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Evening star., 1942-03-04

as proposed under the Railway La
Dor Act 1t would help the situa-
ton, and therefore we must re-
spectfully decline"
Mr.. McNear also wrote that "a
hurried reading of the transcript
(of the War Labor Boards order)
discloses that while the T., p. g. w.
is considered by the quartermaster
general of the Army to be OF de-
cided importance in the prosecu-
ton of the war effort. there is not
one bit OF evidence offered to show
that the T., P. g. w. was not ade-
quately and promptly handling all
war and defense traffic offered. AS
a matter OF fact we now are
handling an increasing volume Of
such traffic"
The board had requested Mr..
McNear to make a definite reply
on whether he would comply with
the order to submit the controversy
to arbitration.
Striking members of the Broth
erhoods Of the Railroad Trainmen
and Locomotive Engineers and Fire
men Quit work last December %
in protest over wages and work
ing conditions, but the road con-
tinued to operate The line runs
between Elmer, Ind, and Keokuk.
Iowa, a distance Of 239 miles.
Evening star., 1942-03-04

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 4.-Here are
Britain's basic war rations In the
3Oth month Of war:
Meat-Approximately % cent,
worth q week, corresponding to q
little over a pound with the bone
Pre-war consumption, about ~
pounds.
Fats-Eight ounces weekly of but
ter. margarine and cooking fats. o1
which not more than ounces car
be butter. Pre-war average, 1012
ounces.
Bacon and ham-Four ounces
Pre-war average, 5lz ounces.
Sugar-Eight ounces. Pre-war
just over a pound.
Cheese-Three ounces, against
pre-war consumption Of 81 ounces
but vegetarians, farm labor anc
those in other heavy industries
now get IL ounces.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Jerome Kern's Doughte,
Wed to Artie Shaw
p, trs Assoristed presx

Py tire Associated Press.
YUMA, Ariz., March 4.-Band
Leader Artie Shaw and Betty Kern,
daughter Of the composer, Jerome
Kern, were married. yesterday. 1t
was Shaw's fourth marriage, his
brides second
Shaw was divorced 18 months ago
by Lana Turner. His first marriage,
to Jane earn, was annuled in 1892
He married Margaret Allen, a nurse
in 1884, and they were divorced in
1887.
Miss Kern previously was married
to Dick Green, Hollywood actors s
agent, now a second lieutenant in the
Army. Shaw gave his age as 81, his
brides as %.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Strike Arbitration
Demand Refused by
Railroad President
T. P. & W. Respectfully
Declines to Comply With
War Labor Bourd Order
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 4-President
George P McNear. jr, of the To-
ledo, Peoria g. Western Railroad
announced yesterday he had re
spectfully declined" to comply with
the War Labor Boards order for
arbitration of a strike involving l04
T., P. g. w. employees.
The order was described by board
officials as its first compulsory ar
bitration order"
Mr.. McNear said he had airmailed
an outline of his position to Board
Chairman William H. Davis Mon
day. The statement which he is
sued said in part:
"As to arbitration, we do not be-
lieve that under present conditions
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Garments Sent to EnqIond

WINCHESTER, Va, March A.
Mayor c. r. Anderson had received
a cable message yesterday of the safe
arrival at Winchester, England, OF
1.200 garments for men, women and
children, contributed by local resi-.
dents through a committee headed
by Mrs. J. Victor Arthur. The
committee also has raised about
$500 for a Winchester, England
soup kitchen outfit.
Evening star., 1942-03-04

Save paper. Uncle Sam can use
1t to make cardboard, in which he
wraps explosive bundles for Berlin.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Federal BUILDINGS
| Yield About 235
Tons of Scrap

Nearly 235 tons OF scrap metal
have been collected in Washington
and throughout the country in Fed
eral buildings, W. E. Reynolds,
commissioner of Public Buildings for
Federal Works Agency, disclosed to-
day.
He placed the total at 4,480, ,876
pounds and commented: THE work
is continuing"
Charles A. Peters, building man
ager of the Public Building Admins
tration, reported that the removal
of the old Washington and Old
Dominion Railway Co.'s abandoned
trolley tracks in the vicinity of
Thirteenth and E streets NV. had
netted 43, ,987 pounds.
Scrap metal collected from Fed
eral buildings in the Washington
area Is delivered to the Navy Yard.
All other scrap materials are de-
Hvered to the Surplus Property Yard
1T Second street and Virginia avenue
S.W.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
| Master Plumbers Warn
OF Space Heater Dancer

District residents were warned to.
day by the Master Plumbers Asso-
citation of the hazard Of using gas
burning space heaters in any place
other than a fireplace with a good
hue.
Radiant fire heaters, gas logs and
gas steam radiators are examples Of
what is meant by space heaters, 1T
was explained. Many plumbers are
receiving requests to connect such
heaters in bedrooms in view Of the
fuel shortage predicted for this win.
ter, j. G. Flood, president Of the as
sociaticn, said.
District regulations forbid the in
stallation Of space heater in bed
room or bath, 1t was pointed out by
Mr.. Flood.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

paign the White House front door
key that the collectors had espe-
cially requested.
You see, we don't have one"
she revealed. Guards and a huge
bar have been found SUFFICIENT pro-
lection so far for the White House
and the door is never technically
locked"
Mrs. Roosevelt was able, however,
to contribute a large key for an
other White House door. There are
quite a number" of these big old
fashioned keys lying around unused
at the presidential mansion.
5 Salvage Stations Listed.
Locations of eight local salvage
stations for the Sixteenth Street
Highlands Civilian Defense Area
we're announced yesterday by Mrs
Irwin Geiger, 1417 Whittier street
NV. salvage chairman for the area.
Salvageable scrap iron and steel,
rubber and rags may be turned in
at the following stations:
Sixth precinct police station
Nicholson between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets; Colorado SERVES
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Six Injured as Car
And Taxicab Collide;
|Chi|d's Leg Broken
Two Taken to Hospitals;
Driver Charged With
Posing Red Light

Six persons were injured, two Sc
riously. last night in an accident IN
volving taxicab and another car
at Rhode Island avenue and Tenth
street NV, police reported today.
The cab driver. Calvin V. Clarke,
"a, colored, 1852 Stanton terrace
Sc, was treated for minor injuries
at Freedmen's Hospital, and later
charged at the thirteenth precinct
with passing a red light. He was
released in $500 bond.
Two passengers in the automobile
Richard c. Klein, 4, of Hyattsville
and Mark Turner, "a, of Hyattsville
were admitted to hospitals, the
child at Garfield and Mr.. Turner at
Emergency.
Boys Condition Fair"
The Klein boy suffered a frac-
tured upper right leg, lacerations
and abrasions. His condition was
reported fair.
Mr.. Turner suffered a possible
fractured right arm, right collar
bone and ribs and internal and
head injuries. His condition was
. undetermined.
At the time of the accident, the
taxi was taking Miss Bernice Robin
son, 20, colored, 1928 Sixth street
NV, to Emergency Hospital for
treatment for a cold, police said
Miss Robinson and her father, Louis
t F. Robinson, AZ, colored. also a
passenger in the cab, were unin-
jured.
Car Driver Treated.
Operator Of the private car, police
said, was Michael Klein, 20, of Hy-
attsville, Md, who was taken to
Garfield Hospital and treated for
abrasions.
Adele Hill, 80, colored, OF 1872:
Sixth street NV, also a passenger
in the cab, suffered fractured left
foot.
Hilda Lewis, 80, colored, OF 1907
Sixth street NV, was treated al
Freedmen's Hospital for face lacera-
| tioNS
Evening star., 1942-09-23

Frank Montgomery of the WPB
Bureau Of Industrial Conservation,
commended the Salvage Commit
tee for the great job 1t did in Sun
days whirlwind drive, it was report
ed at the meeting yesterday.
Mr.. Walker also commended COL
ored residents for their cooperation
in the areas covered Sunday.
At meeting of District govern
ment property clerks earlier in the
afternoon in the Departmental Audi
torium, called to discuss participa-
ton in the continuing scrap cam
paign, Horace Walker, secretary of
the department, predicted that the
citys quota of 34,000,00O pounds of
scrap metal, set by War Production
Board, would be reached by the end
of this year.
Mr.. Walker reported two large
clocks in the downtown area have
been offered to the salvage drive.
They are located at 1882 Seventh
street NJ w. and 1416 F street NV.
Stressing the drastic necessity"
of supplying war plants with sal
wage materials, Mr.. Walker asked
the District oficials to make COM
prehensive survey of various ma
terials not now being used on Dis
trict properties and to submit their
reports to Chief Property Clerk Paul
Keen within two weeks.
Asks List Of Materials.
Mr. Keen asked department heads
to list all obsolete equipment, obso-
lete parts and all other scrap lying
unused in District shops, garages
and institutions.
"We want everything you can get
your hands on that is not now in
USE" Mr.. Walker asserted.
All Of the city's departments were
represented at the meeting, includ-
ing Police and Fire Departments.
Mrs. Roosevelt felt very badly,
she said at her press conference
yesterday. that she couldn't con.
! tribute to the metal salvage cam
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Recreation Board
Asks 10 Be Consulted
On Playground Sites
Seeks to Review PIuns
For Lund Purchases
To Meet Needs

In q move to strengthen its con-
troll of the local recreation sitla-
tion, the District Recreation Board
yesterday formally requested the
Commissioners and the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion for the opportunity OF reviewing
and making recommendations on
ali proposed recreationsl land ysr-
cl1hSeS. 'asss sssSIss ssss
I'VE are at times more familiar
with citizens needs than any other
agency" said Supt. Milo F.. Chris
tiansen, as he recommended the
move.
Harry S. Wender, board chair
man. emphasized that some Of the
complaints which have come to the
board concerning a playground at
Chesapeake. Brandywine and Thir-
ty-second streets NV. could have
been answered Immediately by the
board If it had had a hand in pur-
chase of the two thirds of the play
ground area already acquired.
This particular lot was purchased
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission before estab-
lishment OF the recreation board
and has since been placed under
control of the board for complete
| acquisition of property, develop
, ment and maintenance. In future
purchases, Mr.. Wender interpreted
from the new resolution, the board
will be more fully cognizant Of the
responsibilities it is undertaking.
Backed BY Citizens.
Irving c. Root, superintendent OF
National Capital Parks and board
member, reported that the proposed
play area has citizen backing and
only three or four" nearby resi-
dents are opposed to it. The board
appointed committee to look into
the matter before completion of the
land acquisition.
Members of the board will go to
Quantico, Fort Belvoir and the
Labor Department Auditorium on
Saturday night, it was decided, to
see the activities of the "women's
battalion" which has been supplying
girls for the dances.
Until the Community War Fund
drive is finished and full returns
have been made, Mr.. Christensen
reported, the Recreation Services,
Inc, budget will be prepared for 25
per cent less expenditure than it is
hoped will actually be allocated to it
Salvage Depots Donated.
Three Fairgrounds, adjoining the
Bundy, Randall and johnson
Schools, were given by the board to
) the District Salvage Committee for
use as metal salvage dumping lots
until piles can be hauled away fol
processing. The Bundy and Randall
areas probably will be used Sunday
and Monday on the collection week
ends, it was explained, with the
johnson storing metal for perhaps
as long as week.
Walter Fowler, District budget of
ficer and board member, reported tt
the board that the honor" of sup.
plying its employees for service over
: seas with the American Red Cros.
:. had influenced his special committe.
= on employe leave to grant job pro-
lection to Milton Larry and William
E. Temple The former recreation
, area directors must pass a complet.
) physical examination and be re,
employed within 40 days of thei
! discharge from the Red Cross, h
, stipulated.
, Each military or war employment
, | Ieove of absence case tn come hefOr
; the board in the future, 1t was in
: dicated, will be decided on its merit
: rather than blanket policy.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

ana Otner instruments OF war.
While only a minute part of the,
estimated 1888, 900 pounds collected
IN the eastern half of the city Sun
day, the shipment marked the be-
ginning of steady flow of scrap to
the Nations mills. Next week the
tempo of shipments was expected to
increase.
Scrap officials stressed, however
that 1t would require two or three
weeks to process last Sundays col
lection, and with an even larger
tonnage anticipated this Sunday,
the city's processing facilities are
expected to be taxed to the max
imum.
Cites Professors Work.
One member of the Commission
ers' Special Salvage Scrap Commit
tee, which met in the District Build
ing yesterday, pointed out that junk
dealers and junk professors were
doing wonders" with the equipment
and personnel available here. They
are attempting to do four months
work in two weeks, he said.
1t. Col Beverly c. Snow, chair
man of the special committee
urged that chairmen of the 36 areas
| to participate in the Sunday drive
locate as speedily as possible emerg-
ency depots to be used at that time
william A. Xanten, supervisor OF
city refuse, stressed the importance
of locating depots large enough fol
both trucks unloading the scrap ano
for trucks of dealers taking the ma
terial away.
Col. Snow said arrangements
would be made for utilizing a mum.
ber of Army trucks Monday in tht
event all scrap is not collected or
Sunday. Mr.. Xanten again stressed
the Importance of householder.
placing their scrap on sidewalk!
early in the morning as trucks viii
start on their rounds at s am.
220 Trucks Sunday.
Two hundred and 20 trucks, hall
Of them offered by the District gov
ernment. again will make the round
It was said.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
National Park College
Furnishings Placed
On Auction Block,
500 Attend Opening Day
Of Sole; Institution
To Be Army Hospital

One thousand pieces of valuable
furnishings, paintings and sculpture
went under the auctioneer's hammer
at Forest Glen, Md. today, as Ma
honal Park College oficials pre-
pared to turn the institution over to
the Federal Government for use as
an Army hospital.
More than 500 persons gathered
In the auditorium Of the fashionable
girls school to witness the. sale.
Many were former students. Most
Of them agreed with Dr.. Roye T..
Davis. college president, that its
closing was q worthwhile sacrifice
In view Of the war emergency.
The sale will last for two days.
Everything must be in readiness for
occupancy by the Government by
the end Of this week, DR.. Davis
said.
Meanwhile, carpenters already
are at work on the main building
Of the school. It will be converted
as quickly as possible into quar-
ters suitable for hospital use.
Needlepoint Furniture on Sale.
No value was given for all the fur
nishings. They were collected over
period of 48 years and consisted
Of all except those taken over by
the Government for use in the hos
pital. which will be set up as q
branch of Walter Reed Hospital.
One Of the most interesting items
on sale was the suite of needlepeint
furniture made in Belgium and
France. It was ordered for dip
lomatic mission in Washington and
sold to the college after the gov
ernment represented by the mission
changed before the furniture ar
rived.
Another suite was of French gilt
assigned to the parlor used years ago
only by the f1ancees of students
This parlor was without the tradi-
tional chaperone, while callers who
were not engaged to National Park
College girls were entertained in
rooms In which a faculty member
sat.
Oriental Desks Included.
On auction also were Oriental
desks, chairs and screens, all with
hard-carved ivory decorations, col
lected by the first college president
DR.. John A. Cassidy. Other items
were 400 Chippendale-style dining
room chairs ordered especially fol
the school, eight mahogany baronia
chairs often used at special gather
ings in Washington, six grandfather
clocks and 81 paintings, drawing.
and etchings.
One painting was q scene from
Hamlet and was studied by the late
John Barrymore and an artist before
costumes were prepared for the las
production of the Shakespearear
play in which the famous actor ap-
peared.
Among items to be sold tomorrow
will be % upright and grand pianos
Three grand pianos from the col
lege's collection were given to the
Army by DR.. Davis.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Bow Who Exceeded Ton
Of Scrup to Broadcast

Eleven-year-old Billy Barrett,
scrap collector extraordinary, who
by his own efforts collected $500
pounds of metal, will broadcast at
1890 am. Friday on Station WINK,
to tell others how to do it.
Billy, who lives at 9l5 Evarts
street NE, hauled the huge amount
of scrap by himself to the Langdon
Park Playground. The material
ranged from old auto engines down
to keys and odd bits Of metal.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Drivers Strike
Hits Some DC.
Gas Stations
Baltimore Conference
Seeks to Settle
WuIkout Today

While new efforts were being
made this afternoon In Baltimore
to settle the three-day strike in-
volving drivers Of three fuel oil
companies operating in this area
the effects Of the walk -out were be-
ginning to be felt by some gasolino
stations in Washington. III
Although the greater part Of the
oil handled by the companies whose
deliveries are tied up Is for home-I
heating purposes. some gasoline
dealers here obtain their supplies
by truck from Baltimore. Most
gasoline stations in the District res
ported an adequate supply on handy
but some dealers, mostly independ -s
ents, are running low because OIL
the strike and brisk business that
came with the expiration of the firstl
rationing period for A-card users. vi
Representatives of the TeamstersI
and Chauffeurs Union (AFL) andII
the three fuel oil transportation
companies were to meet again at 3I
o'clock this afternoon with q repre-lI
sentative Of the United States Con-lI
ctliation Service in an effort to settle
the strike. III
Session Ends in Deadlock.
A session yesterday with L. r. Rye !
field representative OF the concilia II
ton service, ended In q deadlock.
| Striking truck drivers are seeking
| q pay increase of from SAL .25 to $45s
and a reduction of working hours
| from so to 48 week. A counter
! proposal has been submitted by the
operators. L
According to an official of the M.
I. Boyle g. Son Co. here, one of the
three firms involved in the strike,
deliveries Of about 100000 gallons
OF fuel oil day are being held up.
This, he said, represents about SO
! per cent of the oil normally brought
into the District. Oil also is brought
into Washington by the other two
firms involved in the strike-the
Coastal Tank Lines, Inc, and the
Marshall Transport Co.-and tho
remainder is shipped in by rail.
| Many distributors, who depend
wholly or partly on truck shipments,
are unable to meet the unprece-
dented current demand for fuel oil,
brought about by the recent order Of
the War Production Board which
allows householders to fill up their
tanks to a maximum capacity of 275
gallons up to September 80. The
order was issued to allow residential
users Of fuel oil to begin the season
with full tanks, pending the inaugu-
ration OF rationing system.
Won't Be Penalixed.
. Residential oil consumers who do
not have full oil supply in by the
end Of this month, however, will not
be penalized, according to spokes-
man for the Once Of Price Admin-
istration. All users will receive oil
for the coming winter on an equal
basis, it was said. Householders who
fill their tanks before October
will be asked to surrender a number
of coupons based on the amount OF
oil they have in storage.
Between October and the day
the rationing program takes effect
tentatively fixed for October 15-oil
distributors, however, will be re-
sponsible for the amount of oil they
deliver to any consumer. It will be
up to the distributors to exact some
sort Of promise from the customers
they serve In this period that the
J proper number OF rationing coupons
,, will be surrendered when the books
are issued.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Only Certain Kinds OF
Scrap Are Wanted
wANTKn

Beds.
Electric toasters.
Irons.
Heaters.
Fans.
Door knobs.
Hinges and keys.
Locks.
Hardware trim.
Springs.
Old knives, pans, pots, scis-
sors.
Lamps and lighting fixtures.
Metal ash trays, bowls,
statues, vases, metal garden
furniture.
Radios, screens made Of brass
or copper.
Sleds, ice skates, roller skates.
Vacuum cleaners.
Metal stoves, fireplace and
irons, crates, pokers, fire ex--
tinguishers, old CRATES, furnace
doors, iron and nickel parts Of
old stoves.
Pipes and pieces Of iron,
brass or copper piping, plumb
ing fixtures. bathtubs, faucets,
sinks, ice trays.
Radiators, refrigerator metal
parts.
Tools.
Automobile metal parts,
chains, batteries, license plates,
parts of motors.
Discarded sporting goods. BIZ
cycles and tricycles.
Garden tools, lawn mowers,
hoes, pickaxes, rakes, shovels,
etc.
NOT WANTED.
Rags. :,
Rubber.
Tin cans. ST
Tin sheeting. y
Pianos. Z
Safes.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

Station, $500 Colorado avenue NV:
Hubbard Service Station, 6431
Georgia avenue NV; Royal Motor
Co., Is Kennedy street NV;
Mayors Sunoco, 645O Georgia ave-
nue. NV; DR.. Anna Tulman Rand,
5310 Fourteenth street NV; Charles
A. Tanner, 1908 Longfellow street
NV; Paul Cooper, 1923 Whittier
street NV.
Persons unable to deliver the scrap
are asked to call Mrs. deiser at
| Randolph It'll.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

These mobile surgical or dental
units are hauled to their destination
and the trucks released for other
purposes. They cost from $1,000 to
$1,000 and weigh from 1la to 81a
tons. You can help pay for them
:. help keep our Army fit. Invest
at least 10 per cent of your income
in War bonds every payday. You
can join the Ten Percent Club
through the payroll savings plan,
or buy bonds regularly through the
nearest bank or post ONCE.
United states TreasuYy Department.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

pushed today for the second half Of the citys
whrwnd collection OF metal held Sunday in the
section Washington simultaneously learned
scrap collected Sundays drive
had left here last night bound for steel mill.
The first consignment OF scrap hydraulic bales which In
springs wagons chdrens bicycles dispatched
the Bennng freight its become tanks
Evening star., 1942-09-23
4 z
MAotHasR1t1MM
WAR BONDS!
I -

An Army motor trailer locks much
like any other automobile trailer
which may be seen on the highways
or in the tourists camps. The
Army's trailers are used as ira -
ing hospitals. dental clinics and
testing laboratories.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Get in the Serop
Get in the Serop
First Of Curb Collection Scrap
Starts to Steel Mills
Tempo Of Shipments Expected to Pick Up
After Second Sunday Program

All District residents Ding Dest OF North and South
Capitol streets asked to gather metal to be placed
the sdeDak the curbng in front OF their home by
Sunday Trucks H pick up the scrap starting at
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-15
War 10 Make America
! Nation Of Home Bodies

CHICAGO. Jan. l5-(P-To
q large extent this war is going
to make America a nation Of
"home bodies"
This Is the opinion of Miss
Nancy McClelland of New York,
president Of the American Insti-
-tute Of Decorators, in Chicago to
preside at the 18th annual con-
fere n C e of the organization,
opened today.
More people are going to stay
at home rather than 60 gadding
about here and there, she opined.
She gave curtailment of automo-
bile tires as one reason, and said
that the purchase of essentials
and defense bonds and stamps
would leave the people with less
money to spend for entertain
ment away from home.