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Evening star., 1941-10-01
Morale Of Women
Cited by Miss Baker
AT Recreation Farley
Recommends Four
Conclusions to Be
Sought in Emergency
BY HENRY A. Muslin.

BALTIMORE, Oct. IA tribute
to the morale of American women,
which in this time of emergency
seems to need no "upbuilding," was
paid today by Miss Sibyl Baker, di-
rector of Community Centers for
the Washington Community Center
and Playground Department, at the
National Recreation Congress here.
Addressing a discussion group on
Women in the Defense Program"
at the opening of the third day
of the congress, Miss Baker de-
clared:
1--WE have heard a great deal about
morale this week, but nobody has
had to make plea for the upbuild-
ing of morale of our women. APP
parently the women are taking care
of themselves"
Reviewing the multiplicity" of
recreation agencies and authorities
involved in the defense program,
Miss Baker told the group that
women have begun to see a little
light" regarding their duties. Re-
gardless of a certain amount of con-
fusion surrounding the administra-
tive side of defense recreation, she
said, women are finding only too
many answers" to the question of
how they can help. ,
Four Conclusions" Drawn.
Miss Baker set forth four con-
clusions' in connection with defense
recreation. They were:
81. Each community should set up
and maintain a clearing house for
all the efforts being made to estab-
lsh recreation programs in the COM
munity or adjacent to the commun-
ity for defense workers or men in
service.
20. Standards of recreation pro-
grams and leadership for which we
have been striving the last 30-odd
years, must be maintained.
"3. We should hold ourselves alert
to give full cooperation to and to
take full advantage of the Federal
assistance being given to local
recreation plans, but let us not lose
sight of the fact that local recrea-
ton should be local responsibility
"a. The contribution which women
can make in this defense recreation,
as hostesses, as partners, as under
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Trade Commission Cites
Clothing Manufacturers

Alleging conspiracy to monopolize
the sale and distribution of women's
and children's clothing and women S
hats, the Federal Trade Commission
yesterday issued complaints against
several hundred manufacturing con-
Germs in all parts of the country,
trade associations and labor unions.
The action is the first step toward
cease and desiSt orders, enforceable
IA Federal court if the charges are
sustained.
Named in the complaint dealing
with women'S and children's cloth
Ing are the National Coat and Suit
Industry Recovery Board, the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union of the American Federation
of Labor, and IA of the largest aSSo-
Citations of cloak and suit makers in
New York, Boston. Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Chicago, st. Louis, Kan
Sas City. Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Portland, Greg.
Accused in the hat case, which
involves principals in New York and
New Jersey, are the Millinery Sta
bilization Commission, nine trade
associations, 400 manufacturers, the
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Workers International Union of the
A. F. L., and two locals.
In each instance. it was alleged,
members of the industry agreed to
carry label on their product to
show its origin under approved
auspices. The unions would not
work on any articles which were not
to bear the label.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Potomac Dragged
For Body Of Young
Federal EmpIoye
Man Disappears After
Leoving Boat TO Swim
Ashore for Fuel

Harbor police today were drag
ging the Potomac River in the Vi
cinity of Key Bridge for the body OF
a 28year-old Civil Service Commis-
sion employe, believed to have
drowned last night while attempting
to swim to shore from a motorboat
According to police, Fowler Tay-
lor, 204 East Capitol street, the miss
ing man, was cruising with two
other employees of the commission in
an 18-foot boat. The trio set out
from a boathouse near the bridge,
went downstream a short distance
and then turned back to the float.
When about 100 feet from shore,
the boat ran out OF gasoline, police
we're told, and Mr.. Taylor said he
would swim in for some.
= Donald F. Brown, living at the
Ebbitt Hotel. jumped out of the
boat and started to swim in search
of Mr.. Taylor when the latter
disappeared. He was unsuccessful
however, and returned to the craft
The third member of the party
police said, was James C. O'Brien
81, 1923 North Chesterbrook road
Arlington, Va, owner of the boat
Mr. Taylor did not return to his
room during the night, according tc
police.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Police Hunt Store Owner
Missing for Eight Days

Police today continued their look
out for Herman Letter, 80, of 1929
wenty-eighth street Sc, missing
since September o. Mrs. Letter re-
ported the disappearance yesterday.
She said her husband had not been
seen since he left his novelty store
at 2425 Minnesota avenue Sc, to
deposit $3.50 in a bank.
He was described as being 5 feet
8 inches tall, weighing 1877 pounds
and wearing q dark suit.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
District Red Cross
Adds 1852 Members
In Days Roll Call
Total Reaches 1882;
Largest Gain Shown
By Utilities Group

The District Red Cross Roll Call
Committees added 1862 members
to the years enrolment yesterday
and carried the total of the 10
day-old drive to 1882.
Otto S. Lund, manager of the
District Chapter, said that this year S
memberships are $500 ahead of
those recorded at the same period
of the 1910 campaign.
Outstanding among the increases
in yesterdays tabulation was that
of the utilities group, headed by
Robert C. Owens. It's total was
boosted from SO to 818 memberships
Federal Unit Gains.
The governmental unit, mean
while. reported 2,178 new enrollees
for the day, raising it's grand total
to l0,796. This group, assigned to
canvass all Federal Offices in the
District, is composed of approx
mately 10000 workers.
The professional group, headed by
Preston B. Kavanagh, continued to
roll up its total by adding 284, most
of which came from law firms. The
Booths Committee remained well
ahead of last years results by re-
porting 1872 for the day and increas-
ing its total to 1868.
Speakers Stress Need.
Two members of the Roll Call
Speakers Bureau voiced an appeal
for support of the drive over local
radio stations yesterday. Speaking
over WINK, Austin Gattis. member
of the Junior Board of Commerce
based his plea for financial help on
the efforts of the District Chapter
to set up an organization of 900 900
trained volunteer first-aid workers
to go into the field within a few
moments after any. disaster. While
these people would be on voluntary
basis, he explained. money is needed
for supplies and planning.
The other speaker, Millard F.
West, also of the Junior Board of
Commerce, said over Station VOL
that an overwhelming enrolment in
the Red Cross is the best insurance
to prepare the community to cope
with whatever conditions may arise.
Every phase of the citys activity
is affected by what the Red Cross
does now" he said. 1T is not diff
cult to envision the time when every
one Of those phases will become
more and more dependent upon the
ability of the Red Cross to meet
emergency conditions
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Schools Chosen
For Cent Milk
Program
Extra Pint Plan
Being Checked as
Solution

Providing children in SO District
public schools milk at mid-morning
recess may be the means of getting
a penny-a-pint project opened here
under the auspices of the Surplus
Marketing Administration Of the
Agriculture Department.
This was disclosed yesterday as
a special advisory committee to the
Board of Education met at the
Franklin School under the chair
manship of First Assistant Supt. of
Schools Robert l.. Haycock.
To qualify, however, these schools
must meet Agriculture Department
standards and definition of neces-
Sitous schools. AS the committee
held its first session, it was faced
with the following situation:
The Agriculture Department has
said the present low-cost milk con-
sumption in District schools must
be increased 270 per cent to protect
milk producers against loss in the
project If the District is TO have
such a program. 1t also defines
an eligible school as one where
parents of IS per cent of the chill
dren are needy. If IS per cent are
in the needy classification. all chill
dren would receive the milk.
3S Schools Chosen.
School officials have picked out
SO schools as being in low-income
areas There are now 4653 half
pints being served in these schools.
under w. P. A. school lunch project.
A 270 per cent increase to conform
to Agriculture Department standard
would require an additional 1858
half pints. If all pupils in these
38 schools were served a half pint
at the mid-mSrning recess. the in
crease would be 14.918 half pintss
This would be more than enough
to qualify but would mean that
some children would receive their
present half pint at lunch and the
mid-morning half pint as we'll
Thus the job of the committee
was seen as determining whether
the 38 schools can meet the IS per
cent requirement.
Using as a starting point figures
on income computed by a subcom-
mittee under Mrs. Lucian Jordan of
the District Congress of Parents and
Teachers, the group through SUBJ
committees will seek to ascertain
| the incomes in the area through
| available statistics. This means
using the figures of the w. P. A.
the Public Assistance Division and
other relief agencies. The sug-
gestion that questionnaires be sent
by school principals to the parents
was frowned upon as being un-
pleasant and often unreliable.
The figure arrived at by the sub
committee and adopted as a base Is
that $4,000 is maintenance level
under present conditions in the
District for a family of two adults
and three children. For two adults
and two children the figure is $500.
To Check on Statistics.
Working from this situation. a
subcommittee headed by Morris
zelditch. director of public as
sistance. will look into the statistics
of the families of the areas of the
38 schools. Another subcommittee
under Mrs. Louisa Roberts, execu-
tive secretary of the Council of
Social Agencies, will study the child
! welfare agencies that might be
brought in under such a project.
A third, under Mrs. Jordan, will
investigate the income areas sug-
geSted.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Employment in District
Increases so, 900 in Year

Employment in the District in
August totaled 100000, an increase
of 1000 over July and $4,000 more
than in August, 1910, Secretary of
Labor Perkins reported yesterday.
Virginia and Maryland led the
country in percentage gains in non
agricultural employment since Aug
ust, 1910. The number of employees
in non-agricultural establishments
in Virginia totaled 100000. a gain
of 10000, or 22.8 per cent over the
total of year ago. Maryland en-
ployment totaled $4,000 as COM
pared with $4,000 in August. 1910,
Maryland and Virginia reported
August employment gains of $4,000
and 5000, respectively.
Civil non-agricultural EMPLOYMENT
in the United States reached a total
of 80 ,542 900, an increase of 3,640 900
workers since August, 1910, and
l,l66,000 greater than in August
1929. The employment gain for the
month was $4,000. This was the
fifth consecutive month in which
employment has exceeded all pre-
vious peaks.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Capt. John N. Popham
OF Marine Corps Dies

Capt. John N. Popham. U. S. M. c.,
retired, died yesterday in the Naval
Hospital at New York, the Navy De-
partment announced today.
Capt. Popham was born here on
March l, 1887, and enrolled as a sec
ond lieutenant (provisionaD in the
Marine Corps Reserve in 1917. He
served with the 1st Machine Gun
Replacement Battalion in France
and participated in the st. Mihiel
and Meuse- -Argonne campaigns. He
rose to the rank of captain before
his discharge in 1919.
Capt. Popham re-entered the
Marine Corps as a first lieutenant
in 1921 and again rose to the rank
of captain before his retirement for
service disability in 1880. During
his second period of service he saw
duty in Santo Domingo, Haiti and
Nicaragua.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Pauline Popham OF New York.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Navy Orders Purchases
Spread Out for Small Firms

The Navy took steps yesterday to
carry out President Roosevelt's re-
cent order to spread purchases by
asking all its procurement agencies
to make careful surveys before plac-
ing orders for goods.
Undersecretary James Forrestal
directed procurement agents to di-
vide purchases into small lots in
order that small firms might bid
and that a greater geographical
spread may be given.
At the same time Mr.. Forrestal
asked for advance reports on in
tentions to purchase. Data received
in that way will be sent to the
o. P. M. so as to give prospective
contractors advance notice. Such
advance reports will be made only
on projects in excess of $50.000 and
will exclude items the disclosure
of which might be against defense
policy.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
British Will Lease
Two More BUILDINGS

The British Purchasing Commits
sion has concluded arrangements to
lease two more Washington build
ings, it was learned today.
The buildings are the Greenbriar
Apartments, 1107 Sixteenth street
NV, and the Insurance Building,
GOT Fifteenth street NV. Tenants
of both buildings have received no
tice to move.
The Insurance Building is q
seven-story structure and the Brit
ish are taking over all the building
above the first floor.
The Greenbriar is an eight-story
building, with 16 apartments-one
of which is occupied by the Eng
lish-Speaking Union.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Social Security Checks
Mailing Change Made

Monthly payments of old-age and
survivors insurance benefits will be
mailed on the first of each succeed
ing month, it was announced today
by B. M. Williams, manager of the
Social Security Board office here.
This is being done in compliance
with an agreement with the Treas
ury Department, he said.
I'VE make this announcement so
people who have been receiving ben
ef1ts will not be worried because the
September check did not come on
the day it otherwise would be ex-
pected," he said.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Utilities Body
Vacancies May
GET Action Soon
Moves by Senate
And White House to
Fill Membership Due

Full membership for the District
Public Utilities Commission soon
was seen today when it was indi-
Gated that action may be taken next
week on the nomination of Gregory
Hankin to fill one vacancy. and it
was reported that the President Is
considering a nomination for the
second vacancy.
The White House, it was learned,
recently asked the Commissioners II
they could recommend some one and
the city heads about a week ago sug-
gested three names.
However. it was said that the
President might delay submission
of the second nomination until the
Senate District Committee had
acted on the Hankin nomination,
which has been before the commit
tee for some time.
Reynolds Promises Action.
Senator Reynolds of North Caro-
handling the Hankin nomination,
said a meeting would be called as
soon as one or both of the two
other subcommittee members can be
present.
Senator Reynolds said the nomi-
nee should be given an opportunity
to appear before the subcommittee.
Mr. Hankin was appointed originally
to finish out a term that expired
in June, but the Senate District
Committee took no action and the
appointment expired. President
Roosevelt resubmitted Mr.. Hankins
name for the new term. The new
subcommittee to which it was then
referred consists of Senators Rey-
noldS, Austin, Republican, of Yer
mont and Clark, Democrat. of Idaho.
Has Only One Member Now.
The Public Utilities Commission
has had but one member since Feb
ruary, when former Chairman Riley
E. Elgen died Richmond B. Keech
left the commission in November to
become corporation counSal. Under
the law the commission may issue
no orders except by majority vote,
and in recent months increased
problems and proposals have been
piling up awaiting the confirmation
OF at least one more member.
The Commissioners declined to
reveal the men they had suggested,
saying this was not their privilege.
Reports had it that j. Francis
Riley. lawyer with the Civil Aero
nautics Authority, was under con-
sideration, but it was indicated at
the District Building he was not one
sponsored by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Police Hunt Intruder
Who Attacked Woman

Police today were continuing their
search for an unidentified man who
attacked a 27-year-old housewife
yesterday but was frightened away
by her pet dog.
Mrs. Lola Gentle, 1903 Olive street
NE, reported that the man seized
her in the kitchen of her home
AS her Spitz chased him out of the
room she hurled knife after the
intruder, but it missed the mark.
she said. Mrs. Gentle said the man
had disappeared by the time she
had picked up a hatchet to try
again.
She described her assailant as a
.stocky, bald, colored man, wearing
a brown suit.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Services Slated Today
For }. J. B. Lerch, so

Funeral services were to be held
this morning for j. j. Bernard
Lerch, so, wholesale grocer here for
many years, who died Monday at
Doctors Hospital following a short
illness. The services were to be
held at S. H. Hines establishment,
with burial in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Mr.. Lerch, who lived at 2945
Mills avenue NE, was vice president
of Mayo-Lerch Co, wholesale gro
Gerry firm, Fourth and D streets
S.W. He was a lifelong resident of
the District and belonged to East
gate Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Julia
S. Lerch; a daughter, Louise, and
two sons, Howard D. and J. J. Ber-
nard Lerch, jr.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
PIT. A. Officers to Hold
Leadership Sessions

Presidents and other officers of
local partent-teacher associations
will meet tomorrow for annual in
struction in leadership conducted by
the District PIT. A. Congress.
Leaders in the five departments
of the congress will explain their
work in a program at congress
headquarters in the National Edu-
cation Association Building.
The leadership sessions will fea-
ture a modal business meeting Octo.
ber 9 under Prof. Henry Roberts OF
George Washington University.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

plans for construction had not been
completed
1t has apparently been decided,
although no reason for the transfer
has been officially announced, that
the construction division of the
Office of the Quartermaster General
can get the jobs done more quickly.
officials point out that the Con-
struction Quartermaster Corps, as
it is popularly known, already has
construction crews on the spot,
building Army cantonments, Fed
eral Works officials described the
transfer as "a little surprising" but
not unexpected.
Engineers to Make Plans.
There are still such questions to
be solved as whether the Army will
also be in charge of construction
of recreation centers near Navy posts
and industrial concentrations and
whether the Army will take over
construction of centers partially
financed by local communities.
Final plans for the construction OF
the centers approved by the Pres
ident probably will be made by Army
engineers. None of the $50 1000 ,00O
has been specifically earmarked, SC
it was not Immediately determined
how much of it would be channeled
to Army use.
After comforting last week with
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Of
ficials who expressed grave concern
over the delay in getting the service
clubs started, Mr.. Dewey said the
U. S. o. was ready to operate the
buildings as soon as the Govern
ment builds them and deplored the
fact that the delay occurred at this
time, when soldiers are returning
soon from maneuvers.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Army Takes Over Building
OfU. SO. Service Clubs
Long Delayed Construction Shifted
Fro mF. w. A. After Dewey Appeal

Construction of recreation centers
at Army camps under the s150,0O0,-
600 community facilities program
has been taken out of the hands of
the Federal Works Agency and
turned over to the Army, it was
learned today at the War Depart
ment.
Just why the switch was made
was not officially explained, but
Thomas E. Dewey, chairman of the
United Service Organizations which
will operate the service centers, con-
ferred with Army and Navy officials
here last week to get the work
started.
The public subscribed 10000
to the U. S. o, to operate the service
clubs once they are up but none of
the 240 clubs planned has been
started.
In some quarters. officials believed
the delay in starting construction
was a matter of too many cooks
spelling the broth"
so Clubs Approved.
Half hundred of the clubs have
already been approved by President
Roosevelt on the recommendation of
Federal Works Administrator John
M. Carmody, whose Division of De-
fense Public Works was administer
ing the s150,000000 congressional
appropriation to build schools,
hospitals, sewer systems and service
clubs in rapidly expanding industrial
centers and Army post localities.
Mr.. Carmody's recommendations
included the cost Of each project,
which determines its size and char
acter, and the location. Although
several weeks have passed since the
recommendation we're approved.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Forest Service Branch
Reopens in Philadelphia

The Eastern region of the Forest
Service, with a staff of approx
mately 125 persons, today started
functioning in Philadelphia after
transferring from Washington in
one of the several executive agency
decentralization shifts of the past
few weeks. This branch, which has
been located in the Victor Building,
left here about week ago.
mot many" transferred cut of the
unit because of an unwillingness to
make the change, it was said today
at the Office of Earl H. Clapp, acting
chief of the Forest Service. In some
cases, it was said, mutual exchanges
of positions were effected.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

standing and friendly companions,
as homemakers, and as builders of
morale in others, makes their part
in all this program invaluable to its
success"
Postwar Problem.
David Cushman Coyle, Washing
ton author, economist and engineer,
last night urged the delegates to
learn the play lessons spotlighted by
the war crisis so that when peace is
restored they may be building a
Nation of healthy, secure and happy
people who never again will doubt
the value or the strength of our
democratic civilization"
Stressing the importance of play,
Mr.. Coyle declared it has definite
vitamin effect on culture, which
might otherwise degenerate into
decadent art, sophisticated stand
ards of personality and general fab
biness."
Mr.. Coyle warned, however, that
recreation programs be mapped
closely in line with human nature. "
Good can only be accomplished, he
said, when organized play is pre-
sented to people in such a way as
to make them grasp at it rather
than have it forced upon them.
Describes Weekly Dances.
The weekly Saturday night dances
for service men in front of the Com
merce Building in Washington were
described yesterday to discussion
group on Defense Recreation Prob
lens" by Harry S. Wender. vice
president of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
Mr. Wender said the dances had
proved a great success and also said
defense recreation officials in the
Capital had learned with some sur
prise that many soldiers and sailors
like the same things tourists like"
Evening star., 1941-10-01

Mr.. Bradford was graduated from
Atlantic Union College in Massachu-
sets, where he received a bachelor
of theology degree, and from the
George Washington University
Teachers College. He has taken post
graduate work at George Washing
ton, in addition to attending the
University of Virginia and Ameri-
can University. He taught mathe-
matics and science in public schools
in Fairfax County, Va, and in
private schools in New York State,
before starting to teach at WASH
ington Preparatory School three
years ago.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
Justice Gordon's S Sister
Will Be Buried Here

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
Gordon rockingham, sister of JUS
tice Peyton Gordon, who died Mon
day at her home in Asheville. N. c.,
were held there today. She will be
buried tomorrow morning in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
She was the wife of Earl Froth-
ingham of the United States For
estry Service at Asheville.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

nounced yeSter-
day. The school
offers prepara-
tory school work
for adults.
Mr.. Bradford
succeeds Leroy
j. Mas as prin-
cipal. Mr.. Mas
has been named
a director of the
school and head
master of the
w O O d W a r d
School for Boys,
succeeding the
late James j.
King.