Evening star., 1945-09-26
$4,000 10 Aid
School PI Idnnino
In Montgomery
County Matches
State Funds for
Project Preparation

The Montgomery County Com
missioners yesterday approved a
$4,000 grant to the Board of Edu-
cation to help match State funds
for the preparation of plans for
three new county school projects.
The action was taken after DR..
Edwin w. Broome, superintendent
OF schools. told the commissioners
the Board of Education has an ad-
ditional 5000 to meet the $1,000
offered by the State Commission on
Postwar Reconstruction and De-
velopment.
The three projects include a. new
high school at Damascus, an addi-
ton to the Montgomery Hills Junior
High School, Silver Spring, and
new Junior high school in the west
ern suburban area of the county.
Bond Issue Approved.
They will be constructed under a
$398, 900 bond issue previously ap-
proved by the commissioners for
postwar school construction and re-
modelling OF present school build
ings.
Early reconstruction of the Kill
gour Branch Bridge near Glen
which was washed out by recent
heavy rains, was assured yesterday
when the commissioners received
three proposals for the work.
The Contee Sand g. Gravel Co.
submitted bid of $3.50, the John
D. Sheats Construction Co., $8,476,
and the A. w. Vinton Construction
Co., s9,085. All bids were referred
to the county engineer and county
auditor. The contract is expected
to be awarded at next weeks
meeting.
New Overpass Asked.
A delegation OF East Rockville
residents asked the Commissioners
to cooperate in a movement for
new bridge over the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad tracks in the eastern
section of the town in place of the
50-year-old, one-way wooden struc-
ture.
The present bridge was referred
to as inadequate, an eyesore and a
nuisance and as having a damaging
effect on property values in a large
part of East Rockville. The COM
missioners gave assurance that they
would do everything within their
power to help.
Upon recommendation of the
county engineer, John F. Hardy, re-
Gently honorably discharged from
military service, was reinstated as
instrument man for the engineering
department, effective Monday.
Nurse Granted Leave.
In order to permit her to attend
public health nursing course at
Catholic University, Miss Frances
Wickum, county public health nurse,
was granted leave of absence begin
ming October 8 for an indefinite
period. Miss Elizabeth B. Jones,
former county health nurse, was
named to serve in Miss Wickum' s
place during her absence.
The board accepted the resigna-
ton of Harry r. Smith as a mem
Der Of the regular county police
force. County Supervisor Willard
F. Day announced reappointment of
"a emergency policemen for so days
from September 80.
Following a hearing on an apph-
cation of Mrs. Leah Grape for a
license to continue operation of the
Hillside Nursing Home, Takoma
Park, the Commissioners deferred
action pending compliance by the
applicant with number of require
ments of the County Health De-
partment.
Col. Henry Barrett, committee
chairman, outlined the principles of
State disaster relief plan, which
he said contemplates the voluntary
cooperation of all county and
municipal authorities. He asked the
Commissioners to name a county
director.