Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-23
by Central Press

washington. Nov. 23--Anrcdr;rs
on General George &. Marshall ;,rr
gong the rounds IN incrc sing mimi
DOTS Oi late. SplIrrcd by his Dr,,mi-
lciicc IN the glpbal war. Here i, ,nr
mat comes well vOuchCd for. II seems
that during the carly days or rolIa-
oolatloA between the American ami
brI'iSh hISh commands, there WAS
iiluch reserve, much standing on Ccrc-
mony, th,t all dislike but didn't
seem 10 know how Ia obliicr;tr for
an easy exchange of views. Marshall
lclt thai progress was being impcdcd
by dIllIdcncc Ol the mcIal-cpm,niltcr
was seated al one big labIc. wnIcn
bore no table cloth. One of the
courses w,S oysters baked oh inc han
shell, and each diUcr WAS given Il
cotton glove. the better To handle the
StcamGn9 bI-vaiIcS. Marshall was
seated al one end of the shining table.
When he WAS served he pretended 10
tumble IN applying his FORK 10 the
oyster. and Tipped Il hali-Shcil across
inc table INTO The lap OF tup-llight
British general. That did the trlcK.
There was general laughter. a.d irull
that moment on, 50 the story zoe.
the ice VS. broken and the Yanhs
and LlmCyS tossed aside protocol and
got along beautifully together.
New iiarc-ups in Washington aDou.
British influence ON the United Stllc,
rdtlO.lnS system includes this one
that Robert SmaliWoud. Il top exc
cutivc OF England'S Upton Tea COM
p@ny, Is power DcuInd the ORA
throne as far as price policing goes.
High OPA officials assert. now
| ever, that Smallwood is merely act
ing IN an advisory capacity as Il
conSultant; working two or three
days week al OPA al the request
Of James BrOWnlcc, business Chicl Ul
The orGanlLatIoH's price department.
Nevertheless, the case calls 10 mind
| the experience of another English
man VINO WAS called before the to-
rem committee of the House Ia ;cil
| Congress about his part IN iurmm.
| OpA policies. He was Israel Moses
Self, executive of u l.rgc British
chain store system, also employed is
dn OPA cOnsutant.
After bitter criticism from mem
DcrS of the congressional committee,
Sell severed ms connections w.tn
| OPA and returned 10 England.
Some Washington MCdicS arc critI-
| ciHing the practice of Il few oi their
colleagues who write milk "prcScrIp-
lions authorizing dairic> To give pre-
ference 10 certain customers II faced
with Inadequate supplies Tor all.
CundcmnIng the action rs unCthi
cal and APT To provoke milk panic.
these physicians contend moreover
that il is unnecessary even from the
standpoint Oi sick people and infants.
All uutritIOnal elements supplied 10y
milk, they argue. can be obtained
from other sources.
las far as dairy products are con-
ccrncd, they are non-cSScnilai. one
eminent pcdiatriciJn, who asked that
his name be withheld. explained.
The familiar soy bean, with the adj
dition of some easily obtairablc Vita
minis. produces Il perfect food easier
and cheaper than II can be Obtained
from the COW"
The aforementioned gentleman
predicted, in short, world without
COWS.
Already there are rumblings in
Congress. Harold l.. Roach. vice pre-
sidcnt of the American Soy Bean
Association. hitting al discriminatory
tax measures which. he said. insure
the popularity OF dairy products.
urged the House Agriculture Com
mittce 10 "lct the COW stand in lis
own feet az. inst the soy bean.
Jim Watson spent 40 years III House
and Senate representing Indiana Jim
was and is known IS Il grcCtCr. never
failing To- call a manor woman-by
first name. But he SipCd once.
While Phil LaFOllcttc of the Wis
consin LaFollcttcs was governor OF