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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

tional and historic assets Of lane
near that stretch of the Potomac
between Harper's Ferry anc
Washington. The hearings were
being held by the Washington
Engineer District of the Army
Engineer Corps to determine tht
ACCESSIBILITY Of building dam a
River Bend.
Mr.. Wirth said his Office die
not question the need for de.
veloping adequate water sup.
plies for the steadily growing
Washington area and othel
population centers in the Pc.
tomac water shed.
He insisted. however. that HI
was convinced that a further
study of the water sheds needs
resources and potentialities coulc
produce a solution to the prob.
lem of water supply. This coulC
be done. he added. without wip.
ing existing recreational anC
cultural assets that would b
inundated by reservoirs created
by high level dams above Wash
Iington.
Today's hearing, attended BY
well over 200 spectators and wit
Inesses, will conclude the series
of three that have been con-
Quoted by the Army Engineers il
the area this week. The view
points expressed will be con
Isidered by the engineering stat
in preparing an interim repor
to Congress on the desirabilit!
and feasibility of a River Benz
dam, about three miles upstream
from Great Falls.
I Countering the Park Servicl
position, District Government
ofilcials, led by Col. Rober
Ndathe, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner. urged water storag
structures OF the Potomac no
only to guarantee adequat
drinking water but to provid
desirable lake-type recreation
facilities which would be mad
possible by a dam.
j Aligned with the city official
on this point was Americans TO
Democratic Action, representa-,
by Michael StrauS. Chidin
conservationists for their bi
dam opposition. Mr.. Straus as
serted storing sweet water TO
public use is one of the bes
forms of conservation" He citel
other artificial lakes elsewher
in the country where recrea
Itional development has beef
great and highly favored by tn
public.
. Northern Virginia farmers an
| nature-lovers turned out in fore
yesterday to assail any plan +
build a high level water storag
lam in the vicinity of River Bent
The property downing and ma
ture interests of the Old Domin
ion State voiced substantial
the same opposition as thei
counterparts in Maryland. VIII
had their day in court" with tn
engineers Tuesday. The principe
objections centered around tn
undesirable effects of inundatin
farms. wildlife habitats and his
; torical features such as tn
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal b
constructing a big dam at Rive
! Bend.
Oficials Favor Dam
On the other side Of tn
, controversy were witnesses
; mostly public officials. VIII
agreed that some kind of waite
, impeachment will soon be needle
in the Washington area to boar
water for an expanding popula
ton. The Army Engineers hav
repeatedly warned that, unleS
imnnundnent iS nrnvided III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

IT'S % MILES, almost two
hours, out to the Jack Spot,
where the water is merely 40
to so feet deep, not 100 feet
deep as it is in the steamer
lanes on both sides.
1t takes an ocean cruise in
q small boat, well beyond
sight of shore, to get that
feeling of oneness with 1.-THE
Indicating heart of earth"
AS you gently pitch and toss
and watch the curling white
water at the crests of the
waves, you realize how it is
that some people become so
fond of the ocean-want to 20
out on it and far out on it in
small craft at every oppor-
tunity.
Frank Abbo was telling.
with his choppy Italian ac-
cent, about the time he was
paid for sleeping in a window.
Il was working with a track
gang on the Pennsylvania at
Trenton, N. j." he said. 81
got 81 a day, $l2 a week. I
washed dishes for Is cents
each night and got my 35-cent
dinner for free. That's $3.50
a week. Then the boss in the
restaurant said they were
looking for a man to sleep in
the window in the furniture
store next door-some new
kind of a mattress-and that
1t paid SIS a week. I took the
job and gave up my $1.50-a-
week room.
Now I'm making $3.50 a
week. I wrote my mama near
Genoa and told her how won
derful it was here and sent
her the IS every week. That
was in 1917. I was 26 years
old. I was drafted into the
Army out of that window"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27

demand for water by 1870 may
well exceed the supply of such
a low flow period as occurred in
drought year 1880.
In the teeth of the engineers
contentious, individual oppon-
ents argued that the area does
not face water shortages before
the year 1000. Many added that
the primary solution is to end
pollution of the main stream
and its tributaries to assure pot
able water.
Although the engineer district
staff as a matter Of policy re-
trains from countering argu-
ments at its public hearings, its
experts in the past frequently
have emphasized that the critical
factor they must plan for is not
the annual average daily stream
flow. but those periods when the
flow drops to relative trickle.
Low Flows Forecast
Alarming low flows are bound
to recur, the engineers have
warned. And with sharply in
Icreasing demands for water by
bigger population, farm irriga-
ton and industry in the Potomac
watershed. these minimum flow
periods will find the demand far
in excess of the supply, the en-
gineers have said.
Dam opponents nonetheles:
stood firm yesterday with such
arguments as these:
There is no present or i'm.
minent danger Of a water short
age" asserted Stanley N. Brown
a Leesburg farmer.
Fulton Want, representing the
Loudoun County Planning Com.
mission. objected to tax lossel
that would result from flooding
revenue producing properties
above River Bend.
Shoveling Status Quo Urged
Status QUO for the presen
! Potomac shoreline was urged b,
such conservation spokesman q
Leslie King and John w. Brook
field. jr., representing the Lou
doun County and Virginia sec.
tons. respectively. Of the Izaal
Walton League; DR.. Spencer M
Smith, jr.. Of the National Park
Association and the Citizens
Committee on Natural Resources
and Mrs. Stirling Harrison o.
the Leesburg Garden Club.
Dam proponents numbered
among their most outspoker
voices Mrs. Anne wilkins, mem
, Der of the Fairfax County Boarc
, of Supervisors. and r. B. Hicks
. representing the Prince William
County and Virginia Association
of Electric Co-operatives.
Mrs. Lois Sharpe. Fairfax resi-
|, dent and member of the Citizens
; Council for a Clean Potomac
, called for an objective" STUDY
. by the engineers. She further
| emphasized.that a clean and ade'
quate water supply has prece'
, dence over all other considera'
tons Of the Potomac watershed
. Time is running out" she said
, There is no time for inaction
: We must break l00-year stale
mate along the Potomac"
Spokesman for the city of Fall
Church and the Northern Vir-
ginia Regional Planning ant
/. Economic Development Commits
sion. while taking no specific
stand on the River Bend location
! for dam. stressed the need TO
! an assured water supply com
: ing from the Potomac and indi
Gated storage reservoirs some
} where along the stream are es
sential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Truckway in Park
Faces Court Fight
Mrs. ArchboId
May Be Joined
By Glover
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Charles c. Glover. jr., son
Of the major donor of the
land now constituting Glover
Archbold Park, may Join Mrs.
Anne Archbold, the other donor,
in going to court to seek to
block a proposed truck highway
through the park.
Mr.. Glover today blasted as
an determination and outrage" a
recommendation of the National
Capital Planning Commission in
favor Of the truckway.
He accused the planning COM
mission of "muddled thinking"
and "haphazard judgment" in
approving the idea last week.
Mr.. Glover's father, who for
many years headed the Riggs
National Bank. gave 771a acres
OF the parkland in 1924 for
strictly park purposes. Mrs.
Archbold shortly afterwards gave
another % acres.
Cited Congress Action
Mr.. Glover said Congress, in
a special act of acceptance, spe-
officially sanctioned the restricted
use of the land.
Il consider it a disheartening
breach of good faith to put a
highway through ground which
was given and accepted as park
land" Mr.. Glover told The Star.
He said his father had in
tended the land to be used as
"a children's playground and had
so stipulated.
Mr.. Glover also said a truck
highway would damage residen-
tial neighborhoods bordering on
the park. At some points. he
pointed out, the planning COM
mission proposal would leave the
park a solid strip of concrete.
The planning commission, over
opposition from the District, APP
proved the Glover-Archbold
route as connection with Mary
land Route 240. Highway off,
cials said the road would prob
ably be nine lanes wide.
Near Nixon Home
Glover-Archbold Park starts
just above the Potomac at Canal
and Foxhall roads and runs
north toward Wisconsin avenue.
. Among properties bordering it
are Vice President Nixon's home
and several large apartment
buildings. including the West
chester. Mr.. Glover's own house,
at 1900 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, overlooks a portion of the
park.
Mr.. Glover stressed that he is
not opposed to putting a suitable
road through the park. This has
long been planned by the Dis
trict. But the plans up to now
have excluded trucks.
Mr.. Glover said he could not
understand why planners favored
bringing trucks through the city
at all. He said they ought to be
kept outside.
Mrs. Archbold. through her
attorney. Hugh Obear, already
has, told the planning commits
! sion she may go to court to try
to stop the highway plan. Mr..
Glover said he has not yet made
up his mind on a course of &C
ton. but that legal steps are a
possibility.
/ Mr.. Obear, in addition to the
congressional act, has cited a
compact between the District
and the National Park Service,
signed in 1913. which stipulated
that the proposed road through
the park shall be limited to the
use of passenger-carrying We
hicles."
The then Interior Secretary,
j. A. Krug. in a l948 letter to
Mrs. Archbold. said he con-
Cured in the view that conver-
sion of the proposed park road
to a commercial freeway"
would be 'in violation of the
purpose for which the land was
donated by you and Mr.. Glover. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-27
Park Service Assoi|s
Plans for River Bend Dam
With Says Reservoirs Would Ruin
Assets of Lond, Asks for Restudy
BY JOHN w. sTEPP

National Service denounced today and all
dam at River Bend the Potomac
River below Harper's Ferry Va
prepared for the last Of three public hearings
Conrad Wh park service director asserted that "ony the
critical needs could justify the inundaon of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
Boord Weighs Cuse
Against Tovern Owner

The Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board today had under ad.
visement a charge against a
tavern proprietor Of violating
District liquor laws.
Robert w. We'll. Al. co-owner
of a restaurant at sos @ street
NV, yesterday appeared be-
fore the board in connection
with a police charge Of being
drunk and disorderly in his
tavern in July. At the time he
forfeited SIS on the charge.
Mr.. We'll yesterday denied
the accusation. Three police
men. two Of whom arrested him,
testified against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
Robertson
Blasts Court

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Oct.
II Ex-senator A. Willis Rob-
ertson, Democrat Of Virginia.
said today the most acute i'm
mediate danger to the Ameri-
can Government is the UNDER
mining of the Constitution by
one or more branches of the
Government more concerned
with achieving immediate re-
suits than with preserving basic
principles.
Il believe the Supreme Court
was guilty Of such an assault
on the Constitution in its school
segregation decision which
sought TO do by decree what
the Congress had refrained
from doing under its powers to
| mp lem emit the Fourteenth
Amendment" he said In an ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
dress TO the Virginia Carolina
Peanut Association.

dress TO the Virginia Carolina
Peanut Association.
Il believe that those mem
beers Of the Congress who sup
ported efforts to restrict the
right Of trial BY jury in order
to make 1t easier for Federal
courts TO enforce DEGREES in
civil rights cases were guilty Of
such an assault.
And, most emphatically,
believe the President Of the
United States was guilty of an
ill-advised assault on the fun
0amental principles Of the Con-
stitution when he ordered
paratroopers into Little Rock,
Ark"
The Senator said he believed
the use Of troops to enforce i'm
tegration in q Southern school
had caused justified resent
ment because Of circumstances
which made 1t appear as IAN
act Of bad faith as well as a
threat to constitutional lib
critics."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

end today after a luncheon at
1890 pm. at the hotel. DR..
Robert w. Van Houten. presi-
dent Of Newark College Of En-
cheering and second vice
chairman Of the council. was
scheduled to preside.
DR.. John c. Adams. president
Of Hofstra College, was TO re-
view the achievements Of the
annual meeting. Robert D.
Calkins. president Of the Brook
ings Institution here. was slated
to speak on Economic Pros
poets and Their implications
for Education"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
.. c. Asks Turnout
For Queen Thursday

The District Commissioners
have called on Washington
residents and businessmen to
help greet Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Phillip next week by
displaying flags and turning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

out to view the royal motorcade
on Thursday.
Next THURSDAY has been
ofiicially proclaimed queen
Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip
Day.
The city heads urged that
flags Of Great britain and the
British Commonwealth be dis
played by business establish
ments, along with the American
Flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
East German University
Liberation Sign Seen

DR.. James Conant former United States High Com
missioner OF West Germany said here last night that
German universities be defeating their purpose Of
creating servants of the state"
In the end he said hopefully they may be creating the
instruments OF their own liberation from communism
Dr. Conan former president Of Harvard University made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

the statements while address,
ing a dinner session of the 40th
annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Council on Education in
the Mayfiower Hotel. He spoke
Of his observations Of education
in the Soviet zone.
Tradition Disappearing
He told some 400 diners. in
GLIDING Lawrence G. Derthic&.
U. S. Commissioner Of Educa-
ton, and Franklin D. Murphy.
council chairman. that the
German tradition Of academic
freedom has disappeared in the
German Soviet zone but
"a modern industrial society
needs flexibility. imagination
and problem solving.
The East German UNIVERSE
ties don't have these and thus
unconsciously may be the in
struments Of liberation from
communism.
He said East German uni
verSities appear to be well
equipped in scientific fields
especially medicine-but in the
field Of human problems one
wonders how effective they can
be-" He added that the East
German institutions "undoubt-
eddy have many similarities 70
universities in other totalitarian
lands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
DIR. Kirk Presides

DR.. Conant was introduced
by Mr.. Derthick. Or. Grayson
Kirk. president OF Columbia
University and first vice chair
man Of the council. presided.
The two-day meeting was to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
1854 R-1oo
International Pickup

fAtGflOIiOflQi PICKUP
See the new Anniversary
M 0 i G is Of International
Trucks from the " ton up
nov on display See the new
A. ! o0-Chompion OF the z
ton Gloss With the new Black
Diamond engine.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
Amelia Athletic Field
NJ ay Be in Prospect

4 move y obtain an aihletic field
for Amelia teams has reached TIE
signing stage Of Incorporation
Incorporation papers have been
drawn up by Valentino WI. Southall.
Amelia commonwealth attorney, for
Amelia County Athletic Field As
ISOLATION. Inc. a non-stock corpora
ton. The papers list as ttie organi-
cations purpose PROMOTION VI county
white recreation and recTra ton taci-
litles
X would -provide. construct.
maintain. operate and fully equip an
athletic field or fields and other
places on structures whers athletic
contests can take place and good
and wholesome recreation can be
obtained " and provide lighting and
other facilities for the field and
structures
Listed on the initial board Of d.
rectors are Clyde A, Hill Eldridge
Mcmillan, Philip F Boeppie, S S
Watkins, r. H Hill, D HI Flippin.
George Ashman and Harold Ham
ner. all OF Amelia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
Considers Starting Sewage,

The association move. La s
spring ali Amelia physician, Pr
j. r. CsNeal said that the poten-
tial danger OF sewage contaml-
mating the unprotected water sup
ply III Amelia C. H.. y increasing
Many Wells Near Cesspools
The county veterinarian, DIR. W.
ID Ellett. noted at the time that
most OF the wells III the village
anu barely 50 feet from a cesspool,
and that frequently during rainy
weather the drain fills empty on
top Of the ground
Tie association believes that
the condition Of the present va
tes supply and sewage disposal is
ietardlas growth OF the area. Any
industry moving into the area
would need assurance Of an ade-
qaate water supply and sewage
disposal. say association members.
Last spring the association cam
yassed Amelia C. II. residents. and
those III the immediate area. and
found that approximately 80 per
cent are III favor Of central water
and sewage systems.
Amelia county supervisors have
approved inclusion Of all county
property in such system. School
board members have indicated
that they would favor inclusion Of
the existing White school at Anne
LA c H.. and the projected build
ng, but not Russell Grove school.
Facilities at the Negro school are
considered adequate for the next
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
District Nominate
POwhatan ASC
Committeeman

Candidates for PoWhatan Agricui-
tural Sterilization and Conservation
committeeman were nominated by
the Huguenot. Macon and Spencer
district election boards September
H.
Committeeman will be electtd, ~
mail between October and III
with three members and TWO alter
mates to be named by each district
Additional persons may be noml-
mated by petition. Requirements are
petitions. signed BY 10 OF more eli
pible voters. to be submitted 10 K
Lloyd Phaup county AsC Office
manager BIZ September %.
These elected viii assist IN
county ASC committee i'll admins
tration Of the agricultural conser-
walton, marketing quota price sup
port and SOIL bank programs III Their
respective districts
Candidates nominated ior Hugue-
not district are Clyde o. Bodle
David Gable, Herm a p KnaDe.
George II Lee Lloyd II Williams.
Ebert G.. Younce, ] William Win
free. william T. Ahern. c. Mason
Knabe and Wallace F. Meyer
Macon district nominees are g..
Berkeley Cosby, Jr, Paulus c ellis.
4 Eugene M. Walton Thomas X.
! Booker, Robert J Lester . Bagby
Jones. Carlton n Elan Willard
Walthall. Robert Henry Hatcher
ana Jack Clayton
Candidates III Spencer district are
Andrew ". Bell, Edwin F Hicks,
Max Q kilby William 4 Williams,
Philip n Brauer. d. Lee Palnore
Robert / Worsham, Richard G
Goodwin j. Gordon MaAey and y
Wilson Thornton
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
Pbwhatan Plans Field
For Football, Baseball

i 4 move TO obtain lighted
Combination football baseball field
In POMhatan took i forward step
Thursday when a group OF 80
PoMhatan businessmen and ath-
letlc officials decided 70 request
tine Powhatan County War Me-
Im6rial Building Recreational COR
IIporation to take charge Of the
tprpject.
The project would be under
Ia ken with private funds and la
| boz on d site near the county war
Hmtmorial building
Plans have been made for grad
flntAland draining the field. Four
linen, Clifford Blankenship. j. B,
lWbrsham. Howard A. Merchant
and R. ] Willis, have agreed to
ddnate their time as bulldozer OPP
erhtors.
( Eventually the field would be
lu.i ed for Powhatan High School
lfdotball and baseball games. as
well as those Of the Powhatan
james River league baseball team
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17
Powhatan Seniors
Elect Webb President

New president OF The Powhatan
High School senior class is Wilbur
Webb who was elected September
u
Lorena Denton is class yice-presi-
dent with 10 Elan. SECRETARY
owen Walker treasurer E nj n 4
Guthrie reporter. ana Mrs II M.
Franklin. adviser
Committees lected include
social Esther Laws, chairman
Miss Guthrie, Edward Lagne and
Mary Ann CLAYTON, calendal Gray
Lawson, chairman, Miss Clayton,
Sidney Bradbury and Ted Adams
policy Owen Walker. chairman. All
Bottoms, Joyce Davis and Brad
bury and room, Miss Dentoh chair
man, Phyllis Annette. Patsy Morris
and Cameron Blandfofd
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17

September 3.
Months u wvfk by the county
Parent Teacher association are be
hind the school board approval vi
Ihe bond issue Tie P-TA has spOn-
sored d series 81 meetings thIs sum
mer TO sound ont public opinion Oh
the school building program.
Al tie Week end action u tile
supervisors on the bond issue re-
manned IN doubt Two superA lsors
II 3. Jones chairm an. ana
Ephralm Anderson. have Indicated
That they are not N favor VI a bond
Issue thls year
Jones cited the states integration
problem and county finances as tWo
reasons ior. ills stand, adding that
they might be worked out over 1
period Of several years
H. added that he Was willing ID
~ along with bond issue II Ais
constituents telt that one wa 5
needed
n the next 10 years. sup4rlaten-
dent 0 A Norton has predicted
Amelia school needs of S9l8 2n0.
This sum would include Sial .98O to.
the countys white schools and
s43l 200 for the colored schools
Amelia has MADE no capital out-
lay for white schools since 1850 4
total Of S395 600 has been spent Oh
Negro schools since 1850.
If the supervisors decide ID pe-
titlon the circuit court for authori.
zation Of bond election for the
November ) election. building Of
both white and colored facilities vii!
be at stake
A siA-clasS-room elementary school
building with a combined cafeteria
and multi-purpose room, would be
constructed for white children Two
possibly three, rooms and com.
bined cafeteria and multi purpose
room would be added III .Russ Il
Grove Elementary School to satisfy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-17

years as far as water supply and
sewage are concerned.
Construction Would Cost S450. 900
A firm Of consulting engineers
made preliminary study and es-
timated cost OF construction at
100000 Association officials es-
timated that this costs could be
paid off IN 80 years.
Figures presented by Chairman
Charles A. Holman. Ill, indicate
that the highest possible basic
charge. for minimum use OF water
and sewer facilities. would be $40
q month for 80 years.
Judge Jefferson has indicated
that a detailed engineering study,
showing the costs Of the combined
system, water alone and sewage
alone, is needed. Holman said in
May that the next step would be
a detailed engineering study. at
an estimated cast Of $4,000.
Judge Outlines Procedure
Judge Jefferson outlined the
procedure as making the detailed
survey obtaining signatures on
petitions. presenting the petitions
TO the court. and the issuing Of an
order by the judge. The order
would cali for, or refuse, forma-
ton Of a special district and au-
thorize a bond issue.
All Of the association officers
were reelected at the September
3 meeting. G. B. Goodman was
named to another tegm as pres