Show WOOL FIGHTS ON MANY fronis FRONTS I 1 I 1 wool has many war assignments and the supply situation apparently has improved since restrictions on the use of wool for ordinary civilian purposes have been eased by an amendment to conservation order M 73 mills have been increasing production of civilian fabrics in recent months fine grades of alpaca are still reserved for military used use wool goes into a soldiers uniform overcoat socks underclothing and blanket shearling linings I 1 go into a pilots helmet packet pants boots and gloves it takes pounds to outfit abol a soldier during his first year of service and 40 pounds a year thereafter clothing a soldier for a year takes all the wool of 26 sheep other us for wool theres enough wool in an 80 millimeter gun mount to make a womans comans skirt wool is used in tanks for the battle line it is is also used as a substitute for leaher in bulu driving machinery in aircraft factories and munitions plants proper lubrication r il road car axles depends on wool waste packed in axle bores wool felt rings ringi an and washers are fd d in axles and bearings of army trucks tractors and tanks wool is used in crushing P peanuts abuts and soybeans and in refining vegetable oils for industrial use in preparing pulp for I 1 papermaking and as the base for artificial silk now replacing real silk in many war items |