Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-31
Two Farm Bureau
Men Appointed On
Housing Authority
Co. Commissioners Name
Douglas Diamond And 0.
w. Anderson To Fill
Vacancies. Held Vital To
Farming

Appointment of Douglas Dia-
mond and o. w. Anderson, CATH
ersburg Farm Bureau members to
fill vacancies as commissioners on
the Montgomery County Housing
Authority, was announced Tues
day, July 20 by the Board Of
County Commissioners.
Housing Commissioner Diamond
will replace Mrs. Raymond Clap
per, resigned because Of removal
from the county and whose term
expires August 81, 1913, while
Commissioner Anderson will re-
place Thomas C. Darby, whose
term has expired. Diamond is a
dairy farmer near Gaithersburg
and is chairman of the legislative
committee of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau while An
derson is county Agricultural
Agent.
Members of the Farm Bureau
have expressed their belief it is
necessary to build low cost houses
SO that these workers will be en-
couraged to remain on the farms.
In letter to the County Com
missioners, Lieut.-Col. E. Brooke
Lee, Housing Authority Chairman
said:
"The first application for loan
funds addressed to the United
States Housing Authority BY the
Montgomery County Authority
was forwarded in October, 1889.
During the following ninety days
the members Of the Montgomery
County Housing Authority caused
a census to be taken Of the people
living in approximately 40% Of
the agricultural section Of Mont
gomery County who appeared eli
gible for consideration in connec-
ton with such low rental houses,
and the information compiled in
this census, supported by two in
spection trips Of each section Of
the agricultural county by repre-
sentatives Of the United States
Housing Authority and then by
representatives Of the rural sec
ton Of the United States Housing
Authority resulted in the estab-
lishment of an extremely pressing
and long-standing need in agri-
cultural Montgomery County for
large number of improved
dwellings as the living quarters
of the more poorly paid workers
resident in the agricultural sec
ton of the county.
consequently, during the past
week the undersigned had dis
cussed the completion of these
houses in Montgomery County, as
authorized by the existing loan
contract, with Representatives Of
the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau, and am glad to be able
to report to your honorable board,
first, that the representatives Of
the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau believe that there is a
great and pressing need for more
and better low rental houses in
the farming areas Of the county;
secondly, that the lack Of such
houses will result in a greater
scarcity of men available to work
the farms Of Montgomery County,
which, in turn, win greatly re-
duce the agricultural productivity
of the county at time when the
continued steady production Of
food stuffs is a vital factor in the
national defense, particularly when
such food stuffs are dairy prod
ucts, meat, poultry and grain, all
of which are included in the ma
jor crops of Montgomery County;
and thirdly, that two Of the out
standingly respected and efficient
members Of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau and farm
ers' organizations have expressed
willingness and a desire to serve
on the Montgomery County Hous-
ing Authority in two existing va
cancies to help produce the most
appropriate houses available in
the shortest possible time"