Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
100000 for Health
And Welfare SOUGHT
In Prince Georges

Budget requests from the Prince
Georges County Welfare Board and
the County Health Department to-
falling more than 100000 for the
1947-s fiscal year today were among
those under study by the county
commissioners.
Both requests were presented yes
terday at the commissioners meet
ing in Upper Marlboro. The county
budget is expected to be signed
March 81, it was announced.
The largest single amount-s152.-
448-was sought by the Welfare
Board as the county's share toward
the estimated 1921 ,160 planned for
the next year of operation. The re-
mainder of the funds would be OBJ
tanned through State and Federal
aid, the Welfare Board explained.
sea, 900 Increase.
An additional $15,852 for general
public assistance work and s1,310 for
public assistance to the needy blind
also was requested by the Welfare
Board, provided both amounts would
be matched later by State and Gov
eminent funds.
The entire amount-more than
$3.50 ,000-if included in the budget,
would be about 100000 greater than
last years grant, it was revealed.
Harry T. Jenkins, chairman of
the Welfare Board, and Mrs. La
Verne Reber, case supervisor for the
board, who submitted the budget,
listed the following appropriations
from the county's share:
Old-age assistance, $22,534; aid
10 dependent children, $13,832;; pub
lie assistance to needy blind, 81 800;
general public assistance, s67,937;
boarding of children. $33,913, and
administration and auxiliary serv-
ices, $12,539.
Health Department Items.
The health department request,
presented by County Health Officer
John M. Byers, called for $54,833 for
salaries and operation of clinics and
other health facilities and $4,000
for the county's typhus control unit.
Of the former amount, according to
DR.. Byers, an estimated $3.50 would
be obtained from health permit fees
DR.. Byers listed total of $45, 433
for present services of the health
and $4,000 additional for
a new assistant health officer, a
seventh public health nurse and a
fifth sanitarian. He also requested
the commissioners to make provi-
sions in the budget for funds to
purchase an ambulance to transport
patients with contagious diseases
and advocated establishment of a
county civil service system for health
employees.
The 1867 health department
budget was $4,000, and the typhus
control grant, $4,000, DR.. Byers said.
A delegation of Is residents repre-
senting various professional, civic,
service and fraternal organizations
of the county appeared in support
Of the health department request.
Jerrold " Powers, legislative coun-
sci for the County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations, submitted rec
concentrations from that group for
amendments to a bill now pending
before the Maryland General As
sembly which would establish a
juvenile court in the county.
Custody Provisions Changed.
The PTA group originally spon-
sored the program to authorize such
a court, Mr.. Powers declared. The
bill since has been returned to the
county delegation by the House, he
said.
Amendments proposed by the PTA
group would include authority to
regular trial magistrates
now in the county to conduct ju-
venile court sessions on separate
days in lieu of the proposed juvenile
court.
The group also recommended that
no detention places be set UP in the
County Courthouse, Upper Marlboro,
and County Service Building, Hy-
as proposed in another bill
now before the Legislature Instead,
it was asked that young offenders be
placed in custody of their parents or
the County Welfare Board while
awaiting disposition of their cases.
A third recommendation asked
that the county commissioners be
given authority to set the salary of a
probation officer for the
county, instead of having the mini
mum set at $4,000 annually as writ
ten in the present bill,
The commissioners took under ad-
visement a request signed by II res
idents of the Queen Anne election
district seeking surface treatment
and improvement to the Woodwork
road from Mullikin School to Sl1a-
store.