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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
War production officials debate releasing auto manufacturing in 1944 amid material shortages and labor constraints. If belts of rubber bearings and tanks are conserved, civilian cars could return, but experts warn volumes may be limited by supply. engineers must adapt to new metals and plastics while compensation plans for veterans advance.
OPA Administrator Kenneth B Backman announced a New England wide campaign to check rising food and essential prices. Volunteers from OPA will visit stores to verify prices, supply questions, and relay data to the local War Price and Rationing Board for review.
The report notes Massachusetts households cut fuel oil use by 10 percent to 1 063 731 899 gallons and coke by 7 percent to 760 446 net tons, while anthracite coal rose 28 percent to 3 409 295 net tons and bituminous coal up 2 percent to 1 043 000 tons. Enrollment in senior high schools fell 10 percent, junior highs 4.8 percent, and elementary 2.4 percent. State net direct debt on November 30, 1943 stood at 5 663 000 with a decline from a 1942 peak. city and town debt totaled about 225 million, down nearly 30 million in 1943. Massachusetts has 23 516 miles of public highways and 2 988 miles of private ways open to public use, enough to gird the globe with a 1 600 mile overlap. The Town of Duxbury is preparing a zoning by law.
The OPA authorized a January seven to twenty nine ration free sale of over one million pairs of women's shoes in New England to move idle stock. Shoes priced at three dollars or less and without coupons may be sold, with dealers keeping sales records. The sale targets slow moving novelty and play styles. Remember Pearl Harbor.
A playful puzzle features seven multiple choice questions covering history, notable figures, animals, science terms, music, furniture, and air elements. Readers mark responses, compare with true answers, and review their scores.
A wartime reminiscence honors the L. S. T. ships and the crew of the old sixteen. It recalls crossing rough seas from Cape Hatteras to Sicily and Salerno, facing submarines and German antiaircraft fire, and their bond to the sea and home.
The New Hampshire fish and game display opens January 14 at Boston Arena featuring two wildlife scenes by Oliver Shattuck and an information booth. Live ducks and geese, and white tailed deer on Barndoor Island are shown with "Bucky" the deer mascot. Conservation officers and NH officials will staff the booth as Fairbanks and Ray expect record attendance.
Massachusetts coal dealers approve a four point plan to cut coal truck mileage by over 650 000 miles and about 43 000 man hours under the national program. Plans cover cooperative retail deliveries and resource sharing among dealers in Boston Lawrence Haverhill Lynn and Brockton with rules on loading timing and interchanging equipment.
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