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Evening star., 1961-06-11
By CHARLES YARBROUGH
Star Staff Writer

AS benevolent friends otter
say to minimize an aging
friends accumulating birth.
days. National Airport becomes
20 years young" this week.
By the growth standards oi
present-day aviation's airports
National is old, But it is fal
from infirm.
Only last week, G.. Ward
Hobbs, director of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency's National
Capital Airports, gave a prog.
resS report on $4.5 million worth
Of improvements which are un-
der way to improve Nation
ais passenger convenience and
safety.
They aren't the first trans
fusion and they won't be the
last for what is still one of the
worlds busiest airports. A
decision is being considered
whether to open the 750-acre
facility at WaShington'S door
step to medium-range CONNER
cial jet operations.
Born of strife so strident that
it took a White House order
to get it started, Nationals
birth pains are Strikingly paral-
lei with those Of Dulles Inter-
national Airport'S, now a-build-
ing near Chantilly, Va.
National cost more than THE
original estimates. 1t didn't
open on schedule and it was
criticized in the beginning as
a financial white elephant. AT
the same time, it was hailed as
a model for the world.
The parallel ends abruptly
in the absence of any Sugges-
ton that Dulles will be made
quate before it attains full
stature by about 1875.
That criticism of being in
adequate has plagued National
for at least 10 of its 20 years
On September %, 1910, in
dedicating the still-uncom-
pleted facility, President Frank
lin Roosevelt said: Despite
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Cerebral Palsy Unit
To Run Day Camp

United Cerebral Palsy q
Montgomery County will oper-
ate a summer day camp for
palSied children from July 5-28
at the Palsy Center, Jesup
Blair Park, Silver Spring.
The camp which will provide
recreational activities as well
as physical therapy for chill
dren aged 3-12, will be sup
ported by the Parents Associa-
ton for Cerebral Palsy, Inc. It
will operate from $50 am. to
noon weekdays. Applications
should be filed by June % at
the center.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

Of one Of the finest airports in
the world which will cost,
before completed, not far short
of $40 million"
The project got off the
ground with 1888 million of
Works Progress Administration
and Public Works AdminiStra-
Evening star., 1961-06-11

tion money, appropriated as of
December, 1888.
In mid-December, the old
Civil Aeronautics Authority, a
starving Government orphan
which could offer only SITS, 900
for the project, said National
would be ready to accept planes
"by the end of 1940," adding
Evening star., 1961-06-11

of 81 passengers, make the
first scheduled landing.
Across the way, Samuel j.
Solomon. now an aviation in
Surance executive and then
manager of the old Hoover air
port from 1888, prepared to
close up shop.
Truly an airport dream, Ma.
tional seemed to suffer from
an over-active thyroid. 1t ma
tured quickly.
In mid-1945, Rufus Colfax
Phillips, then president of Air
ways Engineering Consultants,
Inc, told an Airport Users
Conference that the field and
terminal were inadequate al
most before they were built"
He had solemn appreciation
from Charles I. Stanton, ad-
miniStrator of CAA, who in
April of 1943 had ventured
that cit is quite within the
realm of possibility that Ma
tional will prove too small to
handle postwar traffic."
Predictions became more
positive by early 1947, when
Airport Director Hervey F.
Law voiced the need of a sec
ond airport. Traffic, he cited.
"iS so heavy that many planes
have to be kept back in the
holding area" Familiar story?
At the time, aircraft move
mentS were running about $50
every "a hours. Now they aver
age about 1000 a day.
By the time National reaches
its goth anniversary at mid
night Friday, more than ATS
passengers will have
gone through it's gates. It's run
ways have seen 3,854,172 take
OILS and landings.
The FAA figures the airport's
total cost as of June 30, 1861,
at 1888 million and with un-
derstandable pride, cites its
20 year revenues of $36 million.
Experts say $50 million
wouldn't be an outrageous price
to ask If the "for sale" sign
was up.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

that mo effort is being spared
to make National a world
model in every respect"
By October of 1899, the fill
project was rs per cent COM
pleted and "ahead of sched-
ule." Next spring, Col. Sump-
ter Smith, who was in charge
OF the construction, observed
that early completion is 'be-
coming increasingly urgent as
a result of growing air travel. {"
Early in September of 1910,
the opening date was reset,
this time for December IT,
1910, to help celebrate the 37th
anniversary of the Wright
brothers flight at Kitty Hawk.
The cost by that time was up
to $13.5 million.
On September %, with the
terminal building only a steel
skeleton, President Roosevelt
dedicated National Airport and
pretty Garvais Wallace of 6225
Western avenue drew lots to
give American Airlines' DC-3
Flagship District of Columbia
the honor of being the first
commercial airliner to land on
the new runway.
September of 1910 heard
sharp criticism from frugal
Representative Taber that Ma
toinal'S cost had scared to SIS
million.
The Roosevelt impatience
generated new vitality to the
project by the end of April,
1941. Even at that time every
foot of floor space in the ter
minal had been rented and a
waiting list was building up.
After the years of buildup,
the official opening was some
thing of an anticlimax.
At midnight, June 16, 1941,
a crowd of 1000 spectators
lined the aluminium hand rails
on the observation deck to
watch an Eastern Air Lines
DC-3, captained by R. w.
Tucker and bound for Tampa
from New York with full load
Evening star., 1961-06-11

to work on the airport runways,
% million cubic yards of fill
had been dumped on the site.
In November of 1888, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was on hand as
a clam-shell dredge scooped up
the first shovelful of actual
airport foundation.
"This." he said, sis the start
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Georgetown
Waterfront,
Hopes Rise

Georgetown'S in duStrial
waterfront-smelly '1ast from
tier" of one of the city's best
re sidential areas-may be
headed for a full-scale cleanup
william E. Finley, executive
director of the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission, said
last night his agency is moving
ahead" with a study aimed at
upgrading the section. He said
Recommendations are still in
the future, but that many resi-
dents would like to see the
waterfront opened for residen-
tial development.
We've been studying this
for some time, and only now
are having a chance to evalu-
ate results Of a survey by citi-
zen volunteers" he said.
Mr.. Finley said the National
Capital Planning Commission
some time ago was requested by
the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation and the Progressive Cit
izens Association of George
town to look into what could be
done to change the industrial
character Of the waterfront.
The area being studied, he
said, stretches from Rock Greek
to Key Bridge and from M
street to the Potomac River. 1t
is primarily a center for indus
trial and commercial uses,
t h ough some single-family
homes and apartments are To-
Gated there.
Suggestions for new uses
range from a proposal that the
area be zoned for town houses
to one that it be turned into a
waterfront park.
Many people feel something
should be DONE" Mr.. Finley
said. "As yet we have come to
no conclusions"
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Supervised PIoy Plan

A free summer program of
supervised play for retarded
children from S to Z years old
will be offered by the Mont
gomery County Recreation De-
partment. The program is
scheduled from $50 am. to
noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays beginning
June 26.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Building Approved
For Junior VILLAGE
Housing Crisis
To Be Eused
With Project

The overcrowding at the Dis
trict'S Junior Village will be
eased with construction Of a
building to house 80 of the in
stitution'S youngsters.
This project has been au-
thorized by the House Appro-
priations subcommittee headed
by Representative baut,
Democrat of Michigan.
City officials reported yester-
day that the building is to be
opened by this winter. 1t will
cost about $4,000 and will be
paid for from District govern
ment savings" out of the cur
rent fiscal years budget.
Best Proposal
The Rabaut unit picked con-
struction of the masonry-type
building as the best of three
proposals by city officials.
The other two called for con-
struction of quonSet huts and
installation of temporary dor
mitories," similar to the ones
at the University of Maryland.
City officials said it was
noted that the quonset hutS
are hard to heat and that the
trailer-like dormitories would
not meet the Districts build
ing code.
Several other proposals for
relieving the overcrowded in
Stitution, the city'S home for
children whose own homes are
unsatisfactory, had been stud
led and rejected. These in
cluded temporary use of the
old Sibley Hospital nurses hall.
Temporary Structure
Officials emphasized yester-
day that the new building is
considered to be a temporary
structure, and is being built to
meet an emergency situation.
Plans call for construction Of
additional permanent cottages
and other buildings at Junior
Village. located at the foot of
Nichols avenue S.W. in Blue
Plains.
This summer, it is planned
to expand the institutions
camping-out program for the
older youngsters.
The search for emergency
relief measures at the inStitu-
ton was prompted by a state
ment last month by Welfare
Director Gerard Shea that the
city is extremely lucky" that
tragedy hasn't hit Junior Viii
lage.
A check q few days earlier
showed there were 539 young
sterS at Junior Village, which
was designed to house 24O,
Mr., Shea said.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

never won he has always been
a strong contender.
Mr.. Mahoney repeatedly has
done important spadework in
Baltimore. Mr.. Pollack, who
has a great influence in Balti-
more politics, is unhappy with
the Governor and says he's not
sure whom he will support next
year.
Gov. Tawes will be top man
on what is shaping up as a for
midable slate for the primary.
Sure to be on it and seeking
reelection are Louis L. Gold
stein, State Controller who halls
from Southern Maryland, and
Attorney General. Thomas B.
Finan, former State party
chairman and a resident OF
Western Maryland.
Representative Brewster, who
represents big Baltimore Coun-
ty in Congress, seems likely to
get the nod from Gov. Tawes
for the United States Senate
post held by Republican Sen
ator Butler.
An unexpected face ap.
peared on the Senate scene
last week, however. Blair Let
III, Montgomery County de.
cendant of a long line of Mary.
land politicians, announced h;
will seek the post. Mr.. Lee
who during his service in thu
House of Delegates, has clashec
frequently with Gov. Tawes, il
expected to make a stronl
campaign.
James Plans Race
State Senator william S
James of Hartford County, heaC
!, Of the influential Legislative
Committee on Taxation ant
Fiscal Matters, has said HI
plans to run for the Demo
cratic nomination for attorne!
general.
Next year, it appears tina
Maryland's new seat in tht
House Of Representatives viii
be elected at large. There hai
been considerable speculation
that Gov. Tawes might tai
House Of Delegates Speake.
Perry o. Wilkinson for the pos
to give the Tawes slate
Washington area candidate.
Mr.. Wilkinson lives il
Prince Georges County which
with Howard County, wa,
scheduled to get the new con,
gresham until the League o.
Women Voters upset the re.
districting plan with a refe.
rendum petition.
| Hume a Possibility
Still sitting on the sidelinei
is maverick Democrat Davic
Hume of Charles County, whC
resigned as State party treas.
urer after a split with Gov
Tawes. He has expressed in.
terest in the governorship anc
the senate. Ebert M. Byrd
jr., a professor at the Univer,
sity of Maryland, has already
filled for the Democratic nom.
ination for the Senate seat.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

From time to time. we run into
situations which oren't exoetIy news,
perhaps, but which seem to US to be
overdue for someone's attention.
This is one Of them.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

since he became chief execu-
tive after the recent stormy
regular session of the General
Assembly.
The congressional redistrict-
ing act he rammed through the
Legislature was Immediately at
tackled with a referendum
petition. He had angered the
teachers, public school officials
and the State PTA with a pro-
posal to turn a State teachers
college into a branch of the
University of Maryland. His ta1
expansion program met strong
resistance. His plea for reap
portionment of General AS.
sembly seats had been turned
down. Labor leaders said the
Governor had given them moth
ing.
Conflicts Of Interest
And the conflict of interest
situations which dominated tht
debates in the legislative hall!
did not help the Democratic
Party or the Governor.
When petitions were filed b!
Baltimore political boss Jane
H. (Jack) Pollack against tn,
savings and loan and Baltimor,
Municipal Court bills passed a
the 1861 session, Gov. Tawes wa
presented an opportunity to re
assert his leadership. Although
Mr.. Pollack's forces were abl,
to obtain enough signatures t,
submit the bills to referendumS
both measures generally ha'
strong popular support.
Gov. Tawes called the Legis
Ilature back in special session t,
lre-enact the bills as emergenc,
Imeasures-a move that woull
thwart Mr.. Pollack's driv
againSt them. In the. swelterinI
Statehouse Friday, it took tn
General Assembly less thai
eight hours to approve over
whelmingly measures recon
mended by the Governor ant
to beat down diversionary tao
tics by the Pollack forces.
Mr.. Pollock confirmed yes
terday he will go to the court
with the fight he lost in tn
special session.
"The long, long court fight i
about to begin" he said.
The court test will challeng
the constitutionality of emer
gency bills re-enacted by tn
Legislature to regulate tn
states savings and loan in
duStry and revamp Baltimore
court system.
1t. is virtually certain nov
that Gov. Tawes will seek re-
election in 1862. But while tht
Governor recovered some of hi
lost prestige Friday, his return
to office is a long way from be-
ing assured.
George P. Mahoney, a Balti.
more area contractor, is drum.
ming up support for a ract
against the Governor in tht
Democratic primary. Mr.. Ma.
honey has been a frequent Of
lfice seeker and although he hal
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Towes Stock Boosted
By Assembly Triumph
Special Session Action Seen Opening
Way for Governors Reelection Bid
By PAUL HOPE
Star staff Writer

Gov Tawes' political stock has taken Jump result
overwhelming victory he scored in last weeks special
session of the Maryland General Assembly.
"Its the best thing that could have happened" said
associate of the Governor with his the 1862
elections.
The Governors prestige probably at point
Evening star., 1961-06-11

required to build and maintain
adequate detours.
With good planning, includ-
ing a realization that detour
costs must be figured into the
costs Of construction, these de-
tours save motorists from long
stretches Of washboard roads. . !.
and from costly repairs to auto
mobile suspension systems.
District officials say they use
this contract system only when
q detour must be built because
there is no old road that can
be used. This system is cur
rently in use around Four
teenth Street Bridge construe-
ton and around Roosevelt
Bridge construction at the Rock
Creek Parkway.
1t works beautifully, by COM
parison with other detours.
Could End Conditions
Acknowledgement by the Dis
trict that well-paved detours
are part Of the responsibilities
Of any major construction work
could put a stop to detour con-
ditionS motorists now face.
The acknowledgement would
take three forms: 4
l. Expanded use Of construc-
tons contracts with detours
planned and funded in advance.
2. Better routing of truck
traffic so that low-traffie roads
Evening star., 1961-01-29
MATCHMAKER
ESTIMATOR

Immediate opening for experienced
watch and iewelry repair estima.
40-hour week; 209e discount on
purchase; paid holidays and va.
cation; time and one half fol
overtime, and many other worth.
while benefits. Apply personnel
Evening star., 1961-01-29
HELP MEN

|wANTKD-Man 10 can on filing
;sssion,. ;, g, i,s Lsnf nsedsS ;nysnsaiSn saasa
Dahlia. Dept. Ie2. Denver |. colo.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
WOODWARD &
LOTHROP
ilth end ? ets. NV.

w ARE LOOKING for an aFFTes.
sive young man 70 represent us In
. protected territory In the Wash.
area; This TN: 70 E o proven oIport; with w
whose saiesmen % are SSS AIDED ny. by 4 %.
national year round advertisine
program creating direct leads In
this area. Our men average $4,000
comm. per yr.,. based on q substn.
repeat supply business from pres
ent and future users. The success
ful applicant will so through q 3
mo; training program during
which time he will be thoroughly
trained In the use and applica-
tions Of our product. For personal
Snf NSU s0Ifidint:1 s.n:o issrvs" Sss :a ghons Is
Non. and Tues. 81. s.sSSi. ="
Evening star., 1961-01-29
.RELP WOMEN

LIBRARIAN, assistant, for eatalog-
ing and general library work In
research organisation ct George
Washington University. staff Of 3.
Library school degree or exper. re-
auired; salary depending upon
exper;: .good working cond. and
liberal leave policy. CAL FE. g.
Evening star., 1961-01-29

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Evening star., 1961-01-29
RELP MEN

TELRPHoNE-centrai offses. dial
telephone eauipment tnstailers.
Call EMERSON RADIO q PHoN-
OoRAPH CORR 7o1 lamont ct.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
SERVICE MANAGER

We are loosins for 2 dspsndasls
ehanics. orsanizins time. &c.
Ability 70 assume responsibility.
aects. background helpful: $500
Evening star., 1961-01-29
RELR WOMEN

CHEMICAL, general offiee duties,
Of typings pleasant office II eon-
yenient location. Apply DISTRICT
PHOTO SERVICE, INC, 1905
wisconsin ave. NV. Entrance from
Evening star., 1961-01-29

ATLAS AGENCY
1920 N. z. Ave. NV. RE. 7-5787
ADM. SECYS. to ST, 900
Select position in PUBLIC RE-
EDUCATION. EMBASSIES AND
COMMERCIAL OFFICES.
EXECUTIVE OFC. $475
Natl. corp, top echelon contract.
ENGINEERING SIPS
ssey. 70 pres: excel. skills.
UTILITY CO'S.---S1OO
loss:oiD sirl PTi. exec. otc.
LEGAL-------to $4,000
International: criminal: gen.
INTERNATIONAL SO.
Assist Worldwide known tieure
CAP. HILL------$4,600
RECEIPTS. to 500
GIRL FRIDAYS S40O
Politics; assoc: pub. rel.
CLK.-TYPISTS--to 500
Art films: Cap. Hill: others.
CLERKS ------$60-$70
ROOM 227
woodward BLDG. 18th and u NV.
Annette D. Tateln1a1
n, T.kk1S
Evening star., 1961-01-29
.HELp WOMEN

B00KKKEPRR fog retaal business.
Downtown office. Salary open. Cali
en day SAT- sun. after ~. Oh.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
WATERS

WAL GkIS
White. reliable, sober: exper., refs,
am, In newly opened restaurant.
Mr.. DRYBER, Ho. 2-44s0.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-18

THE DEATH PENALTY

Much is being written these days about
the death penalty and some are quite exer-
cised over the question. The debate will
probably continue for long time after we
are gone, but there are two interesting as
poets Of the problem on which agreement
should be possible.
The first is concerned with the method
of execution. In the various countries Of
the world there are various ways men and
women are put to death. Even in the Uni
ted States the various states employ differ
ent methods.
Some hang the condemned, some electro
cute them and others use gas We see no
room for controversy on the proposition that
al those who are to be put to death by the
state be removed from society as painlessly
as possible.
The second point is that the death pen
atty in first-degree murder need not be
mandatory, as it is in some parts of the
country and in other countries.
The District Of Columbia recently was
the target of a bill passed by the House,
which would make the death penalty option
al in first degree murder cases. The bill
would not abolish the death penalty. 1t
would give juries the power to recommend
unanimously that defendant be sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
If jury agreed on the verdict of guilty
but disagree on the penalty, then it would
be up to the judge to decide. If the ver-
dict was guilty, but not DEATH then the de-
PENDANT would be required to serve mini
mum of twenty years before becoming ELI
gible for parole.
In the twentieth century, it would seem
that both painless death and the optional
death penalty in irst-degree murder cases
is justified and logical
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-18
Are Your Cows Hungry?

Undertaking is the rule, not the
says County Agent VIM. II. Hen
derson
The records OF 2,480 cows in the
Dairy Herd Improvement Associ-
alton (DHIA) program in Wash
ington showed COWS milking only
three to six months dropped off
in milk production far too rapidly.
This is proof of undertaking. Mr..
Henderson says, because at this
time the COW is eager to milk, but
she has no choice when she is I'M
derfed. She must either produce
less milk or suffer excessive los
of weight
The influence OF feed on pro-
duction is clearly shown by the
May milk production records on
the cows studied. Cows calving in
February reached their peak daily
milk production in May when pas
lures finally furnished enough feed
for them. Cows calving in May also
had their highest milk production
in May.
In studying the monthly produc-
ton of cows it is easy to find in
dividuals that produce 80 to 40 per-
cent more milk in May and June
than they did when they freshened
in January or February. This is
proof that the winter feeding is
totally inadequate.
DHIA or OwnerSampler records
clearly indicate the best feeding
program.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-18
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine townsend Dickerson

forgotten a lot of the tricks of
packing, but one that the moving
men reminded me OF was the "cof-
fee grounds" / remember buying
a pound of coffee just to throw
away-not really though, II you
put quarter Of a pound OF coffee
latter you've defrosted your re-
frigerator and freeZer) in the trays
in same they absorb the moisture
and keep the boxes fresh scrub
bed both of them out when they
arrived and in no time they were
ready for use again and without
that musty odor.
l had many .trepidations about
our good Spode arriving safely,
but every piece was complete ard
unchipped. After four days OF
milling through boxes and organ
izing our furniture in the various
rooms we've found very little dam
age One lamp was broken, 1
have yet to find my steam iron, our
freezer needs wire replaced, one
crystal goblet was broken, and a
wheel was knocked of our bar
becue. Such minor damage we're
delighted with, after SO many
companies involved in handling
our priced Ito u.s. possessions.
Today I'm waiting for our tele-
phones to be installed, the wash
er" man to connect that valuable
piece of merchandise and then I'll
feel we'll be living again
Our road out front is still dirt
and soon it will be covered with
macadam The contractor is lay
ing a carpet Of grass around our
house now and this will help with
the layer of dust we track in with
each trip outdoors.
Our home is high on a hill and
from our front porch | can see
about eight homes that are occu-
pied in this block OF perhaps thir-
ty homes. AS yet we are minus
back door neighbors" This will
remain true for another year. l
love neighbors and will welcome
new ones, but for now we're en-
joying the woods at our back door,
Do hope many of you will visit
us while we're SO near home It's
a home we love and we would
love sharing it with you.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson