Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1933, Page 23

APPLE BLOSSOM REGION THRONGED Thousands Jam Highways in Shenandoah-Cumberiand- Potomac Valleys. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., May 1—North- | ern Virginia and nearby sections of | West Virginia and Maryland were over- | run yesterday and today by visitors | from other States to see the millions . of apple trees in orchards of the Shen- rndoah-Cumberland-Potomac fruit val- leys in full bloom. There are approx- mately 13,000,000 such trees in the district. One of the principal points of inter- est in the Winchester section was the famous Apple Pie Ridge area to the north and west of this ci & district given over almost entirely to apple cul- ture. Apple growing has been carried on there extensively since the American Revolvtion, when Hessians taken pris- oner at the battle of Trenton were in- terned on the “ridge” and given work to do, which included the planting of apple trees, a dozen or more of which | still bear fruit on the Brown farm. I Farly Varieties in Bloom. | fall varieties were in full bloom and York Imperials and and similar late varieties | were popping open today. | While thousands of visitors jammed | the main and secondary roads leading | into the apple belt, a dozen or more | general committees speeded last-min- | ute preparations for the tenth annual | Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, to | be held here Wednesday and Thurs- day. Business streets of the city werc | zaily decorated with flags and bunting of tne national colors and the green, pink and white colors of the festival. 35 Floats Entered. Fred A. Read, jr. chairman of the | Parade Committee, stated that 32 musi- | cal organiaztions, including bands and drum and bugle corps, and 35 artistic | floats had been entered thus far for mphal parade Thursday in hon- doah X.” who will . daughter of tae Belgian Ambassador. Other entries were before the time limit for as- | i parade positions The coronation of Miss May as teign- Ing monarch of the apple blossom realm | is scheduled for 3 pm. Wednesday at | the Handley High School stadium. The jeweled apple blossom crown will be placed her brow by Secretary of War George Dern. A Springtime pag- | eant will follow the coronation. INDIAN WAR VETERAN | TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Inmate of Soldiers’ Home Slashes, Throat in Nephew's Chevy Chase Home. B 1 Staft Correspondent of The Star 1 —Slash- | John Gale, | indian Wars | ldiers’ Home at | ife here last the home of his nephew, Wil- am J. G. Quinn, 6500 onsin ave- nu | : und lying lifeless on _the | ith the razor lying on the floor when Quinn went into his| se him early today. | ide was issued by ves told Corpl. Oscar Gaither | | t. Windsor C. Poole of the Mont- gomery County police force that Gale's | act probably was motivated by failing | eyesight [l The aged soldier was spending a six months’ furlough with his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Quinn. and nephew at the lat- ter's home ard was to have returned to the home May 12. Gale. who was unmarried, was born in Philadelphia. Pa. and served in 3, 7th Cavalry. in the West from 1887 to 1892, engaging in many battles | with the Indians. He entered Soldiers'| Home in 1920 ! BODY OF ALEXANDRIAN' Note Indicating Suicide Is Found | in Car of Iron Works Superintendent. By a 8taff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1—Led by 8 note found in his parked car which stated, “You'll ind me in the river,” harbor police were to drag the Poto- | mac River in the visinity of Key Bridge again today in search of the body of T. | Frank Butts, 52, superintendent of the | Alexandria Iron Works, who has besn missing from his home on Duke street extended here since last Monday. | Detective Sergt. Edgar Sims of this | eity and Arlington County Officer Hugh | Jones found Butts' automobile parked in Rosslvn Saturday after police had : been notified that it had been there Monday. A late edition of 1y afternoon newspaper was i found in the car, Sergt. Sims said. | The note. which was discovered stuck | down in the front seat of the machine. stated. “You'll find me in the river I love, where I'll be happy with wor- ries gone. Don't grieve. but carry on. Have a quartet sing “Abide With Me.” Harbor police dragged the river for | Butts' body yesterday without success. 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