Evening star., 1943-05-19
Program Completed
For 0CD Cash Aid 10
Civilian War Victims
Provisions Also Made
To Billet D. G. Residents
Forced to Quit City

viding temporary financial assist
ance to civilians in need because of
enemy attack and for billeting of
Washington evacueeS in an emer-
gency, it was learned today at the
Office of Civilian Defense.
The financial aid program-known
officially as Civilian War Assistance
is described as one of assistance
and not of insurance or compensa-
ton. 1t was authorized by letter
of President Roosevelt of October S,
1912, amending a previous one of
February, in which $5,000,000 was
allocated to the Federal Security
Agency from the emergency fund
for the President" contained in the
independent Offices appropriation of
1912.
The plan provides that the Civilian
War Assistance program here will
be administered by Ray L. Huff,
who assumed the post of director
of public welfare several months
ago. Headquarters are at 460 G
street NV, supervised by Donald
Gray, assistant director, and Doris
Andrews, deputy assistant director.
The Presidents letter of last Oc-
tober declared that 'the funds so
allocated shall be available for pro-
viding temporary aid to civilians
Gncluding enemy aliens) within the
United States Cd who are injured
as a result of enemy attack or of
action to meet such attack or danger
thereof, or who are injured while in
the performance of their duties as
civilian defense workers - -"
An OCD spokesman here said that
the CWA is a continuing program
being carried out by the Public AS
sistance Division of the Board OF
Public Welfare to provide assistance
to the following classes of persons:
l. Dependents of civilians who are
killed, interned or reported as miss
ing.
2. Shipwrecked persons and theil
dependents.
8. Persons repatriated to the
United States.
4. Stranded persons from war
stricken areas.
5. Civilians evacuated from the
territories of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands and from
danger points in the United States.
6. Officially appointed volunteer
workers engaged in designated
civilian defense activities who are
injured while on official duty ane
who are in need because of thi,
injury.
7. The dependents of such duly
appointed volunteer workers whit
are in need because of injury to tht
workers while on official duty.
Emergency Program Ready.
An emergency program, it was re-
ported, has been developed for the
period after bombing Head.
quarters at 460 c street NV. anc
II CWA branch Offices will be staffee
Immediately after an emergency
with a corps of trained social work
ers, clerks and special consultants
from the Board of Public Welfare
and other social agencies here. They
Will be open on a 24-hour basis as
long as necessary.
The services to be given will in.
clude cash to cover maintenance
needs, carfare or other transporta.
ton, clothing, furniture and tools
Help will also be given in obtaining
shelter or more permanent rehous.
ing and information will be giver
concerning insurance or other bene.
hts, employment, retraining, voca.
tional rehabilitation, medical care
child welfare and provisions fol
children separated from thei
parents
The offices, in addition to head
quarters, are as follows: George
town Library, Wisconsin avenue ant
R street NV; Friendship Tenle,
Library, 4539 Wisconsin avenu
NV: Takoma Park Library, Fiftl
and Tuckerman streets NV; Pet
worth Library, Georgia avenue an,
Upshur streets NV; Mount Pleas
ant Library, Sixteenth and Lamon
streets NV: Central Library
Eighth and K streets NV; Wood
ridge Library, 2206 Rhode Islam,
avenue NE; Northeast Library
Seventh street and Maryland ave
nue. NE; Southeast Library, Sew
enth and D streets Sc; Southwes
Library, Seventh and H street
S.W.; Anacostia Library, 1887 Goo
Hope road Sc, and the USO Clut
1914 N street NV.
Entire City Target Area.
The entire city is considered a.
a target area and the so-callee
priority groups for evacuation ar,
estimated as follows: Children unde,
5, 50,250: children 5 to IA, 99,100
people over 70, $4,000; pregnant
women, $4,000, and handicapped
adults, 10000.
The Evacuation Authority, in co.
operation with Gne Military District
OF Washington, has mapped out
evacuation routes from each as
sembly point so that mass eyacua-
tions will not conflict with Army
movements. The assembly points
Will be at 88 public and parochia
schools of the District.
1t is revealed chat IA counties ir
Virginia and two in Maryland hav,
been surveyed and that ampl
plIletlng facilities have been fount