Evening star., 1948-08-04
Trailer Camp
Barred Near
Boiling Base
County Heads Reject
Application After
Citizens Protest

Citizens Protest
Residents objections to the estab-
1ishment of a large trailer camp in
the vicinity of the Boiling Air Force
base were sustained yesterday by the
Prince Georges County Commis-
sioners.
BY unanimous vote of the four
members present, the commissioners
rejected the application OF White
Hall Manor, Inc. for permission to-
operate a 630-unit camp near Pts
Getaway. Chairman William A. Car
son said the commissioners opposed
the establishment of zoning ordl-
nances because the people of the
area object and because OF expert
ence with conditions in trailer camp
communities elsewhere.
Approximately so citizens who at
tended hearing at Upper Marlboro
vigorously applauded as the COM
n1issioners cast their 40 vote against
the application.
Points to School Costs.
Adrian Fisher, a resident of Oxon
Hill and a Washington lawyer,
spoke against the application as
counsel for the Prince Georges
County Board of Education. He said
a 630-unit trailer camp would aver
age two children per unit, total OF
1850. 1t has been estimated that
public schooling costs an average
OF 500 per child each year, Mr..
Fisher said. On that basis, he fg-
ured. Prince Georges would be faced
with an additional education bur-
dn of $4,000 annually for the
White Hall development.
The Board of Education simply
doesn't have the funds or the IA
cilities," he told the commissioners.
THE money for schools has to come
from the taxpayers and the money
Is not available"
Nicholas Orem, jr., attorney for
the applicants. contended that
MARYLAND law directs the issuance
of trailer camp licenses if the char
acter of the applicants is good and
If all requirements and regulations
of the law are met. He declared his
clients qualified under these pro-
visions and asserted the commits
sioners lacked authority to deny
the permit. He also said the new
State law provides for s24 annual
tax on each trailer unit.
Tell of Housing Need.
Oflcials of the White Hall Manor,
Inc, also appeared in behalf of the
application, and Mr.. Orem intro
duced as witnesses several persons
from Boiling base, who told OF the
need for housing in the vicinity
These included Mrs. Maudle Young,
base housing supervisor; 1t. W.
ginia Starbuck. assistant housing
officer, and r T/Sergt j. G. Baer,
whose family uses a trailer as
home.
Their pleas were opposed by
Grover Aderholdt, lawyer and real
estate operator; DR.. A. Viehoever,
researcher at the Army Medical Re-
search Center, who lives near the
proposed camp site, and Harold Z.
Townshend, president OF the Prince
Georges County Farm Bureau.
Mr.. Anderholdt said 1t was up toI
the United States Government toI
provide housing for service person.
mel at Boiling and should not be
considered the responsibility OF
Prince Georges.
D. Leonard Dyer offered the COM
missioners' motion to reject the ap-
plication. He was seconded by Nor
man Collins, Chairman Carson ana
Harry w. McNamee voted with
them. Commissioner John H. Beall
was absent.
Zoning Map Received.
The commissioners formally re-
ceived from the Maryland-National
CAPITAL Park and Planning Commits
sion the proposed zoning ordinance
and zoning map for the Prince
Georges portion of the Maryland
washington regional district. These
were approved by the Park and
Planning group last month but have
to be ratified by the county board.
The commissioners postponed a
decision on hearing date for the
zoning proposals. At least 30-day
advance notice of the hearing is re-
quired by law.
Appearing for the planning COM
mission were Irwin I. Main, chair
man; Herbert w. Wells, the Prince
Georges member. and Fred w.
Tuemmler director of planning for
the Prince Georges regional office
of the commission. The proposed
ordinance provides for larger
number of zone classif1cations.
Carnivals Get Permits.
Permission was granted three or
sanizations to hold carnivals, as
follows:
Bowie Volunteer Fire Department
and Rescue Squad, August ola,
Bowie School grounds; Riverdale
Fire Department, August 1928, !
Queenberry road and Lafayette
avenue, Riverdale; Prince Georges
Council, Knights of Columbus, Au-
gust 1923, corner Edmonston ave-
nue. and Annapolis road, Bladens-
burg.
The application Of Rosemary
Howard to operate used-car lot
on Baltimore boulevard, between
jefferson and Hamilton streets, was
approved