Evening star., 1942-01-04
Edmund D. Campbell
Elected Chairman
Of Arlington Board
Attorney Succeeds
F. FreeIund Chew;
Honrohun Renamed

Edmund D. Campbell. Washing
ton and Arlington County (Vao at
torney, was named chairman of the
Arlington County Board at its first
meeting OF the year yesterday.
Mr.. Campbell, who is now serving
his third year as a member OF the
board, succeeds F. Freeland Chew.
The new chairman has long been
active in public utility matters and
started the movement for reorganl-
zation of the County Public Utilities
Commission shortly after being
elected to the board.
During his term Of Office he has
introduced several measures seeking
adjustments of gas and water rates.
Hanrahan Is Reappointed.
In a statement following his elec-
ton Mr.. Campbell declared: Ar
lington is probably destined to be-
come the largest city in the State
despite anything we may wish 10 90
about 1t.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han was reappointed for another
year and again was selected as clerk
and secretary of the board.
The new board chairman an
nounced he soon would name mem
bers of the County Public Utilities
Commission to fill expiring terms.
Defense Progress Reported.
Harrison Mann, defense co-ordln-
ator for Arlington, reviewed prog
ress made in setting up emergency
defense agencies.
Mr.. Chew, who also is the county's
chief afraid warden, said he plans
to purchase six 5-horSepoWer sirens
and eight 2-horsepower sirens SIM
liar to those acquired by the Dis
trict to augment those now In oper.
alton on the firehouses. They vii
be bought out of the $4,000 tne
County Board recently made avail
able for emergency defense pur'
chases. Mr.. Chew said the devices
would cost about $4,000, plus an In
stallation fee, the amount OF which
has not been determined.
Mr.. Mann reported that the
county has more auxiliary flremer
per capita than the District o.
Columbia.
This assertion later was denied by
Chief M. P. Divine Of the Ballstor
Volunteer Fire Department, wh'
said the county lost many firemel
to other fire departments or tn
Federal Government. where salarie
are higher. Mr.. Divine renewed
plea made earlier for increased
salaries for firemen.
Favor Salary Increases.
The board, split by vote OF 3 to
approved a resolution by Leo Lloye
seconded by Basil De Lashmut'
which favored raising the wage
for the lower salaried county EN-
ployes and instructed the count
manager to report on proposed sal
ary increases at the next meeting
Mr.. Chew and Mrs. Elizabeth Z
Magruder, both of whom vote
against the resolution, said the reso
luton was vague because 1t dl
not define the low-salaried grou
and they said the salary OF count
employees already had been estan
lished in the annual budget.
Mr.. Lloyd declared the questio
was one of policy which should &
determined by the board and M
bv the county manager. He crit
cized past actions of the board
; delegating more power to the count
+ manager.
Will Enforce Bicycle Law.
The board announced that II
bicycle ordinance, which went IN
effect January /. is to be enforce
Immediately, despite the failure
obtain license tags.
Mr.. Chew, sponsor OF the la
declared: =,
:, THE primary purpose OF u
ordinance was not to charge
cents for q license, or to cole
money for the county, but to e.
: force safety regulations. There a
ID certain requirements as to llghtn
after dark and other regulatio
T.: governing the operation OF blcycl
. in a safe manner. There is no re
son why these provisions cannot
enforced Immediately.