The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

riding in closed car, preceded by Secret Service agents in a jeep. MRS. ROOSEVELT EXPECTED
 The President tells the story of how the agents distracted by- islanders, to prevent them from discovering that the President was in the car. On the road up to the lines, Agent Mike Reilly would suddenly point to the heavens, as if he saw a plane, and Agent Jim Barry would crane his neck to see. So would the bystanders. And by the time they had finished looking, the Presidents car would have passed. ''"
 For, variety, they changed the
 ruse on the return trip. Agent Jim Barry pretended to fall out
 of the 3eep, and Agent Mike
 Reilly pretended to catch him.
 Natives became 60 absorbed in
 watching this little drama, that
 they paid no attention to the
 car behind. ''.' "
 The aim of all these tricks and preparations was successfully met namely, ot keep the Presidents visit a secret from the Germans. Reilly says that most people who saw preparations being made in advance suspected that Q distin- guished visitor was coming, but guessed wrong as to the person. They thought 1t was Mrs. Roose- welt. | .-Ja CAPITAL CHAFF
 Meeting in the Mayflower lobby, ex-Senator Bill Smathers of New Jersey shook hands, with ex-Senator Clyde Herring of Iowa, said "A one lame duck to another, how are you?" |. Herring is about to join the oPA staff as po- Ntical advisor to eX-Senator Prem tiss Brown, OPA Administrator 4 Wherever Brig. Gen. Pat Hurley went-through Russia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Egypt-he, amused him self by enlisting members in his ''B. s. and N. Club. Only after collecting $1 initiation fee did Hurley disclose the full title of the club-Boobs, Suckers, and Nuts. In his tour of the Americas, Mexican labor leader Lombardo Toledano was denied entry to Ar gentina. He says the Argentina government is pro-fascist. The Argentines say he is pro- Commun-' iSt.;. {. Mrs. Roosevelt has just acquired an autographed copy of Luis Quintanilla's book, "A Latin American Speaks" ... CORN AND CATTLE
 It is more than a good bet that the Government will remove the ceiling on corn before another month is up. Judge Marvin Jones, now on leave from, the Court of Claims to help Economic Czar ByrneS on farm problems, has already discussed the matter with Midwest farm leaders, and the move seems certain.
 Here is the reason. At present the corn ceiling of $1O0, Chicago, means that a great many corn growers will feed their crop to hogs instead Of selling it as grain. This, of course, is customary in @ large part of the Middle West.
 However, a lot of corn, above that fed to hogs, has always been sold to cattle raisers and dairy farmers.
 But today the biggest corn
 profit comes from hog-feeding.
 This is because Secretary Wick
 ard, himself an Indiana hog
 farmer, has put floOr
 price under hogs. In other
 words, hogs cannot drop beIew
 certain price, so th' farmer is guaranteed 6 stage price on
 pork. Thus he fares better by
 feeding the corn t0 hogs than
 selling it to cattle ralseFs or
 dairy farmers at ga g bushel.
 In fact, it Is estimated that lt
 is worEh about 9l.2S to &i.So if
 he keeps the corn himself and
 pats t Into pork.
 Secretary Wlckard doesn't seem anxious to Aft the ceiling on corn, but it looks as if he would be superseded. Dairy products and beef are too important.
 AgERRY. Y.GO-R0UND
 When the War Department showed neWsulen Q fadar inetrll- ment at Fort Monmouth. officials imposed strict secrecy, even fore bldding mention Of tte word, Same day sTime" published Q full account Of the device, with an il- lllsiratloF ca. Millionaire Julllls Rosenwnld got only 9g cents ol eI-R-yeaF for government service 4ha rest went for social geouFIi. W1lmoFs illat Sat Nnflep mas