Evening star., 1939-03-26
2,000D.C. Youngster!
Compete for Awards
In Kite Contests
Brisk Breeze Assists
TrioIs; One Champion
Wins 2 Firsts, ! Second

tne SIX 1lelQS OF acClOn, young Powell
Moore of 718 Rock Greek Church
road carried off the day with two
first prizes, one for workmanship
and the other for performance, and
a second prize for the design of the
tailed kite which he entered in the
father-and-son class at Monument
Grounds. His honors brought him
the championship cup for this Sec
ton.
On top of these awards, Powell
was chosen to pose for the photog-
rapher of national magazine.
Divided Into Glasses.
The tourney was divided into
classes which included subjuniors
10 years of age and under; juniors
Ia and under; seniors, over Is; and
the father-son class, open to the
parent and his son, if the latter was
under Is
Ready-made kites were definitely
out and those entered were built by
the boy, girl or father-and-son con-
testants.
To pick the top-notch kite flyers
the judges based their decisions on
workmanship, which included neat
ness and strength of construction
design, which embraced artistic
amusing or attractive appearance
and for performance, which involved
steepness. steadiness, flying angle
and duration. In all, the champions
Just had to have about everything
While kites flown from the Monu-
ment Grounds were soaring as far
westward as Seventeenth street,
other contests were in progress in
the other five sections, whose cham
pions are as follows:
Other Champions.
Grace Ross, Anacostia &C.: David
Litsis, Anacostia d.; Robert Stew
ard. Banneker Recreation Center;
Gregory Carter, Barnard Hill Park
Milford CHASER, Takoma Recreation
Center. These champions were all
awarded cups. Ribbons went to
scores Of other contestants.
Comdr. Francis w. Reichelderfer,
chief of the Weather Bureau, and
his assistant, C. c. Clark, headed the
Contest Committee, comprised of
Miss Sibyl Baker, Albert Clyde
Burton, Claude Corr. DR.. Hugh L.
Dryden, Frank Elvidge, Harry C.
English, Paul Edward CARRIER, Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Peoples, Miss Esther
Scott. P. j. Rayford and Richard
S. Tennyson.
Subcommitteemen had charge of
the various contest grounds, as fol-
lows: John Young, Anacostia c.;
Walter S. Greist, Barnard Hill; D. E.
Little, Monument Grounds; Edward
D. Reed, Anacostia D; R. F.. Ovel-
ton. Banneker Recreation Center,
and Leonard Bowen, Takoma Rec
reation Center.
Following is the list of winners IN
the various classes at the different
locations:
Takoma Recreation Center.
SUBJUNIORS-Class A (tailed
kites)-Workmanship: First, Jack
Conner; second, Robert Webb; third,
Mary Bertran. Design: First, Jack
Conner; second, Frank McLester;
third, Robert Knapp. Performance:
First, Mary Bertram; second, Robert
Knapp; third, Jack Coiner. Glass B
(para-kites) - Workmanship: First,
Doris Steele; second, William Boyer.
Design: First, William Boger; sec
ond, Doris Steele. Performance:
First, Doris Steele; second, William
Boyer. Glass c (cell kites)-Work-
manship: First, Milford Glacer; Sec
ond, Jack Econmas Design: First,
Jack Econmas; second, Milford
Glacer. Performance: First, Milford
Glacer; second. Jack Econmas.
JUNIORS-Class A tailed kites)-
Workmanship: First, Herbert Long;
second, Laura Cannon; third, John
Shullenbarger. Design: First, Her.
bert Long; second, Bernard Voight;
third, Joseph Miller. Performance:
First, John Shullenbarger; second,
Richard Murphy; third. Barbara
Connel. Glass B para kites
workmanship: First, George Killer
lain. Design: George Killerlain.
performance: First, George Killer
lain. Class C Cecil kites)-Work-
manship: First, Donald Writer'S;
second, Frederick Boss; third, Hor-
ace Sigler. Design: First, Frederick
Boss; second, Horace Sigler; third,
Donald Writers. Performance: First.
Frederick Boss; second, Horace Sig
Ter; third, Donald Writer'S.
SENIORS-Class A (tailed kites)-
Workmanship: First, Sterling Heint-
Ter; second, Phillip Baumgartner.
Design: First, Sterling Heintler; Sec
ond, Phillip Baumgartner. Per-
formance: First, Phillip Baumgart-
ner; second, Sterling Heintler. Glass
G (cell kites)-Workmanship: First,
Frank Hubbard. Design: First.
Frank Hubbard. Performance: First,
Frank Hubbard.
FATHER-SON-Class A Called
kites)-Workmanship: First, Bob
Ihomson-Edward Rosen; second,
Caroly Plummer. Design: First,
Caroly Plummer; second, Bob Thom-
son. Performance: First, Bob Thom-
SON. Edward Rosen; second, CAROLYN
Plummer.
Champion: Milford CHASER. a
subjunior with a cell kite.
AnacOstia d.
SuBJUNIORS-Class A (tailed
kltes)-Workmanship: First, Leslie
ToWnes; second, Bernard Sheridan:
third, Francis ONiel. Design: First,
Francis. ONiel; second, William
Kalas; third, Leslie Townes. Per-
1ormance: First, Gertrude Downs:
second, Bernard Sheridan; third.
Edward Shop.
JUNIORS-Class A (tailed kites)-
workmanship: First, Horace Nc
Marrow; second, Rob Allwine; third,
Earl Fitzhugh. Design: First, Earl
Fitzhugh; second, Earl Blunkiran:
third, Rob Allwine. Performance:
First, Earl Fitzhugh; second, Horace
third, Bunny Zugel.
Class c (cell kites)-Workmanship:
First, Aaron; second, Guard, Design:
First. Aaron; second, Guard.