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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31

The mere chore of dropping out
OF speeding airplane many hum
dreds of feet above the ground.
knowing that parachute failure
means death in itself, insures physi-
cal courage. But before the men
reach the stage of free jump from
plane they go through an arduous
physical hardening equivalent to
that in any Commando outfit. They
land equipped to fight, with pistol,
tommygun and carbine. grenades
and all the other instruments of
death which can be carried by an
individual soldier.
I'VE have made about 10000 free
jumps from planes" said Capt.
Barney Oldfield, of one of the para
chute outfits now training in
Georgia, without single case of
parachute failure"
The jump towers, four immense
steel frameworks, dominate the
landscape at Benning. Nearby the
troops 60 through preliminary
hardening and judo work before
they are taken to the jump towers
Across the muddy Chattahoochee
River in bordering Alabama, are the
headquarters of veteran parachute
regiments whose members have
passed the qualification of five free
jumps and are full-fledged infantry
men OF the air. This is the college.
the final degree stage Of the para
chute infantry.
But in the sandhills of North Car
DINA, not far from the swanky vii
lage of Pinehurst, where in happier
years vacationists whacked little
white rubber balls over the fairways
of immaculate golf courses, soon will
be centered all the airborne infantry
activities in the Eastern United
States.
Out Of pine-clad, sandy wilder
ness is being carved a model airport
and troop installation on a colossal
scale to handle around 10000 troops.
Here, by mid-April will be the head
quarters and main training ground
of the airborne command.
The field and installation probably
will be named after a lad named
Mackall, first parachute infantry
man to lose his life in Africa.
Chief Of the airborne command is
Brig. Gen. E. G. Garry Chapman,
a veteran soldier and hero of the
World War. Gen. Chapman. beloved
by his troops. has won the Distin-
guished Service Medal and other
military honors in combat. He was
machine-gun captain in 1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
Office Space Cleared
For 37,076 in Capital
By Decentralization
32,651 Positions Are
Moved From Washington
To 81 Other Cities

The Federal Governments de-
Capitalization program has cleared
Office space for 37076 war agency
employees in Washington during the
last year, Maj. Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing, Federal works administrator,
announced yesterday.
This was made possible through
the transfer of 1851 positions from
Washington to 81 other cities and
by filling in these cities 4,425 addi-
tional positions which otherwise
would have been filled in Washing
ton, it was pointed out in sum-
mary report made by w. E. Rey-
holds. commissioner of the Public
Buildings Administration.
Between now and June 30, 1t was
reported, some of the decentralized
agencies or parts of agencies in
tend to add total of 7,l50 more
workers to their stats to handle
increased work. This will mean that
APPS more Federal employees will
be occupying Office space. houses,
apartments and other living quar-
tiers in Washington than would be
possible if the decentralization pro-
gram had not been inaugurated.
During the first IL months of de-
Capitalization operations "a agen-
cies or parts of agencies have been
moved from the District. Included
in the removal were 1851 positions
1855 employees who elected to re-
main with their agencies, 7,720 mo-
tor van loads of household belong
ings and 1906 van loads and SIS
railroad carloads OF Office equip
ment.
Cities in which the agencies have
been located include Richmond, New
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Gin
cinnati, Columbus, Chicago, Upper
Darby, Pa: Kansas City, Boston
Denver, Baltimore, Winston-Salem
Newark, High Point, N. c.; Cleve-
land and Asheville, N. c.
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Special Shows 10 Continue
Al Corcoran Art Gallery

The Corcoran Gallery Of Art yes
terday announced the continuation
Of It's schedule Of special exhibit
tons.
Now on view are the SD annual
exhibition of the Society OF Wash
ington Artists and the 10th annual
exhibition OF the Society of Paint
ers, Sculptors and Gravers Of Wash
ington. Both will be on exhibit
through February IA.
From March 81 to May 2, inclu-
sive, there will be an exhibition Of
contemporary American oil paint
ings. From April through April
rs, inclusive, the exhibition OF the
Landscape Club Of Washington will
be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31

A third class fer Red Cross
nurses aides will start in the South
east section February % to fill the
needs of three Observation-Disclosures,
Sibley and Providence.
All three hospitals now have
nurses aides. They know what the
aides can do and they want more Of
them-all that will volunteer.
I'VE really are depending on
them more and more" said the
superintendent Of nurses at one
of the hospitals. They're wonder
fully trustworthy and dependable
and they all seem to like it.
But most important, the pa
tents like them. There are so
many little things that patients
need, things that are good for
them that the nurses simply
haven't the time to do.
Help Keep Food Hot.
For instance, there's the matter
Of food. We try to serve 1t hot, but
sometimes by the time it reaches
q patients bed It's hardly luke
warm. The nurses aides can make
the food warm and palatable for
the patients.
They do the sort Of things that
Government girl who is here alone
and has to go to the hospital might
expect In her own home, the things
that make sickness in strange
town endurable."
Women who don't think they're
cut out for the work would be sur
prised how easily 1t comes to them
when they 60 through the Red Cross
training. And, after all, everything
they learn can be put to good use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
Reception 10 Honor
Miss Watkins for
Child Education Work
Delto Kappa Gommu to
Note Pioneering in
D. c. kinderqurtens

Miss Catharine R. watkins, retired
director of the kindergarten depart
ment of the District public schools,
will be given reception and dinner
at $50 pm. Wednesday in the Ken
nedy Warren by members of the
Delta Kappa Gamma in the District
in honor of her work in the field of
child education, particularly kinder
garten.
Each year it is the custom of Delta
Kappa Gamma state organizations
to honor some woman who has
done outstanding work in her par
ticular field and the local group
chose Miss Watkins to receive the
honor this year in the District.
To Tell Of Early Work.
The program will include an ad-
dress by Miss Watkins on the early
days of the kindergarten in Wash
ington. Greetings will be extended
her by DR.. M. Margaret Stroh,
national president of Delta Kappa
Gamma. Miss Mary E. Leeper, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Internation-
al Association for Childhood Edu-
cation, and by Mrs. Bessie Wood
Cramer, administrative principal of
the Wheatley School. DR.. Ruth
G. Coyner, president of the District
of Columbia Delta Kappa Gamma,
will preside.
In 1898 when Is kindergartens had
been established by the public
schools here as an experiment, Miss
Watkins began service in the local
public school system and the next
year was named director of kinder
gartens. Under her direction the
schools developed in a manner to
| convince Congress within a six-year
period that they were worthwhile
and a bill was passed making kim
dergartens a permanent depart
ment Of the District schools
Miss Watkins continued to direct
the constantly growing kindergarten
department until retiring in 1896
She lives at the KenesaW Apart
ments.
Special Training for Work.
<Ao q JOAAAS 6Al SllC lldO UCtOIIle
interested in the work being done in
Washington's first kindergarten, a
private school at Tenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV, which
was run by Mrs. louise Pollock
Miss Watkins decided to follow
kindergartens as her life work, She
trained for kindergarten teaching
at the Froebel Academy and at the
Phoebe Hearst kindergarten Schoo
here. Then. for a short time she
conducted a private kindergarten
before entering the public school,
system.
Miss Watkins spent many sum-
mers studying, some OF them at the
Teachers College of Columbia Uni
versity and at oxford, England.
From 1915 to 1917, she served a
president of the International Kin
dergarten Union, which in 1880 be-
came the Association for Childhood
Education, with headquarters in this
city. She Is today active in the af-
fairs of the latter orHanixa tion
heading its Honor Roll Committee
and serving on the Advisory Com
mittee and the Editorial Board Of
the magazine, Childhood Education
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
Cash Exports Held
To Equal Prewar Level
Despite Lease-Lend
Expert Declares Goods
Differ in Destination and
importance, However

Despite the large increase in
lease-lend shipments to Allied coun-
tries, United States cash exports in
1912 had a value approximately
equal to that of our total exports
during the years Immediately pre-
ceding the war, according to an
article by Henry Chalmers in For
eign Commerce Weekly, analyzing
last years developments in foreign
trade policy.
Goods shipped abroad under
lease-lend represent for the most
part additions to the cash value of
past trade, rather than its replace
ment, he said. He points out, how
ever, that the cash exports have
differed considerably from normal,
both in the relative Importance of
the various lines of goods and the
different destinations.
From the commercial point Of
view, the developments of 1912 have
divided the countries of the world
into two fairly distinguishable, mu-
tually exclusive groups-the Axis
and the rest of the world" he
writes.
Most Trade Routes Open.
However, while Germany and
Japan are united politically and
ideologically in their hostility to
much the same opposing powers,
they have achieved no significant
connections. either militarily or
commercially. In fact the Axis COM
mercial world has come to consist OF
two quite isolated regions, which are
almost identical with the areas
within the military control of Ger
many on the Continent of Europe
and OF Japan in Eastern Asia"
Outside of the two Axis con-
trolled regions, on the other hand
most international trade routes have
been kept substantially open by the
British and American Navies, de-
spite heavy sinkings."
Absorb Conquered Areas.
During 1912, the article points out
the Nazis intensified their centri-
petal program to control the move
ment of commodities to the coun-
tries under Axis domination. In the
Far East, the Japanese have en-
barked on a program for the COM
mercial absorption of their con-
quered territories closely similar to
that If the NaziS
One striking difference has al
ready become manifest between the
German and Japanese regional
economies, Mr.. Chalmers continues
Neither Japan nor the areas within
its co-prosrerity sphere have the
facilities to process, or the ability
to consume, the huge volume of
natural products OF Eastern and
Southeastern Asia, upon the profit
able disposal Of which those coun-
tries depend for the maintenance
of employment and for even mini
mum prosperity" nor has Japan the
manufacturing capacity to supply
these people with even their most
essential import requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
BY WALTER McCALLUM,

Star STAFF Writer.
The colonel pointed to the sky.
You see they have a silhouette ex-
actly like an airplane. From a dis
lance you couldn't tell there were
not two planes flying nose to tail.
That's what happened to the British
at Crete. They thought the gliders
were airplanes. and when the motor
less ships began to drop down and
discharge men and guns they were
completely taken by surprise"
Crete, of course, is the classic air
borne battle example of this war
1t was SO thoroughly an airborne
job, and so complete job that all
armies look to Crete and its capture
by the Nazis as the classic example
OF airborne combat task forces. The
British had superiority in men. They
had about $4,000 troops on the little
island Of Gambia, otherwise Crete,
but the Germans overcame their
feeble air resistance with an over
towering screen of fighter and
bomber planes. Then, without air
opposition. came the parachute
troops and the gliders. Perhaps the
latter were the worst of all. In day
they seemed like bombers. At night
they were cut loose from their tow
ships and glided down, noiseless as a
Sinking cat, to land within gunshot
of the defending British.
Without chance to defend them
selves by air, the British were over
powered. 1t was another example
Of the major part air power plays in
this war, but it was different in the
sense that fighting and bombing
planes paved the way for the cap
ture of ground by parachute and
glider troops. And in the final an
alysis, battles are won by troops who
occupy ground. The bombers and
fighters can paralyze ground opposi-
ton, but who ever heard of an air
plane occupying territory?
Air Control Necessary.
"A successful airborne job is ire
mendous operation. 1t is predicated
on complete control of the air, even
if for only a limited time. over the
battle area" said the colonel.
Somewhere, probably in a lot Of
places throughout the world, Ameri-
can airborne troops are going to
drop in for something quite apart
from a social call on the Germans
and the Japs. And where Hitler has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
Stage Door Canteen
| Forms Roll Of Donor

Formation of Roll Of Donor"
under which financing Of the Wash
ington Stage Door Canteen will be
supplemented by donors who will
pay 5000 for one night each month
for a period of one year, was an
nounced by Mrs. Lawrence Langner,
director, yesterday.
Heretofore the canteen has been
financed largely by civilian angels, y
who paid 500 for the privilege of a
single visit to the canteen.
Six firms already have been listed
on the Roll of Donor" They are
the Sinclair Refining Co., Bethle-
hem Steel. Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Aviation Corp, Consolidated Air
craft and Vultee Aircraft, the last
three together
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others, including Sergt. Esther E.
Beatty of Albuquerque, N. Mex,
and Auxiliary Mary Sawyer of Palm
Springs, Calf, did clerical jobs.
Other WAACS ran the post ex-
change.
The WAC costume aboard ship
was the regular Army fatigue suit,
which the girls called their "zoot
suit" They wore them day and
night, for, after all, it would be easier
to get into a lifeboat in overalls
than in a skirt. Also, this enabled
the girls to keep their uniforms
fresh for landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
The Job in Brief
Qualifications: For Red {

Qualifications: For Red Cross
nurses aides, women between
Is and so years with high school
education or its equivalent.
Training: Classroom work, IS
hours; probationary hospital
work, As hours. Next class starts
February 20 at Chamberlain Vo-
cational School, 10 am. to IL
noon Monday through Friday.
All aides must take 20-hour Red
Cross flrst-aid course not later
than end of first year of service
or 10 hour advanced review
course If standard course has
been taken in the past.
Hours of work after training:
Yearly minimum of $50 hours
of hospital work, preferably In
concentrated period.
Where to register: Chamber
lain Vocational School, Thir-
tenth street and Potomac ave-
nue. Sc, Tuesday and Friday
from 10 am. to II noon.
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tunity for taking the training and
serving in the three hospitals with
out going far from their homes
The Red Cross was certain there
were more than enough women II,
Southeast who want to become
nurses aides to I'LL the class. Now
comes the test OF that certainty.
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Must Be Filled.
That's the job, The hospitals and
their patients need the nurses aides,
need all they can get. Every train
ing class must be filled so that, later
hospital quotas may be filled Ulti-
mately, it gets down to the fact of
answering each patients call for
care.
The Red Cross started planning
for this class as soon as its last class
was filled 1t chose Southeast as the
site for the training class to give
women of that section an oppor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
Tough Porotroopers Being Trained by Army
TO Pave Way for American Invasion Forces

(First OF a series on Americas
tough flying intantryman, the
pdratrooper.
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What Can | Do?'
Nurses Aides Sought
For Three Hospitals

Suggestions for
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

TRUCKS FOR HIRE. FLAT BODIES: DE-
Tense or Government work preferred.
Phone Ellicott City l4F-22. %
OFFICE OF LANSBURGH ~ BRO, WASH
INGTON. D. c.. January 80. l943.--The
annual meeting OF the shareholders Of
Lansbursh & Bro. for the election of
directors to serve the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before said meet
ing will be held at the once of the COR
poration, 400 9TH st. NV, on Monday,
March ], 1913. at pm
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retsin eanceliatisn n1mber WnIcS Il
Invariably given at the time order
to discenttnu advertisement 10
received. This number II necessary
In ease Of Claim for adjustment.
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Must Be Filled.

In their own homes in case OF Ill
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HOTEL. CLERK. experienced preferred but
not absolutely necessary. Good wagea
Apply Ebeitt Hotel, 10th and sts nv,
Continued on Next PnFo.)
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AGENTS, fun or part time, selling life,
health. accident and disqualification in
surance; on commission basis. Room 404.
GOO E n W
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Mrs. Thomas
Reelected To
WV Board

-MFs-AitFed- -TfeeH7ss-ef-Jese-
phine avenue Vas reelected 20 the
Metropolitan Board Of ine Detroit
YWC.A. a. o. 50ih saula. meet
ing Of tie atom on FEBRUARY
4. Mrs Tu5na. Is q former char
man of ,ae Board ot ManaEcmer;
Of Lucy T.arraq Brau.n Y WCA
and mas Degl e- member - the
Metropoliian Board s.nce 1887
Mrs Chsr.e. F.. stephens, caaT-
man OF Lucy Thurman Bran n, also
r;s on the Metropolitan Board as
representative Of The Branch.
she and Miss Elizabeth EdmcnsoT
81 The Girl Reserve department
participated IN the panel discus
uon Of The YWCA in Times
Ike These which followed he
annual business meeting Mrs. Sic
pt.ens expressed the opinion thai
he YWC.A should offer more
sunday activities ior young peo-
sle which was seconded by Miss
;dnonson who spoke briefly o.
ne benefits TO be derived from Grl
ssssrve Sunday tea 20 which .hcif
---.nu sss lAyiied. Sunday is
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13

often the only day that mother
and father can get together with
their family IL they are both wor-
king" she said. Sunday activities
az TIE Y give them an opportunity
TO meet other girls and their par
ents and 10 know something Of
what we 90 ST the Y Girl Reserve
clubs" Lucy Thurman Branch does
sponsor Sunday parties for service
men Stephens -s:ated.-"bui
nc youug people are asking for
dancing. too
The discussion o. what newcom.
crs expect - me Y WC,A. broUgn,
.ou. ne fac. that If they have lad
previous ties w}h the WCA 10
some o,he. { ~ or town the assoc
citation vas ne ,og zeal. f-s, place go
urn FOR contacts and friends in q
strange c,ty Our grcatcst & fl.
Guilty S reaching newcomers 70
let mem know about The Y W.C.A
and urge them 30 share in us acti-
yi'ies Everyone is welcome. Mrs
Ed.,h V. Alvord, chairman. stated
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
West Side Council
In Program, Feb. Fl

West Side Human Relations
Council Will hold It's seventh an
nivc-sary program at the Christ
Church OF Holiness, Warren at Nc
Kuley on Sunday, FEB. 81.
Nj Charles Burns. prime pal Of
NostnN cs.crn higl school. VIII be
me CUES; speaker Ford Dixie Eigh;
and Columbian school Gloe CLUB
Wi.l provide music for the occasion.
Greetings viii be sent by C.ii-
zen Committee for Jobs, Booker
T Washington Trade association.
ClO ana ALL unions and other or
gan.zat.Ons
The public is cordially invited 70
attend
The West Side Council was
formed in 1885 to aid in The pre-
vent.5n Of juvenile delinquency and
is'ec took IS place among other
neigaoora0od councils 10 various
sc",4tcs such as JOB fgh' for-Ne-
srocs. Sojouher Truth feht. poll
AK hgai and snu-d.scrlmination
and satJlyrcE bills
The council mas ;hus become =
p056uts. tstar in Affairs o. The
vest SIDE. Father Malcolm Da5e
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

During Period of Jan. rs to Feb. 1
John Abney, n, and Dorothy
Williams, II.
Rufus Faulkner, AZ, and Marcia
Jackson, 40
Henry l.. Howard, 20, and Macie
&C Jkson, ~.
Essic Crawford, a., and Cath
crime Crawford. IS.
Andrew Mckinney, p, and Mary
c. Smith, 20.
Otis Hollis. p, and Barbara
Richardson. lS.
Miller Davis, p, and Virlar Win
tiers, p.
Charles Mingo, IS, and Rosie
Fowler. 10
Calvin Friday, 20, and Ella Mont
gomery, 10
Hubert Johnson, 81, and Katie
Campbell. ~.
George l.. Chapman, Il, and
Martha IIowes, 20
j. Robert Bernard, IT,. 20 and
Dorothca Graves, ~
Harold Crosby, q, aud Bernicc
Broaden. lS
Reginald Pouchjc, 81, and Ella
Gaines. ~.
Theodore Jackson, 81. and Mary
Fudge. -.
John T. smith, y, and Evelyn
!.owcry, ~.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Reg1sterAnd
Vote Drive
Begins Here

'The NA.A.CP. urges every un--
registered voter who Is eligible. 70
register and vote for coming elee-
tons. Intelligent political action IL
necessary on the home 'front.'" staRd
DR.. James ]. Mcclendon, If we ge
10 win our share OF democracy"
w. o. Walker. CLEVELAND council
man and editor OF the Clevelnd
Call will be the principal speaker
at the February monthly meeting af
the NAA.CP.. Sunday r,terno-,
Feb. 81. at St. Paul A.ME. zDn
church, Palmer and Beauhen
streets. Mr.. Walker will stress he
value OF use OF the ballot In the
fight for democracy. Il
The NAACP. Register and Vote
campaign will begin February IL
and run until March Is. Durin Il thin'
time efforts will be made thrDusfJ
the churches. organizations a.
clubs. 10 register at least l3e0d nj
qroes as voters in the city Of Ddreih,}
Voters may regi ter at the GityHs1{j
on and after February is and oou's
unuing through March -.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Urban League In
Annual Meeting

NEW YORK-tANP)-The Ma.
tional Urban league will hold lis
thirty-,hird annual meeting in he
Russell Sage building here. Feb. 49,
William NJ Baldwin. president
will preside. Lester B Granger.
executive secretary. Will present
tn annual report and John j. Car
son, director OF the U S Employ.
men' service, will be the guest
speaker
Professional and Law leaders in
he social service field will attend
III gathering as we'll as the officers
and members Of the National Ur-
ban league.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13

Roosevelt Williams, 81, and Ar
leaner Jones, IS.
William Pittman, 81, and Bessie
Massey, AZ.
Perry Coleman, IS. and Terra
Kendrick, 81.
Walter Fuqua, 81, and Annie
Williams, 81.
Ghulam Muthleb, "a. and Mil
dred Muthleb. l9.
Howard L. Tandy. Jr.. p, and
Martha Brady, p.
Otis Watkins. 20, and Ruth Dow
dell, lS.
Charles Foster, 20, and Jenne L.
Friday, H.
James Mathews, 81, and Emily
c. Carter. 80.
Harold l.. Duncan, FL, and Leora
Mills, n.
Johhe Wilson. 40, and Ruby
Meadow, %
Wilbur Reeder, SO, and Darnell
Scott. 81.
James Shelton, Z8, and Evelyn
Settles, q.
Andrew ] FELTON,, 40, and Helen
+. Smith. "a
James Avery, 10, and Lucy Mat
ltoN. lS.
Hubert VI. Wiley IS, and Edna
NJ Patrick, 81
Herman Banks. 3s, and GLADYS
/ Dillon. .}S
NIfrcd +. Ear,en, %, and Minnie
Caldwell. 81
lhav + Brown. -. and Lillian
louc<. 20.
Wilson Wright, so, and Lillian
/. Andersou. y.