Show washington N leiws S ww FROM OUR congressman W K GRANGER army will continue to use wool major general edmund B gregory the quartermaster general took stepa today to dispel the fears of wool growers that tests with so called wool substitutes utes may be but the forerunner fore runner to lo adoption of these fibers for army use general gregory dismissed dismissed rumors thit the quartermaster corps is considering the use of substitute fibers with the comment that changes in present would be contemplated only in T the event of a wool js ui a does not so far appear imminent ine arps rh its ky research He search and development Labora laboratory tot at the philadelphia depot is e with clothing containing various percentages of rayon and reworked wool samples of the fabrics developed through this research will be purchased in the near future for laboratory observation and tor for tests in th the field this is part of the cai tant routine of the laboratory in its efforts to toward liard having substitute available as a safeguard against possible future shortages of any of t the e materials used in army uniforms and equipage general gregorys gregoras Gre gorys statement was made follow following the appearance in the public press of conflicting statements forecasting the near future use of wool substitutes in army clothing air corps jobs heres another job opportunity for youngsters the army air corps will tram train boys from 17 to 23 25 to ba plane mechanics chanice cs some of the trainees will be assigned to rolling boiling field the selected through civil service where applications must be filed will be sent to school for about six months navy Capt capture vre axis ship flying the U S flair flag the navy nent announced a V U S cru cruiser ser ill i L antic tic equatorial waters november ath captured the german merchant ship odenwald of the hamburg american lines sailing under united states colors the ship arrived in san juan puerto rico on november 17 since it was vas severely damned damaged by its own chew the navy said repairs will be necessary to render the ship entirely seaNo seaworthy the navy reported the disguised merchant ship was nas on its way from yokohama to bordeaux x alth a cargo of more than tons of raw rubber and am made automobile auto moble tires it was not armed president roosevelt signed legislation giving the coast guard and the navy control over the movements and anchorage ancher age of ships in harbor the legislation was requested tej as a method of protecting naval vessels which might be in the same harbor with vessels carrying large stores of explosives ur ammunition the house naval affairs committee said food for europe and asia treasury secretary addressing the national grange in worcester mass said the united states must prepare to feed hundreds of millions throughout the continents of europe and asia when the war is over mr said the one important thang to remember about the coming democratic order in europe is that great masses of decent hardworking men and women will no longer tolerate the economic insecurity which furnished so much of the fuel for the political turmoil of the past 25 years they axe are going to demand certain elementary guarantees for a decent life in order to build a better world he said we must recognize the citizens right to have a minimum standard of food passport control prisident loosevelt Koo sevelt issued a proclamation tightening the regulations governing the movements of both aliens and american citizens entering or leaving the united states the proclamation provided no aliens shall be permitted to depart from the united states if the secretary of state believes such departure would be prejudicial to the interests of the united states aliens entering this country must have documents showing that their entry has been approved by proper authorities amerlean american citizens will be required to have more credentials than in the past for movements from the united states the proclamation also provided the movements of american seamen particularly those going into combat areas will be subject to passport regulations |