The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

called the Bureau tank hghter", which Higgins claimed was not practicable, and the two designs were tried out at Norfolk, Va, on May 25. Here is an excerpt from their conversation.
 CAPTAIN CRECCA tin BOs- toni: We just got some discon- certing information regarding a possible change in the design of the tank lighters.
 COMMANDER ROTH Gin Washington): Possible-it's sure thing. Yes. Isn't that blow?
 CAPTAIN CRECCA: It's ter rible.
 COMMANDER ROTH: We can't afford it. We had 8 test down in Norfolk yesterday. Captain Cocn- rane went down, Commander Daggett Commander R. B. Dag gett of the Bureau of ShipS) went down. The Army went down Telephone connection interrupt ed).
 COMMANDER ROTH: Well they had showdown at Norfolk but a little breeze blew up. They got up to about B knots. The Bureau tank lighter almost capsized. They couldn't steer it. They just drifted around. They had to pack with the thing. Almost lost everybody on board, almost lost the tank. Higgins tank lighter came through fine, upside in and made the beach and the poor old Bu- reau tank lighter was out there wallowing around. Captain Coch- rane came back this morning and he saw the chief and everybody else concerned and they sent out did you get a copy of the dis patch?
 COMMANDER ROTH: Com mander Daggett is coming in late tonight and I guess he's pretty well tired out. It's 8 pretty hard blow for him, you know. He's sponsored this all along.
 WOUNDED IN WASHINGTON @
 Two crippled soldiers drove up to the ,Shoreham Hotel in a taxi. A friend was saKing them to din- ner, to bring a little cheer into their lives. One soldier carried his arm in brace, the other had lest foot. Both were officers of the Air Corps.
 As they were getting out of the taxi, a limousine drove up behind them, and out stepped Jesse Jones. The big Texan watched the crip- pied soldiers for moment, then took of his hat and stepped for ward to open the door of the ho- tel.
 He held the door open as the flyers passed, and when they had gone, he said to a passerby:
 Gee, that hits you below the
 belt, doesn't it."
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 No one is admitted to the Army School of Administration at Fort Washington, Md, except those all ready in the Army. This school is to train officers in the ability to fit men into the proper jobs in- side the Army. No civilian can enter the school unless he is al- ready in the Army Branch Hickey, Gene al Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, is being boosted for q morale job in the War Department. His chief spon- sor is Chester Davis, ex-AAAd- ministrator. who says that Rtckey combines anecdotes and uplift SO effectively that q never get tired of hearing him speak" Cor. rectlon: In reporting a converse ton between Donald Nelson and friends regarding the OPA's legal crackdown on Henry Kaiser for violating steel prices. this column did not mean to infer that Nelson approved the OPA's erackdowfi or knew of 1t in advance. In fact, the Nelson conversation took place at l:i6 ?. m. on Aug. 2T while the OpA legal move against Kaiser took place at i0:30 e. Tn., Aug. 27. SO Nelsor's knowledge of the move came after the fact. not before. Nelson and Kaiser are good friends David Rockefeller, grandson of John D.. and younger