Evening star., 1942-10-24
War Fund Fair
Heads Pleased
With Response
Navy Yord Team
Is Winner of
First-Aid Test

poonc yesterday at 2 pm, and by
the II pm. closing hour officials
were highly pleased with the man
ner IN which the exhibits and en-
tertalnment were being received.
Meanwhile, in The Stars first-aid
contest, the Navy Yards crack team,
headed by Cline Mutersbaugh, was
on to winning start last night.
Vanquished were GAO No. / and
Veterans Administration. In the
winning group, besides Muters-
baugh, were Anthony Blazanovich,
Lewis L. Neff, Walter Berke, John S.
Brown, Joseph F. Abel and Holden
RHYMES. Rhymes, the victim" is
a GAO employe.
Tonight at GAS o'clock the Labor
Department, State Department,
GAO No. 2 and Public Roads Ad-
ministration teams will take their
turns. one team, as last night, to
survive for the final, in which there
will be six.
Last nights problem was:
l. Pale face, cold sweat on brow.
2. Right leg is bent halfway be-
tween knee and ankle.
3. There is deep wound directly
over the bent place in the right leg
with blood issuing in spurts.
The problem was handed the con-
testants as they moved onto the
stage with a time limit of Is min
utes. Navy Yard turned in virtually
perfect performance and the others
were not far behind in the tally of
the judges-Dudley Babcock, Gay
lord w. Cole and Ralph McCabe,
all Red Cross leaders.
Mr.. McCabe, of The Star staff,
carried on a running talk of COM
ment and explanation and near
capacity gathering apparently was
enthralled by the performance.
Tonight's judges will be Robert
Boyer, leader in District Red Cross
flrst-aid instruction; Everett Ge-
scheil.e, assistant chief of the
Emergency First Aid Corps, and
Charles c. Whitbeck, chairman of
first aid for the Takorna Park area.
In charge of the contest is John w.
Gates. first laid director of the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter.
A preliminary slated for tomor-
row at 3 pm. has been postponed.
Students Visit Exhibits.
Many school children visited the
fair yesterday afternoon. The eve
ming found large crowds. circling the
arena as they visited the 80 booths
representing the 120 home front
and foreign relief agencies, sat in on
outstanding programs and viewed
the personal appearances of several
notables in the entertainment
world.
The fair will be opened daily from
2 pm. to II pm. through October
80. Thexeseis, no admission charge,
and nos solicitation at the fair, and
the public is invited to avail itself of
this unprecedented form of infor-
national serytes and public entEfs
tainmerlt." ~
Booths at the fair seek to tell what
each relief organization benefitting
from the Community War Fund is
doing during the critical war period.
Nationally known entertainers of
stage, screen and radio are giving
their services voluntarily to aid in
the war effort.
Veronica Lake to Speak.
Ralph Bellamy and Adolph Men,
tou, Hollywood screen stars, made
personal appearance at 4 pm. yes
terday. This afternoon and eve
ming Mr.. Menjou and Veronica Lake
will appear to make appeals for the
war fund drive.
Andre Kostelanetz and his orches-
ira will give concert with Helen
Jepson and Albert Spalding tomor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock. This
musical show will be broadcast ma
tionally at 80 pm.
Screen stars will enhance the en-
tertainment program for tomorrow
with Mr.. MenJou and Herbert Mar
Shall appearing at 4:45 pm. At 6
pm. Morton DoWney and Mr.. Bel
lamy will join Mr.. Menjou and Mr.
Marshall. They will all appear again
at $3.50 pm.
Fair officials said a number OF
other film notables have indicated
they will come to Washington to ap-
pear on the War Fair program.
Drawing considerable attention at
the fair is the thrice-daily simulated
operations being conducted by prom
inent District physicians and sur
geons. Each detail in the various
forms of common medical operations
is explained by the physician per-
forming the operation.
Yesterday the operations were
scheduled so as to show plasma
TRANSMISSION at 3 pm, an emergency
room scene at PM. and an emer-
gency appendectomy at $50 pm
Today the schedule calls for a rup-
ture operation at pm, an appen-
dectomy at pm. and gall bladder
operation at $50 pm.
Booths Inspire Interest.
Attendants at the various intorma-
tional booths reported the public is
taking advantage of the exhibits and
asking many questions regarding the
war-relief work of the respective
agencies.
Two German bombs dropped some
where in England were the center
of much interest and comment. One
of the bombs was a 50-kilogram S
C.. bomb with a screamer attach
ment. The other deadly missile
dropped by the enemy is $50
kilogram bomb of the delayed action
type.
Answering questions about the
bombs and British War Relief are
two attractive members of the Aux
iliary Territory Service, the British
equivalent of the WAACS. They
said they are stationed at the Brit
ish Embassy here.
Many were attracted to ponder
over an exhibit headlined Can This
Be Washington" Actual models of
crowded living conditions are shown.
There also is large model showing
existing Federal buildings and the
future development considered by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
Information booths of several of
the countries crushed by the Axis
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