Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1929, Page 20

TEACHERS TO TAKE | SUMMER COURSES Nearly 100 Prince Georges| Tutors Plan Study at Colleges. By a Staft Correspondent of The Btar UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 22— Nearly 100 teachers of Prince Georges County schools will take college courses during the Summer months, Superin- tendent of Schools Nicholas Orem has ced. .%u"m-prl!y will attend the Univer- sity of Maryland and some will teach at that institution. One teacher will study at Oxford University, England. She is Miss Meyer. Others who have Mot Margaret X Sarah V. . el . . Catherine Dent, Ellen Mrs. Opal Smith TR, D T Cady, Ed! . Forshee, Gibbans, Marybeth B. Edelen, Esther Downing, Maris C. Queen, Jessie G. Bertie B. Edelen, Olive E. King, . Russell Hull, Evelyn C. Quick, Mary E. Palmer, Grace Canter, Filorence ‘Brashears, Elaine E. Knowles, S. 3 XKiein, Marshall G. Brown, D. J. Miller. Ruby C. Miller. Angela D. Cady. Ralph ‘W. Kalbaugh, Clara G. Baden, Mrs. Vir- ginis F. Earnshaw, Mercedes M. Wal- dron, Raymond p. Caroline L. Stewart, Annie L. Ball, Ortha M. Eley, J. Grifith, Evelyn R. Jarrell, Nel L. Pumphrey, Lilllan G. Robert- son, Leone B. cufhow;‘un‘lide Rs Isen- berg, Margaret P. Footer, Mary Spence, Hlnlretm:llry ‘Wolf, Starr Preston kel, Agnes W. Rymer, Erma R. ml, Louelle M. Clayton, Nora E. Robb, Mary H. Lovell, Helen V. Gingell, Clars Gt , Christene Penman, Miri: , Maud Manning. Mary R. Crumb, A._ Carrick, J. Mzzlde Traband, Emily Lawson and Hazel M, Watkins. Johns Hopkins University: Margaret °T. Merrick, Bess Alice Traub, Ruth E. 3 llie E. Cook, Mildred L. L ‘Willlam and Mary College: Mildred HARRY ELMORE BESLEY, Aged 20, of McLean, Va.. who was d- uated from Virginia Polytechnic i- tute at Blacksburg as honor man in a class of 195. Besley was also one of the eight grad- uates to be offered a commission in the Regular Army. He has refused the eom- mission and has decided to work for his M. S. degree next year at the Univer- sity of Maryland. He is doing exten- slon work for the University of Mary- land this Summer. He is the son pf Mr. and Mrs. H. E~G. Besley. FIREWORKS STANDS BANNED NEXT YEAR Prince Georges Commission- ers Serve Notice to This Effect on Merchants. BY GEORGE PORTER. Staft Correspondent of The Star, lotte Shomo, Ruth K. Yates, Leone Lkgd. ‘ale University: Margaret 8. Hunt. .;;:tbnm Academy: Rosemary Cornell University: Gladyse K. Fin- mey, m‘g Lane. o ies K R. Parker g:t Christensen, Vera Lo I. ‘:g“' ‘Wallace V. lmlt.lm" Hessey, Edna P. Nolan. Ashaville Summer School: Adelaide Crane Clough. Indians State Nermal: Adah F. i Teachers' College: 8. Ma- Ysse Boyd. MEASLES AND ‘FLV’ BOOST SICK CASES County Health Officer Reports Nearly Double Number in 1928 Over 1927, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 22.— Although neither the Maryland-Na; tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission nor the Prince Georges County commissioners felt justified in declining to issue licenses for temporary fireworks stands in commercial areas this year, the stands will not be tolerated next year, it was announced at the office of the Prince Georges County commis- sioners today. Act After Inquiry. ‘The commissioners, who delayed sc- cepting the recommendations of the park body pending an investigation of their own, yesterday started sending out the permits to merchants in com- mercial zones after learning, as had the planning group, that many of them had already invested considerable capi- tal, some over $1,000 in stock which could only be sold from such stands. Two applications for permits to erect stands in residential areas were ap- proved by the park commission, but re- Jected by the county heads. The commissioners declared the stands were chiefly objectionable along the Baltimore Boulevard, as fireworks bought from them are usually set off immediately, startling motorists and in- directly causing accidents, Thought They Met Law. County Commissioner Brice Bowie, who headed the investigation, declared the merchants were of the opinion that they had complied with the law when secured a trader's license which permits them to sell fireworks in the 509, scarlet fever was second with 172, influenza was third with 145 and pneumonia fourth with 100. ‘The report shows 3,021 school chil- dren were examined during the year in 45 schools, 2,728 of whom showed phys- doal defects. Nineteen child heaith conferences were held during the year, 13 pre-school clinics and & large mumber of diphtheria, tuberculosis, ty- and small 'Juvenuu clin- 'MUSIC STUDY CLUB ' CLOSES ITS SEASON {Activities Bnded With Open Meet- ' ing and Invitation ! Program. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. PALLS CRURCH, Va., June 32.—The Club closed a successful ignon’ Ambrose Thomas, was sung in French by Mrs. Ross Johnson. R. P. Balinger gave a violin solo, ac- @ompanied on the plano by Edward Baling , “Evening Brings . Tr the piano solo, A Flat” of Schubert, by Mrs. K. D. -'nue and the club chorus, “Spring & |SUMMER ART SCHOOL | VIRGINIA PRESS CONVENES county, this year being the first time that a bullding permit has been re- quired for structures costing less than The commissioner reported that in s T vt et b wm.flmmfigmtf\s permits would issued n year for stands along the Baltimore Boulevard. ———— AT DANVILLE JULY 18 Association at Forty-First Annual Parley Will Discuss Phases of Newspaper Work. By the Associated Press. DANVILLE, Va., June 22—A pro- discussion and talks of various phases of newspaper work and including varied entertainment fea- tures has been prepared for the forty- first annual convention of the V! Press Association to be held at Danville July 18, 19 and 20. the speakers will be L. 8. Press l, . H. Morrisette, Virginia State tax commis- slonr. rtainment features include golf, a ‘banquet and sightseeing tours. LONG RAILROAD HOURS BL#MED FOR IDLENESS Schedule Baid to Xeep 50,000 Trained Workers Out of Employment. CLEVELAND, Ohio (#).—Overworked railroad em] are keeping 50,000 B Ruopertsan, president of the Raimay 5 of the Railway Executives Association. ‘The association is seeking readjust- ment of railroad schedules to find em- ployment for jobless railroad workers in the United States. ‘The 50,000 could be put back if the raiiroad man’s month is made as short | as that in other industries, Robertson | believes. The average trainman works & number of hours each month equiva- lent to 48 or 50 days, compared with | other occupations. Robertson believes | that & compromise can be reached to shorten hours without increasing the expense, In the consular district of Tientsin, China, rallways now total 1,496 miles, or 25.8 miles for each millioh of popula- tion, as compared with 2,371 miles for e.t:h million of population in the United States. Commercial _Art—Interior Decoration— Gostume™ Desien. ~ Children's ‘class. Low LIVINGSTONE. 1838 ¥ ST. N.W. Met. 3883. Roosevelt“8”’ IAI'.E' Bull $388% Cash THE SUNDAY STAR, PARISH FARM MERGER PLANS LAG IN VIRGINIA Four Counties Make Little Head- way and Prospects Are Gloomy. Special Dispateh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., June 22.—Four | counties of Northern Virginia have made little or no headway and prospects today were far from bright with re- spect to parish farm consolidations. Several conferences have been held | by representatives of Frederick, Clarke. Shenandoah and Warren Counties and the city of Winchester, but nothing $49-34 Per Month A. C. Moses Motor Co. 1522 14th St. N.W. Phone Pot, s61 more has been done than to arrange to visit a regional parish farm at Waynes- boro, Va., August 10 to see the plan in operation. It is claimed that in most counties the cost of maintaining a parish farm for indigents is unduly burdensome on | taxpayers and in the last few years many counties have effected conwlldr' tions and erected central almshouses. The first idea of the kind in the State came from the Frederick County super- visors some years ago, but they were never successful in their efforts to in- | terest authorities of nearby counties sufficiently to effect a consolidation. Lauriston Castle, one of the oldest | and most_historic castles in Scotland, | |is to be sold. WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 23, 14 COUNTY COMPANIE ATTEND FIRE MEETING Chief V. A. Simmel Accorded Ova- tion by Glenn Dale Assembly. Hold Business Session. Special Dispatch to The Star. GLENN DALE, Md., June 22.—The monthly meeting of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Firemen's Association was held here Wednesday night and was| A vote of thanks was extended the | from Panama. attended by 14 companies. It was the initial meeting of the association in 1929—-PART 1. Glenn Dale and marked the first anni- versary of the department's member- ship in the organization. President Robert ey B wa: presented with a gavel made by Fire. 3 presentation wa: Chief V. A. Simmel of Cottage Cit; who was elected president of the Mary- land State Piremen’s Association at its annual convention in Lonaconing last week, was accorded an ovation by the assembly. Simmel felicitated the as- soclation on its representation at the convention and announced the appoint- E. Mahoney of Branchville was | \¢ 10 fire 5| ares was a meeting wit | H. C. Ransom, suburban manager of the Chesa) & Potomse Telephone Co., discussed siren and telephone serv- houses, and a committee of the ttsville exchange ted to attend a special hovie June 28, Fresident attsville firel June 28. en Beattie of Bladensburg will head chiefs in Y. | the committee. Refreshments were served by the de- partment auxiliary. o Peruvian Flyers in Ecuador. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, June 22 (&) ment of Secretary T. W. Venemann as | —The Peruvian aviators Zegarra and chairman of his executive committee. co-operation in the election of Simmel. =-and when you see this marvelous new tire you will understand why users everywhere are praising its smart beauty, easier steering and its wonderful abil- ity to deliver tens of thousands of trouble- free, non-skid : miles! Pinillos arrived here this afternoon ‘They began their good- | Montgomery County Association for its | will flight from New York the last week in May. SURVEYS JAMES RIVER. Special Dispatch to Thé Star. | _LYNCHBURG, Va., June 32.—Gerard | H. Matthes, hydro-electric_engineer of | the Federal engineering office at Ner- | folk, is here making a study ef the James River, the survey going to flood control and possible | water power. 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