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Evening star., 1942-06-28
Salvage Campaign Nets Variety of Articles

placed" Under the heading of Salvage
for Victory" the committee has issued
q two-page list Of articles to look for
around attic. cellar, garage and farm.
A junk shop in the TOO block of v
street NV. recently received old light
ing fixtures, converted from gas to
electricity that were taken from a man.
sion. They were said to have been
worth $1,000 each originally.
They are old brass" the dealer said.
"You don't see that kind today. The
chains are solid"
Pointing to the corners OF the yard,
the dealer picked up q rubber ice-de-
froster from an airplane wing and
pointed to old plane wheels and cylin-
ders, q drainboard from q kitchen sink,
headlight reflectors and some lead clips
from the bags Of mailcarriers, which
were melted into . large lump.
I'VE try not to waste anything" he
commented.
In another part OF the yard was a
burned-out dynamo, from which, he
said, copper and iron will be salvaged.
I'VE have to prepare it for the foun-
dry" he explained.
He said that sometimes the material
is sold directly to the foundry and at
other times to the wholesaler. AS he
spoke another truck backed In, loaded
with 200 pounds Of tin foil, dozens Of
old batteries and an old birdcage.
But all Is not rosy in the junk business.
More than one dealer said that articles
are getting scarce, partly attributable,
some reasoned, to the halt In private
Evening star., 1942-06-28

building and scarcity of certain articles.
They said they used to get surplus odds
and ends from construction work. Sew
eral dealers observed that there is some
connection between the paper market
in which the price has shot downward
and other articles They could not seem
to give any particular reason for the
connection, but explained, "It has always
been that way"
Everything bogs down with papers,"
commented one dealer. Pointing to
room filled from floor to ceiling with
paper he said. II haven't been able to
give it away for two months" As If to
emphasize the point, a boy rode in on q
bicycle and asked:
Are you taking papers?"
mo-" said the dealer. "only magazines
and rags"
Lessing J. Rosenwald, chief Of the Bu-
reau of Industrial Conservation. noting
the success Of the waste paper collection
campaign, recently observed that If
similar intensive efforts In the collection
OF scrap rubber and scrap materials can
now be carried out the public can go a
long way toward filling out the Nations
need for these vital materials"
Although sellers do not have the slight
est idea Of what their particular pieces Of
scrap material are going into. dealers say
it Is not unusual for them to make such
comments as, I'm selling this for bull
lets!" This is for q ship" This
Is for machine guns" :. This is for
cannous," or This is to help beat
the japs!s
Evening star., 1942-06-28

been planned to move the ONCE and
shop buildings to Anacostia Park, but the
Navy Yard has acquired all that park
area south of Eleventh Street Bridge.
For the time being, the shops will remain
where they are.
Eighteen of the greenhouses have sup
piled the needs of the White House.
Flowers for receptions and functions OF
state, plants for year-'round use, and
flowers for sick friends, distinguished
guests and for the everyday needs Of
, the Presidents families came from these
greenhouses.
The White House budget betrayed the
cost of maintenance, and when drains
were made on the contents Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks greenhouses, the ex-
penses were shared $3.50. The green
houses of the White House have been
located on the site since 1902, when the
conservatory and five Of the greenhouses
in the White House grounds were dis
niartled to make way for the present
West Wing and Executive Omces.
WllCl POACy lCCCllCAy uCS4SCO tAAoI tAAC
greenhouses must go, it was agreed that
materials desirable for the use Of the
White House be removed and that con-
tracts be made with local florists for the
storage and maintenance of approx
mately 300 palms, 400 fern plants and 40
large bay trees.
Mrs. Roosevelt announced last winter
that the White House soon would be buy
ing most of it's flowers and plants under
competitive bidding. With the war can
ceiling most of the former ofiicial recep-
tions and dinners, the needs for the du-
ration. at least, will be vastly less than
in earlier years.
Most of the other Towering plants not
needed this year for the White House
are being transferred now to other Fed
eral agencies. Priority has been given
Walter Reed Hospital and the Navy Med.
ical Center in Bethesda. These institu-
tions are being given countless numbers
of gladioluses, chrysanthemums. ferns
poinsettias, orchids, hydrangeas ano
other stock plants, with the understand.
ing, however, that the identification OF
White House ownership be retained
Evening star., 1942-06-28
BY James NARROW,
Wide World.

Specialists using science and the
toughest kinds of tools will perform
a major operation on the body Of old
Mother Earth in laying the new pipe
lines to ease the Eastern oil shortage.
Already having examined her from
airplanes, they will test her for an
acid condition, and then swarm in to
make the incisions with bulldozers,
scrapers and ditch-diggers. She'll look
as good as new when they're finished.
But getting pipelines tucked 2 feet
under her skin is old stuff to Mother
Earth now.
There are probably more than l50,-
900 miles of pipeline in this country"
said one veteran Gilman in trying to
humanize the picture as he recalled
that the first line was laid in Pennsyl-
vania back in the 1870s.
They're like veins and arteries cross
ing and criss-crossing. The hearts are
pumping stations"
All New Steel
The new 550-mile line from Longview.
Tex. to the vicinity of Salem. ILL.,. will
be the largest in diameter-24 inches
In the United States.
It will be Government owned. cost
between IS and 40 million. take about
six months to lay, and will need all
new steel estimated by some oilmen at
125 900 tons since all previous pipelines
ranged in diameter from 20 inches down
to 2 inches.
within 80 days, and the oil, brought
from Texas to the Salem area, will be
transhipped to the Eastern Seaboard.
At the start it will carry about 100000
barrels daily, but this flow. according to
the War Production Board can be in
creased with the addition Of more
pumping stations.
The 8-inch line across Florida, from
Port st. Joe to Jacksonville. approved
by Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes, would
cost at least $3,500,000 have an av-
erage daily capacity of $4,000 barrels
be 220 miles long and be made Of
old pipe dug up elsewhere.
Procedure May Vary
The House not only approved this line
but an added one from Tinsley. Miss,
to the Savannah Charleston area on
the Atlantic Coast.
Through long experience the big oil
companies have worked out the follow
ing procedure in laying pipe, which
may vary in some slight details in these
Evening star., 1942-06-28

propriation has been provided for the
repair and maintenance of the 80 green
houses on the site, beyond the hire OF
labor. The ravages of time and neglect
have left their marks. Then came the
wear of war preparations and now war
itself has changed the whole landscap-
ing of many acres of Washington's best
mark areas. During the snowstorm OF
last March, two Of the greenhouses COL
lapsed.
When it was decided to extend Inde-
pendence avenue from Fourteenth street
to the Tidal Basin, giving freer access to
the Lincoln Memorial, the final doom of
the greenhouses was pronounced. That
is attributed directly to the war and
the increased demand for new arteries
of traffic to the mammoth War Depart
ment structure In Arlington, Va. But
the warning signs, so far as the green
houses are concerned, really had been
written large for all to see In the pre-
ceding years, when the SHIFT from
flowers to shrubs began changing the
appearance Of the parks. A desire, too,
was shown to give the public greater use
of the lawns and walks
The extension of Independence ave-
nue., development of major civic i'm
portance, will necessitate the erection
of underpasses and overpasses and con-
Meeting roadways extending directly
through the site now occupied by the
greenhouses and shops of the National
Capital Parks. To re-establish the shops
and greenhouses in another location
would cost approximately $1,000, 900, ac-
cording to the United States Engineers
estimate.
Congress has made no sum available
FOR the maintenance of the greenhouses
q their replacement. Previously, 1t had
Evening star., 1942-06-28

closed that the propagating gardens had
peen extensively improved. 1t was the
first year that the plants reached or
exceeded 100000 in number.
The World War witnessed a slight de-
cline In the number of plants grown
and distributed. But in 1919 the re-
port stressed that $4,000 pansies were
planted and 617.50O plants provided for
the parks. An idea Of the effect Of re-
cent policy and the war Of 1912 may
be obtained by the all-time low record
Of only about 100000 plants propagating.
A National Park Service report last
year directed attention to the low estate
to which the greenhouses had fallen.
They had "deteriorated from age and
production is impossible, and their pro-
duction capacity is dwindling Most Of
the houses are beyond complete repair.
and money spent to this end would be
largely wasted"
The equipment consisted Of 81 green
houses, 4 heated frames, 10 cold frames
and potting sheds.
The history OF the Executive green.
houses goes back to the administration
OF Franklin Pierce. The stately Martha
Washington. the sprightly Dolly Madi-
son and all the early First Ladies" had
to rely on exterior sources Of supply
when they wished to decorate their din
ner tables or drawing rooms. In Presi-
dent Pierce's time, the first greenhouses
were built on the White House grounds.
After President Buchanan occupied the
White House, the stable was converted
into a conservatory, aQd this was al
tered from administration to admins.
tration. It was not attached directly TO
the greenhouses until President Grants
time, and even then, the 35-foot passage
forming the connecting link was used
as a billiard room. The Hayes family
did not care for billiards and converted
this hall into an addition to the con-
servatory.
But 1t was the Hayes administration
that gave the greatest spur to the fori-
culture at the Executive Mansion. And
in the Mckinley administration, before
the greenhouses were removed, 100000
blooms were planted outdoors.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Bv Nelson M. Shepard.

Another landmark is about to pass
from the Washington Scene-and the
war is to blame only incidentally.
This time, it is the site Of the his
toric propagating gardens and green
houses of the National Capital Parks
and the White House. near the Tidal
Basin in the rear of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. In the 70
years since the gardens were laid out,
surrounded by marshes, the Washington
Monument the White House and West
Potomac Park have taken on the appear
ance by which we know them today.
To many older residents and visitors
returning here after years of absence.
the sight of the now dilapidated green
houses brings back poignant memories
of the former spring glory Of Towering
parks that were the pride of the Ma
tional Capital and the envy of cities
everywhere. Today, under a changed
policy, the gardens and greenhouses
have outlasted their usefulness.
Pattern of Green
The artistic ana color1ul Ho"eTueus
In the downtown parks and small res
ervations have given way gradually to
a standard pattern of green shrubbery
and lawns Gone are the gorgeous
flowers that once drew thousands OF
admiring visitors to the Mall. that
frightened Lafayette, Farragut and
Franklin Squares, the numerous circles
and borders of the stone and bronze
monuments to the Nations heroes. Only
the famed cherry trees, the rose gardens
near the Tourist Camp and the occa-
sional displays Of the glassed-in Botanic
Gardens remain to remind visitors OF
the old days
A score of years ago, the now doomed
propagating gardens and greenhouses
supplied more than 100000 plants OF
every description to the city's parks and
to the White House. The record for the
past year was scarcely 100000. Now a
fowerbed is rare sight, indeed, in a
Washington park.
The change began with the lean de-
preston years. In recent years, no ap-
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Other plants will be supplied to Boiling
Field, the Army War College. Mount
Vernon, the Corcoran Art Gallery, the
Botanic Gardens and Arlington House.
At the last place named, they will be
added to the stock kept available in
Arlington National Cemetery for funer-
ais and decorations.
More Expensive
The National Capital Parks, like the
White House, will have to 60 into the
open market to replace most OF the
plants in the parks. Some of the out
door beds will be retained, as they are
in locations undisturbed by the build
ing traffic arteries. But this phase OF
propagating will not be extensive, and
by no means will it meet the replacement
needs Of the parks.
Rigid economies are largely responsible
for the plan to do away with the green
houses, but, except for the cost Of re-
establishing the gardens and equipment
elsewhere. officials seem agreed that buy
Ing plants In the open market under
competitive bidding will be more ex-
pensive than growing them. The gar
deners and other employees gradually
have been absorbed in the general work
force of the National Capital Parks and
the White House.
David E. Saunders, who has been in
charge of the nurseries for many years,
is now under George w. Harding, chief
horticulturist, and so are the other MEM
bers Of the staf.
For a brief sketch of the propagating
gardens and greenhouses. the early re-
ports of Army engineer ofncers in charge
Of public buildings and grounds give
essential facts. Maj. o. Z. 4ebcock, IN
Evening star., 1942-06-28

new lines, since the Government is foot
ing the bill:
First, they decide from where to
where the pipe will be laid, estimat-
ing the approximate cost.
Then they call upon specialized aerial
photographers, who fly over the pro-
posed route. taking pictures of the
country through which the pipe will
run. Looking at these overall pictures
the engineers get a quick. comprehen-
sive view of the difficulties ahead of
them, natural and manmade. Then
engineers and surveyors begin their
Job on the ground.
CThe route of the new Longview-
Salem line was mapped from the air
last year, when the major oil COM
panies. pooling their resources, sought
Government permission to build line
from Texas to the East Their appeal
was turned down on the ground the
steel for the pipe was needed for direct
war purposes)
First and Last Payment
Close behind the surveyors 90 crews
Of right-of-way and claims agents, who
must obtain from property owners per-
mission to lay the line across their
land. The company pays about 81 for
every 1872 feet of ground. This is the
first and last payment.
The permission is given in a written
contract, but before the bargain Is closed
the agents check the county records to
be sure each property owner has full
title to the land he says is his.
The contract is permanent, goes with
the property and prevents any new own
er from deciding arbitrarily that he
does not want the line on his land.
Some owners fatty refuse permission
for the pipeline for several reasons: They
don't want their land torn up, they think
the line is a nuisance, or perhaps they
think that by holding out while, they
can get few extra dollars.
Some States have condemnation pro-
ceedings through which company may
be able to force permission for the line
to be laid. If this fails, or if State has
no condemnation procedure, there is
nothing left to do but detour the line
around the property Of the unwilling
owner.
Burrow Under Stream
But while the surveys are being made
and the rights-of-way obtained, the COM
pany will ask contractors, who do the
actual pipeline-laying, for bids on the
job.
These contractors know their business
Evening star., 1942-06-28

But while the surveys are being made
and the rights-of obtained the COM
pany will ask contractors, who do the
actual pipeline-laying, for bids on the
job.
Evening star., 1942-10-23

In general order No. 4. Such adjust
ments, If allowed, might have the
effect of creating inequalities where
wages had been stabilized by a mas
ter agreement"
Piece Work Adjustments,
In general order No.. S the board
approved individual wage adjust
ments which fall within certain pre-
scribed limitations. In an interpre-
tation of this order the board said
the readjustment of piece rates
could be made without approval of
the board of the original rate was
set tentatively for trial purposes, or
II 1t yields less than the regularly
established normal amount prevail
Ing In the plant for that type of job.
Chairman William H. Davis an
nounced the board was setting up
additional machinery and regula-
tlons for passing speedily on wage
adjustments and urged that, mean
while, all employers and labor
groups continue to use established
procedures of collective bargaining,
mediation and arbitration through
the United States Cancellation Serv-
Ice, State and local mediation agen-
cies and the board itself.
He said all mediation argencies
outside the board would be provided
with copies of board orders, interp-
relations and regulations so they
may help the parties eliminate so
far as possible any proposed wage
adjustments inconsistent with the
boards policies"
Evening star., 1942-10-23
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Evening star., 1942-10-23
Given Three Years
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EpecAI OlSD1tch 70 Inc 6tAf.
MARTINsBURG, w. Va, Oct. n.
Ray william Frederick Smith OF
st. Louis, who was arrested on q
charge of impersonating an Army
ofhcer, entered plea of guilty in
Federal Court at Wheeling yester-
day and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-20
Make a Soldier
Boy Turkey Day
Dinner Guest

Minneapolis citizens who will
have Thanksgiving dinner at home
this year are being requested by
the Minneapolis Civilian Defense
Council to make the day more en-
joyable for United States service
men stationed at the local Navy
base by having them as dinner
guests.
Because many of our Twin City
boys are now far away from home
and some one somewhere is prob
ably helping to make them happy,
the home town folks city-wide are
being asked to be as considerate of
all service men stationed in this
area as possible. For additional
information or to extend invitations
please call Mrs. Mae Marshall, Col
fax 6251.
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talk on army life.-Sallie Thomas,
reporter.
Mrs. SeIah BeasIey, 1929 Fourth
Ave. So, entertained friends of
Mr.. Ozell Davidson, U. S. Army in
ductee, at a turkey dinner given at
the home of Mrs. Betty Sessions,
1850 Fourth Ave. So, last Friday.
Guests were Messrs. Donald Bry-
ant, James W. Slemmons, Raymond
Philips, Jas. Robinson, Fred Gray
and James Simms.
Earl McNeal, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest McNeal, 1910 Bryant Ave.
No, was host to twelve playmates
on his eighth birthday, November
10, His guests were Annette and
Arnold Patrick, Ernest Armstrong,
Roy Dean, Johnnie Randall, Charles
Grigsby, Renee Jackson, Gwen
Bowen, Carl and Wayne Cockrell,
Norman Westberry, all of whom
presented Earl with gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Simms,
2201 Fifth Ave. &c., are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
baby girl, born at st. Barnabas hos
pital, Wednesday, November II,
weighing seven pounds. Mrs. Car
RE Powell, 697 Carroll Ave-, is the
maternal grandmother and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Simms Sr. of Mime
apolis is the paternal grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald SchOfeld
have a new addition in their fam
lily, named Sandra, born on Tues
day, November IT, at Maternity
hospital. The baby's maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs. C,
l. Mason, 1929 Columbus Ave. The
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st. Peter Claver
SOdality Guests
of st. Leonard

The young ladies Sodality of the
Church of St. Peter Claver, st.
Paul, were guests of st. Leonard's
Sodality, Minneapolis, on Sunday,
November Is. The group attended
II a. m. Mass and received Holy
Communion in a body. Father L.
Hirman, spiritual director at St.
Leonard, was the celebrant. After
Mass brunch was served at the
parish rectory. Miss Mae Black
we'll, Project, welcomed the visitors
on behalf of the Minneapolis So
dality and expressed the hope that
the two groups would work in
closer cooperation for the exalta-
ton of the church and the promo
ton of mutual understanding.
A social hour followed the short
business meeting. Those present
were Misses Yvonne Weber, Doro-
thy and Juanita Schuck, Betty Nc
Cowen, Norma Wright and Marie
Rhoades, St. Paul; Mae Blackwell,
Jean Curry, Charlene Noble, Rita
and Andrea Skinner, Frances
Jones, Shirley Kyle, Theresa
Bailey, Minneapolis.
st. James A. M. E. Church, Min
neapOlis: Sunday morning, No
vember 8, Sunday School was well
attended and we were happy to
welcome our Superintendent who
has been absent because Of illness.
Rev. Thomas Stovall, presiding
elder, and his wife worshiped with
us at the Sunday morning service
which was we'll attended.
Corp. Jackson, an engineer of
the U. s. Army, former member of
the st. James choir, worshiped
with US, and gave an interesting
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scented him a three-tier white birth
day cake with green and yellow
trim, mOnOgrammed linen hankie
and a silk tie. Those present were
Messrs. and Mesdames Leonard
Davis, Don McAdams, Jr., Mes
danes Archie Anderson, Nelson
Balenger, Clarence Duke, Messrs
John M. Patton and Emmett A,
Galloway. The party was held at
the parsonage, 500 W. Central ave-
nue., and the cake was made by
Mrs. Nelson Balenger.
Mrs. Richard Gordon of Seattle,
Washington, was the honored guest
at a formal dinner party, Sunday,
November Is, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Dodd, 7O1 Carroll
avenue. Other guests included Rev.
and Mrs. S. E. Ware, Mr.. and Mrs,
Philip Payne and Mr.. Charles Ross.
The table setting was beautiful
with rose buds and baby chrysan-
themums for the motif. Each guest
was presented a rose. Mrs. Cor
don, formerly of this city, is in
Minneapolis visiting her laughter
Mrs. Albert Allen. Since her visit
here, she has been the recipient OF
parties given by Mrs. Clara Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Green, Mr.,
and Mrs. Philip Payne, Miss Gladys
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Pur-
cell, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ross and
several others. She left the city
Monday, November 16, for Iowa, ia
visit her sister and will spend
Thanksgiving in Nebraska with
her mother, returning to the city
about December 1 to spend the re,
naming ten days of her visit be,
fore returning to her home il
Seattle.
Lieut.. Ernest S. Baxter, Jr., il
the city visiting his wife, Mrs. Eva
Lee Baxter, and her parents Mr.
and Mrs. George Lee, liza Sher
burne Ave-, will leave Saturday fol
Fl. Leonard Wood, Mo. Lieut.. Bax
ter received his commission of Sec
ond Lieutenant at the Engineer
School, Fl. Belvoir, Va, on No
vember II.
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When he returned to his home, the
group hilariously greeted him with
happy birthday songs. Mr.. John
M. Patton, Mrs. J. R. Lynn and
Mrs. Kate Neil skilIfully made all
necessary arrangements for the
ice cream and cake which was
served. A beautiful brief case was
presented Mr.. Lynn by the group.
Those present included Rev. and
Mrs. B. N. Moore, Mesdames Susie
Bowen, Ethel Rome, Jean Waters,
Leila A. Smith, Bertha L. King,
Misses Bernice and Arlene Allison,
Messrs. o. C. Hall, ST., James A.
Smith and John M. Patton.
Mrs. S. E. Ware, 719 st. Anthony
avenue, has returned to her home
from Midway Hospital where she
was taken Thursday, November IL.
She is considerably improved.
Mrs. Pearl Brooks, 720 St. An
thony avenue, left the city Sunday,
November Is, for Palmyra, Missis-
sippi, to be with her father, Mr..
Gabe Sparks, who is i'll with pneu-
monia.