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Evening star., 1942-10-29
Army Continues Probe
OF Col. Bush's Death

The death of 1t. Col. Phillip M
Bush, 40, Army Air Forces officer
who was found dead of a gunshot
wound in the abdomen yesterday in
his Office at Boiling Field, was still
under investigation today by a board
OF Army officers.
Military authorities said Col,
Bush's body was discovered by an
other officer. A .45-caliber service
pistol with one empty shell in it. was
beside the body.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said that any action of his office will
be based on the decision of the mill.
tary board Of investigators.
Col. Bush, who flew with the La
fayette Escadrille during the World
War, entered active service as a
major In the Army Specialists Re-
serves February Is. Before he re-
turned to service he was employed
by General Electric and Ford Motor
Co. at Schenectady, N. Y. He was a
native of Roxbury. Mass. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Betty
Taylor Bush, who resides in Falls
Church, Va.
Evening star., 1942-10-29

Chalk up victory on the home
front for the Victory Corps at Amer
ican University-a group of college
girls and boys who are defeating
their own campus labor shortage by
performing man-size labor chores
at intervals when they are not
studying or in their classrooms.
Organized voluntarily, the Victory
Corps evolved when several of the
students began to pinch-hit for
maids, janitors and handymen leav-
ing for the armed forces and in
dustry.
The Victory Corps still is in the
process of organization, but thus far
there has been no real need for an
organization because some one is
always on hand to volunteer for
work. Miss Jeannette Gagnon,
physical education instructor and
assistant to the dean of women in
the Women's Residence Hall, is
acting as temporary leader of the
corps.
Inside and Outside.
Goods can be seen at almost any
hour of the day between classes
polishing the lounge floors of their
dormitory, in the kitchen making
salads, sweeping the staircases and
halls, raking leaves on the campus,
and executing a multitude Of other
housekeeping duties.
University officials point out that
the boys have even a fuller school
schedule than the goods, what with
the rigorous physical fitness pro-
gram, but still they find time to
volunteer for Victory Corps work.
The school now has student jani-
tors, dishwashers and handimen.
The majority of the Victory Corps
members receive no compensation
for their work, although some in
the ranks have taken part-time jobs
for which they are paid by the
school.
Miss Gagnon said it is hoped soon
to have every coed in the school
doing at least two hours of volun-
tary work q week At present, she
said, the goods devote one day to a
general cleaning of their living
quarters. Also, number of goods
already have signed up for duty
with the American Womens Volun-
tary Service.
One Maid Left.
Only one maid remains at the
Women's Residence Hall, where u
goods are living. But the premises
are as spic and span, or even more
so, than In days gone by, Miss
Gagnon observed.
She said Jacqueline Friedman of
South Norwalk, Conn, and Eilene
Duncan of Schenectady, N. Y,
started the ball rolling among the
goods. They got out on their own
and began raking leaves on the uni
versity grounds. Other goods were
quick to join, on the grounds and in
the dormitory.
Becky Burns, 18-year-old sopho-
more of Scranton, Pa, demonstrated
how she polishes the dormitory
floor and explained, Its a fine in
stitution, especially since some of us
get paid for our work. And know
it builds up morale to see us women
working"
George Zuras, a senior, of 1901
Buchanan street takes his work at
the Hamilton House, mems dormi-
tory, philosophically. He has signed
Evening star., 1942-10-29

Volunteers are chosen only after
personal interviews. Women be-
tween the ages of 20 and As are
wanted, with high school educa-
tion as one qualification. Volun-
teers with an interest in children
from 2 to S years old are especially
requested to offer their services for
the duration.
The training course of 80 hours
will be given at the American
Women Voluntary Services head
quarters, 2170 Florida avenue NV.
1t includes 10 two-hour afternoon
lectures on Tuesdays and Fridays,
weekly observation trips and so
hours Of practice teaching.
This work offers unusual oppor-
tunity to perform a needed public
service" Mrs. Emmerich said.
She pointed out that child care
centers will take great burden of
the minds Of mothers who work in
the day, and at the same time pro-
vide wholesome supervision for
children Of tender ages.
I know Of no finer way in which
women who love children can serve
their country than to care for chill
dren while mothers are doing nec-
essary war work." Mrs. Emmerich
concluded.
Evening star., 1942-10-29

Fifty volunteers to act as nursery
school aides are needed by the Civil
ian Defense Volunteer Office, with
registration closing tomorrow.
Following an 80-hour training Pc
riod, these volunteers will have a
minimum of two half days service
each week in settlements, child-care
centers and nursery schools wnere
children of war workers are being
cared for while their mothers are at
work.
Volunteers will be accepted only
after personal interviews, it was
stated by Mrs. Herbert Emmerich,
chairman Of the Child Care Com
mittee Of the American Women VOL
untary Services, 2l70 Florida avenue
NV. Those interested In this type
Of war service should telephone Du-
pont 1478.
Sponsored by Three Agencies.
Mrs. Emmerich, pointing out that
training classes will begin Novem-
ber 3, emphasized today that women
In good health from all sections OF
this city are needed for work in their
local neighborhood, where they are
In close touch with local area prob
lens. The response to date. she said
yesterday, has been gratifying.
The course 10 being sponsored
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Students Accept MenioI Jobs
In American u. Victory CORPS
Goods Get Over Aches und Pains
Induced by Wartime Activity

up in Class VI of the Navy-many
of the other male students are Re-
servists-and is captain of the bas-
ket ball team and vice president of
the student body. -
They are letting me finish school,
and this is the least I could do" he
said, leaning on a broom. Il
washed dishes before I took over this
job, and I think all of the students
should work and not have any out
siders on the campus"
Paul Scrimshaw, a junior of Roch-
ester, N. Y, said he liked the janitor
work. He had worked as a janitor
and waited on tables during his
first two years at school, He is
candidate for the basket ball team
More than one of the students
pointed out that the Volunteer Corps
is patterning itself after the annual
Arbor day holiday the university
holds each spring. At this time all
classes are suspended and the STU
dents spend an entire day spring
housecleaning. They are rewarded
with free meal by the school.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Seniors Help Relieve
Teacher Shortage in
Montgomery County
Montgomery Blair Pupils
Fill In at Elementary
Junior High Schools

Seniors at the Montgomery Blair
High School in Silver Spring, Md,
have been pressed into service as
part-time teachers at elementary
and junior high schools in nearby
Montgomery County to alleviate the
present shortage of teachers, it was
learned today.
1t also was revealed that Cadet
1t. Coils. David Hamlin, jr., and
Betty Lee Payne, student leaders
of the Victory Corps at the high
school. are aiding in the stepped
up physical fitness program being
carried on at the Woodside Ele-
menuary School in Silver Spring.
The practice of using students as
teachers was inaugurated during the
last school year as part of the work
experience program at Montgomery
Blair, according to E. M. Douglas,
principal.
Uses About 20 Seniors.
Approximately 20 senior boys and
girls at the high school are partici-
pating in the teaching program.
They teach any subject in which
there is shortage Of regular teach
ers and where qualified substitutes
cannot be obtained, Mr.. Douglas
said.
While a similar program was car
ried on last year by students at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School,
it is believed that Montgomery Blair
is the only school which has such
a program this year.
Glasses in which there is par
ticular need for teachers include
science, mathematics and shop for
boys, Mr.. Douglas said. In teach
ing shop for boys, he added. the
students alternate as teachers for
two-week periods.
In other subjects, he said, the
longest period during which the
students became teachers has been
three days, after which regular in
structors took over.
Neea no Certificates.
The students don't need teachers
certificates" Mr.. Douglas explained,
since they act only as temporary
substitutes"
Among the activities in the phys
lcal fitness program at Woodside
Elementary School, which are being
carried on under the supervision of
Cadet 1t. Coils. Hamlin and Payne,
are rhythmic and precision drills,
with particular emphasis being
placed on good posture.
The children are taught to "fall
IN, fall out" march and to obey
orders. The program is held daily
during the children's lunch hour
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Determined Fight
On Bus Fare Boost
Promised by 0PA
President Of w., M. & A
Says Threats Won't
Bring About Cut

A head-on collision now is in pros
pect between the OPA and the
Washington, Marlboro e. Annapolis
Motor Lines over the fare boost
from 10 cents to Is cents adopted
by the company last Sunday on its
Seat Pleasant-downtown Washing
ton line, under authority granted
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Harry r. Booth, utilities counsel
for the OPA, yesterday called COM
pany officials into conference and
took them to task for violating"
the newly amended price-control
law, which forbids any general
increase" in utility rates above levels
of September Is, without giving 30
days OF notice and consenting to
timely Intervention" by agents of
the President.
Altman Stands by ICC.
Leslie Altman, president of the
W., M. .& A., accompanied by his
| counsel, James P. Donovan, listened
to what he called threats" by Mr.
Booth and later said: Our position
is unchanged. We told Mr. Booth
that we had applied to the ICC
for the rate increase on this line
more than 80 days ago and approval
was granted by the ICC. We cannot
and will not change the fare unless
and until we are told to do so by
the ICC."
Mr.. Booth indicated that OPA
officials may decide today as to what
action they may take against the
company on the grounds that the
fare boost was in violation of the
new price control law.
Mr.. Booth told The Star: "You
may be sure we will not let the
matter rest there. We go after
either the big ones or the little
ones, and we hit them hard" But
decision as to what steps might be
taken was postponed until some
time today.
One of Seven Lines.
Mr.. Altman said he had told Mr.
Booth the company could not and
would not" reduce the fare unless
directed to do so by the ICC. He
maintained his company was not in
violation of the new price control
law. He emphasized that the in
crease had been applied to but one
of the company's seven lines and
therefore was not a general in
crease" in utility rates but said
there had been legal dispute over
this point.
At the beginning of the confer
ence, he said, Mr.. Booth read from
the new law to recite that a pen
atty fine of $1,000 a day for each
day of violation was prescribed.
Mr.. Altman asserted this was the
case, insisting it was maximum"
fine of $1,000 if there was proof
of violation and added that he re-
garded this recitation as a threat"
Also Mr.. Altman said Mr.. Booth
had asked him if the w. M. & A.
used gasoline to operate its buses,
carrying the suggestion" that OPA
approval of such gasoline rationing
might be stopped. Mr.. Altman said
he regarded this also as a threat"
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Defense Council
To Apportion
Stirrup Pumps
Central Labor Union
Funds to Finance
Distribution Plan

A middle of -the-road policy has
been adopted by the Commissioners
on distribution and sale to the public
of the 21,640 stirrup pumps so far
made available to the National
Capital for fighting incendiary
bombs.
The city heads rejected sugges-
tions that the District buy all these
pumps and attempt to apportion
them among the 100000 or more
District households, or that they let
a local retailer, who has secondary
claims on the supply, sell them on
a first come-first served" basis.
After hours of consideration yes
terday at the District Building, in
conference with civilian defense and
legal officers of the District, the
Commissioners decided instead to
accept an offer from the Central
Labor Union to lead them out of
their dilemma.
5000 to Defense Workers.
Under the plan, about 5000 of the
pumps would be purchased by the
District to be distributed to fire
wardens and to fire spoilers of the
civilian defence corps, for official
use in case of an enemy attack.
The remaining 16,Oo0-odd are to
be purchased with funds donated to
the District for emergency civilian
defense use by the Central Labor
Union, employing this money as a
revolving fund. The $4,000 pumps
are to be apportioned by the Civilian
Defense Council to the 66 civilian
defense areas, on the basis of popu-
latlon, but machinery for the dis
trlbution from that point on still is
to be worked out. Commissioner Guy
Mason said yesterday this, no doubt,
would have to be on the basis of
first come-first served"
AS revealed last Sunday in The
Star, the Sports Center had an
agreement with the New Jersey
manufacturer for sale of the 81 ,OOO-
odd stirrup pumps. But the manu-
facturer was bound to give municipal
authorities first claim, if they want
ed to exercise it.
Prices Estimated.
The retail ceiling price on such
pumps is $3.50, and 1t was stated
earlier this week by Col. Lemuel
Bolles, civilian defense director, that
If the District bought and distrib-
uted the pumps the price would be
$l.86 cents each, plus freight charges
from New Jersey.
Col. Bolles had calculated this
might make a difference in total
price to District residents of nearly
$4,000 Yesterday, however, off,
Gals computed that If freight
charges were no more than IA cents
per pump, making the total net
charge about So, the difference be-
tween sale by the District and sale
by some retailer would be no more
than $4,000.
However, under the final decision
by the city heads, the majority of
the pumps will be sold through the
agency Of the Central Labor Union
fund. The Commissioners SHE'D def
initely away from the direct prob
lem Of attempting to decide who
might buy the pumps on the grounds
that 1t would be impracticable for
them to decide who might buy and
who might not, due to the limited
number.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Boy Justifies Fears
OF Police by Fleeing
Receiving Home
Juvenile Court Aide
Refused Request to
Hold Him at Stotion

District police. with an IT told you
so" glance toward Juvenile Court
have started new search for 15-
year-old housebreaker suspect who
escaped from the Receiving Home
for Children yesterday afternoon.
When the boy was arrested a week
ago and charged with a month long
series of burglaries, police. recon-
mended that he be confined in a
witness room at the twelfth precinct
station, but were refused by An
thony B. Caffrey, Juvenile Court
complaint supervisor, according to
Capt. Rhoda Milliken of the Wom-
ems Bureau.
Mr.. Caffrey countered with the
statement that, as an official of the
court, he had no choice in the mat
ter. The law specifically states that
children 16 years or under may not
be detained where adults are kept"
he said.
Yesterday, Capt. Milliken said, the
boy kicked out" a window of the
home and escaped. What's more.
Capt. Milliken added. he took two
other youthful inmates with him.
Captured in Basement.
The boy, runaway, admitted
when he was arrested October 20
that in months time he had staged
Is burglaries in the sixth precinct,
Is in Montgomery County and a
number of others in the seventh,
eighth and ninth precincts, Capt.
Milliken said.
The boy was captured as he
crouched in packing case in the
basement of a dwelling in the $500
block OF First street NV, the scene
OF his last exploit, according to the
police captain.
Basing his judgement on the boys
housebreaking record, Capt. Walter
Thomas of the Sixth Precinct.
through Capt. Milliken, requested
permission from Juvenile Court to
hold the boy at the Twelfth Pre-
cinct Station until the investigation
was completed. The police premise
was that If the youth could break
into dozens of dwellings and stores
undetected, he would find little
trouble breaking out of the detention
home.
Hardship" for All.
Capt. Milliken said that with the
exception of barred windows. the
precinct witness room is in no
respect the ordinary station-house
cell.
AS supervisor of complaints, this
request came to Mr. Caffrey, he ex-
planned today. And since the law
is clearly stated regarding minors
of the defendants age, the boy
could only be sent to the Receiving
Home, Mr.. Caffrey said.
This course, he said, had to be
followed even though the police re-
garded this boy as an "incorrigible'
and well able to break out of the
institution.
Granting that the boy probably
would still be in custody had he
been sent to the witness room, Mr.
Caffrey admitted the escape had
brought about Hardship" for all
parties concerned.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Edgar Bruce Roy Dies
After Short Illness
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DISPATCH to The Star.
BEALLSVILLE, Md, October o.
Following q short illness, Edgar
Bruce Ray, 81, farmer and lifelong
resident Of Montgomery County, died
Tuesday in Hagerstown Hospital.
Mr.. Ray was born near Lay Hill
and farmed In that neighborhood
many years. For the past several
years he had lived near Beallsville.
He was unmarried. He is survived
by . niece and q number Of cousins.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Baltimore to Try
Woman Trolley Drivers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-The Balti-
more Transit Co. is planning to try
women as operators of streetcars.
Women relatives OF present men
employees are being told OF the
planned experiment, an ofncial said
yesterday. Women would be used
first on cars having both q motor
man and conductor. If the expert
ment works they may be employed
on cars having only a motorman-
or motorwoman.
Loss Of men to the armed forces
Is the reason.
Evening star., 1942-10-29

jointly by three agencies, the Child
Care and Protection Committee of
the local Civilian Defense Council,
the Emergency Committee for Day
Care OF Young Children and the
Child Care Committee of the Ameri-
can Women Voluntary Services.
Those who desire to serve are
urged to get in touch with Mrs.
Emmerich's committee promptly,
inasmuch as registration will be
closed for the class tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-10-29
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: High school
education, age 20 to As.
Training: An 80-hour course,
including 10 two-hour afternoon
lectures on Tuesdays and Fri
days.
Hours of work: Minimum of
two half days a week in settle
ments, child care centers and
nursery schools.
Where to register: Telephone
Dupont 1478, at 2l70 Florida
avenue NV, for personal In
terview. Registration closes to-
morrow, October 80. ..
Evening star., 1942-10-29

War bonds make bombers to bomb
the Axis and lower our taxes. Why
not buy some and help yourself
Evening star., 1942-10-29
Afraid of Blacklistinx,

Letters from the board to these
nurses in bad" standing who have
tried to come back state in part:
According to our files, you have
been practicing nursing in the Dis
trict Of Columbia without a license
A nurse - is not entitled
Evening star., 1942-10-29

s. Encourage patients to have spe-
cial nurses only when they are
grayely Ill.
g. Visit patients only at time
when ward activities are at mini
mum.
Other papers read at the meeting
were on Some Problems in the
Admission of Patients" by DR.. N l..
McDiarmid, superintendent of Co.
lumbia Hospital; Public Relations
Doctors Help in Maintenance of
Good WILL" Miss Matte Gibson,
superintendent of Children's Hospi-
tai; Wartime Problems of the
Dietary Department" Miss Evelyn
Anderson, executive dietitian of
Doctors Hospital, and obligations
of the Medical Staff for Mainte-
nance of Hospital Equipment and
Conservation OF Supplies" Dr. FL
dSidge.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. July
Great fleets of United Nations
air freighters soon will be in opera
ton.
This was revealed by speakers be-
fore the University of Virginia's In
stitute of Public Affairs here yester-
day as one of the most significant
developments of aerial warfare-and
a portent of revolutionary develop
ments in the future.
With the great emphasis on bomb
ers and fighters, it was stressed,
there has been tendency to forget
that the major purpose of the air
plane Is for transport, and an Air
Transport Command now has been
organized in the United States
Army.
Practically q sixth of Germany's
air force consists of transport planes,
said Maj. Nathaniel F. Silsbee of the
Army Air Forces. New ones are
being turned out at an estimated
rate, based on latest confidential
reports from the Reich. of about
l 900 q month. At the same time, he
said. they are producing tens of
thousands Of troop and cargo carry
ing gliders.
Transports Given Priorities.
In building up the American Air
Transport Force, he explained, the
War Department has been leaning
heavily on the country's airlines and
the War Production Board has
altered its plans. putting transport
planes high on the priorities list.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Huge Air Transport Fleets
Ready Soon, Institute Is Told
One U. 5. Product Is Largest and Fastest
Carrier, Charlottesville Group Hears

| Already the Army's activities in
this field are close to tenfold those
of all the civilian airlines in the
world before the war started.
Three new types are transport
planes. it was pointed out. and already
are we'll toward the production stage.
These are the DC-3, weighing from
II to II tons: the CTS, which weighs
about % tons and is the largest,
fastest twin-engine transport in the
world. and the C-54, a 32-ton. four
engine plane now actually in pro-
duction.
Larger planes still, both of the land
plane and flying boat types, are well
beyond the blueprint stage, Maj.
Silsbee said, and some of them will
be made of such strategic ma
terial as strainless steel.
Aid to China First Job.
The first big job of the transport
service has been to supply China
from India after the loss of the
Burma road. The base is an airport
in Northeast India from which air.
plane engines and drums of gasoline
and oil are being carried to the Cen
tral Yunnan Province for 500 miles
over one of the toughest air routes in
the world
Already, Maj Silsbee said, "the
Air Transport Command has become
as important as any of the fighting
outfits"
Even before the war, he pointed
out, this development had been
foreseen by the Air Force, which for
several years had adopted the prin-
clple that all Air Force supplies
should be transported by air.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Another Jap Warship
Is Believed Sunk by
Sub in AIeutians
Destroyer Torpedoed
July 5, Navy Reports;
Bad Weather Continues

Fy the Associated Press.
Another Japanese destroyer
was believed today to have been
sunk by a United States subma-
rine in the Aleutian area, where
mist and fog has hampered at
tempts to oust the Japanese
from their island toeholds.
The Navy reported in communi-
que last night that the destroyer
was torpedoed and believed sunk in
the vicinity of Kiska Island July S.
This brought the damage inflicted
by American undersea craft in the
Aleutians to five japanese destroy
ers sunk or hit in two days. Three
were sunk and fourth was left
burning fercely on July 4.
The toll of Nipponese ships taken
by American submarines in the war
to date as reported in Navy COM
muniaues was raised to Al sunk, IA
probably sunk and 13 damaged.
Last nights communique read:
North Pacific area;
Il. On the afternoon Of July S, a
United States submarine, operating
in the Aleutian Islands, torpedoed,
and Is believed toshaYes sunk q Japa-
I1ese desttpyer IN the vicinity Of
KiskA
q This is TIE dfth enemy Destroy
er to have been sunk or damaged by
our submarines in this area during.
the two-day period July and 81.
"3. Low visibility continues in
this area"