The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-19
By Dre1C Pearson

boss of the Agricultural Adjustment Agency. purEed Jcroine Prank judge of the Second Circuit Court oi Appeals for proposing that the big meat packers open their books to the public in order 10 ascer- tain how much government subsidies they needed
 Today. Truman proposing far more revo- lutionary sep-opening the books of automobile com panies and other biz industries Simultaneously, Tru- man has brought Chester Davis back from s. Louis Co serve on the important Reconyersion Board. and rumor Is he may step into snyders all-mporlanl reconyersion Job While the American auto industry bogged down the French have built 1000 trucks since Jan. l. The French have also in- creased their coal production iol per cent compared due to the fact that before the war they imported tWo-iifths of their consumption. That importation largely from Germany. is now cut off
 Only time President Roosevelt really got sore st anyone was when he fired Jesse Jones As Secretary Of Commerce and Federal Loan Administrator. Eyer since Truman came into office, however, Harry has shut one eye the fact that Jesse Jones, unofciay, is running the powerful Federal Loan Administration by remote control ing two phones so busy his wife complains she can't talk to him. And since no one has been appointed 10 replace him. Jesse can do almost anything ne wishes with the headleSs loan agencies This also means that he has lot to say about surplus property since it b largely handled by the REC.
 Meanwhile, stuar, Symington. though given the title Of Surplus Property Administrator. actually has little 10 do with it's disposal So Synington Fed up with getting the blame for the Surplus Propery Enar finally went to Reconverson Boss John Snycer
  taking over the REC, himself. Symington didn't say SO in those words but he tired of having the secret hand of Jesse Jones running Surplus Property and the loan agencies while he gets all the headaches.
 Snyder, as usual. was noncommittal Being an old pal of Jesse's. he isn't anxious to make change However the final decision is not up 10 him-but Truman If the latter does not clean house you can write 1t down that his old friend Symngton will not tarry in the headache-ridden job of Surplus Prop ery Administrator
 The Navy Is leaving no stone unturned in It's battle to the death with the Army. Watchful Navy sleuths recently noted item in the New York papers reporting that Gen. "Toughy" Spaatz hard headed Army ace, had entertained dinner of 65 to 70 editors and publishers at the Waldorf with the guest of honor Hugh Baillie, head Of United Press
 Navy men, knowing the difficulty which any gem eral or admiral has in meeting even the family pay roll on a government salary, wondered how Spaatz was able to finance such big shindig They nyesti- gated found that the dinner cost thousand bucks, but it didn't come out of Gen SpaatZs pocket. It was paid for by the United Press whose chief was guest of honor.
 Naturally, the dinner was a good sounding board for Air Force propaganda. The arnen although stay ing in the background have been the leading motv- ator of the Army-Navy merger. In any such merger, the Air Forces figure they will get two votes (thelrs and the Armys) against the Navys one.