Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17
Second Airport
Activity Gains
On 4 Fronts

Activity on the controversial
second National Airport for the
Washington area appeared to be
increasing on at least four
fronts last night.
Latest developments were:
/. James T. Pyle, Civil Aero
nautics Administrator, has called
for a new study Of the Belmont
Bay area Of Prince william
County. Va, as an alternative
site to the Burke, Va, area.
2. A group Of representative
citizens Of Prince william
County yesterday voted to ap-
prove an additional airport on
the Potomac in Prince william
II the CAA approves.
3. Another group Of organized
Prince William residents ex-
pressed concern that they had
not been consulted but took no
stand on Representative Broy-
hills stand that the new air.
port be located at Belmont Bay.
22h miles from the White
House.
Senate Report Awaited
4. There were hopes that a
special Senate appropriations
subcommittee would meet this
week to finish writing its report
on the airport situation-a re-
port that is expected to be split
on whether plans should proceed
for Burke.
Mr.. Pyle had said earlier that
the airport problem had been
Studied to death" But yester-
lay he explained that the CAA
should know the answers il it is
,alled on to consider the Prince
William County location.
He asked Herbert H. Howell,
director Of the CAA Office Of air.
'orts, to start study tomorrow.
Mr.. Howell said one point to
De determined is whether the
Belmont Bay site lies east of
he line drawn as the limit Of
he area in which sites would
De considered. The purpose Of
his line was to make sure that
raflc of a second airport would
lot interfere with that of the
Washington National Airport.
Travel Time a Factor
1t was pointed out that in bad
all traffic in and out of
The present airport is on a north
'outh line. The Belmont Bay
area is south and a bit to the
west of National Airport. Mr..
Howell said one point would be
10 determine whether traffic in
reference would make it impos-
Sible for the two airports to OPP
crate independently.
Ground travel time between q
supplementary airport and WASH
ington is a factor. Mr.. Howell
said that in the search for the
second airport site one limit had
been 30-minute travel time from
the White House. The Burke site
fell within this limit.
Efforts are being made to
have q meeting this week Of the
Appropriations Subcommittee,
headed by Senator Holland,
Democrat Of Florida. He said he
hoped his group would conclude
its work soon.
The Holland subcommittee
was designated at the close Of
the last session of Congress to
try to resolve the argument over
The Burke project. the impact Of
the jet airplane age and all
other facets of the issue.
Extensive hearings were held
oy the Holland subcommittee
md proposed drafts of its report
70 the full Senate Appropriations
Committee now are under study.
For one thing, one member Of
he committee is Senator Mag.
luson. Democrat of Washington.
Who is chairman of the Inter-
tate and Foreign Commerce
Committee. That committee pre-
'iously had explored that whole
problem and concluded that it
would be best to go ahead with
Burke.
Senator Holland is expected to
lave support for his position
hat there should be a trial at
daryland's Friendship Airport.
But the biggest stir caused by
Republican Representative Broy-
hills statement favoring Bel
mont Bay was among the people
Who live near IL. The Occoquan-
0umfries Chamber of Commerce
:alled a meeting of representa-
i've citizens in the Woodbridge
Of the Bank Of Occoquan
md supported a Prince William
airport if the CAA and engineers
ind it feasible.
The board of directors of the
county chamber met after the
open meeting and approved the
Belmont Bay site. according to
Rex Bond, secretary Of the group.
he said q committee was APP
pointed, called the Committee
'or q Prince William Airport. to
conduct further studies Of the
proposal.
Members Of the committee
are: C. c. Cloe, State Demo-
ratio Committeeman for Prince
chairman; Francis M.
coffey. a member Of the North
srn Virginia Regional Planning
Commission; Lee c. Lansing, jr.,
IN architect; James Davenport
Of Manassas and G. p. Mander-
field. chairman Of the Industrial
Committee Of the chamber.
Belmont Residents Wary
The Belmont Civic Association
all as families that live on the
proposed airport site-said It re-
ceived the Broyhill proposal with
mixed feelings. The executive
board. according to Richard G.
Neal, declared:
"Tn date niihlicitv indicates