Evening star., 1946-02-07
Parkway Funds
GetQuickAction
From Delegates
Request for $4,000
Pushed by Arlington
Members Of Assembly
BY ALEX r. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Dy ALEA N. fhESION,
Star Staff Correspondent.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 7.-Quick
action by Arlington County's dele
cation to the General Assembly has
paved the way for completion OF
the second unit of the George Wash
tngton Memorial parkway.
Within seven hours after the legis-
latorS received official word from
the county board yesterday that an
additional 5000 from the State is
needed to match a similar amount
from the county and $4,000 from
the Federal Government they had:
Conferred with and obtained the
Endorsement of State Highway Com
missioner James A. Anderson.
"Buttonholed" number of House
APPROPRIATIONS Committee members
to acquaint them with the back
ground of the project and with the
current need.
Formally appeared before the
committee to submit an amendment
to the budget bill for the next
biennium to cover the amount.
Obtained assurances from a num-
= Der of committee members after an
executive session that the item will
remain in the budget bill to be re-
ported.
North of Key Bridge.
The second unit of the parkway
extends from Key Bridge 'northward
to Spout Run with a connecting
road up the Greek Valley to Lee
highway.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission had requested
Virginia officials to make the addi-
tional funds available because of
increased land values, and the
county board appropriated its IS 1000
share of the cost last Saturday.
Final Charter Draft Received.
The Arlington delegation, COM
prising Senator william D. Medley
and Delegates ]. Maynard Ma
gruder and George Damn, also re-
ceived the final draft of a charter
of incorporation of their county
into a proposed city. The draft in
cludes the major charges reported
by Charter Commission Chairman
Lawrence w. Douglas, as announced
yesterday.
The delegation said that since the
charter commission had the benefit
of the public's views and has had
sufficient technical assistance during
the last several months in preparing
the city plan, no changes in the
proposed form of government sub
mitted will be made unless consti-
tutional or legal obstacles are en-
countered in the legislative processes
here.
The next few days will be spent in
preparing the measure for introduc-
ton, probably some time next week,
it was indicated.
Other highlights of yesterdays
session include a favorable report by
the House Courts of Justice Com
mittee on the Medley bill to estab-
lish boundary line between the
District of Columbia and Virginia,
already passed by the Senate; intro
duction of legislation by Senator
Andrew w. Clarke, Alexandria, Fair
fax and Prince william, to establish
a permanent board of assessment
for Fairfax County, and introduc-
tion of a bill by Senator Medley de-
signed to benefit lawyers who at
tended District of Columbia and
other law schools, but who have
been kept from admittance to the
Virginia Bar because of military
service.
Board of Assessment Provided.
The Clarke bill would establish a
board for annual equalization and
assessment of real estate in Fairfax
County on January l, 1947. Consist
ing of three resident freeholders,
one of whom would be designated
land assessor and the others as ad-
visory members, the board would be
appointed by Circuit Court Judge
Paul E. Brown for terms prescribed
by ordinance passed by the Board
of Supervisors.
Licensing of Attorneys.
Senator Medley's bill would au-
thorize the Virginia Supreme Court
of Appeals to grant, without exam
ination, licenses to practice law to
any attorney who submits satisfac-
tory evidence that he meets four
basic qualifications as follows:
That he is at the time of appli-
cation and for a period of three
years prior thereto, is a member in
good standing of the bar of the
State, Territory or the District of
Columbia in which he was entitled
to practice.
He is entitled to practice in the
Supreme Court or court of like
standing in such other jurisdiction.
His application to practice here
Is indorsed by two members of the
Virginia locality in which he resides
who are attorneys in good stand
ing in Virginia and who have been
qualified to practice before the State
Supreme Court for five years.
That he served in the armed forces
between December 7, 1941, and Au-
gust Is, 1945, was not dishonorably
discharged and was bona-fide res
ident OF Virginia for one year prior
to his entry into the armed forces.
Medley Explains Measure.
Senator Medley explained that a
number of Northern Virginians
were graduated from District of CO.
lumbia law schools and shortly
thereafter were admitted to the Dis
trict bar, but entered the armed
forces before they had an opportu-
nifty to enter the United States Dis
trict Court for the District of
Columbia. Had they entered this
highest court, he pointed out, they
would have been entitled to ad-
mittance to the Virginia bar after
three years practice in the District,
but their military service intervened.
City Manager Carl Budwesky,
Alexandria, appeared yesterday be-
fore the House Committee on Coun-
ties, Cities and Towns to oppose two
bills by Delegate John Spiers, Rad
ford, proposing to establish a uni
form fiscal year for all municipali-
ties and to prescribe certain uniform
reports required by the auditor of
public accounts. No action was
taken by the committee.