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Evening star., 1942-01-18
Taft 10 Speak on How
District Can Meet Needs

Charles p. Taft. assistant director
of the Defense, Health and We'll
fare Service, Federal Security
Agency, will speak on How Can the
District of Columbia Meet War Time
Needs" before the Chevy Chase
Md Forum at BIS tomorrow at
the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase.
Members of the discussion panel
at the meeting will be DR.. George
c. Rutland, District health offlcer:
Conrad van Hyning, director of pub
lie welfare; Gregory Hankin, chair
man of the Public Utilities Com
mission; Lawson Cantrell, assis-
tant superintendent Of schools; Mrs
Helen Duey Hoffman, executive
secretary of the Washington Hous-
ing Association, and Mrs. Harold
Stone, chairman of the Department
of Government, District OF Colum-
bia League Of Women Voters.
Robert Bondy, administrator,
services to the armed forces, Ameri-
can Red Cross, will act as modera-
tor. Mrs James v. Bennett Is
chairman of the forum.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Talk Will Be Given
On Netherlands Indies

A talk on the Netherlands East
Indies will be given tomorrow night
at the regular meeting of the Grace
Church Mems Club at Silver Spring,
Md, by representative of the
Dutch Legation.
This meeting, which will start at
8 pm. in the parish hall, like all
others in the series now under way,
is an open meeting at which any
men, whether members of the club
or of Grace Church or not, are
welcomed.
At the conclusion of the address
there will be questioning period
and light refreshments will be
served afterward.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Capitals Hospitals Take Lead
In BIockout Precautions
One Solves Problem of Gloss Brick Walls
By Using Quontity of Aluminium Paint

For the patients rooms, special
opaque drapes have been placed
inside the Venetian blinds. At dusk
the blinds are drawn, the drapes
pulled and bed lights put on. Even
without the curtains the rooms
could be blacked out and yet have
SUFFICIENT illumination for patients
and nurses to find their way around,
even for nurses to read thermom-
eters and write on charts. For the
rooms are equipped with small,
inner floor lights, which could not
possibly be seen outside. even with
the windows bare. These lights
make only a faint yellow glow at
the bottom OF a wall.
No Room Overlooked.
Diet kitchens, offices and other
rooms have their windows blacked
out with the paint. Heavy velvet
curtains veil the downstairs recep-
tion hall. Not a room in the hos
pital has been overlooked.
The whole medical center built
around the hospital, with physi-
clans ONCE buildings fanking it, is
dark every night.
Windows of all rooms at Gallinger
Hospital in which activities would
be expected to 60 on during
blackout have been covered with
heavy tar paper. The black paper
is secured to the window frames by
lengths Of narrow wooden molding
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock. superin-
tendent of the municipal institution
has made assignments OF emergency
duties to all members of the stan
and weekly drills are held.
Use Heavy Drapes. .
Emergency Hospital has blAcked
itself out with heavy drapes and
paint. So have George Washing
ton. Georgetown. Sibley, Casualty
and the other hospitals.
Their work goes on as smoothly
as if their exteriors still blazed
with light. The Army's Walter
Reed Hospital and the Naval Hos
pital have taken extraordinary pro-
tective measures. and no hostile
flyer would find them q target.
Moreover, Washington's hospitals
are ready for the emergency that
an air raid might bring. Space has
been allotted. in spare portions OF
the various hospitals, for 1000 pa
tients, in addition to the regular
capacity Of these institutions.
Some cots are on hand. Others
have been requisitioned from the
District purchasing agent and are
on order. Reserve medical supplies
of all kinds are being received rap
idly for the casualty service set up
under the direction of Dr. John A.
Reed. chief medical officer for civil
ian defense. The casualty teams
are fully organized and ready to
jump into action at an alert signal.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Maryland Could
Wipe Out Debt
By 1857
Goal Can Be Reached
If No New Bonds
Are Issued
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 17.-If no new
State bonds are issued in 1943 or
thereafter, Marylands bonded in
debtednesS will be wiped out in
1857, State fiscal experts said today.
AS of January /. the States
bonded debt was $39, 1893 600, the
lowest since 1882. when the bonded
debt totaled $35,4l2,0O0. they de-
clared During the three years of
Gov. O'Conor's administration the
debt has been reduced by So, ,l59, 900,
the experts added.
Since 1897 the debt has been
reduced at an average of approxi-
mately 100000 a year, off1cials
said. If no more bonds are issued
in 1943 and thereafter, the out
standing bonds will be redeemed
at the rate of approximately $4.-
100000 a year until 1916. when this
rate will drop proportionately to
the diminishing debt.
Only SS59,00O Sold.
The 194l Legislature authorized a
$23l7.0O0 bond issue for capital i'm
provements and other governmental
purposes in l941 and 1912. To date
$3.50 900 worth of bonds have been
sold. Not all of the authorized
issue will be disposed of because
the State Board of Public Works
has ordered bond sales curtailed.
Even if the entire $2,3l7 900 bond
issue should be sold, the State will
redeem $9,673 900 in bonds by the
end of this year, reducing the total
bonded indebtedness by more than
$7OOO.OOO during the 194l-42 period,
officials said.
The debt is being reduced rapidly
because the State hasn't been con-
fronted with emergencies such as
those experienced in 1888 and 1895,
authorities explained.
Highest Surplus in History.
A Sl2,0O0,O00 bond issue was sold
in 1888 for relief purposes and two
years later $8.500,000 more in bonds
had to be sold to wipe out general
fund deficit and bolster other funds
AS of last October l. the State had
a general fund surplus of 50, 100, 900,
the highest in history.
The States bonded Indebtedness
was s29 ,321 900 in 1928 and it con-
tinued to rise until it reached a peak
of $48,247,000 in 1898. In 1899 it
dropped to SAG. 1853 900; in 1910 to
S44, 166 900 and in 1941 to $40, 1877 900.
Rate of Payment.
If the 1943 and subsequent Legis-
latures do not authorize any more
bond issues, the yearly principal and
interest rates the State would pay
to retire the total debt in 1857
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Silver Spring Library
Meeting January 26

Adoption of budget which will
include estimates of equipping the
extension to the Silver Spring Md
Public Library. now under construc-
ton, will feature the annual meet
ing of the Silver Spring Public Lii
brary Association at 8 pm. January
26 in the dispensary building.
It is expected the wing to Jesup
Blair Community House, where the
library is housed, will be completed
in the early spring. The new addi-
ton will contain the children's room
the Office and the main entrance to
the library
Election of three trustees also will
be held and annual reports of off,
GERS made. Candidates for the
trusteeships are Mrs. C. w. Mitchell
Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald. William B
Marks, Alvan c. Chaney and Victor
E. Grotlisch. Mr.. Grotlisch is the
only incumbent
Howard P. Bailey, president Of the
association, will preside.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Resignation Of Head
OF Women Defense
Division Accepted
Mrs. Whitehurst's Work
Is Praised Highly
By Gov. O'Conor
py the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. II. - Gov.
O'Conor today formally accepted
the resignation of Mrs. John L.
Whitehurst as State director of the
women's division of the Maryland
Council OF Defense and expressed
regrets that other duties had made
it impossible for her to continue in
the post
Mrs Whitehurst. president Of the
General Federation of Women S
Clubs, rendered her resignation in
a letter dated January 7. 1t was
announced by Isaac S. George. ex-
ecutive director of the State Council
of Defense, on January a.
At the same time Mrs Howard S
Jones. chairman of the Baltimore
County women's division. and Is
members of her administrative
board resigned in a body, charging
in letter to H. STREET. Baldwin.
Baltimore County defense director,
that State leadership has been in
competent and Intellectual
In her letter of resignation Mrs.
Whitehurst said she had been
unable to give full time to the work
Of the women's division "as I am
carrying a heavy defense program
for the 100000 women in the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs" and added that it was nee
essary for some one to go to the
women and to straighten out local
problems arising out Of conflicting
interests"
In letter to Mrs. Whitehurst.
Gov. OConor wrote that while I
regret exceedingly that other press
ing demands on your time render it
impossible for you to continue in
this post, have no alternative but
to accept your resignation which
do with regret.
1T is only fair to State, however,
that your work as State director
of the women's division has been of
exceptionally high order. The results
achieved have been most satisfac-
tory, in my opinion, and will form a
basis for future womens activities
throughout the State"
No successor to Mrs. Whitehurst
has been announced.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
CisseI- -Suxon Auxiliary
Wins Member Citution

Cissel-Saxon unit, American Le-
gion Auxiliary of Silver Spring, Md,
has been awarded the national
presidents citation for 100 per cent
membership, it was announced yes
terday by Mrs Margaret Neumann,
president
Mrs. Neuman said the unit is
planning to continue it's practice OF
presenting each selectee from this
area with stationery and a book
of stamps.
Evening star., 1942-01-18

They look deserted these nights
certain buildings. scattered over the
city. some massive, all sizable.
Not a gleam of light comes from
them. For all outward appearance.
everybody has left them and they've
been locked up for the night.
Actually they pulse with activity
all night. They're the city's hos
pitals, most OF them blacked out to
the last pinpoint of light.
Inside, there is sufficient illumina- :
ton for all medical purposes. but
the hospital authorities have taken
extraordinary precautions. They
realize the tragedy that might re-
suit should some inadventent light
make these buildings a target for
enemy bombers.
Hospital executives feel a modern
hospital is complicated, that it
would be too late to try to black out
their buildings after an alert signal
is received. So they began work as
soon as America entered the war.
Equipment Is Installed.
Blackout curtains, paint and other
devices were used to conceal the
lights and protect the helpless. Most
OF the Capitals hospitals have put
in all the equipment necessary to
blackout every light.
Doctors Hospital is an example OF
blackout job which took a lot OF
doing. This new building, containing
the very latest in medical equip
ment. was designed to admit the
maximum in sunlight. Glass brick
was used to inclose operating rooms
nurseries and many other walls OF
the structure.
The day after Pearl Harbor, O. K
Pike, executive director Of Doctors
Hospital, called in chemists and en-
glneers. He wanted to know the
quickest and most effective way to
black out the hospital. The chem
lists told him that if the glass brick
were treated with aluminium paint
it would be Opaque
Bought Quantities Of Paint.
Mr.. Fike went down. bought vir-
tually all the aluminium paint in
town and soon had painters on the
job.
Today the wide expanses of glass
brick are covered with two coats
Of the aluminium paint. And not
flicker of light can get through
these once sun-brilliant stretches of
wall.
Babies are born and nursed:
operations 60 on; all the other ac-
tivities of big hospital continue
with ample interior illumination.
And there's not a stray beam to
betray the institution to an enemy
pilot, who. even If he wasn't aiming
at hospitals. probably would fire at
the first point of light he saw
Lack of ventilation is not a prob
lem, for the entire institution is
air conditioned.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Brown Will Address
Pinkney Mems Club

An address by Constantine Brown,
foreign affairs writer for The Star,
will feature the January meeting Of
the Mems Club Of Pinkney Me-
mortal Episcopal Church, Hyatts-
vile, tomorrow night In the parish
hall of the church.
Recently reelected officers of the
club will be installed. They are
Erving j. Dorrelle, president: Walter
v. Hurley. vice president: Frank
Schloer, secretary: william r
Gasch, treasurer; William Moore,
assistant secretary-treasurer. and c.
F. Orton. past president and mem
Der of the Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
First-Aid Class Offered
At SuitIund School

A class in Red Cross first aid is
being held from to 10 pm. every
Monday at the Suitland MD
School under the direction of E. H
Whitley.
The Federal City Unit of the Red
Cross meets at 2 pm: every Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. w. M.
Browne, Is Randall road. The
Junior Group of the unit meets at
10 am. every Saturday at Mrs.
Brownies home
Children Of the group repair toys,
roll bandages and make scrapbooks
for convalescent children. There
also is q knitting class for children
between the ages Of 8 and II.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
f. F. Chew Is Named
Air Raid Warden for
Suburban Virginia
Moneure and Lyle
Appointed in Alexandra,
Volunteers Wanted

F. Freeland Chew, chief air raid
warden for Arlington County, has
been named chief air raid warden
for the metropolitan area Of Virginia
by Gardner L. Booth, chairman Of
the Northern Virginia Regional De-
fense Council. it was announced
yesterday.
In Alexandria. Henry T. Moncure,
principal of George Washington
High School. and Robert S. Lyle,
SIS Duke street, Alexandra. were
appointed assistant chief air raid
wardens by Albert v. Bryan, chief
air raid warden.
Headquarters of air raid warden
activities has been established on
the first floor of the City Hall Mrs.
Althea Zimmerman is in charge of
the ONCE
Civilian defense headquarters for
Arlington County are now located
in the County Court House, it was
announced yesterday. Registration
for voluntary services will also take
place there. Hours for registration
are from 8 am. to 8 pm.
Classification in which volunteers
are most needed are laborers
carpenters. acetylene welders
plumbers. cement workers. pipe Mt.
tiers, messengers. hospital attend.
ants, Stretcher bearers and trained
nurses.
Mr.. Bryan. named Thursday u
the chief warden for Alexandra
emphasized yesterday that ZEN.
cheney Of AFRAID defense is de-
pendent on earnestness and dill
gence OF zone and sector wardens
and the cooperation Of the public. !"
"a review of the present organiza-
ton reveals the splendid work that
has been accomplished by my pred
ecessor, Robert T. Atkinson" Mr..
Bryan said.
An instruction class on war gases
for all wardens in Alexandria will
begin Tuesday. Mr.. Bryan said. The
class will meet at 7:30 pm. in the
Jefferson School annex auditorium.
Instructors in the class will in
clude Mr.. Lyle, Walter j. Dunlap,
Mrs. L. c. Urquhart, Gordon Burke,
A. T. Powell and Charles Haller,
all of whom have been trained by
Comdr. L. C.. Wetherill of the
Washington Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
HyuttsviIIe O. <. S. Unit
InstoIls New Officers

Mrs. Claire G. Adams has been
installed as worthy matron Of Ruth
Chapter, No. Z, Order of the Eastern
Star Of Hyattsville, with Lester A.
Piggot, worthy patron; Mrs. Lillian
r. Kutsch, associate matron; George
E. Weed, associate patron; Mrs. M,
Virginia Thompson, secretary; Mrs.
Althea ]. JArdine, treasurer; Mrs.
Ethel Y. Bennett, conductress; Mrs.
Florence Dorm, associate conduc-
tress; Mrs. Isabelle Duguid, chap
lain; Mrs. Twylas Piggot, marshal;
Mrs. Blanche Hutchinson, organist; !;
Mrs. Lorraine Young, Adah; Miss
Louise Coomes, Ruth: Mrs. Norma
Lloyd. Esther; Mrs. Bertha Wiker,
Martha; Mrs. Helen Weed. Electa:
Mrs. Beulah Fields, warder, and
Louis Kutsch, sentinel.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Bundles for BIuejockets
Receives Gosh Donations

A number OF persons have do
mated cash to the newly organized
Montgomery County unit of Bundles
for Bluejackets and limited
amount of wool now Is available at
headquarters in the Silver Spring
dispensary building for persons de-
string to knit sweaters, Mrs. ]. Rus
sell Mcqueen, chairman, announced
The garments are to be knitted
according to United States Navy
specifications and will be distributed
to American seamen. Cash dona-
tions may be sent to Mrs. Mcqueen,
Silver Spring postofice.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
State Guards 10 Give
To Mile o Dimes

Alfred C, Paul, chairman Of the
Presidents Birthday Ball Committee
for Montgomery County, Md, an
nounced that tomorrow, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings each troop
0f the Montgomery companies Of the
Maryland State Guard. will parade
to the mile of dimes board to make
individual contributions.
These three nights are the regular
drill nights of the companies. The
guardsmen will march from the
Silver Spring Armory to Georgia
avenue and Bonifant street, where
the board is located.
Evening star., 1942-01-18

member of the Northern Virginia
Regional Defense Council.
Under the State law the speaker
of the House is authorized to call
an election to fill the vacancy Gre
ated by Col. Farr's death. The
election may be held any time after
10 days, and it is pointed out a
Delegate could be elected and serve
a considerable portion of the pres
ent session.
Col. Farr died the same day the
General Assembly convened, and
had his death occurred prior to the
opening of the session q special elec-
ton could have been called only
by the Governor.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Wartime Power
Voted Hanrahan
Byeounty Board
Manager Is Given
Authority to Make
Air-Roid Rules
An ordinance authorizing County

An ordinance authorizing County
Manager Frank C. HanrAhAn ito
proclaim rules and regulations per-
tanning 70 plans for protection from
air raids, and emergency plans for
the protection of public peace,
health and safety In time Of war
was passed yesterday by the Ar
lington County Board.
The measure, passed on motion
of r. Freeland Chew, chief air.
raid warder .or Arlington County,
permits Mr.. Hanrahan to promul-
gate regulations for blAckouts, test
raids, actual raids, etc. It also EN-
powers him to require the service Of
any individual or oreanization In
the county to enforce these Yegula-
tions. ., ..
Penalties provided for failure to
observe the ordinance are q fine not
exceeding $50, 30 days in jail, or
both.
A. A. Caretta. vice president Of
the Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton, submitted Objections to
bAlC RIOkSOoC0 dllu Ols
fered q substitute.
Mr.. Caretta objected to what he
claimed was the failure of the
ordinance to provide for daytime
raids and the Lack Of 4 check on
regulations promulgated under tbs
measure.
His substitute ordinance, copies
Of which we're circulated among
the board members, was not acted
on. Passage OF the original ordi-
nance was urged on the members
by Lawrence w. Douglas, common
wealth's attorney.
Penalties Scaled Down.
The ordinance as originally pre-
sented was passed with few changes.
One change made the maximum
penalties $50 fine and 30 days i'm
prisonment, instead Of $500 and 90
days, as originally set.
Another change provides that the
ordinance shall be posted on the
bulletin board OF the county court
house and shall also be available
in 4 book in the county managers
ONCE.
According to the ordinance. "spe-
cial lighting" shall be put into ef-
feet in the county at the order of
the governor or the district warn.
ing center.
Appointment OF a co-ordinator Of
volunteer emergency services also
is provided for in the ordinance.
This co-ordinator, the county man
ager or the chief control omcer
shall be notified in case lighting re-
strictions are to be imposed.
Zoning Requests Granted.
Two zoning requests we're granted
at yesterdays meeting. The board
passed the applications of William
Stone and L. r. Eakin to rezone
from residential A to residential
B-2 the 24OO-2800 blocks of Lee
boulevard and of Lee Gardens, Inc,
and to rezone from residential A
to local business the 2400 block OF
Pershing drive, except for q strip
on the roadway to allow for future
street widening.
Petition of Hugh Herfurth to re-
zone portions of the 2700 and $500
blocks Of South Glebe road to B-1
and local business was continued
until next week. Also continued
was the petition of James B. and
Nettie L. Peyton to rezone from
residential A to light industrial the
2700 block Of -Four Mile Run drive
The request of Robert Mcintosh
to rezone the 1900 block of Colum-
bia pike from residential A to resi-
Dental B was Withdrawn.
The board voted to make North
Sycamore street from Seventeenth
street to the county line q county
street.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Decd Officer Writes Futhe,

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. II
R,.-Chief Petty Off1cer Keith Har-
ness of the Navy reported drowned
when his ship capsized in the Japa-
nese raid on Pearl Harbor, came
through the attack without injury,
he wrote his father, John P. Har-
ness of Security, Md. Mr.. Harness,
In the Navy for l9 years. was miss
Ing for several hours after the raid.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Mrs. }. Enos Roy Heads
March O. Dimes Drive

Mrs. j. Enos Ray of Chillum has
been appointed March O. Dimes
chairman for the Presidents birth
day campaign in Prince Georges
County, it is announced by former
Mayor Fred w. Cast of Chevery,
who is county general chairman
Mrs. Nelson G. Tayman, also of
Cheverly, heads the committee ar
ranging a Presidents Birthday Ball
January 80 at the Prince Georges
Golf and Country Club. formerly
the Beaver Dam Club. She also is
planning other balls in the county.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
New Warden Appointed
For Bethesda Post

w. Prescott Allen, publisher Of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Tribune, has
been appointed AFRAID warden for
the 18th Bethesda precinct, 1t was
announced yesterday by Judge
James c. Christopher, chief AFRAID
warden for the Bethesda Chevy
Chase district. -.
Mr.. Allen will replace Lendall }
Conner, who has asked to BE-
lieved Of his post because
duties. Mr.. Allen is a
the public relations ap
service Of the Cow
tense Council. 4
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Missionary to Talk

Miss Margaret Wood, r. N, q
missionary on furlough from sut-
sien, Kiangsu, China, will address
a meeting Of the WomanS Society
of the Clarendon (va) Presbyterian
Church at 3 pm. tomorrow at 3l66
Eighteenth street North, Arlington.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Defense Night Program

National Defense Night" will be
celebrated by the Parent Teacher
Association Of the Washington-Lee
High School in Arlington County
ct 3 pm. Tuesday. Speakers will
include Chief Air Raid Warden +.
Freeland Chew.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Scout Executive to Speak

Linn G. Drake, scout executive OF
Washington, will be the guest speak
er 1T the annual father and son ban
ouet Of the Woodside Methodist
Church Friday In the church.
Evening star., 1942-01-18

State bonds have been sold for
such purposes as the construction of
bridges, State buildings and the
penal farm and for equipment for
| colleges
Evening star., 1942-01-18
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