Show Y i Y 1 washington NE NEWS WS LETTER ky by GRANGER t production ant AND WAR wail it Is good to know that our production output has reached the point where those responsible for our de dc tense benso foci feel that hat they ran can give us ua somi borne figures on actual production especially when those facts acts disclose thit that during last we reduced about 4 and tent the first tartt three weeks of december showed allowed an increase of several hundred planes over the comparable period of no 1 vember vern ber I 1 wo we are reliably informed that production Is scheduled to increase month by to a peak of plants planta by may or june to the average mind the need of planes a month with which to destroy or conquer our enemies Is beyond comprehension yet with the coming ot 0 the already planned invasion we are arc told that nil doubt will vanish ns as to why the united states stales has built a OW man ormy tile tremendous production schedules indicate clearly that supplies will bo be rendy ready for every man of I 1 that hut army if hla his serviced icem are arc needed with the cold harsh haish warning that we must prepare ourselves for larger casualty lists must also come the realization that our losses will still be small in comparison with many of our illas ill ls and our for europe will become more and more a cond continent nent of shambles in the new year bombing will blast german titles cities unmercifully will leave a jakc of war destruction such OB as the world hm has never before witnessed it Is probable that france and even bel gium lum will lie he fought over again it II seems certain now that only this land of ours among the great jallon j of tile the world will escape the of war at home we seem destined to know only by what we hear bear and reid read of the real sufferings of war even the sight of tin an occasional hero who has ha given his hb his arm or his hl sight in ili fight for the life wr wi enjoy Is too quickly forgotten it Is to he be hoped that unlike 1943 1944 wl will find us ui more willing to nc ac capt pt and face the mony many and varied ir arft itce problems |