man
power ? labor of workers and di
rection of management ? with a
larger percaplta production than
has ever been achieved before in
all history.
This Is the picture of the coun
try's manpower mobilization and
utilization job. We have heard
references to the "manpower
muddle." If so, we have "mud
dled" our way to the most stu
pendous production record in the
annals of this or any other Na
tion ? and, so far, on a voluntary
basis. We have not yet been re
quired to resort to a National Ser
vice Act to get the Job done.
The War Manpower Commis
sion is the government agency
primarily responsible for the mo
bilization. allocation, utilization
and coordination of the nation's
manpower resources. It has no
power to command or compel
work. It has only the power to
plan, advise, educate, stimulate
and direct those who enter the
labor field.
Its principal operating agency
is the United States Employment
Service, that local and patriotic
group of specially trained work
ers who recruit, transfer and
place workers, and help stabilize
employment. They are trained to
apply tests and techniques to in
dividuals to determine into what
jobs or what types of work they
will fit best and produce best.
Their work is strenuous now. It
will be more strenuous when wor
kers come home from war jobs
and the boys begin to return in
ever increasing numbers from the
world war fronts.
These trained workers have
proved before, and they will
prove again in the final war and
postwar periods, that they can
meet and can master any emer
gency.
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NAMED ASSISTANT GENERAL
INDUSTRIAL AGENT
O. W. HALIi
Norfolk, Va., June 5th. ? Ap
pointment of O. W. Hall as As
sistant General Industrial Agent
of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, with headquarters at Nor
folk, was announced today by
Dallas T. Daily, General Indus
trial Agent.
A native of Portsmouth, Mr.
Hall began his railway service in
1928 in the Commerce Depart
ment and has occupied positions
of increasing importance in the
office of the Chief Freight Traf
fic Officer, ofTice of the Receivers
and Industrial Department. In
1942 he became Assistant to Gen
eral Industrial Agent, from which
position he is now being promo
ted.
Mr. Hall's past experience well
qualifies him for his new duties
which will involve promotion cf
industrial development through
out the territory served by the
Seaboard.
The WFA through the Com
modity Credit Corporation will
allow producers until August 15
to repay outstanding loans and
redeem cotton pledged under the
1942 loan program.
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Register of Deeds Alex Wood
announces Issuing marriage li
censes to the following couples
during the month of May:
WHITE ? William D. Burnette
and Sadie Stone, William LeKoy
anjl Ruby Price, Vernon F. Bras
well iaqd Lola Joyner, David W.
Watson and Jennie Cheatham Al
ston, Bonnie Braxton Pearce and
Clyde Elizabeth Steverson, Red
mon Hints Proctor and Mary ,
Frances Allen, Ransom Qreen 1
Stone and Maurlne Wright, Rob
erts N. Young and Violet L. Mc
Allister.
COLORED ? James Cheek and
Euzella Yarborough, James Lin
wood Moore and Wynelle Clifton,
Graham Lawrence and Oladys
Kearney, George Williams and
Lenora Green, Walter Mitchell
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