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WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
PHURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947
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School Building
Program Urged
In Montgomery
14 Million Requested,
With Half of It to Be
Available This Year
The Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners today made public a
report from the County Board of
Education which requests a $14,000,
000 building program for the coun
ty’s 63 schools.
The report, which gives a de
tailed survey of the county school
system by schools, also lists pro
posals for future school sites, con
solidation of schools and improve
ments to grounds as well as build
ings.
A four-point program by Dr.
Edwin W. Broome, school superin
tendent, recommended:
“That unified effort be made to
secure State aid for buildings, with
adequate appropriations.
"That the program outlined for
the county in this report be used
as the basis in making provisions
for school expansion.
"That in anticipation of the early
removal of building restrictions, an
appropriation for the initial stage
of this program be made available
for 1947 in the amount of $7,800,
000 from county and state funds.
“That authorization for subse
quent appropriations be made to
provide for the further develop
ment of this program which will
become necessary in meeting school
conditions, as they arise prior to the
next construction report to be sub
mitted January 1, 1949.”
New Colored Senior High.
Included in the reorganization
plans for colored schools would be
a new senior high school in Rock
ville, with the present building in
Rockville to be sonverted into a
junior high school. The 19 ele
mentary schools would be replaced
by a few large colored elementary
schools in central locations.
me long range improvement pro
gram includes these principal
schools:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School, $840,000, for graund im
provements and construction of a
new building which would give the
school a total capacity of 1800 pupils,
or double the present enrollment.
Richard Montgomery High School,
$450,000, to be expanded for a gym
nasium, additional class rooms, and
landscaping.
Sherwood High School, $450,000,
for an additional building, land
scaping, and a disposal plant.
Gaithersburg “Beyond Capacity."
Gaithersburg High School, $485,
000 for a new building, landscaping,
roads, furniture and equipment. The
present building is described in the
report as “beyond capacity” and
having “substandard rooms.”
Damascus High School, $585,000
for a new building. The site has
already been purchased, the report
adds.
“The need for a new high school
for Damascus,” according to the re
port, “is paramount. The old build
ing Is antiquated in every respect.
While the enrollment in Damascus
High School does not show the sharp
rise indicated for some of the sub
urban areas, there is a constant de
velopment taking place in the
community. Additional buildings
will be required as the school en
l&r^cs.”
Takoma Park Junior High School,
$538,000 for new construction in or
der "to absorb grades seven to nine
which are now housed in the Silver
Spring Intermediary School.”
Some Work Under Way.
Montgomery Blair Senior High
School, $620,000 for a new building,
furniture, equipment and landscap
ing. It is planned to have greatly
increased facilities there for adult
education, “both vocational and
avocational.”
Schools either under construction
or having additions built and ex
pected to be ready for use by fall
include Lynbrook, Montgomery Hills
Junior High, Pinecrest Elementary,
Woodlin Elementary, Kensington
Wheaton Elementary.
“The schools now under construc
tion represent a beginning in the
postwar program,” Dr. Broome de
clared. “The limited number of
buildings under construction ex
presses the unfavorable building
conditions that have prevailed.
“Money for the planning of schools
has been made available through
advances from the Federal Govern
ment, from a limited amount as a
grant from the Maryland State Post
war Planning and Construction
Commission and from county funds.
Falls Church PTA Hits
Reopening School Floor
The reopening of the third floor
of the old Jefferson School in Falls
Church was severely criticized at a
meeting of the Falls Church Par
ent-Teacher Association last night.
Speakers pointed out that the top
floor was closed off by the school
board last year after the PTA had
requested that it not be used unless
certain structural changes were
made to permit quicker exit in case
of fire. The school board has made
the alterations the PTA requested
and opened the top floor in order
to take up overflow from Madison
School. Figures presented to the
meeting showed that in the last two
weeks alone there have been,40 new
enrollments at the Madison School.
However, sentiments of the meet
ing was that the building might be
structurally unsafe and that an im
partial inspection should be made
by competent sources. A resolution
was approved urging an inspection
by a representative of the county
school system, the State Board of
Education and a representative cf a
recognized fire underwriters group.
Hal Roper Elected Head
Of Alexandria CLU
Hal Roper of Carpenter’s Local
1665. AFL, is the new president oi
the Alexandria Central Labor Union
He was elected last night for the
1947 term succeeding Thomas Bevis
who was elected vice president at
the annual meeting in Carpenters
Hall.
Others elected include Eugene
Hubbard, recording secretary; Wal
ter Cable, financial secretary
Charles Pugh, treasurer; Thomas B
Britt, trustee for three years, and T
. C. Fowler, sergeant at arms,
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CLOSING ACTIVITIES AT ALEXANDRIA USO —Miss Marie
Downey (center), president of the Girls’ Service Organization
of the Cameron street USO, was presented a silver tray last night
at a dance marking the closing of the Alexandria center. Mak
ing the presentation on behalf of the girls’ group is Miss Vera
Jensen, a member. Looking on is K. E. Wallace, chairman of the
USO Management Committee. —Star Staff Photo.
Bethesda Veteran, Inspired
In War, Studies for Ministry
A 25-year-old Bethesda youth who
said he “found God” in the fox
holes of Europe is taking prelimi
nary training for the ministry at
the Montgom
ery Junior Col
lege.
Anthony R.
Bort, who lives
at 4870 Cordell
avenue, admits
that he had not
attended church
since a boy until
he entered the
Army in 1943.
“I began at
tending church
again regularly
on my way over
seas aboard a
transport,” h e Mr- BM-t
relates, "but it took four close
escapes from death before I actually
received the call to preach the gos
pel.”
It was on his third escape, he
adds, that he became aware most
strongly of the call. It was in the
latter part of 1944 while he was a
forward observer at a pillbox some
where in Prance.
Was Reading Psalm.
"I left the pillbox momentarily,”
he relates, “to check on my com
munication lines. There was a
great explosion and I turned to s6e
the pillbox had taken a direct hit.”
He was reading the 91st Psalm
Arlington School Bill,
Saved in Assembly,
Is Sent to Senate
Star Staff Corra»pond»nt
RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 16.—The
State Senate today received the
Arlington County School Board bill,
which was saved from extinction in
the tightest legislative squeeze play
of the General Assembly session.
rise school measure would permit
Arlington voters to determine by
referendum whether to change the
existing method of naming the
educational group or to change to
either of two optional new methods.
J. Maynard Magruder, who co
sponsored the bill with George
Damm, prevented what observers
felt was almost the killing of the
bill in the House of Delegatse yes
terday.
Both legislators have been pre
pared to argue for the measure
which from the start was certain
to arouse opposition of other mem
bers on political grounds. Any tam
pering with existing Democratic or
ganization control over most State
localities meets powerful opposition
at nearly every session of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Local in
The proposed Arlington act Is
local in application but has been
couched in general legislative
phraseology in an attempt to over
come a constitutional prohibition
against special laws for the conduct
of elections.
The School Board bill received a
favorable report Tuesday by the
committee on counties, cities and
towns. In the preliminary routine
of reporting bills receiving favor
able committee action, House Clerk
E. Griffith Dodson yesterday read
the title and number of the School
Board bill.
With no advance warning Demo
cratic Floor Leader Roy B. Davis,
chairman of the powerful Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections,
moved that the bill be rereferred
to his committee—a motion that
often indicates organization efforts
to kill legislation in committee.
Magruder Explains Bill
Mr. Magruder went to the floor
leader’s desk and hurriedly ex
plained that the legislation, which
amends the County Manager Act,
is strictly local in application since
Arlington is the only locality with
this form of government. Mr. Davis
was observed to shake his head vio
lently and wave Mr. Magruder away.
Mr. Magruder then asked the
House to vote down the floor leader’s
request. At the conclusion of his
plea, business was suspended tem
porarily while the speaker, Mr. Ma
gruder and Mr. Davis conferred
briefly, after which the floor leader
withdrew his request.
Normally, the bill would not have
been up for passage in the House
until today but Mr. Magruder suc
ceeded in gaining support of a mo
tion to waive constitutional readings
and the measure was passed and
sent to the Senate yesterday.
Civic Proposals Backed
Legislation providing a referendum
cn methods of selecting Arlington
School Board members and estab
ishing non-partisan runoff elections
ir local offices has been approved
v the Arlington Ridge Civic Asso
ation. Measures now are before
| he general assembly at Richmond,
• covering the two subjects. .
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on his fourth and last brush with
death.
‘‘We were in a wooded area in the
front lines,” he says, “and were
pausing briefly to catch our breath.
Suddenly there was an explosion
overhead and trees began to crash
around us. I looked down and saw
blood on my left arm. It had been
hit by shrapnel.”
He was sent back to Paris and
hospitalized for the remainder of
the war. Although he asked to
be sent back into action, he missed
the massacre of Malmedy, in which
his outfit was the one which was
mowed down by their German
captors.
Saved by Erroneous Order.
His first escape occurred when his
outfit was given an erroneous order
to advance. Minutes after they ad
vanced, the area they had left was
subjected to heavy shelling.
His other escape came when he
traded watches with another sol
dier, who had complained that Mr.
Bort was getting shorter watch
periods than he. The other man
had barely assumed his watch sta
tion when he was hit by a shell.
He says now that he is so con
vinced it was “divine guidance”
which saved him that nothing can
deter him from his desire to be
come a Methodist minister.
A farmer employe of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, he is
the son of the late Harry R. Bort,
former route agent fcr The Star.
Mystery Gasoline
In Wells Barred to
Public Pending Test
The "private” gasoline supply of a
number of Arlington residents was
cut off today by county officials who
declared the dipping of gas from the
unused water wells in the Ballston
area interfered with tests to deter
mine its source.
County employes dipping gasoline
rrom a well in the 500 block or
North Pollard street, said this morn
ing that 500 gallons had been taken
out since the work was begun yes
terday. The crew worked through
the night. It is hoped that the rate
of flow can be determined by this
method, officials said.
Any private dipping would inter
fere with the test, officials pointed
out.
Samples of the red gas, which has
operated automobiles satisfactorily,
was scheduled to be delivered to the
Bureau of Standards today for
analysis, county officials said.
The gasoline-filled wells first
came to public light early this week
when residents of the Pollard street
area near the garage of the Wash
ington, Virginia & Maryland Coach
Co. complained of the fumes from
the old wells.
The samples were taken from the
WV&M’s 17,000-gallon underground
storage tanks, the tanks of the
nearby Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. garage and those of
five service stations in the area.
County Fire Chief A. C. Scheffel
supervised the sampling.
H. H. England, general manager
of the bus company, who earlier
said the company used "white” not
"red” gasoline, yesterday declared
that the gas was the latter color.
He also said he was making checks
to determine if any gas was unac
counted for.
A check of sewer lines in the
neighborhood revealed gasoline
fumes, county officials reported. The
lines immediately were ventilated,
they said.
Mrs. Eisenhower Speaks
To Aid March of Dimes
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, wife
of the general, was interviewed from
Port Myer this morning over Radio
Station WARL as part of the Ar
lington County March of Dimes
drive for infantile paralysis victims.
The March of Dimes campaign
opened in Arlington County yester
day with a broadcast from the booth
set up at Wilson boulevard and
North Highland street. Appearing
on the program were County Mana
ger Frank C. Hanrahan, Mrs. Laura
T. Boldin, chairman of the drive,
and Henry Haney, head of the John
Lyons Post of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars,_
Cooking Class to Open
Tonight in Shirlington
The first in a series of six nutri
tion and cooking classes to be con
ducted by Miss Ida Lansden, nutri
tionist, will be given at 7:30 p.m.
today in the Rosslyn Gas Co. audi
torium, Shirlington, Va,
Miss Lansden, who taught-a simi
lar course last year for a Red Cross
group, will hold a class each Thurs
day evening. They were arranged
by the Alexandria branch of the
American Association of University
Women through Mrs. Leo Carterv
chairman of the Education Com
mittee.
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Wide Powers
To Control Rents
Asked by Tuck
Authority Is Sought
To Permit Action in
Any Emergency
By Alex R. Preston
Star Staff CorrMpondant
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 16—A
State rent control bill that could
be invoked after Federal regulations
are lifted July 1, today was virtually
replaced by a five-year-old measure
sponsored by Charles R. Fenwick,
Arlington, in an attempt to win
General Assembly support before
the special session adjourns.
Following up his controversial
teacher pay and labor legislative
program, Gov. Tuck placed another
controversial issue before the Legis
lature by asking enactment of a
State rent control law. He said he
wants authority to act in any emer
gency that might arise from undue
rent raises after Federal controls
cease.
A bill to this effect was introduced
by Delegate Walter Scott, Roanoke,
and was almost killed by the House
Courts of Justice Committee yes
terday. It was patterned after the
so-called “Dewey law” in New York
State and provoked widespread
opposition here.
Substitute Bill Drafted.
During a lengthy session, the com
mittee agreed to draft a bill in the
nature of a substitute and to em
body nearly all of the features of
legislation passed in 1942 and spon
sored by Mr. Fenwick while a mem
ber of the House of Delegates.
The Fenwick measure expired by
its own limitation during the war
years and the subcommittee agreed
to make the new law expire simi
larly on July 1, 1948. If the necessity
for control continues next year, the
1948 General Assembly can extend
the law, members said.
Delegate W. Selden Washington,
Alexandria, who earlier opposed the
rent control legislation, yesterday
succeeded in obtaining tentative
approval of an amendment over
coming his objection. He stated
earlier a rent control law would
discourage new construction but the
Courts of Justice Committee agreed
to his amendment to exclude from
control construction started or com
pleted after yesterday.
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Delegate Edwin W. Lynch, who
has real estate developments in
Fairfax County within Washing
ton’s Metropolitan Area, said he
supported the principle of the bill.
Meanwhile, another administra
tion-sponsored measure — teachers
pay raises—was scheduled to arrive
on the floor of the House today,
but including conditional amounts
totaling $1,000,000 more than Gov.'
Tuck asked for the 1947-8 fiscal
year.
In the third meeting within two
days, the House Appropriations
Committee approved a modified ver
sion of a teachers’ pay bill amend
ment sponsored by Delegate Robert
Whitehead, Nelson County.
The Nelson County delegate sought
to add $1,500,000 to the Governor’s
$6,500,000 school program during the
next 18 months. At the same time
he sponsored separate legislation to
levy a 10 per cent tax on wine and
liquor to finance even greater pay
increases than his $1,500,000 amend
ment allowed.
Tax Measure Killed.
The House Finance Committee,
which had been studying the bill
for three days, yesterday killed the
tax measure but Mr. Whitehead said
he reserved the right to ask the
House to discharge the committee
and bring the bill up on the floor
if later developments made this step
necessary.
The Appropriations Committee,
headed by C. G. Louderback, War
ren and Page Counties, made the
$1,000,000 added appropriation con
ditional on the Governor’s certifica
tion that funds were on hand, the
chairman said. Action was taken in
executive session and the names of
members who voted for the proposal
could not be learned, but Mr. Loud
erback said it was approved 12 to 4.
The committee refused to make
available the $500,000 Mr. White
head sought for raises above the
Governor’s program during the first
six months of this year.
The third portion of Gov. Tuck’s
program for which the special ses
sion of the Assembly has been called,
remained in a Senate committee for
further study and may be reported
today. The legislation comprises
two bills to prohibit closed shops in
intrastate enterprises and to prevent
interruptions of essential public
utility services without notice to give
the State time to take over op
erations.
Resolution Adopted.
The House adopted a joint reso
lution by Delegate Lynch, Fairfax,
directing the Virginia Advisory Leg
islative Council to study problems
confronting the Arlington-Alexand
ria-Fairfax area. The sponsor said
the Issues are complex, including
that of future annexation within
this area.
Yesterday at 1 p.m. was the final
hour for introduction of any legisla
tion without unanimous consent or
without the Governor’s approval.
Just under the wire was a Joint
resolution directing the Legislative
Council to study the question of
legalized horse racing to provide
additional revenue. The sponsor
was James E. Gardner, Richmond.
Students Attend Sessions
Of Maryland Legislature
By a Staff Correspondent of. Tho Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 16.—Ap
proximately 30 students of Mont
gomery Blair Junior High School,
Silver Spring, got a first-hand view
of legislative procedure yesterday
when they attended sessions of the
Maryland House of Delegates and
Senate.
The students, led by several teach
ers and parents, included Sally Lee
Rush, 12-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Leona M. Rush, a member of the
Montgomery County delegation.
After the Legislature adjourned,
the boys and girls surrounded dele
gation members to get their auto
graphs.
While admitting they did not un
derstand some of the procedure,
several of the students said they
‘got a kick out of it”
The group visited the Naval Acad
emy before returning home...
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leathers to Get
Pay Proposal of
Corning Tuesday
Board to Consider
Recommendations of
School Head Next Day
School Supt. Hobart M. Com
ing will explain his pay recom
mendations to .District public school
teachers next Tuesday before sub
mitting them to a special meeting
of the Board of Education on
Wednesday.
The school board approved the
plan at a meeting yesterday, after
Dr. Coming said he was anxious to
get the teachers’ reactions. He will
talk to colored teachers at Arm
strong High School at 3:45 p.m. and
white teachers at McKinley High
School at 8 pm. on Tuesday.
The board also agreed to meet at
3:30 pm. Wednesday at the Frank
lin Building to act on the pay pro
posals. Under the Teachers’ Pay
Act which granted the local teachers
a $450 pay raise last summer, the
board must submit new salary pro
posals to the chairmen of the House
and Senate District Committees be
fore February 1. The act itself ex
pires June 30.
lenns i/ivuigcu.
Although Dr. Coming’s proposals
are based on a report submitted by
the schools’ Joint legislative Coun
cil, which includes many teachers,
the superintendent said he wanted
to give all of the system’s 3,200
teachers a chance to be heard before
committing himself.
With teachers’ pay a live issue
throughout the Nation as a result of
thinning teachers’ ranks, Dr. Com
ing said he expects a large turnout
at both sessions. He declined to di
vulge the nature of his proposals
before the meetings.
Other actions of the board yester
day included approving the retire
ment of two veteran school teachers.
They are Miss Etta H. Matthews,
67, of 2001 Sixteenth street N.W.,
teacher of English and social
science at Langley Junior High
School, and Miss E. Grace Deal,
62, of. 1835 Phelps place N.W.,
teacher of mathematics and geog
raphy at Hine Junior High School.
Began 48 Years Ago.
Miss Matthews, a graduate of
Washington Normal School and
George Washington University, be
gan teaching here more than 48
years ago in the elementary grades.
A past president of the Junior
High School Teachers’ Association,
she also acted as faculty adviser to
the Pilot, Langley school news
paper.
Miss Deal also began her teaching
career in the elementary grades,
entering the District school system
39 years ago. A graduate of Johns
Hopkins University, she also at
tended George Washington Univer
sity, Maryland State Teachers’ Col
lege, Columbia University, the Uni
versity of Chicago and took classes
at Harvard University. She, too, is
a past president of the Junior
High School Teachers’ Association,
and was a member of the City Text
book Committee for 10 years.
The board also:
1. Approved drawings of three
proposed schools submitted by
Municipal Architect Merrel A. Coe.
These were the Kelly Miller and
Sousa Junior High Schools and
Nalle Elementary School, for all of
which funds are available.
R. G. Williamsan Promoted.
2. Made permanent the appoint
ment of Mrs. Josephine C. Smith,
1948 Second street N.W., as director
of Division 10.
3. Promoted Robert G. William
son, 1817 Kearney street N.W., from
teaching at Kramer Junior High
School to instructing science at Wil
son Teachers’ College.
4. Transferred Mrs. Agnes T.
Beckwith, 2115 P street N.W., from
instructing at Wilson Teachers’ Col
lege to teaching at Anacostia High
School.
5. Accepted the resignation of Dr.
Harold B. Buckley, 3900 Hamilton
street, Hyattsville, Md., as head of
the Department of Business Educa
tion in the white schools, after a
year’s probationary service.
6. Approved daylight saving time
for the District by unanimous vote.
7. Accepted the resignation as
head of the colored Girls’ Cadet
Corps pf Lt. Col. Madeline Bridges
and appointed to succeed her Lt.
Col. Delores McDaniel of Dunbar
High School. Miss Bridges, it was
explained, was forced to leave school
in order to support herself.
Arlington Man Held
On Burglary Charge
Harry D. Hogan, 29, of the 500
block of North Jackson street, Ar
lington, today was held for *the
grand jury on a housebreaking
charge after a preliminary hearing
in County Court. His bond was set
at $1,000.
Detective Capt. Hugh Jones said
Hogan was caught by police after
he had broken into the Adeline Shop
in Clarendon last night.
Crash That Killed Her Fiance^
Also Fatal to Cheverly Girl
Jane A. Alford, 18, of Cheverly, Md., and her fiance, Richard.
Stnaley, 21, of West Hempstead, Long Island.
Jane A. Alford, 18, of Cheverly,
Md„ who left her job with the Re
construction Finance Corp. last week
to plan for her wedding, died early
this morning at the Meadowbrook
Hospital, Long Island, of injuries
suffered Tuesday night in an auto
mobile-traifi collision which killed
her finance instantly.
Friends said funeral services are
tentatively planned for' Saturday at
the Fort Lincoln Chapel, where her
wedding was to have been held in
March.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Alford of 6210 Kilmer street, who
are still in Long Island, plan to re
turn here tomorrow, when the oody
of their daughter will be brought
home. _
Miss Alford, a graduate of Eastern
High School, suffered fatal head and
internal injuries when the car in
which she and her fiance, Richard
Stanley, 21, of West Hempstead,
Long Island, was struck by a Long
Island Railroad train at Hempstead.
The car, which was dragged 110
feet by the train, burst into flames
before it was torn loose. Passers-by
dragged the pair out of the car and
extinguished their flaming clothes.
Mr. Stanley had been visiting with
Miss Alford over the week end, and
the two returned late Sunday to
Long Island to commence arrange
ments for the wedding.
Mr. Stanley, a Navy veteran,
served two years in the Pacific area.
Police Capture Last
Of Three Fairfax Jail
Fugitives on Yacht
Police early today captured the
last of three fugitives from the
Fairfax County Jail, 19-year-old
Lawrence William Brown. He was
found hiding
aboard a 30-foot
yacht at the
Corinthian
Yacht Club.
Robert James
Muligan, 27, and
Charles Lee
Myers, 28, who
accomp anied
Brown in the
jail break last
Friday night,
have been back
in custody since
Monday.
Acting on a
tip that a Buick I- W. Brown,
automobile with Ohio tags, believed
to have been used by the fugitive,
had been seen on the yacht club
grounds at 2 am., Precinct Detective
C. I. Smith and Detective Sergt.
Francis E. Burgess headed a squad
of 12 policemen which began search
ing the club grounds. A harbor pa
trol boat stood by offshore.
They bound Brown aboard the
yacht belonging to Waiter Bain
bridge of 1535 Seventeenth street
N.W. Cutting off the lights around
the dock and surrounding the yacht,
police opened one of the hatches
and ordered Brown to come out.
Getting no response, they forced
their way through the cabin door.
Inside, they discovered the youth,
who was just rousing from his slum
bers when he was overpowered.
James O. Boteler, yacht club stew
ard, said a number of thefts of food,
drinks and a radio have occurred in
the yacht club area within the last
week, and police believed Brown may
have used the yacht as his hiding
place since shortly after his escape.
The youth, whose address was
given as the 100 block of C street
N.E., was being held for grand jury
action on a charge of breaking and
entering at the time of his escape
from the Fairfax Jail.
Correspondent to Pay
Speed Fine From London
Unexpected payment of an Ar
lington County speeding fine was
promised yesterday in a letter to the
county court clerk by a press service
correspondent now stationed In
London.
Leo S. Disher, jr., whose hearing
was set for last December 13, wrote,
“I must confess to you that I forgot
entirely the charge of speeding. If
it is not too late, may I now plead
guilty?"
The court clerk sent Mr. Disher
an answer, advising him the fine is
$18.25.__
ANNAPOLIS, MD.—NEW ACADEMY HEAD—Vice Admiral Aubrey
W. Pitch (left), retiring head of the Naval Academy, welcomes
the new superintendent, Rear Admiral L. Holloway, jr., at change
of command ceremonies yesterday. * *~~AP Photo.
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6 Zoning Changes
In Prince Georges
Granted at Hearings
Four applications for - commercial
zoning, one for industrial and an
other for two-family dwelling use,
had the approval today of the
Prince Georges County commission
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The six applications were among
seven rezoning requests considered
yesterday by the commissioners,
sitting as a district zoning council,
at the County Service Building,
Hyattsville. Consideration of one
other request for commercial zon
ing was postponed until February
17 at Hyattsville.
A second petition for rezoning to
two-family dwelling use was denied
by the commissioners. Two permits
to operate gasoline filling stations
and one for a day nursery were
granted.
Commercial D Zonings.
The commercial D zonings ap
proved, all from residential A
classification, were those requested
by Thermistocles and Charlotte
Plackos for two lots on the south
side of Carmody road, at Valley
drive, Carmody Hills; Bernard and
Natalie Cantor, for nearly two acres
at the Snug Harbor Tavern, De
fense highway, near Lanham;
Thomas F. Rosewag, for an entire
block at Prince Georges and Queen
Anne avenues, Beltsville, and James
A. Wilson, for two lots on Ed
monston road, opposite Columbia
avenue, Riverdale Heights.
Approval was given the applica
tion by Mr. Plackos,. despite objec
tion from the Maryland-National
Park and Planning Commission that
it constituted “spot zoning” and
would be too close to a proposed
highway between Landover and
Suitland. Mr. Plackos said he in
tended to erect a gasoline filling
station and presented petitions
containing signatures of 50 resi
dents of the surrounding area who
favored It.
The Cantor application was ap
proved, subject to a 100-foot set
back from the center of Defense
highway. Mr. Cantor said a new
establishment to replace the present
tavern tfould be constructed there.
(Mr. Rosewag, whose application also
was opposed by the planning com
mission on the ground there is “too
much’’ commercial zoning planned
for Beltsville, said a shopping cen
ter to include a hardware store and
florist shop and off-street parking,
would be built on the site.
Mr. Wilson said a drugstore and
soda fountain stand would be
erected on his location. His appli
cation also was opposed by the
planners on the ground it is out
side their proposed zoning recom
mendations for the community.
Industrial E zoning was granted
to John M. Walton, agent for own
ers of 21 acres of the Norman prop
erty, east of the Baltimore St Ohio
Railroad, opposite the extension of
Wells avenue, Edmonston. The ap
proval was granted subject to an
extension of Prince Georges avenue,
the board ruled. Mr. Walton said a
concrete warehouse for storage pur
poses would be built.
Opposition Blocks One Case.'
Reclassification from residential
A to residential B for two-family
dwelling use was approved for Paul
N. and Florence A. Tierney for three
lots, near Hopkins and Kingston
avenues. Boulevard Heights. A re
quest by Clarence F. Coffin, for
similar rezoning of one lot at Jack
son and Garland avenues, Takcrna
Park, was turned down because of
opposition by residents of the area.
Action mi the application of Ed
ward M. Kolbe for rezoning from
residential A to commercial D of 12
acres on the north side of Central
avenue, 2 miles from Capitol Heights,
was postponed at the request of the
applicant.
Permits to operate gasoline sta
tions were granted Joseph and
Evelina Salute for property on the
east side of the Washington-Balti
more boulevard, near Beltsville, and
W. N. Lampton and R. D. Eader, for
property in the 3700 block of Hamil
ton street, HyattsvUle.
A permit to operate a day nursery
at premises now containing the Jack
and Jill School, 3512 Hamilton street,
Hyattsville, was granted Carolyn E.
Day, subject to approval of the
County Health Department. 1
Prince Georges
Voting Machine
BillBeforeHouse
Measure Raising Limit
Of Seat Pleasant Debt
Reported Favorably
By J. B. Zatmon
Star Staff Corra»pomlant
ANNAPOLIS. Md., Jan. 16.—Prince
Georges County would have voting
machines under a bill now before the
county’s representatives in the
House of Delegates.
The measure was introduced yes
terday by Delegate William H. Mc
Grath and referred to the county
delegation.
Mr. McGrath said installation of
voting machines would speed up the
counting of votes, result in more ac
curate totals and bring the county's
election system "up to date.”
Declaring the present system is a
"relic of the horse and buggy days.”
Mr. McGrath said a survey is under
way to determine the cost of chang
ing to machines.
Voting machines now are used
only in Montgomery County and
Baltimore City.
House Adopts Three Reports.
Favorable reports by the delega
tion on three other bills introduced
last week were adopted by the
House, and the measures were or
dered printed for third reading.
One would increase the borrow
ing power of the Seat Pleasant
Mayor and Council from $50,000 to
$100,000. Another would eliminate
a provision in the Seat Pleasant
charter requiring registration of
voters every five years for municipal
elections.
The third bill would increase the
University Park tax from 25 cents
to a maximum of 50 cents per $100
and would authorize town officials
to borrow up to $5,000 for municipal
improvements.
Two bills introduced by the all
Republican delegation in the House
would double the present 2-cent
Silver Spring library tax and would
increase the Chevy Chase View tax
from 10 cents to a maximum of 34
cents per $100.
Salary Raises Provided.
A bill put forward by the Anne
Arundel County delegations would
increase the salaries of the county
sanitary commissioners from $600
to $1,200 a year each, with the
chairman receiving $1,500.
It also would increase the number
of zoning classifications from 4
to 14, principally in agricultural
land, and would give the commis
sion complete jurisdiction over the
hiring and firing of its employes.
The House adopted favorable re
ports by the Judiciary Committee
on four motor vehicle bills.
One providing that motorists in
volved in accidents in which there
is personal injury or property dam
age exceeding $50 must file a report
to the State Department of Motor
Vehicles within 48 hours.
Another would make streetcar op
erators liable to the same penalties
for drunken driving as motor ve
hicle operators.
Storm Offers Measure.
In the Senate, Edward D. Storm,
Democrat, of Frederick County, in
troduced a bill revising the 'work
men’s compensation law to permit
employes to include in their aver
age weekly wages sums paid under
veterans’ benefit laws.
Senator Storm also submitted a
bill revising the pay system for em
ployes in the office of the Frederick
County Treasurer.
Before adjourning, the House and
Senate re-elected Hooper S. Miles,
State Treasurer for a fourth term.
He was nominated in the House by
Leroy Pumphrey, Prince Georges
County, Democratic majority floor
leader.
Earlier, Edwin Warfield, jr., chair
man of the Maryland Board of Nat
ural Resources, told a< join session
of the Senate and House Committees
on Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
that there was a total lack of co-op
eration by Virginia authorities in
the enforcement of Potomac River
oyster laws.
He urged the adoption of a Legis
lative Council bill permitting Mary
land to prosecute residents of either
State arrested for oyster law viola
tions.
At present, Virginia residents ar
rested by Maryland authorities and
charged with oyster law violations
are returned to Virginia for prose
cution. Marylanders arrested in
Virginia on similar charges are re
turned to this State.
Dates Set for Appeals
On Liquor Licenses
Hearing dates on three appeals
against decisions of the Prince
Georges County Board of Liquor
License Commissioners was an
nounced today by the Maryland
State Alcoholic Beverage License
Bureau.
One of the hearings, scheduled for
11:30 am. January 27, will be a con
tinuation of an appeal heard by the
State board January 8. It involves
the appeal by John S. Dyson, opera
tor of a general store at T. B., who
was denied an off-sale beer, wine
and liquor lincense by the county
board September 19.
Another appeal, by Charles E.
Hall, who unsuccessfully sought on
sale beer license for 2301 Chlllum
road. Mount Rainier, will be heard
the same day.
The third appeal, by Barbara J.
Greer, against the county board’s
refusal to grant an. on-sale permit to
sell beer, wine and liquor at 7101
Centra] avenue, Capitol Heights, will
be held at 11 a.m. February 3. The
Greer application was turned down
November 14.
All appeals will be considered at
Upper Marlboro, the State board
notified Linden Briscoe, clerk to the
county liquor board.
Moss Plunkett to Speak
Moss Plunkett, a candidate for
Governor in the 1945 Democratic
primary, will speak at a meeting of
the 8th District Committee for Vir
ginia, an affiliate of the Southern
Conference for Human Welfare, at
8 o’clock tonight at the Lyon Park
Community House, North Fillmore
street at Pershing drive. Mr. Plun
kett will outline efforts made to
ward abolishing the poll tax, ac
cording to Mrs. Regina Wermiel,
secretary of the 8th District Com
mittee. r
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