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Evening star., 1942-06-21
Work Grows Like SNOWFALL,
Saws Civic Leader Bliss
Colonel Served
With Communications
Study Group
By BAINBRIDGE CRIST.

BY BAINBRIDGE CRIST.
Civic work grows like a SNOWFALL
That is the way Col. E. Goring
Bliss, telephone company executive
and assistant chief of utilities and
wire communications in the District
Office of Civilian Defense, summed
up the matter Any one who lives
here for any length of time, If he
is worth anything and the city is
worth anything, will try to make it
better, he said.
Col. Bliss, who described his own
entrance into the civic field with
the words somebody just showed
me off the springboard"-said he
started with the old Chamber of
Commerce and then with various
committees within the organization.
He was instrumental in the work of
merging with the Board of Trade.
Later he entered the Dupont Circle
Citizens Association and is at pres
ent delegate to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Works on Communications.
Together with an expert of the
Bell Telephone Co.. several Army
men and Herbert A. Friede, chief
of communications of the District,
Col. Bliss has worked since the lat
ter part of April on a report for the
Commissioners on the communica-
tions system of the District Civilian
Defense setup. The Commissioners
ordered a study of the system, after
James M. Lands, head of the ma
tional Office of Civilian Defense.
warned that it might be dangerous
to rely on the present inadequate -
plan. The city heads announced
details of the new system Friday.
Col. Bliss, who was born in Rose
mont. Pa, the son of Gen. Tasker
H. Bliss, attended Central High
School here. from which he gradu-
ated in 1912. -Four years later he
graduated from the United States
Military Academy, commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Corps of
Engineers and during the First World
War became director general Of
transportation of the American
forces in France.
A resident of Washington continu-
ously since 1920, Col. Bliss was chief
of operations, Inland and CoastwiSe
Waterways Service of the War De-
partment from 1920 to 1922. He has
been with the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. since 1922 and
is now assistant to the general
manager.
During one OF the presidential
birthday balls he was asked to Or
ganize the "dispatching" of visiting
guests from hotel to hotel, and in
Evening star., 1942-06-21

many years, he was Prime Minister
Peter Fraser's right-hand man in
pushing much of the government S
most important legislation through
Parliament during the last six
years.
Junior Board President Geoffrey
Creyke. jr.. will preside and intro
duce the speaker.
With the new administration TAX
ing Office on July 1, no further
committee meetings are scheduled
for the coming week, except a
meeting of the Officers Committee
tomorrow at 1890 pm. at the Taft
House Inn.
Following the luncheon meeting
on Thursday. members will meet
later in the afternoon at the Manor
Club in Manor Heights, Md, and
indulge in some swimming, golf. or
tennis, and later have dinner to-
gether.
The softball players will meet
each Saturday afternoon at Friends
School with John E. Claf1in in
charge. and the tennis players con-
tinue meeting each Sunday noon at
the same place.
Evening star., 1942-06-21

of the work. including listing ana
inspection of rooms, homes and
apartments suitable for occupancy
by District war workers.
The Registry has placed thou
sands of new Government workers
in homes and rooms. More than
1900 inquiries were received by it
during the first Is days of June.
The new budget, which calls for
Federal funds to carry the registry
through June 80, 1943. will provide
for IL paid inspectors to supplement
volunteers.
Starting tomorrow, the registry
will be open from am. to 9 pm.
on week days and from 9 am. to
Z pm. on Sundays.
The Defense Council Housing
Committee is composed of John A.
Reilly, chairman; Clarence Arata,
Harry L. Anderson, j. B. Gordon,
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, John
Ihlder, Charles c. Koones, c. F.
Preller, Charles M. Thomas and
James C.. Wilkes.
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Arkansas Ave. Unit
To Hear G. w. Head

DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
Of George Washington University,
will be guest speaker at meeting
Of the Arkansas Avenue Community
Citizens Association Thursday at
s pm. in Hamline M. E. Church,
Sixteenth and Allison streets NV.
This is the only citizens group
meeting this week, as the Mid City
association has postponed its ses-
sion until next Monday
A decision as to whether to hold
meetings during the summer will
be made at the Arkansas Avenue
meeting. A musical will be given
after the business session, II was
said by Miss Helen Gilcrest, secre-
tary.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Walter Nash
To Address
Junior Board
New Zealander
Is Luncheon
Speaker Thursday

New Zealand in the War" will be
discussed by Walter Nash, Minister
from New Zealand, at the luncheon
meeting of the Junior Board of
Commerce Thursday at 1890 pm.
at the Annapolis Hotel.
Mr. Nash was Deputy Prime Min
lister and Minister of Finance at the
time of his appointment as Minister
to the United States last February.
both of which positions he continues
to hold. although his powers are
necessarily delegated to others while
he is in the United States. A men,
ber of the Labor Party. which has
been in power in New Zealand for
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Board Asks Compensation
For Injured Defenders
Trade Body Contends Financial
Protection Is Federal Job;
Wants COverage in Practices


The Board of Trade will Federal compensation to
engaged in civilian defense work who injured in line OF
duty, it was learned yesterday.
Acting recommendation of special joint committee the
board included those civilian defense work member
ices engaged civilian defense such protective services
from time time established by regulation by order of the
OF training Tor such protective services
The problem providing financial protection for the volunteer
workers in the cys various has been studied
by the Police and Fire Committee the Federation of Citizens
Associations setting system
saon for them similar to that for police and remen injured in
line of duty
Two Bills Studied.
proposed the "blackou bill" OF
disqualification
defense injured contemplate any
additional insurance
Originally public subcommittee under Harry j. Miller
Pepper bill which would have the administration of the
ton under the Federal Security Agency the Pepper bill which
would place under the United States Employees Compensation
Commission Later Mr. Miller called representatives of the In
surance and Laws Committees to form a joint committee.
Committee members said at first they found the Celer bill
adequate in rather than the Pepper bill but that
Under the original Pepper bill the members explained there
provisions injuries occurring
practice bakous during normal training period of enroees in
the defense services.
They compensation
is Federal rather than local responsibility.
Administration by Compensation Commission pref
established arising
from employees of the Federal Government.
Objection Waived
Pepper present satisfactory"
the exception places
ration of the act under the authority of the Federal security
administrator Your joint committee willing waive objection
to this legislation for the
protection of civilian defense workers"
Members suggested Ceer bill provide
that considered the
who has qualified certificate duly
appointed and before duly authorized representative
local defense council or before Federal official"
Under the Celer bill language said qualified
only if he is before Federal official
The committee investigation designed by medical
treatment and disqualification lieu
and in of death compensation dependents would
generally death benefit payments
mind following protective
afraid wardens auxiliary police auxiliary emen fire
watchers demolition clearance
squads squads
drivers food housing
utility repair squads and instructors
Members insisted they wanted protection only
enrolled member but also those training pro-
vided the line of during
They ready public these bills,
members advised the Executive Board.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Business Groups
Three Associations
Plan Sessions

Only three businessmen's groups
are meeting this week. The sched-
ule is:
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights-Weekly lunch
con. Sholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth
street NV, noon.
Thursday.
Northeast - Monthly meeting,
Hamilton National Bank, Eighth
and H streets NE, $50 pm.
Friday.
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers-Monthly meeting, 1756 X
street NV, pm.
Calendar Notes.
Central Businessmen's Associa-
ton adjourns for the summer ex-
cept for executive and special meet
ings.
Morgan Beatty, radio commen-
tator, has been invited to speak
at the Northeast meeting this week.
ONCE of Price Administration Off
cials also will attend to lead dis
cussions on small business prob
lens.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
On the Civilian Front
383,253 Tons of Serop Metal Move
From Auto Wreckers' Yards in Nav

on materials and products fQ Ax-
part.
.3red LAWS, jr.. Mount Kisco, N. Y.
who has been priorities specialist
in the automotive branch of OPM
and WPB since last September, will
head the new branch.
A newly developed process, OPA
reported, makes old typewriter roll
ers as good as new. increases the
service several years and requires
the use of no rubber. Rollers are
on the critical list because of rub
Der content.
The new process for renovating
rollers employs an ordinary sand
or grit blasting machine. of the
type used by metal polishers. Hard
films of dirt or dried ink are blasted
from the surface of the rollers. leav-
ing the live rubber beneath clean
and smooth.
A degree of relief has been granted
by WPB from the limitation order
dealing with industrial and CONNER
cial refrigerator and air condition
ing equipment. An amendment per-
mits the sale of a number of items
by retailers without the necessity Of
obtaining a preference rating for in
stallation of the product Repair
parts, also. may be sold without pre-
ferred status
The amendment is designed large
ly to clean up odds and ends of the
refrigerator and air conditioning
equipment now in the hands Of
dealers.
The list of items covered in the
amendment include self contained
or remote draft beer dispensers,
carbonated beverage dispensers,
bottled beverage coolers. low tenn
perature mechanical refrigerators
designed for storage of frozen foods,
room coolers and window-type air
conditioners, small soda fountains,
florists boxes and display cases and
ice cream cabinets.
Draft beer coolers. 1t was stated.
remain frozen because of the heavy
demand due to shortage of bottle
caps and curtailed deliveries of bot
tied and canned beer.
WPB has amended a previous con-
servation order and given permission
to industry to attach and use Zip
pers, snappers, fasteners and other
brass and copper clothing findings.
However, none may be manufac-
tured.
Watches and clocks may be
assembled from parts completed be-
fore June Is and placed in cases
not containing brass or copper.
The prohibition has been lifted on
use OF copper and brass in manufac-
ture OF parts conducting electricity
for bells, and to permit the manu-
facture Of replacement vacuum
tubes for radios.
The Agriculture Department has
advised Price Administrator Hen
derson that ceilings on many
canned fruits and berries were too
low to permit Gamers to pay grow
ers prices to which they are en-
titled under the Price Control Law.
The ceilings were set at the high
est prices Gamers. distributors and
retailers charged In March.
In letter to MIR. Henderson, the
Department explained that the
March prices reflected costs of pro-
ducing the 1941 pack of fruit and
berries, adding that production
costs have gone up considerably
since then.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Thousands of tons of metal SAL
vaged from old automobiles in the
last two months have greatly in
creased the supply of scrap iron and
steel needed to keep the Nation S
steel mills rolling, the War Produc-
ton Board said yesterday.
A total of 3S3.253 tons of scrap
iron and steel were shipped from
auto wreckers' yards in May alone.
This is an increase of 10 per cent
over the yield for April and of more
than 100 per cent over the monthly
recovery rate from "graveyards" in
l94l. A car contains about 1900
pounds of ferrous scrap.
Establishment within the War
Manpower Commission of a Negro
manpower service. to bring about a
more effective utilization of the
colored population in the training
and employment phases of the war
program, has been announced by
Chairman Paul McNutt.
A native of Washington, DR..
Robert G. Weaver was appointed
director of the new division. He
will work under Arthur j. Altmeyer
commission executive director. Dr.
Weaver has been with the OPM and
WPB for nearly two years and
before that with the Interior De-
partment and the United States
Housing Authority.
WPB has limited the use of elaS-
tic fabric, knitted, woven or braided,
to essential health articles and to
military products. Excepted from
the order, effective June "a, is elastic
fabric which is found unsuitable or
unnecessary in producing the essen
tial articles.
Any elastic fabric which was
packaged June 20 in retail form
also is exempt from the order.
Fabric considered unsuitable for
health articles and military prod
ucts may be used in the products
for which it was originally designed,
though at considerably reduced
amount per unit. Although previ-
ously no restriction was imposed on
such fabric. permission to use 1t now
must be obtained from WPB.
Health articles for which elastic
fabric may be used include indus
trial shoes, betting and flexible me-
tallic hose, surgical elastic bandages.
surgical stockings, various types of
bodily supports and edging for baby
pants.-
OPA has given permission to i'm
porters to sell imported commodi-
ties, under certain conditions, to in
dustrial and commercial users at
prices above those of March, 1912.
the established ceiling. This was
done to make possible a continued
free flow of commodities into the
country.
Importers must furnish complete
information regarding transactions
to OPA, including name of pur-
chaser, description of the commodi-
ty, and the reasons for asking higher
prices.
WPB has established foreign
requirements branch in the Bureau
OF Priorities to serve as liaison be.
tween WPB, the Lend-Lease Admin.
istration and the Board of Economic
Warfare. The new branch will re-
ceive all applications for priority
assistance from foreign govern
ments. and will develop improved
procedures for hondlir~ n -
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Citizens Protest Welfare Board Plan
Need of Housing Inspection
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

The proposed the Administration Act,
Federation of Citizens Associations introduced
Wednesday Chairman Jennings Randolph of
District Committee This designed to protect private
undesirable they taken into
help house workers The rent act would be
applied renting of
to exceeding persons private family dwelling
Monday passed bills substituting letha
the electric chair exempng corporations from tax
completed outside District giving the
Commissioners police to special duty
headquarters chopracc practice his profess
sion bills passed fixed the fee for attorney who had
the District successfully in an estate case in the
courts of Pennsylvania permitting codlal epoes OF t scnoo
for extra services rendered other Gov
authority to place bust OF the late Senator
Chamberlain in Ganger Hospital establish the rank OF corporal
In the Police Department probation period for rockies
permit school cusodal workers to be paid
funds for work performed for draft boards
Supt Baou reported Board Of Education that most
replies civic leaders for their opn-
relaxation of laws during the emergency have
superintendent avo changes and has been
asked by the board submit at It's next meeting proposed h
of changes .,
D. Legislative meeting Tuesday decided
N continue through most meeting recessed
until officers for the ensuing year
weeks meeting given over to discussion oil
proposed the public welfare bill Corporation
special guest explained the need and the status
of these measures
Citizen Assistance in Welfare Law Revision
The protest the proposed stripping of the Board
of Public Welfare of its administrative gives promise of the
creation of citizen committee plan needed evions of the
law after has been suggested holding public hearings There
rather general agreement officials and citizens that
changes should be
The immediate demand for changes is due the desires of the
Federal Social Security Board This Board said favor the
Commissioners bill in particulars
representative Security Board is quoted in
conference the bill saying that no State the Union has
welfare comparable with the District He might we'll
have added that in the Union
comparable to that of the District of Columbia.
of the difficult District civic problems is to make
Congress other distance realize
the different situation here The District is continually
with other communities in which the legislation enacted
by legislative bodies in which the citizens of the community fully
represented
the fact that entire setup here different
from public welfare
might slight modification be made in
security meet the Districts situation?
portion the District bona fde citizens
general it good idea to have board OF
citizens institutions and activities under
Welfare board believed to nave lar
details of the problems involved than have
the Commissioners and responsibility praise or blame
be the overods and neither the Com
board likely to get more power
bouquets claimed by Congress but all blame will surely
90 to the Welfare and the Commissioners even
though their hands are by appropriations.
Evening star., 1942-06-21

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Adequate Inspection Essential in Housing Code.

1t is expected hoped that kind satisfactory
housing code will result from the agitation and the friendly
this problem conended that the Commissioners
possess the required bring about most of the desired
improvement the ntolerabe conditions.
of housing, sanitation light and protection
and disease whether by regulation passed the Com
will be ineffective without teeth"
inspection provided with the
Of getting and making inspections regularly
AL services of the District government requiring inspections
large enough and sufficiently mobile to make inpec
restricted complaint
difficulty the various inspection that appropriations
down fine to lack adequate provision of motor
tokens weekly instance the
large for the available inspection force and when lacking
covering distances further restriction of eec
tveness
collaboration with the corporation
counsel satisfactory solution especially
in centrazng responsibility and eliminating existing buck
passing"
human habaton should be barred against
though the United States Government is the
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-20
What Others Saw:
4 NEW SOUTH-A PRAYER

The poll tax laws Of various Southern States have
served as measures. among others restricting prevent
ing Negro people from voting. Millions Of poor whites
have also been prey to the evil designs Of these laws
The GeFer aatpo tax bill has been passed n recent weeks
by The lower House Of Congress There faint chance
that hostile Senate may pass the bill before the end OF
the administration If President Roosevelt This would b.
N Neereg with the progressive social legislation sponsor
ed bv the President
The poll tax laws have contributed to certain back
ward conditions Of the South Federal law multiplying the
poh tax laws Of the South regard Federal elections
Is progressive step The law is protested in the South
Inc protest does not represent any necessarily the
fixed expression Of the plain people The hue and cy comes
from individuals groups who basing their hopes and
Plans Of the future oumoded traditions of yesteryear
With the coming Of larger share Of the nations indus
try to the SOUTH many minds, including the oWly white
tler Of the soil. affecting change Of heart Under
compelling conditions, the white worker has learned that
the fate Of all workers of the South has been and will be
tied IN gethe The Negro has been the chief worker of
the South in keeping with certain traditions of the South
In these last observations any sustained fight for demo
cracv in the Southland must be promoted by the people
lowest down.
Recently J. r Butler white president Of the Southern
Tenant Farmers Union, has begun nationwide tour to
promote national sentiment against the poll tax laws Of the
Southland and support for the fight on discrimination
against Negroes in the Nations industry Mr. Butler is
native Of the State of Arkansas
There is a GROWING if restrained, emotonaism in
Dixie pointing the toward fair play in the economical
and TIE political life Of the Southland This reaction must
come inevitably the people of the South are exposed
he enlightenment Of the Nation. The Land of KING
Cotton may yet play significant role in "the things
come"
The American way of life is the heritage of all the
people of the Southland The climate of the section af
fordS ideal living surroundings The soil is fertile and
MANY minerals found IN the earth of its vast extent
There are many natural developments that should pro
mote promising industrial growth of this section.
But the South the promising section Of the land in
the of induStrasn, is the most backward hap
pens as the majority of the people viii it to be- Today
shirt, small voice, is rising in the Southland
the peoples challenge to manners of their own ndong We
shall have great dav in the Southland civilizations JUS
tce ard progress will be inevitably the peoples choice
above ana beyond the aacous social burdens (evs) Of
yeStervear -Sepia Socalite.