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pointments away from the Gov
ernor and give them to the
Montgomery and Prince Georges
governing bodies, which would
mean five planning commits
/ Sioners apiece.
The five commissioners ap-
pointed by each county would
serve as local planning boards
for that county. They would set
together on regional matters,
The position of park commits
sioners for Montgomery would
be abolished, but one commits
sioner from each county would
be designated as full-time.
Delegate Lee said that. if the
appointments are wisely made,
this new structure will work
and may please many people who
have been unhappy with the
planning commission.
The way for agreement on the
Lee bill yesterday was cleared
when t. Howard Duckett, special
counsel to the planning commits
sion. gave in on some of the big
differences between the commits
sion's bill and Mr.. Lees measure.
Chief among these was Mr..
Ducketts statement in a letter
TO the lawmakers that he would
accept complete local appoint
ment of the commissioners. His
bill had proposed an ll-member
commission. three of whom would
be appointed by the Governor
and four apiece by the local gov
erning bodies.
For his part. Mr.. Duckett asked
that the delegates delete a pro-
vision in the Lee bill providing
that the local governing bodies
set and pay the salaries of the
planning commissioners. The
committee went along with this
and set a base pay OF $4,000 a
year for each commissioner plus
a supplement for the two full
time commissioners TO be set by
the local governing bodies.
Another bucket amendment
was accepted. 1t would provide
for reappointment of the four
present planning commissioners
whose terms 90 not expire this
spring.
The Prince Georges delegation
yesterday introduced a bill ex-
the regional district of
the planning commission to the
OXon Hill election district and
part of the Bowie and Piscata-
way district.
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scale. In the case of administra
tive personnel, they gave only
salary grade numbers rather
than actual money figures.
Some critics point to the con-
trast between past budgets pro-
posed by the School Board and
those recommended by County
Manager A. T. Lundberg.
Manager Details Requests
The county managers budget
shows the individual salary fig
ures for department heads, d.
fsion heads and bureau chiefs
This type of breakdown is not
revealed on administrative sal
aries in past school board budget
recommendations.
The audience was then given
mimeographed charts showing
the number of persons in each
teaching and non-teaching sal :
AIRY classification.
The withholding Of some
school budget "details had been
sharply criticized oy Mr.. Bow
Last night. number of clti i.
zens added their criticism. Mrs
Peter Henle. speaking for the
League Of Women Voters, said:
I'VE feel that additional ma :
terial should be made available to
the public. along with the pre-
liminary budget. making it a
clearer picture Of the various
programs within the public
school system, their relative
merits and the number OF pupils
who participate in them.
Budget Hard To Understand
Mrs. Henle said the league has
never felt that the school adj
ministration has tried to hide
anything from the public But
she said that the research Job
necessary to an understanding
of this document on which we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Group Will Submit
Model Sales Tex Bill

RICHMOND, March 7 (P).-
The State Tax Study Commits
sion says it will have model
sales tax bill ready for con-
sideration at its next meeting
The commission met in a four
nour closed session Tuesday and
then said it had reached gen.
eral agreement on what should
be in a sales tax bill. but it said
it had not decided on whether
it will recommend its adoption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

The figures were revealed to-
day by J. M. Magruder, chair
man of the Board of Real Estate
Assessments. He said the five
board members. appointed by the
Arlington Circuit Court, viewed
$4,000 parcels of land and build
ings in the last IA months.
The $500 million total, he said,
represents about 40 per cent OF
the value Of residential, apart
ment and commercial property
in the county. This results from
the continuation of the policy
of assessing property at 40 per
cent OF its appraised value, Mr.
Magruder said.
He said the new assessment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
YOUTH, GIRL PLAY
A HANDY GAME
IN DIFFERENT CARS

RICHMOND, Va. (P).-
George T. Hart, jr,, wanted
to hold hands with a girl.
The traffic court judge
said this was a misdemeanor
and fined Hart $40. The
19-year-old pleading guilty.
paid the court.
Hart committed his Of
Tense while driving down
West Broad Street at 80
m.p.h., officers testified.
The girl was in another
car.
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remote and a subsurface gas
explosion ''inconceivable. :
The committee named to study
the Washington Gas Light Co. S
controversial plan said methods
used by its agents in obtaining
land options have caused bad
public relations.
In a report to the State Farm
Bureau, the committee advised
gas company officials to seek in
every way possible to arrive at an
amicable agreement with prop
erty owners"
Would Adjust Prices
That might be accomplished,
the report declared, by conduct
ing vigorous and thorough edu-
cational program in the area and
by adjusting to more reason
able amount the price being Of
fered for rights to use Of the land
In question"
Although expressing opposition,
In principle, TO giving the COM
pany land condemnation rights,
the committee indicated that If
friendly agreements are reached
with most owners. perhaps 80 per
cent, they will not object to land
seizures "for few problem
cases"
The company has said that the
right of eminent domain may be
necessary to obtain underground
storage rights TO such properties
as public areas. churches, ceme-
teries. estates in litigation or in
process Of settlement and from a
few individuals who are unwill-
ing TO agree to use Of storage
facilities under their holdings.
SIS an Acre Unjust"
The committee did not suggest
any figure for the possible new
rate.
Its report cited, however, that
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eOAAAOAy, dbIdIhCu Vic dNIlOll dc
RECKLESS and irresponsible" and
warned that she would fight the
bill when it hits the House floor
That could happen tonight or
tomorrow, since the House adopt
ed the favorable report last night
Mrs. Schweinhaut and Dele
gate Gilbert Guide, Republican of
Montgomery. were the only aud
ible dissenters when the Joint
Montgomery Prince George
House Delegation Committee gave
the Lee bill favorable report
by voice vote, The other nine
delegates present appeared to
have voted AYE
Northrop Silent
Senator Edward s. Northrop.
Democrat of MONTGOMERY, was
present, but not being a member
OF the House committee. he cast
no vote and gave no indication of
his feelings about the Lee bill. If
the bill gets through the House.
Its fate will be up to Senator
Northrop and his Prince Georges
colleague. Senator H. Winship
Wheatley, jr.
The joint House committee
voted to hold up the three other
planning commission reorganiza-
ton bills before it and specifi-
cally refused to let Mrs. Schwein-
haut'S bill go to the House floor
with an unfavorable report.
Mrs. Schweinhaut said she may
petition her bill out. That is
parliamentary device requiring
the signatures of Is House men,
bers. However. Perry o. Wilkin-
son. chairman Of the Joint dele
cation. said he had never heard
CT a local bill being petitioned
out and he was not sure the
rules would allow it.
Mrs. SchWeinhaut'S bill would
provide for separate Mont
gomery County planning body.
Planning commission spokesmen
have said it would have the ef-
feet of destroying the commits
sion.
Increase to 10 Members
The bill the joint delegation
agreed upon was drafted by
Montgomery delegation chair
man Blair Lee. III. and would
retain the present bi-county
structure Of the planning COM
mission. 1t would enlarge the
commission from 6 to 10 mem
bers. but would take the APP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Lees Commission Bill
Faces House Floor FiQht
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star STAFF Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS Mar THE Maryland House of Delegates ap-
parenty is in for floor fight bill locaze the
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The majority of Montgomery and Prince Georges delegates
yesterday agreed to back the socaed Lee bill reorganization
OF the b-county agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
County Weighs
Business Tax
BY a star stan Correspondent

I ANNAPOLIS. Mar. Prince
Georges lawmakers today were
considering introduction of a
bill to empower the county COM
missioners to levy a license fee
on businesses and professions in
the county.
The measure would enable the
county commissioners to adopt
business licensing laws similar
to those in effect in the Virginia
suburbs Of Washington.
Prince Georges Delegation
Chairman Perry o. Wilkinson
said he was having the bill put
in form for introduction and
would discuss it with the five
other delegates. At least two OF
them already know about the
legislation and have given it
tentative approval.
Court Pay Raise
In other Montgomery Prince
Georges developments here at
the Maryland Legislature. the
Senate last night sent to the
Governor a measure to raise the
annual salary of Montgomery
Peoples Court judges from $780,
900 to $4,000 with an extra $500
for the chief judge.
Also enacted was a bill au-
thorizing a S12 million water
bond issue for the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission,
must of which will go for the
beginning Of construction Of a
water tap in the Potomac River
The House approved and sent
to the Senate the five bills
aimed at a5olishing Montgomery
County's so-called suburban dis
trict and re-channeling to county
general funds the State
money earmarked for that dis
trict.
Front Foot Assessments
The House also passed to the
upper chamber legislation allow
ing home owners to pay of their
front-foot benefit assessments in
cash IN order to save the interest
charges.
Delegate Homer White, chair
man of the Houce Agriculture
and Natural Resources Commit !
tee. announced a hearing for
10 am. on. Thursday. March IA,
on a Prince Georges delegation
bill to regulate storage of natu-
raj gas in underground reser-
voirs.
Although Statewide in eff
feet. the bill is aimed at plans
of the Washington Gas Light
Co. to store natural gas under
some 1000 acres in The Brandy
wine section of Southern Prince
Georges County.
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recommended $l0.2 million bud
lget. the School Board chairman,
l.. Clark Heating, said:
This is your budget. and why
we should wish to keep IL a
secret l can't fathom."
Debated in House
The superintendent proposed
budget has been the subject of
debate in Congress for two days,
with Representative Bow, Re-
publican Of Ohio. charging ex-
travagance in spending and
Representative Broyhill. Repub-
lican of Virginia's nearby 10th
district. accusing Mr.. Bow of
bringing Federal interference
into local affairs.
But a number of persons at
the hearing criticized the board
for its method of releasing
budget information.
The controversy began with a
story in The Star last month
quoting Mr.. Heating as saying
that board policy opposes re-
leasing administration salary
figures or budget requests sub
mitted to the school superin-
tendent.
The salaries are personal
matter" he said. and the re-
quests have no standing" until
the superintendent passes on
them.
Release Salary Data
Board Member Barnard Joy
last night said that this is the
first board meeting held since we
learned this type OF information
was wanted" He moved, and the
board agreed. to release at once
further salary details.
The audience of $50 persons
was then given mimeographed
charts showing the number of
persons in each teaching and
nonteaching salary classifica-
ton.
The charts did not give Job de-
scriptions or identify different
positions on the same salary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Better Prices Suggested
For Gas Storage Rights
BY J. L. MICHAEL

special study opposition underground
OF natural Southern Prince Georges County may
stantiay essened property offered equitable prices
for rights to their land
This of the conclusions reached by Maryland
Bureau Committee which termed water contamination risks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Arlington School Budget
Draws 500 to Heorino

With interest spanked by exchange Congress over
charges OF secrecy and extravaganza in Agtons public
system nearly 500 residents night the
School Boards budget hearing
The board will take final action embatted
operating budget for the Forthcoming fiscal year
Speaking at last nights hearing Supt Edward Rutter
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Arlington Assessed Value
Scars to $300MiI|ion

general reaSsessment of real estate Arlington has raised
the total assessment by $40 million the million mark with
average increases OF nearly ID property owners
The new assessment figures effective 1857 tax year
would produce an additional SIS million county revenue based
or The rate $1,000
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Fewer Homes
Being Started.
BIS Reports

While overall construction
during the first two months Of
this year swelled to new levels
housing continued on the dowr
grade, according to reports is.
sued by the Departments Of
Labor and Commerce.
Outlays for new housing dur
ing January and February oil
this year were SIT billion and
showed a drop of 8 per cent
from the corresponding two
months of 1856. This was the
second consecutive year that the
January February housing total
showed a drop below the same
period in the year before.
Otherwise, construction seemed
to be on the upgrade, with the
exception of Storebuilding.
During February all construc.
ton put in place was valued
by the two departments at SIS
billion to set a new February
record. Similarly, in the first
two months of the year total
construction amounted to al
most Sc billion-an all-time high
for that two-month period.
The rate of construction dur
ing the first two months indi-
Gated that If it is continued
through the year with allowance
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Montgomery Approves
Dwelling Construction

Jennings I'd. Silver Spring; cost. S1a.-
900; builder. George D, Woodland
Dean A. Rsthbun, Box 5g05 Bethesda
owner owner and builder: dwelling at 550s
4 Edwards q Renick Const Co. Coles
vile rd, and Tanley rd.. Silver Spring
owner and builder; dwelling at lI2t
Ianley I'd, Silver Spring; cost. $4,000
. Arthur K. and Arthur W Beall. 30,
dwelling at Route ~. Damascus: cost
$1,000.
earon F Taylor. 1909 Radnor I'd
Bethesda. owner and builder: dwellin;
a. 63I3 Walhonding I'd. Bethesda; cost
EuRene A. Delmar. 957 East-wes
awSi Iakoms Park; owner and builder
Vincent Westberg. 81 Applegrove I'd.
Silver Spring. owner and builder: dwell.
ing. at 1873 Colesville I'd. Silver Spring
Milton Isen. 1908 Primrose I'd. NV.
Wash. owner and builder: extend com.
mereial building at $50 through s51
Pershing dr.. Silver Spring; cost. SEA.
s.. q. Middieman, a23 18th Sc. NV.
Wash. owner: 20 dwellings at Dunnei
Ia; and Byeforde rd Kensineton cost
Ply, 900 each: architect. Philip Mason
Fores, Knobs Inc. 1924 Georges
ave, Silver Spring. owner and builder
Tour dwellings at Coddington St. Silver
spring; cost, $4,000 each; architect
Louis F! Peak. 1921 Connecticut ave
W: Wash. owner and builder; dwelling
az 1914 Rolling I'd. Chevy Chase, cost
$50; 900; architect, Patterson & Wor.
Michael BeIlesky. 2407 Arundle I'd
Mt Rainier, owner; dwelling at 20I1
Forest Hill dr., Silver Spring. cost. SIG.
BOO architect, Rudolph A. Matern
builder. Charles H. Abel
Victor OchsmAn, 9405 Crosby I'd
Silver Spring, owner: three dwellings al
Alta Vista ter. Bethesda cost, SI5. 1000
r. J Davis const Co.
,Marneth Corp. 1902 Franwall ave
silver Spring, owner; three dwellings al
Orebaugh ave-. Silver Spring: cost, Sl5,.
nOO each: architect, Jack Cohen; builder
! Inwood Const Corn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09

for normal seasonal variations
1857 construction will total
SAT billion. This compares
with SAB billion actually spent
during 1856.
Private construction during
the first two months was almost
the same as last year. The drop
in home building and the 10 per
cent decline in storebuilding
were offset by advances in al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Recent building permits issueI
at Montgomery County follow:

at montgomery County follow:
W. c. & A., N Miller Development Co.
1925 49th st. NV, Wash, owner anC
builder; two dwellings at Overlea DIR. anC
Roekmere Ct, Bethesda; cost. S24,00(
Matthews & Potter, 64eO Wiscassett
d., owner and builder: dwelling at 740l
Nevis I'd, Bethesda; cost, S22 900; archi.
tect, d, H. Drayer.
Chas.. T. Schrider. 6225 Silver sprins
ave, Silver Spring. owner and builder
two dwellings at 2122 and 22IS Linden
Ia. Silver Spring; cost. $4,000 each.
| Franklin Carroll Walker. Gaithersburg
owner and builder; dwelling at Alder
ave. Gaithersburg; cost. $1S,5O0.
Montgomery County Board of Edu.
cation, Rockville, owner and builder
public elementary school at Connecticut
S2sS. 900; architect White, Noakes 4
Warts. Inc. 1912 Woodward Bldg
washington; owner, apartment. building
a. 4 9S so. Battery Ia, Bethesda. cost
builder, Aldon Construction Co
w. A. Martin, Inc. 93s Sligo ave
Silver spGrinS, 4wner, and builder; dwell.
ing az lO5O5 Royal I'd. Silver Spring
cost, $4,000: architect. Philip Mason.
Thaddeus Z; Jones. lOsO4 Kenilworth
ave; Garrett Park, owner and builder;
Park; cost. siS'ooo; architect t. Il. At Clay
HAROLD B. Katzel aea4 Washington
ave- dw;,, SliVer spring, owner and builder;
cost. $4,000: architect. c. Waugh.
Robert Fox and NJ r. Spivey Fox
Bradley blvd. Bethesda. owner: dwell.
cost $1,000; architect, Keyes D & Lesh.
Ernest NJ HolI,dse, Ysss e Under.
S %HGd SIS axeliin w Wash aan ,Ss and
Silver Spring: cost. $1,000. 'Au0e 'ane'
Better Built Homes Corp. 1905
Cameron St, Silver Spring: owner and
builder; dwelling At 69l6 Marbury I'd,
sse,nesda: COST $4,000: architect j.
Harold Langmaid 49ls Montromery
ian, lane Bethesda; owner, and builder;
Iihesda: cost. sisooo each: N architect qci as
I, Jack & I Kay and IN Harold oreenbers.
f syb.. dTe sSsr at kenorooE dr. AND
and $4,000. each: architect. Bartlev
Il Gates; builder, Kay Construction Co.
OWL WtIliam Kblinedinst' 5ao5 Briey pl
srehiteCt. Edward 1 Muth. cost s4o'ooo'
Marshall L. Beall. Clarksburg. owner;
tenant t. house at Lewisdale- Brownines-
y ~ GtNlSudies cost, HiU,uUUs
builder Robert watkins.
WagEaman-Brauner Realty Corp,
100 / st. NV Wash. owner and
builder dwelling at 1905 Carteret I'd,
Potomace cost. $1,000; architect, F.
x. s. Crofoot aoe Navahoe dr.. Silver
Spring. owner: dwelling at SLIGO Greek
pky.. Takoma Park; cost, Sl6,5OO;
U and Yvonne Kiln, 3706 Jones
Bridge I'd Chevy Chase. owner dwelling
Ct. 1904 Deepwell dr. Bethesda. cost,
Shady Rest Corp. zoos Georgia ave.
n. w. owner. two DWELLINGS at Estonia
DIR, Wheaton: cost. SIS. 0n0 each; archi-
teet, BARLEY q Gates; builder. Empire
Newport Hills Const Co. p O, Box
236. Kensington, owner and builder: two
dwellings at Newport Mil I'd. Silver
Spring; cost, $4,000 each; architect.
Jack c Cohen
C NJ. Hale Co.. 37i5 calvend Ia.
Kensington. owner and builder: dwelling
at 5S0s Brookside DR.. Bethesda; cost.
Joseph Kasper. e1ls Dexter ave. Sill
yer Spring. owner; dwelling at 1907
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most all other types Of private
construction.
New records for the period
were set in construction of in
Idustrial plants, Office buildings.
churches, schools. hospitals and
public utilities.
Public construction during the
first two months showed an
increase of II per cent over the
same period last year.
The people's voice., 1957-09-20
MissouIa Building Trades
Oppose Rate Increases

The Missoula Building & Construc-
tion Trades Council is strongly op-
posed to the proposed increases in
rates currently being sought by Mon
tana Power Company and Mountain
States Tel. & Tel, according to
George Rogers, Hodcarriers & La
borers business agent.
Missoula Building Trades thus be-
comes another important consumer
group to protest higher utility charges
at time when Montana's economic
condition is worsening. Others oppos-
ing one or both rate increases include
City Councils of Hamilton and Lewis
town, Cascade county commissioners,
Montana Old Age Pension Associa-
ton. Montana Farmers Union, Mon
tana State AFL-CIO, Montana Mine
Mill, as well as many affiliated local
unions and central councils, and many
individual and business consumers.
The people's voice., 1957-09-20

The services of a rate expe7
to appear in rate case hearine
presently before the Public
Service Commission can be Sc
cured if the commission grants
an extension of time, according
to word received in the VOICE
office yesterday.
Ernest Salvas, international
board member of the Mine
Mill, James S. Umber, presi-
dent of the AFL-CIO, and Will
liam Leaphart, attorney for the
Mine-Mill, appeared before the
commission Tuesday request
ing the additional time.
Following the presentation
of the Telephone Company ex-
perts in Billings, September 10,
IL and II, the commission