Evening star., 1945-04-04
Star Cup Goes
.ToMrs. Arnheinl
For Civic Work
: Arlington Federation
Opposes Tax Increase
Without Pay Boosts

Mrs. Florence Arnheim, chairman
of the Welfare Committee of the
Arlington County Civic Federation
last night was awarded The Eve.
ming Star Cup for outstanding civic
accomplishment during 1914.
DR.. Victor Meyers, chairman oi
the committee which made the Sc.
lection, pointed out that severa
county residents had fine records o1
accomplishments, but that Mrs
Arnheim was almost entirely re.
sponsible for establishment of the
county YMCA. z.
Her other accomplishments were
listed as establishment OF five pub.
lie nursery schools to care for chill.
dren Of working mothers, de.
velopment of a postwar program oi
school recreational activities ano
development of child study center
plans. ..,
Members of the Selecting Com
mittee, in addition to DR.. Meyers
we're DR.. George Hieronymus, G. A
Fuller, Wesson Cook and C. S. Cob
bins.
Tax Increase Opposed.
Following a supplemental report
from the Revenues and Expendi-
lures Committee on the proposed in
crease in the county tax rate, the
federation adopted motion oppos-
ing any increase unless some sys-
tematic procedure on salary in
creases is followed and made a pub
lie record. The resolution also
pointed out that there Is no assur-
ance that additional revenue would
be spent for capital improvements
during the fiscal year.
S. w. Keesee, committee chair
man, said it seemed highly improb-
able capital improvements could be
made because of shortages. He
added, however, that the committee
feels If the county Is to be pro-
gressive, there must be tax increases
H. E. Riley, delegate from the
Cherrydale Citizens Association
said it is ridiculous to oppose an
increase in the tax rate"
People come in here" he said
"and yell for streets, storm sewers
incinerators and other things and
don't want to pay for them"
Humphries Favors Higher Rate.
John Humphries, also of Cherry
dale, added his support to an in
creased tax rate on the same basis
saying his personal taxes in Airing
to were lower than levies he paid in
other communities. Mr.. Humphries
said an increase is necessary If the
county is to develop.
Following adoption of the motion
by q 1910 vote, the federation also
moved to reverse its former action
by making its Revenue and Ex-
penditure Committee "articulate" al
the April 10 hearing on the county
budget.
Action was deferred on an Executive
Committee recommendation that 9
qualified research agency such as .tht
Brookings Institution, Griffenhager
Association or the American Insti.
tute Of Public Affairs. make a thor.
ough survey of the county govern.
ment. A substitute motion asking
the committee to determine the cost
of such survey and report back
was adopted.
The federation also adopted a mo.
ton favoring immediate action II
setting up the organization neces.
sary for an intelligent reassessmen
next year.
Other motions adopted included
one to set up committee to expe.
diue county salvage collections, II
direct the Roads, Streets and High
ways Committee to follow closel.
the Federal and State fund assist
ance program, and to investigate tht
current state of the antirabies ordi'
nance in Arlington and the prev
alence of the disease in the county
Barney Hall was appointed II
serve on the Public Safety Commit.
tee and E. w. Newman on the Pub
lie Utilities Committee.