The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-30
Observations
Personality of
Gen. Eisenhower
Proves Charming
Personality of

GEN. DWIGHT d. ElSENHOW-
Frs Homecoming parade here con-
| WINGED thousands Of spectators that
the modest, Kansas-born Allied
| Commander combines the traits
that Americans like to see in their
military leaders-hard boiled con-
| viction and humility.
General Ike" who is slated TO
be Allied commander in Europe
until the occupation ends, and then,
undoubtedly Army chief Of stan,
displayed both OF these qualities in
a few brief moments while receiy-
ing the key to Washington.
His Army jeep drew up to the
flag-draped platform which held
the district board of commission
ers and other Washington digni'
taries. The metropolitan police
band continued TO play, and thou
sands OF plain citizens cheered
themselves hoarse.
In : few seconds. before the banu
stopped, Ike" traded banter with
Board Chairman John Russell
Young. Mayor of Washington,
and his colleagues. 1t wasn't Ike,
the toast OF London, Paris and
Washington. II was Ike, the hail
fellow-well-met
Neither irked nor upset when the
band didn't stop, Ike just kidded
with the men on the reviewing
stand.
"Hi-yah. Guy" he called TO Guy
Mason, a commissioner.
where's Harry?" asked Young.
referring TO Capt. Harry Butcher,
USNR. Eisenhower aide and form
er vice president of the Columbia
Broadcasting Company.
Jaw, he's back there in one or
those other cars" Eisenhower re-
piled. grinnins.
Within seconds, however, the
formalities got under way. And
then il was General OF the Army
Dwight d. Eisenhower who solemn
ly accepted the key 10 Washing
ton as a symbol OF gratitude for the
work OF all his men.
THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRA-
TION figures that operations in the
Pacific will require as fuch fuel
oil as the two wars combined have
required in the past.
OPA Chief Chester Bowles made
this disclosure while testifying
before the House Banking and Cur.
rency Committee.
1T is hard TO believe he said.
with disbelief in his voice, but
/ understand that the Pacific is co.
ing to need as much fuel oil in
the future as ii has in the past. plus
as much as was used in the whole
European war"
Congressman indicated surprise.
NOT ALL THE IMPORTANT
MATTER being discovered by
Army intelligence experts in con-
quered Germany consists Of loot
or stores OF wealth.
Technical experts report that
even more important finds have
been turned up in remote spots
wherein they were hidden for fu-
ture use in German scientific ad-
vancement in the industrial field.
= These discoveries. 1t was said,
bring out that In some respects, at
@least, German scientific thought
ran well ahead OF the most advanc-
ed thinking in the United States.
II retained by the Germans, it was
noted. the discoveries could speed
up redeyelopment OF the country In
complete defiance OF the attempts
of other nations to restrain them.
Other surveys tend to alter to
some extent the earlier enthusiastic
reports on the results OF strategic
bombing. Experts say that while
it is true that many important
plants were destroyed. including
synthetic gas plants. the chief re-
suit was the paralysis OF communi-
cations lines.
Destruction Of the lines prevent.
ed German industry from moving
needed supplies to factories and
component parts to assembly
points. But one thoroughly camou-
flaged synthetic rubber plant which
was completely untouched. it was
said. was capable OF producing 20
per cent as much synthetic rubber
as the entire current United States
production.