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Socialists are bound to remember that
its successor was the evil directory with
all the corruption and dishonesty out of
which the nation turned with relief to
Napoleon.
Nor is this all. Granted all its cour-
age, its complete sincerity and it's re-
markable power to impose its discipline
upon its members, the French Com
munist party, like Communist parties
elsewhere, operates upon two levels of
morality. 1t has one level that is valid
as between it's own members; there it is
frank and Straightforward. There is
plenty of discussion: members know
what is being done and why; differ
ences are thrashed out honestly and
soberly until decision is reached. 1t
then becomes binding, and all members,
whatever their views, must accept it.
But there is different ethic for Com
munists who are dealing with nom
Communists. Then their right hand
takes great care not to know what the
left hand is doing. They ask for fusion
with the Socialists while they nego-
tiate with other people who hate social
ism. They may be for De Gaulle one
day and against him the next. Their
view of peace and war, of international
policy, even of the large principles
of democratic policy, is shaped less in
Paris than in Moscow, or, rather, by
what Paris Communists think is the
Moscow Zine" They are not really in
terested in genuine friendship with
the Socialists. Like the character in
Moturi's play, they embrace their rival
the better to strangle him." Their real
purpose is the formation of mass party
of the left which can break all opposi-
tion. Even Leon Blum, after his superb
exhibition of moral courage. is for them
an obstacle to be removed rather than a
hero to be venerated. It irritates them
that Frenchmen should have more re-
gard for him than they have for the
Communist leaders, Thorez and Duclos.
Stand for Democratic Freedoms.
The French Socialist party is anxious
for close collaboration with the Com
munists; and it Is, Of course. eager, as
We are all eager, for friendship with
the q. s. s. r. That is based on a full
mutual understanding and not really on
temporary wartime needs. But 1t rightly
seeks. II at all possible, to preserve the
democratic freedoms -of speech, OF avi-
Evening star., 1945-09-09

do He ran into trouble when he op-
posed congressional moves for increased
prices for farm products and when OPA
rolled back prices.
Says Controls Must Continue.
In October, 1943, Bowles who had
been general manager of the agency,
became administrator Bowles admitted
mistakes had been made by OPA and
brought more businessmen into some of
the agency's top jobs.
When butter and meat became very
scarce and ration points suddenly were
Cancelled early this year, consumer con.-
plants were the loudest in OPA history.
Black market operations reached a gi-
gantic scale.
Bowles said American housewives
are paying $1,000, 900 900 tribute yearly
to operators of food black markets.
very great national disgrace" He esti-
mated that overcharges for clothing,
tires, gasoline and other items would
account for several million dollars more.
He maintained, however, that the
vast majority of businessmen were hon.
est and that in fairness to these busi-
nessmen it was necessary to clean up
the black markets.
Bowles asserts that price controls dur
ing the war saved the Government and
the buying public billions of dollars He
says there still is "a dangerous gap pc-
tween sudden victory and sound pros
perity" and has asked for cool heads
and continued cooperation of business.
workers, farmers and consumers to see
the Stabilization job through
Distributed by Associated Press
Evening star., 1945-09-09

books, and hundreds of thousands of
purchase certificates for autos, tires and
other rationed goods.
OPA was an almost constant target of
criticism by members of Congress, busi-
neSsmen farmers and the general pub
lie. It's officials were denounced as
"bungling bureaucrats," long haired
professors the "slide-rule boys"
"Roosevelts gestapo," Gears" and
Communists"
OPA was blamed by some people for
the shortage of nylon stockings, for
rancid butter, chilly houses, the lack of
banana splits.
1t was accused of depriving babies of
diapers and of taking Christmas trees
away from little children. 1t was
bawled out for the scarcity of alarm
clocks and girdles, for Jimmy Byrnes'
midnight curfew and for closing the
race tracks.
When the draft of 18-year -old boys
went into effect, OPA Offices in various
sections of the country received letters
and phone calls berating the agency for
making our boys go to war"
During the cigarette famine, a man
complained to district OPA Office. In
formed that cigarettes were not rationed
and OPA has no control over the supply,
he said: IF that's true then what the
hell do all your employees do with their
time?"
Created in April, 1941.
OPA was created in April, l94l, by
executive order of President Roosevelt.
1t was first designated the Office of
Price Administration and Civilian Sup
ply. In August, 1941, the name was
changed to Office of Price Administra-
Evening star., 1945-09-09

anv one in the United States. But it's
our duty to keep them until their re-
moval can be safely accomplished with
out unfair distribution of scarce goods
or the danger that prices will shoot up
ward as they did after World War l"
100000 Items Rationed.
Funds are available to continue OPA
until June 80, 1916. It's rationing power
ends December 81 unless extended by
law. Some members of Congress urge
that OPA be abolished now.
President Truman could close 1t out
any time. However, he recently issued
an order to hold the cost-of living
line" Moreover, sugar is likely to be
rationed for another year, and there
will be pressure. to keep rent controls
in some areas for several months.
OPA price regulations have covered
almost everything the typical American
family buys, eats, wears and uses They
applied to some 100000 different COM
modities and services, from eggs and
onions to shoe shines, piano tuning and
funerals.
1t regulated at all levels the prices OF
goods bought and sold by some 5000, 600
establishments 1t controlled renLals
for some 100000 dwelling units
houses, apartments and rooms in hotels
and boarding houses-in 382 defense
rental areas where some $4,000, 900 per-
sons lived.
Constant Target of Criticism.
When the war ended, OPA was ad-
ministering 10 rationing programs. 1t
handled 13 major rationing programs in
all. This involved the printing and dis
tribution of 1913 to l3I million copies of
Evening star., 1945-09-09
FRENCH SOCIALISTS REJECT RED FUSION

alton, of the right to constitutional op-
position, and so forth. 1t is fully aware
of the dangers from reaction 1t knows
how little the collaborationists, espe-
cially the collaborationists of big busi-
ness, have learned from the war. But
it believes. think justly, that the STRAIT
egy of the Communist party is far more
likely to produce counterrevolution than
1t is likely to promote recovery; and
France needs recovery and breathing
space to get over the immense fatigue
one feels everywhere.
The Socialists are confident that in
the forces of the resistance movement
there is an unbreakable safeguard
against any attempt to overthrow de-
mocracy from the right. They know that
there are real dangers in the curious
position of De Gaulle-his difficult tenn
permanent, his military mind, his politi-
cal inexperience. But they have faith
that the France which has suffered not
only from the Germans but from the
baseness and treachery of its own peo-
pie has learned the central reason that
the only cure for democracy is more
democracy.
British Election Influence.
Above all, think, they are heartened
by the results of the British elections.
No one who has not been in France
since the result of the polls can even
begin to appreciate their influence
there. BY Frenchmen generally, even
by Socialists, it was taken for granted
that Mr., Churchill would sweep Brit
. ain. Now that the British people have
pronounced with such vigor not only a
verdict upon the myth Of the indis-
pensable man, but also a judgment in
favor of Socialism by democratic proc
esses, the French party Is anxious to
build upon similar foundations. II is
aware of the dangers.
think the French decision of great
importance. 1t will have great influence
in Belgium and Holland; 1t will draw
the French and British movements
more closely together. It will. perhaps,
be in time to arrest the drift to fushion
which Signor Nenni, the Italian vice
premier, is seeking to accelerate. And
at the French elections in October it
win provide q real answer to the ques-
ton OF whether the Communists want
left France or whether their true OBJ
ject is either to destroy or to swallow
the forces OF French Socialism.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Bv Prof. Harold J. LaSki,

Chairman of the British Labor Party.
LONDON-By a practically unanim-
GUS vote, the French Socialist party
rejected the proposals put before its
37th Congress for fusion with the Com
munists. That is a surprising result
When the Congress began on the 18th of
August, the vote was expected to go the
other way, or, at least, to be very
close one. The change, think, is due
to three things. Partly, it was due to
speeches by Leon Blum, and the young,
and very remarkable, Secretary Daniel
Mayer; Blum's speech. which I heard,
was one Of the great speeches of my
time, urgent, comprehensive. exquisite
alike in it's balance and style; five years
of imprisonment have only given his
rich and fertile mind a deeper compre-
hension. Partly, it was due to the reper-
cussion of the British elections. And,
partly, it was due to the conviction that
the Communists were seeking to play
off the Socialists against the Radical
tives led by NJ Herriob in the resistance
movement The combination of these
factors led the delegates to overwhelm-
ing support for independence.
Reason Is Simple.
The reason for this view is very
simple. The Socialists have become con-
vinced that only an emergency of the
greatest kind would justify them in
abandoning democratic principles. They
have come to see that the Communist
sympathy for these is verbal rather
than genuine. When they are in a
minority, they favor them strongly;
when they are in majority, they favor,
at once, the single-party state. Fusion
might mean victory for the left; but
its price would be. as it were, a Com
munist occupation of France. in which
the real direction would be taken from
the Socialists and left in the hands of
Thorez, Duclos, and some half dozen
others. They would call it the dictator
ship of the masses. In fact. it would be
. the dictatorship of the Communist
party, and that, in its turn, would rapid
" degenerate into the dictatorship Of
the bureaucratic apparatus Of the party.
Recall 1888 Situation
In so mature and clear-minded q poll
tical community as the French, that
would be akin to re-establishing the
Committee Of Public Safety Of 1893.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Board.
In January, 1912,
WPB delegated the
responsibility TO r
rationing to OPA.
Three men have
occupied the Ma
tion's No. / hot
seat:
Burly, brusque
con Henderson,
New Deal econ
ornist.
Pre- tiss M.
Brown, lawyer and
form er United
States Senator from
Michigan.
Chester Bowles,
retired New York
advertising execu-
tive, still sweating
it out on the recon-
version front.
H e n d erson re-
signed in Deem
b er, 1912, on
groun ds of i'll
health. He was un-
der heavy fire from
Congress for his
handling of price
and rationing prob
lens. He was also
in bad with farm
groups and his bel
ligerent defense of
OPA policies an
tagonized members
of congress ! o n a !
committees.
Brown, more soft
spoken than Hen
derson, took over in
January, 1943. He
said he hoped ito
make it plain to the
people why we must
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Evening star., 1945-09-09

Illdt pTOUdUiy Will
stand for a long,
long time:
/. 1t did more to
regulate the every
day living of mill
lions of Americans
than any o. t he r
agency in history.
2. 1t was on the
receiving e n d Of
more verbal brick
bats than any Or
ganization ever set
up to h lp h e
country country In an emer-
gency.
2 IT WAS blamed
t or d OF in G more
things that it didn't
do tn a n any
agency, including
even the unpopular
prohibition enforce
ment authority.
OPA Office o f
Price Adninistra-
tion-was designat-
ed as a wartime
agency, but is au-
thoriZed to work
against postwar in
flation and collapse
such as followed
World War I. So it
is concentrating on
trying to k e e p
prices S controlled
until supply and de-
mand are fairly well
balanced. 1t also
continues to ration
scarce essential
goods.
Says OPA Ad-
ministrator Chester
Bow les: I'll be
more glad to get rid
of reolllat.i0ns than
Evening star., 1945-09-09

ton and control of civilian supplies was
transferred to the War Production
Evening star., 1945-09-09

OPA, whipping boy of the Govern
ments's war agencies. set three records
Evening star., 1945-09-09
OPA Carries On Despite Abuse
Whipping War Agencies Still Seeks Prevent Imitation and Bring
Farer Distribution of Scarce Goods

BY Alexander p. George
iovern- each of four war ration books; of mil
records lions of gasoline and fuel oil rationing
Evening star., 1945-09-09

tsee INTELLIGENCE. Page C-lo)
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
DIR. C. L. CANDEE
REAPPOINTED
Original Member of Old Age
Welfare Commission
Served Since 1881
FOUR YEAR TERM

DR.. Charles L. Candee of Will
mington has been re-appointed a
member of the Old Age Welfare
Commission for four years by
Chief Justice Daniel ]. Layton.
DR.. Candee is one, of the original
members of the commission which
was created by the General As
sembly in 1881. The only other
original member now serving on
the commission is William F. Met
ten of Wilmington. Other men,
bers are George Grier of Milford
and j. Allen Frear, Jr. When the
commission was first set-up its
primary function was to admins
ter the old age pension law but
since then its scope branched out
to the administration of the We'll
fare Home in Smyrna, and the adj
ministration of relief in the three
counties. The members serve
without salary. At one time, DR..
Candee served on the Board of As
CONTINUED on Page rour)
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
RED CROSS
DRIVE ON
All Wounded Receive Help
From Red Cross, AS Do
Prisoners of War
GIVE FREELY

Monday of this week called into
action five million Red Cross vol
unteers in the United States, to
work for a fund of 200 million dol
lars which is needed for 1915 to
help the Red Cross organization
carry on its marvellous work with
the fighting forces and on the
home front. $4,000 representa-
tives of the Red Cross are over
seas and it is the aim of the or
ganization to have the Red Cross
at the side of every fighting man
in the world. Many wounded men
are being returned to this coun-
try and the Red Cross volunteer
stands ready to make them feel
they have not been wounded in
vain. Every man, woman and
child in Smyrna can have a part
in this humane work by contribut-
ing few dollars each. Solicitors,
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08

speaker, addressed the school at
1870 in the afternoon. DR.. Parry
was born in southern Russia on
the borders of Asia. He received
his early education there and trav-
eled considerably in the Ukraine,
the Crimea, the Caucasus, and
Turkey. As a youth he saw a
great deal of the German occupa-
ton of the Ukraine and the Cri-
mea. In 1921, after two years of
travel by roundabout routes, he
arrived in the u. S. A. and secur-
ed work as journalist in New
York, Los Angeles, and other
places. He has attended Column
bia University and the University
of Chicago, receiving from the lat
ter institution his doctors degree
in the field of European and Far
Eastern history. In 1942-43 he
was radio Research Director for
the Chicago Sum-" DR.. Parry has
written five books that have re-
ceived very favorable attention
from reviewers: Carrots and
Pretenders," Tattoo" "The Rid
die of the Reich" "Whistler's
Father" and Russian Cavalcade. j"
He has recently completed the
translation of an important book
of Russian memoirs which will be
published by the University of
Chicago Press in the Spring of
1915. DR.. Parry has been very
successful on the public platform
as an interpreter of current Rus
sian events. With all that, he has
an American view of world events,
for he has spent more than half
of his life in the United States and
has been an American citizen since
1926. He is married to a native
Chicago girl, and thinks, writes
and speaks in the American var
iety of English.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Brothers Meet in Germany

Two brothers who are in the u.
S. Army, have met for the first
time in nearly two years. Corporal
Paul w. Luff, who is serving with
the 9th Army overseas, recently
met his brother, Corporal Charles
Edward Luff who is with an en-
gineer corps somewhere on Ger
man soil. Neither had expected to
see the other at this time and it
was a welcome meeting for both.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
SMYRNA POLICE FINISH FIRST
STATE SCHOOL FOR TOWN POLICE

The IL graduates of the first an
nual general course of police in
struction conducted by the Della
ware State Police for paid town
police, with the cooperation of the
Wilmington Bureau of Police and
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, were congratulated by Supt.
Paul w. Haviland of the state po-
lice on their spirit shown in the
school for Professionalism law
enforcement. "This school repre-
sents an outstanding example of
cooperation among law enforce
ment agencies, Wilmington police,
state police, and the FBI, Mr..
Haviland said. Town and city Of
ficials who made it possible for the
police-students to attend the
course were praised by Mr.. Hav-
iland. The certificates were pre-
sented at a ceremony in the Rob-
bins Hose Company fire hall in Do
yer by Chief Frank ]. Mahoney of
the Wilmington police. Congrat-
ulatory remarks were made by
Supt. Andrew ]. Kavanaugh, Will
mington Department of Public
Safety, and Charles F. Foster,
special agent of the FBI. Those
who received certificates are JUL
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
TRADE BOARD
ORGANIZED
Smyrna Clayton Business
Men Organize Chamber
of Commerce
OFFICERS NAMED

A group of citizens from Smyr-
ma and Clayton met in the board
room of the Citizens Hose Co., at
the Fire Hall last Friday evening
to discuss ways and means of adj
vancing the economic, civic and
cultural welfare of the two towns
and surrounding territory. The
organization of Chamber of
Commerce was completed and the
following officers were elected:
President, ]. Wells FAIRIES; vice.
president, ]. Reynolds Pratt;
treasurer, Harvey C. Jones; secre-
tary, Francis B. Gebhart. Thirty
or more business men were pres
ent and those elected to the
Board of Directors were: R. W..
Slaughter, c. u. Harmonson, w.
L. Wheatley, H. R. Bodley, w. j.
M. Wroten, ]. E. Wilson, Jr., and
George w. Wright. The organ
ization intends to be an impartial
advocate of all public interests,
not only of the towns themselves
but also the interests of the sur
rounding agricultural community,
for the good of the whole area.
Since the welfare of business, in
dustry, transportation and agricul-
ture is closely interviewer with the
welfare of the community, the
Chamber of Commerce will direct
its efforts toward the improve
ment of our towns and their bust
ness conditions, thus increasing
production, purchasing power and
civic pride. The Chamber of Com
merce, by cooperating with local
government and other authorized
agencies, will try to identify local
problems, formulate plans for
their solution, and assist in carry
ing out such solutions. A body of
progressive business men and wo-
men, acting IN their capacity as
citizens, DEVOTED to the material
and cultural advancement of the
whole community, should bring
about civic progress. Any individ-
ual, firm, or corporation in this
vicinity, interested in commercial,
industrial, and civic progress is
invited to become a member of
this organization.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Emma L. Colpitts, 79, Passed
Away Saturday Night


Mrs. Emma L. Colpitts, age 70,
widow of William S. Colpitts,
passed away Saturday night fol-
lowing a short illness. She was
born in Smyrna, the daughter of
Samuel T. and Sarah. Elizabeth
Richards. Following her marriage
to Mr.. Colpitts she lived in Clay
ton for many years where he was
train dispatcher with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Mr.. Colpitts pass
ed away 35 years ago, and their
only child Gladys, died in 1914.
Mrs. Colpitts sustained a broken
hip several years ago and since
then has made her home with her
sister, Mrs. Howard R. Jones. Fun
eral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Jones with Rev. Robert E..
Green in charge. Interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery. In adj
dition to Mrs. Jones she is surviv-
ed by another sister, Mrs. Clara
Bowers of Smyrna, and a brother,
George M. Richards of West Ches-
ter, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
SERVICE
SUNDAY NIGHT
Ladies Christian Servic e
Night Will Be Observed at
Asbury Next Sunday
GUEST SPEAKER

Next Sunday evening at 7:30
o'clock the Woman's Society of
Christian Service Will attend AS
bury Methodist Church in body
to observe Ladies Christian Ser
vice Night" Mrs. A. D. Cole,
president of the society will con-
duct the service and the society of
christian service hymn will be
sung. The guest speaker for the
evening will be Mrs. VIM. Sharp of
Harrington, first president of w.
S. G. S. Anthems will be render
ed by the Youth choir. Church
School will be held at 10 Sunday
morning, Harvey c. Jones, super
intendent. Bible study for the day
1.-THE Cost of Decipleship." Divine
worship service at IL with an
thems by the Senior and Chill
dren's choirs. Continuation of a
series of sermons for the Lenten
season to promote inner strength
for wartime living, based on the
Apostles Greed, will be given Sum-
day morning by Rev. Robert E.
Green, pastor of the church. The
following program is scheduled for
the week: Friday, $3.50 p. M, Chill
dren's Choir; Friday, Z p. M,
Youth Choir; Friday, 8 p. M, Lad
les Bible Glass Social and business
meeting. Friday, p. M, Mems
Bible Glass business and social
meeting; Saturday, 1880 p. M,
Senior Choir; Tuesday, March 10,
at s p. M, fourth quarterly con-
ference with Rev. DR.. Walter A.
Hearn, District Superintendent,
presiding. Wednesday March 18th
at 7:30 p. M, Lenten prayer SER
vice, continuation of study of the
book Christ After Chaos"