Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1929, Page 7

SUBUR BAN NEWS.’ COUNTY TO FLOAT §00,000 IN"BONDS Prince Georges Road Issue Will Not Increase Tax Rate, Officials Say. BY GEORGE PORTER, Staft Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February ment to float a $500,000 the immediate construc- al roads and to handle the loan in such a way as not to increase the county tax rate was reached late yesterday afternoon at a joint meeting between the Prince Georges County commissioners and the county delegates in the Legislature. Official action was taken on the part of the commissioffers by passing a reso- lution expressing their approval of the introduction of a Legislature granting authority for the bonds, and Sta tor Lansdale G. Sasscer is expected to present such a bill within the next few days. Increased Value Seen. It was explained at the conclusion of the meeting that the proposed issue will not increase the tax rate as only tie interest will be paid during the first d building will go on and_the 3 v ~esultin from the new r will increase the e basis, thereby eliminating the necessity for a change in the rate. It was pointed out that the State maintains surface roads, thereby of- fering an additional saving of $7.500 a year. In addition the bonds will be sold at a premium. It is aiso planned to reduce the amount le for roads from 25 to 23 cents, us other 2 cents to retire he bon his will amount to about $11.000 a year. This arrangement leave the amount af ty from the gas tax, this year totaling about $134,000, free for the building of new roads as at present. Complaint that the grade crossing on the Popes Creek branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad between the De- fense Highway and the town of Bowie | constituted a menace to the lives of | achool children registered by a | delegation from that town, explained, will oned the coun- Cites Narrow Escapes. Jacob Berlin, spokesman, gsaid that the bus which daily collects about 25 children from Collington and High Bridge and brings them to the consoli- dated school at Bowie arrives at the crossing simultaneously with the train and there had been several narrow escapes. The delegation was advised to circulate a petition to have the grade crossing eliminated by means of an underpass. The Bowie delegation also urged the construction of an approach to Lemon’s Bridge across the Patuxent River. At present, though the bridge is complete and has a good approach from the Anne Arundel County side, there is no way of reaching it {rom Prince Georges. John E. Nicol, John Berberich, Bernard Maenner, Ernest Merkle, Michael Steese. Noah Joffe and Berlin comprised the delegation. A large delegation from Bladensburg again urged the paving of River road. MISS NORA DAVIDSON DIES IN PETERSBURG One of Oldest Teachers in U. S. Believed to Have Founded Memorial Day. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. PETERSBURG, Va. February 13.— Funeral services for Miss Nora Fon- taine Maury Davidson, oldest woman in Petersburg and one of the oldest school teachers in the country, who died Sun- day at the Petersburg Home for Ladies, were held yesterday at St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, with Rev. J. M. B. Gill officiating. Interment was in Blandford Cemetery, where Miss Davidson is be- lieved to have instituted Memorial day by placing flowers on the graves of Confederate soldiers nearly 70 years 8g0. Miss Davidson was one of the out- standing women of this place. Daugh- er of a veteran of the War of 1812, she was active in the cause of the Con- federacy, which she refused, even after Lee's surrender, to call a “lost cause.” It was at her home that the Alpha Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was founded. She was the last of the band of women of the Ladies’ Memorial Association that met the first Confed- erate troops to arrive in Petersburg at the outset of the war. Miss Davidson was the oldest mem- ber of the Episcopal Church here, hono- rary president of the Virginia Division, Daughters of the Confederacy; life cus~ todian of the Petersburg Chapter, U. D. C, and first worth matron of the Alpha Chapter, O. E. S. She taughi school here for 59 years and many of the most prominent of the city’s men end women were her pupils. R DELEGATIONS SEEK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ™ Hear Re- quests of Three Sections for New Work. Montgomery Officials Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 13—, Three large delegations appeared before the county commissioners yesterday in the interest of road improvements. Frank A. Pearre was the spokesman for 40 residents of the Hvattstown and | Comus neighborhoods, who want the road from Comus to Hyattstown im- proved this y It was pointed out that the tw ne-half-mile section connects two important State highway sed and at times is almo: A delegation headed by Calvin Lucas asked for the improvement of the mile | or more of road between Travilah and the River road, and a delegation of 50 or more, headed by Ernest King, urged that one and one-half miles of addi- tional pike be constructed on the road from Damascus toward Lewisdale. The commissioners were asked that | the three sections be included in the roagd-building program for the year. it MAYOR HITS POLICE BILL. Studies Change to 8-Hour Day. CUMBERLAND, Md., February 13 (Special)—A proposed bill to be in- troduced in_ the Maryland Legislature by Iivin C. Hamilton, a member of the liouse of Delegates from Allegany County, placing the Police Department of Cumberland on 8-hour shifts met with obstruction in the city council Monday. Mayor Koon, In voicing opposition, said the council, under its present charter, has this authority, and he saw 10 reason for the bill. The appropria- tion now for the Police Department is £70,000, and the change would add $15,000, requiring an increased tax Tate Cumberland Council 1 in the State | { of the dangerous grade crossing near Bernard Maenner, Jacob Berlin and Noah Jaffe. E. Nichol, Michael Steese, John Berberich and Ernest Merkel.—Star Staff Photo. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1929! "SUBURBAN NEWS.' i Members of a delegation from Bowie who yesterday asked elimination that place. Front row, left to right: Back row, left to right: John ARLINGTON G, OF . ADDS 9 DRECTORS 200 Attend Banguet Pre- pared by Students—Ahalt Gives Speech. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALLSTON, Va., February 13.—The third annual banquet of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce held last night in the Washington-Lee High School left no doubts in the minds of its officials &s to the future of the or- ganization. More than 200 persons were |in attendance. ‘The business meeting that followed the banquet was featured by the tenta- tive election of nine more members to the board of directors of the organiza- tion, bringing the total to 24. The names of the new members were placed before the gathering by a nominating committee that had previously been ap- pointed by President Clarence R. Ahalt. Cites Membership Drive. Speaking upon the accomplishments of the chamber, Ahalt, who will be re- placed by a new president to be elected tomorrow by the board, stated that the efforts of the organiztion were re- sponsible for the appointment of the county zoning commissicn. The next accomplishment was the membership drive put on during civic week in December. During that week the membership of the organization was doubled and pledges for more than $11,000 were optained. While not referring directly to the application of the N. Auth Provision Co. of Washington for permission to erect ar abattoir in the county, Ahalt said that he, while desiring to encourage industry in the county, felt that care must be used in its selection. He doubts that the five-year tax exemption of- fered as an inducement is advisable. Ahalt's address was preceded by one by Capt. Thurlow White of the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and followed by one by P. P. Woodbridge, secretary of the Arlington County chamber. ‘The former spoke upon the desirabil- ity for the unity of both counties, stat- ing that Fairfax County could not hope for any real development until Arling- ton County has become the city that it will inevitably be. ‘Woodbridge explained how he profited by the experiences at a Summer school conducted each year at Evanston, Ill. Wells Gives Address. Ivan C. Wells, president of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce, im- pressed upon the Arlington County or- ganization the fact that statistics show that the District of Colunfbia is now 85 per cent built @p and that Virginia n‘::sc prepare for an influx of popula- tion. Speaking of the coming “Virginia night” meeting_of the Washington Board of Trade, R. C. Cottrell, secretary, stated that it was expected to have Gov. Byrd, Senators Glass and Swanson, Representative Moore and officials of the trade bodies of Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax Counties present. Other speakers on the program were Dan E. Weigle of Philadelphia, who urged that bridge connections be pro- vided before the opening of the new Arlington Memorial Bridge; Christopher J. Meetzee of Manassas and H. J. Oden. thal, executive secretary of the City Club in Washington. The City Club trio and the Virginia Entertainers furnished amusement. Walter K. Handy presented the Ar- lington County Dairy with a silver cup for the best float in the recent Lee highway opening parade. The Potomac Savings Bank and Brumback Realty Co. were presented with prizes of $15 and $10, respectively, for their floats and returned the money to the cham- T The nominating committee, consisting of Keith A. Brumback, Frank G. Camp- bell, Dr. B. H. Swain, Louis C. Carl and A. L. Kelly, nominated five members for the three-year term of the board of di- rectors, The members, who were unani- mously elected, were F. A. Gosnell,. A. J. Porter, Harris Levy, W. C. Welburn and Fred N. Windridge. The nine new nominees, who are to serve as an experiment upon the ad- visability of permanently enlarging tha board, are: W. S. Hoge, jr.; W. K. Handy, Hugh Reid, A. L. Kelly, John B. Fowler, L. C. Carl, J. O. Burke, W. R. Rose and Keith A. Brumback. ‘The banquet was prepared and served by the members of the Domestic Science Club of the high school. —_— FIREMEN WILL STUDY LEGISLATION TONIGHT Proposed Measures to Be Consid- ered by Prince Georges Advisory Board. Special Dispaten to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., February 13.—Several proposed pieces of legis- lation in which volunteer firemen of Maryland are interested are to be dis- cussed at the February meeting of the advisory board of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Firemen's Associa- tion to be held in Odd Fellows’ Hall here tonight. Two of the measures already have been indorsed by the county organiza- tion. One would effect standardization of hose connections of all fire-fighting equipment in the State, so a fire ap- paratus could operate anywhere in the State at maximum efficiency. The other seeks a law giving fire apparatus the right of way on all roads in the State. It also is expected that three other proposed bills will be indorsed by the firemen. These would give fire depart- ment officers police power at the time of a fire, authorize them to make in- spections and require the removal of fire hazards and levy an assessment of 2 per cent against fire insurance com- panies for maintenance of fire depart- ments. Robert Mahoney of Branchville is president of the county association. IURILAND BONLS PROPONENTS Vi | Bill to Give Ex-Soldiers Cash Kept Before Legislature After Debate. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staft Correspondent of The Star. STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md.,, February 13.—Proponents of the bill to pay a soldlers’ bonus to those from this State, who served in the World War, succeeded yesterday in overcom- ing administration opposition to the measure, when, by a vote of 52 to 48, the matter was kept before the Hous ‘The bill, which provides for the in curring of a State debt of $9,000,000, was reported to the House unfavorably by James J. Lindsay of Baltimore Coun- ty, chairman of the ways and means committee and majority floor ' leader, Immediately Delegate Andrew P. Szam- ski, Democrat, of the first Baltimore district, made a motion to substitute the bill for unfavorable report, and suc- ceeded in mustering enough votes to carry the measure to a second reading. There is a strong hope that the admin- istration forces will be able to muster up enough votes to defeat the measure when it comes up for final passage. Party lines were badly broken in the vote which kept the bill on the House floor for further action. Joseph A. Wilmer of Faulkner, St. Marys County, Republican floor leader, sought the de- feat of the measure. Szamski, author of the bill, follow- ing his motion for the substitution of the measure for the unfavorable report, said that it was never too late to pay an honest debt, and added that the rank and file of former service men wanted the measure. He charged that the only opposition was from those who held the rank of captain and above in the service, Delegate Harry W. Fanning, Demo- crat, of the third Baltimore district, told the House that he was a member of the Rainbow Division, and, speakis for those from the “corporals down,” said that the men of his division did not place a monetary value on their service in the war and were against the bill. The measure would give to each for- mer service man who was in the World War $10 a month for each month of service, and this would be increased 25 per cent for service in actual combat. FARMER IS SHOT. H. V. Barnes in Critical Condition in Norfolk Hospital. NORFOLK, Va. February 13 (#).— Herbert V. Barnes, widely known Prin- cess Anne County farmer, was called to the door of his home, near London Bridge, last night and shot by a colored man, said to be Lloyd Wilson, for whom a large posse of county and city officers last night were searching. Barnes was brought to a Norfdlk hospital with a bullet lodged near his heart, and his death is expected. ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 13 (Special) —Fire Chief James M. Dun- can, jr., is conducting an investigation today that is expected to lead to the arrest of the person who turned in a fire alarm last night that sent two companies of the Alexandria Fire De- glr;(men! to Dix street in Rosemont ark. R. Samuel Luckett has been re-elect- ed commander of -R. E. Lee Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, with Richard L. Ruffner, first lieutenant commander; Carroll Woolf, second lieutenant com- mander, and Lindsey Carne, adjutant and treasurer. Plans for the observance of National Business Women's week, March 10 to 16, were made last night by the Alex- andria Business and Professional Wom- en's Club at a dinner' meeting in the George Mason Hotel. A committee com- posed of Miss Eddie Dickert, chairman; Miss Mary Willlamson, Miss Ida Hill, Miss Margaret Germond, Mrs. D. C. Book and Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson, was appointed. |, Arthur Dearing, English instructor at ‘Catholic University and associated with the American Institute of Banking, spoke at the meeting, while a comedy skit was presented, in which Miss Minnie Herndon, Miss Nellie Michel- bach, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Helen Spring- man and Migs Gladys Gwinn took part. A violin solo was rendered by David Ligon, with Mrs, Harry B. Caton as the accompanist. Misses Eulah and Beulah Pendergrass sang a vocal duet,with Mrs. George E. Warfield playing the plano as accompanist. Miss Kroes Ficklin was appointed chairman of the club’s com- mittee on international relations. ‘The first drill of the newly organized Alexandria High School Cadet Corps was held yesterday afternoon on the school campus, with Maj. Chauncey C. McNeil, U. S. A, retired, in charge. ‘The eighth congressional district Re- publican committee will invite the State Republican convention to meet here and will suggest that the parley be held be- tween April 15 and May 15. Representative Arthur Hall of Indiana was the principal speaker at the annual birthday banquet of the Baraca Bible class of the First Baptist Church held last night in the Sunday school room. Ciinton H. Brown, class leader, intro- | duced the speaker, while Julian Davis, class president, was toastmaster, ‘Willlam B. McGroarty has been elected president of the Washington Soclety of Alexandria. Charles H. Callahan was named first vice president, Judge Howard W. Smith, second vice president; Nelson T. Snyder, jr., secre- tary and treasurer, and the Rev. Dr. William Jackson Morton, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, chaplain. ‘The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rallroad Clerks' Association the George Mason Hotel, COUNTY SCHOOL FUND INCREASED $66,000 Tentative Budget in Prince Georges Allows for 500 More Pupils. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 13.—Decision to hold the 1929 school pudget for Prince Georges County down to the absolute minimum, providing only for the loss of the $41,000 equaliza- tion fee and for the normal increase in enrollment, was reached by the county Board of Education meeting here yesterday. A tentative budget providing for an expected increase of 500 pupils and al- lowing $50 for each pupil was agreed upon. The $25,000 thus made necessary, together with the loss from the equal- ization fee 'will make a budget of ap- proximately $66,000 in excess of the one for 1928. Recommendations for the lessening of the fire risk at the HYMtsvllle schools made by the fire committee of the town were approved. ‘The meeting was the first regular one in eight years at which no delegation of citizens appeared to urge some school matter. The following schedule of school clos- ing and commencements was author- ized: Closing of white elementary schools, June 18; colored elementary schools, May 31. Commencement dates for the high schools are: Surrattsville, Hyattsville and Oxon Hill, June 13; Baden, Upper Marlboro and Maryland Park, June 14, and Brandywine, Laurel and Bowle, June 17. - Federal prohibition unit uses 600 of 7,000 automobiles confiscated during the past year. —_— LUCKETT RE-ELECTED BY CITIZENS’ GROUP Veitch Summitt Association In- dorses Widening of Wil- son Boulevard. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. VEITCH SUMMITT, Va, February 13.—Parker W. 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