Evening star., 1950-04-07
Non.Partisan
Group Urged in
PrinceGeorges
Federation Fovors
Creation of Committee
On Good Government

liens committee sin behalf O
good government in Prince George
County" was urged last night b
the county's Civic Federation.
The federation also went on rec
ord in support of proposed ref
erendum on that portion of tn
Sothoron Act which provides for
full-time chairman of the Boar,
Of County Commissioners.
In a third action during a bus,
session at the County Servic,
Building, Hyattsv;lle, the fedora
ton reiterated its opposition tt
further apartment and othel
multi-family zonings until solu.
tion has been found for the finan-
cial support of the school system.
Charter System Opposed.
The citizens committee propose
was included in a revised resolu-
ton, which originally had called
for the group to consider a char
ter and county manager plan OF
government" That provision was
eliminated in the substitute meas
ure introduced by Mrs. Zella Say
lor, president of the Northwest
Citizens Association.
Before approving the new reso-
luton. delegates from the major
ity OF civic organizations repre-
sented reported their groups were
opposed to any charter govern
ment provisions. One group. the
Queens Chapel Citizens Associa-
tlon. instructed its delegates not
to take any stand.
Mrs. Saylor's resolution, a
"toned-down" modification of one
introduced last month by Richard
E. Bauer of Rogers Heights, invites
individuals, civic associations
parent-teacher associations, busi-
ness, professional and labor
groups" to join in formation OF
the committee.
1t adds that the federation de
plores. as costly ort-sightedness
the failure of the County Com
mlssioners to order a survey by a
professional group" The fedora
ton requested that one be made
The referendum proposal was
introduced by Mrs. Irma Bogdan-
on, president of the League of
Women Voters. Her organization
initiated such action Tuesday
She told the federation the coun-
ty should have professional
county manager, "one divorced
from policy-making groups"
The full-time chairman of the
commissioners would have sub
stantially the same duties as
county manager. but would be ION
the same level as the other COM
missioners, Mrs. Bogdanof assert
ed. She added that county resi-
dents also would have no say on
who is named to the post or
knowledge as to who it might be
before an election.
To obtain referendum, petit
tions signed by about 1900 quail
fled voters-10 per cent of those
who participated in the 1946 gu
bernatorial election-would have
to be obtained. Half of these
would have to be filed by June
and the rest by June 80.
Daniel M. Greene of the Queens
Chapel Association and chairman
of the federation's Laws and Leg
islation Committee, questioned
the emergency nature of the
Sothoron Act. He contended that
emergency measures go into effect
Immediately and that the Sotho-
ron Act does not until July /
That part referring to the COM
missioners and the full-time
chairman doesn't take effect un-
til December, he noted.
Zoning Proposal.
The apartment and multi-fam-
lily unit moratorium was proposed
by William r. Turner. president
of the Chillum Civic Association
His resolution also asked That de
velopment of single residential
districts within the county be en-
couraged and guarded jealousy
against the intrusion of unde-
sirable real estate which might
discourage their expansion.
Development of medium density
residential districts not only will
provide financial underpinning for
the county school system but also
will attract the commerce and
industry that will be necessary to
balance the tax structure Mr.
Turner's resolution said.
In other business, the federation
asked that future county budget!
be more complete and show al
sources of income as we'll as ex'
penditures, not just that received
through the county tax levy. Tht
federation asked that the commits.
sioners follow the budget patter1
recommended by the States Bu
reau of Fiscal Research.
Mrs. Georgia Benjamin. Colleg,
Heights Estates, urged federation
members to appeal to the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission for fluorination of it
water supply to reduce tooth decay
Mrs. Vera Willard, Health ant
Welfare Committee chairman
asked civic organizations to sent
delegates to the county Commu
nifty Chest and Planning Council
meeting at pm. Monday.
The Pine Crest Citizens Asso
citation was admitted to mem
bership.