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Evening star., 1944-08-06
Mobile War House.
Planned for Families
OF CoIored Workers
Will Be PIoeed on Sites
In Southeast Section;
First Of Type Here

To help meet the needs OF essen
tial colored war workers and their
families, 400 mobile war house"
will be erected here late this month,
the National Housing Agency an
nounced last night. .
These new homes will be the first
of their kind used for the war
swollen population OF the Capital
They have been used widely in De-
troit, Cleveland and Akgon, Ohio.
They will be located on leased
land, on scattered sites already lev
eled, where sewer, water and elec-
trio utilities are available, Oliver c.
Winston, director of the general
field office of the Federal Public
Housing Authority, explained. The
sites will be selected by FPHA,
which will award the contract for
erection. None of the sites has
been disclosed, but they will be
principally in the southwest section.
Fabricated Housing.
The unusual houses are completely
fabricated at the factory, MIA ex-
planned. Each house is said to COM
prise kitchen with burning
range, sink, cupboards and icebox;
bathroom with stall shower, lava
tory, oil-burning space heater,
clothes closet and complete plumb
ing and electric wiring.
At the sites, the sides of the ship
ping case are raised to form the
roof, and the walls and floors for
two or three bedrooms and the liv-
ing room swing out from the interior,
the whole shaping into a complete
one-story dwelling within a few
hours.
This new type of house was de-
veloped for use on city lots where
utilities are available, thus eliminat-
ing the necessity of constructing
streets, sewers, water mains and
electric service. Lots are leased and
the houses will be removed when
wartime need for them terminates.
Their mobility permits their trans
fer from one location to another to
meet shifting needs in relation to
war production schedules.
"Demountables" to Be Shifted.
Another type of house, called de
mountable," but different from the
mobile" type, is being moved from
Suitland, Md, to site at the end
of East Capitol street. About LOT
of the demountables will be shifted
for colored workers.
The new dormitory for colored
girls, planned as an addition to
Langston Stadium at Twenty
fourth street and Oklahoma avenue
NE, will replace an earlier pro-
gram designed to provide 1875 units
by conversion of buildings at Logan
Circle, it was explained.
Reviewing public war housing for
colored war workers in the District
the MIA said that facilities already
planned and built provide for 1924
family, and 1,726 dormitory units.
All the dormitories, except the one
at Langston Stadium, are completed
and occupied. OF the family units,
1888 have been completed and 223
more will be ready for occupancy in
September.
Privately financed war housing
scheduled for Negro families now
amounts to 4,725 units, of which 943
accommodations are complete and
LII units are under construction.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

trict Commissioners, Health Of
ficer George c. Ruhlapd, Corpora
ton Counsel Richmond B. Keech,
representative of the United
States Public Health Service; DR..
A. Barklie Coulter, director of the
tuberculosis bureau of the Health
Department., and DR.. Clayton B.
Ethridge.
Meanwhile, Chairman Randolph
Of the House District Committee
received a request from DR.. David
Aitchison for provision of a hos
pital of $50 to 200 beds for the
patients Of the naturopathic medi-
cal profession. DR.. Davis argued
there Is a public demand for a hos
pital for the use of patients of ma
turopaths, chiropractors and osteo-
paths. He said the allopathic pro-
fession has a hospital "on every
corner, you might say" and the
homeopaths have a hospital but
that there is none in the District
for the other three. professions.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

of what I had to do with all those
children I think I must be slowing
up" she smiled. 1T just seems that
I can't do anything any more. Why,
1t wasn't anything to wash II
shirts three times a week for the
boys when they were growing up
Her writing duties are exacting,
besause in each letter she must give
an account of the experiences of
the other children, including the
two daughters. One daughter Is an
Ursuline nun and is coming to visit
her parents this week. The other,
Mrs. Lillian Page, lives in Detroit.
Both used to be pressed into service
to make up a full nine for baseball
whenever the Fenlons could get a
game with neighboring team. That
was when a couple of the boys still
were in baby buggies.
The parents have been in Wash
ington eight years. John was the
first to come, then Frank. Archie,
Ray and Lee. All attended George
Washington University. Edward
went to Notre Dame and was only
a few months from graduation when
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Gas Coupon Thefts
Called Effort 10 Keep
Black Market Alive
OPA Officiul Reveals
Mornings to District
Filling Stotion Operators

The theft OF more than 12,0Oo
gallons worth Of gasoline coupons
from oil tank trucks here in the
last two weeks was described last
night by a District once Of Price
Administration spokesman as "des-
perate effort by gangster elements
in the gasoline black market" to
keep the Illicit traf11c going.
At the same time, the Official dis
closed that warnings were being
sent to the city's 500 filing station
operators and Is petroleum sup
pliers to exercise extreme caution"
in accepting ration coupons.
The OPA. also has enlisted the
support of Washington police, it
was learned, asking patrolmen to be
on the lookout for suspicious activ-
ity around gasoline trucks.
Six Trucks Robbed.
According to the OPA officials, six
gasoline trucks and the automobile
of q filling station operator have
been robbed Of coupons In the past
two weeks. In the cases of the
trucks, thieves would wait until the
drivers hal left their vehicles to
make deliveries Of gasoline and
would then grab coupons from the
drivers had left their vehicles to
lments.
The method Of operation led OPA
investigators to speculate that all
robberies were executed by the
same gang. which made a practice
Of trailing trucks as they started out
on their rounds.
"Our activities have made the
supply situation for black market
dealers acute" the spokesman said
"and gangster elements in the rack
ct are making desperate efforts to
get hold of coupons"
IL Under Arrest.
District and Virginia OPA inves-
tigators have recently arrested to-
td4 VA ~ o1cRVStSe VA 0N0AAAAe
in illegal coupons Several filling
station operators already have been
fined or jailed on charges Of buying
coupons from two Arlington (Va.)
youths who allegedly robbed the
Falls Church mails of large guam
titles of ration currency.
OPA officials here listed the follow
ing coupon robberies from trucks:
Standard Oil Co., two robberies
amounting to 5000 gallons each
time. 49,.
American Oil Co., three robberies
averaging 1900 gallons each.
Texas Co., one ROBBERY amounting
to 1000 gallons.
OPA Enforcement Attorney John
l.. Laskey disclosed that three more
warrants for the arrest of station
operators suspected Of purchasing
coupons from the nearby ring woulc
be issued early this week. He add.
! ed that maybe more will follow"
Evening star., 1944-08-06
|PbA 10 Seek
|Priorities for
Healing Plant
Needs Facilities
To Meet Winter
Office Demand
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.


Facing . winter without sufficient
reserve heating plant capacity FOL
most OF the Federal buildings In
downtown Warrington, including
the White House, the Public Build
ifgs Administration Is preparing t.
ask the War Production Board fol
lpriorities on materials to complete
the unfinished west central heat
| Ing plant In Georgetown. 6
Last winter the six boilers In the
central heating plant In Southwest
Washington were operated virtually
at capacity throughout the season
The number Of Federal buildings
supplied with heat from this central
plant has been increasing steadily
and totals more than 100.
Should the central plant have 4
breakdown there would not be
enough reserve heating capacity In
the city to carry the load, ofIicials
believe. There are only . few So
called breakdown" plants in re-
serve downtown-insufncient in an
emergency.
WPB Halted Construction.
The new west central heating
plant was under construction in the
spring Of 1912, when the War Pro-
duction Board put q stop order
against delivery Of steel and other
materials to complete 1t, saying that
steel was needed for more important
war jobs.
The unfinished plant is located on
site bounded by Rock Greek, the
c. & o. Canal, Twenty-ninth and
K streets NV. in Georgetown. Only
the foundation and some retaining
walls on the canal and creek have
been completed.
Plans were completed for the
structure before the first contract
was let. so construction can proceed
If WPB allocates materials.
Served 13e Buildings.
When the central heating plant
was finished in 1888 1t began serv-
ing IS buildings, but with expansion
brought by war. demands on the
plant increased to the point where
it was serving more than l30 build
ings with heat, when construction
was stopped in 1912 on the new west
central plant.
The new west central plant is de-
signed to tie into the system fur
nishing heat for the entire down.
town area. A steam tunnel was
constructed along Virginia avenue
to make the connection, and was
carried to within four blocks OF the
new plant site. Steam pipe was not
available at the time the tunnel
was carried to its present terminus.
At the time work was stopped II
was estimated that about 2,200 tons
of structural steel would be needed
to finish the job. Congress fixed the
limit of cost at $1,000, 900, including
the tunnels.
Ofncials charged with responsible
ity for heating the White House
and most of the big departmental
buildings downtown feel it would be
hazardous to further delay con-
struction Of the heating plant.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Chinese Course PIunned
At National University

A course in Chinese Mandarin
dialect will be inaugurated in Sep
tember at National University, 1t
was announced yesterday.
The course win be principally an
oral one designed to give students
an idiomatic knowledge Of the Ian
guage by the middle of the FIRST
semester. DR.. H. L. Shih, gradu-
ate OF China's Using Hua Univer-
sity, who holds doctor Of philoso-
ply degree from Harvard Univer-
sity will be the instructor.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

This is the plan OF approaches fol
the two four lane bridges with
which the District hopes to replace
the present Highway Bridge, despite
the opposition of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
which Is holding out for one lane
bridge.
According to the explanation of
the Highway Department, traffic
from the District going south may
approach the bridge from Four
teenth street. From West Poto-
mac Park 1t will proceed across the
Tidal Basin inlet bridge under, the
main approach and thence by easy
curves Into the main trafae lane.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

Trafnc from the south, whether
approaching by Route No. l.. the
Pentagon network or Mount Ver-
non boulevard, has a direct ap-
proach. When it reaches the Dis
trict, 1t can move in any direction
to Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets or to Haines Point by 4
right turn and to West Potomac
Park by a left turn. BY going
along Fourteenth street, connec-
tions are available to Maine avenue,
to Independence avenue and to the
various Mall drives.
In backing the two-bridge plan,
the Highway Department claims
that ons Of the greatest Advantages,
Evening star., 1944-08-06

called to the colors. Bob and PA
matriculated at Richmond, after
John became coach there. 1t wa!
only natural that the boys shoule
persuade the parents to come hert
to be with them, and while they
didn't think much of leaving the ole
homestead they wanted to be with
the children. They like 1t fine
when the family is home.
Made Own Service Flag.
The cameraman with the reporter
asked if he could photograph them
together standing by the service
flag
Surely" Mrs. Fenlon said. Put
your tie on, dad, you can stand the
heat for a few minutes"
Il didn't know they made service
flags with so many stars In them, u
the reporter said.
They don't Mrs. Fenlon said.
She pulled the shade aside and
pointed to neatly taken stitch in
the cloth.
THE largest they had was one
with five stars, so I got another and
sewed them together"
Evening star., 1944-08-06

aside from capacity. is the pro-
vision to turn left to go left. All
truck drivers are required to move
in the right lane and hence a fol-
lowing car wishing to make a left
turn win merely move to the left
instead of trying to weave In front
Of the line Of trucks. It Is also
claimed that passenger vehicles en-
tering washington win not have
q line Of trucks proceeding south
interfering with q view Of the city.
The District claims that In the
case Of . single bridge, 1t would
be necessary TO turn right In order
TO eventually 60 left TO the Airport
or Mount Vernon boulevard.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

From Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets trafiic will cross the low.
level Tidal Basin bridge and, with.
out turns, merge into the main ar
terry In front Of the Jefferson Me-
mortal, while traffic from Hains
Point will pass under the combined
highways and merge with this same
trafIic.
On reaching the Virginia shore,
trafnc wishing to 60 right into the
Pentagon network or to Memorial
Bridge will turn right, while q left
turn will carry vehicles to Mount
Vernon boulevard Or the National
Airport.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Nomed to Coffee Board

Appointment Of James II. Wright,
assistant to the director Of the, d.
vision OF the American Republics Of
the State Department, Is alternate
delegate to the Inter American COT.
fee Board. was announced yestar-
day. He succeeds Walter N. Walnis.
ley, jr.. formerly chief Of the Divi-
sion OF Brazilian Affairs, who has
been assigned to other duties
Evening star., 1944-08-06
10l Building Permits
Issued in ARLINGTON

The Arlington County Building
Department yesterday reported that
l0l Building permits, totaling $145,-
GIL, had been issued during July
Permits include: one- family
dwelling, 5000; 6 semidetached
$72 600; 2 business, $23, 500; 8 ga
RACES, SASS; 2 accessory buildings,
$475, and 81 alterations and repair
$4l .2Ol.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Rocks to Be Discussed

The Story Ct Rocks" will be dis
cussed during the next Junior ma
ture walk at 10 am. Tuesday, spon-
s0red by the Children's Museum
42l5 Massachusetts, avenue NV
Walks viii be held every Tuesday
from 10 to II o'clock, starting fIom
the museum. On days when bird
walks are scheduled. hours Will be
from . to 10 am,
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Polish Club to Meet

| Refreshments and dancing will
follow the meeting of the Polish
Club of Washington, Group 848
Polish National Alliance, at $3.50
pm. Wednesday at Stansbury Hall
/ $3.50 Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Bondage Folders Sought

An urgent call Tor women to told
handages at the Woman's Club OF
Bethesda from 10 am. to noon on
Tuesdays has been issued by the
War Service Committee Of the club
Persons ding transportation
should call Mrs. Mark Haller, Wis
consin 1894, or Mrs. Arthur Hilland
Wisconsin 1851. The club is located
at Sonoma and Georgetown roads
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-13

family were dinner guest Sum
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Stew
art of Detroit.
Marcella Schmidt celebrate
her ninth birthday Tuesday, jan
9.
The New Baltimore Civic Clul|
discussed plans Tuesday to spo1
sor an Ice Carnival in the ned
future.
Mrs. William Maisel enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Burk
hardt at dinner New Years Day
Zealand Rivard of New Bal
timore, was honored by his sis
ter Mrs. Walter Kulka on Thurs
day evening. On w .dnesdal
evening he was the guest at
party by Mrs. Rivard's parent
DR.. and Mrs. Jon Van Dyke, oil
New Haven.
On Sunday a dinner and opej
house will be held at the hom
of his mother Mrs. Aubrey Ri
ward. He will leave WEDNESDAY
to join the armed forces.
His wife and family will rel
main at their home indefinately|
His brother Wilton Rivard n
overseas.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-13

Undersheriff Harley Ensign
entertained a group of men at
dinner and cards at Vernier's
Grill, Monday evening.
Mrs. ClohertJ. of Base street
was hostess to the Dessert-Bridge
Club Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kohl
man will spend part of the win
ter in Trenton, N. j., with their
daughter, Mrs. A. r. Mande-
Vile.
Mrs. Walter Sharp and sister,
Barbara Jean Spence spent Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Nc
Pherson, of Romeo.
T. Sgt. GLADDEN. Kellerman is
spending his furlough at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Kellerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Potter
had as dinner guests, Seaman and
Mrs. Wendell Gates and Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Robinson.
The Home Nursing Class held
their monthly meeting N )nday.
A nurse from Port Huron gave a
talk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Hurley and
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Romeo

ROMEO-The Romeo Library
will be open four days a week
beginning this week. The hours
will be open four days a week
beginning this week. The hours
will be the same as before but
the days it will be open now are
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Saturday, and on Monday,
Wednesday, and Thursday the
library will be open from u TO
l p. m.
Mrs. Eugene Stephan spent
last week visiting her siSter-in-
law, Alice Stephan Y3/c u. in
Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Jack McFadden and Mrs.
Louis NeWlin entertained Is
guests at a tea last Saturday
afternoon in the home of Mrs.
McFadden. honoring Mrs. JOS
eph Rymall.
Miss Betty BoWerman gave a
skating party at her home south
of town last Sunday afternoon,
for eight couples, after which
supper was served.
The Misses Bonnie Mcclellan
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New Haven

NEW HAVEN Charles r.
Withe has been chosen chair
man for the 18th annual drive
for funds for the National Foun-
dation of Infantile Paralysis
the March of Dimes to be held
Jan. IA.
The Christian Endeavor will
sponsor a Hymn Sing to be held
at the Congregational church
Sunday evening, Jan. l6. Frank
Staiger, of Port Huron, will lead
the song service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hagen
were hosts Saturday evening to
the members Of their Euchre
Club at their home on Hagen
Road.
Corp. Raymond Liebzeit of
Chicago spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Liebzeit.
MIR. and Mrs. Judson Waite
attended their dinner club Mon
day evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Griffith, at
Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schlosser
we're Sunday evening guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman kesner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Bull and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Buhl, at Decker
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Willert
were hosts at a family dinner
Sunday in honor of Lieut.. Will
liam Lutte.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Siefert and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Laughton Sperry, at Attention,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alert Will of
Memphis were Saturday eve
ming guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
T. Will.
Sunday visitors at the Frank
Morris home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldon Cornett, Of Mount Glenn
ems.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-13

and Jean Johnson of Royal Oak
will be weekend guests of Miss
Pat Ostrander.
Miss Betty Butterfield enter
tanned II guests at bridge and
supper last Friday evening in
her home on North Fremont
street.
Mrs. Margaret Clay Of Boston,
Mass, who has been visiting in
the home of her son, DR.. f. l..
Frappier, left Tuesday for st.
Petersburg, Fla, for three
months.
& Dale Palmer, Jr. of the Uni
versity of Michigan, visited his
parents on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Mott entertained
the Tuesday Evening Contract
club at her home on Turner
street Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ELS
worth will entertain eight cou-
Piles at a supper party in their
home on South Rawles street
Sunday evening honoring Mr..
and Mrs. B. Roy Brooks, who
are leaving for Texas next
week.
Mrs. William Anderson re-
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Around the Town ut Utica

The Utica Teachers Club met
at the high school Wednesday
evening, Jan. IL. Refreshment
committee consisted of Mrs.
Elizabeth Hurst, Louise Nowlin,
Larrain Murphy; program, Doro-
thy Hollister, Ruth Kingsley and
Mrs. Miriam Watkins.
AT the regular meeting of the
Utica Eastern Star Chapter
Tuesday night il was voted 10
sponsor a play to be given in
February at the high school audi
forum. The committee in
charge is Jean Morden, Mrs. Har-
old Ash. Mrs. Charles NJ. Foster,
Mrs. Earl j. Mcclellan and Mrs.
Harvey Webb.
An executive meeting of the
Utica p. T. A. was held at the
home of Mrs. Adolph Dobat, Van
Dyke avenue, Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Messmore
entertained thirty young people
at a skating party and weiner
roast Saturday evening at their
home on Cass street. The large
yard has been flooded and is
lighted with flood lights, making
an ideal ice rink. On Tuesday
evening the Girl Scouts, with
Dorothy Hollister in charge, held
a party there.
The Student Council of the
Utica High School have patriot
ically taken up the task of SELL
ing War Bonds.
Mrs. H. S. Frost has been
critically i'll this week, condi-
ton following an attack of flu.
Mrs. Elmer Shuttle, of Dayton,
Ohio, is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Marie Brockschmidt, and
aunt, Mrs. Daisy Potts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraft and
children, of Mount Clemens,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kraft.
Howard G.. Crissman left
Wednesday afternoon on a bust
ness trip to New York City.
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New Baltimore

NEW BALTIMORE - SIS.
Truman Schmidt was home in
Detroit, with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Pail Schmidt, on his
last furlough before being sent
overseas. He was entertained at
a family dinner at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marsh Thurs
day. Saturday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Schmidt, of Detroit,
held open house for relatives
and friends.
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turned from Seattle, Wash, last
Saturday where she went with
her husband, Ensign Anderson
after their marriage. She will
be at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bailey for
a few weeks.
Miss Margaret Plumstead, of
Birmingham will visit Miss
Marilyn Ridley over next week
end.
Mrs. Frederick School will be
hostess at a shower tonight hon.
oring Mrs. Philip School.
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Many Never
Suspect Cause
Of Backaches

When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. il
may cause nagging backache. rheumatic pains.
leg pains. loss OF pep and energy, getting up
headaches and dizziness Frequent or scanty
passages with smarting and burning some
times shows there 10 something wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over
40 years. They give happy relief and will help
the Is miles of kidney tubes flush out poison-
Gus waste from your blood Get Doan's Pills.