Evening star., 1942-07-02
Ms. Roosevelt Urqes
NYA 10 Take Over
CN Forestry Work
Fire-Prevention Program
Of Liquiduted Agency
Draws Her PROSE

Mrs. Roosevelt deplored the
liquidation OF the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps to newspaperwomen at
her press conference today and ex-
pressed hope its forest fire preven-
ton program could be incorporated
into the greatly curtailed, but still
existing National Youth Admins
tration.
Danger of fire will be even great
er during the next six months, she
said. "I know of no other agency
which really protects our forests, y
Mrs. Roosevelt continued. She said
she had hoped the CCC and NYA
could be combined, giving the for
estry-trained boys mechanical
training available under NYA. On
the other hand, she contended, the
"CCC got outdoor training that
might be good for some Of the. NYA
boys"
She agrees with critics of both
agencies that 1t is now possible to
get Jobs in private industry, but ex-
pressed hope the NYA would leave
its training shops in localities where
jobs are still scarce.
Grants to Students Upheld.
In addition, she said, nucleus. of
NYA instructors should be kept to
augment the program during the
summer and at night in many
schools and colleges of the country.
ut seems to me NYA shops pro-
vide better training for the actual
factory work than can be done in the
type of school building now being
used for these programs" she said.
The NYA grants to students in
colleges are the most essential fea-
ture Of the program to Mrs. Roose-
welt, however. These grants should
be kept at all costs, she maintained.
because they we're the highest ex-
preston of "the democratic ideal"
Under the grants capable stu
dent gets his education whether he
can afford to pay for it, personally,
or not. These grants should be
continued for the second reason,
Mrs. Roosevelt added, that many of
those helped could do the country
great deal of good if more highly
trained.
Hits Price Checking Plan.
Turning to the sugar rationing
problem, Mrs. Roosevelt disagreed
with Price Administrator Hender-
sons plan to hire professional in
spectors of price ceilings at stores,
and said she favored letting women
Of the country check store prices
on an amateur basis.
Women of the Nation could well
be trusted to report violations to
local OPA headquarters, Mrs.
Roosevelt said She suggested that
ONCE of Civilian Defense files in
communities could be tapped for
volunteers to check price ceilings.
She advocated more leeway" be
allowed in allocating sugar to wom-
en- who could prove they had for
years canned and preserved fruits
and vegetables extensively. It is
her understanding, Mrs. Roosevelt
said, that only a few housewives
have been able to get additional al
lotments.
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed igno-
rance Of the whereabouts of the
White House rubber mats which re-
porters missed from the wide porch
before the front door. She said she
knew the White House had given
IAN enormous amount" of rubber to
the salvage program, but she wasn't
sure specifically what. Rubber un-
der some Of the White House rugs
has been kept for fear of the rugs
wearing out or slipping, but Secre-
tary 1ckes appropriated" 7-by-12-
foot mat from the executive office
Monday for the salvage drive.
She said the White House intends
to place mats on the lawn, SO that
soldiers who are entertained there
won't get their uniforms dirty on
the damp grass.
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed great
interest in the cost of the uniforms
Of the new Womens Army Auxiliary
Corps. Although she has always
discovered it more expensive to
clothe girls than boys, she was sur
prised that uniforms of WAAC pri-
Yates were about as costly as those
Of military nurses, who, as officers,