Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1929, Page 7

CLARENDON VOTES TOBULD FIRE AL Citizens’ Corporation Reiectsi County Aid and Will Con- struct Own House. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va. July 19.—De- termination to ercct a fireman's hall in Clarendon withou* county aid was last night registered < hen the Claren- don Citizens' Corporati holding | company for the citizens' essociation, in special meeting, by a vote of 7 to 4, de- clined an offer of the board of supcr- visors to contribute equally with the association the sum of $5,000 for such a building. Following defeat of the motion favor- ing acceptance of the proposition of the board, which was offered by John F. Bushong. the meeting authorized the appomtment of a committee of three | to co-operate with a like committee of the Fire Department. to purchase a site for the proposed structure and fo plan for its erection. Those assigned | to thiz tack re A. J. Porter, chair- man: L. C. McNemar and H. B. Mitchell, Plan Rejected. Pleas of members favorable to the board's offer that the building when completed would be mainiained by the county and the citizens would be re- | Jieved of all worries in this connection were unavailing. o Opponents declared that the decision of the board to contribute to the con- struction of the buiding had been pur- posely kent from the minutes cf its ing and there was doubt in their inds 1f the aporop-iation would ever be made. Resentment also was ex- pressed at the reported attitude of the board in insisting that the citizens' share of the cost of construction should | be taken entirely from the proceeds of | the sale of Community Hall and no part through colicitations of the Fire De- partment in other communities which it serves. Members pointed out that Community Hall was sold with the idea of faking the proceeds and erecting a more mod- ern structure to house the civie activi- ties of the town and expressed the view that if half of the sum now in hand was used for a firehouse the sum re- maining would be insufficient to accom- plish_this purpose. H. W. Beattie declared that it would be just as sane to ask the civic bodies of Ashton Heights and Lyon Park to =ell their community buildings and con- tribute the money io the establishment of a headquarters for the department as it is for the board to expect the Clarendon citizens to take money raised from the sale of its building and use it in that way. Question Board's Right. “By what right has the board to tell | us how we shall spend out money>” L. | C. McNemar gsked, “They tell us that we shail not go into other communities and ask for aid and that the citizens’ share shall come from the association’s | Community Hall fund. The money | raised through the sal§ of old Com- munity Hall was put into the building by the people of Clarendon when there was but a few scattered homes in Ash- ton Heights, only one in Lyon Viliage and not many more in Lyon Park and Aurora Heights. The newcomers in these communities are getting the same fire protection a3 the people of Claren- don, and it is only fair that they make contributions to a new home for the Fire Department. “If we donate $5.000 to the building what are we going to do with the other $5.000 of the Community Hall fund? Could we erect a community building to provide ample space for an up-to-date library and to house other civic ac- tivities of Clarendon with that amount? ‘We cannot.” Mr. McNemar also pointed out that the citizens corporation was instituted primarily to manage money intrusted to its care to the best interests of the citizens, and expressed the opinion that it would be illegal for the corporation to give the money to the county, which, he said, it would be doing if the money were put into a building that would be controlled by the county. ‘This action of the corporation leaves the matter where it was about a week ago, when the organization donated without reservations $2,500 to the Fire Department for a new home. At that! time the plan was to raise a $10.000 | fund for the building: $2,500 from other communities served by the department and $5,000 out of county funds. Now that the county's offer has been swept aside, the corporation and firemen will continue with the first part of the plan, that of seeking aid in the other com: munities. Heads of civic organizations in these ! communities recently met to determine what should be done in the matter, but deferred action pending negotiations between the Clarendon citizens and the s. With this phase of the project closed, it is expected that another meeting of the association lead- ers will be held in the near future, YOUTH ACQUITTED IN FEUD KILLING Harold Gibson, Pittsylvania, Freed by Jury After 20 Minutes’ Deliberation, Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CHATHAM, Va, July 19.—Harold Gibson, Pittsylvania farm youth, was free today, having been acquitted last night in the Circuit Court of killing Lester Bradner last December at the height of & country dance. He pleaded sel{-defense, holding that an old grudge between the families flared up during the testivities, the shooting taking place ir the vard of the Bradner home. Vaden Bradner, a brother of the vic- tim. was wounded in the exchange of shots. Gibson claimed that the Brad- ners opencd fire on him first. The jury deliberated 20 minutes. Blind Man Taken On Charge of Selling Rum to Guardsman Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 19.—The first blind man ever arrested in Maryland on a bootlegging charge was ar- raigned before United States Com- missloner J. Frank Supplee yester- . He is Frank E. Nicholas, 52, of cade, Washington County. He arrested by Prohibition Agent Ernest J. Ford, as he is alleged to have sold whisky to Guardsmen {rom Camp Ritchie, Agents say that they found eight pints and four half pints of whisky in Nicholas' home, and that he sold the liquor for 81 per pint. In telling of his arrest Nicholas sald: “Several days ago Ford came to my home and tried to buy liquor. I refused to sell him any. He came back three more times, and each time I refused. “I can tell people by the sound of their footsteps. Late in the afternoon & soldier came to the front door and walked into my room. I could tell 1t was a soldier by the tramp of his heayy shoes. “In the meantime, this man Ford #neaked in the back door and arrest- ed me, He got. the soldier to come to ths house because I refused to sell bim any liquor.’ M SUBURDBAN NEWS. | | When the steamboats Tom Greene and Betsy Ann reached the finish line on the Ohio River at New Richmond, Ohio, in their spectacular race several days ago the Tom Greene was declared winner, but the margin was so slight | the decision of the judges was contested by spectators. ARLINGTON COUNTY however, that some of the development | work of the county can best be handled | by the civic federation, such as the | present county clean-up campaign. | To Co-Operate on Roads. ’ The secretary last night read a letter | from H. G. Shirley, chairman of the TALKS TO MACCABEES. Supreme Lecturer of Order Ad- dresses Veteran Members Here. Col. M. L. Elkin of Louisville, Ky. | Shis Tu UN”-E PRU]EG]‘S}‘“‘T‘M‘ State Highway Commission, in | supreme lecturer of the Order of Mac- Chamber of Commerce. De- cides to Concentrate on Consolidated Program. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., July 19.—Believ- ing that more can be accomplished through effort concentrated upon a pro- | gram of two or three projects than upon the 16 subdivisions suggested for con- | sideration, the board of directors of the | Arlington County Chamber of Com-| merce, at its fortnightly meeting last night, authorized the president, Keith | A. Brumback, to appoint a program | committee of five persons to draft a| schedule from what they consider the | more vital problems confronting the | county and arrange for their completion within periods of 60 to.90 days. | ‘Will Study Suggestions. Under the plan adopted last night the committee, of which Brumback and | i the executive secretary, P. P. Wood- bridge, will be ex officio members, will | study ' the suggestions received from Chamber of Commerce members and from the civic associations as to a five- year program of development. They are then to select the problems considered most vital and recommend them at the | next meeting of the board for immedi- | ate attention. | From the discussion preceding the resolution authorizing the special com- | mittee it is believed that the problem | of sewers will receive the first considera- | tion of the chamber as a task that re- quires immediate and concentrated ef- fort. The question of the establishment | of sanitary district boundaries is now | before Judge Howard W. Smith, and is scheduled for a decision on July 24. If | the court reaches a definite decision at | that time the committee will be able to recommend a definite course of action | at the next meeting. Bond Issues Necessary. Inasmuch as one or more bond issues will be required, depending upon whether the court sets up the county | as a single sanitary district or divides it into several separate districts, it is be- lieved that the chamber can accom- plish much in the way of educating the people as to the necessity of voting for | the bonds. ‘While the zoning of the county is well under way, it was pointed out at the | meeting that much remains to be done in which the chamber can be of as- sistance, and that this will also be adopted as one of the issues to be brought to & conclusion within the next 60 or 90 days, the time suggested for the completion of the first problems to be considered. ‘The Chamber of Commerce is furnishing half of the funds with which this work is being done and the direc- tors are anxious to lend their assistance in bringing it to a satisfactory conclu- sion, especially with regard to the adoption of the final zoning ordinance. Just what the trade body will do in the matter of the establishment of a hospital in the county, one of the matters considered as of major im- portance by the civic organizations, h not yet been intimated. It is beli SPECIAL Gold Medal Cake Flour 3 Points of Superiority GOLD MEDAL Cake Flour insures cake flour users: {1} Lighter cakes. {3} Finer texture. [3} Cakes that keep fresh longer. . . . To back our claim of superiority, your grocer is authorized to and will refund your mon cheerfully if you are not enthusiastically satisfied wi the first cake you make with Gold Medal Cake Flour. ‘GOLD MEDAL s et uarended by the Hfyouuse Cake Flour try this one.. Soldionlu itrhis Carton which he expressed his willingness to | co-operate with the county authorities | to prevent. the closing of the Lee Hig | way and Wilson Boulevards at. the same | time. He suggested that the county | authorities be consulted as to the time | contemplated for the closing of the | Wilson Boulevard for reconstruction | and suggested that he will be willing to | try to arrange the work for the Lee Highway 20 that it will not conflict. Henry C. Morris read a letter from | has been connected with the fraternal | cently imported more than 30,000 tons officials of ‘the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in which it was stated that the school can make an industrial and economic survey of the county in Octo- ber, following which they would recom- mend the type of industries particularly ‘ suited to this community. Such infor- mation would be invaluable to both the | chamber and real estate board, he believes. A report from the financial commit- | tee shows that the trade body is in| better condition financially than at any | time since its organization three years ago. | % | QUENSTEDT IS VICTOR ‘: IN RECOUNT BA'[TLEJ | New Annapolis Mayor Receives 967 | Ballots Against 966 for | Opponent, Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS. Md., July 19.—Walter E. Quenstedt, Republican four-day cumbent in the mayorzalty office, was given the decision over his opponent, Charles E. Chance, Democrat, by a one- vote margin to climax the battle of the recount last night. r A committee consisting of five mem- bers of the city council revealed that | 967 ballots were cast for Quenstedt and | 966 for Chance. It was only in the fourth ward that the recount proved advantageous to the Democratic can- didate. | ‘The recount resulted following the city elections a week ago when, after Quenstedt was adjudged winner, the Democrats decided that since no Demo- | | erat had served as mayor since 1923, | such a thing was abnormal and could | have only occurred through a mistake. | Chance announced, then, that he | | would request a recount, while in the | meantime Quenstedt took the oath of office. The case was taken to the courts, where Chance was granted his appeal for a second count. A committee of five was selected for | the recount, while armed guards stood | over the ballot boxes. Mr. Quenstedt, | in the meantime, went about his duties | of office unperturbed. . Big Muskelunge Caught in River. | GLENVILLE, W. Va,, July 19 (Spe- cial).—One of the finest fish ever taken | from the Kanawha River was caught below Glenville by Charles O. Reed of Fairmont, who took it home to have | it mounted. 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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 19.—The first business session of the 26th annual convention of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which opened here last night, is being held at the Wul-‘ minster Building with approximately 600 delegates in attendance. | ‘The session was called to order bysthe State president, C. W. Carter of Burke- ville, and routine matters were to be disposed of preparatory to an adjourn- ment at noon for an outdoor luncheon a; Gum Springs and a pilgrimage to the home and tomb of George Washing- ton at Mount Vernon. A reception was held for the dele- gates at the Westminster Building last night, with J. C. Long of Alexandria post office presiding. J. Randall Caton, | Jr., local attorney, delivered the address | of 'welcome and the response was made | by C. H. Rieley of Troutville. The State president. delivered an ad- dress following his introduction by A H.| Kirkland of Concord Depot and a talk . on “Your National Paper’ was made by C. M. 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