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The Washington times., 1938-09-30
IOWA ALUMNI
TO HOLD PICNIC

For the ninth consecutive year,
Washington alumni OF Iowa State
College will hold their annual
autumn picnic and supper tomor-
row afternoon at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Raymond A. Pearson in
Hyattsville.
DR.. Pearson was president OF
Iowa State College from 1912 to
1926; president of the University
OF Maryland from 1925 to 1895,
During the World War he was
Special Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture. Henry A. Wallace, the
present Secretary Of Agriculture,
is an Iowa State College graduate
and a member Of the National
Capital chapter of the alumni.
From Iowa State have come
three Secretaries of Agriculture:
James Wilson, Henry G.. Wallace
and Henry A. Wallace.
Officers of the Washington
chapter are Rush B. Lincoln.
president; Russell E. Engberg, vice
president; Mrs. Margaret Noble
savin, secretary, and Carl Barclay,
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

Chew asked that the present ordi-
nance terming houses accomodat-
ing three families be clasSed as
"row houses" and that building
permits be issued only to those
seeking to construct individual
housing units.
CIVIC GROUPS ACT
Despite the fact that the county
has recently revised its zoning
regulations, pressure is being
brought to bear from numerous
civic groups urging q change which
would prohibit entirely the con-
struction of any housing unit that
more than one
flmily.
Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder, chair
man of the county board, told
the Womens S Organized Voters
of Arlington this week that in the
entire 25 years that she had lived
in Arlington county, she has yet
to see a site suitable for con-
struction of row houses"
1000 FAMILIES
Breaking the ground for such
structures, developers of high
priced homes said, are the two
huge apartment developments con-
structed here during the past few
years. The apartments referred
to are Colonial and Buckingham
Village which house some 1000
families.
Although Arlington county has
grown from a rural section" of
some 10000 persons to a suburban
area of some 10000 during the
past five or six years, many Of
the "old-timers" are unwilling to
admit that Arlington is now in a
position to incorporate itself, the
younger politicians point out.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

Meeting yesterday with seven
applications seeking the necessary
rezoning to construct row houses,
four of the five members of the
county governing body refused to
permit further construction Of
such buildings in Arlington.
Although two of the seven appli-
cations were withdrawn during the
board meeting, F. Freeland Chew
offered an amendment tU the pres
ent zoning laws that would strike
all provisions concerning row
houses from the county's zoning
ordinances.
ASK MORE TIME
Despite the fact that four of the
county'S commissioners vote d
against all roW-houSe applications
presented to them yesterday,
those opposing the development of
such structures asked that they be
given more time to study the plan
whereby all such structures would
be banned from the county.
The plan offered yesterday
would not only prohibit construc-
ton Of row houses in the county,
but would also prohibit conStruc-
ton Of dwellings termed as twin
homes" where two houses are
built within one unit.
IMMEDIATE DEATH
Commenting on the invasion of
row houses in the county, Mr..
Chew said:
my plan gives an immediate
death to row houses in Airing
ton county, while the existing
plan simply prolongS the death
OF such developments within the
county,"
In his plea to ban all roW-house
Developments from the county, Mr..
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
OPERA IS URGED
FOR GREENBELT

GREENBELT, Md, Sept. 80.
Opera may be the next attraction
at the cooperative community
here. Greenbelt residents met last
night at the Community Center
and discussed the proposal of Eu-
gene Martinez, director of the Bal
timore Opera Club.
Mr.. Martinez, who conducts a
choir in one Of Baltimore's largest
churches, has expressed his desire
to come to the model community
and organize a civic opera club.
Coming with a group of his
singers, Martinez will present a
program at Greenbelt in the Music
Room OF the school, October S.
If enough interest is shown at the
meeting, it is possible that Green
belters will be practicing arias
from Aida or La BOheme in the
bathrooms of the model homes.
The Washington times., 1938-09-30

Laughs that may make You shed
a tear. Don't miss the side-splittiRg
"BOners" in the odd reports by ths
relief Investigators. A full page with
amazing drawings in the American
Weekly,
The Washington times., 1938-09-30
Ion ARLINGTON COUNTY BOARD
BALK ROW HOUSE APPLICATIONS
Projects Appear To Be Doomed So Far
AS Commissioners Are Concerned

ARLINGTON Va Sept 3O-Row houses in Arlington county
are apparently doomed insofar the County Board of Com
unissioners is concerned
Evening star., 1938-12-04
BAD GE E0RGE!
Continued from poss nine

hedge and signalled the Hunt to start.
They drew a blank at the first
covert. At the second the dogs broke
into excited music. A small reddish
fox left cover and streaked across the
meadow. He vanished before the first
hound loped from the underbrush.
The hound cast about for the scent.
found it and started away. bugling.
The Hunt checred him and spurred in
pursuit.
Valerie then settled herself like
man getting comfortable in an electric
chair, and followed.
In two fields she was left far behind.
A quarter-mile ahead the pack ran
into a dense thicket. For several min
utes, while the Hunt piled up outside
the brush, they didn't come out. Sew
eral of them had a baying argument
with each other. Valerie made up
most of the lost ground before the
hounds poured out again and started
across country.
This time she didn't expect to see
the Hunt again. The chorus of dogs
and horns faded. Then. oddly. the
noise became clearer. She came out on
a macadam road and discovered
horses and dogs jammed in the drive
way of private house.
Jeb was yelling at Negro maid, "A
fox. He came this way"
"Ain't been no fox here" the maid
grumbled. LESS you mean that animal
was here couple hours ago. Right up
Evening star., 1938-12-04

bay and the wide sweep of the great
landing field. Her cheek touched his
shoulder and he drew her within the
circle of his arm. That was all. A girl
could do things like that with Mike
Lyford, she told herself, and he
wouldn't construe them as an excuse
for general overhaul. He spoke her
language too. air talk - and Polly
Ann blushed hotly in the darkness as
she remembered another man and an
escape from marriage that would
have meant an end to flying. The
grumbling roar of transports motors
beat upon their ears and the J"nipe1o
Sierra. one hundred minutes out of
Los Angeles. swept overhead.
Great game. Mike. she said softly.
Its the only game 1t was clean
game back in the days when the
Wrights were playing with their over
grown box kites and it's clean today.
The Martins -"
"Yes. The inspector. De Voss. told
ME Marlin would never fly licensed
Evening star., 1938-12-04

on this yere porch. he was. lappin'
milk from bottle he knock over"
This is fox m talking about
AN this is a cat Ah'm talkin'
about. All TUX broom to him. Don't
need no passel OF dogs to chase no cat
He clumb up that fence and walk
away long the top"
There was an embarrassed silence.
One of the riders cleared his throat
and asked the maid What's the
shortest way to the village from here?"
Jeb protested, mot dropping out!'
"Uh yes
Another man called. Tin dropping
out, too. I'll never hear the last of this
meet. OF all things! Chasing cat"
Jeb said desperately. I'VE can 60
back to the thicket and pick up the
fox's trail again. He must have crossed
the scent of cat Thrown the dogs off"
Most of the riders coughed ner-
vously and guessed they wouldn't
bother. They filed soberly down the
road toward the village Finally only
three riders remained in the driveway
Jeb. the whipper in and Valerie.
She said in small voice, "I'll 20
back to the thicket."
Jeb bayed furiously. know whose
cat that was. don't you? I'm going to
send the pack on after him. And when
they get him freed -.
you wouldn't hurt him."
Just want to take his gray brush"
(Continvsd on next poos)
Evening star., 1938-12-04

formation commander, the two others
placed themselves on his flanks, and
the aerial fotilla turned back into the
north.
There was only one feature of the
capture that seemed strange to Polly
Ann Meredith. As the four planes
turned. the squadron commander left
his post. banked once around the
DOG. and raised his right hand to his
helmet in military salute. The puz-
zled girl demanded an explanation
from Mike Lyford when the opera
tions chief landed at the emergency
field, which she had reached on her
last gallon of fuel.
why shouldn't he have saluted?"
Mike demanded. 1T was the only way
he could acknowledge all you DONE"
"All I've done?" she echoed. II
haven't done thing, Mike. tried to
ride Marlin down and he - he made
a monkey out of me-"
Lyford stared at her for a long
moment. then grinned. MAYBE so -
but you'll find you're heroine when
you get back to the port, and you'd
better keep the pose. You see. we we're
notified that you and the sheriff -
gosh! What happened to Kramer,
Merry?"
"They had to lift him out" she
laughed. "He was absolutely green
and swore he'd let all the bandits in
Evening star., 1938-12-04
MAYBE you're out Of so., buddy"
Drown by Elmigsr

ship again. He told me something Of
his past record. of why he was dis
missed from the army and some other
things. Did you know about them"
"Most of 'em, guess, Merry"
And you didn't tell me?"
mo. Some girls. maybe yes; but
not you"
guess that's compliment - one
pilot to another" She stirred slightly
in the circle of his arm. "l'm pilot.
Mike. but I'm a girl "a woman -
too. Will you kiss me. Mike. just
once?"
He bent his head to her upturned
lips. Just once. Merry - this time"
Quick at the controls, But If she found
herself suddenly before mike, wiih a
million people listening tn and a Dig
deal for G-Bat hanging on her Wo1ds.
could Polly Meredith think fast enough
Read anothe, story in this series Next
Ueek:
"SHORT WAVE"
Evening star., 1938-12-04
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
CLEAN AIR
Continued from pvge five

America escape before he'd take ride
like that again."
THAT squares US with Crab
Kramer. Well II as soon as we knew
you'd taken off after the bandits we
notified the army field and Major
Shoemaker said he'd be in the air in
twenty minutes and would maintain
contact with US by radio. Then the
reports of your one-sided dogfght be-
gan to come in. Seemed like everybody
in the valley was calling to tell of
flyer that must be drunk because he
was cutting didoes all around another
plane. We relayed that to Shoemaker,
with positions, and the rest you know"
Il wanted to beat Marlin at his
own game. wanted to smack his ears
down."
They're down." said the man
grimly. land unless miss my guess
they'll stay down for long time. He's
sour egg and he might - oh. Merry,
had no business to let you have that
scout and you shouldn't have done it!'
Polly Ann smiled serenely.
I've heard you express yourself
better. Mike, but understand. Incl
dentally. here comes the gasoline
truck and do you know you've got
your arms around me - both arms -
right here in broad daylight" -.
Marlin was indicted as an accessory
to the holdup but was acquitted in a
brief trial which followed that of the
four bandits, all of whom were SEN
fenced to walk the famous thirteen
steps at San Quentin. The pilot swore
that he had accepted the charter in
good faith, believing his clients to be
oil-lease SPECTATORS. He would have
landed. he said, when he recognized the
sheriff, but gun was jabbed against
his spine. He was ordered to fly.
He found the Department of Com
merce officials less easily convinced of
his innocence. His transport license
was suspended, pending investigation.
and at the dinner given by the
Mariner Bank to Polly Meredith, the
government inspector remarked that
the investigation would probably re-
quire at least sixty years. Lyford
drove the girl home from that dinner.
Don't hurry, Mike" she said. II
want chance to get over things.
am all goose pimples.
you're entitled to. If was in your
shoes, with the banks check for five
thousand in my pocket, Id be, too"
That's not the way feel. Drive
some place - drive out to the port"
He halted the roadster on the back
road between the dark waters of the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Heavy Boost
In Highway
Fund Sought
$4,000, 900 Additional
Asked Yearly T o
Standardize Obsolete
Roads in State; Nearly
All Items of Its Bud
get Are liked In Re-
quests

Raleigh, Oct. S.-(AP)-The high
way and public works commission
asked the Advisory Budget Commits
sion today to recommend that the
1889 legislature appropriate $2.O00,0O0
yearly in a new fund for the 1924
to standardize obsolete highways.
The highway request for 1939-40 was
S30,254,S14, and for 1940-41 it was $780,
645,72S, both representing substantial
increases over approximations for
the current biennium.
Directly for State highway mainten-
ance, 100000 was requested for the
first year and $4,2O0,O0O for the sec
ond, compareda with $3,500,O0O yearly
now appropriated. Instead of $500, 600
yearly for retreatment, $1,3OO,OOO q
year was asked. For county road
maintenance and construction, ST.
100000 yearly was asked for better
ment of State and county roads.
The request FOR State road con
struction funds, $3,2OO,O0O yearly was
down 100000, and the funde for city
streets was put at the same level,
100000 yearly.
Interest, bond reduction, sinking
fund payments and other obligations
will take more than 100000 yearly.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Farmers To
Default On
Corn Loans
Thousands P ond e r
Giving Grain to Gov
eminent Rather Than
Renew Loans

Chicago, Oct. 18.-(AP}-Thousan
If farmers pondered today a decision
o default on their federal corn loans
Z decision which may make Uncle
Sam the greatest corn owner in the
world
Throughout the country, farmers
whose loans on almost $4,000, 600
bushels are, due November 1, debated
the advantage of defaulting and Civ
ing. their corn to the government, or
renewing the loans.
With prices lowest in almost five
ears, some farmers have turned their
grain over to the government. Corn
under seal in cribs averaged 1875
cents per bushel The Chicago mar
xet price is around "A cents, while on
the farm corn is selling from 33 to 38
cents. S.
Statisticians estimated the volume
of grain on which government loans
have been made has current market
value of about $7,5O0OOO less than
the total of the loan. Agriculture Adj
justment Administration officials
have voiced the belief that most far
mers would renew loans at 81 cents
a bushel, but they have set up head
quarters here to direct the flow of
corn delivered to the Commodity
Credit Corporation.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Gov. Hoey To
Review March
At Fl. Bragg

Fort Bragg, Oct. 18.-(AP)-A line
of $500 soldiers, 600 vehicles and 400
horses will parade by Governor
Hoeys reviewing stand tomorrow in
climatic conclusion of week of
war games that tested the nations
best air, defense.
The big procession is scheduled to
begin at 6:45 p. m. It also will cap
a brief entertainment program given
by the army in token of its appre-
citation of the cooperation of North
Carolinians during the maneuvers. 1t
is regarded in some circles as the lar
gest display of military might in the
South since 1865.
In the reviewing stand with the
governor will be Brigadier General
William Dryden, commander of Fort
Bragg, and other notables, military
and civilian.
Tomorrow's exercises will begin
during the morning, with a demon
stration by unit of the 10Th In
fantry, Fort. Benning, Ca, of the cf-
fectiveness of infantry against attack
ing airplanes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Election And
Budget Given
Time By FDR

Hyde Park, N Y, Oct. 18-(AP)-
Democratic party prospects in the
pivotal states of New York and Illi-
nois and the federal budget engaged
the attention of President Roosevelt
today.
Governor Henry Horner, of Illinois,
was due here for conference, while
Governor Herbert Lehman, of New
York, seeking reelection for fourth
term, was listed for a luncheon par
ley at the summer White House.
Late in the day Mr.. Roosevelt ar
ranged to see Secretary Morgenthau
to go over preliminary budget esti-
mates, due for another jump next
year, in view of the administration
extensive plans for further rearma-
ment. The President had announced
he. was unable to forecast the new
budget plans until a re-study of de-
Tense plans is completed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Communist
Chief Tried
To Ruin AFL
Testimony Is Stain
Ordered Destruction
of Labor Body and
Fostered S it d o w n
Strikes; G e r m a n Y
Switched from Mill
tary to Industry Sec
rets

New York, Oct 18-(AP)-The gov
ernment's' star spy case witness, Guen-
Their Gustav Rumrich, army deserter
who turned secret agent, told Judge
John Knox and a Federal court jury
today that Nazi Germanys interests
shifted from American military Sc
crets late in 1887 to industrial infor-
nation. 90
He was so informed by two of the
agents with whom he had contacts,
Rumrich testified. One of those, he
said, he knew only as s'Wiegand."
and the other was Schmidt.
"Wiegand", he said, first appraised
him of Germany's shifting interests
from military to industrial informa-
ton, particularly that kind which
had to do with American re-armament
Schmidt" later asked him if he knew
of the new orders, he said
"IIe said this change of orders was
due to an agreement between some
one in Washington and some one in
Berlin" explained Rumrich, who
pleaded guilty at the start of his trial.
leaving three defendants, Erich
Chaser, Otto Voss and Johanna Hof-
man to face trial alone
"He did not say who these parties
were, but said it was a shame the
order had been put into effect" Rum
rich said ''Schmidt asked me if l
knew any one employed in either the
Bethlehem Steel plant or the DUPONT
plant. said No. but would do
my best to get. in contact with some
one. He said some of the letters in
his possession were for some one in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
MCOIN DISAPPEARANCE
CONTINUES AS MYSTERY

Information received here this aft
ernoon that the skeleton found near
Martinsburg, w. Va, last week pos
lively was not that of the long miss
ing r. S. McCoin, Henderson lawye-'
and business man and former STATE
senator, apparently put an end defi-
nitely to this newest turn in the case.
The mystery that has persisted since
McCoin dropped from sight on bus
mess trip to Hlic ~nond three days be-
fore Christmas 1882, remains the
riddle it has. been for six years.
The skeleton found near Martins
burg, and reported to local police by
Hagerstowr Nd, authorities, was
buried bur was exhumed to be view
ed and examined by local business
men VIII. left here yesterday for the
western Maryland city. They were
AL b Wester, for twenty years bus
inesg associate of McCoin's, and
Thomas G. Horner, intimate friend,
and Sam K. Leonard, superintendent
of the Eastern Carolina Training
School at Rocky Mount, where Mrs.
McCoin has worked since soon after
her husbands disappearance. They
were back home late this afternoon
after comparing dental records and
x-ray pictures of McCoin's with the
skeleton.
The skeleton was located near q
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18

ployment except wholesale houses
showed improvement in number of EN-
ployes, amount of weekly pay rolls
and average weekly earnings by
workers, according to figures from
the North Carolina Department of
Labor, representing reports from 91S
business establishments in all lines.
Retail trade establishments showed
the greatest increase in number of
employees over August, jumping 1913
Der cent to 1858 in the 1919 reporting
concerns. Non-manufacturing indus
tries pressed closely with an increase
of 10 per cent to 1888. Average week
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
i ar Heel Farmers
Paid Huge Chunks

Washington, Oct 18.-(AP)-The
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
trati0n listed today the names of
l4l farmers and farming concerns
whom it gave benefit payments of
$4,000 or more between December,
1887, and June 80. All the payments
were for cooperating with crop
control payments, and the largest,
$lI2, 14O.O4, went to the King ranch,
Kleberg county, Texas.
The checks came out of the $780,
coo, 200 soil conservation fund APP
propriated by Congress. Payments
listed included: g - e
North Carolina: w. j. Long, Of
Graysburg, SIC. 129; T. E. Ransom,
jackson, $11,285; w. S. Clark h
Sons, Incorporated, Of Tarboro,
$l3,8O1; and John F. McNair, Inc,
of Laurinburg, $1O,728.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Motors Will
Call $4,000
And Hike Pay

New York, Oct. 18.-(AP)-The
General Motors Corporation an
nOunced today it would re-employ
$4,000 additional workers within
the next two weeks.
At the same time, Alfred p.
Sloan, DR., chairman, said salary
cuts made last winter would be
restored.
The increase in employment, it
was said, was in connection with
expansion and production of 1899
models.
"SlOan said the reception given
new cars convinced General Mot
Ors officials that 1.-THE trend of
customer buying, when retail de-
iveries of new cars can be made
to customers in volume, will be
found to be substantially improved
over that existing during the past
few months. Therefore, the cor
pOratiOn feels satisfied in increas-
ing its current production sche-
dulles by revising upward the
plans made last summer, as well
as in readjusting it's general Ope-
rating program to a higher level in
volume"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
Governor Is
Anxious To
Unload Road
Hoey Turning to Pri-
waite Interests for A. &
NJ G.. Southern May
Withdraw

Raleigh, Oct s18.-Governor Clyde
r. HDeyl has turned to private groups
in his efforts to unload operation of
the State-owned Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad and. its ledgers
splotched with red ink
He hasn't divulged identity of the
groups, beyond saying they are com
posed of. s'eastern interests" nor has
he given any linking of their pro-
positions. It's a foregone conclusion
in the minds Of most observers that
the. governor would be tickled pink
to accept any lease proposal backed
by a group of sufficient financial
strength to be held responsible for
carrying out terms of the agreement.
Negotiations with these private in
terests also revives possibility that
the legislature will be asked at its
1889 session to give the governor and
State power to sell the Old Mullet.
Some months ago some private group
quite possibly one of those now in
the picture sincerely inter
ested in buying the road but backed
/. off when it was learned from an at
torney generals ruling that the State
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18
HACERST0WN BODY
IS NOT R. 5. M'CO|N'S

Hagerstown, Md, Oct 18-(AP)- Police said to-
day the skeleton found near Martnsburg w. Va. was
positively not" that of R. S. McCoin, former North
Carolina state senator, who disappeared in 1892
I 1--WE examined the skull and compared it with den
tai X-Ray of McCons, which was taken three months
before he Disappeared" said Captain Carl McCleary.
1--WE found the X-ray did OF agree with the teeth ar
rangement Of the skull tits positively not the man
want"
DR.. M. H. Cohen, Hagerstown dentist, accompanied
the police the cemetery where the skeleton dis
inferred.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-18

Washington Octh 18.-(AP-Per-
sons close to President Roosevelt's
fact-finding board predicted today it
would recommend compromise of
the proposed Is percent rail wage cut.
The board, appointed by the Presi-
dent in an effort to avert threaten
ed strike in. the railroad industry, be-
gan work on report which must be
completed by October n.
Board Chairman Walter r. Stacy,
chief Justice of the North Carolina
Supreme Court, closed three weeks of
hearings yesterday with statement
in which he compared the wage dis
pute to the price which producers re-
ceive for eggs.
It is we'll, he said, for the producer