Evening star., 1951-06-16
By Charles J. Yorbroueh

lOO IamllleS. N0Clce or cOnQemna
tion action by the Government
already has been served on man,
of them.
The groups chairman, Judg
Paul Brown of Fairfax Circui
Court. reached his point quickly
Carefully avoiding criticism of tn,
board. he bluntly proposed an al
ternate course of action should tn
board decline to enter their fight
IF we have to-" he said amid {
storm of applause, "we1l take tn,
case to the Maryland delegation
in Congress"
It is no secret that Marylans
members of Congress would pre-.
fer to have the Government TAXI
over Baltimore's Friendship In.
ternational airport some 40 min.
utes from downtown Washington
Would Lose Mansion. s
Judge Brown, whose 140-year.
old mansion, Birthstone Hill
would be gobbled up by the air.
port, opposed the selection fol
other reasons as well-principally
the loss of tax revenue and what
ne termed the depreciation OF
property adjoining the site.
We're mighty small fry com.
pared to the United States Gov
ernment," he said, but we're moi
going to take this lying down."
One by one, he was joined by q
score OF citizens whose reasons TO,
opposition ranged from lowered
tax revenue and loss of homes tc
assertions that aircraft noise
would cut the milk production OF
cows and interfere with televisior
reception.
A single voice rose in favor o1
the Burke site. The speaker was
E. j. Locklin, who said he felt the
airport would increase employ
ment.
Some of the comments:
Jones Jasper, who owns land
near the boundary of the site
My hired hand has said he will
quit because he's afraid of air.
planes. Every one knows what
planes do to television reception
One of Worst Sites.
Mason Hirst, whose land on
Hill is within the area
If we can't do it any other way
We'll call a special election.
Rufus Waple, a landowner and
licensed pilot-Fairfax Courthouse
would be about four miles from
the end of one runway and planes
would be flying 500 feet over this
very courthouse.
Hugh Young, whose land adjoins
the eastern boundary; an airport
attorney for the Navy Department
noise, particularly when
they come to using jets. would be
Harold A. Stone, whose land is
north of the steve bought thai
land to build a home so we could
get away from our present location
near National Airport. My wife
and children are about insane from
the noise of airplanes.
Hills Lory, who lives near the
end. of one of the proposed rum
can just see my sheer
taking off over the fence wher
those planes start over.
Protests Starting Over"
Ben Picano, who lives near the
site-It doesn't seem right thai
the Government can take away
our homes and make us start al
over some place else.
Mrs. Charles A. Lyman, prin.
cipal of the Brookland- Bunker
Hill Schools, whose home is ir
Burke-You'd be surprised at the
sympathetic calls I have received
from parents. AS a major in chile
psychology, I can tell you that ont
of the most difficult things fol
children is a sudden, loud noise
Paul johnson, president of the
Burke Civic Association-We have
100 members, and I have yet te
find one not opposed to this air.
port.
Another speaker asserted that
if the airport comes to Fairfa1
County, we'll be the back door
the service entrance-to Washing
ton"
Heed Action Call.
AS the public hearing neared {
close, Rural Mail Carrier Fret
Fadely, wartime fiier, brough
wave after wave of applause b,
asking the supervisors to conduc
their meeting on the matter "righ
here, so we can hear what 70,
have to say"
Board Chairman G. w. CarpeI
said the supervisors were perfectl,
agreeable to that proposal. Quick
Ily, E. c. Sheads, in whose distric
the airport area lies, made tn,
motion for the resolution. Tt wa
seconded by Robert r. Dye an,
lpaSSed without q dissent.
Turning to Judge Brown, MI
Carper asked:
do you have any suggestion
as to the language of the resolu
tion?"
I'm not worried about tn
Language" the Judge replied, "jus
so we make it strong enough"
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