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Evening star., 1943-04-22
SITUATIONS poMEsIlc.

SITUATIONS DOMESTIC.
COLORED GIRL wants part-time work
mornings. 6 to 1. TR. 1171 after 8.
CUBAN LADY would like employment with
Spanish speaking family as Roverness Box
303-R, Star
GIRL, colored, wants days work; refer
ences. ME. 2O03.
Evening star., 1943-04-22

$50 MONTH.
Woman. to cook, clean, help with
small girls: live in; refs. req. OR. 1882.
White Nurse, Thoroughly
Reliable,
boms For ehiidreni, and 9. Good wages; good
to travel Telephone OR O31O
Evening star., 1943-04-22
HELP WOMEN.
COLORED WOME]

COLORED WOMEN
For dishwashing and bus work: no Sun
days. Apply Tally-Ho Restaurant, S12
18th st. NV.
STENOGRAPHER-TYPIST.
Permanent position, good
salary. Apply to Mr.. Aiken,
GrOSner of 1925 F st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Nam Head 10 Address
D. T.. Board OF Trade
Fire and Police Awards
To Be Given Wednesday

F. c. Crawford, president of the
National Association of Manufac-
turerS. will speak at pm. Wednes-
day before meeting of the Board Of
Trade membership on Full Employ
ment Through Free Enterprise
Annual awards will be presented
to local firemen and policemen for
meritorius services during the pro-
gram. Robert V. Fleming. chairman
of the Commissioners Committee on
Awards, will make the presentations.
In announcing Mr. Crawford's talk.
Lanier P. McLachlen. president of
the board, said that full postwar
employment will present one Of the
most challenging problems of this
decade Mr.. Crawford is leader
of the growing sentiment which con-
tends that American industry and
commerce can and will take the
lead in providing full employment
through our system of free enter
prise in postwar years.
Other talks on the program will
be given by Clark Griffith and Ossie
Bluege. president and manager, re-
spectively, of the Washington base
ball club. Among the guests of the
board will be members of the Senate
and House District Committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

Parading before the reception desk
went Chinese who couldn't speak
English, a Coast Guard volunteer. a
well-dressed youth who guessed the
Army's okay' and former Navy
man who wanted to get in the Army
among others.
Situation Explained.
Each time man asked for any
Of the naval branches the sergeant
questioning him asked, You realize
that if the quota is filled you're 60
ing into the Army?' Each man
nodded
After their papers were processed,
the men faced an Army psycholo-
gyist
How far did you so in school?
You went to college? What college?
What kind of a job have you got?
You've expressed a choice for the
Navy. Why Go YOU prefer it?"
During breathing spell the Army
psychologist explained that among
things it was his job to see if the
men had a strong preference for or
against branch of the service.
The strongest reason they want
a service is because a brother or
their father or a friend is already
III it. We had one boy whose father
was killed on Guadalcanal. He was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

stamped volunteer went into one
pile, Those men had volunteered
ahead Of their draft call Into
other piles went papers stamped
with preference for one branch of
service or another and those marked
immaterial" The latter papers
belonged to sclectees who didn't
care what branch OF service they
were assigned.
The volunteers have the best
chance Of getting their choice of
service" explained a petty officer.
II they pass the physical. they're
reasonably certain of getting what
they want. You know, it would be
a good idea if they went to the
recruiting station before they vol
unteered. Then they'd know if
they were qualified They volunteer
and come over here and then they're
disqualified and wind up in an
other service
He shuff1ed through the pile of
papers. All the volunteers who had
passed the physical were in and the
rest of the quota was to be made up
of men who had expressed a pref
erence for the Navy.
Strange Cases Reported.
1--WE get some odd ones" another
non-com remarked. "One day. a
father and son came through. Be-
lieYc 1t or not, the father rated
general service. The docs decided
the son had to go on limited service.
One kid We had sure was anxious
20 get in the Army. When he found
<out he was in, he started saluting
everybody in sight"
The officers on the assignment
board took the papers 1t was up
to them to make the final decision
We have to keep a ratio be-
tween the Army and Navy on age,
education and skills.' an officer ex-
planned. An older man has a pretty
good chance Of getting in the Navy
because usually its the youngsters
who volunteer and we have to keep
up our ratio. Now today we're TAX
ing lulSkllled men. I'm going to call
in some of these men and talk to
them"
An Army doctor looked in for a
minute, It's up to the doctors to
decide whether a man makes the
grade physically for the service of
his choice.
We try to help the boys out" he
said, IF it's a borderline case, we
do everything possible within the
regulations to give them the benefit
of the doubt. Sometimes We show
them how to stretch so they can
meet the Navy height requirement. ="
Assignment Officers Report.
The assignment officers made
their report Volunteers had filled
the Marine Corps and Coast Guard
quotas and the men left the station.
All but two who expressed their
preference for the Navy were on
their way to become sailors.
The two men who didn't get into
the Navy were summoned They
faced an Army officer.
I'VE have what we hope isn't too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

SO you've been tapped for the
draft and want to be a sailor!
Whatever your choice of service
your chances of getting it are bet
ter than even. At least. that's how
1t stacked up when a Star reporter
visited the Fort Myer induction
station.
Youu be warned however, MOI
to be too disappointed if YOU wanted
to be Coast Guardsman and vino,
up in the field artillery.
Maj. c. E. Rcyer. brusque
STRENGTHENING commanding officer
Of the induction station does the
warning AS the men lined up
before him in large room hung
with the banners Of the four serv-
ices, he conflded to the reporter
that he tried to talk to the men
like two listed he so they
wouldn't think they were being
treated like "a bunch Of kids
No Promises Made.
It's damn big moment in q
mans lie when there's every pos
sibility he'll leave here in II hours
in the service. You're entitled to
know what it's all about. I don t
like getting up at am, and I've
got plenty of junior officers who
could tell you this but I think what
/ have to say is Of sufficient i'm
pOrtance to you that YOU should
hear it from the lips of the com
handing officer
You'll have an opportunity to
express your choice of service. We'll
do our best hut We can't promise.
l don't want any Of you to feel
abused"
That is somewhat eXpurgated
version Of the majors opening re-
marks. He explained that he can't
vary from the quotas set up by the
Army and Navy He told them
about their right to week in the
enlisted reserve and cautioned them
to keep the floors clean.
Before you're through, you'll
think all you do is peel potatoes
and police the floors. When I was
mustered out in 1918, I was watch
ing a street fight. Somebody yelled
police and l started picking up
cigar butts"
Major Gives BOYS a Tip.
Grim faces broke into smiles and
the major went On to give the boys
a tip. If they're flngerprinted be-
fore lunch. he tells them. the chances
are they are on their way into the
service.
The men lined up before the re-
ception desk. Behind it were a
soldier. a sailor and a marine. 1t
was here the men were asked their
choice of service.
No recruiting is allowed at the
station. nothing is permitted to
sway the men toward one service
or another but a petty officer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Gov. 0'Conor Heads States
Social Security Study

ANNAPOLIS, March 20-Gov.
O'Conor said today he would head a
Nation wide committee to study
proposed changes in the social Sc
curity programs of the States.
The board of managers of the
Council OF State Governments re-
quested Gov. OConor to head the
committee.
The States representatives to
the General Assembly of the coun-
Gil in Baltimore" Gov. O'Conor said,
were of the opinion that social Sc
curity legislation and its admins
tration constituted one Of the major
issues before the country today and
one in which the States have played
leading part.
This policy of active State par
ticipation they felt should be con-
tinued," he pointed out.
He said THE States are deter
mined to withstand Federal en-
enactment in those phases of
social security legislation which
have been reserved to the States
and to safeguard the trust funds
which have been accumulated with
in the States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Pepper Would Grant
House Equal Pat in
Peace Plan Approval
Cites Condition Under
Which II in Senote
Could Block Ratification
B. he Associated Press

b The Associated Press.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida said Yesterday he would
sponsor constitutional amendment
giving the House and Senate equal
responsibility in writing the peace
Senator Pepper said in an inter-
view that it requires only a ma
lority of the House and Senate to
declare war, and he saw no reason
why the same majority would not
be sufficient TO advise and consent
to a peace formula. Under the Con-
stitution, ratification of any treaty
requires the approval OF two-thirds
OF the Senator's present and voting.
The House Is not consulted for
mally.
Anticipated House Move.
1t Is conceivable, Senator Pepper
commented. that with bare QUO
rum OF the Senate present. II Sem
ators could block any peace treaty.
He said he was surprised the House
had not insisted earlier on changing
the constitutional provision.
Senator Pepper, member Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, said he is in hearty accord"
with the general purposes of the
resolution introduced by Senators
Ball. Republican, of Minnesota:
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico;
Hill. Democrat, of Alabama. and
Burton, Republican. OF Ohio looking
toward a United Nations oreaniza =
ton to win the war and police the
world against future aggression.
One OF the most pressing immedi-
ate problems, he said, is to work out
some way to permit the legislat tors
of the United Nations to visit each
other. learn the particular problem
OF individual nations. get an inter
national point of view and become
friends.
Cites League Failure.
IF some of our Senators had been
at Versailles after the last war. OF
had been more conversant with
world problems, the League of Ma
tons would not have failed" he de-
clared.
Let some Of our Senators and
Representatives go to Canada, South
America, China. Russia-all over the
world, and let their legislators come
here"
Senator Pepper said he had
sounded out Anthony Eden on the
proposal Thursday when the Brit
ish Foreign Secretary lunched at the
Capitol with congressional group
and he Endorsed it heartily"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Housing Is Urged
For Badly Crowded
D. T.. Newcomers
Some Are Now Liyino
Five to Seven in Room.
Wyckoff Reports

A program must be developed to
meet the housing needs OF low-in-
come families who are neither war
workers nor immigrants who have
come into the Washington Metro
politan Area within the past year. J.
Bernard Wyckoff. president of the
Washington Housing Association.
said last night
These groups are not eligible for
residence in most of the housing
units now being constructed, Mr..
Wyckof said He declared that some
are living five. six or seven to a
room, and three, four or even Ave
to a bed
Pointing out that $4,000 persons
have come to Washington since the
May. 1910, census, Mr.. Wyckoff said
that by the end of the current year
a total of $4,000 persons probably
will be living in public and private
housing units recently constructed.
now under construction. or about
to be started
$4,000 Not Accounted For.
That seems a remarkable Job"
Mr.. Wyckoff said, But it still leaves
more than 10000 persons unac-
counted for. Where will they live?
Where do they live now?"
Most Of them, he said, are living
in rooming houses or in rented
rooms in private houses. along with
approximately 1913 500 other persons
who eventually will become tenants
of the dwellings under construction
or about to be erected. He declared
the result is "a city overcrowded to
dangerous degree"
The housing association, aided by
10 social agencies. is now making a
study of how families at the bottom
of the income scale are living.
Jobs Open in Trades.
Mr. Wyckoff pointed out that un-
der the Fair Employment Act Pres
ident Roosevelt urged the employ
ment of local people in war jobs
as far as possible. But even though
many local people have become war
workers they are not eligible for res
idence In war housing units because
they have lived in this area for
more than a year and therefore are
not Immigrants, Mr.. Wyckoff said.
The movement of many Washing
tonians into military service and
Government and other war jobs, he
pointed out. has left jobs open in
the service trades-laundries, hotels,
department stores etc. 1t has been
difficult to persuade workers from
other sections to come to Washing
ton to fill these jobs, Mr. WyckoH
said. because they would not be
eligible for the dwellings now be-
ing constructed for immigrant war
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Pacific Coast Yards
Build Escort Carriers
Some of New Vessels
Already Are in Service
b. the Ass ociater Press.

By the AsSoelater Press
PORTLAND. Greg. March 20
Aircraft escort carriers. designed
primarily for anti-submarine con-
voy duty, are being constructed by
Pacific Coast siipvards end some
already are in service. the Navy
disclosed today.
The disclosure came with the an
rouncement that the H NJ s.
Tracker had been completed by
Willamette Iron & Steel Corp. and
turned over to the British Navy
under lease lend
H M S. Tracker and sister ships
previously COMPLETED at other yards
and those under construction are
converted. The Navy said. from
Hulls originally designed for cargo
ships, She ships are being built
FOR both the American and British
Navies.
The carriers, which also are
adaptable to offensive action as
feet units, have a 5l4-foot fight
deck and more speed than most
cargo vessels but less than regular
Navy carriers like the Lexington
and Enterprise. The Navy die not
disclose other details of construc-
ton or performance.
The carriers are identical TO those
which Henry j. KelSer said in
Washington Thursday he is build-
Ing in his Vancouver, Wash. ward.
The Kaiser-constructed ships. how
ever, will be built from the keel
up, while the 7racGcr's hull was
built IN another Pacific Coast ward
and foated here for conversion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Defense Groups to Meet
In Howard Park Area

Civilian defense volunteers repre-
senting all branches of the protec-
tive services IN the Howard Park
area will meet at pm. tomorrow
at the Mott School, Fourth and w
streets NV.
The speakers will be Gen. George
P. Tyner, chairman of the Foxhall
Area Committee, and Col. Edward
Clifford, member of the Executive
Board of the District Civilian De-
Tense Council. William L. A. Tancil.
chairman Of the Howard Park Com
mittee. will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Two Seomen Torpedoed
Twice in II Hours

Special Cable to The star and tn. Chicaso
Daily News.
LONDON. March 20.-Twice with
in II hours. two ships were torpedoed
from under two American merchant
seamen in the North Atlantic re-
Gently. They were Frank McCallen
of Camdenton. Mo, and Preston
Boyter of New Orleans.
The two are safe ashore now, re-
cuperating at one Of the four United
Seamen's Service Clubs set up in
the United Kingdom for American
merchant seamen.
Thirty-four survivors from three
American ships were landed from
the British destroyer which picked
them up following attack by a Ger
man U-boat pack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Ensign ". A. Bennett, Jr.,
Prisoner in Philippines

Ensign Wilmurt A. Bennett, jr.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bennett,
1877 Monroe street NV, is a Japan
csc prisoner in the Philippines, the
Navy Department has informed his
parents.
This was the first Official news
of Ensign Bennett since he was
reported missing last May, his par
ents said
AS executive officer on the u. S. S
Tana3er, a mlnesWeeper. Ensign
Bennett was in continuous action
during the siege of Bataan and
Correeidor. The Tanager, with its
sister ship, the Quail. performed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Men Entering Service Have Better Than Even Chance
To Get in Branch They Pick But No Promise Is Made

an Army officer and the boy was set
to get into the Army. Believe it or
not, sometimes they're preiudiced
against service because of the uni
form. Wouldn't be seen dead in it.
Sometimes you'll get fellow say
ing he gets seasick easy, but on
the other hand We find men who
say they've been landlubbers long
enough, They want TO see the
world
You'll find number Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

couldn't resist saying with chuckle
we need lot Of sailors, boys"
Now folklore around the station
is the "unwitting" recruiting done by
the marines when the all-service
draft began last month. The ma
rines showed up in their dress blues.
so the story goes. The BOYS took
one look at those uniforms and dc
ciced thoy'd like to be leathernccks.
please. The marines took off their
coats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

Youngsters say they want the Navy
because they've never had a chance
to go to vocational school and want
to learn a skill The older men tend
toward the Army because of the
opportunity for officer candidate
school. They think their chances
to become officers in the Navy are
remote if they're past 30.
It's not uncommon to get two
or three Phi. DIS in one dav. I
interviewed one of them that turned
out to be a psychologist. He didn't
want to become an Army psycholo-
gist though. Said he wanted to be
III the ranks. better chance to study
human nature.
The limited service men usually
express a preference for outdoor
Jobs. They're tired of sitting at
desk. I have to spend lot of time
with them, finding out their civilian
skills to see if they can fit into
the Army. The illiterates take lot
OF time, too. We can only take
limited number of them every day
and the colored boys all want to
get in. They say they don't want to
walk down the street with their best
girl and have somebody yell, Who's
that Al you're walking with"
The reporter left the psychol-
ogist struggling with a Government
worker. Occupation and skill have
TO go on the work chart and the
Government workers title was COM
plicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

hazardous task of clearing a path
through the mine fields for the
evacuation OF nurses and others
from Bataan.
The minesweeper was DESTROYED
by enemy action during the last
Japanese assault, which resulted In
the capture of Correeidor.
A native of Washington, Ensign
Bennett attended school In Rocky
Mount, Va, and New York City,
and graduated from Valley Forge
Military Academy.
Before entering Northwestern
University for naval training. he
was junior at Washington and Lee
University. He was commissioned
III January l94I. and went to
Manila shortly atterWard.
Don't lose hope til you've tried a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Women Air Wordens
Use Stirrup Pumps
To Extineuish Blaze

Two women air-rald ward
ems. armed with stirrup pumps.
got ahead Of the Fire Depart
ment and put out a grass and
hedge fire last night on
BladenSburR road near The
National Training School for
Bows.
The blaze apparently was
started by a tossed cigarette
Mrs. Lenora AuSlandev and
Mrs. Dorothy Cohen, both air
raid wsrdens at 2910 Bladens-
burg road. aided by Mrs. Aus
lander's two children, put their
stirrup pumps into action The
fire was out when fire ap-
psratus arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

bad news. You expressed a pref
erence for the Navy and we at
tempted to make good. but lot of
men volunteered and they had first
claim. Those of us who are in the
Army have never regretted it. We
hope you won't either"
The two men joined the others
left at the induction station. They
raised their right hands.
You are now in the Army OF the
United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

The first men to get through their
physical examinations were waiting
before the classification desk with
their papers.
The dance will begin as soon as
the Entertainment Committee ar
rives, boys remarked a non-com,
and the boys relaxed.
Papers Are Sorted.
The papers were sorted as the
boys passed the desk. Papers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
U.S.. Troops Capture Real City
At Amph;bious Training Center
Live Bullets Used, Dynamite Rips Up Streets
As They Learn House. toulouse Fighting

happen. but then We have to have
realism. This is a battle course"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

Don't lose hope til you've tried a
Star Want Ad". MA. 5000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-05
The Affection

The Affection
That Homer
SHOWS Mountain Lion, Named
Bruce, Has for His Master Il
Proof That This Man Has
Remarkable Way With Killers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-05

short recipes every it's easy to make coolies
Of Yummy, nutritious desserts in jiffy." - -
Don't we get anything to eat but dessert-I hopes
asked little Beulah eagerly
"Of course we do, darling" chuckled Elsie. That's
one Of the big for the government nutr-
ton programme show all of us the Basic Foods that
everyone needs daily It's much harder to feed family
today but it can be done with careful planning,
thoughtful shopping, and weather eye the Basic T.
And, if know American women, they'll do it"
"By golly, you've got something there" admitted
Elmer. And if women go to the trouble of finding
food and serving it in tasty ways the least men can do
is to eat up and shut upr'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-05

the DIX EtSi tAptN4IlpH NIlhb
k~w ever went a-hunting to
bring EN- back alive think they
have way with animals.
Some OF them have. They can
wear snakes around their necks
like a muffler and never get
fanged. They can pet the spiky
porcupine and not become a hui
man pin-cushion. Or stick their
heads in the gaping maws Of
lions
But these favorites Of the AMI
NAL Kingdom can take lessons
from Homer Snow Of San Fran
cisco Whatever il takes TO make
friends with Mother Nature s
wilder children he has in incredi-
bic abundance. Even killers go
for him not 20 slug with fang
and claw, but TO be palsy-walsy.
Remember the mountain lion
in the movie "Sequoia 2" Wen,
the name of this handsome and
powerful brute was Bruce. and
Mr.. Snow raised him from a
pup When the cougar grew up
he was so fond Of his owner that
he used 20 20 aquaplaning and
airplane-riding with him And
ne could have made a permanent
cripple Of Snow with one swipe
Of powerful paw
Eagles don't get chummy with
many people. They fight for
their free and high-Gying way Of
life with beak and talon. But
Mr.. Snow gets along all right
with the short tempered and
dangerous scavenger, as one Of
the photographs on this page
shows.
Homer Snow comes honestly
by his talent for winning the az
lection and respect Of bird and
beast. His father once went to
Africa and brought back a rec
ord-brealdng collection OF NAM
mails, reptiles and insects. Most
Of these specimens are in the
Snow African Museum, in oak
land. California. Homer is hon
orary field collector for +he mu-
scum and hunted mSuntain lions
FOR eight years With Jay Bruce,
California's official State Lion
Hunter = .
In his job asFtour guide at The
famous San Francisco Zoo, Snow
amazes visitors by his way
with animals. He calls a lion
by It's name and the big, tough
cat starts TO purr. He hands
out a tidbit TO a buck Of the
Black-tailed deer clan and the
powerful beast stands up on its
hind legs 10 act downright kit
tenish.
Paraphrasing the old adaee