Evening star., 1952-01-18
Bill! Banning Trucks
On Shirley Highway
is Sci for Hearing
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. '18.-Three
bills by Northern, Virginia legis-
Ilators have been set for public
hearing by General Assembly
Committees.
A measure to ban trucks from
Shirley Highway will be taken up
by the Senate Roads Committee
at 4::30 pm, January 20 at the
request of the patron, Senator
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington
''The bill will have to stand OF
fall on its merits" he said.
Alexandria has opposed the
measure while it has received the
Endorsement of other groups,
principally in Arlington.
A bill by Delegate j. Maynard
Magruder and one by Delegate
Edwin Lynch of Fairfax relating
to the sale of narcotics will be
given a public hearing by the
House General Laws Committee
at 3 pm, next Tuesday.
Interest In Contracts.
Another Lynch bill to prohibit
members of. the General Assembly
from having an interest in con-
tracts with the State also will be
considered by the same commit
tee at the same time.
Legislation providing for a sec
ond Civil and Police Court judge
for Alexandria was introduced
Yesterday by Delegate Armistead
Boothe of that city and Senator
John A. K. Donovan.
Under the proposed amendment
Ito the charter, an election would
be held in June to name a second
Judge to serve from July l until
January l, 1854, when the term of
the incumbent. Judge James r.
Duncan. expires. q
Alexandra voters, however.
would vote again in November,
1853. for two Judges who would
serve four-year terms commencing
in 1854.
Fairfax County's delegation, Mr.
Lynch and Senator Donovan OBJ
tanned State highway department
support of a plan to get $150,e
placed in the budget for obtain
ing rights of way for extending
the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway to Great Falls.
Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson told the legislators
in conference yesterday that he
was in favor of the item because
lit means the State will get a dual
lane road for one-fourth the cost
The Fairfax County Board OF
Supervisors already has pledged
itself to make every effort to
match the State funds. The To-
|cal and State funds, totaling
100000, would be matched by
the Federal Government with an
other 100000. The supervisors
asked for the State appropriation
Control of Speed Limits.
Senator Donovan introduced q
bill to give the Fairfax county
supervisors the same control that
the Arlington County board now
has in setting speed limits on Sec
|ondary highways.
Delegate George S. Aldhizer OF
Rockingham joined Delegate A. H
Richardson of Dinwiddie on a bill
to increase the speed limit for
cars from SO to SIS miles an hour
and decrease the maximum speed
limit of trucks from so to IS
miles an hour.
Mr.. Aldhizer also joined Others
in sponsoring bill to exempt per-
sons over GA years of age from
jury duty.
Run-off Primary Bill.
One of the Senate's three Re-
|publicans. Ted Dalton of Rad
ford, offered a run-of primary
bill. Under it, a second primary
would be held within 20 days after
the regular August primary If nc
candidate received a majority OF
votes cast. It would apply only to
the Office Of Governor.
A bill to open public relief rolls
to public inspection will be aired
publicly at 3 pm. Thursday at a
hearing set by the House General
Law Committee.