Evening star., 1942-06-09
Montgomery Citizens Award
Star Cup to Allen n. Gardner

HttOT"Sy OIIeCteo
Countrywide Study
Of Brookin9s Report
Allen H. Gardner Of Woodside
Park last night was named by the
Montgomery County Md) Civic
Federation to receive The Star
Trophy for outstanding contribu-
ton toward the betterment of Mont
gomery County" during the last
year.
The selection was made at the
federation's last meeting before re-
cessing for the summer following
unanimous approval of a report sub
mitted by special committee head
ed by Richard H. Akers, vice
president of the federation. Mr..
Gardner will receive the award at
the federation's annual banquet at
7:30 pm. tomorrow at the Brooks
Farm Tea House, Chevy Chase.
An attorney with onnces In WASH
ington, Mr. Gardner headed the
civic groups Br0okingS Study Com
mittee, which sponsored a county
wide series of meetings last year to
discuss the Brookings Institution
report on the county government.
He also was instrumental in obtain
ing passage Of a resolution by the
federation about five months ago
approving circulation of a petition
among county voters favoring estab-
lishment of a charter form of gov
ernment.
Of1cers Elected.
The meeting also was marked by
election of officers, with Joseph B.
Matre being reelected unanimously
as president. Other officers named,
also unanimously, were: Mr. Akers,
Walter c. De Groot, recording secre-
tary; William B. Horne, treasurer,
and Walter Pritchard, historian.
Mrs. PGad B. Morehouse was named
corresponding secretary to succeed
George E. Bond.
Mr.. Gardner, James B. King, pres
ident of the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau: Judge Carey E. Quinn
and Dean J. Locke were chosen
members of the Executive Commit
tee. The first three named were
reelected while Mr.. Locke was
named to succeed Clarence N. Smith.
Establishment Of bus service from
the District line out Massachusetts,
avenue, River road and Bradley
boulevard to Potomac and Carderock
and out Piney Branch road to Hill
landale was urged by the fedora
ton in a resolution presented by
Samuel E. Stonebraker, chairman OF
the Public Utilities Committee.
Mr.. Stonebraker pointed out that
a questionnaire he circulated among
nearby county residents concerning
transportation needs showed more
than 800 persons now have no pub
lie transportation. Many of these,
he said, are forced to walk between
2 and 4 miles to a bus to get to work.
Teachers' Pay Rise Sought.
The federation also approved
resolution offered by Dwight M. Col
lins, chairman of the Schools Com
mittee, proposing pay increases for
county school teachers.
Mr.. Collins proposed that teach
ers' salaries start at 81 300 a year
instead of $1,000 as at present and
that they increase to $500 q year
during the second year OF ex-
perience. From the third year on
automatic average salary increases
would be $50 a year instead OF the
present SIS increase. The average
annual salary increase for teachers
receiving $2,400 a year would re-
main at SIS as at present.
Approval also was given q resolu-
ton presented by Stuart M. Arm
strong, urging that the cost OF new
school construction in defense hous-
ing areas in the county be borne by
the Federal Government.
He also requested the county
commissioners to authorize the use
of idle county road machinery to
improve school Fairgrounds.
A program which called on the
commissioners to exercise rigid"
economy" in considering the l943
county budget was indorsed by the
federation.
Other recommendations in the
program, which was offered by C..
Stephen Duvall, jr., chairman OF the
Budget Committee, included one
urging the commissioners to set
aside q definite fund for civilian
defense expenses instead Of provid-
ing for such expenses in a con-
tingent fund, as proposed tentatively
in the budget at present.
Another recommendation called
for the federation to act as clear
ing house In county budgetary mat
tiers, while third urged that future
budgets be submitted to county resi-
dents for their consideration during
the early part of May instead of in
June, so that they will have ample
time to discuss budget proposals
before they are finally adopted.
Richard B. Barker, chairman Of
the Legislation and Legal Action
Committee, announced that his
group would oppose the proposed
amendments to the county zoning
regulation. The amendments would
reduce the area requirements for
apartment dwellings. The commits
sioners will sit as District Council
at Z pm. July 5 to consider the