Evening star., 1948-05-05
Arlington Federation
Scores County Board
For School Fund Cut

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The Arlington Civic Federation
last night went on record as con-
demning the action of the majority
Of the County Board in refusing
to vote the full appropriation re-
quested by the School Board for
next year.
Three of the five County Board
members-Basil M. De Lashmutt, F..
Freeland Chew and Alfred E.
Frisbie-last Friday voted against
a proposal to increase the property
tax rate to raise funds to give the
schools a requested sl,977,O00 In
stead the County Board voted a
lump-sum appropriation of s1,750,-
900.
School Board Chairman Barnard
Joy appeared at last nights meet
ing in the Lyon Park Community
House to explain the action taken
on the budget by his board in view
of the S227,000 cut imposed by the
County Board. He said he faced
the federation with "a feeling of
apology Il feel that I have failed
in the faith you and a great many
others have placed in me-" Mr.
Joy declared.
Two Members Commended.
In addition to condemning the
action of the three County Board
members who voted against the full
appropriation, last nights resolu-
ton commended" Chairman Daniel
A. Dugan and Mrs. Florence Cam
non for their "aWareness of the edu-
cational needs of the county.
Delegates were also requested to
ask their organizations to 'investi-
gate the educational views of future
County Board candidates" Under
terms of the resolution, the fedora
ton will send questionnaires to all
board candidates.
The resolution was drafted by
Mrs. o. C. Dresser, Mrs. Robert
Cox, Harold Schilz and T. Oscar
Smith.
The federation approved a reso-
luton by Malcolm D. Miller, Public
Utilities Committee chairman, which
urges the County PUBLIC Utilities
Commission to help estab blish an in
terstate agency to control utility
rates in and throughout the WASH
ington metropolitan area.
After Charles M. Smith. chairman
Of the Parks, Planning and Zoning
Committee, reported on the County
Planning Commission's handling of
a proposed revision of the county
zoning ordinance and master zoning
plan, the federation adopted two
resolutions concerning the commits
sion.
Commission Defended.
The resolutions were introduced
by Lyle Bryant after Mr.. Smith
criticized the planning commission,
declaring it is the wrong kind" The
commission was defended, however,
by Mr.. Schilz.
Mr.. Bryant's motions, which the
federation agreed to consider as
emergency measures, ask that va
cancies occurring on the commission
be filled with persons not associ-
ated with financial interests such as
brokers. operators or lawyers" and
that the present five-memher COM
mission be increased by at least four.
1t was brought out that under the
law the planning group may have as
many as IS members. They are ap-
pointed by the County Board.
On motion of T. Oscar Smith,
chairman of the Good Government
Committee, the federation reaf-
firmed its stand calling for nom
partisan election of local government
officials. Also. on motion of b.
Alden LillyWhite, chairman of the
Recreation Committee. the group re-
quested the County Board to re-
consider recent action and estab-
llsh a Department of Public Parks
and Recreation.
Two new committees-Recreation
and Local Government-were<cre-
ated and the name of the Commit
tee on Parks. Planning and Zoning
was changed to the Committee on
Zoning and Land Use, under res
olution of Mrs. Cannon, chairman
Of the Constitution and Bylaws
Committee.
Charles M. Smith was named the
federation delegate to the National
Capital Parks and Environs Com
mittee, and Mr.. Bryant was selected
as alternate.
The Bellevue Forest Citizens AS
sociation was admitted to member
ship.
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