The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-24
Observations
Bowles Does Wei
in Management of
OPA
BY Helen Essary

year ago Chester Bowles, high
ly successful advertising man,
came to Washington to assume
control OF the Office of Price Ad-
ministration and to steady its
webbing progress into something
resembling that OF an efficient or
ganization with growing public ana
congressional support.
A recapitulation OF developments
during Bowers tenure has led
capital observers 10 agree he has
done a magnificent job with the
unpopular price and rationing
agency.
Within two weeks after taking
office. Bowles boosted OPA morale
through the confidence and energy
he radiated. He placated Congress
by following scrupulously an edlct
10 toss out the 'long.haired theor-
lists" and replace. them by bust
ness men.
He announced frankly he was
out TO WOO business. and proceeded
10 take business into his confidence
and extend the list Of advisory
committees from retail and other
fields.
Rowles then went after the pub
lie via signed magazine articles
and radio programs, and took every
occasion TO sell" price control and
rationing TO the average house
wife.
Much Of the credit for his sue
cess is laid to Bowles' anna ability
and sincerity. But he doesn't de-
pend on personality alone. He is a
hard worker and he wins over enc
mics by frankly admitting that
OPA has made and is making mis-
takes.
TOP RANKING ADMINISTRA-
TON OFFICIALS expect the
President TO veto the present bill
extending price control because II
is loaded down with price-raisins
amendments
The concensus is that Mr.. Roose'
welt will not write a hair shirt
veto message, such as the one on
the last tax bill. but will use EN-
phatic language 10 try to persuade
Congress and the public that the
bill would start prices skyrocket-
ing. and that it might hinder the
progress of the war.
The veto message is expected TO
be sustained. and Congress will
be forced into a position of passing
a resolution continuing the exist.
ing price and wage control laws
intact.
However. the chances are that
such an extension would be voted
only for a short period, probably
until February or March. l945. In
that event. the battle over price
control is certain to wash over into
the political campaigns this year.
THE UNITED NATIONS RE-
LIEF AND REHABILITATION
ADMINISTRATION already has
swung into action TO bring much
needed help TO the people who
nave buANlSu 81 lOnS uuutI INC
Nazi yoke.
Within "a hours after Allied
troops streamed across the channel
into France, Herbert H. Lehman,
UNNRA director general. was tell
ing European people by short wave
that supplies were on the way.
Lehman said that UNNRA plans
are being mapped to restore health
services and 10 provide needed food
snd aid in reuniting broken fam
lilies. He pointed out, however,
that the program may be hampered
TO some extent by lack of transpor-
tation facilities on the continent.
MILITARY OBSERVERS are
anxiously, looking forward to the
results onoe Gen Dwight d. Essen
hover finally calls on the French
underground 10 rise and strike the
Nazis with all their might.
Vigorous action by anti-Nazi
forces in occupied territory alrea-
-dy has been reported, and there Is
a possibility that large areas may
be liberated by these forces.