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HIGHWAYS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE

Sixth Naval District:

Parris Island Marine Base, S. C.
Hilton Head Island Marine Base, S. C.
Red Bank Landing Munition Depot, S. C.
Macon Ordnance Plant, Ga.

Seventh Naval District:

Yukon Air Base, Fla.
Cocoa Air Base, Fla.

Eighth Naval District:

Pensacola Air Base, Fla.
Corpus Christi Air Base, Tex.
Dallas Air Station, Tex.

Ninth Naval District:

Burns City Ammunition Depot, Ind.
Canton Ordnance Plant, Ohio.
Louisville Ordnance Plant, K y.
Detroit Naval Ordnance Plant, Mich.
Indianapolis Ordnance Plant, Ind.

Eleventh Naval District:

San Diego Operating Base, Calif.
Terminal Island Operating B ase, Calif.
San Diego Ammunition Depot, Calif.

Twelfth Naval District: Alameda Air Base, Calif.
Thirteenth Naval District:

Seattle Air Station, Wash.
Tongue Point Air Station, Oreg.
Indian Island Ammunition Depot, Wash.
Puget Sound Naval Stations, Wash.

Finally, and more recently, a similar conference procedure has been adopted for various new and expanded industrial plants essential to the defense program. At these defense industry conferences, the factory managers or other authorized representatives outline the access-road requirements of the plants. To the date of this report, the Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense has advised the Public Roads Administration that the following 55 plants or plant expansions arc of importance to the national defense:

Alabama Ordnance Works, Childersburg, Ala.
Coosa Ordnance Plant, Childersburg, Ala.
Gadsden Ordnance Plant, Gadsden, Ala.
North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.
Consolidated Aircraft Co., San Diego, Calif.
Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, Colo.
Bullard Co., Bridgeport, Conn.
Studebaker Corporation, Chicago, Ill.
Western Cartridge Co., East Alton, Ill.
Buick Motor Co. Aircraft Engine Plant, Melrose Park, Ill.
Kankakee Ordnance Works, Wilmington, Ill.
Elwood Ordnance Plant, Wilmington, Ill.
Delco-Remy (division of General Motors), Anderson, Ind.
Indiana Ordnance Works, Charlestown, Ind.
Hoosier Ordnance Plant, Charlestown, Ind.
Studebaker Corporation, Fort Wayne, ndl.