Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-14
Hearing Is SET
Wednesday at
DeIIo's Request

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Oct. II
tR.-A Legislative Council com.
mittee investigating the State
Roads Commission win focus at
tention next Wednesday on
charges that State Senator
George Della. Democrat Of Ball
timore, got advance information
on the route of the Annapolis
bypass.
The council scheduled the
hearing last night at Mr.. Della's
telephoned request.
The committees chairman.
Senator John Grason TurnbuIl,
Baltimore County Democrat, said.
II think this matter Is sufiici-
entity important that we ought
to hear Senator Della and the
others involved. "
Mrs. Bertha K. Jewell, an An.
napolis service station operator,
yesterday fled a complaint
charging the commission gave
advance information on the by
pass to Mr.. Della and j. Donald
son Parr. a real estate promoter.
She also charged that the COM
mission conspired to give the pair
access to the bypass after block
ing OF the entry to her station.
Business Ties Alleged
Mr.. Jewell said Mr.. Parr had
a close business and personal
relationship with David M.
Nichols, Baltimore real estate
man who formerly was a mem
Der Of the commission, and
Bramwell Kelly. a former Nichols
associate who replaced him on
the commission.
After getting advance infor-
nation from the State Roads
Commission" Mrs. Jewell said,
Mr.. Della and Mr.. Parr used,
Elmer M. Jackson and his wife.
Mary w. C. Jackson, as straw
men" in obtaining property along
the bypass route.
Mr.. Jackson is vice president
and general manager of the
Evening Capital and the Mary
land Gazette in Annapolis.
Mrs. Jewell alleged that the
Jacksons transferred the prop
erty to Land Record Holding Co.
OF Baltimore, which in turn
decided it to Mr.. Della and Mr..
PAIR.
Jackson Explains Deal
Mr.. jackson said, in comment.
that he bought the land In the
Camp Parole area for use as a
housing development for Me-
groes and had no information
the State was interested hi It
Tor the bypass. He said he sold
his options after learning the
city would not provide sewerage
for q housing project in Camp
Parole.
He identified the buyer as q
Baltimore builder" who said he
would build colored housing
even II q private sewerage setup
was required" Mr.. jackson add
ed: THE purchaser Of the land
engaged in lengthy discussions
with Annapolis officials about
housing and finally .resold the
land.
I doubt he would have done
SO had he known of the States
interest in buying right-of-w ays.
Certainly. 1t is evident that I
had no such information"
Right-of-Way Sold
In her complaint, Mrs. Jewell
acknowledged that she sold the
SRC right-of-way and that the
deeds contained a clause BY
which she forfeited right Of &C
cess to the bypass from her re-
naming property.
She said she later tore down
a two-foot pole and cable barrier
and began using q 30-foot access
road between the service station
and the new highway because
she was given to understand by
those representing the Commits
sion that all other owners Of
land ahutting the bypass were
likewise to be denied access"
Mrs. Jewell asked the court to
determine If the Roads Commits
sion is guilty of bad faith in
permitting the construction Of
three access roads between the
bypass and Della-Parr proper
ties while denying an entry for
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