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Evening star., 1942-10-11
Voice of Home
INSULATION

In talking about tJohns-Manville
Rock Wool Home Insulation, we've
emphasized how 1t saves fuel.
Now We quote from q book pub
lished by the government. It says,
Combined with automatic heating
in cold weather, insulation does
away with early morning shivers,
eliminates chilly drafts along the
floors, cuts down house cleaning
due to dirt and dust from over
worked furnaces. In summer it
may make the difference in an up
stairs bedroom between tempera-
lures insufferable for sleeping, and
reasonable comfort" That's from
booklet on home insula ton, pub
lished by the U. S. Bureau of
Mines. If you'd like a copy-and
it's worth reading-just mail 4
postcard to United Clay Products
Co., Investment Bldg, D. c., or
phone DI. O787.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Nunpower
Continued From First Page.)

asked If he discussed manpower
problems with the President.
That is what I am thinking about
these days." he replied.
will We hear more about it Mon
day night a reporter inquired.
You probably will hear some
thing about it, but that is up to the
President" Mr.. McNutt answered.
West Coast Tour Cancelled.
At about the same time, Mr.. Nc
Nuts office announced that be-
cause of pressure of business" the
scheduled West Coast speaking tour
of William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor;
Philip Murray, president of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations,
Evening star., 1942-10-11

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book, the sooner
you will get victory In the bag.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

The best way to root for victory
Is to dig deep into that pocketbook
or purse and buy War savings
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-10-06

every State are held in the United
States Treasury to the credit of each
and may not be used for any other
purpose. They are like checking &C
counts, subject to the draft of each
State to pay unemployment claims.
The District Unemployment Com
pensation Board and its executive
officer, John A. Marshall, have been
opposed consistently to experience
rating and continue to support a
fiat tax, though they urge down.
ward revision of this tax because of
the huge and unused reserve fund
which has accumulated.
Contractor Penalty Cited.
The Washington Building Con-
gress is another organization that
urges continuance of a fiat rate.
This group includes representatives
Of every one concerned in building
contractors, architects, craftsmen,
carpenters, bricklayers, concrete and
steel workers. Contractors, men,
bers of this organization point out,
are particularly punished by expert
ence rating, since they can employ
only at times and under conditions.
They would pay high tax, accord
ing to this contention, through a
situation they could not control.
There are, decidedly, two schools
of thought on how the District law
should be amended, though almost
unanimous agreement on the need
to revise a tax regarded generally as
excessive and unnecessary.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee reported today a
growing support among its members
for the experimenting plan.
Thirteen Of the 1S members OF
the committee come from States
having this plan Of taxation.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Diphtheria Immunizaiion
Clinics Open in Schools

Health Department omcials today
opened special diphtheria immu-
nization clinics in public schools
today as q wartime measure for
protection of pupils. The service is
available free to all children from
the kindergarten through the third
grade.
Abo1t 5000 parents already have
consented to have their children
immunized against the disease, in
this new program, DR.. George c.
Rutland, health officer, said. The
preventive work will be performed
by Health Department staff physi-
clans, assisted by nurses.
The new immunization program
began today, with clinics at two
schools: The Woodbridge School,
Carlton and Central avenues NE,
beginning at 1890 am, and the
Madison School, Tenth and G
streets NE, at 10:45 am.
DR.. Rutland said This year we
are advising reimmunization for all
school children who have been pre-
viously immunized against diph-
liberia in infancy, as we'll as i'm
munization for children who have
never received any protective treat
ment."
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Stirrup Pump
Held Optional
In W Homes

The inclusion Of stirrup pumps rs
part of home civilian defense
equipment is not required for Ger
tihcation Of Nv Homes" Chief Air
Raid Warden william J. Mileham
said today In response to queries OF
wardens and citizens.
The question arose from the re-
quirement QUESTIONABLE distributed
to residents, which asked: IF STIR
rup pumps are a part OF home
equipment, are the accompanying
pals of water filled"?
Although the pumps are recon-
mended, Mr.. Mileham pointed out,
that section was included In the
QUESTIONABLE merely to prompt those
who do have the pumps to keep the
water buckets filled. Examination
showed that in some homes all the
water had evaporated. In case of
instant emergency. that would rem
der the pumps useless"
All the requirements set forth"
Mr.. Mileham continued, will be
enforced with discrimination, 50 that
even homes not we'll furnished may
receive the W certifcation."
More than 5000 applications for
the certiication already have been
requested, Mr.. Mileham reported.
He said that by the end of this
week, about 5000 warden reports
are expected to be completed.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
BramhalI Reelected Head
Of GEORGETOWN Civic Group

Walter F. Bramhall last night
was reelected president of the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown. Mr.. Bramhall is clerk
OF Municipal Court.
Others elected we're: Mrs. Joseph
L. Goodman, first vice president:
Henry w. Draper, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harry Leroy Jones, third
vice president: Miss Ann R. Keliher,
recording secretary; Miss Nora Lee
Orndorf. corresponding secretary:
Miss Edna Ladson, treasurer; Miss
Eta Taggart, honorary president.
and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Sullivan and
Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, delegates to
the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions.
. A series of IA resolutions, orig
1nally presented to the District
Commissioners, were presented to
the association by Mrs. Oscar r.
Kuldell. chairman of the Education
Committee. All were adopted.
The meeting, presided over by Mr..
Bramhall, was held in the Curtis
School, Potomac avenue and o
streets NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Navy Transfers
photographic
| Staff to SutIond
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Navy photographic Once
moved into its new builcling at Suit
land, Nd, yesterday, from quarters
it had occupied in the Navy De-
partment Building since the World
War.
Because of the heavy wartime
work load Of supplying charts to. all
branches of the Navy and the mer-
chant marine, the onicel lbegan work
in its new quarters without cere-
mony. The change involved transfer
Of approximately 900 naval and civil
ian personnel as well as the moving
Of equipment.
The new building was especially
designed by the hydrograplic ONCE
and built ut q cost Of 81 1,500N00.
1t will relieve the photographic
ONCE Of the present necessity for
many day and night shift! although
urgent jobs will continue ION . "a
hour basis.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Grave Food Shorteoe
May Confront Nation,
Senators Are Told
RetoiI Grocers' Official
Sees Hunger Possible
For Millions in 1914
By the Associated Press.


Senator'S were told by q grocers'
representative today that measures
taken thus far to avert a grave
food shortage" in this country were
another manifestation Of too little
ana too late"
Rose Marie Kiefer, Chicago secre-
tary-manager Of the National Asso-
ciation of Retail Grocers, testified
before the Senate Small Business
Committee that unless proper re-
medal steps are taken Immediately,
we are heading into something ap-
preaching actual hunger within the
next 18 months"
+, We face not only shortages which
'can be managed after a fashion by
rationing, but actual hunger may
come to millions of Americans be-
fore the spring OF 1914" she declared.
Mrs. Kiefer recommended presi-
DENTAL appointment OF q commits
sion OF five to undertake q study of
the distribution program similar to
the one recently completed by the
Baruch Rubber Committee.
While she said the association had
consistently favored "across-the-
board" price control, she added that
the time has passed when the sta
bilixation of industrial wages and
farm prices at any levels heretofore
discussed would assure an adequate
food supply"
by its policy of encouraging
higher and higher industrial wages,
the Government has already crsated
a dislocation which, in our opinion,
can only be Offset by the adoption of
q national manpower policy designed
to keep people on the farm and to
see that distribution channels are
kept open," Mrs. Kiefer said.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
St. Elizabeth S Awards
Nurses Diplomas 10 Il

Commencement exercises for the
IL members of the graduating class
of the Nurses Training School of
st. Elizabeths Hospital were held
last night in Hitchcock Hall. DR..
Winfred Overholser awarded the
diplomas to the graduates. who in
cluded one man, Darevin Rygg
Pipertown, MINI.
Paul McNutt, director of the
War Manpower Commission, was
the principal speaker. Music was
supplied by the United States Ma
rine Band Orchestra.
Miss Pauline Landy, Lowell,
Mass, wast awarded the $40 prize
given by the Alumnae Association
to the outstanding member OF each
years graduating class.
Other members of the class in
cluded Miss Mildred Holland, Min
nesota; Mrs. Annie Claggett, Dis
trict; Miss Mary Burton and Miss
Lois Milton, Washington; Miss Ger
lind Horst, Lot~a: Miss Clare Hyde,
Massachusetts, Miss John Lee and
Miss Rose Lee Nichols, Oklahoma;
Miss Viola Pratt. Utah, and Miss
Corene Miller, Kentucky.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Two-Way Traffic Plan
For Pedestrians Gives
Promise al Tryout
Most Persons Use Proper
Lones Pointed on Street
At Thirteenth and F

Two-lane pedestrian traffic had
q tryout in the District today and
gave bright promise Of becoming a
success.
With few exceptions, pedestrians
followed the path pointed out for
them in right-hand lanes by ar
rows which were painted before
the rush hour this morning at Thir-
teenth and F streets NV, the
busiest intersection in the city.
Some interference on the east
crosswalks was caused by the pres
ence of traffic light posts and waste
paper cans. William A. Van Duzer,
traffic director. Immediately gave
orders for the cans to be removed
and for the traffic lanes to be
changed so that the lights no longer
will interfere.
Nearly dozen intersections will
be marked. according to present
plans. The others will be painted
Sunday morning when traffic Is
light.
After watching this morning, Mr..
Van Duzer said the principal factor
needed for success is steady, per-
sistent education. He said he prob
ably would ask the Police Depart
ment to station men at the inter-
sections until the public understands
the markings. These consist of two
divided lanes with arrows pointing
the direction of traffic
Still another resort, he said, would
be to enforce a httle-known regu-
lation which makes it an of1ense
punishable by fine for pedestrians
to cross an intersection on the left
side of the crosswalk. The law
specifies that pedestrians shall
move, whenever practicable, upon
the right half of the crosswalk"
1t was noticed in the tryout today
that pedestrians formed solidly
along the curb while waiting for
traffic lights to change, but swung
to the right lane III compliance with
the arrows soon after they stepped
into the street.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
U. 5. May Probe Union Fees
Charged Job Applicants
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee said today a
nation-w wide investigation OF fees ex-
acted by unions from job applicants
on Army projects may be undertaken
If specific evidence Of exorbitant
charges are found.
The fee issue was revived in the
House by Representative Faddis,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, who
asked that q Military Affairs Sub
Committee look into payments made
by workers at the Army's huge
ordnance plant at Meadville, Pa.
A preliminary investigation at the
Meadville plant already has been
authorized by Mr.. May and Repre-
sentative Thomason, Democrat, of
Texas, chairman Of the subcommit-
tee which checks Army contracts.
Mr.. Faddis said past investiga-
tions had been only "superficial' and
quoted newspaper articles dealing
with conditions at Meadville.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Boy, ), Found Dead
In Street Believed
Victim Of Traffic
Child Apparently Struck
By Truck or Auto;
No Witnesses Found
D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 81
Killed in same period of 194l- SO
Toll for all Of l94l 95

Charles Bell. colored, 3-year old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bell OF
s15Ea Second street S.W., was found
lying in the street dead at Second
and streets SW. by his 10-year-
old brother, Leroy. jr, late this
morning, apparently the victim of
a traffic accident.
The child's head had been crushed
and 1t was believed truck or au-
tomobile had run over him when
the driver got in and drove of
without seeing him.
Police could find no witnesses to
the accident, though it was re-
ported that q delivery truck was
parked near the death scene a short
time before the boy was found.
Police Given Few Details.
The victims brother told men,
bers OF the accident investigation
unit that he had found the child's
body at the curb while on the way
to the store for his mother, but
could provide them with no further
details.
The child's death was the slst
trafiic fatality of the year.
Two colored youths, one Is and
the other 10, were being held by
police after the stolen automo-
bile in which they were fleeing a
scout car leaped the curb and struck
q pedestrian in the 400 block of
Independence avenue S.W. last
night.
The man injured was Edward C..
Fray, colored, 80, of 1888 T street
NV. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital with broken right arm
and right leg.
Operating without Lights.
The car in which the two youths
were riding was seen by Policemen
John w. Trotter and George B.
Reid, operating without lights,
shortly after 1t had been stolen in
the 200 block of Independence
avenue S.W. When they gave
chase, the stolen car speeded UP,
went out of control and ran over the
curb.
The two young men fed on foot,
one soon being caught by Patrolman
Reid. Patrolman Trotter fired two
shots in the air before halting the
other, with the assistance of auxili-
ary Policeman Chester A. Wheeler.
Morris Edelman, 68, Of 2210
Georgia avenue NV. was treated
at Garfield Hospital for a crushed
foot yesterday, after he had been
run over by q Potomac Electric
Power Co. truck in the TOO block OF
Florida avenue NV, police re-
ported. The truck was operated by
Walter L. Kidwell, 20, of Arlington,
Va, they said.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Playground Proposed
On Scropped Tanks Site

Creation of a temporary play
ground at Eleventh street and Ala
bama avenue Sc, the site Of a
water tank hauled away in the
scrap drive, was asked by the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Congress Heights at meeting last
night in the Congress Heights
School.
A protest was voiced by the group
against proposal to widen only
the south side Of Alabama avenue
from Congress street to Twelfth
street instead Of both sides.
A fire box was requested at the
corner Of Milwaukee street and
Nichols avenue Sc. and q sidewalk
on Waclark place Sc. from Brothers
place to Nichols avenue.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Wardens Seek
IS
Raid Shelters
In All Areas
MiIehom Insttucts
Aides to Select
Proper Structures

All wardens were directed by their
chief air-raid warden, william J..
Mileham, today to take immediate
steps to select structures in their
neighborhoods where some shelter
would be afforded against flying
splinters and aircraft shells. In
event of an emergency.
Every sector in the city will be
reached In the effort to take care
OF all passersby caught on the
streets in an air raid or air-raid test
IN accordance with orders issued by
the Commissioners last week, setting
up . special committee to, handle
the job.
In a memorandum to the warden
service, Mr.. Mileham, a member OF
the three-man committee, directed
his volunteers to select the struc-
lures snd negotiate with the owners
or occupants Of the buildings to ar
range for designation OF the Strucs
lures and the locations within the
buildings where people seekingi shell
ter could 60.
Want Adequate Shelters.
The wardens were told to use their
own judgment in deciding how many
shelters were needed in their sectors.
This program is of great impor-
tance and must be put into effect
Immediately" Mr.. Mileham said in
his memorandum. AT the present
time there are no approved shelters
in the District of Columbia which
have been so marked for the m
formation of the general pubic.
Unless shelters are thus made avail
able, great loss of life might ensue
IN case OF an air raid"
Locations agreed on as the sites of
emergency shelters will be indicated
with some form of temporary identi-
f1cation, pending the availability of
standard of1cial markers.
Fireproof Structures. |
Mr.. Mileham urged deputy war;
Wens to whom surveys of approved,
fireproofed buildings have been sent
to continue their work of expediting
negotiations with the owners, and
designating the structures as public
shelter areas. These are among the
1,100 buildings OF safe construction
now being surveyed by the Air Raid
Shelter Section of the Engineer
Department.
Meanwhile, Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech, another men,
Der of the special committee. said
he expected voluntary cooperation
by owners and lessees to allow their
buildings to be used as shelters. He
Is charged with working out any
legal problems involved in the ar
rangements.
Details of the shelter plan, Mr..
Mileham said, will be discussed at
a meeting OF all deputy wardens to-
night.
Evening star., 1942-10-06

mize their workers unemployment.
The incentive supplied is the re-
duced rate OF tax. Proponents Of
the plan assert that experience rat
ing tends to promote steadier jobs
and thus eliminate the economic
waste and social Generalization
caused by irregular employment"
Other Groups Back Rating.
Other national organizations
which have come out for experience
rating include the American Le-
gion, the United States Chamber
of Commerce and the National Re-
tail Dry Goods Association.
National associations which have
indorsed experience rating are: Ma
tional Association Of Cleaners and
Dyers, National Association of Man
ufacturers, American Retail Fed
Grafton, American Photo Engravers'
Association, National Paper Trade
Association. Congress Of American
Industry and the American Insti-
tute Of Laundering.
The Washington Board Of Trade,
representing substantial portion
and representative cross section
of the city's 1880 employers, is
strongly in favor Of experience
rating. Other local organizations
which have gone on record in favor
Of this plan include the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, the
Graphic Arts Association, the Land
Owners Association, the Real Es-
tate Section of the Real Estate
Board, the Washington Taxpayers
Association, the Restaurant Asso-
citation, the Building and Loan
League, the District Bankers Asso-
ciation and the Theater Owners
and Managers Association.
Labor Favors Flat Rate.
Other organizations and officials
oppose the plan as unfair and un-
workable. Both the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and the Congress of
Industrial Organizations favor a fiat
rate, declaring experience rating
would place penalty on and hence
discourage occasional or seasonal
employment and would put an added
tax burden on certain types Of en-
ployers who can hire only at certain
times.
The C1o opposes any change in
the District law at this time, say
ing the reserve fund should be held
or used for other purposes, and that
its reduction would have an infia-
tionary effect.
Suggesting Federal administration
Of the entire unemployment fund
Sidney r. Katz, secretary-treasurer
of Maryland-District Council of the
C1O said in q recent statement:
There Is merit in our suggestion
that the unemployment compensa-
ton reserve be part of one large
United States pool from which the
tens Of millions of war workers will
be permitted to draw following the
postwar shutdown Of our armament
industries"
At present, the unemployment re.
serve funds for the District and fos
Evening star., 1942-10-06


80 per cent-regardless of how little
they pay into State unemployment
reserve, If an experimenting plan
is devised in that State.
Credit for Steady Work.
Experience rating means that the
employer is taxed on the basis Of
his employment record. If he has
given steady work, his rate will be
lower than that Of an employer
who has hired and fired frequently.
The other pending District bill sets
up this sort of tax-reducing plan.
1t is charged that the original
bill introduced in June by Chair
man McGehee of the House Dis
trict Committees Judiciary Sub
committee. to which the measure
was referred-and he also since
has presented a bill for the al
Tentative plan, so that both would
be before his group-employed a
legislative subterfuge to carry out
the purpose.
Mr.. McGehee put in both bills
by request, and they were drafted.
largely, by their advocates. Title
II of the first McGehee bill says
that, for the purpose of the In
ternal Revenue Code, as amended
the Social Security Board is to
treat the District Act "as If" the
reduced tax rates are permitted only
on the basis of the employers lex
perience with respect to unemploy-
ment ."
In other words, it is contended,
the District is to be regarded as
having an experience-rating sys-
tenn, although it hasn't. The bill
adds that nothing applying to the
District is to be construed as ap-
plicable to any State or territory,
insofar as it amends tax rates.
Foresee Upset In Court.
Some observers doubt whether
such a provision would stand up
in the courts. Others declare that,
even If 1t did. Congress would be
taking advantage OF its greater
powers over the District of Col,lm-
bia than any Legislature has over
its State to adopt policy denied
the States. And, they add, it would
be setting a precedent that would
60 a long way toward Federal con-
troll of unemployment compensa-
ton and an end to State initiative
in setting up systems Of experience
ratings based on the peculiar needs
Of each.
The American Bar Association,
at It's recent convention, adopted
resolution opposing any legisla-
ton which would, directly or in
directly" transfer administration of
unemployment insurance tax pro-
grams from the States to the Fed
eral Government and urging "adop-
ton and extension of experience
rating"
"The primary purpose Of expert
ence rating" said the associations
Committee on Old-Rge Benefits and
Unemployment Insurance Taxes, "is
to encourage employment stabilisa-
ton by employers 30 as to mini
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Falling British M pIone
Kills 3 Towmspeople
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. GA British plane
which crashed into the center Of the
village of Somersfam last night after
its crew had bailed. out safely killed
at least eight of the townspeople, it
was disclosed today
Two others are missing. Six dwell
ings of the Huntingdon County COM
munity north of London were de-
stroyed and othersQdamaged.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

One Of two bills before the House District Committee amend
ing the District Unemployment Compensation Act provides
fiat reductions in the employers payroll tax sliding scale
fixed from time to time by the size of the benefit fund
Opponents Of this plan of reducing the high of 2
under which unneeded than
100000 still soaring declare would be the opening wedge
complete liberalization of unemployment Insurance. only
here. but in all the States
These critics section of the Internal Revenue
authorizing the States territories District
plans to provide graduated system of lowering
payroll has to amended before hatrae reduction
below per authorized They point
gives employers original Federal payroll
Evening star., 1942-10-06
MAotYaAR~xMM
WAR BONDS

There isn't much glamour about
an anchor nor Is there much
OF thrill in their unlovely sturdi-
ness. But an anchor is a necessity
for every ship in this day OF record
shipbuilding. They weigh up to
several tons and cost up to about
$1,000.