Evening star., 1951-01-28
Arlington Asks
State 10 Resciind
Milk Price Rise
Bourd Sets Rehearsal
Against Atom-Bomb
Attack on April 6


Attack on April s
The Arlington County Board
yesterday voted to ask the State
Milk Commission to rescind its
order Of January 20 which re-
suited in a milk price increase OF
half cent a quart in the Wash
ington area.
In other action, the board set
April 6 for "a full-dress rehearsal
for civil defense in an atomic at
tack" A special county depart
ment was created to coordinate
civil defense activities. The board
will appoint a director for the
new department at a salary Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The board abolished the power
of County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg to appoint department heads.
Hereafter. the nine officials will
be selected by majority of the
board. The manager has made
the appointments since 1887.
In a discussion of a report Of
the police investigating commit
tee, now being studied, Board
Member Daniel A. Dugan said
that four members of the police
department told him they "are
being bulldozed and slapped
around" because of testimony
they gave the investigating COM
mittee.
Action Unanimous.
The boards action on the re-
quest to the milk commission was
unanimous. The resolution in
cluded provision that the
County Public Utilities Commits
sion, an advisory group, study the
price increase and consider
whether the board should appeal
the action. If an appeal is made.
the resolution said, Attorney NAL
COIN Miller would be retained to
represent the board.
The board majority approved a
letter to the county representa-
tives in the General Assembly ask
ing them if they favor abolition
of the State Milk Commission.
The two Democratic members Of
the board, F. Freeland Chew and
Alfred E. Frisbie, opposed the &C
ton. Mr.. Chew said it was "un-
precedented to ask a legislator
such a question on the eve of an
election"
The legislators are State Sena-
tor Charles R. Fenwick and Dele.
gates j. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn.
An increase in the number of
members of the Public Utilities
Commission was approved. Mr..
Dugan said that because of the
interest in the milk price increase"
and for other reasons. he believed
the membership should be in
creased from five to seven.
Ingram and Proctor Named.
Named to fill the two new posi-
tions were Joseph w. Ingram. 35.
of 1900 North Fourth street, a
Department of Justice attorney,
and Thomas F. Proctor, As, of
4221 South Thirty-f1fth street.
transportation economist in the
Post Office Department.
Mr.. Dugan said the milk COM
mission is "the most rotten part
of Virginia's not-altogether-fair
government"
Mr.. Chew approved the request
that the price increase be re-
scinded but he said he objected
to the proposed retention of Mr..
Miller as counsel in the case.
Advisory Group Planned.
In its action on civil defense,
the board directed the manager
to organize the program so that
the simulated A-day" can be
held. The board also agreed to
name a 25-member civil defense
advisory committee.
Mr.. Chew and Mr.. Frisbie op-
posed the majority action abolish
ing the managers power to ap-
point department heads.
Mr.. Lundberg said the resolu-
tion means that the board will
assume some responsibility it does
not now have"
First appointment to be made
will be a new police chief. Mai.
Harry L. woodward, the present
head of the Police Department, is
scheduled to retire March /.
Manager to Submit Proposals.
Upon request of the board, the
manager will submit to the board
his recommendations on appoint
ments. The board is not limited
to the names submitted by the
manager in making the appoint
ment.
Mr.. Frisbie told the board ma
jority that persecution of the
police department. will result in
"a marked increase in your crime
statistics"
Morale of the department is at
new low," Mr.. Frisbie said, be-
cause of the police investigating
committees report. The commit
tee was appointed last May and
reported its findings in Septem-
ber. Since that time, the board.
in closed sessions with the three
member committee, has been
studying the investigating groups
testimony and conclusions.
MIR. Dugan said he is going to
bring out all the evidence" ac-
cumulated by the committee "and
let the heads fall where they
may" He then cited the report
that policemen who appeared be-
fore the committee had been
"bulldozed and slapped around"
The board received a petition
signed nv a oro,lp of citizeps ,,ro