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FEDERAL
VOLUME 10

REGISTER
1934

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NUMBER 197

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Washington Saturday October 6, 1945
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9638
Creating
the C ivilian P roduction ministration and T erminating the P roduction B oard
A d W ar
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, includ ing Title I of the First War Powers Act 1941, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
1. All functions and powers of the War Production Board, established by Execu tive Order No. 9024 of January 16, 1942, and ah agencies, officers other than the Chairman and the other members of the War Production Board . employees, rec ords, property, and funds of the Board, are transferred to a Civilian Production Administration which is hereby estab lished in the Office for Emergency Man agement of the Executive Office of the President. , The War Production Board is hereby terminated.
2. At the head of the Civilian Produc tion Administration hereinafter referred to as the Administration there shall be a Civilian Production Administrator hereinafter referred to as the Adminis trator who shall be appointed by the President and receive a salary of $12,000
per annum, unless the Congress shall, otherwise provide, together with actual and necessary transportation, subsist ence, and other expenses incidental to the performance of his duties. All the functions and powers vested in the Chairman of the War Production Board on the effective date of this order are transferred to the Civilian Production Administrator and may be performed by him through such officials, persons, or agencies as he shall determine. The Ad ministrator shall exercise his functions and powers in accordance with the gen eral policies established by the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion.
3. The functions and powers trans ferred by this order shall, to the extent authorized by law, be utilized to further a swift and orderly transition from war time production to a maximum peace time production in industry free from wartime Government controls, with due
regard for the stability of prices and costs; and to th at end shall be utilized to: a expand the production of m ate rials which are in short supply, b limit the manufacture of products for which materials or facilities are insufficient, c control the accumulation of inven tories so as to avoid speculative hoarding and unbalanced distribution which would curtail total production, d grant pri ority assistance to break bottlenecks which would impede the reconversion process, e facilitate the fulfillment of relief and other essential export pro grams, and f allocate scarce materials and facilities necessary for the produc tion of low-priced items essential to the continued success of the stabilization program of the Federal Government.
4. The Administrator may, to the ex tent authorized by law, terminate any function vested in the Administration by this order when he shall deem such action to be in the national interest. The Ad ministrator shall be responsible for the orderly liquidation of all affairs relating to any function so terminated and shall also from time to time take all appro priate steps looking toward the liquida tion of the Administration.
5. Such further measures and disposi tions as may be determined by the Direc tor of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers and terminations provided for in this order shall be carried out in such manner as the Director may direct and by such agencies as he may designate.
6. All prior regulations, orders, rulings, directives and other actions relating to any function transferred by this order shall remain in effect except insofar as they are in conflict with this order or are hereafter amended under proper au thority.
7. All provisions of prior Executive Orders which are in conflict with this order are amended accordingly.
8. This order shall be effective as of the close of business on the third day of November, 1945.
H arry S. T ruman T h e W hite H ouse ,
October 4, 1945.
F. R. Doc. 45-18515; Filed, Oct. 4, 1945;
3:38 p. m.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive O rder :

Page
Civilian Production Administra tion, establishment; termi nation of War Production Board_________________ 12591
Plants and facilities used in transportation, refining and processing of petroleum and petroleum products, au thorization to Secretary of Navy to take possession and operate________________ 12592
R egulation :

Additional within-grade salary advancements as rewards for superior accomplish ment__________________ 12593
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
C ivil S ervice C o m m issio n :

Regulations under Federal Em ployees 1945 Pay Act_____ 12594
I nterior D epartment :

Washington Wapato Indian Ir rigation Project, operation and maintenance charges_ 12599
N ational W ar L abor B oard:

Industry commissions and pan els; National A i r f r a m e P anel_________________ 12599
O ffice
of
P rice A dm inistration :

Adjustments and pricing orders:
Acme Stamp Shop------------- 12605
Akom Sportswear Co----------- 12603
Alma Shade Co___________ 12607
Arista Lamp Co_______ .___ 12608
Arvedon Electric Supply Co., In c ______
12605
Atkin Mfg. Co_____ _______12614
Available Truck Co________ 12617
Beacon Hill Lamps, Inc_____ 12609
Beverly Mfg. Co___________ 12607
Blue Bell, Inc_____________ 12612
Eastern Equipment Co_______ 12615
Gluck, S., and Co_________ 12606
Gold Seal Importers, Inc___ 12603
Gondelman, Rose_________ 12606
Hansen Glove Corp_______ 12613
Herbert Mfg. Co__________ 12604
Hood Rubber Co. 2 docu m ents_________ 12602, 12617
Horowitz & Son, Inc_________12616
King Kold Mfg. Co_______ 12614
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