The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-04
By DreSO Pearson

Nsa "a two aecaaes Aas tAe aaaleA pAla any a. 0en9lem to the Rep0otcAn priHAafy "a ne tetn 0on- esozSioaal District os Nes Jessey. FE s ele SeAts . has been represented hs Rep FSed Hartley @ Hearas. ~ !, always considered % stsonsN en> tenched thai he even survived Roosevea lazcslldeS
 TAis year. hoNeeer. Representaalse Hsrtey s having the fnhs of his uie from another Repaol- can walter A Schaefer and the issue is one ot the moss interesting in the nation-oPA
 Hartley is one of the chiof enemies ot psdoe cons aol tS known aS the ConereSsionsi SpokeSman ot Inc National Retail Dry Goods Association, There have even been indications thas memeess ot mG Associaiaon were pouring money into Ne~ Jersey Co save then spokesman from defeat
 Al first tt was reported that HartAey would re- ceiye around tl00oo tn campaign contributions from grateful NRDoA menoerS bat at the rate he 4 peqdine money during the primary. l1 looes a t his campaign chest would run nearer ssoeea f9e k reported to ee pouring an average of sseo into every one of his q voting districts.
 Meanwhile, hlk opponent. gath lttie money be- hind him. but the support Of indignant hoaSe- wives. has rolled up the biggest opposition be- fore confronting Hartley. Even n Hartley doesn't
 NOTE-How close Hartley Is to the NRD0.A. Illustrated when the NRD0A wanted a show room to display a serses Of charts attacking oPA. Finally. Representative Hartley stepped in. offering the hearing or the Post offic> and Post Road Committee Of which he Is ranking Republican mem- Der Other congressmen raised their eyebrows since the Post Office Committee had nothing eo do with oPA. Later Hartley didn't like ft when Congress woman Chase WoOdhouse Of Connecticut used her own office for a consumers exhibit faVOrsns oeA.
 AgEscalsare DepaEamens eKpersS age wssvsea sses g new drive by Dixie Democrats. They now waps fertilizer rationed Hitherto. potash fertilizer hes been used mainly for food growing, but the Southern Bloc wants it rationed so more can go for the cotton and tobacco crops
 Midwest farmers do moi object to the idea oI rationing of potash. provided rattOnne regulations recognize the supreme importance of food The Civil ian Production Administration. however. has always allocated scarce materials on the basis Of a base period and the Southern Representatives arc insist ing that any new rati0ning program. be based upon lsss consumption Of fertilizer.
 In that year. five Southern states used s4 percent Of the nations fertilizer but produced only 10 per- cent of the nations food In the same year. five Mid-West states produced 50 percent of the nations food but used only percent of the fertilizer.
 Mid-West farms are planted to capacity nos. in response to Government pleas to raise much possible. Only way they increase production is to increase the productivity oi the land-wiich Of course. requires more fertilizer.
 The request for rati0ning was referred to the Department of Agriculture by the Civilian Produc- tion Administration The Departments Production and Marketing Division has recommended against rationng-holding instead that Aid-West farmers be permitted to continue to get the ons share of the potash.
 However. Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson over ruled his experts and has signified agreement to rationing.