The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20

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as, for instance, the new plastic
paste for repairing and reuniting
bones. Another product to be per-
focted is a gas which can totally
incapacitate an enemy with no per-
manent harm.
Graduate Fellowship3 To Mary
land Students-Five graduate stu
dents of the University of Mary
land and eleven of Johns Hopkins
University have been awarded
Graduate Fellowships under the
terms of the National Defense Edu-
cation Act. designed to increase
the number of available college and
university teachers, according to
information just released by u. S.
Commissioner of Education Der
thick. The students selected to at
tend the graduate schools OF the
two Maryland universities are from
various states: four from Mary
land; Frank Lynn Mayer, West
minister, Art; William X. Morrill,,
Jr., Towson. Political Economy;
John P. Corcoran, Jr., Baltimore,
Philosophy; Trenton o. Schroyer.
Smithburg, Philosophy.
Each Fellow will receive $4,000
in the first year, $1,000 in the sec
ond year, and $2,400 in the third
year. together with an allowance
of $400 a year for each depend
emit In addition, the universities
will receive up to $500 per year
per Fellow.
Federal Projects in Maryland
Approval has been given the work
plan for Gilbert Run Watershed,
comprising about as square miles
in Charles and Saint Marvs Coun-
ties. The estimated total cost is
$3.50, 900.
Housing Administrator Mason has
approved Rockville's program for
the elimination of slums and blight.
Rockville has IS units of low-rent
public housing under management
and has applied for 125 additional
units. The city will appoint re-
location committee and staff to as
sist in rehousing families displaced
by governmental action.
The Post Office Department is
seeking bids to build and lease to
the Department quarters for two
new post offices in Maryland, one
to be located in Capitol Heights and
the other in OXon Hill.
Invitations to bid have been is
sued by the General Services Adj
ministration to provide for the in
Stallation of movable metal par
titions in the Old Age and Sur
vivors' Insurance Building in Bal
timorc County.
Help for Baltimore Firms Who
Want GSA Contracts-The Gener-
al Services Administration has es-
tablished a business service center
in room 337 Of the Baltimore Post
Office to give expert assistance to
Baltimore businessmen who wish
to participate in procurement, dis
posal, construction, and repair pro-
grams of GSA. Mr.. William P. Nc
Donald, experienced GSA field rep
resentative in the Baltimore area,
will be in charge Among the new
services available will be the list
| ing of bidding opportunities, the
maintenance of complete refer
ence set of Federal specifications
and standards, and a "a hour de-
livery service of these specified
Senate Cloakroom 49,. =. =. e. 2
lions and standards to area Gus
toners" Expenditures this year
on new construction and repair
within the Baltimore region are ex-
pected to exceed $55,000,000
We Also Report by Radio-Re-
Gently we inaugurated weekly ra-
dio report to the people of Mary
land. 1t is a five-minute program
carried as a public service by sta
tons in every section of Maryland.