Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1929, Page 10

*. {0 ® TUBY CITIZENS APPROVE NEW SCHOOL PLANS Revamped Prcgram Calls for $380,500 Expenditure in Montgomery. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staft Correspondent of The Star, WOODSIDE, Md., April 9.—Adop- | - tion of a new school site and construc- | tion program, passage of 'a resolution urging the county commissioners, to proceed with the building of the new | ~ courthouse at Rockville, opposition to the location of any cemetery in the county until the completion of the park and zoning plan, and an attack on State Senator Eugene Jones of Ken- sington, featured the meeting of the Montgomery County Civic Federation in the public school here last night. Although there were several refer- | ences to Senator Jones’ action on the bills in the Senate affecting Mont- | gomery County, the direct attack on the State Senator was instituted by Harry M. Martin, Kensington, but, he had not gone far when George 'H. Lamor, Rockville, succeeded in having this method ruled out of order, when he stated that while he was in com- plete sympathy with what Mr. Martin was saving, he did not think that the | federation was the proper place to at-| tack him, and particularly in view of the fact that the Scnator was not| present. Report Accepted. When the school committee brought 4n its report, with resolution and sought jmmediate action, so that it might be presented to the county commissioners at their meeting at Rockville today, President Barber ruled that it was ir- regular, at the same time adding that he was not unfriendly. However, it was sent to the advisory committee, which immediately held a session, re- ported that it was an emergency mat- ter, took favorable action and the fed- eration passed the program resolution and accepted the report. Detailing the cutting of the school bond issue, the Teport, which was de- livered by Robert E. Bondy, Edgemoor, said that the committee “deplores the partisan discussion and action on this non-partisan matter. This action of the Maryland Senate means either in- adequate, unhealthy and even unsafe!| schoolroom facilities for the school chil- dren of Montgomery County, gr an un- economic procedure in acquiring school ground and sites unless the county authorities make available a portion of the $200,000 of the emergency coun- ty certificates of indebtedness author- ized by the 1927 Legislature. “Your committee believes that the i county commissioners will agree that the children of the county have first claim on these emergency funds. It is the judgment of your committee that schoolroom facilities should have first consideration under the funds available. The proper care of our children in suit- able Tooms should have precedence over immediate purchase of ground even though the latter action is more economical than later purchase when values have increased.” However, the committee sald that | funds should be made available by the county commissioners for the purchase of lots now held under option for the present Bethesda and Somerset ele- mentary schools, Failure to purchase under these options, it was reported, would not only lose the option payments but possibly the ground itself, because of its demand for other purposes. It also- favored the securing of options on ground for proposed school sites for a period of two years, with authority to Yenew for not more than four addi- tional years. It estimated that these cculd be secured for about $10,000. The program was worked out, it was reported, after a long conference with Dr. Edwin W. Broome, county superin- tendent of education, and is as follows: | Details of Program. Acquisition of additional land and construction of a new building for the Chevy Chase Elementary School, $140,- | 000; construction of additional rooms | for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | School, $57.000; construction of addi- tional classrooms to the East Silver| Elementary School, $30,000; construc- | tion of additional classrooms to the| Glen Echo-Cabin John Junier High and | Elementary School, $30,000; enlarge-| ment of classrooms and assembly hall ! of the Sherwood High and Elementary School at Sandy Spring, $9.500; acqui- sition of land and construction of the first unit of rooms of an elementary school in the Alta Vista section, $30,- 500; construction of a new building on the present site or on a mew site, 5 may be determined, for the Colesville Elementary School, $16.500: purchase of furniture and equipment and for materials of instruction for schools, $16,000; construction of additional classrooms _for the Rockville colored school, $4,500; moving of 2 portable yoom from the Chevy Chase Elementary School to the Brighton colored school, $500; acquisition of land and moving of a portable room from the Chevy Chase Elementary School for a colored school in the Cabin John-Brick Yard section, $1,500; purchase of lots mow held under option for the Somerset Elementary School, $7,000; purchase of lots mow held under option for the Bethesda Elementary School, $26,600; purchase of land options or down pay-. ments for sites for elementary school in the Chevy Chase section: high or elementary school in an area to serve the Woodside-Forest Glen. and Four Corners communities; elementary school at Four Corners; elementary school south of Wheaton, and high or ele- mentary school for Takoma Park, $10,~ 000. “This makes g ‘total of $380,500, as against_the provision in the bond lssue as finally passed by the Legislature of $336,000. The original program of the federation, approved last January, to- taled $381446, in addition to the pur- chase of sites. Montgomery Legislation. J. Bond Smith, chairman of the com- mittee on legislation and legal action, gave a resume of the Montgomery leg- islation before the general assembly, and the final action, in addition to re- porting on certain State-wide legisla- tion. He said that, notwithstanding the efforts of Senator Jones, it appears that the courlhsu.:e :fl“ 1b§ b\l“linnthls vear, as approved by the federation. "Dn Gegfge L. Edmonds, Rockville, chairman of the Montgomery County delegation in the lower house of the Legislature, urged the passage of his Tesolution reaffirming the stand of the federation on prompt construction of a new courthouse. }{; sald 1thwla an emergency measure, because the com- mis lszuers would today consider their financing program. that they had the power to complete the project from the emergency funds, and added that 90 per cent of the peo- ple of the county wanted the construc- tion .to proceed. Mr. Martin then started his attack on Senator Jones, saying that he had “pulled over the biggest fizzle ever per- petrated by any legislator.” He told the federation that Dr. Jones had in- formed him that the latter was op- posed to any development in the lower end of the county, and gave as his reason that there were so many Repub- licans coming in there from ‘Washing ton that he would never be able to carry the county at an election. He said that Jones had never increased the county tax rate 10 cents by any action on his part, and that the Senator had detailed to him how he was going to run the county and. the Legislature would have fo do what he said. Mr. Martin added that people from Wash- n proposing to locate in the county, asked as their first it Jones ;u the leader, -ntt going ‘to stop ent. Speaker Lee then 'ARLINGTON BUILDING He pointed out ! BAN Top: D. Victor Lumsden. Bottom: " mHE EVENTNG STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. TUESDAY. APRIL 9, 1929. Call of Trout to Lure President Hoover To Jeremys Run in Shenandoah Park EXHIBITION Left: The Evening Star Trophy, which will be presented to the winning organization of the show, sponsored by the American Horticultural Society. Dr. Earle B. White. proposed to mcquire the land west of the courthouse, and to build the project as originally planned, after several dele- gates had asked how it could be legally done. The proposed location of a cemetery in the vicinity of the Congressional Country Club_occupied much time in the debate. Its advantages were ex- plained by J. D. Woodrow, L. E. Poteet and Harry Martin, promoters. Mr. Lamar offered a motion in which he urged that no permit be granted until the park and planning program was published. Speaker Lee said that as it was not known at this time where resi- dence property would be zoned, or where establishment of a cemetery which | of an arterial highway. Opposition to Cemetery. Considerable opposition was expressed | to the establishment of a cemetery as a money-making scheme, when the pro- moters said that only 10 per cent of the proceeds was to be set aside for perpetual care. Mr. Lamar said that when the park plan was adopted, then public-spirited citizens of the county could get together and establish a ceme- tery, the entire proceeds f which would be used for perpetual care. He said that the proposed site for the cemetery was the site of the first ty, and he disliked seeing it turned over to a purely commercialized or- ganization. After reference to the advisory com- mittee, the latter rqported it favorably as an emergency measure and it was unanimously adopted. . The federation approved the report | of its committee on sanitation and public health reaffirming its action of ash, trash and garbage disposal, which was defeated in the Senate. The re-| port was delivered by Aubrey Carter| of Chevy Chase. It recommended that | the matter be kept before the federa- tion until a satisfactory law is passed. | The federation voted to meet next month at Bethesda. | REGULATIONS URGED Need of Greater Restrictions Advo- | cated at Meeting of Glebewood Citizens’ Association. Special Dispatch to The Star. GLEBEWOOD, Va, April 9.—The need of greater building restrictions in Arlington County were expressed at a meeting of the Glebewood Citizens’ As- sociation last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. Robert Howell, in adopting a resolution appointing Mr. Howell as a committee to visit all property owners in the community urging them to standardize a minimum construction price of $5,000. ‘There was a belief that with a uni- formity in building construction in the county it would 'materially assist the zoning commission in working out its problems, The association pledged $50 to the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce zoning fund. A resolution was adopted. instructing the secretary to send a letter of thanks to B. M. Hedrick,: supervisor of 'this magisterial district, and L. C. Kinnier, directing engineer of the county, for improvements on Pershing. drive to Glebe road. Plans were completed to hold a bake sale ‘and festival on.the opening of Pershing drive and the communities of Ashton Heights, Lyon Park and Ball- ston and others-are to be invited to assist in the celebration. bert H. Forman, vice president of this association, who was recently ap- pointed a member of the zoning com- mission of Arlington County, was pres- parks or highways would be located. it | b would be highly improper to permit the |, subsequently might be in the direct line | vo. education center of Montgomery Coun- | b Births and Deaths In Prince Georges, The following births have been re- ported to Dr. William 8. Keister, Prince Georges County health officer, during March: Morton and Agnes Fayman, Duley Station, oy Charles and Jeannette Wyvill, Upper Marl- boro. boy. Samuel and Edith Ellis, Upper Marlboro, 0y Charles and Edith Noyes, Brentwood, boy. John and Clara McAvoy, Mount Rainler, 0. Charles and Ella Schneider, Mount Rainier, 0. Edmund and Alberta Anelt, Mount Rainfer, = John and Carrie Werter, Mount Rainier, 0. William and Helen Lynch, Colmar Manor, oy John and Lena Haas, Mount Rainier, girl. Thomas and Ida Richards. Westwood. girl. Eugena and Margaret Suttors, Hyattsville, 0y. Mosby and Bertha Thompson, Riverdale, ir . ent and Jane Powell. Hyattsville, girl. Ira and Esther Hines. Riverdale. boy. Charles and Alma O Lare. Hyattsville, wirl. Otis and Catherine Dudrow, Hyattsville. ir Charles and Sargh Brown. Seabrook. boy. Perry and Mary Cowgill. Glenndale, girl. John and Martha Soper, Maryland Park, 0. Calvert and Catherine Windsor, Seat Pleasant. boy. Leon; and Alma Lafferty, Capitol Heights, 0y. Gilbert and Ruth Smith, Capitol Heights, 0. Richard and Frances Hunt, Capitol Heights, 0y. George and Eva Keefer, Capitol Heights, &ir Leo and Elizabeth Fowler, Seat Pleasant, [ 5 Claude and Irene De Mar. Oxon Hill. boy. Lawrence and Sadie Williams, Cedarville, 0. Edward and Mary Niesley. Laurel. girl. Charles and Hattie Campbeil. Laurel. boy. Walter and Minnie Boswell. Laurel, girl J. and Alberta Herberson. Laurel. girl. Kraski, Laurel. girl by Joseph and Blanche Fish William and Marie Owe Masian and Florence Moore, Laurel. boy. William and Nonena Souder. Laurel. boy. Harry and Martha Miller. Clinton, boy. John and Bernice White. Clinton, boy. Buck and Daisy Thomas. Baden. girl Sinclair and Margaret Hyde, AQUASCo. boy. Harry and Nora Thompson. Mitchellville, 0y, yValter and Blanche Carrick. ~Mitchell- ville. boy. Dennis and Edra Murphy. Landover. girl. William and Lilly Love, Landover, boy. Leroy and Mildred Peters, Chiljum. Ewing and Lucy Gupton, Berwsn, boy. Alden and Viola Deiver. Berwyh. girl. Oscar and Lucy Tranum. Berwyn. hov. hristopher and Mary Bryan, Hollywood. 0y. James and Della Busby. Takoma Park, boy. Robert and Cora Bettes, Takoma Park, girl. The following deaths have been re- ported to Dr. Keister during March: ’l\'l;s. Mary Evelyn Pumphrey, 54, Takoma Laurence T. Marlow. 47. Muirkirk. Analon Ellen Jenkins. 14, Accokeek. George Robert Coombs. 45, Accokeek. Kenneth Grimes. 10. Agquasco. Mrs. Sarah Ellen Mulliken, 88. Clinton. Attee Reed. 40. Laurel. Mrs. Frances A. Landine. 85. Laurel. Mrs. Catherine Miles. 71, Laurel. Mrs. Augusia Catherine 56, Hyattsville. Miss Ruth Irene Barr, 29. Riverdale. Mrs. Annie Thomas. 73. Brentwood. Mrs. Ruth Louise Biaden. 17. Hyattsvil Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Nicholis, 68. Hy Johih J. Lycelle, 8: mar Manor C ; Jumes_Anderson, 85, Mount Rainier. Mrs. Sarah E. Crandall, 88, Upper Marl- oro. Joseph Bauman, 70, Ritchie. > ARMY OF CATERPIEI:ARS a FILLS LYNCHBURG TREES Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., April 9.—Trees of Lynchburg are literally covered with an army of caterpillars, and the parks department has started spraying’ with arsenate of lead to eradicate the pests. George H. Reed, superintendent, re- ports that the 312 Japanese cherry trees given by the Kiwanis Club and planted last Fall by the department are all growing. Two of them which were bitten off by rabbits d.sing the Winter ent and spoke briefly on the benefits derived from zoning. bhave sprouted stalks and are making progress. a remarkable . 'One way <pecial chair car ineluding Aprl 3 'Fred Harvey station dining rooms and lunch cp /' save you money. Three fast Santa Fe trains to choose from: Travel bargain | alifornia . and Arizona £ [ 4 and coach excursiond To and inters will e vad:’. You are on Santa Fe rallallhe wey” = quick comfortable ng chair cars, 6. ¢. i ent, Santa’Fe RY. fiadel your focal llard, Dist. 2 Finance- Bldg., Phones: Ritt ISTAR OFFERS CUP FOR FLOWER SHOW Garden Clubs and Civic Or- ganizations Will Compete for-Prize. Garden clubs and civic organizations within 30 miles of Washington will compete for The Evening Star grand grlle, a handsome loving -cup, which as been offered as one of the awards for the annual flower show sponsored by the American Horticultural Society. | The show, an outstanding event for commercial and amateur flower grow- ers, will be held in the main baliroom in the Willard Hotel early.in June jointly with the twenty-sixth annual exhibition of the American Peony So- ciety. Arranging the exhibition are D, Victor Lumsden, secretary of the American Horticultural Society, and Dr. | Earle B. White of Washington, promi- | nent amateur peony fancier, who is serving as general chairman of arrangements for the American Peony Society. Officials anticipate that the exhibi- tion this year will surpass any held, because of the increasing interest in flower culture and the ofilponumty forded for participation the display of peonies. Tentative Date Set. A tentative date has been set, June 7 and 8, but is subect to. change, offi- cials of the exhibit said, so the dis- peony season. For the first time, the American Horticultural Society is ar- ranging for refrigeration of plants. Exhibitors in distant cities will be able to send plants here in the bud several days before the show. Extreme simplicity of control. Balanced selectivity and sensitivity never play may come at the peak of the| In the competition for The Bvening | W. W. Star grand prize, a-system of point awards has been- arranged to apply to the garden clubs and civic organiza- tions. A first place won .in any class, excepting the open peony classes for professional and amateur growers, will receive 5 points, a second place 3 points and a third, ‘1 point. < The thought of officials of the ‘exhibit is to make it unnecessary for amateurs to compete with professionals. Competition Rules. Competitors - for - The ‘Evening Star award ‘must be bona fide' members of organizations for 1929, the exhibit offi- cials have decided, and .in registering for the show must designate the club or organization to which credit should be given in ‘the ewent a’prize is won by the individual exhibitor in any class. tion ‘blanks- for ipating in the’ show -may be. ob x:m Mr, Lumsden, 220 Fourteenth street south- v:en.t ‘Room 307, or Dr. White, 1624 I street. . - 3 A special exhibit for the clubs will be 'a complete unit showing a planting for a sun dial or bird bath. This class, designed for clubs with garden commit- tees, offers an award of 75 points to the club adjudged winner. Living plants must be used and any type of dial or bath is permitted. = Second and third places in this class Will be awarded 30 and 10 points, respectively. = Mrs. John Thider of 2811 P street is chairman of ‘l committee working out details in this class. The 'organization: winning The Eve- ning Star grand prize will have its name engraved on the cup and possession of the tro&hy for one year. The first or- ganization to win the trophly three times will be awarded permanent ownership. Officers of the American Horticultural Society ~are Frederick L. Atkins of Rutherford, N, J.,, president; F. L. Mul- ford of Washington, vice president; Mrs. Francis King of Alma, Mich., vice president, and Otto Bauer of Washing- ton, treasurer. Harry F. Little of Baldwinsville, N. Y., is president of the American Peony Society. A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y, is vice president; W. F. Christ- man, Northbrook, Ill., secretary, and Cook, Clinton, Iowa, treasurer. 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Ashmun, secretary, and Elwpod E. Remsberg, treasurer. W. V. Lewis and Mr. Mc- Lean were named representatives to the Federation of Citizens' ‘Associations. A resolution authorizing the associa- tion's secretary to file a formal protest with the' Public Utilities Commission in regdrd to the one-man street car service to Brookland was passed by the citizens following a lengthy discussion. price. GAS METER ROBBERIES - CAUSE ARREST.OF TWO Allen Anthony and Edward Webb Deny Charges of Taking Quar- ters in Martinsburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., April 9.— Allen Anthony and Edward Webb are in custody here charged with - having robbed a number ot quarter gas meters in cellars of Martinsburg homes over the past several months. Residents of one of the houses saw one of the men emerge from tha cellar, summoned bolice, and the pair were R.|jater identified by a striking red car, in which tney were seen to leave the scene. 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