Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07

day during q long public h
air facility for the Metropolis
The Government already
II. 900 acres Of proposed airport
land at Burke. In Fairfax
county and. If the airport is
constructed. would require at
least $500 acres more.
The acreage offered. ranging
from ITO acres owned BY Aubrey
Cornelius. Of Arcola, TO small
holdings Of less than five. is
in the general area Of Chan
lilly. roughly 20 miles from
Washington. It is within the
area already designated by the
Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton as a possible airport site
at Chantilly--subject Of yester-
days hearing.
Offered BY Attorney
Yesterdays surprise offer
came from Marshall A. Martin,
IT.. former attorney for the
town Of Herndon. representing
n landholders. One Of them
is DR.. L. H. Blevins, member Of
the Arlington County Board
who. with his wife, holds 800
acres.
These men mean business. "
Mr.. Martin told the hearing
There is no real estate commits
sion involved. There are no
land SPECTATORS involved"
The proposal was made in
writing. with signatures at
tached. to retired Air Force
Gen. Elwood r. Quesada.
presidential assistant for avia-
ton, who called the hearing on
four sites recommended by MIN
for final consideration.
The fourth hearing will be
held on the Fender site at 10
am. Tuesday at Chilcott Me-
mortal Hall in Fairfax.
1t is doubtful that 1000 acres
would be sufficient for the pro-
posed airport, but they GER
tainly comprise a large part
Of 1t.
Burke Specifications
In its land specifications for
a proposed airport at Burke,
the cAA said it wou.l need
1900 acres for the airport
proper, 800 for access road
right-of-way and 1000 for ap-
proach zones. Whether out
right purchase of the approach
zone land would be required
or whether easements could be
acquired has not been de-
termined.
The Blevins tract has been
/ in the family more than $50
years. DR.. Blevins. an Airing
! ton dentist, said. He described
! it as good land. clay and level
without shale or rock" He
was born on the tract.
II also includes the home
stead and birthplace of c. F.
Hutchinson. who manages the
Blevins property.
DR.. Blevins said he cannot
give the exact assessed valu-
alton because part of it is in
Fairfax and the major part in
Loudoun. He said the annual
tax is about $500.
Derides $1,000 Price
He said he considers $500 an
acre a fair price" and de-
rided a light furry Of petitions
circulated some time ago ask
ing $1,000 to $500 an acre.
Il don't think the land is
worth that for farming" he
declared.
Roughly. the area is bounded
by Routes GA and 634 on the
north. GOT on the east. $50 on
the west and so on the south.
1t is % miles from his farm
to his Office in Arlington. DR..
Blevins said.
The offer came near the close
Of day Of testimony which
largely opposed an airport at
Chantilly or Pender. Some Of
1t was a concerted move by
Loudoun County officials and
residents to push the whole
project back to Burke or to
Baltimore Friendship-two of
the final four recommended
sites.
Testimony along this line
came from j. Emory Kirkpat-
rick Of Ashburn. chairman Of
the Loudoun County Board of
Supervisors. Pointing out that
70 per cent of the proposed
Chantilly site is in Loudoun.
he declared that Fairfax Coun-
ty would receive the benefits