Evening star., 1946-04-17
PrinceGeorges
Names Seven 10
Study Housing
Builders Included;
Group Will Survey
Needs of Veterans

representatives of the banking and
trades within the county,
mas been named to study the housing
needs for veterans in Prince Georges
County.
The committee, which was selected
by the five-man Board of County
Commissioners yesterday at Upper
Marlboro, in response to queries
from veterans, county citizens and
the National Housing Agency, in
cludes two of the commissioners,
William A. Carson, chairman of the
board, who will represent the county
and Theodore Siehler, who will rep
resent the Laurel bankers.
Other members, providing they
accept appointment, are T. Ham
mond WEIGH, president of the Hy-
attsville Building Association: A. H.
Smith, Melwood, prominent farmer,
banker and contractor; T. Howard
Duckett, Hyattsville attorney and
banker; A. Hampton Magruder,
Bowie attorney, and Sherman H.
Hollingsworth, University Park.
builder.
To See MIA Aide.
One OF the committees first off,
cial acts, Mr. Carson explained, will
be to confer with Morris Davis, re-
gional director for the MIA for the
area including Prince Georges
County, to discuss low-cost and tenn
porary housing for veterans. No date
has been set for the meeting, he
added.
Conditions are bad with so many
veterans returning" Mr.. Carson de-
clared. I'VE want something sim
liar to the program of Montgomery
County, and we should get started
on 1t as soon as possible to relieve
this condition"
Among those who requested ac-
ton yesterday was Mrs. Betty Tay-
man, chairman of the Veterans
Housing Committee of the Cheverly
Citizens Association, who asked
the Commissioners to take immedi-
ate steps to apply to the Federal
Public Housing Authority for Gov
ernment temporary housing prof.
ects in the county.
The commissioners also directed
that metal fire escape replace the
wooden one at the county aims
house, in compliance with the rec
concentrations last week by the
grand jury, and ordered the Marl-
boro Fire Department to examine
the wooden bridge on the road lead
ing to the almshouse to test whether
it is satisfactory for passage of fire.
fighting equipment. A radio also
was ordered installed in the recre-
alton room. No action was taken
on the grand jury's recommended
ton to repaint the inside of the
building in lighter colors.'
Jail Report Ordered.
George Weisman, janitor and jail
er at the County Service Building
Jail in Hyattsville, was ordered to
report to the commissioners at their
next meeting with respect to COM
plants against the Jail by members
of the grand jury. The commission
ers said Mr.. Weisman would be
given 80 days from that date to i'm
prove conditions, including more
light and ventilation and more and
better food for prisoners.
Harry G. Mercer of Dodge Park,
clerk in the county commissioner
office, was appointed taxicab inspec-
tor of the county to succeed Ed
ward A. Fuller, Hyattsville, who re-
signed. His salary, the board re-
ported, will be S2,400 annually with
5000 for expenses. He will be
bonded for $4,000.
James B. Berry, clerk to the board
'of county election supervisors, re-
quested the commissioners to con-
slider an increase in salary for him
and members of the Board of Su-
pervisors. He said his annual SAL
ary now is $3.50 a year, while mem
bers of the board each receive only
s400 a year.
A tax assessment of $1.0S per
500 valuation was ordered levied
against residents of the Maryland
Park area to cover tWo-year pc
riod from April is, 1e45, to June 30,
l947, for garbage collection and elec-
trio lights.
DR.. Dietz Appointed.
The commissioners were notified
that DR.. Aaron Dietz, Hyattsville,
was named as the third member of
the committee to study enlargement
plans for the Prince Georges County
General Hospital, Cheverly. Other
members already named are Kirk A.
Besley, hospital superintendent, and
Paul H. Kea, Hyattsville, architect.
Trial Magistrate Arthur P. Owens
reported the collection of s3,e88 so
during February, of which s1,9o7. is
was turned over to the commission
ers, and $2,42220 during March, of
which $76590 was submitted to the
commissioners.
The James Gibbons Co., of RELAY
which submitted the low bid of s13,-
708.50 for installation of streets.
sewers and drainage systems on
Central avenue, Capitol Heights.
was awarded the contract by the
commissioners.
A permit to hold a carnival April
1923 was granted the Strawn-Tur-
ner-Hartman Post No. 1927, Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars, of Capitol
Heights.