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Evening star., 1942-07-30
Trailer Camp Owner Back
In Alexandra Court

Mrs Nellie Grisson, owner of the
Martha Washington Tourist Camp
in Alexandria, was back in civil court
yesterday to answer a complaint
made by City Attorney Armistead L.
Boothe.
Mrs. Grisscn was found guilty
June 18 of violating several counts
in the city's trailer ordinance and
was given 80 days by Associate Judge
Harry F. Kennedy to comply with
the regulations.
One of the violations charged was
failure to furnish survey of the
properly to the city health depart
ment or to authorize the department
by letter to make such a survey.
Mrs. Grisson's attorney, Frank r.
Long, said his client had made an
effort to have the survey made and
to comply with the regulations.
Judge Kennedy said: Il find that
Mrs. Grisson has not only not at
tempted to comply with the ordi-
nance, but that she has gone to a
good deal of trouble to avoid COM
plying"
An extension until August Is was
granted the trailer camp owner on
condition that she post with her
attorney at once sum sufncient to
pay for survey, and that arrange
ments be made for 1t.
Mr. Booth said the cost of the sur
vey would almost equal the cost of a
fine. and that Mrs. Grisson would
have been granted such a survey
without cost If she had attempted
to comply with the ordinance.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

Among the thousands of WASH
ington women who are not working
now at full time jobs officials be-
lieve there are more than enough
who can be trained to fill the urgent
need for 500 more Red Gross nurses
aides
Some of these women want to
volunteer. really want to do some
thing useful, but they're afraid they
might faint at the sight Of blood or
be unable to do all that was expected
of them.
That's how one girl who now
wears the blue pinafore of the Red
Cross nurses aide felt about it..
Here's her story:
About Pearl Harbor time, l felt
that sudden burst of enraged patri-
otism which swept over even those of
us who can't sing the Star Spangled
Eanner' without forgetting some Of
the words. Young men headed for
recruiting stations but that left a
lot of girls who were just as mad,
with nothing much to do but save
scrap paper and bake cookies for the
boys.
Really Wanted to Help.
II certainly wanted to do some
thing tangible to keep 'em flying,
but no one could have been less
equipped to serve the Nation than I,
unless he lacked q leg.
"At least I heard about nurse S
aides and how several aides release
nurse to 60 with the Army and
patch up some boys who can do
what I'd like to do; and I was on my
way
Looking back upon my pre-
nurses aide self, I must have been
desperate to undertake q thing for
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Iron Lung Presented
Garfield Hospital
By District Union
Gift Of SteeIworkers,
LocoI 201, Inspired by
Service to Member

An iron lung costing $1,000 was
presented to Garfield Hospital today
by officers OF Reinforcing Steel
Workers, Local Union 201, an AFL
afiiliate, increasing to nine the num-
Der of artificial respirators at local
hospitals.
The drive for the gift to Garfield
began when the life Of q member of
Local 201, William Fiscus, Of Seat
Pleasant, Md, was saved by his being
placed in an iron lung, 1t was said
by Arthur j. Crory, business agent
OF the local.
I'VE nope the lung will help save
lives" Mr.. Crory stated.
Acknowledging the gift, William
r. Castle, hospital director and for
mer Undersecretary OF State, said
the union's effort is most commenda-
BILE.
ut offers an example that other
unions and groups may follow with
profit to themselves and humanity" :"
Mr.. Castle declared.
We're glad to have the iron lung
at Garfield" said DR.. F. J. Eisen-
man, hospital superintendent. 1T
may not be used for a month, and
then suddenly there is q demand for
it, and a life may be saved"
Before Garfield received an iron
lung, it referred to Gallinger Hos
pital all requests for this mechan-
ical respirator.
In addition to three lungs at Gal
inger and one at Garfield, Chill
dren's Hospital has two, Walter
Reed two and Providence Hospital
one, 1t was said.
The presentation ceremony took
place at II o'clock today in a Gar
field operating room. Accompanying
Mr.. Crory was George F. Dube, pres
ident of Local 201.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Greenway Tenants
Organize 10 Fight
Increase in Rents
Moss Meeting Votes
To Enlist Support
Of Every Resident

Tenants of the Greenway apart
ment development in Southeast
Washington voted at mass meet
ing last night to seek the consent
of every resident for a plan of or
ganized resistance to a rent increase
proposal.
About 300 persons attended the
meeting on the playground of the
dwelling center to hear spokesmen
for the Rent Control Committee of
the Greenway Citizens Association
read protest against conditions in
the area and against efforts to raise
rent ceilings.
Petition for Increase Filed.
Greenway, Inc, of which Morris
Cafritz is president, has filed a
petition with the District rent ad-
ministrator asking that maximum
rentals be increased to $50 for one
bedroom apartments and $63 for
two-bedroom units. Rents first were
set at $40 and $3.50.
The petition states that after the
first unit of the development was
built, superior materials were or
dered for subsequent apartments
and better accommodations were
introduced.
The statement of the Rent Com
mittee, read by the committee s
chairman. c. w. Davis, took the
position that the initial rent scale
is fair and reasonable. It pointed
out that the development is built in
an industrial area near railroad
tracks and power plant and de-
clared the management seeks to
charge rent scale prevalent in
more fashionable districts.
Statement Challenged.
The statement challenged asser-
tions that better accommodat tions
were installed in apartments built
most recently and pointed to un-
finished streets. sidewalks, curbs,
Fairgrounds, parking lots and other
facilities.
1t also protested purported
management move seeking to elm
mate tenant opposition to higher
rent ceilings with guarantee that
rents for present occupants will not
be raised.
A resolution adopted at the meet
ing last night asked for volunteers to
Evening star., 1942-07-30
A. A. Units Here Have Music
But Nothing to PIuy 1t On

There is an old adage that goes
something like this: "Toot your own
horn"
And that is what the list and
427th Coast Artillery units-the anti
aircraft groups now at battle stations
guarding the military district of
Washington-would like to do.
But they haven't got the horns.
There are several thousands of
these boys standing watch over
strategic objectives in and around
the Capital and they are ready and
willing to furnish lot of their own
amusement, including dance
orchestra.
They have a music arranger, for
example, in Pvt. Russ Rita, who
played In four big name bands be-
fore he got into the Army He sent
home for his drums and Is ready
to 60 to town. Another boy had q
Evening star., 1942-07-30

bull fiddle shipped to him and is
ready to slap out the bass.
They get music through the Army
morale branch and they have talent,
but it's all useless without the in
struments. So Capt. H. H. Crane,
special service officer for the list,
got up list of what they need,
figuring the music rooms or base
ments or attics of Washington
might supply them.
Here they are: Two trumpets, two
saxophones (alto and tenor, two
B fiat clarinets, trombone, a guitar
a banjo and piano.
Any one with one OF these instru-
ments that can be turned over to
the Army is asked to call Capt.
Crane at regimental headquarters
of the list on HAines Point, tele-
phone Executive 7285.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

Fortunately, I didn't play fair
when I was interviewed before
signing up. I just kept quiet about
my failings. They sounded kind Of
foolish in view Of what was going
on here and there in the world. I
went through the classes feeling
pretty grim and sitting several
impulses to bolt.
Overcame Her Terror.
TN due time I put on by uniform
and walked into the hospital and,
after brief talk, shepherding
nurse abandoned me in a surgical
ward. I think the only reason
didn't make myself vanish was
that I was rooted with terror. I
peered at the patients, long rows
of them, and they peered back.
Il hadn't been in the place 10
minutes before patient went In
sane, very insane indeed, while
was taking her temperature. The
next day the biggest man I've ever
seen had a fit between me and the
door Of a very small room. know
1t sounds sloppy, but Wake Island
was very much In our thoughts
about that time, and I kept re-
minding myself that they weren't
having much fun out there either.
Then about the fourth day out,
when walked into the ward, rows
Of hands slipped over the tops Of
white spreads and waved hello,
there were broad welcoming grins
and one Of the women said, II sure
am glad you're here" and suddenly
I was very glad, too, and I've felt
that way about the hospital ever
since"
Wanted: 500 more like her.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Vio|aior Of BIackouf
Is Freed With Warninu

Judge Nathan Margold, suspend
ing sentence In q blackout violation
case in Municipal Court yesterday,
served warning on the defendant
and all who violate the regulations
that terrible results could follow"
where persons fail to extinguish
lights during . blackout.
Mrs. Dorothy Miller, colored, 2103
G street NE, was brought into
court for failing to turn out lights
In her apartment during the sur
prise blackout July 40.
After hearing several witnesses.
including Auxiliary Policeman Jesse
Lindsey, 1908 Rosedale street NE,
Judge Margold declared:
1T Is your duty to your family
and to your community to see that
your home is blacked ont"
Evening star., 1942-07-30
District OCD Names
Child Care Choirmon

Mrs. Henry P. Chandler has been
appointed chairman of the Commit
tee on Child Care and Protection in
the civilian mobilization branch of
the local OCD, Defense Co-ordinator
Young announced yesterday.
Mrs. Chandler, who succeeds Mrs.
Frank Linzell as chairman, is also
chairman of the Child Welfare Com
mittee Of the Council of Social
Agencies and has headed the depart
ment of government and its opera
tions OF the District League of
Women Voters.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
WPA Here Cut
To 500 Workers
In September
Construction Jobs
To Be Rushed; Lunch
Plans Affected
BY DON S. WARREN.

WPA operations will almost van
ish from the Washington scene by
mid-September, under orders re-
ceived yesterday by Paul c. Rogers,
acting District. WPA manager, from
the regional WPA administrator in
Baltimore.
In all, the number of WPA
workers. totalling 2,400 on June /,
and 1.eoo July 1 and directed to
be cut to 900 by August /. is to be
slashed to something between 400
and 500 by the middle of September,
it was said
Construction jobs to End.
All construction operations are
directed to be liquidated during
September. The $40 men now on
such projects are to be laid off
within six weeks and there will
be no possibility of work on these
jobs for 500 others who have been
on the waiting assignment list.
The principal construction prof.
ects involved are those at the Naval
Air Station, Boiling Field, the Navy
Yard, the Bellevue Magazine, the
Naval Observatory, and about a
dozen fencing projects at such vital
spots as the water reservoirs, as
protection against sabotage; and
extension of the road on the line
of South Capitol street to the vi
cinity of Boiling Field.
Officials said some of these prof.
ects would be completed by the
middle of September, but that they
did not see how the WPA workers
could finish projects at the Naval
Air Station, Boiling Field and the
Navy Yard.
Affects School Lunches.
The school lunch program and
other service projects are expected
TO be greatly diminished under orders
for reduced WPA employment. More
than 120 WPA workers assigned to
the free lunch program already
have been laid off and the staff of
this project is now down to 1865.
Officials hope that the lunches will
be served at II locations when school
reopens in September, but this is
based on a plan to call on the
civilian defense organization for
volunteers to take the place of WPA
workers
The sewing room project for WPA
workers once employed 1000 wom-
en-. but this staff already has been
reduced to IS.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Commissioners Find
Raid Control Centers
Badly Undermanned
TeIephonists Chief
Need; Officials Ask
For More Volunteers

Making their first inspection of
the Districts new AFRAID control
subcenters, the District Commits
sioners last night found the me-
chanical setup quite satisfactory, !"
but some centers seriously under
manned.
At No. / control center. for in
stance, only three telephonists were
available for service despite the fact
that from so to 100 telephonists are
needed for each center.
Controller Herbert Friede, who
toured the centers with the Com.
missioners, said about 300 more tele-
phonists were needed for all the
centers. The actual number varies
from center to center depending on
the hours when they can serve, he
explained.
The deputy controllers, he said,
are now making up time schedules
from which they can determine how
many more volunteers are needed to
fill the gaps, particularly at night.
Especially needed, he said, were
people who live near the second pre-
cinct station. They can register at
the station any night, at the Civilian
Defense Registration Center, 1921
Pennsylvania avenue NV; at the
Civilian Defense Volunteer Office,
1924 F. street NV, or at room 427
in the District Building.
Also accompanying the Commits
sioners on their tour were Col.
Lemuel Bolles, executive director of
civilian defense in the Metropolitan
Area; Col. C. A. Seoane. civilian de-
fense inspector; Fire Chief Stephen
T. Porter, Police Inspector Harvey G
Callahan, c. Melvin Sharpe, OCD
chief of public utilities; J. "
Marean, communications officer, and
Porter Lumpkins, assistant con-
troller.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Martin Named BUDGET Aide

Appointment of James l.. Mar
tin, former executive secretary to
the Public Utilities Commission, as
a special investigator for the Dis
trict budget Office, was announced
today by the Commissioners. Mr..
Martin, who lives with his wife and
son at 4700 Davenport street NV.
will be paid $4,000 year and will
be assigned to Investigations of spe-
cial problems for Budget Officer
Walter l.. Fowler.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

A corps of $50 girls, calling them
selves the United Nations Victory
Girls, has been formed here to as
sist in war savings sales and in
United Service Organization and
Red Cross work.
Most of the girls are around l8 or
20 years old, and are drawn from
high schools, colleges and Govern
ment offices. They were organized
by Miss Dorese Bell, 20, of 5315
Sixteenth street NV, who yester-
day was crowned national president
and victory queen" of the group at
the Mayflower Hotel.
The idea of the Victory Girls, ac-
cording to Miss Bell, is to have
reservoir of "personable" girls in
readiness to man war savings booths,
serve at the proposed Stage Door
Canteen In the Belasco Theater. in
USO clubs and at other patriotic
projects.
Representatives of the Treasury,
Red Cross, Stage Door Canteen and
Evening star., 1942-07-30
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: For Red Cross
nurses aides, women between
l8 and so years with high school
education or it's equivalent.
Training Classroom work,
IS hours; probationary hospital
work, As hours. Glasses start
August 3, Providence Hospital,
10 am. to IL noon, and August
IT, Walsh House, 2020 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, 10 am.
to IL noon. All aides must take
20-hour Red Cross first aid
course not later than end of
first year Of service or l0-hour
advanced review course if
standard course has been taken
in the past.
/. Hours of work after training:
Yearly minimum of $50 hours
Of hospital work, preferably in
a concentrated period.
Where to register: At 2020
Massachusetts, avenue NV,
Monday, Thursday and Satur-
day mornings from 10 to IL.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Mrs. Amanda V. Arnold
To Be Buried Todoy

Mrs. Amanda " Arnold. 80, widow
Of the late Brooke Arnold, died
Tuesday at the home of her son,
Howard l.. Arnold, 5ll Prince street,
Alexandria. Funeral services were
70 be held at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon at the Methodist Church of
alexandria, with burial in the Pres
byterian Cemetery.
Surviving are four sons, Howard
l.. J. Raymond, and H. B. Arnold OF
Alexandria, and William L. Arnold
OF Washington: two sisters. Mrs
Emma Kensinger and Mrs. Tate
Cooke OF Washington. and a brother
Luther Cooke Of Clarendon.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Montgomery to Register
Vocational Glasses

Registration for vocational training
Tor woman war production workers
over the age OF II years will be held
Monday and Tuesday at the Mont
gomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring, it was announced today.
The registration hours are from
. pm. to II pm. both days. Infor-
nation may be obtained by tele-
phoning Silver Spring 0044 between
2 and pm. The program is under
the supervision of the Montgomery
County Board Of Education.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Arlington Safety Unit
Calls Bus Transfer Plan
Serious Traffic Threat
RossIyn Passenger jam,
Lack Of Porking Space
Held Double Hazard

Characterizing the Van Duzer
plan to halt Arnold operated buses
at Rosslyn as a serious menace to
traffic safety, Arlington County's
Safety Council has unanimously
adopted a resolution opposing the
plan, it was announced today.
F. D. Ehle, council member, pro-
posed the motion and asked that
notice OF 1t be sent to all authorities
concerned. Consensus of council
members was that congestion while
transferring passengers from buses
to streetcars and the lack of park
ing space at the terminal were
safety hazards.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, director
of the council, suggested that a
substantial amount of rubber and
gasoline could be saved if the Capt.
tai Transit Co. would operate street.
cars instead of buses from midnight
to 6 am. throughout the District.
Mr.. Stoneburner also reported
that there had been no fatal traffic
accidents in Arlington during July
and that in most categories the
traffic safety record for the first six
months of 1912 was an improvement
over the same period in l94l.
Accidents have been reduced from
3ll during the first six months of
l94l to 225 during the first half of
this year, he said, and injuries have
declined from 80 during the same
period of 1941 to 66 in 1912 There
have been five deaths in 1912, COM
pared with two over the same period
OF 194l, he concluded, but said this
is a good record compared with
other similar metropolitan areas.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Big Oil Reserve
Held in District,
Dealers Assert
9 Million GuIIons Said
To Rest in Tunks as
Sole DeudIine Neurs

The Capitals fuel oil situation was
vexed today by three divergent cur
rents:
L. The ONCE of the Petroleum Co.
ordinator was busy defending an
order banning delivery of all oil
for home heating from August to
September Is.
2. Home owners were making
Hundreds Of phone calls a minute"
to the oil dealers, pleading vainly
for deliveries before August 3. They
were informed no such fuel. except
for heating water, has been delivered
to consumers here since May 13.
3. A statement that tanks of
Washington fuel oil dealers are full
almost to the point of overf1owing
was made by their spokesman, who
challenged the Government asser-
ton that the suspension of home
deliveries is required for "accumula-
ton of reserves"
Nine Million Gallons Estimate.
On the contrary said Lester Scott,
director of the Oil heating division
of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, dealers here have
accumulated such great reserves
which he estimated at about 9,000,-
600 or 100000 gallons-that some
have had difficulty in storing new
railroad tank car loads which are
rolling into town.
Mr.. Scott said if any more fuel oil
Is to be stored in Washington it will
have to be put in the tanks of 10000
consumers in the Metropolitan Area.
If this is not done, he predicted.
there will be terrific pinch" when
the first cold snap comes Trucks
and labor will not be available to
rush the oil to homes. he declared.
A spokesman for the ONCE of
the Petroleum Co-ordinator said he
was willing to admit that Washing
ton dealers may be turning away
loaded oil tank cars now, and justi-
fed it by saying that the situation
will result in diverting supplies to
New England and other places
where dealers do not have sufficient
stocks.
Fair Distribution Sought.
I'VE are trying to make it as
equitable as possible" he said.
The Government and local oil
dealers are anxious that the public
understand that the announcement
Of no heating oil sales from August
3 to September Is actually means
little change in the situation of con-
sumers here.
Since May 13, it was explained,
deliveries Of fuel oil each month
have been limited to so per cent of
normal needs" based on the same
month in 1941. Hot and humid
Washington has no normal home
heating needs through September, it
is contended. The new order affects
only the Northern States, where
there would be some normal need
which will now 60 unrecognized.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

visit each family living at Greenway
to obtain their consent to allow the
Rent Control Committee to act as
their agent when the management's
petition comes up for hearing Au-
gust II before an examiner of the
rent control office. The hearing will
be held in the Anacostia High
School.
Evening star., 1942-07-30

which I had so little aptitude and
SO many handicaps. I hated hos
pitfalls and their inmates. I took
very gloomy view of nurses and
doctors in general and relished the
human body only when streamlined
and smartly covered From the age
of five had passed out with rhyth-
mic regularity at the sight of thick,
red blood
Il had only one qualification,
which I have lost. I loved the
smell of ether.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Episcopal High School
Of Alexandria to Get
$500, 900 From Estate
r: the Associated Press.

II. thG ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, July 30.-More
than $400, 900, representing a
one-half residue of the net
estate of the late William G.
Bibb, was left to Episcopal
High School at Alexandria, Va.
an estate tax appraisal showed
yesterday. The net estate was
SLOT $751; Mr.. Bibb died Au-
gust 16, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
Mat4e4t4~xWiA
| WAR Bonds
- -

A dozen patriotic Americans, each
buying one $1875 United States War
Bond will provide $225 for the cost
Of one parachute. We need one for
every man In every plane. thousands
of them. And we need other thou
sands for training and use of para
troops.
Evening star., 1942-07-30
What Can / Do?'
HospitoIs Need
Aides for Nurses

Those Who Want Sincerely to Aid -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-04
Mrs. +. Sioneman' s
Funeral on Friday

FAIR HAVEN-Funeral serv-
ices for Mrs. Elizabeth Sthone-
man, who died Monday at her
home here, will be held Friday
at $40 am, who died Monday
at her home here, will be held
Friday at $50 am. from st.
Mary's Catholic church of An
chorville.
Besides the husband, Law
renee, she is survived by a son,
Jan. two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy
Buing and Moreno Horn and
three brothers, George, Eugene
and Paul Horn, all of Fair
Haven.
The Christie Funeral Home
New Baltimore, is in charge OF
services.
Cemetery. under the direction oi
f. A. Schwarzkoff. Utica Fun
eral Director. She is survived
by her husband. Albert New
man: two sisters. Mrs. Jane
Gardner of Brooklands and Mrs
Anna Harrison Of Detroit. ano
one brother, James Boylan Of
Lapeer.