Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1942, Page 4

A—2 xx THE EVE NING TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY APRIL 6, 1942. Churches of Capital Filled to Capacity For Easter Services Many Congregations Forced to Duplicate Morning Meetings A serious, wartime Washington population yesterday gathered by the thousands in its churches and sther places of worship to reafirm aith in life after death as confirmed by Christ’s resurrection. 1 Led by ranking Government offi- cials, diplomats, members of Con- gress_and high church members, the city emphasized religion to the fullest during this time of emer- genc®. Most pastors used as their theme variations of faith as means toward carrying the Nation through the war to victory. Nearly all recalled the trials of Jesus and His flock as illustrations of the tribulations which must be endured in the struggle of life. As Anacostia churches held their annual sunrise program in the An- acostia Methodist Church, the Rev. Dr. Worth M. Tippy told the com- bined congregations during the union service that faith in the resurrection was never more neces- sary than today. Dr. Tippy is ex- ecutive secretary of the Washing- ton Federation of Churches. Many Duplicated Services. “If we can see life in its cosmic aspects, we shall be comforted and we shall be stronger,” he declared. Because of the large gatherings of worshipers, a number of local pastors reported holding two morn- ing services. The Rev. Angus Dun, dean of the Episcopal Theological School at Cambridge, Mass., was guest speaker during services in historic St. John's | Episcopal Church. “The gospel always ties together what now is and what shall be,” he he told the large congregation, “and wheelbarrow across the Capitol £ Mrs. Roosevelt Urges to separate them is like trying to deal with tomorrow, out of all rela- | tions with today. | “The theme of Easter is the sover- | eignty of Christ. To confess that Christ is God’s King of Men means that when our existence is torn out | of our hands by death we stand, not before Hitler’s new order, or Stalin’s order, or our so imperfect democratic order, but before the order in which Christ reigns,” he declared. Starting Point of Faith. Msgr. Lawrence J. Shehan, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in his sermon declared that “to the eyes of Christian faith nothing is more firmly founded than the truth of Christ’s resurrection.” “It is the starting point—the only possible starting point of all our Christian faith. Nothing else could have given the great movement of | Christianity its impetus. Without it | the very gospels themselves could not have been written, could hardly have been imagined,” he added. “It is so much the reason for their having been written, it fits in so closely with the whole gospel story, it is so much a part of what is evidently a simple narrative of what Christ did and taught, it is so much the basis of all that follows in the Acts of the Apostles in the glorious history of the early church, it is so much the seed from which has grown our whole Christian civiliza- tion, that we can only conclude that nothing in all history is more cer- tain to those who will but open their eyes to truth,” he declared. “To the acceptance of the resur- rection there is but one objection which can ultimately stand, and| that is the refusal to believe that God is so good as to have done so much and to have worked such wonders for the human race,” he said. | Cathedral Services. | At the Washington Cathedral sev- eral communion services were held. | Music was by the Cathedral choir of boys and men, under the direction of Paul Callaway, Cathedral organist and choirmaster. Last night the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, declared the present war is a battle “between forces of evil and the forces which are none too good.” “I can not believe the forces | which have come to smite the forces of righteousness represent the peo- ple of the countries from which they issue,” he said during dedica- tion ceremonies at the John Bennett Memorial, recently completed annex to the Central Unjon Mission. Bishop Freeman said more missions “are needed to touch every class of men and women in the community.” “Dark Period of History.” ‘The Rev. Dr. Robin Gould, preach- | ing in the Prancis Asbury Methodist | Church, said, “We come to Easter today in one of the dark periods of human history. The purpose of God is life and light and love and peace for all his human children. But again and again men have tried to blackout those glories of divine in- tention. “Always there have been those | who have loved darkness rather than light and their own selfish de- sires rather than the benign fulfill- ments of our Heavenly Father. “This day #s peculiarly sinister be- cause vast organizations of military might are behind those men who would create a universal blackout. Should the Axis powers win this war we know that liberty of the home, of the church, of the press, of the con- science, of individual initiative—all would be destroyed,” he declared. Narvik Reported Raided By Brifish Troops, Planes Bs the Assoclated Press. LONDON, April 6.—Reuters quoted a report today in the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet that British troops and planes raided the Narvik area of the German-held coast of Norway last Friday. Explosions, it said, could be heard on the Swedish side of the frontier which runs close to the coast in the Narvik area, almost touching the back of Narvik Fjord. Authoritative . London sources, however, said they had no informa- tion about such a raid (which, even | if true, the British probably would keep secret until the return of the raiders.) A special Stockholm dispatch to the New York Times last night, quoting the newspaper Afton Tid-, ningen, said many casualties and considerable damage to shipping had been inflicted in the far northern Norwegian harbor and that British rafders may have collaborated with Russian bombers. It said the raid was staged early yesterday. ) | were not too substantially built to Dormitories Here for Soldiers on Leave Expects Action to Be Taken Soon; Defends N. Y. A. Training Program Mrs. Roosevelt predicted today that enlisted men visiting Washing- ton soon will be housed in some type | of permanent quarters here. She told her press conference that she had heard about the dlmcumesi soldiers have faced in finding H place to stay on week-end leave and | said she thought that some arrange- ment like the dormitories being con- | sidered for woman defense workers would be made for soldiers. She | indicated she believes some action will be taken soon. | ©On the question of dormitories for | women, she said she thought they | probably were a good thing if they be torn down at the end of the war. The main requirements for the dor- mitories, she said, should be that they were clean, ot ‘expensive and mear work. Defends N. Y. A. Fraining. In the face of Congressional threats to eliminate the National Youth Administration, Mrs. Roose- velt strongly defended the contribu- tion N. Y. A. is making to the training of defense workers on the | basis that all-around training that workers received in N. Y. A. shops would stand them in good stead when they went job-hunting. Asked about the equipment which some N. Y. A. critics have said was not being adequately used and might be more necessary in war plants, Mrs. Roosevelt said that the War Production Board could take out any specific machinery that was needed elsewhere, but if all the machinery was taken out there might be no place for it. She said she was sorry to hear of | the trend toward ending N. Y. A. assistance to coliege students. She suggested that the lists of students receiving aid could be reviewed so that the only remaining ones to re- ceive aid were students ranking high in their class who could not con- tinue college without N. Y. A. as- sistance and had prospects of being valuable to their country. Mrs. Rooesvelt also predicted that the Woman'’s Land Army would be needed this summer and said she favored the plan of the Employ- ment Service placing workers who will be employed at the current wage and permitting them to be sent where they are needed most. White House Garden. The White House, she disclosed, has a victory garden of its own under discussion. Some of the grounds, she pointed out, have been torn up by construction work and it wouldn't hurt the sod to plant a few vegetables for the White House table. The President’s wife got a first hand view of crowded Washington when she emerged from Union Sta- tion today, she said. In the first place, she alighted on the wrong side of the train through the mis- guided efforts of the train porter. Since there was not a station porter in sight, Mrs. Roosevelt said, she went in search of one, finally located him and sent him back to get her bags and the White House footman, who was patiently waiting on the right side of the train. After waiting 15 minutes with the firm conviction that the porter, bags and footman all were lost, the White House party was reorganized and Mrs. Roosevelt left the station only to discover large crowds and few taxis. She found two soldiers going to the War College, decided that was a little out of the way, decided to offer a lift to several men she knew who were going her way, and the party left the station in the Whtie House car. First Officer Is Shiffed From R.C.A.F. fo U.S. Army By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 6—Group Capt. Harold Fowler, director of United States personnel in the Royal Ca- nadian Air Force, was transferred to the United States Army today, the first officer of the R. C. A. F. to do so. He was sworn in with the rank of colonel at a ceremony in the United States Embassy. A former deputy police commis-| ) sioner in New York City whose home is in Far Hills, N. J, Col. Fowler has been in Britain since last au- e 7 L E NOT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT IT'S EASTER—The lawn of the Presidential Mansion may have been closed to egg-rolling festivities this year because of the war, but the kiddies had their fun anyway. That smudge can’t hide the happy smile on the face of Francis Morigi, 215, of Hyattsville, Md., as he trundles his Grounds. on their Easter eggs. (Story on Page A-1) Some roll them, some eat them. John Danlel Rucker, 16 months, of Arlington was one of the eating type among the youthful thousands enjoying Easter Monday at the Zoo. 150 Rabaul Defenders Killed 1,500 Japs, Survivors Relate Australians Tell How Air Force of 5 Planes Battled Against 150 By the Associated Press. MELBOURNE, April 6.—The bloody story of the Japanese con- quest of Rabaul, New Britain, in which 150 Australians mowed down about 1,500 Japanese in a single 200-yard stretch of beach, was told today with the arrival at Australian bases of 600 sur- vivors of the Australian garrison. Rabaul, former capital of New Britain, fell January 23 after the Japanese had pitted a landing force of 20,000 men, a formidable naval force and an air fleet of at least 150 bombers, dive bombers and fighters against Rabaul’s Australian garrison of 1400 men and an air force of 5 planes. Rabaul’s casualties were 700 killed, wounded or missing while Japanese losses were in excess of 2,000. It was at Ralauna Beach that a [ unit of 150 Australians blazed away |at a Japanese force which was caught in barbed wire at the water's edge. Over a 200-yard beach front, it was! reported, Japanese dead were stacked 6 feet high as an estimated 1,500 fell before the Australian fire—and the Australian cost was only 20 men slightly wounded. | The aerial attack on Rabaul, 800 miles northeast of the Australian | mainland, began January 20 with 60 bombers and 20 fighters. | | Against them the defenders were | able to put into the air only 5/ Wirraways — single-engine, general | surpose monoplanes. The Australian planes accounted for two enemy craft before they were shot down, leaving | Rabaul entirely without air protec- | | tion. Anti-aicraft fire brought down 5 other planes. | Two days later, refugees from | the island said, 110 Japanese aircraft | bombed Rabau heavily—blasting | Praed Point fortress for a solid hout. They attempted to land on | the airport but demolition charges | were exploded and two of the invad- | ing planes were destroyed. Machine- | | gun fire brought down a third. many landing barges with 50 to 100 men in each before the terrific slaughter of Ralauna Beach. By noon the Japanese were swarming everywhere, survivors of Egg-rolling can be strenuous sport for short, sturdy legs. Here Edward Mat- son, 2, of 4300 Alabama avenue S.E. and Arnold S. Rosenthal, 2%, of 5030 Eighth street S.E., pause beneath a bush at the Capitol, to rest and compare decorations —S8tar Staff Photos. | Egg Rolling (Continued From PFirst Page.) last year, and the Capitol, which The Zoo had 10,000 bags of pea- nuts ready for the visitors and put all its pin-ball games outside so more people could be crammed in front of its soda fountains in its restaurant. Best rolling of all was on the averages 4,000 even on a cloudy day. | | _|steep incline beneath the House | wing of the Capitol. The first children to stand flat sagainst the House wing wall and gleefully watch their eggs roll 100 yards down the hill until stopped by cherry and magnolia trees, were Virginia, 10, and Dick Actom, 5, of 200 Northview terrace, Alexandria, and Susgnna Hazlitt, 10, of 101 West Linden street, Alexandria. Until noon not & single child had been lost thoroughly enough to come under protection of the Boy and Girl Scouts detailed at the Zoo and Cap- itol to watch out for them. Pirst. to_arrive at the Zoo were seven children accompanied by one mother and one grandmother, all driven to the Zoo with' their egg baskets and lunches in one taxi. They were Mrs, Isabel Edwards, her mother-in-law, Mrs. W. B. Wil- 1is, 'and her two children, Doris, 12, and Betty, 13; Hubert, 11, and Thel- ma Jett, 14; Margaret, 9; Joseph, 11, and Morris Lee, 7, all of Silver Spring. All animal houses were closed at the Zoo, according to Dr. William H..Mann, director, because the vis- itors were likely to feed the animals and drop eggs on the floor. All animals usually outside on display, however, were on exhibition. There were clockers at -all five entrances to the Zoo, Adams Mill road, Rock Creek entrance, Potomac Park entrance, with two men sta- tioned at larger entrances on Con- necticut avenue'and Harvard street. The patk was to be open until 8 o'clock, although the cleanup crew was expected to go to work at 5:30 pm, Sergt. L. A. Tabinski of the Zoo police was kept busy this morning explaining to sur- prised motorists attempting to use their ordinary routes that for this one day in the year the park was closed to automobiles. Only other restriction imposed at the Zoo was that no balls could be batted or thrown. The city’s 38 community play- grounds selected for the egg-roiling were staffed with people from the Community Center and Playground Department. | Plant Warning Given Land owners in Montgomery, Gar- | rett, Allegany, Washington, Fred- | erick, Carroll, Howard and Balti- more Counties are advised today not to plant any currant or goose- berry bushes because those plants 'aid in spreading “blister rust,” a | pine, according to Dr: Robert A. | Jehle, Maryland plant pathologist. Weather Repo | tonight. Repert for Last 48 Hours. Temperature Desrees Last 24 Record noon. 83, 880, terday terday. River Repo st Harpers Ferry: | Great Falls. | ars. terday 1o moog todaz) 4 pm. yesterday. Year Towest, 35 per cent, at 2:30 D.m. Yes- rt. | Potomae and Shenandoah Rivers muddy Potomac muddy st Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Automobile lights must be turned on rt (Purnished by the United States Weather Bureau ) District of Columbia—Gentle winds and continued mild temperature Virginia—Continued mild temperature tonight. Maryland—Temperature tonight continued mild. R | Advertising Exhibit | Opens at Raleigh Hotel An exhibition of the work of ac- credited masters in direct mail ad- vertising is being given by the Ad- {tomorrow and Wedn krooms in the Raleigh Hotel i ‘The exhibit is open today and to- morrow from 10'am. to 8 p.m. and Secretary Charles J. Columbus an- Ot 88, 615 am. fodw. Year|nounced that advance reservations Record Té 4 This Year, pushes. 83, :::55\:‘!:3.” 3 Club's luncheon at 12:30 o'clock e on : = 3 Humidity for Last 24 Hours. winasday (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 75 per cent, at 8:30 p.m. yes- | disease destructive to valuable white | Eight Injured as Car Hits Gas Main on Frederick Road Explosion Is Heard For Miles, Residents Thinking It Air Raid An automobile crashed into a shutoff valve on a natural gas main about a mile north of Rockville on the Frederick pike early today, causing injecy to eight persons and igniting gas from the main with an explosion that led to considerable excite- ment in Montgomery County over rumors of an air raid. ‘The explosion, according to county police, was heard for more than 10 miles. A number of phone calls from excited residents who were under the impression the noise had been caused by a bomb dropped from an enemy plane were received at police and newspaper offices. ‘Telephone lines in the immediate vicinity of the accident were broken, but firemen were able to protect nearby power lines. Trafic over Highway 240 was rerouted during the blaze, Fire Burns Three Hours. Both the Rockville and Gaithers- burg Volunteer Fire Departments fought the blaze for about three | hours before it was extinguished. At one time, the flames reached a height of 300 feet, according to Montgomery County Policemen Wil- son Payne and James Burdette. The fire destroyed the car and burned nearby woods. The eight persons injured, all col- ored residents of Rockville, were taken to Georgetown Hospital by the Rockville Rescue Squad Those injured were Henry M. Ma- | gruder, listed by police as the driver of the car; Dollv Lyons, Wade Da- vis, Nathaniel Offutt, Carroll Wims, | Marjorie Williams, Ida Bades and Worthington Wims. All were ad- mitted to the hospital suffering from burns. Natural Gas Main. The main is part of the principal pipe line carrying natural gas from Kentucky to Pennsylvania, the Dis- | trict and points in Virginia, accord- | ing to Everett J. Boothby, vice pres- ident and general manager of the Washington Gas Light Co Mr. Boothby explained that the fire did not interrupt service to con- sumers south of Rockville since the gas was shut off just below the blaze, {and the area served by gas from Washington. While the Washington Gas Light plant in Washington was | without natural gas for several hours, its operation was not halted since ofl was used 3s fuel instead, he added. Strike Halts Publication | vertising Club of Washingtaon today, ay at club-‘ on Wednesday from 10 a'm. to 2 pm. the defense sald, and further resist- | ance was seen to be useless. Some | Australian troops then suddenly withdrew through Okopo toward the | bush. | Four hundred others took the | Malabonga road toward Rabata, a | gfy village 30 miles distant, harried h&" Japanese planes. At Rabata food was- picked up and troops moved | into the jungle for what turned out | to be a struggle of many weeks | one-half hour after sunset. ipitati Preci jon. 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