Show t D 0 C NEW It needed a ded no mind reading to fathom what Wat was waa behind that war department announcement ot of the purchase at or feet teet l t of or lum lum- lumber lumber ber and kegs of 01 the nails naU th biggest orde order of or its kind in U S S history The Tha materials material are ara for tor the tha con cone construction construction of numerous new army cantonments and the enlargement enlar or of existing one ones one Army strength down to after the tha demobilization of or 28 21 to 35 33 year olds old last fan fall u is 1 due for tor a big bla Increase Increase-at at least I ait another r after the tha next draft lottery follow fonow- following lug ing the ur February 18 16 1 registration of men n between b 21 and 44 An estimated will regis regis- register ter ter next month month and on the tb basis baila or of past experience exp only about D 5 per percent percent perc cent nt will be ba rated I 1 A that li Is sub sub- subject tub led to Immediate calL Heretofore the army baa has Inducted only men In good physical condition with no de- de dependents dependents de dependent pendent and not engaged in es e production However as aa the need beed for tor military manpower develops develop 1 A standards standard will be broadened and many thousands thou- thou sands Bands andi of 1 B 2 A A and B 2 by pre war standards t will be called up For the present the army still sOO till u Is 1 placing primary emphasis on youth The February 16 It registration la Is s ex- ex expected expected ex expected to list U t around 21 2021 20 youngsters YO and the largest large t proportion proportion tion lion of new inductees inductee will come coma from this group croup R Registrants in the 36 30 to 44 group will have bave to be in top condition to get in the army at W this time However big bit scale inductions from this thil age group can be expected by fall faU particularly those with no dependents and with previous mili mUt- military tary service For the present the army will take Its older age recruits from the 28 to 33 35 year olds who were exempted because of dependency or defense work e BUSTER BUSTEn Ordnance is the haughtiest and most hide bound branch of the army So much so that it has bas been the object of much bitter private criticism by civilian defense chiefs But there is ls one notable exception to thi this Ordnance rule He is U Wil WU William liam Van Antwerp Kemp a tall n husky busky dynamic engineer who made madea a big success In la private business and volunteered his bla services when the national emergency arose e ethen then as an Ammunition division ex- ex executive ex executive he has bas been making his his- history history tory busting In ia tradition tradition- tradition bound bound Ordnance There are many tales of Kemp Kemps Kemp's exploits The latest Is Ii one of the best belt Asked by a general to suggest a manager for a new government plant about to begin pro pro- production production suction Kemp recommended a crack expert who had been loaned to the British to build a plant in England He ought to be finished with his Job over there by now said Kemp U If he Is get him was the order From Prom the British Kemp learned the expert had completed his work and was available So Kemp picked up a phone and called the state de- de department department de department I want to talk to the guy he said who gets guys back from Eng England England England land There was a gasp but the operator switched Kemp to someone who asked him who he was and what he be wanted I m Kemp of Army Ordnance be said There s a guy in England we want to run an ammunition plant for tor us Get hun bun back here right away will you Six days later the expert reported to Kemp and left for his new Dew JobA jobA Job JobA A few days later the general again summoned Kemp asked what had bad been beeD done about the expert It s a all aU taken care ot of general said ald Kemp He s a been on OD the Job at the plant two days How did you get him back hereso hereso here so o feet fast No trouble I just called up the state department asked for the guy who gets guys back here and he be arranged It Kemp said laid the general severe severe- severely severely severely ly do you know who that guy in inthe Inthe inthe the state department was No sir I INo He was the undersecretary of state Note Kemp has bal persistently re- re refused refused re refused fused to accept an army commis lion slon Finally pressed by the gen general general general eral for tor the reason he retorted Some day I may want to come In Inhere Inhere inhere here and blow up If U I do as an officer you could martial court-martial me But as a civilian civilian all you can do Is fire me I m remaining a civilian J YAP Ai SCHOOL LESSONS After three years probing of sub sub- subversive subversive subversive activities it takes a lot to excite Rep Martin Dies but the oth other other other er day the rangy Texan hit on In a discovery that took his breath away His committee has been making a sweeping Inquiry of Jap fifth on the West coast coast IncludIng including log Ing subversive teaching in Japanese language schools school located all aU over southern California Investigators found that from the primary grades up students student in these schools school are ara JD In- Indoctrinated with militarism and the ideology of or their Jap ancestors ancton |