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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Active Duty Call
For Naval Reserve
Officers Widened
Navy Department
Asks lieutenunts
For Duty With Fleet

The Navy Department has
reached the stage in calling Naval
Reserve officers to active duty where
1t will accept the volunteer services
of neutenants, and the LIST Battalion,
District Naval Reserve, will be
among the first, If not the first, to
have representative of this grade
on active duty.
The first to respond was 1t. j. F..
Carpenter, executive officer of the
Sd Division. He will be detached
from his duty with the battalion
on March is and go to San Diego,
Calf, where he will report aboard
the U. S. S. Bushnell for active duty.
His departure will leave vacancy
in the Fleet Reserve which may be
filled by the transfer of an officer
from the Volunteer Reserve to that
post. 1t was said that number Of
Volunteer Reserve officers engage in
the weekly drills of the battalion,
and from among these the selection
will be made. Ofncers of the volun-
teer branch OF the Reserve are not
required but are urged to partici-
pate in the active drilling of the
Organized Reserve, although they
do not get paid, as do members of
the organized branch.
Soon after President Roosevelt is
sued his limited emergency proc
lamation shortly after the outbreak
of hostilities in Europe, the Navy
Department called for the services
of ensigns for indefinite active duty,
and when these did not come in suf-
hcient numbers. heutenants, junior
grade, were called for, but the de-
partment is said to be still in need
OF officers for duty on capital ships
to relieve officers of the Regular
Establishment for the neutrality
patrol and for other duties. Line
officers particularly are needed.
The department is making a drive
for ensigns, particularly those who
are graduates of the Naval Reserve
Officers Training Corps. These are
Evening star., 1940-02-04
V.F.W. Auxiliary Head
Guest Of Honor Of
D. {. Department
Mrs. Cohen Also Feted
At Banquet at
Bomboo Gardens

Mrs. Ida 8. Cohen, national presi-
dent of the Auxiliary of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, was guest Of honor
Of the District of Columbia depart
ment at Pythian Temple on January
n. Later in the evening she was
rendered banquet at the Bamboo
Gardens.
United States Treasury Auxiliary
will meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
Eleventh and L streets NV. Mrs.
Eola Wright, department president,
and her staff will make an official
visit. Members are requested to
attend in uniform. There will also
be birthday celebration.
On Thursday a visit was made to
Ward G, Mount Alto Hospital, and
each patient received cigarettes,
needed articles and refreshments.
Plans were completed for a bingo
party at Mount Alto Recreation at
end of month.
Members are invited to attend
social given by Follow-Me Post, Feb
ruary 8, at the Presbyterian Church
auditorium, Twenty-second and
Rhode Island avenue NE.
The meeting will be held Tuesday
at the Thomas Circle Club. Floor
work rehearsals at 7:30 pm.
National Capital Auxiliary met at
the Washington Post Club with Mil
dred Carter, president, presiding.
Clay Keene Miller of this auxiliary
and former department president
entertained at luncheon Tuesday, at
her home on Brandywine street
NV, in honor of Mrs. Ida Cohen,
national president. Guests included
the department president of the Dis
trict of Columbia, department presi-
dent of West Virginia, department
president of Illinois and department
president of Wisconsin.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be held February 8 at the WASH
ington Post Club.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

pirate playlet for this meeting. Re-
freshments.
The Executive Committee will not
meet this month.
Henry D. Cooke.
An Executive Board meeting will
be held tomorrow at pm.
The association entertained the
Boy Patrol at a luncheon on We'd
nesday. Washington l. Cleveland
of the District Automobile Associa-
ton was guest speaker. Other
guests included the principal Of the
school, the police officer in charge
and the faculty advisers.
The fourth grade children, under
the sponsorship of the association,
are decorating the children's lunch
room.
An executive meeting will be held
Tuesday at Ills pm. in the work
room.
Grant -Weightman.
Mrs. c. D. Lowe, president Of the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers. will be guest
speaker at the founders day cele-
bration on Wednesday at 8:15 pm.
at Grant School. Program by pu-
pills and teachers.
Edmonds -Maury.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee will be held tomorrow at / 80
pm. in the Edmonds School.
Ketcham-Van Buren,.
The Study Group will meet to-
morrow at l:30 pm. in the Ketcham
School.
The Executive Committee will
meet in the Ketcham School Tues
day at 1:30 pm.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee will be held Wednesday at
the home of the principal, John
Paul Collins, 4003 Twenty first
street NE.
Keene.
A meeting of the Executive Board
will be held tomorrow at 1:30 pm.
Gage.
The Executive Committee will
meet Tuesday at pm. at the home
of Mrs. William Broyer, 40 T street
NV.
Kenilworth.
The association will meet Wednes-
day at 8 pm.
A luncheon will be held Thurs
day, Mrs. Norman Veihmeyer in
charge.
The Executive Board will meet
Tuesday at 1:30 pm.
The PIT. A. Dramatic Club, under
the direction of Mrs. Catherine
Edgerton, is preparing two plays to
be given in March.
Whittier.
A meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee will be held tomorrow at Ills
pm.
Bowen Greenleaf.
The Executive Committee will
meet February IL at the Bowen
School.
Bundle Week, for Student Aid, will
be observed beginning February IL.
Gordon Junior High.
Training Young People to Be Safe
Drivers" will be the subject of a
talk by Mrs. George Thorpe, chair
man of the Woman's Safety Com
mittee of the American Automobile
Association on February at 8 pm.
The talk will be preceded by pa
rade demonstration by the Boy Pa.
trolls of Gordon, accompanied by the
school band. Mrs. Hugh Butler, pro-
gram chairman, will introduce Mrs.
Thorpe.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Jr. O. U. A. M.

Anacostia Council will meet Mon
day night. A special program Is
being planned for February 10. Spe-
cial attractions will be featured on
February 26. Refreshments will be
served.
The visitation at Star Spangled
Banner Council for January 26 was
postponed until March IS. There
will be special speakers and enter
tainment.
Woodrow Wilson Council will meet
Tuesday evening and will entertain
the State councillor and his staff of
officers at their annual visitation.
Mount Vernon Council meets Fri
day for the annual visitation.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Oyster Roast and Dance

National Capital Chapter, D. A..
", will hold their annual oyster roast
and dance at Stansbury Temple,
Georgia and Concord avenues NV,
the night of February "a. Lawrence
James is chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. There will be
oysters in every style and meats. All
veterans, their wives, friends and the
public are invited.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

graduates OF va
rious colleges
throughout the
country which
maintain a naval
officers course
IN connection
with their regu-
lar curriculum.
Those who sue
cessfully p a S S
the naval part Of
this course are
com m i ssioned
ensigns in the
Naval Reserve.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

HEAD UNION AUXILIARY-Newly elected officers Of
Union 104, known "The Presidents Own Garrison"
Francis sparkman, senior vice president; Miss Lillian
Junior vice president; standing, Mrs Lucinda Stevenn
instructor; Mrs Ralph Werner, officer of the day. Mrs
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Potomac Unit will hold a card
party at the Palisades Field House
on February Is at 8 o'clock, for the
benefit OF the Blood and Serum
Bank" OF Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Vincent B. Costello Unit will meet
Tuesday at 1927 New Hampshire
avenue NV. at 8 pm. All men,
bers are urged to be present; also
to invite their husbands.
The unit will hold its annual
dinner at the Bamboo Gardens, 8O4
Fourteenth street NV. on February
IS at pm.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

At the Executive Committee meet
ing Of Lincoln Post last Monday 1t
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Sorlng.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post last
Tuesday presented the American
Legion School Award medals to the
outstanding boy and girl of the
graduating class of the Stuart Junior
High School-Isabelle Cook and Sim
Southard, respectively. The presen-
tation was made by Past Comdr.
Mary Tatspaugh and Americanism
Chairman Lillian Caldwell. In addi-
ton to the medals, paperweights
in matching design and certificate
engraved with the legion emblem
were also presented to them. Comdr.
Edna Smith was represented by
Senior Vice Comdr. Dorothy Brun-
ken.
The Advisory Council will meet
at the home of Past Comdr. Helen
Opitz, 1925 Fifth street NV, on
February with Past Comdrs. Mary
Tatspaugh and Alma Sarton as CO.
hostesses.
Braille classes will meet at the
Red Cross Building, 1730 E street
NV, at $50 pm. on February 6
and 20.
A card party for the Children's
Hospital blood bank fund will be
held at the home of Estelle Ruby,
5425 Thirtieth place NV, on Feb
ruary 16 at 8 pm. This party will
be for the post under the auspices
of Child Welfare Ofi1cer Deborah
Brennan.
At the Executive Committee meet
ing Of Lincoln Post last Monday it
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18

Man, whatever else he is. is part
Of the world Of nature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
Traffic Death
Toll Is 500 So
Far This Year

Raleigh, Sept. 18.-ApproXimately
500 persons were killed on North
Carolina streets and highways the
first eight months OF this year, the
Highway Safety Division reported to-
day.
The states eight-months traffic
toll, subject to the possible addition
of few delayed deaths, was 1913,
a decrease Of seven percent from die
$50 traffic deaths in the state the
first eight months Of 1899.
"Happily, North Carolina still en-
Joys a decrease in its traffic toll for
this year, in comparison with that
of last year, but our percentage OF
decreases has slipped in two months
from ten percent to seven percent"
stated Ronald Hocuit, director OF the
Safety Division. The fact that we
are showing a decrease in the face OF
a nationwide increase is gratifying,
of course, but eternal vigilance and
care on the part of every North
Carolina motorist, pedestrian and
bicycle rider must be exercised
throughout the remainder of the
year if we are not to lose what we
have gained"
| Provisional figures show a total
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18

moment-I want you to do some
thing for me"
A girl approached them-a slim,
graceful creature with flame-col-
ored hair and a shimmering green
gown. She was not beautiful, but
there was something about her
that attracted Toni.
She smiled at x, and bowed
slightly. Would have passed on, but
x intercepted her:
"Just moment, Coral. I want
to introduce yor: to my friend,
Mrs. Cotton. This is Miss Merri-
dew, a-friend of NINE"
Greetings, and then they stood
in a little group, casually chatting.
x said, in low voice:
This is what I want you to do,
Toni. Charles Cazelton is here
somewhere, or will be very soon.
want you to keep n touch with
Miss Merridew until you run him
to earth. Then I want you to intro
duce them. Coral, 1 want you to
dance with Cazelton, and then,
when it's over, get him to take you
to the smoke room shall be there,
and we can get together"
Both the girls acquiesced and,
after a eW moments, x left them.
Half an hour later, 7hen Gael
ton and the girl with the flame
colored hair strolled into the
smoke room, they saw X chatting
to another man in distant corner.
He saw them at once, excused HIM
self, and came across to meet
them.
Mice to see you," he greeted
them. How are you, Charles
1--WE can get drink here" said
x. And also comparative seclu-
sion. Well sit here, I think" With
a quick glance around to assure
himself that there was no cover
for eavesdroppers. He neatly inter-
copied q footman and ordered
drinks, then sat down.
Nov" he began. LAS it hap
pens, you two are hunting on the
same trail, so we can have a three
cornered chat. We might be able to
do little linking up. How about
you, Charles?"
Cazelton shrugged. His attitude
was depressed.
Don't seem to get very far. Men
come and go-apparently without
passports. They come by motor
boat, land up the creek there. But
I've definitely established one thing
that fellow Watson is we'll il it."
The girl leaned forward in her
chair, interrupting eagerly:
You mean Ivor Watson, Of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
Cross-State
Airline Soon

Washington. Sept. 18.- (AP) -
Pennsylvania Central airlineS has
been authorized by the civil aeronau-
.., board 10 establish new route
between Norfolk. Va, and KnoXvilel,
Tenn. by way OF Rocky Mount, Ra-
.e.ga. Greensboro and ASheville,
\ C..
The board denied the companyS
..0.ca:.Un Tor authority to include
"..-..n- Salem. Hickory and Eliza
o..@ C..v holding that there was
.u. s...c.ent evidence OF present
public necessity to warrant service
-. =" .aree points.
! request for authority to operate
between Knoxville. Tenn. and Gin
c."~.. va Louisville. Ky, was de-
,...-U ~ the board pending further
con c"rgt.un.
Board >pokesmen said that factors
leading - its authorization OF the
Norfolk Knoxville line included M
g..:auce ot military and naval Oper-
>..gus II NOrfouk as part OF the ma
ta"al defense program. and the ma
t..Ha. difficulties of surface travel
.a.0ugh the highly industralized area
o.: North Carolina.
The airline has proposed operation
@. .wo round trip daylight trips at
..o @eginning of service. The route
g., present is not marked with bea-
c.o- or other facilities for night
..Ds OF in low-ceiling weather.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, Sept. 18.-Those who
look beneath the surface Of current
events in our American life speak of
several gigantic struggles which they
| think they can see in progress. They
may not be obvious TO the average
citizen but they're as plain as a sore
| thumb to individuals who are affect
ed by them.
One of these undercover battles,
raging during the last few years, is
between the sort Of Yankee jurispru-
dence supported by a majority of
members of the American Bar as
ISOLATION and the more totalitarian
brand of legal procedure advocated
by the lawyers and political leaders
who consider themselves the most
outstanding apostles of mems rights
in general.
The relatively conservative group
complains that there's grown up in
this country of late an idea that it's
perfectly legitimate for government
departments, commissions, bureaus
and even individual officials to take
upon themselves the functions of our
courts. Not only that, but it's asserted
that they're doing it, and up to date
their rulings have Withstood all at
tempts, by those who question them,
to get into court with test cases.
An instance of it, pretty prom
inently mentioned, is that of CAL
ifornia mail order concern, charged
with misrepresenting itself to the
public through the utilization of pos
tai facilities in violation of postof-
flee regulations.
In this connection three federal
actions were brought against the
company. Ore of them Ga legal pro-
secution of the outfits presiden) the
government lost, due to an acquittal
by a federal court jury. However,
Uncle Sam nailed the corporation
after its head had been cleared judi
cially.
A Departmental Ukase.
simultaneously with the accusation
against the mail order company's
president, the postoffice department
has issued a fraud order" against
the company itself.
The company contends that, a
federal court having acquitted its
president, this fraud order" should
be rescinded, but the department re-
fuses. Vincent N Miles, its solicitor,
takes the position that, since the
email order business was necessarily
discontinued at that time (the time
when the order was iSsued) nothing
now is before the department to be
considered"
Against the company there also
is a case (not yet decidedly before
the federal trade commission.
It's argued by spokesman for the
present system that such procedure
is perfectly proper-in other words,
that what might be termed a 'ukase"
has Just as much weight Cor more)
than any decision from the bench.
It's to upset this theory that the
American Bar association is plug
cling for reenactment Of the Logan
Walter measure, which passed the
senate at the last session of congress
but still is hanging fire in the house
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
.Shuford viii.
Re Unable To
Campaign
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

..sh. Sept. Reconnaissance
.mm Forrest II. Shuford is one
date on the Democratic ticket
very unlikely to do much
..,.ung this fail.
w.. hat the commissioner isn't as
Interested in keeping his job
~ uoyr-ll office holder would
,1at re isn't perfectly good
......r.at who would delight to get
nj work for the party ticket
.. constable To President: but be-
.. r.ght nOW he is just about over
..4G N work.
..vjv has vet put the Labor COM
..--.rnerShjp in the list of sinecureS.
.... n,an-SiZed job under the best
...->. lnceS and in the SlackeSt
....~ Beside the ordinary duties of
... ....cc he is eN-officio 4 member
.., L. {. {.
a..., NOW. it's 4 toughter post
...~ ever. Just take 4 look at 4 few
. ..g special activities which are
u. ne Shuford hustle from early
.. .... 90 deWy eve:
..H \ survey Of wage and hour
......r. '.btl~ III ANtl III lollIlIt. HUM
~. % Il full and complete report on
.-.. situation to the next General AS
,..-hIv which couveneS in january.
-...,. he actual conduct of this sur
..y ms been delegated 10 Red
y well. but Mr. Shutord must keep
.~ Eve On things Just the same.
81 The Federal Wage-Hour hook
-~ This hos been functionlng for
ne me and is becoming more or
less .uuJiue, but is still so new as
=. .ale frequent jams
81 The biennial report of his de-
.....gn:-alWay$ headache.
~ Compliance with request for
..-.wartun on the budget requests to
Ne. .ade by the Department in the
~ ,rs.>latlWe-another of the big
-.,, which always give department
.e.G> he filters.
50 Preparation for the legislature.
... ..-uSe activities the Labor depart
..,.. will be virtually interested.
Md. Zoo. that little matter Of get
...s reelected. which fortunately
81. >n tremendously difficult in this
..,~rhelmingly Democratic state.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18

| Grosvenor placer"
And the N t, Chenham
Marshes" said CaZelton.
That's the man! Yes, you're
quite right-he's in i up to the
neck. P. has sent me there several
times with messages and letters!"
"Well, when they land, these-er
Immigrants go straight to the
Nest. They go inland then, so far
as I'm concerned, they never come
out again." put in Cazelton, glum-
ly. 1--WE stood out there al night,
soaked with the internal mist. and
chilled to the bone, laying up a
store of rheumatism for my old
age that'll keep me very busy, and
they've never emerged from that
COMPOUNDED place again. In fact,
I never see them until, some
nights later, I find them embark
ing at the creek and going off in
that COMPOUNDED motor boat. What
puzzles me is-what do they do
there? What object can they serve
by staying at the Nest all the
time?"
IT can tell you something about
that" interpolated x. II had fell
low go right through the place the
other day. He was supposed to be
a water company's inspector.
There wasn't a soul in the place
except the ServantS-and only two
of them"
"Well. I'm damned" exclaimed
Charles.
perhaps I can help YOU" sug-
gested Coral. Can you describe
any particular one of these men
you have SEEM"
"Well, one was hunchback.
With long, curly black hair. Looked
like a musician"
Eyes" The girl was tensely
eager. what night did you see
him ?"
ION Tuesday. He went back on
Thursday"
And he was in London on
Wednesday. He's actually sort
Of engineer-a specialist in explo-
sives."
us he, though" said x, gravely.
"Well, that will keep. You know
the answer, don't you, Charles?"
"a secret passage, or some such
nonsense ?"
st imagine something of the
kind. Better see if you can locate
it. Any other progress
x did not seem tc pleased with
Charles results, and the latter no.
ticed it.
Nothing, Tn afraid. It's not
exactly easy, you know!"
Ito Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
|, fifteen New Men
On Highway Patrol

Raleigh. Sept. l8-(AP)-Fifteen
No." state highway partolmen, one
placement and IA others added
.v Governor Hoey to enable the pa
'.,. 10 care for emergencies while
- national guard is in federal SER
zee. reported for duty here Monday.
The new patrolmen are: Harold
IT, Petty. Thomasville: Wallace {.
Carr, Pineville; Archie N. Gilbert,
Ser City: Charles L. Guy, j,
Jsnn: Morris E. Guy, Graham; Lo-
soa 3. Lane. Goldsboro; Robert 0.
Lr.nster. Concord: Oris H. Lynch,
F.qJay Springs; r. Hal Nancy,
3Jnsvillc: Clay w. Moricle, Reds
..e; James A. Reeves, Sparta; Har-
I'D K. Roberts, Salisbury; Thomas
$. Secrest, Spencer; Jack T. Wat
.", Morven; Racford w. Young,
D"usDurg.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
Legal Groups Concerned Over
Functioning OF u. S. Bureaus

of representatives.
The bar associations thesis is that
court test should be made of any
decision by 4 department, bureau
commission or other governmental
agency-that 4 citizen who thinks he
is not getting Il fair deal from the
government, should DC allowed to APP
peal to d judge and that the judges
ruling should be final, unless and
until he reverses himself or is re-
versed by higher judicial tribunal.
L0gan-Walter Bill.
It's a fight which has been rag
ing for a number of years.
One Of its early leaders was the
late Senator M. NJ. Logan of Ken
lucky. He and Representative Fran
els E. Walter of Pennsylvania were
partner-sponSors Of the Logan-Wal-
ter bill on the subject. Congressman
Walter still is plugging for it.
Many New Dealers don't like it
They think it threatens to ham,
string some of the executive agen-
cies that they believe in.
Back of the Logan Walter bill
stretch years of effort by certain
members OF the American Bar as
ISOLATION. One of the original lawyers
to work for such an enactment was
Colonel O. R. Mcclure, formerly as
socate counsel Of the general ac-
counting office in Washington. He
and other members Of the association
found the going rather rough for
awhile. II wasn't that their fellow
association members didn't consider
them right; they simply didn't want
to bother. Now, though, so many Of
them have had clients WhO've beer
hooked that they're interested.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18

Iof Il traffic deaths in the state last
month against 81 for August, 1889.
This was better than Is percent
decrease.
Not a single bicycle or railroad
crossing fatality was reported for
the month of August, and the l8
pedestrian fatalities, representing Is
percent of the months traffic toll,
were we'll below the national aver
age.
Only four cities above 10000 popu-
lation reported fatalities in August,
Charlotte reported four, Shelby and
Winston-Salem reported two each,
and Fayetteville had one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
STATE COLLEGE TO
TRAIN 40 PILOTS

Raleigh, Sept. 18.-(AP)-State
n,.cge has an indicated quota OF
40 for the student pilot training
.r.gram this fall, Prof L. r. Park
.aspn. head Of the division OF pilots
and mechanics training, announced
'.tay.
4 total of iO5 students have ap-
Lied for training, which includes
- hours of ground school and 30 to
O.. hours in the air and must be
.rnpleted by January 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
Laxative With Three
Important Features

.as"e things laxative should Go:
."' punctually, act thoroughly, act
gently. This one usually does al
'.src if used by the directions. YOU l
lis" RLACK-DRAUGHTS way. It's
. picy, aromatic, all vegetable med
".ac It's chief ingredients IS an IN
final tonic-laxative when heipS
.au" lazy bowel muscles. Remember
"i.ACK-DRAUGHT next time! 20
sl doses: 25c.-Adv.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-18
NEW DEPARTMENT
AT STATE COLLEGE

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. Is.
DR.. l. O. Schaub announced today
the establishment of a Department of
Rural Sociology in the State College
School of Agriculture.
v Dr.. C. Horace Hamilton, who
taught and lid socioligical research
at the college from 1881 to 1886, has
returned to be in charge of the new
ly created department.
Dr.. Schaub, dean Of the School of
Agriculture. said the decision to es-
tablish the department came as re-
suit Of increasing needs and demands
for study and research into the social
problems Of North Carolina farm
families.