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The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Action on Hours

Charles Stengle, AFGE presi-
dent, today urged all Government
workers to take any effective &C
ton they can to enlighten the
public with respect to working
hours of. Government employees.
There is still in some quarters"
he said, "a feeling that the Gov
eminent employees are specially
favored, with short hours and
easy work. There may be a few
sinecureS in the Government en-
ployeS now under Civil Service
are concerned. It should be made
clear that the Government en-
ploy, but for the most part they
went out with the "spoilS system"
SIS years ago, SO far as the en-
ployeS' Seven-hour day applies for
the most part only to depart
mental employees in Washington,
and even there the Seven-hour day
is not a maximum but a mini
mum. So much overtime is worked
that Senator Logan and Repre-
sentative Randolph have intro
duced bills to correct the situa-
tion."
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
News Tip Prize: NJ. H. (CAP).
Anti-Fascist Plea

State Department is being urged
by a certain liberal group to set
up a news service" in South
America, a quaSi-Federal agency
to combat Fascist propaganda
flooding the continent How
the mighty have fallen. Former
AAA rental-benefit mogul now is
a supervisor with unemployment
census personnel, $500 to $1,44O
And a former FHA deputy
administrator, author of a book
about F. D. r., now sells advertis-
ing for a $40 weekly guarantee
=. It's being whispered WPA will
slice Is per cent between March
/ and Is, and reduction of many
salaries. is certain, according to
gossip north of House Office
Building.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

for first meeting of the Maine So
ciety, newly organized for voters
of Maine employed in the Govern
ment service Maine people
are requested to contact Mrs.
James E. Poulin, organizer Of the
group, 1925 Fifteenth N. W., for
full particulars and initial date.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

Project auditors in PWA are
still laughing about the experience
Of one of their number in WorceS-
ter, Mass. It seems that project
auditors of this service are "tailed"
about half the time while on the
road One, arriving in Worces-
ter in the wee small hours, went
directly to the leading hotel and
addressed the clerk as follows.
Have you two nice rooms with
bath?" eyes," was the reply.
"Well, then" said the project
auditor, ''Let's me have one. The
other chap will be along in a min
ute" He was.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Only Human Nature

A6 Smiles: AS receptive as a
Congressman in election year.
Rooms and Bath
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

Bridge Glasses
It seems that Uncle Sans
nephews and nieceS just can't
get enough lessons in contract
bridge, so the Community Center
Department announces forma-
tion of two new classes at Central
High on Monday and Wednesday
nights Maxwell L. Johnston,
CulbertSon authority, will give
you the works,
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Free Courses

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Evening star., 1938-07-24

! Elam, jr.. II OF 1923 Twelfth street
/ NV. Paul Junior High School; Ray
mond S. Giovannoni, 10. of 812 Rit-
tenhouse street NV. Whittier School;
Lewis P. Hanbury, jr, IA, of Route 2,
Anacostia P O.. Oxon Hill High
School. and Marion Harris. II, of 1857
U street Sc. Ketcham School,
Jack F. Harvey. 13. of Oil Concord
avenue. Paul Junior High School,;
Clyde B. Henderson. 10. of 702 Easley
street, Silver Spring, Md, East Silver
Spring School; Alfred ]. Henderson,
IL. of 702 Easley street. Silver Spring,
Md; Rosel Hyde. II. of 3516 S street
| NV. Fillmore School; Lewis F.. Horn,
| IA, of 1248 1'hirty-first street NV,
Gordon Junior High School; Ridgely
Kelly, IL. of Taylor street, Chevy
Chase. Md, Leland Junior High
School; Roy E. Hughes jr.. IS. of 4407
Ellicott street NV, Alice Deal School;
Bob Maudlin, 10, of 1929 r street
NV, Fillmore School; Jack Keister,
IA, of 1921 Ninth street NV, Macfar-
land Junior High School; Powell
Moore, 10, of 718 Rock Greek Church
road, Park View School; Joseph
Kraft, IS, of los Cedar street, Alex
andria, Va, st. Mary's School; Rob-
ert S. Pierce, IL, of 5O7 Third street
Sc, Hine School; Paul G. Lee, IL,
of 140l Forty-fourth street NV.
Gordon Junior High School; Leroy
j. Poole, u. of 6211 Eighth street
NV, Paul Junior High School, and
Nick Lemberos, IA, of 439 Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
Robert Ridgeway, II, of 6803 Laurel
street, Paul Junior High School; Rich
ard H. Moore, IA, of 7l8 Rock Greek
Church road, Facfarland Junior High
School; Herman Rollerson, II, of 1922
Eighth street NV, Shaw Junior High
School; Donald Murphy, 13. of 1921
Harrison street NV, Ben W. Murch
School; Jack Sharp, IL, of 1901 Alton
place NV, Phoebe A. Hearst School;
Walter T. Parker, IA, of 40l Concord
avenue, Paul Junior High School;
Howard Spencer, IL, of Alb P street
NV, Shaw Junior High School; Will
liam F. Pennoyer, 13, of 813 Seventh
street N E., Stuart Junior High School;
Philip Steiner of 603 Bonifant street,
Silver Spring, Md. Silver Spring Ele-
mentary School; Robert c. Powell, II,
of POI North Washington street. Alex
andria, Va, Woodward School; Pat
rick Whitehurst, 10. of Havenhurst,
Doyle Landing. Deale, Md; George
Revitz, 13, of 4504 Iowa avenue NV,
Mcfarland Junior High School; John
Wilkerson. IL. of 1915 Twenty-f1fth
street Sc, Anacostia Junior High
School, and Norman Rocca, IA, OF
2237 Nichols avenue Sc, Anacostia
Junior High School.
Oscar Ryder, l3, of 1l2 S. Columbus
street. Alexandria, Va; Billy Scott,
13, of 1913 Seventeenth street NE
Taft School, John Spinner. IA. of
1904 Legation street NV. Woodrow
Wilson High School; Clark B. Stewart
l3. Of 3l2 Elm street, Chevy Chase
Md. Leland Junior High School;
Roger Thomas, IS, 81 125 Thomas
Evening star., 1938-07-24

Friday and contributed a number Of
prizes to winners.
The Americanism Commission of the
Legion devotes its chief efforts to bet
ter citizenship projects in the District
and assumed leadership in Washing
tons first Derby to further its objec-
tive
Washington boyhood combined to
put over the Derby parade in grand
style" Mr.. Holleran said, land we wish
to extend our thanks to the Boys
Clubs members and bands and the
Sons Of the Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps for their march to the finish
line and the fine music they furnished
while the races were on"
Grandstands for distinguished
guests, members of Derby committees
and Legion leaders were made possible
by Frank T. Gartside, assistant direc-
tor Of National Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Derby Prize Winners

t a o
Oft No sonH etarenece ~ ~ r "
Evening star., 1938-07-24

Lewis F. Horn. and third prize went to
Joseph Combs. Second and third
prizes are R. C. A. radio sets.
Erie Stacy, l5 of 1901 Brookville
road, Silver Spring. Md, won first
prize for the best job Of upholstering
and receives pen and pencil set. Bob
Maudlin, 10. of 1929 r street NV,
received a radio set for second prize.
The fastest heat in the afternoons
racing was made by Leroy J, Poole,
whose car ran the 1,160-foot course
in 43.05 seconds. He Is to receive a
tennis racket as first prize in this
class. Bernard N. Burnstine and
Joseph Combs ran heats of 43.15
seconds for the course. The prizes to
be given for second and third place
are baseball glove and football.
Band and Drum Corps.
The Elks Club Boys Band won The
Star Cup for the best band in the
parade, which preceded the running
of the Derby, and the department
drum corps of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion won The Star Cup for the
best drum corps in the parade. The
judging was done by a committee COM
posed of Capt Darcy of the Army
Band and principal musicians from
the Navy and Marine Corps Bands.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Boy Refuses Unfair Victory
In Derby, but Will Get Prize

went disconsolatelv back to the top
Of the hill with his racer.
Rain had made communication be-
tween the start and finish difficult, and
Jimmy's car had been lined up to race
in the second flight of heats before
the situation became known at the
starting line. When his name was
called for the second heat, Jimmy
asked o. c. Holleran. Derby director,
If he could speak to him for minute.
The boy told what had happened,
and said Norman Wheeler, the second
place winner, should be the one to
move up in the elimination rounds
Offered a second chance to qualify
Jimmy said, mo. II hadn't been
showed I'd have lost, and didn't win
fairly"
So Jimmy lost his chance for heat
winners medal, but playing fairly was
more important to him than any prize
What he did not know. however, was
that he was to get prize anyway.
In the competition for the best
designed racer In the Derby Jimmy's
car was awarded flrst prize. When
the prizes are given out Jimmy's name
will be called. His prize will be
bicycle.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

Like every other boy entered in
Washington's first Soap Box Derby
Yesterday, 14-year-old Jimmy Wilbar
was out to win, rain or no rain. But
more important to him than winning
was his observance of the true sports
mans code, and as a result Jimmy
didn't get beyond the first elimination
heats.
Jimmy. who lives at 4001 Twenty
first street NE, was entered in one
of the first heats against two other
BOYS. As his car left the starting
ramp and shot down the course, he
took the lead and kept it till the
racers drew near the halfway mark
Then he began to drop behind and
the racer of Norman Wheeler Of
Mount Rainier forged ahead. A short
distance from the finish line, as the
cars drove through the pelting rain,
an overeager spectator dashed out
from the sidelines and gave Jimmy s
car a healthy push along the way.
Jimmy's car shot into the lead. and
he crossed the finish line ahead and
was checked as the heat winner
Jimmy knew he hadn't won fairly
50 he told the oh1cials at the finish
tins what had happened. Then be
Evening star., 1938-07-24
DEAD MANS CURVE
is SCENE OF CRASH
Man Is Thrown 20 Feet and Auto
Hits New $4,000 Bus
Near Elkridpe,

Edward D. Knisley of Savage. Md,
was thrown 20 feet and the engine of
his automobile catapulted 10 feet
when he failed to make Dead Mans
Curve near Elkridge. Md, and
crashed his car head-on into a new
100000 bus being delivered to Jack
sonville. Fla.
Mr.. Knisley was taken to st. Agnes
Hospital at Baltimore, where X-rays
were being taken to determine whether
he had suffered fractured skull, ac-
cording to State Policeman G. c.
Serman
The bus driver. c. D. Overton Of
Atlanta. told police the bus, which
had gone only about 100 miles since
leaving the factory. was stopped at
the time Of the collision. Mr.. Overton
was not injured. The front Of the
bus was smashed in. and Mr.. Knisley's
automobile demolished.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

A total of 224 boys between the ages
of and Is years competed yesterday
in the Evening Star-American Legion
sponsored Soap Box Derby on New
HAMPSHIRE avenue NE. Every boy
who built car and actually competed
in the Derby received an all-steel
Derby racing drivers helmet and a
sweatshirt. Sixty contestants shared
the list of prizes offered by The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., the American
Legion and local merchants.
The list of prize winners follows:
First Heat Winners.
First heat winners-a bronze medal
bearing the Soap Box Derby emblem
to each winner: Gilbert Await, IA,
of 1928 Thirty fourth street NV.
Gordon Junior High School; Arnold
Ashton, IL, of 1O9 Mckinley avenue,
Hyattsville, Md St. Anthony's School;
George Banning. jr, 13, Of l09 New
York avenue, Takoma Park. Md, Paul
Junior High School; Robert Banning,
II. of lO9 New York avenue, Takoma
Park. Md. Takoma School; Paul
Boertlein, 13, of Sixty-seventh street
and Conely road, Seat Pleasant, Nd,
Maryland Park High School; Bernard
Burnstine, 9. of 639 Franklin street
NE, Brookland School; Alvin Brown,
l3, of 17l4 Fourteenth street Sc,
Anacostia Junior High School; Joseph
Combs, II, o. 1929 Jefferson street
NV, Nativity School, and McGregor
Conliffe, IA, of 544 Hobart place NV,
Shaw Junior High School.
Robert Cole, IA. of 5l8 North Ivy
street, Arlington, Va, Thomas Jeffer-
son School; John Caswell, 13. OF 1901
Parkside drive, Paul Junior High
School; Raymond Deaner, II, of 651o
Eighth street NV. Paul Junior High
School: Ralph w. Deltufo, IA, OF 229
Longfellow street, Paul Junior High
School; John C. Donohoe, IL, of 6o12
Eighth street NV. Paul Junior High
School; William Eacho, IA. Of 1900
Plymouth street NV, Paul Junior
High School: Frank c. Frazer, jr.. l3,
of 1876 Eighteenth street NV. John
Quincy Adams School; William N.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Derby
CONTINUED From First Page

tCOntlnned From F1rSI Paee.1
domitable drivers seemed to give little
heed to the rain as they gripped their
steering wheels and headed onward
between cheering lanes of water soaked
spectators.
A remarkably large proportion of
the crowd remained through the final
race. They accepted the deluge as
philosophically as the unprotected
race officials. photographers, reporters,
radio announcers, Legionnaires, police
men and others of the working con-
tingent. Parasols and umbrellas pro-
vided but little. shelter. and the up
turned collars of raincoats served only
as tunnels down which the skies
poured gallons Of water.
The rain played havoc with tele-
phone and broadcast wires and re-
peatedly put out of commission the
electric eye" device used in recording
the time Of the winners. Stop watches
were brought into use during the
intervals Of blindness suffered by
the sensitive electrical timer.
Parade Precedes Race.
The actual races were preceded by
a parade Of uniformed marchers repre-
senting boys clubs, the Boy Scouts,
the Y. M. c. A. and other groups.
With flags and banners flying, the
units swung down the inclined course
to the stirring music of boys bands
and of drum and bugle corps.
The procession was reviewed by Col,
Dan I. Sultan, Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, who sat with
Legion officials and other special
guests in a grandstand overlooking the
finish line of the race. The course lay
between the railroad overpass and the
District line.
The derby drivers were to have
marched in the parade. but weather
conditions 30 delayed the start of the
Evening star., 1938-07-24

street NV. Shaw Junior High
School: Louis Thorpe. IA. of 624 H
street NV. Langley Junior High
School; Norman Wheeler. IS. of 1927
Valley avenue. Mount Rainier, Md,
Central High School: Albert Valaer,
IA. of 3211 Adams Mill road NV,
Powell Junior High School; Ned Alb
bott Cornish. IL. of 3l7 v street NE.
Langley Junior High School: Connie
Geralis, II. of 1884 Allison street NV,
and James Wilbar, IA, of 400l Twenty
first street NE, Taft Junior High
School.
Second-Heat Winners.
The winners of the second heats in
the elimination rounds each are to re-
ceive baseball bat. The second-heat
winners are: Leroy j. Poole, Richard
H. Moore. Donald Murphy, Philip
Steiner, Robert c. Powell. Norman
Rocca, Clark B. Stewart, Connie
Geralis, George S. Banning, jr.; Rob-
ert Banning, McGregor Conliffe. John
c. Donohoe, William Eacho, Frank c..
Frazer, jr; Rosel Hyde, Roy E.
Hughes, jr., and Bob Maudlin.
Semi Final Winners.
The winners of the semi-finals Of
classes A and B, which was the third
flight of elimination heats, each are
to receive a Zenith radio set. The
semi-final heat winners are: Robert
Banning and Leroy j. Poole, in class
B, and Norman Rocca and William
Eacho in class A.
found Norman Rocca defeating Will
liam Eacho for the class A champion
ship, and Robert Banning winning the
class B title. Each of the winners in
the two classes is to receive a gold
medal bearing the Soap Box Derby
emblem, and the runners-up are y
receive silver medals. Each class
champion also is to receive a wrist
watch and strap, donated by Selinger' s
JeWelry Store, 818 F street NV, and
the second-place winners will be
awarded two tickets to the first pro-
fessional football game this fall. The
tickets were given by the Washing
UOll lLcuSklIlS.
City Champions Prizes.
Norman Rocca met Robert Ban
ming. the class B champion in the rum
off for the title of WASHINGTON cham
pion, and after a thrilling race Nor
man was declared winner. As city
champion he receives the M. E. Coyle
Trophy donated by the Chevrolet
Motor Co.; trip to Akron. Ohio, to
compete in the national finals, and a
gold wrist watch when he arrives in
Akron. The finals will be held Au-
gust IA.
Robert Banning is to receive bicy-
Gle for winning second place.
Special Prizes.
In the competition for specia'
prizes for excellent construction
James Wilbar, IA, 4001 Twenty first
street NV, was awarded the first
prize for best design. He wins a bi.
cycle donated by the Chevrolet Motor
Co. Second prize In this class went te
Evening star., 1938-07-24

march that officials decided to keep
the contestants in their cars at the
starting point, ready to take off as soon
as the marchers were out of the way.
Elks Boys Band Leads.
The first division of the parade was
led by the brightly garbed Elks Cluo
Boys Band. Others in this division
included the Fort Stevens Post Squad
ron. the Sons of the American Legion
Drum Corps and 10 troops of Boy
Scouts.
In the second division were the
Kiwanis Club Boys Band of Arlington,
Va; the four Boys Clubs of Washing
ton. the District of Columbia Depart
ment. Sons of the American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, and dozen
squadrons of the Sons of the American
Legion.
The final division consisted of the
Holy Comforter Boys Band the Y
NJ c. A. Boys Work Unit, the National
Training School Boys Band, the Met
ropolitan Police Boys Clubs and sew
eral unattached units.
Hiram w. Hummer was parade
marshal and w. H. Hargrave was
chairman of the Parade Committee.
Happily Four Released by Accident.
The skies cleared long enough for
the colorfully attired marchers to pass
before the flag -bedecked reviewing
stand. The whole course was lined
with American flags and the presence
Of balloon and refreshment vendors
helped to lend carnival atmosphere
to the unprecedented event.
There were a few casualties among
racers and spectators, but they were
minor ones-as when one of the cars
nearly upset an unwary Legionnaire
near the finish line.
There was also the time, just as the
parade was passing the starting ramp,
when four racers. awaiting the OPEN
Ing of the race. were inadvertently re-
leased by the slipping of lever. send
ing the cars scooting madly down the
short, steep wooden ramp and into
the ranks of the marchers. The pa
raiders nimbly sidestepped the cars
as their drivers, nonplussed by the ac-
cidental start, struggled to bring their
contraptions under control. The cars
ended up, unchanged, against the
curb, with the crowd roaring in laugh
ter over the bewilderment Of the
young drivers
A broken steering cable ended the
hopes of 11-year-old Bill Downey. 3l14
Legation street NV, and sent his
green car crashing into the curb mid
way of the course during the running
of the first heats. Only Bills feelings
were hurt by the accident.
Some Had to Push.
A few of the cars refused to respond
to the best efforts of gravity and Of
their owners and rooters. 1t then
became a case Of get out and push,
which several of the drivers did in
rather crestfallen fashion.
Various techniques were employed
to coax the utmost in performance
out of the carefully oiled and adjusted
racers. Some of the drivers reared
their bodies back in their seats and
pressed firmly on the hoorboards, ap-
parently cropping for accelerators that
did not exist. Others bent far for
ward over the steering wheels, as
though to shove their machines ahead
with greater velocity. A few swung
their bodies back and forth in sweep
ing movements, like oarsmen rowing
shell. One lad Of serious mien IA
'vored . vertical motion, rising and
Evening star., 1938-07-24
CRICKET WAR COSTLY

ELKO, New. (P)-More money will
be necessary if Nevada crops are to
be protected from the 1888 cricket
plague, Lee Burge, State supervisor,
reports.
BY use of chemical busting and
galvanized iron fences, several threat
ened areas have been effectively pro-
tected, he says, but funds have not
permitted adequate control in less
important agricultural sections.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Robots Count Cars.

Robots with electric eyes are nov
taking the place Of human observers
IN making tzsfne eouqts On h,ehwsya.
Evening star., 1938-10-31
Exchange Bores
On Reforms
BY the Associated Press,

=
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-The pro-
gram for regulation of national Sc
curity exchanges promulgated by
the Federal Securities & Exchange
Commission has been unanimously
approved" by the board of governors
of the New York Stock Exchange,
the exchange announced today.
With the announcement the ex-
change released copies of corre-
spondence between William McC.
Martin, jr., exchange president, and
William o. Douglas, chairman of
the S. E. C.
1t was revealed that Martin, in
letter to Douglas. agreed in principle
to one Of the commissions chief reg
ulations looking to ultimate separa-
tion<of capital employed in the COM
mission brokerage business from
that used by the broker in mourning
commitments as an underwater or
dealer.
To that end, Martin said, the ex-
change is raising capital require
ments and will endeavor to encour-
age the formation of separate cor
porate affiliates of brokerage firms
to handle dealer and underwriting
activities.
In another letter Martin informed
Douglas the exchange already had
under way a study regarding forma-
ton of a central depository for Sc
curities to insure brokers RESPONSE
bility for delivering and safe-keeping
Evening star., 1938-10-31
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-Earlv
heavy selling of rails quickly dried
up in today's stock market and,
with selected industrials developing
quiet strength, closing prices were
no worse than moderately irregular.
Repercussions from the decision
of the Presidents Fact-finding
Board Saturday against any carrier
wage cut resulted in opening de-
clines running to 2 points in the
principal railway stocks. Losses in
the rail group at the finish, though,
generally were inconsequential.
Business news, on the whole, was
again the stimulating influence, and
Wall Street. after its first flush Of
disappointment over the wage de-
cree, began to think in terms Of
Government-labor cooperation to
put some of the shaky railroads on
their feet. Analysts seemed highly
encouraged at the action of the list
after the first hours relapse.
The proceedings were rather slo,~
the greater part of the time. WITH
transfers of about 100000 shares
around the smallest since Octo-
ber 4.
Steels seemed heartened when the
American Iron 81 Steel Institute
estimated this weeks mill operations
at 560 per cent of capacity, a jump
OF 81 points to the highest mark in
more than year. 1t was the second
consecutive week in which the rate
topped the 1887 level.
Coppers and aircrafts took on a
popular tinge, apparently making
further response to last week huge
war defense power construction pro-
gram and prospects for a broad
scheme of rearmament over the
next year. Utilities, themselves,
held to narrow path, although q
few exhibited rising inclinations.
Tire company shares were lively
on the upside, and motors did fairlx,
we'll, as signs of growing produC-
ton and sales of new automobiles
Frightened