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Evening star., 1941-02-24
Lawyers Guild Hits
Move 10 Dust Bridges

Harry Bridges. West Coast labor
leader whose right to remain in
this country has long been a matter
Of controversy, was given the back
ing of the National Lawyers Guild
yesterday, which condemned the de-
portation proceedings recently in
stituted against him.
The Executive Board of the guild,
closing a two-day session at the
Shoreham Hotel said in a resolution
that opponents of the labor move
ment attempt from time to time to
thwart the development thereof by
/ prosecuting its leaders" and added
that the action against Bridges was
IAN instance of this tendency"
The guild also opposed pending
anti-strike legislation for defense
industries on the grounds that such
restrictions would be apt to destroy
the workers faith in democracy"
In presenting a tax program, the
guild took stand fatty against
Federal sales tax, the type of
tax which certain legislators and
flnanciers already have stated is
essential to pay for American
rearmament. The guild asserted such
tax would increase the burdens of
the 'il-fed, ill-clad and ill-housed."
The board. making public a gen.
eral statement of policy, declared:
AT this time of crisis we rededi-
cate ourselves to the defense of our
democratic institutions and the So
, cial and economic well-being of the
American people.
That is why we view with deep
concern the efforts now being made
to break down our civil liberties, the
rights of labor and the whole fabric
of social legislation. We repudiate
the proposition that our democracy
can be protected, or our national
defense served, by the destruction
of democracy itself"
Evening star., 1941-02-24

A call for nurses for the armed
services was sounded at Mrs. Roose-
velts press conference today by Off
cials of the Army, the Navy and the
Red Cross.
The number of nurses who have
already responded to the call is
trailing far behind the need. Before
Saturday. $50 nurses drawn from
the Red Cross reserve nurses will be
needed, Maj. Julia o. Flikke, super
intendent of the Army Nurse Corps,
told the newspaperwomen.
Maj, Flikke said 4.019 for Army
cantonments are required before the
1st of July and only 1903 have re-
sponded.
Miss Mary Beard, national direc-
tor of the Red Cross nursing service,
from which the first reserve of
nurses for the Army and the Navy
are drawn. pointed out that 20 years
ago $4,000 nurses responded for war
service.
IF all the nurses understood how
much they were needed now," she
said. "the response would come more
quickly"
Nurses Aren't Drafted.
She pointed out that doctors are
drafted but nurses are not. She
said that 21,000 nurses with the
proper qualifications had designated
their willingness to serve year ago.
But now that the call has gone out
thye are not responding in sufficient
numbers. She attributed the lag to
the fact that the young nurses do
not understand the need.
For the 100000 young men in
camps this year" she said, more
than 1000 nurses are needed. This
is for the Army alone. but the Navy.
too, must call more nurses into serv-
ice. BY June these 1000 must be
ready, but not half have yet re-
sponded to the call sent to them by
the Army and Navy
Needs Are Detailed.
To provide nursing care for the
forces now undergoing training, Maj
Flikke said, the Army Nurse Corps
was increased TOO to 1,135 regulars
and 4,019 Red Gross Reserve nurses.
OF this number the regular corps
is fully recruited.
Less than a year ago, she pointed
out, there were As Army stations
within the continental limits of the
United States to which nurses we're
assigned, Today there are 88 sta
tions and 35 additional hospitals
will go into operation within 80
days.
To staff the new hospitals and to
garriscns the additional nurses are
needed The nurses must be un-
married, between the ages of 81 and
40, and must be graduates of quail
fled schools. Pointing to the at
fractions of the service, Maj. Flikke
said that the nurses will live in can
tonment type buildings where they
will have recreation rooms, movies
and swimming pools They will work
an 8-hour day with a halliday off
each week and a whole day off every
month
Compared to Trainees.
AS an example of the emergency,
Maj. Flikke pointed to Fort Ben
ming. Ga, where she had received
an emergency call for more nurses
to handle pneumonia and scarlet
fever cases.
Mrs. Roosevelt compared the
nurses to trainees, who, she said, are
not taking the present emergency
seriously enough. She added that
officers had told her that they had
to put across to the young men the
idea that they might have some use
for their training.
Miss Sue S. Dauser, superinten-
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Gen. 5omerVeII Joins
Stimson Inspection Tour

Brig. Gen. Brehon Somervell, the
Army's "trouble-shooter." flew to
Columbia, S. c., today to join Sec
retary of War Stimson, who has
been inspecting the progress in
training camp construction.
They will first inspect Camp Jack
son, S. c., and then 60 to Camp
Blanding, Fla, near st. Augustine.
Construction work at the latter
camp has met with repeated diff
culties. Surface water conditions
particularly delayed foundation
work.
Gen. Somervell, Engineer officer,
was called in by Secretary Stimson
this winter to take charge of all
camp construction after delays made
it necessary to postpone induction
of Selective Service men in some
localities.
Evening star., 1941-02-24

The Rev. W. W. Gale. ago in Philadel-
phia, Mr.. Gale graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania and was
awarded his bachelor of theology de-
gree cum laude at the Philadelphia
Divinity School.
At st. Thomas he has been as
sistant to DR.. Howard S. wilkinson
since December Is, 1889. Previously
he had served as rector of St. Mar
tins Church, Marcus Hook, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Representative Hill Assists
In Holding Hit-ond-Run Driver

331 Tennessee avenue NE. when he
heard a crash. Shortly afterward,
Vincent J. Keller, 18. of 327 Tennes-
see avenue NE. located a truck
parked several blocks away, and
ran back to the scene of the crash.
He informed Mr.. Hill and others of
his discovery Mr.. Hill drove to the
spot where the truck was parked,
and forced it to the curb as Moten
again started to drive on, he said.
Police were notified and took the
truck driver in custody near the
scene.
There are too many hit-and-run
drivers in Washington causing acci-
dents" Mr.. Hill said today in COM
menting on the case after trial. II
wanted to do my part In making the
city safer place In which to drive. !"
Evening star., 1941-02-24

Prompted by desire to do his
part "in making the city a safer
place in which to drive" Represent
ative Hill of Washington Saturday
night aided in the arrest of a truck
driver who left the scene after COL
liding with parked automobile in
the 300 block of Tennessee avenue
NE. The member of Congress ap-
peared in Police Court today as a
witness in the case.
The truck driver, Leo E. Moten,
%, colored, of the 1400 block of F
street NE, was sentenced to pay a
fine of $25 by Judge John P. Nc
Mahon. Moten pleaded guilty to a
charge of leaving after collision.
Mr. Hill said he was attending q
wedding anniversary celebration ut
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Call Is Sounded for Nurses
To Serve in Army and Navy
Response Is Far Behind the Need,
Mrs. RooseveIt's Conference Is Told

dent of the Navy Nurse Corps. said
that the Naval Reserve Nurse Corps
was in progress of organization to
meet the need of naval expansion.
Some of the answers from nurses
responding to the call, she said. were
to the effect that they were not
ready to come now, but would come
in war time. Some Reserve nurses
are now being assigned to active
duty with the Navy, where they will
remain as long as the service needs
them.
1,5O0 Needed for Reserves.
The present goal of the Reserve
Corps is 1900 nurses, Miss Dauser
said, but new stations are making
additional enrollments necessary.
Navy nurses, she said, are needed
to instruct hospital corps men, en-
listed men on hospital duty, who
must be prepared for work on de-
tails where nurses cannot be sent.
Asked to enlarge on her statement
that Army trainees don't take their
service seriously, Mrs, Roosevelt
compared them to college boys. If
they thought they were going to
war tomorrow every nerve in their
bodies would be bent with effort
just as college boy works harder
for an important examination.
Mrs. Roosevelt discussed a variety
of matters at her press conference,
from censorship to cooking. Asked
to comment on President Roosevelts
statement at recent press confer
ence that vital military information
should not be published, Mrs.
Roosevelt said she believed any one
with common sense on newspaper
desk or in Congress should censor
himself and added she believed
every one was obligated to use COM
mon sense about revealing military
information.
Censorship Plan.
Any military group, she said, would
have a censorship plan tucked away
in a desk drawer, but that doesn't
mean that the time has come to
get it out.
Told that an Italian newspaper
had suggested that she learn how
to cook, Mrs. Roosevelt said she had
learned how to cook many times and
had tried to be really proficient, but
had forgotten between times. Mrs.
Roosevelt also disclosed that the
Defense Commission had asked the
Y. w. C. A. to submit plans for
building to house feminine defense
workers She said that she had
passed on the word to the proper
sources that the Y. w. C. A. wished
to submit plans for a Government
building which it would rent, but
that she did not know what the
plans were based on.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
War Department to Buy
400 Additional Boots
p, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
The War Department. announced
today that its Navy" would be more
than doubled this year by the pur-
chase of over 400 additional boats.
Off1cials said the craft would sup
plement approximately 800 harbor
boats now owned by the Army.
The additional boats. to be bought
by the Quartermaster Corps, will
include mine planters, laying
boats, passenger and freight vessels,
ferry boats, rescue boats, launches
and self-propelling barges.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Shoemukers Needed
AS Army Instructors

Shoemakers with supervisory eX-
perience are needed by the Army for
employment as instructors in shoe
repair in the Quartermasters Corp
at Camp Lee, Va. The pay ranges
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Applications may be made to the
Fourth District Office of the Civil
Service Commission, 800 Seventh
street NV, where is was announced
today also that additional applicants
are wanted for laundry superinten-
dent. The scale for this work is
So, 900 10 $500.
Evening star., 1941-02-24

at st. Thomas
Church. Wash
ington, has been
called to be rec
tor there.
He expected to
assume his post
on May Is, sue
ceeding the Rev.
Richard Ase ell
ford, who re-
signed Novem-
Der II. He will
live with his wife
in the rectory at
Silver Spring.
Porn "a vearx
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Make February Safer
In February Beware OF:

l. Crossing streets carelessly
in rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed in February, 1910, were
struck in wet weather, three
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
ary, 1910; the latter, one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motoriSt at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
OF the four pedestrians, three
were go years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was a
truck driver killed in a collision
with an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
London on Air Tonioht

Alfred M. Landon, former Kansas
Governor, an opponent of British aid
legislation, will discuss the measure
now being debated in the Senate in
radio address tonight at 10 o'clock.
His talk, Save America Now" will
be carried by N. B. C.'s blue network,
and may be heard here over Sta
ton WMAL.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
War Reporter to Speak

Harold Calender of the New York
Times Bureau will speak on Re
porting the European Blitzkrieg of
1910" at a meeting of the Stanford
Club Of Washington next Thursday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Morrison, l725 Lamont street NV.
at sis pm.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
IN the band auditorium of the Army
War College, at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
Capt Thomas F. Darcy, leader;
Karl Hubner, assistant.
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra in the Marine
Corps Auditorium, Eighth and I
I streets Sc, at 8:l5 pm. tomorrow
1t. Charles Benter, conductor
! Charles Brendler, assistant.
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band-Orchestra in Stanley
Hall in the home at $50 pm. to-
morrow. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bsndmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Completes FIiqht Training

The Navy Department today an
nounced that James E. Shew of 3211
Thirteenth street NV. has COM
pleted his flight training in the ad-
vanced flying course. He has been
designated a Navy aviator and as
signed to the Naval Air Station at
Pensacola, Fla. He holds a COM
mission as an ensign.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Rev. W. W. Gale Called
To Woodside Church

Official announcement was made
in Grace Episcopal Church, Wood
side, Md. yesterday that the Rev.
Walter w. Gale, assistant pastor
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Post Auxiliary to Dine

The Father Hurney Post Aux
iliary, No. 112, Catholic War Vet
erans, Inc, will have a dinner to-
morrow at the Fairfax Hotel. Mrs.
M. J. Angevine. president, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1941-09-20
August Construction
East Of Rockies Sets
An-Time High Mark
Defense Plant Building
Helps Swell TotoI to
S7e0,233, 900

Building and engineering con-
tracts awarded during August in
the 81 States east of the Rocky
Mountains totaled s760,233,OO0 and
established an all-time record for
a single month, according to figures
compiled by the F. w. Dodge Corp.
This dollar volume was "a per
cent greater than for August, 1910.
and was IA per cent above the total
for May, 1923. which was previously
the highest month on record.
Residential building dollar volume
of 1921 $4,000 was 81 per cent above
August, 1910, and larger than any
month since April. 1929 Non-resi-
dental building was, however, at
record high level of S286,741 900. or
141 per cent above August, 1910.
and u per cent above its previously
high month of June, 1928, when it
had an award volume of S255, ,90l 900.
Commenting on the August record
volume. Thomas S. Holden, presi-
dent of Dodge Corp, said, Peak
levels of defense construction ac-
tivity appear to be scheduled for
continuance for some months to
come.
This years record-breaking VOL
ume of industrial plant construc-
ton has been an important factor
in the demand for critical mate
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Flower Lover
Can Make Own
Greenhouse

One would ordinarily think that
the man who likes to raise flowers
for fun must do something else in
the winter. Such is not the case If
the amateur gardener is at all handy
with tools.
He can build an inexpensive, lean
to greenhouse and have fresh flow
ers for Christmas and New Years
dinner table.
He can lean it against the house,
and possibly extend pipe or fue
from the house heating system.
Glass roof and side walls are easily
constructed from 2 by IS, narrow
strips s. by l inch, standard-size
glass panes II by 18 inches Tapped
like shingles, glaciers points, putty
and paint. A easement barn sash,
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Priorities Ruling
To Hit Building
Of Homes Here
Preference Roting
To Affect Less Than
Half Of Projects
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

An indication of how private
Capital builders will fare in building
of homes for defense may be gath
cred from figures which show that
far less than half the houses started
in the Metropolitan Area so far this
year would fall within the price
classification which the Defense
Priorities Board established yeSter-
day.
Donald M. Nelson, defense priori-
ties director. stated a preference
rating would be given for materials
to be used in homes to cost less
than $4,000 each. The order will
become effective September %, and
will be granted on 100000 homes in
designated defense areas all over
the country, including Washington.
Examination of building records
shows that l $40 houses were started
in the District during the first eight
months of the year and of these
873 had a permit valuation of less
than $4,000. Permit valuation is an
estimate made before start of con-
0eA NN'AOiI anu uOCo I4OG hlCAuuC NOSb
Of lot. So, when the builders profit,
sales commission and other charges
are taken into consideration, per-
haps more than half of these 873
sold for quite bit more than $4,000.
Lower Costs Indicated.
In Arlington County, 272 out Of
675 new homes started in the first
half Of the year had a permit valu-
alton of less than $1,000. In Alex
andria only 167 out of 353 homes
CSee DEFENSE BUILDING, Pig. B-3)
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Thousands Visit
9Th Silver Star
Home Of Year
Spring Valley
Home to Be Open
Until October 5

Several thousand people attended
the opening last Sunday of the ninth
Silver Star Home of the year, the
handsome stone dwelling at 3631
Forty-ninth street NV, Spring
Valley. and the many visitors were
enthusiastic in praise of it. Tomor-
row the second week of exhibition
will begin. The home will be open
through Sunday, October 5.
The house is we'll built, beautifully
finished and furnished. 1t was
erected by the w. c. & A. N. Miller
Development Co. from plans pre-
pared by Gordon Mcneil. 1t occu-
pies a large wooded lot in one Of
the country's outstanding residential
sections. It's big house, contain
ing 10 rooms, three and half baths.
Quarters are provided for servants.
Members of the Silver Star Homes
Committee Endorsed the Spring VAL
ley house after examining it thor
oughly. James S. Taylor of the
Federal Housing Administration
heads the committee Other mem
bers include Edwin H. Rosengarten,
builder, member of the firm of Da-
Wis. Wick & RoSengarten; Irwin
S. Porter, well-known architect, and
Waverly Taylor, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
Route to New Home.
To reach the new home drive out
Massachusetts, avenue NV. to Ne
braska avenue at Ward Circle. Turn
left on Nebraska past American
University to the first intersection
on the right, then follow the signs
into Spring Vallew and to the home.
This months Silver Star Home is
one of the outstanding OF the year,
considering the amount of house
for the money, the excellent ar
rangement of rooms and the many
distinctive features which give 1t
INABILITY and charm.
A dwelling of Norman inspiration,
the front entrance is into a tower
which permits a delightful hall and
a circular stairway. There is prob
ably no one feature more appealing
1OT q llIbC1 4OI liioiA q "AAAN
ing stair.
The whole house is carefully
planned and exceptionally well car
ried out down to the furnishing de-
tails, which were under the super
vision of j. Harold Gooding.
Large Dining Room.
The dining room, directly opposite
the entrance, is a dignifled and
imposing room. Unusually large
it would not be crowded with
table set for 18. A huge bay o!
windows looks into small, formal
garden with rising natural WOOD
land beyond. This gives adoeo
spaciousness to the room as well
as privacy. A very handsome Orl-
entail rug is the color note OF the
room, with an interesting drapery
arrangement at the windows OF olue
Chinese damask and garnet fringe
inspired by the rug colors.
The living room at the lett OF tne
See SILVER STAR, Page B-4O
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Paint in Dry Weather

Exterior painting should be done
only in dry weather and when the
thermometer registers at least 40
degrees. In colder weather the
moisture that is generally present
will condense on the surface and
interfere with good results.
Evening star., 1941-09-20

ready-built, will do for the venti-
lating portion of the roof.
If he is already a gardener. he
won't need instruction as to the kind
of earth to use in the flower bench,
nor the suggestion that the south
side of the house is the proper place
to put the greenhouse.
Evening star., 1941-09-20

rials; as the defense plant expan-
sion program tapers off, which will
happen at some stage, the critical
supply situation with regard to vi
tally important building materials
and equipment should be eased to a
considerable extent"
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Advancement Chapter
Makes Nomination

Mrs. Gertrude Stone, first vice
president of the Washington branch
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
was nominated District representa-
tive to the national Board of Di-
rectorS at a meeting Of the local
chapter last night in the Twelfth
Street Y. M. C. A, 1916 Twelfth
street NV.
The national body will hold its
elections in December in New York
City, it was announced.
The chapter also elected a Nomi-
mating Committee which will SUBJ
NIT slate of officers to be elected
at the annual meeting on November
II. Those selected were Lester
Perry, DR.. A. v. Hilyer, Belford Law
son, Capt. S. j. Meade and Mrs.
! Willard G. Ransom.
DR.. c. Herbert Marshall, presi-
dent of the Washington branch,
presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Y. M. T.. 4. Launches
for 1850
New Members
First Report Meeting
To Be Held Tomorrow
At 1876 G Street

With a slogan OF For Health
Defense Join the Y. M. C.. A." the
Central Young Mems Christian As
sociation last night launched its
annual membership campaign at a
meeting of volunteer workers in the
"Y" Building, 1736 G. street NV.
The campaign Is to continue to
November 4, and its goal is 1850
new members.
At the meeting recording was
made of Y. M. c. A. members being
interviewed by Arch Mcdonald,
sports commentator of Radio Sta
ton WJSV, in which they told Of
personal benefits they had derived
from Y. M. C. A. activities. The
recording, which later was broad
cast, included comments by Judge
George D. Nelson of Police Court,
George r. Wendlandt, "Y" handball
champion, and James Walters, IS,
active member of the boys depart
ment.
A. d. Willard, jr., chairman of
the campaign, declared he was obli-
gated to the Y. M. G. A. for the
manner in which 1t had helped him
start on a career.
Ralph Cheney. former general Sec
retary of the Y. NJ c. A. at New
Haven, Conn, and now secretary
treasurer of the Y. M. C. A. Insur-
ance Alliance, in a brief address told
of the Y. M. c. AS ideal of devel-
oping all-around manhood.
Leonard w. De Cast, general Sec
retary of the Y. M. c. A, and Earl
Nash, a former membership cam
paign chairman, greeted the as
semblage.
Division leaders were introduced,
and they in turn introduced their
team captains and secretaries for
the campaign. The four division
leaders are Harold D. Kraft, Ar
thur C. Pearson, Col. T. J. Frailey
| and George E. Harris.
The first report meeting on the
progress of the campaign will be
held at pm. tomorrow in the "Y"
Building.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
0pen Sewer 0dors Draw
Summit Park Protests

The Summit Park Citizens Asso-
citation last night added its pro-
tests to those of other groups in
the area concerning odors of an
open sewer from Fairfax Village,
emptying into Oxon Run.
A resolution requesting that the
Southeast Council add to their list
of projects the improvement of Mas
sachuSetts avenue Sc, from the
Anacostia River to Southern avenue,
was offered by William j. Smith
The group, meeting in the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church,
asked that the police in the neigh
borhood exercise more vigilance be-
cause of several housebreakings and
traffic violations in the area.
James S. Davis was reelected as
sociation president, Gaspard L..
Thiebault, first vice president: Eus-
tbs Womack, second vice president;
Mrs. William P. Fallon, secretary.
Charles Hall, financial secretary;
Miss Vera Layton, treasurer; Mr.
Smith and Walton Allen, delegates
to the Federation, and George H.
Marshall, U. S. Fisher and Mr..
Smith, delegates to the Southeast
Council.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Businessmen to Hear
Currun Tomorrow

District Attorney Edward M. Cur
ran will speak at the meeting of the
Federation of Businessmens Associ-
ations at $50 pm. tomorrow in the
Hay-Adams House.
The federation will formally well
come its 22d member, elected to
membership at the September meet
ing, the Chevy Chase Businessmen
Association, after which election OF
officers will take place. There viii
also be a regular business session.
Evening star., 1941-10-15

3. Sheer shoulder yoke
with beod trim and en-
broideY. A riSh winter
trend. Blue, qrope,
black, green royon crepe,
Sizes l6H1-24 u.