Evening star., 1952-09-05
Charter Forces
Hear Opponents
0nFIoor Below
Prince Georges Group
Meets at Same Time
As Republican Club

Some so surprised delegates to
the Prince Georges Civic Fedora
ton, ready for an all-out battle
for home rule. found the opposi-
ton close at hand when they
convened last night at Hyattsville.
While the civic leaders, in ses-
sion on the second floor of the
County Service Building, urged
charter-county manager advocates
to action, oratory from the opposi-
ton shook the floor under their
feet.
Members of the County Republi-
can Clubs Executive Committee
blasted the county manager phase
of the plan at a simultaneous
meeting on the first floor.
Edwin A. Glenn. club president
and the principal speaker, said he
does not oppose home rule char
ter "of the proper type" But he
shouted down the manager pro-
posal with an assertion that 1T
counties have tried it with negli-
gible success.
Calls for Mass Meetings.
Upstairs. Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff.
chairman of the federation's
County Affairs Committee, called
on delegates to arrange mass
meetings in every nook and corner
OF the county. Others of her
group laid plans to unleash a flood
of placards and literature favoring
a charter and a county manager.
Civic leaders are not united.
however. on the controversy. In
fluential figures, such as Daniel
Greene. chairman of the fedora
tons legislative committee, and
Ernest L. Hines, who heads the
roads committee. disagree.
Both aired their views last night
IN session in which speakers de-
nounced the county commissioners
and the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
Charles Luebner, federation zon.
ing committee chairman, charged
that the county heads "are resort
ing to spot 1oning again." He
urged homeowhers to scan reclas-
sification applications and to pro-
test unwanted changes at county
coming hearings.
Tells of Complaints.
The Sanitary Commission got
an .oratorical watering down when
the federation approved a motion
for appointment of COMMITTEES
to take up storm drainage prob
lens.
Mrs. Bogdanoff offered the mo-
ton after she informed the dele.
Igates of complaints voiced by citi-
zens whose homes and streets are
hooded because of inadequate
drainage installations. :
She drew emphatic support frorA
Mr.. Hines. He reminded his asso:
ciates that at their May meeting
he demanded an investigation Of
the Sanitary Commission. The mo-
ton is pending.
Two proposals advanced by Fed.
Grafton President Walter F.. Multi
gan were approved. One will ask
the county commissioners to an.
point the Rev. Curtis w. Draper.
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Upper Marlboro. to the County
Welfare Board. He would succeed
the boards chairman, John w.
Sharper, whose resignation will
become effective October /.
School Bond IssueaFavored.
The other favors issuance of
$175.000 of county bonds to
finance construction of sidewalks
near Is public schools.
Another motion designed to fur
ther pupil safety was adopted. It
asks the State Roads Commission
to provide walkways at detours
established along the Baltimore
lexpressway while overpasses are
under construction.
In other business the federation
went on record in favor of legis-
lation which would set up Dis
trict area transit authority, OBJ
lected to the Capital Transit Coz
fare increase plan and deferred
action on proposed revision Of
debating rules.