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The Washington times., 1931-08-15
BAY RIDGE HAS
MANY RESORT
FEATURES
Watering Place Less Than
40 Miles From Washington
Near MaryIand's Capital

Bay Ridge. one Of the popular
Chesapeake Bay resorts in the vi
cinity Of Annapolis, is the objec-
tive Of the suggested weekend or
Sunday tour prepared for The
Washington Times by the District
Of Columbia Division Of the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
One Of the many picturesque
watering places, Bay Ridge is
about five miles beyond Annapolis,
reached over excellent roads, and
offers q wide, sandy beach with
good facilities for bathing, boat
ing or the picnic.
Less Than 40 Miles
Leaving Washington, the motor.
ist proceeds via Rhode Island Ave
nue. and the Bladensburg Road to
the Bladensburg Cross, there turn
ing right via Lanham, Buena
Vista and Parole to Annapolis.
The route Is over United States
No. so to Annapolis, 33.5 miles
from Washington and 26.5 miles
from the Memorial Cross at Blad'
enSburg. This makes the total
distance to Bay Ridge less than
40 miles.
An alternate route (See map) is
offered and the motoriSt will find
it an excellent trip to go by one
route and return by the other.
While Bay Ridge has long been
a popular resort, recent improve.
ments have served to increase its
popularity.
These include q large bath
house, picnic groves, widening Of
the beach, providing of parking
facilities for cars and a well-buiIt
net to keep out the troublesome
sea nettIes.
SpeedbOats Lure
The Baur House offers hotel
and restaurant facilities, includ.
ing special beach facilities for its
guests.
Speedboats ply the waters of
the bay carrying passengers, and
the 45-minute trip to Annapolis,
including a view of the Naval
Academy and its training ships
from the water, is alone worth
the trip to Bay Ridge.
In addition, sailboats are avail
able, with special facilities for
fishing parties.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
NEW ENGINEER
GROUP NAMED

Many members of the old Blu
reau of Agricultural Engineering
are included in the personnel Of
the new bureau, which was
formed month ago.
S. H. McCrOry is chief Of the
bureau, with H. III. BarrOws, as
sistant chief. and X. McDOrIey,
secretary.
In charge Of the various di-
visions are: Irrigation, w. w. Nc
Laughlin, chief; drainage and soil
erosion control, L. A. Jones, chief;
mechanical equipment, r. B. Gray,
acting chief; structure, Wallace
Ashby, chief; plans ard service,
M. c. Belts, chief.
Special assignments in the bu-
reau are: c. A. Bennett, in charge
of cotton-ginning Investigations;
G. r. Boyd, farm land develop
ment: r. D. Marsden, editorial
and information division; G. P.
Wolf, division of administration;
S. P. Lyle, extension activities,
and Mrs. Dorothy Wilks, librarian.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
U. s. PAY UNITY
FOR 100000
URGED
Report of Personnel Board Is
Back of Revised Schedules;
Survey Is Last of a Series

A completely revised classified
ton act, which will bring together
into one uniform system the clas'
sification Of positions in the de-
partmental and field services Of
the Federal Government, is rec
commended by the Personnel Clas-
sification Board in its closing re-
port of field positions and wages.
New salary schedules, based
largely on a survey of salaries
paid in outside industrial and
commercial establishments, are
also recommended by the report,
the final one of three.
The survey, which was con-
Quoted under the direction of
William H. McReynoldS, affects
more than 100000 positions.
According to the report, the
survey revealed that Federal work
erS receiving $4,000 a year or less
are being paid at rate relatively
higher than the average rate paid
employees performing similar work
in non-government organizations
On the other hand, those re-
ceiving above $4,000 are receiving
relatively less than employees per
forming work of difficulty and
responsibility comparable to out
side industry.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
CLASSIFICATION
STILL VEXES
by International

Whether or not geographical
differentials in pay should enter
into any plan of field classifica-
tion is a problem which has been
vexing the Federal government
ever since the passage of the
WEIGH Act in 1928, and which
promises to continue to be a
source of annoyance to successive
administrations, seeking some
means Of deciding the question
definitely.
One of the things which stands
in the way Of a swift solution to
the problem is the difficulty Of
defining the term geographical
differentials," as commonly under.
stood in government personnel
parlance.
Important Distinction
An important distinction which
will eliminate a certain amount
of confusion in this connection is
to consider the reasons advanced
for increasing or varying the
salary of employees in various
localities.
If the cost of living alone is
regarded as a basis for geograph-
ical differentials, the plan is
simple. It requires merely a
standard salary range for each
class of positions, in relation to
some one locality, and permits
additions to or reductions from
this standard in other localities
in accordance with the relative
difference in the cost of living.
Such "a system is in force in
Great Britain and Germany and
in one form or another in sew
eral other countries.
The difference in cost of living
are often declared responsible for
existing discrepancies in Govern
ment wage scales in this coun-
try, but the survey made of tire
SITUATION 1alIS 10 pear thlS OUT.
How 1t Works Out
The plan may be applied to
one group Of employees and ignored
with regard to the next. One de-
partment, for instance, pays an
average of $1,740 yearly for
clerk in New orleans, and only
5000 in Chicago. Then it re-
verses itself by paying watchmen
$1,470 in New Orleans and only
$3.50 in Chicago.
Similar unaccountable varia-
tions in wage scales exist in many
Government departments all over
the country.
It is for this reason that a
more reasonable and scientific
basis for geographical wage ad-
justment is now being urged by
employees and personnel experts
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
CALVE TO SING "CARMEN''
French Diva to Make
Last Appearance
in October

PARIS, Aug. is U.S0-Emma
Calve, often called the worlds
greatest Carmen" will sing again
in Paris this year in what she
terms her last appearance in
public.
The great French diva, whose
first appearance at the Metro
politan Opera House in New York
in 1893 was an event Of interna-
tional note. said today:
'T shall sing once more In
public. This win be IN October
or November, when 1 win cele-
brate the fiftieth anniversary
Of my operate debut.
"This will be my last public
appearance. Afterward, ] shall
devote myself to my pupils.
My last desire is to die sing
ing o melody to my pupils"
CRive retired in 1910. She
passed her SEVENTEEN birthday
recently, but her voice is said
still to retain its SUPERB quality.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
SEASIDE GE rs
FIRE FETE

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md,
Aug. 15.-The North Beach Volun-
teer Fire Departments benefit cele-
bratfon opened here yesterday
with a grand water carnival in
Seaside Pool, with prize swim.
ming races and fancy diving ex-
hibitions as the principal events.
The celebration will continue
through next Tuesday.
Today'S chief feature will be a
masquerade dress ball and in the
afternoon the firemen will par
ticipate in the Almas Temple out
ing.
Tomorrow will be a big day,
with the selection of the beauty
contest winner, who will be
crowned Queen of the Beaches" !"
Bernie G. Loveless is chairman
of the benefit committee and a
large number Of Washingtonians
are joining the summer colony to
take part in the various events.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Planes FOR ALL
SEEN REALITY

Washingtonians. may be more
air-minded than residents of other
cities, due to the fact that the
Capital is jumping-off place for
more than 70 ships a cay, but
until the cost of flying is brought
within reach of the average mans
purse, it will never become as
general as motoring.
This is the opinion of Fred
erick N. Neely, chief of the infor-
nation section, Aerona,ltics Divi-
sion of the Department Of Com
merce.
Probably the greatest drawback
to the more general use of planes,
as Mr.. Neely sees it, next to their
original cost, is the present cost
of maintaining them. Pointing
out that most planes cat UP gaso-
line at the rate of about Is gal
Ions to a travelled mile
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Bureau of Standards
Man Leaves for West

DR.. w. F. Meggers, chief of the
Spectroscopy section of the bu-
reau, has gone to the Mt. Wilson
Observatory, in California, for
work on his speciality.
F. E. Knight, a member of Bill
reau of Standards Local Union
No. $50, has just returned from
months vacation. Mr.. Knight
sailed his sloop, the Viking, from
Washington to ReedSville, Va,
and back. L. E. Barlow, assist
ant physicist at the Bureau, re-
turned from his vacation at AS
bury Park, N. j.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
P R ROSTRAT|0NS
STIR GROUPS
ACTIVITY
Luther c. Steward Asserts
Government Would Save. by
Proper Building Ventilation

5purred to renewed activity by
distressing conditions which pre-
vailed in. many Government Of.
fices during the height, Of this
summers heat wave, the National
Federation of Federal Employees
has launched an intensive cam
paign to better the working con-
ditions of its members.
Through its president. Luther
C. Steward, the organization an
nOunced 1t would do everything
in its power to prevent a recur-
renee next summer of conditions
which existed in Federal buildings
this year, and which are held di.
rectly responsible for the death
Of at least one Federal emplOye,
and for scores Of minor prOStra-
tiOnS.
Poor Ventilation
Most of the suffering. accord
ing to members Of the Fedora
tion, was caused by failure of the
Government to provide adequate
ventilation and proper insulation
against the sun in temporary
working quarters provided for
their use.
Chief offender in this respect,
1t was said, was the Census Blu
reau, where thousands of work
erS were compelled to work in
temperatures ranging as high as
100 degrees. The one fatality
from the heat was in this office,
Joseph Cyril Noel, chief draughts-
man of the Bureau, dying at
Georgetown Hospital August 8,
shortly after he had collapsed at
his desk.
Suffering from heat was not
confined to the Census Bureau,
however. Scores of employees of
the Veterans Bureau, Treasury
suffered from varying degrees of
heat prostration.
Lowers Efficiency
According to Mr.. Steward, the
individual efficiency of human
beings has close relation to the
physical environment in which
they are placed. In this connec-
tion, he said:
ut will pay the Government,
rs it has paid the private In
surance companies, to become
vitality interested in the work.
ing conditions and the health
Of their employees.
Poor ventilation, probably,
is one of the greatest deter.
rents to efficient work. It 10
the aim of this organization to
bring about better working con-
ditiOnS, and to this end, we
shall redOuble our efforts to
have cooler working quarters
provided by next summer for
the departments now occupy.
ing temporary ShackS.
TheSe ShackS during a hot
spell are untenable, and mot
only is the health Of the EN-.
plOye forced to work in them
impaired, but his efficiency
and work output is decreased
cOmmenSurably."
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
inquest IN CAR
:ta DEATH DUE

An inquest into the death Of
Frank Simpson, of Lanham, Md,
who died yesterday at Gallinger
Hospital from injuries sustained
early that day, has been called
by Acting Coroner Louis Gund-
ling, and will be held tonight at
Lanham, Md.
Warren Hastings, also of Lam
ham, driver Of the machine that
struck Simpson as he attempted
to walk across the Defense High
way near his home, has mot been
placed under arrest but will ap-
pear at the inquest on . sum-
mons. Simpson, suffered q COM
pound fracture to his skull which
resulted in his death.
The man was first removed to
Casualty Hospital by the Bladens-
burg rescue squad and later taken
to Gallinger. Attaches at Casualty
reported that the man had been
drinking, previous to the acci-
dent.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Photo by International
MONTAGUE

Seen any way, it is said, the
proposed retirement plan would
remedy evils existing under the
present unsatisfactory arrange
ment, and would automatically
solve the problem confronting
employees retiring at the pres
ent age Of 20, Of earning Suffi-
cient money to supplement
their annuity.
Won't Be Abused
It is believed there is little
likelihood that the privilege OF
retirement at so would be abused
since the experience of the com
mission has shown that few EN-
ployees voluntarily desire to give
up their life work for an annuity
below a living wage.
On the contrary, 1t is said
that most employees, on reach
health, almost invariably want
ing retirement age in good
to continue in service.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
WORK INJURIES.
MEETING TOPIC

One of the important matters
which will probably come up be-
fore the national convention of
the Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, at Seattle in September,
will be the question of providing
central governmental office
charged with minimizing the pos
Sibility Of accidents to Federal
employees.
This matter is one Of extreme
importance to every Government
worker, and it is expected the
delegates from the IL local unions
who will attend the cOncIave will
frame q resolution to this effect
for presentation to the confer
ence.
According to the federation, the
Government pays less attention to
the personal safety of employees
in some departments than is
evinced by the most careless pri-
vate industrial firm. In fact, it
is pointed out, municipal and
State ordinances compel such
firms to take every possible meas
ure to safeguard the health of its
employees, whereas the Govern
ment is subject to no such regula-
tions.
Some of the facts in this re-
spect, the federation charges, re-
veal startling conditions Of negli.
gence and laxness, which the
organization hopes to have
remedied.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Road Heads of SIX
States at MEETING

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
w. Va, Aug. 15.-Road officials
from six States are meeting here
to discuss problems of motor We
hicle license reciprocity.
Original plans for the confer
ence included only the States Of
Virginia, Ohio and West Virginia,
but interests developed by the an
nouncement Of the mesting was
so great that it was found adviS-
able to have representatives from
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ken
lucky.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Research Chief Back
From TOlUG COnclaUe

DR.. w. W. Skinner, assistant
chief of the chemical and tech
biological research unit of the
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils,
has just returned from a con-
ference at Ames, Iowa, at which
the immediate set-up of by-prod-
uct work, for which the last
Congress appropriated $4,000,
was discussed,
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
DR.. F. A. Woods Visits
. Cotton Laboratory

DR.. F. A. Woods, director of
scientific work of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
accompanied by three of his aSso-
ciates, went to Stonesville, Mimi,
Tuesday to officiate at the dedica-
tion of the new cotton gin lab0ra-
tory of the Delta Branch exten-
sion station there.
In the party with Mr.. Woods
were S. H. McCrory, chief Of the
bureau Of agricultural engineer
ing: Arthur w. Palmer, Of the
division Of cotton marketing bu-
reau of the Department of Agri-
culture. and DR.. r. w. Webb, cot
ton technologiSt,
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Capital 4 Forfeit
Traffic Collateral

Four WaShingtonians forfeited
collateral rather than appear on
traffic charges in Police Court at
Upper Marlboro, yesterday. All
four were arrested by State
Trooper J. e. Taylor.
Those who forfeited were: J.A.
Cox, 5425 Eighth st. N. W.;
Kingsley Mattingly, 1925 Second
st. N. E.; William Mailer, 1413
Girard st. N. W., and Charles
Wood, 4129 Illinois Ave. N. w.
Irene Queen and Frank Robin
son both forfeited $40 apiece on
a charge of diSorderly conduct
on private property.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Visiting Missioner
Will Preach Here

Miss Margaret Flint. a visiting
missionary from India. will speak
at the Full Gospel Tabernacle,
North Capitol and K Streets. en-
Sunday at IL and again at 7.3O
in the evening. She will dress in
native costume at the night ser
vice. Miss Flint will speak en-
India at both services. At night
her service viii be evangelistic.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Jacobs to Supervise
Farm Products Test

Paul Burke Jacobs, chemical
engineer of the Bureau OF Chem
istry and Soils, has been ap-
pointed to direct the factory,scale
experiments in the utilization of
farm by-products which will be
inaugurated next month at AmeS,
Iowa, by the United States Bu-
reau Of Agriculture in co-opera-
ton with Iowa State College.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Alexandria to Open
WUSIliv1gtOn Street

Washington Street, Alexandria,
south of King, will be opened to
tourist travel tomorrow after
being closed since the paving of
the Mt. Vernon Boulevard within
the city was begun last week.
Beginning Monday, the second
half of the street. from King
Street, to the old city limits viii
be paved. This will complete the
work to be done on the boulevard
within the city with the excep-
tion Of installing the ornamental
lamps.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
100 Taken Off Boat
Adrift at Norfolk

RFOLK, Va, Aug. lS
uNS0 Nearly 100 passengers
aboard the ferry Maryland were
removed to- tugs and transported
to Cape Charles. today, when the
ferry's propeller shaft snapped.
approximately a mile off the
Cape shore. There was no dan
ger, but tugs were called to allow
the passengers to make their con-
nectionS.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
LegiOn To Be Guests
Of J. D. Mcdonald

The Arlington Post, No. 1913,
American Legion, and its auxili-
ary will be guests Of J. D. NC
Donald, of Clarendon, Va, at his
farm near Port Republic, Md,
tomorrow.
Albert H. Cohen, president of
the Arlington county Monarch
Club. will act as host. Entertain
ment will include athletic games,
swimming, and a watermelon
feast,
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Coast Surrey Makes
Solid Silver Disc
TheOdOlite

One of the most unusual jobs
yet assigned workers in the
shop Of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey involves the manufac-
ture Of a disc Of solid silver
nine inches in diameter and
weighing approximately five
pounds, designed to serve as q
part Of a high-precision theodo-
lite to be used in survey work.
1t is believed this disc will,
when finished, he the only one
of its kind in the world.
Bronze or brass has been used
for this purpose previously, but
it is believed that the use Of
silver viii result in greater
accuracy.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
RETURN FROM TRIP

Mrs. Lesbie Alexander and Miss
Iona Spillman. both of the Loans
and Currency Division, Treasury
Department, have returned from
a ten-day motor trip which took
them through the New England
States, and to New York city.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
COMMUNION SET

Members OI the Communicates
League of st. Margaret's Church,
Connecticut Avenue and Bancroft
Place N. w. and the organized
workers Of the parish will make
their corporate Communion at
1880 a. m.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
AWAY ON VACATION

Miss Mary Freeman, stenog-
rapher in the office of Major S.
Savage, chief Of the Press Re
lations Bureau of the War De
partment, is spending her vaca-
ton at Oleander, N. Y. She will
return August 81.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
Mayor to Speak
At MaryLngrd Fair

The mayors of Baltimore.
Frederick, Westminster, Rockville
and Elhcott City have been in
vited to deliver addresses at 8
p. m, August 81, at the annual
Mount Airy (Md0 fair, which
will open August 20 and last
through August 20. The closing
day will be Governors Day and
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie Is ex-
pected to attend.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
M'FADDEN VACATIONS

j. G. NIcFadden, superintend-
ant of the War Department Post
office, is spending his vacation
at ASbury Park, N. j.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-29
MILLSBORO

Wayne Burton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
}. \. Burton, is to be graduated from
the University of Delaware this June
and has been elected science teacher in
the high school here.
Mr.. Burton is a young man of eXem-
plary character, an honor student, al
ardent Sunday school worker and Mills
boro. considers herself fortunate to have
Mr.. Burton a member of the faculty
| and to have him make his home in
| MillsborO again.
DR.. and Mrs. w B. Atkins enter
tanned guests from Philadelphia on Sun
day. ....
| Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Elliott have been
in l'rederica for several days with Mr..
and Mrs. James johnson. Mrs. johnson
is a sister of Mrs. Elliott and is very
ill.,
Mrs. Clarence Lingo entertained the
Cheerio Club on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Clarence Lingo and Mrs. J. X.
Lingo spent last Friday in Philadelphia.
Rev. and Mrs ID. J. Moore visited
with friends in Trappc. Md, last
Thursday. Mr.. Moore was the pastor at
Trappe for six years several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. Il. Carey Of@pOco-
moke City, Md, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. r. II. Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hartman of At
lantic City spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. John Tingle.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Godfrey are the
happy parents of a fine baby boy,
Charles Robert Godfrey, Jr.
The electrical storm last Friday night
was a severe one and lightning struck
i'm many places. The lights i'm the homes
of W. J. Collins, Twiford Collins, Will
liam r. Moore and G. l.. Ellis were
made useless and it was some time be-
fore the source of the trouble could be
located.
Mrs. Hettie J. Lingo has returned
from visit with her daughter in Phil
adelphia.
r. S. Johnson of Wilmington spent
Wednesday and part of Thursday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
johnson.
Mrs. L. C. Bailey Of Allentown, Pa,
came Thursday night and stayed un-
til Monday morning with Mr., and Mrs.
johnson.
Mr.. johnson has hccn confined to his
he'd by illness but Is improving some.
Mrs. George c.. Gordy remains i'm Il
very serious condition.
Mrs Matt'N Shockley and her mother,
Mrs. Darrickson of Selbyvilie spent
Monday in Dover,
Miss Ruth Dobson is improving
slowly from an operation for appendi-
citis.
Several people from here attended
the lecture by Dr. Clarence True Will
son in Georgetown last Saturday night
The new home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Harrison will soon be completed.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
Dayf Sunday Y,ipI1f in, Tho
school auditorium.
The choir will meet on Thursday
night with Mrs Elsie Lingo.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-29
SALE OF LORD BALTIMORE
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
DISTRICT BONDS

Lord Baltimore Consolidated School
District will on June 1st, 1881, sell Fif-
teen Thousand Six Hundred and Sew
cnty-twO Dollars ($15,672.00) worth of
School Bonds. for the purpose of paying
its proportional part in the erection and
equipment of a new School Building in
Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County,
Delaware. The rate of interest is five
per cent $50 per annum, and the
bonds will mature as follows: $1.672.00
of the issue will mature on July list,
1888. and $2,0O000 will mature in each
year thereafter on the same date for
seven years Under the statute of the
State of Delaware under which these
bonds are issued, one-tenth of the prin-
cipal is payable each year until ma
turity, and the bonds which shall lee
called shall be selected by lot or other
wise and do not bear interest after the
date of their being called. All bids for
the said bonds must be in the hands of
the Board of Education OF the Lord
Baltimore Consolidated School District
on or before May Both. 1881. and can he
sent to d. Wilmer Steele, Secretary of
the Board Of Education, at Ocean View,
Delaware.
(Signed:
GEORGE W. MITCHELL
President of Lord Baltimore
Consolidated School District.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-29

FOR SALE-Tank trucks on Ford
chassis. good running condition, and
other contractors. equipment as tractor
truck, tools. etc. Call Mr.. Frank
Tylech, Rehoboth 1i6. any evening.
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