Show THIS WEEK IN DEFENSE production production director director harri son announced america and arii ish plane output will surpass ana of germany by the summer of tie U S will produce light an aar medium tanks this month and alsi a month by this time next yea machine tool production necess art for critical army weapons will pro bably be doubled jn in the comin year the first bomber will be pro deuced shortly after january a the new kansas city as plant from parts made b the auto industry plans clans have ber be r ao an proved by to triple avia tion ion gasoline production provit Pro rit es extended its ban on the sal of now new auto tires and tubes to jan jait uary ath and said a rationing pro gram will go do into effect january 4 providing tires oray for essential 1 commercial and public welfare act ivi ties also announced fui control of all tin in this country 0 by wat calr r ordered manu facture rs of ranges stoves and other cooking appliances to curtail use of iron and steel ruled sheepskin can bo be used only on order simplified priority procedure to per nit extension of ratings by manu rs themselves on orders fo for ess than worth of material XAVY NAVY the navy department autho authorized all navy yards to make maximum use uc of extra shifts and overtime work to rush construction all navy employees were ordered on a 48 hour week four ships were launch ed cd the columbia a ton cruiser and three destroyers the consumer division reported that re treading auto t tires ires costs only 40 to 50 per cent of the cost of a new tire and gives 7 75 5 to SO 30 per cent of now new tire mileage the rhe asked the public not to iu purchase aur chase new materials for blacking out windows and not to use sur peal lical tape to protect windows from lir raids ships and shopping the state department announced french crews on all french vessels n the U S were removed december 2 to protect the ships and bews the justice department said he crews will be held as aliens but not enemy aliens the state D oart ment took over the gi giant french liner normandie Non and the swedish liner KLIngs holm and sai sail I adequate compensation will bo be nade to the owners the maritime commission discontinued formal ere eremo for new merchant ships ut iut launching of eight new vessels during the lewek |