Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1930, Page 10

GEN: SHAW RETIRES ONGATH BIRTHDAY Was Twice Decorated and : Became Distinguished for Marksmanship. Brig. Gen. George C. Shaw, U. 8. A, was automatically retired from active service today, his sixty-fourth birth- day. He was a member of the District of Columbia National Guard before being commissioned in the regular serv- jce 20 years ago, and has maintained as his residence. He will —_— ‘wgor distinguished gallantry in lending b ithe uuult‘,“ under heavy fire from the Plans for the enemy, maintaining alone his pegluon on the parapet after the first three men who followed him there had been \Xilled or wounded, until & foothold was ‘gained by others and the capture of gn Pitacus, Lake Lanso, assured.” The medal was awarded May 4, 1903. Gen. Shaw was born at Pontiac, Mich,. where he was educated. He came to- Washington in 1890 and. enlisted in the District National Guard in Novem- ber of that year. By successive stages he TAKONA TO HAVE ewn=me=E RECREATION SPOT rksmanship. T ring the’ Spanish-American War was a battalion_adjutant of the 1st ofm Columbia tvo:u&m and Awas with that regiment at the surren- Mer of Santiago, Cuba, July 17, 1898. Planning Colhmissiqn Expect- .ed to Approve Project t the end of the war he was mus- it mguu-o:amhl Survey in e oy Tonight. % The next year he enlisted in a volun- regiment bound for the Philip- BY WILLIAM J.- WHEATLEY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., March 6.—Ac- cepiance as a'part of the park system of Moritgomery - County of certain public ta . t ‘m%’lfi- % .For several. he was & member e i g i Jeus, b Retonds o-m:f-rk ind Planning of the team in 1910 when it won mg,' ,.it was learned today, to- team at the Olympic games. i ¢He was sppointed brigadier general | - The scceptance of tion of the money is a cer- zs,.lm,mamunnhuunlw;l.fl - ey the 's plan of working. Ii is FALLS CHURCH SOON . group terri- ¢ TO GET WATER LINES | 32,65 2oe aorors! of e 7, som: R Raiom 2 Mty o ‘Work Begun on Extension of Ar- S.",‘,“";’ Soas Dot have acy. money ex- | oy smen Trugh 0 |FRE R I ax unty. Nature to Be Spared In the plan wmchmbeeny{;rnd fona Pving ©. Root, chiét ensincer: and Roland W. Rogers, lan By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. + "CLARENDOI Ctroan Ve Azigton. County svekemn, whi | B dscans ecitect scon_be made available to the citizens | of the Maryland-National Capital Park _‘of Falls Church, work having been|and ‘Commission, ve pro- the lines of the present yesterday in extending 'mh the town to the Fairfax County = " The work, which will be under super- | The C. L. Kin- mately 1,900 feet of 6- Sustallation of = three fire will be street intersection to make possibl passes through the property. For the menectkm of hrz‘r:Lunu at a hctz’: older chfl:rhe? it u‘ wdh:’g . The cost o developmen swings, & playgroun diamon to be borne by the abutting property | a tennis court. Young people and adults are to have a picnic grove with a stone FAiE "PANTRY SHELVES owners. ‘California Fruits and Vegetables Luscious pears, tree ripened cherries, yellow cling peaches 3 or sweet juicy epricots —all = the fine fruits and vegetables of California ‘sre packed under Blue Bunny. Fully ripened. when packed in canneries lo- - eated in-the producing districts. The exacting specifications of the Canners League of Cali- fornia’ plus rigid'inspection guarantee finest natural flavor and' top quality in-every-can of 8 Blue Bunny. As the pack of Blue Bunny Fruits 4 and Vegetables is limited, quality and canning methods are under the personal supervision of experfs, A, In the ususl sized cans—at reasonable prices. COAST CANNERS INC. v0"A‘K l-‘A“N D "'C ‘ 51 B L PACIFIC il 11 b . proposed improvement of North Takoma Park lands as the first public playground for young and old. The design was prepared by Irving C. Root, chief engineer, and Roland W. National Capital Park and Planning Commission. the a of $5,000 to be used immediately in carrying out the work. The proposed park includes the strip of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks, now in ltigation in the Rockville Court. ‘| railroad track is THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ‘C, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1930. . MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S FIRST RECREATION CENTER R OCKVILLE BRIDGE PARLEY ON SCENE State Roads Representatives Confer With Planners and Owners on Grade. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 6.—Repre- sentatives of the Maryland State Roads Commission and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Rockville town officials and interested property owners met ‘“on the ground” yesterday afternoon and gave serious consideration to the location of the overhead bridge and the approaches thereto, which the Roads Commission plan to construct to eliminate the Bal- timore road crossing of the Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad here. Those Present. Maj. Harry Willar, chief engineer; ld'l‘ld O‘T’Dunmn,’rm e ol Stedman, Prescott and H. Worthington Talbott the town of Rockville. Various ideas were advanced and dis- cussed, but the State roads officials did not commit themselves further than to let it be understood that they had learned the “lay of the land” and that rs, landscape architect, of the Maryland- The commission is expected tonight to approve a recommendation for | could be worked out. There is believed to be a strong proba- bility that the overhead will be located on Reading avenue, about 125 yards south of the Baltimore road grade cross- ing and a short distance north of the resent overhead bridge, and that Read- g avenue, which now parallels the road from a point near the extreme eastern limit of the town to the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad tracks, will be extended through the Catholic Church property and curved into Montgome: avenue, Rockville'’s main thoroughfa at the top of the Catholic Church hill ‘Would Make Boulévard. Such an arrangement ‘would, it is inted out, give Rockville a 60-foot levard, three-fourths of a mile in length, which the town would otherwise Sittings for Falls Church probably never have, as it is planned to prolong Reading avenue east to inter- and Lee Districts. Sect the Baltimore road at or beyond - ’tlr‘n_fi town's extreme eastern boundary fireplace and tables, benches along the roadside, tennis, quoits and horseshoe courts. In one corner it is ned to con- struct a community building, which will have facilities for a branch library, p_flhult{;l clinic, a ml 1l auditorium and ly & gymmnasium. All of these features, Mr. Root said, will be in attractive settings, and in order to beautify the area ups_of shrubs or small trees should placed at strategic points. It is planned to have shrub groups at the corners and flowering dogwoods and red buds in the woodland areas. He recommended that the railroad be screened from the park ?y a continuous border of shrubs and rees. Serves Three Communities. The proposed recreation center, which will be the first real effort to make the lands of Montgomery available to the public, will serve the communities of oma Park, Blair and Silver ring. § ‘The principal obstacle standing in the way of the improvement of the park ‘purpose land between ‘hkm:ll: lmn&‘:nfl the f\returm on their incomes and . n_now e and intangible properties for in the Rockville Circuit Court. :::ew.;elr 1930, Commissioner J. U. The case had reached the stage of tes- | Kincheloe has drawn up & schedule by timony taking before an examiner, and | which he or his deputies will sit at dif- until J. Bond Smith, corpo- | ferent precincts in Falls Church and ration counsel of the town, subpoenaed | Lee districts during the next week. ‘Willard, president of the Baltl-| “Returns must be filed prior to June more & Ohio Railroad, as a witness. 1. Failure to comply with the law, Mr. The proceedings then were suddenly | Kincheloe points out, means a penalty and an amicable adjustment|of 10 per cent of the amount of the sought, out of court. Since that time |tax on intangibles and income with & negotiations have been pending, al- though the railroad company sought and obtained permission of the Mary- land Public Service Commission to abandon the siding as a delivery point for its freight. In this petition the town of oma Park joined, it was said, upon the representation that, if it granted, the railroad would prompt- ly abandon the litigation. The Mary- commission acted on December 4, 1929. The residents cf the town, it was #aid, do not desire the railroad to con- tinue to use the freight l!.dln‘( during TAXRETURN DATES SET FOR FAIRFAX Commissioner Announces and to convert it into a fine thor- oughfare its entire length. ‘Although very few fatalities have oc~ curred there, the Rockville grade cross- ing is regarded as extremely dangerous and is among the first thr.» in this county the State Roads Commission plans to_eliminate in_the near future,. the others being at Kensington and Gaith- ersburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. PAIRFAX, Va.,, March 6.—In compli- ance with section 308 of the tax code of Virginia, which requires taxpayers to meet the commissioner of revenue at the several voting precincts in their Ie:g:cflve districts for the of MONTGOMERY COUNTY BANKERS TO UNITE Association ;| Wille Be Group 2 of Maryland Under Plan of State Body. minimum of $2. On March 10 Mr. Kincheloe or his deputies will be at Annandale, in Falls Church district, and at_ Woodya Shop, in Lee district. On March 11, Lincolnia and at Alvin Davis’ store; on March 12, at Stanton’s store, near Lee- | Special Dispatch to The Star. Jackson - School, in Falls Church dis-| ROCKVILLE, Md., March 6.—Repre- trict, and at Lorton, in Lee district; on | sentatives of virtually all of the banks March 13, at Baileys Cross Roads and | of the county met at Hungerford Tavern at Burke Station; on March 14, at Mer- | here yesterday afternoon and decided to rifield and at Archie Hall's store, in Lee | form the Montgomery County Bankers’ district. ‘The final sitting in Falls | Association. Hilton, president of the Church district will be on_the 17th and Robert G. e 18th in the office of M. E. Church, in | Farmers' Banking & Trust Co. of the town of Falls Church. Rockville, who called the meeting and . entertained at luncheon, explained that the State had been divided into groups by the Maryland Bankers’ Association the Summer. ‘When the planning expected ton! commission acts, as it is t, it is &-:mb!e * that the residents will insist t the LODGEMEN TO GATHER. litigation be ended, so that the improve- ment work can go ahead. ‘WAYNESBORO, Va., March 6 (Spe- cial).—Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Augusta and adjoining counties - will meet in this city tomorrow evening. The meeting will be open to the public. Among prominent lodge members scheduled to speak are Thomas B. Mor« ton of Richmond, r|'r-nd master; Fred- erick L. Flynn of Alexandria, grand ‘warden, and Mrs. Emily Upson of Rich- mond, president of the Rebekah sembly of Virginia. ciation would belong to Group 2, com- prising Prederick, Carroll and Howard Counties. A meeting of Group 2 will be held at the Manor Club, Norbeck, March 20, at 11:30 a.m., it was stated. P A Heresford steer weighing * 300 pounds, champion of the American Royal Live Stock Show, was sold for $3 As- | a pound on the hoof, the highest price ever paid for a steer. " Winchester Advertises Bonds. WINCHESTER, Va., March 6 (Spe- cial).—Sale of $145,000 of local improve- ment bonds was advertised today by the city council finance committee, repre- senting the remainder of an issue of $500,000 voted last Fall. Proceeds of the sale will be used for schools, streets and sewers. The Type of Chair A Man Likes The way to a man’s affections is through solid, bodily comfort. Give a man an easy chair and he’s happy. This Karpen Chair is full of comfort and individ- ualism and priced now at $69. English Type Club Chair Choice of man :l:::l:?oking uphol- Truck Delivery Within 100 Miles ~ MAYER & CO. Seventh Street Between D and E they thought a “satisfactory” program’ and that the Montgomery County Asso- | i tion that the original LT N IVHIY 39 YEARS AGO! 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