The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-07-15
LightsofNewHrk
By Ii STEVENSON

of the week at the Fifth avenue
headquarters Of the New York Wom-
ems Division Of Volunteers Of the
United Seamen's Services. Experts
are on hand to take q reef in a
tar's trousers, sew on buttons and
do other chores that will make his
rigging shipshape. The majority Of
the patrons Of this needle clinic are
mariners who have reached port
after being battered by storms and
submarines. The clothing project
has been taken over by the Frances
League for Infants, with Mrs. Her
bert Scoville as chairman. The
league for % years ran a day and
night nursery up in the Bronx but
several years ago, was forced to
discontinue because Of financial diff
fculties. Then il supplied layettes
for the wives Of army men. Now
the emphasis has been shifted from
three-corner pants for babies to the
dungarees Of our wartime men Of
the sea.
With USS funds, underwear, pa
jamas, sox and other articles Of
clothing are bought from jobbers at
best possible prices. The women
volunteers do the sorting and what
ever sewing is necessary. The CLOTH
ing is not given to the men Of the
merchant marine-they are too in
dependent to accept such gifts. It
is sold at cost price. Emergency
outfits, however. are supplied free
to seamen who have lost their pos
sessions. Women Of the Frances
league also contribute layettes to
wives Of seamen. In their spare
time, members Of the league do
much knitting, mainly sox, sweaters
and other articles for mariners on
the cold northern runs. The league
also supplies volunteers for enter
tanning and other duties at USS CEN
ters. In cooperation with the war
shipping administration. the USS.
here and abroad, now has ID cen
tiers In operation and soon will have
Is.
Speaking OF women In war work,
there is young and attractive Miss
Margie Protzman out at LaGuardia
Field. Because of her Job, she sug-
gests that song, Rosie the Rivet-
er." She is known as "Rivets"
among her fellow workers In the
Pan American Anyways marine base
hangar. That's appropriate because
Miss Protzman spends her working
hours snatching red hot rivets from
q heat welding machine.
Now Miss Eleanor Judd Of Kew
Gardens. Though blind from infan.
cy. Miss Judd is also doirsg her part
In the war effort. So far, this blind
girl has made Is donations to the
Red Cross blood bank and, as this
Is being written, is preparing for
her 14th. She began giving her
blood to her country in 1910. Red
Cross officials say that her ''enthu-
siasm and cooperation are lessons
in courage and fortitude for every
one" Doctors say she is an excel
lent donor, physically above the av-
erage, and 70 maintain her strength,
needs only a paper cup Of water
and orange Juice before and after
her donation. Miss Judd has won
q bachelor of arts and a master of
arts degree from George Washing
ton university and is a professional
pianist, also theater enthusiast.
And she maintains. "My blindness
is my sight"
Had the pleasure Of eating lunch
con with Sisne Hasso. young and at
tractive Swedish actress, at Sardi's.
That same evening, ] saw q screen
ing of the M-G-M film, Assignment
in Brittany" in which Miss Hasso
plays the part Of Elsie, q traitor. In
real life, I found Miss Hasso warm.
vibrant sympathetic and straight
forward. In the picture, she is cold,
calculating and deceitful. And the
excellence Of her portrayal is really
testimony as TO her skill as an &C.
tress. In her own country, she
weat on the stage when she was ii
years old and had barely reached
her twenties when she was a star.
She has also appeared in a number
Of pictures in Sweden. Brought to
this country two years ago by Para
mount, no suitable script could be
found for her so Assignment in
Brittany is her American debut.
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