Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
County News
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Route d. Plus additional down
town parking SAGE.
Thursday, Jan. "a
Arthur Johnson, Safety BoarC
chairman, releases figures show
ing IL county traffic fatalitie,
last year per 10000 registered We
hicles, the best traffic record il
Maryland for 1856.
County Fire Marshall Charlie.
II. Howe, Jr., announces coun
tvs sixth straight national aware
fer having most outstanding
.county-Sponsored fire-preventor
week program in the nation Sil
Yer Spring and Kensington re
ceivc similar recognition for thC
State of Maryland.
= County Council discuss recon-
mending changes in State farm as
sessment law ito take effect May
Il after hearing Wilton T, Allen
4county supervisor of assessments
ssay the bill is unfair to farmers
Friday, Jan. rs
Air Force gets conditional ap
proval from National Capita
Planning Council to locate 81 mil
lion operational office on 71-acre
tract south of Rockville.
DR.. William Peoples county
health officer, and DR.. Merrill
Cross, president of the County
Medical Society, urge immediate
polio shots for all adults in the
county.
School Board reduces 1893 mil
lion recommended school budget
by So million in lengthy session
Peoples Court judges ask Gen
Graz Assembly for one-thir6 salary
Increase give figures showing in
crease of 1929 traffic eases in
court from 1855 to 1856.
Wylie w. Barrow, School Board
vice president, predicts further
cuts in Board of Educators S21.1
million operating budget request
Saturday, Jan. rs
School Board cuts $828000 off
School Superintendent Forbes H
Norris recommended $211 mil.
lion operating budget.
Sunday, Jan. "a
County citizen attacks county
tax assessors for taxing farm
ers out of the county" and com.
pelling them ito sell their land to
builders" Says average farm
yields $140O yearly taxes, average
home S240, which each requires
$500 in school services.
Evenrg Star editorial sympa.
thetic with Sanitary Commissions
"impatience" to tap Potomac
River Tor water supply.
Monday, Jan. 28
Rep. Dewitt S. Hyde (R-Md.D
introduces bill in House to permit
switch of Federal funds for pur-
chase of land for George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway.
Henry H. Smelling tMontgom.
cry County, elected chairman of
Interfederation Council Ccom.
posed of delegates from Wash
ington area declarations OF Cit.
zens Association).
Parent urges gymnasium for
Montgomery Junior College.
Willard Morris, Sanitary Com
missioner tells Allied Civic
Group, Inc, that ID 1870 penalty
should be assessed on water bills
unpaid within 30 days and (2)
Montgomery County should take
over refuse collection from SAM
tary Commission.
Montgomery County Historical
Society elects John r. Stee,man
president
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Sidney Oliver, Maryland.Na,
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission official, and staff ask
House subcommittee for S31S,O00
in Federal funds to buy 90-acre
addition to Sligo Park and Little
Falls Branch Park.
Jerome p. Pickard, Washington
Board of Trade officials, gives
area population estimates show.
ing Montgomery County at
$4,000 in 1860, an increase of
81 per cent over 1850 census fig
ura of 164.4Ol.
Council voices opposition to
Gov McKeldin's proposed Scent
State tax on cigarettes on
grounds purchasers would be
forced out of the state. Proposed
tax would give County three of
every five cents; County eur.
rently levies 2-cent County ciga.
rette tax.
Council approves plans of Be.
thesda's st. Johns Episcopal
Church 10 proceed with building
plans for addition TO church.
Wednesday Jan. so
Darwin Stolzenbach, president
of County Planning Association
opposes extension of authority of
MalS1and'Nationsl Capital Park
and Planning Commission Lee.
Wilkinson BID wants county to
have its own planning body.