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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-07-09

LOndOn.-Emphatic testimony to the
value of the newly established British
Factory Production Committees is to
be found in the report Of the PrOduc-
ton Enquiry undertaken by the ANAL
gamated Engineering Union in 1914.
\ summary Of the report Of this en-
quiry just released offers convincing
evidence that there has been ma
terial increase in production, if it con-
tains some criticisms II and that the
larger increase has taken place in
manufacturing plants in which work
arrangement cooperation has been
most highly developed through Fac
tory Production Committees.
Putting First Things First
The report insists that the success
of these Joint Consultative bodies rests
upon the degree of confidence and CO.
and managements. But confidence and
cooperation in their turn rest (says
the repOrt upon the actual practice of
both parties in their dayby day con-
duct Of the war effort:
at is not Il case of good fellowship
across the committee table, but of put
ting first things tirst-Output before
profits, good time-keeping before in
come tax grievances, victory before
postwar fears and interests. Our En-
quiry shows more clearly than any
thing else that the wOrkpeOple are
able and willing to make these efforts.
Evidence is offered in this report
that whereas in the plants covered by
the Enquiry there has been an in
crease in about 50 per cent of estab.
| lishments without Production Commit
tees, over " per cent of the plants in
which Production Committees have
been set up make this claim.
Proof of Cooperation
The increased production admittedly
| is due to the greater effort of the work
people, and although the stimulus lo
| this greater effort is not simply the
existence of a Factory Committee, ii
is a factor of growing Importance
| From factory after, factory has come
! the testimony that increased prOduc.
| ton in the works has been due to the
active cooperation bet ween work
people and managements in charge
! over to war work, interchange of ideas
on improved methods of production
and to the growth of get together
spirit in all the departments of the
factory.
AS a cOrollary to the very definitely
keyed up morale in the workshops
better time-keeping is recorded as one
of the salient factors In one-third OF
the establishments where improved
time-keeping is recorded it has beer
found to be closely linked with the
better transport facilities which have
been introduced in recent months, in
Guiding staggering hours, workmen's
tickets (for cheap rail fares) and more
convenient bus and train routes ar
ranged to serve the factories; and it is
also an improvement effected particu
larly where Production Committees
have been able to get the management
to remove grievances.
Such matters as these appear FIRE
quently on the agenda of Factory Pro
| ductiOn Committees. Success in dealing
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-07-09
Report Issued On
Roadside Perks

T.. II. Mccullough, Division Engineer,
released today the following report:
Roadside Parks record of visitors TO
parks during the first six months of
this year, (January to June Both in
clusive).
Division No. II, which includes
seven counties: Belmont, Columbiana.
Carroll Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson
and TuScarawaS.
\ representation of every state in
the union was recorded with the eX-
ception of Vermont, Alabama. Idaho,
Oregon and Montana.
Also, represented We're visitors from
Washington, ID. c., Alaska, Havana,
Cuba, Mexico City, Mexico, Honolulu,
Hawaii, Guatemala, Central America
Coco Solo, Canal Zone, and Australia.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-07-09

prOverbial.
Whereas in the Unions affiliated TO the
Trades Union Congress there were
about 100000 women members in the
last year before the war, there were at
the end of 1911 at least 100000. This,
of course, represents the development
Of Trade Unionism amongst women
munitioneers apart from the trans
fereeS from the better unioniZed trades.
such as garment making.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Boy, 6, Dragged Fourth
Of Mile by Truck, Is Killed
| D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 ------ %
Killed in same period of 1941 18
Toll for all of 1941 ~ IS

William Robert Judd, 6, Of Bur-
louisville, Md, was injured fatally
late yesterday when he was struck
by steel rods projecting from a truck
driven by Cissel j. Brown. Colum-
bia, Md, Montgomery County po-
lice reported.
The boy is. believed to have skated
or fallen against the side Of the
truck near his home. He was dragged
for more than quarter of a mile
before a motorist informed the driv-
er of the accident, police said.
DR.. c. E. Hawks, Montgomery
County coroner, issued certifi-
cate of accidental death.
Sheridan A. Cook, AZ, OF 412
Sixth street NV, suffered a seri-
GUS head injury when he was struck
by a streetcar near Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. late
yesterday, police reported. The pc
destrian was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Burial Rites Tomorrow
For J. Wilbur 0'Day

j. Wilbur ODay of 3607 Van Ness
street NV, who died Monday at
Georgetown Hospital. will be buried
tomorrow in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
after mass at 9 am. at st. AIMS
Catholic Church, 4402 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Mr.. O'Day was sales manager for
Mcneil Motors. 1418 P street NV.
He was in business as dealer, man.
ager and salesman for more than
20 years, part of the time being
associated with the late Joseph Nc
Reynolds. Studebaker dealer.
He was the son of the late J. ].
O'Day of Tenleytown He was
graduate of the old Business High
School, where he took a prominent
part in athletics.
Mr.. O'Day is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Leona ODay; a daugh-
ter, Nancy ODay: his mother, Mrs.
j. j. O'Day. and three brothers. John
j.. Charles Cyril and Francis J.
ODay of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Friday 18th Arrests
Solve 70 Burg|aries
In Third Precinct
Capt. Lettermon Seizes
Two Youths Doshine
From Rooming House

Three arrests made on Friday the
18th proved good luck for third pre-
cinct police, for they solved so to TO
cases of burglary, Capt. Oscar J.
Letterman announced today.
Two colored boys, Is and Is, have
confessed 30 daylight entries into
rooming houses. he said Before
looting a room they would knock on
the door and if some one answered
would pose as collectors for news
paper deliveries.
Capt. Letterman was walking in
the 900 block of Twentieth street
NV, worrying about the "rooming
house burglars" rapidly becoming
notorious in his area, when he hap
pened to see two boys dash out OF
a house. He placed them under
arrest and questioned them.
Later the same day Precinct De-
tective F. L. Gaver arrested a 20
year old colored man in the base
ment of an apartment house in the
1900 block of K street NV. He
posed as a window washer and was
carrying a pail. but the detective
noticed a screwdriver in his pocket.
A number Of neighborhood apart
ments had been entered-and screw
driver marks left behind.
According to police, half a truck
load" of stolen goods have been
recovered from a number of sources
known to the youth. He has ad-
mitted between 80 and 40 "jobs," "
they say. In his billfold was found
girls portrait-extracted from a
letter stolen from an apartment
mail box. Loot recovered ranges
from money and jewelry to riding
habits, it was said.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Recreation Troining Unit
Will Meet Tomorrow

DR.. E. B. Henderson, OF the Depart
ment of Health and Physical Edu-
cation, and Hugo w. Wolter, of the
Recreation Services, Civilian Mobil-
ization for Metropolitan Area
Civilian Defense, will speak at a
session of the Recreation T~ci>ing
Institute at 7:45 pm. tomorrow.
They will discuss The Pa. of
Recreation and the Volunteer
Leader In the War Effort in Wash
ington."
Evening star., 1942-03-18
compensation, income tax and gaso-
line tax to both Jurisdictions.
Board Backs Nichols Bill.

compensation, income tax and gaso-
line tax to both jurisdictions.
Board Backs Nichols Bill.
w. P. MacCracken, chairman Of
the Aviation Committee of the
Board of Trade. advised the sub
committee of the boards indorse-
ment of the Nichols bill, although
he admitted minority sentiment
on the committee for the Virginia
jurisdiction.
Discussing a recent bill passed by
the Virginia Legislature which in
effect ratifles the Randolph bill, Mr..
Nichols questioned whether the
State could delegate to its executive
officials the power to waive certain
taxes in connection with the air.
port which he said were contem-
plated in the Virginia measure which
would make the airport a Federal
reservation in Virginia. He was
supported by Mr.. Glass in the OBJ
servation that the Virginia posi-
ton appeared to be willingness to
assume all the benefits but none Of
the headaches" in connection with
the airport.
At one point, Mr.. Settle charged
that the C. A. A. had changed it's
position from support of the Virginia
Jurisdiction to District control to
enable a concessionaire to sell hard
liquor. This was vigorously denied
by Mr.. Nichols, who charged the
C. A. A. had never supported the Vir-
ginia jurisdiction.
Chairman Hunter said tbs sub.
committee would study the record
and report shortly to the full District
Committee.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
38 Raid Sirens
Reported Nearly
Ready for Use
EorIy Test PIonned;
Surprise BIockout
Date Indefinite

Thirty-eight Of Washington's Al
electric sirens. the first AFRAID
warning devices ordered by the Dis
trict, should be in final operating
form by tomorrow night, the Com
missioners were advised today.
Commissioner Young, civilian de-
tense co-ordinator for this area,
said this paves the way for a test
to be held soon" of the effective
ness Of the sirens, by having them
sounded at an announced time dur
ing daylight hours. However, there.
Is considerable doubt as to whether
they will be adequate and possibili-
ties Of practice total blackout have
been pushed into 'the not too dis
tant future" The date for the
practice total blackout is to be de-
termined when the AFRAID warn
ing signal system and Washington
householders and business establish
ments are really ready for it."
This was the view of Commits
sioner Young and also Commission
ers Kutz and Mason, 1t was said.
Doubtful Of Phrasing.
Suggestion that the District might
have a surprise" total blackout
within the next 10 days or two weeks
was voiced yesterday by Capt. Will
liam L. Clemens, one of the aides
to Col. Lemuel Bolles, Metropolitan
civilian defense director
Capt. Clemens told The Star today
he was not sure whether he had
said. in talk to group of women
at the National Museum, that the
suggested surprise" blackout will
be held" within that period, or may
be held" within two weeks.
He said he had been emphasizing
to the civilian group the necessity
for a quick response by the public
to the repeated requests that they
complete arrangements for effective
screening of lighting in their homes,
so that they will be ready when the
call for total blackout comes.
Capt. Clemens said today he had re-
ceived no official advices as to when
such test would be ordered.
Priorities Delay Horns.
Many weeks ago. the Commits.
sioners became concerned over the
inadequacy of the electric sirens,
when the first several were installed
and tried out, and ordered the pro-
vision Of 20 steam horns and % air.
actuated horns to constitute the
primary afraid device system.
The electric sirens were to be
kept IN place as a supplementary
arrangement. Priorities have de-
layed provision Of the horns, only
five having been delivered so far.
All Al of the sirens have been
delivered, but three of them are
being held for reserves or to be
placed in areas where there are
dead spots" in the sounding of
the devices.
Commissioner Young today joined
Col! Bolles and Capt. Clemens in
urging the public to hasten prepara-
tion Of their light screening ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Stores Are Listed
10 Stay Open on
Nights
Arrangement Expected to
Relieve Lote Afternoon
Traffic Congestion

Edward D. Shaw, executive secres
tary of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, today made pub
lie list of the department and
speciality stores which have decided
to stay open on Thursday nights
beginning tomorrow night, to give
Federal workers more time for shop
ping.
For the majority Of stores, the
opening hour tomorrow and on sue
ceeding Thursdays will be 2::30 pm
but some will open at earlier hours
Customers were advised to watch
for individual store announcements
in newspapers. All of the stores
cooperating in the program will
close at 8 pm.
These stores will remain open:
Beckers Leather Goods Co., Inc;
Brewood, Brooks. Inc; Capital Fun
Shop, Castelberg's, Joseph De
Young, Inc; Emily Shops. Inc;
Erlebacher, Inc; Fosters Remem-
brance Shop, Franc Jewelry Co., L
Frank Co.. Gait & Bro, Inc: Julius
Garf1nckel & Co., the Goldenberg
Co, VIM. Hahn & Co., Joseph r.
Harris Co., r. Harris & Co., the
Hecht Co.. James B. Henderson
House & Hermann. Hub Furniture
Co., Frank r. Jelleff. Inc; Arthur
Jordan Piano Co., A. Kahn, Inc; S
Kann Sons Co., Kaplowitz Bros
Henry Kaufman. Inc; Kay Jewelry
Co.. Homer L. Kilt Co., Julius Lans-
burgh Furniture Co., Lanburgh's S
Mayer & Co., I. Miller, Model Shop
National Furniture Co., P. j. Nee
Co., Pals Royal, Philipsborn, Queen
Quality Boot Shop, Raleigh Haber-
dasher, B. Richs Sons, Ross Co..
Saks Fur Co., Chas. Schwartz &
Son, Selinger's. Shah & Shah
Stach's, Inc; Woodward & Lothrop
and H. Zirkin g. Sons, Inc.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer and Highway Director H. C.
Whitehurst yesterday praised the
night-shopping plan and predicted
that it will aid materially in reliev-
ing the late afternoon traffic con-
gestion in downtown Washington.
Mr.. Van Duzer pointed out in q
letter to President Fred A. Smith
of the Board of Trade that 10000
Government workers now leave theil
offices between 4:45 and $50 pm
Many of these workers will take
advantage of the night shopping
period, thereby relieving the late
afternoon traffic load, he said.
Capt. Whitehurst said both Gov
ernment and private industry work.
ers will welcome the opportunity
to do their shopping on Thursday
evenings in a leisurely manner" in.
stead Of making hurried trips dur.
ing lunch hours or Immediately after
work. He voiced hope that those
able to shop during regular store
hours will continue to do so, thus
giving defense workers and others
who must use the night shopping
hours sufncient opportunity to shop
Evening star., 1942-03-18
Conference Drafts
Children S Charter
For Wartime Care
Four-Point Program
Warns Of Danger in
Juvenile Anxiety

A "Children's Charter in War
time" calling for a national effort
20 protect American children against
the impact Of total war was pre-
sented by the drafting committee
to the children's commission for
ratification today at the final ses-
sion of the commissions three-day
conference at the Labor Depart
ment.
The charter set forth four objec-
tives: /. Guard children from injury
in the coastal danger zone: t2) pro-
tect children from neglect and undue
strain in defense areas; (3)
strengthen the home life of children,
whose fathers and mothers have
been modified in war or in war
production, and "a conserve and
prepare children Of every race and
creed throughout the country to
take their places in democracy.
The charter stressed the need for
war vacations" for city children
and urged that mothers, wherever
possible, accompany children evac-
uated from danger areas.
Avoid Childhood Anxiety.
Childhood anxiety can be as
devastating as disease" the charter
said. The greatest need of children
Is to have their sense Of security
guarded. Not only parents but
doctors. teachers, settlement work
ers, child welfare and child guidance
workers can help children meet the
anticipations and realities Of war
time"
AS part of its national program to
protect children, the commission
approved a recommendation that
provision be made for at least one
child welfare worker in every de-
fense area, that additional workers
be made available to State depart
ments of public welfare in develop
ing social services for children in
local defense communities, and that
programs for the evacuation of
children. or the removal Of aliens,
"be planned with due regard to the
standards for the protection Of
children which have been developed
in cooperation with the Children's
Bureau and State agencies under
such programs as the care of Euro
pean children"
The commission also urged in
creased hospital facilities for ma
ternity and child care. and an ex-
pansion of school health services in
defense areas.
Larger Funds Urged.
It also recommended an amend
ment of the Social Security Act to
authorize, for the period Of the war,
an increase in appropriations for
Federal grants to the States for ma
ternal, child health and child well
fare services, with increased funds
for the Children's Bureau to enable
this agency to cooperate more fully
with State agencies and to supple
ment their work unders emergency
conditions.
At its session yesterday Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt told the commission
that the American people need a
greater understanding and a f1rmer
belief in the things for which this
country is fighting.
ITO fight a war is not enough"
Mrs. Roosevelt said. THE people who
fight q war must know that there
will be a kind of country worth
fighting for to come back to. If we
told the boys who have gone out to
fight that they were coming back to
the days Of 1882 and 1888 then we
would have less chance Of winning
the war"
Evening star., 1942-03-18
t.. 4. A. Official Insist!
National Airport Is
Within District Area
Stonton Opposes Bill
To Transfer Field to
Virginia Jurisdiction

Acting Administrator Charles
Stanton of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority today told a House sub
committee that the National Air
port at Gravelly Point is "unques-
tionably" in the District. because
most of it was under water when
the project was undertaken.
His testimony came as the Fiscal
Affairs Subcommittee of the House
District Committee concluded hear
ings on two bills to determine the
status of the airport. One, intro
duced by Chairman Randolph OF
the District Committee. would set
the Virginia-District boundary line
at the present high water mark
Of the Potomac River, on the Vir-
ginia SIDE, thus automatically placing
the airport in Virginia. The second
introduced by Representative Mich
OILS, democrat of Oklahoma. would
use the river high mark as the line
but would place the airport itself
in the District.
Not Interested in Dispute.
Mr.. Stanton said the c. A. A. was
not primarily interested in settling
the long standing boundary dispute
but in determining the status OF
what is now the Nations No. air
port on the basis of air traffic.
He insisted it was logical that
the $12,000,000 airport. which was
built by Federal funds and which
serves the business of the Federal
Capital should be in the District
where Federal jurisdiction is COM
plete.
The administrator estimated that
80 per cent of the airport business
was with the Federal Capital rather
than the State of Virginia. He added
it had been built with mo aid and
little encouragement" from the
State. Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, supporter of the
Randolph bill, contested the latter
statement.
Mr.. Stanton said the runways
used by airplanes are definitely
within the District.
The acting administrator was sup
ported by Richard E. Elwell, gen.
eral counsel for the C. A. A.. who
described the present situation of
uncertain jurisdiction as "deplora-
ble."
Smith Cites U. S. Buildings.
Representative Smith observed
that he saw no more complications
surrounding the status of the air
port than the status Of the new
War and Navy buildings being con-
structed on the Virginia side OF the
river.
Passage Of the Randolph bill
was urged by Thomas S. Settle,
secretary of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
as establishing common sense
boundary" between the District and
Virginia and settling a dispute Of
more than 100 years.
Supporters of both bills claimed
approval of the Budget Bureau.
Representative Dirksen, Republican
of Illinois observed, however, that
the Budget Bureau passes only on
whether the measures conform or
conflict with the fiscal policy of the
United States rather than determin-
ing policy.
Fred M. Glass, representing Amer
ican Airlines. urged District juris-
diction of the airport and called
the present situation "one of the
most complete dilemmas have ever
seen." He said the operators at the
airport are paying unemployment
Evening star., 1942-03-18

lIlSptCtlO1l dlOllS llIlcS HOW lOllOWcO
generally in this country, according
to Health Officer George c. Rutland.
Already military authorities have
called on the schools and colleges of
the Nation to provide them with
physically fit men and women to en-
dure the rigors Of war.
Both Health Department and
school physical education officials
are convinced that a setup in the
health and physical education pro-
gram for public school pupils can
considerably reduce the percentage
of physical defects, as revealed by
Army physical examinations.
For the past few years. DR.. Joseph
A. Murphy, in charge Of the school
medical inspection service in the
Health Department, has asked for
the addition of only three part-time
physicians for school medical exami-
nation work. but the request has
failed to survive the prunings Of the
District budget.
Part-Time Schedule.
At the present time, according to
DR.. Murphy. the school physical
exams are given by "a part-time
private physicians who devote three
hours daily to the work two or three
times week. Each complete
physical examination requires about
10 minutes.
In 1910, with the aid Of public
health nurses, the medical inspectors
gave 1879 complete tests and SO, ,033
"partials," or a total Of 131 ,852. Not
all of these, however, were school
children. In addition to the general
physical checkups Of pupils. the in
spection of persons entering the
teachers colleges, the boys and girls
seeking work permits under child
labor laws and candidates for school
athletic teams, the medical inspec-
tors also have to inspect clerical ap-
pointees Of the Board Of Education,
teachers being retired for physical
disability, food handlers in the
school cafeterias and some members
of the custodial forces, DR.. Murphy
disclosed.
DR.. Murphy's main drive with his
present staff is directed ct the ele-
mentary schools, believing that
physical defects ought to be caught
at the earliest moment. Children
are examined when they enter the
kindergarten or first grade, and
again when they enter the fourth
grade. In addition efforts are made
to examine the pupils entering the
junior high schools and again when
leaving senior high school, it was in
dicated. Personnel is insufficient to
do this generally.
Audiometer Technicians.
DR.. Murphy is a firm believer in
the use of part-time inspectors
rather than full-time employees. He
feels the present system results in
getting high-class doctors with
clinical experience.
Also among the additions needed
to strengthen the inspection service
generally, DR.. . Murphy lists au-
diometer technicians to test hearing
While he needs more medical in
spectors, DR.. Murphy also has his
fingers crossed for fear the military
authorities will take some Of his
present staff.
Eight or II Of our "A men can be