Evening star., 1947-05-22
Democrats Call
Meeting on Use
OF Mailing LIST
Arlington Head Asks
No Sides BE Taken on
School Referendum

The Arlington Democratic Com-
mittee win meet tonight to study
the question Of how its mailing list
came into the hands of the Greater
Arlington Association to disseminate
literature against proposed referen-
dunn changes for the county school
system.
The association declined to state
from whom 1t obtained authoriza-
ton to use the addresses Of the
Democrats but President Charles
%. Pratt said proper authorization
for their use had been obtained.
This was promptly denied by
Chairman ]. Maynard Magruder Of
the Democratic Committee who said
neither he nor the committee had
authorized use OF the list.
Would Extend List Use.
"Since the Greater Arlington AS
sociation claims to have had access
to the mailing list Mr.. Magruder
said, Il personally believe and shall
recommend to the Democratic Conn
mittee that the mailing list be made
available for the use Of the Citi.
zens' Committee for School Inn
provement, the Civic Federation or
any other group concerned with the
referendum which requests It,"
The Civic Federation and Citi-
zens' Committee are among a group
Of organizations who seek to change
the method of selecting the School
Board and approval of a $4,000, 900
bond issue in Tuesdays referendum.
One report of the possible origin
OF the list centers around the CAM
paign OF leading Democratic off,
cial last fall His secretary, It was
said,, ran of one or more sets Of
the Democratic Committee address
stencils In behalf OF the candidate
and later became affiliated with the
Greater Arlington Association.
Tells of Stencil Letter.
Mrs. Florence Cannon, candidate
for the County Board and former
president of the Arlington Civic
Federation, said recent literature
from the Greater Arlington Asso-
ciaticn was addressed with a stem
Gil previously used by the Demo-
cratic Committee.
Il moved from 812 South Quincy
street to 400 South Eighth street
about six years ago." Mrs. Cannon
said. Last year I called attention
OF Mr.. Magruder to the fact that
l had been receiving incorrectly ad-
dressed literature for about five
years. When I received literature
from the Greater Arlington Asso-
citation recently, it was stenciled in
the same type of capital letters and
to the same incorrect address"
Mrs. Cannon Is running for Of
fee as an independent, having dis
associated herself from Democratic
activity when she entered Govern
Ement service in 1882.
Regrets Use of Stencils.
Oscar r. LeBeau, chairman of
the Citizens Committee for School
improvement which seeks direct
election of the school board and
authorization Of the bond issue,
said that after his group heard of
the stencil incident member had
asked a Democratic committeeman
for permission to use the address
plates also. The Citizens Commit
tee representative was refused, Mr..
LeBeau said.
Mr.. Magruder said he had been
approached by representatives Of
both organizations for use Of the
plates.
Has Not Taken Sides.
THE Democratic Committee has
not taken sides in this question"
Mr.. Magruder said, "and told.
both that I did not think. the list
should be made availaDls to them"
The Citizens Committee will hold
a country wide 1ally to support di-
rect election of 1e school board and
the bond issu at o'clock tonight
at the Claude Swanson Junior High
School, 58o9 North Washington
boulevard.