Evening star., 1960-09-24
Schools Relocation
At Andrews Urqed
Citizens Rop
Noise of Jets,
Ask Action
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star Stan Writer

BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star Stan Writer
Residents in noisy jet ap-
proach corridors to Andrews
Air Force Base want Prince
Georges County officials to re-
locate two schools and halt
further home building in the
area.
The pleas were placed before
the county commissioners yes
terday by members of the
ForeStville Citizens Association
who live north of two runways.
They said they also spoke for
residents at the south end of
the field in the Tanglewood
section.
"The planes are flying all
day long and it's impossible for
pupils at Forestville Elementary
to hear everything in class"
said Mrs. Gretchen Klee.
Flights to Increase
She said things will get even
worse when the monthly num-
Der of flights is increased next
year from a present 10000 to
10000.
Similar noises haraSs classes
at Tanglewood Elementary,
Mrs. Klee said. Both schools
are within l mile of the north
south runways.
Planes taking off are be-
tween only 240 and 600 feet
over Forestville School," Mrs.
Klee said.
Herbert w. Reichelt, presi-
dent of the county commits
sioners, said he will discuss
school relocation with the
school board.
IF the schools are moved I
think the Government should
help pay the cost" he added.
Noise and nuisance from jet
aircraft has lowered property
values, Mrs. Klee said. She said
the house she bought for $16,-
900 and improved is for sale
but agents do not expect her
to get more than $14,800 for it.
Demands Action
New and expensive homes
are going up all the time, she
noted. The county, she added,
should do something to protect
potential buyers oblivious to
the handicap.
The land should either be
used for parks, or else some
type of coming invoked that
would prohibit home building"
she said.
Frank AusSiker, president Of
the civic group, left the COM
a model zoning ordi-
nance drafted by the Federal
Aviation Agency for building
controls near airportS. The
will be referred to the
county planning board for pos
sible inclusion in the coming
ordinance now being revised.
Residents said they will petit
ton Senator Beall, Republican
of Maryland, and Representa-
tive Lankford, Democrat of
Maryland. for Federal legisla-
tion regulating building near
military airfields. They would
like it patterned after a meas
ure now applicable to CONNER
cial fields, such as Dulles In
ternational Airport at Chan
tilly.
Cites Emergencies
Mrs. Klee said that besides
being a nuisance to residents,
the clusters of homes hamper
any flyer who must make an
landing short of
Andrews ALB.
Residents, she said, also are
irked over the small payments
the Government is giving for
air easements. The maximum is
5000, she said.
A Federal Housing Admins
tration spokesman yesterday
said the agency two months
ago decided not to insure loans
for mortgage companies on
property within a certain area
of the two runways at Andrews.
He attributed the refusal to
noise and nuisance" of air.
craft.
Addition Planned
A Six-room addition planned
for Tanglewood School in the
next three years will have a
stronger acoustical ceiling tile
that will lessen noise penetra-
tion but not eliminate it, ac-
cording to Thomas S. Gwynn,
jr., assistant school superin-
tendent in charge of planning.
He said two years ago a study
conducted at Forestville, Morn
ingside, Camp Springs and
Tanglewood Schools showed the
noise had no effect either on
scholarship or health. he said.
Owners of about Is pieces of
property in Forestville are
scheduled to have a hearing
next Friday in Federal Court,
Baltimore, on their motion to
dismiss a Government condem-
nation suit to obtain air ease
ments. Residents are baking
at Government prices.