Evening star., 1941-11-26
15Fire Guards
AT AtMontgonery
Schools Named
Special Policemen
Appointed by
Commissioners
pyastafr Correspondent of The Star.

Bya stan Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 26.-A
new safeguard for thousands OF
Montgomery children from school
fires today was assured following
the appointment by the county COM
missioners yesterday of Is special
policemen to guard all of the larger
schools in the county, particularly
those in Silver Spring, Bethesda and
Rockville.
The action was precipitated by
the blaze which damaged the }. Enos
Raw School in Takoma Park lasC
month. At that time the commits
sioners called on County Chief OF
Police Andrew M. Newman to assign
as many policemen as possible to
guard the schools pending appoint
ment of special policemen for 6O-day
periods. ,;.o
Although the fire was in Prince
ceoroes County, Commissioner /,
Earl Hampton emphasized then that
I've want to protect our chlloreh
from anything like that IN MONT
pomerv County He recaileo lhaI
the Rockville High School hao oeeI
DESTROYED BY fire two years ago ana
that there had been two fires at the
bethesda Chevy Chase High Schooi
recently.
New Policemen Listed.
Acting under authority OF an ACT
nassed bv the l941 Legislature, the
commissioners named the following
u men to patrol the grounds OF the
various schools at monthly salary
of $3.50:
David Bissett. Garrett Park; Earl
Cheslev. North Woodside; Robert +.
Kuster. Bethesda; Stanley Harding
Colesville Albert Henderson, 20
tomac; Carl F. Hurlebaus, Aspen ;
Ernest Moore. Takoma Park: Hugh
Poole. Potomac: George w. Price Jr''
silver Spring; Charles E. Richardson
Indian Spring Terrace; John A.
Smith. Silver Spring, and Harry
Turner, Colesville.
Three additional men we're ap-
pointed at a salary of Sl25 montn
and will be stationed inside the
schools at Rockville. Gaithersburg
and Sherwood. They are: Joe Frank
Arnutt of Rockville, John Poole,
Poolesville. and Frank Wightman.
Gaithersburg. All Is appointments
will be effective at midnight Sunday.
In his resolution yesterday Mr..
Hampton pointed out that eight OF
the special policemen Will be at
tsched to the Silver Spring police
station and will include the Ken
sington Armory in their tour OF IN
spection. In addition, one OF the
eight will maintain regular guard
at the Silver Spring Armory. Four
more of the policemen will be at
tached to the Bethesda police sta
ton.
Requirements Difficult.
Mr.. Hampton explained that an
added factor in bringing about the
appointments was the fact that
should school buildings be destroyed,
1T is becoming increasingly difficult
to replace them because OF the
shortage of materials.
This situation led to SIS 900 ap-
preparation by the commissioners to
to be added to the 635l00 school
construction program because OF the
increased cost of building construc-
ton due to the defense emergency
The commissioners urged con-
tractors to complete the present
school construction program as soon
as possible because of the possible
shortages of materials in the near
future.
Three rezoning applications were
granted and one was denied by the
commissioners. Those approved were
an application by James w. Gill
attorney for the owner, for the re-
classification of property adjacent
to the Columbia Speciality Co. on
Bradley boulevard in Bethesda from
residential A to industrial E: an
application by James H. CisSel
agent for the Silver Spring Building
& Supply Co, owner of property on
the north side of Kennett street in
Silver Spring, from residential G to
commercial D, and an application
bv John B. Sterling, agent for P
Blair Lee. owner of property on the
south side of Kennett street. from
residential c to commercial D.
The commissioners denied an ap-
plication by Paul D. Taggart, at
torney for Albert L. Rodgers, owner
for the rezoning of property on the
north side of Oak street between
Cedar and Maple avenues. Silver
Spring. from residential A to com
mercial D.
Hearing Is Set.
A hearing on an application by
John B. Sterling. agent for thu
owners of property south of Jack
son street CKing street, in Silvel
Spring, for its rezoning from resi-
Dental C to commercial D was Sc
for 4 pm. December 80 at the Silve
Spring Liquor Dispensary Building
The group likewise denied two ap'
plications for permits for turke.
shoots Sunday.
Glenn Slicer, bookkeeper for tn,
county dispensary system, wa
granted a pay increase of SIS
month beginning Monday. Thoma
Davis was named to fill the va
cancy of second bookkeeper in tn
dispensary system at a salary o
$50 a month. effective Monday.
The commissioners accepted tn
resignation of Charles B. BuSChe
as assistant accountant for the Lilo
uor Control Board. Mr. Buscher re
signed to accept a commission in tn
Navy.
Storm Sewer Contract Let.
The commissioners awarded
contract to Eyre & Smallwood o
Cilvor Cprjpu for the construction