The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-22

This was the recent decision Of
Charley wilson's special commit
tee on postwar conversion.
What 1t means Is that the big
companies which got most Of the
war orders will now get govern
ment help, while the little COM
panies won't. For instance, II q
plant Is notified by the Army or
Navy to cutback q war order OF
$11, 900, 900 worth Of jeeps, 1t gets
no consideration from the govern
ment. But IL 1t gets sOcked 2
$1,000, 900 cancellation, 1t can get
help. A lot of small companies
doing a million dollars worth of
business or less are going to be
among the hardest hit.
It still remains fact that seven
U. S. companies got SO per cent
Of all war orders. They are Gen.
eral Motors, Du Pont, Bethlehem
Steel, Newport News Ship, New
York Ship, Curtiss-W Wright and
Standard Oil Of New Jersey.
JESSE JONES SEES HIS BOSS
When Jesse Jones went in to
see his boss in the White House
last week, ostensibly it was not
over the Texas political revolt.
Instead FDR wanted to see him
about the subsidy for Stripper oil
wells, which the rest of the Ad-
ministration agreed on but for
which Jesse refused to write
RIG check. Jesse smilingly re-
versed himself on the Oil subsidy
following the White House talk.
But his position regarding the
Texas anti Roosevelt revolt re-
mains the same: II never knew
anything about it until 1 read
It in the papers" This, in effect.
was what he took occasion to tell
the President during their oil con-
ference. Friends gathered after
wards that FDR didn't exactly be-
Meve him.
Dear Alben" Barley wound
give his eye-teeth to know whether
or not the President has COM
pletely forgiven him for his sud-
den revolt on the tax veto mes
sage last winter. The answer,
according to White House insid-
erS, Is that the President has al
most forgiven him, but not quite.
II and when there Is a fourth
term, Jesse Jones, they say, may
be in a different category.
ARMY PROMOTIONS
The general whose name was
suddenly withdrawn by the White
House for promotion cracked up
on the beach In France. His
name had been sent to the sem
ate for promotion to major gen.
eral and was about to be APP
proved by the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee. But General
Marshall happened to see him
completely gone to pieces on the
beach, and sent quick radio mes
sage to the White House to with
draw his name from the promo
ton list.
These things happen In war
time, bat some senators are
now questioning the wisdom of
quick promotions for generals
during wartime. Senators Hill,
Kllgore, Wallgren, Thomas Of
Utah and johnson Of Colorado
favor more promotions for the
boys ranging from corporal 10
maJoF, less for the generals
until after the war.
Arthur Bunker OF Lehman
Brothers and the War Production
Board rs lobbying with Senators
for the promotion OF Colonel =. J.
Jeffe. former vice president of
Consolidated Edison, TO be q brig
adler general. Charley Wilson.
former head OF General Electric.
wants him promoted.
One boy who deserves promo
ton. wherever he Is. Is young
Lieut.. Ted Binder, who went down
over Berlin last week while bell
wethering q squadron OF 90 Fly
Ing FortFesses. II he made q mis-
take In direction, then the 90
planes with him did too. But he
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