Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06
CITIZENS ATTACK
STATE PARK BOARD
Arlington Civic Association
Says 1t Has Failed to
Function.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The star.
| CLARENDON, Va, November O.
Charging that the Virginia Park and
Planning Commission has failed prop
erly to function through lack of a
quorum at several meetings called to
| consider matters important to the
orderly development of the metropolitan
area of Washington of which the coun-
try is a leading factor, the Arlington
! County Civic Federation at its monthly
meeting last night adopted resolu-
| ton of its executive committee request
ing Gov. Byrd to make changes in the
personnel of the commission.
| Hugh McGrath, chairman of the
executive committee in offering the
resolution, declared that a few of the
members. particularly those who have
no political affiliations, have been faith
| full to their assignment, but as a whole
the commission has been an utter failure
! in recent months on account of non-at-
tendance at meetings.
Imperative That Board Function.
1.-THE federation" the resolution sets
| forth, consider it most necessary in
view of the present rapid growth of the
| greater metropolitan area of Washing
| ton that this commission, as a whole
| take a more active and aggressive part
| in the development of the said area"
The resolution also expresses the view
| that there are persons within the area
wlo are fully qualified and who are
willing to devote the necessary time,
energy and talent to the end that the
| duties OF the commission may be per-
| formed properly.
That the citizens who bitterly fought
! granting a permit to the Sun Oil Co.
| to establish an oil storage and dis
| tributing plant on the Lee Highway
at the foot of Mackeys Hill "are down,
| but not out" as a result of the board
of supervisors favorable action on the
permit application, was indicated when
a resolution offered by Mrs. Florence
F. Cannon requesting the board to re-
| consider its decision and to revoke the
! permit was unanimously adopted. The
resolution, which was designed to serve
! as a petition to the board, was signed
| by about rs delegates present, repre-
Senting almost as many civic organiza-
tons in various parts Of the county.
Provision Of Resolution.
Believing" the resolution cites, "that
| the results of the inspection tour and
conference of Gov. Byrd and Col. Grant
of the United States Park and Planning
Commission on october &c, indicate
the intention of both Federal and State
officials to assist to the fullest extent in
restoring Arlington County to its prop
er condition as an important part of
the metropolitan area of Washington,
and maintaining 1t as such, the under
signed citizens, representing regularly
organized and active civic bodies of Ar
lington County, hereby petition the
Board of Supervisors to reconsider its
decision in the matter of the establish
ment of a supply depot by the Sun Oil
| Co. at point Immediately above Key
Bridge, in Rosslyn, and to revoke the
permit granted by the board on Sep
| TENDER 80"
Mrs. Cannon asserted that she had
good reason to believe that the board
would reconsider If properly petitioned.
Generalization for Reid.
A motion offered by F. Z. Mann and
| adopted inStructS the secretary to send
a letter to Hugh Reid, congratulating
him on his reelection as a member of
the House of Delegates from Arlington
and expressing the desires of the feder-
| alton to cooperate with him on all
legislative matters.
| Mr.. Mann, who Is chairman of the
committee on county resources and
expenditures, submitted a report on the
school boards annual financial state
ment, for which he was highly COM
| mended.
Speaking on signboard construction
and efforts being made to abolish this
type of advertising in the county. Mrs.
Cannon, chairman of the federationS
signboard committee, announced that
she coming ordinance, on which hear
ings are being held, eliminates all sign
boards from what is designated as A
residential. Acting on her suggestion,
President Hull, who presided, ANNOUNCE
ed that he would have the legislative
committee investigate the possibility of
legislation that would prohibit sign
board construction in the whole of the
metropolitan area.
Robert E. Plymale, chairman Of the
committee in charge of the organiza-
tons annual banquet, arranged with
r p. Woodbridge. secretary of the Ar
llngton County Chamber OF Commerce,
who was present, for use Of the cham
ber'S quarters Thursday night for a
meeting of the committee.