Evening star., 1951-11-04
$4,000 Voted
To Arlington S
Hospital Fund
County Boord Acts
Amid Charges on
Political Campaign

A pledge Of $25,Oo0 was made
to the Arlington Hospital building
fund by the County Board yes.
terday amid charges that the prof.
ect had been dragged into the
current political campaign.
Before the board acted, vii.
liam P. Ames, member of the hos.
pital board and former Republi.
can member of the County Board
said the hospital must raise $223,.
866 to match Federal funds under
the Hill-Burton Act which have
been allocated for the addition.
Mr.. Ames said $144, ,667 already
has been raised in the building
fund and $79,198 is needed to gel
the project under way.
Dugan Cites Advertisement.
On motion of Mrs. Florence
Cannon. chairman, the Boare
pledged $25,000 to the hospital.
Board Member Daniel Dugar
then displayed an advertisement
in a county newspaper, thanking
State Senator Charles r. Fenwick
and Delegates Maynard Magrudel
and George Damn for performing
a great service for Arlington
Hospital. The three are the Dem
ocratic nominees for reelection
Tuesday.
The advertisement, sponsored
by an unnamed group, reprinted
a speech by Representative Rivers
Democrat, of South Carolina
praising the Arlington State legis.
lative delegation for it's efforts
in behalf of Hill-Burton funds.
I'm my opinion this advertise.
ment has used Arlington Hospita
as a political football in the cur.
rent campaign for legislative
posts" said Mr.. Dugan.
Said to Have Spearheaded Drive
Mr.. Dugan said mot one ree
cent of Halliburton money ha,
ever been given to Arlington
Hospital-that all of the money
has gone to down-State hospi.
tails >"
Mr.. Dugan insisted that Airing.
tons legislative team has in NJ
instance made any particular
effort to secure matching funds
from the legislature to match
Federal funds .
Senator Fenwick said later tha,
he, MIR. Magruder and Mr.. Damn
had spearheaded the whole Hill.
Burton program in Virginia.
Senator Fenwick was a membe,
OF commission in 1942 and Mr.
Magruder was a member of the
same group in 1914 which led te
the State qualifying for Fedora
aid. according to Mr.. Magruder
Arlington Delegation Credited.
1t was the Arlington delegation
which was primarily responsible
for the State advancing a total Of
$3.5 million in matching funds tx
qualify for Federal aid, Mr.. Ma.
gruder said. Senator Fenwick sale
it was legislation introduced il
1946 by Mr.. Magruder and Mr.
Damn that permitted Virginia Il
participate in the program.
Board Member Robert w. Co,
said at yesterdays meeting thai
he thought it was unfortunate
the hospital had been used "fol
political purposes"
In response to a question, Hos
pital Administrator John j. An
derson said State officials had not
given Arlington Hospital an A
priority when Hill-Burton funds
were assigned.
The ALLEGATION of Halliburton
funds to the hospital this year was
announced after a hearing before
the Virginia Hospital Council
about six weeks ago.
1t was the three Arlington
legislators, however, who appeared
before the council, of which
Senator Fenwick is member, ane
appealed for Hill-Burton fund,
for the hospital.
Fenwick Tells of Campaign,
Senator Fenwick said he hat
led a campaign last year to urg,
restoration of Hill fund
that were cut. They were no
restored, Mr.. Fenwick said. and a,
a result there was not enough
money to go around in the State
He said the entire amount of Hill
Burton funds available for Vir,
ginia last year was spent to com
plete projects which were half
completed. He said it would l1av