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ed clerk to the board. $685.,
Mr.. Massey plans to take over
March /. r. M. Loughborough,
executive secretary under the old
form of government, will act as
county executive until that time.
Mr.. Massey leaves a $12,000-a-
year job to take q position that
pays $4,000.
All department heads were ap-
pointed on Mr.. Loughborough' s
recommendation yesterday for
terms not to exceed go days.
Special Session Held.
The appointments were made
at special session held yesterday
as the new county executive form
|of government officially took
effect. The first regular meeting
Of the new supervisors is today.
Six members were appointed to
the school board. The supervisors
plan to. increase membership on
the school board to seven later,
after the court decides if the town
of Herndon is entitled to a special
representative on the school board
It is the first time a school board
has been appointed by the Super
visorS in Fairfax County. Under
the old procedure, school board
members were appointed by q
court-appointed commission.
Three members of the new
school board served on the old
board. They are Mrs. Almorine
Crowther. representing Mount
Vernon District; Richard E.
Shands, representing Providence
District, and F. w. Robinson, rep
Iresenting Dranesville District. Mr..
Robinson was Herndon's special
representative on the old board,
and has been a Fairfax School
Board member for Is years, and
chairman for the past ten. He
succeeds John Middleton as the
Dranesville District representa-
tive.
Three New Members.
The three new school board
members are Hills Lory, of Lee
District; Robert F. Davis. Falls
Church District, and r. r. Buck
ley, Centreville District.
Mr.. Lory, who lives near Lorton,
succeeds c. B. Jett as the Lee Dis
trict representative. Mr.. Jett is
the new supervisor from that dis
trict, and selected Mr.. Lory to
succeed him on the school board.
Mr.. Lory brings to the school
board a wide background in edu-
cation experience, domestic and
foreign. A native of Iowa, he re-
ceived his bachelor of arts degree
and doctor Of laws at Morning
side College in Sioux City, and a
masters degree from Columbia
University. He has taught at the
Imperial University of Japan,
Denison University, Stanford Uni
versity and Ohio State. He was
a school superintendent in Iowa.
Mr.. Lowry is well known as a lee
|turer and author on the Orient.
One Of his best-known works is
"Japan's Military Masters" Since
1914. he has been with the State
Department and is a foreign af-
fairs officer in the Bureau of Far
Eastern Affairs. He has served as
president Of the Lorton Com
munity League and Parent Teach
er Association. IS a member OF the
Board Of Directors Of the Fairfax
County Lay Health Association
and belongs to the Burke Civic
Association. The Lory's have two
daughters In Fairfax County
schools. Priscilla. IL, attends
Mount Vernon High, and Nancy,
10. is q student at L,orton Elemen-
tary.
Lives In Pinecrest.
Mr.. Davis is patent attorney
in Washington and lives In Pine
crest Subdivision. He has been
active In the Lincolnia Elemen-
tary School Parent-Teacher As
sociation. and served on the Legis-
lative Committee. He played q
leading part in having the Lin
colniA School omitted from the