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Evening star., 1942-01-16
New Health Estimates

Taking the Commissioners and
members of the House District Com
mittee at their word when they
promised 100 per cent cooperation
in meeting Washington's health
needs, Health Officer 2uhland has
acted with justifiable p-omptness in
requesting substantial additional
funds for an immediae expansion
of public health servic,5 in the Dis
trict. Advised recentk by Repre-
sentative Schultz to get tough" in
seeking money needed to improve
local health conditions and offered
the support of the Commissioners,
DR.. Rutland has askee for a def
cheney appropriation OF S412,085 for
added personnel and equipment dur
ing the remainder of ttis fiscal year
and has submitted supplemental
estimates of s7l2,O11 to maintain the
enlarged program during the fiscal
year beginning July / lext.
In general, the extra money repre-
sents items which Were eliminated
from the pending and from previous
budgets during the trimming opera
tions which usually occur between
the time that departmental esti-
mates are submitted ard the arrival
at the Capitol from the Budget Bu-
reau of the final budget. For ex-
ample, DR.. Rutland ask ID for $780,
1888 for the next fiscal Jear and the
Commissioners reduced the figures
to $3,196,427, which, however, was
an increase of s62,58s ever the cur
rent appropriation. Similar slashes
have been made in ptevious years,
despite the fact that Washington's
health record is notorio1sly bad. DR..
Ruhland's latest estirat largely
cover additional nursing, medical
and inspection activities deemed to
be absolutely essential - meet mini
mum requirements OF a growing city
the size Of Washington.
In view Of the glariny inadequacy
OF DR.. Ruhland's staff. especially in
the field of nursing and clinical work,
his deficiency and supplemental re-
quests seem modest indeed. The l943
budget provides for ony six nurses
and three inspectors. Measured by
standards of the American Public
Health Association, the local Health
Department should hav. at least 142
additional nurses, but Dr. Rutland
asks for only ITO mors. He would
augment also his STATS assigned to
disease control, food inspection, san
itary inspection, dent1l treatment
and hearing conservation. Notice
ably absent from the estimates was
any provision for a new obstetrical
wing to Gallinger Hospital, badly
needed as result of defense expan-
sion in the Eastern section of the
city. This seems to be legitimate
defense project and presumably the
Commissioners still hope to obtain
emergency funds for this building
despite disqualification of the item
under the Lanham Act
The House committeeman and the
Commissioners undoubtedly we're
acting in good faith W1en they ex-
tended their offers of cooperation
to DR.. Rutland, and tire latter, also
acting in good faith, ias responded
with requests that are, anything but
extravagant. 1t is now up to the
Commissioners and the House men,
bers to make good on their promises.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
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Evening star., 1942-01-16

OF living was much less? Why is this
injustice perpetrated in q measure that
purports to be liberalization of the re-
tirement law? The cost of living will be
as much to present annuitants as to
future annuitants, and both should be
treated alike. In justice and equity. those
already retired are as much entitled to
increase Of annuities for the future as
are those yet to be retired. as much en-
titled to equality Of treatment with re-
spect to annuities in the future as they
have been in the past.
JOHN D. BRADLEY.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
SAYS Joint Councils Idea
Began Under N. r. A.


The column by David Lawrence pub
lished in The Star for January dis
cusses the issue of joint labor and
industry committees formed to convert
plants for wartime operation, and in
cludes the statement: up to now the
A. F. of LIS record on communistic
programs has been free from any taint.
But now its representative. presumably
with the knowledge of its executive
council, has joined in the c. I. O..
demand"
Mr.. Lawrence is referred to the A. F.
of L. record under N. r. A., where the
joint labor industry councils idea was
given birth together with the effort to
reach out for control of all industry by
such councils. Evidently, Mr.. Lawrence
has not been a close student of the
A. F. Of L. record under N. R. A.
EDNA M. COLLARS.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Comments on Loyalty
OF Filipinos After 40 Years.

To the Editor of The Star:
1t was the fate of our North American
Republic to be called upon to defend
its national life and sovereignty on the
other side Of the 118th meridian in the
mid-20th century.
Our capture, occupation of the Philip
pine Islands, subsequent purchase of
them at the century's turn, were ac-
cordingly as unavoidable as death, and 1t
could be by no means the fault of the
Filipinos should the archipelagos occu-
pancy become our permanent liability.
The epic Of the incident of 1898 is
the present loyalty of the natives to the
American cause. AS learned over there
in 1899-1900, the japanese know that
the Filipinos can highland they are
fighting now to preserve the sovereignty
of the United States.
RIENZI B. LEMUS.
Praises Mr.. wilkes Speech
To Convention Of Mayors.
To the Editor Of The Star:
What the American people need to
hear at this moment is not q confusion
of jangling voices but one clear word.
That word was given by Wendell Willkie
Tuesday night In his speech ut the
Mayors dinner. It should be placed
verbatim before every person in the
country. 6. v. BURNSIDE.
Evening star., 1942-01-16
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All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
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Evening star., 1942-01-16

O. Who declared war on Germany first
In 1899, England or France?-M. R.
A. Great Britain declared war on Ger
many at II am. on September 3; France
entered the conflict officially six hours
later.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
Tho Authority on Autho,,t,s.r

siior! or his own part enabled
SCUM To correct his aid"'s bidding
mistake.
The help from the ornaments
oa''" IN tn" opening lead of the
Hp'''' !, making the ] a winner
ne cub MAS Icd To the * tho
n'ar' l" III" q and a. the shade
a caShcd, the heart 10 led and
oFertak"n Ivy the J when urst
uu'kcd. then tn" heart G To- tho x
west how returned the shade X
winch South runcd. The club A
was taken. then South procccdcd
10 squeeze East. curlntin, un hin,
ior the minor suit hunnrs after
west had shown Ia" major KINGS
South's heart lead to the tenth
.ricK was made when hc held also
ms three diamonds. North tbr
club 10 and three diamonds ono
OF which he discarded, and Fast
me club Q and three diamonds II
East threw the club Q. the 10
would be set up. So he tossed ono
OF his diamonds. the s. whrrcunon
the a and X dropped the @ and !
giving the 0 the last trick.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

feeling Of civic pride, and pride n
herself because she was going to
become an integral part of the lifo
about her. Behind the shining VIM
dows Of the rows Of shops there
was the hustle of morning activity.
The street was lined witt parked
cars and the sidewalks were peo-
pied with women doing their mar
kcting. In the bright sunshine the
white stone Of the bank and tele-
phone buildings and the colorful
facadcs Of the two movie theaters
and the tcn-ccnt store shons
Clearly.
Among the parked cars that
stood before the red brick building
housing the Offices of the Kilcran
Wooden Mills. she singled out the
weathcr-staincd coupe of Tony
Bradshaw. Tony, she thought,
would be happy to hear her news.
Perhaps she could tell him IL she
could see him.
She stepped off the curb and
looked back. In that split second
a big, tan roadster swerved around
the corner and missed her by a
hairs breadth.
1t was almost as If the force OF
the cars nearness swept her back
wards. She stumbled and fell.
The girl at the wheel stopped the
car instantly and hurried to her
side, helping her up carefully.
I'm sorry! Are you hurt ?"
Barbara struggled for compos-
IRE. shook herself and smiled. mot
bit. 1t wasn't your fault. wasn't
looking where I was going" She
dabbed at mud stains with hand
kerchief.
The girl In the long, loose mink
coat watched her futile effort TO
wipe the mud off her shabby polo
coat.
She said suddenly, ut was nv
fault! had no business coming
around the corner on two wheels.
Please let me do something TO
make 1t right. Send your coat
to the cleaners"
Barbara laughed. "NonsenrSi
Soap and water'll fix It,"
The girl thrust out her hand i'm
pulsively. II like your attitude" she
said. My names Pamela Kilcran."
I'm Barbara Wistcr." They
shook hands rather like two young
boys, measuring each other, and
then they smiled and nodded good
by.
Barbara thought OF the girls
face after she had turned away,
and wondered why, for moment,
she had felt sorry for her. Think
ing Of 1t she knew 1t was because
the cool arrogance on the girls
face was not what so fortunate q
girl should have within her. II
should have been q sunny, happy
face. She had so much. She was 80
obviously beautiful. Barbara Won
dcred IL she would see her again in
the town. The kilcran women. she
he'd heard, spent little time In
South WintridCc.
Then, for no reason at all, she
thought Of Tony Bradshaw and she
caught her breath.
lTo be ContlnnedD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
partitions cost money"
" CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

|, partitions cost money"
When they'd looked at II ant
poked into every dusty corner, Bar.
bara threw in her last suggestion
why don't you ask Ellen what she
thinks about it, Mr.. Cassidy"
do I have to be askin' my WON.
cnfolk when make a good bust
ness deal? When would we like tc
be movin' in? tn take a week e
yet the job done. If yell just
be givin' me that plan We drew"
The accomplishment of the mira.
Gle left her in daze and she sal
on n broken chair long after he left
furnishing the shop with screens
to cut off the back half, with chairs
and tables. and peopling it with a
constant stream of customers. II
was n delicious daydream with
overtones of practically.
She thought of shelves, built
high so that readers would not
have to bend.
Shelves would cost money for
lumber and labor and she had NO
money, except the SIS in her pock-
ct with which she was going to
pay long overdue garage bill.
She'd have to find some way to get
them on credit until the insurance
was settled.
She went over to Joe Harding's
garage and found him washing a
car. Il came to pay my bill, Joe,
and to ask for some advice. I'm 60
ing to start in business. A circu-
lating library in Mr.. Cassidy's old
shop. have to get some shelves
built. Do you know where I could
get some lumber and labor on
credit? mean mean ="
Joe saw the crepe band on the
sleeve Of her old polo coat and the
black mourning dress beneath.
Il got a pile Of old lumber out
back I was gonna burn up to get
rid Of. You can have that and my
kid brothers a pretty good carpen-
ter. He'd build 'em for q coupe of
bucks"
"Oh, Joe! That's wonderful"
He looked at her old station
wagon. Them tires need come air.
Can you leave 1t for an hour?"
Sure can. Here ! almost
forgot the money"
Keep IT," he told her brusquely.
Keep all the capital you can when
you start business. Next month";
do. I don't need It,"
"Oh, Joe! Thank you. Thanks for
everything"
"Skip 1t. I'll send the kid around
with the car IL you don't need 1t
and you can tell him what you
want"
Joe, Cassidy, Miss Calder and
Tony mumbling that he wasn't go
Ing to send a bill, the loaf of bread
and the little chicken and the soup
on her kitchen table the day Of
Marks funeral. All these swan to-
gether in the celestial pool of her
gratitude until she felt that her
very ribs would burst apart with
he good feeling.
She rounded corner and came
INTO Main street and surveyed II
through the eyes Of a business
woman, What she saw gave her .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
CHAPTER TEN


THAT'S IT! The shop was built
long time ago, Mr.. Cassidy, by an
architect who knew good lines
With those loaded windows and
fresh paint, you could make it quite
smart, quaint little place. You
know when people look for shop
in which to sell attractive things,
they look for an attractive back
ground, and they're willing to pay
for it! The little shops IN West
chester :" Barbara's voice was
like n waterfall.
Just minute, lass. Now, I'm to
rent we half the shop for your cir
culatin library and somebody'll
Come along and see how we've
siickcd the place up and want to
rent the other half for dress store
or somethin'?"
That's right. And they will, too!
There's lots Of spending money in
south Wintridge. We've got q small
city here, Mr.. Cassidy. Why, I'll bet
You could rent the other half for
- anu
Now. now, ma'am, hold your
horses n bit. Don't we know we've
got TO have stock to put in
stOre?"
Barbara nodded. "And I've got
H. I've a thousand books, rugs.
comfortable chairs and I'll put
pants and curtains In the windows.
Ill :"
And where'n we get the money
Tor the rent?,
"That'll be easy" she said stout.
~. I'm going to rent books at rs
cents a week. I'll put the first s25
away for your rent every month"
IL takes a lot Of customers to
make that much money" he said,
speaking from the wisdom CLEANED
ron long experience. "And folks
Is SLOW to take on new things here.
ieve no guarantee Of business"
Yes, l have" she said confident
y, i know what people want and
d. know how to give IL to them. If
you don't press them, they'll come
VI 'heir own accord. I'm going to
ss,i some books and greeting cards
idcas." ~
ne rubbed his chin With the back
~ ms hand and then, for several
sense minutes, h. wrote figures on
. Pad. hhaking his head, signing
Sna finally throwing the pencil
S So"n' Barbara's heart dived into
~, Drogues when the pencil slid
Come on" he said grufiy. |
'"eA have q look at 1t, Paints and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
AROUND
CAPITOL SQUARE
I.y LYNN INSECT
Daily Dispatch Bureau
T., The sir Walter HOtel-Raleigh

ACCOUNTS Richard b. Cox an
-;,.ad AluudLy II assume direction
J., ,hc cr,l-run I'll accounts in the
c.,,o Department of Rev, nue.. His
,,",. hour uu the job seemed To
.''.,,,y yn.... If the things that had
y E.,n ,aid about him. His appoint
',',,,, mas been hcr;ildcd by the press
~. a| nun-puIit!cal. Revenue Commits
';,,rr Gil vaS quoted as saying that
h., didn't ,.,H know whether he was
n,m,c.:l 81 Republican. That
:, mt - r'.l" too much strain ON
,,,nIlar c.c !ul.ty. but il can he said
tir,, Coz o. npt and has not bcci.
.,,;yrd u, m "nv fractional political
.,,.lns nr Las -. :: out of the state
,,r YEA. coming here from Rich
n,rui. Va. there h" has pracilccd
ruEl,r .,r..u,ancy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

PROGRESSIVELY isn't So mitch
the actual figures as their evident
trend that worries highway rcvcnu,
collectors. Eliminating apccial "as"..
the progressive decline rs compared
With the same months last year. iru.
March through July arc as follow.
March l6.l per cent; April Pos. May
go: June 1928: July 3i.2. II r"quil,-
no mathematical wizard To So" sen
Gus danger - highway maintenance.
III that situation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
CORRECT YOUR ERRORS

NOboIJY plays bridge except
plaln. ordinary human beings.
I"nSequ, ntly. no matter how bril-
iiant they may he at times. all Of
'h'm make some mistakes in any
ACTIVITY they essay. Bridge is
largely n mcurum Of enabling You
l" Try to profit from your oppo-
hents mistakes and attempt to
keep the cost of your own errors
ut a minimum. Frequently we sec
ho'h OF these fundamentals in
operation on the same deal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

JORS Presented In employees III
III, account. dIvISiun Monday. Cos
told them al that their future with
III, apartment depended entirely
man h.w they handled the jobs a.
,'aurd rhpw I'hrr" have been many
I,uuur>. .m" of them pretty well
>uh,,aut.a'"i by testimony in uLcn
court. u., ~ the past I;tvoriiISin ha
been ..u'.r sumc employees because
nj ptIr:! 'udr on hlarncy On some
other rcI .u "nlv remotely connect
ed with ,I.rICnt office work. Gill
and Cos ."rrc that from now ON
,ycrvbuGy looks alike and nothing
bu, III" C.y. Of wnrl; done Will be
ccn..dy"t u retaining on promntinr
any employee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
SYNOPSIS

BARBARA WISTER, former actress
finds herself a widow Mt 81, when her
husband dies. Her only friend In the
kialI tOwT of South WintrIlec.
where she lives. is
DIR. TONY BRADSHAW. a young ply
sicihn. Owner OF the towns only biz
business is
TOM KILCRAN, whose daughter,
PAMELA. and wife,
CLAIRE. are naughty. cold and selfish.
YESTERDAY: Barbara approaches
Nike Cassidy with nm idea for con-
she can use and from which he Can
make profit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
CREDIT REGULATION
ARE WAR CASUALTIES

New York. Aug. l3.-.(AP)-Thc
holiday greeting telegram. the
singing telegram" and other Special
vat" >nciI. wire mos a%cs have fallen
Victims Ia the WAY.
I'm separate announcements. the
Western Union Telegraph company
and Postal TclCarapS Cable com
pan! aid they had asked the Fed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

SMALLEST Smallest decrease.
where II could not be attributed tn
lnilltary camp or con .truCtiUn az
'Ei'ic& was ON USl north OF Ralcieh,
where the count WAS - per cruf
OH. The almost normal traffic;
around New Fern and Rockingham
was due To construction and Army
mancuVcrS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

Long Beach. Gait. aug. l8.-CAT)
-Rady Nall"c, tband leader ana
Grooming radio star. mas lpIucd the
Coast Guard a a band master with
the rank Of chict petty officer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18
PAID below required minimum, ,..,

Observation-Disclosures &. L,hr
on resentins the statement of - 20
ieieh fuel dealer that there is CON
fusion III Washington" with rcSr.c,
10 lu,l oil. quotes war produc,ion
joard and feuerai reserve off;c,,,. 49,.
ia ;,N ii'E authorized steel prioritirs and
,'oerai credits FOR converting oil rur-
l'CeS To coal burners. Mr.. Juhnsnn
ny inns means there is no con
fusion. but unanimity of thought re-
eardlng the shortage. The same dnv
newspapers quoted Harold lckcs, bip
chiei IN petroleum coordination ~
saying there is no need for ;n,i-
ripating fuel oil shortages i'm Inc
hiddle west. and than no ra,,uninn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

hiGGEST-lii biggest percentage de-
crease was noted al the two count
my stations on US3Ol. both showing
more IMAM 30 per cent loss i'm traffic
-: ~ compared with July al last year.
inns road enters the state from Em-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

oorla, Va. a; Weldon and luns thru-
ugh Rocky Mount. Wilson. Fayctie-
Nliie ana Ltlnbrrtnn h. IN. South
Carolina line. At Halifax the count
showed 3o.3 pcr CEN IIi and Just
north OF Fayettevill" il was 81 per
cent short ut last year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

was noted i'll tourist and resort arc,-.
CSl9 west at AShcville and east vt
Spruce tinr showed I7.5 per cen,
.lroDS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

Al Table ?. where the bidding
was conservative. only 4-Hcarts
got made. following n lead of the
diamond 3. as one trick each was
lost III diamonds, hearts and
spades.
Did you ever see more tcrrificaI-
~ optimistic bidding than North's
".Hcarts call at Table /? That got
ms side INTO an Impossible con-
tract That is. impossible except
WIN some help by the opposition.
Combining that with superlativc
Distributed by Kim, 7
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

SUGAR State OpA office has
changed the plan for ra,loning
sugar. Heretofore ration stamps were
good for only one or two weeks SUD
ply. The No 8 stamp value has been
changed 80 that il can obtain five
pounds IL any time prior Ia OCTOBER
81. There !, no change in amount
OF ugaI. only III bigger packages.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

BACK PAY Inspectors checked
3o73 Establishments covered bv ,hc
"a9c-h"ur Ia" and found only 500
81 them lu iusl compliance with all
provisions. \ majority of the fail
U'r, were in rcCord-kccping. AS
result 90 these inspections l.072 firms
paid s6i..nun Ia 23.583 employees
who had been worked overtime or
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

BANKS ANNUAL report of the
waGc-huUr administration shows tina,
during the past year 3Gl banks in
Nn''- Carolina were checked by fed
era! inspectors. Nincty-iivc of then.
were found Ia have violated the rec
ryd-kcCnu4 provisions of the law.
Which uccasiuncd the comment from
one bank clerk that if banks could
NJ keep the records. how could a
sawmllI OBJ q tobacco warehouse be
expected t. know how?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

There are more thar GGI. puu
in New York City
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-18

RESORrS-EX Except for Few spc,
cial cases, heaviest drop in traffic
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Getting Nowhere

Twenty years Of picture making
and 10000 miles Of travelling have
landed Tim Whelan just 20 yards
from where he began in Hollywood.
Back in 1921 Whelan broke into
pictures as 4 story constructionist
for Harold Lloyd. He was with
Lloyd for five years and did some of
the comedians most memorable
Aims but he had q yen to do serious
things, among them directing. So
he Travelled 5000 miles to London
for his chance. When talkies ar
rived, Whelan came back to Holly
wood, brushed up on the technique
and then returned to London, where
he did 4 dozen successful pictures,
in which comedy was merely in
cidental.
Now he is not only back in Holly
wood, but back in the comedy field
as director Of one of the stages
most hilarious farces, Twin Beds. "
being produced by Edward Small.
And he Is directing 1t on a stage
on the general service lot exactly
20 yards from the small ONCE where
he first went to work for Harold
LLOYD.
Evening star., 1942-01-28

A member Of the troupe who over
heard this exchange spoke up:
Would you like to meet her?"
Gosh" breathed soldier No. l, and
deep beet red spread slowly over
his features.
Come on" said the good sa-
maritan.
Both boys were flustered when the
presentation was made. Madeleine
beamed upon them. In 4 minute
soldier No. 2 was explaining that he
was from Utah and his buddy was
native Of North Dakota. They
began to do all right.
Eve haven't been here long and
one day when we had leave we tried
to get into a studio. We didn't make
1t. So here we are on guard duty
and we get to meet a movie star.
Imagine anything like that hap
pening"
The ice being broken. North Da-
kota gave Utah mighty dig In the
ribs. Go ahead, ask her." he urged.
I dare va"
Utah gulped: Hes nuts. I was
just kidding but er :"
business Of indicating the sweater In