Evening star., 1952-06-03
Aagruder Urges
Revised Plan for
Veteran Housing
Candidates Speok at
Arlington Women's
Democratic Club

Delegate J. Maynard Magrudel
Of Arlington, a candidate fol
the Democratic nomination fol
the 10th district seat in Con-
gress, has indorSed a revision OF
the Federal Governments hous-
ing program for veterans.
Mr.. Magruder spoke with other
Democratic candidates at a meet
ing Of the Women's Democratic
Club OF Arlington in the Rucker
Building last night.
Under present conditions, Mr..
Magruder said, it is difficult, and
sometimes impossible, to obtain
commercial loans to build homes
Tor veterans. He said he favorS
q reappraisal Of the Governments
program so that veterans will be
able to buy homes, as the Fed
eral legislation intended.
One Of Mr.. Maguder,s oppo-
nents, former County Board
Chairman Edmund D. Campbell.
addressed another meeting last.
night. He appeared before the
Tauxemont Community Associa-
tion IN Fairfax county, near Alex
andria.
Sees School Loophole.
Mr.. Campbell said a loophole
In two Federal laws has lost more
than 50 million in Government
funds that he believes could have
been allocated to Alexandria, Arl-
mgton, Fairfax and Falls Church.
These Federal laws, he said,
provide for aid to schools in de-
tense areas. Communities are
given credit only for children of
parents who work on Federally
owned property in the same State.
AS a result Of this restriction, he
said, children whose parents live
In Virginia, but work in the Dis
trict. are not counted.
Mr.. Campbell said he intends
to urge the House Committee on
Education and Labor to remove
this restriction.
Carlin Repeats Platform.
Another speaker at the ArIing-
ton meeting, Charles C. Carlin,
jr., Of Alexandria, repeated his
11-point platform.
Mr.. Carlin said he opposes any
reduction in the salaries of efi-
cient Government workers, as WE'LL
as any reduction in their annual
leave benefit. The Alexandria
newspaper publisher also told the
club he fears, and is opposed to,
the ever-increasing power in the
Federal Government"
ts The fourth candidate for the
congressional nomination in the
July is mocratic primary, Lam
don. G. Painter Of Fairfax County,
identified himself as a conserYs-
tive. y
Wage and price control are just
q bit Of foolish nonsense" Mr..
Painter said. "You can't change
the law Of supply and demand
any more than you can change
the law Of gravity" he added.
Opposes Socialized Schemes.
Mr.. Painter said he is opposed
to socialized medicine "and every
other socialized abomination which
stems from Europe"
Fred w. Bach, a candidate for
the party's nomination to the
Arlington County Board, said he
believes policemen should patrol
on foot in residential and business
areas. He mentioned recent bur-
glaries of apartment developments
as evidence of a need for this
service.
Twice-weekly collection Of gar
bage during summer months is
another program indorsed by Mr..
Bach.
His opponent, Wesley w. Coop
er, called for a lifting of the tax
burden on the home owner. Tax
distribution could be broadenedl
with more revenue from industry,
he. said. I
Mr.. Cooper indorsed larger po-
lice and fire. fighting forces. He
said he believes the county's six
year plan Of capital improvements