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Evening star., 1939-05-14

broadcast of the season will be
presented tomorrow over Station
WMAL from 4:45 to pm. j. Leigh
ton Cornwell, sponsor of the Derby
and special assistant to the Attorney
General, will be the speaker. Four
boys entered in the Derby will be
interviewed. They are Joseph R.
Bordos, jr, 13, BerWyn, Md, Green
belt School; Mckinley Luther, l3, of
2008 Sixteenth street NV, John
Quincy Adams School; Lewis Horn,
Is, of l248 Thirty-first street NV, a
star of last years Derby, and Charles
Hines, IS, of 1243 Thirty-drst street,
both students at Gordon Junior
High.
Entry List Growing.
A steadily growing list of en-
tries assures a large field of boys
in the Derby The latest candi-
dates are John Bean, Is, of 2l6
Twelfth street Sc. Anacosuia
Senior High; Kenneth Eisenberg,
l3, Of 1912 Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
Hine Junior High; Lloyd Cottrell,
IA, Of l74l Harvard street NV,
Powell Junior High; Tom Burrell,
IA, of 766 Princeton place NV,
Mcfarland Junior High; Stanley
Stephenson, IA, of 6303 Third street
NV, Paul Junior High: Fred Gar
ret, jr., 13, of 1912 Fifth street
NV, Macfarland Junior High; Ho-
mer Jones. IA, of 1l9 Peabody street
NV, Paul Junior High: Laurence
Sullivan. 13, of 832 Rheems avenue,
Hyattsville, Md, Olive Street School;
Albert Zyvoloski. 13, of 80 Wine ave-
nue., HXattsville, Md, Hyattsville
High, Paul Lamb, 13, of SO Wine
avenue, Hyattsville, Md, Hyattsville
Elementary School; Manuel Gomez.
13, of 1902 Buck street, Mount
Rainier. Md, Brentwood School;
Rudy M. Powell 13, of 65l4 Eighth
street NV, Paul Junior High;
Ralph Drumwright, IL, of 1908 Floral
street NV, Shepherd School; Rob-
ert Ridgeway, 13, of 6803 Laurel
street NV, Paul Junior High; Nc
kinley Luther, 13. of 1903 Sixteenth
street NV, John Quincy Adams
School; Bernard NJ. Regis, 13, of
1899 Seventeenth street NV, Sacred
Heart School; William F. Smith,
IA. of 2l09 King street, Alexandria,
Va, George Washington High, and
S. Paul Jackson, IA, of 1921 Twenty
seventh street NV, st. Paul's
School.
Registration for the Soap Box
Derby is being conducted by II
Chevrolet motor car dealers in
Washington, Hyattsville and Silver
Spring, Md; Alexandria and Clar-
endon, Va. Boys 10 to IS years
old, inclusive, and living anywhere
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Wisconsin Convicts
Ex-HighwayC Chief in
False Claims Case
EIsberg Faces Jail
In Connection With
$4,000 Payment

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, May ia District
Court jury late today convicted Nels
w. Elsberg of Minneapolis, former
State highway commissioner. of a
charge of conspiracy in connection
with payment Of $71,0O0 in false
claims against the department.. ,
The maximum penalty is from two
to five years imprisonment or 5000
fine, or both. Sentence was deferred
until Monday.
The jury deliberated As hours and
so minutes. having received the case
at pm. Thursday.
Elsberg was accused of permitting
false claims of $1,000 against the
department to be paid to the S. j
Reader Construction Co., whose
president, Samuel j. Reader of st
Paul, recently was convicted under
the same indictment naming Els
berg, and who is waiting sentence.
L. L. Allen, former highway main
tenance engineer, also had been con-
Evening star., 1939-05-14
French Attuche to Talk
On Military Service

Col. E. E. Lombard, military at
tache of the French Embassy, will
speak on Mobilization and Com
pulsory Service" at the final meet
ing of the season Of the Reserve
Officers Engineer Chapter at $50
pm. tomorrow. The meeting will
be held in the Army and Navy
Club.
New officers will be elected. Those
nominated include Capt. Walter S.
Pinkus for president and 1t. Leon
ard Wagner for first vice presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

in the Washington area are eligible.
Each boy must build his own coaster
racer. with $40 as the maximum
cost limit. A boy in the Derby may
have actual help in building from
other boys of Derby age, but only
advice and consultation from adults.
Groups of boys may build and en-
ter a racer in the Derby, naming
one of their own number as driver.
Boys who register should be ac-
companied to a dealers salesroom
by parent or guardian, and both
must sign the application for Derby
membership and the safety pledge.
Watch The Star for Derby Ne1Us.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Schedule Of Derby
Racer During Week
Is Announced
Schools in Alexandria
And Arlington Will
Be Among Hosts
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN.

High schools in Alexandria and
Arlington, Va, will be among the
hosts this week for the exhibi-
ton tour of the coaster racing car
that won the 1898 Washington Soap
Box Derby.
Tomorrow will inaugurate the
second week of the metropolitan
area itinerary for the winning racer
and Champion Norman Rocca will
arrange. wherever possible during
the week, to join the tour This
years derby will be run July 8.
The site will be announced later.
The exhibition schedule follows:
Tomorrow-Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-fifth and T streets
NV, noon to 1:30 pm.
Tuesday-G gorge Washington
High School, Alexandria, Va, noon
to pm.
Wednes y-Washington-Lee
High School, Arlington, Va, 1l:40
am. to 12:45 pm
Thursday-Thomas Jefferson Jun
ior High, Arlington, Va, noon to
lis pm.
Friday-Brown Junior High
Twenty-fourth street and Benning
road NE, 11:30 am. to 1890 pm.
Thousands Enter Derby.
Thus far. thousands of junior
high school children in Washington,
especially boys, entered in The
Star-American Legion Derby and
their woodshop teachers have had
the opportunity of first-hand
glimpse at Norman's Soap Box
Derby creation.
The big windup of last weeks
initial tour occurred Friday at
Stuart Junior High. Fourth and E
streets NE, when the entire school
band, the school-boy patrol and
Boy Scout Troop turned out in
full uniform, staging a parade
around the school in honor of the
boy derby champion of 1898. This
followed a brief ceremony in which
student leaders presented Norman
with bouquet of flowers.
E. G. Rick, metal crafts teacher at
Stuart, acted as chairman of the
faculty Committee on Arrangements
for the Derby program, assisted by
H. Conn, scoutmaster; G. H. Rey-
nolds, in charge of the schoolboy
patrol; M. Goldman, band teacher,
and Walter Griest, woodshop in
structor.
The band, the patrol and the
Scouts assembled on the front steps
of the school at the beginning of
the program, and the championship
racer was placed in the center.
Solomon Bass, is, president of the
student body, made brief presenta-
ton speech to Norman, and then
Shirley Pearson. IA, student secre-
tary, gave the champion bouquet
Of flowers. With them was Rosie
Pappalardo, Is, vice president of the
student body. The band was led by
Eloise Thornton, Is, band leader,
and Ann Cole, Is, drum major.
Colorful Parade Held.
When the ceremony was finished
there was colorful parade around
the block and into the school play
ground where the racer was placed
on exhibition. Sam Parrish, vice
commander OF Kenna Main Post OF
the American Legion. and Hugh
Armstrong, assistant district Scout
commissioner, told Stuart boys about
the Derby.
Boy Scouts who participated were
Jack Myerson, 10; Norman Bailey,
10; Charles Armentrout, 10; Wilson
Parker, 13; Tom Paddock, 10; John
Campbell, 18; Bill Fletcher, IA;
Sam Southard, 13; Thomas Shipp;
Robert Berry, 10; Paul Grisso, 18;
Richard Wiley, 10; Ray Tucker, 13,
and Gene Van Hoppe, 10.
The second Soap Box Derby radio
Evening star., 1939-05-14

way engineer, and William Fitz-
gerald, vice president of the S. j.
Reader Co., will be dismissed. Lynch
said he would make the motions for
dismissal when sentence is pro-
nounced on Elsberg Monday.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

victed under the indictment, and
waits sentence.
James Lynch, assistant county at
torney, announced that similar
charges against John Flanagan, for
mer assistant administrative high
Evening star., 1939-05-14
V. M. |. Alumni to Mark
New Market Victory

Seventy-f1ve years ago, on May
Is. some 255 cadets of Virginia Mill
tary Institute, led by 1t Col Scott
Shipp, joined the Confederate forces
of Maj. Gen. John c. Breckenridge
to defeat the Union Army at the
battle of New Market, Va. To-
morrow Maj. Gen. James C. Breck-
inridge of the Marine Corps, grand
son of the Confederate general, will
speak at the 18th anniversary cele-
bration of the battle at $50 pm.
at the Army and Navy Club to
District v. NJ. I. alumni, Alumni
will dine with their honor guest at
$50 pm. at the club.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
PIoy Set at Potomac

The ladies' class of the Potomac
(Md) Methodist Church will spon.
sor play entitled "Annabelle Lee"
at BIS pm. Thursday at the church.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Herb EXPLORING Hike

DR.. Titus Ulke, Washington nat
uralist, will accompany members of
the Botanic Medicine Society on a
herb-eXploring hike to Cabin John
this afternoon,
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Soup Box Derby Rules

(Note to boys: The Star and
the American Legion again are
sponsoring a Soap Box Derby
this summer for boys of the
Washington metropolitan area.
The Derby is a race of motor
less, gravity-powered, miniature
automobiles or coaster racers,
built and driven by boys. The
winner of the local Derby on
July 8 will represent Washing
ton In national and inter-
national finals at Akron, Ohio,
on August 49,
These rules are your guide
for the second WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
I. Eligibility: Boys OF Wash
ington and vicinity not younger
than 10 nor older than IS may
enter. A boy who has passed
his 18th birthday on the day
Of the local race is ineligible.
Members Of tbe immediate
family Of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., Chev-
rolet dealers or employees Of
Chevrolet dealers will not be
allowed to compete.
2. Official rule books and en-
try blanks: Secure these and
sign your safety pledge at the
salesrooms of your nearest
Chevrolet dealer In Washing
ton, Alexandria or Clarendon,
Va; Silver Spring or Hyatts-
vile, Md. You must be &C
companied by your parent or
guardian, who must also sign.
If necessary, however, you may
secure the blanks yourself, take
them home for your parents to
sign, and then return them to
the dealer.
Read The Star Regularly for
Derby NeUs.
Evening star., 1939-05-14


Norman gets the flowers from Shirley
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Don't cross in the middle Of the
block when cars are approaching.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02

The world may be getting smarter
but lot of fishermen will rock the
boat this summer just the same.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
The Star
BY WILMA GOSHEN
o D. J. walsh-wNU Service.

T WING as they did, in California,
IL the Cadby family thought per-
haps less of moving pictures than
their sisters elsewhere. They were
a beautiful family, too, beautiful by
reason of that inheritance of coed
features and perfect health which
insures the real thing.
All, that is, except Catherine. She
had the perfect health; but there it
stopped. No one. knew where. that
odd mouth came from that made
strangers almost lose their self-con-
troll when they bought fruit. No one
could imagine where that hair, that
seemed made for comedians wig,
ever entered the smooth-headed
comely Cadby group.
But there it was; unconsciously
humorous; a tragedy for herself and
stified regret for father and moth
err. e.,+
Then one day a polite person, too
polite, asked Mrs. Cadby if the COM
pany might go on location on her
land. She knew the slogans and as
scented, seeing that her five lovely
daughters were safely in the house
and determining to keep them there.
Of Catherine Cadby there was no
thought at all. She was surely i'm
mune.
Thus it came about that Catherine,
more than ordinarily absurd in an
antiquated sunbonnet, leading a
haf-grown calf that nearly threw
her several times, passed directly
in front of the polite person as he
left the ranch house after obtaining
permission to put his company
to work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02

the position now filed by j. Harry
Gormley of Rockville, as assistant
clerk of the Police Court.
Mrs. Vera Parson, now serving as
special clerk to the County Commits
sioners and assigned as switchboard
operator in the Silver Spring County
Building, is herewith transferred at
her present salary to the Court House
in Rockville to work in room No. los.
Miss Mildred Cheskey of Kensing-
ton is herewith assigned to do the
work formerly done by Mrs. Raymond
Gloyd at the salary now paid to Miss
Harriss of Olney.
Office Of Supervisor OF Assessments
Mrs. Edna Brewer of Rockville to
the position now filled by Doris Sea-
bold of Silver Spring, and the County
Commissioners to continue Miss Sea-
bold temporarily in the Office of Su-
pervisor of Assessments.
Mrs. Claudia Riggs of Rockville to
the position now filled by Mrs. Annie
Albert of Rockville.
Building Inspector
Eastern Suburban District Martin
F. Iverson of Takoma Park to the
position of Building Inspector now
filed by Gerald Warthen of Kensing-
ton.
Western Suburban District
Mrs. Eloise Graham of Glen Echo,
to be secretary to the County Con-
nlissioners from the Western Suburb
an District at the salary now being
paid in this position. This vacancy is
created through the transfer of Mrs.
Mary Rogers to Rockville as previ-
ously stated.
Eastern Suburban District
Clerk to the County Commission
er from the Eastern Suburban Dis
trict, Blair Lee, 3rd, of Silver Spring,
to the position now filled by Elmer
Goebel, of Wheaton, and Mr.. Goebel
is to continue temporarily.
Francis B. Maloy of Silver Spring,
clerk on special assessments, to the
place now filled by M. D. Finch of
Takoma Park, and Mr.. Finch is con-
tinued temporarily.
Miss Sally Leibig, of Colesville, to
the position now filled by Marie
Fanden Heuvel, of Sandy Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Ross J. Sellman

Funeral services for Ross J. Sell
man, former Post Office Department
employee and World War veteran,
who died last Tuesday at his home,
1875 Park road, N. W., were held
Tuesday at his residence. Burial
was in Arlington National Cemetery,
with Masonic rites, at the grave.
A native of Dickerson, Mr.. Sell
man was in the World War. He
served overseas as lieutenant. Later
he worked in the Post Office Depart
ment, until retiring, due to failing
health.
Mr.. Sellman was married twice. His
first wife, formerly Anna Bulwer, OF
Ashton, died during the World War.
In 1921 he married Laurel Hayden,
of Southern Maryland. He is survived
by his widow and a sister, Mrs. Harry
C. Meem, of Dickerson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller died suddenly Tues
day morning at his home on Diamond
Avenue, Gaithersburg, following a
heart attack. He is survived by his
wife, Carrie Briggs Miller, daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beulah Crawford, two sis
tiers and a brother, Mrs. Hattie
Beall and Mrs. Thomas Allnutt of
Laytonsville; Alfred Miller of Fred
erick, also two half-brothers, Will
liam and Frank Waters of German
town.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Gartner Funeral Home on
Thursday at 2:30 o'clock with inter
ment in Forest Oak Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Major BOwes Plans
Baltimore Addition
For Marylanders

When Baltimore, Washington and
Maryland listeners of Major Bowes
Original Amateur Hour tune in on
the program during the spring,
they're going to hear lot of their
home town boys and girls.
This is indicated by the wealth
of responses that the major has
already received to his announce
ment that he will send a talent
scout to Baltimore, February IL and
10 to hold preliminary additions in
this area.
He made the decision to give
Maryland amateurs chance to show
their talent right at home because
he found the area so prolific of
successful entertainers on previous
programs.
Applications may be sent to Sta
ton WCAO at Baltimore, or directly
to Major Bowes at 1897 Broadway,
New York City.
The talent scout is particularly
interested in auditioning ventrilo-
quists, impersonators, imitators,
whstlers, hill billy bands, tap
dancers, yodelers, and others of
unusual ability.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Mrs. Annie B. Ogle

Annie B. Ogle, 76, widow of the
late John R. Ogle, of Glen Echo, died
on Tuesday, January 81 at her winter
home in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Ogle
was the mother of Mrs. Mary E. Bob
niger, of Cabin John; Mrs. Margaret
Louise Bobinger, of Glen Echo; Mrs.
Paul Atkins, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
Edward William Ogle, of Conduit
road. Mrs. Ogle was one of Glen
Echo's oldest residents.
Funeral services were held at Holy
Trinity Church, Both and o streets, at
9 o'clock on Thursday morning where
requiem mass will be said for the re-
pose of her soul.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
TarletOn B. Stabler

Tarleton B. Stabler, 70, who died
Saturday at Kennett Square, Pa,
was buried at his birthplace in
Sandy Spring.
Mr.. Stabler married the former
Rebecca T. Moore of Sandy Spring,
and the couple had six sons, all of
whom survive. They are Frederick
and Wilson, both of Washington
Roland and Joseph, both of Ken
nett Square; Hallot of Moorestown,
N. j., and Donald, of Paoli, Pa
He is also survived by a sister,
Mrs. Clarence Gilpin of Olney.
The services were held in the
Friends Meeting House in Sandy
Spring. Interment was in Sandy
Spring Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
With The Firemen

Editors Note: The fire chiefs
of the various county volunteer
fire departments have issued warn
ings to home owners regarding
chimney fires. They asked that
chimneys be carefully inspected
and efforts made to keep fires IN
furnaces, stoves, ETC., under con-
slant control.
Rockville
January 25+Small fire at home
of Emmanuel Sachs. Caused by
overheated stove.
January 26-Damage to home OF
John Duvall, Spring Lake Park.
Sandy Spring
January 25-Charles w. Gates,
Layhill. House Chimney. No dam
age.
January 25-Wm. E. Talbot, near
GAINESVILLE. House cause unknown)
Complete loss 100000. Near zero
weather. Assisted by Ellicott City
Fire Dept.
January 27-Zeff Tolson, Cloverly
blouse fire. (wiring). $1,000 loss
Terrific smoke fire, rugged par
titions and walls.
January 28-James W. Brown
Brighton pump house) (Light plant
exploded). Fire confined to one
building, same completely destroyed
January S1--william Rannie, High
land. blouse fire, chimney. Nc
damage. High wind encountered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
SHORT SHORT
STORY
Complete in This Issue

Catherine jerked up the bossy,
whose four legs seemed incongru-
ously wooden and elongated as he
struggled to keep his balance, and
threw perfectly natural but SUI
premely comic glance at the stran-
ger.
Good morning." said he. do
you work for Mrs. Cadby?"
II do not" said Catherine, red
dening. "I'm just her daughter" /,
swell, that's fine. I'd like to talk
to you. No, don't run away. Tie
that thing to tree, can't you2 i
don't want to be tripped up" Cath
crime obediently tied the bossy, who
DaWIeo. Jfp-
"The fact is" said the polite per-
son, 81 want you in this picture. p
Catherine was by no means meek
and she was fast growing furious.
She knew well she was no movie
queen in embryo. Indeed, her ca
lamitous absurdities were anguish
to her. She would like to have wal
loped the stranger with the switch
she had used for the bossy.
You're surprised" said the po-
lite person, because you think all
movie girls look like dolls. Well,
they don't. We want character worn
en-. You can play character parts"
Catherine thought wildly. She
knew her mother would never con-
sent, but, truth to tell, she was tired
OF playing nobody while her sisters
beaux trailed over the ranch. She
had no laundering for career, but
now career seemed a way out of
an intolerable existence. If she was
so funny why not be well paid for it?
1t was rumored that grandmother
had been Scottish. Perhaps that was
what made her ask if he had a con-
tract in his pocket.
I'll sign you when l see how you
SCREEN" smiled the stranger who
grew less polite and more likable
with further acquaintance. well
fix test for tomorrow"
1t was not unusual for the girls to
run over to ''Los" for an afternoon
shopping or a show. Therefore.
Catherine slipped off with no COM
ment.
The test proved that she was even
tunnier in the film than in daily
life, and Catherine, having signed
for what to her seemed a huge sum
of money on that fateful dotted line.
went home, tired, hot and encour.
aged beyond her dreams.
"Cathy," said Sara, her eldest
and prettiest sister, at supper, don't
think me a beast. Only simply
can't let you act as bridesmaid
Thursday. You make everyone
laugh, and"
Don't worry, Sara" was the
tranquil reply, II couldn't possibly
get of. / have signed a contract
this afternoon with the Gaythorn-
Satterthwaite Film aggregation.
That is, I am en- route to be a movie
star"
ITS the sun, poor darling"
sobbed her mother. Don't say anv-
thing; Just telephone for DR.. Smuge.
quietly"
mo, l am quite well. Only I'm
too funny for private life and l can
get paid good money for making a
crowd laugh, so why not?"
There was chorus of protest. but
Catherine is billed on Broadway as
the "Girl Charlie Chaplin" SO il is
to be presumed that she won her
point.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Kings Horses Lose Sho..

Many a kings horse has lost a
shoe at Oakham, near London he
cause of an old custom, the castle
there having the right to demand
a horseshoe from every peer u,bo
passes through the town. If anvone
refuses, shoe can be taken from
the horse.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02
Boyd Presbyterian Church

Christian Endeavor Day-Sunday
February 5, will be observed in the
Presbyterian Church of Boyd, in q
special service at II a. m. on the
above date. The minister will use for
his theme for the day-"Preparing
with Christ for Every Cdisis". The
Endeavorers will sing. The oldest en-
deavorer and the youngest will have a
Part in the service.
In the evening the Endeavor Soci.
ETY. will unite with the Montgomery
County Christian Endeavor Union in
rally to be held at the Rockville
Christian Church. The Sunday School
meets every Sunday morning at 1C
o'clock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-02

When you are fishing for compli-
ments it is always best to bait your
hook with compliments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-09
Collections Raise
State Unemployment
Reserve To $4,000, 900

The reserve fund of the Mary
land Unemployment Compensation
Board is now above $4,000, 900, as
compared with $13,75O,OOO on Oc-
tober 1. The jump is due the Board
announced, to collections for the
third quarter of the calendar year.
Payment of the tax on payrolls
for the quarter ending September
80 was due October 20. The great
er part of the sum was in hand on
that day, it was stated.
In October the unemployment
benefits paid amounted to $312,124.
Returns for the second quarter
of this year showed total of $685.
421 workers covered by the unem-
ployment compensation. On July 1
last, the number was reduced by
the Railroad Unemployment Com
pensation Act passed by Congress.
Under that act railroad workers
were covered in a separate system.
Of the workers under the State
compensation act, 210,617 are in
Baltimore. Baltimore county ranks
next with 36,551 and Montgomery
is seventh with $3.50. All other
political divisions are below 1000
each.