Evening star., 1939-01-22
Cabinet Members
To Aid Drive for
MiIe-of-Dimes'
Murphy to Leod Group
OF Justice Workers
To Stand Tomorrow

Cabinet officers and other high
Government officials will lead the
parade past the "Mile-of Dimes
stand this week to lend their sup
port to the campaign to fight in
fantile paralysis.
Sponsored by The Star and the
National Broadcasting Co., the
Mile of Dimes" track was on Its
- way to being filled for the second
time today. Before the crowds
thinned last night, more than U.s.
900 dimes had been tailed on the
cash register. approximately 90
600 dimes are required to complete
the mile before the close Of the
campaign January 80.
Attorney General Frank Murphy
will be the leader of a delegation
from the Justice Department to-
morrow when Justice Day" is cele-
brated at the Mile-of-Dimes. "
Postmaster General James Farley
will be on hand Tuesday for Post
Office Day" and Secretary of Agri-
culture Henry Wallace has promised
to put in an appearance at the
stand Friday when Agriculture De-
partment employees have their day.
Other Days Designated.
Other days set aside for Govern
ment department employees to add
their dimes to the line are Interior,
Tuesday; Commerce, Thursday, and
Labor, Saturday.
The three Government depart
ments which have already had their
days-State, Treasury and War and
Navy-have contributed thousands
of dimes to the cause. In most de-
partments, collections were taken
by section and division, with dele
cations from the departments ap-
pearing to contribute anywhere
from $40 to $40. High scorer SO far
Is the Bituminous Coal Commission
which added SAT to the "Mile-of-
Dimes" The United States Public
Health Service ran a close second
with $45.O2.
Representatives from Government
departments will be interviewed
daily at 12:45 over WRC, the time
set aside for the announcers' COM
petition to see which announcer
can cajole the largest number of
dimes from passersby and motorists
Jack Roney of the N. B. c. staff
who handled the microphone as
signment yesterday collected $500
dimes during his l5-minute period
Others to Compete.
Announcers yet to compete in the
staff contest include Bryson Rash
Monday; George Wheeler, Wednes-
day; Ray Michael, Thursday: Don
Gardner, Friday, and George Gum,
Saturday.
Acknowledgements of mail con-
contributions will be made daily
over WMAL at 4:30 pm, with the
exception Of tomorrow when the
program will be shifted to 4:4O pm.
to permit the broadcast of an ad-
dress by Prime Minister Chamber
lain from 4:25 to 4:40. Mary Mason,
WRC home economist, will appear
Tuesday and Wednesday during the
mail program to acknowledge dona-
tions from Chestnut Farms Dairy
and the Washington Gas Light Co.
Regents Of the so chapters of the
local Daughters of the American
Revolution will go to the stand
Thursday at pm. to make their
contributions. State Regent Lillian
Chenoweth, who will lead the dele
cation, will speak on a broadcast
over WMAL from the scene at that
time.
Assistant Secretary of War john
son and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Edison broadcast froln the
"Mile-o Dimes" stand yesterday as
they deposited their dimes on the
line.
Defense Against Disease.
"The Navy" said Mr.. Edison, "is
interested in national defense. but
there is another defense-against
disease"
Col. Paul Watson, Army aide to
the President, accompanied Mr..
johnson, who spoke briefly COM
mending the campaign.
More than $50 "jitterbugs" and
lovers of classical music crowded
around the stand for three hours
yesterday afternoon to hear Gordon
Hittenmark, Lee Everett, Bud Barry
and Mr.. Michael auction off 1900
phonograph records from the library
Of WMAI, and WPC
Five and six records went at a
clip. bringing in prices from so cents
to 81. Standing on a raised plat
form above the crowd, the auction
eers hawked their wares. Bids
opened at 10 cents and the proceeds
from the sale went to the "Mile-of-
Dimes"
Some were there to bid, others
to cheer them on-and a few came
simply to bid in records for breaking
purposes. One man paid so cents
for a single record which he glee-
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