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Evening star., 1943-08-22
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

Bethany Beach, one of Delaware's
two Bible beaches" founded at the
turn of the century as a vacation
religious center, today is factor in
helping to safeguard our Atlantic
coastline from possible enemy at
tack.
It's quaint, octagonal-shaped tab
ernacle, set in the midst of II acres
forever dedicated to Christian wor-
ship, has gone to war, too. Here the
Army is training group of soldiers.
Army students sit in the pews of
the old tabernacle, which the late
Rev Earle Wiley of Washington
used to fill to overflowing in the
one-man Chautauqua he often held
during his August vacations.
Electricity now lights the taber-
nacle in place of the oil lamps
which Mrs. John Nance Garner and
her son. Tully, used to keep trimmed
and filled when the wife and son of
the former Vice President visited
their close friends, the WilfeyS.
Great Army trucks today block the
doorwayS of the tabernacle.
In the recently-built dormitory
building nearby, where summer
groups of adult and junior Bible
students have gathered in recent
years for special summer sessions
conducted by leaders of the Chris
tian Church, unmarried officers are
now quarterd and have their mess
hall
Army Leased Buildings.
The Army has leased both struc-
lures for the duration from the
Christian Church Corp. The corpo-
ration believes the school will serve
Gods purpose by helping to bring
the war to an end.
A young Army major and his
family occupy the furnished cottage
so often occupied In seasons past by
L. P. McLachlen, banker and former
president of Washington's Board of
Trade.
The wartime use of the Bethany
Beach tabernacle and its student
dormitory and mess hall is not the
only evidence of war activity in this
vicinity. The whole area is restrict
ed, with signs posted everywhere
warning against sabotage or use of
the beach before sunrise and after
sunset.
The seacoast road from Rehoboth,
another Of Delaware's Bible beaches,
is practically a military one, with
Identification being requested from
all who travel it. Use of cameras and
binoculars is forbidden to civilians.
Sentries in pairs check each auto
mobile traversing this route.
At sunset, trained police dogs are
brought down in an Army bus and
turned over to the armed sentries
who patrol the beach.
At frequent intervals from sun
rise to sunset, coast artillery anti
| aircraft guns fire at targets over
head. Their sound browns out the
roar OF the surf and prompts sleep
ing frogs in the marsh meadows to
croak in protest. Low-fying Navy
hlimps make solitary patrols.
The seryicemen who throng Re-
hoboth and Bethany beaches on
brief leave from Army tasks have
proved to be a steady, serious lot
who cooperate with ordinances Of
these two communities, according to
Philip Short, Mayor of Bethany
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Catholic u. Courses
Unaffected by Asst
Engineering Program

The assignment of troops of the
25l7th Service Unit of the Army
Specialist Training Program at
Catholic University - to begin
courses in basic engineering early
next month-will not inconvenience
the civilian students who register
for the fall term. the Right Rev.
Msgr. Patrick J. Mccormick, rector
OF the university, said yesterday.
A portion of the full complement
OF troops in the Asst unit assigned
to Catholic University are housed in
Gibbons and Albert Halls, the two
buildings usually occupied by resi-
dent students. Provision is being
made to care for the civilian student
body elsewhere On the campus.
Under the guidance of Capt. Ed
ward F. Quinn, commandant of the
Army contingent, and DR.. Martin r.
P. Mcguire. the university's chair
man OF national defense. prepara-
tions are being completed for the
start of special engineering studies
for the soldier-students on Septem-
Der 13, These will continue for a
minimum of 72 weeks.
Meanwhile the troops at the uni
versity are engaging in drills, mill
tary routines and a physical train
ing program. Edmund La Fond
who has for the last year been in
charge of the compulsory military
physical training for law students,
Is directing the soldiers training
also.
I'he regular fall term at Catholic
University opens on September %.
Inc second session of the summer
school stops September 18. A num-
per OF students of the school of en-
glneerlng and architecture will also
complete their courses under the ac-
celerated war program next month
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Tabernacle Serves as School
For Soldiers at Bethany Beach

Beach, and c. c. Jaeger. it's justice
OF the peace and alderman.
Labor Problem Solved.
In front of the hotel, youngsters
catch trout and kingflsh with a hook
and line. They cast into the surf
fro mthe beach. One evening a
coast guardsman stopped the ac-
tivity of one OF these junior fol-
lowers of Izaak Walton because, in
the boys enthusiasm. he had entirely
overlooked the regulation forbidding
any one to be on the shore after
sunset. The coast guardsman per-
mitted the youngster to display his
catch to hotel guests but firmly
compelled him to throw it back into
the sea.
The little hotel has solved it's
labor problems in its own way. A
former guest, the secretary to the
principal of one of Philadelphia's
largest elementary schools. pinch
hits in the Office and does all of the
clerical work. She is also a first
aid clinic in herself. Guests "tote"
their own luggage to and from their
rooms unless they are elderly or in
firm. Fourth girls from the neigh
borhood and from as far as Milford
and Smyra wait on table and serve
as maids.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Mrs. McCabe Seeks
Legion Auxiliary
National Office

Mrs. Helen McCabe, past president
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion Auxiliary,
last week announced her candidacy
for the Office of national vice presi-
dent for the Eastern division.
She Withdrew from the contest
last year in favor of the candidate
from New Jersey, Mrs. Russell B.
Howell, who was elected. The New
England States, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and the District of Columbia
comprise the Eastern division.
Miss MABEL F. Staub, secretary Of
the District department, received a
unique award during the closing ses-
sion of the Auxiliary department
convention. She was given a past
department adjutant's pin, as in
the early days of the Legion she
served the department of the Amer
ican Legion as adjutant under De-
partment Comdr. DR.. B. c. Mcneil
now deceased Miss Staub is the only
woman, or SO FAR as is known, In any
department to have held this Office
The presentation was made by Past
Department Adjt. Ted Luther.
Mrs. Edith S. Sadler, chairman of
delegates to the national convention
will hold meeting of delegates and
alternates tomorrow at 7:30 pm. at
the Legion Club.
There will be a meeting of the
department executive committee on
August 81 at the Legion Clubhouse
at 8 pm. New department officers,
new unit presidents and past presi-
dents will attend. Mrs. Gertrude S.
Pierce, department president, will
announce her committee appoint
ments for ratification.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
YWCA News

The swimming pool is open Sun
day from $3.50 to $50 pm. There are
sewing machines and electric iron
from 10 am. to pm. Tea is served
from to pm. The USO pent-
house has open house from 3 to II
pm. Supper is served at pm. and
the program at 8 pm.
On Tuesday evening, Miss Beatrice
Newhall, chief of the Division of
Special Publications of the Pan
American Union, will tell of the
activities OF the union at the person.
allied clinic at 7:3o o'clock. Men are
invited to the informal dance from
9 to ii o'clock.
A real square dance will take
place Wednesday at $50 pm.
Young men and women are in
vlted to the 6l4 E street recreation
lounge on Friday between 7 and
10 pm.
The USO will hold a Saturday
dance from 9 to IL midnight.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
GeorgeWashingtonU u.
Offers 9 New Subjects
For War Traininq

The continued demand for work
ers with specialized training has
prompted George Washington Uni
versity to include nine new subjects
in the series of At engineering,
science and management war train
ing courses starting September 6.
The new courses are applied hy-
draulics. elementary mechanics and
strength of materials, fundamentals
of ultra -high-frequency radio, illu-
mination, laboratory and industrial
application of optics. model analysis
for structural problems, principles
of mechanics, problems of practical
radio engineering and storage bat
teries for engineering purposes.
Tuition for all of the war training
program courses, which are spon-
sored by the Office of Education, is
paid by the Government
Prof. Frank A. Hitchcock, director
Of the program, said that these
15-week courses offer women, older
men and all those whose occupation
has been interrupted by war con-
ditions the opportunity to At them
selves for immediate employment in
essential war work.
Women who once studied art but
gave it up to raise a family, women
who have been repairing their own
electric irons for years." he said,
may find here just the course that
will prepare them to flll some neces-
sary post, such as drafting work,
mapping or laboratory aid. Older
men not called by the draft, but
eager to do what is needed may
find a course that, combined with
their experience or hobby, prepares
them for some work that Is needed
by the country now"
Beauticians, statesmen, interior
decorators, silversmiths, dress de-
signers and many others whose
peacetime professions and trades
are disrupted by wartime restric-
tins are already being trained.
These war training courses also
provide in-service training for those
now employed and interested in up
grading themselves.
Admission requirements vary. High
school graduates, with mathematics
or equivalent education, is the mini
mum essential for any engineering,
science and management war train
Ing course. Some courses may re-
quire several years of experience,
college training, or even a degree.
Registration for the fall term
starts tomorrow and extends until
September 3, between the hours of
8 am. and $50 pm, in Corcoran
Hall, rooms 306 and 315, 725 Twenty
first street NV.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
The Travellers Notebook
Motorists Doubty Warned That September Easing
OF Gas Rotioning Depends on Cooperation Now

artistry in certain lines has been
compiled by American Airlines
which has routes into Mexico. For
basketry (mats, hammocks, sandals
and baskets of all kinds are listed
Aquascalientes. Iguala, Mexico City
Oaxaca, Queretaro. Toluca. Blan-
keCs-Oaxaca, Texcoco. Toluca. Ce-
ramics-Guadalajara, Puebla, OAK
aca.
Hand woven fabrics (table linens,
sashes. blouse cottons) - Lagunilla
Market Inf Mexico City, Oaxaca,
Toluca. Hand-carved furniture -
Guadalajara, Mexico City. zacate-
cas-
Blown Observation-Disclosures dub
BILE glass, Mexico City, Monterrey
Toluca, zacatecas. Huaraches-
Cuernavaca, Taxco. Hand-tooled
leather-Pino Suarez Market in
Mexico City.
Jewelry Mexico City, Oaxaca,
Puebla. Taxco. Lacquer work -
Olinala, Uruapan. Onyx ware
Puebla. Pottery-Michoacan, OAK
aca, Puebla, Tlaquepaque (Guadala-
jara, Tonala.
Serapes-Oaxaca, Saltillo, Tlax-
Gala. Silver-Pachuca, Taxco. Tile
- Puebla Wrought iron spurs,
knives, horsemen's accessories -
A:nczoc, Mexico City, Puebla.
X X X
1t perhaps is little consolation, but
the passenger who gives vent to his
frenzy when his reservations are
duplicated and another person has
taken his seat or berth should know
that the railroads are annoyed and
perplexed by the problem, and are
trying to solve it.
It's war-born complaint, rising
from the unprecedented demand for
transportation facilities and a short
age of trained personnel. Rail lines
have traced the difficulty to just
what the public has suspected
carelessness.
Quoting the experience of an
Eastern railroad, H. w. Siddall,
chairman of the Transcontinental
Passenger Association. gives some
enlightenment on behind the scene
causes for the trouble.
I'VE have found" said the circu-
lar letter issued by Mr.. Siddall,
that in the large number of in
vestigations of duplicate sales of a
considerable number of them result
from failure to protect ticket num-
Der before space is released on time
limit. The result Is that the pas
senger for whom the space was
originally requested and assigned
In name, is issued the ticket and is
en- route, not knowing that his space
has been released due to failure of
the issuing agent to protect number
on diagram prior to expiration of
time limit, or possibly to delay in
handling telegram or letter.
He cannot be contacted prior to
boarding the train and often no
space can be secured with which to
protect him. The second passenger,
holding another ticket for the same
space, which he secured after re-
lease of reservation in name of the
first passenger on time limit. is also
unaware of the duplication until he
boards the train"
Evening star., 1943-08-22

A meeting of the Armistice Ball
Committee will be held Tuesday at
8 pm. at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Pentagon Post
Is Instituted in
District VFW

Jack Holiday commander, District
OF Columbia Department, Veterans
OF Foreign Wars, assisted by Past
Department Comdr. Daniel E. Camp
bell as master of ceremonies, Of
flciated in instituting Pentagon
Post Thursday evening at 7l3 D
street NV.
The officers of the new post are:
Commander, Thomas A. Perrott:
senior vice commander, John M.
O'Sullivan; junior vice commander,
Capt. Edward A. Lembert, U. S. A.;
adjutant, Eugene D. Orrel; quarter
master, John l.. Drew; advocate,
Harold L. Rush: surgeon, Harold A..
Trafton; trustees, Harry L. Schmidt,
Bert B. Dyer and Herman Mitts.
At the last meeting of Equality
Walter Reed Post, Comdr. Carl C..
Pribek inducted into membership
1t. L. w. Helverstine and David
Oswald Friday. Chaplain William
L. Smith was appointed chairman of
the Hospital Visiting Committee.
Robert Lee Dial of the United States
Marine Corps, recently back from
Guadalcanal and New Georgia
Islands, spoke.
A meeting of the Armistice Ball
Committee will be held Tuesday at
8 p m. at the Willard Hotel.
Federal Post met Monday night.
COmdr. Stephen T. Nichka presided.
Past Comdr. Samuel b. Lapin,
assisted by Past Comdr. James H.
Hatch, G. M. Garrity and L. C.
Buckingham are arranging monthly
socials for servicemen.
Quartermaster John G. Strobe,
chairman recruiting, presented list
of eligibles for next meeting muster.
Meetings this week are:
Monday - Front Line Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV.
Wednesday - Potomac Post, 1918
Rhode Island avenue NE; Guard Of
Honor, 1707 I street NV.
Thursday - McKimmie Catterton
Police and Fire Post, 7l3 D street
NV.
Saturday - United States Naval
Gun Factory Post, Fourth street
NE.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Dorothy Lohman. depart
ment president, announced the
Council of Administration will meet
August 26 at Northeast Masonic
Temple.
All members attending the ma
tional encampment are requested to
send in their reservations for hotel
rooms as soon as possible.
Mrs. Lohman will place wreath
on the grave of Sergt Younger this
afternoon during the memorial serv-
ices held by the Cootiette Club.
All-American Auxiliary and Post
will hold picnic at Glen Echo Park
today at IL o'clock. Members and
friends are invited to meet in the
picnic grove Next Wednesday the
auxiliary will visit their adopted
Ward q at Mount Alto Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Masonic Outino

The annual outing of the Masonic
Veteran Association will be held
August % from 4:30 to $50 pm. in
Blair Park, at the end of the Geor-
gia avenue streetcar line and the
terminal of the Sixteenth street bus
line, at the District line and Mary
lands
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Private Is Son OF
Haitian President

FORT DIX, New Jersey-Pvt. ST,
Juste Zamor. son Of former pres
ident of Haiti, nephew o. a one
time minister OF the Interior. and
cousin OF the present commandant
OF tie Haitian army, decided 70
enter the u. S. army and 10 work
his way up from a private in the
ranks according to the Fort Dix
post
Private Zamor's family was and
still Ii q leading one in Haitian
iife. His father had been presi~
dent Of the country and was one
Of its foremost citixens until his
assassination In 1915.
He came to this country to study
agriculture. but did not like II.
studied radio instead. and gradu-
sted from the R.C.A. Institute in
New York City. AS he is now a
qualified radio technician. Private
Zamor hopes to be assigned TO the
Signal Corps.
He speaks French. Spanish and
italian as we'll as English. He is
q collector OF classical and folk
music and claims TO have been the
first person to have Haitian music
recorded commercially.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

ters showing the insignia in colors
OF the e2pd. black buffalo on the
olive drab background. and bear
ing the greeting. Welcome to Fort
Huachuca." have been placed on
every public building and barracks
within the cantonment.
The special program includes
welcome address delivered by First
Lieut.. Baxter Scruggs. former Los
Angeles YMCA secretary. in the
name Of TIE post commander. with
the serving OF refreshments and the
rendering of music at the deirain-
ing point.
An advance complement Of 90
men arrived week before last. AL
though the main body Of troops was
stationed at Fort Mcclellan. many
units were distributed from Ala
bama through Indiana. This will
be the frst opportunity for the en-
Tire division to train together.
II is understood that all Negro
divisions will be trained at Fort
Huachuca before seeing action. AL
though. no official announcement
has been made. 1t is believed that
third Negro division will be ac-
tiva:ed in the near future, possibly
al Mcclellan. which will then be
moved here after the 92nd is read
ed for actual duty.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Britain Has Modern
Outlook On w. Indies

help. cooperation and se,f-rcspect
are incalculable
Let me quote few OF the plans
that have been approved.
Provision has been made for the
appointment OF more social welfare
workers and for the training OF
such workers. Grants are being
made To enable other IVES. In
dian colonies to copy the Jamaica
Welfare organization which has
done great pioneer work. Further
provision is being made for de-
velopmen. OF new kandicrafts. All
existing public and voluntary social
services are 10 be coordinated.
Cooperation Of the churches is 20
be secured for campaign to pro-
mote higher moral values Grant
aid has been approved for the APP
pontment in Jamaica OF travelling
commissioner and a woman officer
20 encourage youth movements. A
physical training course has been
organized where unemployed youth
can be given a daily meal. poke:
money and instruction in gardening
and the keeping of livestock.
The extension OF weekly pensions
for the aged has been recommend
ed. Proposals lave been made for
the appointment OF women officers
to investigate the condition of chill
dren. New children's homes and
industrial schools on farm school
lines are 10 DC constructed and chief
probation officers arc 20 be APP
pointed.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
By ERNEST E. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON, D. CAMP
An authoritative source has told
the Associated Negro Press exclu-
sively that while there is a poten-
tial. backlog of Negroes classified
as IA. and therefore eligible for
induction. the problem neverthe-
less is a real one in finding suffi-
Gent men to meet the increased
quotas that will begin with the May
call and continue through the bal
ance OF the year.
I. is estimated that some SOC, 600
Negroes VIII pass through selective
service in l943. or this number.
tie navy is expected TO take about
100, 900. leaving the balance for the
army and the air corps.
II has been presumed all along
that because OF the restrictions
placed upon Negro inductions and
volunteering, the reservoir OF men
was large. While il is true that
there is a considerable number OF
las, the rate of reflections Is said
to be 70 high sncns Negroes that
this backlog win be greatly re-
duced.
This source would give no hgpres
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
WAACS Learn
To Drive And
Repair Trucks

FORT DIES MONIES. 1a.-tANP)
Six Negro auxiliaries are included
n The group OF wAAcs who grad
uated last month from motor trans
port school here.
The wAACs have been trained
10 drive and care for all types OF
army vehicles so that they can re-
place soldiers as non-combat driv-
ers and auto mechanics. They were
selected for this specialist training
at the completion OF basic training
on the basis Of their ability and
aptitude.
The graduates, who come from
four different states are Auxs. En-
Ola E. Dyer. Of 639 w. Lafayette
avenue. Baltimore, Md; Tommye F.
Quincy OF l42 W. Cohea street in
jackson, Miss: Rutha w. Henry OF
664 Mckinley street. Memphis. and
Florine B. Upton. OF Route 4. Box
IS. Sweetwater. Tenn. and Jewell
G. Rettig OF Route 3. Henderson,
and Minnie B. Cesar OF 2OO7 Com
merce street, San Antonio, Tex.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
SerUicen1en
SleepiingOn
The Streets

Los ANGELES, Calif--tANP)-
While dance halls and other pub
lie places have been reporting to
the War Department the number
of beds they can accommodate in
order to afford white soldiers on
leave a place to sleep, and hun
dreds Of white families have also
listed themselves as hosts to their
service men. TIE housing situation
for colored soldiers in town over
night is growing more acute.
Faced with the fact that instances
of Negro troopers sleeping in the
streets have been frequent, USC
and high army officials last week
called for more conscientious and
concerted effort on the parts OF
both private citizens and organiza-
tons to remedy this morale break
ing condition. Lodges and clubs
were notified tina. there are plen-
" OF cots available since the recent
issue for this purpose from the
war department and citizens were
told that they are not doing enough
just because they buy bonds and
stamps. They were urged to open
their guest rooms 10 the boys who
have their few days leave spoiled
by having no lodging place.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Nv PHILIP BLOoMBERG.

LONDON, Eng.-(ANP-In re-
cent times both friends and enc
mics have leveled their criticisms
OF Britain's administration Of her
colonial empire. Axis propaganda
has no need TO find any honest de-
feet: any distortion Of the truth
wifi serve. and none knows better
than Gocbbe,s the use o. century
old incident dccked out as new.
But the friendly critic is worth
hearing. II is suggested that the
British have lost faith in their inn
per.al mission. that the idea Of
trus;ecsFi2 for the colonies is just
an ideal.
Let us take .hc whole matter out
OF The field Of polcmics. and submit
friendly criticism 20 the real and
acid test OF practical cndeavor.
choose the West Indies as my
example.
Here social welfare as an aspect
Of government Is directly sponsored
by the British Colonial Office The
old idea OF social service as relief
or a form OF charity" has given
place 10 the modern conception OF
a constructive activity designed 20
assist individuals to play a useful
part in the community. The work
and il is extensive in scope
brings no dividends in hard cash.
On TIC con glry-,t costs thH pcoolc
OF B-i;an large SUMS. but Tie div
idends in the development Of self