Evening star., 1948-01-07
.12Men Involved
In Montgomery
Police Shuttle
Copt. MeAuiiffe Heods
List Of 8 Promotions;
; Shifted, ! Appointed

missioners, a motion by Brooke
Johns, board president, to oust Com
missioner Wesley I: Sauter as police
commissioner by abolishing the post
as Of February l failed for want o1
q second.
The matter has been a source ot
contention among members of the
board ever since Mr.. Johns resigned
as commissioner In charge of the
county aims house more than six
months ago, repeatedly on condition
that Mr.. Sauter would take similar
action with regard to the police
commissionership.
Promotions Are Listed.
Capt. McAuliffe, 40, is married
and lives at 800 High street, Chevy
Chase. He succeeds Theodore F.
Vollten, who retired last month after
Chief Orme agreed to drop charges
of dereliction of duty against him
The new inspector joined the po-
lice force in July, 1929. For several
years he was member OF the
Detective Bureau assigned tc
Bethesda.
Other officers promoted were:
1t. Ernest Thompson. Bethesda, tt
acting captain; Sergt. Marion Day.
hoff, Rockville, to acting lieutenant
Corpl. Wilson Payne, Rockville, te
acting sergeant; Pvts. Ralph Offutt
and William Broshart, Rockville, tx
corporals, and Detective Corps. vii.
liam Whalen, Bethesda, and Ear
U. Stearn, Rockville, to detective
sergeants.
Transferred were 1t. Charles
Barnes, from Rockville to Bethesda
Corpl. Jesse B. Day, Rockville, who
was shifted to the Detective Bureau
there, and Pvt. Walter c. Hef1in
from Rockville to Bethesda.
The new appointee is Paul o
Federline, Chevy Chase, a former
county and State policeman.
New Manual Proposed.
The police chief also revealed he
has submitted a proposed revised
police manual to the county COM
in an attempt to correct
what he described as the present
antiquated set Of regulations.
The chief said he also recon-
mended that examinations be set up
for promotions ''by merit instead OF
by choice" He added they would
eliminate politics in the police force.
Under the recommendation, pri-
Yates would have to wait three years
before taking an examination for a
corporal. Those in higher ranks
would have to wait two years before
taking examinations for promotion.
In other business the commits
sioners approved a resolution re-
the State Roads Commis-
sion to proceed Immediately with
the acquisition Of rights of way for
the widening of Wisconsin avenue
between East-West highway and
Glenbrook road, Bethesda.
The action carried out an agree
ment last week between Mr.. Johns
and the commission at meeting
in Baltimore. The county would
reimburse the commission for the
cost involved in condemnation pro-
ceedfngs through deductions from
the county's share of motor vehicle
and gas tax revenues.
Raving Receipts to Be Distributed.
The resolution also urged the
commission to build raised con-
crete island in the center of Wis
consin avenue from Bradley boule-
ward to Glenbrook road "in the
interest Of protecting life and prop
erty."
The board decided to distribute
to incorporated towns approximately
$4,000 in Maryland racing receipts
on the basis Of their 1910 popula-
tions.
The money was allocated to thu
county under provisions of the Sher.
bow report, which was adopted al
the last regular session of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Action was deferred on a request
by County Controller Alexander K
Hancock for a ruling on whether
the county's II special taxing areas
are eligible for any of the money
Mr.. Hancock said at least two Of the
areas have indicated they will claim
a share.
He also pointed out that to re-
ceive part of the funds, a commu-
nifty must have appropriated SINH
lar amount for municipal expendi-
lures.
Action on Rezoning Deferred.
Decisions on II zoning petitions
seeking commercial use of land
in the Cedar street, Ellsworth and
Pershing drives area of Silver Spring
were deferred until next week.
Approval was given applications
by Mrs. Mary E. Park and Miss
May Libbey to conduct day school
at 47l1 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda,
and 5906 Connecticut avenue, Chevy
Chase, respectively.
Also approved was the $1,570 bid
of the Greenhill Engineering Co..
1109 K street NV, to supervise re-
modelling work at the Bethesda
County Building. Cost of the prof.
ect was estimated by County Pur-
chasing Agent Wilfred Nerlich at
proximately 435, 900.
A request by the Oakland Ter
race Citizens Association for i'm
provement Of Plyers Mil road be-
tween Georgia avenue and Kensing-
ton was taken under advisement.
Representing the group were David
Weston, president; G. A. Schell and
S. A. Gina.
Of Catherine Leslie, 8, and Marie
Artes, 10 months, both colored. Both
we're pronounced dead at Provident