Evening star., 1951-04-22
Board Appoints
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Arlington Post
tombstone Numed
Public Sofety Heed;
To Pick New Chief

To Pick New Chief
Carlisle Johnstone, A, of Raj
eigh, N. c., was appointed by the
Arlington County Board yester-
day to the newly-created position
Of director of public safety.
MIR. Johnstone will be in charge
of the police and fire departments.
County Manager A. r. Lundberg
said that in four to six months,
Mr.. Johnstone will be asked to
recommend a member of the
police department for appoint
ment as chief of police.
Former Chief Harry L. Wood
yard retired March /.
Mr.. Johnstone. who was present
at the board meeting, said later.
that the men now in charge of
the police and fire departments,
Capt. C. Burns Presley and Fire
Chief A. c. Scheffel, would con-
tinue in their respective capaci-
ties as acting heads of the depart
ments until a police chief and a
fire chief are appointed.
The new director will take Office
May and will be paid $3.50 a
year.
Board Member Robert w. Cox
said that under State law. as in
terpreted by a recent Arlington
Circuit Court decision, the board,
rather than the manager, has the
power to appoint department
heads.
The public safety director, Mr..
Cox said, was recommended by
the county manager. however.
Four Applications Received.
Mr.. Lundberg told the board
that he has received applications
from four members of the police
department for the position of
chief. The new chief will be ap-
pointed by the county manager
and will serve under the direction
Of Mr.. Johnstone.
Mr.. Johnstone. member of the
Marine Corps from 1927 to 1881, is
director of public safety at Raj
sigh. Previously, he was chief of
police at Montgomery. Ala, and
Hopewen, Va, and was on the
Virginia State Police force from
1886 to 1943. He was personal
aide to the late Gov. Price,
A former Arlington manager,
Roy s. Braden. was among those
who recommended Mr.. Johnstone
for his new position.
In other action, the board de-
ferred to July 80 a request for a
use permit from Congressional
School, of which Malcolm B..
Devers is president.
A county grand jury said last
March that Mr.. Devers presented
a television set to board member
F. Freeland Chew to influence his
vote. Mr.. Chew, who has denied
the charge, faces custer proceed
ings on the grand jury's recon-
mendation next week.
Mr.. Chew disqualified himself
from any part of yesterdays pro-
ceedings but he said that as a
result of a previous complaint by
residents of the area regarding
parking of the schools buses on
residential property. he had voted
with other board members to ask
that injunction suit be filed
against Mr.. Devers.
Suit Was Withdrawn.
Mrs. Florence Cannon, chair
man of the board, and the Com
monwealth's attorney, Denman
T. Rucker, said that the injunc-
gtion suit request was withdrawn
after Mr.. Devers moved the buses.
The use permit now requested
by Mr.. Devers would permit him
to expand school functions to
property which he owns near the
school. County Planning Engineer
c. L. Kinnier said. that Mr.. Devers
had failed to specify what use he
plans for the property. Mr.. Kin
nier recommended that consider
alton of the application be de-
ferred.
More than a dozen residents of
Fort Myer Heights charged. in a
long discussion, that the school
management has violated the zon-
ing ordinance by illegal use of
residential property. Mr.. Lund-
berg and commemorative Attor-
ney Rucker agreed to meet with
residents of the area at 8 pm.
May / at 1541 Colonial terrace to
discuss their complaints.
Radio Tower Banned.
Removal of a 9o-foot high anna
teur radio tower was ordered by
the board. The tower is in the
yard of Comdr. Rush S. Drake,
jr.. of 1853 North Seventeenth
street. He values it at $5oe
Mr.. Kinnier said the tower had
been condemned by the building
inspection department. He added
that Comdr. Drake erected the
tower without a permit.
A use permit for a proposed
American Legion home at 1918
South Seventeenth road was
denied.
For the first time, the board
proceedings were taken down by
a stenotypist. Cost of the service
for yesterdays meeting. including
the typed report to be submitted
Monday, was estimated at 500.
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