| Show cou counts tas on rock et I 1 help to win war expected to lend punch to knock out axis NEW YORK the U S navy Is counting on rockets to provide much of the punch to knock out both nazis and japs capt G D linke navy bureau of ordnance told the congress of american industry linke revealed that the navy laid down its first rocket barrage at tarawa carawa and that since that time casualties during amphibious landings by reducing beach defenses to rubble the navy also uses them to supply the initial impetus tor for planes to take off with heavy loads on short landing strips he said linkes linke s remarks came as the congress the annual meeting of the national association of manufacturers turned its attention to discussions of postwar industry industry plans a quick when the government gives the signal william P witherow president blaw knox company pittsburgh said that 49 per cent of industry will be able to swing over into full production the day the government gives a green light ht and that an additional 27 per cent will be able to resume civilian output within four weeks he said 95 per cent of all industry can complete within eight weeks and 76 per cent of the firms can reach peak production in that period dr gustav egloff universal oil products company of chicago discussing prospective developments said postwar dwellings will hardly seem re real al when combar compared ed with our present homes developments in synthetic textiles are likely to overshadow or outmode the products of the silkworm he added saying that textiles are now being woven from rayon nylon rubber spun glass woods from wood and soybeans fibers tr fr cas metals |
