Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Citizens Vote 10 Back
Plea for Three Car
Tokens for Is Cents
Federation Reiterutes
Its Appeal for 1000
Extra Hospital Beds

The Federation of Citizens As
sociations last night upheld the rec
concentration of its Public Utilities
Committee that it reiterate its sup
port of the sale of three tokens for
Is cents by the Capital Transit Co.
The vote was 48 to 49,
On the urgent plea of DR.. Charles
Campbell, chairman of the Public
Health Committee the federation
went on record again as favoring
1000 additional hospital beds in the
District.
Milo H. Brinkley, chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee, said he
was "astonished" at the debate
caused by the token recommends
ton.
A number of delegates argued that
the sale of three tokens for Is cents
would take longer than the present
sale of six tokens for so cents. A.
D. Calvert of Lincoln Park and
Charles H. Bates of the Society
of Natives denied the contention
that the 25-cent rate was needed
1oi pooIeI peOple.
Fleabite' to Company.
ut will be fleabite to the rail-
road" remarked Mr.. Bates.
Harry NJ Stull. past president of
the federation, reminded the dele
gates that it was the federation that
started the ball rolling" on the
token revision. Ernest F.. Henry of
Petworth declared that if a person
had only Is cents it would take less
time to give three tokens than
change Others who joined in sup
porting the committee were Baxter
Smith, chairman of the Safety Com
mittee, William A. Olsen of Chillum
Heights, Walter F. WATSON of West
End, David Babp of Connecticut
avenue and Robert Hellmuth of
Anacostia.
The Federation also backed nine
recommendations of the new Hous-
ing and Rent Control Committee,
including the suggestion that an
amendment be added to the Public
Housing Act authorizing the setting
up of a reserve fund sufficient to
guarantee the removal OF the tenn
porary housing within precise time,
not to exceed one year after the end
of. hostilities.
Recommendation Listed.
Other eight recommendations in
cluded:
Cd New Government workers be
discouraged from bringing their
families here, at least until they
have located suitable living quarters.
90 A survey should be made of
all available commercial property
for conversion to Government office
space to release apartments and
hotels now occupied by Government
agencies.
90 Locate one or more large sites
for demountable houses so as to con-
centrate this type of construction
to ease the transportation problem,
and to coordinate costs under one
overhead
a. Make fuller use of trailers.
60 Urge the War Production
Board to allocate critical materials
to complete the construction OF
housing r'lits now in progress.
Fuel Allotments Assailed.
On the motion of Mr.. Stull, chair
man of the War Effort Committee,
it was voted to buy a service flag
with stars for Federation members
in the armed services and to buy
q flag for the warden service.
A resolution for the Friendship
Association, charging inequities in
District fuel oil rationing, was re-
ferred to the Consumers Interest
Committee, after a furry of debate
in which the handling of the ration
ing problem was assailed by num-
Der of delegates. Mr.. Stull declared
that the fuel rationing was the
"screwiest thing" that has happened
in the city and Joseph H. Deckman,
chairman of the Housing and Rent
Control Committee, who said he
was in the fuel oil business, told
the delegates that the present stu
alton would lead to an epidemic of
illness.
"Allotments have been unreason-
able" Mr.. Deckman declared.
On the motion of Mrs. Leslie B.
Wright, secretary of the Zoning
Committee, it was voted to send
message of thanks to Chairman
Randolph of the House District
Committee and to the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission for the action of the latter
in withdrawing permission for con-
struction of temporary housing
along Fort drive. Representative
Randolph had forwarded a protest