Show Government Hires Men IVien i J Just t to Break CI China x S f. f l s- s Y I i 4 54 5 i 0 il f. f 1 W rr v y 10 4 11 hW t J j v vf b 4 t f 1 A government dish breaker By HARRY 5 a HUNT N NEA EA Service Writer WASHINGTON Nov 24 24 B f News that for more than a year ear Uncle sam Bam ant anthas has hu been engaged In breaking up China coming on the tile heels of our announced readiness to take a hand again In E European affairs fa doubtless Ng wilt will come e to rog pacifists I and Isolationists Isolation isolation- aa as a distinct shock There 1 Is I V ho however ver no cause for alarm In the latter announcement No International crises will result alt al although al- al though h It n now may be e stated definitely t that it China ah has eb b been reduced d to smithereens For the government records holding holding holding hold hold- ing the secrets of the years year's manipulations manipulations lations against China are not records records records rec rec- of the state department but of the ceramics division of the bureau of standards department of oC com corn merce And d' d the china Ciba that nhat hat we have been I I busy busting Is the China we eat of off of not the Ute China that gives us our artists DOESN'T CARE A visitor to the Industrial building building build build- ing of the bureau of standards was I startled the other day by the suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly shattered silence sUd 1 Crash Smash Tinkle Tinkle- tinkle e tinkle I Rushing Hushing l o the room where the i seeming catastrophe h had occurred besaw he be heila ila saw a genial appearing young young- man manI I roll out of the debris ot or what had I once been a perfectly good set of dishes He Re brushed off Mf his pants I picked the handle of Or a a. teacup out of I his f eye ye and Inquired how he could I be of service Why who what what who are you ou the visitor stammered I Me Wh Why lam Iam one of the guys I that makes a living breaking up I There e here who here who i China n h an o he-o one ere can bust more In a a. day than I can though CAREFUL THERE A demoralizing crash ripped Its Us way out o of the next room Oh dont don't mind that said W W. J. J Scott the first plate buster and chief I or of the ceramics division That's Just my playmate busting a a Haviland saucer Come in and watch them awhile The visitor eased in cautiously fearful of being welcomed by a flyIng flying fly- fly Ing Inside were vero two men menI mena busily scratching a down figures 1 I lifting lift lift- Ing a I litle hammer ferd and 1 letting it itI itI It fall I against a plate then putting down snore more e figures Then Scott explained what it was all about Uncle Samuel uses a a. lot of ot chinaware chinaware china china- ware Army navy marine corps shipping board all buy by the carload Each i-ach department buys what wants It Without regard to quality Great waste naturally results GOING GOING GONE So the budget bureau decided that there must be specifications for tor a a. uniform uni uni- uni- uni form forn standard In government dishes The bureau was handed the Job of de developing de- de the specifications For a year Scott and two assistants I lin havo hav linb b been en testing all kinds of ot chinaware china china- I ware for strength and durability They I have hae used up more than all Holly holly- I woods wood's movie comedy studios But But I j they hey are about th ugh and andIn In-a In a few feu I weeks will Wll send in t their el s American ware are is the toughest because It is not baited so h hard rd said Scott But German warp will wilt hold tho designs the longest Whole carloads of chinaware have been destroyed in conducting conducting- the test tests S v We e have broken up some mighty pretty di dishes es said Scott ott that has been our OUI Job Job to to brak up C China lna |