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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
REAL STORY OF THE sHIpYARp:
Worker S First Lesson
Is to Find His Place
Among Rest Of the Men

Continued from Page Onel
sr. black wool jacket and frayed
fishing hat. must have heen 4
curious picture. topped eff BY =
PAR If genteel rimlesS hifocals.
Anyway. after taking one look
at me. the quartermsn IN the steel
shed must have wondered what to
do with this soft-looking. overfed
oldster. Where could he put him
where he wouldn't get hurt in his
bumhling ignorance. and still
might be Of some small use :
was pretty mad when he as
signed me as No. helper on the
mangle-the big 10-foot rolls that
iron out the kinks and bulges in
steel plates destined to become
parts of decks, bulkheads and
shells.
FIRST BIG LESSON
wanted to learn shipfitting-to
handle a scratch awl and center
punch and hammer, and learn the
mysteries of blueprints. From this
corner of the steel shed it was a
full city block to the ways where
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

OLYMPIA - Attorney General
Smith Troy Wednesday advised
Eastern Washington College of
Education that funds from rental
Of collsgs-osnsd residences mad 10
20 into the state treasury instead
Of being kept BY ths institution.
President Ralph =. Tsls quss-
toned a statement BY state Audi
tor Cliff Yells that the money be-
lonxed 10 the treasury. Troy said
the houses wese state property and
any revenue belonged 70 the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
BID CONSIDERED

me state highway department
Wednesday rad under aaylssnsnt
the ST .zs0 hld u sam BerEers<n
and WICK and Dahlgrsn, Tacoma,
for redeeking and painting the
C0Wlltz river bridge and ~. p.
overpass known - Pioneer
bridge. On state road IL. Long
view 20 LoHgyiew r" II vas
the only proposal recsiyed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

the nearest bulls thrust their Rows
against the sky. And Il was nearly
a month before I Tot = chance
even Tor = closeup look II the
hullS under construction.
During the SIX weeks spent on
the mangle. I began acquiring the
first big lesson everyone must
learn when he goes into any kind
Of war work-to be patient and
persistent IN finding his place IN
the crowd. It's the same in the
army or navy. during his first six
weeks or six months. the rookie
has the feeling that he's gotten
lost in the shuttle Of uniforms. He
no longer counts as a person or
an individual: to all intents and
purposes. he's just another grain
Of corn hopping around In a big
corn hopper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
SOME WENT CRAZY

I've heard Of quite q few Fellows
who quit the shipyards after q
couple of weeks or a month. con-
WINGED that shipbuilding had MOTH
ing to offer them. They'd gone
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Gas Registration in Brief
28 Schools Open Tomorrow for
Issuing a Coupon Books

vehicle must be presented along
with the application form.
OPA points out that all private
passenger vehicles are eligible for
the basic ration, with these spe-
cifc EXCEPTIONS /. Ambulances
or hearses. 2. Vehicles held by a
dealer for sale or resale. 3. Taxis,
jitneys or vehicles leased from or
held for rental by car-rental
agency. 4. Vehicles owned or leased
by a Federal State, local or foreign
government or government agency.
S. Vehicles which are part of fleet
of four or more passengers auto
mobiles COR motorcycles) used
principally in the business or occu-
patton of the same person.
On Other Forms.
Applications for gasoline rations
for these vehicles are to be made
on other forms to be obtained from
the registrar, or local rationing
board. Local boards will receive
such applications tomorrow, or any
time afterward
The following schools will be open
for gasoline rationing registration:
Anacostia Junior Senior High,
Sixteenth and r streets Sc.
Central High. Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV.
Coolidge High, Fifth and Tucker
man streets NV.
Eastern High, Seventeenth and
East Capitol streets.
Hine Junior High, Seventh and c
streets Sc.
jefferson Junior High, Eighth and
H streets S.W
Mckinley High, Second and T
streets NE.
+ Powell Junior High, Hiatt place
and Park road NV.
Roosevelt High, Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV.
Stuart Junior High, Fourth and
E streets NE.
Taft Junior High, Eighteenth and
Perry streets NE.
Western High, Thirty fifth and r
streets NV.
Woodrow Wilson High, Nebraska
avenue and Chesapeake street NV.
Banneker Junior High, Euclid
street and Sherman avenue NV.
Birney Elementary, 2429 Nichols
avenue S.E.
Cardozo High, Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Eighth street NV.
Cleveland Elementary, 720 T street
NV.
Deanwood Elementary, 1895 Wit
tingham place NE.
Douglas Simmons Elementary, lol
Pierce street NV.
Dunbar High, 1900 First street
NV.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Freedmen S Ex-|nfernes
Deny Whisky 'Insinuations

The Association of Former In
ternes of Freedmen's Hospital to-
day denied what it called "insinua-
tions" in recent press reports that
certain alleged misappropriated
medicinal whisky" from the hospital
was used to entertain members of
the association at one of its con-
ventions.
The denial was contained in a
letter to Federal Security Admin
istrator McNutt signed by DR.. c..
Wendall Freeman of Washington,
executive secretary of the associa-
ton. an announcement said.
The letter referred to accounts of
q General Accounting Office investi-
cation of the hospital made public
early in June reporting shortages
and abnormal breakages in liquor
supplies. The GAO recommended
that DR.. T. Edward Jones. hospital
director, who had custody of the
liquor, be ordered to pay sl,086 to
the Government to make up the
loss.
The GAO report noted that one
instance of a large breakage in a
liquor shipment took place around
the time the hospital entertained
q convention of former internes.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Fredericksburg-D. {. Rail
Schedule 10 Be Chanqed
a, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 8.-Dr. c..
Hart Schaaf, State rationing direc-
tor, announced today that the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Co. had agreed to change
the time schedule. effective July 49,,
for train No. 80 serving commuters
between Fredericksburg and Wash
ington
Railroad officials, DR.. Schaaf said,
canvassed the views of patrons after
Claire D. Schlemmer, member of
the rationing board at Stafford, Va,
suggested that by moving up the
time schedule for the train larger
number of commuters would be
able to use the train.
The train now leaves Fredericks-
burg at $50 am. and arrives in
Washington at 8:15 am.
Under the new schedule the train
will leave Fredericksburg at 5:55
am, arriving in Washington at
8 am.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
New Sc Stamp
|Honoring China
Goes on Sale

The first American stamp to
have a modern foreign language on
it-a scent postage stamp issued in
honor of the fifth anniversary OF
the war in China-went on sale to-
day throughout the United States.
President Roosevelt and DR.. T. v
Soong, Chinese Foreign Minister
received the first sheets of the new
stamp from Postmaster General
Walker in a brief ceremony at the
White House.
Described as symbol" of free
dom and democracy in both the
United States and the Orient" the
stamp carries pictures of President
Lincoln and of Sun Yat-sen, first
president of the Chinese Republic
Under Lincoln's portrait are the
words: "Of the people, by the people,
for the people" The Chinese words
for three principles which DR.. Sun
said he derived from Lincoln's ia
nous phrases appear under the Chi
nese leaders picture.
Meanwhile it became known that
the Post Office Department will
issue United Nations war propa-
ganda stamp August IA to mark the
first anniversary of the signing of
the Atlantic Charter.
No announcement has been made
Of the denomination. design, color
or place OF flrSt-day sale.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Prince Georges Hospital
Sites 10 Be Discussed

Possible sites for erection of hos
pital in Prince Georges County will
be discussed at meeting of the
County Hospital Committee at 2
pm. today at the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club.
The club was suggested as a site
for the hospital at meeting of the
group yesterday in the Upper MARI
boro Courthouse. No decision was
reached. however, and the COM
mittee adjourned to meet again this
afternoon.
The committee was set up re-
Gently by the county commissioners
following a conference last month
between representatives OF the FED.
eral Works Agency, the Federal
Security Agency and District Oh
ficials over a solution to the PROP
lem of finding additional hospital
beds in the Metropolitan Area.
Among members of the committee
are DR.. James Sasscer, DR.. Martin
Keane, William A. Carson, chair
man of the Board of County Com
missioners; w. F. Mulligan, presi-
dent of the County Federation OF
Citizens Associations, and Frank
11erstein.
Evening star., 1942-07-08

still. Now and then she had one
ear forward and one pointed back
ward John kept her leash most OF
the time, but I got a bit eager to
give her pat and whispered
that's a good girl dog so near the
last I called her. She came to me
without hesitation and lay down
closer to me. Even the sailor got in
his praise of this music loving,
seeing-eye dog.
and she is absolutely no trouble
is she?" I asked the sergeant, who
now and then came, once to bring
up a program and sometimes just
to say he was glad we came and
were enjoying the concert.
"She is no trouble at ALL" he told
me. And we want you to come
back. If there is any difficulty you
just ask for me-"
Not Like Kansas.
No, this could never happen in
Kansas-the National Symphony
Orchestra, playing in an almost
square room with a background of
softly bubbling water, faint odor
of flowers and very soft murmuring
of voices during intermissions. Very
soft murmuring. I tried to listen.
I wondered what you Washington
ians talk about. But the only thing
I could distinguish during the eve
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Netherlands and U. 5. Sign
Lease LEND Agreement

The Netherlands today joined the
growing list of nations in formal
agreement with the United States on
principles of mutual aid in winning
the war and postwar economic CO.
operation to build better world.
A so-called master least-lend
agreement, similar to ones already
concluded with Great Britain, China,
Russia, Belgium and Poland, was
signed here by Secretary of State
Hull and Netherlands Ambassador
Alexander Loudon.
Providing for continued mutual
assistance in prosecution of the war.
the agreement delays determination
of the final terms of settlement of
lease e-lend obligations but stipulates
that the settlement shall be on a
basis to promote improvement Of
worldwide economic relations.
Negotiations for similar agree
ments are pending with Norway and
Greece.
Evening star., 1942-07-08

Francis Junior High, Twenty
fourth and N streets NV.
Garfield Elementary, 1857 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Giddings Junior High, 321 G street
Sc.
Harrison Elementary, 2122 Thir-
teenth street NV.
Randall Junior High, First and T
streets S.W.
Smothers Elementary, 201 Forty
fourth street NE. ...
Young Elementary, Twenty-fourth
street and Benning road NE.
Addresses Of Boards.
Following are the addresses Of the
Gas Registration Boards, where
commercial car owners should
register, and where A-card holders
may apply for supplemental rations:
Temporary Building, Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Force School, 1740 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Old Building, 458 Indiana avenue
NV
Jackson School. R street between
Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets
NV
Oyster School, Twenty ninth and
Calvert streets NV.
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Library, Georgia avenue and Up
shur street NV.
Brightwood School. Georgia ave-
nue. and Quackenbos street NV.
Brookland School, Tenth and
Monroe streets NE.
Library, Seventh and D streets
Sc.
Hayes School, Fifth and K streets
NE.
Langdon School. Twentieth and
Evarts streets NE.
Library, Seventh and I streets
S.W
Ketcham School, Fifteenth street
and Good Hope road Sc.
In Montgomery County the fol-
lowing schools will be open from 3
to 1l:3O am. and from 3 to pm.
on each of the three registration
days:
Laytonsville, Germantown, Rich
ard Montgomery High in Rockville.
Darnestown, Alta Vista, Clarksburg.
Poolesville, Colesville, Bethesda Ele-
mentary, Glen Echo Elementary,
Leland Junior High, Somerset Ele-
mentary, East Bethesda Elementary,
Gaithersburg, Damascus, Woodside
Elementary, East Silver Spring Ele-
mentary, Parkside Elementary,
Chevy Chase Elementary, West
brook Elementary, Sherwood High
in Sandy Spring, Potomac, Kensing-
ton Elementary. Takoma Park Ele-
mentary, Montgomery Blair High
and Montgomery Hills Elementary.
Colored schools to be used as reg
istration points are Laytonsville,
Rockville. Sellman, Smithville and
Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Nearby U. S. Job Office
Places 6,488 Workers

More than 13 per cent of the last
six months placements by the
United States Employment Offices in
Virginia have been made by the
Alexandria, Arlington Office, accord
ing to Carter Friend, director for
that territory.
OF the 6,488 placements made by
that Office so far this year. 4,028
have been for regular employment.
The June figure of 993 placements
represents 867 regular jobs filled.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
St20,0Oo Raised Here
In China Relief Drive

Approximately $4,000 persons in
the District contributed $120 900 to
the United China Relief Committee
during May and June, thus exceed
ing the original quota by $4,000,
DR.. Wilson Compton, local chair
man, said today in announcing COM
pletion of the fund drive.
Dr. Compton said, The wide and
generous response of the people of
Washington reflects the extent to
which the heroism of the Chinese
people has gripped public sympathy
and admiration"
The local drive, under the honorary
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Roosevelt and
former Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C Roper, and a large group
of sponsors headed by Federal Sc
curity Administrator McNutt, was
initiated late in April, with head
quarters at 1918 Connecticut avenue
While the drive officially has ended
contributions sent to DR.. Compton s
office, 1919 Eighteenth street NV.
| will be acknowledge. it was said
tOGay.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
District Housewives
Distribute DATA
On PriceCeiI
Plan Will Insure
Store Mems Knowing
Their Responsibility

Every store and restaurant owner
in Washington was visited this
morning by smiling woman wear
ing a red, white and blue badge
on her shoulder and carrying big
yellow envelope under her arm.
II represent the Office of Price
Administration" said more than 600
of these victory volunteers" to 5000
proprietors and managers. Here are
booklets telling you how to post
ceiling prices for your customers
and here is a complete copy of the
price control law"
The housewife distribution pro-
gram was developed to insure that
Washington store men are fully
informed of their price control re-
sponsibilities.
Reaction from store owners was
very pleasant" according to the
volunteers. Only one milliner ha-
rangued volunteer, Mrs. F. I.
Swift of the Women's City Club, on
the difficulties of keeping watch
on the shifting prices of cloth. One
jeweler looked at the booklets, then
told Mrs. James Irwin of the Roose-
welt Hotel, Il haven't been selling
anything anyway"
Leary Requests Distribution.
The volunteers were recruited by
the consumers interest section of
the Civilian Mobilization Division of
the local Office of Civilian Defense,
at the request of Whitney Leary,
District OPA administrator.
Mrs. H. Cunin appeared at the
Office of the Manor Park team cap
tain, Mrs. Jamie Weisserbrod, with
her year-old baby in her arms. Il
want to help" she said.
Mrs. Weisserbrod told her all the
stores had been assigned, but that
she could drive three relief workers
to Trinidad if she wished. Out
marched Mrs. Cunin with the baby
on her arm and gave booklets to two
Trinidad storekeepers along with
the other volunteers.
Dozens of volunteers in residential
sections with few stores went down.
town this morning to serve the l,l90
stores in that area. Mrs. M. O.
Lorenz was in charge of these volun-
teers. Approximately go women
worked the midtown area under her
direction, many of them taking 20
stores instead of the customary 10.
Started in Nyack.
The Consumers Council Division
of the Agriculture Department
which publishes the Consumers
Guide, also was interested in the
program. Miss Gladys Solomon OF
the guides editorial staff accom-
panied one of the volunteers, Mrs
E. w. Smallman, of 83l Allison street
NV. to get retailers reactions,
The practice of using housewives
to call on store owners, started g
few days ago in Nyack, N. Y, was
also being followed today, tomorrow
and Friday by the rest of New York
State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania anc
Delaware. Approximately $4,000
women will visit 100000 retailers, il
was estimated.
DR.. John F. Sly, mid-Atlantit
States director of OPA, said tht
three day canvass would not ex.
tend beyond educational and in
formational activities and the neigh
borly adjustment of complaint
under the price order that nigh
arise in his (the volunteer's) com
munity."
1T is patiently the job of citizen
themselves to fight their own battl
against imitation under the guidanc
Evening star., 1942-07-08

The motorist will have an easy
time obtaining the basic A coupon
book when he applies for registra-
ton under the so-called permanent
gasoline rationing plan tomorrow,
Friday or Saturday, the Office of
Price Administration said. The en-
tire operation should take only
few minutes.
Registration in the District will
be at % public schools. The schools
will be open tomorrow and Friday
from am. until 9 pm. and Sat-
urday from to l pm.
The car owner, his wife, brother or
friend may get the A book. The
only requirement is presentation of
the registration card for the auto
mobile. If the motorist is out of
town and has made no arrangement
for getting the book, he may apply
at school site wherever he may be.
Only A and d Books.
Only the A book. to which every
owner is entitled, and the D book for
motorcycles, will be issued at the
time of registration. Application
forms for supplemental rations will
be issued on registration days. These
are to be filled out and filed later
with local rationing boards.
The motorist applies to the regis
tration center. He Is given simple
application form to fill out. All
the information except the serial
number of his automobile use
tax stamp may be found on the
vehicle registration card. The
registration card and the filled
out application are handed to the
registrar, who will issue the A book
as soon as the date has been trans
ferred to the front of the book.
Issued with the book will be a
sticker. bearing large A, which
OPA Is requiring all motorists to
display on their cars.
May Get Application.
Then, If the motorist believes the
A book will not provide him with
all the gasoline ne needs for occu-
pational driving he may obtain from
the registrar an application form
for a supplemental ration. The
registrar may issue the blank, but
will take no part in filling 1t out or
In issuing the extra ration.
Applications for supplemental ra-
tions should be mailed to the near
est of the local ration boards, whose
addresses are given below, immedi-
ately following the list of schools
where A cards will be given out.
In applying for A books, or the D
for motorcycles. a separate form
must be filled out for each vehicle
for which a basic ration is desired
| and the registration card for each
Evening star., 1942-07-08
PermdnentG Gas
Registration TO
Open Tomorrow
1000 Volunteers
To Enroll Cars
At 28 Schools

The Nations second gasoline ra-
ton registra tion-and this time it's
permanent will begin here at 7
am. tomorrow, with 1000 registrars
at work in % schools designated as
registration centers.
Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday
about 125,000 people are expected
to sign up for A books, which will
entitle them to about Is gallons Of
motor fuel month
Besides a ration book each car
registrant will be given a windshield
sticker with large A on it.
Sticker Requirements.
The Office of Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer warned today
that to meet safety requirements
this may be placed only behind the
rear-vision mirror.
No one can get anything but the
basic ration book when he registers
with the school teachers and other
volunteers serving as registrars. If
he wants supplemental ration be-
cause of his occupation he should
ask for an application blank and
then mail it to his local board.
L. P. Steuart, gas rationing chair
man, promised today that 10 to 100
paid employees would be put to work
Immediately to handle these supple
mental applications, and he said
they would be cleared by July %.
Commercial Registration.
This is the date that all books
become valid Until then motorists
must do with what's left Of their
present ration cards.
Mr.. Steuart said that about $4,000
vehicle owners should not go to the
% registration centers at all, but
should apply directly to the ration
boards. These are not passenger
car owners. but those who have am
balances or hearses, vehicles held for
sale, taxis, Government cars or
fleet of commercial autos.
To avoid jams, request was made
today that persons whose last names
begin with letters from A to E
register tomorrow; those with names
from F to M on Friday, and those
with names from N to z on Satur-
day.
Registration Schedule.
Hours of registration in the Dis
trict will be 7 am. to 9 pm. tomor-
row and Friday; am. to pm.
Saturday. The registrars will work
in two shifts, except on Saturday,
when all will work the full period.
Motorcycle owners will observe the
same registration procedure as car
owners who sign for A cards, but
motorcycles will get D books.
Boat owners, on the other hand,
should register directly with the
ration boards, which will be open for
business beginning tomorrow.