Evening star., 1950-02-10
SenateApproves
Shift TO Virginia
Action Poves Way
For Hospital Center
Construction Here
By Harold B. Roaers

'i3iStd ~ NOSCIS
Transfer of the Naval Observa-
tory to a site near Charlottesville,
Va, making way for the new
Washington Hospital Center here
has been approved by the Senate.
Carried in the $503 100000 mill
tary ostruction bill, sent to the
House late yesterday, the item
goes to the House Armed Services
Committee. 1t now is holding
hearings on a similar measure
which does not include the OBJ
servatory item.
Chairman Vinson of the House
group said today. however, that
the committee would transfer its
attention to the Senate bill when
it was received. 1t probably will
contain numerous amendments
when sent to the House floor for
debate, and there was no immedi-
ate indication whether the COM
mittee would go along with the
Senate item for the observatory.
The sum of $8,5oo,Ooo was rec
commended by the Senate to estab-
lish the observatory in Virginia.
The Navy wants its observatory in
an area free from the atmospheric
disturbances here.
Approved by Voice Vote.
The new Washington Hospital
Center, including Emergency,
Garfield and Episcopal, is being
planned for erection on the pres
ent observatory site. 1t has been
authorized by Congress.
The military construction bill
only authorizes expenditure Of
funds, which must be appropri-
ated later by Congress, before ac-
tual work could begin.
The Senate approved the bt3l
by a voice vote late yesterday.
after two days of debate, largely
devoted to the cost Of housing
personnel.
Chairman Tydings of the Armed
Services Committee piloted the
measure through the Senate.
Some Howell Homes.
Stressing the shortage OF .ade-
quate shelter for military person.
mel. Senator Tydings laid before
the Senate a number of pictures.
Some of these showed uniformed
men and their families existing
in novels that, in many places,
would not pass for squatters'
shacks."
In today's hearing session on
the House bill, Mr.. Vinson ex.
pressed concern about the housing
situation at the Quantico Marine
Base and the lack of large Marine
equipment storage facilities near
the East Coast.
He instructed Maj. Gen. Will
liam P. T. Hill, Marine Corps
Quartermaster General, to pre-
pare suggested amendments which
would take care of these situa-
tions.
AS to the warehousing need,
Gen. Hill said "the materiel that
we go to war with" was stored
in the open on the West Coast,
exposed to the ravages of the
weather"
He said it would require AZ to
81 days to bring all the equipment
to the Eastern seaboard, ready for
action.
More than $4,000, 900 is carried
for projects in the District. Mary
land and Virginia areas. Funds
would have to be provided later
by congressional appropriation.
Area Projects Listed.
Among the various projects in
this area are the following:
Naval Research Laboratory.
Anacostia. laboratory building and
accessories. $1,57o,0o0. This prof.
ect includes facilities for nuclear
research.
David Taylor Model Basin,
Carderock, Md. $2I644. 900. This
includes work preparatory to in
stalling a wind tunnel captured
from the Nazis.
New Army radio transmitting
station in Virginia within 80 miles
OF Washington, with six family
quarters and barracks for Is en-
listed men and utilities, 81 ,285, 900.
For Belvoir, Va, Army Engineer
Center, new communications build
ing. $4,000.
Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
White Oak, Md, construction of a
model test tank, complete with
equipment and laboratory build
ing. $1,54o,ooo.
Army Receiving Station, La
Plata, Md. family quarters and
utilities barracks, receiving build
ing, powerhouse and garage,
1884, 500.
S2,930,000 for Aberdeen.
Army Arlington Hall (Va.) Sta
ton, extension of buildings.
$94 1000.
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md,
climatic testing facilities, air-to-
ground rocket firing research ia
cllities, high explosives loading
and disassembly facilities, and
compressor building for super
sonic wind tunnel, $2.930, 900.
Army Chemical Center, 81 miles
northeast of Baltimore. construc-
ton of Pathological, high pressure
and protective equipment labora-
tories, low-temperature explosion
and aerosol test chambers, $2,-
861 900.
Camp Detrick, Md, family quar-
tiers, science buildings and other
facilities, $3.313,500.
Camp Lee, Va, family quarters