Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1942, Page 9

Er_iiain fo Trinsfer 7 80,000 Civil Defense Workers to Plants Part-Time Employes Or Volunteers May Take Their Places By HELEN KIRKPATRICK Poreien Correspondent of The Star Chieago Daily News LONDON, April 17.—About of Great Britains most troops—her civil defens are to be demobilized and the factories Men and women who manned fire stations, took pumps to all big fires In British citles, dug killed and wounded from under buildings and ran first aid posts are to work in factories. Their places may be taken by part-time workers or volunteers ‘Those defense workers being kept on full-time, numbering about 170,000 can be directed to other work on their posts Both civil defense workers, who have been relatively idle since the last big raids ended almost a year ago, and the public have for a long time asked that civilian defense be employed in lulls as well as during blitzes. The problem of maintaining the efMciency of various branche: and of keeping a sufficient number avallable In case of raids are begun again, so far has prevented change: Releases to Factories Now political pressure has become Auch that one-third of the national defense army will be found regular jobs in war factories and at same time be liable for part-time training and defense work. Those remaining as full-time workers may | be released week by week to factories in the vicinity of their posts Civil defense work, which until now has meant only duties as ward- ens, nurses, firemen and rescue workers, will henceforth Include any emergency work Clearing away snow, delivering coal, or forming special supplementary work squads will be done by regular defense work- ers. London would have been con- siderably improved had defense workers been permitted to clear up rald debris. Instead, only special salvage groups did this and the army had to be sent in from time to time when the debris was too much Four Considerations. | This combing out of the civilian defense was described in Parliament | vesterday by Home Security Min- ister Herbert Morrison as due to four considerations. It was first,| essential, he sald, te replace de- fensive thinking by offensive and second, it would be necessary to| recognize the impossibility of com- | plete immunity from danger. Third | and fourth considerations were, how- ever, the only cogent ones and they were based on the need for addi- tional industrial manpower, and wastefulness of maintaining fully time staffs at the present juncture This decision coincides with re- ports indicating the declining strength of the Luftwaffe and the beginning of a period when the bulk | of it may be expected to be engaged in Russia. Recent raids on British coastal towns, described as “heavy” by some of the press, have been | made by no more than 15 bombers | at any one time, This weight of | attack can make little impression | on towns who survived the concen- trated attacks night after night of 300 and 400 planes (Copyright, 1942, by Chicaso Daily News.) 80,000 gallant workers sent into any the Former Polifician’s Son Hurt in Auto Crash By the Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 17 James Conner, 21, Bardstown, Ky son of Mrs. Catherine Conner Mc- | Innerney, New York, wife of Thomas 1. McInnerney, chairman of the Na- | tional Dairy Products Corp., was in | a critical condition today from in-| Jjurles suffered in an automobile ac- cident near here last night. A companion, Miss Karin Hell- | strom, 20, of Louisville, also was in a serious condition. The couple, unconscious, Was found lying on a highway beside Mr. Conner’s overturned automobile by passing motorists, who notified county police Mrs. McInnerney. former Ken- tucky Democratic national commit- teewoman, married Mr. McInnerney last year after obtaining a divorce from Samuel L. Conner, a Federal employe here. She is now suing the New York man for divorce. Third Suit Asks $100,000 From Charleston Paper CHARLESTIN, W. Va_ April 17 State Road Commissioner Ernest 1 Bailey today sued the Charleston Daily Mail and Publisher Walter E Clark for $100.000, b; gt 000 the total damages asked | libel actions directed against newspaper by State officials Gov. Matthew M Neely April 8 for $250.000 later President W. S. Wy Board of Control lodged for $200.000 the e week ng of the Lonuc_omng Mayor Fined For Operating Still B+ the Associated Pres BALTIMORE., A H. Evar legany County. & John ns of Lot 1sed i possessior whisky ma: charge yes Federal Judge Colema Mayberry, 31 him to two yea imum penalty e of ford Counties Judge Coleman Mayberry was “one of the worst liquor vio- Jators to come into Federal Court in years said Coal Division Plans Fete The Bituminous Coal Di sponsor a dance to raise money fo the Children's Hospital blood bank at the Carlton Hotel at 10 pm WMOITow. ‘Civil Servant Day’ Held Argentina has proclaimed “the day of the civil servant” on which all government employes may enjoy » holiday provided it does not inter- fere with essential work of the ad- ministration | beyond oHermosillo Chihuahua « Tanque® Negras eAlamos eCuliacan «Rosario Monterrey Torredne 2 *saltillo Ciudad Vicloria San Luis Potosi Aguascalientes Guadalajara e Moreliae Mfl:’o \*Colima . Puebla Coatzacoalds eOaxaca Tixtla, state met In council Pavillon Sevigne under dency of Marshal state Admiral Darlan, vice president of the council. handed the chief of state the portfolios of the sec- retaryships of state for which he is responsible Admiral Darlan, successor desig- nate of the chief of state, at the of the marshal consented assume r his ct au- thority the functions of commander in chief of the land. sea and air forces. All the ministers and secretaries of state placed their portfolios at the disposal of the chief of state Marshal Petain thanked Admiral Darlan and the secretaries of state for the devoted help which they had given h e circum- stances through which the country is passing " (Reports meeting was April 17 at the presi- Petain, chief of in London said the Marshal Petain’s farewell as presiding officer of the Vichy cabinet. Although it had been presumed that he wouid remain as a figurehead in the government even though actual power went to Laval, the arch collaborationist, the advices through London were that Laval as the new Premier, would re- place him.) A vigilant all thro terday guard was maintained the day, as it was yes- around the Parc Hotel and Pavillon Sevigne, Marshal Petain's —— gy Prepared by The National Geographic Society ICO official residence which Laval used as his headquarters after his arrival from Paris yesterday America Seen Holding Save This Map for Your Scrapbook STUDEN 'S TO BROADCAST—The map above, prepared by the National Geographic Society, is for use in connection with the 16th of the Latin American broadcasts b; Future of France LONDON, April 17 (#).—The United Stgtes' reaction to Pierre | Laval's rise to power in Vichy may students in Washing- ton junior high schools which has been arranged by The Evening Star in co-operation with the Blue Network and officials of the school system. at 2 pm The program involving Mexico will be given Monday over Station WMAL by pupils of the Randall Junior High School The hour of the broadcast falls at an open period in all junior high school schedules and the children will listen in their classrooms Following the program, teachers in the various schools will pursue the subject further, aided by a prospectus prepared by school officials This map, together with those appearing each Sunday accompanying articles prepared by the National Geographic Society, is ideally fitted for use in scrapbooks for pres ‘AIi-OuI Mobilization : In Spiritual Way Seen As Vital fo Peace Protestant Leaders Here Map Religious Education Among Non-Churchgoers The “spiritual equivalent” of an | all-out mobilization of resources is | necessary if the world is to have | lasting peace at the end of the war, a convention on religious education here was told today. The remarks were made by Dr. J. Fisher Simpson, director of lead- ership education of the Methodist Board of Education, Nashville, Tenn., who spoke at a meeting of | Protestant church leaders at Cal- vary Baptist Church. The meeting was called to map plans for bringing religious educa- | tion to nom-churchgoers. It is part of a Nation-wide rally being con- ducted for three weeks, during which 135 similar one-day conven- tions will be held. World Brotherhood Urged. “The race moves forward through educational processes,” Dr. Simpson said. “National and racial bigotry must be overcome by a sense of world brotherhood. People must learn to live together. “This can be achieved only as persons are taught the way of Christ and develop confidence and action in the way of love, of good will, of forgiveness, of redemption. | “Christian education must become more effective. It must be extended the church to enlist the Stronger leadership must be developed. The half of the popu- lation that is outside the church must be won to Christian convic- tions relations between the church and other community character-forming agencies Beginning of Three-Year Program. The Washington convention is the beginning of a three-year pro- gram known as the United Christian Advance sponsored by the Interna- tional Council of Religious Educa- tion, designed to bring religion to Critics Place Bi home. Ps the As ess PROVIDENCE. R 1 What do vou think eatest” books? h of New York sub- a t at Psychological g at Brown University was reached from selections of 100 judges crities and 50 pe d the vari- Apri are t No book e 1900 was ded e A g n or more permanent ace of A book car udged There must be closer working | At Top of Greatest nt and future use. millions of persons not associated with churches. Today's conference was arranged | by the District of Columbia Sunday Schoolg Association, of which Dr. Charles E. Resser is president The convention will continue throughout the day and close with | an evening session at 7:30 o'clock | tonight. Other speakers tonight will | include Mrs. Helen B. Bourne, sec- | retary of missionary education and | cultivation in the Board of Missions | and Church Extension of the Meth- | | odist Church, and Dr. Nevin C. Horner, professor of religious edu- | cation at Franklin-Marshall Semin- ary, Lancaster, Pa. Dr. J. Quinter Miller, field secre- tary of the Federal Council of Churches, New York, told the con- vention that churches, in order to| improve attendance. may have to devise new schedules to adjust themsleves to the seven-day, three- shift war effort. There is no reason” he said “why a church must be used only | once or twice or three times a day | | “It is during these times when | | thousands are saying, ‘We've lost all | | we trusted in,’ that the churches must ‘make a supreme effort to show | what Chnistiantiy can do in. the | world today.” France (Continued From First Page.) | designated as Marshal _Petain’s 1succsssor. perhaps since December |13, 1940, when Laval was removed. Note of Gravity in Letter. | Admiral Darlan's letter of resig- nation to “Monsieur Le Marechal,” |also struck the note of gravity in | the Vichy situation | "“In the grave circumstances through which we are passing,” it read, "I esteem it my duty in order :&o permit you to make decisions which you will judge best for the | national interest to ask you please | | to accept my resignation as Minis- ter Vice President of the Council, Minister of National Defense, Sec- retary of State for Foreign Affairs Navy and Interim Secretary of State for War “Thanking you respectfully for the confidence which you were pleased | to place in me I ask you, Monsieur Le Marechal, to have the kindness to accept with urgings of my entire devotion, the homage of my deepest respects (Signed) F. DARLAN." At the session at which the old government resigned Marshal Pe- bl il Bt Books List itle hors (the Bible) Shakespeare (Hamlet) ;- Anstotle (Works) of Species! ine Comedy) Mohammed = Chaucer (Canterbury Tales) g rincipiaMathematica) X0 ue of Pure Reason g€ ar_and Peace) S5 ita o Let rug experts CLEAN your RUGS Call D Istrict 7262 V«ISLOANE 1018 CONNECTICUTHENS SEVEN HAHN SHOE STORES tain thanked Admiral Darlan and the others, as a communique an- nounced, or the devoted help which they had given him in the | grave circumstances through which the country is passing.” (Neutral observers read into Admiral Darlan’s designation as “heir apparent” to Marshal Petain the possibility that the old marshal, in a final anti-col- laboration gesture, sought to prevent Laval from assuming su- preme power, as well as political authority, over France. (As Marshal Petain’s officially- nominated successor and in com- mand of all the French armed forces, Admiral Darlan would be able to exercise some control over Laval if the pro-Axis government leader tried to go too far, these observers noted. (Under the law of July 10, 1940, and despite the political maneu- vers which have caused the pres- ent reorganization Marshal Petain—and after him Admiral Darlan—still holds plenary gov- ernmental powers with authorit to appoint and remove ministers, including Laval.) Text of Communique. text of the communique ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY. Recalled to Washington. be the test of France's future, a Free French spokesman declared today. “The French people.” he declared “‘are waiting for the United States’ stand and, by it, will make their own | decisions. “If Laval were placed in the same | category as other Quislings and branded by the United States as a tool of Berlin, the French people would be forced to take a stand either with Germany or the United States—and there is | what their decision would be.” One of Laval's first acts, this The source predicted, will be to send follows: | French warships into the Mediter- “The ministers and secretaries of | ranean and Atlantic to try to provoke SERVING WASHINGTON little doubt | COMMANDS FRENCH FORCES—Admiral Jean Dar- lan was named by France's new Premier, Pierre Laval, to- day to be commander of French land, sea and air forces —A. P. Wirephoto. an incident with British naval forces in order to drive France into war on | the Nazi side because he “would not | dare to hand over the Prench fleet | to Hitler outright. * * * The people would not stand for it.” First Stars and Slripés Edition Is Published B3 (Le Associated Press, LONDON, April 17.—-The Stars and Stripes, the Army's newspaper for soldiers away from home, rolled off the presses today bearing little resemblance to its World War | parent | It is a five-column, eight-page | tabloid with news, features and lots | of pictures. On the front page were | pictures of President Roosevelt and Gen. George C. Marshall, but Pvt. Roy A. Brown, Waterloo, Iowa, photographed getting off a troop | transport with a guitar under his |arm got bigger space than the | President. | Hedy Lamar's picture made page 3, Sergt. Richard Griffith of Norfolk, Va, posed at the manual of West- minster Abbey’s organ was on four and Joe Louis and Billy Conn got on the sports page. 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