Show W N 19 FROM OUR congressman W K GRANGER army public relations realignments realignment war secretary stimson told his press confere cne there would be a reorganization of the war departments various public relations organization as a step to eliminate issuance of conflicting statements by various branches of the service and to provide closer control over the ardys relations with the public mr stimson said he and public relations director surles are anxious to preserve the individuality of the different branches but we wont have separate bureaus running off without supervision he also said gaid the general policy that general surles and I 1 have our ideal is based on accuracy we believe they the general public can take the bad news with the good we will tell the truth and withold only information that will endanger the nation and aid the enemy there will be no place li our organization for promoters of news engaged in exploitation army expansion the war department said mobilization has been completed of the entire air transport industry on an later international national basis to speed delivery of supplies and personnel to the lighting fronts of the united nations air transport commander Com commander marder george met with presidents of eight civil airline companies the other nine airlines in the U S already have been enlisted and agreed on immediate mm assignment of substantial lumbers bumbers of additional addi tiona 1 aircraft to the airlines by the army air ah forces general george said the air transport command planned to make the maximum possible use of the faaili ties of the civil air tran transport sport companies under the expansion plan present ca commercial schedules of the airlines will not be affected and will be continued under the private management of the companies general george said transmission of recorded personal messages between troops in over stations and relatives or friends in the U S whether by short wave ra dio broa broadcast or transportation of disks will be discontinued the department part ment said the department said the prohibited method of communication muni cation is dangerous to the national security aid to dependents of SO soldiers idlers the house passed and sent to the senate a bill authorizing immediate payments to dependents of enlisted men in the armed services under the new allowance and al act the original allowance law aw enacted by congress provided that payments would begin november ber 1 and at that time would be made retroactive to july 1 power supply at the request of the secretary of war the ordered a halt in construction of both public and private electric power and light pro jecks unless they are specifically authorized by the board the order was issued to conserve critical materials te especially copper and steel the said it also removes pre ivious authority given to all utilities to complete construction of projects 40 per cent complete on december 5 and forbids all additions and expansions to electric systems except with approval |