Evening star., 1943-10-03
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Neighborhood Councils Useful Work;
Compulsory Service in Cadet Corps
BY JESSE c. sUTER.

Citizens Associations last night held its
first meeting of the nominated
election which will Saturday
meeting Of the central indicates that
are ready function until the return of another summer
years committees until the new
committee setup announced after election Usually the
mittees do not take hold until January.
investigation
District Committee of against Galnge
Hospital continues to conspicuous place the civic
Calnger Hospital has been investigated
While usually there have found unsatisfactory
qung correction civic leaders, familiar with the subject
belief that most of the trouble
paon both for capital
operation In the instance the situation the
load
and labor shortage from which other essential activities likewise
suffering. ......
bill which provides for the mailing prop
e annually has passed both Senate and House and been
Property hope legislation
eceipted bills requiring addressed
envelope with receipts desired
The petition of the Capital Transit permission
50 of its oderype to will be the
subject of public hearing before the Public Utilities Commission
Tuesday 10 Considerable organza-
objection raised similar petitions past
alleged safety
the loss of jobs by operators.
the have already approval
proposed conversions in the interest of improving
and helping Other factors which have
safety
the and the greater convenience having uniform
location of entrance and exit
Neighborhood Councils Doing Important Civic Job
councils organized by the
Council of Social Agencies do make the
their work and in fact their existence
councils of citizens associations in different
District They, however, have connection
By citizens the neighborhood councils
competitors associations
These the things they not
The composition the work of councils explained
this column several the understanding
leaders have ripe for
restatement of the
composed neighborhood resi-
Of neghbohood churches
citizens rep
Department. Board of Public Welfare
Police Department and others devoted TO the handling
problems
policy Agencies to form these
program
They designed suppant existing
but simply bring practical
agreed lines These councils should
effective the efforts of of the other bodies neigh
borFood
part neighborhood councils is case
work of confidential which for this
Relief OF juvenile delinquency problems
thoroughly and confdenay investigated and practical
applied far that possible participation the
men is not peruncory performance
undertake comes within
the department.
OF the problems association problems or
have direct Through a between
nelghpohood citizens association civic
neighbohood council there becomes available
essential 10 negent action by the citizen Many
citizen standing handling
of Of the problems regularly
where there such spirit and
work there have been gratifying results.
Through the Co-ordinang the Neehborhood
Councils the councils learn from another methods
procedure and plans uniform keep Social Agn-
informed to needed legislation other
Compulsory Military Training in High Schools
The problem of proposed compulsory training
high schools continues
civic and legislators Some advocating