Evening star., 1942-03-13

been curtailed. Mr.. Lister calculates,
however, that with the amount OF
ammunition produced in two days
by the manufacturers Of .22-caliber
products, the association could train
100000 men, at no cost to the Gov
ernment and with a cost to each
man of about 81 for ammunition.
He emphasized that his association
has no connections with the manu-
facturerS.
The program which he has ad-
vanced without attention from the
0. C. D. calls for the associations S
members to instruct personnel OF
State Guard units. instruct men OF
draft age, act as special deputies for
guarding of utilities or transporta-
ton, and form squads of minute
men" who might protect airports.
Senator Byrd was awaiting. mean
while, q complete list of 81 co-ordl-
nators he told the Senate yesterday
have been appointed in the physical
fitness campaign. He told his col
leagues:
II can say that not only has Mr..
Kelly appointed a co-ordinator OF
bowling, but he has appointed a
number of other co-ordinators; he
has appointed, for instance, a CO.
ordinator of ping pong, which is
connected at this time with the
Office of Civilian Defense.
HE has appointed a co-ordinator
Of badminton; he has appointed a
co-ordinator of archery, OF bag
punching, of weight lifting. Of pad
die ball and paddle tennis, handoali
and other activities"
@. C. d. Row Flares Up.
The controversy over athletic ac-
tiyities in civilian defense flared
up again on the Senate floor, when
Senator Guffey, Democrat. of Penn
sylvania read statement In which
Mr.. Kelly referred to Senator Byrds
criticism of the bowling program as
"a classic example of one of our
national leaders boondoggling In
Congress instead of focusing his at
tention on what is happening in the
South Pacific and in Europe"
In further answer to Mr.. Kelly,
Senator Byrd declared in a state
ment last night that the physical
fitness plan provides that every
national co-ordinator Of each ac-
tivity will appoint a regional CO.
ordinator for the nine regional dis
tricts, which would make, in all, 81
main co-ordinators, and then local
co-ordinators will be established IN
every community. The problem then
will be to coordinate the CO.
ordinators, which can only be done
at the expense of great effort and
public funds which should be utll-
lied for national defense"
Sees Fitness Through Schools.
Senator Byrd asserted the de-
sired results in physical fitness can
be achieved through the schools
and the various other agencies IN
terested in the improvement OF
public health. The Senator further
declared:
I'm this time Of war and great
peril such as we face today, 1t seems
to me we need less of ping pong
and the playing of marbles and
similar activities, so we may devote
our total and undivided effort to
winning the war.
LAS Mr.. Kelly refers to my in
terest in the Pacific, may I ask him
If he thinks the playing of ping
pong, marbles and bowling is an
| inspira ton to the American boys
who are fighting under Macarthur
for their lives and our security and
who have no time for such things?
1 think the chief obligation of this
country today is to produce the i'm
plements of war necessary to
protect our boys already abroad
and to bring the war to a successful
conclusion. My efforts as a member
of the Senate have been exerted in
this direction for many months
Senator Byrd took the floor In the
afternoon to place IN the Record cor.