Evening star., 1943-08-21
Rider Accuses Green
OF Filling Courthouse
With Relatives
COP Candidate Charges
Commissioner 'Bossed'
County for ~ Years

Leroy B. Rider. Republican candi
date for commissioner of revenue ii
Arlington County, yesterday charged
Harry X. Green, present Demo.
cratic commissioner. with packing
the courthouse with personal friends
and relatives in all elective and ap.
pointive Offices of the county with
the exception of the county treas
. urer's office and trial justice"
The latter Offices are held by John
Locke Green, Republican running
for reelection, and Judge BENJAMIN
Hedrick, who, is not seeking re-
election.
Speaks at Luncheon.
Speaking at luncheon meeting
before so members of the County
Republican Women's Council, Mr..
Rider charged that Mr.. Green had
been political boss of the county
and the Democratic party for "a
years and that his power was eyi-
denced by the lack of contest within
the Democratic party when no pri-
mary was held this year, by the
membership of county groups plan
ming Federal projects and by mem
bership of the War Price and
Ration Board"
j. Maynard Magruder, member
and former chairman of the ration
board, is Democratic candidate for
the House OF Delegates, and R.
=. l.. Moncure, treasurer of the
county Democratic campaign, also
is a. member of the three-man
board. '-'
Referring to recent announce.
ment, that the office of commits
siofler of revenue would be omen
september l to Is to help taxpayers
make out Federal income forms, Mr..
Rider said that If he were elected
ne would not find 1t practicable to
devote time of myself or INV per-
sonnel to assisting taxpayers in
making out Federal returns when
local responsibilities have prior
Claims"
Campaign Manager Named.
d. 5. Omohundro was named Re-
publican campaign manager and ].
roster Hagan was formally desig-
mated nominee for the State Senate
from the county.
Percy Graves, member of the Re-
publican National Committee. smoke
on the Office of War Information
whose activities he termed a "glori-
ncation of President Roosevelt
rather than of the American Con-
stitution. Declaration of Independ-
ence or Bill OF Rights"
Declaring that CHANGES are to
be made at the courthouse and We
are going to make them" John Paul
Jones. Republican candidate for trial
Justice. enumerated the functions of
that Office.
Hits "AlphabeticaP' Soup.
William F. Ames, Republican can
dldate for the House of Delegates
spoke on the general inability to
unscramble Washington's alpha
betical soup" -siting.-hisr own busi-
ness experisnee when a system OF
obtaining prforities from, WPB, all
though admittedly efficient" was
rejected by that body as being CON
fusing" to their examiners.
Ralph Remington, candidate for
county clerk, concluded the speakers
list.
Mrs. Leonie M. Gilbert, chairman
OF the Women's Council, announced
precinct chairmen for the council as
follows:
Mrs. Blanch Foote, North Airing
ton; Mrs. William Montgomery
Smith, South Arlington; Mrs. Ray
mond Lloyd, Ballston; Mrs. M. L.
Leap, Karne: Mrs. William Shock,
Cherrydale; Mrs. Tazewell Watson,
Clarendon No. /; Mrs J. r. Hutchi-
son, Clarendon No. q; Mrs. T. M.
Britt, Falls Church,. Mrs. Theodore
Huber, Lyon Park, and Mrs. Pearl
McKev PpSs1yp