The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Observations
Dutch Industrial
Set-up May Fall
Before Nazis
BY HELEN EssARY

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Considerable concern is being
felt in Washington circles for Hol'
land as a result OF the thorough job
the Germans did in demolishing
Italian industry.
The reas IN is that the Germans
have had more time TO carry out
programs OF demolition in large
parts OF Holland than they had
in France. France escaped the
thoroughness OF the German demo
lition program because the Nazi
hordes were running too fast
But In Holland, Allied forces have
been slowed down. and this recall
ed what happened in Italy, when
the Germans had time 10 carry out
q thorough demolition program.
The Job they did there, govern
ment officials say, was a model or
diabolical ingenuity. The Nazis
wrecked practically every power
plant in the country, and carried
out clever sabotage jobs in num-
erous factories. with the result that
Italian industry was virtually de-
stroyed-completely knocked out.
For example, time bombs were
foated down sewers, where they
would explode in the most inacces-
sible places. Oficials observed that
planned demolition is much more
thorough than bombing. which is
a comparatively hit or miss pTopo-
sition.
STREAMLINING OF many Of
Washington's war agencies alTea-
dy is under way. The War Produc-
ton Board. for instance, is planning
I cut down by 10 per cent In No
vember on its personnel. already
has eliminated some divisions and
bureaus and Is planning TO COM
bine others.
TIE first move in this direction
among the war agencies was made
late in the summer when Rubber
Director Bradley Dewey recommend
ed that his rubber Office be abolish
ed Sept. as an individual unit and
incorporated as a division in WPB.
Although most OF the rubber en-
ployes were retained under WPB,
the motive was a telltale straw in
the wind. Other agencies which
will become less important as the
war moves toward its conclusion
include the War Manpower COM
mission, the Defense Transporta-
ton Office, once OF Civilian De-
tense and once OF War Informa-
ton.
The Office OF Price Administra-
tion is one agency. however, where
IN - instead OF less-work ap-
pears imminent as peace days near.
OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles has found that rationing
work slackened considerably within
his agency.
Howeva-, the load on the price
STAFF of OPA has increased because
OF the Job entailed in putting prices
on civilian goods which will again
be appearing after VE-day in
Europe.
PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL
AIRLINES discloses that Gail Pat
IlNh plaAS W 6AfC up AlCl JOO % a
motion picture star after the war
and return TO udying law.
Miss Patrick is known in private
life as the wife of 1t. Arnold D.
White who is learning to fly naval
Transports at peas transitional
school at Roanoke, Va.
The war interrupted Whites leg.
al education and Hollywood halted
Calls final law training. Both will
go back TO school postwar.
FORMER D7NCCRATIC GOV.
ERNoR CHARLES EDISON OF
New Jersey is believed to have
found disfaHor with FDR when he
bluntly inf rmed the President that
New Jersey will go for Dewey.
However. Edison-son OF the late
great inventor, Thomas A. Edison
seeks no Dew Deal tavors. His
frank statement probably means
the departure OF another one.time
party worker from the Democratic
ranks.
Edison told FDR that the Hague
political machine had driven many
independent voters into the Re-
publican camp.