The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-08-02

members of the Hagerstown Fair
Board, really 'sweated it OUT for
awhile on Friday morning, with Doc
really suffering untold agony"
Be sure to ask them about it the
next time you see them, for it's
honey of story.
The Board of County Commission
ers, always awake to the needs of
the community, have made many eff
forts to bring a chronic disease hos /
pital to Washington County and their
efforts were doubled when it became
apparent that the Federal Project on
the mountain would mean the clos
ing of the Camp Richie hospital.
Some weeks ago Winslow F. Bur
hans, president of the Board, wrote
the State Department of Health on
the subject, pointing out that the
County Home provided an ideal site
and again offering to deed the site
to the State for such a purpose.
The Boards efforts advanced
step further toward fulflment on
Monday morning, when the state
engineer and the state architect met
with the Board, the State Senator
and the County Delegates, and with
them made an inspection of the
County home site. The two state
officials will now make their recon-
mendations to Governor McKeldin
and if their recommendations are
favorable, the next step will be for
the State Legislature to appropriate
the necessary funds at the 1852 ses-
sion.
Here's hoping they do it, for good
ness knows, such hospital is badly
needed in the County.
The Board of County Commits
sioners are also keenly aware of the
school needs of the city and county
and they took a look at the future
needs of the schools on Tuesday,
when they met with the members of
the Board of Education and discuss
ed long-range plans for new ele-
mentary school on Salem Avenue,
near Nottingham Road, which is
badly needed to take some of the
load from Fountaindale and Winter
Street schools.
According to present plans, the
school will be built sometime in 1852
and will probably be 16-room
building.
And talking about local govern
ment, it's pity that more taxpay-
ers didn't get an opportunity to hear
the progress report of the Hagers-
town Housing Authority, made to
the Mayor and Council at a special
meeting on Tuesday night the
meeting made me miss six innings
of the Braves ball game,
but it was worth it.
Herman B. Hopes, chairman of
the Authority, speaking for the mem
bers - all of whom were present =
first pointed out that the Authority
was non-proft organization, with
all members not only donating their
services as public service, but even
paying their own expenses. He then
brought the Mayor and Council right
up to date on the progress of the
two projects; one for colored resi-
dents, near Wheaton Park, and the
other for white residents in the West
End
During the report the following
interesting facts were brought out:
The Wheaton Park project will
probably be completed early in Feb
ruary, and applications for rental
units will be accepted in November
1t was pointed out, however, that
there was no use applying for rent
ais until the Authority advertises in
the local papers that such applica-
lions will be accepted.
The West End Project will prob
ably be completed in July, with ap-
plications probably being accepted
in May, with the same rules apply
ing as for the Wheaton Park Pro-
ject.
Both projects will have units
ranging from one to four bedrooms
and will be available only to families
in the low income brackets. The
maximum income for tenants has
not yet been fixed, but it was point.
ed out by Mr.. Hopes that if, fol-
example, the maximum income fol
tenants was set at $4,000 year, tina
income could be increased by $40C
for each child in the family. Thus
- if the $4,000 figure is used, but Of
course there is no guarantee at pres
ent that it will be, = family con.
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