Evening star., 1935-02-01
STATE TROOPERS
TO PATROL ROADS
Two or Three Officers Prom.
ised Montgomery for
Traffic Work.
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February IA
new police set-up under which Mary
land State troopers will take over
highway patrol work in Montgomery
County and county officers will con-
centrate their efforts upon the en-
forcement of local peace ordinances
was announced by the county COM
misSioners at their meeting here yes
terday. The new plan is to be placed
in operation at once.
Col. E. Austin Baughman, State
motor vehicle commissioner, notified
the board that he would grant the
latter's request for the assignment of
State police on county highways and
said that either two or three men,
working out of the Laurel and Fred
erick barracks, would carry on the
patrol work starting today.
Marks New Era.
It was said by members Of the
board that the Montgomery officers
will be instructed Immediately to
concentrate the greater portion of
their efforts ON the enforcement of
county statutes and to leave the rou-
tine enforcement of traffic law viola
tions to the State officers.
The assignment of State troopers
marks a new era in Montgomery
County police annals. Heretofore the
entire burden of law enforcement has
been upon the county department, al
though Montgomery has been entitled
to receive the same protection from
the State force as the other counties
Nine additional appointments to
county positions were made yesterday
as the Fushion wing controlling the
board resumed the distribution of
patronage among its party's sup
porters.
Clerks Appointed.
The new appointees include Miss
Halle May Gott of Rockville, Miss
Eliza Choate of Rockville, Mrs. Ray
mond Gloyd of Laytonsville, Marbury
Gates of Rockville and Clarence E
Beacraft of Gaithersburg, clerks in the
treasurer's office; Ira K. Hoover of
Takoma Park, member of county po-
lice force; Mrs. Mary Moore Warner
of Rockville, switchboard operator at
the Court House; Miss Dorothy Dolan
of Silver Spring, clerk to the super
visor of aid, and Francis Hardy, rod
man in County Engineering Depart
ment.
With the exception of Hoover and
Miss Dolan, whose appointments be-
come effective Immediately, the new
employees will assume their duties Feb
ruary Is. Hoover succeeds Gassaway
w. Linthicum and Miss Dolan sup
plants Miss Creighton Jones. Both
Linthicum and Miss Jones resigned
to enter Federal Government service
Salaries Reduced.
Miss Gott replaces Mrs. Mary
Frances Riggs, who has submitted her
resignation as of February IS, at a
salary Of 500 month. A like salary
will be paid Mrs. Moore, who succeeds
Mrs Mary Buffin. Hardy, named 70
succeed Edwin L. Clark; Gates. VINO
replaces Earl Stearn, and Beacraft
who takes the place of Francis
Thompson, also will receive 500 q
month.
Hoover will be paid SIPS month
Miss Choate, who succeeds Laura
Gardner, and Mrs. Gioyd, who sup
plants Mary Elizabeth Farmer, are 70
receive SIS a month. Miss Dolan will
be paid $50, The salaries for the
Court House switchboard operator and
clerk to the supervisor of aid were
both reduced $40 month in making
the new appointments.
Will Answer Prescott.
A letter charging that the Fusion
party members of the board nave
taken no step toward fulfilling several
of their campaign pledges in the
preparation of the boards legislative
program was received from State Sen
ator Stedman Prescott, but was not
acted upon. It was said that a re.
sponse will be drafted and forwarded
to Prescott next week.
Commissioner Charles E. King was
named to take charge of the county
aims house on the motion OF Com
missioner Richard H. Lansdale, VINO
previously has served in that capacity
It was announced that members OF
the board will go to Frederick next
Wednesday to attend the reorganlza-
tion meeting of the Western Maryland
rn,lYtv Commissioned ASSOciatiOn