The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Eleanor Roosevelt
BUSY DAY

Monies, in the department of ag-
riculture, brought the various SAM
Piles they have developed in cotton
stockings. a
She then showed us some very
charming models of work clothes de-
veloped for housewives and women
workers on the farm and in the fac
tory. The designs were not only
practical but very attractive. Since
the department offers its designs to
the trade, ! hope some of these gar
ments will be on the market shortly
at attractive prices.
At noon, Mrs. Dana Backus brought
| Mr.. William A. Dillon OF Ithaca, N.
Y, winner Of the first prize in the
national competition for "song Of
the hour" sponsored by the Wom-
ems Division Of the Committee to
Defend America by Aiding the Al
lies. He wrote a song many years
ago which you will remember en-
titled: II Want Girl" That song
has been sung from coast to coast in
many gatherings in this country.
Mr.. Dillon entered this competi-
ton because he and Mrs. Dillon ap-
parently make it hobby to bring
up young people. They have
brought up eight youngsters besides
their own, so the young girl who is
at present growing up in their home,
begged him to win this competition
so she might put aside $500 toward
her college fund
Mrs. Hobbe, from Texas, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Herrick and one or two
other friends lunched with me yes
terday. The afternoon was taken up
with appointments. At about TOO
the duke of Kent, and his aide, Sir
Louis Greig, returned from their
days trip. Our dinner and the
evening were pleasant and / said
good-by with regret to our guests.
NYA WORKSHOPS
! went one morning to Astoria,
L. l., to go through the National
Youth administration workshops. 1t
was over a year since had seen
them. They have expanded greatly,
and the equipment is far better than
it was a year ago. Now they are on
really excellent production basis.
At the present time, when the short
age of skilled labor is what we are
trying to meet, it is most impor-
tant to give every young person who
is learning a trade the number of
hours of work required by employ
%t,o 4r%i Icx. 4 iV,
tends to use. The worker may, of
course, acquire number of hours
on a number of machines, but what
ever the employers requirements
are, they should be met in training
these boys and girls.
Of course, they must also have
some related training, given by the
departments of education to supple
ment their skills. In many cases
this related training has to be con-
densed, and the number of hours re-
quired by the departments of educa-
ton should be lowered in order to
make it possible to meet the require
ments for actual work. This is not
purely an educational job. It is de-
signed to give us skilled workers.
think we should realize also that
there are comparatively few trades
and technical schools throughout the
nation with modern enough equip
ment to do the job required by en-
ployers. This is something which
of course, should be remedied in the
future, but it is impossible to do so
at present because the emergency
makes it impossible to buy this
equipment now.
PENSACOLA IMPRESSIONS
have been able to say so little
in my column lately about what
have actually seen, that want to
add bit to my impressions of Pen
sacola, Fla. While there, we
lunched at the San Carlos hotel with
the mayor. / think one gets the
feeling in that attractive hotel of
the change and growth of the whole
city.
Life is really humming in Pensa-
cola. Captain Read drove me
around in the morning to see as much
as possible of the naval training
station. / saw the various air
squadrons, where the boys learn the
different phases of flying which are
necessary in the navy. saw their
auditorium, where movies are given
free for their entertainment, and
where many classes also are held.
/ saw the section which is given
over to the training of British pilots
and met their commanding officers,
who spoke with appreciation of the
training their boys are receiving. I
do not think have seen in any sta
fiOn a moro c0rnn1ofo caf.rr fov