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The Washington times., 1939-01-04
REQUIEM MASS
TOMORROW FOR
UNION LEADER
A. F. Burns Formerly
With G. P. @.

Requiem mass will be said to
morrow at 9 o'clock in st. AloySius
Church for AloysiuS Francis Burns,
10, retired employe of the Govern.
ment Printing Office, who died
Monday at Georgetown University
Hospital from pneumonia after a
weeks illness. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Burns was born in Washing.
ton. He was graduated from
Gonzaga College. He retired from
the Government Printing Office
in 1888 after 81 years service as q
sheet metal worker. A strong
union man for 40 years, he be
longed to Sheet Metal Local Union
No. 102, A. F. Of L., remaining
active in the organization after
his retirement.
Seven children survive: Mrs
Marie B. Souder, Mrs. Marguerite
B. Hicks, Miss Catherine M. Burns
John F. Burns, Aloysius P. Burns
and William j. Burns, all Of this
city, and Sister Aloyse Margaret
Sister Of Notre Dame, Of Phila
delphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Welfare Unity Urged
Continued from Local Page)

Continued from Local Page)
Chest in 1887, the division, using
round figures, substantially was
this:
Twenty per cent to the hospitals
for services rendered the needy
sick.
Thirty per cent to church
charities and quasi-rehgious insti-
tutions, like the Salvation Army.
Y. M. c. A., Y. w. c. A., etc.
Fifteen per cent was divided
between the Family Service AS
Sociation and the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society, two big
gest single beneficiaries Of the
Chest.
Thirty-five per cent-the -e-
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Final Tribute
To WhiChdrd
Tomorrow

The funeral for William B.
Whichard, 81, proofreader with the
United States News, will be con-
Quoted tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock at the Warner E. Pumphrey
funeral home, s4Oo block Georgia
Ave-, Silver Spring, Md, with
burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Whichard died Tuesday
after being i'll with pneumonia
for about three weeks. He lived in
the 900 block Kennedy st. N. w.
with his daughter, Mrs. o. G.
Lange, jr. He also leaves a son,
William B., jr., Of this city, and
a brother, Robert D. Whichard,
of Greenville, N. C.
A native of Greenville, Mr..
Whichard had lived in Washing
ton for the past Is years. He was
formerly employed as q proof.
reader on a Washington news.
paper. He was active in the Typo
graphical Union.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
TIMES-HERALD
BOYS CLUB TO
FEAST TONIGHT
1900 Carriers, Friends
Ready For Banquet

Tonight's the night for the 1900
carrier boys of The Washington
Times and Herald.
At the willard Hotel they'll sit
down to their eleventh annual ban.
quet, featuring not only turkey and
all the trimmin's. but also all-star
entertainment, music, 200 distin-
guished guests and a positive
scarcity of speeches.
The parties of past years have
been memorable in the lives Of
the boys who serve the Patterson
Newspapers daily-a fact that ex.
plains the high anticipations for
tonight. Stars of stage, screen
and radio will lend their talents
to the party that will overflow the
big ballroom at the Willard, tradi-
tional banquet place for the Wash
ington Herald.Times Boys Club.
HAYDEN TO PRESIDE
The executive council and the
carrier council worked yesterday
on last-minUte details of the
party. over which Phil Hayden will
preside as stage manager.
Speeches - not counting greet
ingS and felicitationS-are barred,
but there will be music by Leon
Brusiloff and his band, and War
ner Brothers Earle, Loew's Cap
itol Theater, the Howard Theater,
Station VOL. Kits Studios and
the Artists Bureau have outdone
themselves to make the entertain.
ment worthy Of the occasion.
The executive council consists
of Joseph Decker. president; Har-
old Donovan, vice president; Clyde
Reamy, Virginia vice president;
Eugene William, Maryland vice
president, and Nicholas Catucci,
secretary.
CARRIERS COUNCIL
Members of the carrier council,
who will assist as hosts to leaders
in business, governmental and
professional circles, are William
J. Kirk, William E Lewis, jr., Don
Mccoy Moore, jr.. Ernest A. King,
Charles Branzell, James w. Sneed,
Louis E. Wilkinson, William L.
Ports, Rex F. Hartley, Vincent A.
DiGermino, Robert H. Harvey.
William K. Markley, Franklin
Sears, George w. Killion, jr., Viii
liam r. Snyder.
Charles A. Whisenant, Frederick
F. Eberman, Charles H. Weadon,
Howard Coyle. Howard Berger,
James E. Gallon, James E. Log.
gins, jr., Lorin Mathews, Delmar
Harrison, william H. Jessie. Van
Gordon Staubor, Anthony j.
Malatesta, Herbert F. Brooks,
Carl Saline, jr., Alfred H. Johnson
Paul st. John, jr., Paul E. Hunter,
William Altemus, Harry R. Ford,
Lamar D. Carroll, Jack G. Middle
ton, Ernest D. Holder and Clyde
G. DumbrowSky.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Police Find Lost Boy
Before He Is Missed

Something new in missing per
son cases was reported by police
today when they announced a lost
boy was found before his family
discovered he had vanished. The
youngster is Donald Smith, 8,
of the 900 block of Second St
N. w., found wandering on a farm
near Ashton, Md.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Truck Breaks Lea
Of Alexandra BoV

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 4
Joseph F. Anderson, 7, knocked
down by a delivery truck in front
of his home, 200 block South
Fayette st.. late yesterday, was
admitted to the Alexandria Hos
pital with a fractured left leg
Police said the truck was operated
by Otis Jordon, 800 block South
Fairfax st. Jordon was not held
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Executive Members

Each agency included in the
Chest as well as civic organization
and private citizens are repre-
sented in the Chest membership,
which appoints an executive COM
mittee Of some 20 members.
The executive committee which
has its own budget committee to
pass on ALLEGATIONS and need for
funds, really operates the Chest,
subject to the approval Of the
larger body Of trustees.
The Chest launched its first
drive here in 1929 and went over
the top with 1918 per cent Of its
goal. It never equaled that mark
again. In 1884 only S0.98 per cent
Of the goal was pledged. The last
campaign raised 91.98 per cent Of
the amount needed.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Commissioners Notices

DECEMBER 10. 193s-Notice ia hereby
given that the Bankers Small Loan Cor.
poration. 736 18th St. N. W., has made
application to the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia for license to engage
vided by the act of Congress approved
February 4, 1913. at the above location in
the District Of Columbia for the license
year ending October 81, 1899. Any one
desiring TO protest against the issu ance OF
this license should do so in writing to the
Commissioners. D. c.. in the manner pre-.
scribed by said act. WADE H. COOMBS
Superintendent of Licenses District Of Co.
lumba.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Thief Snatehes $2O5
From Table in Home

HYATTSTOWN, Md, Jan. 4.
Washington police we're asked to-
day to be on the lookout for a
sneak thief who entered the home
Of Mrs. Theo Hoover here yes
terday and made away with $205
in cash while Mrs. Hoover was
on the second floor Of the house.
The money was snatched from a
table.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
DR.. Hollis {. Damn,
Music Teacher, Dies

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 I.N.S0.
DR.. Hollis Ellsworth Damn was
dead today after a years illness.
He was head Of the department
of music education at New York
University from 1925 until he re.
tired in 1896. A native Of Canton,
Pa. DR.. Damn was widely known
for his work in music education
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

'mainder-was split up among
some 80 secular social service
agencies Of all sorts, such as boys
clubs, homes for foundlings and
orphans, Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts, country homes and sum-
mer farms and so on, or used TO
cover the cost of administering
the various funds.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Problem Children S
Clinic Sought Here

Special medical care for prob
lem" children was advocated to-
day by DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger,
assistant District health officer
He urged establishment Of a spe-
cial mental clinic which would
cost about $4,000, adding that i'm
petus to the program was expected
from the interest shown by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in District health
problems.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Democrats 10 Stage
Dinner Dance Jan. II

The executive committee of the
Virginia Democratic Club of Wash
ington will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at the home Of the preSi-
dent, Arthur c. Smith, in the 1900
block Of Macomb st. N. w. to dis
cuss plans for the dinner-dance at
the Lafayette Hotel on January
IA and other activities.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
ESTES
Funeral of Woodbine
Resident TOMORROW

Funeral services for Mrs. Eldra
j. Estes, 81, who died yesterday at
her home in Woodbine, Md, will
be conducted tomorrow from the
Barber funeral home in Laytons-
vile, Md. Burial will be in Glen
wood Cemetery, Washington.
Mrs. Estes was the widow of
David N. Estes, Confederate war
veteran.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
BY ED SULLIVAN
Crisis in the Mezz0nine

BY ED SULLIVAN
Crisis in the Mezzunine ...
Palm Springs Calf, Jan.
the section Village Theaer those
' @ .n'9 h qs'o few nh Osof
s
@ :yS1 h1n a EoR ANN Amps S saS
rapidly getting ing nowhere low err in psssua. @ ar
inanities that meant definite but promised little
her as come ac sS to oot lace @ %
problems evsry week Of at every studio
f nsst Sss 3
EA' .DsH She asked Rko for
moving to cheaper trimming expenses
me- mere to see e the type %sy o1e wanted
excitement Of moving from Bevery 70 b eGSa So
wanted IA about s the third MSen week fo
months had passed started paying attention the bank
@ T ssT had
iy % aRd this Ss end Of
for Maybe this the way s had o told % me they
tSs that T It WAS the end Of the HOLLYWOOD to
sieve I started to lose my selfconfidence
you've action stay before the public M 6orths in this
working but me Every mite or 50 s a Is the funniest
sns 2sns that c1t beng % srss9 se9
nasg sno or s Al yGs
Keeps need any reminder nas at the Sa1 s
Watching you make another 1.rydS7 Sndv,
that yo4s @ ss ss m nSsF9s ' ~
With the year sohsr9 this role in IN rads c1Uis
few mites n hack with he beE kspt vas n her u
band Roger Pryor the holidays and their son
ssao al Fn @ s @ rsBs
her finest sssp Rsd n
and the Soften I'll m. % 1s nsv Sn when M u She came ne
o e. Se' as IT, o0d
happens mite the week out here this nD,e Of tSaf t
fear hope that carried westwood village @ The he
1T I Of n2ppsd m sTcnar case
. f A . T ns vs fss51 s
xaey & 5 VS OGF sh was SUn
Minneapolis, at Central High School.
like like I R Rspo4sr @ YOU oRGT
ing IN a1 the yo yove se eee IN ali the
and new year half full OF promise.
ming thatch hair miniature horn throws confetti ana
oons oin and md Emotions e @ that accompany
At other tables other men are wearing paper mats na % G On
hits the head with cham
happens profit and loss on the particular evening
The mere physical hat head
the of tn and the nbons Of centuries
Suppose to walk in on the boss TO-
him paper nat neao
cacker in your left hand wine right hand
shri your mouth No. 1t only happens year
time to the bank to borrow some money waltz into
presidents office with hat head Or show up
operation and throw confetti at the doctor just
first with the scalpe Yet have sat with
nv table New Year Eve and
all of things and they voted the lii OF the party
things later they would have ncarceraed
a santarum.
The reason that am thus wondering
paper 1889 arrived 1t
Speckled Next to it is false
whistle and miniature frying with wooden cacke attached
Ordinarily delegate conservative in dress but there
doubt all Of these things and
cut quite figure.
Thon177 D7~u- HoN
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Many Complaints

There have been complaints
from individuals in and out OF
Government service from year to
year against pressure exerted on
them to contribute to the Chest.
Coercion was evident in many
places. And it was resented.
Community Chest spokeSmen
each year have warned and
pleaded with employers not to at.
tempt coercion, pointing out that
such acts can eventually defeat the
Chest which admittedly depends
altogether on good will.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
|. Q. Answers
Questions on Page 81

Questions on Page 81
/. Giraffe 2. Gorilla. 8. Kan
garoo. 4. Leopa1d. 5.Coyote.
6. Camel. 7. Chimpanzee. 8.
Hippopotamus. Q. Buffalo. 10.
Elephant.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Legal Notices


COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. December 20, l938-Notice
is hereby given that in accordance with
the provisions of an item authorizing
changes in the permanent system of high.
ways for the District of Columbia con-
tanned in D. C. Appropriation Act for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1914, Public
At No. 435. 62nd CongressJ, approved
March 4, 1913 as amended by an Act ap.
proved April 80. 1925. public Act. No
158, 69tt Congress). tht Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia will give q pub
lie bearing in the Board Room of said
Commissioners in the District Building on
MONDAY. JANUARY 9TH, 1899, at 10
o'clock :. M, to all persons interested or
owning land along Rock Creek Church
Road and North Capitol Street between
Webster Street and Galatin Street, in con-
nection with a proposed change in said
plan OF the permanent system of highways
affecting said Rock Creek Church Road and
North Capitol Street within said described
limits. plat showing said proposed
change in said plan. numbered as Map
2165 filed in the office of the surveyor OF
the District Of Columbia. is on display in
said office. Room 4O5 District Building,
and may be examined by interested parties
during business hours prior to the hearing.
Said plat will also be displayed at the
nearing. and the Commissioners will con-
slider any suggestions or protests concern
ing the proposed change as shown on above
mentioned plat. MELVIN c. HAZEN. d.
McCOACH, JR., Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
DrathB


GTEsLER, FREDERICK H.-on Tuesday
January 8. 1899, at his residence, 63s
Alabama Ave. s.. E.. FREDERICK H
GIESLER, beloved husband of Sophia
A. Giesler and father of Raymond J.
and Emmett F. Giesler and Mrs. Chester
Donnelly. Funeral services at his late
residence on Thursday, January 5, at
p. m. Relatives and friends invited
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
JEFFERs. CHARLES J.-suddenly on
Sunday, January l. 1880. at his resi-
dence, East Riverdale, Md. CHARLES
]. JEFFERS, beloved husband Of Lou.
lee LETTERS. Funeral services from the
W. W. Chambers Co. Suburban funeral
home. o1S Cleveland Ave, Riverdale
Nd. on Wednesday, January 4. at 80
p. m. Relatives and friends invited
1nterment in Washington Memorial Park
KEEFER, MATTHEWS FELKER-on Mon
FELKER KEEFER. of 360S Eighteenth
Street Northeast, the beloved HUSBAND
of Helen Keefer and father of Mrs. Ma
rie Burgess and Virginia Keefer. o.
Washington. D: C., and Mrs. Helen Smith
of Chicago, III. Funeral services from
the W. W. Chambers Company suburban
funeral home, 91S Cleveland Avenue
Riverdale Md. on Thursday. January 8
1889, at 230 p. m. Relatives anc
friends invited Interment in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
KNUT. sARGEANT PRENTIss-on Tues
day. January Bird, at Washington. D
c., SARGEANT PRENTISS KNUT, sol
Mutt. of Natchez, Miss, in his S4tf
year. Funeral services from Ft. Mye
Chapel on Thursday. January 9TH, at II
a. m. Relatives and friends invited
lnterment Arlington National Cemetery
LEWIS, RICHARD Ton Tuesday, Janu
ary 3, 1889. RICHARD 7. LEWIS. be
loved husband of Lulu Lewis and father
of Mrs. Lena Strickland. Mrs. Ida Bow
man and Samuel Lewis. Funeral serv
ices from the W. W. Chambers Company
Southeast funeral home. 517 Eleventh
Street Southeast, on Thursday. January
5th. at 2 p. m. Relatives and friends
invited. 1nterment, Cedar Hill Cemetery
MARSH, ROBERT HAROLD-On Monday
January 2 1889. at U. S. Naval Hos
pital. ROBERT H. MARSH. Service,
and interment at Girard, Pa T Frank
Murray service. TAI 11th st. s. f.
ROBEY, EDGAR Won Tuesday. Jan
uary 3, 1939 at his home near Merri
field. Va. EDGAR W. ROBEY. age sc
years beloved husband of Ella Robey
and father of Carl and Warren Robey
and Mrs Mabel Trammell Funera
services will be held on Friday. Jan
u9lS JUL at ps III. 1IOHl MeITlllelC
Methodist Church.
SAMPSON, MARY A.-on Tuesday. Jan
uary 3, 1899. at her residence. 1O4
Hume Ave, Alexandria, Va. MARY A
SAMPSON, age II years. wife of Will
liam H. Sampson and mother of Cora
L., william E.. Frank L. and Walter
Z. Sampson. Funeral services Thursday
January 5, at p. m, from the Wheat
ley funeral home. 800 King St, Alex
andra, Va. Interment Bethel Cemetery
SCANLON. EDWARD-on Monday. Janu
ary 2. 1899. at his residence. 1850 Rose.
dale st. N. E.. EDWARD SCANLON
County Kerry, Ireland. beloved husband
of the late Margaret Scanlon (nee O'Con
nelD Funeral will be held from The
Timothy Hanlon's funeral parlors 641
st. N. E. on Thursday. January 5
at $3.50 a. M; high requiem mass al
Holy Name Church at a. m Interment
Mt. ,olivet Cemetery. Relatives anC
friends invited.
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Funeral Directors
Deaths
Undertaken
Deceased
Drahs

ALEXANDER, JACK Con Monday, Janu.
ary 2. 1889. JACK C. ALEXANDER. at
his residence, OccoQuan, Va, the beloved
husband of Alma Alexander. Funeral
services from the w. w. Chambers Com
pany funeral home. 140O Chaplin Street
Northwest. Oh Wednesday, January 4.
1889. at l 80 p. m. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment in Arlington
National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Palm Springs, Calf, Jan, 4.

SYLVIA KAPLowITZ AND HER KIT AcCoRDIoNETTEs
get the Wad Hotel Tonight Whsn This Group Of
nOinete chauh Elizabeth Bickford Lucy Hopkins
Reich Gertrude Belts Ruth Buchanan, EUeyn GTasL
Time Staff Photo.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

BROWN. ARTTIE MEsTA-On Sunday,
January l, 1889, at her late residence,
1850 Avon Pl. N. W.. ARTTIE MESA
BROWN, beloved wife of Edward s..
Brown and mother of Russell. Homer.
Vernon. Clark and Victor Brown. Mrs.
Nettie Stroman. Mrs. Leila Chaconas and
the above residence on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 4, 1880. at 2 p. m. Relatives and
friend invited. Lnterment, Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Services by W. W. Chambers
Co
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

BURNS, ALOYSIUs FRANCIS-on Mon
TG University % HosDita1 ~ AIoYs1Gs eorsTsSSn ER3N,
CTS BURNS (nee Hallaran), of 800 K
Street Northeast. beloved father of John
F., Aloysius P. and William ]. Burns,
Sister Aloyse Margaret. S. N. D., of
Philadelphia, Pa: Mrs. Marie B. Souder,
Mrs Margaret B. Hicks and Miss Cath
crime NJ. Burns. Funeral will be held
from the above residence on Thursday,
January 5. 1899. at 8: 80 a. m. Requiem
mass at st. Aloysius Church at a. m.
1nterment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rela-
tives and friends invited.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

CHERRY, BEATRICE JOsEPHINE - On
Tuesday, January 8. 1888, at her resi-
dence, 726 G st. N. E., BEATRICE
JOSEPHINE CHERRY. the beloved wife
of Luther A. Cherry and mother Of
Elma T. Cherry. Mrs. Helen C. Graft
and Thelma May Cherry. Funeral serv.
ices from the W. W. Chambers Co. S. E
funeral home, SIT Eleventh St. s. E..
on Thursday. January 5. at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
DAVIS, AUSTIN A.-suddenly, on Monday,
January 2, 1880. at 6 80 p. M. AUS
TIN A. DAVIS, beloved son OF Elva L.
Davis and the late Arthur F. Davis and
brother of William Davis. Elva Behrens
and Mildred Garman. Funeral from his
late residence, 1913 M St. N. E., on
Thursday. January 5. at 2 D. m. Rela-
tives and friends invited. Interment
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

KNUT, sARGEANT PRENTIsS-on Tues.
day. January Bird. at Washington D.
c., SARGEANT PRENTISS KNUT, son
of the late Haller and Julia (Willams)
Mutt. of Natchez, Miss, in his saith
year Funeral services from Ft. Myer
Chapel on Thursday January 9th, at IL
a. m. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Arlington National Cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS =
| LOCAL BOYS WRITE SONG

Two MEMBERS OF
SHADTSlDE'S FOOT
BALL TEAM TURNED
SONG WRITER'S OVER
NIGHT ANO SURPRISED
EVEN THEMSELVES
WITH THEIR ASILlTT
TO CREATE A NEW
POPULAR TYPE SONG.
.ERECk MSSOOSET
AND LARD SMITH
ARE BEING CONSRAT-
ULATED FOR THEIR
EXCELLENT WORK. 1T
IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT
OF THE SORT FOR
EITHER LARD OR
ERECkLES--SUTE01H-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13
I3 Business Opportunities
Houses for Rent
Rooms for Rent

ROOM Very desirable, new
furniture. Private home Price
reasonable 1915 Hamilton. 2-14
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13
Not Best Land

But best 40 know of for $2.400.
Is in flax: las fine eucalyptus
trees; large old house; drainage
ditch; concrete dairy house and
milk shed. Easy terms. Posses
sion now Of house and about 2
acres. Balance when flax is off.
Il Of flaX to purchaser. See HAN
COCK. THE Farm Land Man. :
Il, miles west of Court House at
end OF Mann st.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13

WHY WORRY? Why be wet? 10
2O-3O year roofs. Repair work.
Hartzell and Son, Phone 25lW.
2-1OTF
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13
Furniture for Sale
rs Miscellaneous For Sale

DRY WOOD, 3 kinds, $500 & $500
a rick delivered. 1905 So .4th St.,
Phone 910-J. 1l-28tt
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13

FURNISHED BEDROOM for rent.
Outside entrance. Inquire 629
He'll. 2-l5
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-13

ROOM FOR Inquire 806
No. 9Th ST. 2-l6
Evening star., 1939-11-23
Make Thanksgiving Real

The Community Chest campaign is
to be continued until Tuesday. Need
for such a decision was indicated
last week. 1t was announced yes
terday when it became known that
only 1884 per cent of the funds re-
quired had been subscribed. Pledges
reported fall $223,O00 short of the
minimum goal. Approximately $4,000
Washingtonians who gave in 1888
have failed to respond to this years
appeal.
In the circumstances, The Star has
but one suggestion to offer. It is
this: Let every family which today
assemblies for the annual Thanksgiv-
ing feast share its blessing. If a
collection were taken up at each
dinner table in the District of Colum-
bia, considerable sum would be
realized.
Some, if not all, of those who al
ready have contributed could enlarge
their gifts without unreasonable
sacrifice. To others who have neg
lected the appeal entirely, final
plea to cooperate Is offered:
Give generously and be happy in
the privilege of giving.
Evening star., 1939-11-23
Airport Project

Washington National Airport, at
Gravelly Point, expected to be one
Of the worlds finest air terminals,
now is entering the final phases of
construction.
President Roosevelt has announced
that Colonel Sumpter Smith, former
chairman of the Air Safety Board
Civil Aeronautics Authority, has
been relieved of all other duties to
devote his full time to the airport
project as chairman of the Wash
lngton National Airport Commission.
Army engineers, in charge of the
great hydraulic fill which is creating
a landing area a mile and half long,
estimate that their work is approx
mately ninety per cent finished, with
100000 cubic yards already in
place of a final total of between
17,500,000 and 100000 cubic yards.
One of three great commercial con-
tract dredges already has been re-
leased from the job
Test piles now are being sunk for
the first of an impressive group of
airport buildings, and detailed work.
Evening star., 1939-11-23

ing plans are being completed for a
terminal building which is expected
to be not only a world model but
one of the architectural wonders of
the National Capital.
After thirteen years of unremitting
effort on the part of local aviation,
civic and trade organizations to
bring about the establishment of an
adequate air terminal for Washing
ton, news of the splendid progress
now being made on the project
should be cause for rejoicing. The
lack of proper air terminal facilities
long has been a civic "black eye
for the National Capital. Soon il
will take its rightful place among
world leaders in providing facilities
for this rapidly progressing form OF
transportation and communication