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Evening star., 1943-05-24
Adequate Low-RentaI
Housing in This Area
Asked by D. {. Group
Association Declares
installations Should Be
Permanent in Character

Hope that the National Housing
Agency will program an adequate
supply of low rent permanent hous-
ing for this area was expressed to-
day by the Washington Housing
Association. which released copies
of statement mailed to the Public
Buildings and Grounds Committee
of the House.
The association pointed out that
the District will be legally excluded
from sharing in the requested in
crease of s4eO,OOO.OOO in Lanham
Act funds for public war housing,
which now is being considered in
hearings before the committee. The
statement, indorsed the request for
the additional s4OO0OO,000.
The Washington Housing Asso-
citation makes this Endorsement not
Withstanding that Washington will
not be benefited by the appropria-
ton the statement said.
Sympathetic to Other Areas.
1--WE are aware how very serious
is the shortage of low rent housing
for families of low income in the
District. This recognition makes
us sympathetic to the problems of
other critical areas where the war
effort is being slowed down because
workers are not decently housed.
'The association hopes that after
these other war areas are adequate
ly served perhaps the Nation S
Capital may engage the attention of
the national housing agency to the
end that an adequate supply of low
rent housing of permanent construc-
ton will be forthcoming to meet the
need
The statement expressed regret
that so much of the public housing
for low-income families is of "a
temporary character" The family
of low income will be with us in
great numbers" after the war and
must be decently housed while they
supply sineW and service in the re-
construction period" the statemen.
said.
Step Declared Necessary.
The housing association declared
that private industry should supply
the housing needs as far as posi-
BILE, but said public housing is nee
essary where private industry leaves
off.
THE families of low income are
not able to buy or rent the housing
being provided by private industry, u
the statement said. "They are not
able to pay the rents that pay a
profit to private industry. There
fore, if these families are to be
decently housed, public housing
must be provided by the Federal
Government"
Hearings before the committee
on the requested 100000 900 to pro-
vide public war housing in the rest
of the country will be resumed al
10 a. m. Wednesday,.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Transit Hiring Case
lin Hands Of FEPC,
McNutt Declares
Letter to Deschner
Backs Jurisdiction of
Presidents Committee

War ManpoWer Chairman McNutt
Co. case involving hiring of Negroes
on street car and bus platforms
is under jurisdiction of the Fair
Employment Practices Committee,
and not under RAINY S. Deschner,
area manpoWer director here
Declaring Mr.. Deschner was wrong
in any claims of authority at the
present time, Mr.. McNutt told a
press conference he had written
a letter to the area director making
it clear that the case is in the hands
of FEPC.
Asked about meetings MI. Desch-
ner has been holding with officials
concerned in the case, Mr.. McNutt
said that anything that can be
helpful is all right. but the "juris-
diction is not there
Choice of Msgr. Haas Praised.
p Referring to recent appointment
of Msgr. Francis J. Haas of Cath
olic University as the new chairman
Of FEPC. Mr.. McNutt said: 1T is
an excellent selection. He is a man
of great ability and understanding.
A new executive order defining au-
thority of the FEPC is being drafted
Mr.. McNutt said, but he did not dis
close its details. The next step
however. he added, would be to COM
plete the FEPC committee. There
have been three designations. and
only one appointment-that of Msgr
Haas. Mr.. McNutt would not predict
whether the new committee would
be constituted like the original one
which had seven members.
There is no estimate for the FEPC
in the VINO budget on which hear
ings now are being held by House
appropriations subcommittee, but no
significance should be drawn from
this, Mr. McNutt said. Observers
regarded this as support for recent
reports that the new executive order
on FEPC would remove it from the
VINO.
Hearing Postponed.
Asked about Mr.. McNutts state
ment, Mr.. Deschner said he had not
yet received any communication
from Mr.. McNutt on the case.
The FEPC has postponed to We'd
nesday, June 2. its hearing asking
the transit company for data and ex-
plantations as to why the company
has not complied with the FEPC
order that its hiring policies shall
be without regard to race, creed
color, Or national origin.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Commissioners
AskAdditiond|
$886,348
Seek to Establish
Canning Project,
Relocate Schools

Establishment of surplus food
canning project under the District
government and new locations for
the National Training School for
Girls and the Industrial Home
School for White Children are pro-
posed In supplemental estimates of
the Commissioners for the fiscal
year beginning July /, placed be-
fore Congress by the Budget
Bureau.
Items proposed to be added to
the 1914 supply bill would cost
$733,078 in addition to other in
creases amounting to $l53, ,270,
which the Commissioners ask be
added to the bill as passed by the
House. The additional proposals
would raise the budget for next
year to s55 675,782.
Such a record breaking District
appropriation. even allowing for
additional charges against District
revenues in other bills. would leave
the District at the end of the next
fiscal year with an unobligated bal
ance of $543,148, District officials
say.
Would Aid Gardens.
The food canning project is de-
signed to permit growers of Victory
gardens who raise more produce
than they need for table consump-
ton to have their SurpluseS
processed and canned at the Gen.
tral Kitchen building. 1910 Wis
consin avenus NV. formerly used
for preparation of free school
lunches. The District would with
hold certain percentage of produce
canned AS payment of service to
gardeners.
The conservation program would
be financed under $4,000 fund and
would include provision for super
vision of the Victory garden pro-
gram and also would authorize a
continuation during the next fiscal
year of the so-cailed penny milk
program for needy school children.
The latter would be conducted under
contract made between the District
government and the Department of
Agriculture.
Would Move Schools.
1t IS proposed to provide new
location for the National Training
School for Girls somewhere in Prince
Georges County. Md. An item of
$4,000 is proposed for purchase Of
a site and drafting of plans, and an
additional $4,000 for the construc-
tion of temporary buildings.
The Industrial Home School. now
housed on Wisconsin avenue, would
be moved. under the proposed pro-
gram, to the Loughboro road struc-
ture now housing the training school.
Request is made for an appropria =
ton of $4,000 for repairs and al
terations of the training school
structures to make them suitable for
use by the Industrial Home School.
In addition to these items, the
supplemental bill calls for an in
crease Of $4,000 for street cleaning
operations and an increase OF $685.
900 for collection and disposal of
refuse: an increase Of $500 for
enlargement of the Health Depart
ment inspection service. including
provision of sanitary engineer,
and $21,l20 for operation of health
center clinics in the Henry School.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Couple Held in Theft
Of D. C.-Owned Auto

Accused Of taking an automobile
owned by the District Government
from a garage at New Jersey avenue
and K streets Sc. Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Brown. both colored, of
the 500 block of Second street S.W,
were held for the grand jury today
on charges of joy-riding. Municipal
Court Judge George D. Nelson set
bond at $4,000. each.
According to police, the couple
took the car Friday morning from
a garage used by the District Gov-
eminent.
Police said the pair was arrested
in Arlington the next day while
riding in the car. Brown was said
to be a former employe of the
garage.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Dr.. Black Breaks Ground
For Christian Church

Ground was broken yesterday for
the new home of the Minnesota
Avenue Christian Church at Mime
sofa avenue and c street Sc. The
Rev. j. Lloyd Black, president of
the Ministerial Union of Washing
ton, turned the first spadeful of
earth.
The Rev. T. T. Roberts is pastor
The congregation has enough ma
terial to begin the construction of
preliminary chapel at the new site
It's present home is the Strauss
Memorial Chapel at Minnesota ave-
nue. and Benning road.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
McNair Resumes Command
Of Army Ground Forces

Recovered from wounds received
in North Africa less than month
ago. 1t. Gen. Lesley j. McNair today
resumed command of the Army
ground forces.
When Gen. McNair was wounded
during an inspection of the Tu-
nisian front 1t. Gen. Ben Lear was
appointed acting chief of ground
forces. He previously had relin-
quished command of the I'd Army as
he was due for retirement. He now
is awaiting reassignment. The Sen
ate recently confirmed his nomina-
tion as lieutenant general.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Petition Asks 'RoIIbock'
Of Restaurant Prices

A delegation of six members of
the Women's Auxiliary of the
United Federal Workers (CIO) will
begin soliciting signatures at pm
today in front of the National Press
Club Building to a petition urging
the immediate "rollback" of restau-
rant prices in the District to May
1912, levels.
The District OPA has been given
the authority to freeze" restaurant
prices or to roll them back to any
point it considers advisable.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Admiral Leary Will Head
Fifth Naval District
BY the Associated Press.

BY tIe ASS0clated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. May 24.-Rear
Admiral Herbert Fairfax Leary, a
native of Washington, will assume
command Of the Fifth Naval District
on June l, Representative Harris
said during week end visit to his
home here. Admiral Leary lives at
jamestown, R. 1. Last year he COM
manded United Nations naval forces
IN the Australian-New Zealand area
He will replace Rear Admiral
Manley H. Simons, who will so on
the retired list. Admiral Simons
will make his home here after his
retirement.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Found Dead of Cos

Miss Lillian Eastburn, 36, was
found dead yesterday in the gas
filled kicthen of her home at 443
Quincy street NV, by her sister.
Miss Margaret Eastburn. Police said
she was pronounced dead by DR.. G.
D. Adams of the Casualty Hospital
staff. A certificate of suicide was
issued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
K x
AotHo~R~xWM
WAR BONDS
Services

On Sunday morning as you sit in
church and see the vacant places
in the choir and wonder where the
war has taken the young people
from your community you may feel
certain that they are attending
divine services II circumstances
permit.
Evening star., 1943-05-24

Paul T. Void, colored. in house in
the 400 block of K street NV.
In another indictment George A.
Green, Al, colored, is charged with
alleged interference in preventing a
deputy United States marshal from
serving a writ on him early this
month.
Evening star., 1943-05-24
Cunnino Class to Meet

Mrs. Catherine McCollum, home
economics teacher at Gaithersburg
High School, will conduct the first
Of three adult classes on canning
at the school at 3 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-05-24

Chaplains and choral leaders are
found on the larger ships and even
abroad IN the Army centers.
Millions of hymnals have been
distributed to the men and women of
all services and you may rest as
sured that portion of the savings
you are placing into War bonds is
used for their spiritual welfare.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Let's see what we can see, says Dan.
He starts to get up, but before he can move
the oo-pilot sticks his head through the door
to the cockpit. Safety straps, everyone"'
he barks, and disappears again.
They start down. And how! The pilot
points the planes nose at the ground, and
the motors scream and moan. Then he pulls
out of it and starts to climb. Dan isn't sure,
but from the way he feels he would say they
are doing six loops in row. That damn pilot
is showing off," he growls. There's law
against stlmting, amt thee?"
Il think hear thunder" says Socker.
THAT" says Dan, ''is only my stomach
turning over"
Its thunder" says Socke1. Don't you
see the moon has gone behind cloud? Maybe
we amt over Miami Maybe -" He breaks
off, grabs Dams arm and points to the roof
of the plane 'Lookv' he yelps. 'Quickp'
Dan is now meaning softly Il amt inter-
ested," he says.
You will be-" says Sockd.
So Dan opens his eyes, and what he sees
is a neat line of bullet holes stretching across
the top of the plane. Someone is using us for
target practice" he says.
Two more windows are smashed. The whole
plane quivers. Il bet it's the Navy" says
Socker. They're just that dumb"
''Major!" Dan yells. "We're being shot at"
Evening star., 1943-11-28

seems to be going along for the ride. He is the
Intelligence Major who is the German heel
with the monocle in his spare time.
He does not recognize Dan - or if he does
you would never guess it. He sits up IN front
near the door to the cockpit, with the Heinie
general, and Dan and Socker sit in back
with tommy guns across their knees. They
hear the motors being warmed up, and then
they feel the plane taking the air. They can't
Evening star., 1943-11-28

what he sees he can't believe. The Heinie
general is standing by the open door OF the
plane, near the cockpit. He salutes the Ameri-
can Major. Then he jumps.
Dan lets out yell. He tries to get up. but
of course he is strapped to his seat. Hes
goner' he means.
He was wearing Chute" the Major
says calmly.
He escaped" groans Socker. "Oh. we'll
all be cOurt-martialed"
And shot," says Dan.
DOUBT it, says the Major. Some Spit
fires came out to take on those German
planes. think our gas will hold out Well
land in England pretty soon."
Dan looks at Socka, Socke1 looks at Dan;
they gufp for air like fish gufps water. The
Major chuckles. We've been over northern
France he says, but we have to keep it
strictly h,1sh-hush. We dropped our general,
because he'll do us lot more good there than
in prison camp"
He takes another look at Dams popping
eyes, and laughs until he is red in the face.
1--WE aren't Schickelgruber's only enemies,
he goes on when he can talk again. Some
of them are in high places in the German
army. When the uackup comes inside of
Germany and it's coming, McGany our
friend the general win be very useful to us.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

lust stow him away and make him comfort
able for the duration.
This time it is sort of a promotion, because
the prisoners are Hun officers, all the splitting
image of Eric Won StIoheim around the back
of the neck. They ride in air conditioned
sleeping cars, and Dan feels like Pullman
porter as he stands guard at the head of the
aisle with his buddy, Private Ignace Pade-
rewski Socowowitz, commonly known as
Evening star., 1943-11-28

see anything, because the windows
are sealed tight, and blacked-out
with paint.
This is even more hush-hush
than usual" Dan whispers to Sock
er. Il only hope they let the pilot
know where he is going"
why, it is very simple" j" replies
Socker. We are heading south -
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Naturally" says the Major. Enemy
planes very often do that They're on our
tail, and we're trying to shake them off.
"Over Florida, sir?' says Sockef.
Watch itr' cries the Major. We're div
ing again!'
This dive would make the roughest roller
coaster feel like ride on department store
escalator Dan sees pink spots, then blue
ones; finally he doesn't see anything. The
plane comes out of it and levels off long be-
fore he does When he does open his eyes,
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Socker. 1t is cool ride, but Dan is
hot before it is an hour old, on ac-
count of the way these Heinie Off
GERS strut. especially one little cap
tain with monocle, who complains
in broken English because his berth
isn't made up right and the water
in the cooler isn't cold enough.
Dan is giad when they get to a
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Holding her hand,
like he owns it, is
4 curiy-headed kid
in an Raj uniform
Evening star., 1943-11-28


Dan is glad when they get to a
little way station in Oklahoma that looks like
the end of the line But there is a long con-
ference on the platform between a lot of
American officers, and then the train backs
up and heads west again. 1t seems the Army
lust can't make up its mind which prison
camp it wants to ruin with these German
officers and Dan has to take the rap of two
more days of travel, with long waits on sid
ings, until they finally end up in New Mexico.
OF course it is one way to see the country,
but Dan has to see the oocky little captain
along with the country, and he is enough to
make the Grand Canyon look about as attrac-
tive as a crack in the kitchen sink.
There is only one bright spot on the whole
trip. This comes when Dan saunters down the
aisle just as the little captain is sitting at the
edge of his berth and bending over taking
off his shoes Dan happens to be swinging
his billy. and sure enough it accidentally
comes down on the top of the Heinie cap
tain's noggin, and his monocle falls to the
floor and breaks.
Dan feels little better on the way home,
but even this is spoiled when his Command
ing Officer calls him up on the carpet the
second day after he gets back. The CO. is
behind his desk, and beside him is the Ger
man captain. only he isn't German captain
any more He is an American major without
a monocle and his insignia is Army lntelll-
gence This is the man." he says. pointing
to Dan, and his accent is now as German as
Dodger fans.
The CO. gives Dan stony stare You
know the orders about not striking prisoners
unless it is necessary, he says.
Yes sir. But he was little fresh"
"Fresh?" says the American Major hap
PLY. why. my man, was positively repul-
sive But sometimes get useful information
if they believe am one of them. Be more
careful next time
You're deprived of leave for three weeks, ;"
snaps the CO.
Dur it doesn't mean as much to Dan as
you ID think. Sure. he d like to see Kitty. But
the kid Timmy O'Rorke is still around town.
and Dan is reminded how dumb his job is
compared to flying over Germany and drop
ping hundred bombs down on the enemy's
factories So he mopes around the Armofy,
and his spirits sink lower and lower.
Nothing can jolt him out of it - not even
his next detail, which is another promotion.
He and lot of other MP's are carted out to
the airfield early in the morning. Six trans
ports are lined up. Pretty soon the prison.
ers are marched out, and who are they but
an assortment of German colonies and gen.
erals and maybe field marshal or two They
are packed away in the transports, and the
guy Dan draws is 50 important he gets
plane all to himself Dan and his side-klck
Socker follow the Heinie brass hat inside,
and last of all comes an American officer who
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Dan s1tS there thinking, ana
things begin to penetrate at their
usual pace. Then his eye lights up.
why, it's sort of like dropping a
bomb ON them, amt it, sir?"
The Major smiles. From what
we found out about the general"
he says, Il would say he will do
more good than just one bomb.
Dams heart is humping with ex-
'citement. Would he be worth as
much as ten, SIR"
maybe even more than that.
Dan grips the char ahead OF HIM
"A hundred?'' he asks anxiousiy.
The Major thinks it over. Il
would say just about. Yes, drop
ping him is just about equal to
dropping hundred bombs"
Dan gives a mighty sigh of JOY.
Thank you very much, sir, he says.
I OUR days later, Dan is home
again. OF course he is sworn to Sec
recy; not more than dozen people
in the whole world know about his
trip, and the Heinie generals plan
to head the revolution that is COM
ing to Germany. Dan is one of the
dozen. It scares him to think of it. It
also makes him feel pretty good.
Kitty is sitting on the front steps
when he sees her, and this time she
is alone. She knows better than to
ask too many questions. All she
says is, Have a nice trip?"
Very pleasant" says Dan.
did the prisoners behave?"
''One, was a little jumpy."
She watches him sharply. II can't
figure you out. Before you went
away l was worried You seemed
depressed"
IS there to be depressed about?" says
Where's your second cousin once
?"
ent to Washington ON a confidential
says Kitty. Wasn't he wonderful"
e enough kid" Dan agrees.
mo having s,,ch 2 war rprrr11 at hia
Is Kitty.
niles at her. He looks like a cat that
.aste canary. "Oh, don't know" he
e only dropped a hundred bombs"
The Ed
Evening star., 1943-11-28

~ d. only hope they let the pilot
- know where he is going"
~ why, it is very simple, replies
Sockn. I'VE are heading south -
maybe to that new prison camp in Alabama" "
Dan chuckles heartily "You sure have your
directions all mixed up," he says. I'VE are
going north to Boston
After four hours the co-pilot sticks his
head out the door and tells them all to put on
their safety belts, because they are going to
land. In another few minutes they are taxing
along the ground Dan gets up and stretches.
Five bucks says it's Boston" he tells Socke1,
and starts forward.
But he doesn't get very far. mo one leaves
this plane" barks the American Major.
Where we're going and who we're carry
ing is no ones business
So Dan sits down again. 1T is an awful
lot of hush-hush," he says, about just
another Heinie general
maybe he is a real big shot" says
Socker Around the waistline he looks
like Coeing, but he amt wearing enough
medals"
Now guy comes in with boxes of lunch. -
He is wearing the uniform of Royal :
Canadian Air Force cadet. So they are in
Canada! Dan is right in his sense of dmec-
ton, and he chuckles happily. Then they
hear the plane being re-fueled. The next
thing, they change pilots and oo-pilots. The
motors race. and they take to the air. Dan
groans You see what happens?" he says to
Socker. I'VE try to hand this Heinie over to
Canada, and they bounce him right back to
U.S. Now l suppose we take him to Chicago.
We are heading southwest.
Due south, you mean," says Socker. II
wouldn't be surprised if we landed in Miami,
Florida.
The hours drag along The American Major
tells them they can take turns standing watch.
two hours on and two off, That's all he says,
and he is not the kind of major you ask a lot
of questions They fly on through the after
noon and into the night, and it isn't until ten
O'Clock that Dan realizes where they are
really going. why didn't think of it be-
fore?" he says This Heinie is such tough
baby we are taking him to Alcatraz! Well,
| always did want to see San Francisco"
Socker looks at his watch. 1--WE should be
landing in Miami soon," he says. Unless we
are trying to fool this Heinie and going around
in circles so he won't know where he is"
Dan sighs. Il can't understand why the
Army goes to all this trouble. " he says why.
my mouse Kitty could have kept this guy in
her chicken coop in the back yard"
It's Seekers turn to stand guard, so Dan
closes his eyes for his two hours snooze. But
he's only half through it when he's walked up
by blast of cold wind.
Something smashed window" says
Socker, pointing to broken pane of glass.
Its wonderful night" says Dan. lust
look at that moonlight
Its as bright as searchlight,' says
Socker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-07
What to do i'm BIackOut

left lighted. The public should
take shelter Meanwhile all cl-
william defense personnel which
has been in action since the
start of the blackoui, will be
doing its routine work.
At 1913 p. m. the second
blue warning will be given. All
lights will continue BACKED out,
unless specifically exempted
Public may leave. shelters and
resume activities. Traffic may
proceed with vehicle Nights on
low beam.
At 1925 p. m. the blackout
will be officially over. when the
white signal will be given. II
will be on minute, off two
minutes, on another minute,
Off two more minutes, then on
for another minute.
Civilian Defense are asking
all TO help make this as near
an ideal test as possible so that
protection and discipline in the
event OF an enemy raid will he
at top efficiency. Officials point
out that cooperation and not
rompulsion are desired in this
drill.