Evening star., 1946-08-28

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y after a coroner's jury yester-
August 2 fatal auto-bus crash
'e. He is shown with his mother,
James F. Reilly.
Prince Georges Vote,
$1,000 10 Celebrate
250th Anniversary.
The committee arranging for tn.
250th anniversary celebration o1
Prince Georges County on Novem.
ber 2 in preparing to go ahead witt
its plans following appropriation
yesterday of the $1,000 toward ex.
penses by the county commissioners
Meeting at Upper Marlboro, the
commissioners agreed to the outla,
after such an amount was requested
by Maryland State Senator l.
Harold Sothoron. committee chair.
man for the event.
Mr.. Sothoron told the county heads
that an estimated $500 would be
needed to defray all expenses fol
the affair, an all-day one, to in
clude parades and dances in both
Hyattsville and Upper Marlboro ano
speeches and formal ceremonies at
the Marlboro Fairgrounds.
He said the remainder of the
amount would be obtained from
proceeds from the sale of programs
and advertisements. Excess money
received over the amount required
would be turned back to the county
he added.
Breakdown Of Costs.
A breakdown of the estimated
costs is as follows:
Street decorations and signs $500.
building decorations, costumes an0
floats. $4,500; public address systems
SIS; historical booklets, S1,575, and
fireworks, $3.50.
Mr.. Sothoron revealed that 10000
pamphlets describing the history OF
the county will be printed and 1000
posters will be distributed for ad-
vance publicity. M. Hampton Ma
sruder Of Upper Marlboro, will be
chairman of the Floats Committe,
ne reported.
the program will include a parade,
'oartlng on the Washington-Balti-
more boulevard, near the Hyatts-
VILE Theater, and continuing to the
Sladensburg Fire Department, where
motorcade will continue to the
county seat at Upper Marlboro. An
other parade, beginning at the en-
rance to the town, will end at the
fairgrounds, preceding formal cere-
monies there. In the evening
dances will be held in one of the
Marlboro tobacco warehouses and
either in the Hyattsville armory or
he University of Maryland coliseum
at College Park.
oppose SlieSIa airport.
In other business. the commits
sioner went on record as opposing
construction of new airport, near
following similar protests
from SO taxpayers and residents of
that area, and it was directed that
the State Aviation Board in Balti-
more be informed of such action.
The proposed airport site was to
include property bounded on the
east by Fort Washington road and
on the north by River road, approxi-
mately four-tenths of mile south
west of Silesia, the commissioners
learned. The applicant, listed only
as E. Fajardo of 1446 v street Sc,
has posted signs near the
of Fort Washington and
River roads announcing his inten-
ions, 1t was disclosed.
The five-man board of commits
,ioners declared 1t had no authority
% deputize certain residents of Hill
side as volunteer policemen to pro-
,ect the community following a re-
quest from Joseph M. Zurlo, presi-
lent of the Hillside Citizens Asso-
,iation
Tax Exemption Granted.
A tax exemption for three lots In
colmar Manor was granted the
Colmar Manor Post, No. 131, Amer
can Legion, on the request of Ray
nond w. O'Neill, acting senior
of the post.
Following letter from Sanford
Rogers, 4811 w street Sc, request
ng the county to appropriate all
funds outstanding and due the town
If Boulevard Heights, for use in re-
pairing streets and sidewalks, the
commissioners agreed to ask the
State Roads Commission to use the
gasoline tax fund, which is due the
community. Boulevard Heights has
been without town officials for the
past five years, it was pointed out.
John A. Buckley, Forest Glen
realtor who is selling property near
Bellefonte, requested the county to
repair a road, running from the
south gate Of andrews Field to the
Clinton woodward road.
Appreciation for the work by county
Policemen Sergt. Louis Mackall and
Austin in installing two
way radio equipment in ambulances
and fire engines, was expressed to
the commissioners by the Marlboro