The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-09
. Washington Daybook
BY JACK STINNET1

BY JACK STINNETT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-Welcome to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's third inaugural:
"A first aid program designed as a mode
on which other large cities may pattern eff
ficient disaster organizations has been planned
for Inauguration day under direction of Rear
Admiral P. S. Rossiter, u. S. NJ, retired.
Admiral Rossiter's first aid organization
will include establishment of II first aid sta.
tons along the parade route, each with four
nurses, two nurses aides, four motor corps
drivers and eight first aid men and stretcher
bearers. Twenty-Five ambulances, each carry.
ing a doctor and a nurse, will supplement the
stations. Besides the regular station person.
nels, 200 first aid men will be assigned to
posts between the regular first aid stations.
Each of these men has been thoroughly
trained in standard and advanced first aid
courses given by the American Red Cross.
Familiar with disaster problems, Admiral
Rossiter has appointed as members of his
committee men conversant with emergency
work in large %centers. These include DR.. Roy
Lyman Sexton, chairman of first aid, life saw.
ing and accident prevention of the District Of
Columbia chapter, American Red Cross; and
DR.. A.. Magruder Macdonald, coroner of the
District of Columbia.
1.-THE committee agreed to use the Inaugural.
ton as an experiment for large-city disaster
relief"
These are direct quotes from a recent re.
lease by the Inaugural Committee, Fifth Floor,
District Building, Washington, D. c. If you
have any questions, TAX it up with them. I'm
going to spend inaugural day in my new dis.
aster-proof shelter in the Virginia hills .
and WILL be careful, I promise.
FEW CIVILIANS TO MARCH
Sartorial item: 1.-TWO hundred representa-.
tives each of the Civilian Conservation Corps,
the National Youth Administration and the
Works Progress Administration will be the
only civilian marchers in the inaugural pa
rade.
1.-THE only other civilians in what is planned
to be an essentially military parade will be
the governors of the states and these
will ride in automobiles.
1.-The CCC will enter 1913 young men
wearing the spruce-green CCC uniform and
marching empty handed.
THE NYA young people will wear macki'
naws made in the NYA sewing rooms a
third will be solid red, a third white, and a
third solid blue.
1.-The WPA marchers, chosen from the ranks
of national defense workers, will wear work.
ing garb."
Okay, Governors, it's up to you. How about
wearing your Christmas ties?
NEW BETTING TRICK
Bangtails and Science: The Federal Com
munications Commission recently arrested twt
men for possession of unlicensed radio equip
ment with which they were supposed to b
broadcasting ''sure tips from the Charlie
Town, w. Va, racetrack.. The method, accord
ing to FEC inspectors: 'At the start of
race, a man could be heard whistling on
certain frequency, followed by the words, OF
Johnny repeated several times and then
few bars would be sung from such songs al
Beer Barrel Polka or Maryland, My Mary
land AS the race neared the finish, h
voice would cut in with a number repeated
until the race was completed. Immediately, {
stronger signal on another frequency woule
repeat the number ten or Is times ane
finally the words, That is ALL On checking
race results, it was obvious the number ap
piled to the winning horse. Thus, persons
receiving were able to make advantageous
bets before results of a race were generally
known"
What FEC and I want to know is how the
receiver got his set shut down after that long
count of is, got his poor unsuspecting bookie
on the phone and got the bet on the line
before the poor unsuspecting bookie knew the
race was over. Maybe the bookies out your
way are like those dreamy fellows in New
orleans who accepted bets on the Columbia
Brown football game until id-afternoon-a
game played in the morning. 4