Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Plan for Two
More Judges
Hits; Snag
New Virginia Bill
Asks 2-Yeor Study
Of Judicial System.
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent

By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Feb. %. 49, A
House-approved bill giving the
Northern Virginia Area two adj
ditional circuit judges has run
into what appears to be dead
end street in a Senate committee.
A subcommittee studying re-
quests for four additional judges
in various parts Of the State
has directed preparation Of a
substitute bill which. among its
proposals, would:
/. Designate Judge c. G. Cues
enbury of the Waynesboro Cor
poration Court to sit with the
two judges of the 35th Circuit,
embracing Arlington. while a
two-year study of the entire judi
cial system in the State is under
taken.
2. Abolish the Circuit Court
of Alexandria by withdrawing
that city from the 10th circuit.
which also embraces Fairfax.
Falls Church and Prince William
County.
Report Adopted.
The Courts of Justice Commit
tee adopted the report Of the
subcommittee along with the
recommendation that joint res
olution proposing a study Of the
judicial set-up be made.
Senator E. o. McCue. jr. Of
Charlottesville. author Of the
study resolution, served on the
subcommittee.
Among new bills was one by
Senator Charles r. Fenwick Of
Arlington to require all State
employees - including school
teachers-to sign a loyalty oath.
Mr.. Fenwick said the measure
was requested by the Arlington
County Board and that the coun-
ty School Board had adopted q
resolution approving the legisla-
ton. Federal employees are re-
quired to sign a similar pledge.
Personally" Mr.. Fenwick
said, Il feel we have a fine and
loyal group of State employees
and. in introducing the bill, I
have no thought that any Of
these people are subvetsives.
Sees no Objection.
I'm view of the inflltration
that we have found in our sister
country of Canada and in our
own Federal Government. I can
see no objection to it's use being
extended to the State and local
levels"
A part Of the oath employees
would be required to sign says.
Il am not now, nor have I ever
been member of the Com
munist Party or any organiza-
ton that advocates the over
throw of the Government of the
United States or the Common
wealth of Virginia by forces Of
violence"
With local tax legislation for
Arlington apparently doomed by
action by the House last week,
Mr.. Fenwick introduced a reso-
luton to launch a study of the
entire tax structure and finan-
cial needs of the State. He was
Joined by Chairman Robert o.
Norris of the Finance Commit
tee, in co-sponsoring the meas
ure. He thus gained powerful
support from the man who first
raised the question of policy
in the matter of permitting local
sales taxes to spread. county by
county.
County Sales Tax Plan.
The Arlington Senator joined
Senator George Warren of Bris-
tol on another bill to permit
any county to impose a sales
tax. if first approved in a local
referendum.
The same two patrons offered
legislation to permit counties to
impose use taxes. under which
levies could be imposed on goods
bought elsewhere to avoid local
sales taxes.
A bill to eliminate any legal
doubt about bonds issued by
Arlington for school construc-
ton went into the hopper. The
Fenwick bill would validate all
such bonds issued by the county
and, specifically. about $2.3 mill
lion which were sold to the
State Retirement Fund last year
while court suits held up sales
to commercial bond firms.
Senator John A. K. Donovan
of Fairfax introduced a measure
to regulate and establish mimi
mum standards for BARRIERS.
Senator Ted Dalton. Republi-
can. of Radford, would create q
division of industrial Develop
ment within the Department Of
Conservation and Development.
under a plan included in new
bill.
Proposed by Fenwick.
Mr.. Dalton. who ran against
Gov. Stanley last November. used
the idea of another of Mr.. Stan.
ley's former opponents. Mr.. Fem
wick. who was a candidate in the
Democratic primary last July.
had proposed the industrial de-
velopment plan as a means Of
encouraging new industry to To-
cate in Virginia. This is the de-
clared object of the Dalton bill.
Among other new legislation
received by the Senate was a
bill by Senator Mosby G.. Perrow
Of Lynchburg to relieve from in
come tax liability any citizen
into Virginia within the
last six months of any year At