Evening star., 1935-03-06
PROPOSED SCHOOL
BAN HIT IN COUNTY
Arlington Federation to Seek
Continued Free At,
tendance.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpdtCu 70 Inc 6thGs
LYON PARK, Va, March 6.-The
Arlington County Civic Federation
last night voted the appointment of
q committee to appear before the
Senate Appropriations Committee to
urge the striking from the District Of
Columbia bill that provision which
would prohibit free attendance in
District schools Of Arlington County
children. The action was taken, on
motion Of w. C. Hull Of Leeway.
A resolution. offered by Mrs. Jessie
Roberts for the Parks Planning and
1oning Committee, indorSing the
proposed development Of .Gravelly
Point as an airport and opposing the
acquisition by the Federal Govern
ment of Washington and Hoover air
ports, was also adopted.
Rules on Elections Sought.
After tabling, on recommendation
of q special committee, reso-
luton designed to place the fedora
tion on record as opposing political
primaries and conventions to safe
guard election participating privi-
leges accorded Federal workers, the
meeting took steps to get from the
Civil Service Commission definite in
formation as to the limitations Of the
order.
The secretary was directed to sub
init the following questions to the
commission:
/. May a classified employe become
a candidate for local Office as the
nominee of a party through a pri-
mary, convention or otherwise?
2. If there is party ticket for To-
cal Offices in the field, may classified
enploye become candidate for local
off1ce as an independent candidate?
8. If there is party ticket for local
Offices and q classified employe be-
comes an independent candidate, may
he, in connection with his campaign,
attack the record and qualifications of
the candidate on the party ticket?
T. May classified employe actively
and publicly support a candidate
named by a party, regardless of
whether he claims he is supporting
the candidate as an individual or as
. party candidate?
= S. Would a classified employe who
openly and publicly supports an in
dependent candidate for local Office be
considered as engaging in partisan
politics if there was party ticket for
local Offices in the field?
Sewer Problem Studied.
The Sanitation and Public Health
Committee was directed by vote to
study a resolution which attempts
to hold the County Board to the
election promise of SIPS per front
foot for sewer laterals. Dr. Victor
Meyers, who offered the resolution
declared that lit is understood" that
the County Board believes it impos-
sible to operate under such a NOM
inal fee and that a much larger
charge will have to be made.
Under direction of G. A. Collier
memorial services were held for
Charles r. Taylor and Mrs. Bertha
Kelly, members of the federation
who died during the year.
Members of the Memorial Com
mittee who assisted Chairman Col
lier are Mrs. Joseph Haley. DR.. Victor
Meyers, A. Dexter Davis, Mrs. Wilda
McNemar, Mrs. Florence E. Cannon
and Mrs. Edith Simpson.
: DR.. Raymond E. Manning of the
Library Of Congress, the guest speaker
Of the evening, discussed a question
which Is giving civic groups much
concern these days-the question of
which is most desirable, election of
County BOARD members for tu,o or
four year terms.
DR.. Manning refused to commit
himself, declaring that everything
depends on the local situation. In
fact, he said, he has yet to find
an authority on governmental set-up
that expresses a preference. The
recent tendency in this connection
throughout the country, he declared,
has been an increase from the two
to four year terms. This is particu-
larly true in larger communities. he
said.