The Washington times., 1935-06-10
j. 8. employees
START GOLF
TOURNEY
By ]. EARLE MOSER

Today, weather permitting, ap-
proximately 100 of the best
golfers in the Government service
will tee off at Indian Spring
Country Club to begin the ninth
annual Interdepartmental Golf
League tournament. Representa-
tives from every department, in
dependent office, and most of the
emergency agencies, are TO gather
for So holes of medal play, ID to-
day and as many tomorrow.
The competition is a team at
fair-four players from a unit
and the top prize is the Andrew
Mellon trophy, which goes to the
team producing the best class A
low gross score. There are also
prizes for class B and C, low net
awards, and trophies for the best
individual returns.
The committee in charge con-
siStS of Frank G.. Butler, War,
president of the league; j. Leland
Acuff, PWA, vice president;
Charles Shelton, Patent Office,
secretary-treasurer; and A. j.
Haidle, Agriculture, chairman OF
the handicap committee. Prizes
will be awarded at dinner to-
morrow evening at Indian Spring
after everyone has holed out.
Contrary to recent reports, NRA
workers do not lose their leave
that has piled up prior to next
Sunday. They are being permitted
to take it now, according to Chief
Clerk Bradish Carroll. The point
is, however, unused leave will not
carry over if MIRA receives an ex-
tension, and John Donovan, NRA
union leader, is planning to ask
an amendment to the extension
bill of influential Senate mem
bers, following the defeat of his
efforts by the House last Friday.
Mr.. Carroll also reiterated the
opinion that no drastic sllclng
will occur.
War Departments belief that it
had the sole feminine Kentucky
colonel is all wet, according to w.
w. Ward, National Emergency
Council, who presents Col. Jane
I,affitte, who works on the fifth
floor of the Commercial National
Bank Building. That makes two
and there are more coming.
Treasury members of the NF'FE
will meet this evening at ITO
Fourteenth St. N. W., to elect
delegates to the national conven-
ton at Yellowstone Park in Sep
TENDER. Resolutions for consid-
Grafton at the convention will be
submitted.
The auto travel service inaugu-
rated by Agriculture employees has
been temporarily suspended until
an employe can be found who is
willing to take full charge. Sol
Hershkowitz, Room 1888, Di.
$3.50, Branch 273O, would like to
hear from any colleague inter-
ested in carrying on the service,
and in the meantime requests for
riders or cars are being accepted
by the editorial staff of the Agri-
culture Exchange, weekly depart
ment paper.
Charles w. Whitsey, president;
Col. Charles I. Stengle, and Major
Ralph Graves have been elected
by the District Emergency Relief
Lodge, Age, as delegates to the
national convention in September
at Cincinnati. Robert W. Alcorn,
president of the Navy Yard lodge,
plans a special meeting shortly
for the same purpose, he an
nounced today.
Between 40 and so employees are
concerned in the transfer of the
Department Of Agriculture expert
mental farm from Bethesda to
Beltsville, Md. The Bureau of
Animal Industry announced today
that the new buildings at Belts
vile, that required a year and a
half and much PWA cash to build,
will be completely finished by
July, and will include wells,
laboratories, and all modern ex-
perimental equipment.
Cattle already have been moved,
It was said, and swine, sheep,
horses, and poultry are being
transferred. The farm has investi-
gated animal diseases for a num-
Der of years. The bureau officials
also added that the old land at
Bethesda may be transferred to
the Maryland Park and Planning
Commission for conversion into a
park, although there is a posi-
bility that some other Govern
ment agency may use it.