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VOLUME 9

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NUMBER 259

Washington, Friday, December 29, 1944
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9508
Authorizing the S ecretary of W ar to T ake P ossession of and to O perate Certain P lants and F acilities of M ontgomery W ard & Co., I ncorpo rated
WHEREAS the National War Labor Board has found and reported to me that labor disturbances involving nearly 12,000 workers now exist in the plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward & Co., In
corporated, in Jamaica, New York; De troit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; St.
Paul, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; San Rafael, California; and Portland; Ore gon; that in the exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the War Labor Disputes Act, the National War Labor Board has issued directive orders decid ing the labor disputes that gave rise to the said disturbances; that the said di rective orders provide terms and condi tions, of a kind customarily included in collective bargaining agreements, to gov ern the relations between the parties to such disputes; that the terms and con ditions provided for by the said directive orders are fair and equitable to employer and employee under all the circum stances of the cases; that Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, has refused to put into effect the terms and conditions contained in these directive orders; that as a result of the refusal of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, to put into effect the terms and conditions con tained in the directive orders issued by the National War Labor Board in the dispute in the plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, in Detroit, Michigan, a serious strike in volving approximately 1,800 employees is now in progress in that city; that there is a present danger that thestrike now existing in the plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, in Detroit, Michigan, will spread to plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward &
Co., Incorporated, located in other cities and will adversely affect the operation of other plants and facilities, located in the Detroit area and elsewhere, that are en
gaged in the production of materials used in the prosecution of the war; and WHEREAS the National War Labor Board has also found and reported to me that Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorpo rated, employs approximately 70,000
workers, and serves approximately 30
million customers; that an interruption of the Companys activities would un duly delay and impede the war effort;
that the preservation of tl?e war-time structure of labor relations and the pre vention of interruptions of war produc tion depend upon the peaceful settle ment of labor disputes by the National War Labor Board in the manner provided for by the Congress; that the preserva tion of the national stabilization pro gram requires peaceful settlement of wage disputes during the war by the procedure provided for by the Congress;
that the persistent refusal of Mont gomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, to put into effect the terms and conditions con tained in directive orders issued by the National War Labor Board, pursuant to the War Labor Disputes Act, threatens to destroy both the war-time structure of labor relations and the procedure established by the Congress for the peaceful settlement of wage disputes dur ing the war, and unduly impedes and de lays the war effort ; and WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facili ties of Montgomery Ward &Co., Incorpo rated, located in Jamaica, New York;
Detroit, Dearborn and Royal Oak, Michi gan; Chicago, Illinois; St. Paul, Minne-.
sota; Denver, Colorado; San Rafael, Cal ifornia; and Portland, Oregon, are plants and facilities that are equipped for the production of articles or materials which may be required for the war effort or which may be useful in connection there with, within the meaning of the War Labor Disputes Act; that Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, is engaged in the distribution of articles and ma terials that are essential to the main tenance of the war economy; that as a result of labor disturbances there are existing and threatened interruptions of the operations of the said plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward &Co., InContinued on next page
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive Order:

Pa8e
Montgomery Ward and Co., Inc.; authorizing Secretary of War to take possession and operate certain plants and facilities of__________ 15079
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
F air Employment P ractice Com mittee :

Rules of practice and proce dure; procedural rules for hearings_______________ 15082
F arm Credit A dministration:

Functions of administrative officers ; authority, and des ignation of order of prece dence of Deputy Land Bank Commissioners, et al_____ 15081
I nterior D epartment:

Seattle, Wash.; change in des ignation of office---------------15109
O ffice of P rice A dministration:

Adjustments:
Arango, Jose, & Co_________ 15111
Arnold & Gipe Cigar Co_____ 15112
Associated Cigar Co --------- 15127
Bair, C. E., & Sons-_________ 15111
Baldwin Cigar Co_________ 15126
Cincinnati Cigar Co_______ 15114
Commercial Cigar Co_______ 15121
Dill, Chas. A______________ 15124
Dixie Cigar Co____________ 15125
Divco Corp___ ___________ 15129
Fake, Edward M__________ 15117
Fillmore, C. A__ __________ 15119
Fillmore, Clead____________ 15116
Ford Motor Co. 2 docu ments____ _____ 15128, 15129
Geesey, Paul R_________
15112
Gradiaz, Annis, and Co., Inc_15116
Graham &Summers_________15115
International Harvester Co_15129
K & K Cigar Co______ _____ 15118
Keller, V. C______1___ ____15118
LaMotte, Ben T___________ 15120
McCleary, Mabel E________ 15119
Mack Mfg. Corp__________ 15129
Mark Cigar Co_____________ 15117
Mi Flora Cigar Co___ ______: 15122
Miller, Curvin E., & Co____ - 15111
New Florence Coal Co., et al__ 15128
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