Evening star., 1942-10-18
Victory Volunteers
Will Enroll 1880
Block Workers
Each Woman in Corps
Will Distribute War
Facts to 20 Families

Washington's Victory Volunteer
Corps, the new block organization
devised by the Civilian Mobilization
Division, will be in full operation
by November l, with 1880 women
block workers distributing facts on
war activities.
The announcement of the VIC,
which will function in the Districts
66 civilian defense areas, was made
yesterday by Commissioner Young,
co-ordinator of civilian defense for
the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Parallel in organization with the
air raid warden system, the corps
will provide volunteer for every
20 families. The volunteer will see
that citizens in outlying areas par
ticipate fully in the share-car plan,
bond drive.
Have Block Captains.
Working under block captains,
zone leaders and the area civilian
mobilization chairmen, the VIC
member will act as the warden of
war services such as nutrition, con-
sumer interests, child care and war
hospitality, in much the same way
as the air raid warden acts in ci-
villain protection.
According to Conrad Van Hyning.
chief of the Civilian Mobilization
Division, the plan provides "perma-
nent and efficient machinery to con-
duct house toulouse canvass activi-
ties"
Victory Volunteers will carry
their messages on foot, and since
they visit only 20 families in their
immediate neighborhood they will
not have to use buses. streetcars
or their own cars. Mrs. Olive Swim
ney, Mr.. Van Hyning's assistant,
pointed out.
The first Victory Volunteers in
the District were the 700 women
who visited retail stores in July to
distribute copies of OPA price con-
troll regulations. They form the
nucleus of the present block organ
iZation.
Will Wear Insignia.
Applications for admission to the
expanded VIC can be made in the
nome area after registration at the
Civilian Defense Volunteer office
Workers will wear insignia showing
that they have qualified for work.
They also will get certificates of the
United States Citizens Service Corps
following so hours of service. VIC
members will carry credential cards
issued by the zone leader or block
captain. These will indicate that
the bearer has officially enlisted in
the VIC and is authorized to make
house to house visits.
Campaigns such as the War Bond
drive will be carried on simultane-
ously throughout the District, Mrs.
Swinney said. Other drives will be
localized according to the need for
information or service on problems
such as nutrition and child care.
VIC workers will not spend more
than two days on any one drive.
Training of volunteers will con-
sist of a 1-day session on the func-
tions of the Civilian Mobilization
Division. Specific courses on par
ticular campaigns will be given.
Mobilization Chairmen.
The following are the rs civilian
mobilization chairnen already ap-
pointed who will direct the Victory
Volunteer Corps in their areas:
Barry Farms William Rraxton. 1902
stanton road Sc - .o, .,
sieomlnnedaie' Leonard Perry. a1o T
- Bradbury Heights. Henry Austin. 300
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ssroskIa q. .pahiuTen' esorse e Jacobson,
.trest sIrlsits' Sw, Carl O. R0moors' s7oo s
CAPITOL View: Virgil C. Heathcock, 1905
chevy Chase: Herman v. Schneider. 2so7
chiiiam HsighSs. Louis Eteson. 11b Con-
Congress- sss s.. ge!shts. ! j. M, Maoauley. 1920
.tres1 pspGn5; N.W. Mrs. H. c. Millard' 1918 N
Ea;t Central, W D Nixon. $40
TstsPtFistfh1 TtsP Ff1h street street NV W. Thomas Bragg
shsss:: @ @42gG shsTift dsSoR; resd 81, f,snA @ L.
Foxhall pr. Ethel C. Durham, 1918
Friendship. Mrs Ernest Warren. 433s
River road.
Alabama avenue Sc.
GEORGETOWN, Miss Cecil Lester Jones,
2o06 street NV.
Greater Woodridge. Joseph E. coe. 1Io1
Eaum street NE
Hampshire Heights. w. D. johnson, 52Oe
New Hampshire avenue NV.
4. Hilcrest, Mrs. c. P. Sewers. 1901 Thirty
third street Sc