Show U. U S S. S Owned Plant Couldn't Succeed j jI I Armor Baron Says I I WASHINGTON March TO support SUPport sup port the contention of private manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- that a government armor plant cannot be successful Vice President President dent Barba of the Midvale 1 Steel company com coin pany told the house naval committee today that his plant with all its ta facilities fa fa- fa duties and technical equipment had already lost on a contract to tomake tomake tomake make armor piercing shells for tor the no navy vy And when we make delivery he said we are through for all time with making projectiles for the navy under its present specifications of testing at a ten ten degree degree angle Every naval officer we have talked to has said he hoped he would not be assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to armor making for he ho not do it it |