The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-27
By DreSU Pearson

who sold n to the Chinese The cotton vas worth Is cents a pound or about e13S 0oo M cost u from the committee saw while i wAs siin n a warehouse waiting to be shipped.
 125 while Q. a forces wsre norely in ncsd os essential war soooA some saaat eaTsoes VI. ossf mattrezscS commoceS bccEieaoa, dreAse<4 etc. were floWn in for the of top-ranking oificezS. This material had been shipped hy Air iron Khartoun. Egypt 10 KarAchi India G0oo mlleD and from Cairo Egypt to KArachi g1O0o mileS).
 one officer told the Congressman that he ha1 an Austin car shipped 10 him from karaehi to hew Delhi He later had C re-Shipped to Karschi beoause he "did not like the paint job on the car" Also. quantity Of tile vas flown from Bombay 70 ksrachi to build patio for the OfficcFz Quo. The patio was built after V-J Day
 CO great deal of equipment wAs hauled from Africa to India thousands of miles, only to be burned after it got there one officer told the congreaman that he personally witnessed the burning of @oH of flying gloves worth @ a pair. Ts pArsehut@ and great many Az flying jackets The same officer nW a "Lt. RenshOg." acting on orders. smA&h aarcrafi parts and instruments with an ax. An Air oorps Major named Griffith. shipping supply officer. sent 10 KArachi from headquarters to get no of the supplies within a week.
 @ load of empty Coca-Cola bottles vas flown out from China to Inoia. printing pres weighing 5000 pounds shipped from KaTach to Agra and thence to Saya, where it was left unused An officer at oaya said it was the only way he knew to get rid Of it" the committee was told.
 (5) Among other things destroyed. the sub-com- mittee learned. were 10 beacon lights worth $500 each. 20 Pratt and whitney engine cylinoers worth s7oO each. and 10 magnetos for airpane engines.
 
 There isn't any doubt as to which present Harry Truman prizes the most among the vast collection Of gifts received this Christmas.
 It is beautiful oil painting of his 92-year-old mother, by the portrait artist Jerry Farnsworth.
 The painting was presented by Truman's lifelong friend Frank s. Land of Kansas City, Mo, founder and president of The Order of DeMoay.
 Land explained to Sen. Arthur Capper. of KansaS. Rep. Mendel Rivers of South Carolina and others m Truman's office that it fitting the DeMolays should offer the gift because the order stresses home life and love for parents.
 Its masterpiece" said the President.
 We asked your mother if there was any special message she wanted to deliver to you when We delivered the portrait" Land remarked No doubt you guess what she said She said to tell Harry to be careful"
 This has become by-word in the Truman fam fly, and the President pointed out that his mother had been telling him that for SO years.
 She's a great lady, MT President, continued Land. "and the only portrait sitter I've ever heard of who could outsit the artist Farnsworth tells me that she sat for almost six hours one day. Finally he had to give up and take rest"
 "Tm not surprised to hear that responded Tru- man. They don't make them like her any more She's the pioneer type that is passing cut. Despite her years, she has magnificent constitution