The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
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 who was equally polite and equally unresponsive
 Next day, Defense Price Regu- lator Leon Henderson, after con- ferring with Ickes issued an or- der freezing coal prices until the Division had time to make careful survey of the situation. And Ickes, several days later, an- nounced that preliminary statistics indicated that improved mining methods had reduced the average cost of producing coal l8 cents a ton. This would hardly justify 8 price raise. F, ..
 DANISH MINISTER'S RENT
 In defying Hitler by signing the treaty placing Greenland under the United States, the Danish Minister added insult to injury agreeing to the plan while living on German territory. For the Danish Legation in Washington is located in the building formerly occupied by the Austrian legation, and turned over to the Germans by Minister Edgar Prochnik af- ter the Vienna anschluss.
 Relations between landlord and tenant have been anything but cordial for some time. Danish Min. ister de Kauffmann has even brok- en off diplomatic relations with the German embassy to the ex- tent of refusing to pay his rent di- rect to the Nazi representatives. Instead he turns 1t over to the real estate firm which negotiated the lease for the property.
 Just what action will be taken following the latest overt act is not clear. The Germans may order de Kauffmann to move out of the house, as they did his next door neighbor, Czech Minister Vladimir Hurban. Hurban re- fused to comply and has been sus- tained by the State Department, but what assistance they may be able to render de Kauffmann. whose legation is actual German property, remains to be seen. WOODEN TRAINERS
 The OPM may claim that since aluminium was put on the prior ity list the supply problem in this vital metal is well in hand, but Army Air Corps heads are talk Ing no chances, They are quietly considering a plan to change the specifications from basic and pri- mary training planes for alum mum to wood and fabric.
 The use of wood and fabric in construction of planes is as old as aviation itself, and still is com mon in private plane rnanufac. ture. If the plan Is put into effect, 1t will mean a big saving in aluminium. The minimum amount used in Q light trainer built by Stearman amounts to 400 pounds per 2,700-pound ship. Other types use considerably larger propor- tlons of aluminium.
 The ultimate zeal of the plan Is Co eliminate aluminium In secondary and advanced train. CTS, as well as basic and pri-
 mary. This would allow all available supplies of the metal
 Co be Channeled into actual combat planes, where it Is need. cd most.
 NOTE-Dune to the acue short- age in aluminium, the OPM Prior ities Division has sharply cut the amount usuable by cash register manufacturers-which may mean less profits for the duration. On the other hand, typewriter makers were given 6 preferred status. PAN-ANaERECAN BUSTS
 Jo Davidson, famouns American sculptor, once did what he de- scribed as a "c0llosal bust 0f John D. Rockefeller" which adorns the Standard oil building in New York. Today, John DIS grandson, Nelson Rockefeller, has conceived the idea of sending Jo Davidson around the hemisphere to do busts of all the Latin American presidents.
 He has already done c bust of the President of the United States mot to mention General John J. Pershing, Robert M. LaFollette, and Benito Mussolini - but his new commission means he will do 20 presidents before he gets home again.
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