The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 9, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR DEFENSE PROGRAM RUNS INTO CONTRACT sae Post-War And Post-Depression Laws Held Responsible eee see eee BOTTLENECK, AP COLUMNIST DECLARES By MORGAN M. BEATTY. AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Na-' agreed to pay it over, and the con- bakers renaiaint eadlines reflect tractor has agreed to deliver the the fact at‘the program is run- 2, H Sao iar ie Ae ae EO eee nobody saw—the contract bottle- Contract cleared— : | This is a term used exclusive- neck. Industrial, transportation and}ly by the National Defense Ad- raw material bottlenecks were visory Commission. The commis- largely foreseen, thanks to our sion itself has no power to sign World War experience. ‘contracts or spend money. But it The maze of post-war and!does have the right and duty to post-depression laws are largely advise the contracting govern- responsible for the contract bot- ment agency in making contracts. tleneck. Some of these are in-| When it has given its advice, the tended to protect public mon-|Commission announces it has ies, others to protect workers, | Cleared the contract. Thus billions and still others to step up taxes in contracts may be cleared, on excess profits. without final awards from the But regardless of the cause Army or Navy. The term simply they have bred into our defense Means as far as the commission program terms highly confusing |is concerned, everything’s OK. to the layman—such as “bid in| Bid-in and negotiated con- contracts”, “negotiated contracts”, tracts— “letters of intention”, “contracts! , The Army and Navy prefer to awarded”, “contracts authorized”, €xecute’-bid-in contracts. They and so on. advertise what they want, inter- Here’s a explaining | eSted companies bid, and the low- these terms: est responsible bidder gets the Letter of intention— contract. That assures the gov- It usually works like this: the/€rhment the most for its money Army wants to order, say, 200; But often, especially .now, the, tanks costing more than $500,000.' defense services are pressed for When an order calls for spending |time, or few commercial com- more than a half million, the Na-|Panies are equipped to make tional Defense Advisory Com-|what they need. Gunpowder is mission steps in to keep it out of Such an item. So interested com- industrial bottlenecks. panies are asked to send negotia- The commission tells the Army |tors to Washington, and the con- where it is possible to buy the!tract is negotiated quickly over tanks, and the Army goes ahead; the table, and awarded. There with the intricate business of ar-'are very few of tfhese. ranging a contract for the tanks. Contract authorization— Meanwhile, Congress is working, That means Congress has on legislation that may increase thorized the Army or Navy to taxes on the tank builder, or make contracts for future de- change the rate of profit for sub- livery of, a battleship, but contractors. the money has not yet been ap- Therefore, neither the contrac-,Propriated because the contract tors nor the sub-contractors are won't be completed within the willing to set a final price on the current year. job. The reason is just this: the So the contract is arranged Army and Navy must plan their right down to the point where it establishments in advance. Con- is ready to sign, but the price is gress must approve their plans. left out. And the Army gives the But building armies and nav prospective contractor a letter of is not a matter of months, like intention to go ahead with the building houses. They can only work as soon as Congress passes build part of the establishment the laws it is working on, and, in any given year. provided a satisfactory price; A good example is our two- agreement can be reached. Offi- ocean navy, which can’t possibly cers usually regard these con- be built until 1945. Congress tracts as almost certain of execu- has authorized that navy but it tion. Thev speak of them as “in appropriated money only for the works”. hat part of the navy which can Contract awarded— be built before July 1. 1941 When you read a So, while Congress. the Army from the War Department that the Navy work to clear up such-and-such contracts have laws, the intricate legal maze been awarded, you can put it of contracts calls for equally in- down that evervthing is sealed, tricate handling. Each step in signed, and all but delivered. contract making breeds a_ legal! Congr has appropriated the phrase. And you have the bot- money, the Army or Navy ha leneck nobody saw. glossary au- statement Everready Club Meets Tomorrow Mrz. Michael Entertained Class Everready Star Club will meet | n its regular monthly gathering tomorrow afternoon, 3:30 o'clock Mrs. Mary Lowe’s home at 1401 Fourth Street will be _ the ne of activities and all mem. ‘S are urged to attend The boys’ intermediate of the First Congregational Church were entertained Friday night by their teacher, Mrs. Lillie Mi at her home on Margaret street. The following boys Roy Rogers, Bobby Eugene Baker, Robert Everett Rosam and Ar mayor. Mrs. Michael was ed by: Misses Fannie Mae In- graham, Betty Lewin and Jessie Michael. Various games were played, after which refreshments of cake and iced drinks were served. A good time was reported by all. el, E. F. O’Brien, and Mrs. O'Brien, arrived in Key West terday afternoon and registered at the La Concha hotel. }_ Mr. O’Brien is editor of the Pan-American Review, published in Havana monthly. He and his | wife left for Havana on the S. S.j Cuba this morning. Visitors Enjoy Sights Of City Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Near and DIVORCE ACTION party of friends, of Forest Hils, i i = at arived in Key Wet ae ———=—— end to “see the sights” for a| Final decree in the divorce case ys’ visit, and reported an ©f Benjamin Kilson, of Key West, excellent t They stayed at Versus Helen Kilson, of Brook the Overseas Hotel. N. Y., was filed in the Cir- Another party at the Overseas Cuit Court on Friday, S Hotel were tain and Mrs. G.| 6. according to records in C. Cole and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Clerk's office at the county court- Clapp, of Orlando, who spent house. Ungovernable temper was several ddys in the city, sight-.the grounds for the divorce seeing: . aS a ae “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses issued by! County Judge Raymond R. Lord! over last weekend included the following: Augustine Crespo, 30, and Cari- dad Noquez, 45. both of Key West. Joseph G. Fabregas. 25, a steel- worker employed in this city, and Caridad Rubio, 22, of Havana, Cuba. Peace Justice Enrique ‘Es- quinaldo, Jr., was designated as the marriage official eases, Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around Lopez Funeral Service Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service in both | phone 135 Might 636] ‘St. Paul’s Ladies Celebrate Birthdays Celebrating the ninety-first birthday anniversary of Mrs. Roscilla Fogarty, which occurs to- day, members of the Woman's Auxiliary and St. Elizabeth’s Guild of St. Paul’s Church called yesterday afternoon to. extend congratulations and present gifts. Those unable to attend sent gifts. Last month these organizations celebrated Mrs. Emma W. Fraga’s eighty-first birthday with a sur- prise party at the home of the auxiliary president, Mrs. E. J. Bayly. Those who cailed on Mrs. Fogarty were: Mesdames Reba Sawyer, Louisa Bartlum, Myra Pastorini, Louise Grant, Ella Bierna, Marie Russell, Genevieve Sawyer, Gloriana Bayly, Ellen Tynes, Nellie Curry and Misses Maggie Pierce, Leila Pitcher and Annie Baldwin. ISSUES STATEMENT ON WATER STATUS (Continued from Page One) and pursued through the State Supreme Court. This proceeding will settle all questions of law involved in the matter. All bonds by governmental »agencies of Florida must be validated in this manner under the Statutes of the State. “A pledge is now being obtain- ed from officials and legislative representatives to assure the passage of remedial or additional legislation if any may be deemed desirable. “Letting of contracts and actual construction of the pipe line is and will remain entirely in the control of the Navy, to be initiat- ed and progressed when and as, in their sole judgment, it is best. At the same time, the Navy is receiving and will continue to re- ceive full and complete coopera- tion in every respect from the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commis- sion and all persons acting for it. There are no delays in the prog- ress of the project. The only time which is being consumed is ecessary and incidental to the -required preliminaries which st be had.” LONDON CARRIES ON FOLLOWING RAIDS (Centinued from Page One) at long last unloosing his demons of the air with full force prep- aratory to an actual invasion at- tempt. As if in realization of the com- ag invasion, the Royal Air Force concentrated raids on German naval bases last night, and re- ported several direct hits on docks and naval equipment at Hamburg and Kiel. Huge fires re set that could be seen or -veral hours as far distant as sixty miles. Compared to the Air War over England, news from other Euro- pean sectors was dwarfed in im- portance. From Rumania came the news that King Carol‘s wealth, con- isting of millions of dollars in stocks and bonds, had been or- ered turned over to the new regime headed by Premier An- tonescu. King Carol is in Switzer- ‘and at present, where he will stay for about 30 days, it was re- ported, preparatory .to traveling yn to permanent-exile in either Italy, a South American country, or perhaps the United States. From France came the news that all private oil freight cars ad been comandeered by Ger- many to take into Rumania for oil transport purposes. SENATE AND HOUSE CONFER (Continued from Page One) operate to the fullest in the de- fense program. New York State labor heads ted that a total of 28,000 men d recently completed courses placing them in the skilled labor classification. “There should be no shortage of skilled laborers, now”, they stated. Warning was issued that pro- duction costs may rise in the manufacture of armaments for defense. Higher wages arte, sched- uled and supervisory costs, .cut- ting into profits, will cause plant officials to raise price indices on most products. * MAN’S BICYCLE. A-1 condition. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CLASSIFIED COLUMN © TRANSPORTATION H GOING TO JACKSONVILLE THURSDAY, can accommodate 2 passengers. Apply 608 Duval street. sept9-It a PICTURE FRAMING a ee eee PICTURE FRAMING, -Diptomas; antique frames refinished. Sign painting. Paul DiNegro, “614 Francis street. sept9-lmo FOR SALE °37 Packard, 4-Dr. Trunk, $125 dw. "36 Plymouth, 4-Door, $95 down °35 Chevrolet $65 down °34 Ford, 4-Door $49 cash Many More To Choose From JONES CAR LOT Fleming and Elizabeth Sts. VIPPSLLPALALLLLAL LL LA GOOD, USED BICYCLE for man! or boy. Brand new tires. $13.50 for quick sale. Call 5:00 to 7:30 p. m. today at 1210 South Street sept9-It SIGNS—“For Rent”, “Rooms For | Rent”, “Apartment For Rent”,! “Private Property, No Tres- passing”. THE ARTMAN PRESS. nov25-tf , PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per) 100. 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