Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1942, Page 5

Child-Care Course Registration Set Next Wednesday Lectures by 10 Experts And Field Trips Are Included in Instruction Registration for the few remaining vacancies in the Council of Social Agencies’ new group child care oourse,.scheduled to begin January 30, will be received from 2 to 5 pm. ‘Wednesday at the Defense Volunteer Bureau, 501 Pennsylvaria ave- nue NW. The course, initiated by the child ‘welfare division of the Council as an aid to parents employed in Gov- ernment defense agencies, has been restricted to 50 “capable and cheer- ful” volunteers willing to give four hours a day to care of groups of children four days a week. Organized by Miss Christine Glass, former professor of early childhood | education at Washington Univer- sity, St. Louis, Mo, the course will include 10 lectures by experts, field trips to nursery schools and settle- ment houses and discussion b; panels of workers in the child wel. fare. Upon completion, the volun- teers will practice 50 hours in se- lected ohild care institutions and then commence eare of groups of ehildren. AN last week parents desiring such eare applied to Miss Alice Coe Mendham, chairman of the ecoun- cfl's emergency conference for the eare of pre-school children at | Eleventh and M streets NW. Mrs. Henry P. Chandler, chairman of the child welfare division, plans to set up the groups in institutions found to be possible of expansion in a survey by Miss Glass last week. Schedule of Talks. Miss Glass will lecture January 30, | February 17. February 20. February | 24 and February 27. Dr. Hugh Davis, | director of child hygiene for the | District Department of Health, will discuss physical development Febru- 3 ary 3. Mental development will be dis- cussed February 6 by Mrs. Anni| ‘Weiss-Frankl, psychologist of the child welfare society of Children’s Hospital. February 10, Dr. Rex E. Buxton, director of the Washing- ton Institute of Mental Hygiene, will discuss social and emotional development. - Child nutrition will be discussed by Mrs. Margaret Ewell McCurdy, director of Sandy Beach Camp for | nurserv age children, February 13. Mrs. Chandler will speak on child services available in WasRington at the closing lecture on March 3 Laundry Holdup Atgmpt Is Foiled by Screams Screams of a woman laundry clerk foiled an attempted hold-up last night, but she and her husband were | each beaten about the head with a pistol butt before a young colored bandit fled. At about 8 p.m. the vouth entered the cleaning establishment at 1116 Eleventh street N.W., flourishing his pistol, police said.” Mrs. B. G.| Thompson of 115 Fifth street NW., at once cried out. Prom a rear room her husband ! rushed—just in time to see the in- | truder jump across the counter and | hit Mrs. Thompson over the head. ‘When he tried to grapple with the bandit, he himself was struck, ac- cording to police. Their assailant fled without loot. Emergency Hospital physicians treated Mrs. Thompson for scalp wounds. Mr. Thompson's injuries proved minor. Two_colored youths had robbed John Drumbheller, 22, of 1209 North Capitol street, of $9 just two hours earlier, according to police. They left him with both wrists slashed after assaulting him in front of 41 New York avenue N.E. Besides his money, they escaped | with his overcoat and suit coat, Mr. Drumheller told police. Navy Bill (Continued From First Page.) 118 written all over the Navy's future work. “The section, which has 7 on its staff, on January 7 received supple- mental naval estimates for 1942 and additions to 1943 estimates, in 11 letters. In only 11 working days, Including the week end, it was cleared by the President for 7 billion dollars increase in the 1943 budget and a total estimate submission of 11 billion dollars. Yes, & checkback showed that the 7 on the staff had averaged exactly 11 hours a day on the work, which was completed at 7 o'clock on Friday, the 11th day. It reached Congress at 11 o'clock Sat- urday, the 7th day of the week, in the form of the President’s estimates No. 11. 1,799 Small Craft Sought. “Luck for the Navy, the Budget Bureau section insists. It's a nat- ural!” Meanwhile, Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Committee said he would introduce legislation tomor- row %o authorize construction of 1709 amall naval craft. He said that most of them would be auxiliary Vvessels, and declared that he had no estimate of the total cost. Coal Tar Found Better Than Sand For Bomb Fires By the Associated Press. Discovery of a new and effective method of extinguishing magnesium fire bombs with hard coal tar was announced today by the Bureau of Mines. Director R. R. Sayers said bureau experts had found that when the tar, in granulated or flaked form, is thrown on a bomb of this type it quickly forms an air-tight blanket which smothers the flame. This methaod, Mr. Sayers sald, is superior to the use of sand and water, . The hard coal tar, sometimes called “fuel pitch,” can be obtained through commercial firms at rea- sonable cost, Mr. Sayers said. The granulated or flaked form is neces- sary because a powdered pitch has explosive characteristics. For incendiary bomb protection in the home and office, the bureau suggested that 25 or 50 pound lots of the eoal tar be stored in boxes ©or bags with a long handle scoop or shovel kept near for handling it. ) 32-Million Rehabilitation Planned for Southwest (Continued From First Page.) problem, such a program would sup- ply a number of valuable by-products. It would eliminate what is perhaps | the city's largest slum area, one that is within sight of the Capitol, and assure all the attendant bene- | fits to the city which accompany such an elimination; provide a bal- ance to the Capital; contribute a | great saving of money and time in supplying needed housing, and conserve critical materials badly | needed elsewhere in the war effort. H. 0. L. C. Official Drew Plan. The reconstruction plan was pre- pared in great detail by Arthur | Goodwillie, director of Conservation Service, Home Owners' Loan Corp., and submitted as a memorandum to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. It is entitled, “The Rehabili- tation of Southwest Washington as a War Housing Measure.” Mr. Goodwillie was assisted by the| Alley Dwelling Authority; District | Commissioners, Howard University, | Washington Housing Association and a number of Government| agencies. ! Special action by Congress would | be needed to effectuate the program, | t was pointed out, since the Lan-| am Defense Housing Act, which| governs all new public housing, makes small provision for workers in Washington. This reconstruction program would not be typical war housing, though its sponsors are hopeful that a new housing bill ex- pected in Congrass will provide funds for it. Similar reconstruction work could be carried out in nearly every large defense area. In fact, arrange- ments are being made for surveys to determine the feasibility of such projects in other defense cities, where there is a great shortage of adequate housing. Pointing out that most of the!' present housing in the Southwest is | substandard, much of it consisting | of insanitary alley dwellings, the Goodwillie report states that it could be converted into acceptable defense housing at 50 to 60 per cent of the cost of newly constructed projects. The report estimates that 60 per cent more housing units would be created in the area. Resident popu- lation of Southwest Washington | roughly is 27,000 persons. Thus, under the reconstruction plan badle needed housing for nearly 15.000 additional persons would be created. Most Convenient Section. The Southwest is described as the most conveniently located residen- tial section of the Capital, with 90,- 450 Government workers em loyedi adjacent to it. Mr. Goodwillie states | the most distant building in which | any of these workers are engaged is within 10 city blocks of the 85-block Southwest section. In addition to furnishing costs, the report shows the plan as a good investment for the Government from a monetary angle. It says that housing in the project could be sup- plied for $6.50 to $7.50 a room and the investment amortized on a self- paying basis within a 40-year period. Reconstruction of the area would call for modernization of structur- ally sound houses on the perimeter or outside of the blocks, and con- struction of three-story apartments on the interior where alley dwellings | now exist in many. A large-amount of play and recreational spacé would |, be provided in each block. The new ' apartments would have access to the streets by walks and courts. Un-| sound buildings on the outside of blocks would be replaced by new | houses. Projects of the Alley Dwell- ing Authority or the few new pri- vately-buils structures in the section would be BY-palise.’ ? The project te be successful would have to be carried out by the Gov- ernment, as acquisition of sites by condemnation is essential to speedy completion of the program. The report states the Government should acquire and reconstruct the area and operate the completed project | at least during the earlier stages. It would subsequently be turned over to private investors, mutual ownership groups, home financing agencies and redevelopment cor- porations for management and cost amortization. Section Already Serviced. Since Southwest Washington is already served by streets and all public utilities, the reconstruction project also would represent a great saving of critical materials which ! would be used in servicing & new | development built outside the city. | The program also would obviate the | need of additional transportation | facilities and do much to alleviate | the traffic problem. All this saving | is in addition to the large quantity of building materials which such a| reconstruction naturally would con- serve. E | Accurate data oh the number of | defense workers already living in the Southwest could not be ob- tained. In one colored area, it was found, there is one defense worker to every third family. The number of defense workers and employment in general is increasing in the area as the Government’s great war pro- | gram unfolds. Mr. Goodwillie found a tendency to move out of the area to better housing where the family income is increased. This move- ment not only accentuates the use- lessness of existing Southwest Washington as an area for housing workers, but also increases the de- mand and load being carried by more desirable sections. The nine-block “sample” area studied by Mr. Goodwillie is bounded on the east and west by Delaware avenue and Fourth street, and on the north and south by E and I streets. By combining the rehabili- tation of old residential buildings with the construction of new, it was found the number of rooms would be increased from 2.092 to 3.276. The number of rooms in the area suit- able for war workers, however, would | be increased from prectically none to 3276. Such reconstruction of all of the Southwest would result in a gain of about 12,000 rooms, and would eliminate all substandard housing from the area. Many Engage in Study. The study was carefully made. Neighborhood data such as oc- cupancy, employment and family composition, was gathered by a de- tail {from the National Youth Ad- ministration and three enumerators supplied by Howard University. Proposed development, determina- | tion of houses suitable for rebuild- ing and number of new structures to be added, was made by architects of H. O. L. C, who also furnished cost estimates of the work. Corpora- tion appraisers determined the cost of property acquisition. All build- ings suitable for modernization were measured exactly and mapped by technicians. Total ,cost of rehabiltation and new construction in the nine-block area is placed at $3214422. Thus, the cost of reconstructing all of Southwest Washington—rebuilding the old and adding quarters for 15,- i il ATH ST. S.W. LEGEND —=- B MASONRY STRUCTURES' ] FRAME STRUCTURES COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC STRUCTURES PROPOSED AREA FOR DEFENSE HOUSING—The nine-block area of Southwest Washington, which was used to study proposed reconstruction of the entire section, is shown here as it exists today. - {which then existed. Jt e e e St MASONRY - REHABILITATED Bl MASONRY — NEW CONSTRUCTION' B= FRAME = FOR FUTURE TREATMENT This illustrates what would be done under the plan to rebuild the Southwest into a section for war workers. New housing to be built and the old structures to be modernized are shown. 000 new residents—would be about | $32,000,000. On the money saving side, it is estimated that the cost of land, reconditioning and site im-| provement would be less than 60 per cent of the cost of equivalent land, new construction and site im- provement elsewhere in Washing~ ton. The cost of reconditioning per room, including land or site acquisi- tion is placed at $793 per room as compared to $1,350 per room for new public housing recently completed here. The new. apartments would be erected on the interiors of blocks where the land acquisition cost 'would be only $69 per room. This would make total cost of the new apartments far lower than if they were built in other sections. This low land cost of interior block projects, which compares to a cost of $257.65 per room on adjacent public housing, is because District law prohibits alley dwelling after July 1, 1944. Redevelopment of blocks under the new program would, of course, comply with the law. Displacement of persons residing in Southwest Washington while the work is carried out is one of the great problems presented by the program. The plan suggests that the new apartments on the interior of blocks be started first. When these are completed, the families re- Specializing in Perfect | - DIAMONDS And complete line of standard and all-American made watches. Shop at the friendly store— you're always greeted with as - wmile—with no obligation te buy. Charge Accounts Inited | siding in the old houses on the out- side would be moved in, and then the older houses modernized or re- | placed, depending upon their con- dition. The areas of the Southwest al- ready are fairly well determined as to occupancy by white and colored residents, the report points out. Labor (Continued From First Page.) make increasingly unpopular the causes for the labor rupture, it is believed that Mr. Lewis’ gesture will result in a renewal of efforts to achieve peace. President Sought Peace. Repeated efforts have been made by President Roosevelt to bring the | warring factions together and it was at his direct behest that the 1939 | committees were set and the nego- tiations undertaken® After a pre- liminary meeting at the White House the negotiators then met intermittently at the Labor De-| }panment here and in New York | city. The conferences ended when Mr. ’bewis, who served with Mr. Murray and Sidney Hillman for the C. 1. O,, | was excused to participate in wage negotiations between the United Mine Workers and the coal opera- tors. Meanwhile, there have been no formal peace efforts made, although leading officizls in both factions have been sounded out at various times on the possibilities of a reap- prochement and the A. F. L. in each of its annual conventions has re- peated its readiness to resume negotiations. Noting that the two bodies are “comparatively of equal strength,” WANTED 1940 PONTIAC - WILL PAY HIGH PRICE {§ FLOOD PONTIAC 4221 Conn. Ave. WOodiey 8400 Oidest Pontiac Dealer in D.C. CHURCH HILL By The Cerai 2 miles from the 1 HiaTorle Poietme Bivers IN EXHIBIT HOUSE L- charmin, et 4 0e; intelligontly BOSS & PHELPS, OLD GEORGETOWN G‘"lllo House: within easy walking distance departments. Adjoins clhi-—n.of "Ohe Canal 1042 31st ST. N.W. TIL 'NA. $300 Mr. Lewis in his letter declared “it is obvious that if accouplement could be achieved, with unified and competent leadership, the results would be aavantageous and in the public interest.” i “‘Accouplement” is defined in ‘Webster's Dictionary as “the act of coupling, or state ef being coupled; uniom”) / The letters to Mr. Murray and Mr. Green, made public by Mr, kewis, read: a2 “The numerical strength of or- | ganized labor in our country is divided substantially into two great houses. The C. I. O. and the A F. of L. have each achieved propor- tions demonstrating their abiiity to live aud endure, 2ven though en- gaged in rivalry and conflict with the other. In membership, re- sources and entrenched security, these two orgenizations are com- paratively of equal strength. “It is obvious that if accouple- ment could be achieved, with unified ;lnd competent leadership, the re- sults would be advantageous and in the public interest. . “Heretofore, this has not been | possible, Previous conferences be- tween representatives of both organizations failed to coalesce. Conditions are now changed. Amer- its national economy. Labor im- peratively requires coherency, in order to give maximum assistance to the nation in its war effort to defend American liberties and American institutions. Resumption of Parleys Urged. | “Both the A. F. of L. and the C. 1. O. have accredited standing com- | mittees, authorized to negotiate a | peace between the two organiza- |tions. I suggest a resumption of | negotiations between the aforesaid committees; that such meeting should take place at the early con- iven\ence of the members of the | Joint committee, and that the com- | mittee should undertake again the |task of finding a common ground { to bring peace to the ranks of labor. | “It is idle to discuss responsibility for previous failures of such meet- |ings. The sequence of events since the last meeting some two and one- half years ago, have enfeebled cer- tain obstacles and factors of control It s my | opinion that under conditions ex- ica needs unity in every phase of | the inescapable conviction, which will be shared by every thoughtful citizen, that the leaders of labor should now accept the responsibility of this task, and in all good fajth devote themselves to its solution. “May I hope that each of you, in your official capacity, will advise me of your concuryence.” assign its committee to reconsidera- tion of this task, the A. F. L. de- clared that “we regard Mr, Lewis’ letter as a partial response at least to the repeated appeals we have made since 1939 for resumption of conferences to adjust differences between the A. F. L. and the C.I. O. A. F. L. Appeal Mentioned, “Our latest appeal to the C. I. O. was made on December 16, 1941, only 8 week after America had entered the war when a special meeting of the officers of all affiliated national and international unions adopted | 8 declaration of war labor policy. “This declaration contained the| foljowing statement: “‘We regret sincerely and are| | deeply concerned with the distress- | ing rivalry that has beset the Amer- | ican labor field for the past !ew‘ years. We hold all such rivalry and | | Jurisdictional conflicts have no phce‘ in an emergency such as faces America and the world today. We| therefore renew our offer for unity | in the labor movement and for the common defense of our Nntion‘ against mortal danger. We hopef | our call to this end will not be in | vain.’” Mr. Murray, who has been recu- perating in Florida from a long | period of poor health, is due in New | York today and is scheduled to par- ! | ticipate in steel wage negotiations getting under way tnere tomorrow. C. I. O. spokesmen indicated here !last night that there would be no official reaction to the Lewis pro- | posal until Mr. Murray reaches New : York. and perhaps not until he has { consulted other officials in the |C. 1 o. | Hillman May Not Take Part. | On leave of absence from his C. 1. O. office and from his post as ipresldent of the Amalgamated | isting at present, there is justifica- | |tion for the belief that a further | effort could achieve success. accept full responsibility for the expression of this opinion and the request which I herein make for a resumption of conferences. “I address this letter to each of {you in my capacity as a member |of the Standing Negotiating Com- | mittee of the Congress of Indus- trial Organizations, acting under authority of its third constitutional convention. Will Help Government. “The importance of this request, and the meetings herein projected, can scarcely be overestimated. La- ber’s task in the effort to overcome the enemies-of our Nation is greater | than that which befalls any other | segment of our population. If labor |can compose its major internal { problem, then the Government will | be aided in the operation of its | war economy and the membership of labor appreciably benefited. 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As principal labor official in the defense production picture, Mr. Hillman has been under fire on several occasions from both wings of organized labor. The orig- inal members of the C. I. O. Peace Committee were Mr. Lewis, Mr. Hill- man and Mr. Murray. Daniel J. Tobin, president of the teamsters; Harry C. Bates, head of the Bricklayers’ Union, and Mat- thew Woll, president of the Photo Engravers’ Union, were originally named to the A. F. L. committee, but Mr. Tobin did not serve throughout the negotiations. Thomas A. Rick- ert, head of the United (Garment ‘Workers, was another member, but he has died in the interim. Rail Brotherhood Head Praises Lewis Proposal CLEVELAND, Jan. 17 (#).—Presi- dent A. F. Whitney of the Brother- hood of Railroad Trainmen com- mented tonight that John L. Lewis’ proposal for resumption of A. F. L.= C. 1. 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