Evening star., 1941-05-13
Yohe 10 Press
For Resignation
0fE. BrookeLee
County Federation
TubIes Move on
Initial Attempt

a resolution next month requesting
the resignation of Maj E. Brooke
Lee as member of the Maryland
House of Delegates today confronted
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton.
H. S. Yohe, former federation
president and delegate from the
Citizens Association Of Section 4,
Chevy Chase, last night warned the
civic body he would seek such action
after the membership voted to lay
the proposal on the table at a meet
ing in the Bethesda Elementary
School.
Mai. Lee, Democratic leader in
Montgomery County, was appointed
upon the recommendation of the
Democratic State Central Com
mite of Montgomery County to
fill a vacancy created in the county's
legislative delegation.
Motion Killed, 49 to "a.
The proposal that action be taken
last night was defeated by a vote
of 40 to "a with several Of the
federation delegates not voting.
The plan was brought to the floor
by Mr.. Yohe, who asked that the
Legislation and Legal Action Conn.,
mittee be dismissed from further
consideration of a resolution which
had been referred to it last Decenf-
ber. Carey Quinn. who was not
present last night, heads the COM
mittee.
The original resolution in the
committee placed the Citizens As
sociation of Section 4, Chevy Chase.
on record as viewing Maj. Lees
appointment as "a slap in the face
to those citizens who have been
working for clean, open government
and to rid themselves of obnoxious
boss rule" Maj. Lee was asked to
decline the Office because, the reso-
luton said, Maj. Lee several years
ago announced himself as retiring
from politics"
Saws Only One Name Submitted
The committee was discharged on
a voice vote and Mr.. Yohe then In
troduced a substitute resolution
citing a constitutional provision
which, Mr.. Yohe contended, requires
that more than one name be SUBJ
mitted to the Governor in cases
where the appointment of successors
are required.
Only the name of Maj. Lee was
submitted by the State Central
Committee to Gov. O'Conor, the
former federation president asserted.
The federation laid the substitute
resolution on the table after w. H.
! McClenon of the Takoma Park
I Community League declared the is
sue was political and not suitable
| for action by a civic group.
The federation also refused TO
accept a report of the Legislative
and Legal Action Committee from
Mr.. Quinn, which was read by Rich
ard Barker. The Quinn report dealt
with the disposition of legislation
sponsored by the federation at the
recent session of the General AS
sembly.
Further Study Ordered.
In the report it was indicated a
bill establishing county controller
met with federation wishes and that
other legislation repeating the dec
laration of intentions law with re-
spect to voting had been approved.
When both of these items were
questioned out of a list of more than
a dozen the federation voted to refer
| the report back to the full commit
/ tee for study. Mr. Barker said Mr..
Quinn had not called meeting of
the committee to draft the data
presented.
Richard H. Akers, president of the
Edgemoor Citizens Association, was
] elected the recipient of The Evening
Star Trophy for civic accomplish
meRt during the past year. In an
Executive Committee report by Ray
mond Leavitt, Herbert Eaton Of
North Chevy Chase was given hon.
orable mention for the honor. =
The civic body went on record as
opposing the construction of apart-
ment houses or other multiple FAM
lily dwellings anywhere in Mont
gomery County as matter Of
general policy.
Educational Problem Seen.
In report from the Internal
County improvement Committee by
Chairman A. c. wilkins it was held
that apartments contribute a Sc.
rious educational problem on the
community without yielding COM
mensurate taxes.
A resolution was passed expressing
regret for the death of Morton O.
Lloyd. former delegate.
Another measure offered by Mr.,
Barker asks the County Board of
Commissioners to amend proposed
new coming regulations so as to
require 1000 square fet of land for
each family unit in apartment
houses instead of 625 square feet as
proposed by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Another resolution opposed a
pending request before the COM
missioners to establish a residential
C zone on two lots in Wilson'S SUBJ
division of Silver Spring
The following were elected to the
Nominating Committee and will re-
port in June for the annual elec-
ton: Mr.. Barker, Washington I.
Cleveland, Stephen James, Mr..
Eaton, Mr.. Yohe, Frederic P. Lee
! and Allen H. Gardiner.