The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-22
By DreuU Pearson

itself only with the ornate modern highway sys- tem. So Groves decreed that the plant be moved
 This meant that several hundred thousand dol- lars worth of highly critical materials would have to be diverted from the rest of the program for new construction of the brick plant at another loca- tion meant structural steel steel rais reinforcing steel alloy steel lumber. electrical equipment brick dryer cars, rubber cOnveyor be dryer fans heating equipment etc It also meant overburdenng the rail- roads by hauling 5000 car-miles of brick per day into Washington to replace the brick being made by the West Brothers.
 The War Production Board therefore recom- mended that the brick plant remain where 1t was until after the war, and one of the roads detour slightly to go around it. Colonel Groves, however. said no.
 Reports Herbert J. Weber then of the War Pro- ductiOn BOard T, myself visited Colonel Groves pointed out to him that the only product of con- demnng the brick plant would be decorative ap- proach to the Pentagon building, which would not have the slightest relationship to the prosecution of the war. showed him the charts of detours around the brick plant which would bring the approach roads to the Pentagon just as effectively would the through the brick plant albeit less decora lively
 q might just as well have talked to a brick wall Colonel Groves showed himself totally devoid of in- terest in Subordnating every other consideration to the prosecution of the war He showed himself in- capable of patriotic motivation
 "In this matter Colonel GroveS-now the alleged ly great General Groves-did in fact materially and knowingly retard the prosecution of the war. The War Production Board had to allow the diversion of highly critical materials Colonel Groves knowingly created that situation in order to construct decora tive approach to the Pentagon building.
 No one would begrudge General Groves his pres ent spotlight the stage if he not today ap- plying these same Pentagon tactics to dominating the future control of the atom-a future which af- fleets the life of every man, woman, and child in America
 Mail clerks on Capitol Hill say that the biggest Of of Representatives poured in just after the House gutted the Price Control Bill A total of 6OOOOO rived in one week, being about 10 to l in favor of OPA Mail clerks had to work in three %hour shifts to handle them.
 The mail made lot of Congressman sore, pecialy Senator Eastland of Mississippi But after his secretary told him that many of the letters signed by veterans with serial numbers attached, the gentleman from Mississippi cooled down. He decided that this was mail he had better answer.
 While this pro-OPA mail was largely spontane- ous, inspired by indignation House scuttlng of OPA, new type of mail has been arriving lately. This new mail is anti-OPA and appears to be arti- fcially inspired Moreover it is not nearly large in volumn.
 Whether it carries much weight with Congress men remains to be seen. However, housewives and others who want price control continued had best not let down their guard.
 NOTE-one result of the first deluge of OPA president of the U S. Chamber of Commerce, and vigorous enemy of OPA, says he isn't quite sure how he will vote. Another OFA opponent, Congress man AuchincloSs of New Jersey, has been apoogZing to constituents for his vote says he didn't under stand the Wolcott amendment.