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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
civilian ARMY
! PLAN PRESENTED
o,rosition To Proposal Elk.
messed By Chief Of
Maryland Legion

pA1TIMORE, June 27-R-Pro-
.,,ed organization Of a private
s.r,ov' of citizens from 10 years
age up under American legion
.,snices to participate in the gov
',rment's defense program W a S
,;.c1osed today when Maryland le-
,;onaires voiced objection to the
plan.
THE proposal, emanating from
,.s;on headquarters and submitted
;. members of the national execu-
i've committee before announce
.,ent. already has been discussed
~ ranking legion officials with
sovernment and army and navy
leaders, in Washington.
The national commander of the
,ssion. at present Raymond ]. KEEL
W. If Detroit, would be command
er.in-chief.
Legionaires would be officers OF
te army" and thousands of citi.
,sns would be recruited for aid
N the government in various ca.
%,acities. including:
Support of army and navy de-
tnse plans and aiding popular ed.
ucatlon.
Promotion of recruiting in the
,pryices and civilian air groups.
Development of interest in mill
tary training, including formation
t volunteer cadet corps.
Survey of s~trategc points and
Man for their defense.
Aid in "blackout" tests and in
Anctioning of the draft.
Acting through and in support
Of local civic agencies to control
ubversive activities; opposing or.
sanization of vigilantes or other
direct acton" groups.
Disclosure of the plan brought
vigorous protest from j. B. Hobbs.
mast commander of the Maryland
department. and now a nationa.
ummitteeman, and from Maj
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, command
r Of the Maryland national guard,
Hobbs wired national legion head
quarters urging a delay in dis
.ribution of the plan pending def
mite action by the national execu'
tive committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
CHANNEL PROJECT
URGED AT HEARING
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corps in Richmond, Va, and then
to the Chief of Army Engineers
in Washington, D. C.
The Wilmington district army
engineer office said the report
would be prepared Immediately and
forwarded to Richmond and Wash
ington and that a further investi-
cation of the advisability of the
project would be made shortly.
kilograms, letters, and briefs urg
ing that the proposal be given fav.
orable consideration were submitted
by the following:
The city and county boards of com.
m~issioners, the Wilmington chamber
OF commerce, the Town of Wrights.
vile Beach, Frank B. Sheriff., of
Charlotte, L. G. Hoaehire, president
of the Norfolk, Baltimore, and North
Carolina line; John D. Erickson,
Mayor of Southport; J. A: Nelson,
fisheries commissioner, state depart
ment of conservation and develop.
ment.
J. P. Bussells, manager of the Will.
mington-Cape Fear Pilots associa.
ton; DR.. Ben F. Royal, of More
head City; Samuel N. Bear, of Will
mington; T. D. Love, president Of
the North Carolina Line, Inc,
George L. Wallace, of the Wallace
Fisheries company, of Morehead
City; the Beaufort Fisheries COM
pnay, Claude HoYland, Captain S. r.
Robinson, the Fish Meal company,
of Reedville, Va, and Phillips Fish:
cries, of Beaufort.
The brief filed by the Town OF
Wrightsville Beach said the increas.
ing Importance Of Masonboro Inlet
to navigation and industry would
seem to justify prompt measures to
provide a safer and deeper channel
through the inlet, as well as better
facilities to reach the inland water
way from the inlet.
The chief contentious in favor of
the proposed project as outlined at
the public hearing were: eliminate
delays in traffic, stimulation of the
shell fish industry, provide cheaper,
faster, and safer transportation, as.
sistance in establishment of a coast
guard station and current national
defense measures, and provide haven
for small boats in event of storms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
First Cotton Blossom
Displayed By Bishop

The first cotton blossom of the
season to be exhibited in Whining
ton was brought to The Star-News of.
fees yesterday morning from the
farm of J.. L. Bishop, route two,
county.
Bishop has five acres Of cotton
his farm, his acreage having
been cut under the AAA from a
former planting Of ten acres.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

ner being served. After Broughton's
talk, responses will be made by:
S. Bum Frink, Sheriff Jones,
Bangsberg, CASTOR, Aldridge, Louis
T. Moore, Lieutenant Edward Fl.
Holmes, of Battery c.. Lieutenant
Fred Woods, of Battery B: LIEU
tenant Charles A. Dixon; and
Judge Alton A. Lennon.
A dance will be held at Long
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

Fits any car per-
'fectly. Can be mount
ed on Steering col
umn. Automatic vol
unle control. Elec-
t~ro-dynanic speaker.
--latest superhet cir
cult.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

Beach, a Southport, on Tues
day night. Wednesday will be des-
ignated as a day of "do-as-you-
please" according to- the program,
and the meeting will close on
Thursday, July 4, with visits to
Wrightsville and Carolina and other
points Of interest throughout New
Hanover county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
DISCIPLINE

MOSCOW, June 81 Up The
Newspaper Red Star disclosed to-
night that the recently appointed
license commisar Timoshenko had
tightened discipline in Red
army guardhouses that prisoners
are forbidden to listen to the rad
10, smoke, sing, play games or
receive letters and packages. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
BROUGHTON WILL
TALK AT REUNION

Continued From Page Ono
McKeithan, Of Battery c; and An.
drew H. Harriss, of Battery B.
Tuesdays meeting will start al
Southport at l o'clock with a din.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

ions, and the fate of England and
the British empire, may turn on
the developments of the battle of
Britain during the weeks or
months between now and the COM
ing of winter. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, June. q. ZAP, -
weather bureau records of temperature
ana rainfall for the "a hours ending S
p. m.' IN the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-28

Arizona growers shipped IS, ooo,-
600 cantaloupes to e nations
markets in the summer of 1889.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Wilding Knows Answers to
D. c. Budget Questions
Acting Fiscal
Officer Shuns
Publicity

The presidential aides with their
much-publicized passion for ano-
nymity" are page l publicity seek
ers compared to William Wilding,
the man who knows all the answers
as to what is in the District budget.
Mr.. Wilding can probably tell
you not only what is in the present
budget, but what has been in past
budgets, since he first became ac-
quainted with this money side of
the District government in 1923.
But there is one thing I really
like to see," he commented with
enthusiasm, "and that is my name
not in the newspapers"
Throughout his years of dealing
with the city's estimates Mr..
Wilding has worked in the shadow
of the late Auditor Daniel j. DON
ovan. But since the latter's death
last October the Commissioners
have been counting heavily on Mr..
Wilding's knowledge of the details
and practices of District expendi-
ture.
At 40, the now acting budget
officer is slender, keen-witted, with
slight trace of a mustache and
a prediction for scent cigars
which he doesn't want bruited
about so close to Christmas.
Queries from civic groups about
certain budget items, whether ad-
dressed to the Commissioners or the
auditor generally find their way
into Mr.. Wilding's hands. His work,
however, as he explains it, has been
with the expenditure items and not
with the details of revenue. And
this applies also to the 1912 budget
which is now being whipped into
shape, since Maj. Donovan had
stabilized figure of revenue avail
ability to cover the expenditures
in those estimates prior to his death.
The figure? Without batting an
eye Mr.. Wilding answers-s43, ,203,-
097"-and adds, "but remember that
is only the general fund-not in
cluding the highway fund and water
revenues"
Occasionally, early in the morn
ing, he will miss figure by maybe
$50, but a few hours later when
he is warmed up he can call it
down to the number Of cents.
Mr.. Wilding lives with his family
in Hillandale, Md, and his Office
is in the northeast corner Of the
second floor Of the District Building.
He figures to be a lot of help to
association chairmen delegated to
find out details of the budget,
although, of course, he can't give
out the 1912 budget details until
the estimates are presented to Con-
gress by the President.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

the Interior Ickes objected to the
annex being placed along Consti-
tuition avenue because, he claimed,
1t would obstruct the view of the
new Interior Department Building.
The matter was taken to President
Roosevelt for arbitration and Sec
retary Ickes was upheld.
Thereupon several plans were
brought forward, some of which
proposed closing Virginia avenue
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets and so placing the annex
that it would not obstruct the view
of the Interior Building.
Immediately controversy arose
over the closing of the avenue, with
the opposition lined up more or less
as it is today. AS result the
project was shelved for the time
being.
Recently, however, the Pan
American Union intimated that it
would like to proceed with plans for
the annex.
The administration took the view
that the delay was no way to pro-
mote the good neighbor policy with
Latin American nations, so the word
went out that something would have
to be done. Mr.. Delano personally
took the helm and the outgrowth
was this latest plan.
Members of the commission staff,
when asked week after the Octo-
ber meeting if such a plan had
been approved and forwarded to the
Pan-American Union, refused either
to confirm or deny that this was
the case.
Later on, however, after reliable
official sources had made the plan
public, the commission staff said the
plan had not been recommended"
to Congress, but simply that the
plan was to tell Congress that If it
wanted to work the annex problem
out that way, it could"
This" said Mr. Wender, rs pure
quibbling"
And so again the Pan-American
Union is caught in the middle of a
situation which is no fault of tn,
union.
If the matter comes up in public
hearings at the Capitol on a bill to
locate the annexes according to the
Delano plan, a hot fight will take
place.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

the needy and many rooms have
donated money to the shoe fund.
Miss F. E. Hutchison's class con-
structed new toys and Mrs. Lena
Paris room repaired old toys. all of
which have been taken to Childrenss
Hospital for Christmas.
John Burroughs.
The association will cooperate
with other groups in sponsoring a
community Christmas tree, to be
placed on the school playground.
The John Burroughs Glee Club will
sing carols at the lighting ceremony
The association will assist the school
in the distribution of Christmas
baskets.
A group of members is helping to
sort the toys for the Christmas toy
campaign.
Handcraft classes will continue
after the holidays and meetings will
be held each Wednesday at 1:30
pm.
Plans are being made for lunch
con on January Is.
Thomson.
The association met Thursday at
8 pm, when a Christmas program
was presented by pupils. The Ex-
ecutive Committee met Tuesday at
2 pm.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
Members of the Membership Com
mittee were guests of the school at
q luncheon on Thursday. One hun
(see PIT. A, Page CID
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Children on Yule Holiday
Increase Safety Problem
Responsibility for Most Part
Rests With Persons Using
Streets, PIT. A. Head Says
BY MRS. C. ID. LOWE,
President District of Of and

perhaps, a little more care at in
tersections. may be all that is needed
to maintain or to better our traffic
accident record.
And a word of caution about
accidents in the home: Our streets
are hot the only hazard we en-
counter in our daily lives, for it
has been established that more
accidents occur in homes than any,
where else. Therefore. if we paid
little more attention to our stair
ways, seeing that they were kept
free from the toys that are dis
carded for the moment and for the
moment forgotten; if we anchored
our rugs securely; if we were careful
in our kitchens to push hot dishes
and pans out of reach of exploring
hands; If we made sure upon re-
firing that the furniture was in its
accustomed place, home accidents
could in many instances be entirely
prevented
And now, with this long word of
warning and suggestion for caution
during the holiday season especially,
may I extend to every reader OF
this paper, on behalf of the District
of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers, my very best wishes
for a happy, cheerful Christmas
season, with the hope that every
child in Washington has reason on
Christmas morning to believe that
some one has been thinking of him?
That he or she finds a brand-new
toy or wanted article of clothing
in his or her stocking because of
your generosity? And may I just
add word Of greeting to the moth
ers and fathers too-hoping that
because of this same generosity
they may receive the needed lift
which will carry them forward into
the New Year with renewed courage
and confidence?
Amidon F Fairbrother Rossell.
The association is sponsoring a
movie benefit at the Ashley Theater
tomorrow at $50 am Admission
will be one can of food, which will
be used to fill the Christmas baskets
to be given to needy families. Mrs.
H. Martin, president, is in charge,
assisted by a committee of mothers.
Janney.
A Christmas play was given
Thursday by Mrs. e. M. Carter's
class, with grade mothers assisting.
Baskets have been prepared for
Evening star., 1940-12-22

Our boys and girls will be enjoy
ing their added day of holiday va
cation, tomorrow, thus making their
period of freedom from school duties
unusually long. If we take into
consideration the children in the
public, private and parochial schools
as well as those Washington chill
dren who will be home from out-of-
town preparatory schools and COL
leges-I think we are safe in say
ing that there will be more than
100000 young people who will be
swarming our streets at unaccus-
toned hours.
These young people will be en-
gaging in all sorts of activities; they
viii be roller skating, riding the
Christmas wheeled toys, sliding on
snow-covered streets, if we have
timely snowfall, and dashing about
in the family cars. In fact, they
will be in evidence everywhere, and
anywhere one may look.
It is foolish to state that responl-
bility for their safety rests upon
their training in safety procedure,
or upon the mothers and fathers
alone. Of course, these factors have
a bearing upon their conduct, but
responsibility for their safety rests
in large measure upon the shoulders
of men and women who daily use
our streets ~as highways for their
own travel. Those of us who are
accustomed to driving our cars. as
well as the bus and street car driv-
ers, are better able to realize, antici-
pate and obviate these hazards than
those to whom the experience Is
unusual.
We are apt to say that children
should not use the sidewalks for
play. It would be ideal if separate
lanes were provided for these sports,
but where in Washington can our
boys and girls indulge in this type of
exercise if not upon the streets? I
grant you, that many of these boys
and girls are rude and discourteous,
but for the most part, I feel that
they are just normal, healthy young
Americans and that it is our right
and privilege to assist in protecting
them.
The traffic record for Washington
for the first II months of this year
shows a marked decline in both
deaths and accidents and it would
be inexcusable If we were to spoil
that record. A little extra caution
on our part, . little slower driving
Evening star., 1940-12-22


via either Nineteenth street or via
c and Eighteenth streets into Con-
stitution avenue. Thus there would
be an entire block on which to erect
any annex or annexes to the Pam
American Building.
Two Buildings Planned.
These, it was learned, are planned
for the future in the form of two
buildings, one facing Eighteenth
street and the other Nineteenth
street, leaving 200-foot open vista
of the new Interior Department
from Constitution avenue.
Planning officials and Chairman
Frederic A. Delano of the commits
sion, in particular, object to the
statement that this plan would
close the avenue. Technically it
would not. But Harry S. Wender
and Walter F. Wasson, president of
the West End Citizens Association,
leaders of opposition to the plan.
and their supporters claim this is
mere quibbling. They say the ave-
nue. will, in effect, be closed because
bottleneck will be created for traf-
fic coursing down the avenue when
it reaches Nineteenth street.
Mr.. Wender, a member of the
Traffic Advisory Council, which ira
ditionally has opposed closing es-
sent1al streets, and Mr.. Wasson,
whose association took initial action
| in opposing the latest annex plan,
have organized considerable oppo-
sition to the proposal A special
committee of the Traffic Advisory
Council has been appointed under
the Craftsmanship of p Y. K Howat
and the Board of Trade has signified
its desire to join in the fight The
Federation of Citizens Associations
also may take action, as numerous
associations have gone on record
against the plan.
The opposition, which reportedly
has considerable support in official
circles, contends that it would be
unwise to close an artery which
bears so much traffic and so many
important public utility trunk lines
as this street.
The issue dates back to 1927 when
the American Union asked
Congress to authorize construction
of an annex in the triangle bounded
by Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets and Virginia avenue NV
to the rear of the present Pan
American Building. In 1929 this
authorization act was amended tt
provide that any annex or annexe:
were to be placed on the tract
bounded by Virginia avenue, Nine.
teenth street, Eighteenth street anc
B street (now Constitution avenue]
NV.
That is where the annex at pres
ent is authorized to be erected ane
the Pan-American Union already
has spent several thousand dollar'
tunneling under Eighteenth stree
to provide an underground passage
way to the proposed annex.
Secretary Ickes Objected.
Came time to build the annex
and plans were made. Secretary o
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Only2Citizen
Groups Meet
This Week
Other Associations
Participating in
Yule Programs

Due to the approaching Christmas
holidays, only two of the 10 citi-
zens' associations ordinarily sched-
uled this week will hold a meeting.
Wilbur S. Finch, president of the
District of Columbia Suffrage Asso-
citation, will speak on local suffrage
at a meeting Of the Arkansas avenue
group when it meets Friday at pm.
in Telford's Cafe, Fourteenth and
Decatur streets NV. The meeting
is being held Friday instead Of the
usual Wednesday, which this year
is Christmas Day.
~ Other Meetings.
- The only other association meet
ing is Georgetown, which will hold
its session tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the parish hall Of st.
Johns Church, Potomac and o
streets NV.
Those not meeting this week but
expected to convene again in Janu-
ary include Mid City, which will
meet the first Monday of next month
instead of the fourth Monday; North
Capitol, Society of Natives, which
held its December meeting last
week: Hampshire Heights, also meet
ing last week; Fort Davis, Anacostia,
Burroughs and Conduit Road.
A number of the associations, how
ever, plan some kind of Christmas
observance, with community trees in
some instances already being lighted.
Tomorrow night the community
Christmas lighting parade of the
Metropolis View Citizens Association
will be held at 7:30 pm, starting at
Seventh and Franklin streets NE.
Appropriate ceremonies will be held
at the tree lighting. with James E.
Colliflower, president of the Board of
Trade. as principal speaker.
The community tree at the Whit
tier Fairgrounds, Fourth and Van
Buren, streets NV, was light last
week, with representatives of the
Takoma, D. c. and Manor Park and
Chillum Heights associations par
ticipating in the ceremonies.
The annual tree lighting of the
Hillcrest Citizens Association is ex-
pected to be held this evening, with
the neighboring Summit Park Citi-
zens' Association and the Stanton
Parent Teacher Association partici-
pating in the celebration. The tree
is located at Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Baskets for Needy.
On Christmas Eve the Michigan
Park Citizens Association, following
its custom. will play Santa Clause
to the children at the Country Home
for Convalescent Children. In ad-
dition, baskets will be distributed to
the needy in the neighborhood
and the community tree lighted at
Twelfth street and Michigan ave-
nue. NE.
Last week, amid appropriate cere-
monies, members of the Progressive
Citizens Association of Congress
Heights lighted its community tree
at Nichols avenue and Portland
street Sc, accompanied by the
singing of Christmas carols.
Another Christmas observance held
last week was the gathering of toys,
games, candy and fruit and a Christ
mas tree, by the Society of Natives,
to be given to the Washington Home
for Foundlings. Fruit also was do
mated as yuletide gift to the tuber-
culosis ward at Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

(See PIT. a, Page CID
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Two Conventions
Are Scheduled

The Greater National Capital
Committee announced yesterday
that between 200 and $50 persons are
expected to attend the convention
of the Aleph zadik Aleph of the
B'nai Birth, Region S, which will
meet here December 27-29. Sessions
will be at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Theta Kappa Psi medical fra
ternity, with so expected to attend,
will meet here December n and 2s,
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Frosted YuIe Tree
Hidden by Ice Coot
b the Associated Press.

By the ASS0clated PreSs.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Dec. 21.-
A friend suggested to Cecil Neal that
he could have beautifully frosted
Christmas tree by water-spraying
the fir outside his home and then
allowing it to freeze.
But Mr.. Neal forgot to turn off the
spray and temperatures tumbled.
Result: There is veritable noun.
tain Of ice where the tree stood, but
Mr.. Neal can't dnd the tree.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Calendar Notes.

CaIem0dr NOCcS.
The Columbia Heights Board OF
Directors will meet Tuesday night
at an hour and place yet to be set
if the Christmas holiday will per-
nit.
The Electrical Contractors Board
of Governors will meet Tuesday at
8 pm. Place to be set.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
D. C.. Civic Twins
Add q Leaf
To Notebook

Washington's civic twins have
added one more leaf to their
joint notebook.
Harry N. Stull and James e.
Colliflower used to play to-
gether as children in the Dis
trict. Today they head the
two most influential civic bodies
in the city, Mr.. Stull as pres
ident of the Federation of
Citizens Associations and Mr..
Colliflower as president of the
Board of Trade.
And they both were admitted
to membership in the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants on
the same night, according to
Mr.. Stul.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

National Representation Would Not Add to Cost
solution District Problem political equity for the
District Columbia through the amendment of the
which the
by appropriate statute to give the residents of the District voting
in the Senate House Representatives and electoral
college
Advocates of this movement make the District part of the
Nation confronted continually questions which indicate
lack knowledge of this important problem of the voteless
unrepresented community also of fundamental provisions
of the Constitution For example the following question recently
been propounded in number of instances wouldn't 1t be
costly the District be represented Senators and
Representatives? instance the District Senators and
District budget?"
this question penny
to the District budget Senators Representatives paid
the United States Treasury national collected
the District Columbia taxpayers lust the from taxpayers
in the States There differences however; the
annually collected from the District
collected from of half of the States and than the combined
amount from entire of States and second the
collected toward the salaries of the Senators and
Representatives from other States but not from the District Of
Columbia.