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Show HIGHLIGHTS in the week's news ORE: Low-grade mines producing metals other than iron and copper were ordered closed down by the War Production board. Officials explain ex-plain that production of several vital metals has outstripped the need. Premium prices to some mine owners own-ers were withdrawn, and imports of some ores banned. Hardest hit are "war baby" mines yielding bauxite, lead, chrome and molybdenum. FORD: A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford II in Detroit. The mother, the former Josephine Ford, is the daughter of the late Edsel Ford, and granddaughter granddaugh-ter of Henry Ford. It was their first child. PLANES: Despite gaudy imaginary imagi-nary pictures, the airplane will not replace the automobile for common transportation, C. Bedell Munro, oresident of Pennsylvania Central irlines, says. Original cost, oper- ting expense, and traffic problems ;ill hold down the private ownership f planes, he explains. FRUIT: The air lines will haul fresh fruit in quantity after the war, predicts Sigmund Janas, president of Colonial Airlines. He believes that this swift transportation will eliminate the need of heavy packing and icing. NORMANDIE: The former French luxury liner, the Normandie, has been completely refitted and turned over to the navy. SHOES: A new process for manufacturing manu-facturing shoe sole material has been developed by a company that makes woven products and frictions materials. The method is in the laboratory stage yet, but tests have proved it satisfactory. PRISONERS: Wounded British and German war prisoners are being be-ing exchanged in small numbers through Spanish mediation, a report from Barcelona states. The transfer trans-fer is part of an exchange agreement agree-ment under which 4,340 Allied prisoners pris-oners and 835 Germans were repatriated. |
