Evening star., 1948-03-03

Group Also agrees
To Fight Increase
In Bus Fares
The Arlington Civic Federation
last night opposed the principle"
Of legislation proposed by Gov. Tuck
. which would keep the names of
presidential candidates of the bal
lots in Virginia.
The action was taken on a reso-
luton by Harold Schilz, chairman
of the Legislative and Legal Action
Committee.
This proposal is repugnant to
the principle that the voters of
Virginia shall have the right, more
or less, to vote for the presidential
candidate of their choice" the res
olution stated.
Meeting in the Lyon Park Com
munity House, the federation also
accepted a recommendation of its
Public Utilities Committee, offered
by Chairman Malcolm D. Miller,
that the committee be authorized to
intervene in the petition of the
Alexandria, Bancroft and Washing
ton Transit Co. for a fare increase.
The committee was given authority
to appear at the Interstate Com
merce Commission hearing on the
petition and to cooperate with
other opposing groups.
Legislation Opposed.
Opposition was voted to legislation
now before the General Assembly
which would permit referendum
on changing the date Of School
Board elections from November
to May
The federation voted to ask the
Democratic and Republican Parties
in Arlington to refrain" from en-
tering party candidates in elections
for County and School Boards. Al
resolution introduced by T. Oscar
Smith, chairman Of the Good Gov
ernment Committee, pointed out the
federation has gone on record as
favoring nonpartisan election Of
members of the two boards but that
1t has become obvious" legislation
along these lines will not be in
troduced" in the General Assembly
The federation asked the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion to let a federation, representa-
tive serve on the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Plans for the Ma
tional Capital and It's Environs, now
being formed.
The Parks, Planning and Zoning
Committee was instructed to under
take q study of the proposed re-
vision of the Arlington master zon-
ing plan when it is published by. the
County Planning Commission. The
group will prepare a report which
the Federation: will consider as
statement of its reeomr endations on
the proposed plan.
Two resolutions of the Revenues
end Expenditures Committee, offered
by Chairman Robert w. Cox, were
adopted by the federatiosf but al
third, which would, have indicated
Endorsement of increasing county
taxes, was tabled, 36-35.
Adopted were measures calling on
county and school officials Ito in
itiate prompt study of the countys
budgetary process" and asking the
county manager to write a 'high-
light" summary of the 1948-9 budget.
The County Electoral Board was
called upon:
/. To appoint registrars immedi-
ately after establishing new voting
precincts and to widely publicize"
their names, addresses and tele-
phone numbers.
2. To make provision for the CEN
trA registrar or o substitute to be
on duty at the Courthouse every
Saturday from am. to pm. and
for two night hours twice weekly
for two months Immediately prior
to the closing Of registration books
for elections.
3. To provide an adequate" num-
ber OF booths and IAN adequate
and speedy checkof OF voters" at
polling places.
A delegation of Fairfax County
residents, headed by Floyd II.
Huston, president of the Vernon
Heights Citizens Association, who
plan to form a federation of several
citizens groups, visited the meeting.