Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-04
Council Puts 5
Library Stats
On County Pay
Furthers Move to
Establish System
For Montgomery

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Gil has given further impetus to
the establishment of a county,
wide library system by placing on
the county payroll the employees Of
the five libraries that already have
Joined the system.
In approving the appointment
yesterday on recommendation of
George B. Moreland, library de-
partment director, the Council
also named as assistant director.
Mrs. Louise c. Ferguson, 1859
Colesville road, Silver Spring, at
1920 year. Mrs. Ferguson has
been in charge of the Silver
Spring library since 1896.
To succeed her as Silver Spring
librarian, the Council appointed
Mrs. Reba S. Harris, 1907 East
West highway, at $4,000 a year.
Mrs. Harris has been first as
slstant under Mrs. Ferguson.
Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Dorothy
l.. Houts, Gaithersburg, who was
named a clerical assistant at $2,400
a year, will work with Mr.. More
land in a central Office to be set
up in rented quarters at 2l2
Diamond street, Gaithersburg.
May Get Larger quarters.
Mr.. Moreland said no immedi-
ate building program is planned
for the various local libraries, but
ne added they will be moved to
larger quarters, if and when pub
lie demand justif1es such action.
| The five libraries that have
signed contracts to join the coun-
ty-wide system are those in Silver
Spring, Garrett Park, Kensiug-
ton (NoyeS), Gaithersburg and
Sandy Springs Sherwood Com
munity).
Local library employees whose
appointments were approved by
the council are:
Miss Jane Rating, reference
librarian at Silver Spring, 1920
year; Miss Virginia A. Peters.
children's librarian at Silver
Spring. $780, Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Feeling, librarian at the former
Wheaton branch of the Silver
S Spring library, So, 280; Miss EVELYN
l.. Puryear. librarian at the for
: mer -Four Corners branch of the
Silver Spring library, $500.
: Miss Annette Edwards and Miss
D Eleanor Broome, clerical assistants
at Silver Spring, 81, 400 each: Mar
tin Abrams and James Stone, part
e time clerical assistants at Silver
1 Spring. $3.50 year each.
t Other Appointments.
Mrs. Dorothy Engle, part-time
librarian at Gaithersburg, S1,31O
: a year: Miss Beatrix Moore, part
time librarian at Sandy Spring,
$3.50: Mrs. Marjorie l.. Meier, part
time librarian at Kensington,
$3.50; Miss Mary Clum, part-time
clerical assistant at Kensington,
$48o.
Mrs. Landon B. Bunker, Mrs.
l. Nora Payne and Mrs. Marguerite
!. Murray, part-time librarians at
Garrett Park. Mrs. Bunker and
Mrs. Payne will receive $3.50 year
each. and Mrs. Murray, $120.
Other appointments included
Louis R. Kengla. 20, a member Of
the Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
;. partment. as a fire inspector as
- $4,000 year; Edward A. Garlock.
!. :, 81, Bethesda, and William B. Nc
u Kinney. ST., Sc, Silver Spring, as
senior engineers at $4,000 a year
each; Charles G. Palmer, jr., 30,
" Gaithersburg, and Webster H. COL
Inns. q, OF Silver Spring, as asso-
o ciate engineers, at $3,940 a year
{ each. and James E. Pace, "a, Der
u wood, as policeman, at $4,000 a
year.
a Taken under advisement was a
: recommendation by Robert Boyd
T. Laid, Rockville, a Statistician for
the Budget Bureau, that the coun-
oIcil appoint fiscal research COM
d mission.
:, Would Study Resources.
" Such commission, Mr.. Laid
wrote, would study the county's
financial resources and needs and
recommend appropriate legislation.
He also suggested that a bill be
introduced at next years session
OF the general session to permit the
T county to tap additional revenue
a sources.
" And finally, Mr.. Laid said.
4, county officials should re-examine
70 the county charter provision linn
w lting the bonded debt to 10 per
i cent of the county's assessable
- base.
~ The Council accepted with re-
gret the resignation of Leo Bender.
). Silver Spring attorney, as chair
~, man of the County Appeals Tax
= Court, effective August 81. Mr..
~ Bender indicated in his letter that
y, ~ ne took the action because of
= the pressure of private business.