Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
UPPER MARLBORO.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. July 10
lSpeciaD.-R Floyd Cromwell. who
has been appointed principal of Up
per Marlboro High School to succeed
II. B. Rowland, resigned, is a gradu-
ate OF Western Maryland College and
has done postgraduate work at Johns
Hopkins University. For several
years he has been principal Of the
Tracys Landing High School, Anne
Arundel County. Other teachers
Hieh school for 1857 are Maud
Gibbons, Pauline Cromwell, Josephine
| r, Wilson and Louis f. High;g ele-
mentary department, Miriam p. Hill.
Gladys M. Henault and Marybeth
Bowling. Teachers recommended for
other high schools in this section Of
the county include:
Baden-TIigh school department, w.
r. C. Connick, principal; Clara G..
Gibbons, Theda r. Martin, Howard
NJ Dent and Elizabeth Ward; ele-
mentary department, Mary r.. Gar
ner, Lucy c. Chichester and Edna M.
Connick.
Surratts-H High school department.
Milton NJ. Somers, principal; Lolita c..
Sterling. Nadia Y. Wright and Mar
garet w. Brantley; elementary de-
partment, Henryette B. Brady and
Rowannetta s. Allan. There Is one
vacancy.
Brandywine- High school depart
| ment, Thomas C. Martin, principal;
Dorothy E. Holland. Nellie B. Par
sons and Angela d. Early: elementary
department, N. Eva Turner, George
K. Billingsley and Clara G.. Baden.
Oxon Hill-High school department,
iJ. Wesley Mumford, jr., principal;
Mercedes Waldron and r. I. Manning;
elementary department, Eleanor p.
Reeves Juliana Manning. Addie M.
| Mumford, Bertha Moreland and Eliza
| beth Hopkins.
Bowie-High school department,
Harry r. Hughes and Ruth N. Han;
elementary department, Gladys Fin
| new. Gertrude ". Trott and Matte
M. Williford.
Road Examiners Named:
At a meeting here this week OF
| the Prince Georges County commits
\ sioners G. c. D. Townshend, Charles
| Berry and R. E. Brown were APP
| pointed examiners to ascertain II
! public necessity requires the open,
/ ing of a public road from Centrai
avenue at Rollins avenue through
i MARYLAND Park to Seat Pleasant. j.
1
dog licenses for Spaldings district.
one hundred and twenty dollars was
4 anf,ropriated out of the dog license
fi,nd TO be expended on the road from
i Springfield to Glendale under super
\ vision of Mrs. KimbaH.
i Dr. Reyerdy Sasscer was appointed
counfv health officer for two years
/ The Laurel district road committee
was authorized to put new moor on
| the Prince Georges County SIDE q
| Black Bridge. The clerk TO the com
4 missioners was ordered to advise tne
superintendent OF the Pennsyivanla
Railroad Co. that the commissioners
j 10 NOT believe the public will be as
4 well protected by signals as by Watcn-
men at crossings.
/ according to the first quarterly re-
i MORT Of the year of County Treasurer
1 George w. Waters, jr.. rendered To
the county commissioners. collections
Of county taxes up to July 1 last
totaled S2O4 ,85O.63, or $S5o.10 more
than was collected for the same perloc
last year. State taxes collected up 8
1 July / were $31 ;S48.47, as against
600 7e7 OF for the corresponding period
last wear. The county tax rate Is Il
cents less on the 500 than last year
4 and the state rate of "a 1885 cents or
the 800 Is the same.
As soon as levy books are completed
in the Spring, the office force begins
i mailing bills. This service has result
ed in large early collections.
i Many Carnival Features.
II Features of the annual carnival fol
the benefit OF the fire department., e
be held July IS, on the fair grounds
here. will include an automobile pa
i rade. contests for the best costumeo
4 girl. how and doll; dancing, and q
4 variety of other attractions. L. 3
Rowland, general chairman In charge
of the carnival, has appointed com
lmittees.
The monthly meeting Of the MARI
\ toro Civic Club is to be held nex'
i Monday afternoon at O'Clock at tht
s courthouse. There is special bushes:
i slated and large attendance Is re
4 Quested.
Colored schools at Capitol Heights
i Lakeland, Laurel, Tee Bee and West
4 wood soon viii be completed at a cos
4 OF 5000, Of which $4,000 has beer
II contributed by the Julius Rosenwalt
Foundation. 4 Later the county vii
build an addition to the school a.
Clinton and new building at Bowie
for colored pupils.
All the July meeting of the Nell
wood Club, held at the home of Mrs
John Traband, there was a large at
tendance. Plans for future activities
were discussed at length. Two honor
ary and two active members were ad
mftted. Mrs. II. l.. Morris, president
gave an interesting resume of hel
trip as delegate to the biennial con
Nention Of the General Federation D
], Wotnen's Clubs, held at Atlantic City
Prompt work on the part of the FIR,
department checked a fire which
Tuesday night threatened to destro!
the home Of III. u: Morris, the flamei
starting In the kitchen and spreading