Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1929, Page 11

BSUBURBAN NEWS. FIELD MEET WON BY COLLEGE PARK School Noses Out Camp Springs for County Ath- letic Honors. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May 7.— Amassing a total of 55 points to nose out his closest competitor by 2 points, thé College Park School yesterday cap- tured first place in the sixth annual athletic meet of the rural schools of Prince Georges County, at which_one i record of those meets was broken and another equaled. Camp Spring School, with 53 points, s placed second, while Forestville, with 45, was third. The scores of the other schools were: Silver Hill, 41; Pine Grove, 27; Berwyn Heights, 22; Land- over, 19; Fairy Spring, 16; Glendale, 15; Allentown, 10; Patuxent, 6; Seat Pleas- ant, 5; Westphalia, 4; Cheltenham, 4: Cheverly, 3; Old Mill, 3; Croome, 3; Ardmore, 2. New Reeord Set. A new record for the meets was set in the 95-pound class base ball throw for distance when W. Russell of Land- over tossed a ball 77 feet 2 inches. W. Beauchamp of College Park, in running 50 yards in 72-5 seconds, equaled the meets’ record for the 80-pound class. Nearly 500 pupils participated in the 19 field events and five types of games on the all-day program, while a crowd of more than a thousand, composed of parents, friends and teachers, cheered the juveniles on. The event was staged under the aus- pices of the Playground Athletic League, with Dr. William Burdick as director and officials of the league as clerks of the course and relay clerks. The day’s program was arranged under the direc- tion of Miss Maude A, Gibbs, supervisor of rural schools. Summary of Events. A summary of the winners in the va- rious events follows, in each instance first, secand, third and fourth honors ‘were given, and the competitors finish- 500 PUPILS COMPETE IN COUNT¥ ATHLETIC CONTESTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, TUESDAY, jng in those places are mentioned in order: 40-yard dash, 70-pound _class—S. Keim, Glenn Dale; Willlam Hardesty, Old Mill; H. Ogden, College Park, and ker Van Horn, Glenn Dale. - Time, 5 seconds. i 50-yard dash, 80-pound class—W. Beauchamp, Carl Botts, D. Steinberg, College Park, and C. Gedney. Time, 7:2-5 seconds. 60-yard dash—W. E. Downs, Silver Hill; Bernard F. Shaw, Cheverly; D. Norman Pyles, Camp Spring, and W. Amann. Time, 8:2-5 seconds. 80-yard dash—E. Mayhew, Forest- ville; "Ernest Walker, C. Algire, Berwyn Heights, and J. Holbrook. Time, 10:4-5 seconds. Egg and Spoon Race. Egg and spoon race—Jean Andrea, Silver Hill; Edith Pyles. Camp Spris; Betty' Rawles, College Park, and - stance Middleton, Camp Spring. e, 11_seconds. Far throw dodge ball (for girls uder 10 years of age—Eleanor Schrom, Ber- wyn Heights; Martha Baldwin, Fairy pring, Constance Middleton, Camp pring, and Frances Hoke, Fairy ®pring. Distance, 28 feet 1 inch. Far throw dodge ball (for girls over 43 years of age)—Mamie Brady, Land- over; Minnie Yates, College Park; Mar- et _Moss, Ardmore, and _Lillian rnes,” Forestville. Distance, 89 feet. Far throw dodge ball (for girls 10 to é:n—.uicg Lammers, Fai Spring; lizabeth” Wetherall, Doro Clay, Col Park, . and Catherine Allen, Pairlt Branch. " Distance, 46 feet. Base Ball Throw. Base ball throw {gr distance, 30; Radtke, Pine Grove, Bilver Hiil. . Distance, 164 feet 11 inches. | dodge S S UTUS S und cl . Russel ndover; W. poles, Camp Spring; F. Bishop, College ark, and R. Sheriff, over. Dis- ltance, 172 feet 2 inches. . Running jump—F. Galipo, ie, Gollege Park, v " Distase, 12 feet 15 incl Dodxehtn throw for 70-plund o Shiton, Ghel- tenham; E. Swann, Silver Will, and W. Rawlings, Cheltenham. Distance, 49 feet 11 inches. Standing broad jump—C.. Suit, Col- lezeBPn':l:CD. Stansbury; o Park; F. Buck, Cal Spring, a & Distance, - 6 Camp Spring, t 3 for accuracy—F. Dean, Silver Hill;J. Holbrook, College Park; C. Myérs, Piney Grove, and W. Fowler, Piney Grove. Relay Races. \ ‘The various relay races had the fol- lowing resluts; the members of the win- ning team only are mentioned: oy pming cwilam. Cook, Josepls ‘amp g. Smith, Louis Bush and John Richards); second, Berwyn Heights; third, Forest- ville. Time, 1:04 4-5. 660-yard _relay, junior unlimited— First, Pine Grove (C. Fowler, W. Fowler, %]Myers and E. Stack); second, Forest- e. Flag relay: First, Forestville (Alice. Dove, Catherine Abbott, Ta) man, Bernice Alvey, Dora Littleford, Lillina Barnes and: Marian_Pollick) ; second, Pine Grove; third, Fairy Spring: Iourth, Landover. Running ‘catch relay: First, Silver Hill (Lola Dean, Evelyn Latimer, Louise Andrea, El Middleton, Loraine Swann, Mary DeVaughn, Estelle De- Vaughn and Elizabeth DeMarr), Results of Games. In the series of games played during the day on an elimination basis, the %ollowmg results were registered in the 3nals: Boys' dodge ball: Camp Spring, 10; Glendale, 6. Fleld dodge ball: Silver Hill, 25; Col- lege Park, 20. Boys' speed ball: Berwyn Heights, 2. In the mixed dodge ball games Allen- town School finished “first and Pi Grove second, while Croome Station and Fairy Spring were tied for third. Forestville captured first place in the girls’ dodge ball teurnament. with Land- over second and ckmf Spring and Sil- ver Hill tied for third. Steady Climb to Victory. College Park School by winning first honors climaxed a steady climb to such a victory dating back four years. In 1926 that school finished fourth. ‘Three years ago they were third. Last year they were second, and yesterday they finished first. The students’ elation over their Jong- sought victory is tempered with a whim | sical speculation as to what migl3. ks expected next year on such a record of performance. College Park, 6; Thomas Collins, 65, Dies, LYNCHBURG, Va., May 7 (Special). —Thomas J. Collins, 65, died Monday morning at his home in Peakland after an illness of two months. He is sur- vived by his widow; two sons, T. W. and J. E. Collins of this city, and & sister, Miss Elizabeth F. Collins. T O R A G Firemen Meet August 13. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 7 (Special) —The annual business session of the Cumbgrland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association will be held in Winchester, Va., on August 13, the ex- . Aley, | the 1eef ball. Center: Forest ‘Upper: Glendale and Silver Hill School teams participating in a game of 'nl:.fi'fl-‘l- with Rosemary Smith, teacher and coach, games. Lower: Camp Springs championship Marshall G. Brown, principal and coach. By a Staf Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, May 7.—Prince Georges County's sixth annual public rural school athletic meet was delayed nearly half an hour ' yesterday when stable boys at the local race track, where the meet. was staged, played a practical joke on the officials directing the speed ball games. The boys, accompanied by one boy — e = Track Stable ’des Pose as School Team And Defeat Rivals in Prince Georges Meet from the Cheverly School, told the referee they were the Cheverly team, but that their teacher was ill. On the strength of that statement they were permitted to play the Colle, Park team, which they decisively defeated. It was not until after the game was over that the deception was overed, and the game, ‘which was recorded as one of an elimination series, had to be thrown out. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7-(Special). —Purchase of the Ingomar and Rich- mond ‘Theaters by the Alexandria Amusement Co. from Ralph Steele, Harmon Reed and E. Garland Reed at a price of $100,000 was announced yesterday. Harmon Reed is president of the new concern and will serve as manager for both houses, while E. Garland Reed is vice president and John - G. Graham secretary-treasurer. The two theaters will be completely remodeled and. it is said that sound production. equipment will be installed. The Richmond will ¢'ose for an indefi- nite period Saturdsy night and the work of remodeling tbat house -will start Monday. Bookings for the two houses will - be made through Sidney Lust Co. of Washington, Alexandria ‘voters: established a new mark when 5,576 paid their poll taxes and so qualified to vote in the Demo- cratic primary in August and the gen- sral election in November. The pre- vious record was 5,450, the number that qualified to |cl§: heir ballots in the residential election. pAmeflcan Automobile Assoclation rep- resentatives announced yesterday that Arlington and Fairfax Counties auto- mobile owners may also avall them- selves of the opportunity to have their brakes tested free this week by assocla- M€ | tion officials in the 300 block St. Asaph street as well as Alexandria motorists. Funeral services for' A. B. Penn were held today at the home, 210 South Payne street, by the Rev, W. 8. Ham- mond, D. D., pastor of the M. E. Church South, and Rev. Dr. E. V. Regester, presiding elder of the Alexandria dis- trict of the Baltimore Conference of M. E. Churches. Interment was in the Arlington Natlonal Cemetery. Members of the Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons attended. Reports of the delegates who attended the ffty-sixth district Rotary clubs were made today at the weekly luncheon reeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club. Local police today began a sanitary inspection of the city. Mary Custis Lee, 17th Virginia Regi- ment chapter, will meet tonight in Lee Camp Hall at 8 o’clock. Funeral services for Joseph Hicks, who lived near Lorton, Va., were held today at Lewis Chapel, Fairfax County. Hicks, a son of the late Reuben -Hioks of Fairfax County, was drowned early Sunday morning. Buys Nelson County Estate. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 7 .(Special). —Dr. Herbert Chase of New York City has purchaed “Windwood,” a Nelson County esta‘e belonging to Mrs. D. A. Langhorne. The purchase price was $71,500. On the property s a hand- some dwelling. Dr. Chase is to get im- ecutive committee of the association, in special session here yesterday, voted. QGeorge Richter, president, of Chambers- burg,. presided.- at.the. meetipg. mediate possession of the property. —_— Both Association and Rugby foot ball are.beipg played in Italy. this year, BOARD GIVES HEARING ON ZONE CHANGES By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 7.— Hearings on four requests for zoning changes are being held by the Prince Georges County Commissioners at their regular meeting in the courthouse here ay. . ‘The petitions on which today’s hear- | ¢ ings are conducted are: James A. Davis, 327 Elm avenue, Ta- koma Park, for reclassification of lot 25, block 16-A, in Takoma Park from resi- dential A to commercial D. ‘Thomas Smith, rezoning of lots 9, 10, 11, 12 and ‘13, block D, Hayne's subdi- vision, Seat Pleasant, from residential A to commercial D. - Pittsburgh Oll Co. of Wilmington, Del.,, reclassification of approximately one-quarter acre on the south side of the Annapolis Highway and west of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, from com- mercial D to ‘industrial E. Another petition, that of the Haar Zion Congregation for reclassification of four lots in Greater Capitol: Heights from residential to commerclal, held over from last month, will be given hearing tomorrow. . This request hax been disapproved by the Maryland-Na- tional Capital Park and Planning.Com= mission. - ‘The commission. has also disapprove the request of the Pit¢sburgh Oil Co., but the other two petitions have' re- ceived its approval. Pt L TORNADO APPROPRIATION' URGED BY DELEGATION Special Dispatch to The Star. by Richard H. Lansdale, a member- of the Maryland Legislature, a delegation of citizens from the section of Mont- gomery County devastated by the sto: of last Thursday night appeared before the county commissioners here today and presented a petition signed by:576 citizens of the county urging the com- ;nisslonem to make “an . appropriation or the rellef of the tornado sufferers. Mr.- Lansdale, who' acted as -spokes- man, referred to the damage as almost indescribable and ury that immediate action be taken by commissioners, suggesting that a committee be named to appraise the damage and allocate whatever funds the commissioners "should see fit to provide. The commissioners were uncertain. as. to their legal authority to appropriate money for such a purpose and deferred | action until the question could be pass- |ed upon by their attorney, Joseph C. Sissel. A decision by the commissoeners later In the day is looked for. ey . While touring New Zealand recently several English schoolboys climbed the Ebmont .Volcano, 8,270 .feet high. 3 ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7.—Headed | . BANK YIELDS SITE FOR COURTHOUSE Rockville - Institution Asks Provision for Its Own Needs, However. Special Dispatch to The Btar. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7.—In order to make way for purchase by the county of the entire block immediately to the west of the present Rockville Court- | house lot as a site for the proposed new | $400,000 courthouse, the stockholders of the Farmers' Banking & Trust Co. of Rockville, at their annual meeting here yesterday afternoon, acquiesced in & proposition to abandon the idea of erecting the proposed new $100,000 bank building on the site of the present structure. Their willingness, however, was conditioned on the county com- missioners providing & satisfactory site, that where stands the drug store of R. W. Vinson, at the northeast corner of Montgomery avenue and Perry street, being preferred. | “'The stockholders referred the mat- |ter to the directors, whose decision, | however, will have to be ratified by |the stockholders. The directors named | Robert G. Hilton, president of the |bank, & committee of one to endeavor to arrange a deal between the county commissioners and owner of the de- signed site. gslth the bank obstacle virtually out CLEAN —NOISELESS — LA MAY: 7; 1929. Jot the way, the opinion in Rockville | today to be that deals for the several of pleces of property on the block it _is desired to acquire should | be arranged without great difficulty and | that the. actual work of constructing | the handsome temple of jus- | tice:should¥:hié gtarted without much | delay. L pue s . B [COUNTY ZONING ENGINEER ADDRESSES COMMISSION Allen J. Savillé Doscribes. District- ing Work Being Done in Other Cities. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- | HOUSE, Va., May 7.—-Meeting last night | With the Arlington County Zoning Com- mission, Allen J. Saville, recently ap- pointed zoning engineer, discussed the | zoning ordinances in effect in other | cities and mapped out a month’s pro- | gram incident to the work to be done in the county. Under the program Saville will meet each Monday with the commission, taking up with them the work laid outl for the week preceding. | He suggested the immediate need of | | a special ordinance that will permit the | commission‘to prohibit the construction of hot-dog stands and other small busi- ness enterprises that are"likely to be undertaken in an_ effort to become placed before the zoning.becomes ef< fective. It was authoritatively stated today that there will be no change at the present time in the personnel of the! zoning commission as a result of the| decision in' the Alexandria-Arlington County. annexation case. | Shows Lower Cost of Operétion Per Month Washington Users Declare NO MOVING PARTS TO OIL OR NEED REPLACING Just a mere trickle of water—a tiny gas flam FSUBURBAN RATS USED IN STUDY OF FISH MEAL QUALITY Johns Hopkins University Trying to Find Best Cooking Process. BALTIMORE (#)—Rats, long the aides of sclentists, are assisting re- search here in being merely well fed and happy. They exist on a diet of fish meal in.a co-operative investigation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Johns Hopkins University. The object is to determine what fish make the best meal and what treatment is necessary to conserve the most pourishinient. Fish meal, which is fed to farm stock, is produced from trimmings and other wastes that accumulate after portions have been selected for human use, Various methods, from flame to vacuum drying, have been used to con- vert the waste. From the effect of the food on the rats, the cooking which pre- serves the greatest nutritive value is sought to b found. gl o S0 U Storm Victim Improving. WARRENTON, Va., May 7 (Special). —The seven: victims of the storm from Weaversville and two from Woodville in the Fauquier Hospital are all liv- (ing and some show improvement. Mrs. Charles’ Allen, lost her home, hus- band and only two children, is still in a critical condition. . January automotive shipments from the United States totaled $47,593,653, an increase of $15,557,862 over the cor- responding month of 1927, and a rec- ord-breaker for such shipments in the first month of the year. NEWS.” Yy ORPHANAGE FIGHT REACHES CLIMAX Child Aid Society Move Fol- lowed by Arrest of Superintendent. Special Dispatch to The St COTTAGE CITY, Md.,, May 7.—The fight of the town authorities of Cottage City to prevent the American Child Aid Soclety from opening an orphanage in the old Friend's House here reached a climax yesterday afternoon when the soclety moved into the premises and John T. Smelley, superintendent, was arrested on a charge of violating s town ordinance. He was taken to the ?};gflnlburfl Jail and his bond set at Smelley is charged with violating an ordinance which requires a commercial concern to obtain the signatures of 75 per cent of the property holders within a distance of 500 feet of the business establishment. A warrant for his arrest was sworn before Justice of Peace Moffat of Hyattsville by Town R. D. Kincheloe. Smelley was arrested by Prince _Georges County Claude Reese. —_— ‘The cost of living in Germany is now the highest since stabilization. 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