Show cork supply Is ample for U S requirements C dudley armstrong vice president in charge of foreign operations of the armstrong cork company said recently that the company has on hand in this country stocks of cork of all kinds enough to last for many months to come cork has many specialized uses in national defense ports on the western side of portugal such as lisbon and aparto largest centers of the portuguese cork trade are open to american ships mr armstrong pointed out portugal is the largest cork producing country in the world yielding a considerably greater quantity than either spain or africa As regards spain mr armstrong said the spanish coast north of portugal gl including the port of vigo and the coast along the bay of biscay including bilbao are not in the combat area as defined by the united states government the company believes it will be possible to get enough cork from abroad to meet current monthly requirements quire ments thus keeping the large reserve stock virtually intact it is expected that these shipments will be effected from the armstrong supply P I 1 Y P points eints in the cork producing areas largely in vessels of neutral countries other than the united states although shipment in american vessels will be made when convenient and where american vessels can operate |