Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1931, Page 4

FA—3 PROTEST REZONING ON ROCKVILLE PIKE Residents Voice Objection to |- Gas Station at Public [ Hearing. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., January 10— Residents of the exclusive Rockville pike neighborhood appeared en masse last night before the Montgomery County ‘Commissioners and vigorously protested against the rezoning of the triangle formed by the intersection near Rock- ville of the pike and the old George- town road to permit the construction of a gasoline filling station there. The only voices raised at the hear- ing in favor of the projected gas sta- tion were those of the two attorneys for the owner of the property. Taken Under Advisement. After hearing proposals that the tri- angle of land be acquired for a park and threats that if the gas station is permitted other property owners will seek similar concessions, the commis- sioners took the matter under advise- ment and probably will reach a deci- sion at their regular meeting a week e public s held e public hearing was held in the Betheufl County Building. All mem- bers of the Board of County Commis- sioners with the exception of Clagett Hilton, were present. Lacy Shaw, president of the board, presided. The proposal that the triangle, con- taining 8,042 square feet of land be acquired for park purposes was made by Mrs. John Holmes and Karl Corby. Mr. Corby suggested that the residents of the neighborhood, the county govern- ment and William A. Ostmann, the owner of the property, all contribute toward creating a marker site of the iriangle and to the erection there at some early date of a fitting designation of the gateway to the National Capital. Should Acquire Triangle. “We must purchase this triangle,” Mr. Corby declared, “and dedicate it to some character, some event, an organi- gation, the Old Trails Road or some A PR op] D beautify o Vm and we must seize it.” E. C. Brandenburg, Washington at- torney, whose estate lies near the pro- posed gas station site, characterized gas stat as more unsightly than bill- boards, which the people of the coun- iz are working to remove from the wighways. Already, he declared, the residents of the Rockville pike section have thousands of dollars and much time and effort to eliminate four such stations. ‘The Rockville pike is Washington's most b‘e‘nudlul el;'-m;nu; ;gjd within 10 years, if proper! veloped, form one of the most beautiful residential sections in this portion of the courftry, Mr. Brandenburg asserted. He pointed out that if this residential development is protected by zoning the value of the will increase and consequent- will yield more revenue to the county es. ,” Mr. Brandenburg said, “if I had known that a gas station might be erected beside my property, I would not have put 5 cents into a home.” ‘Organizations Voice Opposition. George P. Sacks of the Bethesda Cham- ber of Commerce informed the county commissioners that their organizations are opposed to any commercial en- croachment. ‘The Rockville body at a recent adopted a resolution setting out that already there are suffi- cient gas stations between Rockville and c Survey Map Is Explained at In~I two highways would constitute a traffic hazard by obscuring the view of motorists. The owner of the triangle should ‘have applied for rezoning, if he wished it, before the residential development of the old Georgetown road, Frederick Bradley declared. Citizens' Petition Presented. Leonard Nicholson presented two petitions, signed by practically every Tesident of the section, requesting the county commissioners to refuse the re- zoning plea. Mrs. Elisha Hanson said that she had been offered a_handsome price for prop- erty on the old Georgetown road near Alta Vista as a gas station site and that she would be disposed to view the offer favorably if the application under consideration is granted. Taking a like position, M. L. Cope- land, owner of the Rock Creek Nurser- des, ining the triangle, declared that he petition immediately for rezon- ing of part of his land to permit the construction of a gas station if Ost- mann’s plea is given favorable consid- eraf Mr, Ostmann }rroh.bly would agree to the proposal of Mr. Corby for a park if properly compensated, Stedman Pre: cott informed the Board of Commission- ers. Refusal to grant the petition would ‘work a great hardship on his client, the attorney said. He urged that not only would & gas station not create a traffic hazard, but on the contrary, it would illuminate the intersection and safe- guard motorists. Claims Only Three Affected. Only three of the persons objecting to the filling station possibly could be affected by it, Mr. Prescott pointed out. ‘These, he said, are Mr, Brandenburg, Mr. Randle and John F. Wilkins. Charles Marbury, representing Mr. Ostmann, said that his client has been offered $8,500 for the triangle by a gasoline company and that to refuse the rezoning application would be to rob him of a lifetime investment. The hearing last night was an appeal from the ruling of the Maryland- National Capital Park and Planning Commission refusing to rezone the prop- erty. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 10 (Spe- clal) —Seventy-five criminal cases were | disposed of in the Police Court here during December, according to the monthly report of the presiding judge, Charles W. Woodward. ‘The fines, collaterals and costs col- lected in these cases totaled, so the yeport shows, $433.25. and was a low record for the year. The fines in motor vehicle cases aggregated $137 and go to the State Motor Vehicle Commissioner and the remainder is credited to the county police fund. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of Robert E. Stout, 21, and Miss Emma F. Cannolos, 18, both of Washington, George Russell Cady, 21, of Vancouver, Wash., and Miss Alice XK' G. Annet, 22, of Kelso, Wash., and Pelix P. Dennis, 34. and Miss Violet Edyth Noldy, 20, both of Washington Not being in the Police Court here when their cases were called for_trial, William Boteler, Donald Bruge, Doug- lass Bruce, Russell Nagel and Fred Peterson, charged with disorderly con- duct, forfeited collaterals of $3.50 each, and John Frohman, charged with vio- Jation of a motor vehicle regulation, forfeited $7.50 when he was not on hand for trial. le;r—s—chooll for Turks, ISTANBUL (#)—A fresh offensive marks Mustapha Kemal's war against gt this year with the opening here of 500 A-B-C Schools for aduits. year 40,000 men and women in xfl::‘%uumummmvw | i MRS. LULA A. BICKFORD, Prominent in political and club circles of Prince Georges County, who died Thursday at her home, at Berwyn, Md., of pneumonia. Funeral services were held this morning from the family home. Rev. Reginald Hall, rector of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church of Beltsville, officiated. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Bickford, who was vice chair- man of the Republican State Central Committee for Prince Georges Coun had been confined to her bed sine Thanksgiving, but her cond n had not_become serious until the past few WONEN WL SEEK PLACES ON COUNCL Sex Declared to Have Large| Holdings in Rockville Community. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md,, January 10.Be- cause a very large part of the property of Rockville is owned by women, it was the consensus at a well attended meet- ing of the Rockville Women's Club, held at the Country Club Thursday after- noon, that the sex should have repre- sentation of the Town Council, and a resolution was unanimously adopted au- thorizing the president to name a com- mittee to take steps toward such an ac- complishment. Mrs. Berry E. Clark, Mrs. J. Somervell Dawson and Mrs. James P. Gott were selected. The meeting, which was conducted by Miss Daisy Magruder, was featured by a talk by Mrs. George Furzer of Dick- erson, who discussed the essentials of a home, and instrumental music by Miss Mary Francis Israel of Washington and Mrs. Harold C. Smith of Rockville, and' vocal selections by Mrs. Frank H. Hig- gins proved enjoyable. The hostesses were Mrs. Lloyd Brewed and Mrs. Almus R. Speare. . ROCKVILLE MEETING DISCUSSES ZONE PLAN. formal Gathering of Property Owners of Town. Special Dispatch to sStar. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 10.—About 20 Rockville property owners gathered | in Piremen's Hall here Thursday evening | and informally discussed the prelimi- | nary report of the committee—Donald | A. De Lashmutt, Julian W. Whiting and Porter G. Ward—named by the mayor | and Council several months ago to rec- | om.;ncnd a Zoning plan for the county | seat. Pault was found with some of the | ideas of the committee, indicated by a map based upon a survey of the town, | but in the main the suggestions werc | satisfactory and were found to conform largely to what have all along been re- garded as Rockville'’s residential, com- | mercial and industrial sections. Irving C. Root, chief engineer of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who assisted committee in its survey work, and M: J. Roger Spates explained the map. Because two members of the Zoning Committee were unable to attend, the scheduled formal public hearing had to be deferred until a time to be an- nounced within the next few days Mayor Spates stated today that he expects all preliminarics to be out of in time for early adoption by the mayor and Council of an up-to-date zoning ordinance. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 10 (Spe cial) —City automobile license tags wi be placed on sale Monday at the offi of City Collector Purv announced today. Th separate license tag wh 2 cents per 100 pounds of the weight of the automobile The office of Deputy City Sergt. | Claude W. Fletcher, who 15 handling the distribution of State liconse tags for this section will be open from 7 to 9 o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights of next weck, it was announced teday. Thursday is th t day on which the old tags may be used. Dis- tribution of tags has been slow and Mr. Fletcher” expects a last-minute rush for the plates Police Capt. W. W. Campbell an- nounced today that the three vacancies on the local police force will not be filled until early next week Regular monthly _meeti local Chamber of Comm | held Monday night at the George Mason Hotel. Dan S. Hollenga, busi- ness manager, will give his monthly report at the meeting ! Two of the three Philadelphia, Pa., | youths arrested by Motor Cycle Pa- | rolman Wesley Snoots here vesterday in connection with the theft of approx- imately $100 in merchandise from Rex Ingham of Petland. Va., were held for the action of the Fairfax County grand jury following their appearance before Justice of the Peace Arthur Kirby at Groveton. The two youths held are Marty Stein, 19, and John Butler, 19. They absolved ‘Thomas Johnson, 19, | also” of Philadelphia, arrested with them, of any connection with the crime, and he was released A meeting of R. E. Lee Camp, Sons of Confederate Vetcrans, will be held Monday night at Lee Camp Hall, on Prince street. Officers will be elected. A great convenience is the luminous program, readable in the dark, which has been introduced by a theater in London, England. of the e will be Four Rooms, Kitchenette and Bath Electrical Refrigeration , THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Road Reasonable Rentals THE EVENING STAR, DROUGHT AID ASKED FROM LEGISLATURE Maryland Farm Federation Calls on Assembly for Funds. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE Md., January 10.—The Maryland Farm Bureau Federation called on the Legislature yesterday for an appropriation to meet the needs of drought-stricken farmers in the event aid is not forthcoming soon from the WASHINGTON, mmgm Loan Corporation set up in leton form last Fall. The demand was made in a resolu- tion a) 'tdltmn‘uommmnoft.he Mmm and led organizations, in session for three days. ‘The Drought Loan was set up by a State Relief Commission. ap- pointed Gov. Albert C. Ritchie. De- slfiimd to lend money to farmers without collateral for loans, it has an au- thorized capital stock of 50,000 shares with & par value of $10 each, but has never started to function. Dr. Thomas B. Symons, extension director of the University of Maryland, said in an address that the drought cost the farmers in the State a total of $40,- 000,000. Dr. Symons is secretary-treas- urer of the Relief Commisison. Identify by Footprints, COLOMBO, Ceylon (#).—It is easier to identify a person by his footprints than by a fingerprint, says G. M. Man- waring, superintendent of police in Co- lombo, where native footprints are used for personal identificatior D. C. SATURDAY, J. ANUARY. - JO, 193I. ELECTION IS HELD BY GARDEN CLUB 2 James C. Dulin, Jr., Friend- ship Heights, Selected as President. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md., January 10.—James C. Dulin, jr.,, of Friendship Heights, was elected president of the Montgomery Suburban Garden Club for the ensu- ing year at the January meeting of that organization, held in the Somerset school house last night. He succeeds Aubrey Committee chosen includes T. M. An- derson, Mrs. G. H. Fonken, Dr. W. L. Kline, D Earle B. White, Aubrey B. Carter, Mrs. J. W. Stohlman, jr. Reports of the various ttees covering their activities during the past year showed that the club has made ex- cellent progress under the retiring of- ficers and that it is in a flourishing condition. The club now has a member- ship of more than 250. 7 Before handing the chair over to Mr. Dulin, Mr. Carter reviewed the history and growth of the club. He called at- tention to the fact that the club has grown to its present size from an orig- inal membership of 25. Announcement was made at the meet- business of the club, Dr. Harold C. nryfi-;:,”"-mm director of national parks, in charge of education for the E;n.mun of the Interior, gave an ill ited lecture on national parks. OBSERVES 102D YEAR AURORA, 1L, January 10 (#).—The secret of longevity is “to be interested in what's going on all the time,” W. W. Church, one of Illinois’ oldest residents, ;'u'fn"’"" l’-l he celebrated his 102d anniversary. on:‘;-ywaouuwmnl,muw. adding that until he was injured in a fall last Summer he made a practice of touring the country. PHYSICIAN ACQUITTED . Dr. Louls B. Hénkel, At Tried on Malpractice Charges. Special Dispateh to The Star, Ly ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 10,+Aft- er a trial which occupled the .session of the Circuit Court here yesterday afternoon, Dr. Louis B. Henkel, local jtted of Splan. Te gt < daa Pl ness, and the case was tried before & Jury. The Susquehanna 1430 W Street N.W. 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