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Allies Superiority In Air Comes From Clay Of Arkansas PACE-S THE EVENING STANDARD. UNI0NTCHVN, AUGUST By S. BUTTON HEATH BAUXITE, Aug. your atlas says that Bauxite is a little village of less than 2,000 inhabitants, located in Pulaski county, Arkansas. Unless you have a good map, you may not even find this place on it.

But don't let that deceive you. Bauxite is one of the most important communities in the United States, and by the end of this year will be one of Arkansas' largest settlements. There is nothing handsome or imposing about Bauxite or its fast- growing suburbs, the government housing projects known as Pine Haven (white) and Wood Lands There are ho skyscrapers, no lovely private residences, no department stores. The town is not making planes or tajiks or mystery weapons. Its end product is a fine white powder that looks and feels much like confectioners' sugar.

That innocent-looking powder is alumina --aluminum oxide--which, when the oxygen has been freed by electroly- sis, becomes aluminum! for planes and ships and scores of other essential war weapons. BIGGEST DEPOSITS From bauxite mined in and around this community, by the end of 1943, will be made more than half of the, alumina'used in the arsenal of democracy. The "exact percentage would be hard to compute, because Bauxie (the town) is so inextricably interwoven into the far-flung system of the Aluminum Company of America. But one half is a conservative fraction. Bauxite gets its name from the fact'that it is located the midst of the bauxite-producing region of Pulaski county which, with adjoining Saline county, provides 95 per cent of all domestic bauxite ore, the only 'practicable large sclae source of: "alumina today.

From its own the Aluminum Company obtains about half In this open-pit mine at Bauxite, a steam-shovel loads the colorful, clay-like bauxite ore into cars which a i processing plant. From such mines in the region comes about three-fourths of our aluminum for war. the bauxite, that is mined in the United States, which will be about three-fourths of the ore used in: this country. So the company, mines probably will be the prime source for' a third of'. our national supply of aluminum.

But the extraction here: handles much the of some ten other mining companies in the neighborhood, which 1 take the from the ground and. processing to the Aluminum Company'; plants. The quantity of amminum that are making now is considered war secret, But nobody should object if we say in Hollywoodese hat it has become supercolossal-- iiat it is many, many times the pre-war Even at that, we do not have enough, so that aluminum is not used in many places where it is wanted. Nevertheless, we are getting enough aluminum to moke more war planes than the rest or.the world combined. Upon our ability to continue that pace will depend our success in.

invading the continent of Europe and destroying Japan: And at least three-fourths of the ore for the aluminum we shall need until the war is won will come from Arkansas, from the little area of which this "is the producing and extraction center. AVOID U-BOAT MENACE has become possible--releasing much shipping that would have been necessary to bring bauxite from South America, and permitting us to thumb our noses at Axis U-boats in this respect-- because of a new process developed by the Aluminum Company. A plant to utilize that process will be in operation here by fall. Briefly, the point is this. There is lots of bauxite in Arkansas, but most of it is "low grade," partly because of deficiency in alumina content but chiefly because it contains too much silica.

Unfortunately silica sticks to alumina like an adhesive plaster to a hairy chest. The old process would not divorce the two, and every percentage point of Paleface Papoose On Your Radio Dial WMBS--590 1:00 Star Italian 1:30 Musterworka of Music 2:00 Dr. Malono 2:15 Joyce Jordan 2:30 We Love and Learn 2:45 News Melodies 3:15 nnd Ethel Turp 3:30 Johnny Gart Trio 3:45 Green Valley 4:00 News 4:15 Music 4:25 NOWB Ferry Conm 4:45 Mountain Music; 5:00 MclOdh's 5:15 Mother nnd Dad 5:30 News 5:45 American. Women Headlines Harmony 630 Scorea. 6:45 News 7:00 Jr, Reporter Review 7:30 Blondte 8:00 Vox Pop Rev.

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The' other believes the RAP. arid; the U. first yill prove that the intensive bombing of Hamburg was riot just a against an easy target. This faction that Allied bombers first will devastate two or other major German cities. Then the Allies will put, the ques- squarely; up to the.

Germans: Berlin or surrender. --U. S. Army Official Photo, from NEA Hamburg already was reported to be a paralyzed city when this picture taken of Afresh bombs raining on the Howaldstwerke shipyards, during a day time raid. By TOM-WOLF NEA Staff Correspondent LONDON, August all the heartening events of the past fortnight--Russia's capture of Orel and ASelgorod, Allied victory in Sicily, the bombing of Ploesti--none has touched off more optimistic speculation in London than the devastation of Hamburg.

Observers here point out that the Allies BOW have in their possession an ace in the war of nerves--the possibility that- Berlin will be bombed into Hamburg-er. The niceties of the situation clearly have not been wasted on the Germans themselves. RAF "WON'T TALK" Air observers here point out that the RAP has taken no part in the speculation, fact, seems Air Ministry, in curiously anxious to avoid any discussion of this interesting subject--despite the obvious advantages such discussion -might have in the war of nerves. There are, however, some on record which seem significant. First, of the total of 53 bombing raids on Berlin from the start of the war through the 'beginning of 1943, 20 (or nearly half) came during August and September.

These figures quite as conclusive as they first appear, because 15 of these raids came in 1940 --when German night-fighter technique was not perfected. NIGHTS TOO'SHORT, NOW It was not then necessary, as it is now. that bombers operate al- Potatoes Have the Right-of-Way most entirely Under cover of darkness. Nights probably are stUl too short for bombers to penetrate t( Bernn with maximum effect. Bu the nights are lengthening fast.

I certainly has not gone unnoticec in Germany that Hamburg is only 108 miles from-Berlin. If it's dar enough to bomb Hamburg now, i will not be long before it is dar enough to bomb Berlin. quickly could Berlin be eliminated? This cannot be an swered How niuch of a city must be destroyed to wipe it off thexrnap war? In the first six raids on were dropped--1500 tons more tha the Germans dropped on London during the entire olitz. Still there' no way of knowing whether th RAF is satisfied that Hamburg now is eliminated. Early reconnaissanc --which admittedly was "incom plete--indicated that 3600 acres in the built-up section of Ham burg have been devastated.

Ham burg's total area is 102,000 acres Greater Berlin is 218,000 acres. Experts point out that this type of comparison is dangerous, sinw conditions both of bombing an of the cities' construction vary con siderably. But it seems likely tha 2:00 Fantasy In Melody 2:15 Mystery Cher 2:30 Ladles. Be Seatud 3:00 News 3:15 True Story 3:45 Book Ends 4:00 Blue Frolics 4:30 News 4:45 Musical Ad- KQV--1410 ventures 5:00 Melody Parade 5:15 Dick Tracy 5:30 Jack Armstrong 5:45 A. Andrews 6:00 Torry and tho Pirates 0:15 Sports 6:30 News 0:45 Modernalrcs presented by A Economy Hint Measure both tea and water carefully.

Don't (U. S. Navy Photo From NEA) Teeth bared, this Jap is jockey of overturned dory somewhere in Pacific. He hauls in life preserver tossed to him following sinking of his ship by Yank submarine, looks anything but grateful for rescue. TEA Recreation For War Workers Aid To Output Some war prefer their recreation in turkish baths, others roller skating, arid cooking.

Their tastes; are about as varied as their jobs, but they all have but one thing in common. All want to have some" fun in their leisure time. Lack of for war workers is a -threat to production, acceding-to the: recreation division of the Federal Security which has 'a report actual experiences of: communities in providing recreation for men and women of assembly lines. To solve the problem of keeping war workers happy on the job, one Midwestern community established a "dawn recreation center for workers coming off at midnight Until 3 a. the 400 workers tennis, darts, dance, read, visit, take showers, eat doughnuts arid drink coffee.

It keeps them happy: and cuts down on accidents, which, the PSA asserts, are caused by fatigue and tenseness. Across the street from a large Eastern munitions plant, the FSA reports, is a movie theater which is now open, for 10 cents, to workers as a place to eat their lunch and see a movie short. Community recreation programs are now providing the tonic of pre- aring a meal in a real kitchen for girls away from home: waffle parties and suppers in cKurches for the homesick; English and Spanish workers; lessons for border-plant and music. To give adults, an opportunity to seek their own fun, community recreation programs, the FSA reports, have established varied means of caring for children both during the day and at night. For these war recreation programs, communities are utilizing "white elephant" mansions, parks, churches, schools, gymnasiums.

Despite what communities are furnishing in the way of free recreation, the FSA pointed out, the demand for paid amusement far outstrips the supply in many war production areas and workers continue to stand in line at ticket windows. 3000 5353 3 3 For the highest efficiency you need Telegrapher and leverman M. C. Murphy spends off-duty hours in his right-of-way potato patch--one of hundreds, of garden plots set- aside by railway for employes to operate. Murphy has already taken 180 quarts of strawberries from part of his garden.

Guaranteed Work ft RULED FORMS Office management is easy with the proper ruled forms to speed thinks along. You will clear your desk of worK quickly. AN AMERICAN HEY are 40 millimeter anti-aircraft cannon; produced in quantity for the first time in the U.S.A. fay Chrysler Corporation, and installed on fighting ships on shore defenses, and going widi the armies into action on land. We saw the guri for the first time at the Frankford Arsenal on January 4, 1941.

It had never been made in large quantities. Its drawings and specifications were not designed for volume manufacturing methods. Our first step toward making them in large numbers WE SEE rr FOR THE HRST TIME, to re-dimension every part to meet our volume'production requirements, To help speed this work, one of the guns promptly shipped to us at Detroit with the existing drawings and specifications for its more than 1500 parts. When the gan arrived it was taken apart and studied piece by piece to determine how each part could best be made. At the same time our engineers and draftsmen began the new drawings and specifications for all the parts.

On February 3, came an order from the STANDARD PRINTING CO, 3-10 E. Church Street Unlontown, Penna. U. S. Navy to build a pair of test guns at once.

As work on these first two guns advanced, our technicians and production specialists continued their efforts toward simplification of construction and assembly, and determined the tools and equipment that would be required for large quantity production. A study of the gun by our planning and purchasing specialists indicated that the making of more than half the parts could be subcontracted to other companies. We began at once to place orders with some 1836 subcontractors, located in 281 towns in 30 states. On June 20, 1941, we were authorized to set up to build the gun in coolea, twin mounted guns for the Navy, and air-cooled, mobile mounted guns with single barrels for the Army. The two test guns on which we had been working were now completed.

Within ten days they were tested by the U.S. Army Ord- Department and approved. Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler plants were given their assignments to manu- CANNON-BY CAS? AND TRUCK PRODUCTION METHODS facture certain parts of the guns that were best suited to their facilities, As gun production got under way the experience gained in years of car and truck production, and the cooperation of Army and Navy engineers, aided us in developing manufacturing short-cuts which saved much time, material and use of machine tools. One part formerly machined from solid brass was changed to a combination of steel and bronze, saving 50,000 pounds of precious brass per month. We formed the gunsight plats from powdered metaLThis was faster, saving not onrf machine time but material, too.

We made the fiash-hider from a plain steel tube, instead of a solid forging, saving greatly in time and over of the material. Gun barrel drilling time was cot in A STORY FROM THE SOUTH PAQHC and rifie grooving was reduced from six hours to forty-five minutes. Many odier time and material saving short-cuts were worked out as gun production moved ahead. The care and precision with -which each part is made enables us to put the together in one-thirtieth the time required before we applied quantity production methods. from, the South Pacific came a.

thrilling action story reported By the Incentive Division, U.S. Navy. A fine American battleship, under the command of. Captain Thomas Lefgb Gatch, in 30 minutes of stcift, deadly action, destroyed 32 Jap torpedo planes---many witb 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns.

Mojor Bcwet Thundey, B. 9 P.M^ E. WAR BONDS ARE YOUR PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN VICTORY 1.