Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1935, Page 30

' B—-10 existing playgrounds are only 10 per THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, - D.-C., days, and 8 going 150 days. planned to distribute the petitions FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1935. 5 movie studios and stars from Holly- sonic Lodge, serving as master for one o=y 113 layground system, and that | attendance now he sets at 500,000, urged to sign the lengthy scrolls. The | President J. W. Pearce of the asso- { the N erusal ks PLAYGRUUNB PI-AN ST Py ke with 42 school grounds operating 50 PEIIII N H.I- Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce | ciation declared that an exodus of FUNERAL SERVICES HELD oDr, lem:'w:‘: a ml::besh:f";:eh::- 5 VN INPETLS Council Pushes 3-Fold Pro- gram for Expanding Facilities. A three-fold program to bring the playgroind facilities of the District up to the population’s needs is being pushed by the 26 members of the City-wide Playground Council, rep- resenting all sections of the city. The g.oup was aroused to action by the report of L. H. Weir that Wash- ington has little more than 10 per cent of the acreage it needs for an cent adequately equipped. The program calls for: 1. Long-time progressive develop- ment of recreation facilities over a period of years so that at some time in the future needs will be met; 2. Immediate additional appropria- tion of $11,500 to permit opening school playgrounds for longer periods than now possible; 3. Appropriation of $100,000 for 1 mediate improvement of existing pl grounds. Earl Landreth, chairman of the Playground Council, declares increase of 42 per cent above the $26,500 now earmarked for the school-playground item will increase facilities by 65 per cent. ‘The added money would permit Summer operation of 40 playgrounds during the holiday months, 10 grounds for 10 months and 10 grounds for six months. Mr. Landreth figured this operation would care for a playground attend- ance of 825,000, Maximum possible ARLINGTON’S AUTO TAG RECEIPTS GAIN IN MARCH Revenue Totals $33,401.60 for Month, as Compared With $21,543.40 Last Year. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va., April 5.—Distribution of automobile license tags in March was well above the figure reported for the same pe- riod last year, according to R. C. L. Moncure, State license distributor for Arlington County. Plate; were placed on sale March 15 and cn March 31 receipts amounted to $33,401.60, es against $21.543.40 for the same period in 1934. This figure represents a total of 3,272 mo- tor vehicles. The use of 1934 plates expires at midnight April 15. MOVIE FIRM TAX Los Angeles Signs Scrolls to Halt Legislature’s Levy Plan. By the Associated Press. 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