The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
by Dre1e, Pearson

from supposed responsible leaders of the admins tration-and especially when you advise such state ments" Porter said.
 The President replied that he had been in con- tact with Mccormack but that Mccormack must have misunderstood him. He had sympathzed with Mccormack but had never meant for Mccormack to issue such a statement Later in the day he made it very plain in tough language to the na- ton that he stood four-square behind Porter and the 'OPA.
 Funny how little rumors grow into big things. The War Assets Administration recently handed large naval airport at westerly back to the state of Rhode Island, and it all came about from chance remark made to policeman.
 For more than year Rhode Island had nego- tiated with the Navy for the return of the Westerly airport. But red tape was too hard to unraVeL couple of weeks ago. however Governor John Pas- tore was driving by the airfeld and stopped at the main entrance to chat with state trooper whom he had known for long time.
 During their conversation the trooper asked the Governor how negotiations for return of the field were going.
 "It,s still tied up in red tape" the Governor re- pied then jokingly added: T guess the only thing to do is to send of boys down to seize the field and take it over for the state"
 Pastore drove off and forgot about the incident. But two days later, he got telephone call from Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan in Washington.
 "John," said Sullivan, we've got to talk this thing over! What an ungodly mess it would be if you sent your troopers out to seize that field from the Navy"
 Completely stumped for moment, Gov. Pastore finally remembered his conversation with the state trooper. He decided to bluff his way through.
 we simply can't wait any longer, John," he told Sullivan. '"The state needs that field for overflow air traffic. We've been waiting long enough In one week. if I don't have action down there, I'm going to send company of state police to take 1t overland don't think the United States Navy wants to go to war with the State of Rhode Island"
 Sullivan urged Pastore to hold everything" Before the week was more than half up, representa- tives of the Navy, the WAA and the Civil Aero nautcs Association were in Pastore's office and the State of Rhode Island had it's airfied once again.
 NOTE]What the Governor did't know was that a Naval night-watchman overheard the remark to the state trooper and excitedly phoned the Navy. Actually the Navy not responsible for the delay since the law requires that transfer be arranged through the War Assets Administration.
 Although he has spent his two years in the Sem ate fighting reactiOnary Republicans liberal COP. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon is one of the most active campaigners in the Northwest for Republican candidates. He has joined with reactonary Senators Taft of Ohio and Wherry of Nebraska in speaking for Ham Ffshs friend, Henry Dworshak, running for the Senate in Idaho, and in urging the defeat of Senator Hugh Mitchell and Representatives Coffee and DeLacy in WaShington-three progressive lead CTS upon whom Morse always counts for support as a Senator