Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
NAMING HIGHWAY
FOR BYRD PLANNED
Arlington Straight Route Ad-
vocates Would Pay Tribute
l. to Pole Flyer.
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100-foot boulevard proposed TO run
from Arlington Memorial Bridge
through Clarendon and Ballston, in
practically n direct course to Falls
Church, will bear the name of the
Richard Byrd boulevard" If plans
are successful.
The decision was reached in the
adoption of a resolution offered at a
meeting of the Straight-to -the-Brldge
Boulevard Association in Clarendon
Citizens Hall last night by Lawrence
Michael The change of the name OF
the organization followed on motion OF
J.. c. McNemar
The resolution refers to Lieut.. Byrd
as an intrepid son of Virginia, who
flew from Kings Bay, Spitzenbergen,
to the North Pole, thereby covering
himself and his native State with I'M
perishable glory" Continuing, the reso-
luton states:
Whereas it is the desire of this
association to pay signal honor to the
prowess of Virginia's valiant son; ana
Whereas, in making said hight,
he followed the shortest possible
course; therefore,
BE it resolved, That the Straight
to-the-Bridge boulevard be named the
H2ichard Byrd boulevard
BE 1t further resolved, That 1t is de-
eirable to further honor the said
Richard Byrd by the creation of a
highway to be known as the Richard
Byrd Highway, leading from the
Memorial Bridge over the Richard
Byrd boulevard to the Shenandoah
National Park by the shortest practi-
cable course"
BE it further resolved, That the
president of this association seek the
cooperation of citizens of other COM
quantities along the route of the pro-
posed Richard Byrd Highway, with
n view to having such highway estab-
lished, and that he is hereby author
ICED to appoint such committee as
may be necessary to accomplish the
purposes Of these resolutions"
Visitors Are Speakers.
The straightforward bridge idea
took on a broader aspect when three
citizens from Front Royal-Hugh E.
Naylor, a director of the Shenandoah
National Park Association; Col. S. r.
Millar, editor of the Warren Sentinel,
and Prof. c. F. Melton, principal of
the Randolph Macon Academy, ad-
dressed the meeting explaining their
hopes for a proposed direct route
from Washington to the Shenandoah
National Park.
The route favored by the visitors
would enter the Shenandoah National
Park at Front Royal, which they
claim IS the parks logical gateway
for the bulk of traffic, that which
will come from the North. With the
exception Of about a four-mile stretch,
they pointed out, a good roadway now
exists between Washington and Front
Royal, a distance of 72 miles. This
road, which follows the Lee-Jackson
boulevard from Fairfax, they stated,
on through Chantilly, Aide, Middle
burg and Upperville, leaving the Lee
jackson boulevard at the latter point
and dropping down to Deleplane and
thence on through Markham to Front
Royal, requires little work to make
1t the most important road to the
park.
They stated that nature has pro-
V1ded an easy grade and a magnificent
country for this route and that de-
mands of traffic will force it's develop
1nent. Washington and Front Royal,
they said, are practically on the same
latitude and this direct route cuts
20 miles off the distance to Luray
Cayerns. About other miles can be
saved, they said, by leaving the Lee
jackson boulevard at point near
Chantilly and opening up a new road
straight on to Deleplane by way Of
Rectortown. Cooperation was prom
Used by both sides.
Selected Route Unopposed.
Mrs. Catherine NJ. Rogers, chair
man of the membership committee of
the organization asked to be informed
how we can convince the people that
awe are not fighting the Lee Highway
association and not opposing that as
Sociation'S selection of the route of
the Lee boulevard"
Arthur Orr, president of the asso-
citation, who presided. declared that
It was almost impossible to convince
the people Of these facts 'aS long as
our purposes are willfully misQuoted."
1--WE made a bid for the route"
Mr.. Orr stated, 'but were refused"
He added that his organization has
done nothing but work specifically and
af1irmattvely for a straight road to
the bridge for the thickly populated
treas of Clarendon and Ballston and
other communities between the lat
ter point and Falls Church. other
members stated that the association
was not antagonistic to the Lee High
way Association nor the proposed Lee
boulevard, and that there was room
for both highways in Arlington
County.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
sing the creation Of board or d.
consist of the regularly elected officers
of the association and the president.
or some one designated by him, of
each of the civic organizations OF COM
munities in the county adjacent to
the route of the proposed boulevard
which shall vote to accept such repre-
sentation on the board. and such other
members from among the general
membership of the parent organiZa-
hn Y1rnGidonf DEAN
essary to appoint. An amendment Of
fered by c. r. Taylor empowers the
board to incorporate as a body to Sc
cure the necessary right Of way for
the boulevard.
Agrees to Inspection.
President Orr announced that Maj
Carey Brown of the National Park
and Planning Commission, at the re-
duest of the right-of-way committee
and because of the relationship of the
proposed boulevard with the plan for
development of the National Capital
and it's environS, has agreed to in
Spect, the route. He said that the
party, which beside Maj. Brown will
consist of members of the Virginia
{, Regional Commission and members of
The associations right of way commit
tee, will leave the courthouse Thurs
nay morning at o'clock.
Any members of the association de-
string to make the trip are welcomed
TO do SO, he said. Mr.. Orr also an
nounced that the right-of-way COM
mittee has been enlarged and now
consists of Ashton c. Jones, chairman;
C. Eugene Doyle, Charles w. Smith,
Clarence R Ahalt, DIR. Hagen, Carl
E. Swenson and w. +. Sunderman.
A. petition calling on the board of
supervisors to have a survey made