Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1931, Page 15

PRIZES TO BE GIVEN FORMOVIES OF D.C. Five Hundred Dollars to Be Divided Among 13 for Best Suggestions. Plans for a $500 contest to obtain suggestions of scenes in the Capital worthy of use in the mminf of & motion picture depicting the glories of Wash- ington as a city were announced last night. The movie will be shown throughout the country under the auspices of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce and the George Washington Bicentennial Commission. Thirteen prizes will be distributed in the suggestion contest. ‘The main award will be $250 in gold. ‘There will be a second prize of $100, a third of $50 and 10 of $10 each. Warner Brothers will produce the picture. The company will !pend about $60,000 on the film which will be dis- tributed through its exchmges Two-reel Film. Under present plans the production will be a two-reel film reiuk‘lnz about 20 minutes for screen Dlly “shots” or scenes will be c 10 interesting and vital snb!em con- nected with Washington and its history, political background, _famous buildings, distinguished personalities and national influences which have af- fected the world and its pi S8, progre: ‘Washington has at least 10,000 in-! teresting cubjects, in the opinion of Jacob Wilk, chief scenario editor for Warner Brothers, who will prepare the story for production. Rules for Contest. Xlliules and regulations for the contest 1. Write only on one side of ‘paper. ‘Typewriting is preferred. 2. Entries or essays to cover only 10 numndmg, interesting or important “g] 3. With each suggestion, idea or selection must be 50 words or less ex- plaining why the choice was included. 4. Explanations for su jons or ideas are pomhely limited to a total of 500 words. 5. All entries must be submitted be- fore midnight Saturday, June 7. 6. Contestants may submit as many entries as desired. There will be no geographical limitation. Citizens of the entire United States can compete, only members of the Washington Chamber of Commerce and those re- lated to the committee being barred. 7. Decision of the judges to be abso- lute and final. 8. All suggestions or ideas submitted must become the property of the Con- test Committee. 9. Manuscripts will not be returned. 10. Winning of an award implies no obligation upon the producing com- pany or Washington Chamber of Com- | incorporate ideas, suggestions or “shots” into the Washington picture unless found practical. Release In Fall. the l best suggestions have the plans for the prod: nnings, Ralph Ellis and Rulph W. Benwn. Car Hits Three Dogs. DANVILLE, Va., May 16 (Special).— Three dogs, run over the same car st the same time, not only are alive, but are suffering no ill effects. A po- lice dog was chasing an Airedale and & third canine, not identified, was along to see the excitement, when an unidentified motorist struck them. Aside from considerable yelping there were no consequences except some excitement amony trians. Two Rooms, Kitchen and Bath with Balcony Electrical Refrigeration THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Married Half a Century D. C. COUPLE CELEBRATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY. sites, |, MR. AND MRS. CHARLES D. VOLLAND, 1305 Monroe street northeast, anniversary. Both native Washingtonians, they were married May 16, 1881, at Rockville, Md. They have three children and six grandchildren. Mr. Vol- 1and, before retiring, was a building contractor. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Weigh all the Facts Good painters use good paint, that is why “Murco” appeals to them. They know that pure white lead has no equal as a pigment. Use “Murco” Lifelong Paint Made 100% Pure with pure white lead (Dutch Boy,) pure linseed oil, and the necessary turpentine and drier. “Murco” wears well because it is well made EJ Murphy (© NAtional 2477 INCORPORATED 710 12th St. N. W. LANSBURGH'S 7th, 8th and E Sts.—NAtional 9800 — No Connection With Any Other Washington Store who yesterday celebrated their fiftieth wedding | WENDELL BAIN HEADS COLLEGE PRESS BODY American University Paper Award- ed First Place by District Judges in Contest. Wendell Bain of George Washington Columbia press conference and the American Eagle, newspaper of American Uni-| versity, was awarded first place hl | contest for “the best college paper” at | the Spring meeting of the conference | yesterday at George Washington Um- versity. ‘The George Washington Hatchet, | publication 0( George Washington Uni- | versity, ran a close second to the American Eagle in the contest for the | best paper, the Eagle winning only by one point. Judges in the contest were William Atherton DuPuy of the press service of the Interior Department, Art Brown, associate editor of Nation's Business, and Frank D. Lord, editor of the Na- tion’s Capital Magazine. The papers were judged on four points, news con- tent, news interest, make-up and edi- torials. The new president succeeded Law- Roofing Specialists for Over 25 Year| R Let Us O | Cet Busy —putting your roof in e, before Spring brings more rain. filt won't obligat in any way to ha make an examination, and report on the gen- eral condition of your “overhead.” IWe've been roofing er- verts over o quarter of o century. aurice J. Colbert Co. PLUMBING, HEATING. TINNING 1908 M Kt now.—Tel. NO. 0402-3-4 B €, MAY 17, rence J. Mehren of Georgetown Uni- versity. ‘The conference delegates were ad- dressed at the luncheon at the Cosmos Club by Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi- dent of George Washington University, 1931—PART ONE. on the subject, “Journalism in College Life.” The committee on the contest among the college papers was headed by Roger | W. Craven, of American University. The contest, it is understood, will be repeated again next year. 1 Wedding Licenses Issued. ) FAIRFAX, Va., May 16 (Special).— | Marriage licenses have been issued at | Fairfax to Edward W. Watson, 27, of Vienna and Frances G. Wells, 27, of A—15 McLean; Wilson Kenneth Mann, 24, of 1601 R street northwest, Washington, and Margaret Christine Horan, 23, of 2034 G street northwest, Washington, D. C.; John C. Shete, 30, and Oneida ' English, 21, hoth of Lorton, Va. Can Reduce... 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