Show ROADS OVED WAR MATERIAL MADE USEFUL Ingenious and Economical U Uses e. e of Surplus Sur plus Supplies Made Madet fn r Construction tion of Highway Highways a r-ed r by t the Ule United SUte Statu De D p rt eM of ot Army ambulances have been converted converted converted con con- to survey cars for tor use In road building water sprinklers changed to machines for tor spraying whitewash on poles along alon- state highways bombproof bombproof bomb bomb- proof shelters now DOW house road making tools and such explosives explosives such uch ar are arcs some of ot the peace time peace time conversions of sue sur- plus war materials turned over to the tha states through the Department of ot Agriculture Ag Ag- f- f by authority of ot tho congress and now playing a part In tending extending and nod perfecting the national highways highways- Reports from many states to the bureau of ot public roads United States Department of ot Agriculture through which agency q-ency the tIle surplus material wa war distributed tell of ot the Ingenious and economical uses of ot these supplies valued at Among the tha chief Items thus distributed are nearly motor vehicles and nearly 12 worth o of spare parts In their original form the were Went generally net not suited for tor roa road construction construe tion purposes 3 on account of ol the shape shapo and else atee of their bodies which were we're designed especially for army use but bat the majority of the trucks tracks have baTe b been b 1 e a H fittest f t Man Mad U. U Of fey far Brant Dr a Reed Rea altered by y substituting wb dump d bom bodies aa and device for fee the Ute cargo and bodies with which they ate are equipped Idaho has haa converted the st steel am- am bodies Into dump bottom bodies boil Maine Matae has hat removed remon tko the cargo ro bodies from trem the tile chassis chuti an and changed then them into dump damp boot bodies by br pivoting theta them near th the r rear t end ead tad sad ad adlar add add- lag lar a hoist lag device Arizona Arisona ha U. U cut the Ilse bottoms bottom ft t the bodies la I. half from treat froat t to back baek a aid 4 the thea used need the tho sides HelM f for ter r a ft her aeY ew bottom bott a aed d the tho two hM halves halve of th the kott bottom Ill I'll m for fir the tko ae new mew side Nearly Near Near- ly alt all u. u the states state la n which there is I. a gw problem il have kaTe utilized a ft portion of ot their tn tract track to push snow snowplows snowplows plows p la 1 winter and aad many an have haTe converted con con- the Ute trucks tracks into lato serviceable |