Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1942, Page 4

A—2 $53,106,278 Extra Is Recommended for D.C. by Budget Bureau Sum Includes 30 Million for Housing Under Lanham Act By WILL P. KENNEDY The Budget Bureau yesterday s mitted to Congress three recom- mendations totaling 853108278 for District needs growing out of the national war effort, in addition i the original District budget of $54,548562. They were $50,000,000 for defense housing and community | facilities, as authorized in the cently enacted Lanham bill. sup- plemental items of $2,046,278 due to the revised District budget and $60.000 additional relief during the current fiscal year for District police and firemen The recommendations will receive prompt consideration—in fact, much of the supplemental budget has already been discussed during the hearings now in progress on the Distriet appropriation bill. The $60,000 for police and firemen's re- lief will be considered by the same | committee, possibly today Chairman Cannon of the Appro- priations Committee said he ex- | pects to report to the House next week & separate resolution appro- priating the $50,000,000 for defense housing. This, he said, will imme- diately follow the sixth deficiency defense appropriation bill, on which the Senate and House conferees were rushing action yesterday, and will be taken up before the pending relief bill. He said that he and other members of the Appropria- tions Committee appreciate t these funds are “urgently needed and have aiready been too long de- layed.” so that he anticipates his Deficiency Subcommittee will report the special resolution “just as soon as possible.” $30,000,000 for Housing. | ‘The $50,000,000 for defense hous- Ing s divided—8$30,000,000 for the National Housing Agency, with a provision that $10,000,000 be re- funded to the President's emer- gency fund, which had advanced | that amount—and $20,000,000 to the Federal Works Agency, with admin- | *hh b- re- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., THURSDAY, ADDRESS BIBLE CLASS BANQUET—Among the speakers at the 13th annual banquet of the Organized Bible Class Association of the District last night were (left to right) the Rev. Dr. Forrest L. Knapp, general secretary of the World’s Sunday School Association; Page McK. Etch- ison, president of the O. B. C. A. and religious work director of the Y. M. C. A, and the Rev. Dr. Clarence W. Cranford, minister of the Calvary Baptist Church. Christian Community 0f World Is Urged By Dr. Knapp Organized Bible Class Association Holds 13th Annual Banquet Development of “a world Chris- tian community” was urged last night by the Rev. Dr. Forrest istrative expenses limited to $900,- | Knapp of New York, general sec- 000, This $20,000,000 is specifically | retary of the World's Sunday School for community facilities such as | Association, in an address at the achools, water works, sewers, hos- | 13th annual banquet of the Or- pitals, recreational facilities and | sanized Bible Class Association of streets. the Distriet. The revised budget includes in- | The banquet, held in Calvary Bap- creasing ‘the highway fund from tist Church, was attended by nearly $3.494,000 to $4.495100. A total of | 400 persons. IL was one of a series $150000 is asked for studies and|of observances scheduled for this surveys for a trunk highway from Vear to mark the 20th anniversary the vicinity of Twelfth and K streets N.W. to Fifteenth street and Benning road NE. a trunk highway from Connecticut avenue | and K street N.W. to Twenty- | seventh and K streets N.W. and grade separations at Thirteenth and | H streets NW. and at Dupont| Ofrcle. Sixteen proposed paving | fobs would be delated. . Administra- tive expen of the highway fund would be increased from -$177,220 to $194,260 and salaries™increased from $208,420 to $248,000. For the water service, a new 36-inch main from Becond.d -:g c str E. to C_atregh a en- luc’k’)"‘l!mue SE,; titfh ™ Eletenth | and East Qapitol street to Eleventh and C streets SE, and from Elev- | enth” and” Est Oupito! “streets to | Kentucky and Potomac avenues SE, at a cost of $250,000 is pro-| posed to be substituted for the pre- viously recommended 24-inch trunk line from Anacostia Reservoir to Nichols and Alabama avenues SE. for which the estimated cost would have been $288,000. More Health Funds Sought For the Health Department an increase from $525580 to $720,735 is asked for increased medical serv- | ice; from $141,470 to $201,310 for Inspections and increases in upkeep of Gallinger and Glenn Dale Sani- toria For public welfare an increase | from $489.450 to $579,450 is recom- mended for expenses of the work- house and reformatory; $28,000 for Acquisition of additional land and approximately $50,000 for increased expenses of other agencies. For the National Capital parks an Increase from $370,950 to $410,950 is recommended and for the National Capital Park and Planning Com- mission approximately $4,000 For personal services in the new Municipal Oourt $212,425 is asked and for witness fees and jurors compensation, $35.000. For the new Municipal Court of Appeals $40,000 18 asked. of which 88000 should be immediately available For the public schools. adminis- trative salaries are proposed to be reduced from $726300 to $722,883 clerical salaries to be increased rom $217.840 to $226075, teachers’ salaries decreased from $7.522740 to $7512240. and the item for placement of furniture reduced from $26,100 to $8,100 More Fire Department Funds the Fire Department, salary creases from $2,172,060 to $2,220.060 are proposed. For police and firemen's relief, an ease from $1,300,000 to $1,360 000 sked Faor the free Public Library, salary dec:eases from $513.558 to $486,108 are proposed and the fund for books and periodicals decreased from $75,000 to $60.000 Sa increases recommended are Exec e offices, from $108625 to $114.905; purchasing division, $57.475 0 $114,905; assessor's office fry 3205685 to $341 ax collect office. from $56,740 to $64,560; office of chief clerk, engineer office. fron 531350 to $33.350; municipal archi- ect's office. from $66,880 to $70.000 Public Utilitles Commission, from $74.485 to $88,515, and the office of rent control, from $37,140 to §70 The fund for printing and bu is proposed to be increased 360,000 to $69,000 | 1 Corcoran Student Wins British Poster Contest Miss Clara Fave Center street NW. Corcoran Art School student, was awarded first prize yesterday in a poster contest in connection with the British War Relief Society's campaign for 800,000 packages of garden seed to be sent to England The contest display was held at the home of Mrs. Robert Low Baocon, 1801 F street NW., where prises were given by Mrs. Dean Acheson. Miss Jane Wyatt, 1702 Kalmia road N.W., of the Marjorie Webster | &chool, received second prise. ) Johnson, 3422 of the founding of the Organized Bible Class Association. Dr. Knapp was introduced by Page McK. Etchison, president of the Or- nized Bible Class Association. r. Etchison also introduced other guests of honor, who included Dr. Charles E. Resser, president of the District of Columbia Sunday School Assoclation, and Leonard W. De Gast, general secretary of Young Men's Christian Assoclation. Awards Are Presented: Mr. Etchison presented awards to members of the association in xecog- nition of their work. The awards incly invita ll ”W:’z the iation ferencd,. At ~ Westminster, ' Md; “in Those receiving the awards were: Mrs. Judith 8. King, chairman of last night's Banquet Committee; Mrs. Laura Lindley, summer con- ference reporter for a number of years; E, M. Bryan, in charge of publication of the association's re- ports; Charles H. Cook, chairman | of the Easter sunrise service; George E. Harris, exdcutive secretary of the assoclation; Miss Gertrude Donovan, in charge of conference reports; Howard M. Stackhouse, a vice presi- dent of the association: Elton H. Brown, sr, In charge of the annual Armistice Day service; Mrs. Etchi- son, pianist for the association for 17 years: William R. Schmucker, the association’s treasurer and veteran song leader, and Harold 8. King, a vice president of the association. Calvary Baptist Church, which had 37 at the banquet, led in the number attending from any single church, Program of Entertainment. A program of entertainment in- cluded music by the Vaughn Class Orchestra, Chester C. Hutchinson conducting: vocal solos by Mrs. Vester Lynn, accompanied by Mrs. Etchison; vocal solos by Kenneth Kinsella, accompanied by his mother. Mrs. Cornella L. Kinsella, and group singing, led by Mr, Schmucker. Dinner was served by members of Hope Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star A reception preceded the banquet Memb of the Reception Com- mittee included Mr. and Mrs. Etchi~ son, Mr. and Mrs. J. St. Clair Hambly, Mr and Mrs. George A Watson, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pat- terson, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Harold § King, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Schmucker Besides the chairman, Mrs. King, the Banquet Committee included Mrs. Sue Harward, Mrs. Virginia Harris, Richard A. Sauer, Arthur 8. Cop: Harold S. King, Mr, Et Mr. Patterson and Mr Har Weathg nished Maryla River Report cloudy. Shenandoah e Potoma rd Temperatures This Year. I S =gy vy ] Wesl. 7. on January & A the | r Report by the United # District of Columbia—Mild temperatures tonight 1d and Virginia—Continued mild temperature t - * Mother of Columnist Mrs. Edna Rachel Wolfe Pearson, widow of Dr. Paul M. Pearson, for- mer Governor of the Virgin Islands, and mother of Drew Pearson, Wash- ington columnist,*died at her home in Swarthmore, Pa., yesterday | Both Mr. Pearson and Leon Pear- | son, her other son residing here, will | g0 to Swarthmore to attend the| | funeral at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the | Swarthmore Friends Meeting House, ! Burial will be at the Friends burying grounds in Embreeville, Pa. A native of Humboldt, Kans., Mrs. | Pearson was well known here, hav- | ing lived Lere for two years before her husband's death six years ago | and having returned on frequent | visits to her sons since then. She | and her husband made their perma- | | nent residence in Swarthmore, where | he had been a professor at Swarth- | more College for many years. She had always been active in the So- ciety of Friends. | Besides her two sons here, Mrs. | | Pearson is survived by two daughters | | in Swarthmore, Mrs. Barbara Lange | and Mrs. Ellen Fogg; a brother in | Kansas City, Morris Wolfe, and 10 | grandchildren. vy Broadens Plan To.Let Enlisted Men Earn Commissions Those With Incomplete College Training to Go To Officers’ Schools | The Navy today announced a plan | providing for the first time for large- scale training of enlisted men for | commissions as ensigns. Under it, enlisted men who have college training but do not hold college degrees will be given the | chance to win commissions as deck |and engineer officers in the United | States Naval Reserve Class V-7.| | There have been more or less iso- | lated cases of promotion from the |ranks without college degrees in| | the Navy in the past, but it was ex- | plained the new arrangement would | extend and speed the process. | An enlisted man who has been on | active duty for six months and who | has successfully completed three | | years of college work may apply | for Reserve midshipman trainihg in | Class V-7. 1If he has been on active | duty 12 months, he need have only | two years of college training. | | Candidates who are selected will | | be ordered to the Naval Tr-mm” | School at Notre Dame Universicy, { where they will hold the rating of | apprentice seamen and be given a | two-month academic review course, | At the end of the review period | the candidates will take examina- | tions to determine whether they have adequate educational back- | ground to undertake the Reserve midshipman course. Successful can- didates then will be transferred to & Naval Reserve midshipman's school. while those who fail will be returned to general detail in the rating which they formerly held. The applicant must be at least 30 years old and not over 27. He must be recommended by his commanding officer as demonstrating leadership and officer-like qualities. The requisite college work must include two one-semester courses in mathematics and the Navy is re- quiring that the applicant must have completed a course in trigonometry, either in college or secondary school tes Weather Burea gentle w Report for Last 21 Hours - Tempera Yesterday— Des: 4pm S p Mumidity for Last 24 Hours (From noon vyesterday to neon tloday) Higheal. 66 per cent. &t 5:30 a.m. toduy Lowest, 35 per cent, at 2.30 p.m. yes terday Weather in Various Cities Prec Stations t Hish. Low | Monday Mrs. Edna Pearson Dies; gub R;poried g;lnk By Norwegian Ship In Running Fight Action Is Said to Have Occurred Off North Coast of Brazil By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, April 16.— Reports of a running sea fight in which the armed Norwegian merchantman Baalbek sank an Axis. submarine were_ received here today. The action, these reports said, took place off Brazil's inlet-indented, island-screened north coast, where one or more undersea raiders, mostly striking by night, apparently have been trying to cut the sea lanes be- tween the Americas. It was learned that 34 survivors of an oll tanker identified variously as the Ben Bush or the Ben Brush have reached shore after the torpedoing of their ship last Sunday north of Natal That is the same area where re- ports authorized for publication said the United States tankers T. C. McCobb, 7452 tons, and Eugene V. R. Thayer, 7,138 tons, and the 2,161-ton Norwegian freight= er Balkis were torpedoed last week. Survivors were brought ashore | from the Eugene V. R. Thayer and thy , both-reported sunk, but there has been noe“further word of the. MeCobb. In the case of the Ben Bush or Ben Brush the submarine attacked | by daylight FREE PARKING OPEN UNTIL 9 DOBBS DAWN OF 4 —Star Staff Photo. | Byrd Plans fo Ask | 'Single Agency to | Control U. §. Rentals | Senator Declares ‘ Federal Units Bid Against Each Other The need of a single. central agency to lease property for the use of all departments and independent agencies of the Federal Government outside of Washington, is under con- sideration by Chairman Byrd of a special committee set up to hold | down and eliminate expenditures of the Government not essential to the war effort Reports reaching Washington are to the effect that rents for such properties have been going higher | | and higher, due in large measure to | the fact that different agencies of | | the Government are constantly com- | | peting with one another for de- sirable rental properties | One report was that the Office of | Price Administration had recently | leased 100,000 square feet in the | Empire State Building in New York | at the rate of $3 a square foot. It also was reported that other agencies of the Government had been able to lease in New York desirable office space for less than half that figure. | | In many places throughout the | country, the Army and Navy are | bidders against each other for office | space. According to reports, in many instances the practice has been to take these properties at | practically any price no matter how high on the theory that they must be immediately available. The choicest properties have been leased when others, not so high priced, would have been of equal value. These rentals of properties for the Government are increasing in num- | ber constantly. It has been esti- | mated that if all competition could be eliminated and the properties leased through a single agency of the Government, it would be pos- | sible to make a saving on rents of from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 an- nually. Senator Byrd said today that he intended to send a questionnaire to the various agencies and depart- | ments of the Government now leas- | ing properties. 72 Desl?overs Cl;figfined /In Double Launching By tke Associsted Press. BOSTON, April 16.—In a double launching the destroyers Bennett | and Fullam took to the water today at the Boston Navy Yard. ' After the launchings keels were laid immediately for two new de- stroyers, the Hall and the Conner. The Bennett was named in honor |of the famed fiyer and explorer, Floyd Bennett, aviation machinist, U. 8. N, whose exploits included a polar flight with Admiral Richard E. Byrd. She was christened by his widow, since remarried, Mrs. Cora L. Bennett Hoffman of New York. The Fullam, named in honor of Rear Admiral Willlam F. Fullam, was sponsored by s descendant, Miss Mariatia Welch ‘of San Francisco. Rear Admiral Fullim was awarded the N¥y Cross “for exceptiomslly’ meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as commander of the reserve force, United States Pacific Fleet, ahd senior officér in’ command of the Pacific station dur+ ing the absence of the commander in chief in South Atlantic waters” in the Pirst World War. CAPITAL GARAGE P.M. TONIGHT Featuring DOBBS ENVOY NEW GREY! Here’s an entirely new Dobbs grey. A smart grey—correct for town. A distinctive grey complemented by a triple stitched grosgrain edging . . . 1t’s the Dobbs! $7.50 DIVIDED PAYMENT CHARGE ACCOUNTS SIDNEY WEST, ive. 14 ¢ G EUGENE C. GOTT, President APRIL 16, 1942 MIND‘(‘)\{O} WHERE AMERICAN BOMBERS Nichols Field Heavily Bombed HIT JAPS IN PHILIPPINES— Map shows results of the first American long-range air attack of the war on April 13 and 14 against Japanese installations and shipping in the Philippines. The attack was carried out by 13 bombers based in Australia, it was announced yesterday at Aus- tralian headquarters of the United States Army. -—A. P. Wirephoto. Communique Corregidor Guns K Enemy Planes High The text of War Department com- | munique No. 193, based on reports received here up to 10 am. toauy,“ follows : 1. Philippine theater: There were five air raids on Corregidor during April 15. Our anti-aircraft artillery forced the enemy bombers to fly at an alti- tude too high for effective bomb- ing. There have been 306 air- raid alarms at Corregidor since the beginning of the war. Ac- tually, there have been more raids than alarms, since there have been occasions when the alarm was on for half a day dur- ing which four or five air attacks occurred. Since April 9 there have been 65 air raids on the island. De- spite the almost constant bomb- ing, the damage to military in- stallations has been relatively STORE. HOURS TODAY RS SGSSCNTER. | TUSSRSR slight, and the morale of the troops is unimpaired. Our forts were shelled inter- mittently during April 15 by enemy batteries on the north and south shores of Manila Bay. Our guns returned the fire, register- ing hits on troop concentrations and truck columns on Bataan. Ammunition dumps were hit and blown up and enemy casualties are believed to have been nu- merous. Fierce fighting continues in Cebu. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. Welland Ship Canal Rushed on Opening Day By the Associated Press. PORT COLBORNE, Ontario, April 16.—Welland ship canal officials said that although the canal opened for the season only yesterday, 180 vessels had used it. Officials said nearly all the ice is gone from Lake Erie in this vicinity and the Lake will be entirely clear in a few days. | November | States. The men | services must not be deprived of (THURDAY), Martin Submits Bill To Help Servicemen Vole as Absentees War, Navy Secretaries And Governors Would Co-operate in Plan By GOULD LINCOLN. A bill to make it possible for all eligible men in the armed services to vote in the November elections was introduced in the House today by Representative Martin of Mas- sachusetts, House minority leader and chairman of the Republican National Committee. In the bill the Secretaries of War and Navy are directed to furnish to Governors of the States a list of men in the services who claim to be legal voting residents of the respec- tive States. These lists are to be sent to the Governors at least 30 days prior to the primary or gen- eral elections Then-the Governors may supply the Secretaries of War and Navy with absentee ballots directed to the men who are found to be en- titled to vote. Martin Discusses Bill, Discussing his bill, Mr sald in a statement: “It is expected that more than 3,000,000 men will be in the armed services of the United States by the date of the general elections next These men ought not to be deprived of their opportunity to vote in the State and congres- Martin | sional elections. The problem is how |to effectuate the voting rights of these men in the most effective manner. The problem is far from simple, but it must be solved. “The details necessarily must be left to be determined by the Secre- tary of War, the Secretary of the Navy and the Governors of the in the armed their proper voice in these elec- tions.” Discussing the meeting of the Re~ | publican National Committee, to be held in Chicago next Monday, Mr, | Martin said that principal reason | for the meeting was to “feel the pulse of the country” through re- ports of committee members. No Special Issues Up. “I am confidently expecting a very interesting and constructive meeting of the Republican National Com- mittee," he added. “There are no special issues for consideration other than those which may arise in the course of the sessions, which will | continue throughout the 20th, or the | meeting of the Executive Committee on the 21st. Both meetings will be executive sessions. “As T have frequently stated, par- tisan politics have no place in the consideration of war activities. 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