The Washington times., 1920-10-09

FORPARKv|EW
President Russell Says Com
munity Store Can Return
Assessments.

Any investigation of the Park
View Community Store will be wei
come and any questions will be an
swsred fully, George II. Russell,
president of the Park View Citizens
Association, said today.
OUTSIDER MADE CHANCES.
AZ . meeting of the executive com
mittse of tho association last night
the charges made against the opera
ton of the store and the plan of con-
demning seventeen houses on Sixth
street to make room for an addition
to the Park View school, were dis
cussed. Mr.. Russell said that the one
making the charges could not have
been a member of the Citizens Asso-
citation or one of those who subscribed
money to conduct. the store. because
if he was he would have received the
monthly reports that have been sub
mitted and endorsed by the executive
committee.
The charge that the store has not
showed 4 pront is a foolish one. The
idea of pront was not considered In
the conduct. of the store, otherwise
we would not have started II. Tho
object was to obtain good wholesome
food at tho very lowest prices and
we sold the goods at so low a mar
gin that wo barely made overhead
charges. The treasurer of the store
will be at the meeting Tuesday even
ing and make a financial statement
and Will have his check book ready to
pay everyone who subscribed to the
capital Of the concern. When all
debts are paid on, the store will show
q proft OF about $50 orr $40, instead
of a deficit. ts
CALLS CLAIM PREPOSTEROUs.
The charge that there il coliusion
with real estate men Is preposterous.
One real estate man has given the
school the use of a plot for a play
ground without charge, and that 10
the only basis is for that allegation. II
tho, houses on Sixth street are con-
dehned and the people forced to
move to other parts of the city. as Is
feared by the one making the charges.
only sixteen children OF school age
would be taken out Of the Park View
School. This small number would
not relieve the situation. At the
present time. the school Is able to ac-
only by the use Of the platoon sys-
tenn. Twenty-seven Glasses are held
In nineteen rooms.
''As to the claims that the large
assembly room, and a dancing room
could be used for class rooms. We agree
that these rooms could be used for
class rooms. In fact we agreed to that
long time ago, and they are now
being used for that purpose. Not
only the assembly room, but the lit
tie gallery In the assembly room is
hal 20 NJ
civil government and other studies
In which the stereopticon is used
There is not an inch of space in the
school building that is not being used
for educational work"
"AssDSsMENTs- VOLUNTARY.
Mr. Russell said that the charge
up the 5000 necessary to stock the
store, Is wrong. When the idea was
considered, the people were asked IL
they wanted to subscribe and those
that did SO acted voluntarily. Anoth-
er charge that funds raised by the
school children were used to run the
store, and that these funds will prob
ably be represented by fixtures. was
also denied by Mr.. Russell. He stated
that all funds from whatever source
that were raised by the Community
Center went into the community
fund. School children, he said, were
not allowed to raise funds in the
schools for any purpose whatever.
with the exception of the Red Cross.
DR.. f. w. Ballou. Superintendent of
Schools, today said that he had re-
ceived letter complaining of the
situation at Park View. but that he
would not take any action until after
the meeting of the Park View Citi-
zens' Association, Tuesday night. DR..
Ballou announced that he would make
an investigation. but that 1t was his
belief that 1t was not primarily a
school matter. but a matter that ~on-
cerned the Park View Community,
Center. J