Evening star., 1942-07-19
Eight Inspectors
ToTighten Up on
Warden Setup
MiIehum Promotes
Deputies to Bolster
Efficiency Of Service
Picture on Page A-2f.)


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In a move to strengthen the weak
links in the warden service, Chief
Air-Raid Warden William j. Mile
ham announced the appointment OF
eight inspectors armed with the
authority to help put every civilian
defense area in town on working
basis.
The inspectors, all elevated from
posts as deputy wardens. will assist
in organizing backward areas, check
personnel, and generally cover the
warden service from top to bottom.
The eight men, who have each
been assigned from six to ii areas,
are John A. Bresnahan, inspector
general and formerly deputy warden
of North Cleveland Park; Morris
Clarke, formerly deputy warden OF
Randall Highlands; DR.. Isaac Cupid,
formerly deputy warden of Bloom
ingdale; Joseph j. Idler, formerly
deputy warden of Brookland and
Dahlgren Terrace; Kelsey B. Gard
ner, formerly deputy warden of Six
teenth Street Heights: DR.. Howard
Long, former deputy warden OF
Pleasant Plains; Leon PretZfelder,
former deputy warden Of Connec-
ticut Avenue area and M. H. Sutton,
former deputy warden Of Greater
Woodbridge.
Not Spy System.
In a memorandum to the warden
service, Chief Mileham emphasized
that the purpose of the service Is
mot one Of spying ihto the per-
sonnel of your group with the idea
of returning an unsatisfactory re-
port to headquarters, but OF as
sisting deputy wardens in every way
possible.
Each inspector will visit each Of
his areas at least once a month,
spending an evening at some, more
time at others and getting around
to at least third of the sector posts
in each of his areas on trips into
the area.
The first visit into each area will
be timed to coincide with a meet
ing of the deputy with his assist
ants and zone wardens. The vol
unteers who fail to appear will be
the first to be checked on, Mr..
Mileham said.
In some areas, Mr.. Mileham said
he had found, a sector warden had
no idea who his own zone or deputy
warden was. The inspectors will
stress more frequent meetings-once
a week for the deputy with his zone
wardens and once every two weeks
for the zone warden with his sector
wardens and their assistants.
Personal records will also be
checked. Sometimes. the warden
chief declared, wardens have re-
signed and have never been re-
placed, nor have the records been
corrected.
Will BE Mediators.
The inspectors not only will survey
post equipment. mainly to get an
overall picture of the city's prepara-
tions, but also will see whether or
not what has been sent from warden
service headquarters has been dis
tributed. Mr.. Mileham said he
knew of one case where the deputy
warden with supply of material
from headquarters had stored 1t in
his basement and never gotten
around to distributing it.
Clashes between the warden ser
vice and the area civilian defense
committees will also be located. The
inspector will act as mediator or
recommend that Mr.. Mileham re-
quest the differing local officials to
come to his Office to straighten out
their disagreement.
On regular report forms, inspectors
will also note how far training has
gone in an area as far as the warden
service is concerned and what plans
have been made to continue in
struction.
Morale Factor Cited.
They will see that correct census
of the population of an area has
been taken, which has not been done
in some localities; and, where some
type of service has fallen behind In
volunteers, will recommend that as
sistant chief wardens in charge OF
the various services be called in to
organize.
Mr.. Mileham said they would also
be useful in getting the reaction OF
the residents of a community to
their civilian defenders, In spread
ing workable ideas from one area to
another, in maintaining the chain
of command so that a sector warden
doesn't go over the head of his i'm
mediate superior and generally in
strengthening the morale OF earnest
volunteers who have never met their
next in command.
They will inspect all phases OF the
warden service, including feeding
and housing, messengers, wardens
and fire watchers.
Assignments Are Listed.
The inspectors have been assigned
to the following areas:
Mr.. Bresnahan: Connecticut ave-
nue.. Forest Hills, Friendship, Amer
lean University, Chevy Chase, Six
teenth Street Heights, West End.
Mr.. Clarke: Kenilworth, Benning,
North Randall, Bradbury Heights,
Summit Park, Hillcrest, Anacostia.
Congress Heights, Washington High
lands, Southeast.
DR.. Cupid: Pleasant Plains, Lin
coin Civic, Howard Park, Deanwood.
Capitol View, Marshall Heights,
Garfield, Central NE.
Mr.. Idler: Chillum Heights, Hamp-
shire Heights, Petworth. Michigan
Park, Metropolis View. Brentwood,
North Capitol, Greater Woodbridge
and Municipal Center.
Mr.. Gardner: Kalorama, Mt.
Pleasant, Crestwood, olumbia
Heights, Park View, Arkansas Ave-
nue., Sixteenth Street Highlands,
Takoma, Manor Park, Brightwood
and Brookland-Dahlgren.
DR.. Long: Bloomingdale, East
Central, Ivy City, Kingman Park,
Northeast Boundary, Barry Farms
and Hillsdale.
Mr.. Pretzfelder: Georgetown, Bur-
loith Clovor DorE EovLoII Oath