Show U S blind workers aid national defense NEW YORK although they will never be called upon to if fight I 1 bl blind in d men and women of the country are re taking 9 an active part in the nations preparations for defense hard at work in 43 workshops across the land they are preparing certain supplies necessary for the govern governments me ants defense plans I 1 according to robert W irwin sightless executive director of the american foundation for the blind under brov provisions inions of the wagner oday act federal government departments ments purchase blind made p part Ps products whenever possible and for the past two years blind workers have been supplying eup plying these departments with brooms mops deck swabs mattresses and the like at a fair market p price rice according to irwin in recent we weeks eks the governments order for pillowcases pillow cases to serve the men in training has kept blind men and women w working overtime and h has as brought into the wage earning group more than additional sightless men and women who up to now have lacked the chance of employment |