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Show Tons of Steel To Be Released ' For Industries PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22 From 10,000 to 15,000 tons of steel allotted to shipyards will be released each week for other Avar industries, It was announced today by Charles M. Schwab, director general of tho Emergency Emer-gency Fleet corporation, after a conference con-ference Avith representatives of all the steel shipyards of the cast. Tho 50,-000 50,-000 tons a Aveek assigned to shipbuilding, shipbuild-ing, it Avas. said, proved to be beyond the needs of the plants, operating as they are Avith a shortage of lafor. "My next problem," s.aid Mr. Schwab, "is to get 150,000 more trained ship-Avorkmen. ship-Avorkmen. The shortage exists in all the yards of the country and especially especial-ly In tho Delaware river district." oo |