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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
D. c. MAN PROUD BUILDER
Challenge to Kit Fans
Is25-Foot Amphibi-C Con

| pleted by yard Of the buyers
choice or imported from Eng
land.
Rennie, whose home is at
l3073 Canal street NV. got
interested in the design on read
ing about it in the August, 1854
issue of The Rudder. He was
ATTRACTED by the open top, con-
vertible canvas enclosure for the
cabin which he regards as i'm
portant for this climate.
Since he wants to do much of
his sailing around Nantucket. he
liked a boat designed to stay
"strictly on top of the water"
So he decided to buy the bare
hull and kit and took delivery at
Mount Desert. Trailing the
framework home, he arrived in
February last year with snow
on the ground.
DuSlAAcSS AutCTICEcS
Rennie's hope of plunging into
his boat building were dashed by
business problems-"I got busy
the day ! bought the boat and
have been busy ever SINCE" he
says.
But he did find time to put
in a few hours from time to
time and the boat took shape,
But it was tough to put together
he admits.
"Any man who wants to build
that boat should have built at
least one boat before" he says.
IT couldn't have done it by my
self. I had the help of good me-
chanics and particularly my
friend, a master craftsman, M.
Drue ellis of 919 Philadelphia
avenue, Silver Spring.
However. a man who doesn't
happen to be so handy with tools
could get the kit with the hull,
| planking and cabin on it and dc
a nice job in the finishing"
The glued-strip construction OF
the Amphibi-Con, made possible
by the development Of cascophen
glue. attracted Rennie because il
eliminates the necessity for
swelling when the boat is
Launched after being out of the
water and because the strip con-
struction does away with ribs
adding to the space inside the
cabin. But Rennie found placing
the strips was the worst part OF
the job.
PIanking Job Tedious
Putting in that planking 1;
slow and messy" he says. IF
was doing it again, would buy
the kit with the planking already
on. even though it costs $1,000
more"
1 Rennie has given his Amphibi-
Con a thorough test since he got
her in the water last month and
is highly pleased with her per-
Torrance. A radical concept Of
the auxiliary is that it is pow
cred by a single cupboard motor
This, Of course, adds to the space
for living quarters inside the
boat. Rennie now has a ia.
horsepower motor in her. It Il
adequate power. The 5-hors'
outboard he first tried WASH
quite powerful enough.
y He has named his craft the
Dionis. another touch OF his
fondnesS for Nantucket.
'Dionis Coffin" he will tel
you. lis the FIRST white woman u
u rite on Nantucket. Dionis had
the courage 70 go 30 miles oui
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
THE WEEK
IN BOATING
Tomorrow

1VAhAOAAOW
Maryland Yacht Club sail
regatta starts at Fairview
Park, Baltimore.
Irvington (Va.) power
boat regatta sponsored by
Rappahannock River Yacht
Club starts; stock outboards
first day, inboards second
day.
Atlantic Coast Penguin
championships, Oak Or
chard, Del. two days.
Sunday
Nanticoke Boating Club
stock cupboard regatta,
Sharptown. Md.
Friday
Presidents Cup Regatta
Ball and coronation of re-
gatta queen. Hotel Statler, 9
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
By WHEELER JOHNSON

The Washington areas first
Amphibi-Con, a traileriZed aux
iliary cruiser, has been launched
here and from the attention she
is getting she might well live up
to her class name-Controversy
The proud builder, owner and
skipper of the Washington areas
only Amphibi-Con is Leonard c.
Rennie. president of Design &
Production. Inc. an Alexandria
firm which makes special dis
plays for conventions and tech
nical meetings.
Rennie started building this
super-duper type of kit boat
back in February. 1855. and
hoped to get her into the water
the following June. He finally
made it in late August this year
after some unexpected delays.
Among them was the necessity
of suspending all other opera
tons while he and his staff de-
signed exhibits for the Atoms
for Peace conference in Geneva,
Switzerland.
But perhaps a brief descrip-
ton of the Amphibi-Con or Con-
troversy Glass boats and a word
about their history might be in
order.
First Built in Maine
The first was designed and
built by Cyrus Hamlin and Farm
ham Butler, yacht builders of
Mount Desert. Me-, at the re-
quest of Chuck Angle of Roch-
ester, N. Y. Angle had raced
small sailboats around his home
waters for years but felt the time
had come to spend his spare time
cruising with his family. which
included three half-grown young
sters. He also wanted to broaden
his cruising horizons and thus
insisted on a boat that could be
hauled by trailer.
The 25-foot, 5-inch Amphibi-
Con which will sleep four and
easily carry eight for day cruis-
ing was the result. Angle got
delivery on the prototype Of the
class in March, 1854, at Mount
Desert, trailered her home by way
of Stowe, VT. where the family
slept aboard her while they en-
ioyed a week end of skiing. The
next summer he sailed her 600
miles and hauled her across
5000 miles of land.
Enthusiasts say the Amphi-
Cons compact construction al
lows the utmost roominess and
her controversial reverse sheer
design keeps her extremely dry
in rough weather, making it al
most impossible to heel the boat
down to the point where the rail
goes under water.
Among other SpecincationS, she
has beam Of 7 feet, Q inches;
draft Of 2 feet. 4 inches and dis
places 5000 pounds.
Four Choices Offered
Amphibi-c Cons can be obtained
In four stages Of construction
basic kit consisting Of the back
bone with l.i00-pound iron keel
completely prefabricated bulk
heads, cralins. shelf. clamps and
deck beams at 1880: the bare
hull with clamps installed and
keel attached at 5000: semifin-
ished. already planked. decked,
bulkheads installed. keel at
tsehed. house sides and trim
fabricated 81 s2.ss5. or COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Supervisors Back
MeHugh' Ideas for
Fuirfux Zoninq

The Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors today brought the
long smoldering master plan con-
troversy to a head by voting to
advertise the land use recon-
mendations of Francis Dodd Nc
Hugh for immediate adoption.
The proposal; approved by a
six-one vote. is drawn as an
amendment to existing county
coming regulations. The County
Planning Commission. which has
been studying the McHugh
Master Plan recommendation
for 10 months. win have 80 days
In which to make a recommended
ton on the boards action today.
II adopted, the amendment
would place roughly two-thirds
of the county in zones restricted
to three and flye-acre lots.
Chairman Joseph Freehill, who
proposed the step. said the pur-
pose was to hold the coming line
as recommended by McHugh.
even though the final master
plan adopted by the county may
be different. The one dissenting
vote was cast by Supervisor
Stuart DeBell. who unsuccess-
fully tried to get the matter
postponed a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
PARK POLICE TOLD NOT TO GO
OVER 30 IN CHASING SPEEDERS

United States Park Police have been ordered not to
exceed 80 miles hour while chasing speeders along
parkways
Patrolmen have been told to radio other jurisdictions
to intercept speeding motorists to set road blocks
"Of course in some unusual officer would be
allowed to exceed 80 miles hour explained T. Sutton
Je chief Of the Public Use Branch of National Capital
Parks.
II oont think they would violate the order If they
exceeded 30 miles per hour while chasing murderer
someone gone berserk" he added.
The high speed chases endanger the lives Of officers
and patrons on the parkways." Mr. Jett declared.
The order also was issued in attempt to
wear and tear police cruisers. the spokesman said
The order applies to some Is to II patrol usually
kept parkways at time. These thoroughares
include the BamoreW Washington Expressway. Suitland
Parkway and the George Washington Memorial Parkway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Work on School Addition
I'm Falls Church DELAYED

Completion Of the $333, 900
addition to Mount Daniel School
in Falls Church Is unlikely be-
fore tha end Of next month, the
City School Board was informed
last night.
The board had hoped the adj
dition would be finished next
week but slow delivery Of win
Idows and unfavorable weather
caused construction delays,
architects reported.
The delay means continued use
of old Jefferson School. which is
to be abandoned, at least as a
school, when the Mount Daniel
addition is finished.
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt re-
ported other progress in the
81 ,279. 900 improvement program
approved in November, 1914:
A contract for 1892, 900 has
been let for construction of
seven classrooms, a shop and
home economics facilities at
George Mason High School.
These improvements are sched-
uled to be completed by Sep
TENDER.
Working drawings will be fin
ished by March is for a 500. 900
alteration and addition program
at Madison School. The plans
must then be approved by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
RYLAND-VIRGINlA NEWS
Fletcher Seeks New Term
In Prince Georges Court

Judge John Raymond Fletcher
today formally filed as q candi-
date for a 15-year term as judge
of the Prince Georges County
Circuit Court.
Named in December. 1854, by
Gov. McKeldin to the second
Prince Georges judgship created
in 1854, Judge Fletcher has filled
the post since January 4. 1855.
He is the first Republican
judge in Prince Georges, part
of Maryland's Seventh Judicial
Circuit. since the turn Of the
century.
Seeking support of registered
voters in both major parties,
Judge Fletcher has filed subject
to the Democratic as well as the
Republican Party primaries.
The election laws of Maryland
permit filing in more than one
political party primary election
by q candidate for the bench so
as to remove that Office as far as
possible from politics.
A resident of Prince Georges
County for the past % years,
Judge Fletcher lives in Cheverly
with his wife and daughter,
Emily Frances.
He served as mayor of Chever-
~ for eight years.
Active in civic. PTA and
church work in his community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Arlington Indignation Stond
Points Up Gray Plan Details

Iintegration) would be with the
parents. not with the School
Board" He was answering q
Question from a reporter for The
Star on a radio broadcast.
Under the Arlington proposal.
the School Board would assign
students to schools on a geo.
graphical basis, II State law per-
United. The board has predicted
that about so Negro students
would be eligible to attend IS OF
the schools now reserved for
white students.
senator Fenwick said that nei-
ther he nor any other member Of
the legislative delegation had
been consulted by the School
Board. What the board did. he
said, lis not going to help the
situation q Bit"
Mr.. Fenwick said the Gray
plan provides that next fall all
students would return to the
schools they are attending this
year.
A parent Directing to assign
ment Of his child to a particular
school could register his objection
with the School Board and re-
quest a transfer. The School
Board. under the assignment
plan Of the Gray Commission,
would consider the request on
grounds of health. aptitude,
availability Of transportation, and
other factors. not including race.
If the parent were dissatisfied
with the School Board decision,
he could appeal to the courts.
Arlington School Supt. T. Ed
ward Rutter has emphasized
from the time the tentative in
tegration plan first was an
nuunced that the county will not
move ahead of State law and
State Department Of Education
policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
$4,000 Won
In Land Suit

A condemnation suit under
which the Montgomery County
Board of Education sought to
obtain six and two-thirds acres
for a new school site In the
Glenmont- Wheaton area last
night resulted in an award of
$4,000 in damages in favor Of
the landowners.
The award-about three times
the amount initially offered for
the land by school authorities
was for part Of a 10-acre parcel
in the Harmony Hills sector
along Georgia avenue near AS
pen Hill road.
A county Circuit Court jury
returned the verdict about
$50 pm. after nearly four hours
elaboration. climaxing a two
day hearing before Circuit
Judge Thomas NJ. Anderson at
Rockville.
The jury's award, while great
er than the amount offered by
the county during earlier nego-
tiations. was less than the
amount sought by the property
owners. Ray Turner and his sis
ter. Miss Mamie o. Turner.
Whether school officials will
accept the verdict still is in the
air. according to County At
torney Charles M. Irelan, who
presented the School Board s
case There are three choices,
he said: % to accept it, (2)
appeal the verdict, or 80 aban-
don the site altogether. This.
he said. will be up to the School
Board.
A contract previously had
been awarded for construction
of the school, subject to acqui-
sition of the land, according to
School Supt. Forbes H. Norris.
The 30-day agreement on this
has expired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
CIV High to Hold
Bucculuureute Sunday

Baccalaureate services for
George Washington Hig h
Schools class of 1856 will be held
at 8 pm. Sunday in the high
school auditorium. The serv-
ices are open to the public.
Other events in the schools
graduation week include a senior
prom January Is. in the Terrace
Room at National Airport. and
commencement exercises at 8:l5
pm, January ~, at the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18

State. Mr.. Schmitt said there is
little chance that this work can
be done by September.
Other purchases in the expan-
sion program include $685.. 900
for Oak Street School. acquired
by the city last fall. and SIS. 1000
for equipment for new buildings.
Mr.. Schmitt reported on en-
rollment in mathematics and SCI
ence courses at George Mason
High. More than So per cent Of
18th grade students are en-
rolled in chemistry. and ~ per
cent Of the seniors are studying
physics.
Board Chairman John A.
johnson said he believes more
students should be taking the
physics course. Too many pupils
have an unjustified fear Of the
difficulty of such subjects. Mr..
johnson said. and may be deny
ing themselves a satisfying and
useful life-work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Victim Of Cos Tank
Explosion Dies

WOODBINE, Nd, Jan. 10 P).
james Taylor. who was burned
Tuesday in the explosion of a
junk trucks gas tank, died last
night in Frederick Memorial Hos
pital.
The 29-year-old workman was
cutting up the truck with an
acetylene torch when the gas
tank exploded, shaking build
ings 100 feet away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
New Statue at Yorktown
Endorsed by Park Service

contract with Mr.. Hansen the
huge granite figure must be
moved from Mr.. Hansen's studio
near Charlottesville. Va. within
80 days.
The statue. symbol Of the lib
erty won almost ITS years ago by
George Washington's forces at
yorktown. will be taken there
and stored temporarily. a Park
Service official said.
Mr.. Hansen's statue. which he
began carving in 1850. will re-
place the original Liberty" at
yorktown. erected in 1884 and
damaged by lightning in 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18

Conrad Wirth. director Of the
National Park Service. has rec
commended acceptance of the
newly completed Liberty
statue for the monument at
Yorktown, Va!
The action came yesterday
after Mr.. Wirth received a re-
port from a group inspecting the
work Of Sculptor Oskar.
Secretary Of the Interior Nc
Kay lis expected shortly to take
formal and final action to accept
the statue on behalf Of the
United States.
Under terms Of q Government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18

he served Prince Georges rs
State Senator from 1851 through
1854.
Judge FletcheS received his
law degree from National Uni
versity (now a part of George
Washington University and
practiced law in Washington and
Maryland prior to his appoint
ment to the bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Flood Control
Work Advised
In Alexandra

A fiood-control project along
a portion Of Cameron Run and
Holmes Run has been recon-
mended If Alexandria wishes to
attract industry to the area re-
Gently annexed from Fairfax
County.
A report submitted to the city
by Holland Engineers said that
not only Is the project essential
to future development. but it is
necessary to prevent damage to
railroads along the stream and
to the Army Quartermaster De-
lpot on Duke street.
The study was requested re-
Gently by City Council after
Kann's Department Store ex-
lpressed interest in locating a 81
million warehouse OF Duke
street near Holmes Run. Kann's
said it would locate there II as
Isurances were given that the
warehouse would not flood.
Enlargement Of Bridges
The report. scheduled to be
considered Saturday by the
Council. says that q compre-
Ihensive project would require
enlargement Of the highway
bridge over Holmes Run at Duke
street, the Southern Railroad
bridge over Cameron Run about
Il 900 feet downstream and the
n F. & P. railroad bridge farther
downstream.
The report says that unless the
bridges are improved q system
Iof 6 to 15-foot levees would have
to be built along the streams to
prevent nooQlng.
The least extensive measure
for the immediate future would
be enlargement Of the Southern
Railroad bridge and construc-
ton of some levees. This Is
estimated to cost about $50. 900
Replacement Of the highway
bridge would cost about $4,000
II enlarged just for flood control
1T would cost about $i25.000 II
lit also Is widened for four-lane
Itraffic.
No Estimate Of Cost
No estimate was made Of the
cost of enlarging the RF&F
railroad bridge but 1t was con-
sidered expensive because Of the
height OF the tracks from the
stream.
The survey covered about 800
dClCo Vi tIiF diCd dA1lCACu kOuI
years ago from Fairfax County
NO estimate has been made OF
the cost of controlling water
along the upper portion Of
Holmes Run and Backlick Run
where hundreds of Other indus
trial acres are located.
City officials are interested In
attracting industry to the area
because of he additional tax
yield. Ciy Manager Ira r. Will
lard is scheduled to give his rec
Concentrations on the Holland re-
port at the Council meeting Sat-
|urday.
The Holland report concluded
that a food control program Is
essential even If no new installa-
lions are constructed because
serious permanent damage"
could be dose during extremely
heavy storms to the Army Depot
property and to the railroad
tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
BY q stor Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. ia pol
Icy statement on integration by
the Arlington School Board has
brought into sharper focus the
plan recommended by the Gray
Commission.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington said last night
that under the Gray Commits
sion program, the initiative ion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Drive Leaders Numed

Appointment of c. Turner
Hudgins and Douglas Topper as
cochairman of the Fairfax
County Council Of Girl Scouts
fund drive for permanent camp
at Stafford, Va. has been an
nounced by the council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Virginia Builders Group
Starts Its 10th Year

rently being studied by NVBA
with the aim of reducing insur-
ance rates. Stun areas are prac-
tically nonresident in Northern
Virginia. The Unified Building
Code Committee. which ! chair
named last year. has done a good
deal of work toward getting the
BOCA Code adopted in Fairfax.
This code has been adopted in
Arlington.
Some recent accomplishments
of NVBA have included its stand
relative to the water situation in
the area - its position on the
Annandale shortage last year
brought this water problem into
the public spotlight. Both
through our own committees and
participation by members on
other community groups, we
have fastened action on the
McHugh Master Plan which has
lain dormant for so long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
By EMERSON G. REINSCH

President, Northern Virginia Builders
Association
The Northern Virginia Build
ers' Association. now starting its
goth year, has an active men,
bership of over 225 firms.
Organized for the mutual i'm
provement of the building pro-
fession. and to study and in
fluence legislation. the asSocia-
ton has made great strides to-
ward lettering water planning in
the area. unifying building codes
improvement OF schools, hospital
and recreational facilities, and
removal of blight areas from
Northern Virginia.
NVBA has gone on recorG as
favoring a second airport at
Burke, Va. Henry j. Rolls, NVBA
first vice president, has worked
toward making this needed air.
port an actually, serving as
chairman Of the citizens COM
mittee for Burke.
Fire codes in the area are cur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14

S.W.. composed OF Benjamin
Shapiro, president; Alvin F.
Shapiro, secretary; Whitford w
CheSton. vice president, and
Sylvia Haft, treasurer.
The firm was established In
l949. The project is known as
Potomac Valley. and is situated
on Route 500, off Mount Vernon
boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Wilton Woods
Started in '38

In the Wilton Woods subdi-
vision, started in 1888. the de-
veloper. Walter c. Grain of go
Telegraph road, Alexandria, has
built some IS of the IS existing
houses. He said today that the
157-acre tract will contain about
300 houses when completely de-
Iveloped.
Mr.. Grain has been building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14

completed. More than so Of
them have already been sold.
In addition. the firm has just
started a 64-house subdivision
named Shrevewood in the Falls
Church area of Fairfax County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14

built more than 600 houses in the
Washington area since it began
business here in 1916.
Its Top Of the Park develop
ment on Edsall road in Fairfax
County covers some As acres and
will include 1872 homes Whel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Empire Firm
Plans 1873 Below
Alexandra

A project of 1873 contem-
porary-style homes now under
way on a 50-acre site south Of
Alexandria is being developed by
Empire Engineering Corp. of
Virginia, 5000 Second street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14

in the Washington area since
1887. During that time he has
constructed over SO houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14
Luriu Sturts
Project

The Luria Bros. firm of 2048
Wilson boulevard, Arlington, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-12

48-l4.95 to 1855 Wool Skirts, weeds poids, solid
tones Postels 1888 TO S.88
47-27.95 TO S35 Roincoots, some imported, cotton
WOO, royon ---------------.- 1888
27-S35 to 40 IS Fonous- Name Knit Dresses, 1888
3l-l4.95 to 1895 BIouses and Shirts, silk, cotton
nyon, royon ------------3.8 8 to 8.8S
30-3995 to 1896 Wool Sports Suits, 1888 to 1888
l5-l7,95 to S45 Sport Dresses-------4.SS to 1888
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-12

band; Gen. and Mrs. Wade
Haislip. Mrs. McCeney Wer-
Itch. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Fol-
ger and Chief of Protocol and
Mrs. John F. Simmons, the
latter in a white spring hat.
F. ID. r., Jr., There
Also there was former Rep
reSentative Franklin d. RooSe-
welt. IT.. who came in with Mr..
Charles Patrick Clark, Mr..
Edgar Morris. dressed in din
ner clothes, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Briggs. Mrs. Kingdom Gould
and Mrs. Arthur Radford,
wife Of the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff. sporting
an Ike" pin.
Mrs. John Foster Dulles, wife
OF the Secretary of State, came
with her Sister-in-law, Mrs.
Eleanor Dulles, and others
were Senator Theodore Francis
Green. the Italian Ambassador