Show U. U S. S Presses Drive on Clothing Black Market NEW YORK Government agen agen- dies cies recently pressed a way four drive to smash black market sales of clothing and textiles U. U S. S Attorney General Clark said the drive designed to restore a free flow ot of clothing and textiles to the normal market is being conducted by the department of justice treasury treas treas- ury department OPA and office of U. U S. S District Attorney John F F. X McGohey of New York City Most 1 former servicemen are still wearing O. O D. D shirts because It is almost impossible to get white shirts Clark said The black market mar mar- ket In clothing and textiles is interfering Inter inter- fering with the stability of our national national na- na economy It is striking at th the ue ue ot of the dollar and tends to bring on a runaway market and in in- Clark said the first step in the drive was the here re re- recently of a special federal grand jury particularly for the purpose of sifting apparently isolated cases to determine whether they were connected The industries concerned are 90 per cent concentrated in New York City he said although the black market in clothing and textiles operates oper oper- ates on a national scale potentially affecting every little store on every main street in the land |