Evening star., 1946-03-06
Prince Georges
School Budget
Meeting Called
Commissioners Act
On PTA Petitions
For 6-Point Program
By ChorIes MeAIeer

The Prince Georges County com.
missioners yesterday announced they
would meet with the county Board
OF Education at 7:3o pm. Monday to
discuss the 1916 school budget.
Ihls action came as a result Of
petitions from IA parent-teacher
associations within the county, ask
ing the commissioners to adopt a
Six-point program submitted last
Thursday by the county council of
PTAs, which included request for
5000 annual increase for teachers.
The commissioners said the meet
ing would be held at the County
Courthouse in Upper Marlboro.
Letters to the commissioners were
received from PTAs in Bradbury
Heights, Greenbelt, Davis High
School (Greenbelt), Lanham, Mount
Rainier Brentwood, Edmonston.
Bladensburg Elementary School.
Surratt's High School (Clinton).
Bladensburg High School, University
Park, Berwyn. Berwyn Heights and
Marlboro, and from the Progressive
Club Of College Park.
Other Items on Program.
Included on their program, in ad-
dition to the salary increases, are
employment of high school princi-
pals on a 12-month basis, instead
OF 10, with appropriate salary in
crease; employment of clerical per-
sonnel In schools with more than
six teachers an additional person
IN the supervisor of attendance's
Office, furnishing Of all educational
supplies by the Board of Education
and specialist in speech correction.
The commissioners disapproved
the rezoning application of Gordon
and Lenore Louk for reclassification
from residential A to commercial D
and industrial E of property known
as part of the 'Louk tract" on the
proposed Baltimore Washington
parkway, Bladensburg. The appli-
cation had previously been turned
down by the Maryland Park and
Planning Commission, the commits
sioners said.
The rezoning petition Of Leo
Donovan for reclassification from
residential A to commercial D of
property known as part of lot 8,
Owens estate, Tuxedo, was post
poned until March 10.
Gas Station Approved.
A permit for a gas station and
garage was approved by the COM
missioners for Charles E. Crosby
for his property at Baltimore boule-
ward and Delaware avenue, Daniels
Park.
Brice Bowie, clerk of the county
court, reported the collection of
s41101 during February from the
sale OF beer, wine and liquor, hawk
ers' and peddlers' licenses. County
Sheriff r. Earle Sheriff reported
his Office had collected s54.2l dur
ing February.
The commissioners were notified
by the Maryland State Roads Com
mission that the volume of traffic
on Marlboro pike, near the Brad
bury Heights School, does not justi-
fy installation of a traffic signal
as requested by the commissioners.
The road commission recommended
surface markings be painted and
placing Of additional speed limit
signs.
The commissioners also sent a
letter to the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission headquarters
in Hyattsville, asking them to con-
tribute to part of the cost for street
and sewer improvements in Rogers
Heights. The commissioners said
the contract had not yet been
awarded.
Resignation Accepted.
The resignation of Mrs. Ruth p.
Keane, chief clerk in the county
surveyors Office in Hyattsville, was
accepted by. the commissioners. ef-
fective March Is. Mrs. Keane said
she was resigning to return to the
teaching profession.
The Cheverly Women's Club. In
letter to the commissioners, urged
the Park and Planning Commission
to oppose any fourther industrial
rezoning in the county until classi-
flcation is divided into light and
heavy industrial.
Taxicab drivers and members of
the State Public Service Commits
sion were asked to appear before
the commissioners at 2 pm. March
u, to discuss cab rates for Prince
Georges County.
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