Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1929, Page 7

ARLINGTON URGED T0 PUSH PLANNING Five-Year Development Pro- gram Discussed at Meet- ing of C. of C. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va, July 10.—Retro- cession of Arlington County to the District of Columbia is so problematical that county development should be planned without regarding it, Keith A. Brumback, president of the Chamber of Commerce, stated last night in his address of welcome to the civic associa- tion members who gathered with Cham- ber of Commerce officials at the Wash- ington Golf and Country Club for dis- cussion of a 5-year development pro- gram. Discussing the necessity of co-opera- tion between the trade body and civic associations, Brumback declared that, because of the fact that the county is made up of many different thickly settled communities, the civic associa- tions can accomplish a great deal more in their particular sections in many major development plans than can the Chamber of Commerce. Hospital Need Expressed. ‘While most of the delegates to last night's session concurred in a greater number of the development prope s outlined by the chamber, every delegate expressed the great need for a hospital in the county. Although many of the delegates differed as to the matters of major importance, the need of the hospital was brought up by each. ‘The Chamber of Commerce program, as already outlined and voted upon by a large per cent of the membership. includes the following in the order of their importance to those voting upon | them: Improved streets and highways, com- plete_city planning and zoning, public | promotion, | health work, industrial study of local and State legislation, ed- ucation and general publicity. There is a total of 30 items in the list. Both Mrs, Florence E. Cannon, presi- dent of the- Arlington Citizens' Associa- tian, and William P. Ames, member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, expressed the opinion that' the extension of the water system 10 the many communities not now served can be made only after the peo- ple living on the streets along which the mains have been made are com- pelled to make use of the water. Ames also suggested the preparation by the Chumber of Commerce of a classified list of the present manufacturing con- cerns in the county, the list to be used in persuading other concerns in locat- ing here. Woman Voters' Activities. Mrs. Ruby Simpson, president of the Organized Woman Voters of Arlington County, gave the extension of the county health work, establishment of a county owned and operated library and reduction of the public utility rates as the matters considered most important by her organization. A suggestion made by Robert E. An- derson, president of the Lyon Village Citizens'” Association that a committee be formed of representatives of the Civic Federation, Chamber merce, Rotary and Monarch Clubs and other of the larger organizations for perfecting a program suitable to all, was received with favor by last night's as sembly and is expected to be acted upon in the near future. Among others who spoke at last night's get-together dinner, which was sponsored the Chamber of Com- merce, were: Hugh McGrath of the Civic Federation, the Rev. Perry Mitch- ell, representing the ministerial alli- ance; W. W, Weeks of the Walkers Chapel Citizens’ Association; George M. Yeatman, president of the Ashton Heights Citizens’ Association; Arthur Orr, president of the Lyon Park Citi- zens’ Association; Robert H. Forman of of Com- | ern county building. gomery County Commissi Tn the backsround are shown buildings fronting on Court The square is opposite the one occupied b; ers have asked the town council of E EVENING street, occupying the square which y the present courthouse, and is Rockville to close and turn STAR, WASHINGTON, ROCKVILLE it is proposed to condemn to acquire additional land for a mod- separated from it by Court street, which the Board of Mont- D. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929. CLARENDON ASKS AID OF FIRE FUND Communities - Regarded as Receiving Protection of Department. Bpecial Dispaich to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., July 10.—Assured of financial support of the Clarendon Citizens’ Association last night toward construction of a new home for the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, members of the department, under the leadership of L. C. McNemar, imme- diately laid plans to seek aid from other communities under protection of the local apparatus. leration of the needs of the fire department was made the sole business before the meeting of the association last night. A proposal of ;I:e Citizens’ Corporation, holding com- ny submitted by the president of the for- SUBURBAN NEWS, mer body, A. C. Putnam, and which provides for contribution of $2,500 by the corporation as & nucleus of a $10,000 fund estimated as needed to erect the type of building desired., was unanimously ratified by the association. The proposal of the corporation, how- ever, specifies that the money will be given, providing the department raises $2,500 through its own efforts and contributions from other communities which it serves, and this $5,000 is matched by an equal sum by the Board of Supervisors. % Quarters Deemed Urgent. After being told by Chief Smith that | unless something is done immediately to provide new quarters for the appa- :ltun.ldwhlch at upll'esent is stored in n old garage, there is a possibilit; of the Board of supervlsm.gflmovmi the equipment to some other com- munity, where it will be properly cared for, the meeting voted to recommend | :oppthz ’!“o':pdornt‘i:)g that the $2,500 be ropri without_reservati made:available immeaiately, > = “A new modern pumping engine, or- dered by the board of supervisors for this department, will arrive about Au- gust 5" Chief Smith declared, “and if something is not done immediately to assure the board that it will be given proper housing we stand a chance of for the association, which was |not only losing it but other equipment paid for out of county funds. It is w impossible even to ki the apparatus clean in our present !:xll’nun, ‘The appeal for aid in the other com- munities served by the department will be made through the civic tions therein. Mr. McNemar's commit~ tee, which also includes Mr. Putnam and Nolan D. Mitchell, plans to attend meetings of these organizations to ae- quaint them with the conditions and }tay p!vl’li!:lt‘ out to tlh:am ‘:.helr responsibil- Tespect elping main! the department. G e The recommendation of the associa- tion making the $2.500 immediately available will be acted on by the cor- poration at a meeting set for Friday night. The assoclation recessed to meet again the same evening, in order that no time will be lost in ratifying action |of the corporation. wkich is expected to | be favorable {o the proposition. West Virginia Woman Dies at 95, PAW PAW, W, Va., July 10 (Special) —-Miss Kizzie Largent, 95, born in thi: county, died at_her home here after a brief illness. The final sickness was aggravated by a fall sustained at her home some days ago. Several nieces and nephews survive. She maintained active use of her faculties until death, Many valuable ancient first editions were lost in a fire which destroyed the Iibrary at Dunkirk, Prance, containing 70000 books. the land over to the county for Inclusion in the site. MYSTERY DEEPENS INBOYS TORTURE Alibi of Tazewell County, Va., Suspect Leaves Police Without Clues. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va,, July 10.—Tazewell County authorities investigating the | torture of Clyde Kitts, 12, of Grattan, | | W.Vva., whose head was held in a burn- {ing tar barrel, are confronted with al more baffling angle than ever with the | presentation of an almost complete | |alibi by Claude Godsey, 15, who was faccused of the crime. Godsey claims he was not in Grat- | tan, and a bus driver identified Godsey as having ridden in his bus to Hale's Culvert, in the west end of Bluefield, the morning of that day. The driver sald the boy told him he was going to| Simmons. Four residents of Bramwell, near Simmons, have made affidavits | that they saw young Godsey in Bram- | { well the day of the crime. Young Kitts w ateacked last Sat urday afternoon while returning to his parents’ home. Godsey was arrested the following Monday at his mother’ home in Simmon Although Godsey at first disclaimed | any acquaintance with Kitts or his| | cousin, Leland Kitts, 13, he afterward ]fldmutud, Commonwealth Attorney N.| | Clarence’ Smith stated, that he knew | | both of them. Godsey also admitted, | Smith said, that he had a fight with| |Leland Kitts about three weeks ago, and authorities had been working on | that this was the motive for { the theory | the crime. | Godsey has been a prisoner in the| county jail at Tazewell since his ar- | rest, ~pending trial in the Juvenile| Court. Young Kitts is still in a serious | condition, suffering from burns to the face. Physicians are now more hopeful of his recovery, but fear that he may be permanently blind TFiles Bankruptcy Plea. 1L YNCHBURG, Va., July 10 (Special). | —W. E. Blanks, a Lynchburg night | watchman, has filed a petition in bank- | ruptey in_the Federal Court here, hav- ing $710 liabilities and $50 assets. He | | ordinance. State Delegate, Arrested, Causes Arrest of Mayor By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, July 10— Charges of disorderly conduct and using abusive language against John H. Beall, mayor of Mount Rainier, and of violating & town ordinance against William 8. Keys, member of the Mary- | land House of Delegates at the last| | session of the General Assembly, will | be heard before Justice of Peace Rob- | ert E: Joyce Friday night as a result of a quarrel between Delegate Ke and the town over a building permit. Keys is said to have applied for a permit to make alterations ing at Perry street and Rhode Island avenue northeast. When the town au- thorities refused to issue the permit on the ground that part of the premises are on town property, Keys is said to have proceeded with the work anywa: having obtained a permit from the | Maryland Natiénal Capital Park and Planning Commission, whose authority, he claims, supersedes that of the town. Mayor Beall then obtained a war- rant for Keys for violating the town After the warrant was served Keys, through his attorney, Charles Calvert, obtained a warrant for the mayor, whom he claimed used abusive language. Both men were released on their | personal bonds. AUTOIST GIVEN THRILLS. Blacksnake Eight Feet Long Gets Wrapped Around Motometer. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. WESTERNPORT, Md, July 10 Francis Kelly, merchant, of this place, returning with his wife and mother from Bedford, Pa., had a thrilling ex- perience while passing a cluster of Small trees adjoining the highway be- tween Manns Choice and Hyndman. The front wheel of his car ran over the head of a large blacksnake, which, on being struck, wrapped itself around the motometer of the car. Kelly stopped his car in a few feet and found that the snake had been killed by the | wheel. Unwrapping it from the car he found the reptile measured 8 feet | in length and was 5! inches in diam- eter at the thickest part. It was the largest-snake ever known to have been dispatched in this locality. .- Playing cards until 2 am. was the to a build- | " | sold eight for $1. BUS LINE PATRONS FILE FARE PROTEST crease Without Notice to Them by Company. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MARYLAND PARK, Md., July 10 Claiming the Washington, Marlboro & Annapolis Motor Line, ' Inc, which operates busses between Washington | and Maryland Park, has increased its | rate of fare without notice to the pas- | sengers, several residents of Maryland Park have filed a protest with the Maryland Public Service Commission in Baltimore. According to Mrs. Zina Pattison, one of the signers, the letter was written at | | the request of one of the members of | | the Public Service Commission, who claimed the commission was not aware of the change in fare until told of it by some of the passengers. Mrs. L. L. Altman, vice president of the bus company, claims, however, that her husband, who is head of the con- cern, had eral conversations with the commission concerning the change and that it was made with their knowl- edge and approval. | Prior to April 1 the tokens for the | busses were sold elght for 81 On that | ate, Mrs. Altman says, the company | obtained permission in the District of | Columbia to sell the tokens ten for $1 during a two-month experimental pe- | | riod. ~ She claims the Maryland pas- | sengers were voluntarily given the bene- | fit of the reduction during that period. | but on July 1 the tokens were again 1t is the return to the old rate which | | ted the Maryland Park passengers to | write the Public Service Commission. 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Creditors listed are from | England, celebrated his one-hundredth Brookneal and Lynchburg. | birthday anniversary recentl the Glebewood Citizens' Assoclation: T. E. Gilbert of the Fort Myer Heights Citizens’ Association; F. E. Mann of the Cherrydale Citizens’ Association and Henry C. Morris and Ashton C. Jones of the governing board of the Chamber of Commerce. MERCHANTS ASKED TO AID| IN SAVE-A-LIFE CRUSADE BALTIMORE, July 10.—E. Austin Baughman, commissioner of motor ve- hicles, yesterday issued a call for co- operation in the save-a-life campaign to business houses and corporations owning large fleets of motor trucks. He requested that these owners sub- mit their cars to designated garages throughout the State for inspection at once in order to avoid a last-minute rush at the close of the campaign July 15. Many owners, he said, already have complied with the regulations of the campaign, but there are thousands who have delayed. 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