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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
I District Measures
Slated for Action in
House Tomorrow

Seven District bills are scheduled
to be called up for action in the
House tomorrow by Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Com
mittee, the most important being a
Senate-approved measure to give
added protection to the public
against short weight and overcharg-
ing in the sale of food and fuel
products.
House members yesterday echoed
sentiments voiced by the Senate
District Committee that this bill
was especially timely because of
shortages of food products in legal
channels Of trade.
Among bills for which House ap-
proval will be sought are two more
directly relating to wartime condi-
tions. One of these would set up a
system for registration with the
District Recorder of Deeds of the
discharge papers of war veterans.
The other would permit the appoint
ment in the District public school
system of temporary teachers for an
entire school year instead of for
only 80 days as stipulated by present
law.
While the school plan is designed
primarily to eliminate unnecessary
bookkeeping work, supporting data
indicated clearly that school au-
thorities are finding it difficult to-
day to maintain a sufficient teaching
force because of the manpower
shortage.
Other bills to be called up tomor-
row in the House include one de-
signed to preserve the striped bass
or rock fish species of edible game
fish by banning the sale of such fish
which measure less than Is inches
from nose to the fork of the tail; to
grant an increase in pay to the ex-
ecutive secretary of the Nurses
Examining Board, and to permit in
cases of war necessity the employ
ment of women for longer than 48
hours a week, under temporary
permits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

Washington's newest quarters for
Navy women were built with just
enough concessions to feminine
taste to assure the WAVES that
they've been accepted willingly into
the Naval Reserve.
AS WAVE Quarters K, on Column
bia Pike in Arlington, was commits
stoned yesterday with flag rails
ing ceremony followed by an after
noon open house, visitors found
everything shipshape in the best
Navy tradition But there were
also a few features which would
have been unheard of in Navy bar
racks before women came aboard.
The Navy has learned women like
as much privacy as possible. So its
newest barracks was built in cubicle
style, with two double decked hunks
in each cucible making a coy nook
for four enlisted women, instead of
the row formation. The old gang"
showers also are outmoded. Each
deck of the new barracks boasts
room OF private showers.
Venetian Blinds Used.
Sunlight-yellow walls and wood
work in a natural finish are oLher
concessions to women. The barracks
at Quarters I even have Venetian
blinds.
Many of these features have been
od6od IN o1Iar WAVE horrockc hI,t
Quarters K represent the most mod
ern trends in Navy housing for
women.
Capt Herbert w. Underwood,
commanding officer of Naval Bar
racks in Washington, who addressed
about 200 residents after the flag
was raised yesterday, said the Navy
wants Barracks K to be show
place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Training School
Site Subject
fCourtAction
Suit Is Planned
To Settle Price
Of Lund at Laurel

Court proceedings to determine
the final price arrangements for the
purchase of Jolly Acres" near
Laurel, Md, for use by the Districts
National Training School for Girls,
will be instituted by the Justice De-
partment in Baltimore next month,
Welfare Director Ray L. Huff said
yesterday that he had been in
formed.
Condemnation proceedings on the
land, now owned by the Lutheran
Inner Mission Society of Baltimore,
began several months ago.
Congress appropriated $1,000 for
the acquisition of the site and last
year approved $4,000 additional
for the purchase Last year, the
District government asked the War
Department to appraise the prop
erty. 1t was set roughly at $50 600,
but at that time this sum was re-
ported to be only one-third of the
amount asked for the property.
Depends on Jury Trial.
II, at the jury trial in Federal
Court in Baltimore, it is decided
that the price of the property should
should be above 100000, the Board
of Public Welfare would have to
return to Congress for additional
funds before the training school
could be moved.
Plans for the move have been
under way for more than year now.
1t is proposed to move the training
school now located at 5000 Little
Falls road NV. to the Maryland
site and to transfer the Industrial
Home School, where Mr.. Huff re-
Gently declared conditions were bad,
to the present training school build
ings,
The Industrial Home School, 2453
Wisconsin avenue NV, has been
condemned frequently as obsolete,
and after a committee from the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs
charged that it was fit only for
demolition" Mr.. Huff agreed that
conditions are bad, facilities obso-
lete, and segregation not adequate"
The Navy has requested use of the
land where the Industrial Home
School now is.
Plans of Welfare Board.
Plans by the Welfare Board call
for removal of the Industrial Home
School to the training school by fall,
if, the Maryland site is acquired.
The Commissioners already have
$4,000 for improvement of build
ings now on the Maryland site.
The home school would occupy
the training school buildings only
until it is possible to build a new
children's center planned for con-
struction in the vicinity of Laurel.
This center would house the In
dustrial Home School for White
Children, the National Training
School for Girls, and the District
Training School, now located at
Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Renewed Effort Asked
In Clothing Drive by
Commissioner Younq

Although encouraged by a record
breaking collection of clothes yester-
day from depots throughout the city
in the United Nations Clothing Col
lection, Commissioner John Russell
Young, chairman of the District S
part of the Nationwide campaign,
called for renewed effort between
now and the close of the campaign
at the end of the month.
Mr.. Young said plans for the final
phase of the campaign have been
completed and that efforts will be
made to have every pound of spare
clothing" in the city deposited in the
collection depots. Only seven collec-
ton days remain in the drive, which
started April 2.
While the response to the drive
has been generous Mr.. Young said
it is believed that many tons of
clothing which can be spared by the
owners still remain in closets, attics,
trunks, boxes and other places.
Residents were asked to take bun
dies to police and fire stations,
gasoline stations having depots,
Government buildings or apart
ments.
Beginning tomorrow, apartment
buildings which have completed
their collections, under direction of
the American Women's Voluntary
Services, will be cleared of the
clothing donated as rapidly as pos
sible. Mrs. Eberhart Haynes,
AWVS collection chairman, said
that scores of apartment buildings
report their service and storage
room filled to capacity.
Collections during the final week
have been arranged by Horace
Walker, executive secretary of the
District Salvage Committee, accord
ing to geographical areas. An I'M
estimated number of tons was
brought in yesterday to the central
warehouse, 1859 C street NV.
Emergency pickups are being ham
died by women's voluntary motor
corps under Mrs. Lawrence Koenigs-
berger.
The warehouse will be open from
9 am. until 10 pm. next week, and
a renewed call was made for volun-
teers to help in sorting and packing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
House Member to Speak
At Donor Luncheon

Rep. Gillespie, Republican, of Col
orado will speak at donor luncheon
of the Washington, Chapter of the
National Home for Jewish Children
at 1890 pm. May 9 at the Statler
Hotel, Mrs. Dorothy Samakow,
luncheon chairman, announced yes
terday.
Mrs. Samakow also announced an
open meeting at 100 pm. Tuesday
at the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Capital Tops
"A Big Cities in
Red Cross Drive
Kouffmoinn Reports
Quote Exceeded
By 21.6 Per Cent.

Washington now leads the IA ma
jor cities in the United States in
oversubscription of its American
Red Cross quota, Samuel H. Kauff-
mann, campaign chairman, an
nounced yesterday. About SLOT 900
has been contributed since the cam
paign closed. with a total of 3d.
1885 two weeks ago, raising the
present total to 1925 ,031-121.6
per cent of the $2.700,900 quota.
This is the second year that
Washington has topped other big
cities in percentage achievement,
Mr.. Kaufman said. He raised his
10000 volunteer solicitors for en-
abling the Capital to take its
proper place of leadership" The
chairman added that he believes
the response of the city was
touching evidence of its concern
for the welfare of our men and
women in the armed forces"
To the solicitors, Mr.. Kaufman
said:
1.-The extraordinarily successful
result OF your effort pays full tribute
to the spirit of all workers. spirit
gratefully appreciated by all of us
who have had a part in directing
the course of this third wartime
Red Cross drive in Washington"
Milwaukee County, which at
tracted nationwide attention by
notwithstanding its quota early in
the drive, is now trailing Washing
ton with 1911 per cent subscrip-
ton. Los Angeles is third with
119 per cent.
Washington total is expected to
rise even further, Mr.. Kaufman
revealed, before the final audit late
next month. Postcampaign returns
are continuing to roll in.
The records made by the various
divisions of solicitors are as fol-
lows: Government, 1891 ,453, 119
per cent of quota; business. s776,-
781, ia per cent; city, $267,659, 1T
per cent; residential, $335,355. lis
per cent; Arlington, S71,172, 1877 per
cent: Fairfax, $52,O52, lis per cent;
Montgomery, $l13,524, al per cent;
Prince Georges County, s57,426, lis
per cent; booths, 1854, 140 per
cent; theaters, 100000, 100 per cent,
and unallocated, $22,611.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Flood Would Give
Roosevelt Name
To Navy Hospital

Representative Flood, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania, tomorrow will pro-
pose in the House a resolution to
name the Nays Hospital center at
Bethesda, in honor of Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
In support of his plan. Mr.. Flood
said There could be no more fitting
tribute to the late beloved President,
in the District area, than to name
as a memorial to him the magnifl-
cent medical center at Bethesda.
"A great humanitarian, keenly re-
sponsive to pain and suffering in
others because of his great heart
as well as his own affliction, the late
President also cherished the Navy
and its fighting ships and brave men
and women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Citizens Federation
Opposes Bill PUTTING
Tax on Lien Release

The Federation OF Citizens AS
sociations last night opposed bills
in Congress which would impose a
81 tax for release of liens on
automobiles and increase the fee
for recording liens on motor We
hlcles from so cents to 81.
The federation adopted the re-
port Of its Safety Committee, headed
by Baxter Smith, which asked Con-
gress to take measures necessary Ito
insure efficient operation" of the
Motor Vehicle Lien Division of the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds be-
fore considering an increase in the
present fee for recording and re-
leasing motor vehicle lien.
1t was the committees conten-
ton that the present deficit in the
Office was due to wartime conditions
and that return of peacetime con-
ditions and more efficient operations
would wipe out the deficit without
the need of increased tax.
Recommends Shift.
eff, due to certain considerations,
it is impossible to secure efficient
work by employees Of the Recorders
Office" the report continued, "it is
recommended that motor vehicle
lien work be taken from that Office
and the Department of Vehicle and
Traffic be made an Office of record
for such work"
In another action, the federation
disapproved a resolution of the
Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton urging that the Commissioners
formulate regulations and conduct
necessary investigations to prevent
issuance of drivink permits to known
.inebriates.
In recommending rejection Of the
resolution, Mr.. Smith said it would
be difficult to determine in advance
of the issuance of a drivers permit
whether the applicant was an ex-
cessive user of intoxicants.
Evidence of this nature could
only be obtained If District citizens
were willing to notify authorities
that certain of their friends and
neighbors are habitual drinkers, The
report said.
Such procedure seems to the
committee to be loaded with posi-
bilities of civic action for libel as
we'll as opportunities for malicious
mischief" the report concluded.
Sufficient Appropriations.
The Federation adopted the report
of its Committee on City Flaming
and Parks for sufficient appropria-
tons for prompt transfer of jurisdic-
ticn to the Recreation Board of all
land now designated for recrea-
tional purposes in order that such
development may be planned.
The committee also had approved
a recommendation for sufficient ap-
preparations to insure adequate
physical maintenance and personal
servicing of existing facilities, i'm
mediate drawing of plans for the
future development of each area
not now fully developed, develop
ment of the undeveloped areas now
in public ownership and designated
for recreational purposes, and pro-
curement of recreational areas for
neigborhoods now lacking such IA
cilities. Ernest F.. Henry is chair
man of the committee.
In other actions, the federation
requested that the Commissioners
retain the temporary Patterson
School site in District ownership for
park and recreational purposes, and
Endorsed the proposed retirement
bill for public school teachers here.
President Wilbur S. Finch pre-
sided at the meeting held in the
District Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
$4,000 6. W. Alumni
Get Ballots for Trustees

Ballots have been sent out to
$4,000 alumni of George Washington
University carrying the names of
four candidates for alumni trustee
Two are to be selected in the mail
voting to conclude May 81.
The four candidates are Judge
Harvey c. Blckel, Baltimore: George
E. Fleming of the Union Trust Co.;
Rear Admiral Thomas L. Catch
judge advocate general of the Navy
and Edwin A. Schmitt, civil engineer
of the United States engineer Office
in Washington.
Judge Bickel and Mr.. Fleming are
candidates for reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

Now quartering about 1900
WAVES, most of them on duty at
the Bureau of Naval Personnel
across the way, the new center is
one of the largest in the country.
1t includes IS barracks, an admin
istration building, recreation
building and the mess hall.
A combined auditorium and gym
nasium, with dressing rooms on
either side Of the stage SO the
WAVES can put on entertainments:
a beauty shop to be opened soon, a
ship store" stocked with such items
as cosmetics and dainty under
things, a library, a hobby and arts
room and band practice room are
among accommodations.
Officer Candidates Quarters.
The center also quarters WAVE
officer candidates previously trained
at Smith College, Northampton,
Mass. The initial class of Is Wom-
an Reservists, all enlisted personnel
chosen from the ranks, started
Wednesday. It will finish in four
weeks instead of the eight weeks
previously required at Northampton.
For the present, classes will be
limited to between Is and Is men,
bers, with candidates chiefly select
ed from enlisted personnel. Lee
lures by visiting officials fror.c Navy
activities in Washington and trips
to some of the stations here are a
part of the new curriculum made
possible by the schools new loca-
ton.
Two Washington girls are in the
class, Regina Adams of 2008 Nay
lor road Sc, who was with the
Lincoln National Bank before she
enlisted, and Doris Selman of 2107
Thirty seventh street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Capital Transit Reports
Rise in Pedestrian
Accidents in March

The number of accidents in which
Capital Transit vehicles and pedes-
TRANS were involved increased SIS
per cent last month, compared with
the same month a year ago, mark
ing the second increase in pedes-
trian accidents since 1943, S. E.
Emmons, transportation manager
for the company, reported yester-
day to the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
In February the company had re-
ported that accidents involving pc
destrians increased 31.25 per cent
over February, 1914. For the first
three months of the year, however,
the accidents increased only 2.78
per cent, compared with the same
period last year, and the total num-
Der of all types of collisions dropped
1878 per cent during the period of
January through March.
1.-The increases in collisions with
pedestrians came from the buses
which had 10 collisions in March,
1914" Mr.. Emmons said Street
car collisions with pedestrians de-
creased from IS in March, 1914, to
% in March, 1945. The same was
true for the month of February,
1945, when there was a reduction in
streetcar collisions with pedestrians
compared with the corresponding
month of the previous year, which
was more than offset by an increase
of bus collisions with pedestrians. y
Other figures given by Mr. En-
mons for the first three months of
this year compared with the same
period last year show that passenger
accidents dropped 1889 per cent
and that collisions, other than with
pedestrians, declined 21.O3 per cent.
Comparing March of this year
with March. 1914, Mr.. Emmons said
all types of collisions dropped $50
per cent. collisions with pedestrians
increased SIS per cent, collisions
other than with pedestrians declined
1905 per cent and passenger acct
dents fell 0.58 per cent.
Disciplinary action Increased in
March, with the rate of disciplinary
action per 100 men going from 1915
in March, 1914, to 1919 last month.
The streetcar safety flag for March
was won for the second time this
year by the Northeastern car divi-
sion. The Western bus division re-
tanned its flag also for the second
time this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Women Voters to Meet

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters will hold lunch
con meeting Friday at the st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Wisconsin avenue
and Bradley lane, Bethesda. Speak
ers will include Mrs. Durward v.
Sandifer, president of the State
league; Mrs. Frank Garfield, Mrs.
Marquis Childs, Mrs. Miner Hostet-
Ter and Mrs M. Thomas Bartram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Honor Society to Organize

A Greenbelt chapter of the Ma
|tional Honor Society will be or
ganized at pm. Tuesday when IA
members of the junior and senior
classes of the Greenbelt High School
will become charter members at
ceremonies in the elementary school
auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Droyer Heads Civic Leooue

Donald H. Drayer has been elected
president of the Civic League of
Brookmont. Other officers are
Wheeler Johnson, vice president;
Mrs. Paul j. Alexander, secretary;
Mrs. Joseph MARITIME, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

the front of the administration building
at the WAVE Quarters X in Arlington, the flag
raised then lowered to half staff in tribute to the late President
Roosevelt commissioning ceremonies yesterday In the
facing Herbert W. Underwood commanding
officer Comdr A. Dorsey executive officer of naval
barracks Schmidt officer in charge of the
WAVE quarters foreground members of the first
class of WAVE officer trained in Washington
Star Staff Photo
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
British Association Holds
Concert and Dance

The Third annual Concert and
dance Of the British Empire Asso-
citation Of Michigan will be held at
Ionic Temple, Grand River and
Chope Place on Saturday, May S.
The programme win have two
well known concert singers In
Templeton Moore, tenor, and Molly
Ann Hunter, soprano, who, in
addition to their solo presentations
will be heard in duets, another fea-
ture will be the Detroit Navy An
choretteS under the direction of
Commander Prudence Butterfield,
this musical organization has be-
come very popular and they will
have special programme for this
occasion.
The British Empire Association Is
engaged In benevolent work. They
also have an educational Fund to
which part Of the proceeds of this
concert viii go. This fund when
complete win be used to give COL
lege educations to worthy children
of Britains. The BEAM have a
women's corps who serve monthly
at the USO providing the food for
the day. They are also engaged in
Red Cross work and In British Wei
fare Assn activities. All work is
voluntary in connection with the
BEAM.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Republican Club Elects
Officers For This Year
Women's clubN

The Republican Women's club
held their annual meeting Monday
evening at the home Of Mrs. George
Melody, 3142 Van Alstyne boule-
ward. Mrs. Ruth Miller, president,
presided.
Annual reports were read, and
officers reelected for another year:
president, Mrs. Ruth Miller; first
vice-president, Mrs. @. NJ Allen;
second vice-president, Mrs. Carlisle
Wilson; secretary, Emma l. Kanehl,
treasurer, Alleene Browne. Mem
bers Of the Board of Directors re-
elected we're Mrs. Walter EbertS,
Mrs. Clifford Haynes, Mrs. Agnes
Sweeney and Mrs. Harry Womer.
Mrs. c. M. Allen, program chair
man, introduced Archie Leadbet-
ter, newly elected Republican coun-
ty auditor, who addressed the club.
Following Mr.. Leadbetter's talk
current news items were read by
members and discussed. In the alb
sence Of Mrs. Carlton P. Campbell
this feature Of the program was
in charge Of Mrs. Walter Eberts.
Refreshments were served. As
sisting the hostess were Mrs. F. E
Van Alstyne, Mrs. Lester Baetz and
Mrs. william Chenard.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
WAYNE COUNTY REPRE-
SENTED AT STATE

EAST LANSING - Among the
3,841 civilian students enrolled at
Michigan State college for the
spring term are 761 from Wayne
County. The local students attend
ing MISC include GA women and
lat men.
Students from "a Michigan coun-
ties, 81 other states, the District
Of Columbia, two u. 8. territories,
and IL foreign countries are repre-
sented In the enrolment. Michi-
gan students total 3,l73, while OUT
of-state students number 468.
The total civilian enrolment In
cludes 945 men and 1895 women.
In addition, approximately 450
Army trainees are receiving instruc-
ton on the MISC campus.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Ohio Couple Wed Here Recently

q Colonial bouquet Of white sweet
peas and blue iris.
Both the bride and Mrs. Bolton
wore long white lace mitts.
After q brief honeymoon to
Chatham, Ontario, the Mayberrys
have returned to Hamilton, Ohio.
where they win make their home.
Mr.. Mayberry was recently dis
charged from the Navy after par.
ticipating In the Philippine inva-
sion.