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continuing the freeway system
is that the concept is we'll de-
veloped, financed, and in a
minimum of time can begin to
offer substantial relief to the
problems of traffic congestion
in downtown Washington" he
argued. ..-- ...
1t also offers a solution to
downtown revitalization which
is essential" ne said. In this,
Gen. Clarke was supported by
a statement yesterday by
Downtown Progress calling for
continued construction of the
Inner Loop. Delay, the group
said, could mean the death Of
downtown.
Proceeding with the freeWay
plan will identify clearly the
boundaries of the urban re-
newal areas in the downtown"
and help finance part of the
renewal cost for the city, the
group said.
Plans for the Districts free
ways are tied in with highway
plans of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, fit in with current land
use patterns IN the District and
the surrounding region, and
are adaptable to permit trans
ition to corridor-type develop
ment as envisioned in the Year
1000 Plans.
Removal OF land from tax
rolls for highways. Gen. Clarke
argued, is not necessarily dis
advantageous to the city in the
long run.
THE fact that freeways are
designed to correct ugliness
and congestion should in the
long run tend to overcome most,
if not all, the short run dis
advantages so often cited by
those directly affected" he
said.
Without development of
freeways the continued growth
of traffic congestion will make
the city a less desirable place
to live and visit in and thereby
reduce business activity, pro-
perty values. and offer further
encouragement to the growth
of slum areas"
Arts Group Concerned
The concern of the Fine
Arts Commission over the
havoc" it said expressways
would cause in the appearance
of midtown Washington was
expressed by Chairman David
E. Finley and Ralph Walker,
a former president of the
American Institute of Archi-
tects and a commissioner
member.
The city is being changed
to fit the standard pattern of
highway engineers, rather than
to conform to the Washington
plan SO long established" Mr..
Finley said.
Congress. he emphasized,
has given a mandate" for the
re-evaluation of the entire
transportation plan for Wash
ington and the surrounding
area"
That. mandate should be
carried out" he said.
/ Mr.. Finley said his commits
sion believes the Inner Loop
system will mot only mar the
beauty of Washington but will
be destructive of the L'Enfant
Plan"
Members of the Fine Arts
Commission believe that a
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LOOP
Planners Must Act
On Hiqhwoy Project

Maryland noted that highway
construction in nearby suburbs
is being accelerated by the State
Roads Commission. He urged
that consideration be given" to
the urgent traffic needs before
taking any action that jeop-
ardizs or delay necessary high
way projects"
John B. Funk, chairman-di-
rector of the Maryland State
Roads Commission, in another
telegram expressed concern the
effect on Maryland's highway
timetable which might result
from a delay in the Districts
highway program.
Mr.. Stolzenbach submitted a
summary of testimony given
before the Joint Committee on
Washington Metropolitan Prob
lens in 1859 concerning the
mass transportation report. He
said thatthe majority favored
the transit system but were
either frankly critical of the
highway program or portions
of it or were of the opinion
that in any event construction
transit officials should be given
priority"
Need Is Doubted
He said the hearings pro-
vided the only test of commu-
nifty acceptance of the trans
portation program. He said the
community felt rapid transit
was essential to the future
health of the region and there
was considerable doubt as to
the need of all of the highways
proposed by the plan."
Gen. Clarke, in his statement,
said "A one-year delay would
create consternation-a longer
period would precipitate a re-
gional planning and tranSpor-
tation crisis"
Some of the problems that
might result from delay IN
clude uncertainties over Dis
trict obligations under the
Federal interstate highway
program, its highway credits
in the Southwest redevelopment
area, and its street widening
program. "a program of rapid
transit will not be sufficiently
firm in a year to make an in
telligent revision of the al
ready approved highway plans, "
Gen. Clarke added.
He declared that the same
factions pressing for a delay
now will press for continual
delay or abandonment"
Thus, he said, Delay, once
initiated, could we'll be pro-
longed until the crisis in trans
portation dictated that crash
program be undertaken"
Aside from the fact it will
take time to draw up rapid
transit plans, he noted. there
also will be the financial prob
lens i'll developing a system
I'VE cannot assume that the
Federal Government will pay
for all costs, or that division of
costs among Jurisdictions will
be simple matter" he added,
"A principal advantage of
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FruStratiOn Grows

NOlCluB Ills USpdI JIutIlJ III
creasing sense of Illustration
over the matter, Mr.. Funk de-
clared:
This generation has to make
decisions as to location Of
roads"
He added that I'VE can't be
academic about this thing and
delay it from year to year or
we'll run the program into the
late SOS. People want to move"
His reply was made to ques-
tioning by Montgomery Coun-
ty Road Director Joseph c.
Kordella, who wanted to know
why the entire Capital beltwsy
would not be under construc-
ton by next year.
Conflicts Inevitable
I'VE in the State Roads
Commission don't feel we
should take the lead in solv-
ing the economic and social
problems of the Washington
area" Mr.. Funk said at a roads
commission meeting in Silver
Spring.
Such conflicts, he said. in
evitably caused construction
delays on various portions Of
the route.
Mr.. Funk said the commits
sion's present policy is to COM
plete uncontested portions Ct
Evening star., 1961-11-09
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
Star staff Writer

Needless controversies may
delay completion Of some
Washington area expressways
until the late I96Os, Maryland
Roads Director John 3. Funk
warned today.
While declining to identify
specific projects, Mr.. Funk
blamed those who engage in
controversies sometimes for
controversy'S sake" as respon-
sible for the delays.
His comments were the
strongest criticism yet voiced
by Maryland highway officials
Of growing he ssels over free
ways in the Washington and
Baltimore. areas.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

and children of Moores Sunday
School presented a Mothers Day
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Felts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Dodson
were dinner guests of the Muncie
Dodsons, Sunday.
was sorry to hear Mrs. Will
son Wiley slipped on a street at
Willow Lawn, breaking her left
wrist and bruising her right arm
and back badly. She made the
comment that it was one way of
getting a much needed rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beasley,
Mrs. A. c. Nash and Mrs. Mum
Gle Dodson spent Tuesday at the
home Of Mr.. Beasley's and Mrs.
Nash's sister, Mrs. Joe Stigal1.
near Midlothian. They went to
Charlotte Court House Friday to
take Mrs. Nash to her home after
having spent several days with
the Beasleys.
The Wendell Key family. of
Bealeton, Mrs. Howard Good
man, sons and granddaughter, of
Richmond, and the Victor Key
family, of Chula. were Sunday
dinner guests of the w. C. Keys.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lawrence
visited Mrs. M B. Barden at
the Maple Lawn Home in Black
stone, Friday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Guest S0l0ist At
Mt. Zion Church
Is Guy Poole

MT. ZION, May Mothers
Day was observed at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. Guy Poole, of
Alexandria. sang a solo. The
eldest mother present was Mrs.
w. Thornton Putney and the
youngest Mrs. Thomas Bryant.
The mother with the most chill
dren present was Mrs. Richard
Bryant. Each received a ported
plant Many vino were home for
the day attended church as visi-
tors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis had
a number of their children and
grandchildren at home, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Zicka-
foose and three children, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Layne and
three children, Mrs. Herman
Davis and two children, and Tom
and Marion Davis, all of Ash
land.
Carlton Boatwright, of Rich
mond. v 81 it d relatives and
friends for the week end.
! Mrs j. N. Putney visited her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Curtis BoatWright in
Petersburg several days last
week. They returned with her
Saturday night fer a short visit
and then went by Charlottesville
Sunday to visit his parents.
Little Becky Bickford got her
hand caught in a car door Mon
day. It required several Stitches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ander-
son and Ashley visited the Moss
es in Gladstone last Wednesday.
Mrs. Moss returned home to
Gladstone after weeks visit.
Mrs. John Davidson. Mrs.
Richard Bryant, Mrs. B. L. Ap-
person, Jr., Mrs. Paul Cave,
Mrs. T. L. Hudgins, the Misses
Cave attended the music pro
gram presented by the Ginter
Park Baptist Church Chancel
Choir, OF Richmond. at Cedar
Baptist Church last Wednesday
evening.
Miss Mary Anderson was
recent Richmond visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Piercy.
OF Portsmouth spent the week end
here where they visited A. H.
Martin, Mrs. W. R. Percy and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bryant
mad all OF their children home
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

fer Mothers Day. They were
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Bryant,
Jr., Liz and Linda, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert E. Bryant and Mark, and
Miss Audrey Bryant, all of Rich
mond, Cary Bryant, of VPI. Ken
meth Bryant, of Charlotte, N. c.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Jones
Sharon, Calvin and Lin, of Ar
vonia and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bryant, Lucy Kay, Will and
Ricky, of New Canton.
Harvey Snoddy continues quite
III at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Snoddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Harris,
of Chatham, were called tc
Richmond last week due to the
illness and death of his mother
Mrs. Mamie R. Harris. Mrs
Julian Harris was before her
marriage, Miss Dorothy Deane
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E
Deane.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Foster. oil
Farmivlle, were guests Moth
RS Day Of their daughter Mrs
Thomas Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Pendle-
ton and children, Donna and
Jim arrived last Friday night
from Winston Salem, N. C. for
the week end. Mrs. Pendleton
and the children remained to
visit this week with Mr.. and Mrs
John Davidson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Warning For Squirrels
Keep Away From Bird Nests

CHULA, May IS - This CORES
pendent has been watching a pair
of blue jays for the last few
weeks - first building their nest,
sitting on their newly laid eggs,
and the male bringing food to his
mate. But, Wednesday morning
really observed a performance
when a squirrel happened to
climb too near the nest and be-
lieve me, he had quite a tussle
to get away from those beaks
and flying wings.
The Muncie Dodsons received
a phone call from Follansbee, W.
Va. Monday morning announcing
| the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Utz' S second son, weighing in at
six pounds. Il ounces. Mrs. Utz
is the former Audrey Dodson, of
Chula.
The Misses Eunice Lolita and
Ramona Dodson, of Richmond,
spent the Mothers Day week end
with their parents.
Guests of the T. c. Beasleys
Sunday were their sons, John and
Earnert Beasley, and families, of
Richmond, and Wilson Wiley and
his aunt. Miss Maude Wiley, also
of Richmond.
The Moores MYF met at the
church Saturday night and on
Sunday morning the young people
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Five Forks

May Is Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E
Southall were Friday visitors Of
her sister, Mrs. Mamie Cason
Mr.. and Mrs. George Womack
and son. Henry Edward, were
Sunday night visitors of Mr.. an6
Mrs. George Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Phlegar,
Mrs. Ruth Wells and son, Doug
and Mrs. w. B. White, Jr.. all
OF Lynchburg, visited Mrs. Mag
gle Harris last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Lang and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Slayton and
son. Robbie. have returned from
a recent visit with relatives in
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. George Womack
and Henry Edward were Sunday
luncheon guests of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Southall. Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Carwile, Jr., and
daughter. Edna, were Sunday
afternoon visitors of the South
alls.
j. w. Coates has returned to
work after having been off from
leg injury received when a
heavy piece of steel fell on him.
Miss Jane Swan and brother,
Reverly, of Lynchburg, spent the
week end with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Gillian
and two children spent Sunday
in Richmond with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Gillian and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F.. Baptist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stockton
spent the week end with rela-
tives in Tennessee.
Mrs. Frank Webb and daugh-
tiers, of Buckingham. visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. D.
Harris, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil CasOn, of
Hampden-Sydney, were Friday
evening visitors in the George
Womack home.
Callers to see Mrs. Maggie
Harris Sunday afternoon were
MIR. and Mrs. w. M. Gaunce and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Harris.
The newly organized home
demonstration club will meet
with Mrs. Leslie Butcher Thurs
day, May IS, at pm. est
Mesdames Jack Swan. Herbert
Stockton. Maggie Harris and
Miss Emma BurkS attended the
spring WINS group meeting held
in Farmville Baptist Church last
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Harris and son.
James, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Gaunce last Sunday after
noon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
!Springers of New
York Arrive At
ScOttSville Home

SCOTTSVILLE, May 18-Mr
and Mrs. Francis Springer, OF
Long Island. N. Y, spent last
week end at their home near
Esmont. Mrs. Springer is spend
ing the week here. He returned
to New York. Mrs. Springer was
guest speaker at the meeting of
St. Johns Episcopal Churc h
Womans Auxiliary in the Par
ish Hall here Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kidd
and children, Shirley. Larry
and Judy. from Richmond. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Kidd and son.
Billy. from Colonial Heights,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Kidd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Kidd
OF Bangor, Mich. arrived last
week and are visiting their par
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w.
Kidd and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
McDearmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Duncan
and sons. Jimmy and Bill. of
Richmond, spent the week end
with Mrs. J. B Tindall at Hat
ton Mrs. Tindall returned to
Richmond with them where she
will spend week.
Mrs. R, E. Tanner and Mrs.
A. G. K h Ter are visiting
friends and relatives at Garden
City, Long Island, N. Y. for
about ten days.
1t. Commander John w. Mar
TIN and his daughter, Mrs. Mar
Jcrie Smith, of Chetingham, Md.
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Moon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Hudgins
visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Nc
MILAN at Nuckols Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Mary F. Davis had many
visitors for Mothers Day and re-
ceived lots of cards and gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Keller,
Jr., Brenda and Lynn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Earl Bryant and
Mark were Mothers Day guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Burnett
Jones.
Mrs w. R. Piercy, who spent
the winter months with her
daughter, Mrs. William Lips
comb and family, has returned
and is living in a trailer at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yancey. We elcome Mrs.
Percy back to the community
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Layne, OF
Portsmouth, were recent callers
OF Mrs. Layne's aunts, the Miss
es Mary and Louise Anderson
and the Misses Wanda and Bren-
da Yancey.
| Members of Mt. Zion attend
ing the 10th spring session of the
James River Association at
Cddar Baptist Church Thursday
included, Rev. j. R. Hodges, Mr..
and Mrs. C. W. Cave, Mrs.
Lawrence ia mer son, Mrs.
Richard Bryant and Mrs. T. l..
Hudgins.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

well filled house.
! The Genito HID Club met with
Mrs. Glenn Sim mons on
Wednesday. The demonstration
given by Mrs. Joyce Huffman
Wood. was on do Ahead Main
Dishes"
Saturday guests of the R. E.
Nolen family were Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. Shaw. Miss Edith Nolen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Miller
and son. all of Richmond.
The Christian Education Com
mittee of Genito Presbyterian
Church met Monday night in the
home of Mrs. B. A. Rush.
Miss Virginia Glaze was a
week end guest of the A. T..
Kerrs. Mrs. Kerr continues ill
AT her home.
Mrs. Francis Br dley and
David were Sunday guests of
her brother. Gray Nichols, and
t a m y, at Ballsville. Janet
Flowers spent the week end with
her cousin, Betty Nichols, also
at Ballsville.
This correspondent extends
sympathy to Messrs. Waverly
and Gan Walker in the death of
their sister, Mrs. Pearl William
son, OF Victoria. who died in Nor
folk Naval Hospital last Satur-
day, after a prolonged illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Harris at
tended a buffet supper in Rich
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
At Genito Presbyterian Church
Old, Young And One With Most
Children HOnOred On Mothers Ddu
'resbyterion Church

CLAYVILLE, May 18-Moth-
er's Day was observed at Genito
Presbyterian Church Sunday by
presenting lovely ported flowers
to the oldest, the youngest. and
the mother with the most chill
dren present at services.
Mrs. L. w. Richardson re-
celved the enc for the oldest.
Mrs. Bruce Rush the youngest,
and Mrs. A. H. Steffenhagen the
one for having the most of her
children present. The pastor.
Rev. Joseph Matthews, brought
most inspiring sermon to a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

mond on Tuesday night at Mrs.
X. T. Boatwright's after which
they had a sales meeting for
Renyx Field Corporation.
Mrs. Gray Younce, ST., came
home Monday. after spending
two weeks in a Richmond hos
pital. where she underwent ma
jor surgery. She is improving
nicely. and enjoys having her
friends visit her.
l extend sincere sympathy to
the family of Clyde Mitterer
who died Tuesday. May 9.
Esten Denoon spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. j. I
Denoon. at Trenholm. His aunt,
Bernice Denoon. is very i'll
there.
Week end guests of the Junius
Moore f a mily were Harvey
Gum, CT Kenbridge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garland Gum and son,
John. Of Portsmouth, and also
their daughter, Mrs. J. C. Pruden
and family, of Centralia.
Mrs. Jessie Richardson, of
Richmond and Deltagille, is
spending some time with her
son-in-law and daughter, MIR. and
Mrs. S. w. Utley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bob Bunard and son, Kirk,
spent Mothers Day with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
w. Utley, and attended services
at Genito Presbyterian Church.
The Training Union of Grace
land Baptist Church will have a
covered dish supper at the
parsonage on Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Moore
motored to Richmond on Sunday
afternoon to visit her mother,
Mrs. Matte Lyon. Last week,
Mrs. Moore visited her son. E.
M. Moore, in Richmond.
On Tuesday night, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Wells, and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. o. Clements visited in
the A. T. Kerr home. Mrs. Al
ma Utley and Mr.. and Mrs.
ebert Kerr and family were
also Tuesday visitors in the
same home.
Mrs. w. O. Clements, Mrs.
A. H. Steffenhagen, Mrs. Glen
nSimmons and Mrs. Lottie Pal
more attended the executive
board meeting of the Presbv-
terrain Voc. at Tuckahoe
Church in Richmond last Thurs
day.
Mrs. R. A. HAMS had all of
her children home for Mothers
Day, except the Rev. H. H. Har-
ris. and F.. w. Harris. both of
Arlington. She received many
lovely and useful gifts.
Mrs. Lee Wells also reports
most of her children home for
Mothers Day. Jean, Mrs. Rick
Green who lives in New Jersey
was unable to be with them, but
had a nice, long telephone talk
with her mother.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. O.
Clements over the week end
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Ian
caster and sons. of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wilson and
children, of Newport News, Nor
man Brock, of Richmond, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Clements and children. Little
Ruth Carol Wilson stayed with
her grandparents from Friday
until Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Paul
Wagner spent the past week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
P. D. Wagner.
Evening star., 1961-08-10
Alexandra
Eyes Voting
Machines

Alexandria, stirred by the re-
count of the July II Democratic
primary ballots which led to a
one-vote courtroom victory for
Delegate James M. Thomson,
is eying voting machines. =
Heads of the city's Republi-
can and Democratic Parties
have indorsed the use of ma
chimes, and Mayor Frank E.
Mann has asked the city man
ager to determine their cost
and availability. ..s
John H. Beidler. Democratic
committee chairman, said he
will ask the group to call for
the use of machines in the
city. Mrs. Mildred Councillor,
Republican chairman, said her
party would definitely favor
voting machines"
Mr.. Mann said the city cour1-
Gil will welcome the party rec
concentrations, and said he had
urged voting machines in the
past. g.
MFR. Beidler indicated the
Democratic committee also may
consider advocating changes IN
election laws dealing with con-
tested elections.
Evening star., 1961-08-10
FCC's FIRST EXPERT
'Stoff Of I Is 80 odoy

Mr.. Terrell also knew Mar
conf, inventor of the crude
crystal and spark sets he first
worked with.
MIR. Terrell, who started as a
telegraph messenger in his ma
tive Virginia in 1889, served as
chief of the Commerce Depart
ment's radio activities, and
later chief of field activities for
the old Federal Radio Commits
sion, and the FEC after its
formation in 1884.
"You can go too far in any
direction If you're not care
full" said Mr.. Terrell Of current
moves for greater Government
control Of radio and Tv pro-
gramming.
Il think we. have a TV set
upstairs. The horse operas
I don't care for that stuff" he
said. But he does like the news
programs.
AS for radio: "I dropped
radio when I retired"
Mr.. Terrell and his wife, the
former Estelle Wilkerson of
Washington, have a winter
home in Miami. They have
been married so years.
Nov my hobby is doing
nothing. I've had a lot of COM
petition, but I've been remark
ably successful at it," he said.
with a twinkle in his eye.
Evening star., 1961-08-10
Elusive Suspect Nobbed
In Wild Midcity Chase

the pickpocket struggled with
several men on the streetcar
before forcing his way through
a rear door, police said.
Pvt. Anthony C. Santa Croce
of the traffic division grabbed
the suspect, only to have him
slip out of his jacket and run
south on Fourteenth street. At
Fourteenth and g, Frederick w.
Lee, a New Jersey railroad
worker, saw the chase and
tackled the youth. AS they lay
there. police said, Pvt. Henry
G. Wynkoop, jr. Of the traffic
division ran up to assist.
Again the suspect fled, run
ming east on G street, now fol-
lowed by a patrol wagon, a
scout car, the two footmen and
several citizens. The chase
passed through a bus terminal
at Twelfth street and New York
avenue where armed services
police Joined the pursuit. They
finally cornered the fugitive at
Eleventh and H streets.
The suspect, Marshall Ulysses
Brown, 18, Of 1131 Sixth street
NV, was charged with robbery
Mrs. Ward said her wallet con-
tanned personal papers and
about So.
Evening star., 1961-08-10

While platoons of broadcast
ing experts hustled around the
FEC, the agency's original
staff of one celebrated his l9th
birthday in Arlington today.
"I was an expert right from
the beginning" said William
D. Terrell, ST., because We
knew next to nothing and no
body else did, either. That's
why we became experts"
Mr.. Terrell of 4760 Twenty
fourth road North was q one
man equivalent of the Federal
Communications Commission
when he was appointed the
United States first inspector
of radio stations in 1911. Con-
gress had Just gotten around
to passing a law requiring
radios on passenger ships for
safety.
Mr.. Terrell's principal Job
was to check shipboard sets,
which were lucky to send over
200 miles under ideal condi-
tions.
During AZ years of regulatory
work until his retirement in
1943, Mr.. Terrell numbered
among his friends former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover, under
whom he worked in interna-
tional conferences and meetings
with domestic broadcasters