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Evening star., 1942-08-17
Auxiliary Firemen Here Put
100 Hours in Training
Bluffs Have Already Proved Worth
By Reseues Under Trying Conditions
fSecond OF a series.)
By NORMAN A. KAHL.

A fellow like Milton Norman could
just as easily spend his spare time
playing golf or fighting the war
over a mint julep-if he were that
kind. He isn't.
Mr.. Norman is an assistant cor
poration counsel in the District,
which keeps him pretty busy. He
has always been a fire fan-a buff, -
in the parlance of those who chase
the red wagons. Among other
things, he is chief of the Friendship
Fire Association, an organization Of
buffs officially recognized by the
District Fire Department. 1t was
entirely logical, therefore, that Mr.,
Norman, along with all the other
members of his group, should enlist
with the Auxiliary Fire Service
when that branch of civilian de-
fense was first set up.
That's how Mr. Norman happened
to be at Thirteenth street and New
York avenue NV. helping to fight
q stubborn blaze In a Labor De-
partment annex one day this spring.
The place was choked with smoke
and f1remen were having a rough
time staying inside long enough to
get hose lines In play. Every once
In a while, one of them would come
staggering out, gasping for fresh
air.
Fights Way to Basement.
Mr.. Norman fought his way down
into the smoke e-filled basement.
There he found regular fireman
struggling to find his way out into
the air. In another few minutes,
the man might have succumbed to
the effects of the smoke Mr.. Kor-
man grasped the regular and kept
him on his feet. Together they
made for the doorway and Mr..
Norman, the auxiliary, dragged the
choking fireman to the safety of
the street.
The job Mr.. Norman did that
night was one of the things he had
been trained to do under the aux
jliary f1remen's program. Actually
neither he nor his instructors an
ticipated his training would be
useful quite so early. The 70-hour
training course was conceived prin-
cipally to prepare the auxiliaries for
experience during air raids. Later
it became obvious that a we'll
trained man could be useful at any
kind Of fire, whether he was on
the Fire Department payroll or not
100 Hours of Training.
Part of the reason the auxiliaries
are running with the apparatus to-
day is that they refused to consider
their training complete when they
finished the specified course. AS a
result, additional drills and exer-
cises were added until most of the
auxiliaries by now have put in more
than 100 hours Of formal training
and an incalculable amount of time
on duty
The training course was devised
by Battalion Chief Clement Murphy
drillmaster of the Fire Department
Basically the training comprises 80
hours of engine company drill, 20
hours of truck company work, 10
hours of first aid and 10 hours of
instruction on gases and incendiary
bombs. Fundamentally, the aux
iliary firemen's training covers the
same ground as that for regular
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Maryland State Guard
Ranked No. | in j. ).
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug 17-Gov
OiConor said yesterday that Army
officers had placed the Maryland
State Guard at the top rank of all
the State Guard units in the coun-
try and complimented officers and
personnel on the training season
just past.
Saying he had inspected Balti-
more City, county and Negro units
of the State Guard in training at
Camp O'Conor, the Governor add
ed, sAs result of my observations,
! think the people of Maryland have
reason to be proud Of their State
Guardsmen."
Gov. O'Conor particularly COM
plimented Brig. Gen. Dwight Mohr,
commanding officer of the State
Guard: Adjt. Gen. Francis Petrott,
1t. Col. Gaylord L. Clark, the exec
utive officer, and special officers as
signed by Sd Service Command
Chief Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord
to train the men.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Elmer Simpson Rites
Will Be Held Today

Funeral services for Elmer Lee
Simpson, SO, of 1904 Pendleton street,
Alexandria, who died Friday, were
to be held today at the Cunningham
Funeral Home. Burial was to be in
Bethel Cemetery in Alexandria.
Mr.. Simpson was an employe of
the Naval Torpedo Station in Alex
andria for % years-the longest
record of service in the plant. He
was veteran of the World War and
member Of the American Legion.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary
Simpson, he is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Simp-
son; a brother, Clarence Simpson,
and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Einnell,
Mrs. Maizie Tate, Mrs. Helen Tanner,
Mrs. Irene Gillian and Mrs. Owens,
all OF Alexandria.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Agency Shifts
Send 10000
1oChicago
Million Square Feet
Rented to House
Federal Bureaus
Sy the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Federal
Governments decentralization plan
has brought some 10000 Washing
ton residents to Chicago and to
their new Offices, says Lowell Baker.
branch manager of the Office of
Decentralization Service.
In the group of 10000 Mr.. Baker
said, are 4,459 Federal employees and
their families who came with the
agencies or bureaus which have been
transferred from the Nations Cap
ital to the Midwest metropolis. BY
the middle of September, II such
bureaus will be established here.
In addition, BITS workers are being
recruited in the metropolitan area
for the new bureaus.
Mr.. Baker said that Federal
agencies have rented here almost
q million square feet of Office space
of the two and half million square
feet allocated throughout the coun-
try. Philadelphia was second with
approximately 100000 square feet,
and New York and st. Louis, third
and fourth, respectively, with lesser
amounts.
Mr.. Baker said the Government
will pay approximately $850,000 a
year in rentals on five-year leases
Agencies already transferred here
include Interior Departments Office
of Indian Affairs, Fish and Wild
Life Service and National Parks:
Railroad Retirement Board; Treas
ury Departments Bureau of Public
Debt WAR bonds and stamps;
Alien Property Custodian; Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp: Public
Housing Agency, Regional Office,
and Social Security Board Old Age
and Survivors Bureau.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
|Pywood Pipe
| To Bring Oil
| East Proposed
FS the Associated Press.

F5 tce Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. IL
Plywood pipe. produced from woods
not now utilized in the war effort,
could be used to bring oil into the
Eastern States, A. George Stern,
Virginia Tech research engineer,
said today.
Nj Stern, who has been studying
the problem in cooperation with
the Regional Products Research Di-
vision of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, said the pipe also could
be used for water and sewage.
The furniture industry could be
utilized to make the pipe, Mr.. Stern
said. This would take it's production
away from the crowded steel centers,
he pointed out, and assist plants,
which for the most part have not
yet come In direct contact with war
Evening star., 1942-08-17
New w. and M. Head
May Be Named Today
B, the Associated Press.

6N iIt ASsOCldIcu
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug IL
The Board of Visitors of the College
of William and Mary met in closed
session here today to receive re-
port of its committee which was
authorized to recommend a successor
to John Stewart Bryan as president
of the school, Whether the board
would name the new president to-
day was not known.
The committee included ]. Gordon
Bohannan of Petersburg, chairman;
Charming H. Hall, Williamsburg;
Francis Pickens Miller, Fairfax, and
George Scott Shackelford, Roanoke.
William and Mary alumni here said
the committee had selected one man
for recommendation to the board.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Two 'Quukes Recorded

NEW YORK, Aug. II (P)-Ford-
ham University reported today that
its seismograph had recorded two
earthquake shocks yesterday. about
2,100 miles from New York City in
the direction of the Caribbean. The
shocks were timed at 4:14.08 pm.
and Abba pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Maryland Guernsey
Awarded Top Honors
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the AksOclated Press.
QUEENSTOWN, Md, Aug. IT,
Twin Hickory's Jane 488,449 is
queen of all Glass B 412-year-old
Guernsey COWS in Maryland.
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club, Peterborough, N. H., an
nounced that the cow bred by H. J.
Rosebrook, Preston, and owned by
G. Des Canavarre. Queenstown, had
been awarded top honors for the
State.
James record production OF
18,079.4 pounds of milk and 1,009. 4
pounds OF butterfat in one year was
announced by Caroline County
Agent George w. Clendaniel.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
TokenFrom Police Cell, Dies

Thomas Boyd, 35, colored, of no
fixed address, was pronounced dead
at Freedmen's Hospital after he had
been found in an unconscious con-
dition in a cell at No. 13 police
precinct station yesterday Boyd
had been arrested on a drunken
ness charge, police said. He was
found Saturday night sitting on the
sidewalk in the 1400 block of w
street NV. and was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital for cuts on
the head before being placed in
q cell.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
| SIeeperFoun
| Safe After Train
| Passes Over Him
2, the Associated Press.

2. the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Md, Aug 17,-Fred
Parsons, go, Berlin teamster, was
tired. So he lay down between the
rails of the railroad track here last
night and went to sleep.
Sometime later, locomotive
tender and two freight cars came
chugging along and passed right
over Parsons before the alarmed en-
gineer could get his locomotive
stopped.
The engineer hoped out and
found Parsons still asleep and
unhurt.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Robber Come Too Realistic

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II R.-
The cops broke up game of cops
and robbers when neighbors COM
planned the play was too realistic.
Police Sergt. John Armstrong said
the cop" Is years old, had black
jack and the 'robber," also Is, was
armed with three revolvers, one
loaded. The guns-which the boys
said they had borrowed" from their
fathers-were confiscated.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Woman Robber FeIIs Victim

CHICAGO, Aug. II Py.-Police
are searching for a strong arm
woman" who forced her way into a
South Side home, struck the lady
of the house unconscious with
single blow of her fist and made
away with $50. Mrs. Frances Del
Giorne, the victim, said the woman
appeared to weigh about 400 pounds.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
1000 Pairs of Boots
For Auxiliary
Firemen Received

The 1000 pairs of boots, long
on order by the District Fire
Department, arrived over the
week end and are quickly being
distributed to every auxiliary
fireman on actual duty, Capt.
Carlisle Peterson, executive Off
Ger of the department, an
nounced today.
A coverall type of uniform,
which will complete the equip
ment of the auxiliaries, has not
yet been delivered.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Maryland 10 Resume
Capital Transit Co.
Hearing Tomorrow
Commission Receives
Copy Of Findings
In Traffic Survey
B! the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Aug. ia hear
ing on changes proposed by the
Capital Transit Co. in bus and
terminal service between Washing
ton and Prince Georges County
communities will be resumed before
the Public Service Commission at
10 am. tomorrow.
The company presented evidence
in support of its proposal at the
first hearing May 20, but a delay
was ordered by the PSC pending
completion of traffic survey in
Washington and its metropolitan
area.
2 The survey has been completed
and copy of those findings relating
to the Maryland suburbs has been
filed with the Maryland commission.
Would Eliminate Some Lines.
The proposed changes would elimi-
nate some bus lines, change some
routes and make more use of the
Washington Beltsville (Md) carline,
with the Mount Rainier terminal the
focal point OF operations.
Residents of the communities ex-
pressed vigorous opposition to the
changes at the May hearing, charg-
ing the company was using the
national emergency "as smoke
screen" to make the service re-
visions. This was denied by COM
pany witnesses.
About five months ago the Capital
Transit Co. petitioned the Mary
land Public Service Commission for
authority to reroute and discontinue
certain bus lines now serving nearby
Prince Georges County. The pro-
posals included requests to:
l. Reroute the two bus lines now
serving East Riverdale and Chev-
erly so they would stop at the
Mount Rainier street car bus ter
minal instead of going to the ter
minal at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Would End Duplicat ton.
2. Discontinue the B-2 bus line
serving Riverdale in order to elm
mate duplication with the streetcar
line now serving that area.
3. Discontinue the operation of
through streetcar service between
Beltsville, Branchville, Riverdale,
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier and
the District. 1t is proposed that
these lines stop at the Mount
Rainier terminal According to
Dean J. Locke, staff engineer of
the transit company. these lines
now stop at Mount Rainier during
off-peak hours and provide through
service to Washington only during
rush hours.
Greenbelt Bus Line.
4. Discontinue the operation of
the Greenbelt bus line between
Mount Rainier and Berwyn in order
to eliminate duplication of streetcar
service between the two towns.
The bus line would be changed into
a shuttle line between Berwyn and
Greenbelt.
The May 20 hearing on the tram
sit company's proposals was post
poned to tomorrow to permit Greg
ory Hankin, chairman of the Dis
trlct Public Utilities Commission to
present a transportation survey of
the Metropolitan Area as it relates
to Prince Georges County.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

We need thousands Of these small,
maneuverable machines in our Army
today. You and your neighbors, all
buying War bonds and stamps. can
help buy them for the Army. Invest
at least 10 per cent of your income
every payday In War bonds and
stamps and become a member of the
patriotic Ten Per Cent Club" 1t
Is rapidly becoming the largest club
IN the world.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
z 4
MatHo~R~xMM
WAR bonds

Military motorcycles, for couriers,
tor speeding light guns from one
section to another, are an important
part of Americas mechaniZed Army
Many are equipped with sidecars for
use Of staff officers. They cost from
$500 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

(See FIREMEN, Page B-6D
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
TWO COLORED
SCOUTS GET
PROMOTIONS
Brother From
Albion Receives
Highest Awards

ALBION. Mich.-Two colored
Boy Scouts OF this city were in
cluded among the fifteen candi-
dates who were made Eagle Scouts
Sunday afternoon. Nov. 20. at the
first annual Eagle Scout court OF
honor ceremonial Of the Land
O'Lakes council at st. Paul's par
ish house in Jackson.
Rufus and CORTLAND Simmons.
sons OF Mr.. and Mrs Rufus Sim
mons. Sr.. OF 500 West Chestnut
street here in Albion were the
local recipients OF Scouting's
highest award. They are men,
hers OF the West Ward Parent
Teacher association Troop 60. OF
which A. +. Anderson Is acting
scoutmaster. Their mother and
scoutmaster were present at the
recognition ceremonies.
Albion's two representatives In
this years crop OF Fable Scouts
attended Washington Gardner high
school and are In the Tenth
Grade. Both brothers are mem
bers OF the band and track squad
and Rufus Is member OF the
student council.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
GRIEVANCE
AIRED OVER
PHONE JOBS
Officials Say
Willing To Work
Out Plan

Round three In the fight BY the
Detroit branch OF the NAACP.
Tie Detroit Urban league. the
Citizens Committee and the De-
troit Counsel OF Fair Employment
Practice TO get Negroes integrated
into jobs at the Michigan Bell
Telephone company. was staged
Wednesday morning in the offices
o. ". p. Shafer. secretary treas
urer OF the company al which Mr.
Shafer and Herb. Lang. chief
personnel officer OF the company
met with representatives OF the
above organizations.
Gloster Current. NAACP repre-
sentative. told the telephone ex-
ecutives OF the cases OF alleged
discrimination being practiced by
the company in turning down Ne
gro women applicants. telling
them that there were no openings
st the colored branch or on the
elevator operators staff.
Mrs. Zaio Woodford OF the Fair
Employment counsel. suggested
that conference be held to work
out a management policy in deal
ing with the indignation OF Ne
Croes in other departments Of the
company besides that OF elevator
Continued on page o.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
BOARD TRAINS 11.746
col 0RED FOR DEFENSE WORK
Man Drags And Beats Girl
Then Rapes Her On The
Russell School Ground

Examination for Otis Adams. o..
zoos Mack, was held before Re
corder's court Judge John j. Ma
her Wednesday. Adams Is charged
with raping a 13-year-old girl on
Russell school ground. last week.
lie was picked up by Hunt
street police on an assault and
battery complaint Dec 5. and
identified in the police line up by
his victim
Adams was held for trial and
placed on $4,000 bond by Judge
Maher. after the girl told how
Adams had dragged her across
The school ground. beat and raped
her.
Adams said that he has COM
mon-law wife.
Police women l.. Spence and
Cora Brown are in charge Of the
case.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
Dete Give Warns Public
AGAINST Confidence Men

Detective Lieutenant Wallace
Williams. OF the Detroit Police
department, issues the following
warning to the public. He writes; .
"As the holidays approach TINS
e. the season OF the year mat
.he Confidence men and women
nlv their various methods OF de-
fraudIng and preying on the pub
lie. who are careless with tneir
money and with whom they. the
nublIc. come In contact with IN
the vicinity OF the banks, stores
railway and bus stations.
"some OF these sure-shot men
and women use various methods
~ fool you. The pocket-DooE
game or dropping the pigeon
Also the envelope game. One con-
federate engages you In CONVEX
satIon. asking you how to pank
his money as he or she Is =
slraneer in the city or making
believe he Il seeking a nice place
FOR his Poor Old Mother or MS
father. who r. a preacher just up
S,om the south. or will make you
holleve he or she IL a stranger
looking for some place to stay
with a good Christian family
Continued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
Employer and Workers
Discuss Vital Problems
With Clio Delegation

Several hundred UAW-CI0 dele
gates from various local Ford
plants held a panel discussion
Sunday, Dec. s. at Wayne uni
versity. and discussed problems
relating to unions in civic de-
Tense. minorities and labor man
agement relations.
The principal speaker at the
afternoon session was Leo Krucy-
cki. vice president OF the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers. 9th
or speakers were Councilman
George Edward. who talked on
Civilian Defense. and Horace
Sheffield. who conducted the MI
norities panel.
There we're eight panels, In
Guiding discussions on collective
bargaining. labor legislation,
economic planning. recreation. un-
ion education.
Among the locals represented
were the Lincoln. Highland Park.
Rouge. and Bomber plant In
YpsilantL
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
McClendon Says Detroit
NAACP Is Not Disunited

On the eve OF the approaching
locai NAACP election which will
DO held at $3.50 Sunday afternoon
Dec. Is. at the 81. Antoine YMCA
Or. James ]. McClendon presi-
dent Of the organization. issues
the following statement to the
members Of the Detroit chapter
and the public in general. He
writes:
II regret that the newspapers
have played M that there Is a
division in the ranks OF the NAACP
over the coming election. There
Is no serious division at all
among the executive board mem
bers and the loyal members OF
tho Detroit Branch OF the asso-
citation.
Each year At election time
those who are most interested IN
the welfare OF the association and
who want 10 see the proper Of
ficers and executive board elected
busy themselves TO this end. The
vast majority Of the loyal mem
hers OF the Branch are quite
f~oud Of the accomplishments OF
the associations record IN recent
years.
There are a few things 10
which I would like 70 call the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
NEW TRIAL
FOR NORWOOD
UP MONDAY
Hotel Owner, Six
Others Charged With
Gambling Conspiracy

The gambling conspiracy case
against Walter Norwood. hotel
owner, $50 E. Adams. described
as being a Prosecutor Duncan c.
McCrea spite case growing out Of
the Ferguson grand Jury in 1899.
Is scheduled TO be heard for the
second time In Recorders court
Monday.
Norwood. a grand jury witness.
and six OF his alleged employees
including his daughter we're found
guilty before jury in Judge DON
aid VanZile's court last year. All
were granted new trials by Judge
EanZile.
Norwood said that during the
time the prosecutor claims that
a gambling conspiracy existed. he
was in custody OF the Ferguson
grand jury authorities at Stevens
VILE. Mich. and that he had been
granted immunity from prosecu-
tlon ny Judge Ferguson up 10 the
time he was taken into custody
lie Is being represented by Al
torneys Cecil Rowlette and Cecil
Ward.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
Foot Suffer Slashes
Conductor In Brawl

Because a street car conductor
objected TO the use OF profanity
by three youths Sunday afternoon
on Woodward street car. he re-
ce'ved a knife wound The car,
a. The time, was manned by
iorman Orland Smith. as, white:
student motorman Eddie West
berry,, 81. colored. 34S6 Brush,
Apt. 16; conductor Robert Rem
son, els Kenilworth; and student
conductorette Mary Rogers, 81.
29l East Garfield. Apt. 5.
II appears that the boys got
on the Woodward car at Gratiot
and Woodward Sunday afternoon
about 1856 pm. When they we're
told to stop using profanity. they
refused. Conductor Remson then
asked Miss Rogers. who was
handling the fare box to step
aside and he would take over the
situation. He told the youngsters
they would have TO get off the
car. "Who is going to put us OFF,
asked the boys. Il will" replied
Conductor Remson.
Then, at this point. one OF the
boys took a knife from his pocket
aid kicked the door out. Remson
called Eddie Westberry. student
SsNorman. and told him to bring
the switch bar. with which ia
protect himself When the car
arrived at Adams and Woodward
and. as the boys passed the con-
ductor. the one with the knife
slashed him across the face. Jump
ed from the car, and escaped.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-12
RUBBER" WOODSON
FINED FOR GAMBLING
POLICE SEIZE
MONEY, NIT SLIPS

Recorders Court Judge W.
Mckay Skillman found Clinton
Dubber) Woodson. Kelly Clark.
Brinson Warren and Mrs. Kath-
leen Easley guilty OF violating the
gambling laws Tuesday.
The three men and one woman
we're brought into court by Pa
trolman Ewin DeRose, who tes-
TITLED that he went to Woodson's
cafe nj PASS ST. Antoine street.
Nov. Is az 11:45 pm. and found
them seated around a table count
Ing money. He seized the sf7.5S
and confiscated hit slips; four
record slips: ten adding mchine
slips and three record sheets.
Woodson claimed that the mon
cy seized was the days business
done IN the restaurant and that
the poli>v' Sins we're found In
q waste basket by the patrolman.
Judge Skllman found WoodEon
Continued on page q