Meeting Minutes: The Olney-Norbeck Citizens Protective Association, ca 1939-1940

Every 20 seconds a major crime is committed. Those between ages 18 - 25 commit most crimes. Mr. Wilkinson thinks a good school system is a major asset toward cleaning this up. The Justices of the Peace have been abolished & in their place we have trial magistrates who are attorneys. Police are under civil service protection. They also have pension system. Numbers racket has been checked which is only one of the minor forms of gambling which eventually leads to greater gambling. Trying to abolish all these forms of evil helps to keep our property value up.

Mr. English thanked Mr. Wilkinson.

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The regular monthly meeting of the Olney Norbeck Citizen's Protective Association was held at the Manor Club Wed. May 29. We were called to order by the pres. Mr. English at 8:15. Minutes read & adopted. Mrs. Whitlock had filled out form requested by Welfare Board & sent it to them. The Hosp. ad had been attended to. Mr. Beane reported a rumor of widening of his pike to a four lane road & take the land on west side of road. It has been surveyed as far as Mr. Beane's property. He hopes to have more information by next meeting. Miss Beard a resident of the Manor Club presented her problem. She lives near the south entrance said entrance being very dangerous due to trees etc., and she would like to know how to proceed to secure adequate marking at this point so as to let the main road traffic know there is such an entrance. Mr. Beane chr. of our road com. will take this matter up with the State Roads commission & the county commissioners. Mr. Beane moved a letter be written to the Manor

Club stating the danger of this entrance and asking them to do something about moving gateposts or in some other way made it a safe entrance, sec. & carried.

Mr. Muir expressed his surprise over name of ass. not having been changed. He still feels it keeps members away. He made a motion we call it The Rural Montg. Co. Taxpayers, sec. by Mr. Miller. Mr. Beane thinks we are now known by other organizations. Mr. Parker agrees with these two gentlemen. Mrs. Whitlock suggests the motion be carried over to another meeting & she agrees with Mr. Beane that the name Union be omitted. Mr. Kirk agrees with Mrs. Whitlock. Mr. Miller is sure the name is keeping people from joining. Mr Muir does not think we have accomplished any thing in the past year. Mr. Beane expresses himself quite freely naming the thing in the past year. Mr. Muir amends his motion that the question of change of name be taken up at the next meeting and that the cor. sec. notify mem. sec. & carried.

Mr. Bready moved a com. of 3 be appointed to receive proposed names from interested persons & select one to present to organ. sec. by Mr. Muir. Mr. Beane moved we table Mr. Bready's motion & moved the name be left until latter part of yr. sec. Mrs. Whitlock thinks this is a mistake. Motion was lost. Moved & carried the cor. sec. be made treas. Motion made the ass. open checking account at S.S. bank sec. carried. We are to ask Mr. Nicholson in charge of our division of the tel. phone Co. to be present at our next meeting to help straighten out some of our troubles.

Mr. English introduced Mrs. Brooke Lee who told us of the Red Cross needs for refugees. We can help with our money donations and also knitting & make surgical dressing. Our headquarters are located at Blair House Silver Spring.

Mr. Beane asked that Mayor Lee speak to us. Mayor Lee said we do not need telling, that he thinks we know what we want & go get it. He really

feels we have made a noise in the community. Mrs. Whitlock thinks it a good idea at sometime to have a speaker from the Welfare Board. Mr. Bready moved $15 be given to Red Cross sec. carried.

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