The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-05
By Dnsso PearsOM

svss the work of the Supreme Court should be just what the name imples-"supreme".
 some of Che strongest opposition to the Presl- dents "dark bread" order Is coming from an un- expected quarter-spaghetN manufacturers.
 spaghetu macaroni and noodles are made from semoiina gritty flour made, in turn from Durham
 semolna miliers, as well as spaghetti makers, are up In arins about tine dark bread" order, declaring t will drive them out of business Already number of semolna mills in the Minneapolis area have filed an exception to the crder.
 Durham wheat--rased chiefly In South Dakota--is from 6S to 65 percent At this rate, spaghetti is white and inviting. But the Presidents order for uniform 30 percent extraction rate semolina producers say will make spaghetti, macaron and noodles gray In color and too brittle for proper cooking.
 They argue that Italian Americans and other spagheth fanciers will refuse to buy the inferior product and that semona bills as well as spaghetti factories will be driven out of business The noodle industry, including the soup companies, Is voicng
 So the semolina millers are demanding exemp- ton from the Presidents order It's big headache to Department of Agriculture officials. They under stand the problems of the spaghetti people, but at the same time realize the dangers of amending the order for one group. For this reason it's 10 to bet that the semolina millers will Do turned down
 It was always Franklin ROOsevelts ambition to carry the rock-ribhed state of Maine. Last election he came within 10000 votes. However, any hope Truman may have had in this direction went glin- mering the other day when he snubbed the annual Maine dinner
 Luscious Maine Holsters and other fish delca- cleS had been rushed to Washington for the occasion and the honor guest was to be President Truman Q close friend In his Senatorial days of Maine's Republican Sen Owen Brewster.
 The guest list was given the usual strict invest- gation by Secret Service the cafeteria of tho De- partment of the Interior was rented, and Truman had assured Senator Brewster in personal note i2 days in advance that he, Mrs. Truman and daugh- ter, Margaret, would attend,
 But about six hours before the dinner, Senator Brewster received a call from the White House con- veylng the Presidents regrets. Unfortunately Brew ster was told, the First Family had engagement to meet with convention of Masons and would not be able to attend the Maine dinner,
 This aroused the curiosity of Elizabeth May Craig, Portland, Me, newspaper correspondent who has been thorn in the sides of various Presidents, Checking with the Masons, she discovered that their appointment with Truman had been made only day before and that the Masons were completely Mustered by the necessity of making their arrange ments within the short space of 2 hours. In addition Mrs Craig discovered the Masons' appointment with the Trumans was for D. m, whereas the Maine So- ciety dinner was not until p m
 The Maine group enjoyed their Holsters and lis- tened to @ full program of Speeches-but not once during the entire evening was any mention made by the master of ceremonies any of the speakers that distinguished guest was missing, With true New England taciturnity, there word of regret at the absence of the Chief Executive.
 Pay-off came when nothing was said of the homemade bedspread brought down from Maine to be presented to the President Instead of sending it sent 1t back to Maine, to the housewife who had made