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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
GEN. LAKELAND TAKES
COAST AIR COMMAND

RIVERSIDE, Cal. - Brig. Gen.
Frank d. Lakeland "Wednesday re-
lieved Brig. Gen. Jacob f. Fickel
as commanding general, first wing.
GHQ air force, March field.
Gen. Lacklsnd's promotion was
announced shortly after Gen.
Fickels' appointment TO the office
of chief of air corps as assistant
To Gen. Henry II. Arnold. air corps
chief.
Gen. Lsckland's command COM
prises the entire CHQ organization
on the west coast, which includes
March field, Hamilton field. Moi
felt field and the new Northwest
base under construction at Nc
Chord field, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
NLRB CHAIRMAN
DEFENDS BOARD

WASHINGTON - Chairman J.
Warren Madden. speaking in de-
Tense of the National Labor Rela-
tions board. told the house NLRB
inquiry that since the Wagner act
became effective strikes have been
fewer and shorter and have in
volved fewer workers.
Madden asserted that the board
has reduced industrial unrest, de-
spite difficulties caused by organ
lied opposition to enforcement OF
the act prior to the supreme
courts declaration of its constitu-
tionality and by the split in the la
Dor movement.
He reported the monthly average
of workers affected by strikes was
155, 052 in 1887; 57.365 in 1888 and
1865 from January to October,
1889. For last November the fig
ure was $4,000 and for December
10000.
Chairman Howard w. Smith.
of the house committee. dis
puted these figures. declaring
labor department records
showed more strikes In 1888,
1886, 1888 and 1899 than In
any prior year since 1921.
Madden said that In 1898
and 1886 the act was "in no
sense In operation" since II had
not yet r upheld by the SUI
preme court. He said he would
comment later on Smiths fig
ures for 1898 and 1893.
Rep. Charles HaIleck. r., Ind,
asked II Madden's defense of the
board "boils down to the case that
the act substitutes the conference
table for the picket line"
Yes" said Madden. That Is 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
MINERS Ask FOR MORE
OF NEW DEAL PROGRAM

COLUMBUS. Ohis United MiDs
WORKERS union today d<m&ndsd
eontinusne& Of th< Nsw Deal pro,
gram bsxan ia PFssiGspt fseo~e.
vsif,s frat administration and isft
70 ~ executive board the ql1<s.
ton q endorsing Roosevelt foe =
third tsFfH.
me 400 dslsgssss 70 th< UNIV
convention approved IN recon-
m<ndsttpp u their rssoiutions
COMMITTEES and UNIV rrssl1<nE
John L. LEWIS On yoice vote after
one hour and % minutes Of debate.
T'be resolution virtually airsctsd
the executive board 70 support =
liberal Democratic presidential
nominee II ons u named By a
united party IL th< naklonsl con
veEtion-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
new WEAPON
REPORTED BY
SHIP At SEA
Admiralty Believes
"Wavs" Of Subsusa-
rines Has Put to
Sea From Germany

The crew al the rsnw,ss oemne1l
reported Wednesday that Man
sirplanes attacking British coastal
ahipping were using what sp-
p<ared 10 - new type ~
weapon. The ervw members elso
charged that the Germans dropped
inerndiary hnmh<.
TIE -seu w~aps~" iseksd
like "husdr~as a aasss- as~p.
pisx frem ~ Nssi p,sss sess
sssarhea The nsssseii. sccsvd-
Ing 10 ~ ssssy tsl1 ~ ~
crew.
All Of the dsrtz fell lnte the
water. the sailors ssld. and ths
trawlrr escaped damage except
for small fires started on The deck.
British naval sources. mean.
while. said they we're prepared,
with Increased anti-submsrins
patrols. to guard against what
they described ~ The NTH" wavs
OF Mani u-bosts nov II zee,
The 2.zis-tou frelshssv ts,sa,aa'
one ~ the latest casualties rs'
ported. was sunk by bombs Z
half mile from Orkney sslsnds.
with = loss Of 10 Of Tho Grew.
The sreightes Bsscre~s. 4.ssu
tons. sent out . distress call late
Tuesday night An unidentified
steamer went 10 thu rescue. and
reported all but one " tho crew
saved. Tho nancrest met disastss
off the north Scottish coast. of =
nature not yet learned.
In addition 10 the ships sunk
and attacked BY planes. two Dan.
lsh steamers went down after e.
blossoms off tbs scottish coast
with the loss OF all hands on both
shlps except one second officer
They were the 2.0pt.ton Fs~dsns.
borg ana the 2,TsT-ton ssssssss1
EnEinad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

WoHd d1<8 - F141<@ cu4<Y
hospital II So =. =. WEDNESDAY
without Informing ps,lss hsw ~
rsceived hss injuries.
Detective Villas Turner. -
os tn sffle~rn who Investigates
the oass. mid ~ discovered -
cvercest and hat N . iec4e1
wanhruom On ths third fiens ~ ~
STANDARD hotsi. tios< -. te&h =.
To hsee, spesness. Tusnev
sal1. s1eni1ese1 ~ ssee -
nj - heis~xs~s u MseA
saylas - - ~ ~ maaa
s~ses ~ waaAsesm ssvey
Tuesday 10 sneve. noee1 ~
hees staying - Ne hstss ssnss
Iass Friday.
The coal and hst were ~
discovered until after Turner asd
ths hotsl operator fsscsd opea
the locked door 10 The wsshsoom.
Marks ~ furniture and 90 :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Convicted Killer Who Fled
McNeil Prison Sill Soo1Ch

sesrrh~rs Il u1el(ri islsnd fsd-
srsi penltsntlHry wondered wed
nssday IL william p<mpssy, ~
year-oId former Alaska dseperste.
had successfully swum. thu Tires
miles ~ water Separating tbe
Island from The usinlassd sftes
his escape.
Committed 10 The prison n te1o
following his eonyietion ~ tUo
Alasks murders. Dempsey esesped
Tuesday.
ouaris wsrs hsmp~sed IN thetr
search by = asnas FOG ovss IN
island Warden n ~ nwope ~
qusstsd Law enforcement sufhoft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
NO PROSECUTION IN
WACE-H0UR DIVISION

SAN FRANCIsCO-The wage
hour division which enforces fed
eraI laws II concerns. completed
its first year of administration
without having TO resort 10 Grim
inai prosecution in the western
district, Wesley Ash. regional d.
rector, said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

Chamberlain. nho snnSuoe~>3 tbe
destruction u another German
u.bosi yesterday BY British aerial
ana naval forces. charged that
Germany threatens th~ sxlstspes
u states loo small and weak ~
TOO nesf th<m+ for dsf,s0es. and
said that Mana show "th< most
csIlous insiifferssee" 10 IL tixbts
81 Hsutrsis and stbs ordinary dc
sstsz ~ common humanity"
Ss~ se<sHse1 ~ s11l~6 psw-
~. lst<s1 sftef ~ sss -
rsfuss 10 ~ i6~s is~ksse sse
lsessesals) ssss<ousst vjth
Ire uslt~d states . tlttis ssss
. year sss We ssssst - -
end - ~ siesssss psisey ~
sesassssle nsfiensisxsfiss go
ssfssshs. wkt<s sps~f ~ isss
pe.1s sefftessesf."
There u MOI . single non-
bslllxsfsni ss,satf, thai fs<ls iisslf
threatened ~ this sssofn1ss
sIiisai accumulation u powers.
{ confinssd 90 P.gs 2. Column %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
REDS ATTACK
IN FAR NORTH
FINLAND

Frontier messages tonight said
Firms south of Hoyenjaervi had
broken up strong Russian infantry
attacks on the far northern front.
Although Norwegian military
experts had expressed the belief
snow was too deep for any In
fantry operations. the messages
10 syanvik said Red army forces
had moved against the Finnish
front lines south of Hoyenjservi
and toward Tangefoss after long
period Of inactivity.
Considerable fighting was re-
ported at the main defense posi-
tons where the Russian advance
failed. Later, it was asserted, the
Firms counter-sttacked and forced
the Russians back
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
BINC CROSBY LAID up
APPENDECT0MY MAYBE

HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby,
radio and film star. was confined
in St. vincent's hospital today
awaiting decision Of his physician
whether an operation would b
necessary.
Crosby was taken 10 the hos
pital after q slight attack Of
appendicitis. DR.. Arnold Stevens
said il may not be necessary &c
operate on Crosby. but added he
would not know until after q thor
ough examine ton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

fIe~ tnfon8 tn11< - Nnol1l1 Uryl|
wasl q walsh IN ~ Gl011lgA
1hs seeape1 inmete - 60
vlcted IN vn1dea Ain11<A q mnr~
dsvtnw Z weesnn - AneeepoGe -
then killing : y. = 1ecsly nnne-
shaL Ne rvae4 ~ neworA -
trial was sue - IN mone wt6eov-
puhiiein~1 u nesthses sstms -
bais,
Dempsey wss santsass6 y -
but later N sestseee wss &C.,
muis6 70 life imprtepUnent ~
lntesnmeaf ~ MeNeu wne ioeoe.
fupssd ~ : hftef ttsneess - ~
fsdsvsi penitensiesy ~ LeeyeR'
worth. Mans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
NO JURISDICTION
H@~~aFs~4~si-4ss-lss'4asr .1sHe'EsN
REP. PAUL SANDECREN
TO PASS OUT CIGARS

What one day may b. another
Washington stats legislator wss
born 81 T.eoms General hospital
"Wednesday. BE 10 the son o. State
Representative and Mrs. Paul nsn.
dsgfsn. Mrs. szndsgfsn vas for
merry Mins Doris Deft0sis. a
shsitoas. saBdsErsa represents
the z7th district
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

Esss'ss:;ss;S;'
Current Comment
On Varied Events
By Times Writers

THIS Tacoma Narrow 5
= Bridge will be finished,
ready for Peninsula Tacoma
traffic before we know it: il is
not too early to be planning
seriously the relationship of
that great span to Tacoma
development.
The rates charged by the
Washington Toll Bridge au-
thority appear to be the most
important factor in determin-
ing the extent of traffic over
the bridge, and the extent of
traffic will be the factor de-
termining the rate of develop
ment of territories adjacent to
the bridge.
While official confirmation
is lacking, the story has gotten
about that the state toll bridge
authority intends to establish
rates over the Tacoma Mar
rows bridge identical with the
!. rates charged by the Tacoma
Gig Harbor ferry system. In
contrast, the toll over the
Seattle Mercer Island bridge,
built and to be operated by the
same authority, will be 25
cents for the driver of each
car.
WORKING daily in Bremen
" ton navy yard are thou
sands of civilians whose homes
are in Seattle. Twice a day
they face a one-hour ferry
trip between Bremerton and
Seattle. They pay the ferry
pursers 1925 for five rounds
trips: the rate a few years ago
was S1.35. They have their
transportation from Seattle
homes to the Seattle ferry slip
to consider every morning. a
two-block walk to work from
the Bremerton dock, and
transportation home from the
Seattle dock every evening
all to be taken into account.
1t is conceivable that resi-
dence in Tacoma, particularly |
out in the west end of town,
might appeal to many of these
people if the Narrows span
toll is reasonable. But they |
won't come this way on the
basis of continuance of Taco
ma-Gig Harbor ferry tolls. |
DEVELOPMENT of proper
~ ty across the Narrows by |
Tacoma people likewise will be
slow unless the bridge toll is
kept low.
1t is conceded that the fed
eral Reconstruction Finance
Corporation will be holding the
bulk of the Narrows bridge
bonds and under terms of its
financial agreement, will re-
quire large annual payments
from the state authority to
pay interest on, and retire, |
those bonds.
Nevertheless, the bridge
revenue may be expected to
respond to a friendly, encour-
aging policy of toll charges,
since in the final analysis, it |
will be the volume of traffic
that will determine the eco
nomic utility of the bridge.
Tacoma civic interests have
not finished their job in pro-
noting the bridge until they
have promoted, too, the condi-
tions that will make it readily.
and pleasingly, available to
every person in t re S t e d,
whether a resident or tour
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
DANES FIRE AT PLANE
COPENfIAaKN.

CoPEsHAGEs. Denmark
a German plane flew with
In five Kilometres three
milesl Of Copenhagen today
and Eas fired On BY guns At
Copenhagen fort. Il was an
nosznsed officially.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
STATE OFFICIAL INJURED

OLYMPIA - Reports rscsiys1
here today said Assistant Attorney
General L. c. Bro1beek Was IN .
Toledo hospital suffering from rtb
injuries resolved In an satomoblis
accident Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
Wild Ponies Put
AUay For Safety

NEW FOREST. Eng Hundreds
Of wild ponies which have rosmed
at will in the New Forest for 500
years have been interned To save
their lives during the blackout.
Painted white stripes failed TO
save them from automobiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
JURORS CLEAR
STATE CHIEFS

Thurston county grand
jury late Tuesday cleared the
state license department Of
charges of graft In connection
with stock swindles perpe-
trated by convicted promoters
Of Peoples Oil q Gas company
The jury found the company did
not come under this dspsrtment's
jlifiadie ton al the time IL sold stock
to ~ 900 Washington investors. II
criticized. however. department Of
fisials for accepting minor gifts
from the promoters and mingiinE
with them socially.
DoNNErI.Y ABsoLvED
A second phase Of thu j,Iry's 70
port ahzoived 4. =. Donnelly. for.
msr assistant attorney general
who resigned 10 become receiver
for the company. of charges he
manipulated operations 10 his per-
sonai financial gain,
The jury sald Il received rom.
plants former License Director
Harry c. Huss and the present
director, Dave y. cohn. were guilty
Of fraud for granting licenses 10
the company 10 seII worthless
stock. After months Of inquiry.
the jury finds no substance 10 thsss
charges" II said.
NO JURISDICTION
'-f'he state officials concerned
are sbsoivsd from any negligence
relating 10 supervision of the
original corporate structure. for u
was sntireiy beyond their jurisds<-
ton" The company sold al leases.
whereas the department had luris4
dietion only over sale ~ stocks.
The department finally obtained
Jurisdiction over . Subsidiary CON.
pany. ~hsah vas organized q few
Continued on Fags 2 Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
100000 FOUND
IN boRln'S box

WAsm1ho1ON~~vss 1907
ysass nss wIIIlsm = nsvsh nnlnr
tsIs>1 : jetsf sheehine aseeen6
and : satisfy aepnsfe - h 3
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band. DE Ists sessfss ffo9 t6nipa.
NM nd key u NJ toek ~,
bit NEVER ~eat n<sx 4. WhGa ~
seastaf di~1 this n,eekn. Mn
f,cfah Nsn not e<ffntn wae1nor
sn~ sopid sysn sff6<d in iannle~
aAsts sssts " ths fsn@Ssi trip =
fdsh1.
HE al asf sxp<ef - - nh6o q
eeatiau< iixInx - fhesr s&senrr1oGs
sr&rtmsas. th<lf eaIy ~ lannsS.
Th<a. n Arranging Mr. sffnis4
Mrs. befsh sent : SECRETARY 70 ~
hank 70 sb<<k N eon14ofs q ~
d<po<1t bon.
IL 49, y ~ tpneno1 -
a., esefn1an1 cDo1.noo -
ei.sse ~ - neyeynmen1
hen&H.
"a ees bsst - mzs<h . saFpu1ee
70 ma ~ sayen& sise, Mxa. nerns
I coatinue1 on Faas a CoInne "
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
CONGRESS TODAY
SENATE

In recess.
Foreign relations committee con-
ssders Finnish loan prOposals-
HOUSE
Continues consideration Of sgri-
culture appropriation bill
Naval affairs COMMITTEES hears
Admiral Robinson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
OnIu 5 Britishers
Killed in Action

LONDON - Only five British
soldiers were killed in action IN
the first four months Of the war,
ending Dec. 81, the war office dis
closed today. Total Casualties, in
Guiding those killed accidentally.
and those wounded. were ISL Off
GERS and men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01
TODAYs WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy tonight and Friday.
Temperatures: High. 81; low, AZ.
Sun rises 1855: sets 5:I2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-01

BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma -. ........S 2,5l5sOO0
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
CALLING
MR. CHIPS

(Christian Science Monitor)
At Brookfield, as you will remember,
there was rather an argument that day
when the new headmaSter called MI
Chips into his office to discuss the ques-
ton of Latin pronunciation. Mr.. Chlps
wasn't much for making boys say 'kek-
kero" when they would only revert to
saying "Sissero" as soon as they got out
of school And he wasn't impressed by
arguments that times were changing ana
. that Brookfield needed stream-llnlng TO
fit them.
What would Mr.. Chips say to the po-
wers-that-be in Boston University, on
learning they had decided to omit Greek
and Latin from the entrance require
ments of students aiming at Bachelor
of Arts Degree? One doesn't quite know.
Mr.. Chips could be very reasonable. Bos-
ton University is modern, with an accent
on younthful adaptability in world that
changes faster than Mr.. Chips would
have wanted it to. Still, he might have
argured on that very ground that Litan
and Greek ought to be stressed more
thar ever.
One may want to know more about
Ceasar than that he saw Gaul as divided
into three parts, now that modern Cea-
sars in Rome and Berlin are attempting
to divide a world that way. One may like
to have Caesars own word for 1t, With
out the Interpolation of translator.
And names of leaders and places that
would have been Greek to good many
Americans few days ago are nav COM
mon headline jardon.
Remember at Brookfield while the Ger
man bombs exploded outside the school?
He was reading what Ceasar said of
the Germans and remarking on how
strangely these so-called dead languages
came to life at times. That's the Mr..
Chips we should like to consult on this
matter of letting up" on Latin and
Greek Just when they might sound as
modern as frequency modulation in
radio.
Goodbye Latin, goodbye Greek? Not
quite, of course. Any more than it could
ever quite be Goodbye Mr.. Chips.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
by Bruce Cation :.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Nov 16. One
of the big things keeping Nelson
Rockefeller busy these days is the
TACT that Latin Americans can't
quite forget the U. S. marines and
dollar diplomacy.
Saddled with the lengthy title
of co-ordinator for the National
Defense Commission of Cultural
and Commercial Relations with
Latin America, young Rockefeller
has become chief salesman, field
marshal and kink-remover for the
whole good neighbor policy,
The Latins like the policy fine,
he says, but they keep wondering:
rs this real, and if SO, how long
does it last? Are those people
trying to help us or to exploit us?
If they're helping us, is it for
keeps or just while the war lasts?''
II realize we're under suspicion, y
he says. Right now this office is
studing all the plans people have
suggested for helping the Latin
Americans and making them like
us better. We've got to improve
our cultural relations in two di-
rections-our own people must do
their part to know and like the
Latin Americans better, too"
There are two angles to this
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 15. - All
over the lot: Your correspond
ent was chased off a sound stage
today, and I had plenty OF COM
pany. Director Robert Leonard. his
assistants, the camera crew, cleo
tricians, prop men and grips all
had to evacuate the set. The in
side watchman protested he wasn't
supposed to leave his post under
any circumstances, but they took
him along
When every male creature was
safely and definitely outside, Miss
Lana Turner took off a negligee
and stepped into a bathtub. Ordi-
narily the move could have been
accomplished modestly with screen
or two and some protective flutter-
ings by maids holding sheets. But
there was too much sound and
lighting equipment around this
bathtub to get screens anywhere
near it, So we left while a maid
and a makeup woman and a lady
hairdresser got Miss Turner nicely
fixed under q layer Of soapSudS.
The picture is "Ziegfeld Girl"
and Miss Turner is one of three
Fcllies performers whose stories
are told in film Hedy Lamar is
a showgirl Judy Garland a young
singer whom Ziegfeld brings 20
prominence; and Lana is the Stair
way Girl who poses at the top of
the brilliant production numbers.
The bathtub sequence took place
in the Stairway Girls apartment,
and judging by its DaMillish ele-
gance and the dialog, she must
have been doing very well for her
self. Miss Garland was there,
pleading very earnestly about some
thing and concluding that to make
good in this business you've got
TO keep your head"
And the other girl said airly
My head is the one thing that !
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
So They Say

We've got to say where we stand
in the world. About all we have
in common now is our desire for
comfort.
Herbert Agar, editor, Louisville
Courier journal.
The election means unity with
Canada and South America. 1t
means new balance of power in
the world.
Tom Corcoran, administration
adviser announcing his retire
ment from public life.
There is no question that "flesh-
and-blood' drama is staging, sue
ceSSfully, a comeback with ven-
geance.
Philip w. Rice, dramatist
Nothing can touch America if it
has unity; nobody can harm it, If
its people stand together.
Richard J. Strout, political report
er.
When our societies have been
made as collective as they can be
made, the test of them still is what
happens TO individuals.
Rev. DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick
New York pastor.
A sick spinal column is as evil
as any Fifth Column.
Harold j. Reilly, president, New
York Physiotherapists.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
DO UNTO OTHERS

The courtesy contest conducted by the
FL Centre Elks lodge among school chill
dren may do the community some good
on adults by rowdy or discourteous
youngsters-but it will do the children
themselves far more good by teaching
them the one rule that does more than
any other to assure future success: do
unto others as you would have others do
unto you"
The youngster who learns and prac-
tices that rule has taken the biggest step
possible toward a secure place in society,
6r he has set his own life in the right
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
by Willis Thornton -.
Fires Of Light, Fires of Darkness

unable to set aside political amin
9slttes in Germany after alect!cn
that the German Republic siokened
and died. Among multiple parties
none ever attained u majority
Even when in power, any party al
Ways had the otEer3 hanging to
its flanks like a pack of hungry
wolves, not iii criticism or even in
opposition, but IN Il savage obst,us-
t!onism. The result was such a
desperate longing for some kind of
unity that the German people fin
ally achieved it b. trurcheon and
whip.
The asncs OF American political
bOn.ires, thank Cod, contain not
the obliterated thought of men
much wiser than the book burners
but only the remains OF political
passions burnt out and discarded
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-17
INFANTRY OF
THE HOME FRONT
(Londen Daily Telegraph)


With the Nazis' prolonged raid tactics
the A. r. P. worker has become the
infantryman of the Home Front. The
warden is nursemaid to old ladies and
young children, policeman to the friend
less and worried, advance guard of the
demolition squard and the bomb disposal
units and the general custodian of the
street.
Here are some of the jobs the war
dens have done in one district recently
Held lonely vigils watching a suspi-
cious light and reported to the Army in
the morning.
Treated excited householders and
Gained the fears of lonely women.
Dealt with incendiary bombs, often
without sturrup pumps.
Taken Sunday joints to the baker and
returned them hot at the end of their
duty.
Helped local welfare workers to deal
with East End evacuees.
Patrolled the streets for hours on end
and done their own jobs during the
day.
For all this the voluntary warden has
no pay, no expenses, no greatcoat, nc
allowance for wear and tear and practi
cally no status.
Yet when the sirens go he jumps out
of bed, wraps himself up in his civilian
clothes and takes his place in Britain's
front line