The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
Inside,
Washington


ing the rounds in increasing nun.
bers OF late. spurred by his proro-
inence in the global war. Here !.
one that comes well voucbed for
1t seems that during the e,r,,.
days OF collaboration between ~.
American and British high conD
mands, there was much rexer,
much standing on ceremony tbst
all disliked but didn't seem '' AZ
know how to obliterate for an aas ~
exchange Of views. Marshall icy
that progress was being jn,nsdos
by diffidence of the medal.coveTedd
generals. So he gave a dinnan
party. The joint chiefs OF sta,s
committee was seated at one H.
table, which bore no table clotbs
One of the courses was oysta ri,
baked on the half shell, and earS
diner was given a cotton gloua
the better to handle the stesnoin,,
hi-valves. Marshall was seated Is
one end OF the shining table. Wben
he was served he pretende, "a
tumble in applying his fork n tbo
oyster, and Tipped half. sbs1l
across the table into the Ian Of
top-hight British general. That did
the trick. There was ee ner .,I
laughter, and from that monsnt
on, so the story goes, the Ice Wa
broken and the Yanks and, Linevs
tossed aside protocol and got slo;n os
beautifully together.
New flare-ups in Wasbingtoa
about British Influence ON tba
United States rationing system IN
cludes this one-that Robert Small.
| wood, a top executive Of Fng.
lands Upton Tea company Is
power behind the oPA f6roneS
as far as price policing goes,
High OPA officials assert. bow.
ever, that Smallwood is mereIv
Eacting in an advisory capacitv',
as a consultant: working two ~
three days a week at 4OPA at ths
request OF, James Brownlee busi.
ness chief Of the organization.
price department.
Nevertheless, the case calls N
mind the experience Of another
Englishman who was called before
the Boren committee of the House
to tell Congress about his part in
forming OPA policies. He was
Israel Moses Self, executive Of
large British chain store system.
also employed as an OPA con-
Esulta11t. s..4t ~,
+ After bitter criticism from mem.
bers of the congressional commit.
tee, Self severed his connections
with OPA and returned to Eng.
land.
Some Washington medicos are
criticizing the practice of few
Of their colleagues who write milk
prescriptions" authorizing diaries
to give preference to CERTAIN Gus.
toners if faced with inadequate
supplies for ALL p:
F 'Coadernhing the action as I'M
ethical and apt to provoke a'n1ilk
panic, these physicians contend
moreover that it is unnecessary
even from the standpoint of sick
people and infants. All nutritional
elements supplied by milk, they
argue, can be obtained from other
Fsources.
/ ''As far as dairy products are
concerned, they are non-essential"
ere eminent pediatrician. who ask
ed his name be withheld explain
ed. 'The familiar soy bean, with
the addition Of some easily obtain
able vitamins, produces perfect
food easier and cheaper than t
lean be obtained from the COW,
The aforementioned gentleman
predicted in short, a world WITH
cut cows. >. 1T
Already there are rurnbll1ngs IN
Congress. Harold H. Roach, Wce
president of the AMERICAN soy
Bean association, hitting at as
criminatory tax measures Wflcn,
line said, insure the, popularity Oh
dairy products, urged the House
aericlture committee to Get the
COW stand on is own feet against
the soy bean" ''''' mgr
' Jim Watson spent 40 years IN
House and Senate Representing III.
diana. jim was and IS known as
; greeter, never failing to call
manor +, wsoman-by first name
but he slipped once. r,,
While Phil LaFollette Of the "ls.
consin LaFollettes was governor
of the Badger state he went 70
indianapolis to address the lunloF
Chamber Of Commerce. While De-
ing taken through the swank ",
lumbia club. Hoosier COP s'r9nS
hold, by his host. Jack Rucksf
snaus, they encountered jim -.
With his usual effusiveness ' .sa
threw his arms around bot3 '4 to
boys, with a hearty greeuns ;.t "
Ruckelshaus, who broke IN WY" VA
Senator, you know GOV fA'
LaFollette of Wisconsin, ur.4
Know him! Know NM ,. m
son interrupted. "Of course l KY.
him. Where is he? I wantfo Sn'"'