Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 4 | F D R Conducts Ship Parley

F D R Conducts Ship i Parley WASHINGTON Feb 19 INS INSA A A head cold failed to deter President President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt from calling a White House conference of high officials Thursday to increase and speed up the U U. S. S shipbuilding program in every possible way Recent losses at the hands of axis submarines plus the imperative imperative imperative impera impera- impera- impera tive need for a tremendous volume of shipping to move American troops troopS' and supplies in all directions directions directions prompted the conference Present were General George C. C Marshall army chief of staff War Production Administrator Donald Nelson Rear Admiral Emory S. S Land wartime shipping administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- lend Lease-lend Supervisor Harry Harry Harry Har Har- ry Hopkins Major General James H. H Burns administrative assistant to Hopkins and Brigadier General General General Gen Gen- eral Brehon Somervell chief of construction for the quartermaster corps