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Evening star., 1935-04-21
CAUCUS TO NAME
COUNCIL CHOICES
Takoma Park Prediction
Meeting Arranged for
Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md. April 90
The annual town caucus will be held
here Monday night at 8 O'Clock, in
the fire house. on Carroll avenue. at
which time candidates will be nomi-
mated for the Office of councilmen for
the ensuing two years.
The meeting will be presided over
by Town Clerk j. Wilson Dodd The
terms of Councilmen John R. Adams,
A. L. Conger and Millward c. Taft
expire on June next. Councilman
Adams has served IA years on the
board, while Col. Conger and Coun-
Gilman Taft are completing their first
two-year terms on the council.
The terms for the three successful
candidates will be for two years each
from June 8. Although the present
councilmen declined to state today
whether they would be candidates for
reelection. it Is understood that their
names will be presented at the caucus
Monday night. At the last election.
Conger led the ticket with the largest
number of votes received by the sew
eral candidates in the field, with Coun-
Gilman Adams second and Councilman
Taft third.
The registration days for those not
on the books of the town will be April
80 and May at the fire house. The
registration officers will be Fred C.
Duehring and Mrs. Charles F. Ferry,
with Robert Lyon as clerk. The an
nual election will take place on Mon
day, May 6. with the polls open in the
fire hall from am until pm. The
judges of election will be Mrs. Rose S.
Rutledge, John w. Coffman, jr.; N. c.
Nelson and Fred C. Duehring, with
Robert Lyon as clerk.
Persons who registered for the town
elections in the general registrations
in 1888, or who registered for town
voting in 1884, will not be required to
register this year. The two registra-
ton days will be given over to those
not registered on the town books at
the present time.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
FAIRFAX SCHOOLS
TO MERGE EVENTS
May 3 Set Aside for Three Cele-
brations-Health of Chill.
dren Stressed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn TO Inc star.
FAIRFAX, Va, April 20.-Observ-
ance of May day, Patrons day and
Child-Health day in all Fairfax
County public schools, white and COL
ored. on May 3, has been asked Of
local principals by Division Supt. w.
T. Woodson.
Combining the three celebrations
and observing all on the same day
follows a custom in the county. An
nually, the Governor of the State by
proclamation asks all school systems
throughout Virginia to set aside a
day dedicated to child-health, ard
with this the county has combined
the other two celebrations.
Suggested programs for the schools
outlined by the superintendent include
health songs. health playlets, health
recitations, May pole dance, demon
stration of a selected group of pupils
who have shown marked physical
improvement as a result of the cor
rectio1 of physical defects during the
school year; award of 5-point certifi-
Gates. preceded by an explanation of
the 5-point program by a teacher,
doctor or some child, and parade
of 5-point children.
For this year Supt. Woodson par
ticularly urges that all schools en-
phasize the correction of physical
defects In children made during the
year.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
FIGHT LAUNCHED
FOR ALEXANDRIA
DEMOCRATIC RULE
II Members of City Com
mittee to Be Elected at
August Primary.
POSTMASTER FIGHT
CAUSE OF DIVISION
Both Factions of Party Mapping
Contest for Settlement of Row
of Last January.
BY MARSHALL w. BAGGETT.

btdH Correspondent 10 1Hc StdI
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 20
Behind the scenes in this stanchlv
Democratic city. directors Of two fac
tions seeking control of the pertys
policies are preparing to present one
of the best political shows Alexandria
has seen in recent years as prelude
to the August primary.
The contest will be over control Of
the City Democratic Committee.
Terms of all II members of the COM
mittee expire this year. making the
election OF an entire new committee
the principal issue of the Summer
primary.
Split In Last Year.
There have been riffs in the party
organization from time to time, but it
was only within the lart year that
a definite split became apparent in its
governing body. Since the Democratic
Committee became divided on its
recommendation for the postmaster
appointment in January. the opposing
Va bOAS hNCAA AOOh-
ing forward to the primary as the
battle-ground on which one side might
be defeated and the other gain con-
troll of the body.
Accordingly both factions are map
ping the contests they will wage to
put over a winning ticket of COM
mittee members at the August polling.
Elected for Two Years
The committee members are
elected for terms of two years. The
present members are:
First ward. Charles E. Davis. Dr. j.
]. Garvey; second ward Judge James
Reese Duncan, George H. Robinson;
third ward. C. C. Carlin. jr.. j. Owen
Lynch; fourth ward, Reginald Dyson.
DR.. o. A. Ryder; fifth ward. Harry
Kennedy, W. T. Wilkins; sixth ward,
City Councilman Charles E. Burgess,
William E. Sellers.
Alexandria voters also will select
a delegate to the Virginia Legislature.
and will vote for State Senator from
this district at the August primary.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
BI.COUNTY ORANGES
TO EXCHANGE VISITS
Montgomery-Howard Groups Plan
Joint Meetings During Sum-
mer Months.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 90
Lawrence G. Tolson, master of the
Montgomery-H Howard County Pomona
Grange, and Albert A. Ady, past master
of the Germantown Grange. who were
recently designated by the masters and
lecturers of the various groups COM
prising the bi-county organization to
arrange series of visits by the Oranges
of Montgomery and Howard Counties,
have announced that in June Olney
will visit Liberty Grove and Woodfield
will visit Germantown: in August,
Liberty Grove will visit Patuxent and
Germantown will visit Olney: in
September, Shady Grove will visit
Woodfield. and in october, Patuxent
will visit Shady Grove.
The purpose of these visits will be
to exchange ideas. observe the work
and enjoy social activities. All of the
organizations mentioned compose the
Montgomery Howard County Pomona.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
CARROLL TO PICK
HEAD FOR SCHOOLS
Program for Three New Struc.
lures Awakens Interest in
County Contest.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WESTMINSTER, Md, April 20
With building program involving
5000, 900 and construction of three new
high schools pending in Carroll, who
will be named county superintendent
of schools to succeed the late Dr. M.
8. H. Unger is causing considerable
speculation.
Because the County Board of Edu-
cation, as well as the State Board is
composed entirely of Democratic men,
bers, it has been conceded that the
Republicans will have no voice in the
appointment of the late Superintend-
ent's successor.
To the County Board, composed Of
Harry r. De Vries, Harry r. Zepp, DR..
T. H. Legg, j. Howell Davis, James H
Allender and Milton A. Koons, falls
the duty Of appointing a superintend-
ent who must be satisfactory to Al
bert S. Cook, State superintendent Of
schools. DR.. Cook is executive officer
OF the State Board of Education.
which. in addition to having general
control of the State school system is
charged with carrying out the policies
Of the State Board His approval is
necessary in the appointment of coun-
ty superintendents.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
B|GF. H. A. PROJECT
TO BEGIN TUESDAY
Moffett Will Break Ground
for $1,128,600 "vi||age'
@ in Arlington.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

by a SIa1 Correspondent OF ne star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
April 20-Construction of Arlington
County's first large apartment house
and the Nations first housing project
insured under the national housing
act will begin Tuesday morning with
Federal Housing Administrator James
A. Moffett in the role of chief operator
of a big steam shovel. Moffett will don
pair Of overalls and pull the throttle
for the first ground breaking.
Preliminaries we're completed today
with the issuance of the permit by the
county managers office and the filing
of the deed of trust in the clerk s
Office. Attaches in the clerks office
pointed out that the trust, amounting
to $875,000. is the largest of its kind
on record here. The New York Life
Insurance Co is beneficiary of the
trust, with H. Laurie Smith of Hanover
County and the Lawyers Title Insur-
ance Co. trustees.
The site of the project is on Wilson
Boulevard. adjoining the woodrow
Wilson School, and just a stones throw
from the court house. 1t is to be
known as Colonial Village. The entire
cost is estimated at S1,128,60
Approved plans call for two main
units in six groups, with As buildings
in all, containing 1882 rooms, or 276
apartments. Play rooms. laundries and
76 garages are included. 1t will be OF
brick construction, two stories high
and of Colonial design. The site COM
prises II 12 acres.
Gustave Ring, president of the Ring
Construction Co.. is president of Co.
lonial Village, Inc, builders Of the
project. Apartments are scheduled to
rent from $3.50 to $50 a month.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Fairfax Demonstration Work
Of Miss Thomas Rewarded
County Agent Trans.
terred to Shenandoah
Territory.
accomplished Unifca.
ton Through Asso.
citation of Leaders.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. April 20.-Miss Sarah
e. Thomas, Fairfax County home dem
onstration agent for the last six years,
has been transferred to Shenandoah
County, effective as Of June or July
!, it was announced yesterday.
Since 1929 rapid strides in Home
Demonstration Club and All Club
work have been accomplished under
Miss Thomas leadership. Most notable
is the increase in Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs from 4 in 1929 to IL at
the present time, including total
membership in excess Of 800 women,
and a jump from l3 All Clubs the
same year to 20.
Work Has Been Unified.
Work in all Home Demonstration
and All Clubs has been unified by
Miss Thomas through the creation of
a county leaders association for each
group that maps out their respective
program for long periods at time.
Focusing attention on home demon
stration and All accomplishments
during the year, Miss Thomas was
responsible for the annual achieve
ment days held by both groups. at
which time their work is placed on
exhibition at some county center. is
Evening star., 1935-04-21

partment. Now, with $4,000 motor
vehicles registered. the income is
more than $4,000 annually.
Mr.. Baughman said that when he
took over the Office horseless car
riages were still a novelty. He added:
I'm those days we used to tour the
State with the back end of our car
loaded with license plates, peddling
them to the people who owned cars.
Back In those days all a driver or
prospective driver had to do to get an
operators license was to hold up his
hand and swear that he knew how to
drive.
"Now the prospective driver must
undergo eye tests, examination on
colors and motor laws and give .
demonstration Of driving ability"
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Baughman Recalls 'sPeddling''
Tags in Early Days of Autos
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 20.-Two dec
AIDES of motor development in Mary
land, from the "get-out-and-get
under" era to the present high me-
chanical efficiency, were outlined by
E. Austin Baughman, retiring COM
missioner of motor vehicles.
1t was 10 years ago that Mr.. Baugh-
man became commissioner and on
May 6 he will end that long period
when he is supplanted by Walter r.
Rudy of Mount Airy, appointed to
the post by Gov. Nice.
When he took over the Office, Mr..
Baughman said, there we're only about
10000 automobiles in the State and
$4,000 annual income for his DE-
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Indifference Blamed by Wet
Spokesman in Tuesday
Referendum.
LAYT0NSVILlE AREA
MAY BE EXCEPTION
Light Wines and Beer and Posses
sion in Home Involved in Cues
ton Before Voters.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 20.-With
voters apathetic in most of the Mont
gomery County communities involved
in the special liquor law referendum
next Tuesday, return to the dry
ranks of at least six of the seven dis
tricts concerned was predicted tonight
by veteran political observers.
Aside from the Laytonsville area,
so-called wet" forces admittedly hold
little hope for victory over temperance
workers who have Waged vigorous
campaign in an effort to bring the
seven affected districts under dry
standards once more.
Small Vote Expected.
A large vote. the vets feel, would
swing the seven districts to their side.
However, the only interest manifested
thus far has been exhibited by dry
proponents and it is expected that
only small portion of the electorate
will turn out, with the drys scoring
decisively. The referendum has been
called to determine whether the
county liquor law permitting the sale
of light wines and beer and the pos
session OF liquor in private residences
shall be extended permanently to in
clude Clarksburg, Laytonsville, Pooles-
vile. Colesville, DarneStoWn, Olney
and Gaithersburg districts.
All seven districts were brought
under the operations of the law tenn
porarily when wet forces petitioned
nearly year ago for the referendum.
Enacted at the 1888 special legislative
I session. the law was drafted to auto
matically legalize beer, wine and
. whisky, pending the referendum when
80 per cent of the registered voters
. petitioned for such elections in their
/ district.
Z In direct contrast to the intensive
efforts made by dry forces to thwart
the vets, the latter apparently have
failed to arouse the interest of the
majority they need to overcome the
temperance drive.
! The lone district which political
! observers feel may go wet is Laytons-
vile. 1t is said that a. per cent of
the voters who signed the Laytonsville
district petition were colored.
Application of Law.
The county liquor law at the pres
ent time applies permanently only to
. Rockville. Bethesda, Potomac dis
, tricts and Wheaton district outside
the incorporated towns of Kensing-
ton and Takoma Park.
Residents of Barnesville and Da-
mascus districts did not avail them
selves of the opportunity to join the
wet districts. A petition was filed by
Damascus voters, but it was with
drawn by the sponsors before the
Election Board took any official ac-
ton to lift the ban on alcoholic bev-
erages imposed by the old local option
laws.
Each district will hold an individ-
ual election and the vote cast in the
various districts will apply only to
that community. Separate ballots, the
smallest in county election annals,
were distributed to the polling officials
today by F. Byrne Austin, clerk to
the Election Board.
The polls will be open from am.
to pm.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
BeaII and See|ey, With Wy
will, Democrat, New EIec-
ton Supervisors.
HAAS, LIQUOR BOARD,
TO REPLACE LINDSEY
Several Republican Magistrates
Will Take Up Duties First
Monday in May.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April 20.
During the next few weeks Prince
Georges County Republicans will reap
the full benefit of the victory of their
gubernatorial candidate at the polls
last November when Gov. Harry w.
Nice's appointees will assume control
of several county boards.
Republicans also will replace Demo-
Gratis as magistrates in most Of the
election districts, as the county wit
neSses the largest shake-up in the per-
Sonnel of appointive officers in two
decades. The magistrates will take
Office the first Monday in May. Most
of the other appointees will be COM
missioned from the 1st Of June.
New Election Board.
The politically powerful Board of
Election Supervisors will consist en-
tirely of new members when the pres
ent members are replaced by A. o.
Beall OF Ritchie, Charles l.. Seeley OF
Hyattsville and Samuel A. Wyvill of
Upper Marlboro. Beall and Seeley
are Republicans and Wyvill a Demo-
crat, who has served as clerk to the
board for several years.
He will be succeeded in that capacity
by Roland Ryon of Marlboro. while
George T. D. Burroughs will become
attorney to the board In place OF
Frank M. Hall.
Two members Of the County Liquor
Board. William H. Brooke, Republican,
and Mrs. Mary w. Browning, Demo-
crat. will be retained. while Joseph
S. Haas, Republican, Of Mount Rainier,
will replace w. Mcdonald Lindsey,
Democrat, to give the G. o. P. con-
troll Of that body.
One woman, Mrs. Olivia Maddox Of
Hyattsville, will be among the new
justices of the peace named by the
Republican Governor, while two Demo-
cratic woman magistrates. Mrs. Retta
D. Morris and Mrs. Ruth Naecker,
will retire.
Other New Magistrates.
Other new magistrates scheduled to
take Office in May include Chester B.
Morris. Mortimer E. Rian, William A.
Bobb, Donald Swanson, Harry E.
Owens, William T. Windel, Judson
Rea Creecy, c. Bowie McCeney. John
T. Lingrell, Gilbert Eugene Wilson,
Herbert j. Moffat. NJ. H B. Hoffman,
William j. Wade, Hiram L. Wohlfarth,
Gilbert Hughes, Robert r. Miller,
Ulysses Machall, Wallace w. Rawlings,
John M. Thorne, Fred C. Lutz. Will
liam H. Chase. Henry Haden and
Wesley Beall.
Magistrates whom Gov. Nice re-
appointed include Harry Anderson,
Henry H. O'Neill. Horace ]. Taylor,
James w. Latimer, Griffith Oursler,
Jacob w. Wachter, James S. Vawter,
F. j. Billingslea. George M. Cox, Oscar
Poore. Louis Gundling. Louis Kutch,
George S. Phillips and John K. Keane
George B. Merrick, named Justice
Of the peace at large, will succeed
Waldo Burnside on the Police Court
bench.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
EASTERN AVENUE WORK
AWAITS RIGHT OF WAY
Takoma Park Council Hears From
Sultan on Proposal to
Open Street.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md, April 20.-
The Town Council has been advised
by District Commissioner Sultan that
the opening and improvement of East
ern avenue, through Takoma Park to
Laurel avenue and the New Hamp-
shire avenue viaduct. cannot be COM
piled with at this time.
Commissioner Sultan says that
large portion of Eastern avenue is not
yet in public ownership and until the
necessary right Of way has been dedi-
Gated 1t will not be possible to grade
and open this street to travel. If and
when abutting property owners sub
divide their property, he advises, and
dedicate the necessary land for street
purposes. consideration will be given
to the grading and improvement OF
this thoroughfars.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
ROAD NEAR MOUNT AIRY
is TO COST S27,655
Lime Kiln, Nd, Concern Lowest
Bidder on 1.47-Mile Mac
adam Project.
gpecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT AIRY, Md, April 20.-A
bid of $27,655 submitted by the M. j.
Grove Lime Co., Lime Kiln, Md was
the lowest received by the State Roads
Commission for construction of LAT
miles of macadam road from the end
of the hard-surface highway leading
from Marston to the Mount Airy
Westminster road. short distance
north of Taylorsville.
Bids received: M. j. Grove Lime
Co., Lime Kiln, $27,655; Thomas,
Bennett g. Hunter, Westminster, $751;
455; T. Edgie Russell, Frederick. $32,-
002; Frank j. Byron, Baltimore,
$32.235, and Fred D. Carozza, Balti-
more, $33.542.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
KUMP TO CROWN
BLOSSOM QUEEN
West Virginia Governor In
vited Mile. Veverka to
Be Feted.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va. April 20.-Gov.
H. G. Kump of West Virginia will
crown Mile. Nella Veverka, daughter
of the Czechoslovakian Minister, as
Queen Shenandoah XII" OF the apple
blossom festival here the afternoon of
May 2, Fred A. Read. Jr., director gen.
eral, announced today. The corona
ton ceremony will take place at 3
o'clock at the Handley High School
Stadium, followed Immediately by a
pageant, in which 1000 school children
will take part.
Festivities in honor of Mile Veverka
will begin several days before she is
crowned.
Although the festival does not open
until the morning of May 2. Mile.
Veverka and a party of friends will
motor from Washington the afternoon
of Sunday, April 28, to Endless Cav
erns. near New Market, Va, where
they will be guests of the owners, Maj.
and Mrs. E. NJ Brown, at a tea She
is to be welcomed there by the
Mountain King" a mystic character
surrounded by his gnomes and pages,
and presented with golden bracelet.
A tour of the large caverns will COM
plete the afternoon program.
The queen will be accompanied by
her parents. M. and Nine. Ferdinand
Veverka; her brother, Ferdinand We
verka. jr.: Thomas B. Byrd. chairman
of the festival Executive Committee; /;
Mrs. B. B. Dutton. director of the de-
partment of the queen and her court,
and several members of the legation
staff of Washington. Maj. and Mrs.
Brown have invited about 60 Win
chester people to the tea.
Washington members Of the party
will return to the Capital Sunday
evening. Mile. Veverka will remain
there until the evening of May /,
when she will come to Winchester as
the guest of DR.. and Mrs Hunter H.
MCGUIRE until after the blossom cele-
bration.
A detachment of % Virginia motor
cycle officers will escort Mile. Veverka
when she comes from Washington the
evening preceding opening of the
celebration. They will be in command
of Sergt. McDermott, and will be here
during the festival. Some will assist
local and special police in handling
traffic, while others will act as personal
bodysuard to her majesty"
Evening star., 1935-04-21
UNION VETERANS SONS
TO MEET IN ANNAPOLIS
Forty-Ninth Annual Encampment
Set May 13 and ID by De-
partment of Maryland.

The forty y-ninth annual encampment
of the Department of Maryland. Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War, will
be held at Annapolis, Md, May 13 and
IA. Sessions will meet in the assem-
bly room of the State House
During the afternoon of the first
day, the delegates will visit the Naval
Academy. and In the evening will
attend the annual banquet at Carvel
Hall.
Election of officers and legislation
for the ensuing year will be included
in the business of the second day.
Delegates will be present from the
District of Columbia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Delaware.
Evening star., 1935-04-21

Judged and awards made. The two
achievement days now attract hum
dreds
1t was stated by members of the
County Home Demonstration Agents
Advisory Council that Miss Thomas
transfer to Shenandoah County was
requested by State officials because Of
her wide experience and the fact that
that county is beginning home dem
onstration work for the first time.
When her transfer is approved by
the Board Of Supervisors, it is under
stood a successor will be named for
the county and sent here for prelimi-
nary training prior to Miss Thomas
departure. Her home is at Culpeper.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
EASTER SERVICES SET
AT MARLBORO CHURCH
Communion and Choral Celebra-
tions Scheduled at Trinity by
Rev. J. C. M. Shrewsbury.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
20.-Easter services in Trinity Prot
estant Episcopal Church here tomor-
row will open with holy communion
at s am. At II am. there will be a
choral celebration of the holy COM
munion with Rev. j. c. M. Shrews-
bury, rector officiating. There will
be evening prayer and childrens serv-
ice at 3 pm. Miss Adelaide Traband
will be at the organ at the choral
celebration, with Mrs. William Brown,
Miss Cecil Traband and Thomas Bur-
roughs as soloists. At st. Barnabas'
Church, Iceland. there will be a
celebration of holy communion and
sermon by Mr.. Shrewsbury at $50
am.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Lambs Creek Church, Erected
In 1869, Will Be Made Shrine

Independence and the Civil War
fought around its broad courtyard
During the latter war 1t was used as
a stable. A drive for funds is being
launched in the Easter season. The
funds will be used to preserve the an
cient edifice and to build brick wall
around the property. A memorial
gateway is included in the plans.
The church Is used now but once
q year as a gathering place for per-
sons whose ancestors were connected
with its history. =