Evening star., 1947-05-09
Rezoniing Sought
For 103 Acres
On 'Pook' 'sHiN'
Princess Murthu's
Home Was Located
There During War

iNIS DuIiH9 war
The site OF the wartime home of
Crown Princess Martha of Norway,
constituting the 103-acre Pook's Hill
tract on wisconsin avenue near
Bethesda, is among properties af-
fected by rezoning applications
pending before the Board of Mont
gomery County Commissioners.
A petition for reelassification to
permit apartment use there has been
filed by Doris Lowe, owner. The
property formerly was owned by
Merle Thorpe. editor of Nations
Business, oficial organ of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
A hearing on the application Is
scheduled for 2:4o pm. June "a at
the Rockville Courthouse.
Apartment use also is sought for
% acres of the Watson g. Rose prop
erty between Dale drive and Sligo
Park, northwest of Colesville road.
Intervening strips Of residential IA
zones would separate the tract from
Colesville road and Dale drive.
Hearing on this petition has been
set for $40 pm, June II at Rock
vile.
I Four Applications Opposed.
-Four applications for rezoning
have been recommended for disap-
proval by the Maryland Commission
while four others were recommended
for approval, it was announced to-
day. -Four were proposed for de-
ferment.
Hearings on the applications will
be held by the commissioners in
Rockville, on Tuesday, on May 27,
May 90, and June 8.
Tuesdays hearing will be on a
petition of Charles A. Carlson for
reclassif1cation from residential A
to c of land with 32o-foot frontage
on the west side of Bradley Boule-
ward between Oak and Pembroke
lanes, Bethesda. The planning
group recommended it be denied.
The hearing on May 81 will be
on the application of Cloyd r..
Graham and Sidney Rotter for re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of a 50-foot lot on
the north side of Walsh street near
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda. Rec
commended approval.
Schedule for May 20.
Schedule for May 20 are:
Application of Abraham M. Nor
rison, for reclassiflcation from resi-
dental A to commercial D of a lot
on the north side of Edgemoor lane,
Bethesda, near Middlesex lane.
Recommended disapproyal.
Application of Mr.. Morrison for
Redistribution from residential A
to commercial D of lots having a
total frontage of so feet along the
east side of Arlington avenue, Beth
esda south of st. Elmo avenue.
Action on this application was
recommended for deferment pending
a hearing on the master zoning plan
for Bethesda.
Edgemoor Lane Change Sought.
Application of Mr.. Morrison for
Redistribution from Residential CI
to Commercial D of portion OF a
lot with a so foot frontage along
the north side of Edgemoor lane 300
feet west of the intersection OF Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda. Rec
commended disapproved.
Application of Carl H. and Cecil
M. Roeder, for reclassification from
Residential A to Commercial D OF
land at Colesville road and Fenton
street, Silver Spring. Part of the
property was recommended for re-
zoning while the other portion was
recommended for disapproval.
Application of Rose K. Dawson,
for reclassification from Residential
A to Commercial D of land having
442 feet of frontage on the east side
of the Rockville pike just south OF
the Rockville town line. Recon-
mended approval.
Schedule for June 3.
Schedule for June 8:
Application of Nicholas V. and
Helen w. Wagner for reclassif1cation
from Residential A to Commercial
D of land on the west side of Rock
vile pike opposite the intersection
OF Halpine road. Recommended for
deferment pending working out of
a master plan for the Rockville
pike.
Application of H. T. Harrison and
Sons, Inc, for reclassification from
Residential A to Commercial D of a
lot OIL the southwest corner of Old
Bladensburg road and Elkin street,
Wheaton. Recommended deferred.
Application of Earl A. and Dallas
Blundon for reclassification from
Residential A to Commercial D of
lot having $50 feet frontage along
the east side of the Viers Mill road
at Ennalls avenue. Wheaton. Rec
commended deferred pending work.
ing out a master plan for the
Wheaton district.