Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-14

school, too?' Mr.. Heron asked
bitterly. tits no damn good any.
way. it's SO overcrowded.
Mrs. Arthur F. Beck, a neigh.
Dor. chiIned in: The airport viii
take care of that. There won't
be enough people left around here
to crowd the school,"
School May Be Abandoned.
The County Board of Super
visors thinks it will be impracti-
cal to maintain the school. The
School Board recently let a con-
tract for four-room addition
with money received from a State
grant. The supervisors, meeting
in Fairfax. talked about asking
the School Board to hold up the
Expansion, but they didn't take
formal action.
For many. reporters were the
first to bring the news. They
couldn't believe it or they wouldn't
believe it. They insisted on seeing
a map of the airport which the
Commerce Department had re-
leased to the press.
What are we going to do
walled Mr.. Herron's wife, Anne,
MY husband was In veterans
hospital for two years and doc
tors told him to get out into the
country. That's why we came
here"
The Herrons had come running
to Mrs. Beck's house while q re-
porter was there. They had heard
the news on a television broad
lcast.
Mrs. Beck. wife of the office
manager of the National Society
|of Professional Engineers, lives
with their two young children on
two acres in an attractive rambler
which she and her husband have
been improving.
I'VE moved here in 1896" Mrs
Beck said. 1--WE are just about
getting the house in shape to be
comfortable. This is such a shock.
I guess Wen have to start look
ing again"
The Herrons also have been i'm
proving their house. Mrs. Heron
even helps her husband mix con-
crete to finish the basement.
Ex-Newspaperman Hit.
A mile further on, Nicholas
Radford, former newspaperman
now with the Government, has
an attractively restored home
across from Judge Browns house.
I'VE moved here year ago to-
day." Mr.. Radford said. 1--WE
rented in the country for a year
to make sure we liked it and
then bought the house so that
we would have something to leave
to the little one"
The Radfords have a small
daughter. Fifteen acres go with
their home.
Mrs. Radford commented:
We're probably better off, though,
because we'll have to go. The peo-
lple who are going to be hurt are
those who have property near the
airport. The noise, the shacks
and the commercialization that
will come with an airport will hurt
them"
Mr.. Blinco farms his 1875 acres
himself. Asked if there had been
any indication of land specula-
ton; Mr.. Blincoe said:
II turned down an offer in the
spring to sell to a man who led
me to believe he wanted to SUBJ
divide. No, I don't believe any one
tried to speculate out here. The
last offer I had before that was
$50, 900 from a New York fellow in
1896"
MIR. Blincoe is proud of the
fact that he runs his farm with
out hired hands. He lives with
his 75-year-old mother.
Civic Meeting Overcr0wded.
"a man has to have a place
to live" he said. Farming is
the only work I know. I'll just
have to look for another place."
Quite by coincidence. the reg
ular monthly meeting of the
Burke Community Civic Associa-
ton was scheduled for last night.
1t meets in the firehouse and
one OF the engines is usually taken
outside to make room for chairs.
Last night, however, they had
to move the second engine out,