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Evening star., 1942-09-04
Problem Of Time
For Two Big Jobs
Faces Gen. Grant
Must Stretch Hours
To Cope With OCD and
Planning Unit Tasks

When Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd.
takes over the chairmanship of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission at its next meeting, he
will face the problem of trying to
stretch "a hours day to cover two
demanding jobs.
The hardworking, pipe smoking
War Department representative on
the OCD Board for Civilian Protec-
ton wasn't exaggerating when he
informed President Roosevelt that
the OCD job took all his time.
Since he succeeded Mai. Gen
Lorenzo D. Gasser at OCD in June
he has missed only two or three
Sundays at his desk. He would like
to find house, too, but he hasn't
had time to get around to that.
Went Looking for Problems.
At OCD, he has spent large part
Of this time trying to meet the
emergencies arising from priority
difficulties, has been setting up five
warehouses to store supplies while
they are being assorted for distribu-
ton and during the last six weeks
has been involved in figuring out
allocations of equipment, determin-
ing what areas are critical enough
for a priority on protective mate
rials.
Then there have been problems of
organization to extend the OCD
training program both for general
training of the Citizens Defense
Corps and special instruction CEN
ters for fire defense.
AS if all that were not enough
for a man-size day, he has even
gone out looking for problems that
did not come directly to his desk.
The successor to Frederic A. Del
ano, uncle of the President who
asked to be relieved of his duties
as planning commission chairman
said he didn't want to talk about his
new job until he has had time to
find out about the problems now
confronting the commission.
Veteran At Planning.
The planning work, however, will
be no new thing for the Army Of
flcer. He served as director of the
old Office Building and Public Parks
from 1926 until 1888 when that in
dependent agency was merged with
the National Park Service and he
has kept in touch with city and
regional planning ever since as a
member of the City Planning In
stitute.
Asked If he knew whether the
Commission had made any plans for
special protection of its work from
air raids and sabotage, he smiled
ut will now"
He said that although he wouldn't
be able to give the Commission as
much time as he'd like to, III do
the best l can" President Roose-
velt persuaded him TO take on dual
duties because "all of us are con-
vinced that your fine and successful
experience make you much the best
man for the job
AS an aid to stretching the usual
day, he has helpful hint adorn-
ing the wall of his OCD office. A
tumble of red tape is pinned up
under the caption, Eliminate the
stuff"
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Certification Blanks
Will Be Distributed
To Afraid Wardens
Those Who Have Token
Required Courses
To Get Recognition

Moving a step nearer to certifying
the thousands of AFRAID wardens
who have taken required civilian de-
fense courses, DR.. Paul Douglass, di-
rector of local OCD training, an
nounced today that applications for
certif1cation have been sent to war
den headquarters.
The application forms will be sent
out to the deputy wardens for fur
ther distribution. If the application
shows warden has completed a 10
hour f1rst-aid course and standard
bomb, gas and fire defense course, is
now active in the warden service and
his application has been approved by
the chief air-raid warden, he will get
a formal certificate, DR.. Douglass
said
This is the blanket certifcation
promised in lieu of graduating from
the uniform course of training which
DR.. Douglass has not yet completed.
Glasses Fill Gaps in Courses.
Special classes for wardens who
have only partially completed courses
will be conducted by z. Alvin Biggs,
superintendent of warden training,
DR.. Douglass said
New enrollees will be taught the
uniform course if, as and when it is
released.
The application forms now being
distributed ask wardens TO fill in
where they took their courses, who
gave the instruction, when the
courses were completed and the
name of another person who at
tended the courses
Each application form has to
carry the signature of the appli-
cant, senior sector warden, zone
warden and deputy warden as we'll
as the chief afraid warden.
Clause for Friendly Aliens.
1t was also announced that an ex-
planatory clause would be added to
the oath of Office for friendly aliens
allowed to enter the warden service.
The amendment to the oath has the
prospective warden promise that he
will faithfully discharge the duties
of the office, Subject, however, to
my prior allegiance to (name of
country or sovereign of (Which or
whom am now (citizen or sub
ject)."
Meanwhile, Leonard Tucker, tenn
porary president of the Civilian
Defense Council of the District, an
nounced that a committee had been
formed to draft permanent con-
stitution for the new organization
which was set up at meeting of
the chairmen of the civilian defense
committees on August n.
Members of the Constitution Com
mittee are Richard Barr, chairman;
T. Paul Mudd, and John j. Joyner.
A tentative draft of a constitution
has been submitted to all defense
committee chairmen for study be-
fore the next meeting, September IT,
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Gas Co. Official
Sees No Taxable
Profits by 1943
PUG Resumes Session
On UtiIity's Request
For Rate Increase

Emphasizing his conviction that
the Washington Gas Light Co. would
have no taxable excess profits at the
end of the cuprrent year, Robert C.
| Overs, treasurer of the company,
testified before the Public Utilities
Commission today as the hearing
on increased rates asked by the
company was resumed.
Mr.. Overs estimate of the COM
panys financial condition for 1912
was brought out during questioning
by Harry r. Booth, utilities counsel
for the Office of Price Administra-
ton, who is opposing the increased
rates which would be imposed auto
matically under the company's slid
ing scale" formula.
Hearing Postponed.
The hearing was postponed on
August Is over the objections of
counsel for the gas company after
Mr.. Booth had requested more time
to study the company's records. Is
sues raised at that time eliminated
In the removal of Gregory Hankin
as chairman of the PUG. James H.
Flanagan, who succeeded Mr.. Han
kin as chairman September /, was
conducting his first hearing today.
Mr.. Booth, who was assisted by
Samuel Joseph, technical expert
loaned to the OPA by the Federal
Power Commission, is attempting to
convince the PUG that any rate in
creases allowed the utilities at this
time would have inf1ationary ten
dencies. Until this year the sliding
scale" formula has operated to re-
duce gas rates.
The company's net income for tax
purposes already has dropped, dur
ing the first seven months of this
year, to $86,700 less than that re-
ceived in the comparable period last
year, Mr.. Overs testified. This de-
crease was laid largely to heavily
increasing expenses. In addition,
the witness explained, the company
already has accrued an additional
$94 900 credit for new capital allowed
under the formula for computing
excess profits taxes. ,,'
Foresees Same Basis.
These two items alone, Mr.. Overs
said, more than offset last years
taxable excess profits, based on the
1941 tax law. Although Mr.. Overs
conceded that the excess profits
law for 1912 would be altered from
that prevailing last year, he said
he believed the basis for arriving at
this levy would be substantially the
same.
The witness told the commission
that 1t is often necessary to estab-
ish rates for the ensuing wear
without definite knowledge of what
tax laws Congress will finally pass
He denied, when asked the OPA
counsel, that rates are established
on the basis of budgetary esti-
mates, but explained that they are
fixed by the PUG staff after a
thorough study of the companys
records.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
S526,330 Asked
In Recreation
Board Budget
Additional Personnel
And More Fairgrounds
Planned Next Year

The first budget request submitted
by the recently created District
Board of Recreation was released
today by the Commissioners and re-
vealed an increase of $162, ,436 over
the $364894 appropriation approved
for the Recreation Departments 1874;
expenditures. The amount requested
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1914, is $526,3 $3.50.
Even this, the board comedies, is
a shot in the dark. since the new
unit, set up last May, has not yet
had an opportunity to formulate a
complete program of its needs. The
board intends to ask for supple
mental appropriations as the need
arises, the report stated.
All recreational activities within
the District were placed under the
new board by congressional action
last spring Previously, other Gov
ernment agencies had jurisdiction
over some of the play areas.
Asks Personnel Additions.
Five new administrative positions
and 43 additional playground and
recreational leaders are provided for
in the law budget request at cost
of $72,420. In addition, the board
plans to spend $84,860 instead of
the $49,100 granted for 1943 on part
time leadership. Altogether, salaries
will come to STAG ,306, more than was
allowed last year, including promo
tions.
A grant of 32,500 is asked for the
improvement of Fairgrounds This
is $4,000 more than was appropriated
last year.
In its request to the Commits
sioners, the board announced that
it planned to open the following new
recreational units during the 1914
fiscal year:
Hillcrest Recreational Center,
Congress Heights Playground South
east Recreational Center, Rudolph
Playground, Bundy Playground,
Carrousburgh Dwellings and North
east Suburban Recreational Center
at Fort Mann.
The board also proposes to open,
for the summer only, the Trinidad
Recreation Center and the Fort
Stevens Playground.
Longer Hours Proposed.
In addition it is planned to keep
the following places open. during
longer hours, every day of the week
and year-around.
Southwest Recreation Center,
Roseda1e Playground, Kenilworth
Recreation Center, Sherwood Play
ground, Lafayette Recreation Gen.
ter, Thomson Playground, Chevy
Chase Playground, Hearts Play
ground, Langdon Park Playground,
Turkey Thicket Playground, Edge
wood Playground, Stoddert Play
ground, Hoover Playground, New
York Avenue Playground, Langston
Young-Browne Recreation Center,
Banneker Recreation Center, Mon
roe Playground, Montgomery Play
ground, Rose Park Playground, Lo-
gan Playground, Lincoln Play
ground, Garfield School and the
Douglas Dwellings, Dunbar Recrea-
ton Center and Francis Recreation
Center.
Eight acres, formerly kept open
during the summer only, would be
placed IN year-around operation:
Peabody Playground, Stuart
Junior High Community Center,
Macfarland Junior High Commu-
nifty Center, Bancroft Playground,
Wilson High Community Center,
Morgan Playground, Smothers Play
ground and Anthony Bowen Play
ground.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Chevy Chase Students
Awarded Scholarships

Two of this years graduates OF
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School have been awarded scholar
ships to Eastern colleges.
Miss Bitita Martinez, daughter OF
Mrs. and Mrs. M. G. Martinez, GAIL
Beechwood drive, Chevy Chase, will
enter Swarthmore next month on a
5000 scholarship.
Whitney Brush, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James w. Brush of Hesketh
street, Chevy Chase, has been
awerded a years scholarship at
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nolOgy,
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Enemy Subs Reported
Sunk by BroziIions
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Sept 4.
The Brazilian press gave prom
inence today to a statement in a
speech by Air Minister Joaquin
Salgado Filho yesterday that several
Axis submarines have been sunk by
the Brazilian Air Force.
Only one sinking of a submarine
by Brazilian plane has been Off
cially announced. 1t occurred before
Brazil entered the war.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Budget Estimates for Sewer
And Water Departments Cut
Senate District Committee May End
It's Situation Inquiry in Few Doys

are often inundated during heavy
rainstoms.
A reduction in the request for
assessment and permit work, which
includes the construction of service
sewers to new homes, was made
possible, it was explained, by the
drastic cut in building operations
expected for the 1914 budget year
due to priorities regulations. The
request in this category was trimmed
from $500,000 appropriated for 1943
to 100000 for the 1914 budget year.
Other Items Requested.
Other items included in the Sewer
Department request include:
Saalries, $189, ,840, an increase of
$3.50 brought about by the re-allo-
cation of jobs.
Cleaning and repairing sewers and
basins, $250,000, the same as last
year.
Sewage treatment plant, 100000,
the same as last year.
Mosquito control, $4,000, the same
as last year.
Potomac River pollution control,
$500, same as last year.
The Water Department requests
a grant of $3.50 900, or s675 900 more
than was asked last year, for re-
placements, rehabilitation and re-
pairs to existing property, most oi
which would be allocated to work
at the Mcmillan and Dalecarlia filter
plants to provide for new equipment
that could be used to meet the
additional loads.
request for $4,000 to provide a
pedestrian walk on the Cabin John
Bridge.
Operation and maintenance of the
aqueduct, it was estimated, would
cost $712, ,320 instead of the 1851, 100
appropriated last year.
Fewer Big Projects.
A substantial part of the decrease
in the Water Department budget for
| 1914 is accounted for in the fact that
| number of expensive projects were
approved in the 1943 budget and
are being carried over without addi-
tional requests for funds into the
new budget requests.
These include new water mains in
the vicinity of Thirteenth and Up
shur streets NV. and C street and
Kentucky avenue Sc. at combined
cost of $4,000; a 1000 900 gallon
capacity water tank near Fort
Dupont at $235,000; a 10000 900
gallon capacity underground res
ervoir near the present Stanton Park
Reservoir in Ancostia at S240, 900,
and new pumping equipment at the
Anacostia Pumping Station at
$4,000.
New projects added in the 1914
budget include water conservation
survey at $4,000; cleaning and
lining watermains to retain an
adequate fire flow in many out
lying sections at $4,000; repairs to
the Bryant Street Pumping Station
at 100000, and new pumping equip
ment for this station at $350,000. 1t
was requested that the department
be allowed to carry the Bryant
street grants over to the 1945 budget,
if approved this year.
The department estimated receipts
during the 1914 fiscal year would be
$3,033 900, leaving a deficit of $164,-
245 If the full amount of the budget
requests is approved.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
D. c. Stores to Resume
Business on SATURDAYS

Stores in downtown Washington
will be open tomorrow and every
Saturday from now on. the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation pointed out today.
The summer period of Saturday
closings-in effect during July and
August-has ended for the year.
it was explained.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Workers Leg Broken

Earle Parrish, 38, colored, 1852
Kalorama road NV, suffered a
fractured leg yesterday when he fell
from an electric truck he was oper-
ating at the Twelfth and c streets
S.W. building of the Agriculture De-
partment. He was taken to Provi-
dence Hospital.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
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MAotHo~R~1MM
WAR BONDS

An Army motor trailer looks much
like any other automobile trailer
which may be seen on the highways
or In the tourists camps. The
Arny's trailers are used as travel
ing hospitals, dental clinics and
testing laboratories.
Evening star., 1942-09-04

These mobile surgical or dental
units are hauled to their destination
and the trucks released for other
purposes. They cost from $1,000 to
$4,000 and weigh from l12 TO 81
tons. You can help pay for them
:. help keep our Army fit. Invest
ct least 10 per cent of your income
in War bonds every payday. You
can join the Ten Percent Club
through the payroll savings plan,
or buy bonds regularly through the
nearest bank or post office.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Pneumonia, Flu Claim 81, SIS

Pneumonia and influenza claimed
92,525 lives in the United States in
1910, the Census Bureau reported
today. This is rate of 703 deaths
per 100000 population, which COM
pared with 99,097 deaths and a rate
of 75.7 in 1899.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

complained loud and long that they
were out of topch with civilization and
couldn't obtain the little comforts they
desired in the little towns near their
camps. Enterprising Partisan mer-
chants fitted up a number Of old
Paris busses as travelling department
stores and furnished the soldiers with
toilet articles, sweets, extra socks,
smokes, reading matter and table
games.
The idea proved so profitable that
the Partisan originators fitted out sew
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

penetration of their" Pennsylvania.
Then came the war with all it's grue-
some destruction and the moving store
became a necessity.
AS might be expected, Nazi occu-
pational headquarters in each country
keep a close watch on these travelling
merchants and whenever possible stick
a trusted gestapo aid in as a crew
member. When dealer expands, says
Nicolas Staniceanu. formerly a lead
ing Rumanian banker, he is often COM
PEELED to accept Nazi as an active
partner. In this way the Germans
make sure the travelling stores will not
be fifth column against them. These
travelling stores also bring in a nice
revenue in taxes, customs, license fees,
and heavy fines for trivial offenses OF
NaZf imagination.
Both Staniceanu and Theokotes
place the number of truck-stores at
well over $4,000, a figure far from
sufficient 20 meet the needs of the
millions in occupied Europe. Occupied
France is supplied almost exclusively
by these trucks which deal in every
thing from food to baby layettes. The
same holds true of Czechoslovakia and
Poland where the trucks almost with
out exception are owned and operated
by German nationals in the confidence
OF the Gestapo
Great numbers roam Rumania which,
while officially an ally of Greater Ger
many is, according to the opinion of
former business men like Nicolas Stani-
ceanu, so per cent bankrupt. Many
trucks also operate in Hungarys cities
and in northern Italy. Large fleets
take care os Austria and Holland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

fleet Of eight of the largest size and
does a business of about q quarter
million dollars a year.
These truck emporiums are now
all over Norway, Denmark, the Low
Countries, France, Poland, Austria,
Czechoslovakia, Italy, Rumania, Hun
gary. Greece YuEoslavia and Albania
They first appeared in France prior
TO Hitler's now historic blitz Of the
Low Countries and France. A million
and a half poilus stationed on or inn
mediately behind the Maginot Line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

oral more buses
just . before the
war really got
started and sent
them TO all the
tiny towns that
had little m o + c
than a butcher, a
baker and a can
dlestick-maker.
A Hungarian fl
nancier, Julos Es-
tarhazy, then in
Paris, heard Of the
scheme and start
ed a similar COM
pany using mOv-
ing vans TO bring
the comforts of
civilization to his
countrymen. He,
too, prospered and
others took up the
i d e a. Especially
certain Ruman-
ian interests that
objected 90 his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

of tn G Sc truck
s torres are i'm =
mense 15-ton vans
holding thousands
of dollars worth Of
merchanu % an d
service ed by a
crew Of four or
five. Others are
tiny ba n I a IN .
W Gig h { quarter
ton affairs that
hold barely more
than a pushcart
Most OF the
trucks are owned
by their immedi-
ate crews or by a
sin lie o " n e r.
However. quite a
large number are
chain" operated.
One south French
man whose last
name is Colombo
ere, so Mr. Theok-
otes heard, owns a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

think IL over. Once in a
while he would reach up a
paw and tenderly feel his
injured nose.
Just as he was about
10 touch the jug a slight
breeze set IT swinging and
he backed away. As the
jug didn't follow him up
he got his courage back
and, catching the jug be-
tween his fore paws, tried
to chew it with no result.
Then he evidently de-
cided 1t was time to end
the bout and gave the
jug another tap and got
another punch on the
nose. But lie was game
and rushed into a cliuch.
THIS was mC~e than the
wire could stand and bear
and jug tumbled to earth
together.
Pete thought it was
time 10 save his mo'as ics
so. he let out a yell like
a Commanche Indian.
threw a frying pan at tie
bear and Bruin sgG Ionly
remembered he Lad a
date across the lake.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

been recommended by expert physical trainers.
Back in the so-called Gay Nineties one
American authority on body building pub
lished an illustrated book purporting to show
men and women how to improve their phy-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
.TheBear That Fought
Aug Of Mo|asses

where Pete had hung the jug, The
animal had been attracted by the
odor from the dried molasses that
had run down the sides Every few
minutes he would reach up and
tap the jug gently and then sit back
and watch il swing.
Pretty soon he got little more
familiar and tapped 1t smartly. OF
course the jug swung back and hit
bruin a crack right on the end Of
his tender nose. The bear came
back with blood in his eye and
landed a beautiful upper-cut and
the jug circled the limb and caught
him a terrible wallop right on the
top of his head. lie let out roar
and swung again with the same re-
suit.
This time the bear sat down to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

or, who went INTO. the
Northern Maine woods ear
ly this year with Pete Babneau as
guide, tells how the two had ring
side seats at "A backwoods boxing
match when they stopped one night
at an old camp at the head OF Up
per 10 Mary Lake.
Our sweetening was molasses,"
the surveyor said, land we carried
it in a small, thick jug. Pete took
a two-foot piece of bailing wire
and hung this jug To a low limb
near the shore so the molasses
smell wouldn't attract any animals.
along about four O'Clock in the
morning. Pete woke me up. In the
moonlight we could see big black
bear sitting out under the tree
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

A IORE screwy ideas than you
M could fire a Big Bertha al
Nt have come out of the Second
World War but the rag-doll eXer-
cises which thousands Of British
women are doing is not one of these
worse than-useless notions.
Ever since the first days of the
Nazi blitz the Woodworking women Of
Britain have been trying TO find the
best way TO relax from their long and
arduous duties. For a time they went
in for the usual setting-up exercises to
keep themselves in the pink" Some
Of them were able 10 take an occa-
sional holiday in the country, away
from the cities and the bombs. Now
al the suggestion Of health officers and
physical trainers they spend little
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
R000RIin8Shps For Europes ConqueredCustomers

NNEITH half of Europe occupied
" by Germanys hordes, thou
w sands of Europes s m a
storekeepers have been forced out of
business. Their places have been taken
by new kind Of merchant tray
cling merchant who brings his goods
in truck and moves from street to
street doing what business he can.
Mr.. Constantine Theokotes, a Greek
bookdealer who successfully fled his
country after the fall Of Athens and
is now in this country. says that some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

siques and their general health without the
use of dumbbells, Indian clubs or any other
apparatus. His whole theory was based on
an alternate tensing and relaxing Of the
muscles.