Evening star., 1953-10-15
Is Arlington
Candidates Tell
Rally Of Aims
BeIew Attempts to
Drive Wedge Into
Democratic Platform
By Alex R. Preston


gates, the County Board and
School Board met on the same
platform last night in the first
of a series of three countrywide
rallies.
Republican Raymond F. Belew
sought to drive a wedge into
Democratic campaign platforms
by contrasting the views of two
of his opponents for the House
of Delegates with those of
Thomas B. Stanley, candidate
for Governor.
Mr.. Belew singled out Dele
gate j. Maynard Magruder and
Mrs. Kathryn Stone for his at
tacks. He told the audience of
about $50 persons in Abingdon
School that the Republican can
didateS are solidly back of the
platform approved by State SEN
ator Ted Dalton, the G. o. P.
candidate for Governor.
"Mr. Stanley has said only two
things-that he is against 18-
year-olds voting. Mrs. Stone
says she is for it," Mr.. Belew
said. HE said he is against re-
peal of the poll tax as a pre-
requisite for voting. Mr.. Ma
gruder says he is for repeal.
Doubts Endorsement.
"Yet, my opponents say that
they indorse Mr.. Stanley. It
appears to me that my opponents
doesn't believe what they say
they do. or else they don't in
dorse Mr.. Stanley"
Mr.. Magruder, who spoke
next, rejoined that the Repub-
licans have Jumped on the
bandwagon" with their plat
form which he said was copied
from the Democrats.
The veteran legislator prom
ised, if reelected, to work for
a larger State police force to
provide greater highway safety.
He said he already had co-spon-
sored law imposing stiff
penalties on drivers who are
convicted of being under the in
huence of narcotics.
Mrs. Stone referred to the
poll tax as a law which long
has had such a crippling effect
on suffrage in Virginia" She
said, however, it's repeal should
be coupled with a strong law
governing registration of voters.
She suggested that voters might
be required to sign their names
each time they enter the voting
booths to prevent fraud.
Mann Stresses Education.
Harrison Mann, the third
Democrat for the three House
seats, reiterated his concern with
problems relating to education.
He said he helped initiate a law
which gave Arlington the States
first elected school board and
was instrumental in getting the
University of Virginia'S educa-
ton center located in Northern
Virginia. Localities, he said,
should be made to put forth
more local effort in meeting
school needs.
Robert McGinnis, Republican
candidate for the House, speak
ing on the need for juvenile
detention facilities, said, Were
next to the cesspool of crime in
the United States-WaShington,
D. c." He repeated a promise
to work for a third Circuit Court
judge for the county.
j. Fuller Groom, the third Re-
publican House candidate, dis
cussed his own political phi
loSophy."
"The ability to aimlessly vote
millions in budgets doesn't make
a progressive" Mr.. Groom said.
"It takes planning for econom-
ical spending and tax planning
to determine the limits of a
taxpayers ability to pay"
BayleSS Attacks Board.
Candidates for the County
Board included Glen Bayless,
non-partisan, who stated, Il be-
lieve the present County Board,
in it's short time in Office, has
established a pattern of favor
itism and privilege in its actions.
The present County Board
has a shameful record of po-
htical favoritism to it's support
erS through use of its zoning
powers.
Declaring that friends of board
members have received special
favors, Mr.. BayleSS charged that
members of the present board
have personally profited from
such zoning decisions, as we'll"
Wesley w. Cooper. Democrat,
promised a fair and impartial
study of the school budget if
named to the County Board.
Speaking of Mr.. Bayless, the
Democrat said, "in his swash-
buckling excursion for approval,
he has forgotten to furnish proof
of his indictments"
Richard l.. Par1i, Republican,
for the board, reviewed his quail
ficationS.
Other candidates who spoke
included E. R. Draheim, incum-
bent, and L. Clark Keating, nom
mating convention candidates
for the School Board, and Dolph
Hays and James R. Miles, sr.,
candidates of the Arlington In
dependent Movement for the
School Board.
Mariners Fair Opens