Word: mcnutt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...week's start Manpowerman Paul V. McNutt announced that his commission had drawn up another plan-this time for occupational deferment, which would go into effect "soon." Details were vague. He also gave a routine plug for the enactment of a National Service Act, providing for compulsory service for all citizens. Details of this were vague...
...committee that the manpower crisis would be grave between December and February, and that with enough funds the Selective Service could handily handle the whole problem. His chief, Major General Lewis B. Hershey, had made this warning many times, usually while giving the back of his hand to Mr. McNutt...
...unsolved fundamental in the war effort is, as everyone knows, manpower. The President conferred with his silver-haired Manpower Commissioner, Paul Vories McNutt. At a press conference the President speculated long and earnestly on the situation, pointing to the big batch of letters and telegrams he had received on farm labor shortages (see p. 22), suggesting that it might be wise for the Army to furlough some of its 35 -to -45 year-olds for work in factory and field. Forthwith, the Army began to furlough 4,000 miners to go back to copper, lead and zinc fields...
...have been made just last week?exactly ten months after Pearl Harbor. At least in its essentials, the decision even appeared to have been made?wrapped up and delivered in its minimum detail (so many weapons for so many men in such & such a time) to Donald Nelson, Paul McNutt and other key civilians who had to have the information before they could effectively get on with their jobs...
Manpower Commissioner Paul McNutt directed employers (although he has no power to enforce his directive) not to hire any gold miner unless he was referred to them by the U.S. Employment Service. McNutt promised that the men would be given a choice between the other mining jobs available, would be given every help, including transportation if necessary. If 4,000 gold miners go into copper mining, there should be almost 16,000 tons more copper produced each month...