Evening star., 1940-10-20
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Draft and Chest Activities Looming;
Interest in City Cleanliness
By JESSE C. SUTER.


By JESSE C. sUTER.
Work on many Districts problems
to
immediate Jobs ahead The annual Roll Call of the American Red
Of the Many the active civic leaders
the Secve Service Draft National
Defense which will keep them busy for some time The washington
Community Chest Campaign November l3 and till
November 26 Here opportunity for the people
of the practical and helpful
There another immediate job in which the neighbor
hood is
the nelehborood Halloween celebrations for the assistance guidance
and control of young America in oc.
these efforts will be the community by degree
OF freedom from rowdym and vandalism.
far as civic affairs are
concerned 1t of course only registration
between the 2 and 36 for the Seecv
National Defense AS much District citizens would have liked it,
1t not registration the
list of eligible who would November President
ana vice PRESIDENT ana Senators and Representatives in Congress
Such gloried Registration something
united people should work without until
capture it.
Two bills President
impose hardsps the District One of these interstate
shipments of articles expected seriously handicap
the rehabilitation work the
was hope that the President would either the bill call
manufacture of articles in these institutions for the District
government.
other bill provides for the retirement of members of the
Metropolitan Police Fire Departments half when they
have reached the been the District
service 2 This bill amended to include in its
provisions members of the Secret Service duty the White
House who employees of the United States and whose retire
ment half is by legitimate obligation of the
Increasing Interest in Outdoor Cleanliness
Recent inquiries of the Outdoor Cleanliness
growing proposal up the District of
Columbia and Systematically keep clean of those making
inquiry speak with enthusiasm of the already through
the beginning of this This
the elaborate picture and of The
several days.
AS President Harry returns to the city
expected that the of the association will
Ngor Committees to be formed advisory council selected
campaign planned large membership
These members will personally pledge themselves
litter the Districts outdoors by their supply required
funds to meet expenses of the organization.
joint officials members of the
association Board of Directors will shortly
committee has enlarged representative
National CAPITAL Parks Office Acting sn National Canital
Parks F. F. Gen has been named that Federal
agency.
outdoor cleanliness recognized problem
virtue which number of cities acquire City
keeps constantly public through
signs placed easily glance
They not the signs Washington placed in
confusing prousion by the Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic.
The chiefly forms,
black letters background They read follows The
Law-Cean Your Sidewalk-Curb Your Dog The
sdewalks-Never Sweep
ecepac conveniently placed alert inspection and police
of New York City has brought about improvement
in the appearance and health of the great city.
great city Orleans engaged in
campaign keep of that clean and attractive
Metal ecepace placed at the end of each block on the p
which deposit waste From the
the sidewalks they generally be used
sidewalks famous Canal with its terraza
deposits of chewing
gum may invitations the trash
receptace paper One evening during
recent soften
ing up with solvent Other workers followed
who The problem of what to
all city reuse
places public assem-
solution may be found through the formulation OF code
of ethics chewers muliniionaies
should solve the problem
The receptacles orleans all sign which reads:
Keep the City ParDepos Waste Paper This
Car-Mayor Maestri"
Registration and District Problem No.
The voteless and eented people of the District of Coum
ba would be
emotions stirred in particular registration
in this Capital of the republic the world has the