Evening star., 1941-12-14
Civic Problems, ,CivicBod
Unified Recreation Bill Delayed;
Many Opportunities for Service
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Many Opportunities for Service
BY JESSE C. SUTER.
great
modification in the plans for handling the District civic
problems by the organized ci1enry definitely linked
with winning the civilian defense Maintenance the
morale will have be shuned aside until favorable time
just criticism seeming Of
enthusiasm the civilian defense but the opening Of
hose changed the picture completely The voteless
unrepreented citizens sinking
the bearing Of burden for country in
they always than favoraby with other
munie They ready and willing to make all sacrifices
which sacrifice
high privilege for the safety and perpeuation of
country and its highest ideals.
The District legislation has gone in both House and
Senate during the week. The Presidents before
the Joint of Congress Monday and the of the
declaration of Japan displaced the usual District day but
replaced time Tuesday The Senate also considered
and acted upon District measures Tuesday.
passed joint resolution directing the commis
sioners and the Public Utilities Commission jointly to conduct
preliminary survey determine the 1asoity OF subway system
vhicular ranc report to Con-
sress required later than March IS, 1912
The House passed Senate five bills all Of which
and other Included
the bill authorize the Federal Works to advance
s25OoOO to the Tor emergency work ncion te
program This has already been earmarked for
District by W. A. The Senate withheld action similar
Other bills passed by empowered Zoning
construction provide parking
facilities at the building require Federal buildings
to provide parking for between 10 and 20
the employees therein and the bill prohibit parking on
without the consent of the property owner Among
racket bill and the placing the Public
welfare Board employees under civil service required
conditions imposed by certain Federal aid laws
the Senate to the President These
authorize ground course OF training IN IN ne c puoc
Health Department authority to smariy
found unit for human consumption fixing penalties
for introducing articles into the District penal ns-
tons and authorizing clerks tho United States Dis
District Of Columbia to sign certain papers as
deputy clerks.
Unified Recreation System and Control Delayed.
The bill to reoganz which the
proposed amendments These would make the Dis
trict the Board Of Recreation its
would require the signatures OF the Dstrct Co
all appointments made by the board
passed the House is compromise measure ap-
Board of Education and the once Of National Capital
also rather general approval by the various organ
citizens This latter approval was In many in
stances, difficult to obtain.
The park opposed to the amend
as are many of the citizen groups feeling
the Commissioners will put them In position TO
understood to
a bring all boards under the control OF the Com
missioners
The consensus appears such might well
be followed as to boards Citizen boards how
ever like and proposed
Board all such close contact with the puo
and character that thought
by many they independent bodies They are required
thought for the Commissioners to
bother with them.
considered to have enough to DO
without undertaking handled ecenty
amendments therefore considered
and unnecessary.
This legislation badly taken long time and
House bill IT,
be Of effort If these changes insisted upon
Opportunes Are Abundant for Defense Service
With defense successful prosecution Of the war as the
biggest pressing problem there practically no limit 10
individuals do to help Careful ana
civilian defense Is gong
neighborhood and every anticipated
found volunteer In capacity
neghbohood citizens and civic associations are doing
fine lob setting up AFRAID warden system he-nghtng
police other related activities The Board OF Trace
organizations undertaking other
branches of the work.
citizen doing his assigned duty IN the pro-
gram in which the individual may help In
addition mentioned here at random as 1ows
l. Do up Headquarters ocas unnec-
sssariy AFRAID warden Lists OF these
carried together with other information
which every individual All should remember that
the time of defense headquarters staff spent answer
ing unnecessary questions seriously hamped IN the COM
pletion their work of organization and training
The would help great deal by keeping
questions and to accurate nfora
ton to those with whom they come in contact
instructions given out by the civilian
safety OF home or community
Money required by the Government to meet rapidly
mounting through the sale Of Defense stamps and bonds
badly the American Red Cross and the
Community enable nearly one to buy
Red Cross and further help the
something along that line and
get the
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