Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1930, Page 30

WATERCONTRACTS RELETINFAREAX Town Council Signs Pact * With Atlanta Concern for “System Installation. Attractions Soo:lx to Be Se. Will Rogers in “Lightnin’ " Opens at the Fox Tomorrow. ter tomorrow. This su prise booking move by Man- 7 with ~ Congress to The Staf. . December 2.—The Wili Rogers production. Fairfax Town Council last night signed | “Lightnin’” is the screen version of s P er. | the famous Frank Baccn Rogers 8 contract with the McCrary Engineer- | (i FP0C8 !0 egarded as the most ing Co. of Atlanta, Ga., to install the | Las & FoIE ot 8 g en portrayals new municipal water- system. The de- | Supporting America's “Congressman-at- - | large” is se Dresser, Hele , Cislon to give the contract to the S0Uth- | voungast daughter of George M. Colian: Joel McCrae, Rex Bell, J. M. Kerrigan, ‘The McCrary Co.’s bid amounted to|Sharon Lynn and !‘nnf p;x:z‘x‘in‘ s approximately $15,000 if centrifugal pipe| Most of the scenes in “Lightn is used and to approximately $1,000 | take place in a hoiel divided in two by miore it sand cast oipe is employed. The | jnc it a haven for divorce seekers, Councl) decided on the centrifugal pipe. | Rogers' wife, playcd by Loulse Dresser. which is similar to that used in Arling- | js the owner of the hotel, and the in- ton County. imitable Will s the general handy man, For Installation Only. {slow moving but quick witted. The McCrary bid is for the work of | , The Siage show. starting Friday. will installation only. The town itself is: all materials. Bids are to be | advertised immediately and will be | opened within two weeks, according to Mayor Chapman. The contract for digging two wells on the Allison tract was last night awarded to F, N. Hagman, of Vienna for $385. Hagman's bid c s to the depth of 400 feet. It was not inticipated, how- ever, that it will be neccssary to drill more than 225 feet to obt2in the neces- sary flow of water. Hagman plans to move his machinery to the site and start | work this week. | ‘The contract price for the five acres - of land purchased from Mrs. Nora Alli- sor is $1,250. " As one of Mrs. Allison's daughters is a minor, suit must be in- stituted to .gain -legal possession of this land. This will not, however, delay the work which will vrocced immediately under contract. Opposition voiced by the Misses Hillyer, whose property ad- | Joins this tract, and who threatened | court: action if tanks were erected, has | been withdrawn. Bond Issue Goes Over. ‘The council did not have time last| night to discuss the issuance of ‘the $50.000 municipal bonds. That phase of the problem is to be taken up at a later meeting. probably this week. County Engineer P N. Larkin made it in that he has never submitted any 8 for installing this system with county forces. He stated that the county is not in the. contracting business and the only reason for eailing on_ county | assistance would be in case suitable out- zide bids could not be obtained. The + contract with the McCrary firm has been checked bv Thomas R. Keith and | John W. Rust, attorneys of Fairfax, and | the ghns for the installation gons over | Iz’l L. é‘"".‘"‘, cnungy engineer of ington County. formerly a resident of the town of Fairf 5 'SMALLPOX VACCINATION IS URGED AT EARLY AGE ‘W. 8. Public Health Service De- scribes Diptheria as “Entirely Preventable” The United States Public Health | Service now recommends that children be vaccinated against smallpox before they are a year old. v “At this time,” the bureau said, “they have not to run about and are in no danger of hitting the vaccination against hard objects or of gefting dirt Tubbed into it.” ik In addition, the Health Service rec- ommended avother vaceination when ga “c:nfld enters school as a further pre- ution. Diphtheria was described as an “en- tirely preventable: disease,” the Health Service explaining antitoxin had enor- mously d \the ' death rate .and that it was-an t certain cure if given early dunn%un attack. It added that It did not advise im- munization of every chi'd against scar- let fever, measles 4nd typhoid fever, but this should be done if there was special Disease. All--iTk chiffon French heels and In the newest and 1310 F ILL ROGERS in “Lightnin’” will start an extended en- gagement at the Fox Thea- aging Director Hardiz Meaken of the P’n?‘ is said to be due to the fact that in session there was more_than the usual interest in the the California-Nevada State line, mak- | THE EVENiNG STAR. WAaNIHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, What’s W hat anil_ Where en in Washington Theaters Idea,” with Castleton and Mack, Myrtle Gordon, Flo and Ollis Walters, Robert Cloy, Mary Price, Three Brick Tops, and ‘the Mack Bissett Dancers. The stage show until Priday is th> Fanchon and Marco “Rose Garden” idea, with Leon Bruslloff and the Fox Music Masters, and Ron and Don at the organ, supple- menteéd by Fox Movietone News. | MANY CALLS IN HOLIDAYS i | Anticipating a heavy demand for their | services during the holiday season, the | District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1730 E street, to- day issusd a call for volunteers for its motor corps. The work of the corps comsists in driving veterans from the hospitals to theaters, driving the Red Cross home service worker and answer- ing_emergency calls, | Woman motorists interested in this “'Ol'k are invited to communicate with headquarters, National 5400, branch be th: Fanchon and Marco “Romance 249. She deserves a maharajah’s dia- mond —but she is going to get hosiery. Yet stockings for Her' must be no com- mon things. Smart ... and with a name she knows is good. So you will give her McCallum’s because —"you justknow she wears them™ M Callum Silk Hosiery *YOU JUST KNOW snz WEARS THEM"® McCallum Silk Hosiery in the New Winter Shades $] 25 hosiery with curved non-run garter tops. most popular shades, Saratoga, burnt sugar, gun metal, sun brown, walnut and shadow. RALEIGH HABERDASHER Street The New X-Ray Machine Shows Just How Simplex Flexies Fit Correct fit is a foregone conclusion made possible by this new machine. It shows, to the mother and child, the ex- act position of the child’s foot in the shoe. Simplex Flexies, the health shoe, for growing feet may be had in a variety of styles, leathers and colors. Priced according to size. ?ir.es 2 to $2 75 Sizes 54 $3 25 ,\'iz;:‘ll}} . to eeaee to 8 (Becond Ploor.) Sizes 8 to 11 $3.75 $4.25 Free Parking for Customers—E Street Between 6th & 7th. Exclusively in Washington ot The Hecht Co. CO. Gifts" for free bus service for school children, a communication was received from Dr. PFrank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, to the effect that while he favors the ject, the director of the 1 say in the matter. ‘The association went on record opposing the assessm.nt against prop- erty owners to defray the costs of sewer laid between Mississippi avenue and Oxon Run. In its preseni coudition, with both ends blind, it was claimed, the sewer is useless. A communication E;:nl:t’l‘:ldl!l;!d dlru;zd to tl:;kDInrlct o | ners, asl that ASSESS- The Washington Highlands Citizens’ | ponis e Geferred until the sewer is Association last night in the Congress|finished properly. Helghts School discussed public utility| Another resolution, introduced by E. problems and appointed standing com-| J. Newcomb, chairman of the Advisory mittees for the ensuing year. Ccmmittee, asking that the guards at In answer to the association’s appeal! the District Jail be put on a' six-day [HIGHLANDS CITIZENS PROTEST NEW SEWER Bus Service Plea for Children Moved—Year's Committees Are Appointed. F Street at Seventh “The Women's $1.95 Silk Lingerie 2 for $3 Singly, $1.69 Pure dye crepe and flat crepe, in dainty styles. Lace trimmed or tailored. Pastel Shades. Sizes for Misses and Women, Slips Chemises Dancettes Panties Step-Ins (Main Ploor. The Hecht Co.) - Play Backgammon or give a set for Christmas! ‘ $5.00 The newest—the smartest—and the most fascinating game to be revived. These sets in- clude the board, dice cups, men, doubling cube and book of instruction, Other Backgammon Sets $3.95 to $I5 Traveling Backgammon Sets, $1.50 to $5 (Main Ploor, The Hecht Co.) Perfect for Christmas Gifts! Women's Scarfs Pastel chiffons—hand- painted chiffons—crepe de chine triangles, long or squares—double face ascots with menogram design—wool or rayon scarfs, : (Main Floor, The Hecht Co.) Boutonnieres 50c—31 Charming Christmas Tokens (Main Floor, The Hecht Co. DECEMBER 3 =y 1930. T week working schedule, instead of the| Payne, chairman; Mrs. R. M. Payne seven-day working week, now in effect, and E. J. Newcomb. Public Playgroun Was Hdorsed by the association. | —Miss ‘M. Marmaduke, chairman; Mrs. Saturday half holidays for Federal D. H. Cole and Miss Bessie Warren. employes the year around were favored | It was announced by the Entertain- in another adopted resolution. | ment Committee that several vaudeville Committees for the ensuing year fol- |skits will be provided for the next meet- low: Advisory—E. J. Newcomb, chair- |ing. Miss Bessie B. Warren, president, man; C. R. Dodge and Miss/H. Marma- | presided at the meeting. duke. Streets and cs";z'm"_r:h . Cole.| et o Batertainment--Mrs, R a, Flyer Students Pledged to Army. Kane, chairman: Mrs. O r}iiu?':‘dz”.y | sAN ANTONIO, “Tex. (®—Forty- ;«'Li:’;'{fi,‘:fiflmmn?'im. & L David. | three flying cadets completing advanced son and Miss Bessle Warren. Health| Air Corps work in October were the and Sanitation_—Dr. & b 83"{;" first class to sign the agreement to B . uder . R. 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