Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
Prince Georges
.0pposesCo
Juvenile Court
Resolution Says
Other Benches Can
HundIe Youth Cuses


HundIe Youth Cases
Prince Georges County Com.
missioners aligned themselves
with the County Bar Association
and the Youth Councils legisla.
tive committee yesterday in OPP
position to the proposed juvenile
court bill.
In a resolution passed unan.
imously at Upper Marlboro.
the all-Democratic board said it
believes that juvenile cases can
be adequately handled by either
the Trial Magistrates Court or
the Circuit Court.
The resolution said the
county's juvenile problem is
primarily one of probation and
that steps should be taken to
establish a probation department.
under supervision and direction
of the county commissioners that
can adequately handle the situa-
tion."
The proposed bill, which would
establish a separate, court and
clerical staff for juvenile cases,
was drawn by the county's
Juvenile Court Advisory Com
mittee as an answer to the in
creaSing load of juvenile de-
linquency cases. 1t has the in
dorsement of the county civic
federation.
Meets Opposition.
1t was met with opposition,
however, from the bar association
and the Youth Councils legisla-
tive committee, which consider q
separate juvenile court unnec-
essary and too costly at this time.
The full Youth Council is ex-
pected to consider its legislative
committees report and take q
stand on the proposed bill FRI
day night at the Hyattsville
County Service Building.
The commissioners also turned
down for a year at least" q
library board request for author
itative legislation from the Gen.
eral Assembly to issue 1896, 900 in
bonds for construction and stock
ing of a regional library.
The library boards delegation,
headed by J. Dewey Long and
Mrs. Mary K. Hadley. librarian.
said the project would cost APP
proximately $125.000 during the
first two years for book additions.
and operating costs and $45 200
a year thereafter.
The request was a revision Of
a previous plea for a 100000
issue to provide the county with
three regional libraries.
Issue Impossible.
Keeping a close eye on in
creasing budget demands, the
commissioners agreed that any
bond issue for Libraries during
the next year would be an impos-
sibility unless voters indicated
a demand for better facilities by
a referendum.
The commissioners backed a
proposal of the Prince Georges
Volunteer Firemens Association
that the county pay death and
injury benefits to volunteer fire.
men and rescue squad crews.
/ Vincent S. Simmel, the associa-
tons legislative chairman. who
presented the proposal for the
boards reaction, said the mea-
sure would give a creWman SIS
a day while disabled for a year,
$50 a month for duration Of the
disability and $500 in medical
expenses.
In case of deaths in line Of
duty, widows would receive $50
monthly until they remarry and
Sis monthly for each child UNI
til 10 years of age.
Irving w. johnson, secretary
of the Takoma Park Fire De-
partment, which answers calls
in both Prince Georges and
Montgomery County, objected to
provision which would cover
only those members of the de-
partment living in Prince
Georges.
Located in Montgomery.
He said all members respond
to calls in both counties regard
less of residence and that all
should be covered by pension
and injury benefits. The DEPART
ment, located in Montgomery.
has As members, 10 of whom are
Prince Georges residents, he
said.
Mr.. Baggett pointed out, how
ever. that Montgomery has no
provision for their resident MEM
bers of the Takoma Park de-
partment and that it should
provide a plan of its own.
In other action, the board:
Approved a $1,000 appropria-
ton for the operation of the
jail and sheriff's Office during
the remainder of the fiscal year.
Decided to advertise hearings
on creation Of special improve
ment districts covering Hillcrest
Hills in the Hillcrest Heights
area and Langley Park.
Appropriated $6.750 for archi-
tectural fees for a new Jail and
decided to deposit the remainder
of a 100000 bond issue at 2
per cont interest pending the
receipt of assistance funds for
the project from the State.