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Evening star., 1942-02-16

FOUND.
csiI Ad.ms @ ssss ate after 0p p.m. a0'h 81. Nv"
LOST.
BROWN TRAvMMG BAG. on Cabin John
car, Sat. eve. Can WI. 6915 after pm.
DIAMOND HORSESHOE RING. around
1900 biz: N st. NV: sentimental value: re-
ward. Call Hobart 8S18.
FOX IS3; TERRIER male. blaek and white; long
Phone GE. o302 Reward
IRISH TERRIER. female vicinity Wood
acres. Nd. Reward. Phone Wisconsin
LADY's BLACK PURSE. LEFT in Heon's Res
day nisht. Reward. EN-. 1902. ~
PIN. nurses, near Episcopal Hospital.
wsls Marie RH SridGss;" sHsi name on back. Re-
POCKETBoOK, black containing Social Be-
np Gu51ty eaES: drivers & permit; ;, fountain pen.
REWARD-Brown wallet Saturday night:
necessary papers and essential identihca-
ton are needed urgently. Capt. George =.
Ridgeway. 1887 41st pl. sc. TR. 00s2.
ton blvd. and Glebe I'd. Arlington: male.
white, with black and brown spots; Va. Ii
cense. Reward. Phone CH. 1870, after pm.
WRIST WATCH Hamilton; Sunday
aae ash on Gar HE :: ate4 sad
WRIST WATCH, lady'sr White sold. and
blue enamel. lost Sat. at 1lth and sts.
NV. Reward. Telephone Georeia 64O5 18s
$50 Reward. Water Spaniel,
ing brown collar and tag; lost vicinity 9Th
and u sts. NV. Call NE. 1904.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
THE EVENING STAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 49,
Knox Halls Launching
OF Alabama as End '
OF Defense Era
35-00-Ton BottIeship
Hits Water 9 Months
Ahead Of Schedule

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Feb. 16.-
Secretary of the Navy Knox
hailed the launching of the S.
000-ton battleship Alabama here
today nine months ahead Of
schedule-as the end of the "de-
tense era" and the beginning Of
q war era"
"And ships will pour from our
yards in ever increasing quantities;
ships which bring us supremacy at
sea; ships which will bring us vic
tory" the Secretary said.
The Alabama, the sixth battleship
to be launched under the defense
building program, and the last of
class Of four which includes the
Massachusetts,, the Indiana and the
South Dakota, has improvements
over her sister ships, some of which
have already joined the feet, Sec
retary Knox revealed.
Capacity Increased.
The Use Of welding and other
means in the $50, ,00O, 600 Alabama,
he said, have 30 decreased her struc-
tural weight as to add considerably
Evening star., 1942-02-16

10 her capacity for guns. armor and
ammunition.
Bows towering above q madly
cheering throng OF men who sped
the dreadnaught to completion, the
Alabama moved majestically down
the heavily creased ways and into
the river with q mighty splash.
Navy planes threaded their way
Ike gray ghosts through q thick
near-zero cloud ceiling banked from
one horizon to the other.
Z Gov. Dixon, Of Alabama, heading q
large delegation from his State, de-
clared that the great battleship car
ries with her "the hearts and hopes
Of an free men and women on earth
today"
Mrs. Lister Hill, wife Of Alabama's
Junior United States Senator, was
the sponsor for the battleship.
Gov. Dixon was introduced by
Gov. Garden of Virginia. school,
mate at the University of Virginia.
The official party included Justice
Black of the United States Supreme
Court, Gov. j. M .Broughton of
North Carolina, seven United States
Senators, 20 Representatives, high
ranking naval and Army officers and
many distinguished Alabama and
Virginia citizens.
New Keel to Be Laid.
Secretary Knox, who revealed
that the keel of the As 5,000-ton bat
tleship Kentucky would be laid al
most Immediately in the same ways
from which the Alabama was
launched, recalled that less than
two months ago he saw the battle
ship Indiana glide into the James
River at Newport News. He said it
was getting to be habit-"a habit
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Cunteen Unit Considered

Women Of the Berwyn Md0 eaec-
ton. district viii meet at 2 pm.
Wednesday In the Berwyn School to
consider formation Of . Red Cross
canteen unit. Mrs. A. 8. Thurston,
canteen chairman for the Prince
Georges County Red Gross Chapter.
will speak. Women Of the district
interested In this type Of work are
asked to attend.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Fire Sweeps Gloss PIont

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10. R.-A
two-alarm IRE wrecked the tank
room Of . United States Glass Co.
plant On Pittsburgh's South Side
yesterday, destroying n tons of
molten glass and caused damage
estimated by Fire Chief Edward
Kerr ct $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-02-16

can put your
steering gear on
crutches - and
you, also. Back
wheel wobble
can make rub
Der peel. axles
S q u e al, and
what they do
to brakebands
is q burning
shame" e. . {.
A few minutes
and Call Carl's
Evening star., 1942-02-16

will give you a "say 50" about
whether your wheels have turned"
on you. Save tires: we'll give you
wheel service at Call Carl Bright
wood, Ga. Ave. & Peabody Call
Carl N.E-6M Rhode Island Ave-.
or Downtown, GA H Street. NV.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Car Care
"Wheel'' Say So
By Ed Carl
BY Ed Carl

Car wheels have two kinds Of turns
they turn 1000 times or so in q
mile, and they turn" on the car
owner. also. Front wheel shimmy
Evening star., 1942-02-16
FiIipinos Slain in War
Louded at SpecioI Moss

The Rev. w. Coleman Nevils, s. j.,
former president Of Georgetown
University, warned that "overcon-
fidence and a delusive optimism"
lead to military disaster in a sermon
yesterday in Gonzaga High School
Auditorium, in which he paid tribute
to Filipinois who have died defend.
ing their homeland.
More than 100 members Of the
Filipino Catholic Association Of
Washington worshiped at . special
mass, with the Rev. Coleman ].
Daily. s. j., association chaplain, As
celebrant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Bomber Flight
To Britain Breaks
Record by Hour
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 2.-The new New
foundland- to-Britain flight record
is 400 minutes, the holder is a
United States-built Liberator (Con-
solidated) bomber and the pilot isn't
going to be penalized for aerial
speeding after all, British authori-
ties disclosed today.
The old transatlantic mark was
eclipsed by an hour. The average
speed for the 2,200-mile trip was
800 miles an hour.
The pilot was warned when he
landed of prospective strict dis
ciplinary action" because of be-
lief he had pushed the bomber's
four motors beyond the limit as
signed for ferry operations, but he
was exonerated at ferry command
inquiry.
"A combination of the qualities
of the airplane, an exceptional tail
wind and magnificent navigation"
were then credited.
The ferry command said the
bomber, after arrival at night over
its designated field, circled about in
the air for three hours because it
still had too much gasoline aboard
to be landed safely in the darkness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Strike Ended at Plant
OF Radio Condenser Co.
~ the Associated Press.


CAMDEN, N. j., April "A strike
at the Radio Condenser Co. plant
ended today, "a hours after it began
and employees returned to work
pending further negotiations be-
tween the company and the A. F. L..
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers.
Michael J. Crosetto, Labor De-
partment conciliator. conferred with
management and union officials I'M
til $50 a m. before settlement was
reached.
The strike, which union officials
said affected all the 603 employees,
about half of them women, re-
suited from the unions request for
a blanket IS per cent wage increase.
The company's former contract
with the union. which expired Tues
day midnight. provided wages rang
ing from 81 cents to S1.25 an hour.
The company said it had offered
the employees an per cent increase
plus a bonus based on the rising
cost of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Brass Rail Strike Ended
After More Than ; Years

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April "A priest
yesterday announced the end of
one of the strangest mass hikes
in history-it was less than a block
long and yet covered more than
seven times the distance to the
moon.
1t was started almost 80 months
ago by several hundred employees
of the Brass Rail, Broadway
restaurant In the heart Of the Times
Square theater district, after they
walked out on strike.
They, or fellow union members,
or sympathizers, kept picket line
on the march before the restaurant
ever since, until the dispute was
finally ironed out yesterday morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Blum Hits Attempts
To Blame Regime for
Rearmament Delays
Engages in Argument
With Col. Perre Over
Tank Manufacture
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RON, Unoccupied France, April
2.-Attempts to blame his Popular
Front regime for delays in the re-
armament of France were attacked
sharply by former Premier Leon
Blum yesterday in the first session
of the Riom trial at which Witnesses
were permitted to mention the Pop
ular Front by name.
Col Jean PIERRE, who commanded
an armored unit and who once COL
Elaborated with Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, now head of the Free French
forces, said it was planned in 1895
that there would be 1000 tanks in
the French Army by the end of 1888,
and that this total was not reached
until the middle of 1889.
II therefore conclude" he said,
"that the troubles which accom-
panied the advent of the Popular
Front 0abor troubles of 1885, caused
the six-month delay in the manu-
facture of tanks"
M Blum repeated these words and
asked: will the witness explain just
what plan he was referring to, and
If it was ever published or heard be-
force"
Not Published Plan.
The witness replied that it was not
a published plan, but one which he
himself had had in mind. M. Blum
Immediately shot back with: will
the witness say what was the num-
Der of tanks being manufactured in
July, 1882"
Col. PIERRE refused to answer, say
ing Il don't see any use in the queS-
ton"
M. Blum then said:
The delays which the witness
attributed to the Popular Front
could only have affected tanks which
were on order in July, 1896 The
controller general estimated the de-
lay in these at from two to three
months, but the order was so small
that we caught up by simply break
ing the Renault monopoly and plac-
ing additional orders with Hotch-
kiss"
To this Col. Perre merely answered:
81 said the Popular Front caused the
delay, and I maintain what said"
Favorable to Defense.
Col. Perre's testimony on the whole
appeared favorable to the defense.
He said the French tanks were of
good quality and that German
officer whom we took prisoner told
us: Our men know very we'll that
our 37-millimeter guns are no use
against your tanks"
The main French weakness was
tank strategy, Col. PIERRE said. Since
tanks were attached to either in
fantry or cavalry, there was nobody
to occupy himself with tank doctrine
as such" Tank doctrine, he said,
was split up between the infantry
and the cavalry"
After today the court will be
adjourned for Easter. The Paris
newspapers German CONTROLLED
have said that it will not meet there
after.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Children Find $685.
In Air-Ruid Dugout

BY the Associated Press.
FLORENCE, Ala, April 1.-THE
mythical pot of gold is found at the
rainbow's end, but this one actually
turned up in newly-dug AFRAID
shelter.
-Four Florence youngsters uncov-
cred pot containing $685. In gold
coins.
Lynn G. Scandlin, Florence taxi
driver, reported the discovery was
made by his two sons and two other
children.
The coins have been converted
into currency, but no division of the
money has been made, pending set
Element of claim by a person who
declared it was found on his prop
erty, Mr.. Sandlin said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

ing. The line dissolved ut once,
ending It's siege in silence.
Settlement of the strike-one Of
the most drawn out in New York
labor history-was announced by
the Rev. John Boland, amiable head
of the State Labor Relations Board.
Father Boland declined to give
the terms in detail, but said that
the management and the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees international
Alliance "a. r. L. had signed a
three-year contract banning strikes
or lockouts and providing for the
arbitration Of any future differ
ences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Gen. Fred Boschen Dead;
Will Be Buried Here
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Maj
Gen. Fred Wegener Boschen, S.
chief of finances of the United States
Army until he was retired last year,
died yesterday.
Gen. Boschen, who enlisted as q
private during the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, was awaiting another call
to duty at the time of his death.
He served as chief of finances
from 1886 until he reached retire
ment age. He also was commander
of the Soldiers Home at Washing
ton.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm, April 7. in the chapel at
Arlington National Cemetery. He
will be buried beside his wife, Mrs.
Vida G. BoSchen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

5.95 & $50 DRESSES
Just Il in royon crepes and spun
royons Solid dark coIors, .97
Broken sizes z to 20. Now III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Furniture Values

| Decorator Wing Chair
feather down scot ----
| Modern Occasional Chair;
green cotton topestry-- z
! Square Lamp Toble; genuine
mahogany Z
| MopIe 7-Drower Vonity--- :
! ChippendoIe Vanity and
Mirror; mahogany --- {
! Modern 4-Orower Dresser {
! Modern 7-Drower Vonity;
lined ook veneers
! Mahogany Panel Bed; dou-
Die &
! Regency Bed; black lacquer;
gold decoration; double
! Modern Soto; floor sorpIe;
Observation-Disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Conference Advanced

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April
R.-The Hot Springs (Ark) meet
ing Of the Southern Governors Con-
ference will be held nearly two
weeks earlier than originally sched-
uled, Gov. Frank M. Dixon has an
nounced. Originally set for May
1-3, the time has been advanced
to April 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
u. S. Car SoIes Lead

Registrations or sales Of new pas
senger cars in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
last year. included 1886 Of United
States make, British, II German
and az Italian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

DOmestics Reduced

IS No. ! Seconds 45x35H-
Inch Coses; if perfect
40 PilIowcoses; soiIed; as is
40 Mattress Covers; twin size
so Solid Color Herstitched
Coses; eoch ------
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

Just | of these one and 2-trouser
models. Worsteds and tweeds. Sin
ole, double breasted. Reg. ~ 36,
~ 40, ~ A. Short Cd SO, Stout
~ 40, CD AZ.
$500 Suits. One ond 2-trouser
models in worsteds and tweeds. Reg.
CD Sc, % 81, " AZ. Short On
SO. Stout Cd 1915
5000 Wool Gobordine Suits. Ex-
ceptionoI value il your size is here.
Req. Cd SO, ~ 40. Long ND 40.
34.7S
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-26
kationii1ng;
improbable
Milk Production at
Record K a t c, But
Problems of Oisiribu-
ton Create Shortages
III Many Areas Of
Country.

Washington. Sept. 26.-lAPJ
--,n.utcr g,vcrmm,M, contrib
OVER consumption OF dairy pro.
ouet- .clo'r winters, H.H Wa.
:'2;a..d likely 10y /. :. uods
auUH...iv> ,"day ,r assure
m'r,... war need, and permit
;an equitable civilian distriDu-
,icn.
ih">" C'li:ials. wh" asked ~!
Ia hr uun;cd IN Eanir. said lI!rN
did m"t cGn.id.r c"n,umcv rI-
tinn;u.: likely. however
Milk production is 1t i reg
ord level and Agriculture de
partmrn, officials expect i; 10
continue 81 during i9i3.
Problems ct distribution. are I.s-
!a-. huW"lvs. as a. result Of uu-
p.rCcurut"G Demands 'uv the armed
forces. live United Nations and
American civilians. Record Qlanii-
les %: cheese and dried milk arc be-
ny sen, abroad under The cud-lca-
pr,Ggur.
ror .a,jn" >...'- Within Inc
United STATE. resulting from the wll
p.u-. ~ wee laid To- ac r:ca;I 9
a... -"urta-n> i'm ~uwv a.ca~. b.
c..-. :ac demand has expanded
.... m"r" 'aaH have local produc-
. agl!tiy.
F. order 10 supply these areas. t.
..." .'onn.r 1gv,--H.,. officials rid
... ,rr G".,rmw.r' fn issue order
.n4.llGg r,s.l,- ~ Distribution
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-26
Chinese Columns
Gain In Chekiang
BLOCKADE CT DAkAR
DENIED IN LONDON

London. Sept. 2G.-ttPb-
The Paris radir reported last
night that the allies ave
liGChadin" Dakar" IN Il will
attack il So"r." hut Fighting
French official herr >aid that
news 10 u>" and there was nnt!i-
Ing else Ia indicate change in
the Staiu> III III" Strategic Wr>i
African port Loco mites east az
Brazil
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-26

Positions
kecaptured
For Fourth Successive
Day, by Russian Ac-
counts, German Coun-
ter Attacks on Vital
Volga City Have Been
Stopped Cold.
uy The Associated Press,

Victory edged further from
Ad"ii Hitler grasp i'm the 81
day oiu Siege ut S,u.imyrad TO-
day It. the R-d m.miv, gained
fresh ground northwest of the
\"!2" metropolis. crushing -
Hrrn:WH counter attacks in lS
h"ur>. and r"cHplurrd Il Stratc-
&c position within the city.
l'y SuNjy, accounts. it was the
fourth successive day that the
NcrmmM assaults had been stop
.rd cold.
Killers field h"adGuurtcrS.
I"ns accustomed 10 proclaim the
swift ,ali al City after city. now
focused Us attention ON the cap
tmrc "a single buildings.
I'm the iight i0r Stalincrad.
buildings bcionG:nC 10 the COM
mIni>i party. situated near the
bank nj the EnlgI. were torn
Tram ~"Virts in Cnbi.trrrd fight
ing. t." German command said.
soviet relief attacks against
the Northern barrier were re-
PEELED"
The Vrhy radio. ENORMOUSLY um-
reliable. ASSERTED :.a, German shoes
scoops h.u d...vn i... .@G :S.allngrui
" The \'i"". ..' -"Es.., points
Dispatches Co. He'd -,.r SAID tie
,on.D- were N.carn- our and thai
.-"..r r"oHs. lighting from stree.
..H ..H'">. cru.t0 buildings ana
... "..". 800 the damp earth. were
.o.ta- "-lmIy
i. '.c lGr do. battle -wayrd back
.nH ..". .gnw street - street. Red
ia. SAID .r! .ueu. -..n. -curcd by
'H" invaders were load" uy crawl
i.@ uoE..- nuu'uIG~ of bodies and
German wIrplInr~ were re-
ported switching their attacks tn
Nol@a ri, rr crossings. rvitlcntIr
fearing ir drop their bombs on
TIE confused battle scene lest
thrN am"iGsiIic their own troops.
NsN "|'!..'-.. g.. ISL. -.au- sud
,'1 anna .ra..""- continued 20
.Ina o. the 0.1,u3,.- ..u ,Hlp.r
'..'- .n '., r.-' o.r. "a ,hc river.
D',r a--.. g.. G,lr.ur .a.. ura-.-
.. ...l....H What .'.g.. e.u 1r Gp
..' .rt .i i.r enemy rvGmo-
..- '., ...' .. 'Hl- battle
tr' b, ." -...., audiences were
.a..- u.. '.". tho Nriga trou-
H,..''- G..... troops rouciru,-
.. 1'. >'..r.. .a. once acaut,iU,
... .... Gu..'.-#.'c.pd nou,cymus.
I. '.. '... '.. "r..- ago that naH
... ...' ,.'. ... tine c.,y.s suburbs
. ..' ..r Gr.w~ declared the
... ..8 ,....H .- uuH una>,
..- ....... .....- ". receives Ir.r
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-26
W IA / aaa.E

rOr %Ourr { NNoIISN.
0nraN'"uil rains this after
go. - ii tru','t. 'iightiy higher
..... ......'., 70 i'r interior.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-27

war posters, defense posters, war bond and defense stamp and Red Cross and First Aid posters.
 Last year Mrs. Marshall travelled three thousand miles visiting the various centers interested in show ing the Artists work. AS the gas and tire situation prevents travel ing this year, she. is asking each community to enthusiastically carry on the work of the American Ar tists Professional League in con- junction with the Artists War Eff fort. The League has always been a non profit organization working to promote public interest in the artists work and to improve the artists working materials. By up- hill efforts and the cooperation with the paint and color makers, the paints are now guaranteed for permanency. This is a great step forward as we have all regretted the fading of some of the masterpieces. The League has worked for the ar- list in many ways and the Art Week brings together the public, the va rious chapters, and artists. Whether member of the League or not, any artist has a chance to show his work during Art Week in the States and in Puerto Rico.
 That is why, in this year especial ly, the League needs the help Of every community, not only to show the usual painting. etching, sculp- ture and crafts, but also the coun- try's need for the artist in helping to win the war. The artist is well qualified to enter the struggle for Freedom as he understands the need for Freedom in his own creative field and the need for it in all the fields of endeavor. Tn the former World War the posters and car toons did their full share to help win. And so it is today. We need our artists and it is well to give them chance to show what they can do and to keep morale built up through cultural centers of interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-27
Soups More Expensive
 But More Nutritious
OPA Issues Public Statement Explaining Increase of
 Price for New Types of Canned Soups

The new types of canned soups which are beginning to appear on grocers shelves are higher in food value than the old-style soups one reason why most of them cost a few cents more, the Offlce of Price Administration today told consurll- CTS.
 The words 'new and improved style' or ''new. recipe" on the labels of canned soups are the key to diff ferences in price between old and new stocks of soups, OPA said. These labels will explain to the housewife why, for example, she has to pay more for a can of tomato soup which looks like the can she used to buy at 8 lower price, and weighs the same.
 More Ingredients
 Although the same dry solid in- gredientS go into each can, the housewife is getting more of them. One kind of bouillon now has 130 per cent more dry food solids mixed with the liquid than it had before about 2 1-3 times as much. One kind of chicken soup has 60 per cent more solids, one vegetable soup, 26 per cent more, and one tomato soup 8 per cent.
 The story of this change in con- tents goes back to last spring, when the War Production Board ordered the elimination of certain small or odd sizes, and directed that con- densed soups contain more dry sol- ids. Later, OPA worked out special ceiling prices based CD on the higher cost of making the new soups and (2) on the resulting higher cost to the storekeeper who must get in fresh supply when the old and cheaper soups have been sold What added to manufacturing ex- penses besides the increase in dry solids was the general rise in the cost of packaging materials and raw foodstuffs.
 The price increase was the only way to make sure that American families would be able to buy any canned soups at all. Many grocers selling under the March ceilings, could not afford to recorder soups which cost them more at wholesale
 Housewives are assured, however that prices for the new soups will not go any higher. Once a store keeper has revised his ceiling prices he cannot make further changes.
 Canned soups play an important part in the meals of the average family-and consequently in its food bills. To help consumers in theil jom of keeping prices down, OPA advises:
 Look for the thew style" and "neU recipe" labels. From them you car tell that a soup was packed after last June 30. that it contains g larger amount of food solids thas the old type, and that it may cost more.
 If the prices for the new soup!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-27

To speed up recruitment of Balt1- more's women war workers, the U. S. Employment Service open ed special center. Above. signs advising "13,OOO Baltimore WO- men Are Needed for War Pro- duction" and urging Come In and Find Your Place in the War Effort" are being prepared. Note war industry machine placed in window, in effort to convince wO- men that war work is not all
 heavy drUdgery.
 out of five women have men folk in the service, and war is a real ity to them. But two others out of five hadn't given the war any thought at all. It was just sen sational' news from across the oceans.
 So far as war work was con- cerned, many simply hadn't given it any thought, either. "The sit uation doesn't seem critical" was their reaction. Their families were making good money, so why work? Shortages were making their marketing a trying problem, of more immediate interest than the idea of war work. Some, of course, had small children. Some just hadn't had time to look into the idea of going to work for war production.
 Many had got the idea that wal