Show 6 RO washington D C NEW it needed no mind reading to fathom what was behind that war department announcement announce meiS of the purchase of feet of lumber and kegs of nails the biggest order of its kind in U S history the materials are arc for the construction st of numerous new army canton cantonments ments and the enlargement of existing ones army strength down to after the demobilization of 28 to 35 year olds last fall is due for a big increase at least another after the next draft lottery following the february 16 registration of men between 21 and 44 an estimated will regis ter next month and on the basis of past experience only about 5 per cent will be rated IA I 1 A that is subject to immediate call heretofore the army has inducted only men in good physical condition with no dependents pen dents and not engaged in essential sent ial production however as the need for military manpower develops IA I 1 A standards will be broadened and many thousands of IB I 1 B 2 A and 2 B referees rees by prewar pre war standards will be called up for the present the army still is placing primary emphasis on youth the february 16 registration is expected to list around 2021 20 21 youngsters and the largest proportion of new inductees will come from this group registrants in the 36 to 44 group will have to be in top condition to get in the army at this time however big scale inductions from this age group can be expected by fall particularly those with no dependents and with previous military service for the present the army will take its older age recruits from the 28 23 to 35 year olds who were exempted because of dependency or defense work 0 0 BUSTER ordnance is the haughtiest haught iest and most hidebound hide bound branch of the army so much so that it has been the object of much bitter private criticism by civilian defense chiefs but there is one notable exception to this ordnance rule he is william van antwerp kemp a tall husky dynamic engineer who made a big success in private business and volunteered his services when the he national emergency arose since then as an ammunition division executive he has been making his tory ory busting in tradition sound bound ordnance there are many tales of kemps unconventional exploits the latest is one of the best asked by a general to suggest a manager for a new government plant about to begin production kemp recommended a cra crack ck expert who had been loaned to the british to build a plant in england he ought to be finished with his job over there by now said kemp if he is get him ham was the order from the british kemp learned the expert had completed his work and was available so kemp picked up a phone and called the state department part ment 1 I want to talk to the guy he said who gets guys back I 1 from rm england there was a gasp but the operator onerato r switched kemp to someone wh who 0 asked him who he was and what he wanted im kemp of army ordnance he said theres I a guy in england we want to run an ammunition plant for us get him back here right away will you six days later the expert reported to kemp and left for his new job A few days later the general again summoned kemp asked what had been done about the expert its all taken care of general said kemp hes been on the job at the plant two days how did you get him bade back here so fast no trouble I 1 just called up the state department asked for the guy who gets guys back here and he arranged it kemp said the general severely do you know who that guy in the state department was no sir he was the undersecretary of state note kemp has persistently refused to accept an army commission finally pressed by the general for the reason he retorted some day I 1 may want to come in here and blow up if I 1 do as an officer you could c ourt court martial me but as a civilian all you can do is fire me im remaining a civilian JAP SCHOOL LESSONS after three years probing of subversive activities it takes a lot to excite rep martin dies but the other day the rangy texan hit on a discovery that took his brea breath th away his cammi committee atee has been making a sweeping inquiry of jap fifth on the west wes t coast including subversive teaching in ja japanese language sell schools located au all over southern california investigators investigator rs found that from the primary grades s up students in these schools are i in indoctrinated doat urinated with militarism and the ideology of their jap ancestors |