Evening star., 1941-10-17
Windsor lauds
Setup atC.C.C.
Camps Here
After Inspection,
He Wishes Britain
Had Had Them
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

1t was "a great pity they didn't
start something like this in Great
Britain, instead of the DOLE
The Duke spent half-hour each
at the colored Beltsville Agricul-
tural Research Center camp and at
the white camp in Rock Greek Park
before joining the Duchess at lunch
con with Viscount Halifax at the
British Embassy.
Talking freely with the green
uniformed youths lined up for his
inspection at BeltSville, the Duke
stopped many times to ask them
where they were from. how old they
were and how long they had been
in the camp.
Interested in colored camps par
tlcularly because, as he indicated
he is planning to establish camps
on this order in the Bahamas where
the enrollees would be predominantly
colored, he wanted to know how far
north the c. c. C. had established
colored camps.
Makes Careful Inspection.
He also asked if many of the en-
rollees had been taken in the draft
and if the boys could stop" in the
camp as long as they liked. Accom-
papied by C. C. C. Director James
McEntee, 1t. James L. Metz. camp
commander: several Army officers
and other C. c. C. officials, the Duke
made a careful inspection of the
barracks, the supply rooms, the din
ing room and kitchen, the recreation
room and the bath house at Belts
vile. AS he stepped briskly about
the camp, 10-year -old Jane Aitches-
son, whose father works at the
camp. asked him for an autograph
IF you sign" she bargained, III
give you a book of tickets"
What do VIM" asked the Duke
as he was hurried away before Jane
had chance to tell him that she
was raffling puppies.
Visiting the mess hall at the parks
camp. the Duke was served toast on
the officers table and remarked.
When I was in the Navy. We used
to get stale bread"
Curious About Apple Butter.
In the educational building he
signed. Edward" to a large por-
trait Of himself done by Charles
WaShburn, an enrollee who attends
the Corcoran Art School at night
The Duke took a smaller portrait
Of himself. explaining, III have to
take that to the Duchess and see if
she approves of it."
Outside the library he saw q die
tionary with this advice above it,
IF you can't spell it. then look 1t
, up"
/ II often have to do that" he
laughed.
Shown through the Rock Greek
Park camps by 1t. H. T. Ruggoiro.
camp commander, the Duke asked
several Of the boys how much weight
they had gained since coming to
camp and many times asked them
if they had held any jobs before
entering the c. C. C. In most cases
he was told that this was their first
work.
He studied the menu which IS pre-
pared for 10 days at time and. in
the subsistence storeroom, asked
for what they used the cans of apple
butter that lined the shelves.
Enthusiastic About c. c. c.
Apparently eager to cram as much
information as he could into his
short visit, he wanted to know, on
observing some drums and bugles
in the recreation room, if the boys
were taught to play and spent some
time looking over the books in the
camp library. He talked to cooks,
to boys walking along the road, to
the youthful librarian and to the
youngsters lined up beside their
freshly made camp beds. After
wards he commented that "all the
men talked to seem to like it here"
Enthusiastic over the marvellous
organization" he said he wished
Britain had established the C. C. C.
because he thought the dole was
"demoralizing
After quick drive through the
research center in Mr.. McEntee's
car, he asked to stop along the road
where he saw a number q boys
laying pipe.
which is the hardest part to
dig?" he asked a boy with a spade.
When the youth stopped digging
just long enough to tell him that the
top part was the toughest, he re-
sponded: We'll, it's good to get the
hard part done first"
Tells Of His Troubles With Spade.
Then he told of his difficulties
with a spade In Britain, he ex-
planned, the spade had a different
handle.
I've done lot of digging" he
volunteered, land I've tried other
spades, but I can't use them. I
guess I'm just used to the British
spade"
Instead of an overcoat, the Duke
wore dark blue sweater under his
coat jacket and chatted gayly as he
walked around the camp. At one
point he kicked at yellow jacket
on a garbage can and, withdrawing
his foot hastily, he commented to
no one in particular. They sting"
Leaving Beltsville a score of cars
were in the procession as it wended
its way through the University of
Maryland grounds and into Rock
Creek Park where the Duke was told
about the work of the camp there
in planting, landscaping, stream
bank protection and the develop
ment of recreational areas. The
Duchess skipped the c. c. c.. tour
and drove directly to the home Of
her aunt, Mrs Buchanan Merryman,
1911 r street NV. from Timonium,
where the couple had been visiting
with Gen. Henry'M. Warf1eld, the
Duchess uncle The Duke called
for her and they drove to the Brit
iSh Embassy.
The Windsors were to leave the
British Embassy in the afternoon to
motor to Warrenton, Va, where they
will spend the week end visiting Mrs.
Sterling Larrabie at her Oakwood