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VOLUME 8

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1934

NUMBER 82

Washington, Tuesday, April 27, 1943
The P re s id e n t EXECUTIVE ORDER 9331
M edal for M er it
By virtue of and pursuant to the au thority vested in me by section 2 of the act of July 20,1942 Public Law 671, 7,7th Congress, I hereby prescribe the follow ing rules and regulations for the award of the decoration of the Medal for Merit created by said act:
1. The decoration of the Medal for Merit shall be awarded only by the Presi dent of the United States or at his direc tion. Awards of the Medal for Merit may be made to such civilians of the nations prosecuting the war under the joint declaration of the United Nations and of other friendly foreign nations, as have, since the proclamation of an emergency by the President on September 8, 1939, distinguished themselves by exception ally meritorious conduct in the perform ance of outstanding services. Awards of the Medal for Merit made to civilians of foreign nations shall be for the perform ance of an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act or acts in furtherance of the war efforts of the United Nations and shall have the prior approval of the Secretary of State.
2. There is hereby created a Board to be known as the Medal for Merit Board, which shall consist of The Secretary of State The Secretary of War, and The Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of State shall act as Chair man of the Board. Each member of the Board may designate an alternate to rep resent him on the Board and empower the person so designated to act in his stead.
3. The Medal for Merit Board will re ceive and consider proposals for the award of the decoration of the Medal for Merit and submit to the President the recommendations of the Board with respect thereto.
The Medal for Merit Board is authorized to prescribe, with the ap proval of the President, such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this order as mar be neces sary to accomplish its purposes.

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Executive Order 9286, dated Decem ber 24, 1942/ is hereby superseded.
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T h e W h it e H o u se ,
April 19, 1943.
F. R. Doc. 43-6328; Filed, April 23, 1943;
2:39 p. m.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9334
W ar F ood A d m in is t r a t io n
Executive Order No. 9322 of March 26, 1943, entitled Centralizing and Dele gating Authority with Respect to the Production and Distribution of Food, is hereby amended to read as follows:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, particularly by the First W ar Powers Act, 1941, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to assure an adequate supply and efficient distribution of food to meet war and essential civilian needs, it is hereby ordered as follows:
S e c t io n 1. The Food Production Ad ministration except the Farm Credit Administration, the Food Distribution Administration, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Extension Service, together with all their powers, functions, and duties, are hereby consolidated within the Department of Agriculture into a War Food Administration, to be administered under the direction and supervision of a W ar Food Administra tor. The Administrator shall be ap pointed by the President and shall be directly responsible to him.
S ec . 2. All powers, functions, and du ties of the Secretary of Agriculture a under Executive Order No. 9280 of De cember 5, 1942, b under Title IV of Executive Order No. 9250 of October 3, 1942/ c which relate to labor and man power under orders of the Economic Stabilization Director or the Chairman Continued on p. 6425
7 F.R. 10899.
8 F R . 3807.
7 F.R. 10179.
4 7 F R . 7871.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Beginning May 1, 1943, the subscrip tion rates to the F ederal R eg iste r will be as follows: $15.00 per year, $150 per month, single copies 15 m i n i m u m . Prior to May 1, subscribers may. renew or extend their subscriptions for one year at the $12.50 rate.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E x e c u t iv e O rders :

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REGULATIONS AND
NOTICES
A l ie n P r o p e r t y C u s t o d ia n :

Vesting orders:
Baier, Anna M. Schmitt-----Barth, Katharina, et al------Bechtel, Lina_______________
Beckert, Clara_______.:______
Berg, Isaac__ - _____________
Bremer, Heinerick________
Burkhart, Elizabeth_________
Castrop, Henry J____________
Dibbern, John______________

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B it u m i n o u s C o al D i v i s i o n :

Hearings, etc.:
Ayers and York_____________
District Board 2____________
District Board 12_____
East Windber Coal Co_______
Fox, Arthur, and Elbert EngelShawnee Mining Co_________
Universal Sewer Pipe Corp_
White Bros. Coal Co________
Will, Harold, Coal Co_______
Minimum price s c h e d u l e s amended:
District 1____________________
District 2______________
District 9______
District 10______
District 13___________________
District 15________
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