The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-27
Observations
New Kind of
Fireworks MAY
be Popping

Dt OppIHb
There will be new kind Of
fireworks in Washington for ;
while now since Mr.. Truman has
hung up his hat and coat IN the
avenue
That post-New Deal ralm which
many mopers predicted just isn't
going TO happen. Missouri's very
favorite son with the mild look
has a sharp brain, swapping eyes
behind the smoke screen OF his
spectacles
And a vocabulary one-sylla
bled-word vocabulary that doesn't
mince words almost destroyed the
S45 newspeople who went to his
first presidential press conference
You've heard already about that
press conference, and RS elec-
tric atmosphere.
So / won't talk too long on its
staccato excitement, The rush
70 get into the famous oval study
10 meet the new president and see
how he would behave was so foot
ballish half Of us were propelled
in backwards. The last 40 yard
dash down the hall that separates
the anteroom from the study was
done in a gallop was too far
back IN the crowd to see Mr.. Tru-
man clearly. But | heard his
resolute voice and got some vivid
Impressions Of how he will direct
the White House
First-he. Harry s Truman, is
going TO be President Of the United
states He will be his own boss.
always. And run his own show.
Second Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Stain will get on. They speak the
same language even through tran
slsfors' aid Mr. Stain isn't going
10 outmaneuver Mr. Truman. Mr..
Stain has sensed this. His knowl-
edge Of this Truman characteristic
gives him respect for the new
President
Third-Mr Truman and Mr..
winston Churchill will not be too
terribly "simpatica" Mr. Tru-
man and Mr.. Churchill do not
speak the. sam language, though
both record the thoughts they let
people know about. In English.
Fourth-Mr. Truman doesn't
mean TO have any high falutin''
nonsense clouding the issues he
has 10 meet as President OF the
United States He Is not confused
He thinks straight and gets 10
the gist of the trouble without me
sndering about.
For the rest OF today's opinions
OF the new President take you
10 c. B. Pinckney. Jr., az whose ex-
cellent food store Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman used to trade when they
lived out on Connecticut avenue
1t took little doing to persuade
Mr.. Pinckney to tell what he knew
about the new President and his
wife. He said they weren't the
sort Of people you could take
vantage OF. They were pleasant
and cooperative. They never ask
ed special fayors or special cuts
OF meat. or tried TO get an extra
points worth OF anything because
they were in a position 10 throw
their weight around.
Friday. the day after Mr.. Roose-
velt's death, Mrs. Truman phoned
she would have 10 be out when the
delivery boy came. She would
leave her ration points at the apart
ment house desk.
Sometimes Vice President and
Mrs. Truman came in 10 do their
marketing together. She would
pick out what she wanted. And he
would sort OF stand around like
husbands DO IN a store and walt Tor
his wife 70 make UP her mind Then
she'd take a bag and he would
take a bag. They'd carry the
things Out 10 the car themselves
Most Of the time. Indeed, they
were so unobtrusive you'd forget
they were there and should have
attention.
Il don't want 10 give you the
impression Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
were easy and careless" explained
Mr. Pinckney. They weren't.
They understood values and were
TT interested in goods that wasn't
up 10 the mark.
Yes, indeed. We liked that In
them. And let me tell you IN this
connection. they expected TO get
their moneys worth In nice way
Of course. Even II they were al
ways good tempered Mr. Truman
is a man who know tue pre- Of
. can Of peas
Mr. Truman is man who lows
TIE price OF a can Of peas" A
first-Iate quality IN President Of
the United States.
WASHINGTON-lNS- The Sen.
ate Food Subcommittee prepared TO
look into packers" meat distribu-