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Washington, Wednesday, February 9, 1944
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9420
A uthorizing the S ecretary of W ar to T ake P ossession of and O perate the P lants and F acilities of the A r k
w r ig ht C orporation , B erkshire F in e S p in n in g A ssociates , I n c ., B order C i t y M anufacturing C o m p a n y , B our ne M ills , H oward A rthur M il l s , R ichard B orden M anufacturing C o m p a n y , and S agamore M anufacturing C o m p a n y , i n and A bout F a li . R iver , M assachusetts
assets used in connection with the opera tion thereof; and to operate or arrange for the. operation of such plants, facilities and installations in such manner as he decerns necessary for the successful prose cution of the war, and to do all things necessary for or incidental to the produc tion, sale and distribution of the products thereof:
Arkwright Corporation Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, Inc.
Border City Manufacturing Company Bourne Mills Howard Arthur Mills Richard Borden Manufacturing Company Sagamore Manufacturing Company
WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that as a result of a labor disturbance there is an interruption of the operation of the plants and facilities of the Arkwright Corporation, Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, Inc., Border City Manufacturing Company, Bourne Mills, Howard Arthur Mills, Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, and Sagamore Manufacturing Company, in and about Fall River, Massachusetts, and that the war effort is being and will be unduly impeded or delayed by this inter ruption: .
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in "me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, particularly the W a r Labor Dis putes Act of June 25, 1943 Public Law, 78th Cong., as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

2. In carrying out this order, the Sec retary of W a r may act through or with the aid of such public or private instru mentalities or persons as he may desig nate. All federal agencies, including but not limited to the W ar Manpower Com mission, the National Selective Service System, and the Department of Justice, are directed to cooperate with the Sec retary of W ar to the fullest extent pos sible in carrying out the purposes of this order.
3. The Secretary of W ar shall permit the managements of the plants, facili ties, and installations taken under the provisions of this order to continue with their managerial functions to the maxi mum degree possible consistent with the aims of this order.
4. The Secretary of W ar shall operate the plants under the terms and condi tions of employment which are in effect at the time possession of the plants men 1.
The Secretary of W ar is hereby au tioned herein is taken, subject to the thorized to take possession of the plants provisions of section 5 of the W ar Labor and facilities of the companies herein Disputes Act.
after named, and to the extent deemed 5. The Secretary of W ar is authorized desirable by him of any additional textile to take such action, if any, as he may plants, facilities or installations situated deem necessary or desirable to provide in and about Fall River, Massachusetts, protection for the plants and all persons and the territory adjacent thereto, which employed or s e e k i n g employment are used or operated by the hereinaftertherein, and their families and homes.
named companies in connection with the 6. Possession, control and operation of plants and facilities of the said com any plant or facilities, or parts thereof, panies and in which strikes have oc taken under this order, shall be ter curred or are threatened, together with minated by the Secretary of W a r within any real or personal property, tangible or intangible, franchises, rights and other
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THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive O rder;

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Certain companies at Fall River, Mass., authorization to Sec retary of W ar for posses sion and operation._______ :

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REGULATIO NS AND NOTICES
C ensus B ureau;

Foreign trade statistics; ship pers export declarations, etc . . . . _____________ . . . _____

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F ederal P o w e r C o m m is s io n ;

Mondakota Development Co.
and Montana-Dakota Util ities Co., consolidation of proceedings, etc____________

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F ederal T rade C o m m is s io n :

Rock Crusher" Manufacturers Assn., et al.; cease and de sist order..___________

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N a t io n a l W ar L abor B o a r d :

Procedure, petitions for review C o r r ._ _ _ x _______________

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O f f ic e o f D e f e n s e T r a n s p o r t a t io n :

Marietta, Ohio, coordinated op erations of certain taxicab . operators__ _______

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O f f ic e o f P rice A d m in is t r a t io n :

Adjustments, etc.:
Adams, George, Lumber Co., Inc____________________ . . . 1583
Netherlands Purchasing Com mission____ __________ v____ 1571
Cheese, rationed RO 16, Am.
102______
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Fats and oils M P R 53, Am. 15 _ 1574
Fish and seafood, fresh M PR
418, Am. 23_______________
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Fruits and vegetables, fresh M PR 426_________________ 1581
Logs and bolts:
M PR 348, Am. 34___________ 1571
M P R 348, Am. 35___
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Paperboard, East of R o c k y Mountains RPS 32, Am.
11__________________________ 1571
Rayon knit fabrics M PR 508 1575
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