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Evening star., 1942-06-20

streetcar or bus fare serve to keep
the low-salaried Government work
ers in the cheaper class Of rooming
houses.
Even though a rooming house in
war -congested Washington may not
be the best place to hve-and COM
plants from Government workers
who live in them are numerous
the people who operate such places
have their troubles, too. Most of
them are caused by undesirable
tenants who are difficult to evict
because of the Districts drastic
rent control law. Failure to pay
rent or immoral conduct are about
the only grounds for legal eviction,
and as a result, the rooming house
proprietors claim they have had
ito put up with a lot" from some
Of the Government workers.
Many Girls Untidy.
One of the most universal COM
plants is that girl war workers are
"untidy"-they leave their cloth
ing scattered around on beds, chairs
or the floor, and put up improvised
clothes lines In their rooms on which
to dry stockings and underclothes.
Here are a few others, collected
from housing officials and the room.
ing house operators themselves:
/. Roomers who raid" the pro-
prietor's refrigerator for q mid
night snack"
2. Those who return from a party
inebriated and create q disturbance.
3. Those who carelessly leave
lighted cigarettes on furniture and
burn irreparable holes in it, or throw
butts" on the bathroom floor.
4. Those who demand pitchers of
ice water in every room, or other
such services as provided in hotels.
"Necking" a Problem.
S. Girls who meek" on the front
steps until 2 or o'clock in the
morning
6. Women who hang their freshly
washed underclothes on a banister
to dry.
T. Those who paste pictures OF
Nelson Eddy and other concert or
movie stars on the bedroom walls.
8. Those who send soiled clothes
to the laundry and fail to leave
money with the proprietor to pay
the bill.
8. Those who fail to wash the
rings of the bathtub.
10. And those who make COM
plants to either the Health Depart
ment or the Rent Commission.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Basis
For kary|andu u.
R0TC Ordered
MiIitory ] raining
Compulsory for All
Male Students
BY the Associated Press.


DR.. H. C. Byrd, University OF
Maryland president. said today i'm
mediate steps would be taken to
put in effect compulsory ROTC
training for male students from
their freshman year to graduation.
Male students, previously required
to take two years of military train
ing, will be required to undergo
ROTC training during their entire
careers here under ruling made
by the schools Board of Regents
late yesterday in Baltimore.
DR.. Byrd, saying the change was
wartime measure only, said he
believed Maryland was the first
State University In the Nation to
take such action.
Increase to $500.
The university president said the
schools ROTC regiment would be
increased from 1,400 to about $500
and that the new policy would en-
tail expansion of the physical train
ing program and changes in the
curricula.
The physical training program
would put emphasis on work to
tougher up and give more dex-
terity to the future officers" he
said, adding that the expanded pro-
gram would be under the specific
direction of an Army officer and
would be part of the overall physi-
cal program handled by Clark
Shaughnessy, university coach.
Change Favored by Army.
DR.. Byrd, who said changes in
the curricula were recommended by
the War and Navy Departments to
give students more training in
physics, electronics and mathe-
matics, declared:
"ROTC training for the boys
entire college career will give the
student better opportunity to get
commission upon graduation. We
want to give them the best possible
training as future officers"
He added that the War Depart
ment looks with favor upon the
change" DR.. Byrd said time would
be needed to make the change COM
plete because only half the male
student body is now in school and
because more equipment and uni
forms must be obtained.
by next fall the program will be
in full swing" he said.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Calvert County Forms
Four Minute Men Units
d. 49, A....,.t.dpr

Fy the Associated Press.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, June
20.-Four companies of Maryland
minutemen have been formed in CAL
vert County.
The following are in temporary
command: j Mayo Rector at Ow-
ings, Alfred H. Prouty at Hunting
town, j. Shelton Bowen at Prince
Frederick and DR.. George E. Cook
at Solomons.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Popular With Occupants.

the case of some other rooming
houses. 7 7'S e-''
Popular With Occupants.
Housing officials rate this partic-
ular rooming house among the most
popular in the neighborhood. Vacan-
cies seldom occur. The new Health
Department regulations, however,
will force some changes in this
house. The basement bedrooms, for
instance, will have to be abandoned.
Brighter artificial illumination will
be required in the dark Railways
and lock and key must be pro-
vided for every room used for sleep
ing purposes.
Other rooming houses in the area
housing from IL to Is Government
employees will be compelled to make
more extensive alterations or reduce
the number of roomers. These are
the houses that have only one bath
room and small bedrooms. The new
regulations stipulate there shall be
separate toilet and bath facilities for
each 10 occupants, and at least so
square feet of floor space for each
person in rooms used for sleeping
purposes.
A survey has shown that, even
though less desirable, accommoda-
tions in the older rooming houses
fringing the business section are
more crowded than in those in dis
tant areas. According to housing
officials there are two main reasons
for this situation. First is the fact
that there is no problem of transpor-
tation. The departments in which
the Government workers are en-
ployed are within walking distance
Second is the fact that many of the
new Government clerks, especially
those from small towns, prefer to
live near the bright light" district.
Distant Rooms COstlier.
There is another factor, too. The
rooming houses in outlying sections,
as a rule, charge slightly higher
rates because they are more modern
and have more to offer in the way
Of comfortable living. Many of them
have lawns and recreation rooms in
the basement which roomers are
allowed to use without additional
cost. Single rooms in NOSE OF these
houses range from SIS to $50 a
month; double rooms, $35 to $45.
These rentals, plus the additional
Evening star., 1942-06-20

DullQulSS 'SuIIOuiiulifs tiic ouoAACSo
area, where rooming houses are
fourishing because of their prox-
unity to the Government depart
ments. There are hundreds of such
houses in the section lying between
G street and Rhode Island avenue
and Ninth and Twenty-second
streets.
One of the typical rooming houses
in this area is three-story and
basement brick home, built prob
ably in the early '80s. Antiquated
gas light fixtures are still in place
although electric lights are used.
The two bathtubs in this huge 12-
room house and the other sanitary
facilities date back to the original
vintage of porcelain bathroom fix
lures.
Railways Dark.
The floors and other wood trim
in the house are painted a. dark
mahogany. The papering is brown.
The stairways and long Railways
are naturally dark and the bedrooms
are not much brighter, even though
there is dash of color from the
bedspreads and pictures on the
walls.
Yet in this house live 19 Govern
ment war workers-15 women and
4 men. Two of the men occupy
small rooms in the basement-rooms
partitioned off with composition
board not far from an aged coal
furnace which has been converted
into an oil-burner. An iron cot,
reading table and a chair are
the only furnishings in each of
these improvised bedrooms. The
recent charge for each is $17.50 a
month.
A kitchen is in the basement and
with exception of reception room,
there are beds in all other rooms.
The proprietor has her office and
sleeps on a cot in a small middle
room on the first floor. In the larger
rooms there are two iron single
beds. In most instances two women
share these rooms and the rental is
$21.50 month each.
Each roomer is furnished three
clean towels a week and the bed
linen Is changed once week. Their
rooms are cleaned and busted daily
Washing In the bath rooms of socks
and stockings and undergarments is
permitted and there is no extra
charge for the hot water used, as in
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Committee to Survey
InsurobIe Properties
z, tic Associated Press.

Ky tEc Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, June 20.-A three
man committee to study Maryland's
insurable properties was appointed
yesterday by Gov. OConor.
The Governor named Albert D.
Graham, Baltimore First National
Bank; Austin MacLanahan, Balti-
more Savings Bank, and Harry F.
Ogden, Fidelity & Guaranty Fire
Corp, to consider the advisability of
insuring the properties against war
risk and bombardment. through the
recently formed War Damage Corp.
Gov. O'Conor said the committee
had been asked to make specific rec
concentrations to the Board of
Public Works.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Nations Looking to U. S..
Tokomu 6. of 6. Told

The leadership of the world has
been tossed into the lap of Ameri-
cans and the struggling nations are
looking to this country to bring vic
tory and peace out of the present
crisis, Clarence R. Zarfoss, assistant
to the president of the Western
Maryland Railway, told the Takoma
Park Chamber of Commerce at its
annual spring dinner in the Takoma
firehouse.
George A Cook, president of the
chamber, acted as master of cere-
monies. j. Arthur Walters was chair
man of the Dinner Committee.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Old Mansions Fail to Meet
Standards as Rooming Houses
New Regulations to Require Modernizotion;
Walking Distance Places Crowded
of articles the District OF Columbia
rooning house problem
By JAMES E. CHM.

Considerable remodelng readjumen going to be
Wahngtons crowded roong houses to
comply with the health and sanitary regulations governing
their operations.
alterations be made under existing priority
restrictions on critical building materials chiefly old
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Hyattsyille Mem

Hyattsville Memorial Methodist.
Methodist Student Day will be OBJ
served at the II am. services, with
DR.. o. N. Eaton, lay leader, presid-
ing.
Evening star., 1942-06-20

the case of some other rooming
The Valley settler., 1942-02-27
ROAD TO Sc COMPLETED TO
II CT A5DSOM HIGHWAY

Clyde Wing feels conf
cent today that the road through
Pa1r:or from Anchorage to the
Richard on i ghway will be COM
nlotoG this year.
although part Of the road
has still to De laid out consid-
cradle difficulty s anti pateG
ir avoiding swamps, mps1zeGs and
heavy grades, much Of the needed
machinery and equi pmont is on the
ground, crows have boon orCani-
zed and an ocrly start IS - CO.
expected.
The Moose Creek bri Will
be the first to be completed and
opened for traffic. Construct on
OF Chi clzaloon bridge is Finished
and ready FOR the approa chea to
be oui 1t. The 2.N. bridge ct
CRAM te Crock will be used unit !
>c-<t fall.
1.c+erials for Kim River
bri6Co HAYS be n or the docks ct
Seattle for TIE last six wooks,
waiting shipping ~1aco.
nGads are among Alaska's
greatest moods and the oponfng
Of this road will be o lcng step
in the right direction toward
solving an old problem
Transport Att on.
The Valley settler., 1942-02-27

A School Election Will be
hold Saturday March 7 Tor the G.
lection Of one member to the
Board to replace Rex 'sonaChan,
whose terri expires this spring.
la'c sherrod, only candida
meati onod t this time.
The polls will be located
ct t,ze .4udi forum and will be
c2en from 9 all. to ~.
The Valley settler., 1942-02-27
FIRST 2.yl:..MG ID e $500.

The first payment oH 5000. 90
due tho Farm Security ..dlliris trc-
tion on loan nlado to the .-ctanus-
ka Valley Farmers to finance tho
purchase Of property now owned
by the @otanusko Valley Farmers
coopora ting ASS IT,, from the AR.
R.C., January IL, 1910 has boon
made.
At that time it wos not
thought ponsi ole that Tho ASSN.
would be operating Of & profit
for considerable tiao ana provi-
sions wore made in antici patton
OF Grating at q loss.
Not only has tho 1--WE. ca.
boon able to show profit; but
(Conti 1uoG On Page 2
The Valley settler., 1942-02-27
COOP NOTES

Notices have been mailed to
members notifying them Of the
Dairy me citing Tuesday III Git and
the Produce me citing Wednes lay
night. If you are Interested in
eli ther Of these activi ties be
sure to attend and help work out
the plans.
Uo are planning an sri cul-
tura1 me citing Of the l.enlbersllip
for March IA and expect to have
representative OF the Extension
service, Experimental Far amy
Quart ter Corps and other ex-
ports there to help us WORK out
our problems.
The impossible has happened
again in Palmer, and the first
repayment to the F,S.A. has been
made on time.
I have an inquiry from Homer
Tor turkey eg-s. II any one Will
have turkey o-;ess to sell please
contact nc, giving price and
approximate date they Will be a.
valuable.
The Valley settler., 1942-02-27

BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
AT YOUR TRADING POST.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05
Times Red Cross Nutrition Class
Graduates With Gala Celebration

cookery were demonstrated. en-
phasizlng that all meat with the
exception OF pork should be
roasted at a low temperature
900 degrees rather than being
scared and then allowed TO cook
slowly. Pork should be roasted
al a temperature of $50 degrees.
Information was given on the
preservation of fruits and vege-
tables, and many suggestions Of
fered for cutting down the sugar
necessary for canning.
Principles of good meal plan
ming color, texture, flavor
and palatability =. were inter-
eSting to the group. particularly
as applied TO the building Of
menus around the government
nutrition yardstick. And here 1t
is. in brief. if you are striving to
improve your family food habits.
Every person should have ev-
cry day at least a pint of milk,
one quart for children; one serv-
ing of oranges, tomatoes or
grapefruit, two servings of green
or yellow vegetables, serving
of potatoes, at least one serving
of meat, poultry or fish, at least
three or four eggs a week, bread
and cereal, butter and other
spreads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

YESTERDAY WAS grsdua-
ton day for members of the De-
troit Times Red Cross 20-hour
Nutrition Course. About $50
women have completed this and
are qualified TO so into the
canteen course this fall.
II turned out TO be a gala
afternoon. because several men,
bers of the Detroit Chapter of
the Red Cross came 10 congratu-
late the ladies on having COM
pleted the course IL was not
easy, all these weeAS, studying
and turning in papers.
Those who came from the Red
Cross 10 congratulate their nu-
triton graduates were Mrs. John
3. Ford. vice chairman of the
Detroit Chapter; Mrs. Malcolm
: cKinnon, chairman of defense
.,ce ton, Mrs. Esther Wright,
t-ector of women'S activities.
I'D Miss Mary Harrington,
Csairman OF the nutrition COM
m,ttee.
After exams and graduation
ceremonies we had party
=. white cakes with red crosses
thereon and that concludes
the nutrition course till fall.
On completion of any piece of
work, it's always interesting 10
learn some of the things which
have been accomplished. The
results were more easily meas
uFed than one would imagine.
We gave members of the class
a QUESTIONABLE TO fill out and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

The main objective back of
every ones interest in nutrition
these days is TO learn 10 eat and
avoid hidden hunger in
other words, we want 10 make
America strong.
Therefore answers to that
question dealing with changed
food habits were most encour-
aging, and really quite surpris-
ing. Fifty-five from the group
are including more milk in
family meals; "a serve more
vegetables and % have increased
the fruit supply. Nine are eat
ing more meat, particularly
liver.
All of the 162 replied that they
were enjoying the course and
only four felt that il was too
technical. Considerable outside
reading was assigned and 1876
said that they enjoyed doing this
special work in the library.
Practical. Too
In this course not only were
theories of good feeding given
out but food was actually pre-
pared. One hundred and sixty
of the women liked this practice.
Special emphasis was placed
on the ways in which milk could
be Incorporated into the diet
One does not have 10 drink all
OF the milk required: it may be
consumed in the form of ice
cream, cream sauces, custards
and other dishes.
The proper methods of meat
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05
Main Objective

return without signing their
names.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

MrpCIIpV--schaefer-s TN. $500 r
mEhJUhI TO ACCOMMODATE WAR
WORKERS: SPECIAL MAT. CONT. 3:i5.
FEMININE TOUCH at 400, 7:20, 1O:i0
MR.. BUG GOES re TOWN." at 9. e:20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

BIRMINGHAM Travels 7:10 and lI:1o
Dihliill'ulhM Woman at 800 Only.
Cooled Comfort. Spencer Tracy, Katha-
rine Hepburn in WOMAN OF THE
YEAR" Plus "SULI.INAN'S TRAVELS"
II .'Snnerman.n NeWa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

VnCIJr- FREE PARKING. SATURDAY
VUuUL MATINEE ONLY. ATTEND
OUR BIG sUPERMAN SHOW. JOIN
OUR sUPERMAN CLUB. FREE BADGE
AND CODE BOOK.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

IR'WAY CApTT0I-I Extra! Extra Sun
Whl Uni iiUL day Noon Only. On
Our Stage, Radio schoolhouse. Eighth
Birthday Celebration Salute to the Army
and Navy. Fun. Music. Dancing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

DL'LnLI Open 5:45 Park Free Csc to
$3.50. Cooled. Historical Homes China
After 8 p. NJ. Chester Morris in "CANAL
ZONE" Plus ZONE MILLION n. c."
Victor Mature. Carole Landia Lon CLANCY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

ri ()0MFIFI n-Woodward Ave-, birmingham
DLVVnni iLbD Comfortably Cooled.
Late Show 9:15. Merle Oberon, LYDIA
7:20-10:20. Plus Lloyd Nolan "BLUE,
WHITE AND PERFECT" at 300 Only.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

R'WAV CApTT0I -B'way-Gd. Circus Park
u Whi Ihi iiUL Cooled Comfort Cont.
from 1O:45 A. NJ. Abbott and Costello In
ride 'EM, COWBOY" Greta Carlo.
NJ Douglas in "TWO-FACED WOMAN"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

VnCJIC-Harpcr nj Harvard. Park Free.
VUuuL Open 5:45. Last Show a:16 p. N.
Cooled. c. Lombard, J. Benny,
ITO NJ OR NOT TO RE-" RISE AND
SHINE" J. Oakie ssuDeyman' Color Cart.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

TIYCnn--Hamiitoa-T Tuxedo TO. s-2Tss =
IuhLuV Air Cond Comfort. Open $40.
News. Color Cartoon. RISE SHINE"
Lombard, ITO BIZ OR NOT TO BE-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

DL'LhLi Open 5:45. Free Parking 25C
TIN $50 p. NJ. Cooled Tyrone Power
Gene Tlerney in "SON or FURY" Laurel
and Hardy, Jean Parker In ''FLYING
DEUCES." Dsney's LEND n Paw"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

pnnTu-East Jefferson. Parkview LIE. 1881
DVVih Open 6:15. Cooled. Enrol Flynn,
Olivia De Havilland. THEY DIED WITH
THEIR BOOTS ON" Chester Morris. Jean
Parker, mo HANDS ON THE CLOCK"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

FERNnAI C-wocdward. Mr.. Smile Rd.
'Lru'DnLL Open $40. Don Ameche.
Rosalind Russell "FEMlNINE TOUCH"
Gene Tierney, SHANGHAI GESTURE"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

RERKI EV-l2-Miie Road and Robina 4
DLhhLLi Open $50. Air Conditioned
Fredric March, Loretta Young, '.BEDTIMH
STORY" "GUNMAN FROM BODIE,'
with Buck Jones. Sat. Matinee Free
Cameras 10 Bows and Girls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

GARDEN Svsn 40 ~ AM Seat. Tic.
.YOU BELONG TO ME-" Henry Fonda,
Barbara Stanwyck. Plus "CODE OF THE
OITI.AMs." Tom Tyler. Bob steele.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-05

mLhIuhi Open 3:45 Rosalind Rus
sell Don Ameche in THE FEMININE
TOUCH." Sensational Feature Length
Cartoon "MR. Bug GOES TO TODN.'
Dual No-Draft Refrigeration.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Ayres Sees Real BottIeneck
In Limited Freight Capacity
Cleveland Economist Believes Equipment
Shortage Will Curb War Production

and the Importance OF these fac
tors is emphasized just now by the
widespread reports that we can
not produce enough steel to meet
our war needs. These assumed ma
terial shortages are more nearly
the products of miscalculation and
misallocation than they are OF
actual lack of sufficient materials.
After all we produce far more steel
than Germany and Japan and Rus
sia and England combined.
Our railroads are doing an out
standingly good job of wartime
transportation. Probably they can
lust about succeed in carrying the
peak volumes of autumn freight in
September and october without
any serious car shortages.
Nevertheless, it ought not to be
assumed that they can indefinitely
continue to transport volumes of
freight that increase steadily and
increasingly from month to month
The limits of their capacity have
been nearly reached, and when they
are reached the volume of our in
dustrial output will have to level
off no matter what other forms of
transportation may be called into
service, and no matter how large
the war appropriation may be-"
Evening star., 1942-08-16
BY WILLIAM FERRIS,
Wide World Market Writer.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Trade belief
that producers were sending cattle
to market without feeding to high
quality was confirmed this week by
Department OF Agriculture state
ment reporting the number Of cat
tie on feed in the corn belt States
was 10 per cent below this time last
year.
When cattle are fed grain they
not only improve their quality, but
take on more weight. Thus it's i'm
portant to feed cattle in order to
have more beef, livestock men said,
and decline in feeding must even
tually result in reduction in the
supply of beef.
The Agriculture Department at
tributed the drop in cattle on feed
to uncertainties in the minds of
feeders" as to the effect price CELL
ings would have on the wholesale
market. What the farmers fear,
livestock men said, is that the cost
of feeding cattle will be greater than
the market value.
Large numbers of cattle, coming
off Western ranges, which ordinarily
are bought by corn belt farmers for
feeding, have gone straight to
slaughter, livestock observers said.
This undoubtedly helps to alleviate
the present beef deficiency, they
added, but it poses question about
the supply for next year. At that
time cattle now on feed normally
would be coming to market.
1t was also pointed out that, with
best hogs selling above SIS hun
dred pounds, feed grains probably
can be used more efficiently for hog
production than for long term
feeding out" of beef cattle.
There was a strong market in
choice cattle this week. however.
and this may tend to transform the
attitude of producers toward their
feeding problem. Choice steers and
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Washington Stock Exchange

Reported by L Co D.
FRIDAY,
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Stock Prices Uneven
And Narrow After
Week S Advance
Russion Reports Help
To Offset News of
SoIomons Gains

WHAT STOCKS DID.