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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-28
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NeU Stars, Stripes
Vets of Foreign Wars to Officiate at
Formal Flag Raising Ceremony Sunday

occupied by the Camp Fire group,
vii be known as Camp ''Whs-C; =
Dub" The name was submitted
by Freda Stshl, member of Kultsa-
Te-Adahi council of which Mrs.
Earl Poe Ia leader. and adopted by
Judging committee composed Of
DIR. r. c. Morse and Mrs. Dana T.
Robinson Of puyallup and DR.. w.
3. Mitchell of Summer.
The name "Wha-Csh-Dub" was
the tribal name Of the late William
Shelton. chief or the Tulahp tribe.
well known 10 Puyallupites through
his association with the Western
Washington fair. Translation Of
the name means striving up
ward" At present there are II
girls enjoying the annual outing
at the camp and ON Saturday eve
ming they will have as their din
ner guests Mrs. William Shelton.
widow Of the late chief. her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Harriette Williams, and
ll-year-old grandson, Wayne Will
Jams.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
B. P. O. EIks

Inc fourth and final regional
meeting of the Maryland, Delaware
and District of Columbia State As
sociation will be held in the An
napolls Lodge June 25 at 2 pm
All Elks and their ladies are in
vlted. President Philip U. Gayaut
OF Washington will preside.
The State Association has appro-
prlated $l00 to equip a cabin at the
Crippled Children's Camp at Catoc-
tin, Md.
The Elks Boys Band will give a.
concert today at Arlington Cemetery
curing the memorial services held
by the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. On Monday the band will
give concert for the All Club at
the Sylvan Theater. In case of rain
the concert will be given in the
LABOR Department Auditorium.
Chairman Norman Schroth of the
Orphans Outing Committee has ar
ranged an unusual program of en-
tertalnment for the hundreds of
ohildren who will be guests of the
washington lodge on June % at
Glen Echo. Several big league ball
players have been invited to attend.
Plans are being completed for a
trip to the New York Worlds Fair.
Ihe trip will be made during the
early part of September. All Elks
VINO are interested should notify
Secretary William S. Shelby as soon
as possible.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
D. C.. Guard Medical Officers
To Study Tick Problem
Precautions Against Deadly
Spotted Fever to Be Taken

Whether man-made weapons, COM
bined with strategy, will furnish the
major contest to the District National
Guard while in the field for the ma
neuvers in Northern Virginia next
August, or whether the real battles
will be with the ticks bearing the
deadly spotted fever. is a problem
that has been put up to a board OF
medical officers. Although the board
has not had time to make an investi-
CATION and report, rumors are spread
ing among the enlisted personnel of
the Guard that they have to go into
the field with shaved heads, or at
least very closely cropped hair, as
one of the precautions against the
ticks.
During practically the whole time
that the militiamen are in the field
they will be living under conditions
which will permit them to pick up
ticks quickly They will not have
any of the floored tents and other
facilities which they usually find
in fixed base camps, but most of the
time, when not crawling and march,
ing through the thickets and brush,
they will be sleeping on the ground
in their pup tents, which may result
in requiring close examination
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Knights Of Pythios

Special arrangements have been
made by Mount Vernon Lodge to
entertain the older members of the
lodge on June 81. Transportation
will be provided for all disabled
members.
The chancellor commander of
Webster Lodge announced only one
meeting will be held-on July 18.
Uninon Lodge is sponsoring a
moonlight excursion on the steamer
Potomac Friday night.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
LoyoI Order of Moose

The Executive Board of Columbia
Lodge will meet on Wednesday at
8 pm. at the club to discuss plans
with the House Committee for en-
tertainment in the club.
Howard j. Clark, chairman of the
Membership Committee, reported
that 10 new members had been en-
rolled toward the quota of IS as
signed by the supreme secretary,
Malcolm R. Giles. A resolution had
been passed to present trip to the
supreme convention in Philadelphia,
Pa, and trip to the Maryland and
Border States conclave in Cumber-
land, Md, for membership prizes for
procuring a certain number of ap-
plications before August /.
A moonlight boat trip on the
steamer City of Washington will be
held Tuesday at $50 pm.
At the meeting of the Executive
Board of the State association, held
in Baltimore, Md, the following
members of Washington Lodge re-
ceived committee appointments for
the conclave: Past Dictator Wade
H. Mitchell, resolutions; Dictator
e. r. Thompson, bylaws, and Past
President Milton v. Hanson, ritual
istic.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

to pay for a page to be used at their
discretion, and any pictures to be
used at their own expense. All
articles for publication in the pro-
gram must be received by the COM
mittee not later than July l.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post met at the Hayloft
Club, with Comdr. Johnny A. Long
presiding A farewell gift from the
post was presented to Oliver Gregory
who is leaving for Nevada to reside
on account of Ill health.
The next meeting will be held at
the Hayloft Club on June 26.
Six new members were received
into Sergt. Jasper Post at its last
meeting
The post and auxiliary dance
scheduled for last night was post
poned on account of the death of
Department Comdr James T. Brady
and will be held August 5 at Indian
Spring Country Club.
Last Friday at 130 pm. in Terrell
Junior High School citizenship
awards were presented by the post
and auxiliary to the outstanding boy
and girl of the graduating class of
that school.
The third annual Flag Day exer-
cises, under the auspices Of Bunker
Hill Post. at the National Training
School for Boys were held at the
school on Wednesday evening.
The program, presided over by
Francis F. Miller, Americanism Of
ficer, and participated in by about
400 boys of the school and guests,
opened with short welcoming ad-
dress by Supt Harold E. Hegstrom
and invocation by the Rev. R. c..
Fitzgerald, chaplain Bunker Hill
Post. The singing playing team
of Phyllis and James Pagel enter
tanned The film, The Story of the
Coast Guard was shown. Depart
ment Comdr. Slattery delivered an
address and introduced John S.
White, member of the Maryland
State Legislature.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Spanish War Veterans
AuxiIiories

Meetings this week-Monday, Ad-
miral George Dewey-Naval; We'd
nesday. Gen. M. Emett Urel; Fri
day, Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
The new department officers for
the department elected and ap-
pointed at the 9th annual conven-
tion are: President, Naomi Harri-
man; senior vice president, Pauline
Thompson; Junior vice president
Carrie Flaherty; chaplain, Ethel
Finn; patriotic instructor, Margaret
Binnix; historian, Mable Hessen:
conductor, Gertrude Miles; assistant
conductor, Helen Grissam; guard
Madge Ryce; assistant guard, Louise
Freeland; secretary, Gretta Ludwig
treasurer, Cora Campbell; musician
Hattie Ludwig; reporter, Esther
Erhardt; chief of staff, Margaret
Burns; delegates and alternates
elected to the national convention
at Atlantic City, N. j., in September
are, delegates, Mrs. Noble Potts
Hattie Ludwig, Anne Palmer, Lenora
Rosetta; alternates. Emma Barker
Lenora Barnes, Bessie Afford and
Rebecco Pedigo.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Aux
iliary initiated Clara Forester at
its last meeting.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

accordance with "but one purpose,
the safety of those using the park
way"
The Blue Ridge Parkway was
designed for the pleasure Of. the
motoring public and to make ac-
cessible the beautiful views and
mountain scenery not generally
found along the route of the ord
mary highway, it was explained
This parkway road differs from
the regular public highway in that
it is not designed to take you from
one town to another over the most
direct and least expensive route, nor
is it designed to carry great volumes
of commercial traffic at high speed
between such points. The parkway
motor road was planned primarily
so that the public could enjoy the
natural scenery without encounter
ing commercial traffic hazards and
unsightly roadside developments.
Speed Restrictions.
For those who wish to drive the
parkway at this time it is necessary
for us to use every means at our
disposal to safeguard them against
accident. In addition to certain
technical reasons. this speed re-
striction of IS miles per hour has
been placed on the parkway traffic
at this time because the curves
are unmarked, the shoulders, espe-
cially on fills, have not sufficiently
settled and are still soft, the CENTER
line stripe has not been placed,
guard rails have not been set up and
the banks through cuts have not
been sloped to their final positions
which will allow proper sight dis
tance. These factors should be con-
sidered if you have a tendency to
want to step on the gas in places
where it might look safe to those
who have not considered the alb
sence of these safety provisions.
There are hundreds of men en-
gagged in the various construction
jobs along this motor road who
must be protected from high-speed
traffic. At each point where these
men are engaged in their work
there will be found equipment being
used that might be difficult to move
at a moments notice. High speed
under such conditions would endan-
ger both the motorist and the work.
men. Traffic regulations are there
fore essential OF their safety and
yours.
Because of these temporary un-
safe conditions the surfaced sections
of the parkway have not been
opened officially and can be used
by the general public only on the
travel at your own risk basis. Under
these conditions, however, it has
been determined that a maximum
speed of IS miles per hour on the
open road and Is miles per hour
through sections where working
crews are engaged in construction
are the highest speeds consistent
with safety. 1t will be necessary for
us to enforce these regulations in
order to protect both the public
travelling the parkway and the work.
men engaged In its construction"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Odd Fellows

Columbia Lodge will meet at 8
pm, June %, F. F. Ball, noble
grand, presiding. The third degree
will be conferred. There will be
nomination of officers.
Lodges of this jurisdiction will
have the annual pilgrimage to
Arlington National Cemetery today
The procession will start from the
west gate, Fort Myer entrance, at
2:30 pm, ending at the amphi-
theater and the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. An address by Sem
ator Edwin c. Johnson of Colorado
will be at 8 pm.
Memorial services were held in
the temple Thursday, with an ad-
dress by Ralph E. Michel, past
junior grand master of Florida. A
poem, Three Gardens" composed
and rendered by Mrs. Annette Har-
rell. treasurer of the Rebekah AS
sembly, was dedicated to this occa-
sion.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

or for the reason that they did not
touch the most scenic points," it
was explained by the Park Service
officials. After review by the State
Highway Commissions, the various
States presented to the Federal
Government two major routes, one
down the Blue Ridge and another
lying in the Alleghenies, together
with a third line combining parts
of both.
"In this early location work the
part of the State Highway Depart
ments was most important. The
Virginia and North Carolina COM
missions have continued to be most
helpful in selecting a location for
the parkway as more detailed prob
lens arose. A large responsibility,
however, was placed upon the engi-
neers of the United States Bureau
of Public Roads.
Locating Levels.
The tagging of the road was
started by the engineers from vari-
Gus gaps in the mountains which
were picked as controls through
which the road would need to pass.
The locators of the Bureau of Roads,
working closely with landscape
architects of the National Park
Service, spent weeks at a time
looking out the country before the
levels were run.
"Standards set up in Washington
had to be met-grades could be only
so steep and curves only so sharp.
The costs of grading, tunnels.
bridges and viaducts had to be
measured against the scenic and
recreational qualities of the several
lines. The cost to the States for
buying the land had to be weighed
carefully and many other policies
of planning taken into account"
After the route had been tagged,
the State Highway Department
placed survey parties at work to
make topographic maps of the en-
tire line and often of alternate lines
where smaller choices between this
line or that RENAME dto be made.
These maps form the basis of the
various steps toward building of the
actual roadway. First, there was
the making of right-of-Way maps
showing the lands needed. This was
followed by acquisition by the State
of these lands from private owners.
probably the most drawn-out and
difficult of all the phases of the
parkway program.
Designs Go Forward.
Meanwhile, on drawing tables in
Roanoke, headquarters for the park
wav project, in Washington and at
: ,eirous points along the line the
design of the engineering and archi-
tectural features of the road goes
forward. Upon these contract plans
private companies submit their bids
for the actual construction work.
Only then does the construction
stage arrive, with the appearance
high in the mountains of fleets of
trucks, power shovels, graders and
dynamite crews.
To critics Of the 35-mile speed
limit in effect on major stretches
of the parkway, one Of the finest
motor roads ever built in mountain
country, park officials have ex-
planned that the limit was fixed In
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Army and Navy Union

Meetings this week are: Special
Troops Garrison, pm. Monday at
the Armory; Gen. Guy v. Henry
Garrison, 8 pm. Wednesday at 1916
Twelfth street NV. and Presidents
Own Auxiliary, pm. Monday at
1923 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
The Presidents Own Garrison will
meet at 1923 Twenty second street
NV. today at 10 am. to join Ma
tional Capital Chapter of the D. A.
v. in an outing to Cedarhurst, Md.
Transportation will be provided for
those not having cars.
New uniform regulations for the
honor society prescribe that all gen.
eral officers will wear a blue and gold
sash with the mess jacket.
Alexis Uzefovich has been assigned
chief Of foreign relations.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Meetings This Week,
Star Staff Photo

Monday - Quentin Roosevelt
Post. Potomac Boat Club.
Washington Gas Light, 1927
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday - Cooley Mccullough
Post, 100 L street NV. Sec
ond Division, New Colonial
Hotel. Bunker Hill. 807 Mon
roe street NE. Fort Stevens
Sons Of the American Legion,
Roosevelt High School, 7 pm.
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps, Roosevelt High School,
3 pm.
Wednesday - Stanley Church
Depue Post, the Hay Loft
Club.
Thursday-James E. Walker,
Colored Y. NJ. c. A. Depart
ment Executive Committee
meeting, District Building.
Friday-Sons of the American
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps,
National Guard Armory.
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Blue Ridoe
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ground and that wild life will in
crease to such an extent that it
will spread out over the surrounding
country and restore it to its former
glory as the Happy Hunting
Ground of your ancestors and the
Indians" one park official explained.
The program includes the plant
Ing OF parkway slopes, barred in con-
nection with the construction work.
to native grasses, shrubs, vines and
trees. Worn out and eroded fields
Will be restored to pasture or Wild
life and game food areas. Quilted or
very steep fields will be returned
to forest.
Preservation Plan.
In granting permits for pastures
or agricultural use in the parkway
border area the National Park Serv-
ice will insist upon the preservation
of the old rail fences and perserva-
ton of shrubs and trees necessary
to provide food and cover for wild
life.
Streams will be improved by con-
struction of log and boulder dams.
providing brush cover. and in other
ways improving conditions for fish
and game that are dependent on
water.
Rearing ponds, fishing ponds and
lakes will be built and prepared to
provide proper conditions for fish
and water fowl. Small streams will
be stocked and closed to fishing so
that fish may grow safely. AS they
grow they will continually seek
larger streams and ponds and many
will move to the waters outside of
the parkway.
The parkway and the national
parks which it connects are to be
stocked with birds and other game.
Many portions of the parkway will
pass through very large national
forest areas and in these places
stocks of deer and wild turkeys will
be released.
The National Park Service has
appealed to property owners in the
vicinity of the parkway to help the
wildlife program oy leaving cover
along fences, leaving uncut grain
along the fences to provide food and
otherwise providing shelter and food
for birds and game.
Dead Timber Saved.
In developing the parkN ay, large
quantities of dead and down timber.
largely dead chestnut have been
saved and made available to families
in need of relief.
With the general location of the
parkway now tied down." National
Park Service officials can look back
with a feeling of relief to a period
little more than five years ago
when there were many routes being
proposed for the parkway in four
different States, on four separate
mountain ranges many miles apart
The problem of selecting the final
route now under construction was
far from simple.
MANY of the routes proposed
could be and were given up on the
basis that they went too far off the
straight line between the two parks
Evening star., 1939-06-18

commander of the local forces, has
caused board of medical officers
to be appointed to go thoroughly
into the matter of what precautions
should be taken and also to study
sanitary measures especially re-
quired in the maneuver area during
the coming summer.
Maj. Stewart NJ Grayson, Medi-
cal Corps, 260th Coast Artillery, is
president of the board, with the fol-
lowing associates, both from the
Medical Corps: Maj. Joseph j.
Greenlaw, 12lst Regiment of Engi-
neers, and Maj. Samuel R. Taggart,
l04th Quartermaster Regiment.
Col Glendie B. Young. COM
mander of the old Sd District of
Columbia Infantry when it went
into the field during the Mexican
trouble, prior to the World War,
and who was retired from the local
Guard some years ago, now is going
through the files at the armory pre-
pairing a history of that organi-
Zation.
The 29th National Guard Division
Headquarters has received a map
showing definitely the area which
will be occupied by this outfit dur
ing the Northern Virginia war
games. The local troops are a part
of this division. The area, it was
said, centers on a storehouse at the
junction Of Route 21l with the high
way to Manassas and extends for a
mile in each direction. This will be
the base camp from which the
troops will take of on their cam
paign against the enemy"
Detailed orders have been issued
by Gen. Cox for the review to be
held by the entire brigade on the
Mall. near Sixth street. Tuesday
night. in honor OF the judiciary of
the District of Columbia. The bri-
gade will be commanded at that
time by Col. John w. Oehmann,
commander of the Engineer Regi-
ment.
Sergt. John F. Ellis and Pvt.
James G. Small, both of Battery
D. 269th Coast Artillery, have been
placed on the eligible list from
which appointments in the grade
of second lieutenant of coast artil-
lery will be made as vacancies
occur They have successfully
completed competitive examinations,
the former with the mark of BIS.
and the latter with a mark of 76.5
per cent. Appointments will be
made in that order.
First Sergt. Frederick p Pickard,
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Awards Committee announced that
the following elementary school
children will be awarded medals
and their respective schools will re-
ceive certificates: Kathleen Alice
Day, age 10, Benning School, for
saving the lives of her two younger
brothers from fire when their home
burned; Harry Atkin, age IL, James
Greenleaf School, for saving the
life of small boy from being run
over by truck; James Davis, age
IL, Brent School, for attempting to
save the life of his young brother
from drowning; Clyde Davis, age
IA, Dent School, for saving the life
of his brother, James Davis, from
|hrowning and attempting to save
the life of another brother.
The Ladies Auxiliary will hold
the department encampment at the
Stuart Junior High School, Fourth
and E streets NE, as follows:
June 28-Parade formatio in
front of Hechinger's on Maryland
avenue NE; line of march across
Fifteenth street and west on H
street to Fourth street. Loving cups
will be awarded by the Northeast
Business Mems Association. The
awards will be made according to
the numerical strength at the START
ing point. Joint session with the
mems department.
June 29-MasSing of the colors,
memorial services, dedication of the
new department color bearer flags,
juniors AmericaniSm program, pres
entation of awards to the essay
winners, introduction of distin-
guished guests.
June 30-Offlcers' reports, commit
tee reports, resolutions, unfinished
business.
July Nomination and election
of officers. installation of officers.
On July testimonial dinner
will be given to the outgoing and
incoming department officers at the
Lotus at pm. Mercedes McCallum
is chairman.
Registration will be from 730 to
8 pm. at opening session of the
encampment
Department books will be audited
at the home of Treasurer Lucille
Bernard. 4417 Brandwine street
NV, Tuesday at 8 pm.
McKimmie Catterton Auxiliary
met at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club on June 7, with Senior
Vice President Mary Weatherall
presiding. Rose Riley was appointed
publicity chairman.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Adelaide NJ. Grant,
1913 L street NE. June 81, at pm.
Delegates and alternates for the
national encampment will be elected.
After the meeting get-together
party will be held, At the joint
memorial services of the post and
auxiliary, Past Department Presi-
dent Adelaide M. Grant presented
the auxiliary an altar cloth.
Defense Auxiliary will meet We'd
nesday at 2020 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet Thursday at Washington Post
Club
Potomac Auxiliary will meet at
the Washington Post Club on Tues
dav.
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mer, department
Fidac chairman,
has asked all
local units to
emphasize the
work of Fidac,
the inter-allied
veterans fedora
ton. Pageants,
plays, tableaux,
special meetings
and parties are
c l I'm aXlng the
years Fidac &C
tivities, Mrs. Rie-
mer explained.
The purpose of
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Modern WoOdmen Outinx,

District members and their fami-
lies will start the school vacation
season with trek to Marshall Hall
on June %. Games and sports are
planned. A joint committee repre-
senting the seven camps of the Dis
trict of Columbia will make final
plans for joint class adoption to
be held June 20 with degree teams
made up from Washington, George
town and West End camps doing the
ritualistic work.
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each morning to
ascertain t h a t
none of the in
sects have be-
come attached
to the brigade.
Without a ny
frs t = h a n q
knowledge of
what the con-
ditions are in
the field, and
mindful OF the
Importance of
protecting the
health of the
Army. Brig. Gen.
Albert T., Cox
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Meetings This Week.

NtetIHgS MS Week.
Monday - Internal Revenue
Post, 1700 L street NV.
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Gen. wards
Post, 815 Fifteenth street
NV. Overseas Military
Band, National Guard Ar
mory.
T h urs day-Potomac Post,
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Saturday-Defense Post, 1920
Rhode Island avenue NE.
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Disabled American Veterans

Members, their families and friends
will leave today at 1890 a m. from a
parking lot on Twentieth street
south of Pennsylvania avenue NV
for a motor trip to Cedarhurst, Md.
There will be a barbecue, games.
fishing and dancing. Those missing
the carvan viii nnd markers for the
route.
The department Executive Com.
mittee will meet next Wednesday at
the District Building at 8 pm. De-
partment Comdr. Walter C. Hess viii
outline plans for the national con-
vention at Boston.
Arrangements are being completed
for a reunion July 2, 8. 4. The plans
call for service at Washington
Cathedral on July 2, a visitation to
Mount Alto Hospital on July and
an outing and picnic In grove "a,
Rock Greek Park. on July 4.