Evening star., 1947-06-25
School Victory
Puts Arlington
Unit in Politics
Mann Stotes Platform
In Delegates Roce;
Denies Obligations

The Greater Arlington Associa-
ton, which figured prominently in
the May ~ school, and bond issue
referendum, announced today 1t will
take "an active part" in coming
county elections.
At the same time the organization
announced election of new officers
and an executive committee, which
includes number of prominent
Democrats and Republicans.
Last night, Harrison Mann,
candidate for the House of Dele
gates, and who will run in the
August 5 Democratic primary added
to the political developments by an.
nouncing he is under obligation to
no individual or faction and am
teamed up with no clique or slate" ;"
Mr.. Mann's opponents are the in
cumbents, j. Maynard Magruder
and George Damn, and Albert A..
Carretta, an attorney. Mr.. Car
retta has been indorsed by the
Progressive Democrats of Airing
ton."
Other political developments in
cluded a request by Mr.. Carretta
that the Democratic Executive Com
mittee furnish him with list of
the counts voters, and radio talk
by Frank L. Ball, jr., candidate
for State Senate.
Favors Better Education.
Mr.. .Mann's platform favors gen.
eral improvement of education and
nonpartisan election of the county
school board, abolition of the poll
tax as prerequisite for voting and
levying of a capitation tax for school
purposes, enabling legislation for a
purge of voting books to facilitate
redistricting of voting precincts in
Arlington, permanent real estate
assessor with a board of equaliza-
tion, a Statewide school health
program and a statutory recreation
authority.
The candidate declared he op-
poses a sales tax and supports mod
ernizing OF State tax structure. If
elected. Mr.. Mann said. he will urge
more adequate ALLEGATION of State
highway funds to Arlington.
Primary goals of the Greater
Arlington Association, "a nonparti-
san organization composed of Ar
lington citizens interested in con-
tinued sound and progressive local
government, according to the state
ment, include the support of basic
ally sound business practices in gov
ernment; the avoidance of waste In
public spending; the steady i'm
provement of all public services and
facilities at cost within the means
of the people; larger and better
schools, and the election to office
of thoroughly qualified citizens OF
outstanding character"
J. r. Hagan Named President.
The organization, which opposed
the school and public works bond
issues and change in the method
of selecting the County School
Board in the May q referendum,
elected J. Foster Hagan, prominent
Republican attorney, to succeed
Charles O. Pratt as president.
Other officers are: B. M Smith,
first vice president; John L. Hack
ney, second vice president; Mrs.
Jane M. Day, third vice president;
Mrs. Ethel Klutey, secretary, and
Lewis Springer, jr., treasurer.
On the Executive Committee are:
Mr.. Pratt, chairman; w. P. Ames,
a former Republican member of the
County Board; Sheriff Homer
Bauserman, a Democrat; Clyde
Davis; Conmonwealth's Attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas, a Democrat;
Ralph w. Fairbank; Calvin Haley,
secretary to Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia; w. S. Hoge,
jr.; Jack r. Jones, w. H. Vanne-
man, Fred Windridge, former
Republican candidate for County
Board, and Capt. P. T. Wright,
U. S. N. (retired.
Regarding Mr.. Carretta's request,
Chairman j. Maynard Magruder
of the Democratic Committee said
it would be taken up by the COM
mittee at its regular meeting to-
morrow night.
Expressing the opinion the voters
list should be made available to all
candidates in the primary, Mr.. Car
retta told the committee:
II cannot help but recall that
very recently the same list of voters
was obtained by Mr.. C. o. Pratt, a
Republican, via the 'back-door' route
and without your personal knowl-
edge or consent"