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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-26
PERSONALS

Miss Evelyn Osborne, of Gras.
sy Creek, visited relatives here
and at Beaver Creek last week.
Miss Anne Lindsey, Nationa.
Red Cross worker here, is leav.
ing today for Chicago, ILL.,, where
she will study. Miss Claire Dir
ken, who has been working al
North Wilkesboro, came here
Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Reeves had
a most enjoyable trip to New
York and the Worlds Fair last
week.
Several from the Jeffersons are
planning to attend the Carolina
Wake Forest game Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Clyne and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beavers, OF
\ Pineville, w. Va, visited Mr.. E
Z H. Thompson at Jefferson last
week end. Mr.. Beavers is WPA
supervisor in West Va, and de-
clared that he was greatly i'm
pressed with the fine new Ashe
County hospital building. ''You
certainly got your moneys worth
there and then some," he asser-
ted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons, of
Ohio, visiting the Ashe County
fair last week and were so i'm
pressed that they stayed over an
extra day. Mr.. Fitzsimmons is an
artist.
Mr.. Peck Davis, of Lansing, is
teaching school this year at Four
Oaks high school near Smith
field, N. c.
Mr.. Garrett Clark, of Lansing,
is teaching and coaching at Dob
son high school in Surry county.
Mr.. Raleigh Rotten is spending
IA few days in Kentucky on a
'Nbusiness trip.
Mr.. John Skies, editor of the
Northwestern Press, North Wiki
esboro, and Mrs. Kate Mackie
Waynick, editor of the Renfro
Herald, Yadkinville, visit e d
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Woodie
and little daughter, of Winston
Salem; Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon
Wilcox and son, of Boone; Mrs.
Arthur Lyle and son, Arthur, Jr.,
of Beckley, w. Va, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. V.
Woodie here Sunday.
Mr.. Harold Higgins, Sparta
high school agricultural teacher
and Mr.. Emerson Black, Alleg-
hany farm agent, assisted with
the judging at the Ashe county
fair last week. "You certainly
have some fine things exhibited,
Mr.. Black declared.
Mr.. Ben Reeves and Mr.. Amos
Wagner, of Sparta, both of
whom have business connections
here, attended the Fair last Fri.
j, day and were enthusiastic ir
y their praise of the event.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindess
and sympathy during the sick
ness and death of our loving mo-
Their. We thank the Reins-
funeral home for their
kind and excellent service, also
the cars and beautiful flowers.
MRS. ROY SMITH
AND FAMILY
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-26
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-26

We extend our congratula-
tons to w. B. Oliver who has
been promoted to district sup
ervisor of the F. S. A. We wish
for him much success in his
new position.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-26
price. See or call j. G.. GambiII,
West Jefferson.

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Evening star., 1940-03-31
| Street Curved
| To Preserve
Two Oak Trees

Two huge white oak trees, which
stood in the way of street extern
sion project, were saved from de-
struction yesterday through the in
tervention of Maj. Patrick H. Tan
sey, Acting Engineer Commissioner,
and officials of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The trees, believed to be among
the oldest in Washington, were
saved when the District agreed to
curve the roadway around them
when Northampton street is ex-
tended from Utah avenue to More.
land street NV.
Irwin C. Murray, who owns the
property on which the trees stand,
had protested against their destruc.
ton and suggested that a slight
curve in the new street would save
them. Park and planning officials
became interested and the result
was a conference with Mai. Tansey.
Every one agreed the curve could
be made without much trouble, and
so every one is happy.
Mr.. Murray said he didn't know
how old the trees are, but that
friends had estimated that one.
which measures about 7 feet through
the trunk, was about $50 years old.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
D. T.. Podiatric Bill
To Be Studied Today

A bill offered by Representative
Randolph, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia to modernize the present Dis
trict regulation of the practice of
podiatry is to be considered tomor-
row at meeting of the House Dis
trict Committee. The bill has been
favorably reported to the full COM
mittee by the Public Health Subcom-
mittee, headed by Representative
Schultz, Democrat, of Indiana.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, is scheduled to appear
as witness. 1t is expected he will
suggest rewording of one section
in the belief that. as now written,
the bill would go too far, under pos
sible interpretations of the intent.
Support for the measure was given
at recent hearing before the
Schultz subcommittee by Lawrence
L. Gourley, attorney for the Podiatry
Society of the District, and DR.. E. E.
Thompson, chairman of the Legisla-
tive Committee of the society.
Mr.. Gourley quoted DR.. Rutland
as saying: IF l am correct in my
understanding that the submitted
draft will prohibit podiatrists, unless
they also be physicians licensed to
practice medicine and surgery, from
undertaking the amputation of the
foot or any of the toes, as stipulated
in the present act covering podiatry,
then this department will not offer
any objection to the proposed draft
as submitted"
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Leave Saved for Workers
Called 10 Military Service

Accrued leave due Government
employees who are called to active
military service hereafter will re-
main to their credit for use when
they return to regular employment,
under an executive order signed yes
terday by President Roosevelt.
Under controller general ruling,
leave previously had been forfeited
in such circumstances, as the en-
ploye leaving civilian for military
pursuits is required to go on a
leave-without-pay status, and a sec
ton of the regulations heretofore
enforced provided that leave without
pay could not be taken as long as
an employe had annual leave due.
The Presidents order also made
another change in the leave regula-
tions to conform to the law enacted
early in March by which per diem
employees are relieved of the re-
quirement of taking charge
against annual or sick leave for
Sundays or non-work days estab-
lished by administrative or execu-
tive order occurring during periods
when they are on leave.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Women Flyers Plan
Eurhort Memorial

An Amelia Earhart memorial din
ner and dance will be held in the
Raleigh Hotel Saturday night, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock. by the Wash
ington Chapter of Ninety Mines, an
organization of women flyers Of
which the late Miss Earhart was
first president.
Proceeds are to increase a fund
for an instrument flying course for
chapter member who possesses
necessary qualifications and is earn
ing her living in aviation. A
scholarship committee, headed by
Miss Ruth Nichols, is to name the
recipient.
The dance will feature introduce
tion Of a flying waltz"
Miss Lulu Shank, 1903 Twenty
eighth street NV, secretary to
Senator Clark Of Idaho, is presi-
dent of the Middle Eastern Section
Of Ninety Mines, which comprises
chapters In Washington, Baltimore
and Richmond.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
King Will Submit
Young's Nomination
To Full Committee
Senate Group May Act
On D. c. Commissioner
Choice by End Of Week

The Senate District Committee
may be called by Chairman King to
meet before the end of this week to
consider the nomination of John
Russell Young, The Stars White
House representative for the past
20 years, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Commissioner
George E. Allen.
Indicating that he did not believe
it would be necessary to appoint a
subcommittee. Senator King said he
would submit the nomination to the
full committee.
Mr.. Young is a native of Wash
ington, and has been in newspaper
work here since 1905. All indications
yesterday we're that prompt Senate
confirmation will follow committee
action.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee yesterday voiced
approval of the selection of Mr..
Young as a District Commissioner
and declared he has qualities
admirably fitting him for the job
He said:
THE appointment of J. Russell
Young as Commissioner comes as a
surprise. but it also comes as a
satisfactory appointment. Mr.. Young
has the qualities which should
admirably fit him to discharge the
duties of the position.
Il am certain he will have the best
wishes and sincere cooperation of
public officials, voteless Washing
tonians and civic groups keenly
interested in building greater
Capital City"
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Wage Board 0. KS
New S-Hour Day Law
For Woman Workers
Measure Now Goes
To Budget Bureau
For Consideration

The latest revision of the pro-
posed new 8-hour-day law for wom-
an workers in the District received
the approval of the Minimum Wage
Board yesterday. The measure now
goes to the Budget Bureau, accord
ing to Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Matt Mahorner, who drafted it.
Two provisions in the original
draft, one of which would have pro-
vided a minimum fine of $25 for
viola tions. were written in the final
draft as the result of objections
raised by Corporation Counsel FL
wood H. Seal The language was
changed to provide a maximum fine
of 5000 and ior 60 days in jail. No
minimum fine is provided in the
revised bill.
AS originally drafted, the pro-
posed law also provided that the
presence of a person on his place
of employment after hours would
be prima facie evidence that she
was working overtime. This Sec
ton was rewritten to make it nec-
essary that an inspector must actu-
ally see woman employe working
overtime before he could charge the
employer with violation.
The bill is designed to remedy
deficiencies found in the present
law by those charged with enforce
ment. Because of lax provisions in
the act. many violators have escaped
and some who were caught by in
spectors could not be convicted,
according to the Minimum Wage
Board.
The proposed new bill contains
restrictions providing that no en-
ployer could employ girl or wom-
an more than 48 hours a week, not
more than eight hours a day, nor
six out of seven consecutive days
except secretaries and stenogra-
pliers in professional Offices who in
no instance could work more than
48 hours week.
Inspectors would be given the
right to enter any premises at any
time, and the board would be given
the power to administer oaths and
issue subpoenaes for both witnesses
and documents.
The employer also could be pen
allied if he discharged or intimi-
dated women or Influenced them
against protesting against violations
to the wage board.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Committee Pushing Plans
For Cherry Fete This Week
Reserves Right to Wait Until Wednesday
To Decide on Postponement

The 1910 Cherry Blossom Festival
Committee yesterday went forward
with arrangements for presenting
a spectacular pageant on the shores
of the Tidal Basin next Friday and
Saturday, while still reserving the
right to wait until Wednesday to
decide whether the festival should
be postponed.
Edgar Morris, chairman of the
committee, said he hoped tc have
some definite word by the middle of
the week as to when the blossoms
might arrive, but added no change
had been made in plans so far.
Right now we're just hoping for
the best" he said last night. Parks
officials have refused to venture an
exact date for the blossoms. but a
few days ago it was estimated that
two weeks OF normal spring wealth.
er' would be required to bring them
out.
With the exception of the queen
coronation ceremony. the festival
program will be presented in it's en-
tirety on both evenings on the Tidal
Basin shore and in the basin itself
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Test for New Parks Chief
To Be Announced Soon

National Park Service and Civil
Service Commission officials indi-
Gated yesterday the examination to
be used in selecting a new superin-
tendent of National Capital Parks
would be announced in a week or
10 days
The examination is long overdue.
1t was requested last fall by Secre-
tary Of the Interior Ickes following
completion of study of conditions
in the local parks Office by Collab-
orators H. S. Wagner and Charles
G.. Sauers. Meantime, Edward B..
Rogers. superintendent of Yellow
stone National Park, is continuing
here as acting superintendent, al
though he was slated to return to
the West tomorrow.
The examination sets up a S6,500-
a-year job for the post vacated
last August l by C. Marshall Fin
nan, now superintendent of Zion
and Bryce Canyon National Parks
in Utah.
The Park Service meanwhile has
put through several important
changes since the Wagner-Sauers
report was announced. A division
OF engineering has been created
under Francis F. Gillen, which is
directly responsible to the local
superintendent: division Of me-
MORALS has been created under the
charge of Randle B. Truett, the
local park Office has been permitted
to deal more directly with civil
service in hiring personnel and yes
terday it was announced that re-
sponsibility for public use of many
park facilities has been turned over
to the District Community Center
and Playground Department.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Miss En9Ie to Discuss
Mental Hygiene Work

Miss Lavinia Engle. assistant chief
of the Field Operations Division of
the Social Security Board, will dis
cuss the mental hygiene program
being developed in Montgomery
County at the meeting of the
Parent Association of the
Chevy Chase Elementary School
Tuesday at pm.
For many years Miss Engle has
been active in social and educational
work in Maryland and is membe:
of the State Planning Commission
Maryland Committee on Education
State Committee of Unemployment
Compensation and the Montgomery
County Board of Mental Hygiene.
Following the program, the execu-
tive board of the Parent Teacher
Association will be hostesses at the
last informal reception Of the yer
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Moi Tonsey King for Day Holds D. C. on an Even Kee!

jected extension of Northampton
street from Utah avenue to More
land street NV. Maj. Tansey
agreed 1t could be done by put
ting a curve in the roadway.
Things quieted then, but only
for a moment. A messenger
suddenly appeared with a bou-
quet of flowers from an anony-
nous friend who apparently had
heard that Maj. Tansey was 60
ing to be king for day."
Another visitor arrived with
another job-and the Acting En-.,
gineer Commissioner approved q
$4,000 award for furniture for
the District Jail. Then came q
conference with Capt. John Per-
son. Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner, on plans and specidca-
Evening star., 1940-03-31

to the job of approving a sewer
and two engineering contracts.
Then he took a deep breath and
gave his sanction to specifica-
tions for landscaping around the
new Municipal and Juvenile
Court buildings and the east
parking area for the new Mu-
nicipal Center.
About this time some P. w. A.
officials appeared for a confer
ence. Then the major had time
to look over plans for some
sewer projects before a group of
officials of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
appeared on the scene to ask the
acting head whether he could
save two white oak trees des-
tined to be cut down In the pro-
Evening star., 1940-03-31

At o'clock on each afternoon. the
program will be started with a band
concert.
The concert will be followed by an
elaborate pageant featuring the old
swan boat. long popular on the
basin. bearing Miss Rose Coliiflower
the festival queen, and her court
of 10 princesses. The boat will be
"towed" by Red Cross swimmers on
surfooats and escorted by eight dec
Grated paddle boats. bearing l6
pretty girls, and by eight decorated
canoes.
The coronation ceremony will
take place about 7:45 pm. on stage
constructed on the north shore
near the basin boathouse and
directly across from the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial
Then a group of dancers trained
by Miss Evelyn Davis will present
a group of American folk dances
and the Columbia Light Opera Co.,
will offer Blossom Time" accom-
panied by the United States Marine
Band. Miss Ethyl Manning, director
of the company, will be in charge of
the production.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
0verton Sees
Little Changein
DC. Budget Bill
Tentative Plans Made
| For Starting Senate
Hearings April

Chairman Overton of the Senate
Subcommittee on District Appro-
priations saw little chance last night
for any material change in the $48,-
276,717 District supply bill for the
new fiscal year, as he made tentative
plans to start Senate hearings
April 8.
The Senator has sent the usual
letter to District officials, however
asking them to prepare justifica-
tions for any amendments they
deem advisable to the House BILL and
it may be that specific items will
be adjusted up and down. without
affecting the total substantially.
The Louisiana Senator said he
would advise the subcommittee not
to seek any increase in the Fed
eral share for the coming year, in
view of the action of the House
Friday in agreeing to continue the
present $6,000,000 lump-sum figure
for another year. Previously he
had announced he would not raise
the fiscal relations issue this year
IL VIC I1OuSC was WllllllS w NOlilAldS
the present arrangement.
Little Opportunity for Action.
With the Federal payment thus
apparently settled and the District
facing a probable 100000 deficit in
| its general fund revenues by the
end of next year there will be little
opportunity for the Senate to broad
en- the scope of the bill.
Chairman Overton revealed he Is
inclined to favor restoration of the
$4,000. knocked out on point of
order in the House. to make plans
for second traffic underpass at
Scott Circle. The Senator said he
had been favorably impressed by
the first underpass, recently opened
to traffic under Thomas Circle.
At the same time. however. Sena-
tor King, Democrat, of Utah an
nounced he would support the House
action in eliminating the new under
pass survey.
Favors House Amendment.
The Utah Senator, who is chair
man of the District Committee and
ex-officio member of the Appropria-
tions Subcommittee, made known he
also would support the House
amendment to require all non-resi-
dent pupils hereafter admitted to
the District public schools to pay
tuition. House efforts to apply a
similar rule in the past, however,
have been blocked in the Senate.
Senator Overton said he was anx-
ious to keep alive his plan for
early replacement Of antiquated pub
lie school buildings, but admitted
he did not see how much could be
done in the coming year, unless some
way could be found to provide more
revenue. Changes in the tax struc-
ture would not be in order on the
appropriation bill. not only because
it would be new legislation, but be-
cause revenue bills must originate
in the House.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
tions for the drill hall in the nev
National Guard Armory.

tions for the drill hall in the new
National Guard Armory.
Just as the major was CATCH
ing his breath again in walked
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer and Tax Collector Chat
ham M. Towers to request author
ization to keep the Department
of Vehicles and Traffic open
until 3 o'clock in the afternoon
to give motorists a few more
hours TO get their tags. Nj.
Tansey gave his permission. =
1t was at this point that Dis
trict Building reporters walked
in to find how the dictator had
spent the day.
Just like any other day." Mai.
Tansey reported. Just another
hard days work."
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Spring Flower Show
Enlarged for Crowd
Expected Today
Growers Are Mukino
Annual Visitation
To Botonic Gurden
Star Staff Photos.
BY WILL p, KENNEDY

The spring flower show. at the
United States Botanic Garden has
been enlarged and freshened up for
the expected throng of Sunday Wis
itors on four excursions arriving
here today Among them will be
three groups of horticultural So
cieties,
RhododendrOn. azalea and bulb
growers are making their annual
spring visitation, and William A.
Frederick, who is in charge of the
show, anticipates entertaining more
than 300 growers from the entire
Eastern seaboard.
The force of Workmen at the Bo-
tanic Garden has been working
day and night for the last week
putting the show in the best posi-
BILE shape in the exhibition con-
servatory at First street. between
Maryland and Independence ave-
nues, The show will be open. to-
day from 9 am. until pm. for the
special benefit of the excursion
crowd. Most of the visiting horti-
culturists and florists are to attend
a meeting in the Botanic Garden
this morning.
100 Rhododendron Bushes.
The latest additions to the show
are approximately 100 large rho
dodendron bushes in full bloom,
which have been developed in the
nursery in Anacostia during the last
season. These have been placed
along the front corridor of the ex-
hibition conservatory, with Easter
lilies and cinerarias in front.
The Horticulture experts who have
already viewed the display have as
sured Mr.. Frederick that it is the
best they have ever seen in the Bo-
tanic Garden. 1t also includes more
than l25 large azaleas still in full
bloom, both the Rutherfordiana COL
lection and the new varieties of
hardy azaleas which the gardens are
endeavoring to make popular for
home gardens.
800 Cineraria Plants.
There are some 300 cineraria
plants in luxurious bloom and in a
wide variety of coloring and flower
formations. There are 700 Easter
lilies, both of the erabu and creole
types, with 10 and IL blooms to each
plant. There are also 900 plants
of hyacinths. tulips and wide
range of jonquils and narcissus.
Large palms are used as back
ground for the floral display. 1t is
the seventh week of the show. and
Mr.. Frederick says that it should
continue in good shape for another
10 days.
In the conservatory cacti house
have just been placed two large twin
cactus plants which came from Ari-
zona.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Turnoge Is Honored
By Masonic League

Honorary life memberships in the
National League of Masonic Clubs
were presented last night to Need
ham c. Turnage, grand master of
Masons in the District of Columbia,
and Eugene E. Thompson, past
grand master.
The ceremony was held at the Ma
sonic Temple Auditorium with many
Masons from outside the District
attending. William Moseley Brown,
national president of the league,
made the presentations.
Evening star., 1940-03-31

No grass, we are pleased to re-
port, had a chance to grow un-
der the feet of Maj. Patrick H.
Tansey during his one-day term
as head of the District govern
ment yesterday.
The genial Acting Engineer
Commissioner, who WAS the man
in highest authority at the Dis
trict Building yesterday because
Of the absence of the three Com
missioners, came early and stayed
late and in between managed to
do just about as much as one
dictator Gas his friends dubbed
him) could do In one day. :.
First Of all. he arrived at S::45
Am. and proceeded immediately
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Reossessment Ordered
For Fouquier County
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, March 30
The Board of Supervisors has or
dered a general reassessment of the
lands in Fauquier County for 1910,
and requested Judge j. R. H. Alex
point three persons to make the
assessment.
At the last meeting the board
appropriated $500 for additional
school funds for the session, with
the provision that the Fauquier
schools be kept open for the full
nine-month term.
The budget estimates were re-
ceived and the public budget hear
ing set for April 10.
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Novenu Storts Friday

The annual novena of the sacred
heart of Jesus will open at the
Monastery of the Visitation, Bethes-
da, Md, Friday at $3.50 pm. The
services, including a sermon and
benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment, will continue each Friday un-
til the feast of the sacred heart,
May 81. The oblate students of De
Sales Hall, Brookland, D. c., will
have charge of the musical pro-
gram.