Evening star., 1942-12-27
0CD Praises Labor
For Contributions
To Defense Work
Pledges Of Money and
Service of Members
Cited by D. c. Unit

The local Office of Civilian De-
tense yesterday paid tribute to or
ganized labor's contribution to the
financial needs of the civilian de-
Tense organization by citing the nu-
merous occasions when the unions
have provided funds not available
from Government or other sources.
OF the $l30,000 pledged by men,
bers Of the Central Labor Union,
$4,000 has already been collected
and $86, 900 has been either spent
or allocated for definite purposes.
The largest item still to be dis
bursed. for the purchase of x-ray
equipment, has been tied up until
recently because of priorities
A recent gift from the CLU con-
sisted of three portable iron lungs"
presented to Emergency, Casualty
and Freedmen's Hospitals. Previ-
ously, two union locals presented
portable aluminium lungs to hos
pitals.
The CLU fund has also made it
possible to purchase portable radios
for sector wardens throughout the
Metropolitan area.
Financed Blood Bank.
Union workers not only contrib
uted $4,000 worth of equipment to
establish the civilian defense blood
bank and additional funds to pay
salaries of blood bank technicians,
but also lined up as blood donors to
stock the bank.
Gifts of $1,000 each were pre-
sented to Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties in Maryland and
Arlington County. Va, to purchase
helmets, rubber boots and similar
equipment for wardens while Fair
fax County. Va, received 81 1000.
The CLU contributed substan-
TALLY to the purchase of IS police
scout cars and equipped IL of them
with ambulance units. The group
is also underwriting the purchase
of l6,640 stirrup pumps for sale to
the public.
Other CLU contributions listed
by the OCD were the purchase OF
$4,000 white overseas caps for war
dens at a cost of $4,000; rubber
boots for auxiliary firemen at
cost of $5,000 food supplies for
feeding units, $2,500: emblems for
warden helmets, 1854; Office, MINI
eograph and other equipment for
OCD headquarters. the rescue squad,
warden headquarters and control
centers.
Unions Provide Volunteers.
The OCD also called attention to
the volunteers drawn from the
American Federation of Labor
unions here According to 'CLU
President John Locher, members Of
the AFL were among the first. to
sign up as wardens. rescue squad
members and for other vital de
fense jobs. He disclosed thM the
AFL is supplying all of the labor for
decontamination crews. e
Members of the Civilian Defense
Fund Committee of the CLU who
have worked with local OCD to put
funds where they were needed most
include Charles B. McClosky, bakers,
chairman: Mr.. Locher. iron workers;
Frank J. Coleman, plate printers;
3abert Lesters bakery drivers; Fred
81 Walker, treasurer; John M. Bolts,
steamftters: Willy Arnheiu, labor
ers; Frank w. Lee, machinfsts; c. F..
Preller, electricians: Dante Avon,
tile settlers helpers@Paul j. Sc1warz,
musicians; Ernest Fontana, painters;
F. E. Kettner, carpenters; Ernest B.
Spangler, hotel workers; Fred C.
Thomas, stonemasons; John P.
Shields, engineers: B. A. Downey,
plumbers; Edward Rothschild, book
binders; F. H. McGuigan, retail
clerks; Albert N. Dennis, Office
workers