Evening star., 1950-04-21
Federation Hits
Delay on Fairfax
Refuses to Submit
Names for Study Unit
Proposed by Boord

The Fairfax Federation OF
Citizens Associations last night
assailed the Board of Supervisors
plan TO appoint a commission to
study the county government as
an attempt TO delay vote on a
change to the county manager
form.
The federation, meeting last
night at Annandale School. voted
unanimously to refuse to submit
nominations to be considered by
the supervisors in appointing the
commission. The board had
agreed to appoint the 2l-member
study group from a list of so
names to be submitted by both
opponents and proponents of a
county manager form"
A drive for a referendum on
adoption of the county manager
plan has been led by the fedora
ton. Petitions are now being
circulated requesting the election.
To Hear Report on Park Group.
In other action. the federation
appointed a committee TO assist
in arranging a meeting May IL
TO hear report on setting up
"a Lake Bancroft Park Authority.
The report will be made by a
commission, including representa-
tives from Arlington, Alexandria,
Fairfax and Falls Church. The
governing bodies of Arlington and
Falls Church already have madc
appointments to the commission.
Tam Deering of the Arlington
County Civic Federation asked the
Fairfax group to join in arranging
the citizens meeting.
Establishment of the park au-
thority was authorized by the
General Assembly. The 680-acre
lake property near Bailey's Cross
roads includes a ll4-acre reser-
voir which formerly supplied Alex
andrja.
Recommendation Accepted.
The federation also accepted 4
recommendation by John E. Clark
of Annandale that action be taken
to have the Board of Supervisors
intercede in Government hearings
regarding bus service and rates.
Mr.. Clark said he believed the
member groups should urge par
ticipation by the county in hear.
ings before the Interstate Com
merce Commission on resembling
a scent fare increase granted the
Arnold Busline earlier this month.
Similar action by the county
was recommended by Mr.. Clark
in hearings to be scheduled on a
request for new fare increase
made by the Alexandria. Bancroft
g. Washington Transit Co.
Appointment of the proposed
commission to study the county
manager and alternate form of
local government was requested
of the supervisors by Manning
Gasch of Vienna.
Studies Already Made.
Guy M. Bayes, Chesterbrook.
president of the federation.
charged that Mr.. Gasch. in ad-
dresses before various groups. has
indicated very clearly his opposi-
ton to the county manager plan"
Harold A. Ward of fremont
Gardens, former president of the
federation, said that three studies
of local government have already
been made. Results of these
studies. he declared, led the fed
Grafton to start the drive for a
change to the manager form.
The only purpose of the pro-
posal to appoint new study COM
Mr.. Ward said. "is to con.
fuse the issue" He urged the
federation to refuse to make NOM
nations Ito what we feel will be
a rigged committee.
Mr.. Bayes appointed Kenneth
Turner Of Jefferson Village to a
committee which will award The
Star Trophy for outstanding serv-
ice to the county.
Committee Appointed.
In other developments regard
ing the county manager proposal,
was made yester-
day Of committee to retain rep.
resentative government in Fair
fax County" The group is head
ed by John c. Mackall. former
Fairfax County Delegate to the
General Assembly.
The purpose of the COMMITTEES
is to oppose the proposed coun-
ty manager~ form of government
in the coming referendum. An
committee and magiste-i
rial district chairman have been
named.
The Republican Women's Club
has Endorsed a resolution oppos-
ing the county manager form. The
has approved the su-
pervisors' plan to appoint a study
commission.