Evening star., 1953-05-22
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Bernard R. Mullady, a news
papermsn of Springfield, Va.
has been named president of the
Federation of Fairfax County
Citizens Associations.
Mr.. Mullady, 46. is director
! and editor of Labor Press AS
sociated-a cooperative labor
news and feature service.
He had served as vice president
Of the federation and is a former
president Of the Annandale Citi-
zens' Association.
Mr.. Mullady also has been en-
ployed in information work with
the Labor Department and in
administrative posts in the Fed
eral Works Agency, the Maritime
Commission and the Commerce
Department. Recently, he was
director of the Industry Relations
Staff of the Office of Salary
Sterilization.
Others Elected.
Others elected at the fedora
tion's meeting last night were.
DR.. John Shower, Northeast
Fairfax, first vice president; Rus
sell Whitener. Bel Air, second
vice president; Mrs. Lee Libman,
Woodford. secretary; Douglas
Topper, South Woodley, treas
urer; and Mrs. Ruth Kirk,
Greater Holmes Run Park, as
sociate secretary.
In other business, the fedora
ton referred to committee a mo-
ton calling for the County Board
OF Supervisors to use proceeds
from a proposed auto license fee
solely for road construction and
upkeep.
This fee is an anticipated item
in the county budget, which
would raise about $150,O00 to go
toward a general fund.
Delegate William A. Parker,
Of the Virginia Hill Association,
introduced the motion with the
provision that it would be legally
permissible to supplement State
road funds.
Candidate Meeting Proposed.
A proposed meeting next
month to introduce to the public
candidates for Governor and the
House of Delegates will be CO.
sponsored by the federation and
the League of Women Voters.
The league has been attempt
ing to schedule a non-partisan
meeting of the delegates for the
July IA primary. A motion,
introduced by retiring president
Kenneth e. Turner, was adopted
with the primary, view Of learn
ing how the candidates for Gov
ernor stand on the questions of
taxation.
A resolution requested that
some adequate system be set up
to notify residents Of rezoning by
the board of commissioners. It
was suggested during discussion
that large signs be posted and
that the $50 application fee for
rezoning be increased.
The proposal, introduced by
Delegate Katherine D. Dougherty
OF the Poplar He eights group, was
referred to committee.
The federation was to present
its views on the Hyde bill today
at a hearing on the measure be-
fore the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee.
The group has strongly favored
establishment of an overall tran
sit authority for the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area.
Mr.. Shower is scheduled to tes-
tify as a delegate from the fed
Grafton.
Gerald Glassman, counsel for
the Public Utilities Commission
of Arlington, spoke on the work
of this commission at last nights
session.
Mr.. Glassman told the fed
Grafton both Federal and State
utility regulatory bodies are short
of staff members and funds and
that the county commission is
needed "to fill in the gaps"
The State Corporation Com
mission, he declared, cannot give
continuous supervision to the
operation of utilities and the
Federal group acts mainly in a
| judicial role.