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Clsacly Afloat Industries of
his State—Work Clsaai-i
fled Into Three Groupw—
Dcfenbe Council to Assist
Manufacturers
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The government at Washington,
through the t‘nuncil of National Dev
fame, hart tvrtatyiis‘v‘v ales of pri-
ority ,on inn; and steel products
closely off-8v its the industries of
thin state. a::- the Connecticut State
lilo-nail of unwise annottfiwl ti.“
1t ta ready t. :ud the MJMMIWEI’S
of the state mil information and
advice CODCF‘I‘L‘W; the new" rrrun'zo
min. The mount-client council but--
new closely n vrenied tn the urn-~-
tioa of estabtiming a priority sys-
tem and was m- drst of the various
state council.» “3' tin. country to urge
the Council u! National l)t-ft~;:;- to
establish a p .n. éty board.
The new p:. my rules in steel and
, iron, provide. in effect, that all Work
done by industrial concert» through-
out the central; be classified
three genend group-s Your"
Gm A, it :mz. C All mum‘s. it
A .
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war mate. .i:— mutants and on -
implemer .~ or fire at. i;.~t.-tl und-
er Class A. «a i'ii for uork if pub
lic interest it. i are not necessarily
concerned with he. conduct of the
' war are lit-ted .3. Elana B and evarv-
thing else is li~ti t in Class 4‘. Each
of the three. in. es is further suit
divided into (-51.5.‘35'5 Al, A2, B1, Ill
efic
, The’classifnnum- m: a"“"f"'“‘i‘.
by the prlOiiit:.- co in
War lndusiri ' t.’ thn (2"
cs'i of National . ...e nt “'9nliii’livi'
ton on applitw ;-rt of the vmnufc‘
turera concern» ., who must state
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need 'and of tin mot-t or Orders ‘
be filled. Th \‘. ;- industries. Board
' mu seea to t. that the vnriou
orders taint :3» hit and pff‘f‘t‘ilfllt‘,“
according to tho " listed order, or
.4191:- in Class Al for example, taklnz'
precedence (,.,~,..- ill others and ma
terlals needed tn: ' "'"ngi: U! such
orders tnktrx’: mu 3...... ’uvcr mu
terinl of the «not... kind for any other
work.
Connecticut, on account of th.
number of its industries which are
closely related to the conduct of the.
war, is vitally concerned in the reg
ulattons laid down at Washington.
{A very forge prodmzi.,n of it: in-
slustrlen are directll anin‘PiflPd in llw
priority rulec laid down, although
, often] and iron pmducts are the only
ones regarding. x-hich rulcit haW’i‘ci
. been made. turn-5e of the number
of factories ’2 his state which in
hrfcate steel 9 ‘2' iron into munitions
and other mattiials of warfare.
The vieu- ..;
Hefense wcr.i 2-xpresscd to flip na-
tional council curly in July in‘a reso-
lution/“stronglv urging the Wimbli‘fll'
mnt‘of a nmional priority board
and pointlnz' out that such a board.
to be higltl'J in r'rcfliil'tll, should have
wide duties and humor». The estab-
lishment of tit» board, it was urged.
would aid tlm .nnnufactnrnrs of Ill"
state greatly in scouring “final an—
ihoritative tutor-motion on the kind:
and qualititie.d of production Vvlilf'h
. the federal cmcrnment will want u:
Connecticut." The statement also
'ootnted out the difficulties facing
.Cbnnecticut in the matter of obtain-
ing and distributing the skilled labor
it required for munitions and other
. manufactures so that vitalindustrles
eould be cared or without nieces-
sadly crippling t rose Which are only
indirectly cart-Mini to the 'conntry's
welfare.
“out, 'John Front, 1'. s. R., and
”out. McLaughlin, of an artillery regi—
ment, fell for feet in an airplane near
. San Antonio, JTex. McLaughlin is not
, expected to recover, whiln Frost was
\ not seriously hurt.
Will Each American Soldier
Have a Th
jgme,ntpesmflabedrubscfpriori
_with inflbrmation and advice concern-|
' ’ing the 118' arrangements. The Con-3
inecticut Council has been closely iu—i
into;
‘v dcr. orders in Class Al, for example.
the state council of-
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anksgivlng Turkey Like This?
way wot a‘ fond"
not era-eat at Wanton».
through the Council of National De—
ty in ma and steel products closely
alectingi the industries of the state,
and the Connecticut State Council of
mwnse‘mnouneed that it is ready
to‘"aid the manufacturers of the statei
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terested in the question of establish-r
in; a priority system, and was the?
first of the various state councils of
the country to urge the Council of Na—.
tional Defense to establish a priority [
board.
The new priority rules in steel andL
imn praividc. in eect. that all work
done by industrial concerns tbroushfi
out he! countrv be classified into.
three general groups known as Class-x
ea A, B and C. All orders for war may
tel‘als, munitions and other imple-
ments of warfare are listed under.
Class A4 Orders for work of public in’'
ten-st. that are not necessarily con:
cerned ilrith the conduct of the war
to lisitld in Class B, and cvcrvth‘n':
clue is listed in Class C. Each of the
tire» clashes is further ubdii'ided in
to claseti A1, AZ, BI, 32, etc.
The classifications are. determined
by the lprioritica committee of the
War industries Board of the (‘ouncit
rt National Defense at Washington on
application by the manufacturers con-
cerned, who must state the nature of
tilt tattrrial thev need, and of the or-
Ilt' . or orders to be filled, The War
lnduatriifia Board then area to it that
the tarlimts orders take rkan and pre-
cct‘cwcn according to their listed or-
taking precedence over all others and
materials needed for the filling of
much antlers taking precedence over
material of the same kind required
for nnv other work'. >
(‘orin~0r~ticut, on account of the num-
ber of its industries which are close-
ly relattrd to the conduct of the war.
in vitality concerned in the regulations
laid down at Washington. A very
large proportion of its industries are
directly‘ lntreseted in the prioritv
rules laid down, although steel and
iron products are. the only ones re ‘,
carding. which rules haVe yet been
made, because of the number of inc-
tortlss it: this ntnte which fabricate
steel and iron into’ munitions and oth-
er material of warfare,
The views of the State Council of '
Defense: were expressed to the nation-_
at count-ii earlv in July, in a resolu- ‘
ticn strongly urging the establishment;
of a national priority hoard. anu point- ./
log out that such a board, to be high-t
ly succtsaful, should hava wide’duttes'
and Wide powers. The establishment
of the board, it was urged, would aid
the manufacturers of the state greatly,
in :mcui‘ing “final authoritative trim.
motion on the kinds and quantities of
production which the federal govcru~
mom will want of Connecticut"! The]
atntemnnt also pointed out the dimg
culttes facing Connecticut in the mat",
ter of obtaining and distributing the
skilled labor: required for munitions
and other manufactures. so that vitnl‘
industries could be cared for without
necessarily crippling those which are
only indirectly essential ,to the nav'
lion's welfare. I
The Connecticut State Council of
Defenstt is willing and ready to do all
in its power, it announces, to aid man-
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you should not enjoy a full
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$15.00 to '
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come. 'There prices assure economy now. ‘
512.98 to $55.00 °
,5. men's wear from
$55.00
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$12.98 “$30.00 ” ,-
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gufacturers in complying with the calls in various sections of the city. A ,
rules laid down by the National Prlor- Generally a debtor swore profusely . merican Soldiers Trainin Near the Fl htin Line " “5m
lily Board by giving what information “‘and settled the claim. To “me ‘ 8' ' g g . '
Was really the wise thing to do, - c ' w .1. ., . um; ;
§it has at hand or‘is able to procure
land by helping concerns to get the
{priority to whichfthey may be enti-
luau. ' l“ '3er
WEARS BRIGHT? RED KUITK
How Middletown am Collector one
After Hard Accounta. '
Josekapuiler, collector of claims
in Middletoivn, is fitted out for his
worli '3. is probably no other col)
electing agent in the state. says the.
Hartford Times. He has a bright
red suit, hat md phoes which he
wears upon his visits to the home or
these who are the most difficult to
' collect from, ‘
Mt‘. JSpull’er‘ decided to at himself
'with this rig. He had been a bill
collector for a long time and had
managed to get some very hard
claims mottled. There were some
that baffled him. however, and he
finally thought of the red null. 80
be bought a cult oi corduroy and bad
it dyed a bright red. it in the color
of some of the tomes in lawyer's of-|
flcea and is considered strictly thev
‘ thing in legal red. The shoes and:
then idtted with a large.
It was after some deliberation that.~
neighbors don't like men in red call-
ing in. the_vicinlty for it sets the
dogs to barking and frightens thoP
babies.
The red suit is usually a last re-
sort with Mr. Spoiler. He tries to
get the claim in other ways before
he calls in his regatta. He usually-
writes to debtors telling them very}
plainly that they must settle, or he}
will inform certain persons of their'
deliquency whom they would pre-
fer not to have known of it. if the
debtor does notaettle, Mr. Spoiler,
carries out his threat with no re-v
gard ‘for conventions or conse-
quences. He says he likes his busi-
ness and the harderthe claim the
greater the incentive to get it.
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