Show THIS WEEK IN DEFENSE radio address to the army 11 in a the jig reasons for extension of sell ejective etive service war secretary tary ilson said the government real Stu amunson fc lied pj the pei personal bonal sacrifice of addi add gi service but was also coni dais of the danger to the US he said j some of tile the most significant L symptoms which invariably A forecast the coming comine ot of a new nev axis fc a are re oc curing in south the most dangerous A merica america A venue of attack against us jie war department announced ann bounced unless the international situa ahat 01 at M becomes more serious it in pal t to release e e ase by december approximately apro amr aty 1 national I 1 aari I 1 inducted last fall 20 I 1 OW X tees inducted last novem ter ter and december and reve serve officers the releases will b bs made de upon pon application in accord dice nee with tile the following priorities dependency and hardship age of A pore more than 28 on july 1 1941 and I 1 marriage for those who have served 12 months men completing enlistments I 1 list ments will also be rca ased on oil request aid lo 10 britain russia china tha president announced aircraft ferry and air transport services to west africa and the mid dle eastern war zone to provide direct and speedy delivery to a cri lical point in the front against aggression gres sion 11 the route will be so arranged that it will not pass thru the zone of actual warfare mr roosevelt said the president told his press con ference russian needs fall into two cee categories gories 1 materials immediately available to help them in n fleir summer campaign 2 materials which will be available for the spring campaign next year russia mil ill not get lease lend aid tile the pres ident said because the tha soviets have the necessary caan lor materials the public health service announced a 16 member U S medical commission will go to ch china ina to direct health measures for chinese building the 1700 ale mile railroad along the burma road production president roosevelt told his press conference that on the average defense production is up to estimates and in some cases actually exceeds estimates he said however he still is not satisfied with armament production he said several hundred tanks manufactured this year have gone to the british the quota of 61 anti gunns monthly is being more than kept 37 mm antitank anti tank guns will be delivered in august in september and in october 81 mm mortars wi will W be made in august civilian supply and the office of price administration ordered auto production for the 1942 model year cut to cars during the four months beginning august 1 compared with during the four month ended july general motor chrysler and ford were asked to I 1 make inake a per cent cut from last years levels studebaker hudson nash packard willys and crosley director hillman Hill mall said unemployment in the industry would be headed off by transfer 0 I 1 workers to defense plants and other defense industries and the conversion of auto production machines to defense work along th same lines as similar moves in th silk industry agriculture price administrator henderson set ceiling prices of burlap used in the packaging of feeds fertilizers and agricultural products at approximately 20 per cent below recent new york quotations announced 35 to 40 new egg drying plants will be built by private interests at a cost of frore to each in illinois Illino it iowa indiana kansas minnesota new york tennessee and ohio increasing nap acty from 12 million to more than million pounds annually to provide dried eggs to great britain similar projects are under consideration to expand milk drying cheese and other concentrated food production for american and british requirements SHIPS the navy launched the sixth sub marine marine since january 1 and a announced n that during the first half of august two minesweepers two torpedo boats and two district craft were launched and 18 keels laid |