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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25
GORTNER

Messers Paul and Roy Stutzman,
of Hartville, Ohio, visited their
mother, Mrs. Fannie Stutzman, in
Garrett Memorial Hospital, Oak
land, on Sunday. Mrs. Stutzman
entered the hospital on Thursday
for observation and treatment.
Mrs. Jonas Sheffel, Mrs. Artie
Dodge, Mrs. Dan Lichty, and Miss
Mary Lichty visited Mrs. Stutz-
man Monday, and also John Wilson,
Eglon, who has been a patient
their for a week due to back in
juries he sustained at work at the
Silver Knob block plant here.
Mrs. William Stemmer and son,
of Baltimore, and the Welches, of
whom they are guests, met their
Accident relatives at Harrington
Manor for a picnic on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schlosnagle
and family met Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Roth and children half way to Ohio
on Sunday for an outdoor lunch
and visit. They were accompa-
MED home by their daughter, Eli
nor, who had visited her sister,
Mrs. Roth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Petersheim
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Zook and daughters spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Peters
helm.
Miss Iva Brenneman and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Brenneman, of Nor
folk, Va, visited his aunt, Mrs.
Simon Swartzentruber, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Miller, of
Ohio, enroute home from Florida,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Miller.
Lydia, Glen and Simon Schrock
spent an evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Messenger. Mr.. Mes
senger cut his foot in a power
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25
Honor Society Teachers Meet

Eta chapter, Delta Kappa Gam
ma, honor society in Education, held
a meeting of its executive board
last Tuesday at Anton's Inn, near
Frostburg The society, which com
prises Allegany and Garrett
counties, is represented on the
executive board by Miss Kathryn
Speicher, Accident, from Garrett
county.
The group enjoyed a luncheon
followed by business session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

lawn mower ana was orr his job
a few days.
The Jacksons recently visited
relatives in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Beachy are
on an extended visit at Stuarts
Draft, Va.
Mr., and Mrs. Dan Lichty, Dan
Beachy and family visited Mrs.
Noah Beachy, who has been i'll.
Harold White and family spent
Sunday at Camp Luther.
The Yells, of New Mexico, have
arrived for the summer at Hem
lock Hollow. They spent the week
end with her aunt, Mrs. Scott, in
Virginia.
Henry Petersheim was ditching
in North Glade and Bittinger last
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

The Post Office Department has
approved our requests for mail de-
livery to the residents of the West
brook community at Frederick, and
for an extension of Rural Route
at Little Orleans Il. | am looking
forward to my addresses at the
Eighth Annual AMVETS convcn-
ton in Middletown Saturday, at
the Kiwanis Independence Day
luncheon in Hagerstown Thursday,
and at the Takoma Park Indepen-
dence Day services the night of
the Fourth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

Maryland can be proud of its
delegation of Young Republicans
who attended the Young Republi-
can National Federation convention
in South Dakota ten days ago. More
than 900 of these young people
gathered from all over the nation
at their own expense-to sit down
in shirtsleeves and discuss the
ways they can be of most help to
President Eisenhower in carrying
out the program the people want.
1t is gratifying to see young
people-no matter which party
they belong to-taking such a deep
interest in their country's prob
lens. | myself am just over the
constitutional age limit of the
Young Republicans, but all of us
in Congress are fully behind them
in spirit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25
Along the Potomac
to Washington
With Your Congressman
DEWITT S. HYDE

The Foreign Aid Appropriation,
one Of the biggest expenses of our
government, is now clearing the
House and soon will be debated by
the Senate. Many people wonder
why we can't cut this expense
enough to reduce taxes right away.
Here are the facts. First, we
HAVE cut the foreign aid appro-
priation. Former President Tru-
man proposed spending $780,
00O,0 900 President Eisenhower re-
vised the budget, and his proposal
was for IS, 400, 1000, 000-a reduction
of 20 percent. Then the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs reduced
it further-to $4,900,000,000, more
than one-third less than President
Truman asked for.
There are other cuts being of
fered from the floor of Congress.
A good many Of them are inspired
by the accurate reports of wasted
funds in the foreign aid program.
In spite of this, we must remem-
Der that it's to our advantage that
our allies reach their full strength
for defense as quickly as possible.
We should not forget that it's
cheaper for us to help build and
maintain strong native forces in
places such as Turkey and other
parts of the Middle East than it is
to send enough of our own forces
to such places to try to stop trouble.
These, l believe, are compelling
reasons (space prohibits my list
ing more) for Congress and the
people to support the Administra-
tons foreign aid bill. | intend to
do so.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

Congress learned that the Army
planned to stock move than 3 mil
lion overcoats for force of one
million men.
A tornado in Worcester, Mass,
killed at least so, making twister
death toll in three states around
200.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

family, of Fairchance, Pa, and
Mrs. Dorothy Sturgeon and son, of
Uniontown, Pa.
Evening star., 1953-07-09
Route 24O-The Problem, P|an>

lists closer to points they want to
reach inside the city.
All these expressways would
have limited access. They would
have four lanes. with median
strips wide enough to permit
expansion to six lanes. They
would cost about 81 million a
mile. =
The southeast leg of Route 24O
would be banned for trucks,
This ban can be imposed legally
because the route passes through
Rock Creek Park (see c on map)
on its way to the East-WeSt
highway. The commission in
tends to insure this by accepting
a perpetual easement for the
park section, which is controlled
by the Maryland National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commis-
sion.
The roads officials have de-
cided on these routes after years
Of study.
The roads commission holds
a rare and attractive combina-
ton: A plan, and the money to
put it into effect.
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The Controversy

The short 11a-mile extension
Of Route 240's southeast leg from
Rock Greek Park &C on map) to
the East-West highway ID on
map) is the focal point Of con-
troversy.
This is true even though heav-
ier opposition centers around the
intention that the expressway
should continue through the Dis
trict section Of Rock Creek Park.
The Maryland Road Commits
sion'S jurisdiction ends at the
District line. It can neither
build nor block an expressway in
the District. But it can do the
next best thing-it can point its
high-speed thoroughfare straight
down the throat Of the Districts
famous section Of Rock Creek
Park.
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The Opponents

/. Residents, school officials
and businessmen of North Chevy
Chase, whose homes or unde-
veloped property lie in the area
north of the East-West high
way. Well-organized, they are
led by former United States Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye. Participants
include the Chevy Chase Land
Co., a major developer in the
area.
2. The National Capital Plan
ming Commission.
3. Several high government Of
f1cials, some working closely with
the residents group. They in
clude Representative Hyde, Re-
publican, Of Maryland: Interior
Secretary Mckay. Chairman
Case Of the Senate District Com
mittee and Conrad Wirth, di-
rector Of the National Park
Service.
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The Alternatives

Most opponents of the Route
240 project have altcS.late plans
they argue would meet traffic
needs better. Here are a number
OF them. some made public, some
expressed to The Star on re-
quest:
!. The National Capital Plan
ming Commission. Top-priority
should be given construction of
the inter-county belt route as
far east as Georgia avenue. Ex-
tension northward of a park
road" such as Beach drive.
which might connect with the
inter-county belt within the
confines of the park should be
considered.
Detailed proposals are spelled
out in NCPC's comprehensive
highway plan for the city, drawn
up in 1850.
2. Mr.. Wirth. The greatest
need is to improve mass trans
portation. New auto routes into
the city can't be built indefi-
nitely.
8. Senator Case. The empha-
sis should be on belt roads which
distribute traffic around the city
instead Of through congested
streets.
1. Mr.. Hyde. Some way must
be found to make mass transit
Evening star., 1953-07-09

THE 24O FIGHT-Here the of dispute
Countys road fight Route 24O to traffic just inside
the Montgomery County ne enters the just south of
Rockville. At A, it divides into two legs.
The southeast leg enters Rock Creek Park just
Wisconsin north of GrOSvenOr lane, point B. 1t
leaves the park after passing Behesdas Naval Medical
ter point c. and shoots North Chevy Chase
the park the EastWest highway point This section
slated for completion within four 1t designed
link eventually with direct parkway along fringe
of Rock Creek Park to downtown Washington Potomac
Park
The west leg cuts through Thomas Branch between Be-
thesda and Burning Tree Country Clubs the Potomac
River at Cabin john There both pro-
posed George Washington Memorial Parkway with pro-
posed river bridge Studies for bridge way
Maryanders thinking of making it a toll span.
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The Proponents

I. The State Roads Commits
sion.
2. The Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
8. The Silver Spring Board Of
Trade in general favors a park
way through Rock Greek Park
to link with the inter- county
belt.
4. The Regional Highway
Planning Committee, which
urged a parkway into Washing
ton as part of q plan for the
entire area.
5. The United States Bureau
Of Public Roads and the District
Highway Department.
Evening star., 1953-07-09

knows what these figures mean.
From most starting points. the
daily trips have grown to be
nerve-racking ordeals.
Fifty-four per cent more cars
are being clocked on Georgia
avenue than there were IL years
ago. The number, all over the
Maryland suburbs. is up 8 per
cent from last year.
The residential sections north
of the East-W West highway still
are expanding by leaps and
bounds. One State agency figures
Montgomery County's population
by 1870 will be 310.000-S9 per
cent over 1850.
That means one thing. Unless
a far-reaching solution is found.
the traffic problem is going to
get worse and worse, until it be-
comes intolerable.
The Maryland State Roads
Commission is proposing a de-
tailed remedy. It has stirred up
q hornets nest Of hostility and
opposition.
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The Traffic Fight

The following two questions
challenge that the southeast leg
of Route 240 would do much to
cure suburban Maryland's traffic
ills.
/. Assume the southeast leg of
240 dead-ends, as planned, at the
East-West highway years before
the expressway is finished
through the District part of
Rock Creek Park. Wouldn't that
simply increase traffic on East
West. already jammed in rush
hours?
Planners raising this question
argue commuters heading for
Washington from North Be-
thesda would be tempted to
use the southeast leg. heading
for Thirteenth and Sixteenth
streets. Those routes already are
packed with cars.
In addition, they argue, the
southeast leg would pour into
East-West highway additional
motorists heading for destina-
tions to the east. The greatest
need, they contend, is for faster
construction of the inter county
belt.
Roads Commission officials
argue motorists heading down.
town from North Bethesda and
Rockville wouldn't use Route 240
until it was extended all the way
through the District part of the
park. They think such motorists
would continue to use the routes
they now use-mainly Connecti-
cut avenue and Wisconsin ave-
nue..
They agree that many from
North Bethesda would use the
new route to get to eastern des-
tinations. such as Silver Spring.
via East-West highway. But
they contend such motorists al
ready use the East West high
way, making left turns into it
from Connecticut and Wisconsin
avenues. The new route, they
say. would ease severe traffic
snarls existing at these intersec-
tionS.
2. Assume the expressway
eventually got through the Dis
trict section of Rock Greek Park.
Could the Rock Greek and Po-
tomac parkway and District
streets handle the streams of
traffic that would pour out?
The District Highway Depart
ment has elaborate plans for
distributing such traffic. They
would be carried out-tentative-
ly six or seven years from now
before the expreSsway through
the park was built. Highway en-
ginners are sure the problem
could be licked.
National Capital Planning
Commission officials and mem
bers doubt it. Director John
Nolen, jr.. said the crowded
condition of the present Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway
bears him out. And the parkway
extends now only as far north
as the Calvert Street Bridge.
If the proposed E street bridge
goes through, 1t would pour addi-
tional thousands of cars into the
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group endorsing the PROJECT,
maintains the proposed highway
would help open the park to
wider uses. He argues it would
draw fast-moving traffic off ex-
listing park roads, leaving them
free for leisurely driving.
The Maryland planners by ma
jority vote also gave a blanket
endorsement to the use of parks
they control for such highways.
It gave these reasons: Express
ways are sound engineering prof.
ects. In parks, they make the
least possible impact on residen-
tial land values. They are "ef-
1lcient, economic and SAFE"
They open portions Of parks now
virtually inaccessible"
National Park Service officials,
in turn. are fond Of showing a
chart. depicting dozens of uses
proposed for Central Park in
New York City over. the years.
The proposed uses would have
taken up every inch of park land.
officials show the chart to IL
lustrate why they fight any de-
velopment at all by outsiders.
Fights are raging around the
proposed E street bridge, and
other proposed projects, based
on similar sentiments. The E
street dispute involves arguments
that the bridge would mar the
beauty and dignity of Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial Island, over
which it would pass.
But to authorities controlling
Rock Greek Park. the completion
OF Route 240-dead-ended at
East-West highway-would be
the biggest cause for alarm In
wears.
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The Residents Fiqht

The residents of North Chevy
Chase are raising strong objec-
tions to the use of Rock Creek
Park for highways, both in
Washington and Maryland. They
also question that Route 240 is
the solution to traffic problems.
But basically, they are waging
the fight made by citizens when
ever residential areas are en-
croached upon by roads, bridges
or other projects. Basically, they
want to keep Route 240 out Of
their community.
The Nye group argues most
residents bought their present
homes there because of the quiet
beauty of the area. They say
the expresSway would rob them
of their biggest asset.
Mr.. Nye contends the original
plan was to bring the southeast
leg along the general line of the
Rock Greek valley south of For
est Glen. He says this would
have cut close to the home of a
member Of the Maryland plan
ming group donald E. Gingery).
Roads Commissioner Russell
H. Mccain said the proposed
route was chosen because it is 6
of mile shorter, and 50 million
cheaper in construction and
right of way costs.
For the most part, the road
would cut across open land, some
slated for early development by
the Chevy Chase Land Co. It
does come near several develop
ments. A few homes would have
to go. At one point, the route
cuts across a sloping corner of
Mr.. Nye's property.
1t also cuts across a corner Of
one elementary school, being
built near Manor road and Jones
Bridge road. The school would
sit on bluff above the highway.
Roads officials said If the need
is evident. an elevated walkway
across the road could be built.
Mr.. Nye depicts the express
way as a "roller-coaster" route,
with two huge cloverleafs, two
underpasses and three over
passes along its route.
Mr.. Mccain says these grade
separations are what gives the
expressway its ability to move
cars quickly Without danger. He
argues that the banning of truck
traffic would hold noise to a min
imum. Wealthy areas in other
parts of the country, he said,
have not been ruined by such
projects.
Without question, the express
way would cut an artificial swath
through the attractive residential
area. Mr.. Mccain maintains
that fact must be measured
against the benefits the highway
would give thousands of others
every day.
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The Outlook
A showdown in the Ma.

"A SnOWQOWn In the Maryland
fight should come soon.
Heavy political pressure is be-
ing exerted. In carrying the fight
to Gov. McKeldin, some Chevy
Chase leaders have threatened
he will lose large blocs of votes
if the expressway goes through.
Roads Commission officials are
convinced the Governor will back
them up.
Within the last few days, the
Roads group has asked the Ma
tional Capital Planning COM
mission to reconsider its opposi-
ton at special meeting.
The meeting will not be called.
There is virtually no chance the
decision would be reversed II q
session were held.
Instead. the planners urge
frank across-the-table talks be
held Immediately to try jointly
to work a solution out of the
deadlock. The planners, ex-
pressing certainty about their
legal powers. nevertheless hope
the issues need not be decided by
court order. Unless such talks
are held, the legal snarl seems
headed toward the courts.
Meanwhile, roads commission
officials express fear the contro-
versial route may never be built
if they don't use funds they now
have available for it.
Traditionally, State powers,
mainly in Baltimore have been
reluctant to see improvements in
the Washington AREA placed
ahead Of those benefiting Balti-
more and other parts of Mary
land. 1t is only in the last dec
ade major improvements in this
area have had any real degree
of priority.
1t is a major consideration for
the first time that the Route 240
proposal would bring a Maryland
road of the expressway type to
the doorstep of the Nations
Capital.
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The Plan

The Roads Commissions Solu-
ton hinges around U. s. Route
$40. The new highway. well
along in construction, will be
the main route leading from
Washington to the west. The
plan for Route 240 az it ap-
proacheS Washington Is shown
in detail on the map on this
page. The commission wants
Route 240 to serve two func-
tionS:
/. To be a direct, high-speed
link between the Maryland sub
urbs and downtown Washington.
The commission proposes to
build it during the next four
years only as far as the East
West highway. It Is intended to
connect later with a parkway the
District Highway Department
would have to build through the
length of Rock Greek Park.
2. AS a bypass highway
around Washington to the west.
This would permit through traf-
f1c to bypass the city. It also
would allow some Washington
bound motorists to feed directly
into through streets leading to
their destinations.
During the next IL years. the
commission also intends to build
the so-ca1led intercounty belt
highway (see map). Connecting
with the west leg of Route 24O,
1t would complete q 33-mile
encirclement Of the city. It
would Cd get motorists quickly
from one side of the city to the
other. (2) give through traffic
. bypass route east Of Wash
ington and 90 diSperse motor
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The Problem

Every day, $4,000 cars travel
to and from the District and
Maryland on Wisconsin avenue.
More than $4,000 pass each
day under the B. & o. viaduct
on Georgia avenue in Silver
Spring.
These figures do not make up
the total of north-south traffic
crossing the District line each
day, but they furnish some idea
of its present and future pro-
portions.
Every Maryland resident who
drives to work in Washington
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The Park Fight

What harm would the pro-
posed expressway do Rock Creek
Park?
Between Wisconsin avenue
and Forest Glen, where Route
240 and the inter-country belt
run side-by-side, the greater
part of the narrow park strip
would be taken up. Near Beach
drive south of East West high
way, it would cut across the
widely-used Meadowbrook Rec
reation Center.
Through the vast District Sec
ton, it would cut only a 200-foot
path through the most undevel-
oped portion of park a mile wide.
Yet, if the District part of
Rock Greek Park were not in
volved. the park would hardly
be an issue in the 240 fight at
all.
The issue Of expressways in
Rock Creek has been kicked
around for years. Between road
builders and park enthusiasts,
there never has been anything
approaching agreement. Tradi-
tionally, the National Capital
Planning Commission stuck with
the park people. There Is no
question that this old issue
played a substantial part in the
planners objection to the Route
240 project.
Mr.. Wirth, within certain
bounds, has no objection to COM
muter traffic using Rock Greek
Park. He plans, in fact, to press
for an extension of the Potomac
and Rock Greek Parkway north
ward to connect with the Piney
Branch Parkway and Colorado
avenue on the parks east side.
But he is dead set against a
continuous route further north.
And he insists the parkway"
not be a "high-speed express
way" but a winding route that
would exploit the natural beauty
Of the park.
In his fight against encroach-
ment by any non-park developer,
Mr.. Wirth has powerful allies.
His views were echoed yesterday
by Interior Secretary Mckay,
who frequently rides horseback
through the park. Senator Case,
another week end horseman,
praises Rock Greek as unique
among parks in the world" for
its trails through acres Of rela-
tive wilderness.
Mr.. Gingery. one Of the mem
bers Of the Maryland planning
Evening star., 1953-07-09

without the approval Of the
General Assembly of Maryland"
In 1881. however. Gov. Ritchie
OF Maryland signed a pact put
ting into effect terms of the
Capper- Cramton Act. It said the
park development plans should
be approved by the National
Capital Planning Commission or
by Congress.
Roads commission officials
maintain the Maryland legisla-
ture never has relinquished con-
troll to the Federal planners as
required by the 1927 act.
Representative Hyde reported
ly has questioned whether, If this
position is correct, Maryland
shouldn't return the Capper-
Cramton money it has received.
How far the roads group in
tends to carry this particular
argument hasn't been made
known. Oficials indicate that
they also have other grounds for
their position. And they ac-
knowledge they must soon decide
in their own minds the exact
extent of their legal powers,