Evening star., 1951-03-08

Md, an electronic scientist with
the radio laboratory, said the
move to Boulder will put him in
a spot. -..
'T'm in favor of moving to
Boulder. I like it out there, but
bought my house about years
ago right after I got out of the
Navy and I don't like the idea
Of having to sell it. My house is
worth more to me now than when
bought it, because of IMPROVE
ments I've made in it."
Harry w. Kelsey, 81, of 6447
Fairfax road, Chevy Chase, Md,
an electronics mechanic with the
missile development division, said
he is going to Corona, Calf, be-
cause he wants to make the move.
Mr.. Kelsey gave three reasons
for wanting to move:
There is a lower cost of living
in California than in the District.
"The climate is better there,
and I'm a rover"
Mrs. Frances Y. Fletcher, 20, Of
5006 Bradley boulevard, Chevy
Chase, Nd, secretary in the Of
fee Of the chief Of the missile de-
Ivelopment division. said she and
her husband. Robert c. Fletcher,
%, are both in favor of moving to
Corona.
eve don't have any ties here"
she said. There are too many
people here in Washington. 1t is
too crowded"
Prefers to Live i'm Colorado.
S. w. j. WEIGH, At, of 600 Cum
berland avenue, Chevy Chase, Md,
is going to Boulder with the radio
unit with his wife. He is admin
itsrative officer of the radio lab
oratory.
II would prefer to live in Colo
rado, anyway" he said. ANY one
who lives in Washington is a fool.
Another reason for going is that
my son recently entered the Uni
|versity of Colorado, in Boulder, in
anticipation of our transfer there"
Mrs. Ruth B. Armsby. person.
incl administrative assistant of
the radio laboratory, is not max
ing the move because her hus-
band, Henry H. Armsby, must re-
main in Washington. He is as
sociate chief of engineering edu-
cation IN the United States Office
Of Education. They live at 1925
Davenport street NV. She has
two boys.
The Retirement Division of the
Civil Service, now in Temporary
Building D, Independence avenue
S.W. between Fourth and Sixth
streets, is going to Syracuse, N. Y.
Miss Blanche Brattin, admin
istrative assistant to the division
head. said the Office has already
received several job applications
from Government employees who
would like to go to Syracuse.
Charles F. Overend, chief of the
divisions fiscal section, recently
bought a house at 4517 North
Twentieth place, Arlington. He
thinks he'll probably go with the
division.
"Whatn I do with the house?
I don't know yet. I'll probably rent
it," he said.
He's not worried about school,
ing for his three children, a TO-
year-old girl and two boys, 8 and
2. I come from Buffalo and know
the New York school system" he
said.
A tougher case is that of Mrs.
Mabel j. Tippett. She is a Wash
lngton native, as is her husband.
I can't CO." she said, because
my husband has been sick since
1899. We can't move, but I've
got to work. This hits me hard"
She is going to start looking for
another job, but she thinks the
commission, where she has worked
Tor eight years, will give her a
hand on the hunt. Mrs. Tippett
is an auditing clerk who lives at
l33 Thirty-fifth street NE.
Some Fear dead End"
Additional light on the reluc-
tance Of some workers to, leave
washington was shed by one man
who didn't want his name used.
I have a fairly high GS rat
Ing" he explained, "and I'm a lit
tie concerned that. I might get
dead-ended in Syracuse. Here in
Washington there probably would
be better chances for advance
ment, and if I find myself up a
blind alley here, I can always look
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