Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-06-29
TO BUILD $500
WAR AIRPLAHES
Defense Council VIII Train
5000 AViatOrS.
THE EXPERTS WORK FREE
Director States That Clerks and STEM
ographers Virtually Only Ones Re-
ceivinu Remuneration.

ceiving Remuneration.
Accomplishments of the council of
national defense, it's advisory COM
missino and its committees since the
council was finally organized last
March are set forth in a comprehen-
sive report made public by Director
Clifford.
Only eighty persons, according to
Director Gifford's report, are drawing
salaries and most Of these are clerks
and stenographers.
More than one hundred highly train
ed men, says the report, are giving
their entire time to the council with
out remuneration. Several hundred
more, it says, are giving free large
part of Their time.
Among accomplishments of the coun.
Gil summed up by Mr.. Clifford are:
selection by the same section OF
thousands of doctors specifically quail
fed for membership in t e medical Of
icers reserve corps, and the stand
ardization. far on its way 10 compile
tion, of surgical Instruments and sup
plies.
"Cre9tion by the council of the air.
craft production. beard, which is set
ing out to make $500 airplanes and to
train G0CG aviator this year.
Definite results obtained by the
councils committee en- coal pro1uc-
ton in the procurement aud e':pcdi'
tious shipment of coal, both in the
civilian aud federal interests.
"succcssful initie ton of a move
ment to coordinate activities on the
part of the states o. the union for the
national defense, brought to a clear
and workable focus by the confer nee
Ct states held recently in Washington
at the call and under the auspices of
he council.
"Orrani2aticn of railroad commit
tee to send to Russia and en- istmsnt ff
reserve engineer re?iments to a'd IN
rehabi'itating the railroads of France"
Besides the many things done by the
council. Mr. Clifford enumerates in de-
tail the work of the boards ana com
mittees. He begins with the general
munition board, of which Frank A
Scott is chairman, which, according to
the report, has the following accom-
nIisfments to its credit:
development Of the capacity OF
70 CtN n l.
lion men with arms; contracts signed
for small arms ammunition to meet all
requirements; artillery ammunition
supply developer; sources CT machine
gun supplies developed; raw material
obtained for gun carriag~s and Gals
sons: Standardization of motor trans
ports: supply Of material fer amhu-
lance bodies OBJ aired and satisfactory
production CT &Tmorcd cars assured;
reduction in price Of machine guns OBJ
tainei and increased production ar
ranged: Arrangement of sufficient sup
ply of surgica! instruments: deve op
ment of an improved optical glass FOR
military Instruments; recommends
SONS made as to fir and equlta0!e
prices for army ard navy contracts;
arrangement made for taking over
British small arms plants in this coun-
try; establishment Of priority in manu-
facture of machine tools to assure
government Of proper supplies; COM
pilation of list of munitions manuflc'
turers for guidance Of army and navy
in making purchases
"Tne general munitions board" the
report declared, "has, since its organ.
ization, through the coordination OF
purchasing alone, saved many mi.
lions of dollars to the government"