Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1929, Page 10

10 * BILLBOARD ACTION WARNING 15 SENT Park and Planning Counsel Suggests Conference in Montgomery County. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The Star, ROCKVILLE, Md., April H.——Wlm-‘ ings of an impending storm which it is) hoped will beautify the roadside scenery of Montgomery County by the elimina- | tion of unsightly signboards are being heard in the legal circles of the va- rious agencies charged with enforcing the laws. B The companies which engage in the erection of signboards have been noti- fied of the acts governing the erection of signs by J. Bond Smith, general coun- sel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the legal paths which violators must travel has been smoothed out by legis- lation affecting the State’s attorney's office, which simplifies the work of pre- paring the information. Conference Suggested. Following the sending of ‘his letter to the large advertising companies, Mr. Smith said that a representative of -one of the organizations came to him and informed him that they were will- ing to remove their signs from the residential sections of the metropolitan district of both Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, provided they were permitted to put them up in the com- mercial areas, without too large a tax. However, Mr. Smith said that he was not authorized to discuss the matter in that light, but suggested that the col panies make arrangements to have conference with all the county organ- izations concerned, including the county commissioners. ‘While there has not been any notice- able elimination of signs in the area. Mr. Smith sald that when he found one sign was being erected in a residential area of the Prince Georges metropoli~ tan district he called the representa- tive of the company erecting it and in- formed him and the work was promptly stopped. = While signs already erected cannot bé contxolled, it was pointed out that permits would have to be obtained for any repair, and in his opinion re- painting was a repair within the mean- ing of the act. | There have been several arrests made of persons erecting signs without the formality of obtaining a permit, but they have not been pushed because of the immense amcunt of manual work | involved in presenting the case. For instance, under the law it would be { Arlington necessary for the State's attorney to set out in the information the build-: ing code in full, and this, it was pointed out, involves about eight newspaper pages. Robert Peter, jr., State’s attor-| ney for Montgomery County, pointed | out that the last Legislature passed a | bill to correct this, so that when ft| becomes operative it will only be neces- sary to refer to the ordinance and sec- tion by numbers. Permits Realty Signs. In his letter to the companief, Mr. Bmith, after quoting the law under which ordinances were passed, points out that the latter now prohibits the issuance of a building permit in areas zoned as residential. This ordinance provides that a sign not more than six square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire or sale of the building or premises on which such sign is displayed may be erected, and also that a renew- able permit for one-year periods for the erection ard maintenance of a larger sign for real estate purposes, may be is- sued with approval of the commission. Joseph Cissel, attorney for the board of county commissioners, is plan- ning the preparation of an ordinance governing the licensing of signboards throughout the county, under the au- thority granted in the 1927 Legislature. He said that he expects to have it ready next week. This law provides for the control of signs by a license tax and Mr. Cissel has been making a thorough study of the decisions of the courts in other jurisdictions and of the United ! States Supreme Court on such matters. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 11 (Spe- _elal) —Fifty Virginia lodges will be rep- resented here Tuesday and Wednesa: at the State convention of Maccabees. D. P. Markey of Detroit, supreme com- | mander of the order, and J. P. Turner, organizer in Virginia, will. attend. m K. Bender heads the local com- Rev. P.. L. Vernon, pastor of the Pirst Baptist Church, who has resigned and will leave here after his last ser- mon June 2 to preach in the United Baptist Church at Lewiston, Me., has defe the appointment of a pulpit committee, which will name his suc- cessor, until Sunday. 5 Demarest Lloyd, a member of the national legislative commitee on im- migration, spoke on restricted immigra- tion yesterday at a luncheon given in ,the George Mason Hotel by the Alex- andria Cameron Club for the clubs of the fourth district of Virginia Federa- the luncheon was in charge of Miss Helen Norris Cummings, president of the Cameron Club. Mrs. Henry Lock- wood of Clarendon, past president of the Virginia federation; Mrs. Crupper, Miss Cummings and Miss Esther H. Green, State chairman of publicity, spoke. Plans are being made by the board of lady managers of the Alexandria Hospital to raise funds with which to construct & wing to the present hes- pital building. ‘The annual ins) on of the Old Do- minion Commande! No. 11, Knights ‘Templar, was held last night at the Ma- sonic Temple by Grand Warden Claude W. Fletcher. Virgil C. Davis, comman- Dr. Eugene La Forrest Swann of the State Board of Health. was the prin- speaker at the weekly luncheon the Alexandria Kiwanis Mary's Lyceum A. C. will hold a supper dance tonight in Lyceum Hall. Francis H. Fannon will preside. CORPORATION FORMED BY FIRE ASSOCIATION 21 Glenn Dale Men Are Named as Incorporators of New Group. Special Dispatch to The Star. ° _ BALTIMORE, April 11.—The Glenn Dale Fire Association, Inc., of Prince Georges County has been incorporated. ‘The incorporators are Nathaniel R. Revell, William Sauer, Willlam W. Pugh, | - Fred L. Harvey, Willlam E. Owens, jr.; William E. ST.; r T. Ban- ner, Willoughby L. Pugh, Joseph Wood, Gerald A. Seaton, James H. Willett, Edmond - O. Brown, Milton Bricker, D. Keim, Edward M. Woods, Thomas sr.; Renell H, Willett, George F. Waldo, George W. Harker, Edward M. Woods. jr.; Ruppert W. Suman and E. Harvey. The judges at the hound show in the steeplechase and country meet, held at Mlddleburg, Va. were, left to right: | D. C. Sands of Middleburg; Admiral Cary T. Grayson of Washington, D. C.; Samuel Wooldridge of Versailles, Ky.; W. F. Burch of Washington, Fletcher Harper of The Plains and A. S. Craven of Greenwood. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. n.C TREASUIRER SHOWS g —Associated Press Photo. TAX' EXEMPTIONS LAWIS OVERRATED Officials Learn Legislature Must Pass on Al Applications. BY LESTER'N. INSKEEP. Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va, April 11.—The supposed clause that gave to the county the right to exempt from local taxation manufacturing concerns that wished to establish their factories in Arlington County has turned out to be merely misunderstanding of a section of the constitution that was passed by the | State Legislature, it was revealed today in a letter from C. H. Morrissett, State tax commissioner. In his letter Morrissett said that the county could not, even if it wished, exempt any concern from local taxa- tion except by the authorization of the General Assembly, and that meets but every two years. Since the new section' of the consti- tution was adopted it has been the impression of many of those in author- ity in the county that new industries could be persuaded to enter the county by exempting them from taxation for a period of flve years. So widespread has this opinion been | that the matter was discussed at length at the recent meeting of the secretaries of the various chambers of, commerce in the State. They decided that the practice was a bad one that offered to new concerns an advantage in the way of competition with those already in business in the county. According to Morrissett, in_his reply to a query from Clarence R. Ahalt, prominent local attorney and former president of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce, the General Assembly has not so far enacted any | legislation in pursuance of the new section. The section is as follows: “Authorization of exemption of man- ufactories from local taxation: The | General Assembly may, by general law, authorize the governing bodies of citi towns and counties to exempt manu- facturing establishments and works internal improvement from local tax: tion for a period not ex: yiun as an inducement to their loc: tion.” During the recent fight over the pro- posal to locate an abattoir in the county the question of tax exemption was one of the principal arguments against the plant. "The county could not possibly benefit in the way of revenue for a period of at least five years, it was pointed out, and the loss might be greater than the benefits to be derived. ‘| An Exceptional Opportunity To Match Your Shoes Bags OF Unusual Way Found By Lad in Obtaining Reunion With Father Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSVILLE, Va, April 11.—Virgil Turner, 18, found an unusual way of bringing about a reunion with his father. Turmer is a farm hand near here. His father lives in West Virginia. De- siring to see his parents and hav- ing no money, he wired to his parent that he was dead, signing the name of a prominent citizen. The parent came here on re- ceipt of the wire and-a reunion took place. The father repri- manded his son and then took him back to West Virginia. BLOSSOM FESTIVAL THEME ANNOUNGED |“The Builders” to Be Fea- tured by School Children” at Winchester. | Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va.,, April 11.—"“The to be presented by school children of Winchester as an outstanding feature of the first morning of the sixth annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival here April 18 and 19. There are to be 500 boys and girls in the various epi- sodes, a chorus of 80 adult voices and 60 members of the faculty of Handley High Sthool. Songs and Dances. The pageant, the work of Mrs. Edna Eighmey Petrescu of the faculty, is written in songs and interpreted in dances. The score will be played by the United States Navy Band, Lieut. Charles Benter directing, and the chorus will sing throughout its presen- tation. Microphones and amplifiers will carry the spoken words and music to the most distant parts of the campus. f | The costuming is under the direction of Miss Eula Harris and Miss Katherine Pannill. Miss Elma Hancon, vocal music supervisor, has trained the chorus in tuneful lyrics. Miss Virginia Boyd, also of the faculty, has directed the dances. Supt. Hugh S. Duffey will be at the microphone. The first presen- tation will be at 11:30 a.m. April 18, and the pageant will be repeated at 11 am. April 19. The development of the pageant falls into four divisions—the builders of na- ture, the builders of the past, those A low price for bags of imported snake- skin is s0 scarce 750 GENUINE WATER SNAKESKIN These bags arc re smartest imports. the lovely new beige or gray tones harmonize with every costume. markings are exquisite. Pouch models. All terior pockete. Established 1876 « N 1314-16-18 F roductions of ‘our he snakeskin is in that The Back-strap silk lined with in- Street N.W. Builders” is the theme of the pageant | of today and Shenandoah Valley's promise of the future. The first epl-‘. sode opens with an overture by the Navy Band and a prologue, greeting to Shenandoah, by the reader and danc- | ers, continuing with a song of praise, | dance of the snowflakes; the gift of | winds and clouds by chorus and danc- | ers, dance of the raindrops and the| sunbeams, song of the flowers (daffo- dils, tulips, pansies and violets), and the butterflies’ dance, concluding with a recessional. | Second Episode. ‘The second episode opens with a| tribute to the past by the reader and | chorus and processionals and tableaux, including discovery of the Shenandoah Valley by Knights of the Golden Horse- shoe and Indians; Colonial bamilders, group of friends, Dutch, Irish and Eng- lish settlers; builders of independence, Revolutionary leaders and citizens of 1716, bullders of the new South, return of the Confederates, 1865. Singing of a . Virginia triumphal march bty reader and chorus, the third embraces tableaux and dances as fol- lows: Educational groups, future farmers of Virginia, home builders and physical education; community build- ers, Scouts and welfare organizations; marine transportation, sailors’ hornpipe; railroad group, clog dancers and avia- tion dance. The concluding episode, “Shenan- doah’s Promise of the Future,” is in- treduced by a Spring dancing song, processional - of the ,apple blossoms; blossom time, chorus and dancers; carnival of ‘the blossoms, dance; “Hall, Shenandoal,” chorus and blossoms, and a recessional. '- A Catholic hospital for obstetrical caseb to be established in Chicago will not exact more than $50 for service. | Spinach | You will find that Asco Ll quarters for fancy fresh fish. L |4 purchases. ;Roe Shad ! Buck Shad | i Croak e _o Fresh Fish Friday Potomac Herring = 7c Fillet of Haddock - 18¢ ¥ -§182,134 BALANGE Prince. Georges Report Iri- cludes $733,483 Received From: Property Levy. 3y a Staff Ccrrespondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Arrfl 11.—Showing a_ balance of $782,134.82 on April 1, the annual report of R. Ernest Smith, county treasurer, to the Prince Georges County commis- sloners. was made public today. In addition to the $733483.65 levied by the county against real, personal and household goods, the report shows the 1928 levy included $48,651.17 to be derived from stocks, bonds, rolling stock, bank stock, domestic corporations, non- stock corporations and additional assessments. The credits as set forth by Treasurer Smith for the year are: Collected from the levy, $715,402.06; collected from stocks and bonds, $4218.05; collected from rolling stock, $4,241.14; collected from bank stock, $9,509.25; collected | from domestic corporations, $5896.97; collected from non-stock corporations, $7.50; by property sold to the county, $33,248.03; in equity, $39.98, and in- solvencies on real and personal, stocks, ds, domestic :tlyrp‘;:;;z%)m and house- ld goods, to $10,050.09. hq’rhe value of the chief items set forth in the levy are as follows: Stocks and bonds, $1,486,461; rolling stock, $326,241.77; bank stock, $950,- domestic corporations, $55%,- and non-stock corporations, . 0LEBE ROAD SHIFT ASKED BY CITIZENS Change in Route Through James Head Property Sug- gested to State. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. GLEBEWOOD, Va., April 11.—Meet- ing last night in special session, the executive committee of the Glebewood Citizens’ Association passed a resolution requesting the Virginia State Highway Commission to alter the proposed route of the Glebe road through the property of James Head. The resolution was passed at the request of Head, who explained that he wishes the change made if it can be done without interfering with the work to any great extent and without any additional cost to the commission. It is the belief of Robert H. Forman and other members of the association that the change can be made advan- tageously to the State and at less cost than is contemplated for the present route. "i'he contractgr to whom the Glebe road project isflet must agree to have the road completed within 90 days from the time the contract is awarded, it was revealed today by R. I. 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