The Washington times., 1925-10-02
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FLOWER SHOW
LISTED
Capitol Heights Gripped by
Water Famine Due to
Warm Weather

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
Nd, Oct with more than half
the wells and all the springs in
town reported dry. Capitol Heights
| is in the throes of a serious water
shortage, due to the continued dry
| wea tIer. Where foundations recent
| ly have been dug for houses the
| ground has been found dry to
depth of six feet. Many residents
are having their wells dug deeper.
| The water main now being laid
by the Washington Suburban SAM
! tary Commission is expected to
] reach the town in the spring.
Sewer pipes have been laid but
cannot be used until the water is
available.
! At the annual election of officers
| of the Home and School Associa-
ton at Berwyn Heights. Mrs. r.
/ Frances Meyer was reelected presi-
| dent. Other officers chosen are:
Edward Donaldson vice president;
| Mrs. Wayne Culbertson, secretary,
and Miss Catherine Stein, treasurer.
AT the meeting to be held next
! Wednesday night the association
VIII discuss reorganization of a dra-
matte club and a full attendance is
urged
AT the last meeting Of the Berwyn
| Heights board Of town commits
sfoners, held at the home Of Charles
/ II. Stein, authority was given Stein
| to have, signs, limiting the speed
and weight ofsVeSicles passing over
/ the bridge at Indian Creek, placed
or the bridge.
| The speed limit was fixed at
eight miles an hour and the maxi
mum weight at six tons. The
bridge has only recently been re-
paired by the town at cost of
$3.50 and every effort will be made
to keep it in good condition.
The street light committee,
Charles III. Stein, chairman, report
ed the work CT extending the
| system was progressing satisfac-
torily. The town now has about
twenty.one lights but hopes soon to
have thirty. Bids were ordered
opened to the public for crawling
streets of the town where needed.
The commissioners have appoint.
ed J. T. Mccullough town bailiff.
AT the first meeting of the Home
ana School Association of Capitol
| Heights, following the summer
recess, and presided over by Gin
| ton Light, president, a motion pre-
vailed that an effort be made to
secure the Maryland Athletic Club
grounds to provide additionaN rec
reation- space adjoining the new
high school at Maryland Park
Three other organizations have
taken similar action.
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Association OF Capitol Heights is
the newest organization of its kind
Il in this section. The association,
which is capitalized at 100000 has
established offices in the Paravail
building.
Most of the capital stock al
ready has been disposed Of, it is
stated.
Leaders in both the Democratic
and Republican parties are advis.
| ing persons who have recently come
into Prince Georges county, and
who desire to obtain a vote that it
will be necessary for them to make
an affidavit before any notary
public or justice of the peace that
they intend to become citizens CT
the State.
This affidavit is required to be
made at least a year in advance
of registration, which will take
place during the early part OF
| October, 1926. The election in No
vember, 1926, will be State and
countrywide. The governor, a
United States Senator, member of
| the House of Representatives, At
| torney General and State Comp
| 4 ~, h.
tional and State officers to be
elected, while the county will
choose State Senator, five mem
bers of the House of Delegates,
county clerk. county treasurer.
members of the board Of county
commissioners, members OF the
| Orphans Court, sheriff, prosecuting
attorney and other officers. II will
! be the first election following the
enactment of the Fewer elections
| lazy by the 1924 Legislature.
The Hyattsville Horticultural So
ciety will hold its annual fall
| flower and vegetable show the eve
| nings of October and 10, in the
parish hall of Pinkney Memorial
Church, Hyattsville Mrs. Edna M.
| Reinohl, of Riverdale, is chairman
| of the committee in charge of ar
rangements. c. f. Glass is presi-
dent of the society. Residents are
urged to exhibit.
Many valuable premiums such as
| flowers, bulbs, ETC., already have
been donated, and all wishing to
contribute more Of these or make
other contributions to the premium
| list are urged to do so.