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The Washington times., 1934-11-28
P LAY CENTERS
FACE REVISION

Control of Washington's recrea-
tional facilities, whether CON-
bined under one agency or al
lowed to remain under existing
agencies, should be vested in the
District government, Commission
ers George E. Allen and Melvin
c. Hazen stated today.
Commissioner Hazen pointed
out that while number of the
recreational projects here are
owned by the Federal government,
in the last analysis it is the tax
payer who supports them. He
said:
ut is my opinion that the
management of these facilities
properly comes under the Dis
trict Government"
Reorganization Favored
The District heads stated that
they were in favor of a reorgan-
ization in the recreational sys-
tenn. Commissioner Hazen yes
terday conferred with officials Of
the National Recreational Asso-
citation, Park and Planning Com
mission, Office of the National
Capital Parks, the local play
ground department and the Board
of Education.
L. H. Weir, National Recreation
Association expert, presented four
plans for a reorganization.
Choice of Plans
Under two of these plans the
District Commissioners would con-
troll the system, and under the
other proposals, the system would
be directed by Federal appointees
or jointly by the Board of Educa-
tion and National Capital Parks.
It was brought out at the session
that a reorganization of the sys-
tenn would increase it's efficiency
and effect a saving in administra-
tive costs.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
FINANCING HERE
HITS TOTAL Of
S358,938
District Ahead of All States as
FILA Campaign Gets
Under Way

While the Better Homes EXPO
sition, intended to arouse interest
here in the "modernization" drive
of the Federal Housing Admins
tration, entered into its third day
today, it was learned that the Dis
trict of Columbia already has out
stripped every State in the Union
in backing the campaign.
Officials of the Federal Housing
Administration revealed that, on a
comparative basis, more loans for
home repair and Improvement
have been made in washington
than in any State.
In addition, it was pointed out,
only one-half of the loans made
here are reported in the figures
maintained by the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, since its rec
ords include only loans made by
banks.
Other Loans Made
Loans by building and loan asso-
Citations here, are not counted in
the statistics of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration because these
loans are not insurable with the
FILA under local laws.
The FHA figures show that 679
loans have been granted by local
banks. The total amount is $685.
938.52, up to November %. In
comparison with this showing,
which does not include the build
ing and loan association figures,
are the statistics for the State of
Wisconsin, much larger in popula-
ton than the District, which re-
veal that only 657 loans, amount
ing to but $245,000, have been
granted.
The total loans made here,
about 1850, amounting to ap-
proximately $710,000,000, COM
pare more than favorably with
the entire State of Texas, which
show that 1850 loans, totaling
only $492,000,00O, have been
made.
Guests at Exposition
The Better Homes Exposition,
maintained on the north side OF
Pennsylvania Avenue between
Sixth and Seventh Streets North
west by the local housing cam
paign, will entertain as it's guests
of honor tonight officials and
members of the American Legion,
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, the Washington
Board of Trade, the Federation of
Citizens Associations, and the
Women's City Club.
Music will be furnished by the
drum and bugle corps of the Vim
cent B. Costello Post of the
American Legion. The exhibit,
scheduled to last until Saturday,
December 8, will be closed all day
tomorrow and Sunday. Hours are
from 2 to 5 and z to $50 p. m.
daily, and admission is free.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28

Distribution of approximately
$4,000 to gas consumers of Arling-
ton county loomed as a possibility
today with the announcement that
the long-fought case of the Ross
lyn Gas Company against the Vir-
ginia State Corporation Commis-
sion had been set for trial in
United States District Court at
Richmond, December IT.
The $4,000 represents money
which has been impounded since
the gas company obtained an in
junction from the same court in
which the case is now to be tried,
restraining the commission from
putting into effect the new rates
which it had ordered.
Petition Is Filed
The contention at that time was
that the commissions order was
confiscatory and in violation Of
the Fourteenth Amendment. In
actual dollars per customer, it is
estimated that, should the com
mission be upheld, there will be a
refund of approximately $40 to
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
IS 'PORTABLES'
USED IN D. {.
SCHOOLS
0verCroWding Forces Increase
In "Wooden ShaCks" to
House Overflow

School officials today expressed
alarm over the increasing need for
the use of "portables" to accommo'
date the overflow of pupils IN
crowded buildings.
Thirteen portables, often de-
Scribed as wooden Shacks," are
now in use in the Washington
school system, housing upwards Of
500 children for whom there Is no
room in the regular schools.
Since this time last year. it has
been necessary to place 10 port
ables in operation at schools which
have suddenly become so over
crowded that extra space had to
be provided Immediately.
Another Added
A portable was recently placed
in operation at the Eliot Junior
High School, Eighteenth and B
SITS. N. E., new building, whose
enrolment jumped so far beyond
its capacity that the wooden
oA4cCA 44dO W NC dOuCQ.
At the Fillmore School, where
only one portable was used last
year, another was added this year,
and is now accommodating one
whole class. This school is located
at Thirty-fifth and S SITS. N. W.
The Armstrong High School,
First and 0 SITS, N, w.. has re.
Gently been given five portable
buildings and three were added
to the Randall Junior High
School, First and I SITS. N. w.
In addition to these there is
one portable at the Ketcham
School, Fifteenth and U Sts.
N. w., and another at the Bates
Road School, Allison st. and Ford
Drive Rd. N. E.
Funds Curtailed
School officials point out that
there is little possibility that
these portables can be eliminated
any time within the near future
because drastic curtailment of
school funds has made additional
Schoolhouse construction impos.
Sible within the past few years.
Since last year the completion
Of buildings made it possible to
vacate portables at the Keene,
Garrison and Cleveland schools.
The portables, one-room wooden
buildings, have been said to con.
stitute fire hazards because of
their method of heating. AL the
buildings of this type are heated
by a stove in one corner.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
Route Shift
Given Approval

The District Commissioners yes
terday approved the order of the
Public Utilities Commission that
the Capital Transit Company con.
struct a single-track crossing at
Third Street and Massachusetts,
Avenue Northeast, to eliminate
the condition at Stanton Court,
where street cars now move
against automobile traffic.
The street cars will operate
east on D Street and will return
along c Street Northeast.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
P. j. c. To GET.
PLAN FROM
LAWYER
New Scheme Similar to That
Offered in 1912, Which
Failed of Sanction

Proposals for a subway system
for Washington will be submitted
to the Public Utilities Commission
within a few days, according to a
communication received by the
Commission today from Joseph A.
Burkart, a local attorney.
Mr.. Burkart said the subway
plan was similar to that proposed
in 1912, and that it would be fl
nanced by private capital. How
ever, a PWA loan may be sought
for the project, the attorney said.
The plan in 1912, which did not
receive the sanction of District
authorities, proposed to build a
subway from Union Station to the
Capitol and along Pennsylvania
Avenue to the Treasury, then
North by way of Vermont Avenue
to Thomas Circle where the line
would become surface trans
port agency proceeding over various
routes to Thirty-third Street and
Western Avenue, N. w.
Pending before the Public Utili-
ties Commission is a proposal by
the Park and Planning Commis.
sion to construct subway from
Fourteenth ard E Streets North
west, along Pennsylvania to
emerge at Twenty-second Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue. This
plan, however, is in no way con-
nected with the project described
by Mr.. Burkart.
The commissions plan would
service the street cars of the Capt.
tai Transit Company and be f.
nanced hY PWA money.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
Police, Firemen
To Attend Mass

Catholic members Of the local
police and fire departments will
attend a communion mass in a
body next Sunday at a. m. In
St. Patrick's Church, Tenth and
G Streets.
Members Of both departments
will assemble in uniform in st.
Patrick's Parish Hall, 924 G st.
N. w., and march to the church.
They will be led by the Police De-
partment Legion Band.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
President Asked
To Save Harris

On the grounds that five of
six witnesses had failed to iden
tify Charles Harris as the mur
derer of Milsie Henry and that
no motive had been established
for the crime, members of the
American League to Abolish Cap
ital Punishment have appealed to
President Roosevelt to commute
his death sentence.
Harris is in death row" at the
District Jail awaiting electrocu-
tion January IL.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
D. C. School Heads
Visit Other Cities

Progressive methods of educa-
ton practiced in private schools
in Wilmington, DEL, and Phila-
delphia, were discussed yester-
day at a meeting of elementary
school principals of the Washing
ton public school system.
Members reported the schools
employed a system similar to the
character education project
launched this year in local
schools.
The personality and health of
the children are taken into con-
sideration in the courses.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
Ken Murray
Says:
H.PTIFFED RICE"

"PUFFED RICE"
Tomorrow, London will wit
ness the brilliant royal wedding
of Prince George Of England to
Princess Marina Of Greece.
Too bad it isn't the Prince Of
Wales For a horSeman, he
certainly shies from the bridal
path.
He maintains that he can't
see his way clear to take q
bride. 1T must be that London
fog.
so REMEMBER:
Young bridal couples who
agree that no two people think
alike. will change their Opin-
ion when they see the wedding
presents.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
New Kelley Plea
To Be Heard Dec. G

Hearings on Lyman M. Kelley's
motion for a new trial has been
set for December 6 in Arlington
county court by Judge Frederick
w. Coleman, it was learned today.
Mr.. Kelley, deposed president
of the Arlington County Board of
Supervisors, is seeking a new trial
on the grounds that since the
jury decision which resulted in his
removal from office on grounds
of malfeasance, misfeasance, and
gross neglect of official duty, he
has gathered sufficient new evil
dence to reverse the decision in
the former trial.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
High School Boys
Parachute Vets

Two Washington youths, both
II, veteran transformers and
parachute jumpers, eagerly await
their eighteenth birthdays, so they
may be eligible for their Federal
licenses as parachute riggers.
The boys, Kimbau Scribner and
Raymond Morders, the first a
senior at Mckinley, are the young
est members of the Washington
Parachute Club.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
Thief Gets Camera
From Government

A thief entered the Agriculture
Department building sometime
after closing hours yesterday and
stole a Government-owned camera
valued at $85, police were told
today.
Robert Livingston, Agriculture
Department photographer, said
the camera had been stolen from
the Photographic laboratory.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
Boy, 9, Seriously
Hurt by Trolley

John L. Shif1ett, 9, of the 100
block Indiana Ave. N. w., is in a
serious condition in Gallinger
Hospital today, victim of a. traffic
accident yesterday. The youth
was struck by a street car at Indi-
ana Avenue and First Street
Northwest,
The Washington times., 1934-11-28
D.C.Leads Nation in Loans
For undermining of Homes
Annual Appeal:
Shop Early,
MailEarly
Shop EarlY-Mail Early.

This was the request made yes
terday by Sylvan King head of
the Advertising Clubs Christmas
committee, and Postmaster Will
liam M. Mooney.
The two spoke at the Thanks
giving luncheon of the Advertising
Club held at the National Press
Club. Mr.. King said:
Devote the next few days to
the consideration and purchase
of your gifts. 1t will save you
much time"
Postmaster Mooney said every
possible effort will be made by
his department to ease the bur-
den of the public and urged the
public in turn to cooperate with
postoffice authorities.
The Washington times., 1934-11-28

From our envied contempt
rary, the Manchester Guardian,
an extract from "A Dignifled
Ceremony"
prince George, now the Duke
of Kent, then took his seat on
a chair set on the left hand Of
the throne. putting on his black
cooked hat. Then he rose and
lifted his hat and bowed, re.
Sumed it, and sat down again,
a salute to the Lord Chancellor
repeated three times, and three
times returned in the same
manner by the Lord ChanceI-
lOr. Finally the Duke shook
hands with the Lord Chancellor
and then left the chamber with
his brothers."
Back to normal at last!
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18
New Explosive Is
Revealed In Hunt
Death From Water Formula Prom
ises Another War Horror

,Paris-In their roundup of per-
sons suspected to have engaged in
a worldwide espionage plot. the
Paris police have seized a sensa-
tional document.
1t is a secret formula, the apple
cation of which may revolutionize
industry-and warfare. For it de-
scribes a new explosive force, 4S
times greater than the most power
full chemical explosive at present in
use.
The rocurnent shows how this
deadly explosive can be manufac-
tured from water, at an exception
ally low cost.
The formula was found among a
heap of documents and charts,
which members of the French G. l.
D. seized when they searched the
rooms of a Jugoslavian chemist,
named Vatroslev Reich, who has
been employed at one of the state
laboratories here for some time past.
Inquiries indicate that the in
vention is the result of IA years
research by a German scientist nam
ed Hausmeister, in his private lab
oratory in the little Black Forest
township of Goeppingen in Wur-
temberg.
Two years ago he submitted the
results Of his experiments to an in
dustrial group in Germany.
In the course of experiments
which they carried out under the
direction of reichwehr experts, an
explosion took place in which seven
men lost their lives.
Haumeister refused to have any
thing further to do imth the Ger
man group. He approached in.
turn other big industrialists in Eu-
rope and America. All of them,
however, refused to finance the
enterprise avowedly because the
practical application of the Hau-
meister method would reduce the
value of every coal and oil share in
thesworld. ~
One European power tried hard
to obtain the invention but Haus-
meister refused to entertain their
proposals.
They did not abandon hope.
They knew of the existence in
Paris of an, international espionage
organization run On business prin-
ciples and prepared to steal any
body's secrets to the highest bid
der. They had done business with
this organization before.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18

east side Of Ninth Street at APPOINT
two hundred feet: from the East
corner at the intersection Of Ninth
Street and Rowan Avenue, this be-
ing corner to Lot No. 16 and runs
thence with Lot 16 parallel with
Rowan Avenue in a Northeasterly
direction one hundred and seventy
four feet to an alley; thence with
this alley parallel with Ninth Street
in a Southeasterly direction fifty
feet to the corner Of Lot No. IA On
this alley; thence with line of Lot
No. II in a Southwesterly direction
parallel with Rowan Avenue one
hundred and seventy-four feet tc,
Ninth Street; thence with the mar
gin of Ninth Street in a North
westerly direction fifty feet to the
beginning corner; this being Lot
No. IS in block rs of the Hender-
son and Vanderford Property in
Spencer, N. c.
This the 18th day of April,
1884.
L. A. sWICEGOOD, Trustee
W C. Coughenour, Atty.
April 27-May Is.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Pursuant to the provisions con-
tanned in a certain Deed of Trust
dated August 18th, 1920, executed
by C. W. Hawkins and delivered to
L. A. Swicegood as Trustee, which
Deed of Trust is duly recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Rowan county, N. c. in Book
of Mortgages Is, at Page 4, default
having been made in the Payment
of the Amount secured by the said
Deed of Trust as therein specified,
and at the request of the Owner of
the Note thereby secured, the I'M
dersigned will expose for sale at
Public Auction for Cash at the
Court House Door in the City of
Salisbury, N. C. on Monday, May
21st, 1884, at 1900 o'clock Noon,
and sell to the Highest bidder the
following described Real Estate:
One Lot in Spencer situate on the
Northeast side of Ninth Street be-
Yadkin and Rowan Avenues:
Beginning at a stake on the North
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18

New ar and greater use of the
highways of the state have sent
highway revenues soaring beyond
estimates of the last legislature
Gasoline and motor license taxes
continued to mount in April, and
overshadowed the failure of gener-
al fund revenues-which are relied
upon for salaries of teachers and de-
partmental employes-to meet es-
Inmates.
Result of collections for the first
ten months operations under the
1854 revenue law are revealed
in an official report of the state
department of revenue. The out
standing feature of the report was
the fact that highway collections
had already passed estimates for
the entire year with two months
!still left to go.
Highway fund revenue for the
ten months of the current fiscal
year through April totalled $19,-
|386,69S.44 as compared with a leg
islative estimate approximately
100000 for the whole period.
Failure of the general fund to
keep abreast of estimates was trace
able to the ; per cent general sales
tax, which must yield approximate
|ly $1,0oO,0O0 a month in May
and June to reach the estimated
yearly receipts from that source.
General fund collections through
April totalled $1S,6S5,9SS.31, of
which $4,S77,951.15 represented
sales tax receipts. That source was
expected to yield between $7,00O,-
900 and $7,5o0,Ooo this current
fiscal year.
Highway collections In April to-
tailed s1,595,659.33, while general
revenues were $1,O94,388.3S, in
GLIDING $632,515.46 from the sales
tax. ..
April, with its touches of warm
weather, also brought beer taxes up,
but the ten months total from that
source reached only $256,506.o3,
and it is not expected that the beer
collections for the fiscal year will
exceed 100000. The legislature
estimated that the beverage tax
would yield anywhere from $780,
900 to 1,o0o,o 600 a year.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18
PATTERSON ITEMS

The Patterson Community meet
ing was held Saturday night in the
Grange hall with approximately
one hundred and eighty in attend
ance. The two main features of
the program were a quartet and
string music.
Sam Sloop, small son of MI. and
and Mrs. N. C. Sloop, has had the
misfortune of scalding n of his
arms.
During the past week the Grange
hall has been painted.
On last Thursday Mrs. ]. S. Nc
Corkle entertained the following
ladies': Mrs. F. D. Patterson, Mrs.
F. Houck, Mrs. W. ]. McCorkle,
Mrs. o. R. Moose, Mrs. J.. F. Lita-
ker. Mrs. J. L. Suther, Mrs. J. P.
Davis and Mrs. C. ]. Freeze.
The Ladies Club held its regular
meeting On Friday in the club
room. After the program Miss
Whisnant led an interesting dis
cussion on Health and Sanitation.
Mrs. ]. S. McCorkle spent the
weekend with friends and relatives
in Kannapolis.
Patterson school will have its
closing exercises Friday, May Is.
There will be an all day program
with a picnic lunch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18
April 27-May 1S.
SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

By virtue of authority contained
n a certain mortgage deed Of trust
lated November l, 1922, and reg
stered in the Registers Office OF
Rowan County in Book of Mort
cages No.. 80, page 145, from
frank L. Murray and wife, Nola B,
Murray, to P. S. Carlton, Trustee,
default having been made in the
payment of the note secured there
by, and request of foreclosure hav-
ing been made by the holder of
aid note, the undersigned Trustee
will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the
Court House door in Salisbury, N.
C., on Saturday, May 26, 1884, at
2 o'clock, Noon, the following
described real estate, to-wit:
Situated in Unity Township and
known as part of the Kesler Tract,
bounded as follows:
at a stake in Sec
ond Creek, corner of ]. H. Myers
tract, and runs thence West IS
chs. to a stake, ]. H. Myers corner
on the old line; thence North l
East 1925 chs. to a stake; thence
North 81 deg. East E chs. to a
take; thence Southeast about 1
chain to a stake, corner of a road
way; thence North 81 deg. East
IA chs. to a stake; thence South 9
deg. East $50 chs. to a stake;
thence South 49 deg. East 1.20 chs.
to a Popuar; thence with the tail
race to the creek; thence up the
meanderings of said Second Greek
to the beginning, containing Is
acres, be the same more or less.
Excepting a road way to the Ora
ham Lands, and being the same
land conveyed by ]. W. Myers and
wife to Zeb V. Fisher by deed reg
istered in Book No. 172, page p in
the Registers Office of Rowan
County.
Dated this Path day of April,
1884.
P. S. CARLTON, Trustee.
T. X. Carlton, Attorney.
April 27-May 18.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18

With the general improvement
in conditions, people are buying
again and demand is increasing.
But Industry, hard hit these many
months of idleness, cannot in many
cases resume operations on a scale
that will meet the demand and
cannot increase its payrolls by put
ting more people to work unless the
government steps in with the same
kind.of assistance it had to give the
banks, insurance companies and
Others when their capital was de-
lpreciated.
When Uncle Sam gets around to
providing these federal loans to In
|dustry, the recovery program will
begin moving more rapidly in the
direction.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18
Constipation Symptoms
Soon Go Away After
Use of Black-D raught

Mrs. S. G.. Ramey, Of Henryetta,
Okla, writes that she has taken
Thedford's Black-D raught about
twenty-five years, when needed,
and has found it very good"
when I have a sour stomach and
my mouth tastes bitter, and I feel
bilious, sluggish and tired, I win
very soon have a severe headache
# I don't take something. I have
learned to keep off these spells by
taking Thedfori's Black raught.
Very soon I am feeling fine. I feel
that Black-D raught can't be beaten
as q family medicine" -. Get q
package Of Black Draught today.
Sold In 25f packages.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-05-18

INDUSTRY can pull the entire
recovery program along to better
times, provided
(1) That it is turned about by
Uncle Sam and headed in the right
direction.
~ That it is strengthened and
made physically able. to pull the load
expected of it.
~ That it gets some of the
same Federal RIG help that went to
the banks, railroads., insurance
companies, agriculture, etc.
President Roosevelt recently en-
|phasized the need of loans to In
dustry as a method of maintaining
and increasing payrolls and putting
more persons to work. He knows
the horse can't pull the load any
where unless it is started off right.