The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-04
By DresC Pearson

question was raised as to whether the OutspokeA tight oPA legislation. Bowles himself felt that i might be smart for him to pull punches temporarily
 Porter. however, vigorously advised the contrary
 This is no time to trim our sails or for you to let down, Chester" he told Bowles. There is too much at stake We've won the first round but there is still lot of fighting before we are over the hump"
 The price control chief said he was much heart ened by the new Society of the Friends of Price Control" in Congress. led by COP. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, who recently back-fEpped into the ranks of those favoring OPA extension
 T guess the next step will be for the National Association of Real Estate Boards to come out for compromise bill" Porter said That's what worries me- We have to keep our guards up against com promises Either we have price control or we don't. There's middle ground as far as I'm concerned"
 Porter recently gave closed-door session of the Senate Banking Committee sample from the same bolt When several conservative Senators protested that the OPA should be more Flexible and reason able" in restricting price increases, he replied:
 @The trouble with many people is that they con- sder the words flexible and reasonable synonymous with control at all"
 John |. Lewis has appropriated Bernard Baruch's parkbench office in Lafayette Square across from the White House. Dean AcheSon, the able Acting Secretary of State, showed up for work the other day wearing striped pants. black morning coat, black tie, neatly Starched collar, and large hole in the sole of his left shoe. The CLOS organ
 
 name: Operation Dixie. Some discharged veterans describe themselves as members of the Twenty Two Club" meaning that they unemployed but drawing $2O week for 52 weeks under the GI Bill of Rights Some will take jobs if employers will agree not to give them Social Se- curity number or report their employment to the Government. Mrs Harry Hopkins will be the new fashion adviser for large group of department stores. Hopkins unfinished memoirs are now being completed by playwright Bob Sherwood, Mike Reilly former head of the White House Secret Service detail under Roosevelt (dropped by Truman) has completed five articles the inner operations of the White House under Roosevelt for national weekly. Washington builder Colonel Gustave Ring is making real contribution to veterans hous ing with 1,O00-unit low-cost veterans housing project in Boston, financed by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
 The Justice Department is carefully watching Howard Hughes new picture, '"The Outlaw, and his trple-damage suit against Hollywood,s Big Five which claim the picture violates the moral code Justice Department officials have long thought that the Big Five's moral censorship sometimes commercial than moral, but they hesitate to go to bat for "The Outlaw" because of scene where the heroine partially disrobes Police have banned the picture in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. Army brass hats delighted that Bernard Baruch is rewriting the State Departments excellent report on atomic energy. The Army feels that the State Department gave too many controls to civilians con- siders Baruch much more amenable to the military.