Evening star., 1947-10-15

Commissioners
In Montgomery
County Heads Refused
Entry After Surprise
Visit to Hite School

The Montgomery County COM
last night paid q surprise
visit to the Hite Nursery School near
Rockville but were refused perrnis-
sion to inspect the establishment,
They left with the promise to re.
turn in few days.
Mrs. Maude c. Hite, owner, faces
charges of operating the nursery
without permits from the State De-
partment Of Public Welfare and the
county commissioners.
Brooke Johns, president of the
board, told Mrs. Hite the commits
sioners had been severely criti-
cized" because the school is being
operated without a permit. He then
asked her whether she planned to
get one.
Il feel have fulfilled every re-
quirement," Mrs. Hite replied, "but
l need the advice of my advisory
board before I say anything"
School to Seek Permit.
At this point. Mrs. Hite broke into
tears. She recovered her composure
after a few minutes and said she
planned to send her son to the Rock.
vile Courthouse today to apply for
a permit.
1t was then that Commissioner
Wesley I. Sauter asked that the
commissioners be allowed to inspect
the school. Mrs. Hite refused on the
ground that the children were asleep.
She also refused to tell the commits
sioners how many children were at
the school.
When Mr.. Johns asked her why
the State Department Of Public Wei
fare had denied her application for
q license in May, 1916, Mrs. Hite said
she did not know.
Earlier, the board instructed Com
miss1oners Sauter and o. w. Young
blood to appoint a committee to
determine the future needs of the
county with respect to such services
as police, roads, schools and drainage.
U. s. Workers Are Expected.
The action was taken after Mr..
Sauter said Federal agencies are
planning to bring large numbers of
employees to the county at such
establishments as the Forest Glen
annex to Walter Reed Hospital, the
Naval Ordnance Labratory and the
United States Public Health Service.
I'VE are just cropping in the dark
new" Mr.. Sauter declared. 1--WE must
know where we are going and get
some idea of the facilities and serv.
ices we will need to furnish"
After three Brookmont residents
protested increases In their property
assessments, the board went into
session and rejected the
protests.
The residents were Mrs. Louise A.
Duke, CLOS Ridge drive, whose as
sessment was increased from $4,000
to $6,740; Werner G. Puppa, 61o7
Broad street, increased from 5000
to $4,580 and Fred w. Drescher.
40o7 Sixty-third street, increased
from $4,000 to 1920.
Fire Petition Approved.
A request by 20 Burtonsville resi-
dents for permission to organize a
volunteer fire department was ap-
proved.
Mrs. Helen Cole received a permit
to operate a. first-grade school at
806 Roeder road, Silver Spring, sub
Ject to approval of the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department.
In other business, the board or
dered Purchasing Agent Wilfred
Nerlich to purchase 20 new cars, 27
of which will go to the police de-
partment and the remaining two to
other county agencies. As the new
vehicles are obtained, the old ones
will be sold at auction. Delivery
of the cars is promised by January
81, 1948, Mr.. Nerlich said.
Action was deferred on a request
by DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health
officer, that the commissioners grant
a 10 per cent cost of living increase
to six employees whose salaries are
paid partly by the State.
DR.. Ellicott said two vacancies
which have existed In the depart
ment since June have been filled
but that I'VE are going to lose two
workers unless they get an in
crease" He asked the board to
appropriate $1,000 for the purpose.
The commissioners appointed four
policemen and a police radio engi-
neer. The new policemen are Carl
A. Hawkins, Silver Spring; william
R. De Vries, Kensington; Fred Par
ker, Rockville, and Donald E. Glib
son, Tamoka Park. The radio engi-
neer is Donald w. Rice, Silver
Spring.