The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-04

D that the United States already was the greatest steel-making nation in the world.
 Some of the so-called Brain Trusters took different view. Leon Henderson, Isador Lubin plus Ad- miral Emory Land demanded that more steel mills be built immedi- detely. Finally they won partial victory.
 One of the fighters for more steel production was far-sight- ed Senator Joe O'MahOney of Wyoming, who on July g, 1941 went on record with warning which the $1 men laughed at that raw material shortages would drastically handicap war production.
 Senator OMahoney also argued that big steel mills, covering acres of ground and in themselves using up tons of steel for construction, were not the solution. Instead he proposed sponge iron furnaces which he contended were not the solution. Instead he proposed sponge iron furnaces which he contended were much smaller, more efficient, and could be built a, the mouth of the iron mines.
 OMahoney pointed out that in the Rocky Mountain states were mountains of iron ore untouched, party because the big steel com panies of the East did not want competition to get started in the West.
 O'Mahoney kept hammerinG this thesis until finally he has wigglcd out of Congress meager appropriation of $6OO,O0O to set up two pilot plants, one at the University of Wyoming, the other in Missoui, to try out western ore in sponge iron plants.
 The experiment will eb woefully small, but at least it is begin ning-Which may revolutionize the iron and steel industry of the IT. 8. A., to say nothing of help ing win the war.
 JUSTICE FRANKFURTER
 AS the Supreme Court met in solemn, extraordinary session to hear the appeal of Nazi saboteurs, one of Justice Felix Frankfurter's colleagues passed a note along the bench to him. It said:
 For Heavens sake, Felix, try to restrain yourself today"
 The note referred to Justice Frankfurter's habit of frequently interrupting with questions, com ments and legal references of his own that counsel have little time to present their arguments before the Court.
 However, the admonition had no visible effect.
 COUSINS" ON THE PAYROLL
 Gregarious Rep. Nat Patton of Texas is one of the most popular members of Congress, also one of the most unconventional-a dis tinction earned when he called the King and Queen of Great Britain Cousins.
 Recently, Cousin Nat" caused a fresh flutter on Capitol Hill by inserting the following homely comment in his biographical sketch in the stiffly factual pages of the Congressional directory:
 Nat Patton, Democrat, of Crockett, Tex. Since last bio graphy he and Mrs. Patton are grandparents again Martha Ruth Patton, born February 21, I942, at Crockett, Texas; she is the daughter of their youngest son, Nat Patton, IT,, attorney at law
 However, life moves fast in the Patton family, and since the Texas Congressman struck off these lines, another event has oc- cured which renders them slight ly out-of date. Cousin Nat" now has generously added Nat, Jr., to the federal payroll as his secre- ' tary, at a salary of $2,900 8 year.
 This makes three Patton off, spring billeted on the govern ment. The Congressmarl's pretty daughter, Bonnie, for some time has been employed as an attend