Not Too Old To Learn

Several U.S. citizens proved last week that they were not too old to learn: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt scotched a rumor that she would head the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. Said Mrs. Roosevelt, with a smile of resignation: "I can't take a Government position, because of my being the President's wife-- I found that out."

Aubrey Willis Williams, National Youth Administrator, veteran defender of boondoggling, changed his tune about NYA. Said he: "Sewing rooms, arts & crafts, music, recreation projects, school lunches . . . have got to go. . . . We must get rid of every soft spot that smells." He asked his aides to get "very, very tough."

Sand Hogs of Local 147, International Hod Carriers, Building & Common Laborers Union, wrote A.F. of L.'s President William Green, asking him to purge the racketeers from their union. Said the sand hogs: "The 'take' by racketeers in this field goes far beyond anything ever dreamed of by Scalise, Browne and Bioff. . . . The American Federation of Labor is pledged to root out racketeers from its ranks. We ask that you join with us in carrying out that pledge. . . ."

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