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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Trouble
Toledo Wardens' First
Practice FizzIes

Toledo air raid wardens had
bit of trouble during their first
practice, what with bombs that
wouldn't light and hoses that
wouldn't spray, but they believe
everything is under control now
and expect better results at the
next class.
Trouble started right at the be-
ginning of the drill when the in
cendiary bomb, which had come
from England, refused to ignite.
Several matches were applied be-
fore it decided to cooperate.
When they finally had a fire. the
novice wardens found their hose
would not operate.
District Chief Roy Davis de
cided to investigate and peered
into the barrel of the hose. He
received a blast of water in the
face. when his assistant unex-
pectedly began to pump.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Air Raid Wardens
Win High Praise

More than $4,000 Detroit air
raid wardens seemed to spring
from nowhere TO do their jobs in
the first blackout. The warning
sirens with their rising and falling
sounds had hardly begun when
residents of most Of the city'S
neighborhoods saw their local
wardens patrolling the block.
Frank M. McLaury, Detroits
chief air raid warden, was one OF
the proudest men in the Detroit
office of civilian defense.
"Our men and women did a
fine job" he said. 1T was the
warden out there In the street
who deserved the credit for
much OF the success Of our first
blackOut."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Sd Class Of Wardens
To Graduate June Is

The third class of air raid
wardens, about $500 in all. Is
now in training. 1t will be gradu-
ated about June 10. The second
class of 1900 will end its train
ing on May %. The initial class.
$500 strong, completed its course
on April 80. Drives are still on to
get additional wardens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Here s.Britdin
In It's Sd Year
Of War Burden

Britain today isn't vast mud
die, a country full of bewildered
and frustrated people governed by
a collection of senile dodderers.
British munition factories are not
so full of people knitting that
they are turning out socks instead
of shells. The British army is not
led by a crowd of nit-wits. Nor is
one half the population selling in
the black market TO the other
half.
There are quite a few things
that are wrong in Britain, and
most of them have been aired
over and over again in the press,
in Parliament, and on the public
platform. But in general, this
Britain of May, 1912, is a pretty
tough country in which to live,
and it gets tougher every day.
The vast percentage of its 40
odd million inhabitants, in their
third year of the second war in
their generation, are living under
belt-tightened conditions to an
extent that is scarcely realized in
the United States.
EAT ENOUGH
Most of them eat-not well, but
enough. Some of them playa lit
tie. A lot of them have died in
air raids on battlefields stretching
from France to Norway and from
Greece, Crete at Libya to Hong
Kong, Singapore and New Guinea.
And all of them work hard and
are getting a little tired of the
sort Of story published abroad
which depicts them as "loafing'
through this war.
They are well aware of the fact
that you can stand on the cliffs of
Dover, on a clear day, and see the
coastline of Germ n-occupied
France just 20 miles away. They
know from bitter experience that
someone in Berlin can at any mo-
ment order the luftwaffe to re-
commence severe bombing of Brit
ish cities and towns, and that they
are less than 80 minutes flying
time from the nearest German-oc-
cupied airfields.
hNOW WAN 10 YIN
You don't have to tell the aver
age Briton there's a war on. He
knows it. The bomb which blasted
out the windows of his home a few
months back hasn't lately been
followed by others, but his house
remains windowless, its ceilings
cracked or down and the broken
crockery, pictures and furniture
unreplaced or mended.
He has to pay up or sell his
car, cut down his smoking and al
most cut out his drinking. His
pleasures are few and are becom-
ing even fewer, for even money is
no longer an open sesame TO
pleasure.
Today, in this the third year of
war, Mr.. Average Briton and those
that govern him are beginning TO
echo the ruthlesSneSs and the de-
termination they have seen for so
long across the channel and North
Sea
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Maryland Health Head
Urqes Aides Be Deferred
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Approx-
imately Is per cent of Maryland's s
health officials are slated to be
called soon to military service, leav-
ing serious gaps In the State Or
ganization.
DR.. R. H. Riley, State health de-
partment director, said the men
affected, mainly county health
officers, constituted "the backbone
of selective service medical work
throughout the State and Of de-
fenSe medical services"
Announcing that Army officials
had advised him of what he might
soon expect, DR.. Riley said:
Il am going to do all I can to
persuade the Army that these key
men are essential to civilian well
fare and to ask for their deferment." Z"
He explained that burdens placed
on health officers become greater as
more and more doctors are drawn
into the armed forces. Because
Maryland, for its size, has more
war industry and more military
establishments than any other State,
I believe we have an extraordinary
claim on the medical services of
these men," he added.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Architects Holding Contest
For Best Bomb Shelter

The Association of Federal Archi-
tects is sponsoring a contest for best
design of a bomb shelter for 1000
people, Henry A. Magnusson, presi-
dent, announced today. Entries must
be received at 1700 I street NV. by
Sunday at midnight.
The entries will be judged by six
Government architects Monday
night. Winners will be announced
Tuesday at the annual winter ban
quet and dance of the association at
7p.m. at the Hotel 2400.
Winner of the first prize will re-
celve $3.50. with option as to whether
1t is awarded in cash or defense
bonds. Second and third place
awards are SIS and the next 10
places. $40.
Judges are 1t. Comdr. G. A. Hunt,
U. S. NJ, Bureau of Yards and Docks;
1t. Comdr. j. M. Hodgdon. U. S. N.
r.; Louis A. Simon, retired Treas
ury architect; Sherwood B. Smith,
and N. D. Monfalcone, U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers end Albert C.
Bear, Veterans Administration ar
chitect.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Walter ). Frisbie,
Food Office Chief,
Dies While al Work
Served us Chemist
For Several Stotes Before
Joining U. S. Service

Walter S. Frisbie, chief of the
Office of State Cooperation of the
Food and Drug Administration of
the Federal Security Agency, died
yesterday at his Office in the south
building Of the Department of Agri-
culture.
"He is loss not only to the Food
and Drug Administration but to the
State food officials as WE'LL" F. b.
Linton, assistant to the Food and
Drug Commissioner, said today.
Mr.. Frisbie who served as chemist
for several States before coming here
IN 1921, was also chairman of the
Food Standards Committee of the
Security Agency.
Graduated from Yale,
He was born in New Haven, Conn.
May II, 1881, educated at Meriden
(Conno High School, graduated
with major in chemistry and bio
logy from Yale University in 1901,
and studied medicine at Cornell and
Johns Hopkins Universities.
Mr.. Frisbie was assistant chemist
Of the New York State Pathological
Laboratory at Buffalo from 1903 to
1905. Between 1905 and 1907, he was
connected With the Colgate and
Parke-Davis companies and then for
seven years was assistant chemist of
the State of Iowa and later State
chemist OF Nebraska. From 1919 to
1921 he was chief of the Bureau of
Food, Drugs and Oil, State Depart
ment Of Agriculture in Lincoln, Nebr.
Mr.. Linton said Mr.. Frisbie's work
here was to promote cooperation in
the work of Federal, State and local
food chemists. and that he was
known among food officials through
out the country.
Member Of Associations,
He was member of the Executive
Committee of the Association of
Food and Drug Officials of the
United States. a fellow of the Amer
lean Public Health Association, a
member of the Association of Amer
ican Feed Control Officials and a
former president of the Association
OF Official Agricultural Chemists.
Surviving Mr.. Frisbie are his
widow, Mrs. Mae McDermott Frisbie.
and son, John McDermott Frisbie
He made his home at 17l8 Irving
street NV.
Funeral services will be held at
8 pm. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV, with burial Monday in
Meriden, Conn.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

GOLDEN WEDDING Sergt.
and Mrs. Agostino D'Aiutolo,
2809 Seventeenth street NE,
who celebrated their S0th
wedding anniversary yester-
day. Sergt. D'Aiutolo, 73, re-
p tired Army first sergeant and
music teacher, and Mrs.
D'Aiutolo, IA, are both natives
Of Montecorvino, Italy. They
have six living children and
four grandchildren.
Harris Ewing Photo.
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Minneapolis Morning Tribune pho
to by Wayne Bell shows the eight
youths who will carry the colors
of this part of the country. Two
of the boys are Negro youths.
Shown reading left to right is Matt
Hammond, one of the colored lads;
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WELCOME HALL NEWS

The Patriotic Tea given by the
Stewardess Group on Feb. IL was
most inspiring meeting. Mrs.
Crawford of Merriam Park Presby-
terrain Church talked on Breaking
Down Barriers" A very pleasing
surprise was the rendition of a
group of numbers by the Chicago
Jubilee Singers.
The Senior Chefs of Ober Boys
Club have proven that girls do not
hold monopoly on being gracious
hosts. Under the supervision of
Josephine Hagan and the leader
ship of their president, Sam Lynch,
these boys planned a delightful
evening and cooked and served a
very delicious lunch, the Cosmo-
poitan Girls being their guests.
Between games and lunch a devo-
tional period was led by Mrs. Ha-
gan. We were favored with two
Negro Spirituals by John McClain,
accompanied by Thyrsda Atkins,
both were special guests at the
party.
Because of the illness of Ethel
Rome the Girl Reserves were I'M
able to conduct the services at Jun
ior Church, Feb. ID. Mrs. Florence
Hibbs, a missionary worker, was
our guest speaker.
Saturday, Feb. 81, we will begin
a series of specially planned serv-
ices to bring to the children the
true significance of the "Lenten"
and easter" observances. Rev.
Victor Holly, Rector of St. Philips
Episcopal Church, will be our
speaker, with all singing groups in
charge, Eddie Crump, director.
Feb. % all cooking groups under
the supervision of Mrs. ]. q.
Hagan will be in charge of the
service.
Both Of the new Red Cross
Units, the Nutrition Class, which
meets on Wednesday evening Of
each week at T:30 p. m. at Ober
Club, and the Red Cross First Aid
which meets at Welcome Hall on
Thursday evening Of each week at
8 p. M, got off to a very fine start.
Home Makers group. Knowing
Mrs. Hugh Richie and Mrs. v. s.
Boldt are instructors Of these
classes, respectively.
On Saturday, Feb. FL, the Cos
mopoitan Girls, Doris Massie,
president, will meet the Senior
Chefs, Sam Lynch, president, to de-
bate the subject. Resolved: "That
the Negro Will Benefit by This
War;"
Affirmative: Sam Lynch, Booker
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make the best of every situation
by doing so, you will get
along quite nicely with his family.
M. H. My son who is 10
years old is giving me lots of
worry. He doesn't want to stay
in school and he stays out late at
night and I am afraid he is going
to get in trouble. What is wrong
with him and what must I do?
Ans: You are going to have
to step in and take charge of this
boy. His grandmother has done
the very best she could for him
but he won't listen to her any
longer. Invite him to live with
you. If he won't go to school,
won't work, and won't mind
why don't you encourage him to
join up in the Army. He will get
discipline there that will make a
man of him.
H. WI have three children by
a man and wasn't married. Life
with him got so bad I left. Now
1 have had my children with me
and have provided for them. Re-
Gently I met a man and fell in
love. He wants to marry me and
take my children as his own. My
children's father tells me now
that am doing well that if 1
don't come back that he can get a
lawyer and take my children. Tell
me what to do as I don't love
him and want to marry this other
man.
Ans: Arrange to see and talk
with a lawyer yourself and dis
cuss the subject with him thor
Oughly. He can tell you what this
man can and cannot do. If you
are sure you are in love with this
new friend, and he has offered to
adopt your children as his own
then it seems to me that you
two could get along nicely to-
gether. Living with the first man
was nothing but q fuss and a fight
from the time you we're there un-
til you left, and no one can blame
you for not wanting to go back.
s. n. BIN a young man and
in love with a lady younger than
I who teaches school. I have been
advised not to marry her as she
was too full of pride. Now I have
been going with widow older
than I am and wonder if she is
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neapolis under the direction Of
Gertrude Lippincott. The dancers
were in costume.
Other participants on the pro-
gram included Vivian Baines, Ira
Dorsey, Rosamond Collier, Eliza
beth Moore, vocalist, accompanied
by Revoida Wright, the Phyllis
Wheatley Female Quartette, Juani-
ia Schuck, soprano, accompanied
by John Whitaker, Matte v.
Rhodes, soprano, accompanied by
John Whitaker, and Louise Har-
grave who gave two readings by
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, entitled
"a Letter" and "When Malindy
Sings" About one hundred twen-
ty-five guests attended the affair.
The 1941-42 membership of the
Music Study Club, under the d.
rectorship Of John NJ. Whitaker,
is composed of Mines. RoMe An
derson, Nina Baines, Alberta
Crump, Mandrilla Cooper; Roberta
Davis, Alice Dorsey, Alma Free
man, Henrietta Coins, Elizabeth
Hall, ,Effie Larkins, Pauline Mar
tin, Bernice Shelton, Louise =. Mel
son, Sara Rufus, Misses Florence
Mitchell and Josephine Jones.
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Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. TayIor, 6S7
Rondo Ave-, entertained with q
buffet supper party on Tuesday
evening, February 10, in honor of
their sister, Mrs. Eva J. Hargrove
of Helena, Arkansas, who is the
house guest of the Taylors. Guests
at the party included Rev. and Mrs.
S. E. Ware, Messrs. and Mesdames
S. Vincent Owens, Benjamin BoBo,
Dewey Jackson, and Mrs. I. NJ.
Dorsey. Mrs. Hargrove has been
extensively entertained while in
the city, and as a thank-you for
her hostesses, she gave an appre-
citation luncheon on Wednesday,
February II. Guests included
Mesdames F. P. Phillips, John L.
Banks, Jr., 1. M. Dorsey, Eunice
Glass, s. E. Ware, B. F. Taylor,
and Benjamin BoBo.
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Ellis, Donald Vassar and Harold
Brown.
Negative: Edith Camp, Helen
Benner, Barbara Blackburn and
Doris Massie. This promises to be
an interesting evening, win or
lose.
Wednesday, Feb. %, Cecil New
man will be the speaker for the
the kind of literature which should
be in the home as well as getting
acquainted with our own Negro
newspapers and periodicals, is a
very definite part of the Home
Makers program. Mr.. Newman
will speak on "Negro Publica-
TONS"
The piano pupils of Mary Short,
instructor in piano at Welcome
Hall, will be presented in recital
Friday, Feb. 81, at 4 p. m. The
public is cordially invited.
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MUSIC STUDY CLUB HAS
ANNUAL FORMAL TEA

The Halle Q. Brown Music
Study Club held it's annual formal
tea on Sunday, February Is, from
five to seven. Potted plants, floor
lamps, palms, cibotium ferns and
tall candelabra formed the back
ground for the studio setting of
the affair. All the members were
in formal attire and were distin-
guished by corsages. Mesdames
Matte v. Rhodes, Elizabeth Hall,
Henrietta Coins and Bernice Shell
ton dispensed orange frappe
throughout the tea hours.
Highhghting the program were
the group of dances performed by
the Modern Dance Group of Min
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III!ElIElEI|!ZE
iI;I:ss I!I:l ace

". R. TT wish to know if it
would be wise for me to take the
job as office girl at school? Do
you think it would benefit me any
to work in the office during spare
time?
Ans: Indeed it would. By all
means take this little job that has
been offered you as it will give
you experience which is need
ed regardless of what you intend
to do when you finish school. Of
fee work appeals to you and
urge you to take an active inter
est in the work there at the school
office. If you do the work well
you may get a good recon-
mendatiOn when you get ready
to apply for a job later on.
P. BIN a young woman still
in college. During my Christmas
vacation met a young man 81
years old who seems to be inter
ested in me. He declares he loved
me at first sight and says he will
do anything in the world for me
He has written me several letters
asking that I return home and
marry him. I am puzzled
tell me what to do?
Ans: Stick there in college and
finish up in June as you have
planned to do all these years. You
know nothing whatever about this
man you have in mind and there
fore I don't feel you should leave
school and marry. When you get
out Of school in June and go home
:. make it a point to know more
about him and study him for a
few weeks or longer before Civ
ing him a promise that you will
wed. He's decidedly interested in
you but make him prove that he
is worthy of your love.
A. A. G.-Dear Prof: I just love
to read your problems and I be-
lieve you can help me. My hus-
band really does love me and his
home. Now I have never seen his
people but a sister and she was
nice to me. viii we be happy
there with them?
Ans: From all indications you
will. He loves you and wants you
to be happy you show your
love for him by being exception.
ally nice and kind to his people
When little irritating things arise
don't let them upset you
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the best one for me?
Ans: No one can make up your
mind on this subject you must
do it yourself. The young teacher
seems terribly interested in you.
She has culture, charm, is well
educated what more could
you ask for in a wife. You're for
tunate to have a friend of her
type. Don't marry the widow if
you do not love her.
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Hello Folks:

BY HELEN NJ. SUIT
Hello Folks:
Most of US round town welcomed
this mild snowstOrm we have just
had, for, truthfully, we feel we
haven't had our share of snow this
year at all. But this snow has not
hampered the advent of spring
styles being worn by many of our
attractive femmes about town And
the males, round and about Chose
that are left) are really blossom
ing out in their sharp drape suits.
Believe it or not, one of the oldest
grandpapas of the Twin Cities was
seen at a recent dance gliding
about in a rather loud cOlOred,
drape suit. His age of over sew
enty didn't appear in the least to
alter his plan to become q One-man
sensation among the girls Of the
twenties, knowing that most of the
lads have all been drafted. Well,
girls, mebbe it's true what they
say about men-sOmetimes the
older they get the sillier they act.
TO CAMP DRAFTEES:
So many of the letters written
to this column from men in the
army have a touch of sadness and
loneliness. Cheer up, boys, every
cloud has silver lining. We wom-
en- want you race men in the army
to know that we are with you now
in your dark moments of doubt,
fear and hesitation. Please re-
member it is a sacrifice to all wom-
en- in the country to send you men
some sons, sweethearts, brothers
and husbands-away. We, too,
worry about the outcome, but we
are sure of the fact that we can de-
pend on you men-our men-to
protect not only your women and
families, but our own country and
what it stands for. Wherever you
may go or over what fields you
may tread, don't forget we are by
your side in thought and in spirit.
Oceans may separate us, leagues
of land between us-our hearts are
still one in race, unity and free
dom.
JUST RECEIVED:
An interesting letter from hand
some PRIVATE HENRY P. BOW
MAN and the dashing BOBBY
MARSHALL, Jr, Minneapolis
boys, who are in training with the
U. s. Air Corps at Tuskegee, Ala.
The boys say many people down
at Tuskegee frequently speak of
FULLY HICKMAN, o. C. HALL,
and YOLANDE CORUM. KATH-
ERNIE JONES is down at Tuske-
gee at the present time. From all
accounts the above boys are max
ing a splendid record and we're
expecting great things from them.
Remember Pearl HarbOr, boys,
and Keep EN- Flying"
WEDDINGS ROUND
THE TOWNS:
That well-known engaged cou-
pie, JEWELL MANN of Mime
apolis and BEN ALEXANDER of
Illinois, are planning to waltz down
the aisle round the 21st Of Febru-
airy. The groom's parents have
given the couple a sharp, new ma
room Pontiac coupe for a wedding
gift. Gee, life's too grand, amt
it?) =. The wedding Of the week
was the beautiful nuptials of MA
BEL ODELL HARRIS and Ma
THANIAL GALLOWAY of St.
Paul, which took place Sunday
night, February Is, at Pilgrim
Baptist Church. The bride was
lovely in a white ribbed silk gown
and finger tip veil Of halo style.
She carried a gorgeous bouquet of
tea roses, white sweet peas and
orange blossoms. Her attractive
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ARMY BOYS PHOTOS

Photos and sketches about three
local boys serving in Uncle Sans
army will appear in next weeks
paper.
Send US the photo of your SOL
der or sailor boy.