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Evening star., 1941-01-09
Mrs. Roosevelt Urges Training in Quick Uptoke'

expected to have the fervor and
enthusiasm for our way of life,
our beliefs and our form of gov
ernment such as are being in
stilled today in young people
who subscribe to other ways of
life, other beliefs and other forms
of government"
Graduates, undergraduates and
guests of the class conducted by
Mrs. Hugh Butler also heard
Mrs. Frank Allen, jr., point out
that Army officers and their
wives do not engage in public
speaking while their husbands
have a low rank, but that the
officers are called wherever
their name may lend distinction
to the program" when they have
risen in the service.
Although they often are COM
pletely unequipped when that
time comes, Mrs. Allen said, Ito
say that they should study public
speaking almost makes them
shuddar With fright"
Evening star., 1941-01-09

that they did not agree with
thoughts expressed in the ses-
sions, but were unable to put
their own feelings into words
promptly and, by this inability,
lost the chance.
She explained her observation
was that it is largely a question
that they don't know how to
come back quickly enough; they
can't think quickly enough"
Il wish every one of us would
exert our influence upon the
authorities and schools of our
Nation so that they would teach
children to express themselves on
what interests them," Mrs.
Roosevelt said.
Unless American young people
are taught to speak and give
reasons for what they say, Mrs.
Roosevelt confessed to the audi
ence In the Fifteenth and Har.
ward street auditorium, she
could not see how they can b
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Editors of Leesburq
School Annual Named

LEESBURG, Va, Jan. 9 (SpeciaD.
Whitney Caulkins, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. C. w. Caulkins, has been
chosen editor of the 1941 annual by
the members of the senior class of
Leesburg High School. Miss Mary
Brooks Popkins was chosen business
manager. Young Caulkins is editor
of The Chatterbox, high school
paper, and Miss Popkins is for
mer editor of The Chatterbox
and at present circulation manager
of the student paper.
Miss Kathleen Rowzie was named
assistant editor; Miss Anne Smoot,
advertising manager: Jimmy Adrian,
circulation manager. and Bobby
Schnopp, art editor for the annual.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

Mrs. Truman Smiths topic for
an impromptu talk was suggested
by the audience. "Woman's
Place in National Defense" was
the favored subject, and Mrs.
Smith urged her feminine lis
teners to guard the home front"
during the emergency, although
the tasks of helping the poor at
home, nursing civilians, insuring
the food and clothing supply and
other community duties might not
be as exciting as uniformed
service.
Many of the women knitted
and crocheted during the pro-
gram, which included a skit DEM
onstrating how a going-away
gift to the wife of member of
Congress from friends at home
should be presented and accepted.
A pair of congressional wives,
Mrs. Fred Bradley of Michigan
and Mrs. George Grant of Ala
bama. used q silver tea service
Ia the demonstration.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Appeals Court Asked
To Uphold Negligent
Homicide Statute
Miehieon's Constitutio:, !
Act Served os Pattern,
Brief Asserts

The United States Government
today asked the United States Court
Of Appeals, in brief, to uphold the
constitutionality Of Washington's
negligent homicide act, which pro-
vides for a year in Jail and $1,000
fine as maximum punishment, ap-
plicable in traffic death cases.
The validity Of the statute, passed
June II, 1885, and patterned after
a similar law in Michigan. has been
successfully attacked in Police Court
The brief, signed by United States
Attorney Edward NJ. Curran and
Assistant United States Attorneys
Charles B Murray and Dennis Nc
Carthy, argued the act was
prompted by an urgent public need
and was based upon a sound social
policy"
Citing cases in the Michigan
courts, the Government in its brief
said: LAS matter of fact, the legis-
lative history of the District of
Columbia statute reveals that the
trainers of that statute purposely
chose to model the statute of this
jurisdiction after that of Michigan
because the constitutionality of the
Michigan statute had been several
times tested and several times sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court of
that State"
The Government argued in its
brief that the legislative history
"justifies a liberal construction Of
the Negligent Homicide Act"
The current case comes to the
Court of Appeals as the result of
an information filed on June "a
last in Police Court. charging Rufus
R. Henderson with the unlawful
operation of a motorcycle at an
immoderate rate of speed and in
such a careless. reckless and neg
ligent manner" as to cause the death
of John Stahl. The day following
the defendant filed a motion to
quash the information, contending,
among other things, that the in
formation was insufficient and that
the Negligent Homicide Act was
void for uncertainty and am
biguity" and that 1t is 'unconsti-
tutional, violating. the fifth and
sixth amendments of the Federal
Constitution"
Police Court Judge Walter j.
Casey entered an order and men,
orandum opinion granting the de-
fense motion to quash the informa-
ton, holding that the United States
Court of Appeals should pass upon
statute of this Importance. The Gov
eminent then successfully sought in
the appellate tribunal a writ Of
error, whereby that court agreed to
review the case.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Messages Of Hope
Filter From Europe
To Red Cross Here
information Service
Is Often Able to Ease
Anxiety Of Relatives

Brief messages of hope trickle
into headquarters of the District
Red Gross Chapter from day to day
easing in some measure the anxiety
of unhappy people whose only
thought for many months has been
the possible fates of loved ones in
Europe.
Rene is in a prison camp some
where. We don't know when he'll
return.
We are well and carrying on
Please send us what you can"
Short notes such as these return
to the chapter Office on the backs
of forms used by the inquiry serv-
ice of the International Red Cross
in Geneva, with which the Ameri-
can Red Cross is cooperating. They
bring very little information to rela-
tives here. but they are IN a familiar
handwriting, and are more than
most of those seeking information
expect.
Tidings Of Death Frequent.
Tidings of death are not infre-
ouent, but relief mingles with the
sadness of loss in most of such
cases.
Its better to know" represents
the philosophy of those who have
worried a longer time than they
thought they could bear.
To the desk of Mrs. Carlos D. Bell,
home service secretary of the Dis
trict Chapter, have come hundreds
of troubled men and women, young
and old. grasping at one remaining
hope that something may be learned
of parents, brothers and sisters, or
other relatives in the war zones.
Mrs. Bell handled 730 such pleas
in 1910 and was able to inform. about
40 per cent of the inquirers that a
bit of news had come back through
the International Red Cross.
Persons hoping for report are
permitted to write a 25-word mes
sage, restricting it to personal or
family matters, on an inquiry form
which is dispatched to Geneva,
where approximately 10000 are
being received daily from all parts
of the world.
Observe Red Cross Agreement.
If the relative sought is prisoner
of war, an answer is probable, for,
officials here report, the belliger-
ents are observing an international
Red Cross agreement providing for
the forwarding of prisoners names
and numbers to Geneva head
quarters.
Inquiries for civilians may not
come back with a message for six
months or more.
Mrs. Bell and her co-workers
point out the percentage of replies
and urge message-senders not to
have high hopes of news. They
desire, however, that all worried
relatives have the chance to use
the inquiry service.
For instance, a volunteer worker
told Germaine, Capital hair
dresser, about the system. She had
heard nothing from a sister in Brest
since the occupation of France, nor
had she received any communica-
ton from her two brothers, both
officers in the French Army. A
letter from another sister came
through from LIE Mans in Novem-
ber. 1t had been written last July.
Germaine came to chapter head
quarters to fill out inquiry cards.
She has a shred of hope that was
not hers a week ago.
Evening star., 1941-01-09

More than 400 women, includ-
ing leaders in Capital and social
life and many wives of members
of Congress, packed Pierce Hall
today for the first in series of
platform speaking classes, and
heard Mrs. Franklin D. RooSe-
welt urge them to press for better
school training in self-expresSion
for the children of patrio<ic
Americans in order that such
boys and girls might be prepared
with a quick comeback" for the
arguments of young people
coached by subversive groups.
THE youngsters trained by the
Communists always can say what
they are taught to say" she de-
clared, adding later in her ad-
dress that "the same holds true
of the young Fascist group"
Mrs. Roosevelt said that in in
formal talks after certain youth
meetings which she had attended
some participants complained
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Gold Peace Medal
Awarded to President
By II e Associated Press.

BY Il e Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was presented
yesterday with a gold peace medal"
by the American Congress for Peace
and Social Security, sponsored by
La Sale College in Philadelphia.
The medal has the inscription:
Awarded to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
President of the United States, for
distinguished service in the cause of
peace and social security"
The award actually was made last
April, but White House officials said
the presentation ceremony had been
postponed until today because of
the situation abroad"
The Congress for Peace and Social
Security is an open forum organiza-
ton, which sponsors weekly discus
sions q public problems.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Coast Artillery
Plans Farewell
Review Sunday
$50 Officers and Men
To Leave Monday
For Fort Bliss

A farewell review, first in regular
drill formation and then in motor
lied columns, will be held by the
260th Coast Artillery, District Ma
tional Guard, on the Ellipse at 2::30
pm. Sunday, it was announced to-
day.
Col. Walter w. Burns, regimental
commander, said that about 787
enlisted men and SO offlcers-all
scheduled to leave Monday for ac-
tive Federal service at Fort Bliss,
Tex.-will participate in the review.
Meanwhile, selective service Off
Gals completed final arrangements
for sending $50 Washington selectees
to Fort George G. Meade, Md,
Saturday. The local contingent, to
be supplemented by 16 selectees
Monday and by A January IT. is
part of the Nations second draft
call under which 4,e18 young men
are to be inducted in the Sd Corps
Area.
First to Arrive Today.
First of the Sd Corps Area trainees
in this call are expected to arrive
at Fort Meade late today or early
tomorrow. They will be Virginians,
125 from an assembly point in
Roanoke and 125 from other sec
tions of the State who will be sent
from Richmond.
BY the end of the month the
second call will have been completed
with other groups arriving from
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and the District.
Processing of the rockies will be
handled at Fort Meade's new $3.50
600 reception center. which was
not ready in time for the token
induction in November.
A staff of 40 officers and 405
enlisted men will be required to
operate the center. The selectees
are expected to be equipped, class
ified and assigned to units in four
days.
The Schedule.
The processing schedule calls for
First day, arrival and billeting; Sec
ond day. classification: third day
assignment to regular posts; fourth
day, departure. The departure
schedule may be changed if the
training posts cannot handle the
men as fast as the reception center
can dispatch them.
The 26Oth Regiment, an anti-air-
craft unit to be built up to full war
strength in Texas by addition OF
selectees to its ranks, will begin its
long ross-country journey early
Monday. The 1st Battalion, COM
prised of "heavy equipment" is to
travel by motor convoy in easy
stages through Virginia, the Caro-
linas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. This route was
chosen to permit the convoy to get
to the warm Gulf Coast climate as
soon as possible. Other units of
the regiment are to 60 by train.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Razing Of Buildings
On Site Of So, 100000
Hotel 10 Start April |
1000 Room Structure
To Open in Summer
Of 1912, Official Says

Demolition OF present buildings 10
make way for an S8,500,000 hotel on
the east side of Sixteenth street be-
tween K and L streets NV. will
start April l, with the opening Of
the hotel scheduled for the summer
of 1912, Frank A. McKowne, presi-
dent of the Hotels Staler Co., Inc.
announced today.
The 1,000-room hotel, to be named
Hotel Statler, will be rectangular in
shape and contain $1,000 square
feet, according to plans.
Still pending before the Zoning
Commission is decision on the
height of the projected building.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment
denied the appeal from the hotel
company for a variance from zoning
requirements to permit construc-
tion of a 10-story structure. Denial
was based on lack of jurisdiction.
Zoning Difficulties.
A. r. Clas of Washington, who is
affliated with Halabird and Root,
Chicago architects planning the
structure, said that tower of 130
feet on part of the property was
allowed. The architects, however,
decided to spread the top of the
building, keeping it to ITO feet in
the rear and 80 feet on the imme-
diate front and sides of the building
Part OF the ITO feet heights is allowed
under the coming requirements, an
other part is not. x
Mr.. Clas said plans may still have
to be revised but that three draw
ings have been submitted to the
Zoning Commission for a hearing
February g. The architects are
hoping to win compromise on the
height.
The architects plans call for a
ballroom on the second floor with
accommodations for approximately
1000 persons at dinner and about
$500 at a meeting. On the same
floor will be banquet halls and
private dining rooms of various sizes,
Inside Auto Driveway.
Another feature will be an inside
automobile driveway which will
carry traffic literally through the
building from K to L streets. Guests
may alight at either the grand ball
room entrance or the main lobby
entrance. their cars proceeding to
the L street exit or to an adjoining
garage. There will also be special
entrances into the hotel from the
garage.
The new hotel, according to plans,
will be air. conditioned summer and
winter.
Of the lobby will be an arcade to
be named Capitol Terrace" The
registration desk, cashiers, mail and
key desk, newsstand, public tele-
phones and telegraph desk will also
be located of the lobby.
Extending along Sixteenth street
will be two-story formal dining
room and the cafe and cocktail
lounge which will open into one an
other.
The mems bar will be located on
the lobby floor as will a large coffee
shop. Store space will stretch along
K street.
The hotels exterior will be of
stone. with a Handicapped grass plot
before the main entrance on Six
teenth street.
Eighth Statler owned or operated
hotel in the country, the new hostelry
has been designed to accommodate
large convention crowds.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
In the band auditorium in the bar
racks today at 2:30 pm. Capt. Will
liam F. Santelmann, leader; Henry
Weber, second leader.
Program.
March, University of Dayton"
Bane"
Overture, The Bartered Bride"
Smeta;
Characteristic, Dance of the
Fisher Maidens". w BIZ .
Prelude to The Mastersingers,
Wagner
March, General Vandegrift,
U. 5. M. G. Benner
Hymn, Il Love to Tell the Story.
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1941-01-09

Will UllC piO-
nounced purpose
of " bri n G in 6
more people to
good music and
more music to
good people"
Mr.. H a y e S,
who for three
years has been
connected with
civic Concert
Service, Inc, in
the development
of civic music
aSsociatio for
cOncert MR.
Evening star., 1941-01-09
Hayes Takes Up Duties
With Symphony Orchestra

James P. Hayes of New York City,
named assistant manager of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra yester-
day, took up his new duties today
Evening star., 1941-01-09

In January, Beware Of:
l. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Three
persons were killed doing so in
January, 1910.
2. Crossing a street at an un-
controlled intersection. This
took one life in January last
year
All four pedestrians killed last
January were over so years of
age, two being 10 or over. The
fifth death was that of a motor
cycle policeman killed in a COL
lsion while pursuing a speeding
car.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
FIVE
ARE HEARD IN
COUNTY COURT

Five charges we're heard in county
court today, with Recorder X. I.
Clements presiding.
Lonnle B'acknall, Negro, was
charged with possessing corn Whisky
Tor the purpose of sale. He was found
guilty Of posse sion, and was given
SO days.
IN another warrant. Lonnie Black
nall, Negro, was guilty Of possessing
whisky Tor the purpose of saia, anG
was given 80 days on the roads, the
tern to run at the expiration of the
90 day term imposed at the same SEES
SION of court.
Mckinley Davis, Negro, charged
with non-,upport, was not guilty.
Wilbert ChaVis, Negro, was guilty
oil careless ana reckless driving. ana
prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of S47.75 to p. \. Ed
wards for damage to his vehicle. The
costs We're ordered RENTED,
l.. T. Branch was guilty of pos
Scsslng illicit whisky for the purpose
OF sale, and was given six months.
suspended upon payment of a fine
OF $50 and costs, and showing good
behavior for two years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
Golden Belt
Fair Closes
This Evening
Browning Of Queen
One of Final Acts;
HAS Been Successful
Event With Large Al
t~endance; Officials
Are Pleased.

bringing to a conclusion one of
It's most successful programs. the
l94l Golden Belt FAR ends tonight
with the feature attraction of the
'Ng the croWning of the fair
queen.
Young women from COM
m(nl'|eS IN this section have been
enrolled IN the contest. and the cere-
nloi.y OF croWning the queen viii oc-
cur al the talr grounds this evening
TINS Is expected to be an event Of
more than ordinary interest for the
thousands expected for the final night
ii ths big exposition.
ffee acts on the final day were
again OF interest to visitors, as thav
were last night and the other nights
Of tAe fair. The Siegrists and the
says have elected no end of favor
able comment on the general excel
lence of their performance. The
Nle9flstS do a tranczc act and the
Rays a wire Waling and bicvcle
'1dln@ stunt high in the air in front
+ the grand stand.
Tonight will be the last chance %
see the excellent exhibits depicting
agricultural and educational life in
The county. These have been of an
unusually high order this wear, and
have elected extensive comment
rom visitors.
The midway will again be in fun
operation tonight, with numerous
shows and rides offered for amuse.
Nent and entertainment of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
Franklin
School TO Be
Dedicated

D~edIcatoly exercises have been
set for 2:30 o'clock Sunday after
noon for the new building at Perry's
school, in the CenterVieW section of
Franklin county, when the Franklin
county board of commissioners and
board Of education will tax part IN
ceremonies marking the opening oi
the new WPA-built school for Ne
groes.
State WPA Administrator c. c.
McGinniS viii present the structure
70 Franklin county, and the accept
2nce talk viii be made by W. r.
Mills. superintendent OF Franklin
county schools.
With the schools principal. Eman-
ri Wilson .as master Of ceremonies,
0r. J. l.. lilly. dean Of the school OF
religion Of Shaw university, is sche-
duled for the dedicatory address.
Other talks VIII be made by mem
Dcrs of the board Of education, and
he board Of commissioners, and by
Mrs. J. f. Mitchiner, public welfare
superintendent Of Franklin county,
and \. f. Johnson, editor Of the
franklin Times.
Perry'S school has an enrolment
If over 200 pupils, and is stated by
tx teachers. Besides the sever class
rooms, the new school building con
tains a large auditorium with a
stage.
The building is the 18TH new
school building to be completed by
WPA workers in North Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
Recent Events Emphasize
Chaos in Motor Department
(CnntinlnA frnln pnoa Onnl
ne fairgrounds.

ne fairgrounds.
Now comes the indignant resig-
nation Of Keith Saunders. safety di-
sision publicity head; serious charges
Against a sergeant Of the highway
patrols; and perfectly authentic in
formation about an open revolt
against the authority Of Ronald Ho-
rutt. safety director-a revolt, in
cidently. which Mr.. Ward appears
to have condoned to the point Of
overruling Hocutt as boss Of MS
division.
Whether or not the appointment
If Laurie NICE chern to replace Nc
Laughlin; Nj. Wards "selectiVo on
'orcement" plan for highway safety,
md "highWay zoning' by the state
highway commission will work Sc
ell as to make the public forget
N2 obviously sorry state Of affairs
n the dcOartment remains to be
;een. Ny. Ward has not moved very
,anidlv. or dr~-Sticall". since he took
office: but II may well be that now
ne has under way the changes and
;hakCuns Will come thick and fast.
rho commissioner said when he took
ofticc he planned to make no moves
until he had studied the ground
carefully.
Perhaps the most interesting re
'ont development, certainly the most
putspoEen criticism Of conditions,
came in the Saunders resignation,
The s fety publicity man is a son
VI the late ". q. Saunders, and he
obviously has inherited some of his
res independence as well as his
,austic vocabulary.
In a letter TO editors Of papers
over the state, young Saunders said.
| have wanted for some time to
S my real calling, md to get on;
If this rotten political mess here
in Raleigh.
4 am utterly Disguised with the
~nsincerity. Indifference. inertia and
neptness OF some Of the persons who
,hould be most vitality concerned
over the traffic accident problem
and who could do something to
remedy if if they would. And l am
not speaking of my immediate SUI
Jerior. Ronald Hocutt.'
There IS no doubt that the sharp
tongued Nh. Saunders was striking
straight nd directly at Commits
;ioner Ward.
Saunders is quitting as of today,
nd will take oVer editorship of the
oxford Public Ledger beginning
next week. Il could we'll be the
oxford paper viii make interesting
reading on the highway safety prob
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
EIGHT F. ARE
FILED

Eight deeds were filed with the
Vance Registry Thursday, eve Of
derson-Harriet Housing Corporation,
records at the Vance Registry office
showed today.
The eighth deed filed conveyed
ne and one-hdlf acres of land on tn,
HenderSon-OXford railroad from U.
G.. Burton and wife to l., c. Allen
ion $500.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24
II MILLION FAN BELTS
ARE PUT ON CARS YEARLY

Eleven million motorists put new
fan b2lts in their cars every year &C
cording TO replacement sales rep II
ed to the census bureau.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-24


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