Word: conservee
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Editorialized the New York Times: "There would never have been any 'confusion' ... if it had once been explained that the real oil shortage lies in the need to build up a surplus against the possible needs of the Navy. Once that real need is made clear to the...
For defense, silk is important in parachutes (which take 10 lb. each) and powder bags used to fire big guns. For parachutes, the U.S. could substitute synthetics such as nylon, but only silk (because it burns completely and leaves no residue) can be used for powder bags. Present U.S. stocks...
But Henderson, backed in principle by the President, feared another of the easygoing delays for which OPM is famous. His idea is that it is too late to worry about normalcy. So he issued an order which, if he can enforce it, will play hob in Detroit-which cannot make...
"It has been decided that the college dress shall remain unaltered except that any kind of grey trousers may be worn with tails or jackets. In addition, new boys may continue to wear at Eton the overcoat, shoes, grey flannel trousers, football boots and fives clothes which they already possess...
To conserve zinc, automakers have been urged to cut down on castings. They have not been asked to cut use of galvanized iron and steel, which in normal times consumes three times as much zinc as die casting. As substitutes for castings, they have turned to brass (which annually takes...