Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1929, Page 5

] THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929 “OIL PERMIT GIVEN ON COLUMBIA PIKE Arlington Zoning Commission Approves Establishment of Plant on Auth Property. 7 By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. + __ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT; HOUSE, Va., October 19.—The future of the South Washington section of the county as a heavy industrial area | was assured last night by the Zoning Commission when it voted unanimous- | ly to approve the application of the Natioral Oil Co. of Richmond for a permit to erect an oil storage plant on the N. Auth Co. property on Co- lumbia pike. The permit was approved over the protest of delegations of citizens from Aurora Hills, Virginia Hghlands and | Arlington Ridge. The former delega- tion was led by J. H. Bittenbender, as chairmarz of a special committee of the Aurora Hills Civic League. Termed Fire Hazards. Rittenbender said that the residents of his section hoped that the Zoning Commission would so zone the terr- tory in' question that there would be nothing in the form of such industries as oil plants between their subdivision and the new Arlington Memorial Bridge. He also referred to oil storage Pplants ‘as fire hazards, Col, Joseph H. Ford explained lo the commission that he has an in- terest in 12 acres of land lying near the site of the proposed plant and he felt that the value of his properiy would be greatly depreciated by the presexce of the He also ex- pressed the opi the plant would depreciate the value of a large tract of land recenn{‘ acquired by a a service corporation. y'"% is county,” p(éoL Ford sald, *is fast becoming a slum, and the only escape in sight is the move to return to the District ofk Collumb.m. which 1 ope will soon take place.” o ‘P;lhy keep on making this territory a dumping ground,” said Mrs. Alice Semones, a member of the Aurora Hills delegation, “just because it has been used as such in the past? Let us clean this up and make it a front yard of the National Oapital instead of a back yard.” Dr. Roberts Appears. Dr. J. N. Roberts, one of the leaders | in the fight to prevent the location of the Sun Oil Co. on the Lee Highway, .also appeared to protest the application “of the new plant, declaring that indus- tries of this type keep other industries away. The county is now ‘“super- saturated by oil compantes,” he said. In moving that the permit be granted, Commissioner -Robert H. Forman said that it appeared to him that the sec- tion in question is strictly industrial and that he could see no reason for the present owners of the property to hold | it indefinitely to await park develop- ment. Chairman Fred H. Gosnell, who made & desperate attempt to prevent the | granting of the Sun Oil Co.. permit, said that the soction of the county in which the National Oil Co. wishes to locatz has becn tentatively zoned “heavy industrial” and that he could see no objection to the piant. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., October 19 (Spe- cial).—The first meeting of the presant school year of the Gaithersburg Com- munity and School League will, it has been announced, be held in the Gaiih- ersburg High Schcol auditorium Monday evening. It will take the form of a re- ception to the new teachers. George H. | Lamar of Rockville is scheduled for an | address, and there will be music and | other features. ¢ Ths Parent-Teacher Association of ‘Woodfield has elected these-officers f'r the current school year: President, J. A. ‘Garber; vice president, Mrs. D. Hawkins; secretary, Mrs. Raymond #Kemp; treasurer, Floyd S. Grimes; “chairman social committee, Mrs. Elmer Green. . Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the Bap- tist Church officiated at the marriage | here of Miss Leo T. Wesley and Wil- | liam L. Voelker, both of Washington. Licenses have been issued here for | the marriage of Earle E. Reed, 27, of Rockville and Miss Lucille Mullican, 20 of Derwood, Md.; Gerald A. Maher, 23. and Miss Myldred Shelton, 19, both of ‘Washington; James P. St. Clair, 22, and Miss Mary A. Collins, 19, both of Wash- | ington, and Harry W. Little, 22, and | Miss Nora E. McCaflerty, 22, both of | pastor, has | announced that 1t has been found nec- | essary to postpone the Rally day pro- gram of Shaler M. E. Church, Cabin | John, which was scheduled for tomor- | row, until the following Sunday. Court Our Lady of Lourdes, Catholic Daughters of America, of Bethesda, held | its annual meeting at the Catholic rec- tory, Bethesda, early in the week and | elected these officers: Grand regent, | Mrs. Alice Libbey; vice grand regent. Mrs, Margaret Baptista; financial secre- tary, Mrs. Mary A. Kennedy; treasurer. Elizabeth Welsh; historian, Miss | Stelia Brown; monitor, Mrs. ' Mary | Clagett; sentinel, Mrs. Catherine Burg- dorf; lecturer, Mrs. Norbertine Overholt; prophetess, Miss Catherin> Burrough: organist, Mrs. Martha Barbee; chaplain Rev. James J. O'Connor; trustees, Mrs. | Mary Dwyer, Mrs. Frances Stone, Miss Miss Catherine Bur- Chrobot, Mrs. Mary Dixon and Mrs. Frances Stcne. It was decided to affillate with the Montgomery County Federation of Cath- olic Women's Clubs and to be represent- | ed at the meeting of the federation at | Bilver Spring October 23, ‘The recently organized Rockville Ro- tary Club, the membership of which | comprises 18 of Rockville's leading busi- | ness and professional men, has received | word from the Rotary International that its application for & charter has been favorably acted on. The charter is ex- pected to reach Rockville within the next week or two, and soon thereafter an elaborate charter meeting will be held, it is stated. ‘The members of the Rockville club enjoy luncheon together every Thurs- da; FOR RENT Four Rooms, Kitchen, Bath, Reception Hall and Porch. Newly Dec- orated. $50 Per Month THE IRVING 3020 Dent Place N.W. Just North of 30th and Q Sts. FOR RENT Three Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Room. Electric Refrigera- tion. + week. | highway. COMMISSIONER SCORES | DRY AGENTS’ METHODS | Actions in Prince Georges County Case Brings Comment | From Court. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 19.—United States Commissicner Abercrombie se- verely scored prohibition agents yester- day for their method of obtaining evi- dence against liquor law violators, He also criticized the distrist attorney's of- fice fcr not having its cases prepared for_hearing. \ The commissioner’s indignation was aroused by testimony in the casa of Willlam_Johnson, colored, of Hvatts- | ville, Prince Georges County, charged with sale and pessession of liquor. | On October 11, according to Johnson, | Agent J. C. Hickey sent two informers | to his home with a marked $1 bill to | buy liquor. Johnson is quoted as saying | he didn’t have any, but weuld like to have some. The agents are said to have | given him the $1 bill with which to buy it. Adding 75 cents to this sum, the colored man is said to have gone to a neighboring farmhouse, where he bought | a half-gallon of whisky. Jehnson and the informers are then said to have roturned to the colored | man’s home, where they drank one bot- | tle, talling him to keep tie remainine | two bottles. The informers then left, drv | | agzents returning that night and raiding Johnson's place. The defendant was released on his reccgnizance for another hearing next ROADSNOTTOGET | HARD SURFACING Virginia Resident Engineer! Says Tar and Chipped Stone | Will Be Used. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 19.—In commenting today upon his announce- ment that the Virginia State Highway Commission is to resurface Garrison road and Memorial Drive, R. 1. Mount, resident State highway engineer, stated that he had not intended to give the impression that these roads would be permanently hard surfaced. While it might generally be believed by the public that the treatment of a road with tar and gravel was hard sur- facing, Mount said, in the parlance of the highway engineers this is but a temporary treatment for the relief of those using the roads. “What the commission is really going to do,” Mount said, “is give these roads a surface treatment of tar or asphait vith a guarter of an inth of chipped | stone. This same type of treatment 1s | also to be administered to Glebe road gfim_‘ the Lee Highway to Columbia ke. Garrison road and Memorial Drive do not constitute the “straight-to-the- bridge” route, he said, since this route has not yet been definitely selected by the Highway Commission, At a meeting of the John Marshall Highway Association this announcement was made several weeks ago, but the route from Clarendon to Falls Church by the way of Garrison road and Me- morial Drive has been commonly known in the county for some time as the “straight-to-the-bridge” route, 'a gen- eral impression having prevailed since the acquisition of all of Garrison road and a pert of Memorial Drive by the State that it was for this purpose that both highways were taken over. FORMER SI-?E.RIFF FINED IN 3 TRAFFIC OFFENSES R. L. Anderson of Washington Ar-| rested by Maryland Officer Near Centerville. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. October 19.—Robert L. Anderson of Washington, former deputy sheriff of Prince Gecrges County, was given fines totaling $135 on three traffic offenses by Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Police Court yesterday. Anderson was arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff C. E. Dutrow at Center- ville, when the man ran past a stop | sign’ and nearly collided with another car. Anderson was charged with driv- ing while intoxicated, reckless driving and failing to cbey a stop sign. Howard Miskell of Duley, Md., arrested y State Policeman Harry B. Freed s assessed $30 in fines for speeding in excess of 40 miles and hour and fail- ing to obey a stop sign. FARMER KILLED IN TRUCK. ! Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., October 19.—Wash- ington Smith, Franklin County farmer, was instantly killed early this morning when a two-ton truck loaded with apples and cabbages being brought to the Danville market got beyond control on a hill on the Martinsville road and turned over. Smith’s skull was crushed. For an hour the dead body, half covered with apples, lay in the road near the debris of the truck while officers summoned sought to prevent further accidents by flagging down on- coming motorists on the frequented The brakes of the truck are believed to have become defective. FOR RENT Two Bedrooms, Liv- ing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Re- ception Room. Electric Refrigeration. THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. FOR RENT Two Bedrooms, Liv- ing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Room. Electric Refrigeration. 2001—16th St. FOR RENT Two Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Room. Electric Re- frigeration. $62.50 and $70 Per Month $90.00 2001—16th St. THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. SEEK T0 STOP JAM ON ROAD TO RACES State Police Patrol Highway to- Baitimore in Effort to Prevent Tie-up. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Ostober 19.—State police are patrolling the Washington- Baltimore Boulevard today to prevent a recurrence of the traffic jams which held up racing and foot ball fans last Saturday for periods lasting longer than an hour at a time. It was thought at first by the State Roads Commission officials that the widening of the highway would be com- pleted before the Sa‘urday afternoon rush of sports enthusiasts, but the con- tractors have declared that they cannot finish the work before the first of next weck. When the contractors turn over the highway as completed next week it will mark the completion of the widening program between Baltimore and Laurel with the exception of that part of the road running through the Main street section of Elkridge, which will not be done for another year. The replacement of the old double- curved bridge over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks, between St. Denis and Halethrope, another step in making the highway uniformly 40-feet wide, is now under contract. METHODISTS PLAN BAN ON POLITICS Religious Group Protests Speaking , of Pastors in Public Controversies, By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND Va,, October 19.—A reso- lution to restrict political activities of Methcdist ministers is before the Vir- ginia Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South, following its in- troduction yesterday at the 147th an- nual session of the conference here. It is expected to be acted on Monday, and if adopted, will be fcrwarded to the general conference. The resolution would provide that the Virginia conference go on record “that it vigorously disapproves and protests against such practices and earnestly ad- monishes its members hereafter to re- frain from taking part in public political controversies and contests.” It also asks that the conference de- clare officially ‘that future policy of the church in regard to the subject and tc take “such further remedial action” as it may deem expedient and proper. It is pointed out in the resolutions that the traditicnal policy of the church since its organization has been to in struct its ministers to eschew and ab- stain from political interests and ac- tivity. The committee on memorial recefved the resolution today. . Cakland Legion Post Elects Officers. OAKLAND, Md, October 19 (Spe- cial).—Joseph H. Gonder was elected commander of Proctor Kildow Post, No. 71, American Legion, to serve during 1930. Harold Dawson was chosen vice commander. Other officers named were Townshend Naylor, adjutant; Alex He- sen, finance officer; Rev. William J. Mc- Veigh, chaplain; C. Milton Sincell, his- torian; James Fazzalari, sergeant-at rm: Sketched Above IZAAK WALTON CHAPTER FORMED AT CUMBERLAND Fishing Enthusiasts of Allegheny County Organize for Year's Activity. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 19.— Hugh Stevenson of Ellerslie was elected president of the Allegany County Chap- ter of the Izaak Walton League organ- ized at a meeting at the Fort Cumber- land Hotel, where a Dutch supper was served. Other officers chosen are: Dr. Arthur H. Hawkins, vice presi- dent; Robert L. Critchfield, secretary; | James F. Hershiser, corresponding sec- retary; J. Emory Wilson, treasurer: Dr. A. Stein, Dr. Edward Harris, John Hel- ler, Joseph Minke, Dr. G. Frank Malin and Duke W. Burger, board of directors. Dr. Homer B. Walker was named chair- man of the membership committee, Dr. | Edward Harris the legislative committee :nd L. B. Feaga the publicity commit- ee. Col. C. Seymour Bullock, Chicago, na- tional field representative of the Izaak Walton League, and Dr. Arthur H. Hawkins gave addresses. The chapter will !rgeet the second Monday of each month. FLECTION TO CLOSE KIWANS PARLEY Capital District Convention Creates New Division in Section. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md, October 19.— The annual convention of the Capital District of Kiwani$ International will come to a close today with the election of officers and the selection of a 1930 convention city. Two candidates will be placed in nomination for the post of district gov- ernor, Maj. Charles 8. Roller, head- master of Augusta Military Academy, Staunton, Va., and Jesss H. Bickford, Richmond, Va. That both of these will be placed in nomination was made known following a meeting of the nomi- nation committee appointed by District Gov. Kimball. No opposition is ex- pected to the re-election of Robert E. ‘Turner, Norfolk, Va., as district secre- X“B?;“eu“"r' who has served since Yesterday's session was devoted al- most entirely to business, while the night program was marked by a ban- quet and the district governor’s ball at the State Armory. Important among the business of the day was the mat- ter of redividing the district. Hereafter there will be six divisions instead of five. Division 1 formerly included Mary- land and Alexandria, Fredericksburg and Manassas, Va., and Washington. The new division No. 6 will be made up of Delaware and the Maryland cou ties east of the Patuxent River, includ- ing Carroll County. Winchester, for- merly in division 5, will become part of division 1. Hagerstown remains in di- vision 1. One of the important items on today’s program will be the open forum on underprivileged children’s work, led 3y Dr. Thomas Wheeldon of Richmond, a. Temperance Legion to Be Formed. BALLSTON, Va., October 19 (Spe- cial).—A branch of the Loyal Temper- ance Legion will be organized this after- noon at the Mount Olivet Methodist Protestant Church under the direction f Mrs. L. J. Clark. All young people f the church are urged to be present WoobpwarDp & LoTHROP 10”*11™ F axp G STreeTs with in importanc: tempting the merits are re George L. Carder, B. F. Romins, Frank | A Lovely New English Porcelain— that has learned every bright color secret. Reds, blues and greens—on a cream background depict floral sprays, charming ‘indeed. Service for four, $13.50 Hand-embroidered Linen Place Mats, 95¢ Napkins to match. . ..$6.50 dozen Sketched Right An English Porcelain that emphasizes its daintiness with a embossed border, edged in green. Service for four..$12 Green Handkerchief Linen Br Set; hand appliqued. cloth and six napkin CHINA, FIrTH FLOOR. LiNeNs, BecoNp FLOOR. o | ROCKVILLE SCHOOL BODY REORGANIZES Parent-Teachers at Meeting Ask Improvement of Grounds. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.. Ogtober 19.—The | Rockville Parent-TeacHer Association | reorganized at a well attended meeting | in the high school auditorium here for, | it was agreed, a year of real activity. | F. Bache Abert was elxcted p | dent, and the other officers chosen ere Vice president, W. Frank Ricketts; sec- retary, Mrs. Fern Schneider; treasurer, J. Brawner Nicholson. Committee Named. One of the first matte3 to be tackled, it was decided, is improvement of the | grounds of the Rockville School, which were described #s being vnfit in plac for use by the schocl children, and committee, consisting of W. Frank Rick- etts, Adolph Gude and M Frank H. Karn, was named to urge early action the county Board of Education. The committee also was charged with keep- ing an eye on the grounds throuzhout the school year. 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