Show d 0 UP D W washington D C POULTRY BLACK MARKET washington WASHINGTO N the black ma market in eggs and poultry y Is so bad that the war food administration Is seriously considering the freezing of all eggs in storage meanwhile J edgar hoovers agmen G have been quietly probing the poultry black market in the delaware mary land area with startling results their findings will reach high into delaware state politics and perhaps into the washington headquarters of the war food administration and OPA CPA already clifford shedd delaware T A official has lost the authority 0 o release r ease poultry for civilian consumption from the ardys set aside but bu t his chief in washington gor don sprague says he is taking full authority for anything that might be found wrong with administration sprague has taken over direct charge of all poultry releases but claims that he knows of no irregular action by shedd meanwhile black market operations erat ions along both the west and the east coast are so serious that legitimate poultry and egi egg dealers are being forced out of business the situation in new england new jersey and north carolina I 1 is 9 especially bad tim of the war food administration told conard congressman s aman andersons Ander sens food committee that OPA should suspend all price ceiling on eggs in an effort to channel eggs back into the legitimate market this immediately caused dealers to hold on to their eggs tor for a price rise but what they did not know Is that has not requested OPA to suspend or even raise the price ceiling on eggs OPA under the price control act cannot raise these ceilings without formal request from the war food administration tra tion and this request has never been made finally the may be forced to freeze all eggs in storage permitting the army to take what it wants of them and release the rest tor for civilian market hundreds hund reds of thousands og 0 cases of 0 eggs are in private storage this year while their owners play for an eventual price rise the black market on those eggs which do not go into storage Is so bad that while creameries crea meries in minnesota cannot get eggs eggs from minnesota farms are going via illegal channels as far as new york city U S PRESTIGE GE ABROAD Q ou ed R republican e p publican congressman everett dirksen of 0 illinois had a secret meeting with his GOP colleagues in a house lobby the other day following lowing Ol his mile trip around the world lie he gave them plenty of food tor for thought among other things dirksen said heres something you fellows may not agree with but I 1 want to tell you that the office of war information is doing a great job for us abroad 1 I went into turkey where 83 per cent of the pictures in the turkish newspapers and 40 per cent of the lineage is supplied them by the OWL in other words they are telling the turks what this country is like selling the united unite d states to turkey doing a great job and if it tor for american prestige be half as high as it Is today in india for instance I 1 met with a group of political leaders who began asking me about the tennessee valley authority I 1 was surprised that they would know anything about it and asked them how it happened they replied that they had seen an film showing TVA 1 I came to the conclusion dirksen n said that is something weve got to keep after the war RUSSIAN relationships unless something unforeseen happens to upset it harry hopkins has won a resounding victory for improved relations with russia by ironing out the main points of the polish dispute the agreement hammered out in several intimate talks between hopkins II and stalin provided for an immediate meeting by three groups of polish leaders in moscow to set up a new polish government representing all factions actions this will include ex premier ic of the london do n government who has b been e en kept closely informed ot of all phases of the kremlin discussions and has approved them CAPITAL TALK 41 Chi cagos mayor ed kelly still runs the most impressive service mens center in the world has taken care c re of more than G GA I 1 visitors and served them more than meals fl 41 the state and interior departments both have their eyes on the philippines states budget carries a salary allowance tor for WU a U S ambas to the philippines interiors budget carries a salary for or a high c commissioner omm missioner Iss ioner it there is independence there will be an ambassador if not a commissioner |