Evening star., 1947-09-19
FaiirfaxCitizens
Ask kPowerLi
Under Ground
Federation Considers
Matter After Four
Suits Are Filed

The Fairfax County Federation OF
Citizens Associations last night rec
commended that cross county high
tension power line be placed under
ground If practicable.
The resolution was adopted at the
first meeting of the season in the
Annandale School after a discussion
of the proposal of the Virginia Elec-
trio 81 Power Co. to run an overhead
power line from Quantico to the
vicinity of Falls Church.
Four injunction suits by some of
the affected residents were filed in
Fairfax County Circuit Court yester-
day to restrain the company from
running the wires across their prop
critics. Vepco previously had insti-
tuted condemnation suits for right
of-way in'the same court, and Judge
Paul Brown named five-man COM
mission to set a fair price for land
involved.
Plaintiffs in Action.
Plaintiffs in the latest court action
are Omer L. Hirst and Ann T. Hirst,
Mr.. Hirst with Thomas Mason Hirst
and Edna B. Mason Hirst, Joseph
and Frank B. Bristow, and Carr, Inc
At last nights meeting the fed
Grafton decided to refer to its men,
bers a recent decision of the Board
of Supervisors to withdraw all county
advertising from the Providence
Journal.
The action was taken after the
group had voted 16 to Is to urge
that county advertising should be
distributed impartially and no at
tempt should be made to withdraw
1t ''for political reasons" Many
delegates explained that they voted
in the negative not because they
were opposed to the resolution, but
because they were uniformed as to
details of the controversy.
The Providence Journal is a week
ly newspaper published by Richard
M. Smith of Mclean. Mr.. Smith
was candidate for treasurer, the
post held by the late James U.
Kincheloe, a leader in the county
Democratic organization. Mr.. Smith
was defeated for the nomination by
John Ferguson in the August pri-
mary and on August the super
visors voted to withdraw legal ad-
vertisements from the pa per be-
cause it had been unfair" to the
county administration.
Supervisors Criticized.
The motion of censure was Of
fered by David Scull, former secre.
tary of the federation, who criti-
cized the supervisors for their ac-
tlcn and said that 1t was "undem-
ocratlc and should not be tolerated
under O system of free govern
ment." Although some delegates
the federation should not express
itself. others spoke in criticism Of
the boards action.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted indorsing the buyers re-
sistance movement" which members
we're told had been indorsed by the
District of Columbia Board of Com
missioners. Members stated that
only by refusing to buy high-cost
items, such as meat, could prices be
driven down.
The meeting was told the county
school situation was critical in GER
tain areas due to overcrowding. 1t
was stated that at Groveton there
is insufficient water so that. chill
dren are forced to attend only part
of the day and that at Annandale
the level of the water in the well
has restricted the use of toilet
facilities.
New committees were appointed
and the following suggestions for
school Improvements were made:
l. Each child should be made to
pay tuition If unable to product per-
sonal property tax receipts from
parents for the current year; 2.
Legislation should be enacted for
collection of taxes for fractions of
the year; 8. A construction fee to
be used for school purposes should
be charged each contractor in the
county on the number of units he
builds