The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

AH0 84fstEA AO klFuseS u toothbralShes. while keeping the public contented with news of what goes on.
 Policy-makers at SWPA includ- ing Mr. Walker see the solution in Mr. Walkers general information office. plus spot" information offices Co hand out specific details of sales from seven or eight desig- mated disposal agencies. including Treasury Procurement. RecOnstruc- ton Finance Corporation, Navy. War Food Administration.
 Mr. Walker won't guess with you at the value Of the surplus wares about which he's to inform the na- ison. Others estimate goods actual ly to be turned oyer from military stocks for disposal here is worth from six to l25 billion dollars over all surplus at home and abroad.
 While Mir. Walker informs on sllr- plus war property being disposed under MT. Clayton's administra- tion set up by presidential edict Of February. i9ss. Congress is wor- gying out legislation-- known as the Colmer bill-t0 establish it. Some congressman. including Mr. Jerry VOorfis and Mir. Chet Holisield Of California. are stuinping for sales methods that will give veterans. small farmers and businessmen a better chance.
 TTEE MATTRESS CASE
 Mir. Walker believes that surplus must go through existing merchant dising machinery. can't be paroeled out over a nation-gide bargain counter. ln practice this school Oi thought prevails in SWPA.
 While congressional opponents Of sDsall-lOt sales urge their beliefs in the House. members have brought ga reports of a sale of lO0. 600 mat- dresses. sold in minimum lots of 600 and up. Lots Of GOO sold for es.25. bigger lots. S3.85. That. the small lot opponents point Out. pulls the mattress out from under a veteran or the corner retailer who'd like to neplenisb his stocks with a dozen mattresses Mr. vOorhis amend nlent tO give small business a better chance is temporarily in the bill. tO be banded about later.
 Some other two-faeed trouble some thineg iD the bill lead HaeD- hers Of Congress to sing the policy blues. Mindful of possible aid 10 m0n0DoIies by selling vast war plants to certain enterprises. Con- Rress requires that no aluminium OT synthetic rubber plantS shall be sold without a preliminary report to Congress.
 Mir. vOorllls points out that whats good for aluminium and rsbber is good for petroleum products and cllemieals.
 THEY wANT 70 BYPASS
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 Small business watehdogS also want to fly the clause allowing agl owning agency such as Army or War Food Administrator to dispose Of property for war production or as desiepated by the surplus admiDjs- frst0r without being restricted by Section q. which demands first consideration for public. edueatiOD- al or charitable institutions. YeteT- ans ar small business, and Is sup posed 10 prevent unusual and eEees- @Ne profit a,id fostering Of mono IOly.
 Nr. Walker cited one such sale Army rented 90 million dollars worth Of equipment to General MO- tors for war production GM decided io buy t before t was declared sliy. plus iD order to make firm their re- conversion plans, Army as owning ageiley said sure, Be'U gbye yOu the customary . per cept discount. GM said gbat customary 5 lDer cent dis, eoiiDip Well take the regular l5 per cent disposal deterioration,
 No matter hOg the leglslatlOD eDleiges, Mr WalkeT forekees OtlleT transactions that will gjye blW gtlet, Jbege may be z million gal. Ions Of eaDloltiaee paint, fairly costly product. especially composed 10 rub Of easily. MT. Walker doesD1 kn0Y aDy0ne Rbl0 waDis u bad enough s0 taxpayers wODt scream Ngyp~ at the price,
 Wiib diverse disposal prObleWs, Mf, Walker seys speed Is the I8Ost llgpoTtaDi factor, Iie piaDs tO keep llls b)i0l1Datl0D seiup iD bigb geaT t0 heiD get rid Ot eOyetpDlelt pr0pr efay wDiie tlleTes demand eglOngD 10 create a kRIINfig fnas4<ai