Evening star., 1939-08-02
zoning Friends
Win Top Places
AS Nominees
Incumbents Score
In Alexandria,
Fairfax, Arlington


row-house developments won the
top three nominations in yesterdays
Democratic primary in Arlington
County, Va. for the County Board,
an analysis of the unofficial returns
showed today.
In Fairfax County two members
of the County Board-Chairman w.
F. P. Reid and Miss Edith Rogers
were defeated, while all other in
cumbent officials were renominated.
Delegate Maurice D. Rosenberg
won denomination in Alexandria s
sole primary contest.
AS anticipated, F. Freeland Chew
and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Magruder,
both of whom have taken a firm
stand against row-type housing de-
velopments and the commercializa-
ton of Lee boulevard, received the
strongest support from Arlington
residents. Edmund D. Campbell
placed third in the race. He, also, has
expressed a firm belief in conserva-
tive zoning and has taken a stand
against roW-house developments.
Chew Heads With 3,5O3.
The unofficial returns for the
leading candidates for the five
member County Board are: Mr.
Chew, 3503 votes; Mrs. Magruder,
1899; Mr.. Campbell 2,778; Basil
DeLashmutt, 2,6O7 and Leo Lloyd,
1,645. All five candidates are de-
clared their party's nominees for
the general election on November 7.
Civic workers found it interesting
to note that the two Democratic
members of the board who favored
a commercial zone along Lee boule-
vard-William A. E. McShea and
George M. Yeatman-were left out
of the race, according to the unof:-
fetal returns. Mr.. McShea was only
IS votes behind Mr.. Lloyd for fifth
place with a vote of 1880. Mr..
Yeatman was eight among the II
candidates with 912 votes.
Mr.. DeLashmutt, the fourth
highest candidate. expressed the
view that the county should be de-
veloped according to a long range
master plan, and he indicated there
may possibly be places in Arlington
where row-houses could be con-
structed without detriment to the
county as whole.
Thomas Leads Grove.
Homer Randolph Thomas won
the trial justice race by 338-vote
ajority out of total of 4,082 votes
cast for the magisterial candidates,
according to the unofficial returns.
Mr.. Thomas received 2,210 votes and
Mr.. Grove received 1872.
Political workers gathered in
Democratic headquarters found the
race between the two trial justice
candidates running nip and tuck"
up until the last three precincts re-
ported late last night.
Other County Board candidates
polled votes and placed in the race
as follows: Minor J. Kavanaugh,
seventh place, 1925 votes; Mr.. Yeat-
man, eighth, 912; Thomas R.
Mechem, ninth, 1853; Lorenzo D.
Donaldson, tenth, 664, and H. c.
Saffell, eleventh, SOL.
Fairfax County Sheriff Eppa P.
Kirby, completing three terms in
office, nosed out his opponent, John
w. Ferguson of Clifton, making his
second bid for office, by a vote of
2,518 to 2,297. Mr.. Ferguson carried
10 precincts against Is for Sheriff
Kirby.
In the Fairfax supervisors race,
Mr.. Reid, one of the Oldest board
members in the State in point of
service, was defeated by Andrew w.
Clarke of Belle Haven, member of
the Fairfax County Board of Public
Welfare, by a vote of Alb to 318.
Miss Rogers was defeated by Maurice
w. Fox of Vale by a vote of 383 to
352.
In the supervisors race Charles
Powell of Falls Church district was
victor over Melvin P. Smith of An
nandale by vote of 467 to 327, and
John T. Blincoe of Lee district
easily defeated his opponent, James
c. Crawford of Pohick, 321 to 90.
Two other members of the board, G.
Wallace Carper of Providence dis
trict and D. w. Buckley of Center
vile district, were declared nominees
without opposition.
The balloting yesterday was prob
ably the heaviest in the history of
the county.
Kincheloe Carries Every Precinct.
. Commissioner of the Revenue
James U. Kincheloe, veteran coun-
ty official in point of service, re-
ceived the highest vote, his total
being 3,615, against 1,139 for Doug
lass S. Mackall, jr., of Mclean.
Mr.. Kincheloe carried every pre-
cinct in the county.
Paul E. Brown, finishing his first
term as commonwealth attorney
ranked second in total votes re-
ceived, defeating Hugh B. Marsh,
associate of former Commonwealth
Attorney Wilson M. Farr, by vote
Of 1887 to 1,457.
L. M. Coyner, incumbent county
treasurer, came out an easy victor
IN three-way race by substan-
fal lead. He received 2,619 votes.
His nearest opponent, Deputy Com
missioner of Revenue w. Lewis
Leigh, polled 1,45O votes, and
Crockett c. Carr, distributor of
State automobile tags and hunting
and fishing licenses, received 693
votes.
In Providence district Nerrell
Twombly defeated James Goldsbor-
ough for constable by a 979-to-329
vote, and in the Mount Vernon dis
trict John Paul Newton was vic
torious over George Neitzey for
constable by 401-to-260 vote.
Delegate Rosenberg defeated Col.
A. D. Rorax, U. S. M. c., retired, by
an 828-vote majority, in Alexandria.
Mr.. Rosenberg first was elected to
the Legislature in 1885, and has
served uninterruptedly since through
two regular sessions and one special
session.
$40 123 Inv Rafundod