Evening star., 1954-09-16
Prince Georges
Tract Rezoned
Light Industrial
Decision Seen as
Show of Interest
In Acceptance

County's traditional public and
official antipathy to industrial
development is changing were
seen today in a hard-fought
zoning ruling, promising the
county its first planned indus
trial community.
BY a 3-to-2 vote, the county
commissioners at Hyattsville yes
terday approved a petition re-
classifying 90-acre tract in the
Greenbelt-C College Park Berwyn
Heights area from residential to
light industrial.
Commissioner Edward j.
Waters. aided by Mrs. H. Wilson
Spicknall. moved to postpone a
vote until November but was de-
feated when Chairman Thomas
E. Latimer sided with Commits
sioners Daniel A. Abbott and w.
Everett Marion. The same align
ment was recorded when the
board indorsed the change on a
motion by Mr.. Abbott.
Harry A. Boswell, jr.: Alfred H.
Smith. Philip Lustine and Harry
A. Boswell. ST., filed the petition
seeking rezoning from residen-
tial to industrial Of the wooded
tract near Greenbelt Junior High
School and the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
Waters Wanted Study.
No protests were voiced except
by Mr.. Waters, who is Berwyn
Heights councilman. He OBJ
jected to an immediate vote on
the ground that legal technicali-
ties and the possible effect on a
nearby school should first be
studied.
ITO delay would be mistake" /"
Mr.. Abbott countered. Every
time we have an opportunity to
get industry into the county
people say fine, but not here and
not there
Fred w. Tuemmler, Hyattsville
planning consultant, hailed the
decision as foreshadowing "the
beginning of a planned industrial
area in Prince Georges County,"
Mr.. Tuemmler. at the hearing
as a friendly observer, said he
represented owners of 430 acres
adjoining the rezoned tract.
The Maryland-Nationai Cap
ital Park and Planning Commits
sion approved the application.
In agstatement signed by carl
E. Gudikunst, aeting secretary
treasurer it described the coun-
tvs industry as "the stepchild-
the necessary evil that was toll
Grated = but not completely ac-
cepted in the community"
Two Petitions Denied.
Two other petitionsswere de-
MED. One, filed by Brooke F.
Hudson. owner of nine acres on
Prospect Hill road and along
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks,
asking a change from residential
to industrial, was opposed by six
owners Of nearby properties.
The other was the request of
Fred G. and Amy B. Norris for
commercial coming of five acres
of residential property on George
Palmer highway. Glenarden.
The board indicated, however,
that it will rehear the case at
its November zoning meeting.
Petitions Approved.
These petitions were approved:
Carlyle l., and Charlotte Barrett
from residential to commercial; Burch
properties. land at Rhode Island avenue
tial to commercial. Bernard M. and
Ada D: Underwood. four lots on Calvert
trial: Israel Lubin, lot on Central avenue
near sixty y-fourth avenue. residential to
commercial.
s. II. Harvey Co., six lots at Thirty
eighth avenue and Perry street, Brent
wood. commercial to industrial: william
first avenue, Fairmount Heights, residen-
tial to commercials: BENJAMIN B. Newton.
agent, property on Gallatin street, Hy-
attsville. residential to commercial: An
thony c. Schreiber. land on Wheeler road
mercial
Edmonds Art Stone Co., land on
Tuxedo road near Old River road, resi-
dental to Industrial, Claude E. and Lola
Beltsville, rural residential to tWo-fafaiiy
ssmi-detached and detached residential
Thomas F. HALEY two lots on Smith
avenue. Seabrook. residential to CONNER
cial.
Use permits were granted to:
B'nai Birth Building Corp. residen-
tial property in College Park for q
student community center: Archbishop
OBoyle Of Washington. 25 acres residen-
tial land in Avondale for q home for
aged persons; Max Teitel, removal Of
earth from property on Kenilworth ave-
nue near Washington Pa itirn0ra PARKWAY