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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Tunnel Rood
Bids Opened

BALTIMORE, June is (P.-
"a Baltimore firm was low bidder
at $4,015,305 yesterday on a con-
tract for a section of the north
approach expressway for the
Baltimore Harbor tunnel, the
State Roads Commission an
nounced.
c. j. Langenfelder & Sons, Inc
submitted the low bid. The high
bid was $4.178,125.
One part of the approach will
begin just north of U. S. No. 40
and extend northeast for about
1.64 miles. Also involved in the
job is the construction of an
interchange. six bridges and the
reconstruction or relocation of
four existing streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Woman Who Lost Homes
In War Becomes Citizen

having to start at the very be-
ginning again. She has COM
Ipleted practical nurses course
at Prince Georges General Hos
Ipital.
Works in Clinic
Since her stay here she has
worked at the hospital in the
heart clinic and station, where
she has thoroughly enjoyed her
duties and earned enough to buy
a new car this year.
Il have three sisters and A
mother in Lithuania, but the
Embassy here told me not to
write as they probably would be
punished" she said.
Her family lives in an area
under Russian control,
A mother and son naturaliza-
ton was recorded when the oath
was taken by Chi Yu Feng Pal
and SEE Ming Pal of 1912 Lacka-
wanna street, College Park.
SEE, 81, is an electrical en-
cheering senior at the Univer-
Sity of Maryland. His father,
Shin I. Pal. is a research pro-
fessor in the College of Engineer
ing, and was naturalized in the
same courtroom last September.
The family previously lived In
their native China. Mr.. Pal
taught seven years at the Ma
tional Century University, Nam
king, after receiving his doc
tors degree in 1910 in aeronau-
tics and mathematics at the
California Institute of Tech
nology.
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New Members Take Over
|Stote Roods Commission

since the law provides that one
roads commissioner shall come
from the Eastern Shore, one
from the Western Shore and
one from Baltimore City. One
of the three has to be a Demo.
lcrat.
A spokesman in the Governor.
Ioffice said Mr.. Bennett will con-
tinue to serve on the commission
until the chief executive has
made the new appointment.
Mr.. Bonnell, who resigned a.
vice president of the Fidelity.
Baltimore National Bank &
Trust Co. to take the chairman.
ship, will be paid $25, 900 a year
compared to $4,000 received by
Mr.. Mccain.
Gov. McKeldin announced his
intention to dismiss all three
commissioners in the wake Of
public criticism of the roads
agency, much Of it stemmine
from land speculation scandals
i'm Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties involving Ben
Du Pre-. former right-of way
engineer for the commission.
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2 Army Officers and Sergeant
Reprimunded in Drowninqs

CAPE HENRY. Va, June Is
(P.-Two Army officers and one
sergeant who is from Fairfax
County. Va. received reprimands
for varying degrees Of negli-
eence" In the drowning Of three
enlisted men here May 8.
In addition, the sergeant has
been reduced in rank one grade
He is Serst. l/c Jack l.. Haskins
Of Lorton in Fairfax County.
The reprimanded officers are
1t. Rex d. Brock. "a, Of Stafford
Kans., and Capt. William M
Dean. 81. Of Los Angeles.
There will be no court martial
Of the three, however. a report
Of the findings by a board OF in.
nuiry disclosed yesterday.
Three members Of a five-maE
crew aboard a LvT danding We.
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Bids Sought for Work
On Virginia Turnpike

RICHMOND, June Is (P).-
The MISUNDERSTANDING Turn
pike Authority has asked for
contractor bids for the first sec
Ition of construction on the So
mile toll route.
The authority Wednesday
asked for bids on a 2.5 miles
section just north of the APP
pomatox River. Bids will be
opened July II.
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lhicle track drowned while at
tempting to round a retaining
wall jutting from the beach Of
this amphibious training post.
1t. Brock was reprimanded.
the report said. for failure to APP
Ipreciate fully the possible exist
ence Of hazardous condition
and to take maximum precau-
tons while in charge Of a pla-
toon undergoing training when
the fatal accident occurred.
Capt. Dean. 1t. Brooks COM
handing officer. was repri-
handed for failure to exercise
proper command supervision.
Sergt. 1lc Haskins was reduced
TO sergeant for absenting him
self from his platoon during the
training and consequently not
being available when the acct
dent occurred.
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Boy. IA, in Rape Case
Gets Reform School

BALTIMORE. June is (R.-
Gerald Lee Smith, 14-year -old
boy convicted of assault at his
rape trial. was given a five-year
suspended sentence in Youth
Court yesterday on condition he
remain at Boys Village Reform
School until he is 81 years old.
The boy. who is colored, was
accused Of attacking an 11-year-
old white girl the morning OF
May l while she was on her way
to school. Probation officers told
the court young Smith has been
Ia problem child throughout his
school career.
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Poy Boosts Urged
For Psychiutrists

BALTIMORE, June is (P.-
The Maryland Health Depart
ment was urged yesterday to
increase the pay of its psychia-
trists If it hopes to retain such
personnel and replace doctors
who have resigned.
The proposal was among sew
eral in q letter from Mrs. Arthur
J. Rawson Of Frederick. chair
man of the Community Clinics
Committee Of the Maryland AS
ISOLATION for Mental Health.
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A Lithuanian woman who
twice lost her home during alice
b0mbings in World War II be.
came q United States citizen yes
terday in Prince Georges County
Miss Marta Victoria Dauksaite
was among SO persons who swore
allegiance to this country before
Judge Charles c. Marbury ir
Circuit Court at Upper Mari.
boro.
Her two wartime homes were
blasted by poor shot allied
bombers, she said. who appar-
emily were aiming for the nearby
searchlight factory at Leipzig
Germany.
Each time the barracks were
destroyed we were at work. but
we lost all our belongings" Miss
Dauksaite recalled.
She said she had begun nurses
training when the war began,
then was hustled into a work
camp by the Germans and as
signed to the searchlight factory
Blankets Form Rooms
I'VE had wooden shoes to wear
and hung blankets as walls for
rooms in the barracks" she
added.
After the war, the attractive,
blue-eyed brunette was placed in
a displaced persons camp near
Munich. Through a social call
with a friend, Miss Dauksaite
met persons who knew Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Lewis of 1920 Wico-
moco avenue. Beltsville.
Through correspondence, the
Prince Georges couple became
interested in Miss Dauksaite and
sponsored her trans-oceanic trip
and five-year stay in this coun-
try.
One of the first things she
asked is if everyone here were
rich," recalled Mrs. Lewis.
Miss Dauksaite, 80, does not
want to re-enter nurses train
ing. She said it would mean
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|InMurderCose
Held Justified

BALTIMORE. June is (R.-
The man accused Of numbering
and raping a Baltimore County
matron has been described "as
good a parole risk as comes down
the line"
The description Of 21-year-olc
Carl Daniel Kier, colored, was
given Wednesday night by Wal
lace Reidt. State director of pa
role and probation.
Kier is accused of the bludgeon
murder Of Mrs. John H. Bopst
ljr., found slain and raped in
her home Tuesday.
Grieved Over Crime
mo one is more grieved than
I over the atrocious crime that
has been committed" Mr.. Reidt
said, but he said he felt the pa
role board did all it could "tc
protect the interests of society. /"
He spoke before the Grand
Jurors Association here. Though
he was not q member Of the
parole board when it released
Kier, Mr.. Reidt said:
If today I was given the same
type Of man with the same kind
LOT record, / would parole him. /"
A. Earle Shipley, member OF
the parole board, told the former
Jurors he was depressed for
having participated in the re-
lease Of the man."
He said the case may require
a "restudy Of the whole function
of parole"
Record Reviewed
Mr.. Reidt and Mr.. Shipley
both reviewed Kier'S record. They
noted he had a juvenile violation
at the age Of IL and subsequent
burglary conviction which drew
a five-year term.
His prison record was consid-
cred excellent and he was paroled
last August l after serving II
months. Kier was given a Job
by the same employer who had
hired him prior to his conviction
and worked steadily until last
March when he was fired after
he got into an argument with
a fellow worker.
He Immediately obtained new
employment with a fertilizer
company and worked steadily
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until last Friday when he was
given a seasonal layod.
Mr.. Reidt said Kier reported
faithfully to his parole officer
last Monday and was told to
come back Friday if he didn't
obtain work.
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BETHESDA BUSINESS SECTION BYPASS

Under plan for Bethesda
Capital
the right
half
budget for The
widening
for wider
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PARKWAY-FORD

FORD "a Skyliner S-cylinder hard
TOP: radio. heater, Fordomatic. Wv
tires: 2-tone blue and white: many
afbar aonaeeorias. al o0E
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FORD 40 convertible: T. & h.. Con-
tinental kit; far above AVERAGE in
every wayl Top and paint in first-
class cond.; only S495 SILVER
SPRING MOTOR CO., INC, 1902
E.-W. hwy. tat Ga. ave., Sil. Spg-.
Nd. JU. $4,000.
FORD SO VS. Ranch Wagon; Ford
omatic, radio. heater: medium green
fntsh with white band; $l.695.
PARKWAY-FORD
1851 NJ St. NV. FE. 3-22o4
FORD '55 Crown Victoria; Fordo-
matte, power steering, 7. and h,
Wv. tires: S2.l99. HORNER'S
COR; Buick Dealer. Fla. ave. ne
at 9Th. Ii. 6-6464
FORD '53 CuStomline VS. Fordor;
radio. heater, seat covers. wind
shield washer: orig. Sheridan blue
finish: $500 HILL & SANDERS.
Wash,'s Oldest Ford Dealer. 1900
14th st. NV. NO. Till. Open
ewes. til 9, Sat. I'll. 5.
FORD 1853 Tudor: 2-tone blue. r.
and h.. turn signals. new tires
Price. $3.50. WA. 1884.
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AUToMoBlLEs FOR SALE

c IRYsLER 81 windsor de luxe 4-dr. !:
auto. trans. radio and heater. A
wonderful car for only 1895, sos
down.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
FENNER MOTORS

de SOTO 1856 Firedyte Sportsman:
laii power equipment, r. and h.. Wv.
ltires. 1000 miles: priced for quick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FORD 1855 Custom Tudor; radio,
heater. sparkling green hnishi as
low as Slg5 down: full price MON
CLOSED suNDAY~oPEN MONDAY
HANDLEY-FORD
1923 Ga. Ave. NV. ia. 9-s416
FORD '54 Custom VS. Tudor; blue,
white; =. and h.; Fordomatic: ex-
sellent ,s;ond., diplomat leaving;
FORD $50 Fairlane; r, h. and Ford
Si.aS5. IA. s-7Gis. III
FORD SIS VS. Custom 4-dr.: Ford
omatic. fully equipped. Excel. cond.
OWNER. tn. 2-7645. IL
FORD 1854 custom VS. Tudor; r.
and h.. "Fordomatic. low mileage,
exceptionally clean, s1,145.
FENNER MOTORS
1896 Bladensburg Rd NE. Ii. 6-3636
Your NE. De Soto Plymouth Dealer
FoRDs-'5O VS. Tudor; radio and
heater, S295; 81 VS. Tudor; radio.
heater. Fordomatic, S495: so Gus
tomline VS. Tudor; RADIO and heat,
SALES 81 FIR nc, s SSS aa' av ao n.R'
RA. 6-1122.
FORD "a Skyliner S-cylinder hard
TOP: radio. heater, Fordomatic. Wv
tires: 2-tone blue and white: many
other accessories; S1,395.
PARKWAY-FORD
3051 M st NV. FE. 3-2204
FORD SO Custom VS. Tudor; r. and
h., 2-tone blue: local owner and
it shows 1t. Only S795. Bank-rate
financing. SILVER SPRING MO-
TOR CO.. INC. 1902 E.-W. hwy.
iat Ga. ave) Sill. Spg.. Md. JU. g.
FORD '55 Ranch Wagon: low mile
age; also '55 Chevrolet: "a Ford;
SO Plymouth and '53 WHY'S wag-
ons TO choose from: all thoroughly
conditioned and guaranteed: low as
sos down. SILVER SPRING MO-
TOR CO.. INC, 1902 E.-W. hwy.
lat Ga. ave., Sill. Spg., Md. JU.
9-4500.
FORD 81 VS. de luxe 4-dr. sedan !:
finished in beautiful ocean blue;
clean interior. smooth powerful
motor. practically new tires, has
plenty of extras; BIG VALUE AT
S495.. trade and terms; ask for Mr..
Hawkins.
Stohlman Chevrolet
3270 M st. NV.
AID 2-4614 AID. 2-1646
FORD so 4-dr., 3-seat Country Sc
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WHEELER, INC,

CHRYSLER- PLYMoUTH-I IMPERIAL
LARGEST WASHINGTON DEALER
$500 WISCONSIN AVE, EN- 3-4S00
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FORD 81 VS. de luxe 4-dr. sedan
finished in beautiful ocean blue
clean interior. smooth powerful
motor, practically new tires, has
plenty Of extras; A BIG VALUE AT
S495. trade and terms; ask for Mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11

CHRYSLER 81 Windsor Newport
hardtop coupe automatic trans
mission. radio. heater. beautiful G.
tone finish. one owner; like new
inside and out: best Chrysler ever
made; terrific buy. $685.; safety
tested for your protection: 30-day
written warranty. PAUL BROS.
9 (OLDSl. KE. 1.l30R 10
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FORD .53 9-pssseneer Country Sc
dan: Fordomatic, r. and h.. sun
visor; 81 1875; orig. owner. 4i3s N.
2Rth I'd Arl-. Va. Ia. 2-a127
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sale.
FENNER MOTORS
1886 Bladensburg Rd NE. Ii. $500
Your NE. De Soto-Plymouth Dealer
DE SOTO 1852 VS. sedan: r. and
h., a. l.. .. s.: only sos down. PINEY
BRANCH MOTORS. JU. 5-S525,
DE SOTO 1852 Sportsman hardtop
Firedome VS. coupe; 2-tone finish;
trans; very Sharp car: GGARAN-
TED: S195 cash, or S95 dn.
WOLFE MOTORS. 1891 Wisconsin
ave. NV. EN-. 3-0142. Open today
DODGE 1851 coronet 4-dr.. loaded
excel, cond.;. have md car. S475.
Call Mon. after d. JU. S-l2O9.
DODGE SO 4-dr. VS.. ] wish 10
place my personal company car in
the hands of someone who will APP
preciate a wonderful car and q top
esii Mr. INV" WATERS Frs At a0 Lo. 4 AssS'
or no. 2-4400 Monday.
DODGE 40 convertible; motor Just
completely overhauled; r. and HI;
new black top. $50 down and as,
sf MoTo 4 e co Sef iNc sIIy o6s
CIV. IVY %G !as Ga. sve.i. ST. spS: ~
D0DGES-'51 4-dr., equipped, S499:
50 4-drs r. and h., 5000; SO
HORNETS V coRNES S' Buick Dealer.
Fla. ave. ne. at 9th. Ii. 6-6464.
DODGE 1851 Coronet 4-dr. sedan;
MOTOR CO., 1877 10th st. NV.
DODGE 1855 4-dr.; CO. officiars pri-
vate car: new title and warranty;
radio, heater. power steering, power
hite trans; 2-tone green and white;
beaut. showroom condition. ST. 200
discount. J, B: Williams, BEAL
DODGE 1854 club coupe: perfect
condition; 81 ,095. will accept trade,
terms. TORREY MOTOR CO.. 1877
10Th st. NV.
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AUTOMOBILES. FOR SALE

FORD 1853. Ranch Wagon; 7. and
h.; immaculate inside and out:
$S95, SEAS down. BELL MOTORS.
SOLO Wis. ave. NV. Wo- $4,000.
FORD SO IS" Country Pordor sta
ton wagon sedan; I. and h.. driven
less than 5000 miles; like new in
$4,000; Call TU. s-4652 for in
FORD III Tudor 49,; new paint Job.
motor recently overhauled. Wv.
tires. in good condition. and extras.
500 or best offer. Must sell. WA.
FORD 50 Victoria: Fordomatic,
radio, heater: low mileage: one
blue and Snowshoe white: sl,7g5.
PARKWAY-FORD
305l NJ St NV. FE. 3-22O4
FORD 30 coupe: orig. black finish.
radio, heater; best offer. Call AP.
FORD 1850 coupe; has upholstery
worth $3.50. Emerson 3-40a2.
FORD 1861; good running condi-
ton: ex-cab: $3.50 cash or best
offer. AP. 7-930s. liz
FORD SO s-cylinder s-psssanger
Country Sedan; Fordomatic, radio.
heater; seafoam green finish with
white window band; one owner;
s1,295.
PARKWAY-FORD
3051 M st. NV. FE. 3-22O4
FORD 1850 Tudor: heater. seat
e csIf Ju in 7.s sSss condition. SIS
ivory top; red and ivory Interior;
immacuiate cond;; S1.1s5; orig.
FORD "a VS. Tudor sedan; equip
and very good cond.; new paint.
Gall after 8, 10. $500:
FORD ORR, Al. ~ ! club conv,a COUPE; new
cond.: s4-race engine, three 5/i
heads quad carb. and duals. JU.. o.
FORD 1853 Custom "s" Tudor: r.
and h.; ! owner; sS95, St95 down.
BELL MOTORS SOLO Wis. ave
FORD Victoria 1854 hardtop; black
s sna "e eond 70 4oee v' DE- s' s oSfs5
FORD 1919 convertible VS.: CUSTOM
led waterfall blue: matching Gus
tom upholstery: new top: 2 new
tires. r. and h.; mechanically per-
feet: $500. EN-. 2-2931. Ill
FORD '53 Customline "S" Tudor:
2-tone finish, contrasting seat covers.
Fordomatie. r and h.. etc. in very
good cond one owner, low mileage:
6 months or 5000 miles:
'pecial today, S945.
Frank Small, Jr., Inc.
$500 Pa: Ave. Sc. LII. 2-9S27
FORD SO Zephyr 4-door; immae.
FS eTRS; Ss0o Mai ri s77 SSoo niles
Call XII. S-4311 after 5 pm: viii
FORD IS VS. Mainline: 1000 mi,
standard shift, S1.495. XII. 9-2333;
TIE. $1,000. Ill
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CHRYSLER SO Windsor VS. sedans;
choice of several, power equipped,
radio heater, Solex glass. famous
safety features verv little mileage.
never titled new-car warranty.
worthwhile legitimate savings. low
est terms halter Trades
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FORD so 4-dr., 3-seat Country Sc
dan; T. & h.: Fordomatic; ready to
go! AS low as 1920 downi B. &
D. MOTORS, 1892 Ga. ave, Sill
Spg., Md. JU. 7-7SSS.
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0VOll11A1Q11 S11C OAOU
3270 M st. NV.
AID 2-46l4 AID. 2-l646
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PARKWAY-FORD

So5l NJ St. NV. FEE. 3-22O4
CHEW 81 "2l0" conventional 4-dr.
sedan: @-to1e. r. and h: defroster;
$4,000 mi; garage-kept. / owner
like new, Sl,250. AID. 4-2269
toftlcel, WO. $4,000 (homel.
ARITA. IL
CHEV. 40 Fleetline Cdr. town Sc.
dasnna; heater. ! owner. good .cond,
$500 or best offer, LII. 2-54S0.
CHEy. 1917 4-dr.: good cond. 81,
heater: excel tires, battery; $3.50.
Call JE. 3-9597. Ii
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The Stars Move

The feeling that goes along with The
Stars announcement of plans for a new
building is proud one. We are proud of
the growth in the past that has made the
move physically necessary. We are proud
of the promise of the future which makes
the move economically feasible. And we
are very proud of the new home that has
been designed for our occupancy in 1853
as fine newspaper plant, we believe, as
exists anywhere.
We expect to miss Pennsylvania ave-
nue., of course. This corner at Eleventh
street has numberleSS associations for us.
One tends to get used to a place, after a
hundred years or so. We have enjoyed
looking down on nineteen Presidents as
they traverSed the stored route from the
Capitol to the White House. Things will
seem strangely quiet, no doubt, without
the rumble of the StreetcarS, and time
may hang heavy on our hands when we
no longer spend it waiting for these old
elevators to arrive. Even the Starlings
have become part of daily life here--we
sometimes have caught ourselves won
dering fooliShly, as we watch them dart
around our windows in the evening,
whether these birds may not have been
named for US. Memories are made of this.
And we will take lot of memories with
us in leaving.
But there is something else we will
take-something more. As we head for
the wide open spaces south of the Hill,
we will be sustained by the conviction
that we are stepping into the right setting
for another century of improved service
to the community we have known and
loved so long. That, after all, is what
matters. That chance to serve better is
what we will be looking for, when we go.
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City Sodium ReoL Need

Numerous avenues have been ex-
plored in the past in efforts to obtain an
adequate and up to date stadium for
Washington. Some of these avenues have
turned out to be blind alleys. But none of
the past failures obscureS in the least the
real need for stadium. 1t is encouraging
that the Board of Trades stadium COM
mittee, under the Craftsmanship of John
E. Mcclure, is renewing the search for a
practical approach to the problem.
One idea has been to bring to new life
the Stadium Commission, created by Con-
gress toward the end of the war The law
authorizing the commission is still on the
books. What would be needed is the
appointment of new members-three of
them chosen by the Speaker from the
House of Representatives, three by the
Vice President from the Senate and three
Washington citizens to be appointed by
the President There was never anything
wrong with the commission idea. It
persisted because the plans espoused by
the late Senator Bilbo, its chairman, be-
came so grandioSe that even the most
enthusiastic advocates of the stadium
turned skeptical.
Another approach might be to find
out whether the relatively new idea of
urban renewal" can be applicable in
finding the land and making available It's
use for stadium. Variations of this urban
renewal concept have been found prac-
tical in New York and Pittsburgh, not for
stadia, but for other community enter
prises. There is unofficial opinion here
that by invoking this principle, Govern
ment and private enterprise might find
the means for erecting a stadium in
Washington. President Eisenhower was
extraordinarily helpful in clearing away
some of the stumbling blocks to the great
Southwest Redevelopment project. He
could be equally helpful in directing that
some official study be made to determine
the feasibility Of applying the urban
renewal idea in acquiring land in Wash
ington for stadium
stadium is needed in Washington
not merely to accommodate in better
surroundings the professional baseball
and football teams--in themselves great
assets to this city--but for other commu-
nifty uses dependent on adequate facilities
Washington Is peculiarly handicapped, as
community, in undertaking such a
project without leadership OF Govern
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Regional teamwork

The Northern Virginia Planning Com
mission, itself product of regional team
work, has pointed to a particularly
pressing need in the nearby communities
regional teamwork to develop a CO.
ordinated water supply Arlington County
took the first major step toward such a
progressive program when, some years
ago, it linked its water-supply system
with the District plant at Dalecarlia
Other communities in Northern Virginia
meanwhile have built private or public
water systems of their own, depending on
variety Of sourceS-including creeks
and wells. Many of these projects already
have proved inadequate. The nature of
some Of the water-supply sources is such
as to raise serious doubts as to their ca
pacity to meet the growing needs Of some
Of the region-especially Fairfax County.
1t is against this background that
the planning commission has proposed a
study of regional water-supply problems,
with view to tying all communities into
an integrated plan. Chief attention of
the study would be directed to the pos
Sible development of a system or systems
utilizing-aS does Washington and Ar
lington-the Potomac River as source.
Engineers have expressed belief that the
Potomac has ample water for everyone
in the Washington Metropolitan Area,
provided proper antipollution and storage
measures are taken. The Army Engineer
Corps currently is making a survey of the
entire basin. It's findings may be of great
value in formulating master plan for
supplying all or most Of Northern Virginia
with water from the Potomac.
The time is ripe to take stock Of
nearby virginia's patchwork water serv-
ice and to prepare plan for an orderly,
cooperative development of regional
water supply that will meet future as
well as immediate requirements Short
sightedness today will lead to grave
shortcomings tomorrow.