The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-12


 "WhO Is thlS?" mumbled the clerk Sleeplly. MILL
 "Thls Is Madame Chlang Kal. shek," was the reply.
 "Oh, yeah! Well, ! ana Ma poleon."
 The clerk hung up, Later, ct breakfast, he told his wife about the call, with some angry im- precautions about practical jokers who got people out of bed ct seven in the morning.
 "But, dcaF," replied hls wife. "I'll bet that was Madame Chi. ang Kal.shek. ! went to Well lesley with her and ! understand she's been calling sIp ell her old classmates who live In Washing tOn."
 NOTE: Madame Chiang phoned about l6 of her former wellesley classmates who live around Wash. ington.
 DIPLOMATIC CHAFF
 Paramount has received 5000 letters as the result of this cole uInr's revelation that Ernest Hem- ingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was being suppressed be- cause of objections from Dictator Franco, the State Department and people represented as friends of the Vatican" Paramount keeps promising that the picture will be shown. However, inside fact is that It's premiere, planned for New York In April, has been post poned. All magazine advertise ments scheduled for May and June have been cancelled It was not the British who stopped Swedish vessels from their month- ly voyages to South America, but the Nazis. They found that Sweden was getting more and more independent, thumbing it's nose instead Of giving the Nazi salute .. The U. s. Government is beaining a radio program to- ward Martinique to tell its popu- lation of Admiral Roberts re. fusal to cooperate with the United States and the reasons why we have cut off food from that island .. State Department is boiling mad over the speech of U. s. Ambassador J. IT. Hayes in Mad- rid revealing how much assistance we were giving Spain. Officials considered issuing a statement spanking him, but didn't |. WHEELER'S MAN.
 POWER PROBLEM
 Montana sugar beet farmers, desperately hard up for labor, doubtless will be interested in the way one of their two senators. the Hon. Burton K. Wheeler, solved 8 manpower problem with the help of the United States Navy.
 Senator Wheeler is chairman of the Interstate Commerce Com mittee, which sponsored the bill to merge the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies.
 Early last year, an investlga- tor for this committee, Edward Cooper, obtained Q commission as a lieutenant in the Navy's communications sections. Now Senator Wheeler has got Lieut.. Cooper assigned hack to the The terstate Commerce Committee.
 Whiiler went right to the top to swing this little deal. He urged Navy Secretary Knox to permit Cooper to return to his old job until the telegraph merger bill passed Congress. Wheeler ex- plained that. Cooper's. services were sorely needed because he had given a great deal of time and study to the legislation.
 Knox referred the request to Navy personnel officials. with the result that Lieut.. Cooper was given an indefinite leave te assist Wheeler as long as needed. He has been occupying an 0liice close to Wheeler's In the 6en- ate Office Building since Feb. TuaEy
 Just what his duties are re- mains Q mystery. All studies relative to tho merger bill were completed last year. and the bill was sent to the President for his signature February 25th, yet Coop CT, at last report. was still oc- cupying an office on Capitol Hill. MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Postmaster General Walkers post office inspection trip actually is for the purpose of having a look-sce ct the nations political under-pinninRs. He hasa ready written state laAdaEa that ha MaA