Evening star., 1951-08-12
Milk Price Cut
Fight Planned
In Arlington
County Board Studies
Easing Regulations,
Hits Electric Rates


county residents, and also has
a move to lower the
cost of electricity. The board at
is meeting yesterday agreed to
appoint a committee to recon-
mend changing the county ordi-
nance on milk inspection so that
standards of the United States
Public Health Service would be
for the more stringent
of the District Of Co
Iumbia, now in effect in Arlington.
: A resolution was adopted ask
ing State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick to support abolition of the
State Milk Commission. Senator
Fenwick had said that he thought
there was practically no hope for
passage of such legislation but
has proposed instead that three
additional consumer representa-
tives be named to the commission.
Dugan Assails Group.
Board Member Daniel A. Dugan
termed the commission IAN arbi-
trary and capricious body if there
ever was one"
He opposed Senator Fenwick's
proposal and said the county's
delegation in the legislature
should "go down there with fight
in both fists and in their mouths"
A fellow non-partisan on the
board, Robert w. Cox, said he
considered the Fenwick proposal
"appeasement."
Mr.. Dugan urged that the pres
ent county ordinance be amended
to drop a requirement indorsed
by the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association that
utensils used in farm handling Of
milk be sterilized by steam. rather
than by chemical process.
The Public Health Service
Mr.. Dugan said, could
permit sale of milk from utensils
sterilized by either method.
Motion Approved.
His motion was unanimously
Mr.. Dugan said the
proposed requirements would per-
nit milk to be shipped by more
farmers who are not members of
the producers association and the
resulting competition would lower
prices.
Appointed to the committee
were DR.. John Newdorp, formerly
of the Public Health Service; Joe
Ingram, of the Public Utilities
Commission and Mrs. Shirley
Wheeler. Representatives of the
CommonWealth's attorneys Office
and of the county health depart
ment, will be the two other COM
mittee members.
The protest regarding rates
charged by the Virginia Electric
& Power Co. was ordered for
warded to the State Corporation
Commission. The County Public
Utilities Commission recommended
the action.
Earnings Probe Asked.
The commission was asked to
make further inquiries into earn
ings of the company, with a
view to requiring the reduction
of rates presently charged con-
sumers throughout the State, and
more particularly in Arlington
County"
In another action, the board re-
ceived report from County Man.
ager A. T. Lundberg that a ma
chine for testing intoxication-the
"drunkometer"-will be put into
operation at once. Mr.. Dugan had
asked for the report after a charge
of being drunk in public, placed
against him by county police, was
dismissed in court.
Employment of a new clerk in
the office of Treasurer John Locke
Green was approved after the
board was informed that Mr..
Green wanted the new employe
to replace two or three employees
who have resigned"
William H. Chadwick was re-
appointed to the police trial board
and Enar B. Olson was named
to the advisory committee on
county government and procedure.
The board bought 81 lots in
Falls Church Park, a subdivision,
for development as a park. The
purchase price was $7,750. The
county manager said the property
could not be developed for residen-
tlal purposes because a $462,500
storm sewer would have to be in
stalled before homes could be built
in the area.
Trash Ordinance Adopted.
A new ordinance was adopted
regulating trash and garbage col
lection. Containers for garbage,
or a combination of trash and
garbage, must be metal and must
have metal cover. Containers
for trash alone, however, may be
wooden boxes, barrels or baskets.
but must be covered in bad
weather.
The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service of the Central Meth
odiSt Church of Ballston asked the
board to include in a proposed new
ordinance provision prohibiting
children from lettering on streets
after 9 pm.
The board asked Director Of
Public Safety Carlisle Johnstone
to cooperate in fire-preyention
week, October 1-6. F. c. Carle-
ton, chairman of the Northern
Virginia Fire Prevention Commit
tee. said commercial areas and
other buildings designed by the
Arlington Fire Department will
be inspected during this period.
For the first time, microphones
were used by board members. A
nicrophone was also available for
the use Of speakers from the
audience.