Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1929, Page 11

LAVS 0 PROABIT B BOARDS ASKED Montgomery Civic Federation Moves to Prevent Fur- ther Signs. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md, March 12.—Bill- boards came up for a severe condemna- tion at the mecting of the Montgomery County Civic Federation in the mentary school here last night. discussion of the repor mittee on internal county improvement indicated that the citizens arc strong- Jy opposed to leaving these structures THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1929. §1,000,000 HIGHWAY PROGRAM SOUGHT | Extensive Road Improvement 1 of the com- ! in the county, and the federation sub-| soquently adopted the report of the recommendations of the committce that the committee on lcgislation and legal action seck to obtain the passage of such laws as would prohibit any new signs from being erccted in the count. and would prohibit the repairing and ing of those in existence. Signs sing properly for sale and on ss houses advertising the busine carried on therein wouid be eliminate from the proposed prohibition The report of the committee pre- gented by Andrew C. Wilkins, its scere- tary. He pointed out that scveral ar- rests hed been made in connection with sign construction, under the building ‘permit ordinance. but that the State's attorney had taken no further acti He said that, in view of this fail to act, the police did not know just} how to procecd in the future and urged that the county commissioners quested to di the 1o proceed to tri Joseph €. Ci torney for th pointed out that the Slate was not under the coun ers, and the latter could but pointed ont that the federation itself could request the State’s attorney | to proceed. Prohibitive Fee Urged. It was pointed out by Oliver Owen Kuhn, Alta Vista, that there is now on the statute books & law authorizing the | county commissioners to pass an ordi- nance to license the erection of such signs, and he urged the adoption of such an ordinance, with the license fee so prohibitive that it would drive the signs out of the county. He also pointed out that they should be placed | o far from the roadside that they could | not be secn. Mr. Kuhn said that it was | the sense of the people of the county that it sheuld be fully and completely cleared of these obstructive signs, and ndded that a nominal license fee would ot stop them. ‘The matter has been before the fed- eration for three years, he said, since | which time scores of the signs have been put up, obstructing the beautiful Scenery in many cases, Mr. Cissel said that it was desirable & eliminate the signs, and he felt sure that the members of the House of Dele- gates from Montgomery and the county fathers would be willing to go as far as possible in an effort to wipe out the ob- Jectionable signs, but he pointed out there were certain limits beyond which ‘would be illegality. He pointed out that the Maryland Court of Appeals had ruled that a person could use his prop- erty for any legitimate purpose, as long as it did not interfere with the public health and safety. But he said that the legislation and legal action committee could draw up a law, and take a stab at | the proposition. But he urged prompt action, as only a few wecks remain of Ihe present Legislature. Legislation Committee Report. ‘The report of the legisiation and le- pal action committee was presented by J. Bond Smith, chairman. He said that the resolution seeking authority for residents to pay taxes semi-annually was being investigated, and that the committee was seeking to learn the a opinion of the county officials, and par- ticularly was it seeking information as to cost. Successful efforts were made to discharge the committee from fur- ther consideration of this resolution, Mr. Smith making the original motion. And the federation passed the motion that it was the sense of the federation that such a provision should be made by the county commissioners. The dis- cussion indicated that it would involve an_additional cost on the county. The committee on public safety, through its chairman, Stephen James of Linden, at its own request, was dis- charged from consideration of a reso- lution seeking a change in the motor wvehicle laws of the State which would require vehicles to stop behind school busses, when the latter were taking on or discharging passengers. The com- mittee took the action on the ground that there was a bill now pending in the Legislature which would give the coun- gfl authorities power to adopt traffic linances. This committee also reported unfa- wvorably on a resolution proposing the muzzling ‘of dogs throughout the year. ‘The federation adopted a resolution, also reported by this committee, which recommends that the county commis- sioners be asked to pass an ordinance restricting the height of hedges and other vegetation at street intersections where a clear view to traffic is ob- structed. Holding of professional prize fights anywhere in the county was opposed by the committee, and the federation subsequently approved it. The actien of the committee was to approve the action of the county commissioners in refusing a permit for a.fight at Glen Echo, and asking a continuance of the policy. It was made clear in the dis- cussion that the majority were not op- posed to amateur contests. but they objected to the professional bouts be- cause of the element that was attracted to_them. The county commissioners will be asked (o require, by ordinance, the fill- ing of all abandoned excavations, welis or cess-pools, or covering them over, as a safety precaution to preclude chil- dren from falling into them. The re<o- Jution would only have the ordinance apply to thickly populated sections, and would define abandonment as non-ise for a period of one year. O. M. Kile, chairman of the publicity committee, told of the plan to inaugu- rate an advertising campaign to detail the advantages of greater Washington to the country, and urged that the matter be brought to the attention »f e interfederation conference so. that it could be taken up by other civic organizations. ‘The April meeting will be held at the Woodside School on Georgia avenue. Joseph C. Cissel detailed the standing of legislation now pending at Annapolis, affecting Montgomery County. PARTRIDGES RELEASED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY Tearly 500 Mexican and Texas Quail Are Liberated for Propagation. &pecial Dispaich to The Slar. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 12.—Ap- proximately 500 Mexican and Texas partridges, provided by the State Con- servation Commission, have been lib- erated in varicus parts of Montgomery County for propagation. They were consigned to Carroll Waters, deputy game warden for the county. They were turned loose in pairs, and 1o part of the county was overlooked. Only a very few of the birds died on the long trip from Tex: nd virtually &1l of those liberated were in fine shape. The Winter has been favorable to all Linds of game, and if the imported artridges produce the resul county is certain, it is i ave more partridgs and rabbits n 1l than for a number of ycars. chief to ext | NICHOLAS OREM, Superintendent of schools of Prince Georges County. D0 REDUCTION FORSCHBOLS ASKED ;Supt. Orem Shows Increased State Allowance in Prince Georges. 1 in the vy levy in the was requested of the County commissioners of Schools asked from t hool budge! today Nicholas Orem. Appearing b the commissioners this morning, Superinterdent Orem ex- plained the various items in the budget which was submitted to the county heads two wecks ago. Explains Request. In regard to his request for the $2,300 reduction, the superintendent explained that in making up the budget an allow- made for State aid ers and principals. His office was informed by the State Eoard of Education last week, however, that the State v.as allowing Prince Georges County $29,300 for this purpose, Superintendent Orem' reported. This increased allowar.ce lowers the total amount requested for schools by the county from $449,230 to $447,030. This is only approximately $23,000 more than last year's estimate: In addition to considering the school budget in detail the county commission- ers today are giving close-attention to several other budget estimates and ac- counts against the county to be cared for in the annual levy, which will be signed by March 25. Refund Considered. Another matter to be presented to the board before the completion of the day’s session is the refunding to incorporated towns of three-quarters of their road tax based on rutomobi'e assessments. Arthur C. Keefer, corporation counsel of Mount Rainier, is scheduled to present the request of that community for such a refund. PURCHASES FOUR FARMS. General Motors Official Buys 1,082 Acres of Stafford County Farmland. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 12 (Special).—John L. Pratt of New York, one of the vice presidents of the Gen- eral Motors Corporation, has just con- cluded the purchase of four adjoining farms in Stafford County, close to this city, having a total of 1,082 acres. The price paid was $149,000 cash. The properties border the Rappahan- nock River. The farms were owned by Mrs, Gunyon M. Harrison, John T. Hart, J. B. Lee and R. B. Olive. Mr. Pratt is a native of King George County. He is a brother to Dr. Frank C. Pratt of this city and Henry Pratt of the metropolitan police force in Wash- ington. including large ink ously blended in masterpiece. satisfaction for life. $ show you No. 7 Guaranteed Forever Against All Defects tryall Seven points. ally you will have fitted to your- self scientifically the exact point for your best writing. Is Voted by County Commissioners. BY WILLIAM J. WH ROCKVILLE, Md., M provement of the highway system of Montgomery County during th> current | year to the extent of nearly $1,000,000 outlay is to be sought from the present | a result of resolutions passed tods the board of county commissioners in | session here. The proposed improve- ments will give the county one of the most com; | highways of any county in the State, and the new const tion, for the most part, if the Legisiature approves, be principally in the upper county. though approximately $200.000 will be spent in the metropolitan district Jacent to the Capital City for the laying out of the new reut:s | ment of other contin een the Capital C In view of the fact that Gov C. Ritchie plans to provide for the im- provement of the Coiumbia pike, be- tween White Oak and Laurel, proposed §4.000,000 State roa |the county ' comm| : [ the money which they c-iginally | posed to alloeate to this thorous and will put in connecting lin! will provide a new improved highway between the Capital City and Baltimor by way of Layt lle. When com- pleted, the Columbia pike road will pre direct route from the Baltimore- Washington Boulevard at La te Oak on th» Colesville v Silver Spring, where {with the new ea: | way between that y T {and will furnish a direct route to the | Capital city by way of Sixteenth strect | Provision also is made for the con: tion of the underpass to carry the now Silver Spring-Bethesda hizhway under the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks. Passage of Bills Assured. Speaker E. Brooke Lee of Si Spring said that bills would be intre duced in the Legislature this week to out the recommendations of the county commissioners as approved in the resolutions passed today, and he predicted that they would be passed the lower house, over which he pri ides, and their fate then would be left in the Senate with Senator Eugene Jones of Kensington. who represents Montgomery County in the upper house of the Legislature. The proposed road bond issues, to- gether with those for the courthouse and grade-crossing eliminations in the county, he said, would bring the amount i on up to $2,- 800,000, provided. of course, that they were able to get them through the Sen- ate. Speaker Lee also pointed out that the bond issues of the current session as at present planned, including the school bond issues and the two court- house issues, would bring the total county indebtedness to $6,000,000. This amount, he continued, is equivalent to 715 per cent of the county’s $80,000,000 taxable basis, adding that tax author- ities are united in saying that a po- litical subdivision can conservatively bond itself to the limit of 10 per cent of the taxable basis. Maj. Lec said that these figures do not take into account the bonds of the | Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- | mission for water and sewer construc- tion, which are-guaranteed by both Montgomery and Prince Georges Coun- ties. These are paid for from the front- foot assessment levy against the im- proved sections of the county. All sini- ing fund requirements on the bonds fo date have been met by the front foot tax, he pointed out. New Road Program. ‘The new program as laid down today by the commissioners, and which has the approval of the Montgomery County delegation in the lower house, but which Speaker Lee said had not yet | been approved by Senator Jones, fol- { lows: Concrete road from Olney to La | tonsville, the proposed new route be- | tween Baltimore and Washington, $90,- | 000; macadam road from Purdum to | Lewisdale, $25,000; macadam road from | end of 1928 macadam construction from | Old Germantown toward Dawsonville, 25,000; macadam road from end of 928 macadam construction, running | westerly from the Germantown railroad DPoints the wa fo Pen Satisfaction Waterman’s No. THE greatest pen sensation since fountain pens were first invented. No. 7 is offered with seven different types of pen the seven will suit the style ofp writing of any- one. Each type is permanently identified by a different inlaid color band about the cap. No. 7 has all the latest Waterman features, oints. 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Railroad on the | of the esda-Silver Spring-Chevy Chase highway now under construction. | This underpass is located on the graded | highway onbetween Sixteenth | street at the District line and the ,in- | tersection of Georgia avenue extended {and the Colesville-Baltimore highway | at the north end of the Silver Spring | business section. | "1t was pointed out that on the b: of the 1928 construction, the average | cost of constructing a ‘mile of macadam in Montgomery County was $22,500, for concrete, $35.000, which fi |an indication as to how fer each |amount will take the proposed con- | struction, The allotments above do not include those parts of the program which the county_commissioners have asked the State Roads Commission to build with | the county’s apportionment of .the post |and lateral road funds. For 1929, the | following construction has been aske | Etchison toward Damascus, one mil | Damascus toward Etchison, one mil | Seneca-Darnestown, final section, one- | haif mile; Clagettsville toward Frederick line, final stretch, one-half mile; | Brockeville toward Sunshine, one and one-quarter miles. {COLVIN RUN WOMAN DIES. Funeral Services Will Be Held To- | morrow for Mrs. Martina Wheeler. COLVIN RUN, Va. March 12 (Spe- clal) ~Mfs. Martina Wheeler, died yes- terday morning in Columbia Hospital, Washington. She will be buried tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock from Brown's Chapel here. Services will be conducted by Rev. M. A. Baker of Leonardtown, Md., for- merly paster al Brown's Chapel for many years. Mrs. Wheeler, who was born in Lou- doun County 51 years ago, the daughter of Charles and Frances Wyncoop, was married in Brown’s Chapel 30 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. 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There will be a registration for new | was | voters here Monday, April 8, it decided at_the March meeting of the mayor and Common Council held in the Municipal Building here, This will be in preparation for the annual municipal election to be held Monday, May Registration officers will sit rom 9:30 am. to 7 p.m. April 8, There also will be a sitting of the registration officers from 2 pm. to 7 pm. Monday. April 15, for the purpose of revising the books only. Both sessions of the regis- tration officers will be in the Municipal Building. April 15 was set for the nomi- | nating convention, when voters will name candidates for mayor and for five ceats in the Town Council. Herbert J. MoiTat S. Hislop were named T with Wil liam P. Anna Hart alternates, Al least two members of the council whose terms will expire will not aspire to succeed themselves at the coming clection, they have let it be known. They are Dr. Ira K. Atherton, first d, and Dwight B. Galt, fourth ward. Terms of Councilmen Harry Boswell, second ward, and E. Murray Gover and B. Teal, third ward, also expire, but they have made no announcement as to whether they will stand for renomina- tion. Dr. Hilleary T. Willis, mayor, announ that he would rather 2 mayor veral Contests Expected. Indications now are that the election will be marked by several contests, though it probably will be some time yet. before the full list of candidates is definitely in the field. With a view to permanently improv- | Jingthe thoroughfares as son as finds lable it was voted to employ r Edward timer to prepare plans showing grades and drainage on West Madison avenue from the west side of Calvert street to the west side of Nichols avenue; Ella- ville street from West Madison avenue to Colesville road; Shepherd street from Wine avenue to Oakwood road and Bayly street from Wine avenue to Oak- wood road. Forest drive is the only sidering for permanent improvement at an carly date. An appropriation of $800 was voted for the purchase and installation of new street signs, and the roads com. mittee, of which Councilman Boswell i: chairman, was authorized to go ahead with the work. Daniel C. Fahey, jr., of Riverdale ad- di d the council, pointing out that i uld be of much advantagze to the town to employ a city planner with a | view to making the development of th town attractive. He offered his service: in such a capa Mr, Fahey, a grad- uate of the Wniversity of Maryland, is a landscape architect, The matter wa referr committee for recommendatio: Galt Asked to ¥ace Commission, | sent the town at a hearing before the Maryland Public Service Commission at an early date, when the motor bus com- pany operating between Washington and Baltimore will make application for per- mission to take on and .lisch: ngers between these cities. M also will represent the Chamber of Commeres of Hyattsville at this hear- i Mr. Galt will support the bus in its petition /i was given author to sign a proclamation wging citizens of Hyattsvlle to do all in their po to aid its announced by the roads com- mittee that affer careful consideration it had decided that it is not necessary for the public benefit that the area known as Avalon avenue from the Washington-Baltimore boulevard to Wine avenue be opened. A petition for the opening of this area recently w de by W. R. Wilson, a property own- and it was voted not to grant (hi This ended, for the U 3 y which has ex- [ tended over a per 11 months i asing to were present, but counsel for Mr, Wilson told the eouncil that in his opinion it had acted without legal authority. Resignation Accepted ditional shelv in the Public Librar & OSSO rl-l'le one v ? SUBURBAN to-take care of the increasing volume of books which the institution is re- celving was voted Robert L. Rhine’s resignation as town bailiff was accepted. He has removed to Virginia. Report of Town Treasurer William A. Shepherd showed receipts for the past month to have been $7,221.37, the big- a cash balance from the month before of $3.143.78. Disbursements totaled $1,- 222.59, leaving a cash balance in bank or in the general fund of $5,998.78. Cash er town's funds was reported as . NEWS. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 12.—The Thursday evening Lenten sermon in Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville, will be deiivered this week by Rev. Dr, Alsop other street which the town is con-| gest items being $2,653.52 in taxes and | Heffingwell of Bar Harbor, Me. A license has been issued by the clerk iof the Circuit Court here for the mars riage of George E. DeShazo, 21, and Miss Pearl M. Cunningham, 19, both of ed to the parks and playgrounds | Councilman Galt was asked to repre- | pas- | Galt | being | An appropriation of $50 to put in ad-| in o fol Pumper. $802.83; rebate, $2,- 1o o . 131 4; rond, $2079.78; special mad,i““‘h'“g“"’" $26.27, and fire department, $70.89. A decres has been signed | _ Reports of Chief of Police Cgrl M.| Robert B. Peter in the | Blanchard and Town Electrical In-|here, granting to Mrs. Anna K. n spector E, B. Maddox showed they had | of this county an absolute divorce from been active. Building Inspector Herbert | Charles L. Strohm of Fort Myer, J. Moffat_reported he had issued per-|and awarding her the custody of mits to Carr Bros. & Boswell for re-|couple’s two children, Jam Y pairs, Annie V. Saing for garage, Lewls | Antoinct Yancey for dwelling and garage, MIs. | respe She was represented by Pantha Smith for repairs and altera- | Attor Hewitt Griggs Robertson of tions, W. R. Wilson for dwelling and | Washington. The bill, which charged Mrs, Hawkshaw for garage. Chief Noble | desertion, represented 'that the couple F. Rushe of the fire depariment report-| were married in Rockville Februa ed seven fires the past month. Ma et o | | | and lived together until 21, Louise Humphries of Chevy |WALTER JOHNSON NAMED | ghase: a estercny i st i th As HUNT CLUB DIRECTOR % Court here for a limited divor | from Tucker G. Humphries of 2378 Maryland Foxhunters’ Association |\Tl’)ll’li\"lh reet northwest, Washington, D. C, charging that on March 9, 1927, Decides to Affiliate With Na- tional Sport Body. | | she was deserted. She also asks the | court to award her the custody of the couple’s two children, Ja Patricia Ann Humphr ROCKVILLE, Md., March 12 : cial) —At a meeting of the M, Foxhunters' As light, Baltime years, respectively | that the coupl decided to_affiliate with the National Foxhunters' Association. Walter John- ington, May 31, | represented by son. manager of the Washington Base Two Hurt in Auto Crash. Ball team, was named to represent the | dane of Rockvilic State on the hoard of directors of the| “ARTINSBURG, W. Va, March 12 national organization. | (Special) —Quak Kecsecker, Govern- Johnson 15 an enthufastic follower of | ment inspector of fruits and vegetables, the hounds and spends much of his| yng - A | United States Department of Agricul- TS e between base ball seasons | ture, and his wife were injured near made known it theine | here recently, when their automobile 1 By AR of the leaaite: Tos crashed into a ditch. They were able continue later to South Caroling, t would | 4 > mide to have t AHTAR T e vk Besth RS IgNeC and fild tria > Maryland | ‘Will Discuss County Recession. ciation held in Monigomery County, | with Rockville as the headquarters. 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