Evening star., 1944-04-12
Dog Vaccination
|P|ans Pushed
lin Montgomery
| Commissioners Also
Seek Countrywide
| Quarantine Period

The Montgomery County Com
missioners today pushed slans to
vaccinate all dogs In RAcounty
against rabies in an effore ~ wipe
out the disease. M
In a resolution adopted yesterday,
which approved antirabies recon-
mencations by the County Farm
Bureau, the board also said it would
request the State Board OF Agricul-
ture to extend the dog quarantine
to ihelude the entire county for 90
days.
Arrangements will be made with
veterinarians and "other competent
people in the county to vaccinate
all digs without cost to their own
ers. The vaccine will be obtained
fronf the University of Maryland or
purchased from other sources, II
necessary.
Utsder the resolution, a two-week
periSd will be designated during
WHICH all dogs in the county will be
vaccFnated. In addition, the COM
missscners warned that all dogs seen
at large, whether on public or pri-
vate property, will be vigorously
dealth with In accordance with
existing laws and ordinances with
regard to impounding and destroy
ing stray dogs"
Would Curb Incoming Pets.
In addition, the Board OF Agri-
culture will be asked to issue an
order prohibiting the bringing of
any dog into the county unless ac-
compsnied by certificate from a
veterinarian showing that the ami
NAL mas been vaccinated against
rabies within 80 days Immediately
preceding its arrival.
The commissioners requested Maj.
Phil .D. Poston of the Eastern sub
urban area, and Col. Stanford Ches-
ter OF The Western suburban area, to
co-operate with the boards Rabies
Committee in formulating details of
the $accination program. The
County Farm Bureau was asked to
designate one or more volunteers to
act LII the same capacity tor sec
tions hf the county outside the SUBJ
urbaI areas.
On Recommendation of Judge Al
bert u. Brault, county civilian de-
fense director, the board authorized
appointment of two assistants to
work On a part-time basis from
April IL to October Is in the Victory
garden offices at Bethesda and
Silver Spring. Each will be paid
between $50 and $75 a month.
The 5wo assistants will aid in the
organization of Victory Garden
Corps. composed of boys between the
ages tF u and Is, who may be en-
ployed by residents of the county to
work In their Victory gardens or at
odd asps n their homes.
Eoad Funds Appropriated.
Ths board appropriated $500
from the Fifth Suburban Road Fund
to Supplement- an appropriation Of
$16,43c to be made by the State
Roads Commission for construction
lof a storm drainage system on Blair
Mill r)ad which will ultimately be.
come part of the drainage system Of
the proposed new Georgia avenue
underpass.
In place of Mrs. Mabel K. Bosch,
Silver Spring, resigned, Mrs. Amy
Hayes, Silver Spring, was trans
ferred from the position of SWITCH
board operator at the County Build
ing at Silver Spring to assistant
treasurer at the Silver Spring
County Building. Her annual salary
was fixed at $1,000. Miss Polly Har-
mon Of Silver Spring was named
operator in place of Mrs. Hayes at
monthly salary of $115.
William E. Broschart, member OF
the county police force, was granted
leave of absence for military duty
and the resignation of Palmer L.
Hurd as an emergency policeman
was accepted. Mr.. Hurd has been
called to active duty in the Navy.
L. Curtis Mortimer, Bethesda, was
appointed chief radio dispatcher in
charge Of the Rockville station at
SITS month and Mrs. Clara
Kenner, Bethesda, and Mrs. jose
phine D. Wootton, Rockville, were
named assistant dispatchers at a.
monthly salary of $3.50 each and as
signed to the Rockville station.