Evening star., 1940-01-14
Wosh;ngton's Mile o. Dimes
Campaign Opens Tomorrow
CoIorfuI Programs
Planned at Booth
At Radio Center

~ NOOIV SCulCI
The Mile O. Dimes starts tomor-
row.
Washington's own effort to raise
dimes for the Nation-w wide drive
against infantile paralysis will be
sponsored by The Star and the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
The mecca for dime bearing
Washingtonians will be the stand
located at the entrance to Radio
Center at Fourteenth street and
New York avenue NV. There,
under red and white striped can
opy, lies the track which must be
filled six times to complete the mile.
Statistically speaking. 89,872.34
dimes measure mile, according to
the Office Of the director of the mint
here. .;,.2.ss,,a
A part 81 the national March Of
Times, which is q feature OF the
celebration of the Presidents Birth
day, Washington's Mile o. Dimes
last year contributed more than
$4,000 to the campaign.
Half to Aid d. c. Children.
Fifty per cent of the dimes laid
on the track will go to the aid Of
Washington S children stricken with
the disease The rest Of the money
will be sent to the National Founda-
ton for 1nfantile Paralysis to be
used for research, education and to
combat epidemics.
For the first time, this year Gov
ernment employees in Washington
will not receive folders to send in
dimes to the March Of Dimes. In
stead, they will be given an oppor-
tunity to add their dimes to the
Mile O Dimes.
During the two-week period before
the Presidents birthday. each day
will be dedicated to a major Gov
ernment department at the Mile O.
Dimes stand with representatives
coming to the stand to put their
dimes on the line. At the same time,
all other departments are receiving
special invitations to send represent
atives to the stand All these dele
cations from departments, divisions
and bureaus will be interviewed over
the air as they place their dimes
on the track.
Cabinet Officers Volunteer.
Cabinet officials who have already
volunteered to appear at the stand
on their department days include
Secretary Of State Hull, Secretary Of
War. Woodring, Secretary of Navy
Edison, Postmaster General Farley,
Secretary of Interior Ickes and Sec
retary of Labor Perkins. Federal
Works Administrator John M. Car
mody will broadcast for his agency
at the Mile O. Dimes and Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Herbert
CASTOR will represent his depart
ment.
The States also will be represented
at the stand. Lining the track will
be 48 milk bottles, marked by States.
Last year the competition was keen
among the residents Of various
States now living in Washington and
the bottles were refilled with dimes
many times.
The District Commissioners and
other city officials, as we'll as execu-
tives of The Star and the National
Broadcasting Co., will give the Mile
O. Dimes the official go-ahead signal
at two opening ceremonies tomorrow.
The first opening is slated at
noon and will be broadcast over
Station WMAL. On hand to lay the
first dimes on the line will be Com
missioners Melvin c. Hazen and
David McCoach, jr; Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer, Supt. Of
Police Ernest w. Brown, Richmond
B. Keech, vice chairman of the Pub
lice Utilities Commission; B. M. Nc
Kelway, managing editor OF The
Star, and K. H. Berkeley, general
manager of Stations WRC and
WNAAL.
Searchlights to Sweep Stand.
For the night opening, to be heard
over Station WMAL at pm, Com
missioner George E. Allen, chairman
of the national March of Dimes;
Frank Russell, vice president of the
National Broadcasting Co., and
Newbold Noyes, associate editor of
The Star, will come to the Mile
O. Dimes stand. While the Knights
of Columbus Boys Band furnishes
the music a battery of searchlights,
provided by the 260th Coast Artil-
lery, District National Guard, will
play over the stand. .
Besides the two official broad
casts, five radio programs will be
heard from the stand during the
opening day. At 4:3o pm. Charles
Barry, N. B. G. representative for
the Mile O. Dimes, will interview
members Of Government depart.