Evening star., 1943-06-19
Traditional
Fairgrounds
Approved
Funds Available
July I to Stort
Work on Two

Three additions to the small play
ground facilities Of the Northwest
section were approved yesterday by
the National Capital Planning Com
mission, one Of them being designed
Of temporary nature for residents
of Mclean Gardens.
Before closing its June session,
the commission also approved a
change in the location of the pro-
posed new wing to the General Ac-
counting once Building in the Nc
Lean Gardens development. Last
month the Public Building Admins
tration had chosen the west side of
the building for the addition. That
would have necessitated the re-
moyal of some fine trees and the
Planning Commission arranged for
the wing to be built on the south
side.
Two of the new Fairgrounds for
children will be added to the Dis
trict's permanent master ton
program, funds being available to
start work on them July /. One is
to be located in the newly acquired
park at Kalorama road and Nine
teenth street in a thickly populated
area. 1t is convenient to Columbia
road.
Includes Woodley Playground.
The other will be known as the
Woodley Playground and is to be
located west of Connecticut avenue
at Oevonshire and CORTLAND places.
This is also a new park area leading
into Rock Creek Park.
Secretary Thomas S. Settle said
that out of 26 major recreation
centers provided for in the master
recreation plan. 81 are now in
operation. The two additional small
Fairgrounds just approved bring the
number of that character to 1873.
OF the total, about 100 are in use.
The District Recreation Board is
adhering to the program in plan
ming new play facilities since all the
unused locations have received Off
cial approval
The playground for Mclean Gar
dens is planned primarily for chill
dren but adults also will be allowed
to use it to limited extent. When
the housing development originally
was planned. the then proposed
playground site was taken over by
the General Accounting Office for
its new building
The commission approved the ad-
dition of single floor to the two
story center wing of the Public
Health Building on Constitution
avenue, now occupied by the COM
bined chiefs of staff personnel. This
was authorized to make it conform
to the three-story wings on each
side.
The Nays WAVES. who occupy
dormitories in the Arlington Farms
project across the Potomac, it was
reported, are encountering traffic
hazards crossing the truck highway
to reach the bus highway. To pre-
vent any possible accidents, the
commission authorized the construc-
ton of wooden overpass crossing
the truck highway.
Hear of London's Plans.
Charles C. Palmer, co-ordinator
Of the Federal Housing Agency. who
has just returned from an inspection
of public housing in England, gave
the commission graphic descrip-
ton of what embattled England is
planning ia the way of postwar
housing. Slum areas in London and
many other cities have been de-
stroyed or damaged by bombing
since the start of the war. and the
British government is planning a
gigantic rehabilitation program
when the war ends.
Members of the commission were
interested in hearing about these
plans at first hand, for they are
sponsoring an urban rehabilitation
program in the Washington region
as postwar measure for the elm
ination of blighted areas. This has
been under study for several
months.
Unless an emergency arises, the
commission will omit its July ses-
sion, but will conduct meetings on
August As.