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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Popularity Contest
Will Be Feature.
OF Charity Carnival
Event Sponsored by Lions
Club Of Silver Spring
Opens Tomorrow

Civic associations and other Or
CARNATIONS of Silver Spring, Md,
are sponsoring popularity contest
at the Silver Spring Lions Clubs
second annual charity carnival
opening tomorrow night on the
grounds in the rear of the armory.
The winner will hold the title of
Miss Silver Spring 1941.
The Silver Spring Board of Trade S
candidate for the title is Miss Jean
McCandlish of 300 Pershing drive
J. D. Draper, president. announced
other entrants are Patricia Sullivan,
Miss Northwood Park; Virginia
Weidemeyer, Miss Indian Spring;
Leah M. Burket, Miss Linden; June
Barry. Miss Silver Spring Citizens
Association: Betty Fleishell. Miss
Sligo Park Hills: Lenore Welsh, Miss
Woodmoor, and June Gibson, Miss
Hillandale. Candidates representing
the Rotary Club, the Volunteer Fire
men and the North Woodside- Mont
gomery Hills and Four Corners Citi-
zens' Associations will be announced
tomorrow.
The voting booth will be open
nightly on the carnival grounds and
the winner is to be announced at
II pm. Saturday She will receive
a cash award of $50 from the Lions
Club and a complete sports ward
robe from Silver Spring merchants.
Presentation ceremonies are
scheduled on the stage of the Silver
Theater at pm, June 9. The con-
testants will all appear at the car
nival Thursday night.
The carnival will be opened to-
morrow night by the Montgomery
County High School Band under the
direction of Raymond Hart. The
boys will play from 7:30 to $3.50 pm.
There will be IS attractions, each in
charge of members of the Lions
Club or their wives.
James w. Gessford, ST., is general
chairman of the carnival and James
Wilson chairman of the Miss Silver
Spring contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Conodion Diplomats
Wife to Be Speaker

Mrs. Hume Wrong, wife of the
Counselor of the Canadian Lega-
ton, will be the speaker at bridge
party at 100 pm. Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Ford E. Young, u
Maple avenue, Alta Vista, Md.
Mrs. Wrong was working in Eng
land until last January with the
Women's Volunteer Service. The
party is sponsored by the Alta Vista
group interested in the work OF the
Montgomery County branch Of
Bundles for Britain. Inc. Mrs. John
A. Dickinson is chairman of ar
rangements.
Tomorrow a group of women from
Battery Park will give a card party
at 100 pm. at the Battery Park
clubhouse, Glenbrook road, Be-
thesda, for the benefit of Bundles
for Britain. Mrs. John Yesair is
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Court NeoIe, c. D. A.,
Elects Mrs. Beckner
sner DISPATCH to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
LA PLATA, Md, May 31-Mrs.
Lillian M. Beckner has been elected
grand regent of Court Neale. Cath
Ollie Daughters of America, in
Charles County.
Other officers are: Vice grand
regent, Mrs. Agnes Carpenter;
prophecies, Mrs. Olivia McDonagh:
lecturer, Mrs. Louise Morgan; his
torian, Mrs. Alice w. Long; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. Rebecca H.
Clements: treasurer, Mrs. Genevieve
Elder, monitor. Mrs. Leila D. Rice,
sentinel, Miss Alice r. Twin: trus-
tees for three years, Mrs. Hannah
Green and Mrs. Fife LomaX: trus-
tee for two years, Mrs. Lillian Nor.
gan and Mrs. Mabel Jameson;
trustees for one year, Mrs. Mary c.
Hayden and Mrs. Margaret Gar
diner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Heads Give
forma|Approva|
Action Is Token After
Gen. Kutz Expresses
Favor for Program

Formal approval in principle of
the s44,450000 highway planning
program drafted by Highway Di-
rector H. C. Whitehurst was voted
by the Commissioners yesterday
after Brig Gen. Charles w. Kutz,
Engineer Commissioner, who pre-
viously had withheld comment on
the plan, expressed his approval.
Commissioners Young and Hazen
informally Endorsed the program
last Wednesday, but Gen. Kutz did
not join in the action because, he
SAIL. he had not had time to study
the report The Engineer Commits
sioner disclosed yesterday he had
spent several hours on Memorial
Day going over various phases Of
the program with Capt. Whitehurst.
Told to Prepare Legislation.
Following Yesterdays action the
city heads sent the Whitehurst plan
TO Corporation Counsel Richmond
2. Keech with instructions to pre-
pare legislation TO put it into effect.
It was pointed out that legisla-
ton will be needed to increase the
gasoline tax TO finance the huge
program. Capt Whitehurst's report
proposed 2-cent i1crease, which
would provide for completion Of the
proposed projects in about eight
years.
Will Await Drafts.
Commissioner Hazen has sug-
sested that it might be more de-
sirable to raise the gas tax by only
! cent and spread the program
over a longer period. He indicated
Yesterday, however that ne would
wait until the legislative drafts are
sent to Congress before taking a
formal stand on the gasoline tax
increase.
Oficials said legislation also will
be prepared to extend the use OF
parking meters in the downtown
area, to amend the District paving
assessment law and TO cover the
proposed municipal development Of
fringe" parking facilities near the
congested downtown area. The
Whithurst report suggested the
present paving assessment law be
amended to provide only for the
assessment of curb and gutter IN
connection with road improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Hearings Scheduled
On Pleas 10 Rezone
Nearby Property
Applications From Tokomo
And Silver Spring Areos
To Be Heard Thursday

Several hearings on petitions for
rezoning of property in the Takoma
Park and Silver Spring Md areas
are scheduled for Thursday at the
Office OF the county commissioners
in Silver Spring.
The application Of Curtis Walker
owner, for Redistribution of lot
IL. block 66-B, section /, Blair
Takoma, Silver Spring, from resi-
dental "A" to residential &C" will
be heard at 7:30 pm. The property
is located at the intersection of
Chicago and Gist avenues.
AT 7:45 pm. hearing will be
held on the application of D. Irwin
Hull for Redistribution from resi-
dental "A" to residential B" of lots
/ TO 5, inclusive, and the ad-
Joining acreage between lot | and
Hudson avenue. in Millers subdi-
vision. The property is on the east
side o. Flower avenue, between
Hudson and Houston avenues.
The application of Meyer Siegel
for Redistribution of part of lot 5,
block 2, J. H. Cissel's subdivision
from residential a. to commercial
d. zone will be considered at 8
pm. This site is on the west side
of Flower avenue, north of and i'm
mediately adjoining the existing
commercial coming extending south
to the intersection of Flower avenue
and Piney Branch road.
The final hearing is set for 8:15
pm. and is on the petition of the
United Clay Products Co.. for re-
classification from residential "A"
to residential &C" zone OF property
known as part of Girls portion
Silver Spring, and is on the east
side of Blair road near Eastern ave-
nue..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
CheverIy Vote Opposes
Shopping Center Plan

Citizens of Cheverly, Md. have
voted 254 to llS against rezoning the
property at the north entrance Of
the town on Landover road to per-
nit erection of a shopping center,
The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission will
be advised of the citizens attitude.
A request for rezoning the prop
erty was defeated last year when
400 Cheverly citizens signed petit
ton against it.
The citizens feel shopping center
is not needed in Cheverly at this
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
By the Associated Press.

c.. E. Burkhead, agricultural
statistician for the United States
Department of Agriculture Market
ing Service, said yesterday Western
Maryland's maple strip and sugar
production is gradually declining
and predicted that it may not be
many years before the industry in
this State will be little more than
a memory"
Writing in the current issue of
the marketing services monthly re-
port, Mr.. Burkhead declared many
of the young trees were being cut
for mine props, wood from old trees
is used "in making ladies' shoe
heels, foorings and furniture"
After the maple season ends in
the spring, he declared, most pro-
ducers turn livestock into the
groves.
Maple leaves to livestock are
what lollypops are to little boys.
When the wind blows a maple limb
from a tree cattle at once have a
feast"
Maryland's maple sugar section Is
in Garrett County, the extreme
western portion.
approximately $4,000 mature sugar
maple trees and uncounted thou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
kidshipmen Climax
June Week With
Brilliant Ball
Final Dance Before Leove
Begins at 9 O'Clock
Tomorrow Morning
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associst ted Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Nav 3l.-A bril-
liant June ball for the 2!063 mem
bers of the midshipman regiment
and their dates at Dahlgren Hall
tonight climsxed traditional June
Week at the Naval Academy.
1t was the final dance for the
new senior. Junior and sophomore
classes before their leave, which
begins at am. Monday.
The new senior and junior classes
will have leave until July IL. Their
academic year begins shortly after
ward under a new national defense
schedule which will see the seniors
graduated in December, six months
ahead of schedule.
II Congress approves Navy De-
partment plan to reduce the acad-
envy course from four to three years,
the junior class will be graduated
in June, 1912, full year ahead Of
time
The new sophomore class was di-
vided into three groups, each TO
SpenQ One-tnlr0 OF the summer on
leave, one third on bay training
cruises and one-third studying at
the academy.
All classes automatically ad-
vanced at 9:45 am. today, and for
the first time since February the
academy had a senior class. The
class of 1941 was graduated last
February, four months ahead of
time.
The plebes celebrated their ed-
vancement to sophomores in ira
ditional style. They ran out of
Bancroft Hall with coats turned
inside out and worn backwards, yell
ing There amt no more plebes."
The new plebe classic be the
largest in academy history-is to
begin reporting next month.
June Week ends tomorrow with
chapel services at 10:45 am. ans
motion pictures in the afternoon at
Mahan Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Chevy Chase PIT. A.
Will Meet Tuesday

The Chevy Chase Elementary
School Parent Teacher Association
will hold its last meeting of the
season at 1870 pm. Tuesday. ON
GERS will be elected and members
of the Executive Committee will
make reports. Moving pictures of
the school activities also will be
shown.
The annual sunset concert by the
school band will be held on Friday,
June Is, at $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Is TO Become Citizens
Al Alexandra Tomorrow
B, staff Correspondent of The Star

By StalI Correspondent ol Inc cIar
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 81
Seventy-five foreign-born residents
of Alexandra will receive citizen
ship papers Monday at the largest
naturalization hearings in the his
tory of District Court here.
The applicants include 10 Ca
nadians, u Germans and nine
British subjects. Twenty-Five other
nationalities are represented in the
group.
A special program has been ar
ranged by the DR.. Elisha Dick
Chapter, D. A. r., and the Alexan-
dria Lions Club. BY special per-
mission of Judge Robert N. Pollard
of the United States District Court
the program will be staged in the
courtroom after the formal cere-
monies. Mrs Helen Army Macan,
headmistress of the St. Agnes School
for Girls, will speak. The new
Americans will then be presented
with D. A. r. copies of famous
American state papers and an
American flag contributed by the
Lions Club.
The Rev. Thomas A. Rankin,
pastor of the st. Mary's Catholic
Church, will give the invocation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Zoo Receives Pair
OF Vicunas, Rare
Animals Of Andes
SuzelIe-Iike Creatures
Are Fost Disappearing
Before Hunters Guns

The first vicunas ever seen In
Washington arrived at the Zoo yes
terday, two long-necked, gazellelike
creatures which have become ex-
tremely rare, even in their native
hunts high in the Andes.
Zoo Director William M. Mann
obtained the young pair in trade
with an animal dealer. He had
tried for years to add vicunas to
the South American collection here
In Argentina and Brazil two years
ago, DR.. Mann sought in vain for a
pair of the vanishing species.
The vicuna has remained wild in
inaccessible sections of the Andes,
while other relatives of the Amer
lean camel family-llamas and al
pacas-were domesticated by the
Indians as beasts of burden and as
source of fine wool. The vicuna
and the guanaco have resisted do
mestication.
Make Finest POnchOs.
The Indians weave their finest
ponchos from the light tan and
white wool of the vicuna. Such a
blanket, worn by horsemen who
pass their heads through slit in
the center. are soft, light and so
tightly woven that they are water
proof. They have become collec-
tors items as the vicunas retreated
higher into the Andes before the
rifles Of hunters.
DR.. Mann expects to obtain sew
collection of the American camel
family. The Zoo has a number Of
black alpacas, and DR.. Mann re-
turned from South America two
years ago with pair of guanacos.
Other additions yesterday to the
Zoo were four large Texas rattle
snakes presented by G.. A. Holland,
81, of Fort Worth. whose hobby is
raising poisonous reptiles and roses.
Mr.. Holland is collector whose
enthusiasm has increased with his
years.
New Arrivals at Zoo.
DR.. Mann thanked the elderly
visitor Tor some OF the nneSt rat
tiers he ever saw. incidentally, the
Zoo director has seen quite num-
Der while hunting chronological
specimens on the Western plains.
New arrivals at the Zoo include
baby pygmy hippopotamus, born
three weeks ago to a female pre-
scented to the late President Coolidge
by the late Harvey Firestone. The
mother hippo has given birth to sew
eral babies, one of which was
snapped to a circus for a hippo
whose weight is reckoned in tons.
Other proud parents at the Zoo
now are pair of black-necked,
white-cheeked Cana dian wild
geese. The eight goslings they
Matched on the bank of the water
fowl pools below the new Zoo Res
taurant are great favorites with
spring crowds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Bethesda c. of 6. Plans
Meeting Tomorrow

The Bethesda CMd) Chamber Of
Commerce wi llhold its final meeting
Of the season before the summer
recess at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
County Building on Wisconsin ave-
nue..
John X. Althaus, president of the
Associated Retail Credit Men of
Washington, will speak A motion
picture. Credit. the Life of Bust
ness" will be shown.
Standing committees will make
their final reports and the directors
will be instructed in carrying on
business during the summer recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Toll in Previous Months.
In June, Beware Of:

In June, Beware OF:
l. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic vic
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing street at an
uncontrolled intersection, at
tempting to hitch ride on
moving vehicle, playing in the
gutter, riding in truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
PooIesviI!e Colonial Tea
Planned to Aid Britain
eptcial Dispa tch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POOLESV1LLE, Md, May 31.-A
Colonial tea" will be held June 8.
from 4 to $50 pm, at Grayhaven
Manor here as a benefit for Bundles
for Britain.
Girls dressed in Colonial costume.
singing English and American songs
of the period and serving of deli
cacies that were favorites in the
time of George Washington, will be
among features of the affair.
Mrs. B. E. Gray, the hostess, is
planning the benefit in cooperation
with Mrs. Upton D. Nourse, chair
man of the Bundles for Britain Com
mittee for Northwestern Montgom-
cry County. Mrs. Gray said the
manor house was built in 1896 with
bricks brought from England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
DoubIe-Heuder Is Listed
On Chevy Chase Field

Chevy Chase Dodgers will play a
double header on the Chevy Chase
Playground diamond today, meeting
the Yellow Cab nine in the first
game at l O'Clock and the Arcade
Market in the nightcap.
Nino Briscuso, Woodrow Wilson
High pitcher, will hurl the first
game for the Dodgers, while Bob
ODonnell will take the mound in
the second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Virginia Seeks
To Lure Officials
On Vacations
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 3l.-The
Virginia Conservation Commission
hopes to lure high Government Of
ficials away from Washington for
vacations in the Old Dominion.
"All work and no play still tends
to make Jack dull boy" said let
ters mailed to $50 Federal officials
by N. Clarence Smith, commission
chairman. Efficient service to
country still demands frequent di-
versions from arduous labors.
In the hope that Virginia may
afford restful occasions, we are
privileged to send you under sepa-
rate cover copy of our booklet,
Garry Me Back to Old Virginia.
and an official highway map. We
hope you will use them and enjoy
many pleasant visits with u.s."
Copies of the letter went to men,
bers of Congress, the Presidents
cabinet and the United States Su-
preme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Leesburg Rotary Club
Awards School Prizes
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
LEESBURG, Va, May 3l-Prizes
for improvement in school work
were awarded by the Leesburg
Rotary Club at its annual banquet
for graduates, prize winners and
faculty of Leesburg High School.
Roscoe B. Rhoads, president, pre-
sented the awards to Hendrix Kick
man, George Legge, Dorothy How
ser, Charles Fiske, Juanita Morarity,
Jim Zimmerman Joseph Thompson,
Pearl Dinsmore aAd Frances Briggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Mrs. Byron's Official
Lead 2,457 in County
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Sptcinl DlspxtCh 70 the STAT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 31.-After
organizing as a board of canvassers
by electing Donald Bowie, jr.. chair
man, and Delaney F. Brown, secre-
tary, the supervisors of elections
for Montgomery County canvassed
the vote cast in Tuesdays special
election.
The official tabulation showed that
Mrs. Katharine E. Byron, Demo-
cratic congressional cand date. re-
ceived EAST more votes in the county
than did her Republican opponent,
A. Charles Stewart, the total vots
being Mrs. Byron. 1852; Mr.. Stew
art, 4,905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
HiIIwood Citizens Plan
Election Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, May 81
The Hillwood Citizens Association
will elect officers at its annual meet
ing at pm. Monday in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Knouse, 100
Meadow lane, Miss Clara Cherry,
secretary, announced today.
A nominating committee headed
by John D. Koerber will present
slate of officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
$4,025 in Bid for Ship

RICHMOND. Va. May 81 tP.-
The State Division of Purchase and
Printing today approved a bid of
$4,025 for the purchase Of the Com
modore Maury, former flagship of
the Commission of Fisheries fleet.
The bid was submitted by George r.
Curlett of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Graduates at Maxwell Field

Flying Cadet Roy Lynn Reeve,
son of Mrs. Estes Reeve, tbs Twen-
ty-second street south, Arlington,
Va, was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Air Corps Thurs
day at graduation exercises at Max
well Field, Ala. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01

June Is June III June n Juns al
- . . .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
Make June Safer
June, 1910

June 4 Iuns s June ] June 9 June IS
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Smyrna times., 1941-04-10

appeared on early continental flags
used in Virginia and on vessels Of
the South Carolina Navy indicates
that it was of southern origin.
Colonel Gadsden, of South Caro-
lima, was appointed a delegate to
the Continental Congress late in
ITS at just about the same time
the rattlesnake device appeared on
the drums of the Marines. Colonel
Gadsden presented flag of this
type to Commodore Esek Hopkins.
commanding the Continental Fleet
The rattlesnake flag, or one of
similar design, was carried ashore
by Marines and sailors who landed
at New Providence in the Bahamas
in March, 1776, on one of our
Navy's first expeditions. The flags
popularity was waning even before
the Stars and Stripes was adopted
in 1777.
Opinions as to the symbolism of
the rattlesnake differed. Apparent
ly it pointed to the union of the
thirteen original colonies. A writ
er of the time remarked: "One of
the rattles, singly, is incapable Of
producing sound, but the ringing
of thirteen together is sufficient to
alarm the boldest man living"
Smyrna times., 1941-04-10
Down
The Road
BY CHARLES M. UPHAM
Eagineer-Drecfor
American Road Builders Assn.
Washington, d. C.

need to be directed entirely to mill
tary preparedness. They recognize
the desirability of developing plans
for public works that can be util-
lied to sustain industrial activities
when the war is ended.
This reasoning gives particular
Importance to the report submitted
to President Roosevelt by the Pub
lie Roads Administration in Febru-
airy. The report recommends
prompt appropriation of at least
S287, 900 900 for construction and
improvement of roads and bridges
throughout the nation as the first
step in comprehensive program
to bring them up to national de-
Tense standards. Immediate needs
according to the report, are 500,
100000 for highways in the stra-
tegic network, $3.50, 900 900 for &C
cess roads from main highways,
railroads and waterways to military
and naval reservations and indus
trial plants doing defense work, and
$25, 900, 900 for tactical" roads
used primarily or solely by the
army in tactical maneuvers. The
improvement urged in the report
are all vitality needed to insure the
adequacy of our highway system
to meet the needs of national de-
Tense. These are the provisions of
the report that have the hearty
endorsement of the men in charge
of the program to strengthen
United States defense.
For those interested in America S
economic future, great hope is pro-
vided by the PRA recommendation
that S12, 100000 be Immediately APP
propriated for advanced planning
and engineering surveys for devel-
oping of the strategic network.
Since labor receives a larger share
from the road dollar than from any
other form of public improvement,
advance planning of future high
way construction will enable the
nation to take up the slack Of I'M
employment and decreased indus
trial activity at the end Of the pres
ent emergency. When the nation
shifts to an economy of peace, we
can put our public funds into roads
instead of relief.