Evening star., 1957-12-02
Airport Site Battle
Opens in Baltimore
Borroge Fired
To Have Port
In Friendship
BY CHARLES j. YARBROUGH
star stsd Correspondent

BY CHARLES j. YARBROUGH
star stsf Correspondent
BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. a.
Baltimore and Anne Arundel
County fired their big gun
today in what may be d final
oarrage to get Friendship Air
port as Washington's second
air facility.
1t was the first Of four public
hearings on sites recommended
for final consideration in the
Washington area airport
search.
The designation for final
consideration of Baitimore's
Friendship and Burke, Chan
tilly and Pender in Fairfax
County were made to the White
House by Elwood r. Quesada,
special assistant to the Presi-
dent.
3 Other Hearings
The other three hearings will
be held in Fairfax at Chilcott
Memorial Hall at 10 am.
Wednesday on the Burke pro-
posal, at 10 am. Friday on
Chantilly, and at 10 am. on
Tuesday. December 10. on
Pender.
Gen. Cuessda, retired Air
Force general. opened the
hearing today at Friendship
Airport with William J. Mad
den Of the Civil Aeronsutics
Board as hearing officer.
The Maryland congressional
delegation. headed by Senator
Butler. Republican: Senator
Beall. Republican. and Repre-
sentative Landlord. Democrat,
lead the Baltimore-Anne Arun-
del presentation.
All admitted the need for q
second Washington airport and
pointed to Friendship as a ia
cility already available.
Representative Lankford saw
this airport as a safety valve"
for WASHINGTON air congestion.
A letter from Senator BeaIl
was along the same line.
Measure Impact on Area
The hearing was to measure
impact Of an airport on the
area involved. In all instances
today's witnesses declared en-
phatically the impact would be
favorable.
William Bouchet III. execu-
tive director of the Greater
Baltimore Committee. testified
that a construction Of a third
airport would be "unwlse and q
financial irresponsibllity." He
mentioned the recent emphasis
on scientific and military re-
search and achievements and
said the money should be spent
in that direction.
At one point he was cautioned
to conflne the issue to the i'm
pact the increased facility
would have on the area.
Frank McHueh. aviation di-
rector for the Baltimore Asso-
citation of Commerce. said we
will welcome the benefit any
increased operations might
have"
Arundel Leader Testifies
Another witness. Bruce p.
Wilson. president of the Anne
Arundel Trade Council, told the
hearing Fine air service is
another factor which deter
mines the economic prosperity
OF an area. / certainly hope
you won't go the other way
put another airport even
further away from Baltimore
than National"
Kent r Mullikan. manager
Of the eastern division. Eouit-
able Life Assurance Society,
who lives near Annapolis,
speaking as a businessman.
complained of air service now
available in Baltimore. He des-
cribed himself as captive
exhibit vino gets trapped in
Washington.
Capt. c. G. Halpine. of An
napoliS. said 1T is common
sense 10 use a facility already
here" He spoke Of the likely
use Of short takeoffs aircraft
and what impact that would
nave on enormous alrportS" of
the future.
Stand of Glen Burnie
Another witness. william
Padfield. president Of the Glen
Burnie Improvement ASSocia-
ton. said the association board
of governors has voted unani-
mouSly TO go along with
Friendship as an auxiliary to
Weshington."
The final witness, F. Z. Won
Schwerdtner, of the Anne Arun-
del County Plan and Zoning
Commission, summed it up this
way:
ANY detrimental effect Of a
new airport already has been
realized in this area. The only
result of expansion here will be
beneficial"