AIR TRANSPORT

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 257, 29 July 1942, Page 5

AIR TRANSPORT

“Only Chance Of Winning War” AVOIDING SHIPPING LOSSES ’(By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Received July-28, 9.15 p.m.); WASHINGTON, July 27.' Senator Lee, declaring that air transportation was the only possible chance of winning the war and that it was utter folly for us to continue to attempt to build ships faster than Hitler could sink them, has submitted a resolution to the Senate to create a new board empowered to construct sufficient cargo and troop transport planes to ensure troops and supplies reaching the fighting lines. The board would be composed of the Secretaries of War and the Navy, the administrator of the War Shipping Administration and the chairman of the War Production Board. The War Shipping Administration has urged the Manpower Commission to give first priority to the Merchant Marine in the assignment of men. The administration said' that between now and early October the need for seamen would become most urgent since the war began. It was stated that it was useless to produce war materials- unless they could be delivered, and that they could not be delivered unless sufficient trained officers and men were available to operate the ships. j Approximately 90,000 seamen would be required by 1943. The Naval Committee of the Senate approved the 974,000,000-dollar naval expansion programme, including 30,000,000 dollars for secret training and a mysterious new weapon. The appropriation includes naval aviation facilities to turn out 2500 naval aviators a month. It is reported from an eastern Canadian port that the Canadian fishing schooner Lucille was shelled and sunk by a submarine 100 miles from the coast of Nova Scotia. The crew of 11 reached port safely. This is the first Canadian fishing vessel eugk in the war.