Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1931, Page 22

[ B—-6 DANVILLE BOY WINS IN ESSAY CONTEST Douglas Wmn to Represent Virginia With Prlze Writ- | ing on Sdfety. Douglas Winn, a pupil of the Robert | E. Lee School, at Danville, Va., today was declared ‘winner of a gold medal and $15 in cgsh for the most outstand- ing essay in’the tenth national strect and highway safety campaign conduct- ed by the Highway Education Board in co-operation with Dr. Sidney B. Hall, Virginia State superintendent of | public instruction. The contest was confined to Virginia | school pupils. Prizes will be presented sometime after the opening of the Fall | Named for Second Prize. 1 William Buchanan of the John L.| Berkeley School, Danville, was awarded | second prize of a silver medal and $10. ‘The following were each awarded & | bronze medal and $5 in cash: Ronald Osborn of Binford School, Richmond; Edith Lucado, AppomattoX | yONDON, June 25 (#)—An Exchange High School, Appomattox, Va.. Joe (rTelegraph Agency dispatch from Mel- Pifer, Strasburg, Va.; Kelvin Mustin |pourne sald. today that Mrs. J. M. of Bellevue School, Danville, Va.: |ge Kathleen T. Mansfield of Robert E.|now in America, had been sued for di- Lee School, Spotsylvania, Va.. Rachel|vorce by Keith Miller, journalist. Barden of George Mason School, Suf- folk, Va., and Virginia Cartwright of | King George High School, King | SecIse/ Ve | CUMBERLAND, Md. 'cixnhgl.mnard E. Boward, P of tli city, who spent entire le Miss Lena W. Hubbard, s teacher at | of this olty, who spent Bit eptine 100 | Harrison street. He was an expert stair Takes Teacher Contest. the Bellevue Schcol, Danville, wa THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Husband Sues DIVORCE ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST AVIATRIX. |ONE-ROOM SCHOOL DOOM IS FORECAST Educators Will Discuss Con- “solidation Program at Convention. By the Assoclated Press. Rural scheols of the country with their water buckets in the corner and their stoves in the middie soon may fall before the march of “consolidation.” Some of the schools have only 5 to 10 puplls. To unite these schcols with others will be a project discussed at the Natlonal Education Association in Los looking to such legislation will be form- uutefl Abmn 20,000 educators are to attend the convention. The one-room school, often MRS. KEITH MILLER. ith Miller, Australian fiyer, who is C umberlnnd Man Dies. Sn d baked in Summer, with its one lone teacher, is one of the principal educa- tional problems of today. There are mau of these schools scattered over umber of pupils in each school is 29 many.of them have a much lower attendance. One school in- Missourl, which kept n two months, paying the teacher $60-2- month salary, did not have a single pupil. The teachen, hired for the sea- son, unlocked the door each morning, nld the paper until 10 and departed. n thousand of the rural teachers have only eighth-grade education, They do all kinds of work, inclu Janitor service for the $855 annual salary, yet even this amount is now hard to meet in many communities. Consolidation Proposed. To relieve the situation the National Education Association proposes con- solidation along with abolition of the country superintefidency as a political office. The new program would have a man appointed by the Board of Educa- Eunl schools in certain areas, where there is large foreign population, are over-crowded, while many in New Eng- land snd Middle West, where there Angelu. June 2’1 to July 4. A program | tion. Tomorrow—Remnant Day are !ev foreigners, have not m(h' b nt Willls A. Sutton of the e marel school Drob- rural y He has been superintendent of m.lmmuscm for the last seven years, and .was reared on & tation. ©One of his dreams is a university in which no boy or girl shall be denied an education for lack of funds. AHEPAS PLAN LONG TRIP Soterios Nicholson to Head Con- vention Delegation. The Washington delegation to the ninth annual convention of the Order of Ahepa, to be held in Sar Francisco from August 24 to 30, will be headed by Soterios Nicholson, an attorney. George Vournas, Dr. Charles J. Demas and Themas Skiados also will represent Qfihe Capital Chapter of the organiza- Three hundred chapters will be rep- resented at the get-together by about 6,000 members, including about 2,000 from the Eestern part of the country. WoobDwARD & LoTHROP ' DOWN STAIRS STORE awarded first State honors in the safety lesson competition conducted in con- junction with the contest. Honorzbl: mention in this competition went to Miss Mary Lcuise Dunn, a teacher in the King George High School, and Miss builder, one of the few remaining old- e wood craftsmen. 'Che ornate stairs he built in the larger homes and in some of the more pretentious buildings in the county ars considered master: Lucy F. Ludwig of Strasburi The best essay and best lesson will represent Virginia in the national com- petitions in which the pupil and teacher | | whose ,papers are selected as the best | in the United States will each receive a trip to Washington with all expenses paid, at which time the pupil will be presented with a gold watch, while the teacher will receive a check for $500, wNorth b FURNITURE| CUSTOM [ BUILT To Fit Your Home From maker to you at No Extra Charge. | Established two_generations in Cabinet- making Industry. | Estimates, Courtesy, Service SEGAL BROS. 1232 14th N.W. “We live our Profession” Newspaper Stnke End: MEXICO_CITY, June 25 (#).—The || newspaper Excelsior announced yestemw day that an agreement had been | reached with striking employes and || publication will be resumed today. The || paper has issued no edition since the employes walked out in a demand for higher wages 10 days ag Q/?flvdkuux 1221 F JStreet, N.W. TOMORROW and SATURDAY TWO-DAY SPECIAL EVENT GENUINE SOUTH AMERICAN This is the first time we have ever seen this fine quality of PS 7 real Panama at this low price. 4 Cool, fresh, becoming, new, sec- ond to none in Summer smart- ness. White flop brims, saucy Head Sizes 21} to 23 ripple brims, with creased or Ordinarily plain ¢rowns. 'They’d Be $6.50 FINE IMITATION Because the Panama Hat has received a reception in 1931 never before -accorded any hat . tomorrow and Saturday $] 65 hundreds of new fine imitation Panamas with contrasting gros- Headsizes 211/5 to 23 grain ribbon bands in a tremen- Ordinarily dous twd-day event! They'd be $2.50 YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE ANY EARLY SUMMER HAT -0 Formerly Priced $5.00 to $15.00 One of the most outstanding offer- ings of the season! Large, small, medium size hats in every. lovely material and style!" Buy several at this price—sports, afternoon, street —hats for every occasion, in black, brown, navy and sand. (White hats not included.) You Can Save 14 and More Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable or exchangeable; not sent C. 0. D. or on approval; Ph e and mail érders not accepted. Rayon Combinations 35¢ Were st 117; washable and cool for Bummer. With brassiere top and choice of bloomer or pantie bottoms. Flesh shade. Sizes 32 and 34. Slip-on Gloves, $1 Were $1.95 and $2.95 %0 pairs, including 33 pairs < Slight Irrfgulars.of Granite Service Silk Hose Grade, if Perfect, Would Regu- larly Sell for $1.65—Special 58c Tomorrow J 850 pairs popular Granite Service-weight Silk Hose, also a few rllx‘! of semi-service weight.. All full-fashioned, the mnjorll) with isle tops and soles. Medium and dark shades. Broken sizes, 815 to 10, slip-on lambskin _gloves in Misses’ Dress CO&tS $6 Were $16.50 td beige; sizes 7 to 8. Also 37 8 M|5'~cs" Dress Coats: attractive models, fur trimmed pairs washable doeskin or plain. In red, tan, green and black. Sizes 14 to 20, gloves: sizes 5% to 6. 8 Misses' and Women’s Dress Coats, plain or fur-trimmed. Green, * Slightly soiled. tan, gray, navy and black, with silk-crepe linings. Broken 20 r.n-- w.-hme lu'flr Gloves: sizes. Were $25 and $35. Now Blightly soll- THE DOWN STAIRS STORE i Women’s Pumps and Oxfords, $2.95 " ,5552° 200_ pairs; strap pumps, step-in pumps and ties—in blonde, brown, black and white kid. Sizes 3 to 8, 140 pairs Women's Pumps; various attractive styles and leathers—greatly rcduced from regular stock. Scme solled. Broken sizes. Were $3.95 to $5.85. Now. 40 pairs Women's Slippers and Mules; 30 pairs Men's Oxfords, black and tan Ak ICOCE o calf, with Goodyear welt soles. Broken sizes. Were $5. Now $2.95 THE DOWN STAIRS STORE binations. Some soiled. Broken sizes. Were $1.95. Now Cool Bandettes, 35¢ Were 78¢ jous styles of attrac- tive silk-and-lace combina- tions. Sizes 32, 34 and 36. Children’s Pumps and Oxfords, $1.95 Were $2.95 and $3.95 60 pairs Pumps and Oxfords, In various styles for children, junior misses and junior girls. Chgqice of several leathers. 50 Pairs Children's and Junior Girls' Pumps, in_white and blonde. Some solled. Broken sizes 8% to 3. Were 32.95 and $3.05. Now $1.45 THE DOWN STAIRS STORE DOWN STAIRS STORE Misses’, Women’s and Little Women'’s Silk Dresses, $4 "™ 24 Silk Dresses for immediate wear—smart styles of plain or printed crepe, in- cluding several jacket suits. An exceptional group at $4. Broken sizes. 27 Fine Dresses—reduced for the first time. Included are jacket frocks in pastels and dark shades, printed and chiffon frocks, and several evening dresses. Also, 2 wash frocks for little women. Mussed Broken sizes, for misses, women and little women. Were $15 each. NOW ......\...ceeennnnes yrrenes ... 99 41 Misses’ Dresses, of cantons, prints and woollens. Were $5.95. Nov THE DOWN STAIRS STORE Infants’ Wear, 50¢ Were $1.50 and $1.95 89 pleces, including Infants’ Sweaters, Dresses, Suits and 1 Shawl. Broken sizes. 15 Infants’ Bonnets, in pink, blue ‘and white. _Slightly folled and mussed. Were £1. Juniors’ Silk Dresses, $2.95 were ss.05 Juniors' Silk Dresses; attractive styles, in light and dark shades. !ulhtly/ soiled. Broken sizes. 16 Girls' Rabes of beacon cloth rls' Flannelette Pa- 3t 8. Were w 2 nion Suifs. " ‘Sizes 8 Were 7¢ and 31 ® Glrls Wash Frocks; mussed ow ¢ Broken _sizes. 1,98 na- 1298 How. 4170 and §1. Boys’ Wash Suits Reducea 65c¢ 80 Cool Summer Suits, in a variety of washable fabrics. Chcice of colors and color combinations. Sizes 5 to 7. 15 Boys' Admiral ;. Dy ey Onpey "““', 10 Boys' AM-Wool Slip-on 17 1e Girte: in gay ast-color prints. Bizes 3 to 6. Were $2.95. Now....95¢ Straw Hats, 25¢ Were $3.95 and $4.95 ummer Knic k- 125 Smart Straw Hats, in & ‘washable linen Summer. Sizes 28 to 34, variety of shapes and color= airs Boys' § o or oo, R R L Were §1.95. Now...... $1.15 ings. Exceptional at 25c. Summer Jacket Frocks, $3.95 were ss.08 25 Jacket Frocks, of silk crepe, wlth Jacket.s of shantung or cor- duroy. Summer pastels. Sizes 20 Summer Cotton Blouses: ss- lo R0 ket ek mars sorted colors. Slightly sofl- black. Sises 26 to 30. “Wers derarm style, in ed. Broken sizes. Were 10 Fianriel Skirts; a0y, i E'fi'}-‘;" e avy. $1.95. Now ... ool red and black, Size: & AR S T A Cool Wash Frocks, 25¢c wer s1 63 attractive Home Frocks, in colorful prints. 5 Silk Dresses. Broken sizes. 20 White Uniforms, for Were $5.95. Now, $1.95 nurses and maids.. Bro- 42 pleces—9 noveity neck- Dresses. Were $2.95. ken sizes. Were $1.95 laces and 33 bracelets. A Now ... 95¢ and $2.95. Now. 950 variety of styles and colors. " THE DOWN STAIRS STORE THE DOWN STAIRS STORE Men’s “No-Rip” Union Suits A Discontinued Number— 6 5 C Specially Priced Tomorrow When the manufacturer decided to discontinue this particular style of union suit we were able to purchase a limited quantity to sell at this very special price tomorrow. 1350, of the well known “No-Rip” make, of cool, Summer- weight madras, bar- tacked and with elastic webbing at the back. Sizes. 34 to.48. 180 Men's White Broadcloth Shirts: of s 25 Men's “Non-Run ite ..lood. al ) :fl.l*llwl ifil - ln.d‘ .Dllm colors. S ‘h e rrataehed and Sere 31. baadeledt “‘n‘."‘ ™ e i’:fl"x g A and initials. Solled 'inn:cea.w r Sweaters) light welght for Handbags, 50c Were $1.95 and $2.95 14 Leather Hlndblzl une= Novelty Jewelry, 25¢ ‘Was $1 M ) hd wniteana Brow Sizes 30 to THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931. WoobpwArD & LoTHROP 10™ 11" F anp G STREETS Drastic Reductions on Finer Apparel 23 Women's Walnut Room Dresses Originally $49.50 $36.75 S 79 Women's Walnut Room Ensembles Originally $39.50 $2875 s 26 Misses’ Walnut Room Dresses $3 6'75 Origi::s” 8gS‘?.SO 73 Misses’ Walnut Room Dresses Originally $39.50 $2875 2 T®x WALNUT Roow, Tmp PLoor. Millinery Salon Hats Reduced Rough Straw, Baku and Panamalaque Models, for Women and Misses 38 Hats ™2%$2*$12.75 Formerl 67 Hats 57 10 281 Hats F°‘mfc:'§';,§'2‘75 $8.75 Muzmfl SaLoN, TEmD FLOOR. 569 Rough Straw, Baku, Panamalaque Ballibuntl Hats I M STo e s 387 Hats F ly $5 MrLLINERY, TEMD FLOOR. o'l'r;)mgggo $ 3 Silks at Prices Far Below Those Prevailing Even This Season 600 Yards Pussy Willow Silks Same Quality Here This $I’gs Season at $2.50 1,000 Yards Striped Tub Silks Same Quality Here $I This Season at $1.65 450 Yards Shantung Crepe Same Qualities Here This $I'25 Season at $1.95 and $2.50 ‘Men's Hot-Weather Apparel Event White Linen Suits 1273 Regularly in Our Stock at $18 Avoid the discomforts of hot weather. . .buy these White Irish Linen Suits offered at a price that is far less than regular. Well-tailored, from better-than-average white linen, to keep their smart appearance while keeping you cool and com- fortable. Single and double breasted models. ‘Twz MEn's STORE, S2COND FLOOR.