Evening star., 1953-06-07
; States Face
Voters Tuesday
In Falls Church
8 Other Committees
In Virginia Holding
Loeol Elections Also
BY WiIIiom J. EIvin

By WiIIiom J. EIvin
Falls Church voters will have
three states to choose from when
Virginians ballot in local elec-
tions Tuesday.
Fifteen candidates are seeking
seven seats on the Falls Church
City Council, and three lawyers
have filed for city attorney.
Other communities where cleo
tionS will be held include Hern-
don. LeeSburg. Orange. Shenan-
doah, Manassas, Quantico, Luz
ray and Warsaw.
In Falls Church, polls will be
open from $50 a I'm. to 1880 pm
Voting places are: City Hall for
Ward J.; Madison School, Ward
2, and Broad Street Motors.
Ward 3.
Backed by Incumbent.
Attorney william M. Baskin is
running for city attorney with
the support of the incumbent.
Lytton H Gibson. who is not
seeking reelection. Opposing
Mr.. Baskin are David o. Walter.
a Justice Department attorney.
and former City Attorney LaRue
A. Van Meter.
After two groups of candidates
had formed states in the council
race, a group named the Non
Political Committee Interested in
the Welfare of Falls Church" in
dorSed the remaining candidates.
The candidates named by the
committee. however, have not
campaigned as a slate.
In this group are Mayor
Charles E. Kellogg; incumbent
Councilmen Alvin Tasker and
Raymond Taylor AND Donald G..
Benn, of GOT Poplar drive, a Vet
erans Administration attorney;
Elmer L. Blekfeld, of 103 West
Westmoreland road. Navy De-
partment employe, and Thomas
A. O'Halloran, Of 223 Little Falls
Street, telephone company en-
gineer.
IndOrSerS Not Disclosed.
Names of leaders or members
Of the committee indorsing these
candidates were not disclosed.
The committee said it believes
that where commercial interests
conflict with those Of hometown
ers, the citizens rights are para
mount. If more apartments are
to be built. the group says, they
must be planned so as not to i'm
pair surrounding land values.
There is room for further
planned commercial development
according to the committee, in
order to maintain schools at the
proper level without crippling
tax increases.
One Of the states announced
earlier includes Samuel E. Nc
Crary. Francis A. Wagner and
Mrs. Margaret King, all i11cum-
bentS and Mark S. Jones of 206
Grove avenue, an electronics
engineer.
Suggests More Planning.
Mr.. McCrary says that more
apartments, developed under a
comprehensive plan. are needed
in bringing in added revenue. He
believes the City Planning Com
mission should take the initia-
tive In giving Falls Church
more planning and less zoning. >
To critics who say he has
failed to support the city's school,
program, Mr.. McCrary says that
the School Board has a surplus
Of nearly $4,000 above what il
needs for education. Some Of
this money has been spent or
athletic facilities he said.
A group known as the "Inde-
pendent Five" has attacked the
council members for Saying one
thing and doing another" In
the Independent group are Her
man L. Fink, vice chairman o1
the County Planning Commits
sion; S. E. Kite, real estate man;
Charles c. Seymour. drug store
manager; Grant C. Hilliker
State Department official, anc
M. Eldon Colby, chief under.
writer for the Federal Crop In
surance Corp.
Challenge Council.
The Independents have chal.
lenged the council to approve the
pending school budget in the
full amount of $452,000. They
recall the present council sale
before it's election that schools
are not an issue, but their frs
official act was to initiate :
vindictive witch-hunt to forct
the School Board out"
Pledged by the independents
If elected, are "a genuine five
year street improvement pro
gram" and development of ,
long-term plan for city deve
lopment.
The council at City Hall meet
at 8 pm. tomorrow to approvI
the 1953-54 budget and set tn
tax rate.
n ~ All nE