Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1929, Page 6

6 * CUTIN OVERHEAD HELDNOT JUSTIFIED Civic Federation Adopts Res- olution for Inquiry Into Salary Reductions. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Ve. September 4.—{ Justification of the action of the board { of supervisors in abolishing several county offices and in cutting salaries of other employes, was questioned last | night when a motion offered by Thomas | R. Mechem of Ashton Heights, at a | meeting of the Arlington County Civic Pederation, directing the executive committee of the organization to in- vestigate the reasons for the reduction | of $800 ir the salary of Harry H. Mil- | ler, head bookkeeper of the county en- | gmeer's office, was adopted. The mo- ion asks for a report at the October meeting of the federation. Retrenchment in overhead, accord- SUBURBAN NEWS. ing to the board, was made necessary ‘because of loss of revenue through an- nexation by Alexandria City of a large portion of the county. “ Reason Not Satisfactory. Mr, Mechem and Hugh McGrath, speaking on the motion, declared that the reason advanced by the board for the drastic salary cuts does not seem to be a satisfactory one in view of the fact that the county’s revenue will not be affected by the annexation of territory for several years to come, if at all. They pointed out that the county will receive this year's taxes from the annexed area and besides will collect $500,000 from Alexandria as payment, for the territory. Mr. Mechem declared that the step taken by him was unsolicited on 1(::1@ part r;;l ewx'l::;:;. nce E. Cannon, - Mrs. Flore! inlog er impressions of the gathering ::\g"fltllipflmgt subjects considered. George M. Yeatman submitted a final report on the county clean-up campaign, which he headed and he and members of his committee received a vote of thanks for their efforts. For Co-Operative Action. lan for co-operative action be- t“tenp the federation and the Arling- ton County Chamber of Commerce. nub; mitted by Mr. McGrath on behalf of the executive committee was adopted by the meeting. It provides that con- tact on part of the federation shall be made through the executive com- mittee in the following manner: “‘Committee reports and recommenda- tions will be submitted to the federa- tion in the usual manner in regular session for such action as may be de- fermined upon; the executive commit- tee will then communicate the action of the federation to the board of di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce for such action as that body may de- sire to take; in the event of disagree- ment the executive committee of the federation is authorized to confer or otherwise communicate with the board of directors of the Chamber of Com- Merce with a view to working out & plan agreeable to both bodies, such plan to be referred back to the fed- eration for the final determination of that body: “Communications from the Chamber of Commerce will come to the feder- ation through the executive committee, | O led CITIZENS FIGHTING OILPLANTPERMIT Whole of Mackey Hill Up sin| Arms Against Application for Grant. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. ROSSLYN, Va., September 4 —Tak- ing advantage of the delay granted by the Arlington County Zoning Commis- | sion, the residents of Mackey Hill are spending every available minute in the preparation of data with which to fight the granting the Sun Oil Co. a permit for a large oil storage plant here. The application has aroused opposition sec- ond only to that evidenced in the re- cent abattoir fight, it was said by those working against it. gpononu of the proposed oil plant, y Capt. Crandal Mackey, who will also act as counsel for the residents; Dr. J. N. Roberts, whose property ad- joins and overlooks the proposed site, and Charles Garrels, an old resident of Mackey Hill, have until September 20 in which to prepare a case. Frequent meetings are being held at the homes of citizens, and there now seems little doubt that the ofl company will have almost the entire citizenship of the :\t(lckey Hill subdivision aligned against ‘The property on which it is proposed to erect the plant is located to the north of fhe Lee highway in Rosslyn and extends from that thoroughfare to the river. Tentative plans of the com- pany call for the erection of 10 large e tanks, a wharf or mooring posts to which barges would be tied after they are brought up the river by tugs. These barges, it is claimed, would con- tinuously line the Virginia shore at this point and would offer a distinct barrier to the proposed beautification of the Virginia shore through its development into a parkway. THE EVENING ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WHKUNESUAY, §LLJL..\\.1_JLR 4, 1929, . Three sets of starting stalls, such re shown above, have been built at the Marlboro track far the annual fair of the Southern Maryland Fair Associa- | tion, which opens September 10. The new jockeys' quarters (lower) in the recent- Iy bullt second story of the old telegraph office, which has also been remodeled for the secretary’s office, is shown in the other picture. —Star Staff Photo. LIVE STOCK PARADE {Opening at Culpeper, Va., At- Special Dispatch to The Star. opening day of the Culpeper and ad- joining counties’ fair had the advan- | tage of perfect weather. arade, which was shown around the the finest ever shown here and the long line of splendid horses and other farm stock completely encircled the track. FINEST AT FAR tracts Crowd From Sev- eral Counties. Pa. CULPEPER. Va., September 4.—The ‘The live stock alf-mile track at noon, was considered Ben Brown, 15 years old, won the goat high school faculty. who has been mother superior at the |lem requiring school for the teach this year in Philadelphia, as head of a lar 'ACADEMY TO OPEN. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., September 4. | | —Villa Maria Academy and St. James | | Parochial School at West Falls Church | | will open September 9, for the Fall term. Registration of pupils will be held this week on Priday. The school opens this year with sev- eral changes in the ‘personnel of the | facultv, be M/<her Marletta of the Order of scene of numerous collisions, and now the Immaculate Heart of Bridgeport, | ‘The new mother superior will Two new sisters will teach in the Sister Cyrenez, jast several years' is to convent. WILSON BOULEVARD 0 BE 44 FEET WIDE Last-Minute Agreement With Property Owner Gets Right of Way Through Clarendon. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., September 4.— Through a last minute agreement with R. L. Schecle, owner of property, south of Wilson boulevard in Clarendon, Arlington County will provide a 44-foot roadway through the business center of Clarendon. The agreement was made by Supervisor B. M. Hedrick this morning. It had been planned to carry the 44- foot road only to the eastern end of the Rucker Building. Now it will ex- tend to Wheeler avenue, almost twice the distance. From this point on the highwgy will be 28 feet in width, con- sisting of 6-foot shoulders and amacite | center. Boulevard Opened. The underground work having been completed to Rosslyn, Wilson Boulevard from that point tp Oak street, in Clar- endon, was yestere reopened to traffic by the removal of the hl‘: barricades ti‘;fl have closed it for the past two weeks. The closing of the road was due to the excavating necessary by the county and public utility concerns before the actual widening of the highway is started by John H. Olcott, to whom the contract has been awarded. While “this section is now opened to traffic, it was explained by county engi- neers, sections of the highway will be closed from time to time until the widening and reconstruction of the road is completed. Even now motorists must proceed with extreme care, since the work already done has left the road in a rather dangerous state. The contractor has about completed the pouring of concrete on Pickett's Hill, that section which has just been acquired for the purpose of straighten- ing the now existing curves at the Ross- lyn end of the highway. MAY PUT UP SIGNAL. B a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALLSTON, Va., September 4.—An already dangerous crossing having be- come more so, due to the detour made necessary by the widening of the Lee Highway from Cherrydale toward Falls Church, Supervisor B. M. Hedrick of Arlington District is contemplating the placing of an automatic traffic signal at the intersection of Garrison road and Clements avenue, he said today. | ‘This intersection already has been the that all of the Lee Highway traffic is | being_rerouted through Memorial drive and Garrison road it presents a prob- lmmedfl!e action, he | thinks. Hedrick will take the matter m with the other. two members of the CHILDREN FEATURE | OPENING OF FAIR Home and Farm Exhibits at Purcellville Large and Varied This Year. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va., September 4.-- Good weather marked the opening here this morning of the eleventh annual Loudoun County Fair and Horse Show and the three-day exhibition was ush- ered in with a fine start. Today was observed as children’s day and hun- dreds of little folks from the county and elsewhere attended as guests of the association. Attracted by what was expected to prove an unusually fine horse and pony | show, adults were on hand in large | numbers. President D. C. Sands, Sec- | retary Dillon and Miss Ethel Reid, office assistant, were on hand early. The best products of home and farm of Loudoun County are on exhibition |and both in quality and quantity com- pare favorably with exhibits of the kind of former years despite much dry | weather. The farm and garden dis- | plays include peaches, apples, pears, | grapes and other fruits piled in tempt. ing array. The housekeeping depart- | ment is especially attractive, the do- mestic manufactures and ladies’ fancy | work take up a large portion of the main exhibition hall and there are to | be seen interesting displays of counter- | panes, crochet work and a great as- sortment of embroidery, pillow slips, smocked dresses, etc. | The culinary department is one that | cannot fail to appeal to all, and here is to be found a great dis) of bread, rolls, cake, preserves, jam, jellies and virtually everything else known to the | modern housewife. A profusion of cut | flowers and potted plants add beauty to the scene. The horse and pony show began at 10 o'clock and will be resumed tomor- row for the entire day. Judging in the various departments will be well advanced by tomorrow and many of the premium winners an- nounced. House Damaged $2,000. | By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va.. September 4. | Pire apparatus trom Clarendon, Ballsto: and ierrydale yesterday failed to pre- vent the burning of a house belonging to Henry Anderson at Marcey Town. | The fire. which was of unknown origin, | caused damage of approximately $2,000. AR e 9 Bridge Plans Approved. ‘The War Department has approved | Rl;nl submitted by the Maryland State | | ads Commission for the construction | of a bridge across the Chester River at Chestertown, Md., under authority of a State law, to replace the existing bridge in t locality. | to el SUBURBAN Quaint Letters Found in Ruins Of Staunton Home Special Disgatch to The Star. 5 September 4. orkmen in demolish< the 8. 1 residence, one of Staunton’s oldest and fin- est homes, have revealed some in- A number of letters, borne here by Indian runners on “the King's business,” and others giving color- ful matérial on the early days are among the relics found. A pic- ture of ladies and gentlemen of the elite was :( much interest. reproduced on a fine site facing the Valley turnpike and com- manding a fine view of the moun- tains and surrounding country, and will continue as one of the community's show places. PATCH ON SHOE BRINGS ARREST IN BOY’S DEATH Track Left in Ground Leads to Ac- cused and Causes Murder Charge to Be Lodged. Special Dispatch to The Star. STUART, Va., September 4.—De- tails of the circumstances under which Claude Allen, aged 15 vears, was ar- rested on a charge of the murder last Saturday of Woodrow Harrell, also 15, were learned from R. E. Woolwine, Commonwealth's attorney today. Near the spot. where the boy lay dy- ing from a gunshot wound in the side of the face were numerous footprints in soft ground. One of the prints showed a queerly cut patch on the sole of one shoe, which was not seen on the shoes of the dying boy. The trail led to the home of A. D. Allen, the boy’s father, where an examination of effects by deputy sheriffs revealed a pair of shoes, said to belong to Claude Allen, on one of which, the police say, was a patch coinciding with the foot prints. It was on this largely that the arrest was made. Claude Allen has denied that he knows anything of the killing and says he was elsewhere at the time. He re- mains in jail here, and since his case cannot be prepared for the term of court now in session it will come up in December. s = Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., September 4.— Charged with operating a car while intoxicated, with reckless driving and with violation of the State license law, J. H. Mitchell was arrested last night on a_ warrant sworn out by Deputy Sheriff J. D. Perry. Mitchell had been sought since the | night of August 20, when a blazing roadster was found on the tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad near here. More than an hour was required to remove the car from the rafls and in the meanwhile train No. 1 was de- layed at the scene while men worked NEWS. SCHOOLS T0 OPEN INPRINCE GEORGES Vacancies Filled in Prepara- tion for New Term Begin- ning Monday. BY GEORGE PORTER, Btaft Correspondent of The Btar. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., September 4.—Arrangements for the opening next Monday of the Prince Georges County Public Schools were completed today, with announcement of the program for gte ;:mull :r“m n!fuon meeting of the achers and the final list of appointees to_the faculty. o Presentation of certificates and pen- nants won at the athletic meets last Spring, business sessions and confer- ences will feature the organization meet- ing to be held at Eastern High School, Washington, Friday and Saturday. A. M. Isanogle, head of the Depart- ment of Education, Western Maryland University, will address the high school teachers Saturd: Others to speak during the two-day sessions include Dr. Samuel M. North, Dr. E. E. Smith and Mrs. M. C. Gareissen. Conference Leaders. The conferences will be lead by the supervisors, Miss Hazel Wright, Miss Maude Gibbs and Miss Mary Kemp. Miss Kathleen Shears, attendance of- ficer, will work with the grammar section, while music for the meetings will be conducted by Thomas L. Gibson. ‘With the exception of a manual train- ing teacher at Laurel, all vacancies in the county system have been filled, ac- cording to Superintendent of Schools Nicholas Orem. Vacancies are Filled. The superintendent has nominated the following to fill vacancies caused by resignations: Mrs. Gladys H. Young, languages and music, Laurel School; Miss Irma Barnes, English, Brandywine Richard Muma, Hyattsville High School; 3 Wandrank, Miss 8. Ruth Jones and E. L. Clark, Maryland Park High School. Mrs. Mary Cooper, Cottage City; Miss Jennie Deewilde, cipal, Accokeel; Miss E. Marie Hurlock, principal; Miss Mary K. Dennis, assistant, Fort Wash- ington; Miss Ruth E. Simmons, Laurel Elementary: Mrs. Josephine W. Doffel, principal, Universit:- Park: Mrs. John B. Coe and Miss Ann V. Dayton, River- dale, and Miss Adelaide M. Crowder, as- sistant, Berwyn. Miss Ann White Peach was trans- ferred from Mullikin to Hyattsville Elementary, and Miss Mildred Kerby from Fort Washington te Edmonston. e Virginia Dairyman Weds. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va, BSeptember 4.—Mis, Xenia Ruth Holmes, daughter of D. ¥. Holmes, and Eugene Durette of Earlys- ville. Va., were married here by Rev. W. A. Lynch of the Methodist Church. Mr. Durette is a farmer and dairyman r the line. of Albemarle Count in the event the federation dis- :Egu with any action taken by the Chamber of Commerce the same pro- cedure will be followed as outlined | above so far as communications from ) the Clvic Federation to the Chamber of Commerce are concerned: “Provided, however, that the fore- going procedure is not intended to pre- vent the informal working together and co-operation of committees of the federation with committees of the Chamber of Commerce, but is intended only to lay down a method of procedure to followed after committee reports and recommendations have been sub- Taking the ind that the plant would be both a fire hazard and eye- sore, the opponents will argue that ‘all oil storage plants should be grouped to the south of Rosslyn along the railroad tracks, where a large number of them are now located. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 4/ (Special) —Montgomery County is ex- periencing a severe drouth. Excepting an occasional shower, there has been no | chase event. Alva V. Oldaker of West- ern View Farm was first in the hog- calling contest, Lee Butler was second and Mr. Triplett of Jeffersonton third The school booth of the 4-H Clubs of the various high schools of the county attracted much attention. That of Mitchells High School won praise for the extraordinary specimens of handi- craft displayed. A miniature tractor made by Chauncey Hill, a milk truck made by Woodrow Hansborou tage, with paling-inclosed la: by Lucy Robb Winston and a steamboat made by her brother, Lucian Winston, Jjr., attracted interest. Frigidaire mitted to the federation for action.” rainfall for many weeks. Many sections have had no precipitation at all. As a result the corn crop, which is almost Séhool Model Shown. ‘The exiribit of the Brandy School was GAITHERSBURG K. OF C. RE-ELECTS J. B. NEAL Grand EKnight and Other Officers Chosen at Annual Meeting of Organization. Special Dispatch to The Star. GAITHERSBURG, Md, September 4—James B. Neel was re-elected grand knight of GCaithersburg Council, No. 2323, Knights of Columbus, at the an- nual meeting of the organization in ready for cutting, will be below a nor- | mal yield, probably not more than 50| per cent on an average. There will be virtually no late potatoes and gardens are badly withered. Very few late veg-| etables of any kind are in prospect. The | dry spell has already cost the farmers and others of the county many thou- sands of dollars, At a meeting of the directors of the Montgomery County National Bank here yesterday afterrioon Otho H. W. Talbott, member of the Rockville law firm of Talbott & Prettyman, was made vice president in the place of the late Lee Offutt. The directors are expected to marked by a model of the schoolhouse, with the “Cold Control” [reezes desserts better .. makes ice quicker... work to the products of the Girls’ Can- ning Clubs and the Boys' Agricultural Clubs. ‘The exhibits of the farm and garden demonstrated that the drought which has prevailed throughout the county most of the Summer had not been en- tirely destructive, for grain, clovers, grasses, corn, both on the stalk and in the ear; melons of all kinds and vege- tables of all kinds were in abundance and excellence. 8t. Martin's Hall, Gaithersburg, last evening. Other officers chosen are: Deputy grand knight, Leland L. Pisher; chan- celor, L. Hickerson; recorder, willlam _J. W advocate, Charles West; treasurer, J. Paul Brunett; warden, Clements Gloyd; inside guard, Joseph Gartner; outside guard, Claget Jones; trustee, Elbert T. Clagett; chaplain, Rev. J. J. Callaghan; lecturer, Francis X. Emmet; financial secretary, F. Guy Riordan. The holdover trustees are Samuel 8. Gloyd and Charles A.| Gartner, THREE TO GET HEARING. Cornell Death Inquiry Set for Next Tuesday at Fairfax. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 4.— A preliminary hearing into the auto- mobile accident in which Leon Cornell of this city sustanied fatal injuries August 25, has been set for next Tues- | day, at 10 before Judge A. C. Ritchie at Fairfax Courthouse. Three Alexandrians, Kenneth Poole, Marshall Frinks and John L. Kidd, will be arraigned before Judge Ritchie. Poole was the driver of the car in which Cornell was riding when it overturned on & curve near Franconia. Police be- lieve Frinks or Kidd was the driver of the second car. Kidd's arrest followed an inquest held here yesterday by Dr. T. Marshall Jones, fill at their next meeting the vacancies in the board caused by the deaths of Mr. Offutt and Judge Samuel Riggs. Miss Lola Atwood of Potomac was yesterday appointed by the county com- missioners a clerk in the commissioners’ office. Séveral temporary employes of the office are expected to relinquish their duties next week. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the mar- | riage of Fred A. J. Geier, 31, and Miss | Muriel S. Henderson, 28, both of Wash- | ington; Joseph F. Foley, 25, and Miss Anatpsia E. Fitzgerald, 28, both of Washington, and Danlel E. Marshe, 33 and Miss Mattie W. Burfoot, 22, of Richmond, Va. Large gatherings attended the funeral | here yesterday of Mrs. Richard L. Wa- | ters and 6-year-old daughter, Martha, and Thomas F. Dawson, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dawson, who lost their lives in the Potomac | River at Seneca, this county, Sunday evening. Services for Mrs. Waters and child were held at the home and were con-| ducted by Rev. Henry K. Pasma of the | Rockville Presbyterian Church, who was | assisted by Rev. C. K. Ray of Marti burg, W. Va. a cousin of Mrs. Waters. and Rev. Millard F. Minnick, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville. The funeral of the Dawson child took place from St. Mary's Catholic Church, the pastor, Rev. Charles R. O’Hara, conducting the services. Preceding the rites at the church, Dr. Minnick con- ducted short services at the home, prize on dahlias was won by Miss Lucie Ricketts of Flint Hill, the first prize on asters by Mrs. E. O. Willis of Culpeper and the first on zinnias by Mrs. Clyde Bowers of Culpeper. ence department was judged by Mrs. Miller, marle’ County; George Herring, Harry Moore and Dr. Sadler, all of the ex- tension department, V. P. 1., judged the beef cattle, dairy cattle and poultry, and W. W. Osborne of Gordonsville and 33, | Manley Carter of Orange were judges of and stabled in the Counties of Culpeper, Madison | Leapress, owned by H. R. 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