LIGHT INDUSTRY PLANTS INCREASE OUTPUT

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600260019-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: October 16, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Betxeen 1946 end 1946, USSR light 1>aduetxy increased prodnction output two times,
and even more Sn eomo lines, over 19!1.5, 'Sroductien of woolen ~~~ a1L fph?iaa a~ld
other consumers' goods has ezoeeded the prewar level. Output of Letter-quality pro-
ducts rose eubetantiel]y Sn 1948 over 1 47. Three timer+ more rayon tricot vndar~rear,
tro limes more ronbefl-yarn socks, and 2~ times more cotton socks were manufactured
than is 1947.
Mnnufao=.;ure of high quality stockings from ce?roaA; a eynthetlc yarn, and of
uadsrranr from nev types of linen has been started. bhoe factorise have begun wide-
soals use of nev sad more modern methods of relnforcing shoes. IIee of aloe, nails,
and vulcanizing methods in shoe production hoe been coneiderabl3 oztended.
i'kie yeer,'light Industry is faced with the tack of erasing its shortcomings,
particularly Sa regard to quality and variety. Factorise are yell equlvped to meet
this aheage and nve obtaiaiug better types of ootton, finer wool, wider assortment
of ?lecOSe ravaa. Mnee zlroducticn of high-ausllty. artifir.ial ra_arn_na ver_n_ hna ha1Rn
started, mad raw !anther improved.
Meay ouidated pattarno mad styles az~ being disca:dsd. Far sz;>v3pla, the nee
of cotton lining for trousers and overcoats, if they are made of high-quality roolen,
hna bees stopped. The industry will no Ionger make wcaen'e stockings iron lustrous
viscose rayon. Manufacture of many types of cotton, roolen, silk, sad linen fabrics
of p1a1n wonve mad unattractive colors and designs has ceased. 7hie change Sn ?eri-
ety hoe bean carried out in aLwst all branches of ligh*, industry.
In 1949, manufacture of cloth and leather haberdashery items, felt footrear,
felt hate, lace and other goods rill be ezpendad. &hoa factories era scheduled to
etast ease production of 450 ner and improeed makes of footrear. Producticm of
ootton etookinas rill doable 1948 output. Output of caproas stockings rill be nine
titee granter tarn is 1948, chile production of quality atockange from fine combed
yarn and maanf'ncture of bleached w:d patterned socks rill be lk to too times thct of
1948. Factorise meet produce etaakinge Sn nt least four different shades, ecxke in
ao lees then eiz colors and designs, mad cotton and Bilk underwear is at least three
to five different eolore. The same requisemeate have be?n made of enterprieee manu-
faoturing cotton, roolen and silk fabric, and ell factories wiL'. be held strictly
ecCOUntnble fpr uniform productia~n is n11 colors sad designs.
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Production of ready-made clothes is being Smproveu. Old styles are bslag dis-
carded and processes moderni.zad. .Beady 2,A04 nex styles of otter xaer anfl light-
reight aoate are being put into production in sexing factories. Those enterprises
rill inaraase their aseortroents of goods Sn order to overcame transport sad distri-
bution diffioulties xhiah have resulted is shortages in meat' ablaste sad republics.
For moxe comp::,ata eervioe to the caaeumer, 5fl aer model stores belonging to seriag
factories will be opened thle year Sn blo,gcax, Leningrad, Arkhangel'ek, Tula, Ufa,
%azan', and other cities. These stores x111 be ezpec?ed to provide model eerrice
and oomplete aasortmeat to conenm~rs. The stores x111 have spacial fitting roams
sad ad,ustmaat and preasiag shops. For thin purpose, stores x111 be provided xith
supplies of eamiflniehad articles, such as unlined sleeves, trouser cuffs, etc.
The buyer x111 ba able to exchange butt~ans, ol.aspa, sad other oraamnts on rea~y-
made wear for ozzaments of his oxn choice selected from the store?s co~aplete line.
of manor items,
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The eztmma specialization of saving factories Szz one region or city is beg}.n-
ning La be abolished. Oblast and city light industry adminietrstione, together xith
trnd9 3nduetry xcrkere, are establishing a complete ns9:rtment of &exa goods xhich
moat ba produa`d by looel light industry enternriaee. -- P. Cheen;,kov, Vice-Minister
of bight Industry USSR
The cclle,gium of tie Ministry ci Light In8>>ntrs USSR Lae diecuee~d the results
of the socialist campetit:on +.o improve the output of excellent-quality goods during
the second quarter 1949. More tuna 41,000 brigades, including 480,000 workers, xera
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part in the ccapetition as ea21 aA brigades and eectiono. The Sol].oxing enterprises
taus Led the bast resoles: Fnetory i~aAnt Ifrupekcya (Secant 16nin Administration of
Cotton Industry) producing 97.2 percent of first-grade fabric, Yaroslavl' Cord Fac-
tory (Mein Administratien of Cord Industry) producing 99.9 percent'of first-grade
productrA "lfeva" Tvine Fnctary (Ministry of Light Industry R~+'8R) producing 99.4
percent ~i first-grade products, and "Skorokhod" Shot Factory producing 80.4 per-
cent of first-grade products.
The majority of the competing brigades end sections attained good results during
. the eecoad quarter in improving the quality of production, increasing 9quipment pro-
dnetivity, and saving rnx mnteriale.
Tho 11 shoe enterprises of Moecox end Moeecv Oblast produce more than 800,000
pairs of children's shoes per month. Production of shoes for school chilGren during
the eecoar half year ie :acrAasing by 76 percent and output of shoes for young girls
is Iacrenelag almost 300 percent.
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