Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1942, Page 10

A—10 = Veteran of Japanese Attacks Surprised By One in Hawaii Red Cross Official Was Coming Home to Rest After Year in China "The Japanese air raids he had undergone in China seemed far awny to Walter V/essellus as he sat on s hospital terrace looking out over Pearl Harbor that tranquil Sunday morning, December 7. The director of Chinese relief for the American Red Cross suffered an sttack of malaria on the Burma road and was under treatment at an Army hospital in Honolulu while en route to his home at 1226 North Abiington road, Arlington, to recup- erate. | “T had just finished chatting with | the head nurse,” Mr. Wesselius said. ~She complained that things were too quiet . , , she wanted to see | some action. | We agreed we were safer in im- | Ku'n-b\e Hawail than on the main- nd of the United States.” Planes Filled Air. ‘Mr. Wesselius, who has just re- furned to his home here, was seated on the terrace with two Army majors when the sky over Pear]l Harbor and Hickam Fleld suddenly was filled with planes, diving and circling. In s moment * terriffic explosions oc- eurred. “Gosh, that’s a wonderful man- suver for Sunday morning,” ex- claimed one major. “Maneuver nothing, that's the real thing!” the other declared. Mr. Wesselius, who had seen scores of bombings in Chungking, | Kunming and other interior cities | of China in the last year, was in- clined to agree with the latter | estimate of the situation. The three on the terrace could not be certain, however, even after radio reports began to come in. Last Doubt Dispelled. ‘The last doubt was dispelled when wounded began to arrive at the | hospital. Mr. Wesselius took a sta- | tion at the door of the operating | room, wheeling surgical cases in | and out. The work of treating the injured went on at high speed | throughout the day and far into the night. Raids by Japsnese bombers were nothing new to Mr. Wesselius, who, | like the Chinese, learned to take | them as a matter of course. The | Red Cross supervisor was in Chung- king last June when a protracted | night raid kept several thousand | Chinese in an underground shelter until the oxygen was near exhaus- tion and a tragic panic resulted | which caused many deaths. | Other raids, however, were less serious. “The Chinese have an in- | fallible warning system,” Mr. Wes- | selius said. “A ring of spotters | gives Chungking a notice of about an hour and a half. Then single balls are raised on staffs at con- spicuous points about the nationalist capital. Two balls raised on the staff means the raiders are half 8 hour away, and the balls are dropped out of sight as a 10-minute ‘waming. Has Enough Shelters. “Chungking has enough shelters dug out of solid*rock to protect the | whole population. The Chinese go | about their business until the bomb- ers draw near and return to their homes. shops and offices as soon as | they depart. | “The Chinese have demonstrated that they can take punishment and carry on the war effort. The Red | Cross will continue to help them, for they are a, worthy people. “I've seen reports of theft and | graft on the Burma Road. Yet I| encountered none. Of 23000 pack- | ages of valuable medical supplies | and food shipped over the road, all but 27 reached their proper destina- tion, and this despite bombings snd long hauls under adverse conditions. ‘What trucking company in America ean boast a better record?” | Mr. Wesselius left Hawaii on one | of several ships escorted by & cruiser | and destroyers. The ships carried many wounded. “Typical of the fine work of the | Red Cross.” he said, “was the re- | sponse of 14 nurses asked to accom- [ pany the wounded to San Fran- cisco. “Many had only two hours’ warn- ing that they were needed. They had no time to go home for their belongings. They just made a bee- | line for the ships and began at once to care for the wounded.” Red Cross Seeks Funds for-War ‘The District Red Cross is ap- pealing for $750,000 as its quota of the American Red Cross ‘War Fund Campaign for $50,- 000000 to provide relief for American war victims and to carry on rapidly expanding Red Cross services for the armed forces. Today the Distritt stands at $86,552.97. Checks should be made pay- able to the American Red Cross and envelopes marked “For the War Fund.” Any bank will accept your contribution and forward it to District Red Cross headquar- ters, 2020 Massachusetts avenue N.W. There are also booths in leading hotels, department stores and at Union Station. fund Don’t be a dydee slave. Don’t think that dydees can be washed as economically at home. Wash is the modern sanitary service used by leading hospitals. It supplies baby with plenty,pure ster! Don’t forget that Dy-] dy-dees. Don’t neglect to order... WALTER WESSELIUS. —Star Staff Photo. Organization Set Up For Red Cross Drive InD. C. Government Commissioners Hope All Employes Will Contribute To War Fund District officials were organized yesterday to promote contributions by municipal workers to the Red Cross war fund, in keeping with the notice given by President Roose- velt indorsing the emergency cam- paign. Announcing the appointment of Geoffrey M. Thornett, secretary to | the Board of Commissioners, as| chairman of the District govern- ment Red Cross campaign unit, Commissioner Young sald officials | hope that every District employe is given an opportunity to participate | in the fund raising. | Mr. Thornett, announcing the ap- | pointment of 16 assistants for the campaign, said: “You will under- stand that these contributions are | purely voluntary, but it is the hope | of the Commissioners that the em- | ployes of the District government | will participate generously in the | raising of this vital fund.” Mrs. Ethel G. Leibsohn of the staff | of the Commissioners’ executive office, was named treasurer for the | fund. Other members of the Thorn- | ett committee are Mrs. Phyllis Yea- | ger of the District budget office, Mrs. { Grace Davis, office of municipal | architect: Mrs. Marian Parker, office | of the chief clerk; Mrs. Freda Stine, | purchasing office; Mrs. Marian Mat- { thews and Mrs. Patricia Schow, office of corporation counsel; Miss Virginia Timmons, Board of Public | Welfare; Mrs. Louise Grogan, audi- | tor's office; Miss Josephine Cum- | mings, assessor's office; Mrs. Lou M. Quln:b&flgoll:cmr's office; Mrs. Mar- | gare! lard, electrical department; Mrs. Louise Stump, income tax | office; Miss M. T. Spencer, Depart- ment of Weights, Measures and Markets: Mrs. Marie B. Doig, public library, and Miss Edith B, Aldridge, Health Department. v 4 Accused of "Framing” Holdup Freed on Bond A policeman once honored for bravery, a former member of the | force and two other men are at lib- erty under $1,000 bond each, after | denying they were principals in a %900 “pre-arranged” holdup here last August. | Charged with staging the robbery | are Charles A. Scott, 37, a police- | man attached to No. 5 precinct, who last year was awarded a silver edal; Henry Charles Nestor, 34, former policeman, known as the “Singing Cop”; Anthony P. Passero, | 36, of 618!, Fourth street NE, a| taxicab driver, and Harry E| Thomas, 39. of the 300 block of | F street NE. | They are accused of combining to carry out a robbery which Nestor | reported took place as he left -a ! branch of a laundry ehain for which | he then was employed as a col- lector. When arrested Friday in this case, Nestor was free on bond while awaiting trial on indictments charg- ing him with breaking into two other branches of the laundry. AFTER XMAS REDUCTIONS Save 25% to 30% on diamonds Remount style—i4. 13-carat perfect d %-carat perfeet a Special elose o tured). Were Abeve Prices Include Govt. Tax Specializing in Diamonds to Be Sold Jor Estate and Private Parties Mr. A. KAHN IS NOW_I.OCATED A RESS T THIS ADD Kahn Oppenheimer, Inc. We 903 F St. N.W. uy d d gold and n your dia- THE SUNDAY STAR, Women-fo Be Trained To Care for Children 0f Working Mothers f Volunteers for 8-Week Course Asked by Council Of Social Agencies To relieve mothexs working long hours in defense agencies from wor- rying over their criddren, a course to train women in group child care | will be started Jaraary 30 by the Council of Social .gencies. The child welfare division of the council, with offices at Eleventh and M streets N.W., meagwhile is seeking names of mothers who would like group care during tie day for their children and name of volunteers who want to attend the eight-week child care course. Settlement houses where the vol- unteers can do practice work and agencies which cou.i expand to ac- commodate the newly trained teach- ers and groups of cildren of work- ing mothers will be investigated this ‘week by Miss Christine Glass, child care expert of 22 ‘#ars’ experience ‘who will conduct the course. Applications for child day care by employed parents #n be made at the council offices to Miss Alice Coe Mendham, chairmza of the emer- gency conference for the care of pre- school children. While the groups will not be organged until space is obtained and teachers trained, the applications will be invaluable in | gauging demand. | 50 Candidates Sought. Applications to take the course are being received at the Central Vol- FINE PIANOS unteer Bureau, 501 Pennsylvania avenue, where applicants already are being interviewed. - Twenty-one to 50 years is the preferred age group. Experience is not essential, but the applicant’s personality must be “calm, stable, intelligent, patient and cheerful.” Only about 50 candidates will be accepted, Miss Glass said. Basic lectures, discussion and supervised field observation will occupy three mornings a week for five weeks. During the next three weeks candi- dates will put in 50 hours of prac- tice experience, two full days a week or four half days a week. When trained the volunteers will be expected to give four hours a day, four days a week as a mini- mum. ‘Three members of the Course Ex- ecutive Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Miss Glass’ home, 3604 Porter street N.W. to decide the eurriculum and speakers. They are Miss Kate Edelman of the United States Housing Authority, Mrs. Aileen Burton, Washington In- stitute of Mental Hygiene and Miss Mendham. Need Declared Acute. The need for a child-care center here has become acute, according to Mrs. Henry P. Chandler, chairman of the child welfare division of the council, which is sponsoring the child-care movement. To care for children of defense employes assigned to irregular hours, she said, a program should be con- ducted each day of the week in- cluding Saturday and Sunday from llugs—C:rpets Remnants Lowest Prices—Open Evenings WOODRIDGE RUG & CARPET €O., INC. 1715 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. Telephone—Hobart 8200 SINCE 1870 LESTER'S pre-inventory BE POPOLAR, LEARN TC PLAY With your Lester Piano you receive 26 pri- vately taught lessons. THREE FLOORS OF PIANO BARGAINS SPINETS GKOUP A Very unusust valves in used Spinet Pianes. Many types, mostly one of a kind, in Mahogany dad Walnut; both 73-nofe and 88-note models. 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