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Evening star., 1942-10-04
Anac0stia Citizens Head
Wants Additional Police

:and washing and answering the
phone; of eating and answering the
phone; of reading the newspaper
and answering the phone.
i was fortunate in having a high
type of workers All orders were
carried out; they put their shoul-
ders to the wheel. resigned in the
spring with the firm belief that
dual control will never operate eff
GENTLY. 1t will operate efficiently
only with one general There are
too many city-wide chiefs and COM
petition between units"
Mr. Watson was quick to add,
however, that civilian defense peo-
pie have carried on wonderfully
and done excellently in the scrap
drive"
The association president was
born in the southwest section of the
city in a house on the grounds of
the present Jefferson School. He
has lived in Anacostia on three diff
ferent occasions and attended the
Van Buren when he was shaver"
He lost his father as youngster
and had to get out with his brother
to help support the family
Mr.. Watson, leap-year baby,
was born February %, 1892. He can
recall the old horse cars on Elev-
enth street, known as the &c. o. P.
Get Out and PUSH" and the ca
BILE cars, which, he said, operated
from the Seventh Street Wharves
to Seventh street and Florida ave-
nue. NV. Then came the electric
cars.
Back in the old days, Mr.. Watson
went on, streets in Anacostia used
to be named for the Presidents.
Back then, too, kids were asked for
a "trottin' ticket" if they entered
another neighborhood. If they
didn't have sufficient strength to
open up a second front" Mr.. Wat
son implied that it was judicious
for the kids to run to avoid stones.
There used to be a feud between
Anacostia and Pipe Town, with the
old jack-knife bridge-the Eleventh
Street Bridge-as the borderline.
There were many battles enacted
there, but without casualties"
Mr.. Watson, who makes his home
at 1851 T place Sc, has been with
the telephone company for 18 years,
and has helped to organize three
social clubs in the organization, the
Gable Club, the Telecraft Club and
the Mosaic Masonic Club. He was
first and second vice president of
the Gable Club and president for
two years of the Telecraft Club.
But with civilian dfense and asso-
citation work. he has had to give up
such executive duties.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

velt High School, Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV, 8 pm.
Thursday.
American University Park-Hurst
Hall. American University, Massa-
chusetts and Nebraska avenues NV,
3 pm.
Congress Heights Congress
Heights School, Nichols and Ala
bama avenues NV, 8 pm.
Michigan Park-Franciscan Mon
astery Hall, Fourteenth and Quincy
streets NE, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Apart
ments, Connecticut avenue and Cali
fornia street NV, 8 pm.
Friday.
Brightwood Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Peabody streets
NV, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
Board of Trade
Other Business
Bodies to Meet
Master Plumbers TO
Hold Tzvo Meefines
This Week

Two meetings are scheduled for
this week by the Board of Trade.
The Board of Directors, L. P. Nc
Lachlen, chairman, will meet tomor-
row at noon in their Office in the
Star Building, and on Tuesday the
Membership Committee, Harry L.
MeIrick, chairman, will meet in the
Board Of Trade offices at 1910 pm.
-Four business mems associations
will hold five meetings this week.
The schedule Is:
Monday.
Board of directors. Masters Plumb
ers' Association, 8 pm, 3717 Georgia
avenue NV.
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights Business Mems
Association. weekly luncheon, IL
pm, Sholl's Cafe, 3o27 Fourteenth
street NV.
Electrical Contractors Association,
8 pm, Potomac Electric Power Co.
Building, Tenth and E streets NV.
D. G. Funeral Directors Associa-
tion, $50 pm, Willard Hotel.
Wednesday.
Master Plumbers Association. 8
pm. American Legion Hall. 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

and turns. At intersections, the sides
of cars on the cross street are almost
invisible You can increase the visi-
bility Of the side of your car by
painting side walls of your tires
white, by reflectorized material or
by white stripe Of adhesive tape
or paint on the edge of the running
board. on the tenders and on the
front and rear bumpers.
Make allowances for blackout han
dicaps. Watch carefully for traffic
signs and signals, which will be less
visible. Make extra allowances for
errors. Of other drivers or pedestrians
Never block the road when you
park.
Stay sober.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
Suggestions
For Blackout
Drivers Issued
OCD Handbook
Given Operators of
Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicles

With a view to making blackout
driving safer for all who must do it,
the National Office of Civilian De-
fense yesterday made public the
recommendations for operation OF
motor vehicles during blackouts
which were issued in the new OCD
handbook for members of the Driv-
ers' Unit of the Citizens Defense
Corps.
Although the recommendations
were prepared in cooperation with
the American Automobile Associa-
ton specifically for members of the
Drivers Unit, OCD pointed out they
were equally applicable to motorists
in dimout areas as we'll as those
permitted by local regulations to
drive during blackouts or under air
raid conditions.
In Washington. more than 10000
motorists have been issued emer-
gency identification allowing them
to proceed during blackouts.
Night driving, even under norma.
conditions, the handbook points out
is more hazardous than day driving
and under blackout conditions the
hazards of night driving are multi
piled many times.
Those who find it difficult to drive
at night with normal road illumina-
ton are cautioned against blackcut
driving and drivers are urged tc
recognize that the ability to "see ir
the dark" varies widely with indi.
viduals.
The handbook advises blackou'
drivers to do Everything reasonable
to increase their efficiency such a!
planning a diet rich in vitamin a
which, according to the handbook
improves the vision under darknes!
conditions and helps the eyes tt
adapt themselves to dark.
Although the entire process O.
clark adaptation" takes about 81
minutes of complete absence O
| light, according to the handbook
tests have shown that after abou
five minutes those with good nigh
vision can see fairly we'll under
blackout conditions.
The handbook emphasizes tina
maintaining that dark adaptation
is essential to blackout driving. Driv.
ers are advised against smoking
lighting matches or looking directly
at any source of light. Even tht
glow from a lighted cigarette, it i!
said. will diminish the ability to see
Here are some of the specific rec.
concentrations:
Wait until you can see in the dark
After stepping from lighted ares
into a blackout and before driving
wait five minutes in the dark, o.
at least until you can see the steps
door and windows of a building
across the street.
Keep your view ahead clear, eithel
by opening your windshield regard
less of weather or by keeping tn,
windshield spotlessly clean, insid,
and out.
Drive very slowly, always on tn,
alert.
Keep your mind on your driving
Be prepared for an emergency stol
at any time. Keep well over on you,
side of the road; do not cross tn,
center line. Never follow anothe
car closely and remember that over
taking and passing another car
much more hazardous than usual:
Use special care at street crossing
Evening star., 1942-10-04
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

The Anacostia Citizens ASsocia-
ton will continue to press for addi-
tional policemen for the 18th pre-
cinct, John j. Watson. association
head, said yesterday in an inter-
view
Mr.. Watson, who said that the
precinct is 5 miles from one end
to another and contained an esti-
mated 100000 people, pointed out
that the precinct had only 70 men,
bers, divided into three shifts. The
Metropolitan Police Department now
totals approximately 1900 or more
men.
This is an injustice to the prop
erty owners here Mr.. Watson OBJ
served.
Mr.. Watson said he thought the
section needed 20 more policemen,
one additional police car and two
motorcycle patrolmen. In backing
the plea for. motorcyclemen, Mr..
Watson charged that some time ago
a man in the 18th precinct made
request for an officer to investigate
prowler and that it took As minutes
for motorcycle officer to arrive
from across the river in the area
of the fifth precinct.
Also high on the agenda for the
civic year is the demand for recre-
tional center for servicemen in the
Anacostia area. At present, Mr..
Watson contended, the men have
one pool parlor, one theater and one
bowling alley. These, he continued,
are so crowded anyway that "the
servicemen hardly have a chance to
get in" Mr.. Watson said he had
introduced resolution for such a
center at meeting of the Southeast
Council and that it had passed.
"One of the greatest problems of
the association is the question of
an increase in gas rates." Mr.. Watson
said. IF an increase were granted
at this time" he argued, it would
be kicking the door wide open for
all utilities to ask an increase. 1t
would be unfair to ask the inclusion
OF Government taxes, for that would
settle all taxes on the citizen"
Mr.. Watson got into civic work
in a big way last October. On Oc-
tober "a he was elected president of
the citizens association and on the
following day he was nominated
to be chairman of the Civilian De-
fense Committee of Anacostia. Re
garding the latter job, he remarked
that there was " no question of how
urgent it was"
From that time on, Mr.. Watson's
telephone rang and rang.
1T was question of coming home
Evening star., 1942-10-04
18 Civic Groups
List Meetings
This Week
Begin Years Work
After Recess
For Summer

Eighteen civic groups have sched
uled meetings this week, most of
them for the first time after the
summer recess.
Three of the associations, includ-
ing Crestwood, North Cleveland Park
and the Southeast Council, will elect
new officers, and slate of new off,
GERS will be nominated by the Pro-
gressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown, to be elected at the
following meeting.
The Michigan Park unit will de-
vote its entire meeting to honoring
civilian defense workers of the
area, John J. Hurley, president, an
nounced. The meeting, to be held
at the Franciscan Monastery. Four
teenth and Quincy streets NE, will
include music, and refreshments will
be served.
Edwin A. Mooers. author and law
professor, will address members of
the Dupont Circle association on
Laws Under Which We Live" at
4:30 pm. tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel.
Civilian defense movies and an
address by a Community War Fund
speaker will feature the program of
the American University Park group.
The pressing problem" of busline
transportation will be taken up by
the Manor Park unit, James T.
Scott, president, said.
Complete programs of other groups
were not announced.
A calendar of the scheduled meet
ings follows:
Monday.
Citizens Association of Takoma
D.~C.-Takoma School auditorium.
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street
NV, 8 pm.
Dupont Circle-North room, May
flower Hotel, 4:30 pm.
Forest Hills-Ben Murch School,
Thirty-sixth and Davenport streets
NV, pm.
Kenilworth - Kenilworth School.
Forty-fourth and Ord streets NE,
8pm.
Progressive Citizens Association
OF Congress Heights-The Congress
Heights School. Alabama and Mich
OILS avenues S.Eu pm.
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown-Curtis School, Poto-
mac and o streets NV, 8 pm.
Manor Park - Whittier School
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV, 8
pm.
Metropolis view-200 Rhode Island
avenue NE, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights - Room l20
Central High School, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets, 8 pm.
North Cleveland Park-3922 Win
dom place NV, 8 pm.
Southeast Council-A Anacostia
High School. Sixteenth and r
streets Sc, 8 pm.
| Wednesday.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV, . pm.
| Observation-Disclosures room, Roose-
Evening star., 1942-10-04

Stamp, stamp, stamp the boys are
marching-and 50 are the girls-to
the War savings stamp windows of
poet ofaces evsrywhere. Are you In
To paeade4
Evening star., 1942-10-04

has been pledged to take action on
the question of overtime pay for all
Government employees as perma-
nent policy. Present action has ex-
tended for another 60 days-a total
OF a fve-month period-time and a
half overtime for some 100000 en-
ployes, principally in the War and
Navy Departments. the Coast Guard,
Maritime Commission and Isthmian
Canal Commission. Chairman
Ramspeck of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee has promised to
bring the new measure setting a
permanent policy of overtime pay
for all Government workers, now
numbering upward of 100000, be-
fore the House at the earliest date
possible.
In the Senate two Investigations
are in progress. one regarding water
service and the other food supplies
in the District. Senator Gerald P
Nye of North Dakota, ranking
minority member on the Appropria-
tions Committee, has asked the
Senate to order an investigation OF
commodity prices charged consum-
ers in Washington, to determine
how they compare with the origi-
nal price paid to the farmer for food
stuffs, or other agricultural products
that are manufactured into essen
tial commodities.
Although Senator Nye asked that
the price inquiry be centered ir
Washington, the probe is nationa
in purpose, and the Senator ex.
planned that he selected Washington
because Congress could get the data
easier and quicker here. He said he
felt the situation here would be rep
resentative of all large cities. Hi.
main purpose. he explained, is tt
show the spread between what the
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Plumbing Repairs
Are Important
Expert Workmanship
Is Big Item TodsY

Home owners. aware Of The diTi.
Guilty Of replacing articles made Of
metal arc taking hotter care Of
their plumbing and heating equip
nCnt.
Plumbers arc doing their part by
setting 4hpu shops ia give ess-
toners tho best possible service
that conditions allow Some master
plumbers have Installed mCchan,-
cal equipment which will enable
,hcm 10 make or improviSc parts
that arc no longer available. or not
easily 0htalnah'c
Indicative OF tho Importance oi
repairs IN the plumbing picture
today is The fact that some plumb.
ug contractors havc reported an
increase Of from - 10 100 per cent
0 their repair business as com
pared with prcwar days
Repairs arc king and tho S!tua-
iion puts n premium on tho man
who knows how TO do his ioh
quickly and VOL More thar
over. home owners today realize
that Tho experienced master
plumber IS that man for they
know that II takes real skill and
experience 10 solve some of tho
knottv repair problems that arc
born or wartime metal shortages
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Annual Christmas
Party Planned
ResidentisI Appraisers
10 Install Officers

Tho Detroit chapter of the So
cic'y Of Residential Appraisers Will
hold their annual Christmas party
and installation O, Officers at the
University club. lttl East jct1cr-
son avenue, Tuesday evening. Re-
frc>hmcntS VIII ho SCrEcd AZ $40
p. mn followed by a buffet dinner
az 6 so p, m
The program viii consist OF tho
installation of the following oiu-
-cn4---AA-AA- a-p-t-.---4l4.- = 44--~-4----- =
for l9l2 II Milton Barnett man-
agor sales and rental department
Detroit Trus, Company president,
William w Tanncy Of tho receiver.
FIRST National Bank. first Ncc
president; Leonard G. Erickson
appraiser for Equitable Life As.
Surancr Society, second Vice prcSl-
dent. Sheldon l.. brennan Of Drcn-
nan &, Sill. Inc, was reelected Scc-
rcrWN-troa~urcr; now directors
arc Wesley Il, Payne Standard
Savings and Loan Association Leo
\. Lo,insu OF Federal House Ad-
mini>tratlon. Alex Topper o.
lrvIn-kiCht & Hines Inc. and Ed
mund I[uhlnan, executive vice
president of tho Builders hSSocla-
ton of Metropolitan Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
FLA Reports
On Construction

Construction ri 1893 nov
dwelling units for War workers
was started during November by
private builders operating u1dcr
tho FILA war housing insurance
program. Federal Housing Com
missioner Ahnor II. Ferguson an
nounCcd Saturday
OF these units. t0501 were con-
tanned IN 97i1 onc-fo-four family
structures being financed 10y FILA
insured mortgages In November,
1911. construction was started on
1892 onc-'o-fnur family dWcI-
linCS.
The remaining $50 units started
last month were in larce-Scalo
rental projects for war workers
financed under The terms of Soc
ton Cos of Tho National Housing
Act which was voted by Congress
early last summer
During tho ln>' II months or
1ol3 construction of approx
ma,clv $4,000 nr'vatc,N-firancod
dwelling unit, was started under
FILA inspection
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Insurance Sales
Show Increase
More Now Being Written
in U. S.. Than Ever Before

\ rovicw of general insurance
business after a tull year Of war
time conditions. including all
forms Of property Insurance, show 5
that moro IS hcinc written IN tho
country today than over before.
reports ! Alfred Grow Jr, Of rrc
Insurance Agency Of Homer War
rem x GO.
"Self insured risks of all kinds
have turned 10 buying insurance
In order 70 convert an unknown
cost Into a know cost stated
Grow.
Rapidly changing values ~
properties in war production cen
tors have further served to make
people more Insurance conscious.
Another factor which has
kept insurance in the foreground
this war year is the magnificent
handling Of war damage insur-
Ance nv the insurance companies
and agents OF America. Premi-
umS on this insurance now az
grcgate moro than 5000, 900. 000
and a tremendous reserve Of war
time protection has been built
zap for property owners through
the active participation Of insur-
anCe men"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Building
Construction in Michigan
Shows Gain Over I94I

Now construction IN Southern
Michigan during tho month of Or
'obcr reached n total NJ ST qT6
coo. figures released by Milcs "
Realty district manager OF Dodge
Reports, reveal This was sub
stantial gain over tho Slq.O0s 0o(
total recorded during the CORE.
spending month Of lq4l
Large gains were registered n
the field Of non-rcsideniial con
s'mction. which includes war pro.
ducjng factories Hero tho totaI
iump ped from S577q 900 to
So 7O2 600.
There was \ similar increase in
tho fold Of public works and utli-
tics. Vhcre Tho total increased this
kp3r from SAG 600 20 50 30 600
rhorc was also substantial gain
in residential construction which
Includes barracks and housing foj
war workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Canada Leads List

More buildings and larger
total rcntahlc area arc included "a
tho October 1912 rental survey
than over before Tho report sum
mari7cS returns from 2.iSl build
inCS i'm 165 cities. with. an aCgrc.
gate ofltrc space area Of moro
than 212,5OOOO0 square feet Gains
arc registered In Scvcn OF tho nine
regions, Canada leading the last
with an occupancy Of 9i57 per
cent. This compares with o. 9S
per cent reported in the last pre-
NlOuS SuLNCA-
Other regions reported rs FOL
lows. Southern. 9l62 per cent
Pacific Northwest 1913 per cent
Middle Atlantic. ssh per cent
Southwest. S726 per cent; Nortt
Central Sc per cent; Pacific
Southwest S567 per cont; Mid
vcS, and Northern, $500 per cent
and New England, ST 36 per cent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Office BUILDING
Occupancy Up,
Survey Reveals

One Office out Of every eight IN
tho nations large commercial
buildings is unoccuplod. il is indi-
Gated In Tho Scmannual survey Of
tho National Association of Build
ing Owners and Managers. While
tho occupancy index now stands
NJ the highest level II has regis
tered since 1890, vacancies Sull
arc in excess Of what IS regarded
AS normal and the Improvement
over a similar study Of SIN months
ago amounts 10 only fraction Of
l per cont
The current survey shows an
occupancy of'S75 per cent Thi,
compares with S67l per cent as ~
last Man. and with - ~ per cent
in January. 1884, when tho low
in office space occupancy vas
yraCbC1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Project Of zoo
Homes Started

Irwin.Nich' & lInos. Incor-
pora'cd announce q project Of POO
homes ono block north of Eight
milo road and one block west o.!
Gra'ot avenue Forty OF tho
homes arc now under construction
with ~ ready FOR occupancy. This
is an FLA controlled community,
being restricted 70 single homes
w1rh preference given "a defense
workers.
i is suburban community
however city transportation is
available Both public and paro-
chial schools arc within walking
distance as well As thoaters and
shopping ccntors.
All homes have two bedrooms
with an tile features and selection
may hc made with or without At.
tic The homes arc now open for
inspection daily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
New Storm Sash
Now or Market

A now type storm sash FOR steel
easement windows is now being
offered on a cash-and-caIrv basis
and a. corresponding savings. T'hr
unit fits conveniently INTO tho bach
rf a car. Noncrtcal material,
arc used in this storm sash which
is offered by Detroit steel Prod.
.ucts Company and is designed In
q range OF standard sizes for uSD
with any make OF steel caScmcn.
windows.
The now "F,asy-Sct' storm saSl
us a complete factory hwlt unit
with \ narrow wood frame cdCcc
with n wide fclt strip neatly putty
glazed. Il is attached quickly and
simply on tho inside without use
Of clips or screws Simplicity OF
design and use o( wood rather than
steel makes this product available
at loss than half the cost OF former
storm sash for steel easement
equipped homes.
Delivery cost is saved because
the owner picks up the storm sash
I'M has car.
The homC-oWncr can install 'hc
storm sash without difficulty
eliminating erection expense There
arc no ladders 10 climb FOR this
unit is attached ON tho inside. ~
marking or numbering IS ucccs
>ary when removed FOR storage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Home Purchase
Increase

4 volume of home purchase
loans surpassed by only one pro
viouS month OF tho past - years
was made IN September by the
savings. building and loan aSSocIa-
tons. tho Omitted States Savings
and Loan League reported Satur-
day. Morton BodfSh Chicago, cN-
ccuuvc vice president OF the
league said that it evidences an
interest In buying residential prop.
crty on tho part OF the average
citizen considerably more marked
than three years ago,
Tho SOS O6O 600 which these
thrift and homo financing inStltu.
,ions loaned 10 help people buy
houses was "a fcw thousand dollars
more than the loan volume for lhi,
purpose in September. l9il and
was surpassed in postdoprcS>ion
lending figures only by October OF
last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Spraying Machine

British bombs arc now painted
D Is seconds ny a now spraying
machine which requires only three
mon 20 paint 5000 shells IN eight
hours a Job which previously
took 10 persons wording $50
hours Tho machine now used was
designed 10y mon who previously
had hccu laCgucrng food cans
Thcv built II m 10 daVS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Immediate Repairs
Will Save Money

From tho point or view of tho
home owner. the economic adNan-
tagcS i'm having necessary plumb
ing repairs made promptly IS worry
strong. Repairs made in time pro
vent deterioration or property.
save annoyance and avoid neon
vcnJcncc. Neglect Of needed plumb
ing repairs may result ~ the
necessity for an extensive replace
mont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
Christmas Party

Tho Producers Council Of Nirhi-
gan viii hold their annual Christ
mas party next Friday evening IN
tho Leland Hotel, RAYMOND Dcpp-
mann chairman Of tho program
reports Tho party VIII begin Al S
p. ln. and q buffet luncheon viii
hc served Tho ladies arc invited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13
FILA Loan Report

Undor tho FIIAs Titlc 7 pro-
gram. a total OF 331j5 ioans total
ing Sl06l31l0 WIRE reported for
insurance IN November. ThrSo
loans finance essential repairs and
maintenance, rcmodcling 10 pro
vdo war housing and fuel cunsor-
walton installations For tho first
II months of Tho year. Title !
loans of Slf5 9S5 .2}i were reported
Tor Insurance.