Evening star., 1947-01-22
Nursery Schools
In Montgomery
ToContinue
Board Guarantees
500 Monthly for
Rest of Fiscal Yeor

Continued operation of Montgom-
cry County's four nursery schools.
established under the war
time Lanham Act was assured
yesterday by the County Board OF
Commissioners as 1t indorsed earlier
action by the County School Board
guaranteeing an appropriation of
$700 a month for the rest of the
fiscal year, to help defray expenses.
I. G. McNayr, county supervisor.
informed the board that DR.. Edwin
w. Broome, school superintendent,
Is formulating plans to incorporate
the four schools in the county
school system and will make pro-
vision for them in the budget for
the next school year.
The Commissioners agreed to make
up any deficit not to exceed $70o
per month which the school board
may incur in operating the nursery
schools. The Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission which assumed respon-
sibility for the schools after the
expiration of the Lanham Act,
notified the Board of Education in
December that it could no longer
aid the nurseries.
Homemakers' Questions.
About 40 representatives of the
Montgomery County Council OF
Homemakers' Clubs appeared yester-
day to announce their acceptance
of new quarters provided for them
by the commissioners in the old
courthouse at Rockville. The new
location for the organization, which
previously occupied space in tho
basement of the old courthouse, will
be on the first floor in rooms now
used by the police department.
Sumner Wood, Rockville attorney,
last week appeared at the meeting
to protest the then contemplated
change of the homemakers' club
rooms to the second floor Of the same
Mr.. Wood yesterday informed the
commissioners that delegation is
going to Annapolis to ask the Legis-
lature to enact a law guaranteeing
space for the homemakers, when
county commissioners forget them"
Protests Road Condition.
Woodrow w. Neal, owner of the
Doggie Inn Kennels, near Rockville,
protested conditions of the county
road leading to his place of business.
He complained that the half-mile
stretch of road Is impossible in
winter or on rainy days and GUS
toners. cannot reach him and his
business is being harmed. He added
that for the past four years he has
gone to great expense to keep the
road n passable condition. AE
The commissioners, who. took his
request under advisement, said they
would try to keep his road open until
spring.
The commissioners also voted to
do away with minimum monthly
mileage provisions for all public
health employees of the county, ex-
cept nurses, and to place all county
employees on official business on q
straight cents mile basis.
Police Post Abolished.
In another economy move, the
commissioners abolished the office of
police department electrician for
which there has been monthly
salary of $6650: The action was
taken after Chief of Police Charles
Orme said there was little or no use
for such position.
Samuel A. Carr, of Potomac, a
temporary policeman at the Beth
eSda police station, was appointed
trial magistrate clerk and justice
of the peace for Bethesda. He will
assume the functions of James G.
Nichols.
Washington I. Cleveland, chairman
of the County Safety Board, asked
for creation of the position of publi-
city director in the countys traffic
safety campaign. The commissioners
took the request under consideration.
o. w. Youngblood, commissioner
from the Silver Spring area, was
appointed to form committee Of
six members to work with similar
committees from the District Of
Columbia and other suburban areas.
on new housing problems, particu-
larly for veterans.