Evening star., 1941-12-16

Defense Matters
.ToBe |roned0 Out.
Young to Confer
With Nearby Aides;
40 Police Added

Commissioner John Russell Young.
co-ordinator of civilian defense for
the Metropolitan Area, will confer
shortly with officials of nearby
Maryland and Virginia to straighten
out few jurisdictional matters.
No date has yet been set for the
meeting, which 1t is understood will
be used to determine the extent of
Commissioner Young's authority in
the nearby counties included in the
Metropolitan Area.
Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive di-
rector of the civilian defense pro-
gram for the area. has been in
structed to write letters to all may
ors and county commissioners of
the nearby sections of Maryland
and Virginia inviting them to at
tend as soon as the date is decided.
Meanwhile the Commissioners
yesterday added 40 of 100 author
lied additional police recently voted
by congressional action to the force.
When the remaining 60 are added
and few other vacancies are filled,
1t was stated, the total strength of
the department will be 1916.
5000 Wardens Sworn In.
After an all-morning session with
the Civilian Defense Council lead
ers the city heads revealed the fol-
lowing status of civilian defense or
ganization:
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Training started yesterday: $500
more expected within 10 days.
Volunteer firemen-S50 in train
ing. 1900 ready to begin training.
Air raid wardens-3000 sworn in,
5000 enrolled. Expected to be suf-
ficiently trained in 10 days to be
prepared for test of organization
when called.
Nearby Virginia-2,OO0 air raid
wardens organized.
Nearby Maryland-Complete war
den establishments in both counties.
Downtown Westinghouse 900 vol
unteers for air raid duty among the
commercial and industrial estab-
hshments. Organization is 80 per
cent complete. Demolition squads
are also completely organized.
Casualty Stations Spotted.
Disclosure that certain persons
have been soliciting for funds in be-
half of civilian defense brought
from local defense officials the
warning that no authorized solicita-
tion exists. Persons solicited were
asked to notify the police.
As plans were made for the Dis
trict public hospitals to be ready to
evacuate in case OF emergency.
Commissioner Guy Mason said local
private hospitals already are dis
charging for home care all patients
thought sufficiently recuperated for
such care to make available addi-
tional bed space in event of need
He said this program was under
taken by local physicians them
selves. Sixty casualty stations have
been spotted throughout the city
to aid in case Of air raid.
The Commissioners meanwhile
have authorized Herbert A. Friede,
superintendent of fire alarm COM
munications, to ask bids on nine air
raid horns for the city.
Adhesive Tape Shortage.
A plea to the population to reduce
purchase OF adhesive tape for non-
medical purposes was made by the
War Department, which said there
was an apparent shortage of the
material here.
The 40 new policemen, who will
be given a minimum of training
sufficient to get them out on the
street. but who will be brought back
from time to time for further train
ing. are:
Joe Anderson, Francis v. An
druzzi, Ulysses j. Banks, Stephen o.
Belts. Edwin F. Birrell, Norman H
Boone, William A. Brayarly, jr.;
William C. Burkett, John Bush
Richard G. Claggett, Maurice R
Crimmen, Robert H. Curran. Charles
K. Daub, Jack Diamond, William H
Dungee. Nathan z. Ephraim, John
S. Hughes. Clinton E. Hpmphries
John M. Jones, Hilmer H. Krebs
Max H. Lambert. Eli A. Levine
Charles F. Lowery, William j
Noonan, John D. O'Connen. George
L. Patterson, Walter Perlstein
Matthew j. Quinn, William G. Schil-
lig, James R. Scullen, Silas S. Sc
grist. Stanley B. Serafnski, Robert
S. Shuttleworth, Charles E. Sim
mons, James D. Williams, William
G. Wood. James o. Wormley. jr.;
Charles w. Yeatman, Edwin L
York and Wayland H. Fallin.