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14 = COLER TROPY O TODOUELAS Development of Transport ¢ Plane Earns Award for Oyster Shell Lime Found-in Old Kiln On Jamestown Site National Park Archeolo- gists Discover Shaft Sunk by Colonists. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 18 HURT BY SPEEDER Hit-Skip Driver Runs Through Group of Workers. group of about 35 steel workers last night, injuring 18, several seriously. The men, waiting to board & street car, were scattered 20 to 30 feet along the street. The workers were returning to their CLEVELAND, June 19 (#).—A speed- | homes from the Anferican Steel & ing hit-skip driver ran through a Wire Co., where they are employed. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936. LANSBURGH’S By the Assocated Press. YORKTOWN, Va., June 19.—An old lime kiln containing a quantity of oyster shell lime, still as well tem- pered and soft as when prepared by the Jamestown colonists, has been uncovered by archeologists of the National Park Service excavating the site of the first permanent English seftlement in America, the Colonial National Historical Park announced . Firm Head. * His work in development of “the sutstanding twin-engined commercial transport plane” has earned for Don- ald W. Douglas, 44, president of the Douglas Air- eraft Co, Inc, the prized Collier Trophy for 1935. The annual 1th, 8thand E NAtional 9800 award Was an- nounced today by Charles F. Hor- ner, president of the National Aer- onautic Associa- tion. “This air- plane.” said the trophy board in its citation, speaking of the Donald W. Douslas, Douglas OC2 low - wing, all - metal plane, “by reason of its high speed, | economy and quiet passenger comfort | has been generally accepted by trans- | port lines throughout the United States. Its merit has been further recognized by its adoption abroad | and its influence on foreign design is already apparent. In making this award, recognition is given to the technical and production personnel of the Douglas organization.” Military Plane Pioneer. Douglas. a pioneer and leader in | the manufacture of military planes, | did not begin development of trans- ports until he entered an arrange- | ment with Transcontinental Western { Air in 1932. His first connection was | with the Glenn L. Martin Co. after his graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previou: he had resigned from the Naval Acad- | emy at Annapolis because of his in- | terest In aviation models. | After participating in development of the famous Martin bomber, first all-American plane completed during the World War, Douglas went to the West Coast and organized his awn company, which now is expanding | very rapidly. Two out of his four planes that started out finished the grusling Army round-the-world flight in 1924 after 175 days of flying. Since then he | has made planes for the military services. His transport plane, with | 3 passengers, & crew of 8 and 20,000 | letters, finished second in 1934 in | the London-Melbourne air race. Traffic Convictions 14 - passenger G WHILE DRUNK. 1354 Fifth street, 90 DRIV Leo Myrick davs. SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING. Thomas F. Burke, 145 Adams street northeast, $15 FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING. Charles J. Skelly, Maryland, $10. Ray H. Spillers, 2425 Fifth street, 815 | Thomas D. Roe, Virginia. $5. | Gilbert F. Moore, Maryland, $10. 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A quantity | of charcoal was found, indicating| wood was used as fuel. A letter has been found from John | Clayton to the Royal Soclety of Lon- don in 1688. showing that he was greatly impressed with what ap- peared to him to be inexhaustible de- posits of oyster shells in Virginia, The shell deposits were burned to make lime. Are your eyes ready? Proper glasses protect your eyes from the glare of the sun and other eye strain. You cannot enjoy your daily duties if you suffer from eye strain. Give your eyes the attention they deserve. Fine quality untinted lenses, irately ground in any single vision your eye complete with gold filled frame 6.45 Use Your Charge Account ace equire, BECKER GETS PLACE Glasses Complete with Philadelphian Will Fill Vacancy Lenses and Frame. . . . | Left on Bridge Team. DALLAS. Tex, June 19 (#)—Os- wald Jacoby, captain of the Four Aces contract bridge team, announced yesterday that B. Jay Becker of Phila- delphia would replace Mitchell T. 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