The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-23

Secretary Simson at first
looked shocked that anyone knew
about Marshall'S impending trans
fer, but did not deny that 1t was
In the works. He did deny, how
ever, that 1t was being made at.
the behest Of the British. -. -.
"A man should serve where he
can render the greatest service
to his country" StimsOn told
his callers.
His Congressional callers, how
ever, commended that to remove
Marshall from the position Of
chief Of staff, where he helped
decide strategy for all war fronts,
would be q blow to the war. They
argued that he was the best quail
fled and most experienced man IN
the Army to decide Startegy for
all fronts, and that placing him
In England would give him only
one field Of military operation.
They argued that Marshall not
be moved at all, or II he must
be moved, that he become General
Of the Armies, which would put
him in charge Of al American war
policy.
Stimson listened carefully, said
little. In the end, however, he
observed that the matter was "still
In the making" and asked his
callers not to accept MarShall's
transfer "as the completed thing.
0Cn tn C0NTVNTIE
Rumors about OCD folding up
now can be embalmed. Ever since
the news leak on Jim Lands ap-
pointment as State Department
coordinator in Cairo, 1t was re-
ported that the Once Of Civilian
Defense would be taken apart and
the pieces given to the War De-
partment and Charley Taft for
his Community War Services pro-
gram.
Inside fact Is that an Ex.
ecutive Order was drafted for
this purpose but was blocked
largely through the efforts Of
quiet but effective Harold Smith
Of the Budget Bureau. He be-
Neved that although air raid
duty would be lessened, there
was q big job to be done by mil
lions Of volunteers both In War
Service work and Protective ac-
tivity against accidents and
fires.
So OCD's army Of l1.000O00 vol
unteerS now seems to be assured
Of continuer organization and the
leadership for the duration. John
Martin, former Rhodes Scholar,
now serving as Acting Director of
OCD, Is young, "a, but tough
minded and Woodworking. He
thinks that OCD must be frank
thinks the OCD must be frank
with the American people, that
there are other jobs to do. He
has come through the mill in OCD
since the days of Mayris CLANCY,
Mrs. Roosevelt's dancing girl, at
which time he and Jim Lands
began to clean house.
TIRES GO TO WASTE
A scrap dealer named Morris
Kaplan came busting into the
War Production Board the other
day. He said:
Look here, I've got an inven-
tory Of $50 tires In my place In
Cambridge, (A1ass.), today, and
they're gathering dust and get
ting In the way. had more
than that, but ! took 200 tires
and strapped them Just because
] got tired Of stumbling over
them.
'Those tires" said Kaplan,
fare good secondhand tires,
ana they ought 70 be put on
somebody's car. not thrown out
for scrap. But the red tape
Of Fationing Il too much fer Us,
80 they 80 for scrap"
Kaplan's tale fell on sympathe.
tic ears In the WPB, where Of.
flcials would like 10 move odd
size tires from secondhand deal
eFs al over the country. But they
are thWaFted By the red tape OF
rationlng. TO get q tire 81 any
kind - old, new, regular size or
odd siEe-yeu must have . esFti-
flcate from the FatiGn board.
When q buyer starts that diff.
cult routine, however. he decides
that his troubles might aa well Be
invested In the best kind % tire
he can set. 80 he buys 3 new
but Loses pennanls. A amall,GiHef
man y ono who sets practically
everything he wants IN NE sKeepl