The Washington times., 1924-01-17
PROVIDES
FOR LOANS BY
ARLINGTON
Money Borrowed Must Be Paid
Back in Same Year
Demanded

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. IT,
William J. Ingram, supervisor from
Arlington District and Common
wealth Attorney William c. Cloth,
who left for Richmond Tuesday
night to interview Senator Frank l..
Ball ana Charles T. Jesse, delegate
to the house from Arlington county
returned last night.
Mr.. Ingram when seen today said
that their visit to Richmond was the
result Of an opinion by the common
wealth attorney that the supervisors
could not, according to present law,
borrow money and pay interest. Mr..
Ingram stated that at their request
Mr.. Jesse yesterday prepared bill
which will give to the board of su-
pervisors Of Arlington county the au-
thority to borrow money. Mr.. In
gram said the bill will carry with 1t
certain restrictions, one of which Is
that the money borrowed must be
paid back within the year borrowed,
so that in the future boards Of super
visors Of Arlington county will not
find themselves in the position the
present board found itself, that Of
~
affairs Of the county government.
According to Mr.. Ingram the bill
was referred to the proper committee
yesterday and will be presented In
the house today by Mr.. Jesse: He
said he received every assurance that
the bill would be passed without any
trouble.
nR0nidant M
Arlington Trust Company, has been
appointed by Judge Samuel G.. Brent
Of the circuit court of Arlington
county as receiver for the Arlington
Laundry Company located at Ross
.lyn.
Mr.. Douglass said today that all
laundry at the plant has been cleaned
up, that he has paid all the en-
ployes and that the plant has been
shut down. He further said that he
will ask the court to confirm an of.
fer which he has received for the
purchase Of the plant, but should
the court refuse to confirm the Of
fer the plant including all the ma
chinery win be sold.
The Arlington County Chapter,
United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy, meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Hermann Bonney, on Walnut street,
Clarendon, elected the following Of
ficers for the year: Mrs. w. w.
Snyder, reelected president; Mrs.
Lee B. Robertson, first vice-presi-
dent; Miss Ella Everett, second vice
president; Mrs. Eugene Rucker, re-
cording secretary; Miss Elouise
Hough, treasurer; Miss Bette New
lit, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
George H. Rucker, registrar, and
Mrs. Lloyd T. Everett, historian.
This chapter will combine with the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans and
program will be arranged that will
fittingly commemorate the memory
Of Gems. Robert E. Lee and "Stone-
wall" jackson, to be given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton Jones,
Of Clarendon on Monday night at 8
o'clock, January 21.
AS chapter president Of the u. D.
c., of Arlington county, Mrs. w. w.
Snyder has received an invitation
from the Governor Of Georgia to be
present at the unveiling of the Lee
Head by the Stone Mountain Asso-
citation at Atlanta on January 10.
The regular meeting Of the Loyal
Order Of Moose of Clarendon, Lodge
No. 1915, will be held tonight in the
Clarendon Citizens Hall at o'clock.
The meeting Of the Clarendon
Women's Civic Club held in the
Clarendon Citizens Hall last night
was attended by members and a
number Of Clarendon business men
who had been asked to assist the
club in its work of trying to make
Clarendon a model town.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields, address,
ing the meeting. said that he has
only been in office fifteen days and
in that time there has been four stills
captured, including some whiskey,
also several arrests for violating the
speed laws.
At the next meeting Of the club It
was announced that Commonwealth
Attorney William C. Cloth will be
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