Show helium supply Is increasing wash washington ington su sufficient aff c lent helium gas gai to inflate both navy dirigibles the los angeles and the shenandoah will be available by july 1 it if the present rate of production continues the only supply of helium jn in the united states Is that turned out at the hel ittin inn production plant at forth worth texas present operation of this plant la Is under tile the joint direction of the army and navy and helium Is allocated to the two services according as 1 1 it Is needed in ili their lighter than air craft until july I 1 the present system by which either the los angeles or the shenandoah must lie ho idle deflated while its companion compact on r ship hip takes the air will continue conti tile the plant is working at capacity bu but the is process of helium helli ini p production is it a complicated one |