The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-24

no mystery Army air officers say, about why some bombers fly low while others try to fly out of sight and sound. It all depends on what defenses the enemy has. If the attack depends on surprise and an effort to forestall enemy fighters from getting into the ait (plus clear weather, then high flying bombers may get in and out before they can be seen heard, or attacked. On the other hand, if conditions are overcast, bombers flying just over the tele- phone wires have the advantage of being able to see their ob- jectives at close range; anti-air- craft can't spot them soon enough to take aim; enemy fighters won t dive for fear they will be carried right into the ground before they can pull out of it; and they can. dotdSh ilOiil UClOW UCCduoC eiiCi ' no flying space there.
 N. R. K, Forth Smith, Ark.-The loops of braided cord which ap- peared around the right shoulders of Capt. Elliott Roosevelt and En- sign Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., in their recent picture at the meeting of President Roosevelt and Win ston Churchill meant that they were aides on the staff. Regimen tai citations for bravery appear only in loops from the left shoul- der.
 H. ON, Weehawken, N. J. - There have been several plans suggested for elimination of ovec- crowded living and office condi- tions in Washington One put for ward recently by national archi- rectural magazine embraces almost all of them. In three parts, it sug gests: CD Decentralization of all departments and agencies not ab- solutely needed here; @ Temper ary building with emphasis on the "temporary"); (3) Limiting de- fense personnel. The last, it is claimed, would result in delegation of some defense responsibilities to private industry. This isn't made thoroughly clear but, as it was ex- plained to me, industries with de- fense contracts would be charged with keeping intact certain records (which might be audited later by government officials) rather than duplicating the work, as it is done now, in Washington.
 L. w. S., Cantcn, O.-The refer ence to Monday-t to- o-Thursday ad- journments in Congress is only a way of taking a little vacation (without actual adjournmen0 dur ing slack or rest periods. In both houses, the majority and minority leaders make a gent,emens agree ment that no important business will be transacted Then, on Mon day and Thursday of each week. the houses meet, run through a few formalities and adjourn again.
 s. H., Eufaula, Okla.-The opin- ion here is that you need not ex- pect automobiles with plastic bodies for a good many years yet. IT e history of any new product, sup planting an established one, is that the changeover takes several years. Even if every auto manufacturer had produced plastic body at the same time, they still would have to go through the slow periods Of testing and retooling and testing again, before they could go all out for the new material.
 P. B., Butte, Mcnt. = Officers and non coms from England, Canada, and 16 Latin American countries are now or soon will be training with United States forces. With the exception of the Can adians, all of these are men train ing in the air corps. The Can adian officer and non-com trainees not in aviation are in the tank corps.