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Evening star., 1961-06-11
Metro Area 3 s,s
THE SUNDAY STAI
Washington, D. c.
June II, 1861

shelter. He has donated the
shelter to the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park for public use by
other hiking enthusiasts.
mally dedicated today by Mr..
Wirth, who christened the
structure, "Byrd's Nest"
The Senator's party met this
afternoon at the Winchester
Lodge, the large cabin he leases
by the season at this Skyline
drive resort which overlookSt he
town of Luray.
Senator Byrd, who climbs the
mountain eight or 10 times a
year despite a lame knee suf-
fered in an accident 10 years
ago, m aintained a pace
throughout that was discom-
forting to the less experienced
climbers seeking to keep up
with him.
The new shelter, less than
of the Adorondack-type and is
the Adirondack-type and is
Evening star., 1961-06-11
KeeIer Heads
Letter Carriers

OCEAN CITY, Md, June 10
(AP).-William Keeler of Bal
timore today was elected presi-
dent of the Maryland-District
of Columbia Association of Let
ter Carriers at the groups
biennial convention.
Other officers elected we're:
Vice president, Michael Con-
ningham, Cumberland; secre-
tary, Robert Poston, Washing
ton; treasurer, Henry Wilson,
Frederick; delegate-at-large
Frank Planer, Hyattsville
rural director, George Porter,
Salisbury, and State field di-
rector, George G. Morrow jr.,
Baltimore.
Elected to the executive
board were Edward Thomas,
Glen Burnie; Marion Stewart,
Salisbury; Leon Derda, Balti-
more; George Connors, Wash
ington, and Robert A. Beau
ebert, Riverdale.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

built of field stone. Enclosed
on three sides, it has a con-
crete-shingled roof supported
by hand-hewn timbers a foot
thick.
The shelter itself will &C
commodate between Is and 20
mixers overnight.
For this occasion, Park Supt.
R. Taylor HoskinS spread sep
arate tarpaulins and tents for
extra guests and the wives of
some who were spending the
night.
Among mixers who attended
the dedication and who went
back down the mountain to
sleep in quarters elsewhere were
several members of the Poto-.
mac Appalachian Trail Club
who came from Washington.
The Senator said that one
reason he built the shelter was
that he had been caught up
there in transforms too many
times without place to stay.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Camp Fund Facts

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail it to The Eve
ming Star, Second street
and Virginia avenue Sc,
Washington 3, D. c.,
or bring cash to The Star.
A receptionist in the lobby
will direct you to the
cashiers office.
The cost-$41.55 for IL
days, $20.78 for six days.
All sums received by The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund go
to Family and Child Services Of
Washington. United Givers
Fund agency, for the use Of its
Summer Outings Committee. Fam
lily and Child Services is regis
tered under the District of CO.
lumbia Charitable Solicitations
Act No. 6-O7-151.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Suburbs Face Big Changes
As U. S. Agencies Move In

increase to at least 10000
persons.
Many of these employees will
be high-income scientists, the
kind of persons Montgomery
is anxious to attract. And that,
of course, is the reason why
county officials feel the ad-
vantageS of government decen-
tralization far outweigh the
disadvantages.
"All this development is 60
ing to hit our community like
a bombshell," asserts Mayor
Merton Duvall of Gathers
burg. LAS soon as the Govern
ment moves in, therel be
housing developments and in
dustry like we never saw be-
fore. There's going to be a real
explosion around here, and I
only hope We'll be ready for
it."
Evening star., 1961-06-11
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Staff Writer

ON TOP OF OLD RAG
MOUNTAIN (Via Wireless)
June 10-Senator Harry F..
Byrd hiked up Old Rag Noun
tain to the shelter he donated
to the Park Service today and
promised to build another if
it is similarly placed well off
the beaten path.
The Senator, wearing honor
ary Park Ranger badge number
TIT, reached his 74th birthday
and the top of the mountain
1921 feet Observation-Disclosures
ly.
AS he has for the last several
years, Virginia's senior senator
celebrated the anniversary of
his birth by trotting up his
favorite mountain retreat.
At the shelter about 200 peo-
pie attended a ceremony at
Evening star., 1961-06-11
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
Star staff Writer


Washington's outer suburbs
in Montgomery County are
bracing for their first major
invasion since Jubal Early and
his Confederate troops stormed
through the county in 1864.
This time, however, the Gin
vaders" are planning to stay.
The advance guard - the
Atomic Energy Commission
is well entrenched in German
town. 1t has been there since
1858.
A second major force, the
Bureau of Standards, is break
ing ground this week on its
proposed $104 million facility
near Gaithersburg.
And still a third party, the
Department of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare, is repeatedly
purchasing a 1,000-acre tract
near Rockville for a giant new
enVironmental health center.
See 10000 Employed
Eventually, according to esti-
mates by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, these three
agencies will employ some H.
900 persons-a payroll which
most officials think will revo-
lutionize the area.
But just as the Government
is expected to attract new hous-
ing and apartment develop
ments, new industries and
shopping centers to the area,
so also will it cause a goodly
number of headaches. They will
include traffic congestion, prob
lens Of taxation, and loss of
some of the areas finest farm
lands.
Nevertheless, declares Will
liam F. Hickey, president of
the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil, I'VE are very happy these
agencies are moving to the
county. They will bring high
type people-many of whom
will want to live here-and un-
doubtedly will attract new in
dustries to the area, too"
Transportation a Problem
Another official, Jesse F.
Nicholson, executive director of
the planning commission, fore
sees that transportation will
be the most serious problem
arising from the move.
But that is a problem already
being tackled by planners. The
State Roads Commission has
begun a study of highway needs
in the county to determine
whether present roads are ade-
quate to handle future traffic
volume.
Some planners believe that
Route 70-S, now a four-lane
divided highway which offers
principal access to the Upper
County, will have to be ex-
panded by at least one lane on
both sides to accommodate traf-
fic to and from Washington.
They also hope that Congress
will relax its five-year freeze
on completion of the route
which now extends only as far
south as the PookS Hill inter-
change with Wisconsin avenue.
The Circumrerential Highway
will probably be finished from
that point southwest to Cabin
John, Md. and to Virginia by
about 1864, according to plan
Evening star., 1961-06-11

bring beauty and pleasure into
a drab household should enjoy
the wonders of camp.
One of Johnny'S brothers
will take over his gardening
duty when he goes to camp this
summer.
Only your gift to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund
can send him there.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

nerS, but that Will only solve a
part of the problem. What is
needed now, they declare, is a
limited access link into the
District.
But that is only part of the
solution. Planners also hold
that public transportation to
the Upper County will also be
necessary.
Express bus services on the
freeways may be one answer;
improved commuter service on
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road might be another. Both
proposals are to be thoroughly
studied.
Can't Replace Holdings
In the meantime, quite a diff
ferent sort Of problem is worry
ing yet another group in Upper
Montgomery County. This group
includes farmers and property
.oWnerS in the Rockville
GaitherSburg area who are re-
luctantly giving up their land
to the Government.
They say it is impossible to
replace their holdings any,
where in that area, and they
are faced with a choice of
either retiring or moving many
miles north and west.
Still others face the same
prospect in light of HEW'S
recent decision to locate in
that area.
This poses another problem,
perhaps harder to solve than
any other.
THE county governments
principal concern in this mat
ter" according to Mr.. Hickey,
sis the loss of taxable lands
to the Federal Government.
We are called upon to provide
more services while at the same
time there is less to tax than
before"
County Manager Mason A..
Butcher says Government hold
ingS in Montgomery are now
assessed at $3.50 million
property which, of course, can
not be taxed.
That figure is likely to in
crease to about $500 million
within five years, which would
provide about SIS million a
year in county taxes if the
property were taxable.
Mr.. Hickey thinks the way
to solve that problem is to OBJ
tain a Federal payment in lieu
of taxes such as the District
receives. Previous attempts to
convince Congress of this have
failed! However, and there is
little immediate prospect of any
change.
Existing Federal installa-
ton, employing about 10000
persons, include the Walter
Reed Annex, Naval Ordnance
Laboratory, National Institutes
Of Health, Army Map Service.
Naval Medical Center, Acc.
and David Taylor Model Basin.
This concentration of Scien-
tific talent has already attract
ed many research and develop
ment firms to Montgomery
County, and many more are
expected.
The Metropolitan Washing
ton Board of Trade estimates
that some so research firms
are now located in Montgom-
cry County and employ about
5000 persons. BY 1865 the
board predicts, that figure will
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Amelia Farmers Tour Watershed
Projects In Charlotte County

They learned that the Roanoke
Greek Watershed project covers
in part II planned flood storage
structures, $50 miles Of stream
channel improvement and Sc
miles of roadside erosion con-
troll. plus many acres of land
treatment that farmers will do
themselves and with the assis-
lance of A.S.C. funds.
The tour ended in the county
agriculture office building. N. L.
Ramsey. work unit conserva-
zionist of Charlotte county. Joe
Terry, engineer, and William
Vaughan, h a ir m a n of the
Southsida Soil Conservation Dis
trict Board. were present to an
swer questions, concerning the
Charlotte county project. E. E.
and j. w. Mcmillan. men,
bers Of the Nibbs Creek water
shed committee and j. E. Dod-
son, chairman of the Piedmont
Soil Conservation District board
of supervisors answered ques.
tons arising on the Nibbs Greek
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
coIored News
Conservation OF
Resources Explored
At Club Meeting
coIored News

CUMBERLAND. Mar. 23-The
Sugar Fork All Club heard dis
cussiOn on conservation of ma
tural resources March IA.
Joe c. Hayes. superintendent
Of Cumberland and Buckingham
state forests. was discussion
leader.
Hayes stated that conservation
meant the wide use of natural
resources which are essential to
life. Hayes said that each indi-
vidual must be interested in the
welfare of others, the COM
munity, the county. the state. and
nation in order to make the mat
ter Of conservation more effec-
tive.
He emphasized the develop
ments of forests and forest land
as a measure to aid greatly in
protecting natural resources
Hayes said, that $4,000 people in
Virginia depend on forests as
livelihood.
The club held a regular bust
ness meeting after the discussion
period. The members reported on
the All Junior Council meeting.
and also voted to send delegates
to the state All short course this
summer. The extension agent
gave instruction on the garden
and home grounds Identification
projects.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

AMELIA, Mar. PA small
group of Amelia county farmers
from the Nibbs Creek water
shed area toured the Charlotte
county watershed project last
Wednesday in spite of the bad
weather.
Others interested were to go
on Friday but that tour is being
rescheduled due to rain.
The number of projects that
could be reached by motorcade
was limited on account of con-
ditions. but the group walked to
observe one Of the completed
flood storage structures.
They next rode to observe the
cooperative project of road
bank sloring and seeding being
carried on between the highway
department and the Southside
Soil Conservation District super
viSors. Then they saw planned
stream ch annel restoration
work, critical areas treated to
stabilize erosion. credible LAND
reforested to trees or seeded tc
a good pasture or hay sod, ane
other conservation practices.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Masonic Unit Meets At POWhatan|

POWHATAN. Mar. 27-The
Master and Wardens Association
of the 18th Masonic District met
at PoWhatan Wednesday night
with a fine attendance. Another
meeting Of this organization
composed of Lodge members
from Chester, Midlothian. Pow
hatan and Gainesville will be
held here on the 4th Wednesday
night in April at which time
Archie B. Gay. grand secretary
Of the Grand Lodge of Virginia.
will be the guest speaker.
My sympathy is extended to Mr..
and Mrs. B. S. Brent and other
members Of the family Of Mrs.
Mildred Ragsdale Jackson OF
Lexington, whose funeral was
held in the R. E. Lee Episcopal
Church at Lexington Wednesday
morning with interment at Nc
Kinney. A number of Powhatan
friends attended the services
Mrs. Jackson was former
teacher in PoWhatan High
School.
The Huguenot Academy board
held a business meeting here
Wednesday night and made plans
for the operation of the school
for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. ElWood Yates
spent the week end at a Ski
Lodge in West. Virginia and on
returning popped over for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Parker in Charlottesville.
Mrs. w. R. Parker, Mrs. Guy
Palmore, Mrs. Lucy Anne Celia
Mrs. Anna Boelt and Mrs. L. L.
Mason, Jr., attended the Ameri.
can Ballet Theatre presentation
at the Mosque Tuesday night.
The G. AS of May Memorial
met with the Rev. and Mrs
Charles Crawford Wednesday
night, and presented an interest.
ing program for the Crawford S
invalid aunt.
Dinner guests of w. R. Parker
at the Rotunda Club in Richmond
Friday included Leon Mayfield,
and B. Earl Dunn, member Of the
Henrico board of supervisors,
and George w. Moore Jr., teas
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Seaman GOunce
Home From Norfolk

FIVE FORKS. Mar. 27-Sea-
man First Class Billie Gounce
of Norfolk. visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Gounce last
week. His mother is recupera-
ting nicely after a stay in South
side Community Hospital.
A large crowd attended the
funeral of Rev. w. M. Black
held at his home in Pamplin
Thursday morning. He was pas
tor of Pethpeor Baptist Church
a number of years, and greatly
loved by all VINO knew him.
Mrs. Maggie Harris and Miss
Emma Burks are spending the
week with relatives in Lynch
burg.
Mrs. R. B. Arson and sister,
Miss Sadie Dickerson, are pa
tients in SouthSide Community
Hospital following a car acct
dent on Route 400 near their
home last Saturday afternoon.
Their many friends wish them
a speed yercovery.
Mrs. ]. T. Baker, Mrs. R. E.
Booker. and Mrs. Dick Shorter
were callers on Mrs. Maggie
Harris. Mrs. Luther Strickton
and Miss jamie Dickerson last
Friday afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

urer of Chesterfield county.
The county lost another good
citizen Thursday in the death Of
Robert M. McCracken who
came here from Waynesville, N.
c. some years ago. Mi. Nc
Cracker had been a patient at
McGuires for many months. He
was a member of Providence
Presbyterian Church, of Powhat-
an Masonic Lodge and the
American Legion. My sympathy
is extended to his family.
Mrs. Litton, of G0ochland, for
merly with the Bank of Virginia
and an experienced loan clerk
has accepted position as in
staHment loan clerk at the Bank
of PoWhatan.
A large crowd attended the
funeral Of Mrs. Boyd, mother Of
Mrs. Robert Yates. here Mon
day and quite a number drove
down to Halifax for the inter.
ment there. My sympathy is ex.
tended to Mrs. Yates and he1
family.
Mrs. Thomas E. Martin, for.
merly Of PoWhatan, now residing
in Houston. Texas is doing nicely
after having been in the Mem
orial Hospital with double pneu.
nronia. She is neighbor of BOZ
Mckay, also a former Virginia
resident. Bob grew up in Farm
vile.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Amelia Heart
Fund Tops 1860

AMELIA, Mar. 80 - The Heart
Fund drive during the month of
February in Amelia county
brought in a total of $349 %,
almost double the donations last
year. Mrs. Thomas w. Eppes,
chairman. has reported.
Many thanks are due to the
work of Mrs. Milton Anderson
who worked the Jetersville and
northwestern area of the county
Mrs. Eppes said.
The Virginia Heart Associa
ton, in a letter to Mrs. Eppes
sent thanks to all those who
made this gift possible. Without
the dedicated interest, efforts and
gifts of good friends of the
heart association the remarkable
strides that have been accom-.
plished in the Conquest of des-
ease of the home been accom-
plished the accociation said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Good Friday
Service Set
At Christ Church

AMELIA, Mar. 3O-Good Fri
day services will be held at
Christ Episcopal Church here at
ppm. on March 81.
The Rev. M. Ross Becton will
conduct the service. Everyone is
invited to attend.
The regular Easter service at
Christ Church will be held on
Sunday, April 9, at GAS am. in
stead of April 2, que to other
commitments of the rectors, in
the Cure.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Easter Pageant
Sunday At Calvary
Baptist Church

AMELIA, Mar. 30-The Young
People of Calvary Baptist
Church of Amelia Court House,
under the direction of Rev. Willie
S. Davis, will present an Easter
Pageant, THE Risen Lord"
Sunday evening, April 2, at 800.
The pageant will be in the
church sanctuary. Mr.. Davis in
stalled the scenes and lighting to
make this program most effec-
tive. A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to everyone by the Rev.
Layman Falls, pastor.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31
Cumberland Road Report Given

| is being consumed at this time
on patching spots in the pave
ment where chuck holes are
prevalent. This process will cost
about S. 100000 on primary roads
and S2O,0O000 for secondary
roads, figure that is about Is
per cent higher than previous
years.
In spite of these expenditures
Mr.. Parker said, There is one
gratifying note, complaints on
snow covered roads have been
noneXistent.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

CUMBERLAND. Mar. 81
Rough weather conditions have
left their mark throughout Cumb-
erland county the past months
John L. Parker. resident en-
gineer, has released some ap-
proXimate figures of costs due
to bad weather.
Snow removal from primary
roads has cost Cumberland
county about $4,000 and about
S. 900 for secondary roads. This
sum of money. he said, Will show
no return.
A great deal of time and money
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-31

watershed project.
P. B. Childress, work unit con-
servationist from Amelia, an
swered technical questions re-
lating to the Nibbs Creek pro-
ject and H. A. Holmes, Amelia
county agent, was present in the
interest of the same project.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
GoIdstein's Party

Members of the Montgomery County
Press Association got preview of how Hazel
and Louis Goldstein would entertain in the
Governors House in 1866. That is, of course,
If the present Comptroller of the State is sue.
cessful in fulfilling an ambition that is not
exactly secret As matter of fact, one gets
the impression that the Democratic timetable
calls for another term for Tawes with Gold
STEMS turn coming up in SO. However, a
new frontiersman could come along and upset
everything politically. But this is not the
time to discuss this possibility.
The Goldsteins last Sunday afternoon had
the group come to their beautiful 100.year old
southern-type mansion in Prince Frederick
to have the freshest and fastest oysters and
southern Mother happy over her daughters
culinary skill
Not only do the GoIdsteins live in typ
ical southern plantation but their hospitality
fits in perfectly with the quiet atmosphere Of
the place. It's apparent they like people,
especially Maryland people. The day could
not have been nicer.
Governor and Mrs. ]. Willard Tawes were
the ranking guests And it seems too bad to
us that the Tawes' political image cannot be
the same as one gets when seeing and
talking with them at social gathering. One
gets the feeling that this man could get force
full if he had mind to- And we believe he
would gain great deal of respect from Mary
land Democrats if he would rare up and
demand that certain things be done in his
administration He could be the master of
his ship if he would just knock a couple of
heads together. Furthermore, he might just
do this before too many more days. At least,
that is what lot of his friends have been
waiting for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Volunteer Firemen

There never has been group anywhere
with better spirit and greater devotion for
free community service than the Volunteer
Firemen.
Years ago every Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was selfsustaining. That is, each group
of men sponsored carnivals and other means
of making money to pay the cost of oper-
ating. Now, most communities have a fire
tax which supports the fire companies
Most of the departments, especially in
the thickly populated Silver Spring Kensing-
ton-Bethesda areas, have either fully-paid or
partially-paid on-duty firemen. But manage
ment is still exercised by the men, both paid
and volunteers.
However, there are some communities
that do not have fully or even skeleton paid
crews. And in this day of highly developed
subdivisions in almost every section Of the
county, skilled group Of men is necessary
to get things going in case Of fire or
emergency call. This is especially true dur
ing the daytime hours when it is no longer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
My Father Taught Me
How to Like Shows
County Lew

I am one of those common people who
likes to go to shows. 1t doesn't make much
difference to me what is showing at the show
just as long as it either stinks, moves, roars,
runs, grows or can be eaten. This covers
everything from flea circus to an inaugural
ball.
My father taught me how to like shows.
He used to take me around with him. When
was of tender age he used to take me
to the He-Night of the Rockville Fire Depart
ment. This experience was my bacchanaliza-
ton: it was there that l first met up with
'Welsh's Wild Women" who were dancing
girls imported into our historic town by jim
my Lake. Jimmy refereed the boxing and
wrestling matches and the chorus line; the
good women" of the town remained home
and contemplated setting fire to it while their
husbands attended a show which had every
thing: the wrestlers smelled bad and roared,
the boxers ran, the chorus line moved, and
there were hot dogs to be eaten, and grew
up in a hurry. I become real sad when I
think of those days and nights that we en-
joyed in this quiet and peaceful little hamlet
before the forces for good government took
us over = but will be darned if 1 will learn
to play either just to be one of the boys.
In order to extract the essence of pleasure
from show going one must follow certain
rules. Regardless of what or who the program
states is the feature of the show, remember
that the real feature is none other than MAN
and WOMAN in all of their respective out
rageous glory. Why when / was Master of