Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
alan N. Thomas
fakes New Post
In Montgomery
Ex-PIonning Engineer
Becomes Director
Of Inspection Unit

VI ihSPSStIOH 0Ht
Allan Morton Thomas, jr., for
mer chief engineer of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, today took
over his new duties as director of
the Montgomery County Depart
ment of Inspection and Licenses.
He will receive $500 a year.
His appointment by County
Manager Irving G. McNayr from
among more than 20 other candi-
dates was approved by the County
Council yesterday.
In other business the council:
1. Was notified that Wallace A.
MacBain. Somers Point, N. j., a
former Philadelphia Fire Depart
ment battalion chief, has refused
appointment as county fire mar
shall.
2. Approved a personnel board
recommendation that the appli-
cation of Lester Jones, Rockville,
a former county policeman, for a
retirement pension on the ground
of disability be denied.
Merger of Agencies Asked.
8. Received a letter from Ed
ward H. Deets, Clarksburg and
Silver Spring civil engineer, sug-
costing that the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission and
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital
Park and Planning Commission
be combined into one agency.
Mr.. Thomas, 80, is married and
has two children. He lives at 5506
Glenwood road. Bethesda. His
selection fills the last major
vacancy in the county's new setup
under its charter form of govern
ment.
A native of Washington, he has
lived in the county since 1899.
For more than two years and until
his resignation last Saturday, he
was chief engineer for the plan
ming commission. He holds a
bachelor of science degree in civil
engineering from the University
of Maryland.
Will Administer Ordinances.
AS director of the Department
OF Inspection and Licenses, he will
supervise administration Of ordi-
nances dealing with coming, build
ing, electrical work, plumbing,
trash removal from vacant lots,
erection Of billboards, street con-
struction and standards of weights
and measures.
The department also will be
responsible for the enforcement of
regulations pertaining to the con-
troll of dogs and cats and will
investigate applications for IL
censes and permits.
Mr.. MacBain, who was ap-
pointed fire marshal about three
weeks ago at an a11nuai salary of
$4,000, wrote the council that he
had been recalled to his former
job with the Veterans Admins
tration.
Mr.. McNayr said a five-man
committee of county fire chiefs
has been asked to recommend
another appointee.
Not Injured in Line of Duty.
The Personnel Board, in finding
that Mr.. Jones was not entitled
to a pension, contended he had
not been injured while in line
of duty"
The board said the former po-
liceman, who is %, was injured
August 20. 1913, when an automo-
bile which he was entering on the
Rockville pike was struck by an
other car.
Mr.. Jones was thrown SIS feet
and suffered a neck injury.
The board ruled that Mr.. Jones
was on his way to work at the
time and therefore was not in the
actual performance of his du-
ties" The group added that, as
a former Marine, Mr.. Jones is
entitled to treatment in Fed
eral hospital and expressed the
hope that he can return to county
service in some capacity after he
has received such treatment.
Mr.. Deets, in his letter, main
tanned that it would be back
ward step" to have the functions
of the two bi-county agencies
taken over by the elected heads
of Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
Private School Approved.
Combining the two, however
would eliminate the present con-
fusion and overlapping authority -
Mr.. Deets said.
Council President Frederic P
Lee said he would send the letter
to the county's delegation in the
General Assembly
The council approved a petition
by D. Lee Batten for the reclas-
sification from residential A to
commercial D of land at Mac
Arthur boulevard and Great Falls
road.
Also approved was the appli-
cation of Mother M. Baptista
Stein for a permit to operate a
private school at $500 Forest road
Alta Vista, and a proposal for re-
surfacing work and construction
of curbs and cutters along Say
brook avenue, Silver Spring, at
an estimated cost of $31,186.
Appointed to the County Safety
Board for terms expiring Deem
Der 81 were Henry K. Evans, Sill
yer Spring; Dan Hayes. Kensing-
ton. and A. H. Bowls. North Chevy
Chase.
Alexandria Police Elect