Show New ew Methods e o s to o Speed Up Ship Production f 4 R M y o a r Y i dt r. r fh A. A l y d t y ry r 41 T Tf f J f 3 r L J Vs-G Vs 6 Jr 7 1 I i 4 i fl r. r cr h You have seen pictures of big ships powerful planes and giant guns for Uncle Sams Sam's armed forces But here is an item that seldom gets into the news but Is just as vital as any other sinew of war It is the cowl ventilator without which Liberty ships that carry war materials to the battlefronts could not put to sea A ALos ALos ALos Los Angeles firm engaged in this work turns out thousands of cowl funnels Galvanizing the cowl is one of the most vital parts in the process Photo left shows a huge cowl being given a bath in a vat of molten metal Center Wrinkles in the ventilator are ironed out by a small hammer Right A workman welding the seams of a huge funnel |