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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-29

Two months ago a young ply
sician, M. E. Ranney, son of a
North Bay doctor, took up resi-
dence here, and now the Cal
lander area has two physicians.
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NOTABLES VISIT HOME
The rambling library of the
doctors home has been consider.
ably enlarged. Many authors OF
medical books have sent their
works to DR.. Dafoe, and some,
like Paul De Kruif, have called
in person, much to the DOCTOR
delight.
The home itself, however, is
unchanged, from the plain little
consulting-room at the front to
the garage at the back.
Only a few trophies of the gum.
tuplets are seen, and one OF
those is rather touching, 1t is a
laboriously penciled drawing of
the babies, their father and mo-
Their and DR.. Dafoe, with a leg,
end "to him we owe our liyes,"
and is signed "Hugging Oak
School, Varnville, S. c."
1t has a place of honor in the
doctors study above the many
other tributes that have come to
him. He thinks it was "Irety
nice of those children down
there" and wants to tell them so
by letter if he ever gets tinf.
TOLLS AT NIGHT CALLS
But quintuplets or no quhtup-
lets, a country doctor still has his
Job. 1t is late at night, AMI the
doctor is smoking final pipe
before turning in. The door bell
rings.
A lanky farm youth stands on
the porch, oil lantern in hand.
He has walked nearly seven miles
to ask DR.. Dafoe to look at his
child, who has heavy cold. He
is worried. He has no car, no
horse. He walked.
The doctor kicks off his romeo
Slippers and laces up his heavy
shoes. Yes, of course he'll go.
Out through the woodhouse,
redolent with new-cut poplar. In
Evening star., 1935-05-19
JOBS DAUGHTERS

At the last meeting of Bethel No. /
the grand guardian of the District of
Columbia, Mrs Cola Maholm, and
the associate grand guardian, H. j.
Schmidt, paid their official visit. They
witnessed the initiation of June Eliza
beth Wilkinson, lila Marie Duerr and
Ruth Carolyn Campbell. An enter
tainment was furnished by the Dra-
matte Club.
The Hiking Club met Tuesday al
the home of Dorothy Kluge, 1918 C
street southeast. Loretta Anderson
was co-hostess. Plans were made to
spend week at North Beach.
The drill team will meet May 49,.
The Mothers Club met Tuesday at
the home Of Mrs. Monck. Plans were
discussed for the entertainment of
the girls.
A rehearsal of the Spring play was
held Friday at the home of Miss Ruth
Ivers. The play will be presented the
early part of June.
The Dramatic Club will hold q
straw ride and dance May IS in Cap
itol Heights.
A meeting Of the Dramatic Club
will be held May ~ at the home Of
Aurelia Birmingham, 6204 Georgia
avenue.
The next meeting Of the bethel win
be June for election Of officers.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
MARINES ALLOWED
IN C. M. TIC. CAMPS
Head Of Fifth Reserve Battalion
Permits Members to Attend
Other Encampments.

Maj. Harvey L. Miller, commanding
the 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps
Reserve. announced last week mem
berS of the battalion who will attend
the training camp at Quantico in
August may also attend the c. NJ. T. C.
periods, providing these camps do
not interfere with the Marine Corps
training dates. from August to 18.
But six weeks remain for recruit
ing purposes in the 5th Battalion,
as recruiting will be discontinued
June 80.
Only 80 vacancies now exist In the
5th Battalion, practically all of them
in rifle companies "A" and B." plus
few vacancies in the band. Appli-
cants for enlistment in rife COM
panies "A" and B" should apply to
Lieuts. Haltigan and Hyland, re-
spectively. on Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights at the armory, 458 Indiana
avenue. Applicants for enlistment in
the band should apply to Lieut..
BruSilof at the same address on SUM-
day mornings The age limits for en-
liStment are from II to IS.
After June 80 only re-enlisted men
will be accepted for afiliation with
the battalion as will also men who
have previously enlisted and who are
now in an inactive status in the
Eastern or Southern Reserve areas.
There will be no weekly drill of the
battalion next Wednesday night. In
stead review and inspection will take
place at pm. on Saturday afternoon.
Jonn Marshall place, between Indiana
avenue and C street, will be roped of
for that purpose.
The board OF 5th Battalion officers
working on 1885 training camp plans
to be submitted to headquarters. Ma
rine Corps, for approval will convene
next Tuesday evening.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
JEWISH WAR VETERANS

Washington Post No. SO, Jewish
War Veterans of the United States,
had as its guest speaker at its last
meeting Repre- sentative Charles A.
Plumley of Vermont, who told of the
duties and obligations of American
citizenship. John J. Grim, junior vice
commander of the District of Colum-
bia Department of the Disabled
American Veterans, spoke on civil
service legislation affecting veterans
which the D. A. " is sponsoring. AL
Picchione of Costello Post, American
Legion, also spoke.
The annual memorial services, spon-
Sored by the national organization of
the Jewish War Veterans, will be
broadcast over Nationwide N. B. c.
hook-up. originating in New York, to-
day from 1890 to II am. Eastern
standard time. The principle speak,
ers will be Representative Emanuel
Cellers of New York and William Ber-
man, commander in chief of the Jew
ish War Veterans.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Post Memorial Committee for
the annual memorial services to be
held May 26 at the Washington He
brew Congregation Cemetery, Congress
Heights, D. c., beginning at pm.
Benjamin AronSohn is chairman of
the committee. The Vincent B. Cos
tello Post of the American Legion,
which for IA years prior to the Or
ganization of the Jewish War Vet
erans conducted the services, will as
sist at this years ceremonies, and its
commander, John H. O'Connell, will
be one of the speakers of the day.
The principal speaker will be Repre-
sentative John w. Mccormack of
Massachusetts. Mrs. Nathan Wallack
will be the soloist and will be accom-
panied by the United States Army
Band. DR.. Ivy Pelzman, commander
of Washington Post, will preside.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

4,644 was reached as compared with
1852 of last year. In doing this the
local department also passed the quota
set by national headquarters for the
year 1885 of 4,444. With these two
new records the Legionnaires from the
National Capital will be we'll up in
the list of departments throughout
the country, according to Charles C.
Allies, department membership officer.
Acquisition of a permanent home
for Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
were discussed at meeting last week
when Comdr. John H. O'Connell in
structed Adult. George Frye to form
provisional building committee.
Consideration will be given to the
erection of a home on land owned
by the post for more than IL years
and situated in the Foxhall Heights
section. A meeting of this committee
will be held at Musicians Hall, 1105
Sixteenth street, next Tuesday night.
A large cross will be erected in
front of, the District Building for
Memorial day exercises. Members are
planning also to attend services at the
grave Of Vincent B. Costello in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Women of the Moose.

Columbia Chapter at its last meet
ing held a Mothers day program.
Children and mothers of the chapter
were special guests. The Social Serv-
ice Committee reported having re-
ceived a good supply of tobacco for
the patients at the tuberculosis Hos
pital.
Mrs. Marie Clark sponsored a bingo
and card party at her home, $500 K
street, last night for the Homemaking
Committee.
The annual outing of the chapter
will be held at Marshall Hall next
Saturday, sponsored by the drill team.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

was guest. A luncheon was held
at the Washington Hotel Saturday.
Following the luncheon Mrs Wheat
ley spoke over Station WRC The
program included two selections by
Mrs. Inn Yago McGuffey.
The department executive meeting
was held Thursday evening at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue, with the department
president, Miss NJ Edna Mcintosh.
presiding.
Members of the American Legion,
American Legion Auxiliary, Eight and
Forty and Forty and Eight gave Past
National Executive Committeewoman
Dyer and Chef de Train Dyer a sur
prise housewarming at their new
home, 1925 Thirty-first street.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit. No
81, gave an entertainment May 10
at Walter Reed Hospital. On the
program was Mrs. Ross johnson,
group songs in costume; Miss Mar
jory Lamkin, songs with banjo ac-
compartment: the Misses Edna and
Jane Lawrence, songs, and Miss Mary
Brewer, recitations. Mrs. Lawrence
was the accompanist. The girls and
boys of the Madison School, Falls
Church. Va, presented a short play.
After the entertainment cigarettes,
home made candy and cookies were
served.
A poppy meeting was held Tues
day evening with Nine. Cantacuzene-
Grant at her home, 2029 Connecti-
cut avenue. Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart,
first national president, was a guest.
Prizes we're offered by the hostess for
the ones making the largest number
of poppies and were won by Mrs.
McGroarty, Mrs. Hobart and Miss
Faustine Dennis.
The juniors met yesterday with
Mrs. Halloran at the Cavalier Hotel
to make poppies. Miss Margaret How
ell was elected Junior president. and
Miss Nancy Halloran, secretary.
An Americanization meeting will
be held next Saturday evening in the
garden of the home of the president,
Miss Newell, in Falls Church. An
American flag will be presented to a
Girl Scout troop. Nine. Cantacuzene-
Grant, Americanization and national
defense chairman, will preside. All
members of the Legion and the aux
iiary are invited. A.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
and Army Staffs
Inspect Maneuver Area
Regular Service Officers Spend Week End
in Mt. Gretna and Indiantown
Gap Sections.

~ 9TH the Army and National
- Guard high commands which
will direct the operations OF
IL the Sd Army Corps Area III
the gigantic field maneuVerS
which will be held in Pennsylvania
and New York during the coming
Summer were on reconnolterlng eHpe-
ditions in the theater of operations
during the latter part OF the week
Officers from the Sd Army Corps Area
Headquarters at Baltimore went INTO
the field on Thursday, while the Ma
tional Guard officers from Maryland,
Virginia and the District OF Column
bia began their studies Of the fleld on
Friday and continued yesterday at
Mount Gretna and Indiantown Gap.
A statement from the Sd Corps Area
Headquarters said that in prepara-
ton for the concentration and ma
neuvers of more than 10000 National
Guard and Regular Army troops at
Indiantown Gap and Mount Gretna,
Pa, next August. staff officers from
the Sd Corps Area headquarters made
a ground study of the two reservations
and the problems involved"
The Regular Army officers in the
group were: Col. A Owen Seaman.
corps area uuartermaSter: Col. George
T. Perkins. assistant chief OF statf Tor
supply: Col. Ralph T. Ward, corps
area engineer. and Lieut.. Col. Louis A
Kunzig, assistant chief of staff In
charge of plans and training,
The corps area statement says that
while considered strategically as part
of the First Army, two corps OF which
will be assembled at the same time in
Northern New York. the Sd Corps will
maneuver at Indiantown Gap and vi
cinity under command of Maj. Gen. r.
w. Callan, commanding general OF
the Sd Corps Area.
For these maneuvers the Sd Corps
will consist of the following major
units: 28th Division, Pennsylvania
National Guard. Maj. Gen. Edward c.
Shannon. commanding; 29th Division.
composed of the Maryland, Virginia
and District of Columbia National
Guard; Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding: part of the lst Field
Artillery Brigade, Regular Army, Brig.
Gen. Ernest d. Scott. commanding;
10th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army,
Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles, command
ing.
Troops Of the Regular Army will
make the move to and from the con-
centration area by marching while
the National Guard units will utilize
motor transportation in so far as can
be made available with some of the
more distant units making the jour-
ney by train.
Officers of the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1935-05-19
!. v. CA. At HOME
THIS AFTERNOON
Chapter Council to Meet
Tuesday Morning at
CherrydaIe, Va.

Members and friends Of the Y. w.
c. A. are invited to the at home today
at 4 o'clock, preceding the music hour
at 5, when members of the Greek Club
will be hosteSSes.
The Chapter Council will meet at
Vacation Lodge. Cherrydale. Va,
Tuesday at IL am. followed by lunch
con at pm. Friends are invited.
Cleveland Park Chapter will hold a
luncheon and bridge at the home Of
Mrs William Browning, Carriers lane
East Riverdale, Md, Wednesday at
pm.
The Education Council will have a
picnic supper at 6 o'clock Wednesday
followed by business meeting, at
Vacation Lodge, Cherrydale. Va.
Party to 20 Children.
Girl Reserves of Dennison Voca-
tional School have planned a party
for 20 small children from the Gospel
Union Mission tomorrow at 2 pm.
Eastern Girl Reserves will hold q
banquet Friday at s pm Barbara
Brothers, retiring president, and sen.
ior members of the club, will be
guests of honor.
Girl Reserves of Western High
School will elect officers Friday al
pm.
Roosevelt Girl Reserves will par
ticipate in special music meeting
Thursday at 3:45 pm.
Junior Council members will meet
Wednesday at pm.
The Girl Reserve Glee Club will
meet Tuesday at Sis.
Clara Langmark will have charge
Of a program of tumbllng and folk
dancing for the children of the music
hour at GA E street and of the COM
munity Saturday at pm.
The Wednesday Afternoon Wom-
ems Group of the E Street Commu-
nifty House are planning an outing
for May % at pm.
Dancing Glass Monday.
The children of the music hour will
meet for their folk dancing class Mon
day at T. This group viii. meet again
Friday at 4 at GA E street.
The XenoS Club will entertain the
Girl Reserve graduates Wednesday al
1880.
A banquet for Blue Triangle Clut
members will be held Thursday In
Barker Hall at $50.
The practice bridge group of busi-
ness women will meet Wednesday al
7:30 pm.
The Blue Triangle Club is sponsor
ing a weekend trip to Atlantic City
June l, leaving Union Station at
pm. All business women are invited
and reservations may be made with
the business girls department at the
Y. w. C. A. The tour returns tC
Washington at 1852 pm, June 2.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
MARINE RESERVES
TO ADD GRADUATES
Signing of Those Who Pass Six
Week Training at Quantico
to Begin.

Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, has
authorized Brig. Gen. Richard P. Will
liams. commanding the Reserve Corps,
to strengthen that organization by
signing up those who pass the six
weeks training to begin July / at
Quantico.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph C. Fegan has ap-
peared before the graduating classes
in number of colleges, informing
them of the proposed training pro-
gram. He has been at Bucknell, Vir-
ginia, University of Rochester, Rem
nasalear, Washington Jefferson and
Colgate. Specially detailed officers will
lecture at Southern California, Dart
mouth, Washington and Lee, Tufts,
Tulane, Santa Clara, Duke and Ohio.
Others are to be added later.
Col. Calvin B. Matthews was de-
tached from the Office of chief Of
naval operations May Is, to duty at
the corps base at San Diego, Calf.
The following retirements have
been approved by Maj. Gen. Russell:
Lieut.. Col Harold B. Pratt, Lieut.. Col
William C. Wise, Maj. George H. Os-
terhout, Maj. Harry w. Weitzel, Capts
M. A Willard, Thomas F. Joyce. Reu-
ben B. Price, Ernest L. Russell and
Eli Savage.
Maj Francis E. Pierce, now on duty
at San Diego. Calf, will report to
headquarters for duty in the Office of
Brig. Gen. George Richards. paymaster
general, approximately June IS.
First Lieut.. Edison L. Lyman, now
aboard the u S. S. Arizona, is sched-
uled for duty at the Quantico base
about July /.
Marine Gunner William A. Lee, who
has been taking a special course at
the United States Army Ordnance
Field Service School, is also scheduled
for duty at Quantico in the near fu
ture.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Legion Would Register
Graves of All Veterans
Campaign Is Being Conducted Here In Order
That Services May Be Conducted
on Memorial Day..
Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Monday-Vincent B. Costello
Drum and Bugle Corps, National
Guard Armory, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Post No. Is, Musicians Hall, 11O5
Sixteenth street, 8 pm; Second
Division Post No. %, New Colon
ial Hotel, 8 pm; Bunker Hill
Post No. 81, Musicians Hall, 8
pm; Columbia Post No. "a, Odd
Fellows Temple, 8 pm.
Wednesday-Henry C. Speng-
Ter Post No. II, Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue,
8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Execu-
tive Committee, Board Room,
District Building, 8 pm; James
E. Walker Post No. 26. Y. M.
c. A, Twelfth and T streets, 8
pm.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

city, Pvt. First Class Fred E. Par
ker, 29th Division Military Police
Company. and Pvt. Charles T. Graf,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision, ave been ordered honorably
discharged.
Second Lieut.. Lesion R. Fate has
been ordered transferred from the
active to the inactive list Of. the
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Domingo M. Pasatiempo has
been ordered transferred from the
active to the inactive list Of Company
D, 121st Engineers, on account OF
educational interference with the per-
formance of military duty.
The Headquarters Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division, headed the
list of divisional units in the matter
of attendance during the month of
April. according to figures compiled
at the division headquarters here.
The unit had percentage Of 93.75.
The other units and their per-
centages follow:
Twenty-Ninth Signal Company,
91.86; 29th Military Police Company,
91.85; Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division, 91.35; 29th Division Tank
Company. 85.35; District Of Columbia
Units, Special Troops, 29th Division,
9231; Virginia units, $3.50; all units.
9045.
The following members OF 260th
Coast Artillery units have been or
dered transferred from the active to
the inactive lists of their respective
commands, on account Of business in
reference with the performance OF
military duty:
Pvt. Robert Z. Grimes, Battery B;
Pvts. George T. Dunn, Tilmon A.
Kines and Steve Xydes, all Of Battery
A; Pvt. (First Glass; Eugene w.
Sturevant, and Pvt. Earl s. Duffell,
both of the Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train.
Pvt. Joseph F. Stone, Battery Z,
260th Coast Artillery, has been or
dered discharged from the Guard on
Q surgeons. certificate Of disability.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Capt. Charles E. Smithson has been
appointed athletic officer Of the local
Guard.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

A mass meeting was held at the
Interstate Commerce-Labor auditor
ium Friday evening. Mrs. johnson
gave musical selections. Mrs. Wheat
ley, national Eastern vice president,
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Pvt. Jasper ]. Corso has been Or
dered transferred from the inactive
to the active list of the goth Division
Military Police Company.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

On account of removal from thy
Evening star., 1935-05-19

The Kenneth H. Nash Unit held
mother meeting Wednesday evening
at the United States Chamber of Com
merce. Representative Duncan de-
livered the principal address.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

The Department of the District of
Columbia held a bingo party at Mount
Alto Hospital last Tuesday evening
for the veterans.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Pvt. Joseph F. Stone, Battery Z,
260th Coast Artillery, has been or
dered discharged from the Guard on
0 surgeons certificate Of disability. /.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Col. Calvin B. Matthews was de-
tached from the office of chief Of
naval operations May Is, to duty at
the corps base at San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Maj. Francis E. Pierce, now on duty
at San Diego. Calf, will report to
headquarters for duty in the Office of
Brig. Gen. George Richards. paymaster
general, approximately June IS.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

Deen appOluIcu elSiSHS III Tic Nd'dA
Reserve.
Evidence that the economy move
of the Government had proved costly
in the end was given to the House
Appropriations Committee by Capt.
j. A. Schofleld, former commander of
the local Reserve Battalion and now
on duty in the Reserve Division of
the Navy Department, in the course
of his testimony on the estimates Tor
supporting the Reserve during the
next fiscal year.
He pointed out that Reserve ships
which had 16 shipkeepers had the
number reduced to seven and smaller
vessels from seven to four. Capt.
Schofeld, in answer to questions pro-
pounded by members of the commit
tee, said that the repair and over
haul cost of the vessels was probably
more by q considerable amount than
was the pay of the men who were
laid of. He said that the appropria-
ton for the purpose Of maintaining
the vessels and the shipkeepers was
sufiicient, but that the department
was required by executive order to
underspend its appropriations by
about 40 per cent. Capt. Schofield
further said that it would take more
than 40 per cent to recoup the loss
caused by the laying of of the men.
The need for larger Naval Reserve
force to prepare for emergencies was
told to the committee by Capt. w. o.
Spears, U. 8. N, director of Naval
Reserve affairs in the Navy Depart
ment.
The specific problem of the Naval
Reserve, he pointed out to the COM
mittee. is to procure, organize and train
the officers and psn necessary in the
Evening star., 1935-05-19

The local department during the
past week surpassed last years total
membership record when a total u
Evening star., 1935-04-29
GREED IS BLAMED
FOR DUSTSTORMS
Utah U. Professor, After
Survey, Says West May
Become Desert.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 20
N.A.NA0 .-Destructiv duststorms
which the West has endured recently
are in many instances the boomerangs
Of human greediness.
Thus does DIR. Frederick j. Pack,
head Of the University of Utah de-
partment of geology, indict the ten
dency of civilization to subdue ma
ture without thought of future con-
sequences.
In recent weeks Utah has suffered
with the Middle West from binding
clouds of dust. Small communities
In the vicinity of Salt Lake City have
appealed for State and Federal aid
to protect them from future silt
deluges.
Research work conducted by DR..
Pack, after the latest storm had SUBJ
sided, has led him to form some def
mite conclusions as to the cause of
the storms and the steps that can be
taken to guard against future dis
aster.
Rainfall Will Not Help.
There is a mistaken notion" Dr.
Pack said, that we can restore nor
NAL conditions and avoid menace by
few years of rainfall. We cannot
do this because on many of our West
ern plains, particularly the great
plains country, grass has not been al
lowed to seed"
Areas where sheep and cattle had
grazed most extensively have suf-
fered most, DR.. Pack said, deploring
the fact that civilization had de-
stroyed vegetation, which normally
stood as barrier against soil erosion.
Area Will Become Desert.
"We are faced with one of the most
tragic pages in history" DR.. Pack
continued. Unless immediate action
Is taken large part of the Western
area will become desert.
I'VE can expect dustStorms with
increasing frequency and intensity
unless immediate measures are taken
to prevent them. The great mass of
people have gone forward destroying
vegetation, giving no thought to the
future. The effect of their greediness
has now returned like boomerang"
Thousands of acres traversed by
DR.. Pack in his survey were devoid
OF vegetation. He related that he
found a 30-mile area in one county
where no blade of grass can be seen,
and yet this area was at one time
productive.
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