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Show jiH ROBERT AIBN Washington, D. C. WAR FLASHES Belgian anti-Axis saboteurs have blown up one of the largest synthetic syn-thetic fertilizer plants in their country. coun-try. This is a serious blow to the Nazis, who have been using the output out-put of this plant for food production in Germany. For more than a month there have been no cereals of any kind on the Sofia market. Also the lack of feed, commandeered by the Nazis, is so severe that thousands of horses have died of starvation. Four small Buffalo concerns are demonstrating that where there is a Pill there is a way to aid war production. Three of them, tombstone tomb-stone manufacturers, have obtained contracts to sandblast castings for battleships and machine gun mounts. The fourth, which formerly former-ly made wig-wag turn signals for trucks, is now making armaments parts. When Nazi stooge Quisling recently recent-ly issued a call for enlistments in a select "Quisling Guard" only 35 in the whole of Norway responded. The labor shortage in Italy has become so acute that all males between be-tween 14 and 70 and all females between be-tween 16 and 60 have been required to register for "war work service." CONGRESSIONAL GRAB Even Washington, where congressional congres-sional boodling is an old story, was startled when some 300 senators and representatives took "X" rationing cards giving them an unlimited supply sup-ply of gasoline. The capital well knows that few members of congress have sufficient "official business" to warrant an "X" rating. Also, after the way the boys got their fingers burned ir the attempted crude "bundles foi congress" pension grab, it was thought they had learned their lessor for this session at least. But it seems they haven't, for the gas grab is only part of the rationing ration-ing ducking story. OPA has said nothing about it, but the inside fact is that a number of the congressional statesmen have privately demanded that the drastic tire restrictions be lifted for them so that they can get tires for campaigning cam-paigning purposes. Further, none of these politi-cos politi-cos said anything about extending extend-ing such a concession to their opponents. They want tires for themselves, but their rivals must abide by the regulations without any special favors. So far OPA has turned a deaf sar to the tire demand. Note: One reason why "X" cards were dished out so freely on Capitol Hill was that a number of congressional congres-sional waves acted as registrars. FAST THINKER Popular pastime at Selective Service is swapping stories about draftees. Here is the latest making the rounds: A prospective draftee was taking his physical examination and the doctor directed him to "look at the chart on the wall and tell me what numbers you see." "What wall?" asked the draftee blankly. After looking him over a few minutes min-utes the doctor told the registree the tirmy couldn't use him. He put on his clothes and departed. But on the way home, he stopped off to see a movie. When the lights went on at intermission, he was startled to find the examining physician seated seat-ed beside him. But the draftee was equal to the occasion. Nudging the doctor he asked innocently, "Can you tell me if this is the bus to Alexandria?" JAP OIL Navy experts are closely watching watch-ing Jap efforts to rehabilitate the destroyed oil wells and refineries in the Dutch East Indies and Burma. Orders have been issued that samples of oil, grease, gasoline' and fuel oil from captured Jap equipment be rushed by the fastest route to the Engineering Experimental station, Annapolis, Annapo-lis, where analysis will attempt to ascertain from what region, and even from what well, the original crude was obtained. Nearly all oil wells and refineries were destroyed when the Allies were forced to retire from the Netherlands Nether-lands Indies and Burma, but the Japs are working feverishly to get the fields back in production. So far there has been no sign of any Jap use of this oil. Note: A quart is needed for a thorough analysis, but if no more than a smear can be found, the navy wants it. MERRY-GO-ROUND CThe hens of the nation are doing their part for the war. This year's egg goal is 51,900,000,000 eggs 13 per cent more than in 1941. And so far this year egg production has been running around 16 per cent greater than 1941. Although one of the oldest men in the senate, Senator George Norris, "father" of TVA, is at his desk every ev-ery morning by eight o'clock, never misses a meeting of the committees ul which he is a member, and rarely goes home before 7 p. m. i |
