The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-10
By Drssc PsaxsOn

for violating price regulations The suit was for etBo 900, and tho oPA brought criminal charges
 However the Cox Lumber co. retained very dis- tnguished counsel Clyde Aoey, former governor oi North Carolina, now D. g. Senator and good friend of MT. Caudle Mir Hoey at that time wAs not actual- y serving as U. g., Senator, He had been nominated which s equivalent to election but he had not taken the oath of office Otherwise he would have violated the law which says a member of Congress cannot handle case against the u S government. However, Mr. Hoey just before he officially became Senator, made some representations to Justice Department officials
 Suddenly the criminal case against zoeys clients, tho Cox Lumber O.. was dropped. There s no ov. dence that Caudle had anything to do with thg Bub- soquently, however Hoey urged that his friend .. Atty Caudlo Do promoted to the key Job Of assistant FattornOy-general in Washington ir chargo of the Justice Departments Criminal Division Caudle got the Job, Now he is In charge not merely of opA violations In Western North Carolina but tho OPA violaticns throughout the entire United States
 It will Do interesting to watch him and see how h0 makes out
 Note-oPA attorneys say the civil case against the Cox Lumber O. has not yet gone to trial though 1t b now nine months old They also say that crEn. ina eharges. are customary in eases llke thls and dropped.
 Here lS one illustration of how tho discharge of hgh.point veterans Is eeins neg sa1s m she % Army ny rison Field happens to be under the command of Col Richard T Kight the pilot who flew Wendell Wlllkls around the world and Who also tloW Henry WaNace through siberia to china
 Col Right is 52 years old and on excellent pilot And apparently he liked the Army-wheh, considers ing his age and rank, certainly has treated him well So he thinks enlisted men should stay in tho Army too J,.,.s
 For on Aug. 2i, whom Col Right got orders from Washington that oil 0S-point men should Do dlss charged regardless of their technical speciality the 32-year-ed commander hit tho ceiling The rest oi tho day h0 spent burning up the wires to Washing' ton contonding that ho could not operate If he dls- charged 9b-pe!nt men,
 Many men At Morrison Field, who had not done one real days work week, were furious, Col Right S supposed to repair planes brought back from India for the Air Transport Command. But enl!gted men say his operation is 50 diSorganised that they arc idle half tho time and some of the planes have he'd to be flown oil the way to Long Beach, oalifr for repairs instead.
 When radio station VOL, WAshington, adveF. tlsed for . new radio personality to broadcast news program to be known as "Tho Voice Of Wash' ington" . Mtin- American diplomat and representa- tive of the French government were among tho large number Of important government personnel, cat drivers, theateF managers, seFvcelen and others who responded Francisco Banda, until recently Ecuas dorean eonBul-general in New OFleanS was one Of tho applicants, Another was Willy Dianchet of the French Purchasing Mlssionf OPA officials admit privately despite reassrng public uttorancea, that price increases bringing the cost of many consumer goods far above the ie42 base level, will have to be granted soon, They blame the opon.handed big bus- inoSS policy Of WIPE head Gap Krug. nA