The Washington times., 1925-08-20
CHANGE IN ROAD
LAW MAY BE
ASKED
5erwyn District Committee
Meeting at BranchviIIe
Urges Need

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.
Nd. Aug. 20.-At a meeting of tic
Berwyn district road committee at
the Community Center Of Branch
vile, sentiment developed which
may crystalline In concerted ef
fort to have the 1927 legislature
lchange the present Prince Georges
county road law. The meeting was
called following charges filed with
the county authorities that money
f9 roads in Berwyn district was
being wasted. The idea of the com
mittee was to explain conditions
and receive criticisms and sug
gestions from the citizens.
The road committee which com
prises John N. Cunningham, char.
man; Professor s. s. Steinberg, sec
rotary; Charles Teske, Frank Dyer
and Charles Jones explained that Il
| is doing its best with the funds
available. IT was brought out that
there is available annually only
about 500 mile for Improvement
| OF roads in the district. There are
about seventeen miles OF road in
Berwyn district which embraces
College Park, Lakeland, Berwyn,
BranchviIle, Hollywood and Daniels
Park, 1t was stated.
1t was claimed that the present
law, which places the road work
in the hands of committees In each
district, the actual work being in
- -
whole plan functioning under the
general direction of the county com.
missioners, does not make for eco
nomical expenditure Of funds. This
belief was expressed that khe coun-
| ty road system should be Teor-
ganized and responsibility centered
| in a county road engineer.
william HI. Constantine, Of
HyattsvilIe, leaves tomorrow for
Dayton, Ohio. to attend the conven-
ton of the Grand American Trap
shooting Association as repre-
sentative Of the Washington Gun
Club. Constantine in recent shoots
in this vicinity has won two cups
and a silver spoon.
Members Of the Hyattsville fire
department win attend the annual
police-firemen benefit baseball game
at American League Park in Wash
ington on Labor Day. The Hyatts-
vile smoke-eaters have engaged
two boxes. They probably will
make the trip in the department $
new truck.
The Hyattsville department this
week will present Chief George
Watson of the District Of Columbia
crraIa life.
membership badge in appreciation
of courtesies extended the local de-
partment. The presentation will be
made by Chief William Harrison
and Past Chief John ]. Fainter.
Announcement Is made that an
nuaI dues Of 81 for the some 500
reserve members of the Hyattsville
department will be due next month.
Raymond Il. Stevens has just been
added to the active roster.
At the rifle range at the annual
summer encampment Of the Mary
land National Guard just ended at
Virginia Beach, Va, seventeen mem
of Hyattsvil1e, made qualifying
scores.
First Lieutenant William H
Johnston and Private Arthur r.
Shanklin, jr., took expert honors
and Corporal Charles III. Hayes and
Private A. Breerwood qualified as
sharpshooters.
The following qualified as marks
men: Sergeants Rubin Louft. T.. NJ.
Belt, Conrad d. Shafer, III. r.. Me
Clay; Corporals Raymond L. Stew
ems. EIgin D. Noack, Rufus Vim
cent, and Privates Vernon r. Clark,
Russell e. Rowe, Franklin Carr
Wilbur Wright, Theodore Dorsey,
and Alfred Werlich.
Company F's baseball team won
the Fifty-eightn Infantry Brigade
championship, winning all seven
games played, and was presented
silver cup by the Norfolk Cham
Der of Commerce. The local sol
diers scored a total of siXty-seveR
runs to two for their opponents
Company rs lineup included Cor
kins. Fenwick and Chase, pitchers:
Hugh McClay. catcher; Ingley
first base; John Deyiin, second
base; Carr. shortstop; Reeley, third
base; A. P. Shanklin, jr.. left field;
r. NJ Belt, centerfield; Hayes, right
field. and Keegin and King, sub
stitutes.
Regular weekly drills were re-
sumed by the company last Iuesua%
night.
Funeral services were conducted
this morning from st. Jerome's
Catholic Church. Hyattsville, for
Mrs. Frances Louise Beall, seventy
nine, widow of the late James w.
Beall, who died early Tuesday
morning at her home near Ard
wick, Prince Georges county. In
terment was in Mt. Olivet Gene
terry. Mrs. Beall had lived In Prince
Georges county all her life, and
was born in the southern end of
the county. She is survived by
these children: Mrs. Floyd Nalley,
Maryland Park; Mrs. Groshen,
Landowner; William Beall, Philadel-
phia: Ollie Beall. Washington, and
the Misses Carrie, Lizzie, Lille and
Glenn Beall, of Ardwick.