Evening star., 1944-01-18
Bethesda Chamber
Presents Report
On Postwar Planning
Jobs for Servicemen,
EnIoreine Of County
Building Considered
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

How Bethesda businessmen can
help provide jobs for servicemen
after the war and at the same time
plan for the orderly development of
the community was the subject OF
a report to the Bethesda Chamber
Of Commerce last night by G. Wady
Imirie, chairman of the groups
Postwar Planning Committee.
Specific proposals in the report
included: Enlargement of the
Bethesda County Building to meet
present and future needs; changing
of the zoning ordinance to permit
erection of larger display signs or
business houses; study and survey
of future zoning plan for the area
to permit building of apartments
between residential and commercial
areas: adoption of essential changes
in the present building code; adop-
ton by county officials of the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters
Code; also, removal Of certain trees
on Wisconsin avenue to give mer-
chants better storefront display and
better street lighting: extension of
Western avenue; plan for better
public transportation; a study of
proposed lateral roads and improve
ment Of existing roads, and distri-
button of a "a work-pile plan" ques-
tionnaire to all property owners to
find out how much employment may
be offered through the work home
owners plan.
The chamber went on record as
approving the idea of a postwar
plan and felt that it should be
confined to the Bethesda area
Specific points in the report will be
taken up separately at future meet
ings for discussion.
A study of the ash, trash and
garbage removal service now being
given by the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission in the
western suburban area will be made
by the chambers civic development
committee under the terms of a
resolution introduced by Adlai S.
Magee. Mr. Magee expressed dis
satisfaction with the present serv-
ice and felt that if immediate i'm
provement is not made a health
menace may result.
Schaefer Elected Secretary.
Philip Schaefer was elected exec
utive secretary to replace Parker
Badger, now in service William K
Hodges was named to Mr.. Schaefer's
former position as assistant secre-
tary. and Mrs. Lillian Jay was
elected TO the board of directors.
Henry Hiser heads a committee
which will select the recipient of
The Evening Stars Oliver Owen
Kuhn Memorial Cup for outstanding
service to the community during the
year. Other members of the COM
mittee include John Imirie. Ed
Stock, William Hodges, John Plank,
William Hisey, Mrs. Lillian Jay and
Mrs. J. Reed Bradley.
A shelter for servicemen has been
built by chamber committee head
ed by Wes Sauter and will be moved
to the corner of Wisconsin avenue
and EaStWest highway within a
week. The chamber also voted to
install an honor roll TO its members
now in service.
Five new members were voted into
the chamber.
A resolution introduced by STAN
ley Everhart, chairman of the Civic
Development Committee, expressing
opposition to the erection OF dams
which would destroy the scenic
beauty of the Potomac River, was
referred to the Public Utilities Com
mittee for consideration, with the
request that copy be sent to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton for study.