The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-12

WASHINGTON, Nov. IR-sNe esssaaSAss toSmss Naval Alae Commodore JNee veraamaa O Missouri k up to his old txicls Though eleyaaea eo N-yeer lob aa ssSOOo a year on tho Fcaer& Reserve Board highest fiscal agency ln Government VaraemaA has been put back on active Navy duts and e tyAne eo eeA ,slaabntv retirement Thh means Aat he may get Q nice pension Tor lite
 varaanan has now gone out 70 Bethesda Naval Hospital for treatment and Tor appearance petore medical board, which apparently wes whg ne wes put back on active duty again, While on active duw he continues as Q member of the Federel Reserve Board though just how he manages thss' no ones seems to know
 n an officer on active duty is retired for dis ability he then draws a pension equal 70 three- ouartera of his base pay-for ufe, Furthetmore nc doesn't have to pay Income taxes on this pension
 Thus if vardaman R reured tor disability ny the medical survey board he win draw his eib'0O0 Fed~ era Reserve Board salary Tor a years and atter that will get a pension Of about S0Oo'
 When varaaman first came to Washington for the hazardous duty of swimming in the White House pool and playing poker with other Missoas1ans eeef tached to a yacht anchored in the Potomac could draw Heagoine pay-or 10 percent more tmmediateW vardaman rushed round to the Navy and got him sei6 attached to the Presidential Yacht Williamsburg
 Actually he never slept on the yacht except when cruising with the President over the weekend but he got 10 percent scagclne pay just the same
 Later Vardaman ordered several enlisted men 10
 
 taxpayers expense. Their compensation was beer and sandwiches This is the kind of economic expert nov supposed to fix the nations financial policy on the highest economic board in the USA
 Note Co Senator Donnen ef MissOurt-Though the Navy doesn't particularly like Vardaman they toXed you regarding his personal fitness record during your fight against his confirmation. The Tile containing vardamans record was taken out and never replaced during the Senate debate For safekeepng he had tt in his own desk.
 The Russian Embassy trottea out Rasstas second- best drawing card Foreign Minister Molotov Tor the annual reception celebrating the Soviet Revolution. Even his presence, however, failed to dsgulse the deterioration of Russian American relations.
 Significant was not who came, but who stayed away For the first time since l0a0, the bulk ot the Cabinet was absent So were mos. members of Con- 0ress even those stii in Washington. The Russians knew the freeze was on For the first time tn live years they roped off the third and fourth floors oi the Embassy. in previous years loaded down With choice viands rare cuts of beef and free-fowing vodka The crowd simply didn't show up. The Act ing Secretary of State attended. So did the Under secretary of Navy, so did fumblne Secretary od Treasury John Snyder, who loves party no matter where it s There were also few brass hats, but the ouipouring of top hats seen in former years failed to matertalize.
 Molotov's entire visit to Washington was dip lomatically correct but cool performance. He was met at the station by Acting Secretary Of State Ache son. visited the State Department for ten minutes and spent ten minutes at the White House-gust long enough to say hello and pose for photographe1s