Evening star., 1950-03-05
Air Bases 10 STAY
In District Area,
Federation Told
Letter From EorIy
Cites Big Cost Of
Moving Fields

at $50 million.
The federation had complained
of congested air traffic here, due
to Navy and Air Force planes
close to National Airport.
Letter Quoted in Part.
Mr.. Early's letter said in part:
"The military air traffic re-
quired for several agencies of the
Federal Government in the Wash
ington area cannot operate from
a single location such as Andrews
AIR Force Base. If air activities
were to cease at Boiling and Ana
costa, the construction of at least
one additional field in the Wash
lngton area would be required.
The investment which is rep
resented by the permanent facili-
ties at Boiling and Anacostia
would need largely to be aban-
doned and the reconstruction OF
these facilities at a new site would
require an expenditure of at least
$50 million.
"Such a move could not be
justified in the light of the Presi-
dents announced economy pro-
gram.
You may be assured that the
Department of Defense will con-
tinue to work in full cooperation
with the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
miniStration on the problem o1
air traffic control to promote safe
operation and to keep the noise
nuisance at a minimum
Home Rule Signatures.
The District Building, where the
federation met, was without heal
due to the coal shortage anc
many delegates sat with theil
oYercoats on.
Herbert P. Leeman, president o1
the federation, said that Every
shortly we shall have sufficient
votes to get a vote on the Ke-
fauver home rule bill' in Congress
"We now have rhree-quarters Of
the necessary signatures to gel
the bill out Of the District Com
mittee.'' He was referring to the
petition to take the bill from the
House District Committee to the
floor of the House for action.
After a discussion about the
new raise in telephone rates. the
federation voted to refer the mat
ter to its Public Utilities Commit
tee for specific report.
Charles M. Maize of Kenilworth
moved that the Public Utilities
Commission should reconsider the
increase order.
The Federation's public utilities
committee chairman, Vernon v
Baker. said the reconsideration
request would be futile unless the
organization planned to carry the
matter to the courts.
Ban on Lewd Records OK'd.
The federation approved
House resolution to ban transpor-
tation of obscene phonograpl
records in interstate commerce.
The federation also voted tx
urge the PUG to require transit
companies to post notices OF al
schedule changes in vehicles a
least 10 days before the date th'
changes become effective. The fed
Grafton also opposed an extra fart
charge for proposed service ovel
the South Capitol street bridge OF
similar service.
BY resolution, the federation
urged Congress to enact a law re-
Iieving the engineer commissions
of his duties as public utility COM
missioner. It wants the commits
sion composed of three members
not holding any other Office.
A motion also was adopted tx
ask the Commissioners to get re.
served parking space for the dele
gates attending Saturday nigh
meetings in the District Building
Dinner Committee Chairman
Joseph A. Kaufman of Forest Hill.
reported there are more than 40t
reservations for the federation''
annual dinner to be held at pm
Tuesday at the Mayfower Hotel
The federation approved tht
executive boards action in EN-.
powering President Leeman tt
write to Chairman Nicely, of tn.
Senate District Committee, re.
GREETING comments made by Johr
H. Connaughton, former fedora.
tion president. The board said tht
comments were by an individual
who did not have authority tx
speak for the federation.
Mr.. Connaughton had said tht
Senator, who was to speak at ths
dinner, was sticking his nose
into other peoples business in ad.
vocating the transfer of Centra
High School from white to eoloree