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Evening star., 1942-11-01
Signs Marking Raid Shelters
To Be Placed Here This Week
Strategic Areas Selected for Display;
Baltimore Plan Described as Model

buildings. Mr.. Clarke and his as
sistants in the Bureau of Buildings
eliminated those without suitable
Easements, with heavy machinery
on upper floors or with ammonia
tanks or similar apparatus that
might explode. He worked down
to 1926 buildings, rejected GIT more
of them and in 100 cases the own
ers refused
At the present time. Baltimore
has 232 shelter areas in the down.
town section, of which SO are avail
able "a hours a day, and 268 in the
outlying districts.
Mr.. Clarke is looking now for 100
more shelters to fill weak links
in his chain of shelters. He ex-
poets to find them among the 130
who refused. This is accomplished
by more letters and ultimately, a
visit from Mr.. Clarke, a veteran
of the last war who talks frankly
about the possibilities of panic
should people find themselves with
out protection during an air raid
When owners protest that shell
seekers might walk out with
their stock, he points out that in
case of an air raid, .panic- stricken
civilians might be inclined to use
a rock to break into shelter.
Many Shelters Underground.
Ninety-nine per cent of Balti-
more's shelter areas are under
ground because Mr.. Clarke remem-
bers that in the last war soldiers
dug into the ground to protect
themselves from bomb splinters
Where they are open "a hours q
day, arrangements are made to keep
watchmen on duty. to provide the
nearest warden with a key or tc
set up an organization OF en-
ployes to stand watch.
The last was done in a bank build.
ing, where the president himself. a!
we'll as members of his Board o
Directors, sleep on a folding cot on,
night out Of every 13 on guard duty
Shelter seekers 60 through the banl
by a roped-off lane leading to tn
basement where everything from
magazines to medicinal wtiskey ha
been provided for their comfort ant
protection.
In the basement of a drug com
pany, hundreds of sandbags form {
baffie to prevent any direct thrust
from flying glass. The basement l
lined with rows and rows of benches
Many of the owners have installed
radios, drinking and washing facili
ties, first aid supplies, stretchers
lanterns and telephones.
Mr.. Clarke made it clear that tn
city has no legal responsibility TO
injuries or property damage. Own
ers who were at first fearful bu
willing to cooperate have been con
soled by the fact that in four al
raid drills during which the shelter
were used, no untoward incident hs
occurred.
To maintain the standard tina
has been set. city inspector spend
all his time visiting one shelte
after another. Baltimore now ha
a shelter space for 100000 peopl
Evening star., 1942-11-01

expected to decline from now on,
freeing materials and manpower
for direct munitions production.
War construction for the year, in
cluding military building, munitions
plants and the machinery to equip
them, will total about 81, 400 900, or
one-fourth of all war expenditures.
In September, the Treasury and
Government corporations paid out
IS, soc, 900 900 for war purposes, an
increase from August of $500, 900 900.
BY the end of that month all war
expenditures since July, 1910, had
reached so billions, and the total
program, including commitments of
Government corporations, called for
disbursement of 1924, ,0O0, 900 900.
This was increased in October to
$240, ,000, ,000, 900.
Pointing out that expenditures Of
such magnitude take up an increas-
ing proportion of total payments for
goods and services within the United
States, Mr.. Nelson said that in Sep
tember about two-flfths of all such
payments consisted OF war disburse-
ments by the Government.
Planes Held Prime Arm.
The new materials allocations plan
will not be reflected, it was said, in
improved production figures for
nearly a year. 1t win not be placed
into effect to a large extent until the
second quarter of 1943. It was un-
derstood that plans called for in
creased emphasis during the next
few months on aircraft production.
Airplanes are regarded now as the
primary armament, and the pro-
gram will be pushed hard under the
general direction of Charles E. Will
son, WPB vice chairman in charge
of all production.
The new ALLEGATIONS plan was
described as chiefly the work OF
Mr.. Eberstadt, though Mr.. Nelson
long has seen the need for main
tanning more rigid control over ma
terials than was secured under
either the priorities system or the
production requirement plan. BY
the new arrangement it is hoped
that all parts for an airplane, for
example made by numerous con-
tractors and sub-contractors can
be fitted in the assembly plant into
a final product. Under the system
now in force, production of many
plane parts might proceed on sched-
ule, while others would lag, throw
ing the program out OF balance.
The plan, it was said, will en-
body the following points:
/. Provision for quota ALLEGATION
of materials supply between the
various claimants for materials,
such as Army, Navy. Air Forces
Maritime Commission, lend-lease
and civilian supply.
2. Establishment OF a system 0!
production schedules. projected well
in advance, so that the flow OF ma
terials will be closely geared to the
various stages of end-product pro-
duction.
3. Placing in the industry branches
of WPB authority to issue to prime
contractors authorization for pro-
curement of specific quantities o.
materials cut precisely to the sched.
uled volume of end products.
4. Placing in the hands OF prime
contractors the power to extene
their materials procurement author
izations to parts suppliers, sub
contractors through system OF war
rants or certificates.
Evening star., 1942-11-01
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Signs marking shelter areas will
make their appearance on Wash
ington buildings this week as the
city starts catching up with the
job completed months ago in neigh
boring Baltimore.
Stacked at AFRAID warden head
quarters here are 1900 yellow and
black signs which, Chief Air Raid
Warden William j. Mileham hopes,
will ultimately be placed on more
than 1000 buildings strategically
located throughout the city to pro-
vide shelter for all passersby caught
on the street during air raids or
AFRAID drills.
Men from the District repair
shop, he said, will start placing the
signs tomorrow or Tuesday inside
and outside office buildings, other
commercial establishments and
some private homes where wardens
have gained owner permission.
Approximately TOO buildings have
already been approved for shelter
purposes, he said, to conform with
the District blackout regulations
that the streets must be cleared OF
motorists, pedestrians and bus and
streetcar riders during drills or &C
tual raids.
Original Plans Changed.
Original plans to have only fire.
proofed buildings used as shelters
have been absorbed, he said, into
the larger plan Of city-wide pro-
lection in ANY place with tour
walls and a roof of fairly good con-
struction,"
The job finally organized under
committee of three here-includng
Mr.. Mileham, Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech and Col. JOS
eph D. Arthur, jr., Assistant Engl-
neer Commissioner-was started IN
Baltimore in May. 194l, by Jack A.
Clarke, buildings engineer OF Bal
timore, who asked for and received
the go-ahead signal from the Mayor.
What Baltimore did has since be-
come a model for the country-at-
tracing official visitors from De-
troit, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Chicago
and Philadelphia, but not from
nearby Washington. A report on
Baltimores shelter system, however,
came to Col. Lemuel Bolles. execu-
tive director of District civilian de-
fense, in May and was turned over
at that time to Defense Co-ordinator
John Russell Young.
With no precedent to guide him,
it was learned yesterday in Balti-
more, Mr.. Clarke started out to find
the safest buildings but decided be-
fore long to make survey Of the
congested areas. Where buildings
failed to come up to his standard,
he decided to try to make them
safe. That meant more than just
an agreement on the part OF the
owners to have the buildings used
as shelters. He explained the city
had no money to strengthen their
buildings. Would they do 1t them
selves?
Owners Cooperate.
Their answer was to fix up their
buildings as the city engineers sug-
eested, spending in most cases at
least $100. Some spent many times
that much. The cost borne by in
dividual owners to do what they
were asked to do and what they
wanted to do in addition came to
approximately 100000
Windows in the shelter areas were
sandbagged or timbers placed to
block them off. Wall-bearing build
ings were shored up with heavy
timbers so the floor could carry the
load in case upper stories should
cave in. Stocks were moved from
valuable storage space, new exits
were put in, dimout lights were
installed.
With an original list of 1000
Evening star., 1942-11-01

sleeping and twice that number
for short refuge periods. In other
words, except for the constant
search for additional shelters, Bal
timore considers its job of providing
safe shelter from everything but
direct hits accomplished.
Wardens on Duty.
In Baltimore only one private
home-an oddity with a subbase-
ment and four stories-is being
used as a shelter Here, more use
will be made of private homes.
Wardens have been told to suggest
Easements, garages or recreation
rooms for the strangers, but some
home owners have said they would
be glad to entertain the refugees IN
their parlor At all shelter areas,
wardens will be on duty.
While cooperation Of owners to
the suggestion of merely allowing
space in their buildings has been
good on the whole, some owners
here have refused on the ground
VI pOSSlUIC PlOpC1 W oolAHSS. Wv
side of the buildings already in
spected by the Engineer Department
in their original air raid shelter
survey, the shelters now being
sought will be given little inspection.
The entire arrangement in Bal
timore was "a gentleman's agree
ment." Here. the owners are asked
to sign form of agreement" CIV
ing permission for the property
to be used as a shelter Like Bal
timore. city legal officials have in
formally ruled that neither the city
nor any of its wardens can be sued
because of damage to property or
health as a result of the shelter
system
Faced with a larger goal than
Baltimore sought-a shelter in every
block-and without years prep
aration, District wardens are going
ahead with the task of finding
some refuge from shrapnel and
splinters. The yellow and black
signs will be the record OF theil
success-and of the, cooperation
of those whose cooperation they
seek.
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Special Officers Appointed

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. 81 (Spe-
ciaD Gov. O'Conor has appointed
Mol S. Prevo a special State police
man and Sheriff H. Leslie Carlin has
made w. c. Ballenger a special
deputy sheriff to guard property in
Montgomery in case Of an emer-
qency,
Evening star., 1942-11-01
fuirfox Red Cross
Seeks Office Workers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. 31.-With the
ever increasing. volume Of work be-
ing handled at the Fairfax County
Red Cross Chapter, Mrs. George
Pence, chairman of the Staff Assist
ance Corps, which Is one Of the VOL
unteer Special Services, has issued
Evening star., 1942-11-01
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and give balance to the war pro-
duction program so that the great
est number of munitions may be
produced which the armed services
high command believes will deliver
the heaviest blows against the
enemy.
Briefly, it calls for scrapping Of
all but a small portion of the old
priorities system and the newer pro-
duction requirements plan for all
Evening star., 1942-11-01

an urgent plea for women to enroll
for staff assistance work.
Volunteers should have some
knowledge of typing and general Of
fee procedure and 1t is hoped they
will be able to give at least one day
a week to this work. Typewriters
also are needed and citizens are
asked to loan their machines.
The bund has gone, but the bond
Is here. Buy it now for victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
PITFALLS OF LOVE y As.I.

DO YOU remember, Ron
add" I asked the distraught
boy, "that I told you not TO
Judge Carol too hsrshly: Well,
I have just learned that / was
right In giving you that warn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

refer to her secret In any way,
or ask her any questions"
II won't" he promised.
IL must 20 now, Ronald I
said. MY father wishes your
Uncle Dicky and me TO 20 back
to the hotel with him. but frst
I'll tell Miss WhitIock you are
10 see Carolyn. Good night,
dear boy, and good luck"
With his hard young arms abou'
me, he gave me a fervent bear
hug.
You blessed good angel" he
said. IL only hope 1 can repay
you some day"
Then ! went on 10 Miss Whit
locks room and gave her the mes
sage about Ronald and Carolyn
and repeated my fathers wish
that she should accompany Caro-
Ign. Dicky and Ronald TO Weir
hampton after everybody had Z
sound sleep.
think not milk and mild
sedatives are In order for every
body" she said 81 could fairly
see nerves cracking all over the
place tonight, and certainly
am glad you have that Brixton
girl Strengthened out. I would
as soon have a young tiger cat
on a leash for journey as 30
escort her rs she was before you
tanned her. You did a good
Job"
II hope IL sticks I said, land
I'm pretty sure Il will. How
ever" paused.
However. II will be Just as
well II I keep my eyes Open"
she said. land I'll just do that
little thing"
She stopped and looked al me
with twinkle in her eye.
You remember the old adj
monition, don't YOU" she asked
Trust In the Lord, and keep
your powder dry"
Continued Tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
Advice
Is Given
Husbands

PARDON NE, sir
But are you losing your wife!
Would you know IL you were?
Perhaps you'd better get wise to
yourself, for IL you turn out TO be
a husband who's left high and dry.
there's nothing like knowing which
way the wind is blowing before
your little bundle of sweetness
packs her bag and heads for parts
unknown"
So suggests an entertaining ar
ticle in The American Weekly
with this coming Sundays issue
Of The Detroit Sunday Times. In
which Judith Chase. the we'll
know quiz expert, presents a
QUESTIONABLE for Husbands.
HAVE YOU MET the Gremlin i?
He's war aviators' gift TO folk
lore--the pixies Of the air, the
little COLLINS who raise hob with
pilots by clogging oil lines. tamper
with controls, jam machine guns,
and otherwise make life anything
but rosy for the Raj.
The American Weekly has a full
page feature on this fascinating
subject. by Brian O'Brien. Sunday.
EVERY ONE KNOWS of Sacha
Guitry. the much-married idol OF
the French stage.
Princess Amelie Karapow. writ
ing in The American Weekly Sun
day. tells you some OF the highly
exciting exploits OF rebellious ac-
tors and actresses in Occupied
France and how they manage
10 harass NaZi bigwigs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

Judge Carol too harshly: Well,
I have just learned that ! was
right In giving you that warn
ing."
"she has been most indis-
Greet. J. nd has a secret she will
not reveal and which we all
must respect. but we have found
out that she has no guilty
knowledge of Marion's disap-
pearance. and that her ques-
tionable actions were due 10 the
gangster's threats"
81 cant understand how she
got In the power of those gang
sters." he said. land YOU can't
realize how glad am To hear
what you've told me-"
Sometime I'll tell you all
about IT," ! said, but just now
there IL something important
for you TO do. and you must take
my word that I was mistaken
about her guilt"
MAY / see herr" he asked
eagerly.
THAT IL exactly what I am
asking OF YOU" ] said. "She
needs YOU now a she never
needed YOU before. She IL with
Mrs. Underwood now. and when
their interview IL ended Miss
Whitlock shall see that YOU get
q chance to talk with Carolyn.
I will arrange that. Tomorrow
morning my father wishes you
10 20 with Carolyn, Uncle Dicky
and Miss Whitlock up To- Weir
hampton, where YOU will leave
Carolyn"
"Oh, I shall he 30 glad TO 20
with her" he said And l can
hardly walt 10 see her.
"You must he very careful
Of what you say To her. Ron
AID" / cautioned him. do rot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

PARDON Me, sir
But are you losing your wife?
Would you know IL you were :?
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this was the first time he had eve,
had his eyes open under water.
Everything was green and pretty
he said.
After = threshing by the waite,
that left me only half conscious, ]
found myself sitting on q fiat ledge
OF coral rock. The raft, saw, was
upside down again and was heading
for the beach about 100 yards from
me. Gene and I were close together
and we still had about 800 yards to
60 to reach solid ground. Tony was
about 50 yards behind us.
None Of us was able to stand.
tried to raise myself on my feet, but
couldn't get my balance. Then ]
found that the current was skidding
me along on my bottom. Gene, even
with me and to my right, also let
himself drift and we kept abreast.
Tony Calls for Help.
I heard call for help, and looked
back. 1t was Tony. Being unable
to swim, he thought he was going
to drown. When waved and yelled,
he realized he was cut of danger,
and thenceforth scooted along like
Gene and me. imagine things had
happened so fast that when Tony
got into shallow water he didn't
realize it, and possibly he was holler-
ing as nervous reaction from the
terrific beating his shrunken body
had taken in the surf.
We caught the. boat at the very
edge Of the beach and grabbed the
anchor line. Crawling on all fours,
we dragged ourselves from the last
persistent clutch of the sea, and
somehow hauled the raft behind us.
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We tried 70 stand upon our feet
but couldn't. We were terribly dizzy
from exhaustion: the whole work.
seemed to be spinning around us
We lay on the beach together, family
conscious Of the broken coral that
was cutting our flaming, sunburned
flesh Is our bodies jerked In the
effort to breathe.
When I was able to look about
the sun was low.
A short distance away several rot
ting piles had been driven into the
sand. evidently placed there by
some one for tying up boats. The
three Of us took hold of the anchor
line, dragging the raft with one
hand while with the other we pulled
ourselves painfully, inch by inch,
over the jagged coral to the row OF
wooden stakes. I felt each of these
ancient poles, selecting the one that
was most solid. We tied the boat to
that.
There were several matched huts
. few yards from where we lay.
Grasping one of the pilings with
both hands, pulled myself to my
knees.
Boys" I said, you know there
may be Japs here waiting for U.s."
They raised their heads and
nodded.
I looked at each one closely. They
were gazing steadily into my eyes.
Tony gestured toward the police
whistle, still on 4 cord about my
neck.
If We have to scatter" he sug-
gested calmly, two blasts. on the
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one Of these breakers got behind us.
but while they were in front the
spray blowing backward enabled me
to judge the wind exactly.
Suddenly Tony let out a screech.
His hand flew out of the water and
over his head as if jerked by a
string. He half turned, holding the
hand tenderly. .
Chief, a shark hit my hand" he
yelled, his voice shaking slightly.
Gene and hardly hesitated in our
rowing.
did it bite you?" asked.
NO" he said, looking and testing
his fingers.
Then to hell with it,, / said.
Lets go on rowing!"
Without another seconds hesita-
ton he jabbed his hand back into
the water, deep, and we went on
rowing.
AS we came upon the island, I
thought it couldn't possibly be any
thing but desert atoll, although it
was lovely green and apparently
stuck up pretty well out of the water.
When We came within 6 or 8 miles
I saw what I thought was q ledge
OF rocks above the white beach. I
figured then that it must be q vol
canic island, and we might find shell
ter in cavern. This would also
mean that the island was marked
on the map and might be visited
by our own or friendly forces, I
hoped. There was still the uncer-
talnty that this might be in the
Japanese mandate, and if that was
so I could see our doom. How
ever, as long as we were determined
to get there I preferred to think
that it was uninhabited.
Sees Tall Trees.
The closer we approached the bet
ter the island looked to me. could
see two or three especially tall trees
that lowered above the others. We
wondered if they might. be COCO
nut trees, but that seemed too much
to hope. Until I was close enough
to identify them honestly as palms,
I didn't dare believe they were.
was sure, at any rate, that there
would be lots of birds on the island,
which meant eggs and possibly
young birds that we could capture.
thought, too, that there might be
mussels, and possibly fish in album
dance that we would rig spears to
catch.
Aldrich's eyes were still in good
condition. As we came in closer,
parhaps within three miles of the
curving beach, he turned and took q
long look. We had seen by this
time that the island was not 50
high as we had thought at first.
Chief" Gene said, those aren't
rocks on the beach. They're
shacks."
I looked again, and again I de-
cided they were rocks.
"Wishful thinking, Gene" I said.
If they were shacks it would mean
that the island is inhabited. They
still look like rocks to me-"
Tony had his revenge.
Hell with the rocks" he said.
"Row!"
The waves were very high, and
we could see the island only when
we came to a crest; when We dipped
to the valley of the waves. the
island sank from sight. The buoy
ant raft rode the roughening sea
so easily that it appeared as If the
island and not we were rising and
falling steeply in an even rhythm,
while the raft lay perfectly still.
When we were about q mile from
the island I saw from the wind
streaks and blowing foam that we
were directly upwind, and that the
st1h breeze would land US at the