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Evening star., 1942-03-28
Meeting 10 Act Today
On Inter-American
University Of the Air
Educators, Diplomats and
Radio Officials Gather
To Further Plan

More than 80 prominent educators,
statesmen, diplomats and broadcast
ing officials were to meet today at the
Pan American Union to set up the
administrative structure for the re-
Gently announced National Broad
casting Co. Inter-American Univer-
sity of the Air.
The conference was to open at 10
am. at the Pan American Union
with DR.. James Rowland Angel, pub
lie service counselor for N. B. C. and
president emeritus of Yale, presid-
ing. Morning speakers were to in
clude DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director gen.
eral of the Pan American Union;
Sterling Fisher, assistant to DR..
Angel; DR.. Pedro de Alba, assistant
director Of the union; DR.. Carlton
Sprague Smith. chief, music division,
New York Public Library; DR.. F. r.
Moulton, permanent secretary of the
American Association for the Ad-
vaEcement of Science: Prof. Preston
James. Office of co-ordinator of
nter-American Affairs, and Prof. E.
Herman Hespelt, New York Uni
versity.
Broadcast Scheduled.
The delegates were to adjourn at l
pm. for luncheon meeting at the
Mayfiower Hotel with a broadcast
from l:30 to 145 pm. over the N.
B. c. network. Special messages will
be delivered by Dr. John w. Stude-
baker, commissioner of education,
and DR.. Don Luis Quintanillia,
Mexican Minister to this country.
Proposed by DR.. Angel, the new
university of the Air" is dedicated,
1t was said, to the mutual inter-
probation of the achievements, cul-
lures, traditions and personalities
of the western nations.
DR.. Angel said the project will
begin in few weeks and that the
radio scripts will be translated into
Spanish and Portuguese, which will
be made available to the 124 sta
tions affiliated with the N. B. C.
Pan American network for rebroad-
cast in all Latin American countries.
Number From Government.
Others expected to attend today
included: John M. Begg, assistant
chief, Division of Cultural Rela-
tions, State Department; Watson
Davis, director. Science Service; DR..
Belmont Farley, radio co-ordinator,
National Education Association; DR..
Edgar Fisher, assistant director, In
stitute of International Education,
Inc; Dean Virginia Gildersleeve,
Barnard College, Columbia Univer-
Sity; DR.. Willard E. Givens, execu-
tive secretary, National Education
Association; Edwin Hughes, preSi-
dent, National Music Council, Inc;
Mrs. Concha Romero James, chief
of cultural relations, Pan American
Union; the Rev. George johnson,
director, Department of Education,
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence; DR.. Mordecai johnson, How
ard University, and Maj. Harold
Kent of the War Department
Others were included: Walter
Lippman; DR.. William Manger.
counselor, Pan American Union;
Neville Miller, president, National
Association of Broadcasters; Bishop
John F. OHara; Nelson Rockefeller,
co-ordinator of er-America AZ
fairs; Prof. Harlow Shapley, Har-
ward College Observatory; DR.. Guy
E. Snavely, director, Association of
American Colleges, and DR.. George
F. zook, American Council on
Education.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Young Asks Citizens Here
To Aid Navy Relief Drive

With s14,542 already raised in the
first week of its drive for SIS, 900,
the District Navy Relief Society an
nounced yesterday that Commits
sioner Young had added his sup
port to the campaign.
Il whole-heartedly indorse the
drive for funds for the Navy Relief
Society,"" he wrote to George A. Gar
rett, chairman of the District Citi-
zens' Committee for the drive. land
I urge the citizens of Washington to
show their customary generosity so
that the success of this drive may
be assured"
The funds will aid the families Of
sailors, marines and coast guards
men. The national society has set
a Nationwide goal of $5,0000 900 to
meet the demands Of wartime on the
Society's reserves.
Individual solicitations here will
be made through April 4, with the
Government committee continuing
its work for a longer time.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Graduating Exercises Held
For 200 N. P. Officers

A class Of 200 military police Of
flcers was graduated from the Pro-
vost Marshal Generals School today
at Fort Myer. Va. brief ceremony
in the post theater Signalling COM
pletion Of the first two months
course.
Maj. Gen Hanson E. Ely, retired,
who organized the military police
corps in the A. E. F. in France, ad-
dressed the officers. Most of the
graduates will return to their orig
inal stations but 13 have been
ordered to duty at the school as in
structors.
The War Department also an
nounced that an initial class of 120
officers will be graduated March 81
from the Army's special services
branch school at Fort George G.
Meade, Md. Ranging from second
lieutenants to majors, the student
officers were assigned to courses to
increase their usefulness in organiz-
ing regimental recreation.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Talk on Luxembourg
Given by Ex-Minister

George Waller. former Minister
to Luxembourg, last night described
conditions and his experiences in
that principality at the annual BAN
quet for the Senior Department of
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
in the church auditorium.
Gilbert Barker, jr., was installed
as president. Other officers include
Peggy Albright, vice president: John
Jensen, secretary; Joyce Goche-
nour, treasurer; Gertrude Redd,
worship chairman; Betty Ring,
world friendship chairman; Doris
Carson, community service chair
man; Helen Spencer, recreation
chairman: June Allen, publicity
chairman; Nelson Pierce, jr.. music
chairman, and Winifred Clifford,
House Committee chairman.
Several soldiers from Fort Belvoir
we're guests of honor and presented
a musical program.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
National Symphony
Student Concerts End

The National Symphony Orches-
ira, conducted by Dr. Hans Kinder,
brought its series of 18 students
concerts to a close this morning at
Constitution Hall.
Today's concert rounded out the
largest of the students series in the
history of the orchestra. The IL
concerts were played in is different
District schools.
Kenneth Roger Kinsella, 2l-year-
old Washington basso, made his ini-
tial appearance with the orchestra
this morning as soloist. The re-
mainder of the program was COM
posed principally of Russian music,
and ended with the audience singing
American folk and patriotic songs.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Admiral Smith Rites
Held in Annapolis

Military funeral services we're held
this morning at the Naval Academy
Chapel at Annapolis for Rear Ad-
miral Arthur st. Clair Smith, U. S.
NJ, retired, 68, who died Thursday
night at the Naval Hospital there.
He was buried in the Naval Gene
terry.
Admiral Smith was former COM
mandant of the 18th Naval District
and operating base at San Francisco,
commandant of the Norfolk Navy
Yard and commander of Battleship
Division 8. He was retired in 1888
and in recent years had lived in
Annapolis. He Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Anne Salley Smith: a
daughter, Mrs. Anne st. Clair Wright
Of Alexandria, Va, and son, Don
aid Bruce Smith.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Earle Johnson Appointed
Civil Air Patrol Commander

Earle L. johnson, At, has been
named national commander of the
Civil Air Patrol, James M. Lands,
director of the Office of Civilian De-
fense, announced late yesterday.
He succeeds Maj. Gen. John F.
Curry. who has been assigned by the
War Department to command the
4th District Air Forces Technical
Training Command, with headquar-
ters in Denver.
Mr.. johnson has been executive
officer of the air patrol during a
period which has seen $1,000 pilots
enlist to fly their own or rented
planes for civilian defense. The VOL
unteers have so far been used in
aircraft spotter practice and black
out drills.
The new commander has a COM
mercial pilots license and built a
landing field on his farm near
Painesville, Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
MONDAY lenten
Speakers Point 10
Need Of Religion
Bishop Bennett Says
Lasting Things Found
To Be UnseIfish

The religion of Christ is the only
thing that has survived the ages
since His coming. the Right Rev.
Granville Gaylord Bennett, suf-
fragan bishop of the diocese of
Rhode Island, said yesterday at
conclusion of monday services at
the Church of the Epiphany.
TT is the unselfish things that
last in the world today" Bishop
Bennett continued. 1T is up to
you and me to love our fellow man,
not hate him, and to ask God for
the forgiveness of all our sins.
There is q just and loving God"
he said, who will show us the way.
Attend the church and join with
your neighbors in prayer"
Sees Most Trying Year.
Bishop Bennett said he had
found the last year the most des-
olate and trying in his many years
of preaching.
Speaking on the subject of I'm
finished Business" at noon services
yesterday at the Penn Theater the
Rev. Edward Gabler, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, Navy Yard
parish. said. I'VE should meet our
obligations to God and to others
like we do in business matters.
What would we do if we had to
wear a label of what We are?' he
said. why should we be derelict?
We should take look at ourselves.
Cites Hunger of Soul.
The Rev. Cedric w. Tilburg, as
sistant pastor of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church. speaking before
the Lutheran Missionary Union
yesterday, said: There is hunger
in the human soul that cannot be
satisfied by sensuality, by resigna-
ton to the inevitable, nor even by
patient hard work and respectable
virtue.
That hunger" he said, "can be
satisfied only by the meat that
Jesus was speaking of when He said:
My meat is to do the will OF Him
who sent me and to finish His work.
Jesus was giving expression to the
essential truth that for human
beings life is more than existence,
that there is spiritual food that is
Just as indispensable as earthly
food"
Evening star., 1942-03-28
D. T.. Women Place First
In Virqinia Contract
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 28.-
Mrs. E. P. Cotter and Mrs. Jack
Bennett, both of Washington, won
top honors among women's pairs at
the Old Dominion Bridge Tourna-
ment which opened it's three-day
session yesterday in the George
Mason Hotel.
Their score was 1111a match
points. Mrs. j. E. Folline and Mrs.
J. Meyer of Richmond, the defending
champions, placed third with 1857
points.
Other Washingtonians who scored
in the upper brackets were Mrs. j..
A. Long and Mrs. M. Northrup,
second place; Mrs. Breckenridge
Long and Nine. G. N. Poulief,
fourth place, and Mrs. T. M. Boyle
and Mrs. NJ R. Reddy tied with
Mrs. Henry Fischer and Mrs. N. A.
Olmstead for fifth place.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
New Generator
In Alexandria
To Aid District
Pepco Subsidiary
Plans Power Plant
Costing $4,000, 900
By q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 28.-
Plans for huge generating plant to
augment the electricity supply OF
Washington and the Northern Vir-
ginia area, were disclosed by re-
zoning petition of the Braddock
Light g. Power Co., on file today be-
fore the City Council.
The plant, with capacity of be-
tween 250,000 and 100000 kilowatts,
would cost an estimated $4,000. 900
to SIS 100000 according to J. H.
Ferry, vice president and general
manager of the company.
The proposed site Is known as the
Peverill tract along the Potomac
River water front occupying IA acres
from Third street to Bashfords lane
Pepco Subsidiary.
The Braddock Light e. Power Co.
Is subsidiary of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. and supplies current
to a limited area in Arlington
County. Mr.. Ferry said the princi-
pal need for the plant, however, is
an increased demand for electricity
in Washington and an additional
$4,000 kilowatt demand made by the
new War Department Building in
Arlington. The proposed plant
would tie in to the Washington cur
rent system by means of 66,OOO-volt
Sohloe no cciy,p ho,,ootl, tho Dotor,,
River.
Mr.. Ferry said the site of the
plant IS several hundred feet from
the Mount Vernon Memorial high
way and that the tentative plans
call for a building having an ap-
pearance similar to the Buzzards
Point generating station in Wash
ington. The proposed plant would
be equipped with precipitators to
remove smoke and SCOT from coal
used as fuel in the generators.
Federal Power Order.
The Braddock Light g. Power Co
has been ordered by the Federal
Power Commission to furnish a tie
in with the system of the Virginia
Public Service Co. so as to augment
the latter's supply with a maximum
OF 10000 kilowatts.
Mr.. Ferry said the Braddock Co.
on its part. will be ready to COM
plete this connection between the
two companies in June. The pro-
posed new plant here, however, is
not the result of the F. P. C. order
he said.
The City Council will have a pub
lie hearing on the rezoning request
involving a change from residential
A to industrial E at 7:30 pm. April
IA at the city hail.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Defense SideIights
Col. BoIIes Will Discuss BIuckout
Regulations at Meeting Tuesday

Blackout regulations will be dis
cussed by Col Lemuel Bolles, civilian
defense director, at defense meet
ing of the Washington Restaurant
Association at $3.50 pm. Tuesday at
the S. & w. Cafeteria, Fifteenth
and G streets NV.
Federal experts will discuss equip
ment and repair parts, priorities and
sugar rationing, it was announced.
Appointment of Mrs. w. Stokes
Sammons of 1912 Woodley road
NV. as emergency feeding and
housing warden for the Connecticut
avenue civilian defense area was
announced yesterday by Leon Pretz-
fielder, deputy warden. Mrs. Sam
mons has been serving as emer-
gency housing chairman for the
area.
A. H. Borjes has been appointed
assistant deputy warden of the
area, with William R. Ragsdale be-
coming warden of Zone No. 3, sue
ceeding Mr.. Borjes.
Humane societies and the Dis
trict's dog pound are cooperating
in the organization of a rescue
service for animals in case of an
air raid, it was announced by the
District Chapter, American Red
Star Animal Relief.
Air raid wardens are being ad-
vised of the service and persons with
knowledge of injured or trapped
animals have been asked to tele-
phone North 5730 or North 5731,
the main animal rescue center at
II o street NV, which is manned
day and night.
1t was said that the services Of 10
animal ambulances, 81 veterinarians,
II animal hospitals and two trucks
of the dog pound have been pledged
to the emergency organization.
A call for volunteer wardens, fire
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Norfolk Area
Defense Homes
Seen Unfit Here
Lack 'Churucter,'
Soy Inspecting
House Members
BY JAMES e. CHINN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

NORFOLK, Va, March %. "A
special House subcommittee today
began the second day of its investi-
cation of low-cost, defense housing
in the wartime crowded Norfolk
Newport News area.
The subcommittee yesterday in
spected defense homes built at Gov
eminent cost in the widespread
Newport News area. where thou
sands of employees of the shipyards
are living. As a result of the trip,
two members said they were not
certain the types of homes built in
the area would be suitable for
construction in Washington.
Chairman Bell of the subcommit-
tee, as we'll as Wilson, Republican.
of Indiana. expressed belief that
some of the defense homes in the
Newport News section lack char
acter" and would not harmonic
with the general development Of
Washington.
Take All-Day Bus Trip.
The subcommittee toured defense
housing areas in the Newport News
section on an all-day bus trip yes
terday with city and county officials.
Typical homes in half dozen
large-scale projects were studied.
The type of many of the homes
we observed are not exactly what we
want to build in the District" Repre-
sentative Bell said. Here they are
suitable for the purpose for which
they were erected, but in Washing
ton house with character is gen.
orally desired"
Virtually all of the homes observed
by the subcommittee were one-story,
frame dwellings generally alike in
design, which were said to have
cost from 81 900 to S4,500.
The committee first visited COL
lege Court, community of 80 FAM
lilies near Old Point Comfort, Va.
Residents there pay S24.50 month
for two-bedroom bungalow, all Of
which are designed from an identical
pattern.
More Variety Found.
Langley View was the next project
| inspected. The homes there were Of
both one and two story and varied
in architectural design. They house
$50 families of non-commissioned
officers stationed at Langley Field.
Most outstanding of the develop
ments visited was a 100000 De-
fenSe Homes Corp. project in New
| port News. Known as Stuart Gar
dens, the project quarters $50 fam
lilies who pay between s4250 and
s55 month rent Average cost Of
/ these homes was $4,000.
The Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee is withholding its report on
/ bill authorizing an appropria-
tion of s7000O,O00 for defense homes
and related public works in the Dis
trict area pending completion Of
the subcommittee inspection trip.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Rutland 10 Urge Closing
Of Unsanitary Restaurants

Closing of restaurants where there
are repeated violations of the Dis
trict's sanitary code will be urged.
Health Officer George c. Rutland
announced yesterday as members of
the House District Committee were
completing plans for study of sani-
tary conditions in the District.
Officials of the corporation coun-
sci Office explained that under the
District Licensing Act the Commis-
sioners have power to revoke a
license when they find such action
is desirable in the interest of the
publics health.
Members of the House Commit
tee have protested that conditions
in some restaurants are deplorable.
DR.. Rutland declared, Il mean
to improve conditions in these res
taurants," and reported that since
January ! he had recommended
prosecution of II places for viola
ton of regulations regarding the
cleaning and sterilizing of drinking
glasses.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
Report Claims
D. {. Warning
System Best
Reluctance to Buy
'Super-Duper' Horn
Upheld as Sound

Assurances that the Commission
ing pat on the 38 air-raid signal
devices now installed or on order,
instead of rushing to order some of
those fashioned after the big siren
tried out Wednesday, are given by
Herbert A. Friede, District govern
ment communications chief.
In report prepared for the city
heads, Mr.. Friede based his view on
tests by an expert of the United
States Bureau of Standards which
he said convinced him this super
duper horn is not as good a device
as the steam horn"
After reciting decibel readings
taken by DR.. v. L. Chrisler of the
Bureau of Standards, Mr.. Friede de-
clared: 1T is felt that the. District
is proceeding on sound engineering
basis, and when the steam and air
horns are completed. as now
planned, the District will have one
of the best air raid warning systems
IN the United States or elsewhere
on which there is any information
now available"
"Beamed" Decibels Higher.
Mr.. Friede reported that tests of
a steam horn-and the District now
has received 2 of 20 ordered-showed
an average noise level of rs decibels
at a distance of one-half mile and
an average of 64 decibels at one mile.
The big siren, developed under the
sponsorship of the Federal o. C. D.,
showed level of 80 decibels when
Its sound was tested in line with its
directed noise beam" at one-half
mile and II decibels at one mile.
The air-actuated horns-the Dis
trict now has received five of the %
ordered-produced IA decibel read
ing at half mile and 68 at a mile.
The steam and air horns were tested
IN the open country and Mr.. Friede
explained that readings under city
conditions would run about five
decibels lower. He added that read
ings for the super duper" were de-
creased 10 to Is decibels when tests
were made 80 degrees off the line of
the directed sound beam" Because
of this condition, engineers who de-
Veloped this big horn designed the
horn to swing on turntable so that
the sound could be directed to all
points as many as five times min
ute.
spot" System Upheld.
The electric sirens the District has
ready for use, he said, were found to
register 81 decibels at one-half mile
distance. but yet were reported heard
in one test in Fairfax County, Va,
miles away.
Because unfavorahle atmos-
pheric conditions greatly affect the
transmission of sound, Mr.. Fields
declared number of medium sized
signaling devices which were well
distributed would give a more posi-
tive coverage than a few very large
devices.
Evening star., 1942-03-28

watchers and messengers was made
yesterday by r. B. Geiser, warden OF
Zone of the Trinidad defense area.
Residents of this area are asked to
contact Mr.. Geiser at his Offices in
the Wheatley School, Montello
avenue and Neal street NE, or by
calling Ludlow 1884 after 7 pm.
Chief Afraid Warden Clem-
ent Murphy will be principal
speaker at a civilian defense mass
meeting of Zone 4, Midi City area, at
7::3O o'clock tonight at Dennison
School, Thirteenth and S streets
NV. Instruction in the handling
of gases and incendiary bombs will
be given.
Evening star., 1942-03-28
For q Stronger America
Expansion of Medical Program
For Pupils Urged by Mrs. Doyle
School Bourd Head
Says Plan Would Aid
Fitness for Army
(Elerenth OF a SerieS)
By JOHN w. THOMPSON, Jr.

Establishment of a five-period-a-
week physical education program in
all the senior high schools and ex-
pansion of the school medical serv-
ices of the Health Department was
urged today by Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board OF
Education.
|. Mrs. Doyle said such a program
would not only increase the physi-
cal fitness of District youth for
military service but would step up
the efficiency of the students in
other esubjects The five-period
program was authorized by the board
officially in 1885, she recalled.
1t has been estimated unofficially
that S280,000 would provide the
necessary physical education in
structors, medical inspectors, dental
inspectors, public thealth nurses and
equipment necessary to operate
full-fedged health and physical pro-
gram in the public schools. Only
one school-Calvin Coolidge High
School-now has a full flve-period
program for all pupils.
Disagreeing with Commissioner
Masons position that physical fit
ness of the older children is solely
parental responsibility, Mrs Doyle
said the schools were the proper
place for the program.
New Responsibility.
"We don't expect parents to teach
the child arithmetic or Latin" she
said. why should they have to
teach physical education?"
The board president said it was
always the job of the schools to build
good citizens and that now there
was the additional responsibility "to
make them able to assume their
military part"
THE schools must assume the re-
sponsibility for developing good
military material" she said. Mrs
Doyle has two sons in the Navy.
Physical education in the schools