Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1932, Page 21

VALLEY OF VIRGINA GARDENS PLANTED Farm Work Is Advanced to Usual April Stage as Winter Fails. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., February 15. —The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is experiencing the most remarkable Winter within the memory of the oldest residents of this section of the state, and farm work is as far advanced now as it usually is the first of April Thousands of gardens have been plowed and many homeowners have planted lettuce, onions and other early vege- tables. It has been a “Winter-less Winter.” Only once or twice has the thermometer dropped to 15 degrees above zero—the coldest mornings felt in December and January. ‘This week saw Harrisonburg stores doing business with doors wide open as during the Summer time; windows in homes open: furnaces allowed to die out. The mercury reached 78 as the high point of the week. Five-Inch Rainfall. ‘There has been a rainfall of 5 inches, while only half that amount fell a year ago. One or two snow flurries have swept the Valley this Winter and the only one that was sufficient to cover the ground soon melted. The lack of snow has affected underground water sources of wells and springs. Heavy February rains, however, replenished many streams which provide water for live stock on the farms. Old residents declare it is seldom that the Valley has a severe Winter after February 15. They point out that the Last 18 Months Called Healthiest InU.S.in 50 Y'ears By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 15.—Dr. Lester E. Simeon of Cleveland told the annual Homeopathic Congress of States yesterday that the last 18 months were the healthiest period in the United States in 50 years. General weather conditions have been one of the health factors, Dr. Simeon said, and more nor- mal modes of living than in the boom prosperity times is another. He said that undernourishment cases have increased alarmingly in recent weeks, however. Fifty doctors, representing more than 8,500 homeopathists through- out the country, are attending the congress, under the direction of Dr. Carl B. Fisher of Denver and Dr. Frank A. Swartout of ‘Washington, D. C., president and president-elect of the American Institute of Homeopathology. ROY S. BRADEN TALKS TO ELECTRIC LEAGUE Assure Safety in House ‘Wiring. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., February 15.—Roy S. Braden, county manager of Arlington County, was the guest of honor and principal speaker at the meeting of the Northern Virginia Electric League held in the Southern Methodist Sunday School rooms at Fairfax. He promised wiring and improvement of the present electrical code. At the business meeting which fol- coldest weather usually comes in De- |lowed the turkey dinner served to 30 cember and January. Planting to Be Early. members of the league by ladies of the church, it was decided to drop the ef- | fort to secure enactment of a bill in Never before has the farm work been | the present State Legislature requir- as far advanced as this, Winter. If | ing State-wide licensing of all elec- the good weather continues corn ground will be ready for planting a month before the normal time. Men and women out of work have been able to gather wild greens. Many sell this most edible vegetable which grows wild. Sections of Rockingham report dandelions in bloom. Apple and peach growers are nervous tricians and electrical contractors. In- stead, members determined to attempt to secure the passage of ordinances re- quiring local licensing by the Arling- ton County Board and Alexandria Town Council. ‘The league accepted an invitation to hold its March meeting in Lincolnia. An invitation was received to meet in | | _— | |Pledges Co-operation in Effort to co-operation in the effort being made ! by the league to insure safety in house | at the remarkable weather, fearing that | Leesburg in the Spring. County Man- an early bloom may be followed by a | ager Larkin of Fairfax County was out sudden killing cold wave in the Spring. | of town and unable to address the o | members. Commonwealth’s Attorney | Wilson M. Farr, the third scheduled speaker, was unable to attend because BERWYN GIRL, MISSING peaker. d b FROM HOME. SOUGHT ;0‘1”;3‘ “x;xelss'fll his father-in-law, Capt. COUNTY HEADS TO MEET Accounts to Be Adjusted at Upper | Prince Georges and Washington Police Are Asked to Aid Search. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | LRSI G | HYATTSVILLE, Md.. February 15— | BY 8 Staff Correspondent of The Star. Prince Georges and Washington police | UPPER MARLBORO, Md. February were asked this morning to find Sere- | 15—The county commissioners will be fin Leverone, 13 years old, who disap- | in session March 1, 2 and 3, for the peared from the home of her parents |Purpose of adjusting all accounts against at Berwyn last night. The girl's father | the county, preparatory to making the told police his car was also missing, | annual levy, it is announced by James and the officers do not know whether | S. Heal, clerk to the county commis- the girl left home voluntarily or was sioners. kidnaped. | Al accounts must be sworn to before e were also told, they said, that |2 notary and filed with the commis- the mis rolied in a school at Alexandria this b morning E considered in the levy, Mr. Heal THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FALLS CHURCH SCOUT TROOP CELEBRATES Twenty-Second Anniversary Is Marked by Father-and- Son Banquet. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS, CHURCH, Va., February 15. —Falls Church Boy Scout Troop Sat- urday evening celebrated the twenty- second anniversary of Scouting in America by a “Father-and-Son” ban- quet served by women of the Keene Class in the Southern Methodist Sun- day School Hall to 50 members and parents. William Langhorne Leitch of Wash- ! Scouting. Talks were made ington, Scout executive for Northern Virginia, gave a talk on principles of by _Patrol Leaders Qriffith Smith and Richard Copeland. Several of the boys, led by Willlam Shreve, presented an original skit, demonstrating in practical form the work done by Scouts. The closed with 8 mock marriage, Copeland taking the %m of the bride, Gustave Hertz, the ; Guy Ervin, the preacher; Griffith Smith, the bridesmaid, and William Shreve, the flower girl. Scoutmaster Charles Fen- wick presided. Bladensburg P.-T. A. to Meet. 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