Evening star., 1953-09-30
Miles HurIs
Red Charge in
Arlington Talk
Likens Progressive
Educution to POW
'Progressives'

OdIAACS ~. Miles, Arlington 1u-
dependent Movement candidate
for the Arlington School Board,
has charged that the present
school board represents "radi-
Gals" and "left-wing progress
sives" who say. Spare the Red
and spoil the child"
Mr.. Miles and his Arlington
Independent Movement running
mate, Dolph Hays, addressed the
Arlington Women's Democratic
Club yesterday at Evans Coffee
Shop. Wesley w. Cooper, Dem
ocratic candidate for the County
Board, also addressed the group.
Mr.. Miles and Mr.. Hays are
opposing the two Convention
nominees, DR.. Erwin r. Draheim,
a member Of the School Board,
and DR.. L. Clark Heating. DR..
Draheim and DR.. Heating sup
port the present boards record
and policies.
Mr.. Miles asked the audience
of about so women, Are you
willing to sit still while radicals
propagandize your children?"
Referring to three present
members of the School Board,
Mr.. Miles said the "Joy-Camp-
bell-Cox radicals" represent "the
non-partisan left-wing element
that is pitted against middle
of-the-road Independent Move
ment."
Hits "PrOgresSives."
The present board, Mr.. Miles
said, believes in progressive
education" And progressive
education" Mr.. Miles told the
audience. Stands for just what
you think it does" He recalled
the Henry Wallace Progressives"
and the progressive" prisoners
oI-War III Korea.
Mr.. Miles said that Gin this
struggle between the radicals and
the rest of us it pains me to
see radicals speaking for my
(Democratic) party, the CIO Ur-
banske and Kathryn Stone. "
The statement drew applause.
Mr.. Urbanske, a union official,
is chairman of the County Demo-
cratic Committee, which has an
nounced it is indorsing neither
slate in the School Board elec-
ton. Mrs. Stone is one of the
Democratic nominees in the
House of Delegates election, also
to be held November 3.
"They don't understand the
Democratic principles of Jeffer-
son, Wilson, Battle, Byrd and
Stanley" Mr.. Miles said.
Charges Election Theft.
Mr.. Miles said the non-parti-
sans are in control of the School
Board. One reason for their sue
cess in taking over county Or
ganizations," he said, is that
"they have a school two nights a
week for six weeks on parliament
Jary procedure, so they know
how to steal elections"
He referred to a speech Mon
day night before the Citizens
Committee for School Improve
ment by DR.. Robert A. Skaife,
an official Of the National Edu-
cation Association. Mr.. Miles
said that Independent Move
ment has no connection with
any outside organization and he
added. II don't think Arling-
tonians are going to buy that or
other dirty tactics"
The School Board, Mr.. Miles
said, has made it a practice to
overestimate enrolment, under
estimate revenue, and then
scream when their budget is
cut"
Mr.. Hays told the group he
believed that a business or pri-
vate professional man should be
on the board. He said, the pres
ent board includes three Federal
employees and two educators.
Mr.. Cooper said a vote for
him November 3 will be "a vote
for teamwork and not for fire.
works." He said the County
Board cannot give a blank
check to the School Board or
any other county department" "