Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1930, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS. PARENTS 70 PRESS SEHO0L BOND DRV h‘fington County Associa- tions Unite to Conduct Campaign. Special Dispatch to The Star. OLARENDON, Va., March 27.—Rep- Teséntatives of 10 parent-teacher asso- clagions of the county met here last night and organized a joint committee to eonduct an educational campaign in interests of the proposed $580,000 bond issue for school additions, the need for which is recommended in a report ol the United States Bureau of Education, submitted following an exhaustive sur- vey of county school conditions by ex- perts of the bureau. Arthur Orr of the Henry Clay Asso- ciation was elected chairman and H. G. Luther of the Matthews Fontaine Maury Association was elected secretary- treasurer. Rev. J. W. Townsend of the Nelfle Custis Association, Jefferson dis- triet; W. B. Gilmore of the Ballston Association, Arlington district, and Harold M. Brown of the Cherrydale As- sociation, Washington district, were elected to the executive committee, which will also include the officers. Committee to Do Work, To the executive committee will fall } the bulk of the work of the organiza- . It was decided that the commit- tee should obtain from the school au thorities all possible information rela. tive to the building program for uili- mate use in a pamphlet, which it is planned to circulate among the voters, 80 that “they may know what it is all about” when they go to the polls. It has been reported that the build- a gmgrlm can be handled without any jonal taxation. The committee was asked to ascertain if this is true and if [l w inquire into the particulars as to how it can be done. The joint com- mittee, it was said, must aiso be pre- to let the people know how long proposed program will take care of the school need.u of the county; if the ‘extra rooms to be provided will require additional teachers and equipment and it so how are the as a whole through the what buildings are to be and to what extent? 9 Signatures Needed. der the law it is necessary to have signatures of 250 qualified voters affixed WIpe asking a special bond elec~ hl executive committee was instruct- ed to request Prof. Fletcher Kemp, county superintendent of schools, and ‘Thomas J. De Lashmutt, chairman of 08 Wit Plass sort Besifetions i d spect of the proposed program. t UNg | chants' bureau is.'a_real need in ] | Selected as Clerk WILLIAM F. KEYS Of Mount Rainier, a delegate in the State Legislature, who has been chosen by the Democratic central committee of Prince Georges County to be transfer clerk. Thomas W. Baxter, present hold- er of that position, will become county assessor. —Star Staff Photo. MERCHANTS BODY FAVORED IN COUNTY Bureau Under Chamber of Commerce Advocated at Hyattsville Meeting. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 27.— With merchants from Hyattsville, Mount Rainier and Edmonston present a meet- ing to discuss organization of a mer- chnnu‘ bureau in this section of Prince %aCounty was keld in the council cham| of the Municipal Building here ]l it nlzht The meeting was called by 8. Harvey, chairman of the m chmt.l' bureau committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce of Hyattsville. In the opinion of Mr. Harvey, organi- zation of a merchants’ bureau within the chamber with' ‘merchants from Branchville to Mount Rainier holdin, membership would bolster the morale of business in this section appreciably and fort in sales and ad: il vertising campaigns lnd In credit matters and vlrlo\u other IR o the unsaiie opinion of the meeting that organization of a m';‘rl; but some did not look with ©f | fayor upon such an organization vite all eivic organ- ity to join ';Lm the ‘Town. vflle. - te, , )(ll G. P. l(ltueldt ‘Barcroft , Mrs. Milton B. Payne, K. Handy; Chen'ydlle Hugh R. Harold B. Brown, Leroy Allen; Fontaine Maury, mer, Mrs, M. A. Cardwell, H. G. Glen Carlyn, Mrs. Mabel ASSESSMENT SUIT DEMURRER DENIED Case Against Special Levy at Sil- ver Spring Will Be Heard on Its Merits, he allegations of the petition of . Burre of Sflver 4 Bonifs ouston streets, Silver lpr\n[. for street improvement. Judge has also taken like action in a number of other similar cases. Tempo- rary injunctions will, it is stated, be ted :flnd!n[ trial of the cases on me: The principal contention in the dif- ferent cases was that the entire cost of the improvements ;eu lew‘r’(fdhlnlm abutting property, wi rm e law pro- vldld for one-half to be bi’bem- property and one-] lll nnre lulm‘h.n dhcruc PLANT SHIPS SHIPS "MILLION GALLONS OF VINEGAR ‘Waynesboro Industry Used 12,- 000,000 Pounds of Apples in Manufacture. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 27, — Shipment of 1,000,000 gallons of vine- is_being made from the Waynes- , Va., plant of the National Fruit Product Co, of Washington, it was an- mounced at Winchester offices of the company today. The product is going to wholesalers in all parts of the coun- try, and is in containers ranging from l-flmu Jugglo barrels. pas a e apples were ynubom unit in vinegar manufac- P‘ny B'o years. In addi 18 to erect at once another unit for the manufacture of apple butter and simi- lar apple products. WORK ON BOULEVARD @Grading Cut Begun on Mount Ver- non Road Near Alexandria. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 27 'ork started today at Wellington. few miles below lhll city, on cut to be made in g for the Mount Vernc qariodern gasoline moveu bit 1nw orning to start Mount Vernon terminus of the boulevard witnessed the beginning of this work o days ago, and rapid mxreu is being made north from point. Vincent Schiavi, Buffalo eentraetor, the Govern- for | work, snd has- headquarters here. part of the chamber on the groun that it could function more efficiently as an independent unit. Others, how- ever, thought that the chamber was now so well established that it would be best to_organize as a part of this body. 'flwu attending the meeting included | Ammr P._Ow ‘m e B i, Lo "m-m.n e icLeod, J. Ross, Dr. Ralph Dudrow and 0 Wl’v "K‘he next meeting wl.ll be held at the call of Chairman Harvs Arrangements probably will be nude lur a tpe.kcr or speakers ta be on‘hand. .. S b ‘The Canton of Zurich, Switgerland, is ‘construction jects which will nearly. $5,000, ens, president of the | WATER CASE TAKEN 10 CIRGUIT COURT Woman Voters Appeal From Arlington Supervisors in Way- croft Subdivision Dispute. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star. LYON PARK, Va, March 27.—In- formed by a special committee that the board of county supervisors had refused to take further action on the method of installation of water and sewers in Waycroft subdivision, the Organized Women Voters of Arlington County last night passed a resolution directing the president to appoint a committee to take the matter to the judge of the Circuit Court. Mrs. Bertha Kelly, chairman of the committee that was appointed at the last meeting to take the matter before the supervisors, informed the meeting that Chairman Edward Duncan had stated that the Waycroft subdivision matter was closed, but that Common- wealth's Attorney William C. Gloth had stated that there had been an “ir- regularity” and that “malfeasance in office called for impeachment.” Mrs, Kelly stated that B. M. Hedrick, supervisor of Arlington district and ge: eral manager of the Arlington Invest- ment Co., de\el"mrs of the subdivision, had explained t the company had met all legal requirements in the in- stallation of the lines, but Gloth stated that no money had been paid as yet, although the directors of the corpora- flon" llmd promised a settlement by pri Following & report by the committee appointed at the last meeting to seek erection of a new jail that the board of supervisors had stated there are no funds with which to bulld a jail, Mrs. Crandal Mackey delivered a speech in which she claimed that if there were no funds the people should find out where they were going. The organiza- tion then passed a resolution, offered by Mrs. Florence Cannon, to appoint a committee to appear before the super- visors before the budget is made up to inform them that if the new jail is not provided in the budget this matter, too, will be taken to the Circuit Court. ‘The recent action of the board of supervisors in changing the zoning of the water front between the Highway and Rosslyn B” to “light lnduurhl was vigorously protested in a resolution that called for the appointment of a committee to so advise the county governing body. ‘The civic committee’s reports.on the central post office idea and the proposed school bond issue were approved, and resolutions passed indorsing both moves. A resolution also to inform was the Arlington County Garden Club that | ber of Comm the Organized Women Voters would lend their aid in a Spring clean-up of the entire count Last night's meeting was opened by Mrs. Julian D. Simpson, president, who introduced Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, for- mer Governor of Wyoming. Mrs. Ross delivered a short speech on the progress of women in politics. It was decided to hold the next quar- terly meeting in St. ’s Hall, Cher- rydale, on the fourth We and to have an evening meeting instead of the scheduled -nemonn session in order that more members, who are em- ployed during the day, may attend. Danville Mon Dies Suddenly. DANVILLE, Va, March 27 (Spe- cial) —Puneral seevices were held today at Gretna, near here, for Walter C. Noell, formerly a well' known Danville business man, who died there unexpect- edly yesterday. from ‘residential | t] STAR, MADISON BURIAL LOT | IS DEEDED TO D. A. R. Owner of xlnorie Estate Gives Ground to Richmond Chapter for Shrine. Specisl Dispatch to The Star. CULPEPER, Va., March 27.—Mrs. Marian Dupont Somerville, owner of historic Montpelier, the one-time home of President James Madison, has made a deed of gift to the Willlam Byrd Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution of Richmond, Va., to the lit- tle brick-walled burying l’llfl.lnd on Montpeller, where President Madison , “Mistress Dolly o lnd' many others are buried. In addition to this gift, Mrs. Somerville is having a hard-surfaced road constructed which will completely encircle the burying ground and connect with the Orange- Gordonsville Highway, and a residence erected for the caretaker, who will be installed just as soon as the D. A, R. gnlpter takes over the care of this his- ric 3| The Wlllllm Byrd Chapter is gllnnlnz to place a bronze tablet on the gates leading into the bllryln} ounds and the formal acceptance of &r gift from Mrs. Somerville and the unveliling of this tablet will be the occasion of im- pressive ceremonies at an early date. LYON VILLAGE GROUP APPEALS FOR ROAD Citizens’ Association Urges Engi- neer to Keep Alleged Promises. Officers Elected, ' Special Dispatch to The Star. LYON VILLAGE, March 27 —Robert E. Preer was elected president of the Lyon Village Citizens' Association at the annual meeting of the organiza- tion held last night at the home of Robert N. Anderson, the retiring presi- dent. As a mark of appreciation of his two years' service as its leader the as- sociation presented to Mr, Anderson & handbag, the presentation being made by Willi am D, Medley. Other elections resulted as follows: Mr. Medley, vice president; C. Buchanan, secretary; Louis C. Carl, treasurer, and Mrs. Joseph Haley, as- sistant secretary. Monroe Stockett, Groome Eareckson and Mr. Anderson were named for the executive committee, which also in- cludes the elective officers. received that mously adopted a resolution calling on he engineer to fulfill his promises wo the association regarding reconstruction of the road. A ‘special committee consisting of wuur U, Varney, Monroe Stockett and w. ver was appointed to study e propoul for a new Federal post m in mArungtgn County, :fl)ch { athered by Representative Waltort Moore and the Arlington’ Cham- erce. ‘Twelve new members were added to the rolls of the association. On motion poraris hoid meetings.of the sssocia- P meef o associa- tion in the homes of the members. LOSES HOPE FOR BILL. Cochrane Blames Treasury Opposi- iton for Delay on Veterans’ Pay. Tre department opposition has shattered for passage :l ntbial;pm- iding immediate ent o mumemwmmmenmg bonus, _accord! tative Cochrane, Democnt. of sourl, au- TR el r to the House ways and Secretary of the Trmury !lellon sald the Govemment either would have to borrow the mone{ or increase taxes to make the payment D. O, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 19%0. $13000 IS ASKED IN“TARRING” SUIT =2 Laytonsville Farmer Sues|p Persons Who Are Alleged to Have Applied Preparation. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 27—Sam- uel Dorsey Owings, 22-year-old son of Thomas Owings, well known Laytons- ville district farmer, to whose face and body @ tar preparation was applied -at the home of Prank Price, 59-year-old farmer of near Etchison, this county, | the night of Sunday, February 23, and | who has since been in a serious condi- | tion in the Sandy Spring Hospital, yes- terday afternoon instituted suit in the Circuit Court here against Price and Oscar Seal, 20, and Auburn Seal, 18, brothers, of the Etchison neighborhood, claiming damages in the amount of $15,000. He is represented by Attorney Stedman Prescott of Rockville. Price and Oscar Seal were found sault and. battery in connection with the and are now in the Mary- land of Correction terms ot-fihtmdfihmmm. vely. iburn Seal was acquitted. -n- testimony at the trial showed um unnwulwlbddm- I&MM D!ruelblmn in the amek on Owings, but Price claimed he was too much under the influence pened. Both, hvvevu. insisted '.hn vh-um was done to Owings was tended as a joke and that neither dl- sired to injure hlm ASSAILANTS OF GIRL MUST SERVE LIFE TERM Virginia Supreme Court Refuses Writ of Error in Waynes- boro Case. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 27—P. H. Mercer and Leslie Lee, young men who were convicted of attacking a girl on a mountain road near Waynes Va. must spend the remainder of their lives in the State Penitentiary, The Supremie Court of Appeals has refused a writ of error in their cases, which were jolnely helrd by the Circuit Court of County. The indict- ment ch '.hu the girl was a pupil fl: ng institution for the deaf, dumb and guilty in the Police Court here of as- | bline Get Spring Painting | Under Way Now Every needed “help” i s available at Reilly’s —Brushes of all kinds, as well as the most dependable finishes for inside and outside application. 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