Evening star., 1953-07-20
Ti||ema Quits
County School
Board Race
Retired Professor
Says Salary Will
Stop Social Security

StOP SOCl0i SeCuTIty
A retired professor who had
planned to run for the Arlington
School Board has withdrawn be-
cause the 5000 board salary
would make him ineligible to re-
ceive Social Security.
He is DR.. John A. Tillema, 66.
a former member of the Arling-
ton County Board and professor
emeritus of political science at
George Washington University.
DR.. Tillema said that under
present circumstances, don't
need Social Security, but it just
isn't practical to give it up"
He said another reason he is
reluctant to run is because there
is going to be a campaign for
the two School Board seats in
the November election.
Six Names to Be Submitted.
DR.. Tillema had previously
agreed to have his name sub
mitted to the Arlington School
Board nominating convention,
which meets at WaShington-Lee
High School at 8 pm. tomorrow
and Wednesday.
Six other candidates will bO
presented to the convention.
At SPIN. Wednesday at Jeffer.
son Junior High School, two
rival candidates will be named
at a meeting sponsored by the
Arlington Independent Move
ment. The group sponsored three
successful candidates for the
Arlington County Board last fall.
The Independent Movements
nominating committee will sub
NIT seven names to the meeting
for selection of two candidates
to oppose the convention nomi-
nees.
Candidates Listed.
The convention will vote on
these candidates for the two
nominations:
Theodore w. Taylor, 40, of 706
North Frederick street, employed
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and an Arlington resident for IL
years.
DR.. Edwin r. Draheim, As, of
105 South Aberdeen street, per-
sonnel official for the Depart
ment of Agriculture. and now a
member of the school board. The
other board member whose term
expires this year, DR.. Curtis Tut
hill. a psychology professor at
George Washington University,
is not candidate for reelection.
L. Clark Keating, 46, of 4414
North Dittmar road, professor
of romance languages at George
Washington University; active
in civic association and parent
teacher affairs.
Alfred J. Watson, As, of 2109
South Buchanan street, tele-
vision firm partner and former
employe of the Geological Sur
vey.
Harold Sandbank, Al. of 1928
South Columbus street, a con-
Sultant in building and planning
and the author of several books
on those subjects.
ROLAND w. Stoebe, As, of 4949
North Thirty third road; with
the Defense Department and a
former candidate for the School
Board.
Women to Aid Balloting.
A spokesman for the Nominat-
ing Convention said members of
the Arlington Council of Church
Women will be in charge of seat
ing arrangements and the bal
loting.
The Independent Movement
candidates are:
DR.. Lloyd B. Burk. 36, of 315
South Irving street, president Of
the Arlington Medical Societv.
James R. Miles, sr., of 1901
North Kirkwood road, a research
engineer for the Navy Depart
ment and frequent critic of the
present School Board.
Mrs. Richard S. Cutter, 81, Of
1926 North Fifteenth street, a
housewife and former teacher.
Charles H. Purcell, jr., 40, Of
3033 North Pollard street, a
mortgage banker and president
of the Belleview Citizens Asso-
citation.
Howard Stanley, 81, of 1905
North Scott street, advertising
man and former manager Of
Radio Station WEAM.
Dolph Hays, 38, of 1911 Army
Navy drive, an attorney and
member of the Arlington Elec-
toral Board.
Martin E. Brown. 38, of 4870
Old Dominion drive. a certified
public accountant and teacher at
Benjamin Franklin University
for Is years.
At the Independent Movement
meeting. other nominations may
be made from the floor.