Evening star., 1947-01-05
Board |ndorses
z 2Referendums
In Arlington
Dugon Proposal Wins
Unanimous Support
After Chew Departs
By Robert c. RoIIinas


The Arlington County Board yes
terday voted support of legislation
to provide referenduns on changing
the method of selecting county
school board members and on estab-
fishing non-partisan primary elec-
tions for members of the County
Board.
The vote was on resolutions intro
duced by Daniel r. Dugan. attending
his first meeting as a member of
the board, and was unanimous by
the four members present. F. Free
land Chew left before the vote.
In presenting the measures, which
ask the Governor and the Arlington
delegation in the Virginia Assembly
to support necessary legislation, MIR.
Dugan was fulfilling campaign
promises for a more democratic Sc
lection of school board members and
for non-partisan elections for local
offices.
Members of the Citizens Commit
tee for School improvement, which
prepared a bill from the special
session of the Assembly conve1ling
tomorrow in Richmond, appeared in
support of the first resolution. Ben
Wermiel and Harley Williams spoke
in favor of the measure covering
non-partisan elections.
Election or appointment.
AS proposed by the Citizens Com
mittee, the referendum would de-
termine whether School Board mem
bers would be elected or appointed
by the County Board, provided that
citizens voted to change the present
method of appointment by the
School Trustee Electoral Board.
That board is named by the judge OF
the circuit court.
The non-partisan primary would
include, in addition to members of
the County Board, members of the
School Board, if the necessary
changes were voted in the other
referendum.
In surprise move, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Magruder was elected chair
man of the board for the coming
year. The only woman member Of
the board was nominated by Mr..
Chew and the motion was seconded
by Mr.. DeLashmutt. Mr.. Dugan
then placed Mr.. DeLashmutts
name in nomination and Leo Lloyd
seconded. A vote was taken on the
second nomination and Mr.. DeLash-
mutt was defeated, 80, voting
against himself. On the question
of Mrs. Magruder's nomination, the
vote was 81, with Mrs. Magruder
| not voting.
A move to replace County Man.
ager Frank G. Hanrahan, as clerk
to the board, also was defeated by
a 81 vote. A. T. Lundberg, director
of public services, was proposed for
the post by Mr.. DeLashmutt, with
a second by Mr.. Dugan.
On motion of Mr.. Dugan, the
board agreed to meet county vet
Grams and civic representatives to
study veterans problems, including
housing and employment, with a
view toward remedial solutions. :"
The meeting will be called by the
board chairman.
Funds for Land Voted.
The Board voted $4,000 as the
county's share of a Federal-State-
county fund for purchase of land
| for Units / and of the Geora
Washington Memorial Parkway.
The State will contribute a like
amount and the Federal Govern
ment will match the two. County
Planning Engineer C. L. Kinnier
told the board the $4,000 was for
several parcels extending from the
Key Bridge up the Potomac to
Spout Run and along Spout Run
to Lorcom lane and Doubleday
Bridge.
T. Oscar Smith. BIT South Orme
street, requested the board not to
take any action until it's next meet
ing January 18 to enforce an ordi-
nance which becomes effective jan
uary Is, limiting the weight of We
hicles which can use South Orne
street between Columbia pike and
South Gate road. The ordinance
was adopted by the board to halt
bus traffic on South Orme street.
Mr. Smith, a leader in the efforts
of citizens to reroute the buses, told
the board that it was believed some
solution might be found other than
requiring the buses to use Columbia
pike as an alternate route.
A proposal that county employees
be placed on five-day week, sug-
gested by Mr.. Lloyd, was referred
to the county manager for study.
with instructions to report back
February l..
Rezoning Approved.
The board approved the following
requests for rezoning
w. S. Hoge, jr., from one-family
residential to residential apartment
in the 2900 block of South Glebe
road; Columbia Shopping Center.
Inc, from local business and resi-
Dental apartment to general COM
mercial at 4985 Columbia pike; G. w.
Burner and H. L. Burner. from resi-
Dental to local commercial at 1904
North Utah street.
Also, Alvin E. Dodd. Myrtle Mat
tern and Henry M, Mattern, from
residential to local commercial in
the 2400 block of North Kensington
street; Cassius J. and Helen Jones,
from one-family residential to resi-
Dental apartment in the $500 block
of North Lexington street; Herbert
L. and Esther A. Baggett, from resi-
Dental to local commercial at 1146
North Vernon street, and A. H. Tin
kle, from residential to apartment in
the $500 block of Thirteenth street
South.
Fuirfux Bond Planned