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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20

An alarm Is sounding all over the country
:, people are saying that since we entered the
war the old barriers and conventions are break
ing down -. soldiers and civilians alike are
turning from deeeney and giving themselves
up to license i. girls are being betrayed or are
encouraging the boys in the armed forces In
wrongdoing,
What's the reasOns Who's to blame? Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
las War Put Our Youth Off Moral Standard?

Young America-ths Is a challenge to YOU
The wh0e future of Misunderstanding her
moral welfare-depends on YOU!
Write us your ideas on this vital subject
every letter published will win a prize, Contest
open to all Young Americans not over so years
of age BE sure to give full name, address and
age and send your letters to Elsie Robinson In
care of this paper, Contest closes one week
from today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20

had been less selfish and had allowed them 20
choose for themselves after consulting outsider In
various fields, they would he . hundred per cent
happier and more successful"
Melville Mathewson. age 10,
Ill Dorland st., San Francisco, Cal
$500 prizel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
By Elsie Robinson

the situation as bad as the alarmists say' IT
so, what can be done to stop 1t?
Is the fact that we're at war sufficient eX'
cuse for letting down the bars? Why shouldn't
we guard our morals more strictly. now that
our country Is in danger, instead of abandoning
the old standards?
Evening star., 1942-06-14
60 Il
l6Mzz1%
&)k>x~~r

IF THIS seems somewhat unin-
telligible, don't blame me. It's
all Tessie's fault.
Tessie is the machine on which
type my Mss, and l will say that
she has been a faithful helpmate
most of the time. Despite a few
innovations in spelling. such as
"himslef," business" and the
like, she seldom gave me cause to
complain. She knew that any
time got dissatisfied l could buy
a new machine - and she would
be out of a job. Competition kept
the old gal keyed up.
But last month Tessie suddenly
began to let down. She became
balky and independent. When
punched, she talked back, squeak
ing defiantly as if she didn't give
a whoop about my good will.
And now she has definitely gone
high-hat on me. Tessie has devel-
oped a new accent which makes me
feel like fool. Due to some me-
chanical whin, she won't let me
use one of the highly essential
alphabetical symbols. In fact, l
can't even tell you which one it is
without beating about the bush.
All l can say is that it is a
consonant, and that it belongs
between "a" and IS" in the
alphabet. When l push its key
down, nothing happens. l just
have to 90 on without it.
It's a doggone impotant con-
sonant, too. l neve knew how i'm
potant it could be until Tessie
began doping it. 1t doesn't pop
up in everyday speech quite as
Evening star., 1942-06-14

often as It" and m and IS" and
some Bostonians seem to be able
to dispense with it completely.
But l miss it.
Of couse, it is obvious why Tes-
sic is behaving in this hoity-toity
fashion. As soon as the Govt.
clamped down on the mfg. of
gadgets like Tessie, she called
that she had become indispensable
to me in my wok. l had to take
what she dished out - and like it.
l couldn't get a new machine.
And with feminine spitefulness she
took advantage of the opportunity
to get even with me TO all the
pounding to which she had been
subjected in the past. It's a long
delayed vengeance. and she is
making the most of it.
Mutually this sudden eleva-
tion to q position equal to that
Of susa, ubbe and Othe piceless
commodities, has inflated Tes-
sizes ego to the busting point.
Though only q cheap little pot
able, she has acquied delu-
siOns of gandeu wothy of a
pipe-Ogan.
Nevertheless could ovelook
Tessie's foibles and affectations
if they involved only Tessie heself.
But they involve me. too. Evey
time l sit down to type a Ms. am
stymied by the failue of one little
key to function. What comes out
of the machine sounds like a COM
bination of Piccadilly. the deep
South - and baby-talk.
Futhemoe, l can find no COM
mecial possibilities in Tessie's
accent. The people who edit maga-
zines tell me that dialect stuff went
out with M. Dooley; the public
doesn't appreciate it nowadays.
So hee l am, stuck with Tessie
and 25-lette alphabet 70 the
duation of the wa. And the moe l
wife, the wose it looks. -,
Oh dea! WeAe Hnl annx
(wEARE noLBRooK)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Census Bureau Beqins
Transfer 10 New
Building al SuiAand
1877 Employees ond
Records Move; 500
Expected to Go Soon

Transfer OF Census Bureau per-
sonnet to the new Federal Building
at Suitland, Md, began today with
the shift of approximately 1877 en-
ployes of the personal records sec
ton of the information and pub
locations division.
1t is expected that the remainder
of the 600 employees in the division
will be moved to Suitland within
a few days. The unit will occupy
space on the first floor of the fifth
wing of the new building.
Director of the Census J. C. Capt
said today that other Census units
would be moved to Suitland as soon
as additional bus facilities are pro-
vided. Completion Of the move will
probably require a month or more,
he stated. Personnel of the bureau
now totals about 5000.
Lack of buses delayed the shift
of the Census Bureau to Suitland,
which was scheduled to begin earlier
this month. The w., M. & A. Motor
Lines had been promised delivery Of
eight new buses several weeks ago.
Several of these have now arrived
and were being used today. The
company has also ordered 40 more
buses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Character Testimony
For Three Heard in
Files Removal Case
Defense Moy Close J odoy
With Instructions to
Jury Due Tomorrow

Walter A. C. Camp and Werner
Orback, on trial in District Court
with three others on charges of
having illegally removed thousands
Of personnel records from a Civil
Service Commission Office, heard
themselves praised today by score
of doctors, lawyers and businessmen.
The witnesses testified as to the
honesty and good character of both.
Most of them were asked during
cross examination by Assistant
United States Attorney Charles B.
Murray whether they had heard any
complaints against the health food
concern, which these two defend
ants operated. concerning false or
extravagant claims relative to the
curative properties OF the products
they sold.
Only one witness admitted he
heard a complaint that one of the
products sold by the firm had been
''misbranded."
A number of witnesses also were
called to testify to the honesty and
good character of Harlan w. Gran
dali, another of the five defendants.
Mr.. Murray asked them whether
they had heard that Crandall's
creditors had written to the Civil
Service Commission, where he was
formerly employed, to complain that
he did not pay his bills promptly.
Each of them replied with an en-
phatic no"
The other two defendants are
Miss Katherine Kay, former office
manager of the Standard Business
Service which compiled mailing lists
for mail order houses and other
commercial Establishments, and
Lawrence Haynes, an associate in
the mail list firm.
The defense may close its case to-
day, leaving tomorrow for the final
arguments and instructions to the
jury by Justice James w. Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

Of 1000
By Veterans Bureau
To Begin Saturday
Move to New York
Expected to Be Ended
On June Is

Transfer of the finance and in
surance sections of the Veterans
Administration to New York City,
which will remove about 1000
employees from crowded Wash
ington, will begin Saturday, the
Public Buildings Administration
of the Federal Works Agency an
nounced today.
The major portion of the agency
will remain in Washington.
The work of the Veterans Ad-
ministration has increased many
fold since the war" Commissioner
of Public Buildings W. E. Reynolds
said. The removal of the two divi-
sions will provide space for the ex-
panded program"
The two divisions will be located
in a building at 346 Broadway. Fred
E. Taylor, manager of the decen-
tralization service Of P. B. A, said
1000 square feet of Office space al
ready has been leased and an option
taken on an additional 10000 square
feet to be available July /.
Mr.. Taylor said the Veterans Ad-
ministration plans to take only 1000
employees to New York and then
recruit locally the 1000 to 1000 ad-
ditional employees expected to be
necessary to carry on the functions
of the two sections.
Motor trucks will transport the
Office equipment and household fur
nishings Of the affected employees
The moving will be done in four
sections as follows: May %, $40 en-
ployes; May 30, 500; June 6, 100, and
June Is, 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Rural School
Benefits From
Speedup Plan

The first high school in Mont
gomery County to accelerate its pro-
gram will reap the benefit when 10
students are graduated by Pooles-
vile High School tomorrow.
At Poolesville, where almost all
of the students come from rural
areas and where farm labor is
scarce, parents voted in favor of the
speedup plan, which called for
classes on Saturday.
All county schools will close a
week earlier this year because Of
elimination of the weeks holiday
which usually followed Easter.
An abbreviated version of the &C.
tolerated program was tried at the
Damascus High School. Students
there will be graduated May %, more
than a week earlier than the ma
jority of the schools.
Reports on the accelerated pro-
gram indicate that 1t was not very
popular. Teachers dislike 1t more
than the students.
ut isn't the Saturdays we mind
50 much, it's the Mondays" one
teacher said. I'VE don't have time
to get our breath. I don't think
wen have an accelerated program
next year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
West Point to Graduate 81
From This Area on May 70
Three-Month Leave Decreased to Four Days
Because of Wdened Troining Schedule

Thirty-two Washington and near
by Maryland and Virginia youths
will graduate from the Military
Academy at West Point. N. Y, in
exercises May 20 and will receive
their commissions as second lieu
tenants.
Because of the increased train
ing schedule put into effect since
the outbreak of war, the graduates
traditional three month leave will
be decreased to four days.
Members of the class who plan
to enter the Air Corps will begin
flying training June 3, according to
an announcement from West Point,
and between October 8 and Deem
Der Is these men will get their
wings"
Washington graduates to be COM
missioned as second lieutenants are:
John L. Mckee, son OF Col. and
Mrs. j. L. Mckee, 1922 Legation
street NV; field artillery.
Richard c. Miles, son Of Col. and
Mrs. F. H. Miles, jr., 1923 Quebec
street NV; coast artillery with
later detail to Air Corps.
Donald H. Connolly, jr., son OF
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Donald H.
Connolly. 3514 Macomb street NV;
coast artillery.
Thomas F. Farrell, son OF Col.
and Mrs. Thomas F. Farrell, 300
Connecticut avenue NV; Corps OF
Engineers or coast artillery. He
was battalion commander in cadet
CORPS and a member Of the football
team
Lucius D. Clay, jr., son OF Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. L. D. Clay, 5000 Con-
necticut avenue NV; infantry with
detail to Air Corps.
Frank D. Clay, son of Gen. and
Mrs. Clay; infantry with detail in
Air CORDS. He was a member of the
football team.
Garrard Foster, son Of Mrs. Vic
tor Foster, 2540 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV; cavalry.
John A. Ely, son of Maj. Gen.
(retire6 and Mrs. Hanson E. Ely,
2540 Massachusetts, avenue NV;
infantry. .-..-'
Eric C. Orme, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Orme, 1908 New Hampshire
avenue NV; engineers. Appointed
from the Regular Army, he is the
graduation class historian.
James S. Timothy. son Of 1t. Col,
F.. H. Timothy, Warren
Apartments; infantry.
Peter T. Russell, son OF Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. C.. w. Russell, Army War
College; cavalry. ...
James B. Newman. III, son Of Col.
j. B. Newman, jr., Wardman Park
Hotel, engineers. Active in track, he
will graduate about the 10th in his
class.
James F. C. Hyde, jr., son Of Col.
and Mrs. j. C. F. Hyde of Washing
ton; infantry.
Sidney H. Young, son of Maj. Gre
tired) and Mrs. S. H. Young, 3409
Woodley road NV; infantry, with
detail to Air Corps.
Philip s. Wood, jr.. son of Col.
and Mrs. Philip S. Wood, 2643 Wood
ley place NV; field artillery, with
detail to Air Corps.
Edmond H, Leavey. jr., son of Col.
and Mrs. Edmond H. Leavey, 1887
Upton street NV; engineers.
| walter H. PIERCE, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warner Petrce, 43l5 Brandy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

wine street NV: coast artillery with
detail to air corps.
John w. Barnes, son OF Col. and
Mrs. Elmer E. Barnes, 3408 Thirty
fourth street NV: engineers.
John B. Rose, IT,, son Of Brig. Gen,
and Mrs. John B. Rose. 1920 Gar
field street NV: infantry with de-
tail to air corps. He was lieutenant
in cadet corps.
Henry c. Benitez. son of Col and
Mrs. E. M. Benitez. 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Olmedo Alfaro, son of Capt. Colon
Eloy Alfaro. Ambassador of Ecuador
and Senorita Alfaro. On leave of
absence from the Military College in
Quito. he entered West Point under
a special act of Congress in 1887.
Edgar B. Colladay, jr., son of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. E. B. Colladay of
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is a former
resident of Washington. He will
enter the Coast Artillery. He was
a member of the track team and
cadet lieutenant.
From Nearby Virginia.
From nearby Virginia are the
following graduates:
Hal C. McMaster. son of Col and
Mrs. Richard H. McMaster, King
street road, Alexandria; field ar
tillery.
Roy S. Geiger, jr.. son of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Roy S. Geiger,
Marine Barracks, Quantico; cavalry.
Active in track, he was lieutenant
in the cadet corps.
Lawrence L. Cobb, jr., son Of 1t.
Col. and Mrs L. L. Cobb, Petersburg;
infantry, with detail to Air Corps.
George D. Rehkopf, son of Col. and
Mrs. Ned B. Rehkopf, Franklin
Park, East Falls Church: infantry.
Charles M. Ferguson, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Ferguson, 1902
Lee boulevard, Arlington; cavalry.
Active in baseball and basket ball,
he was cadet corps lieutenant.
Frederick w. Hyde, jr.. son of Mrs.
Smith Hyde, Arlington Village,
Arlington; field artillery, with detail
to Air Corps.
John r. Deane, jr., son Of Col.
and Mrs. John. r. Deane, Fort
Myer; infantry. He was captain
in cadet corps.
Edwin H. Marks, jr., son of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. E. H. Marks, Fort
Belvoir; field artillery. He was a
lieutenant In cadet corps.
From Nearby Maryland.
The nearby Maryland graduates
are:
John W. Guckeyson, grandson OF
Mrs. w. r. Council. 6705 Forty
sixth street, Chevy Chase; infantry,
with detail to Air Corps. President
of his class and active in sports;
he was also lieutenant in the corps.
John w. Atwood, son Of Col. and
Mrs. F.. j. Atwood, 1925 Oliver street,
Chevy Chase; engineers. with de-
tail to Air Corps. He was active in
sports and cadet corps lieutenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

those who carried to and from work
passengers who otherwise would
have to be transported by an over
burdened public transportation sys-
tenn.
"Car Clubs" Progressing.
The Interdepartmental Council,
with Ira Price as chairman, met at
the Agriculture Department to dis
cuss problems in the share your
car" movement among governmental
agencies. The approximately so
agency representatives reported sub
stantial progress in formation Of
"car clubs" composed of five or six
members who pool their transporta-
ton facilities. and in surveying
other car owners who might wish to
Join the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Job Printers Awarded
Increase in Wages

Fred j. Eden yesterday handed
down a decision awarding some 400
book and job printers of Washington
an per cent increase in wages
in arbitration proceedings between
the Columbia Typographical Union
and the Graphic Art Association
Mr.. Eden, referee in bankruptcy,
was selected by both sides to arbl-
trate the wage scale. The decision
is effective Immediately and in
creases the day scale from $47.50 per
week to $3.50, an increase OF $3.50.
The night scale was increased from
$50 to $5616 and the lobster" scale
from $55.28 to 500. The work week
remains the same, 371z hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
| Rotioning Cuts
| Traffic Deaths
In Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 20-Deaths
from automobile accidents con-
tinued to decline in April, the Mary
land Traffic Safety Commission re-
ported today, as gasoline and tire
rationing further reduced the num-
Der of cars on the road.
In January and February Of this
year 81 persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents in Maryland. In
March-coincident with reports that
traffic on Maryland highways was
declining sharply-the safety COM
mission noted 80 traffic deaths.
Last month "a were killed in the
State, the commission said, a re-
duction of 38 per cent from March
figures and 1873 per cent under the
April, 1941, total. 1t was the lowest
monthly death toll In two years.
The commission predicted a much
sharper decline in fatalities and
accidents during May because OF
rationing and the campaigns to keep
speed below 40 miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Gen. Watson Confined
To Home by Illness

Mai. Gen. Edwin M Watson, mill
tary aide and secretary 20 President
Roosevelt, is confined to his home
in the Kennedy Warren Apartments
with an intestinal disorder, it was
disclosed at the White House today.
The general was absent from his
duties yesterday and is under the
care of DR.. Ross T. McIntire. sur
geon general of the Navy and per-
sonal physician to President Roose-
welt.
A White House spokesman said
this morning that Gen. Watson's
illness was described by DR.. Nc
Intire as not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
SorreIIs Named Deputy
Censorship Director

John H. Sorrells, assistant director
Of the Once of Censorship in charge
of the press division, has been
named deputy director by Director
Byron Price.
The appointment was announced
yesterday by Mr.. Price who also said
N. r. Howard, chief assistant to
Mr.. Sorrells, would take over Mr..
Sorrells' old post.
The new deputy director is on
leave of absence from the execu-
tive editorship of the Scripps- How
ard newspapers. Mr.. Howard pre-
viously was editor in chief of the
Cleveland News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Rockville Suppers Set

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 20 (Spe-
ciaD The annual suppers of the
Rockville Volunteer Fi1e Depart
ment will be held today and tomor-
row IN the Rockville firehouse.
Clarence E. Anders heads the gen.
eral committee and the chairman
Of the Women's Committee is Mrs.
George F. Ray, tr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
No X Cards at Mecde

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
May 20 (PJ.-Not a single x card
was issued in the two-day gasoline
registration. post ration officials re-
vealed yesterday. OF the several
hundred cards issued, approximately
Is per cent were A cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

RICHMOND, Va, May 20 R.-
Mrs. Leila Spillman of Arlington was
elected State councillor Of the Coun-
Gil of Virginia, Daughters Of Amer
lea, here yesterday. Mrs. Margaret
Struder Of Alexandra was named
associate vice councillor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
e. Nell. Howard Dead

BALTIMORE, May 20 (P.-
Charles McHenry Howard, u,
former president of the State Bar
Association and direct descendant
of Francis Scott Key, died at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital yesterday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-15
LEROY WHITE
SPEAKS AT
T.PAUL

lie Roy G. White. democratic can
didaie for state Senator IN tn
third senatorial district was IN,
guest speaker sunday morning a
the st. Paul AME Zion church oil
+. Palmer avenue. OF which the
Rev. l.. r. Powell is pastor.
Declaring that III am elected
Michigan State Senator the church
people OF the district will he the
cause OF It," white thanked he
Rev. Mr.. Powell for his support ard
asked the prayers OF tho church IN
his fight for clean government and
representation Of all OF the people.
The Rev. Mr. Powell is member
Of the Detroit AME Zion MinlIe p
ial alliance. which has gone on re"-
ord in favor OF Whites candidacy
for the Senate post.
Meanwhile on other fronts, sew
ersl White-for- Senator clubs were
being formed In various sections
Of the district: young peoples
Whiie-for Senator club me- last
week and elected David Merritt as
president and Ruth Miller wss
elected secretary.
White will he speaking a. ihe
Blackwell Temple AME Zion church
next Sunday and At the Corinihian
Baptist church on the following
Sunday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-15
wonId Reat Robeson

~ s oar intention to put %
kGf picket lnr on the red cross II
\ Differentiation ever aDandons IT.
ho.i0y ~ srereeaiing Negro blood
ka,, I,nching 10 Include Robe>on
W. hups 70 celebrate The first
d. day following the war hanging
D Rfowdor ii pershing square
\ 10 ssoaseaail pettls Perry Ne
/ aqmngn-l hanging on his lef,
! ~ snA fa rh.l Conolly on his
.h fo lowing the hangingS. W.
Nl ppcie The Joyous ceiebra-
Hon. n isr aud feaihering 'lIesse.-
bog pnems Soviet Paul Robe =
bon ana 2 COUPE of hundred or so
faf .af. W he same calibre.'
cosng f9Hnklin suggested tina;
H. WoeId edition abandon a hope
lNs f.h' and support John l.. Lew
!, Tor r .-ldcut in 1914 and there
iv usher d Tho greatest OF impe-
ti'Yic ages in which We will take
10 he white mans burden
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-15
CLUB HOLDS
MEETING

More than three hundred mem
hers and friends OF the FRO
gressive Victory club met sun
day at the ST. Antoine YMCA In
public mass meeting The pur-
pose OF the meeting was TO help
bring about more harmony and
unity and 10 secure more lair
representation among all workers.
regardless Of race. creed or col
or. aud TO make members ~ the
race better union workers The
aim WAS also TO nnd how to bel
Ter place men aud women VINO
are in defense training.
G. Austin. of Packard Local 1870.
raw was the chief speaker.
His subject was: The Negro And
America At War" Mr.. Austin
stated IN part: The slavery we
have known will he nothing COM
pared 10 what will he experienced.
n we don't win a double victory.
This war IL struggle between
opposing political ideas. rather
than one group OF countries
against another
Others participating On the pro