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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-03-28

VIRGINIA.:
In the Trial Justice Court sor
the County of Dickinson
In the Matter of
Commonwealth of Virginia
VS.. Order of Introduction
SALLA JANE MULLINS.
This matter came on this day to
be heard, and it appearing to the
Trial Justice Court that Salla Jane
Mullins was on the 18th day of
March, 1910, found guilty of the
illegal sale of alcoholic beverages,
before the Trial Justice Court of
the County of Dickinson and has
shown herself to be an improper
person to be allowed to purchase
alcoholic beverages,
NOW THEREFORE, it is order
ed that the said Salla Jane Null.
Inns be and she is hereby inter-
dicted in accordance with Section
35-a of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act, as amended, and it
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Bond Concert

BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra tonight, at
a:15 o'clock, in the United States
Marine Corps Auditorium. 1t.
Charles Benter, q. 8. NJ, conductor;
Charles Brendler, assistant conduc-
tor.
Program.
Overture to the opera ''Mienon,"
Ambrose Thomas
'Moto Perpetuo"- "--Niccolo Paganini
Rhapsody In Blue"
George Gershwin
CMusician Nicholas TaRlialavoro
at the piano.)
(a) Dance Of the Clowns" from
the opera, "Snegourotchka,"
N. Rimsky- -Korsakow
(b) "Scherzo," from Midsummer
Nights Dream"
r. Mendelssohn
(c) 'Tambourin Chinois,"
Fritz Kreisler
Valse de concert, Tales from the
Vienna Woods Johann Strauss
Suite for orchestra, "Callirhoe,"
G. Chaminade
(a) "Danse Espagnole," No. /.
Manuel de Falla
(b) "Danse Espagnole." No. 2,
Manuel de Falla
Symphonic poem, "Danse Mac
abre," op. 40---C. Saint -6aeus
"Espana Rhapsodie,"
Emmanuel Chabrie9
"The Star epangled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-02-26
80 Examiners 10 Aid
District taxpayers

To assist Washington residents in
making out their District personal
and corporate income tax returns,
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent has
placed 80 examiners on duty at spe-
cial tables in the first-noor corridor
OF the District Building.
The daily number of "early-bird"
taxpayers had become too large to
be served In the quarters of the
income tax unit in their basement
ONCE quarters. The special array
OF advisers will be on duty daily
hereafter from 8 am. to Ais pm.
except on Saturdays when the serv-
ice will stop at 12:45 pm.
While Congress has passed and
the President is expected to sign
the measure to postpone the final
date for filing returns from March
Is to April is and to permit semi
annual payments April Is and Oc-
tooer Is, Assessor Dent reported
that 50 far $4,000 has been re.
ceived In payments on the per-
sonal and the corporate income
levies. The two are expected to
produce some 81, 200 900 in revenues.
Mr.. Dent said the average tax
payer Is able to make his return.
with the assistance Of the examin-
ers. IN about 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
RioIto Theoter to Be Torn Down for Parking Lot

The Rialto Theater, one Of the
first Of the big movie palaces in
Washington, will be torn down to
make space for q parking lot.
The theater into which thou
sands Of Washingtonians crowded
in the postwar years to see NOV
les starring Mary Pickford,
Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie
Chaplin, Lon Chaney, and others
has been sold by its noteholders,
through the National Savings &
Trust Co.
Purchaser Is the Service Park
ing Co. Of Detroit, according to
B. L. Cotton Of the bank. The
price was not disclosed.
The theater was opened In 1918
at 7l3 Ninth street NV. by Tom
Moore, q leading figure In the
entertainment world here for
many years. It was built just g
Evening star., 1940-02-26
"Veteruns of '32"
To Study Economy Effect

The veterans Of 49," members
Of the United Federal Workers of
America who went through the
economy era of 1928 in the Gov
ernment, are being organized to
study its effect on "the efficiency
of the various bureaus concerned
and on the individual Government
worker"
Comparing the retrenchment
sentiment now with that prevailing
in 1882, when another election was
IN the onlng, Jacob Baker, presi-
dent Of the U. F. w., said:
1T Is not economy for the Gov
ernment to refuse to spend money
for the purpose Of rendering ef-
ficiently necessary services to our
people. This, the Veterans of 80
expect to prove to the Congress and
the people after the study Of the
effects Of the 1892 economy wave
has been completed"
Evening star., 1940-02-26

the movies were being recognized
as q great new entertainment
form. At about the same time,
the Metropolitan and Palace
Theaters were opened on r street.
The Rialto showed the choicest
of the early pictures and it was
not uncommon for the theater to
take Ia $35, 900 a week. Veterans
Of the movie business here re-
called that the theater showed
TITLES Punctured Romance" the
first feature-length comedy; ''The
Poor Little Rich Girl" with
With Mary Pickford;; 1.-THE Thief
Of Baghdad," with Douglas Fair
banks; "The Hunchback Of Notre
Dame with Lon Chaney, and
many other Of the great silent.
pictures.
In le25 Mr.. Moore leased the
theater to, Universal Pictures,
Evening star., 1940-02-26

repeatedly getting $es, 900 . year
for q 10-year period. When sound
came to the movies, such shows
as "All Quiet on the Western
Front" SHOW Boat" "Only Yes
terday," Back Street" and others
were brought to the theater.
But. in the meantime, other
theaters had opened In the r
street area. The Fox-now Loew's
Capitol-and the Earle had been
built and Keith's had dropped its
straight vaudeville program to.
show movies. The Rialto fell on
evil days.
When Universal had good pic
lures, the theater paid-but these
smash hits were few and far be-
tween. Soon the company found
1t cheaper to keep the taeater
closed than to run Il. It was
opened only for the big hits.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Smith VuIedictoriun
At Truffic Institute

Capt. Milton D. Smith Of the
Traffic Division of the Metropolitan
Police Department was elected vale
dictorian of the class at the Ex-
ecutive Officers Training School,
Northwestern University Traffic In
stitute, Evanston, ILL.,, it was learned
today.
In addressing the banquet at
which the diplomas were issued,
Capt. Smith told class members
they could greatly increase the in
terest of the police and public in
trafnc accident prevention"
Capt. Smith distributed. to the
class copies Of The Stars analysis
OF 1899 trafac deaths, published
January /.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Overnight Air Service
To Mexico Civ 10 Start

Ceremonies opening overnight
plane service between Washington
and Mexico City by way Of Browns
vile, Tex, will be held at Wash
ington Airport Wednesday at 8 pm.
Members Of the diplomatic corps and
State Department omcials are ex-
pected to attend.
After the ceremonies the first
sleeper plane of Eastern Air Lines
will take of, arriving at Brownsville
the following day at $40 and con-
Meeting with q American Air
ways ship which arrives in the Mexi-
can capital IN time for lunch the
same day.
Senorita Erma Castillo Najera.
daughter of the Mexican Ambas-
sador, will christen the first plane,
to be known as. the Mexico Flyer.
Others listed to attend are DR..
Francisco Castillo Najera, Ambas-
sador from Mexico; Lawrence Dug
gan, chief of the Division of Ameri-
can Republics, and Thomas Burke.
chief of the Division of International
Communications, both Of the State
Department.
Evening star., 1940-02-26

Ia 1885 Nh. Moore returned to
reopen the theater, but after
two weeks he gave 1t up. In 1896
Abe Toxins and NH. Louise
Noohan Miller, who operate the
Little Theater, took over the
Rialto on . lease.
They showed pictures-many
Of them revivals Of old hits
tried opera, concerts and conven-
tons, but could not make the
Rialto pay. The last function to
be held there was the conven-
ton Of the American League for
Peace and Democracy In Janu-
ary, 1899.
The name Of that ornanisa-
ton and the dates Of the con-
ventton were spelled out ia the
sign above the theater marquee
and no one ever took the trouble
TO remove them from the theater.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Embassy Figures in Traffic
Ticket Cancellations

The italian Embassy figured In
three trafnc ticket warnings and
cancellations during the week end
ing yesterday, police records re-
vealed today.
At the request of Representative
Knutson of Minnesota police
issued a warning to Tillie Potsky,
1920 Fuller street NV, charged
with violating a no-parking regu-
lation in front Of the Embassy.
Embassy officials said Joseph G.
Rocca of Arlington, Va, was visit
ing the quarters on ofacial business
and he was released with . warn
ing from a similar charge.
Manlio Mafnoli, an attache, had
q ticket, given him for violating
q no-parking- -at-any-time sign, can
celed because OF diplomatic i'm
munity.
Alberto de Andres of the French
Embassy had q ticket he received
for q similar violation Cancelled for
the same reason. A ticket issued
for violation Of the 4-to-6-p.m.
parking ban was Cancelled for Roger
Houssaye Of the Yugoslav Legation.
A ticket for parking in q loading
zone was taken care Of for Walfrid
Sarri, TOO Twelfth street NV, at
the request Of the Finnish Legation.
Elsie F. Hopkins, 118 Fourth street
NE, told police she parked over
time because the lock on her car
froze, preventing the key from en-
tering it, and she was let Oh. with
Q warning.
In al 63 received warnings last
week and 13 Others were favored
with outright cancellations.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Exercises at Arlington
Honor Mrs. Webster

Memorial exercises for Mrs. Jessie
Fraser Webster, mother of Miss
Marjorie Webster, were held at the
grave in Arlington Cemetery yes
terday by the Marjorie Webster
School Alumnae Association In con-
nection with the. Goth anniversary
Of the schools founding.
Miss Marjorie Dunham, president
OF the association, placed a wreath
on the grave Of Mrs. Webster, who
helped establish the Rock Greek
girls school.
Informal open house for alumnae
was held at the school last night
and yesterday afternoon, as the clos
Ing affair In the weekend home-
coming for former students, during
which Fraser Hall. new dining and
recreations quarters, named for Mrs.
Webster, was dedicated.
DR.. II. G. Bryd, president of the
University Of Maryland, was the
principal speaker at dedication ex-
erciseS Saturday afternoon. He de-
clared he knew Of no school more
highly respected in the educational
fleld. praising Miss Webster for the
high plane" on which she conducts
the institution.
Other speakers included Mrs.
Jean Bennett, director OF Central
Union Mission; Mrs. Caroline B.
Stephen, president Of the Temple
School Of Secretaries; Miss Florence
McCracken, dean Of the school Of
speech; Miss Ann Hamilton, former
dean; Miss Julia Mcfarland, regis
rar: Miss Ruby Neal, dean of phys-
cal education; Miss Maibelle Slick.
assistant dean, and Donald and
Fraser Webster, brothers Of Miss
Webster.
Miss Webster presided at the az
erciee1.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Buck From Florida,
Hozen Calls D. C. TOPS

Commissioner Melvin G.. Hazen re-
turned to his office today from q
two-week vacation at Miami Beach
with only lukewarm praise for
Florida's celebrated. sunshine.
"It was flne-what there was of it"
he said. Most of the time, it was
cold and windy. Why, I had to
build , fire in my room every morn
Ing"
The Commissioner said he had a
red however, and was anxious
tW6l Ack on the job.
~ III convinced me Of one thing.
Mr.. Hax6n said. There's no place
like Warrington. It tops them all"
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Forum on Religion
Asks for Greater
Understanding
Speakers From Three
Fuiths Take Part in
Jewish Center Meeting

Speakers from three religious
groups yesterday asked for more
understanding among the various
faiths as an accompaniment for
freedom of religion in this country
Leading panel discussion at the
Jewish Community Center were DR..
Edward Ford, director of religious
education, Foundry Methodist
Church; Rabbi Paul Richman, cu]-
tural director of B'nai Birth, ana
Donald Sheehan, executive secre-
tary Of the Washington section, Ma
tional Conference of Christians and
Jews.
Rabbi Richman declared that
America stands or falls on the
principle that we attempt to under
stand each other and to get along
together. A man vino teaches
hatred in America is Z traitor to
his country" p
Mr.. Sheehan pointed out that the
National Conference Of Christians
and Jews made no attempt to
achieve religious unity because the
Catholic, the Protestant and the
Jew have distinctive beliefs"
All religious denominations in this
country are linked by many bonds,
he said, yet each denomination is
unique and should worship in its
own way.
DR.. Ford advocated that members
of the various faiths visit each
others churches to see how others
worship. Expressing beliefs in a new
world government, he said that
religious forces could have a great
deal to do with It" If they worked
together more
Asked about the Dies Commit
tees work, Rabbi Richman COM
mented that "in some ways" the
Dies Committee has done good
work, especially In showing the
sources of Nazi propaganda and
its relationship between certain
movements here and in Europe.
Part of the observance of Ma
tional Brotherhood week, the meet
ing also featured the presentation
of the colors of Boy and Girl
Scouts, a one-act play by the Center
Drama Club and a roll call of par
ticipating organizations. j. G. Bit
tenbender Of the Luther League
presided.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Mrs. kinneor honored
By Sunday School Class

: Mrs. John B. Kinpear, for 4s
years teacher of the Kinnear class
for young men at the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, was honored yesterday
by members of her class on her 77th
birthday anniversary.
Clyde J. Crouch, the principal
speaker, praised Mrs. Kinnear's serv-
ice as teacher. Bert Wise, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school;
George E. Harris, secretary of the
Organized Bible Glass Association
and Julian j. Sanders, Mayor of
North Beach, Md, former class
presidents; Miss Ella Orr, general
assistant Sunday school superin-
tendent: Perry w. Michael, presi-
dent Of the class, and John West
mater, superintendent of the adult
department, paid tribute to Mrs
Kinnear.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
ST. Elizabeth S
Accept Cases
From b|uePI Iains
Dr.. 0verhoIser Says
Hospital Faces Period
Of 0vercrowding

DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Ehzabeth's Hospital,
said today his institution would be
able to accommodate whatever
mental cases may be transferred to
it from the Home for the Aged and
Infirm, although 1t may throw our
figures out bit"
He pointed out that q building
program needed by st. Elizabeth's
had been slashed from the budget,
and that the institution thus faces
a period of overcrowding. However,
he said, the hospital will be able
to care for any number Of patients
the District might shift from the
home at Blue Plains. He said he
has received no report of the num-
Der Of shifts that might be made.
Examinations Continue.
Meanwhile, three -stan physicians
from Gallinger Hospital were con-
tinuing their medical examination
Of bed-ridden inmates at the Home
for the Aged. DR.. Edgar Bocock,
superintendent of Gallinger, was
supervising the examination.
Frank Haskell, superintendent Of
the Blue Plains institution, said he
understood the examination Of the
100 patients in the infirmary was
about three-fourths completed.
According to a Gallinger official,
one definite case of mental derange-
ment has been found, but 1t was
understood no disposition has yet
been made of the case. Supt. Has
kell said he preferred not to discuss
the doctors findings until they COM
pleted their examinations.
Report Not Yet Made.
Two Health Department physi-
clans assigned to investigate condi-
tions at the Home for the Aged
and the Children's Receiving Home
have not yet submitted their re-
port, according to Health Ofhcer
George c. Ruhland.
The report, which is to be sub
mitted by DR.. Rutland to Welfare
Director Robert E. Bondy, is ex-
pected to be the basis for deter
mining what "stop-gap" programs
might be developed for operation
of two institutions before additional
funds can be provided.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Clerks May Begin
Using New Census
Building March IS
Lower Three Floors
To Be Turned Over as
Soon os Equipment Is In

Prospects that at least some Of
the Census, Bureau forces may be
moved into the new Census Building
on D street S.W. between Second
and Third streets about the middle
of March were seen today as me-
chanics rushed the installation Of
Office machinery.
Installation of arrays of steel filing
racks, to contain millions Of census
cards, already has reached an ad-
vanced stage.
The building itself is nearing COM
pletion, but the lower three floors
will be turned over for use as soon
as the Office equipment has been
installed and made ready for opera
ton.
"Drive Tables" Installed.
E. A. Nelson. jr.. chief electrician
for the bureau. is In charge Of setting
up this equipment. He WIS found
this morning by s.rcpofter md pho
tographer observing mechanics in
stalling drive tables" in = wing OF
the second door where electrfcAlly-
operated tabulating machines win
soon be set in motion on population
census figures and miscellaneous
unit work.
There will be 46 such machines
in this section Of the building. They
have been built by the bureau itself
and will tabulate cards at the rate
of 400 q minute, count go subjects
at time. and print the results on
sheets for use in compilations.
Steel racks that reach nearly to
the ceiling fill most of the space on
the second and third floors of the
building. Shelves in the racks will
accommodate nearly 10000 boxes
Of census cards, each box containing
1000 cards. That indicates that some
480 ,000, 600 cards in all will be housed,
one day, in these racks.
Card for Each Person.
There will be card for each per-
son in the United States, rs reported
by the census takers, as well as
cards on agriculture, manufactures,
business and housing.
In the north wing of the first
floor scores of neat tables have been
set up. at which punchers and veri-
flers shortly will be placed at work
handling population census sched-
ules. ]. Ralph Fillius, assistant to
Mr.. Nelson, was busy there direct
ing mechanics in the installation of
schedule holders, which are among
equipment to be used in preparation
Of the punch cards. The punch card
operators, reading line at a time
from the schedules, will punch the
cards.
There will be 763 punchers and
verihers In this wing. and TAO similar
operators in the south wing, where
agriculture, business and manufac-
tlrers' cards will be punched.
Evening star., 1940-02-26

Traffic accidents in nearby Mary
land and Virginia over the week
end took the life of a 28-year-old
Berwyn man and injured three
others, one critically, according to
police reports today.
Charles Haker, %, of Berwyn, was
killed instantly early yesterday
when struck by car on the Bal
,timore pike near his home. Prince
Georges County police listed Ches-
ter A. Hancock, "a, of 1923 Clifton
street NV. as the driver of the car.
He was released on $500 bond on q
manslaughter charge.
Dominic Russell, 13, of 1885 Penn
eylvania avenue Sc. was in a criti-
cal condition in Providence Hospital
today, suffering from head injury,
q fractured hip and possibly in
ternal injuries, received when he
was knocked from his bicycle on
the Livingston road near Silesia,
MD, yesterday afternoon.
The driver of the car which struck
him, William j. Bradhurst, 81, of
'231l Green street Sc, took the boy
to the hospital and later surrendered
TO Prince Georges County police. No
charge was placed against him.
Two Silver Spring (MdD men were
injured when their car ran of
Highway so, miles west of Fairfax,
Va, near Difficult Run last night and
crashed into telephone pole. At
the Alexandria (VaD Hospital, where
they were taken by the Fairfax Res
cue Squad, Arthur Perretta, Is, of
8z13 Georgia avenue, was reported to
be suffering from back and head in
1ur1es, and Daniel Giovannoni, 81, of
lila Ridge road, from q fractured
rib and internal injuries. Their
condition was reported not serious.
-Four persons were injured early
today when their automobile crashed
into a tree at Second and F. sts. Sc.
Admitted to Providence Hospital
were Jene L. Andrews, 10, of SOB B
street Sc, with possible leg frac-
ture, and Margaret v. Saunders, 81,
OF 1920 Naylor road Sc, face in
juries. Thomas p. Jameson, jr., Is,
OF Bel Alton, Md, and William l..
Dotson, "a, of 32l B street Sc, were
treated for minor injuries and al
lowed to leave the. hospital.
Clarence M. Wilkinson, 80, of
Mount Rainier, Md, was admitted
to Gallinger Hospital after his car
crashed into parked automobile
belonging to Representative Muir
dock of Arizona at the House ONCE
Building last night. Mr.. Wilkinson
was cut on his head and legs.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
Liquor License Request
Dropped After Protest

DR.. Solomon Bumstein, proprietor
of the College Pharmacy at 2815
Seventh street NE, today withdrew
his application for Glass A liquor
license.
He explained the action was taken
because of protests by residents Of
the neighborhood. The pharmacy
now holds a Glass B license, which
permits off-sale of beer and wine.
DR.. Bumstein had applied to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
for the Glass A license to allow sale
of hard liquor. Members of the
Metropolis View Citizens Associa-
ton called a meeting to protest
against the action and DR.. Bum
stein then Withdrew his application.
Evening star., 1940-02-26
D. T.. Electric Power
Rate Is Ninth Lowest
Among 191Cities
Publicly Owned Utilities
Have Cheapest Residentio
Charges, Report Shows

The Federal Power Commission
today issued report showing that
as Of January Washington's elec-
tric power rates for 100 kilowatt
hours were ninth lowest among 1911
United States cities Of $4,000 popu-
lation or more.
The municipal plant of Tacoma,
WASH, had the lowest bill for 100
kilowatt hours. The other cities
with rates lower than Washington
in this category were Nashville,
Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn,
all three of which obtained power
from the Tennessee Valley Author
ity; Covington, KY; Cincinnati,
Cleveland, and Madison. Wis.
In contrast to Washington's
standing, Baltimore ranked 91st.
Philadelphia 10th and Richmond
l33d.
The commissions report showed
the lowest bills for residential serv-
ice In the larger cities were those
rendered by publicly owned utilities.
Takoma's municipal plant led with
lowest residential bills for 40, 100,
$50 and 500 kilowatt hours, while
the publicly owned system in Fort
Wayne, Ind, had the lowest rate for
Is kilowatt hours and the lowest
bills for IS kilowatt hours were
those Of the three Tennessee cities
served by T. v. A.
Lowest and highest typical bills
reported showed differences in
charges for identical quantities Of
electric energy from 1896 per cent
to 2435 per cent. The highest per-
centage of difference was between
the bill of $1.70 rendered users of
100 kilowatt hours in Takoma, and
the $5.84 bill rendered users of the
same amount of energy in Altoona,
Pa, by the Pennsylvania Edison Co.
In presenting its report, the COM
mission disclosed rate reductions
| were made for residential service by
81 of the 149 utilities in SO cities
during 1889. No increase in the
general level of bills in any of the
l91 cities was reported. The COM
mission said the trend Of average
residential bills in cities Of $4,000
or more has been downward year
by year since October /, 1924.