Evening star. [volume], June 14, 1938, Page A-16, Image 16

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Hillcrest Citizens’ Group
Declines to Back Any
Specific Individual.
The Hillcrest Citisens’ Association
last night indorsed a proposal calling
on President Roosevelt to appoint to
the post of District Civilian Commis
sioner, which falls vacant September
1, any bona fide citizen of the District
of merit and commendable record
whom he sees fit.
The names of Thomas E. Lodge and
William McK. Clayton, prominent
civic leaders, were mentioned for in
dorsement, but the association de
clined to state a preference.
A vote of confidence in the judg
ment of Sampson Bass, chairman ol
the Schools Committee, was given by
the association on a proposal of the
School Board to move a portable
school to the site of the Stanton
School to provide for a kindergarten
class in Hillcrest. Mr. Bass told the
association that it was either a port
able school or no kindergarten.
Foster Backs Acceptance.
"I realize the evils of portable
structures.” said Charles Foster, asso
ciation president, "but it seems that a
bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush and if we have no alternative in
the matter, we should accept the
portable.”
The Schools Committee reported
that Robert L. Haycock, assistant sup
erintendent of schools, had said the
erection of an 8-room school building
at the corner of Alabama avenue and
Pennsylvania avenue S.E. was under
consideration.
The association urged the commit
tee to redouble its efforts to secure a
new school building for the Hillcrest
area.
H. H. Daniels was appointed by Mr.
Foster as historian of the association
at the request of the Southeast Coun
cil; his work will be to unearth all the
tradition and history of men and
. places in Hillcrest and report them to
the council.
Boy Scouts Aided.
The association voted an appropria
tion of $10 to Boy Scout Troop 68 to
help defray the expenses of their two
day outing June 25 and 26 to Bull
Run, Va. The troop is made up of
the sons of Hillcrest people.
The resignation of R. H. Worrall.
delegate from Hillcrest to the Federa
tion of Citizens’ Associations, was
accepted by Mr. Foster. In leaving
the association to go to Hawaii on an
extended tour of duty, Mr. Worrall
offered a final suggestion to the asso
ciation. He recommended that a
pamphlet be compiled to be f;iven to
new members and to be used in the
solicitation of new members, contain
ing history of the achievements of
the association in gaining improve
ments and concessions for Hillcrest.
Mr. Foster thanked him for his meri
torious service in the name of the
association.
The association adjourned to con
vene again in September.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
TODAY.
Meeting, District Pharmaceutical
Association, Wardman Park Hotel, 8
>.m.
Meeting, District Chapter, United
Horological Association, Willard Hotel,
8 p.m.
Banquet, Sibley Hospital Internes,
Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m.
Meeting, District Bar Association,
Mayflower Hotel, 7:30 p.m.
Meeting, Connecticut Avenue Asso
ciation. Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m.
Meeting, Columbia Heights Busi
ness Men’s Association, Arcade Build
ing, Fourteenth street and Park road,
B p.m.
Picnic, Bureau of Engraving Wom
en’s Local, No. 105, N. F. F. E, Rock
Creek Park, 6 p.m.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Carlton Hotel, 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower
Hotel, 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon, Monarch Club, Willard
Hotel, 12:15 p.m.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard
Hotel, 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon, Soroptimist Club, Wil
lard Hotel, 1 p.m.
Meeting, District Federation, Fed
eral Employes’ Unions, 710 Fourteenth
street N.W., 8 p.m.
Meeting, Washington Philatelic So
ciety, Carlton Hotel, 8 p.m.
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Slain Skunk Dies Under Cabin.
And Occupants Retreat Fast
The next time Charles L. Keneipp,
composing room employe of The Star,
shoots a skunk it probably will be
with a long-range rifle and in an
open field.
Then again he may never draw a
bead on another one, because he
doesn’t'even want to see one.
The reason is that he shot one
Sunday. But he wasn’t sure of it—
not for 30 seconds or so.
At Norwood, Md., Mr. Keneipp has
a little log cabin, where he and his
family retreat over the week end.
Saturday they visited the cabin with
a couple of friends, and everything
was nice until Mr. Keneipp saw an
animal emerge from beneath the place
about dusk.
It couldn’t be a skunk, thought Mr.
Keneipp, because a skunk has a
stripe down its back. This only had
a white spot on its head.
The strange thing hied itself off
While Mr. Keneipp pondered over its
ancestors, so he went in and cleaned
a rifle. Tomorrow, he figured, per-1
haps the thing would again sneak
from under the cabin.
At dusk Sunday Mr. Keneipp wait
ed until the uninvited guest made
another appearance. Just as it thrust
its head out he blazed away. It was
a bull’s-eye. or a skunk’s-eye as it
later developed, and the poor thing
was knocked back under the cabin.
In its dying moments the skunk
did what all skunks do. And Mr.
Kenelpp, his wife and friends did
what all smart people do in a case
like that—they left.
Along about mid-July they antici
pate another week end in the cabin.
Meanwhile Mr. Keneipp is taking a
keen interest in the way the wind
blows.
■ -.• —
Plane Plant Sought.
South Africa wants an aircraft plant
and will try to obtain one of those said
to be planned for the Dominio/is by
Great Britain. Failing in this, efforts
will be made to induce a private manu
facturer to build at least a branch
plant. For several years South Africa
Air Force authorities have been build
ing all the parts of military planes
except engines at Roberts Heights, but
all-African planes are wanted.
BUSINESS MEN URGE
QUARTERLY AUTO TAGS
Southeast Association Backs
Colliflower to Succeed Allen
in D. C. Post.
The Southeast Business Men’s As
sociation last night went on record as
favoring the issuance of automobile
tags on a quarterly basis, so that mo
torists would pay only for that period
for which the tags are issued.
The association recommended that
James E. Colliflower, former president
of the Merchants and Manufacturers’
Association and a present member of
the Board of Trade, be named District
Commissioner to succeed George E.
Allen, and the administrator of emer
gency work and all other District olfl
ciajs be residents of the District for st
least five years.
The annual outing of the associa
tion will be held at Annapolis Roads,
Md„ July 27.
PARKWAY BILL PASSED
Byrd Measure Would Change
Williamsburg Road.
\
The 8enate passed and sent to the
House yesterday a bill by 8enator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia, to reroute the
Colonial National Historical Parkway
in Virginia from Williamsburg to
Jamestown Island.
Consideration had-been given to a
tunnel under Williamsburg, park serv
ice officials said, to avoid routing traf
fic through the restored portions of
the historic city.
STUDENTS TO DANCE
In honor of the 170 student* in the
graduating class of Bethesda-Chevy
Chase High School a dance will be
given at y>e Kennedy-Warren Apart
ments tonight by the alumni asso
ciation. The program has been ar
ranged by Mitchell Erickson, Henry
Atkinson and Reuben Stivers.
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