Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
FEDERATION 0. KS
new PHONE RATES
Montgomery Civic Body Re-
stricts Approval to Nearby
Areas.
BY WILLIAM s. TARVER.
staff Correspondent OF The Star.


BETHESDA, Md, May 12.-The pro-
oosed new schedule of telephone rates
for the Bethesda and Silver Spring
areas and the annual drive for funds
Of the Montgomery County Social Ser
vice League were Endorsed last night
by the Montgomery County CIVIC
Federation, meeting in last regular ses-
SION before the Summer recess.
Opposition Develops.
Onnosition to unqualified concur
renee in the rate proposals OF the Cnesa-
peake end Potomac Telephone CO., oe-
veloped among delegates from COM
munities not affected by the reouctlonS
and resulted in an amendment 70 the
Tenort of the Committee on Public
Utilities which recommended indorse-
ment without reservations.
The amendment, as finally adopted,
was proposed by j. Bond Smith, chair
man of the Committee on Legislation
and Legal Action, 1t provided that the
action of the federation in approving
the committee report should not be
deemed to be an approval OF other rates
in areas not affected by the new rates
and that the action should have no
bearing on the resolution adopted by
He~~~-~C
the body on record as urging 1o-cent
rate from Rockville to Washington and
from Rockville to Bethesda and the in
staIlation Of modern switchboard equip
ment in the Rockville exchange.
While no objection was voiced to the
nroposed rates, as far as they went,
delegates from the Conduit road area,
Kensington and Rockville. were in
sistent that there must be some def
"A fnd-
Grafton did not consider the proposals
Of the telephone company as solving
the entire problem of telephone rates
and equipment throughout the county.
Leaders in Fight.
Leaders in the fight against unquali-
fed Endorsement we're Walter b. Arm
strong OF Cabin John Park, George Q.
Shinn Of Kensington and DR.. George l..
Edmonds of Rockville.
Mr.. Armstrong and Mr.. Shinn pro-
tested that their communities, said to
be no farther away from the District
Of Columbia than the areas given the
rate reductions, were being treated as
rural sections and were given only
rural service. DR.. EdmondS protested
against the equipment in the Rockville
exchange and the type Of telephone In
struments in use in that town.
The proposals Of the telephone COM
pany were presented to the federation
BY G. A. Korbly, chairman Of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee. He explained
that the new rates would place city
telephone service at the disposal OF all
users of the Bradley and Silver Spring
exchanges. Users Of these two ex-
changes could be assigned Wisconsin
and Shepherd numbers under the pro-
posal.
exchange district. In the primary area
the charge for residential telephones
would be SIS monthly and in the sec
ondary area $3.50 monthly. Beyond
this sec -ndary zone mileage charges
would be assessed.
Described as Real Advance.
Mr.. Korbly described the proposal as
q real advance In the interest OF Mont
Co:rery County"
Charles T. Clagett. general manager
CT the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co, answered questions of delegates
concerning details Of the new scheme.
Following the meeting he said the new
schedule Of rates will be presented to
the Maryland Public Service Commits
sion within a few days.
]. Harry WEIGH, chairman OF the So
cial Welfare Committee, proposed res
olution indorsing the Social Service
League drive for $4,000. now in prog
reSs, and moved that the resolution be
made an emergency matter and re-
lerred to the Advisory Committee so as
to be acted upon immediately. Before
its reference to the Advisory Commit
tee, however, Frederic p. Lee, vice preSi-