The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Congressional
'SUTTLETIES'
The inside on the Washington scene Of
interest to the Carolinas.
BY HOWARD SUBTLE
Star-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, April GA nation wide
program to provide medical experts and tech.
meal specialists for Uncle Sans fighting fore
es, in which North Cardinals institutions of
higher learning would participate, is being
sought here by two Tar Heel congressman.
Representatives Carl T. Durham, of Chapel
Hill, chairman of house military affairs in
vestigating subcommittee, and Graham A.
Barden, of New Bern, chairman of the house
education committee, believing that, despite
the need of the Army ground forces for fight
ing men, there should be some sort of CO.
ordinated program whereby specialists may
be provided not only for the military, but
also to meet a crying civilian need, are try
ing to do something about it,
Both Durham and Barden know that re.
cent virtual abandonment by the army Of its
college specialists training program was a Sc
we're blow to North Carolina institutions,
which had set up their plans for the current
session with a view of continuance of the
specialist schools
AS high ranking member Of the military
affairs committee, Durham has conferred dur
ing the past week with army authorities, who
recognize the need for steady flow of tech
ncal men into fighting channels and are work
ing proposals designed to re-enact col
lege training program, although not on so
broad a scale as before.
Only few medical and pharmaceutical
trainees remain under the army program,
while the navy's college specialists training
plan has undergone slightly more than rou-
tine revision since its inauguration.
WILBUR REPORT STUDIED
Military authorities and members Of con-
gress are giving close study to the report of
a 12-man advisory committee, headed by DR..
Ray Lyman Wilbur chancellor of Stanford
university and appointed by the War depart
ment.
1T is absolutely imperative that these de-
partments (selective service, war manpower
commission, army and navy unite in plans
that will give us at least reasonable security
in the future for the general welfare, as well
as for the armed services and industries, "
the Wilbur report declared.
'tPromising students should not only be Sc
lected, but given adequate training in such
fields as chemistry, physics, advanced engi-
neering, pre-medical and prudential studies"
To overcome the psychological factor"
wherein young students demonstrating tech
biological aptitude might prefer to enter the
armed forces rather than be regarded as
evading military service, DR.. Lyman said:
1--WE should do as Great Britain does. If a
man is scientific genius and valuable to
the nation, give him an armband to wear to
show that he is not evading the draft"
"GREY MARKET PROBE
North Cardinals manufacturers, wholesa[
ers and retailers of textiles will be interested
to know that the Office of Price Administra-
ton is Investigating reports OF 'grey mar
ket," in which dealers in textiles reduce the
quality of their merchandise in order to make
higher profits under OPA price ceiling sched-
ules.
While no incident of fragrant violation in
North Carolina has yet been made public,
OPA's legal enforcement division has let it
be known that there'n be plenty OF action
within the next couple of months.
An outstanding case of the effectiveness OF
the OPA "grey market probe was brought
in New York last week, W h concern
known as Artee Frocks was sued Tor $2l8, 900
under the 'treble-damage" provisions OF the
price control law.
| Several hundred such 'treble-damage" &C.
tons have been settled out of court through
out the nation when dealers, caught with
the goods,'' paid off rather than race en-
barrassing publicity in court action.
PREDICT FURNITURE BOOM
| A mild furniture boom is in prospect Tor
High Point as a result of the recent WEB Or
der permitting use of steel springs In inner