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Evening star., 1942-08-20
First Aid Certificates Given
$4,000 Here Since Dec. I

More than $4,000 persons have
earned Red Cross first-aid certifi-
Gates In the District since Pearl
Harbor. DR.. Roy Lyman Sexton,
chairman of first aid for Washing
ton, announced today.
This figure represents double the
number who have been certified as
proficient in first aid in the pre-
ceding IL years. Since 1880 a total
Of 1926 persons have received GER
ticates, Mr.. Sexton said.
Immediately after the outbreak
of war demands for f1rst-aid in
struction increased* to a point at
which it soon became apparent that
a single month of 1912 would sur
pass the entire year of 1941, the
chairman reported.
Washington was among the cities
where the demand was heaviest.
The local chapter began December
of last year with $50 trained instruc-
tors and by May the number had
jumped to 2,400, he said.
Mr.. Sexton pointed out that the
increase in first-aid training In in
dustrial plants here had done much
to reduce the number of man hours
lost through accidents.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
The colored selectees were:
Sports Events Planned
At Recreation Center

Plans have been completed for a
field day at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Recreation Center at l pm.
next Tuesday.
Events will include baseball, track
and physical fitness contests. Prizes
will be awarded the four high point
scorers in three age groups: Cubs,
under IL; juniors, under Is, and
seniors, under Is. Special prizes
also will be given to winners OF the
obstacle race.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Ex-senator Brookhart
Enters Hospital for Rest
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
Former Senator Smith w. Brook
hart of Iowa has entered a Wash
ington hospital for a rest from an
overworked condition" a secretary
in his law office said yesterday.
Its just a case of a little too
much summer" the secretary said.
The Senator's family have been
after him to take a vacation but he
continued to work instead. The
family decided 1t would be best to
take him to hospital and have him
stay in bed n,
He already is feeling much bet
ter and should be back in the Office
in about week unless he goes away
on vacation after resting in the
hospital"
The secretary declined to name
the hospital, saying that the family
had asked that information be with
held to keep visitors away.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Virginia Defense Head
Plans Surprise BIackout

Application has been made for
authorization for surprise blackout
test in the near future for Virginia,
J. H. Wyse, State defense co-ordina-
tor, announced yesterday at Rich
mond.
In event this request is granted,
Mr.. Wyse said, the State probably
will have a test with no advance
warning except an announcement
that it will be held one night in a
given week, the Associated Press
reported.
Tuesday nights test, which
plunged SO of the States 100 coun-
ties into darkness was described as
very satisfactory" However, four
persons in Richmond were found
guilty of violating raid ordinances
and given Jail sentences of from Is
to 30 days.
Appointment OF a State Evacua-
ton Authority, under an executive
order of Gov. Darden, was an
nounced by Mr.. Wyse. The duty of
the authority is to cooperate with
national regional evacuation officers
and be responsible for evacuation
programs in Virginia.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Fund Grant Is Expected
For Suburban HOSPITAL

Favorable action by the Federal
Works Agency on the grant Of funds
for a hospital in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area is anticipated by
Randolph G. Bishop, president Of
the Board of Trustees of the Subur-
ban Hospital Association.
Mr.. Bishop has called a meeting
of the board for next Thursday at
his home in Chevy Chase, at which
time Paul L. Banfield, chairman of
the Site Committee, will present
five or six offers OF; land for con-
sideration The Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion has been cooperating with the
committee in studying possible sites.
Arthur G. Lambert, chairman of
the Building Committee, said WAL
dron Faulkner, architect, will at
tend the meeting to explain pre-
liminary plans for the hospital. De-
velopment of plans for medical and
nursing policy will be reported by
DR.. John G. Ball.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

and more of the hardships suffered
by American soldiers on distant
battlefields, she said
One of her sons, who is 62 years
old and lives in Elizabeth, N j.,
is a fire warden and has tried to
enlist In the Army several times, she
said.
Asked whether she thought Wash
ington would ever be bombed, Mrs.
Blandy confidently declared, Il
don't think we'll ever have an air
raid because we'll keep the enemy
too busy in their own country"
She recalled that President Lin
coin passed through her town dur
ing his campaign for the presidency
in 1860, while President Harding
used to spend his summer vacations
there with his aunt, who was Mrs
Blandy's Sunday school teacher.
A lifelong Democrat, Mrs. Blan
Evening star., 1942-08-20
D. {. Living Costs Rise
0.8qb in Month 10
11.5% Over Year Ago
Food Price Average Up
1.7b From June IS
To July IS

District living costs advanced 0.8
per cent between June Is and July
15-about twice the average rise in
other large cities, according to a
report of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics made public yesterday. Liv-
ing costs here are now ll.5 per cent
higher than a year ago, and 16.8 per
cent above the level of December
Is, 1910.
Food costs In the District in
creased IT. per cent during the
month; rents, OIL per cent; fuel, IL
per cent, and miscellaneous items,
OF per cent. Clothing prices re-
manned unchanged, while costs OF
house furnishings declined slightly.
Living costs in large cities
throughout the country rose 0.4 per
cent during the month, bringing the
bureaus cost of living index to
1869 per cent of the 1885 1889 aver
age. Costs on July Is, 1912, were IL
per cent higher than in July, 194l
Prices of unregulated goods ano
services advanced l 6 per cent, while
controlled items increased OIL pei
cent" Secretary Perkins said irl
commenting on the bureaus fig'
ures. "The most important advance
occurred in unregulated foods
These increases were largely sea
sonal in character. Among the con.
trolled items, the most importan
increases were in prices of gasoline
and fuel oil in Eastern cities, al
lowed because of higher transporta
ton costs. Rents in number 0
cities were reduced as they wer
brought under Federal control
These, together with few FOOT
prices, were the only important de
creaseS."
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Hagerstown Youth Wins
Joustinq Tournament

Walden Burtner. II, riding as
Knight of the Blue Ribbon from
Hagerstown. Md, won first place in
the 58th annual jousting tourna-
ment at Marshall Hall Park, Md,
yesterday.
A. D. Langley of the Arlington
County police department, tourna-
ment chairman, crowned Miss Mary
Zehrbach of Washington queen.
Others in the contest were j. L.
Aitcheson. jr., of Laurel, second;
Bunky Aithers of Burtonsville, Md,
third; Miss Margaret Lee Aitcheson
of Laurel. the only woman entrant,
fourth; Edward Gibbons of Oxon
Hills, Md, fifth; Ernest Gates of
River View. Md. sixth, and Brooks
Kerby of Oxon Hill, seventh.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Night Hearings Planned
On bIackout Violations

To enable air raid wardens to ap-
pear In court without losing time
from their work, Judge James Dun
can has agreed to hear cases OF
blackout violations in a night ses-
sion of the Alexandria Police Court.
Capt. Edgar Sims OF the Alexan-
dria police said Judge Duncan had
not set the date for the night session
since all reports OF violations in
Tuesday nights blackout had not
been filed, but it Is expected to be
held this week.
Two more alleged blackout viola
tions have been added to the list
previously reported. The persons in
volved are Robert B. Clark, jr., 1912
Orchard street, and Francis B. At
kins, 406 Glebe road.
Twelve alleged violations have
been reported to date.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Susscer Is Indorsed
By Senator Sothoron

Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland, was given the indorse-
ment of State Senator L. Harold
Sothoron OF Prince Georges County
at a rally sponsored by the North
Beach (Md9 Democratic Club last
night.
I'm this critical hour when our
Nation is engaged in a war of self
preservation" Senator Sothoron
said, while politics cannot be for
gotten, the most important yardstick
to be used in selecting candidate
is ability. competence and expert
ence. The 5th congressional
district needs-Maryland needs
indeed. America needs the contin-
ued services of such a man as Con-
gresham Sasscer."
Evening star., 1942-08-20

Mike Is one of the seeing eye
dogs trained at Morristown, N. j.,
for the use OF the blind. The two
have made several trips to the head
quarters of Deputy Air Raid Warden
Charles Sellers in the Lincoln Arms
Apartments, and Mike knows now
just when to turn into the place
with his master.
Henry said that after he and
Mike had become accustomed to
each other, he decided to appear in
person at the headquarters rather
than telephone. II just said to
them: Here I am. I can type and
answer phones And now I'm wait
ing word from them"
The Georgetown graduate pointed
out that his ears are we'll trained
and that maybe he would make good
at plane listening.
Henry's mother is a member of the
Board of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Admiral ChisweII Leaves
Estate 10 His Widow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 20.-Mrs
Mary B. Chiswell, widow, is the only
beneficiary under the will of Rear
Admiral Benjamin Maurice CHS
we'll, U. S. N, retired, which was ad-
mitted to probate in Orphans Court
yesterday. The will, drafted August
16, 1917, also named Mrs. Chiswell
executrix. The value OF the estate
was not given.
Admiral Chiswell formerly lived
near Dickerson In Montgomery
County and later at Silver Spring.
The will of William Chester
Wright of Silver Spring. which has
been admitted to probate here, be-
queaths his entire estate to his
widow, Mrs. Ella Elizabeth Sites
Wright. The value of the estate
was not given.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Survey 10 Gauge
Medical Service
Supply in D. {.
Census to Determine
If Shortage Of
Doctors Exists

Whether there is a shortage Of
physicians, hospital facilities and
other medical resources for the civ
jlian population of the Metropolitan
Area will be determined definitely
by survey to be started tomorrow
by the District Medical Procurement
and Assignment Service.
Plans for the survey were an
nounced late yesterday by Theodore
Wiprud, secretary of the District
Medical Society.
There has been considerable con-
fusion over the medical situation
here, Mr.. Wiprud explained, with
reports of serious shortage in
physicians often aired without any
supporting facts, and the survey
will disclose exact information on
the situation.
To Determine Losses.
The survey will determine how
many physicians have been lost to
the armed forces and whether suf-
ficient remain to care for a popula-
ton estimated at more than 1,000,-
600 and still growing.
The canvas will be conducted un-
der the sponsorship of the National
Medical Procurement and Assign
ment Service, which is under the
Federal Manpower Division, headed
by Federal Security Administrator
Paul V. McNutt. DR.. Francis x
McGovern is chairman of both the
national and local services, and the
national organization will assign
personnel to aid the District group in
carrying out the survey as swiftly as
possible.
1870 Registered May IL.
Statements concerning the al
legged shortage of doctors here have
been based on guesses, it was pointed
out, and the survey will enable those
charged with protecting the city
health to learn for the first time
where they stand.
On May IL, the local Procurement
and Assignment Service held reg
istration of physicians. Approx
mately 1870 registered. Since then
however, a large number of doctors
have been commissioned in the
Army and Navy-how many is not
known, but will be revealed by the
survey.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Prince Georges Kiwonis
Hear BoIles TONIGHT

Col, Lemuel c. Bolles, executive
director Of civilian defense in the
Metropolitan Area, will address the
Prince Georges Kiwanis Club at the
Prince Georges Country Club at 7
o'clock tonight.
Other speakers will be J. Robert
Sherwood. director of civilian defense
IN Prince Georges County, and
County Chief Raid Warden E.
F. Zalesak.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

dy's only Republican vote came in
1928 when she voted for President
Hoover against AL Smith.
Her father was Democrat also,
she said, until 1860 when he voted
for Lincoln. But when he went to
the polls he had to ask for glass
of water ito wash down my Re-
publican vote" she said.
Mrs. Blandy came to Washington
in 1918 to join her husband, who
had obtained position in the Navy
Department. Mr.. Blandy retired
from Government service last
month.
Although she was never an off,
Ger in the local Society of the
Daughters of 1872, Mrs. Blandy
said she was very active in the
organization until recently. She is
also life member of the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

A 23-year- -old blind youth awaits
word from neighborhood civilian de-
fense headquarters on his offer to
assist authorities anyway can" in
the war effort.
He is Henry Moses, of 1889 Liv-
ingston street NV, son of Comdr.
Radford Moses, U. S. N. r. Henry,
recent graduate of Georgetown
University, has been blind since
birth.
The offer was made two weeks
ago, and although he has not yet
received word from officials in the
Chevy Chase area, he is hopeful
something can be found for him in
the local civilian defense.
IT can get around now" Henry
said yesterday at his home. Il have
Mike" He pointed to a we'll built
German shepherd dog lying at his
feet.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Marlboro Race Fans Warned
Of Gasoline Sticker Checkup

Mos5' Of the fans coming to Marl-
boro for the track opening yesterday
travelled by automobile, since there
are no special buses or trains. These
specials are banned by Office of De-
fense Transportation regulations.
One estimate was that 1900 to
1,40J automobiles were at the track,
abou two-thirds of them bearing
District of Columbia plates.
Mr.. Mccormick said persons who
obtained extra gasoline allotments
had liied afildavits with his Office
"attesting to the urgency OF their
transportation. If it can be proved
from our investigations that these
motorists have given false state
ments and are using their supple
mental aIotments for pleasure driv-
ing, they will be prosecuted"
Evening star., 1942-08-20
U. S. Likely to Get
$3.50 Of Maryland Corn
q, the Associated Press.

p. the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 90
Packers predicted today that at
least 35 per cent of the 1912 corn
pack would be taken over by the
Government.
At the same time, the packers
said that because of unfavorable
weather the seasons pack will not
reach advance expectations.
Night work has begun at Fred
ericks corn packing plants, with
more women employed than in other
years. Operators Of the plants es-
timated their busy season would
continue perhaps until the middle OF
September.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
WPB Sees New Ship
Goal Surpassed
By 10 Per Cent
100000 Tons Assured
Despite Steel Shortage,
Official Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's goal Of
10000 deadweight tons of ship
ping this year will be surpassed by
about 10 per cent, the War Pro-
duction Board predicts.
The boards expectation, voiced
yesterday by an official who refused
quotation by name, was based on
what he termed a record-breaking
performance by shipbuilders which
would bring the schedule closer to
1000, 900 tons for the year.
$3.50 More Ships Seen.
WPB approval of the increase in
shipbuilding scheduled by the Mari
time Commission means that the
board feels itself ready to give as
surance that sufficient steel plates
and shapes-regardless Of the short
age which already has slowed work
on some shipways-will be on hand
to send perhaps 80 or 80 more cargo
vessels into the water than were
previously scheduled.
This is about the equivalent OF a
months extra production crowded
into the last five months Of the year.
The best shipbuilding record 50 far
achieved was July's world record
output of II ships weighing 100000
deadweight tons.
To accomplish the original "blue-
print for victory" goal of 100000
tons would have meant about $50, 1000
tons average monthly deliveries from
August to December, inclusive. This
monthly average will have to hit
more than 100000 tons to accom-
plish the new schedule.
New Kaiser Merit Award.
Henry j. Kaiser, pace-setter for
the West Coast and father of the
plan to build huge 70-ton cargo air.
planes in shipyards, got new recog-
milton from the Maritime Commits
sion yesterday for outstanding ship
production.
Mr.. Kaiser's Portland, Greg, plant
the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, re-
ceived its third merit award. The
yard received the first of the COM
missions IN" pennants in April, got
second gold star for the pennant
in July and the new star for con-
tinued speed in production.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Nurses Aides Evenino
Class List Is Filled

Because OF the need for volunteer
nurses aides for daytime service,
applications for evening classes will
be discontinued until further notice,
Mrs. Hugh Rowan, chairman of the
District Red Cross Volunteer Nurse S
Aide Corps, announced today.
Mrs. Rowan said there was long
waiting list of women who desire
evening training and that until this
list is exhausted no further applica-
tions will be accepted Registration
headquarters is at 2020 Massachu-
setts avenue NV,
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Fairfax Republicans
To Be Uninstructed
Al Convention
Some Feel Fight for
House Scot Would Be
Better z Years Hence
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Aug 20-Fairfax
County delegates to the 9th Congress
sional District Republican Conven-
ton to be held at Culpeper August
Is will be uninstructed on the pos
sible nomination of candidate to
oppose Representative Smith, Dem
ocrat, in the November general elec-
ton.
At mass meeting OF Fairfax Re-
publicans last night. to name dele
gates to the convention and to re-
organize for the next two years, the
party workers refused to instruct the
delegation to name a candidate.
Several members of the County Re-
publican Committee expressed per-
sonal views that it would be best to
forgo a contest for the House this
fall.
In Line With Survey.
This action-or lack of it's in
line with Republican sentiment
which The Star found to, predomi-
nate throughout the District in a
survey last week end.
Carl r. Marshall, who presided at
last nights meeting said district Re-
| publicans should wait until the cam
paign two years hence before op-
posing the Democratic nominee.
The only instructions given the
delegation last night was that 1t
should vote as unit.
l.. B. Morris of Forestville, was
reelected chairman Of the County
committee, and Fred A. Bryan of
Difficult and George r. Bready OF
Herndon, were named vice chair
men. Mrs. r. r. Farr was reelected
secretary.
A resolution was adopted memo.
rializing the activities of Col r. r
Farr, elected member of the House
of Delegates last fall, who died the
day the 1912 General Assembly
convened.
List Of Delegates.
Delegates and alternates elected
to the district convention are:
Centreville District-Mrs. Anna
Krehbiel, William H. Richards anc
Hugh Sutphin, delegates, and Elmer
H. Krehbiel and w. T. Fletcher, al.
ternateS.
Dranesville District-Mrs. Ethel A
Davis, Mrs. George Oliver, George
R. Bready and B. w. Middleton
delegates, and Mrs. A. H. Kirk, H. A
Sager, Mrs. Beatrice Thurston
George A. Bready and Harry Mid
dleton, alternates.
Falls Church diStrict-Clark w
Crossman, Wilmer o. Wood and W
A. Prye delegates, and o. B. Living
ston and J. F. Glen, alternates.
Lee district-Mrs. Daisy Dove an
Mrs. Frank Kidwell, delegates, an
Frank Jones, Henry Jones an
James Taylor, alternates.
+ Mount Vernon district-L. D. Ken
, dali and E. Hunt Roberts, delegate!
and Herbert Baker, Kenneth Baker
Chester Baker and Mrs. l.. D. Ken
6 dali, alternates.
a Providence district-Fred A. Bry
+ an, G. A. Marshall, H. E. Wright an
J. w. Preston, delegates, and Hug
D. Auchincloss, Galen Weller an
, Jerome Gibson, alternates.
r At large-Ira G. Robertson, L.
Burkholder, L. B. Morris, Roy Holli
4 Mrs Edna M. Bready, A. L. Haigt
+ and Mrs. R. R. Farr, delegates, an
c. A. Hylton, Mrs. Mary Robertson
w. R. Gray, Mrs. Jean B. Price an
S. c. Wood, alternates.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Bus, Army Truck Collide;
Woman Slightly Hurt

A woman passenger on an A. B.
& w. bus was slightly injured yes
terday when the bus and an Army
truck collided at Twelfth street and
Adams drive SW.
The passenger, Margaret Free
man, 43, of 1901 Cathedral avenue
NV, was treated at Emergency
Hospital for contusions of the right
leg. The driver of the bus was listed
as John K. Edwards. %. of Alex
andria. The truck driver, police
said was Joe A. Raab, 21, OF Boiling
Field.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Daughter of 1872 Veteran, 80, Calls on Allies
TO Wipe Japanese and Nozis Off the Earth
Mrs. Herbert BIondy
Hopes to Weather
Her Fourth War

The United States is bound to
win-weve never lost a war yet,
and we're not going to lose this
one"
That's the sentiment of Mrs. Her
bert Blandy. 1902 Bunker Hill road,
Mount Rainier, who recently cele-
brated her Goth birthday anniver-
sary.
Mrs. Blandy, who claims to be
the only living daughter in the Dis
trict area of veteran of the War
of 1912, has lived through three
wars and hopes to weather this one.
Sitting beside her radio, listening
to the latest war news, Mrs. Blandy
yesterday called on the Allies to
wipe the Japs and Nazis of the
earth"
This is one war that has to be
fought to a f1nish," she declared,
"and I want to live long enough to
see lasting peace made"
Native Of Illinois.
A native of Illinois, Mrs. Blandy
recalled conditions during the Civil
War when residents of the town In
which she lived had to post lookouts
to warn the citizens of Confederate
raiders.
The lookouts also were instructed
to notify residents to hide their
livestock when Northern troops
passed through on their way to the
battlefield.
when the boys came through" !"
Mrs. Blandy chuckled, they cleaned
the town Of everything they could
find in the way Of food"
Food prices were just as high as
they are now, and sometimes higher,
she said. Coffee, for example, sold
for Is cents a pound.
But the people didn't complain -
she said, because they knew they
had to make some sacrifices for the
boys in uniform"
"No USO Then"
There was no USO then. Mrs.
Blandy said, and many soldiers
marched without shoes and under
clothing.
Mrs. Blandy believes people today
should make more sacrifices in theil
way of living. They should think
less OF their own inconvenience:
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Three Alexandria
Warehouses Condemned

The Federal Government has con-
demned three warehouses in Alex
andria to allow for expansion of the
naval torpedo plant, according to
an order filed yesterday in United
States District Court.
The buildings are located on King
street east of Union street and are
owned by Orlando H. Kirk and
Harry D. Kirk. They are occupied
by the Colonial Iron Works, the
Lindsey Nicholson Corp. and the
Walter King storage plant.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Alexandra Republicans
Will Meet I omorrow

Alexandria (Va) Republicans will
meet at pm. tomorrow at Gadsby's
Tavern
The purpose of the meeting is to
select delegates to the Republican
convention of the 9th congressional
district and to make certain changes
in the rules Of the local organiza-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Civil Service Schedules
Firemen's Examination

An examination for f1remen for
the District was announced today
by the Civil Service Commission
and September 10 was set as the
final day for filing applications.
The entrance salary is 1900 an
nually with an increase of 500 per
year until $2,400 is reached. The
minimum age for candidates is 81
and they must not have passed their
3lst birthday. Residence must be
within 12-mile radius of the
Capitol.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Veterans Plan Blood Bonk

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 (H1.-Some
$500 veterans expected to attend
the annual reunion of the 29th Di-
vision of the AEF September ST
have promised to donate 10000 pints
of blood to the Army and Navy, Will
liam C. Nickla, Reunion Committee
chairman, said yesterday.