Evening star., 1953-06-03
Federation Hits
Arnold Lines
busFareRise
Arlington Group
Asks ICC to Bur
Scheduled Boost

A request for suspension of a
proposed Arnold bus line fare
increase was to be forwarded to-
day to the Interstate Commerce
Commission by the Arlington
Civic Federation.
The proposed rate boost Of
about 5 cents is scheduled to
go into effect June %. unless the
commission grants q hearing.
At its regular meeting at Lyon
Park Community House last
night, the federation also voted
to ask the county board to
make arrangements to represent
county bus riders if a public
hearing is called by the COM
mission.
Cites Rent Payment.
Walter Kingsbury, chairman
of the federation's Public Utili-
ties Committee, urged the fedora,
ton action in a report charging
that the Arnold line. officially
known as Washington, Virginia
& Maryland Coach Co. sis now
paying its president a rental for
its bus terminal in Arlington
amounting to nearly so per cent
of the original investment by
the owners"
Mr.. Kingsbury presented an
other report showing the stand
Of candidates in the July pri-
mary and November election on
two legislative proposals.
One proposal would give Ar
lington County the same rights
as cities in regulating and super
vising public utilities.
Ali Democratic candidates for
the House of Delegates who gave
their views said they favor the
measure. Robert A. McGinnis,
Republican candidate for the
House, did not commit himself
and Republican Raymond F. Be-
lew said he favored an area
rather than a county franchise
power over utilities.
Backed by Democrats.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick, a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor,
and Democratic House candi-
dates Harrison Mann, Mrs. Lucy
@. Bussey, Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone
and j. Maynard Magruder in
dorsed the proposal.
Mr.. Kingsbury said that no re-
plies were received from Demo-
cratic House Candidates Thomas
j. Broyhill and George P. Grove.
Former Representative Thomas
B. Stanley, who is opposing Sen
ator Fenwick in the race for
Governor, did not answer, Mr..
Kingsbury said.
Candidates also were asked
their views on the question of
whether the State Corporation
Commission should be required
by law to publish its findings
when it announces decisions af-
fecting public utilities.
All the candidates who an
swered supported this proposal
except Mrs. Bussey, who said
that before making her decision
she would need to hear the COM
missions reason why they do not
publish findings.
Detention Home Endorsed.
An area plan to construct a
Northern Virginia detention
home for juveniles was indorsed
unanimously.
A resolution presented by Mrs.
Florence Cannon, a former
County Board chairman, was ap-
proved. Her suggestion was
that the County Board be asked
to obtain from bond attorneys
the correct procedure for sub
mitting a referendum for SWIM
ming pools.
A $500,000 bond issue approved
by the voters several years ago
for construction of swimming
pools was held invalid in Circuit
Court when it was contested by
John Locke Green, former county
treasurer.
The federation was informed
last night by County Court Judge
Paul D. Brown, chairman of the
Committee of Management of
the Arlington YMCA, that the
YMCA has active plans to install
a swimming pool. The project
is scheduled for completion by
next summer on YMCA property
at North Kirkwood road and
North Thirteenth street.