Technological Mobilization: Hearings, Dec. 12, 14, 17-19, 1942

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Page 921 - Aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution...
Page 766 - ... such registrant In a class 'Immediately available for military service, unless prior to leaving such occupation or endeavor he requests such local board to determine, and such local board, subject to appeal In accordance with section 10 (a) (2), determines, that It Is In the best Interest of the war effort for him to leave such occupation or endeavor for other work.
Page 921 - Standards; together with not more than five additional persons who shall be acquainted with the needs of aeronautical science, either civil or military, or skilled in aeronautical engineering or its allied sciences...
Page 921 - NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was appointed by the President, pursuant to act of Congress approved March 3, 1915 (naval appropriation act, public No.
Page 949 - ... the old men came out again and took our victory to re-make in the likeness of the former world they knew. Youth could win, but had not learned to keep: and was pitiably weak against age. We stammered that we had worked for a new heaven and a new earth, and they thanked us kindly and made their peace.
Page 768 - III-C shall be retained in that class so long as he is necessary to and regularly engaged in an agricultural occupation or an agricultural endeavor essential to the war effort...
Page 949 - We were wrought up with ideas inexpressible and vaporous, but to be fought for. We lived many lives in those whirling campaigns, never sparing ourselves: yet when we achieved and the new world dawned, the old men came out again and took our victory to re-make in the likeness of the former world they knew.
Page 673 - Council and the Office of Production Research and Development of the War Production Board.
Page 766 - ... necessary to and regularly engaged in an agricultural occupation or endeavor essential to the war effort, shall be deferred from training and service in the land and naval forces so long as he remains so engaged and until such time as a satisfactory replacement can be obtained...
Page 921 - War and Navy Departments, Civil Aeronautics Authority, and the aviation industry as to the latest research information. 5. Consider merits of aeronautical inventions submitted by the public to any agencv of the Government.