Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1934, Page 20

DANVILLE STIRRED BY NUMBERS RACKET Police Action Expected to Fol- low Protests of Parents and Ministers. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. action by the police, although authori- ties are puzzled as to how to go about attacking the numbers racket with evidence so difficult to secure. A recent war on slot machines was successful for a while, but they have appeared one by one again, until hun- dreds are again in operation. J. H. Martin. chief of police, has received numerous complaints regard- ing these two forms of gambling from parents of school children, who allege that they spend their lunch money playing either numbers or in the slot THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1934 FIRE PRESIDENCY VOTE TRIPLE TIE Arlington-Fairfax Election Car- ried Over, as Other Officers Are Chosen. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ballots, and the selection of a presi- dent was carried over until the Jan- uary meeting. Julian E. Tapp of the Arlington Department, Herbert F. Smith, Clar- endon, and John R. Malloch, Ballston, each was given two votes on the three ballots. Tapp is president this year. Other officers, however, were elected at last night's meeting at Jefferson fire house. Elmer J. Blackmer, jr., of Arlington, was re-elected secretary- treasurer; Edwin B. Chapman, Cherry- dale, relief fund treasurer, and Albert audit of the relief fund, and Benjamin Elliot, Falls Church; Willlam Robey, Clarendon, and Mr. Malloch make up the committee to audit the secre- tary-treasurer's books. Plans were completed for the an- nual memorial services of the asso- ciation to be held at Falls Church Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 6. — Bomb Found in Refuse. A bomb the size of a coconut and believed to be of a dangerous type, PIPE ORGAN AND CHIME CONTRACTED BY CHURCH Winchester Methodists to In- stall $12,000 Memorial to Mrs. Anna Ebert. Special Dispatch to The Star, WINCHESTER, Va., December 20.— Contracts have been awarded by Mar- ket Street Methodist Episcopal Church as a memorial to his mother, Mrs. Anna Ebert. Also, it was stated, there will be provided head telephone sets for some of the church pews in order that members whose hearing is defective may hear the pastor’s sermons. High School to Give Play. LEONARDTOWN, Md., December 19 (Special) —The Dramatic Club of the Margaret Brent High School at Helen tonight will present a Christmas VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va., De- cember 20.—Balloting for a president of the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Firemen's Association Tuesday night ended in a three-way tie on three C. Scheflel, Arlington, fire marshal. William Topley, Cherrydale; George F., Cook, Arlington, and Frank T. Tracy, Jefferson, were named on the committee to conduct the annual machines. 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