Evening star., 1942-02-15
Civic Problems, CivicBodies
Support of Salvage Drive Needed;
Auto Parking in 'Muddle'
By JESSE C. SUTER,

Auto Parking In 'Nuddle'
By JESSE c. sUTER.
Adequate school facilities
Of community needs by most citizens associations And they
usually proof To-day many
needs in evidence Stephen High
at the head of the list The citizens
the city united priorites granted
pletion of the building the construction
has been proposed that the school completed
the Federal Government purposes
large growth of school population in this
influx of workers completion
ing for school use is important defense
Unless this building completed will possible way
Of providing large growing
section To succeed undertaking require than
the passage of resolutions with long pream
with large amount Of leg and buonhoe
the solution problem
The Red Cross emergency fund campaign moving very
slowly for the raising of District quota s75oOoo
The Police Boys Club campaign O0oO has long way to
before reaching its goal
advantage putting by having uniformed
policemen do much of the canvang police pre-
vented by law from selling tickets and soliciting funds
Salvage Campaign Productive But Not Enoush
fine piece Of work
either community capacity The boys
and girls in the schools have competi
groups and individual citizens have giving
Grafton.
Large quantities of paper have been saved that would have
otherwise the ncineaor collected
not nearly enough
IN the sheds and yards OF both homes and business
places Much OF it. perhaps has been lying
entirely overlooked
Several suggested
In treasure hunt" Of
boring vacant lots which there unauthorized dumping
of material STEEL "copper" brass
metals are to turn Repaimen frequently behind
them on completing job sund discarded parts replaced by
and miscellaneous Some thrifty folks material
much occupied with their daily tasks this material
pected deferred jobs The salvage campaign really
boon such fellows with
10 do Get all Of this metallic junk help Uncle attain
victory be the aibi
Another advantage getting junk
that Will remove forever haunting and constant reminder OF
home tasks left undone.
systematic neighbor
hood organization required
to each form small active committee of live wires will take
Of this work in their section Get touch with
Walker executive secretary of the District of Columbia
ssos committee
headquarters Abee Building
There certain features of the work with which the
mttee experiencing dcuy believed that
neghbohood committees formed civic groups supply
exactly what is needed to fill these gaps.
Citizens civic associations seldom have an
opportunity to perform public service and at the time
for the association treasury This very opportunity
is to be found in this salvage work Associations urged
contact Mr. Walker treasury
need of extra funds the should be earned and invested
Defense bonds. .,
Automobile Parking Continues to Be Muddle
The enactment of the parking
scratches the surface of the automobile parking The
authority by up obtained
and prepared for the entire machinery operation worked
out before relief begin to from that quarter
Meanwhile suggestion is offered member the
District Committee
period of the parking officials vigorous
In their opposition to this They consider the National
Capital sufficiently depoied Of much Of It's beauty
without putting the Mall to such
Another proposal injected into complex parking
problem by the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission
said advocate placing parking
control of the commission proposal
produced much reaction but in some Quarters the idea is
for two Public
is considered already having pretty heavy load carry
the second place the authority under the fringe
parking law thought to be the logical body exercise
control
One factor which cannot be accurately appraised at this time
tho
sible gasoline atonng have the number
II cars are put out OF commission for these
considerable number it will simplify
confuse others For instance what with
by for want Of tires other whose park nightly
the street because they have garage? What will material
reduction Of in have collections which
highway plan so largely depends?
Downtown parking transportation
problems also wrapped up this uncertain factor
Broad Study of District Liquor Law Benf Considered
The recent twoday hearing by the District Committee
Of House Bill 1917 may result in broad study of the local liquor
the entire liquor question applied
The pending bill had both citizen opposition both
approval opposition the liquor trade
restrictions B. to granting
licenses places within feet schools
other enumerated institutions approved by most of those
proposed prohibiting advertising alcoholic
The local liquor situation called
subcommittee about the in country
Of the Civic Affairs Committee of the Washington Federation of
Churches termed appalling situation widespread
bottled liquor in stores and drug STOKES equented high
school boys and girls He also complained d the invasion Of the
residential by the liquor member
Parole Board said disturbed
young men getting into trouble through liquor.
Considerable discussion of the subject Of liquor
going increasing number groups
various organizations prevails that
Of liquor the increase and that displays of liquors and ad
vertng inducing people to drink Many think that the