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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
BafEv zamestnanec odsouzen k
smrti a dalsi diva do zalare.

z Prahy pTichazi opozdena
zprava O tezkych trestech, Ike
kterym odsoudil nemecky lido
w soud (Deutsches Volksge-
richt) tri zamestnance firmy
Bata, diva 1rednfky financni
spravy tax zvaneho protekto-
ratu a jednoho obchodnlka. CT
tujeme 1redni zpravu:
"N6mecky lidovy soud v Pra-
re odsoudil Poole par. 4 mari
zen1 proti skGdcGm naroda We
spojen1 S provinenfm prot cele
fade ustanoveni valecneho hos
podarstvf 34leteho dilovedou-
c1ho Batovy filialky v Kralu-
pech mad Vltavou Jaroslava Tt
cheho k smrti a k trvale ztrate
obcanskych cestnych pray.
"Pet spoluobzalovanych by
10 odsouzeno do kaznice, a to
32lety bratr Ticheho Oldrich,
vedouc1 Batovy prodejny We
Zine, ma tTi roxy, 37lety Jan
Kofron, obchodvedouci Batovy
filialky v Roudnici, ma diva ro-
ky a sest mesfc1, 1fednfci pro-
tektoratn1 financnf straze 29le-
ty Oldfich Kostal a 35lety J.
Halek byli odsouzeni kazdy ma
osm roku a 37lety obchodnik
Jir1 Bedral z Prahy ma sest ro-
XII do zalare."
Zprava o tom, IDA Jaroslav
ITCHY byl skutecne popraven,
dosud nedosla.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
csl. vojaci mali prebshnouti.

Velitel ceskoslovenskeho vol
ska v Sovetskem Svazu, plu-
kovnik Heliodor Pika, vyzval
Cechoslovaky, ably prebihali Sc
zbranl v ruce ma stranu Soviet
skeho Svazu:
"Budete zde priv1tani a Dude
VAN dana moznost vykonavat
povinu Slovana. V jednotce
ceskoslovenskeho vojska V So
vetskem Svazu najdete sve
bratry a otce, najdete dostatek
zbranl k odvete "a zlociny Hit
lerovych lupicG.
"Cechoslovaci a Podkarpat-
sti Rusove jsou sdruzeni v pfa-
telskem sjednocenf v ceskoslo-
venskem vojsku SSSR, ably Wy
konavali svou povinnost. Ami
jeden Slovan nesmf stat stra-
nou pTi konecnem rozhodnem
BOIL"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
Povyseni Csl. letce We sluzbe
" kanads.

cs. letec cetaf let. F. r., jenz
dill nynl v Kanade, byl techto
dnech povysen ma d6stojnfka.
Pilot officer F. r. "a svou le-
teckou bojovou cinnost byl drf-
We vyznamenan dvema valec-
nymi kr1zi a jednou medailii
"a chrabrost. .
z domova prchl v kvetnu
1889 a pres Polsko sc dostal do
Francie. Slouzil " cizinecke
legii a kdyz We Francii bylo OBJ
noveno cs. letectvo, odesel "a
MIN a bojoval We Francii. Pc
padu Francie sc dostal do An
glie a cd pocatku tam byl v Gin
nosti.
Letaval velmi dlouhe a velmi
daleke lety a vzdy 1spesne pro-
.vedl sve dkoly. Letadlo, ktere
rldil F. R., Sc vzdy presne vra-
tito z cest a F. r. dovedl svIi
stroj vyplesti i z nejobtfzn6i-
SIGH situaci.
Loni ma podzim mas letec pri-
jel do Kanady.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
cesti eide nesmsji telefono-
vat, honi je i do dolG.

Ufedn1 prazsky zidovsky
list oznamuje, re Eide nesmejf
uz1vat t~elefonu. Nezidovske-
mu obyvatelstvu Sc zakzuje Ii
dunn telefon ~pGjcovat nebo Wy
fizovat zidGm vzkazy.
PoStovnf sprava oznamila,z re
odejme telefon i povolenf vsem,
kdo budou pristizeni pri pre-
stoupen1 tohoto zakaZu.
z jinych pramen1 sc ozna-
mule, re Eide jsou nahan6ni
ma praci do kladenskych dolG.
Jde O zidy, kteTi byli odvedeni
ma nucenou praci.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
z HUMORU cS. 4

Otiskujeme nekolik anekdot
z humoristickeho casopisu pod
jmenem "Kaktus'', jejz vyda-
vajf cs. vojaci ma blfzkem W.
chode:
Exam pakneses to tvoje foto
v ramecku?"
"Ale panu porucfkovi, co
mu posluhuju. Rano mi vyna-
dal, re mne cely den nevid1,
tax mu il venuju ma stolecek."
"Jak Sc ii daTf, Franto?"
Gale mizerne. Vcera jsem
byl u zubare, bolel me pffser-
ne zub."
"Bolf te jester"
ga nevfm."
"Jak to-"
"Nu, ia no tam vcera ne
chal."
"Du ju spik inglis?" pta
Sc anglicky policista sofera
Zelinky, ktereho zastavil ma
kfizovatce.
"Nou," odpovedel Softer.
"Du ju spik cek?" v zapetf
Sc taze Softer policisty.
"Nou," odvetil policista.
"Tak vidfs, jsme ma tom oba
stejne, proto mne nezdrzuj."
odsekl Softer policistovi, vfadil
rychlost a jel dial.
Vymenfm cely Egypt i S pla-
zemi "a kousfcek Ceskosloven-
ska. III. "Treba u Pocatek."
Hledam asi tTicetiletou slec-
nu, vyssf postavy, Sc zajistenou
socialn1 peel, ktera jest ochot-
ma pfijmout mne "a synovce
"a 1celem rodinnych navstev.
In. "Jednodenny dovlena."
"Takbych rad vedel, jak
vydrzf tihle Nemci zimu v Ru-
sku?"
"Docela dobre, Dude Jim
horko."
- Necht svoboda zvonf ma
penezn1m rdgistru Stryce Sa-
MAJ! Kupujte Defense Bonds.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
Slamena obuv v Cechach must
nahrazovati kozenou.

Lelpziger Neuste- Nachrich
ten uvefejnily reportaz O vyro-
be slamenych bot We Stankove
v zapadnfch Cechach. Boty re
slamy jsou pry velmi tepl6 a pc
iodine a venkovske i mestske
obyvatelstvo je pry kupuje vic
nezli boty kozene. To je zajis-
te pravda, ale jen proto, re ko-
zene boty nelze v nacistickem
"novem poTadku' vIbec do
STAT.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
Mlceliva.

PAM, kdyz odesel soudnf wy
konavatel: "Doufam, Mary, Re
dovedete mlcet!"
Sluzka: "Jen zadnou starost,
milostpan1! U pfedeslych mych
pant byl soudnf vykonavatel
jake donna. Ale ami mne nena-
padne, abych Sc nekomu O tom
zminila."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01

"Jak Sc podobate menu by
valemu kolegovi Novakovi -
k nerOzeznanl."
"Vzdyt to jsem ja."
"Je-li MONA? Clovece, ale
ty isl sc zmenil, k nepoznani."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01

= Necht svoboda zvoni ma
peneznfm rdgistru Stryce Sa-
ma! Kupujte Defense Bonds.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01

"Takbych rad vedel, jak
vydrz1 tihle Nemci zimu v Ru-
sku?"
"Docela dobfe, Dude Jim
horko."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
XVIII.

u Reeb1 ma svahu Spalene
hory nebylo veselo. Neudalo
Sc vlastne mic, co by byvalo "a
vdalo pr1cinu k zarmutku nebo
k nespokojenosti, ale bylo, ia
ko by porad neco viselo We
vzduchu. Prace We stodole, V
Istajfch a v domacnosti konaly
Sc We stejnem stalem klidu; ka-
zdy z clend rodiny delal pine,
co 1kolem jeho bylo. Stale by
ly pine, v stodole a sennfku u
rody nazbyt, tax. re Sc slusne
kvantum zita, ovsa a sena Cd
prodalo. Dobytek vypadal slus-
ne, volci a jalovicky dordstali,
tax re ma ~jarmarclch v nejbliz-
Is1ch mestech nadbytek sc mohl
odprodavati. Sousede tvrdili,
re u Reeb1 penfze prsi, tim hu-
Isteji, jezto diva potahy, svaze-
|j1ci k rece a k vazistim panske
klady a jine drfvf, vydelavaly
neustale. Nicmene nalada ne
byla vesela ma statku. Agata,
ljez jedine chvilky neprozaha-
leila, neustavala sc zaklinati, re
dllo il prekonava, re nm1dzze da
lie, re Dude konec bro, neule-
Will Sc il. Otec Sc mracil cd
rama do vecera; zvedel ovsem
O vyprave synove do Podflu
Schlosselwaldskeho, a hanba,
ktera Sc tam svezla ma tohoto,
mrzela jej nemalo, ba, vzbudi-
la horkost v srdci prot synovi,
ktery snasel vse, i hnev otcddv s
klidnou resignac1.
"Rekni mi, cos vlastne zamy-
slel, kdyz isl j tam nesl ty Pc
nize?" durdival Sc; "chtel isl
il sobe naklonit, tn hrdou ze-
brotu? Vsak isl videl, jak isl
pochodil! Pekne dekuju! Ia
by 81 te ohnula, kdyby te tax
dostala! Panem ona, ty nicim,
a nam ma vyminku beda! beda
"a nasi praci, "a nasi setrnost!
Och, videt zebraka ma koni!
Ale, slaka, necht!
(Pokracovanf.)
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-05-01
!. KAN Spell D. DE / !. :.
ROMAN. Napal X. KLosTERMANN.

mi. Vzdyt neni mono, ably
srdce syna vlastnl me sestry sc
zatvrdilo do te mlry. Kazdy
clovek tt pow, re df1vf doveze-
ne ma zidovo vaziste stoji nej-
meme "a sest set. lid ii je mu-
81 vyplatit, uhodls-li nan. Ne
zadej uz ma mne niceho, vzdyt
ii tvoje svedomf rekne, re jsem
ii poctive splatil duh. Snad
zbude pro mne nejaka stovka,
ably Sc mi aspon ten dovoz W.
nahradil."
Shy tekly mu z ocf, znojne
Shy, tavfcf snih, nalepeny ma
jeho knirech.
Sedy, rulovy balvan vycnfval
re zeme prave u prostTed lysi-
ny; povrch jeho byl pokryt she
hem, strana k MIN obracena po-
drzela tmavou svoji barvu.
Och, ten tvrdy balvan byl mex
CT nez srdce mladikovo!
"Vy chcete, abych Sc tahal
Sc zidem. Dekuju YAM pekne
"a tn moudrou radu! Slysel-li
jste kdy, re nasinec vyhral pri
s obchodnikem s dTfvim? Ii
nejsou hloupf, pane! Mate-li
chut, dejte Sc do neho. Preju
YAM mnoho stestf, ale sam 81 pr
sly nespalfm, tax hloupym ne
jsem pres to svoje mladl!"
Podilsky ami ma chvfli nepo-
myslil pustiti Sc do sporu S OBJ
chodnfkem; kdyz sestrenec jej
odkazal ma tohoto, vedel, kolik
uhodilo. Nahledl, re Sc marne
namahal, cine mu svGj navrh.
"Bohu poruceno tedy," pra-
vii. "Sedfel isl mi k6zi s tela,
pozehnanf ii z toho nevzejde.
Snad budes jednou litovat."
Tu Venca, jak to umfval,
jaksi pc dobracku: "Hledte, a
byste neTekl. Dopravte tedy
tyhle tyce, houzve, drobne kme
ny jakoz i to klestl Schlossel-
waldskemu mlynari. On to
koupl, ode mne, rozumi Sc. ia
pax yam "a to zaplat1m pade-
sat zlatych, s dovozem, rozumi
Sc. Budete mi pax jeste dlu-
zen dvacet sedm zlatych. Ia
ty mi budete platit 1rok1 diva
zlate mesicne. To je mole po-
sledn1 slovo. Nejste-li spoke
jen S t1mto navrhem, jenz vas
zbavuje vsech starostf, zazalu-
ju smenku."
Podflsky bojoval sam S Sc
bou nejakou chv1li.
"Dobfe tedy," pravil pax,
"pekne to nen1, co Sc mnou pro
vad1s, ale mne nezbyva nez u
ciniti pc I've Will"
"Toz tedy s Bohem, stryce!
mejte Sc tn dobre, ia muslin do
mu, prace ma mne ceka."
Dal Sc lesem primo k Schut-
zenwaldske ceste. Pod1lsky u
biral Sc loudave k domovu; je-
diva nohy jej nesly, jak kolena
Sc chvela.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Jap Bombers Fail
For Fourth Day in
Raids on Darwin
Wave of II Planes Again
RepuIsed After InfIictin9
Only Slight Damage
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, June 17.-Japanese
bombers tried for the fourth sue
cessive day yesterday to score an
air blow against the far North
ern Australian port Of Darwin
and again achieved nothing
to repay their costs, Gen.
MacArthur's headquarters an
nounced today.
Although the Japanese sent over
waves of 81 bombers on three of the
four days, the Allied headquarters
communique each time has de-
scribed the damage as Slight" or
negligible"
On the other day, last Sunday,
the bombers never reached their
objective because United Nations
fighters met the advance escort OF
fighters and shot down four out
of a squadron of Is to Is with a loss
of but one Allied plane.
In all, the Japanese have lost 13
bombers and fighters to six fighter
planes lost by the United Nations
in the forays which. have been
marked by signs Of feebleness in
the japanese attack and strength
in the Allied defense.
Yesterdays raid, in which the
Allies bagged a bomber and
fighter, but lost two planes, was the
10Th on the important Australian
outpost and was aimed at the town.
ship and harbor area. The COM
munique said damage was negli-
gible.'
Allied air forces, counterattacking
against the enemy's potential in
vasion bases, struck back in three
actions yesterday, in which the total
score for the day was raised to 10
Japanese planes bagged for seven
Allied planes lost.
BY tackling superior enemy num-
bers in sharp combat over Port
Moresby, New Guinea, the COM
munique said, Allied fighters pre-
vented an attack on our ground
installation" and shot down four
out of Japanese force of l8
fighters. Four United Nations planes
also were missing.
At Koepang, in the Japanese
occupied Dutch part of the island
of Timor, Allied bombers struck
successfully at an airdrome.
At Lac and Salamaua, enemy
strongholds on New Guinea, the
communique said. "our air force
executed a heavy day and night at
tack on enemy air installations,
starting fires and scoring direct hits
on the target area"
"On their return from the mis-
sion," it added, Allied bombers and
their fighter escort shot down four
enemy planes. One of our fighters
is missing"
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Shipbui|ding Firm
Denies 100000
0verpayment by Navy
Spokesman Says Tompo
Company Did Not Make
One Cent Of Profit

A General Accounting ONCE re-
port alleging more than $4,000, 900
overpayment in connection with
shipbuilding operations at Tampa,
Fla, last night brought defense
from a spokesman for the builder,
who declared that mot one cent Of
profit has been made"
The GAO in a report to the Sem
ate Committee on Expenditures in
the Executive Departments charged
that the Maritime Commission and
the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc,
successor to the Tampa Shipbuilding
& Engineering Co., sold three un-
completed hulls to the Navy for ST.
129, ,407.78 more than it would have
cost to complete the ships, and sold
contracts and materials for four
ships at prices aggregating $751;
1904 in excess of their value.
The new company had taken over
the affairs of its bankrupt predeces-
sor and, according to the GAO re-
port, the Navy purchases redeemed
the company from its insolvent posi-
ton and protected an investment OF
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
and private banks In the concern.
In Tampa last night, George B..
Howell, head of the reorganized con-
Germ, told the Associated Press that
he took over the job at the instance
Of the Maritime Commission and
the RFC and said that he pre-
sumed" these two agencies and the
Navy Department knew what they
were doing in trying to salvage a
hopelessly bankrupt shipyard and
continue the building of urgently
needed ships" for which the Mari
time Commission had contracted.
All expenditures have been fully
approved and audited" by proper
authorities, he said, and I'VE have
completed and delivered to the Navy
seven ships declared by the Secre-
tary of the Navy to be excellent, " and
still have more than 500, 900 900 in
contracts. He added that the new
company still must pay the old
company $4,000, 900 before any profit
will be available for the stockhold-
ers.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Racial Discrimination
Hearing Set in Georgia
Ey tn, Associated Press.

Ey INT ASsoclateo Press.
ATLANTA, June 1.-THE Presi-
dents Committee of Fair Employ
ment Practices, beginning a three
day public hearing at Birmingham
tomorrow, will inquire into COM
plants filed by Negroes that they
have been Disseminated against in
Georgia in the training of workers
for war industries.
The complaints were made by Ne
groes of Macon, Savannah and At
lanta and were disclosed after At
torney General Ellis Arnall of
Georgia advised the State Depart
ment of Education that the State
constitution prohibits use of white
schools for vocational training of
Negroes
Director M. D. Mobley Of the
States vocational training pro-
gram said the Presidents commit
tee informed him it had received
complaints alleging that your
agency has failed to provide equi-
table opportunities for Negroes in
connection with the national de-
fense training program.
The committee. in answer to a
query by Mr.. Mobley. said that the
complaints were that Negroes were
not provided with training programs
comparable to those offered white
people in aircraft, shipbuilding and
other trades.
Evening star., 1942-06-17

the Rubber Reserve Co., the State
Department and the Board OF
Economic Warfare that the United
States vii, buy all the rubber pro-
duced in Costa Rica in the next
five years except that required for
that country's essential needs.
The United States will aid in rub
Der development there and expend
the necessary money.
Similar agreements have been
coneluded with Brazil, Peru and
Nicaragua and negotiations are un-
der way with other Latin American
rubber producing nations.
Want Rubber Administrator.
On Capitol Hill, farm State Sen
ators, convinced that surplus wheat
and other agricultural products
should be used in the manufacture
of synthetic rubber. said they would
demand that a wartime rubber
supplies agency" be set up with a
single administrator Of the Donald
Nelson type i"
AS outlined by Senator Gillette,
Democrat. of Iowa, the proposed
new agency would have broad au-
thority TO determine the best sources
of rubber supplies and the locations
of Government rubber plants.
The Iowan protested that Of the
first 65o,o0o,000 of Government
funds for synthetic rubber plants
mot one nickel went for plants that
would utilize farm products"
1t was not until the Senate group
pressed its inquiry into use of agrl-
cultural commodities, he said, that
some of the synthetic rubber funds
were allocated SO that farm products
could be utilized.
In another move to augment the
country rubber supply, the House
approved a 53,548099 omnibus sec
ond deficiency appropriation bill
containing s8.S35. 900 for the grow
ing of guayule, rubber-producing
plant.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Italians Debate Purge
OF Ballast Fascists
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Ger
man radio reported today that lively
discussions were under way In Italy
on the question of purging the
Fascist party of members who are
mere ballast"
1t said the matter was first
broached by the italian Minister OF
Education and now had been taken
up by the leading Fascist monthly
magazine, Gerarchia, which said the
party was full Of people who
ioined it without inner conviction"
and that mass admission had
proved only too often a burden"
This view, the German radio said,
was held In party headquarters also.
1t quoted Gerarchia as suggesting
that ballast" members be excluded
and that only the best individuals
of the youth organization be ad-
mitted rather than the mass in
duction thus far practiced.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Russians Interest
In j. ). and Britain
Stirred by War Aid
Language Study Stressed.
War Activities Shown
In Press und Movies

3, the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 17.-Russian in
terest in the United States and
Great Britain is Towering as a
result of the war aid and their
latest pacts with Russia.
Since Foreign Commissar Vya-
cheslav Molotovs historic visit to
London and Washington and the
subsequent announcements of the
new Soviet-British mutual assist
ance pact and the Soviet-American
lease-lend agreement, their closer
ties have been emphasized by these
developments.
Two new editions OF English
grammars have been put on sale
at newsstands.
The library Of the Foreign Lam
guages Institute opened an exhibit
of the works of the English writers,
Galsvorthy and Shelley.
News reels of British anti-aircraft
defenses are being shown to loudly
applauding movie audiences.
The culture and rest bureaus
have instituted a series of lectures
for children on the history of the
United States and Great Britain.
On United Nations Day last
Sunday, Allied colors were flown
and the press gave prominence to
the occasion.
The Government newspaper lives
tia also printed a six-column review
of the United States armament pro-
gram.
Summing up, the nswapeper said:
America is forging arms; it is
forging the maccording to the reso-
luton of the workers and steel in
dustry Of the United States to make
1912 a year of victory"
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Nationwide Moral Fitness
Drive Asked by President
Star Staff Photo.

moral and physical fitness drive, the
President observed that This is one
effort in which every man. woman
and child can play his part and
share in ultimate victory"
This job depends ultimately upon
the people themselves and their
moral fiber" he said.
Mr.. McNutt sent copies of the
letter to some $500 executives in
war production plants, citing the
millions of lost work days" in in
dustry and describing venereal dis
ease as one of the most menacing
hazards to the health of workers.
Intelligent attack upon this hid
den enemy could reduce it to the
same relative unimportance as
smallpox or diphtheria," Mr.. Nc
Mutt asserted. In line with the
Presidents letter, I am asking your
help in securing the repression of
prostitution and in supporting local
law enforcement to eliminate red
light districts and other conditions
adversely affecting your manpower. I"
Evening star., 1942-06-17
1eamsters Will Fight
Labor Foes in CONGRESS
by trt Associated Press.


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June II.
The international Brotherhood of
Teamsters, an AFL affiliate which
lists 650,000 members, prepared to-
day for campaign against re-elec-
tion Of members of Congress it con-
siders enemies of labor"
Announcement of these plans were
made by the unions General Execu-
tive Board, which adopted a resolu-
tion empowering the unions presi-
dent, Daniel ]. Tobin, to spend such
money as is necessary to acquaint
the public, and especially labor, with
the records of certain Congressman
during this years election cam
paigns.
Lester Hunt Of Indianapolis, who
acted as spokesman for the board
cited particular mention was made
at yesterdays session of Represent
atives Hoffman, Republican, of
Michigan, Vinson, Democrat, of
Georgia and Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Rubber
Continued From First pag,

rubber and Mr.. RoSenwald will ex-
plain the collection mechanism.
Throughout the country citizens
are asked to bring their scrap TO
gasoline filling stations, where they
will be paid a cent pound If they
wish. In addition, the District Sal
wage Committee has established
depots at shoe repair shops, garages
who are members of the Washington
Automotive Trade Association, police
stations and fire houses.
President Roosevelt said yesterday
that the campaign got of TO good
start throughout the country Mon
day.
The Chief Executive, at his press
conference, offered a suggestion he
said a naval officer had put into
practice at the White House-the
removal of the rubber mat flooring
in cars.
He said that II he could ride
without a mat In the car, SO could
others.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation said its contest board in
dorsed the plan as an excellent
idea" and estimated that If every
motorist gave up his floor mat that
source alone would bring in about
100000 tons of rubber.
Suggests Using Linoleum.
rrha AAA e,,r1oetaJ Lououar thot
the mats should be replaced with
linoleum or some tightly woven fab
ric to keep out drafts, fumes and
dust. There Is no danger from car
bon monoxide fumes, it was said,
unless the car is tightly closed and
the exhaust is very leaky.
Mats in rumble seats and trunk
compartments can be contributed to
the scrap campaign without re-
placing them, the AAA said, and
without discomfort in driving.
1t was pointed out that District
regulations might be amended spe-
cifically to permit use Of linoleum
or some such material as floor mats.
No Specific Rule.
There is no specific rule requiring
rubber floor mats. but that since this
equipment normally came with auto
mobiles. the District, in general
terms, required them as safeguards
against automobile fumes and stipu-
lated that such equipment be main
tanned in safe condition.
Torn mats have caused denial OF
inspection approval on the ground
that they might catch the heels of
drivers and thereby prove hazard.
Spokesman for Traf1c Director
William A. Van Duzer said limo
leum or other mats might be as
satisfactory and it is expected this
change will be considered by the
Commissioners today.
After a lethargic beginning on the
first day of the drive, Washington
collection depots reported that do
nations of waste rubber appeared
to be gaining. These reports varied,
but the total indicated that the flow
still was we'll below expectations.
Stream Still Is Trickle.
The main office of a filling station
chain reported that contributions
were right heavy" and another
chain said they were pretty good"
with operators expecting heavier
donations as time went on.
Several stations checked by The
Star said rubber received yesterday
was greater than on the first day
of the campaign, but still the stream
appeared to be only trickle.
Of eight police stations and fire.