Show r- r U. U S. S Wounded Build Plane Parts in Hospital VAN NUYS NUY Cal Ca J June ne 22 wounded Battle now are 3 4 men building plane p parts u a au r t s and lind u through their work a new zest N for lor living Jiving t Hundreds of ot basic parts for Northrop Aircrafts Aircraft's new P P 61 61 Black Widow night fighters are turned out at the army's new I bed 2200 Birmingham general hospital by patient patients operating rivet guns and drill presses Even fighting men still sUll bedridden bedridden bedridden bed bed- ridden sort and classify such parts as bolts washers and fas tas- The hand-and-brain hand training program is the first of its type at such an institution lion hospital officials said in announcing it Wednesday It will wm be expanded expand expand- ed they added to include mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- and architectural drafting drafting drafting draft draft- ing blueprint reading welding radio repair plastics and ph pho pho- The plan was devised by the U. U S. S army medical department Participants get the satisfaction of helping the war effort despite wounds that knocked them out of battle and meanwhile they're fitting themselves for far a place in ina ina a World at peace doctors assert a Industrial teachers give in instruction Instruction instruction In- In in in a a. sheet metal and machine shop equipped with the ti finest est t tools ol Technical experts address groups interested in such subjects as radio metallurgy met gy y geology motion picture writing welding and other vo vo- vo- vo A library offers several thousand volumes Other teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers give the e disabled youngsters instruction leading to accredit accredited it d dhigh high school diplomas Patients working on aircraft parts are arc taken occasionally t to the main mal factory to see see the parts installed They receive trainee salaries salaries' and when they become proficient they will be paid the same sam wages as on the production line Northrop executives tives said aid |