Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01

working on the atomic bomb.
They even planted spy at Oak
Ridge. He was captured, al
though this has not been announced.
-. The original plan was to drop
300 atomic bombs over Japan.
When the scientists learned Of it
they protested to the army. The
army replied: "You 60 back and
take care of your test tubes; we'll
run the war!"
Uranium is now obsolete In the
production Of atomic bombs.
Lead, it appears, works just as well.
-. The U. S. knows that the Rus
slams have the process, and we also
know they are employing lead in
the manufacture.
James Lee in his colin, 1.-THE
Main Stem," reports: "a daughter
was born recently to Gloria De-
Haven, and that must have made
Walter Winchell feel little older.
In the first column he ever wrote,
he announced the birth of Gloria
herself"
Not older, James, just balder!
Chester Bowles, OPAdministra-
tor, has promised Mr.. Truman that
he will stay in that job until June
3Oth. He will resign to run for Gov.
Of Conn.
The Presidents next Page One
picnic with Congress will be a
panic. He will oppose any tax relief
for corporations this year. Then he
will amend that to deny any tax
concessions to corporations that
defy the Govt. In other words, they
won't be permitted to strike them
selves into the lower tax brackets
for rebate reasons. The Presi-
dent is mulling three methods Of
fighting the reluctant steel industry
(Which he claims is trying to ruin
the U. S. so that handful can rule)
:. Truman is asking the Justice
Dept to see if they can be prose-
cuted via the antitrust act, wage
hour law Tor for violation of income
tax statutes) because they won't
show their books.
Routine negligence is given as the
alleged reason for the meat packing
strike, which could have been avert
ed. Both sides wanted Labor
Sec'y Schwellenbach to intervene.
But his telegram to Chicago for a
Washington confab arrived an hour
too late. Schwellenbach knew
the score for week before the
strike date was set. 20, My
Aching Schwellenbach!)
Pres. Truman's next report to the
people will make his last one sound
like a peep. He will name names
(tying up Southern Demmys with
Repubs) despite warnings from Bob
flanagan that it's dad politics."
-. Labor Sec. Schwellenbach now
advertises himself to friends as 1.-THE
unhappiest man in Washington. .
Jan Valtin (author of "Out of the
Mighty is one of three men denied
citizenship while serving in the
U. S. army. He blames "reds" in
the State Dept. Newsmen are
going nuts over the name "Charles
E. Wilson," One is boss of Gen.
Electric-the other is boss at Gen.
Motors. Gen. Confusion, etc.
The Funnies: Comdr. Fred Storm,
who covered" FDR at Albany and
In Washington (for United Press),
was aboard the USS Massachusetts
when the French Jean Barte opened
fire. The first salvo bracketed the
Massachusetts. That is, those big
shells threw geysers up to port and
starb'd, clearly indicating to all
navy men that the next salvo would
be coming aboard the American
ship. .. Vice Admiral Thomas Car
lyle Giffen turned to Comdr. Storm
and said: Freddie, you like the
ladies, don't your" Big Fred,
no little worried about being killed,
stammered: "Yezzir!"
"Just remember" said the Skip
per, when we get to the Pearly
Gates I am pulling rank on you. I
get first date with Helen of Troy!"
Sounds in the Night: At Theo-
dore's: "a bachelor is a guy who
never makes the same mistake
once" In Havana-Madrid: III
it wasn't for her Adams apple she
wouldn't have any igger at ALL"
In the Park Central Lounge:
"He hangs onto his dough like it
was still worth something"
At the Singapore: "It's one of those
exclusive spots where nobody's al
lowed in!" In the Cub Room:
"You know, lotta people think he's
a heep' "You mean a lot of
you heels think he's a heel"
In the Stork: while they vilified
his friend-he sat there quiet as a
rat" Ann Todd in the flicker,
1.-THE 7th Veil"
Quotation Workmanship: Wilson
Miner: A man bigger than you
are is never liar. He is mistaken.
Harry Cool: She gave a verv