Show R U 0 OR draw W SIXTY MILLION JOBS one of the most significant discussions the postwar world cus affecting and the jobs promised by roosevelt is now taking place be hind the scenes among top admin adain it involves the price which manufacturers can charge for peacetime consumer goods when they begin making them as some companies will shortly A certain amount of peacetime production already has been authorized by the war production board and to prevent inflation the OPA will set the price of these goods this is where the backstage debate has waxed hot and vehement on one side have been economic stabilizer judge vinson war wa r jimmy byrnes and for a while OPA administrator chester bowles all arguing that prices of civilian articles produced now must not rise above the prices paid for the same articles in 1942 on the other side are industry members of OPA led by james brownlee formerly of frankfort distilleries who argue that prices must be above 1942 in order to allow for increased wages and the higher A cost of raw materials they fi have ave worked out a substitute formula based upon 1941 prices plus wage increases plus the increased cost of raw materials and they I 1 have now sold this formula to bowles despite his former speeches for the 1942 price base judge vinson however points out that increased wage and raw material costs in many cases have been nullified by laborsaving labor saving devices most striking example of this was in the OPA study of the steel industry showing that despite increased wages the cost of producing steel had decreased 9 per cent per unit since 1942 another factor influencing economic stabilizer vinson is the fact that 85 per cent of the goods involved are produced by only 1 18 8 companies incidentally vinson is supported by general electrics charley wil son dpn formerly of the war production board who says that GE will sell its refrigerators and washing machines at prewar pre war prices to do otherwise he says is shallow passive thinking finally vinson byrnes and other administration leaders are beginning I 1 to lay the economic groundwork for the jobs which roosevelt rS promised after the war 1 and they are absolutely convinced i that in order to have a big consumer demand there must be low I 1 prices which in turn will keep fac tory wheels turning and men employed the principle of high prices and lt scarcity they argue will mean ean fewer ewer jobs and depression GOP PLANS FOR 48 despite discouragement over dew eys ays deleat defeat GOP leaders already are fl laying W plans fa for 1948 first st step I 1 will wlllie be further ther revitalization of republican headquarters enlistment of machinery a fsr crackerjack cracker jack stan staff to pep up P party republican chairman herbert XU brownell who w ho has been bres resting in arizona wants to resi resign will call ca as r a national committee meeting S sho shortly y after alter th the first of the year which promises to be turbulent several several factions will be gunning for dewey may try to seize control of the pa party y machinery t set the stage for S stassen in 48 one key man in the P post election action GOP setup set up is shrewd s lewd popular pub lee chesley who joined the campaign late is now i n charge of national committee publicity chesley one of the brightest press agents on the washington scene is anxious to slug it out toe to toe with democratic publicist ss paul porter ches leys agton predecessor carlisle bargeron handled publicity for the powerful pennsylvania GOP machine during the campaign and plans to continue working for boss joe pew now that the balloting is over 0 a CAPITAL ITAL CHAFF v C the tl treasury department had awl s war films ready to show the public in the war lyssy bond drive calculated to bring the war really home to the american people si one showed a sailor on a stricken vessel his clothes ss aflame desperately trying to put p the flames out the other was a close ua film of a soldier on the bata dying when the films were shown to it not only ordered that they not be shown to the public but that the films be destroyed q newly elected sen cowboy glen taylor ot of idaer idaho is first cousin OV to harold Hard dixon OD v young oune who steers vino vice president n wallaces political fortunes tort C the white house got a terrific barrage from the 8 tw senate when boni word leaked out that two 1 jesse jones henchmen plus one disciple ta ot of dem rEW cratic socratic treasurer treasure E ed pauley dy we were to be appointed to 0 the three man surplus war property Pro Deri oard board sena ea a tor murray of montan a wired the president that hat he was shock shocked at as the e proposed a appointments and d would do his best bes t to block t them hem crowal S L biggest crowds ah the th halls of the pentagon building these days are ar officers hanging around arniel 11 vending ma a rT with chinos cigarettes waltin 9 for them to be filled ed |