Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-07
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z Women to Run
For County Board
In July Primary

today for Fairfax County's two
seats in the Virginia House Of
Delegates and two women de-
clared their intention to run for
the Board of County Super
visors in the July IL Democratic
primary.
Delegate Omei L. Hirst Of
Annandale. member Of the House
Roads Committee, announced as
candidate for denomination.
Earlier, Delegates John c. Webb
and Attorney Lytton H. Gibson
announced as candidates from
the House district which also
includes Falls Church.
Mrs. Anne wilkins, incumbent.
will seek reelection from the
new Mason district for a second
term and Mrs. Cuba Grayson
Curtice, Sc, of Navy. announced
as a candidate from the Centre
vile district for the Board Of
Supervisors.
In another development, SUI
pervisor c. B. Runyon, MEM
Der Of the board for six years.
said he has decided not to seek
reelection due to the press of
his contracting business. He
lives in the Dranesville district
where q Wallace Carper, chair
man of the board, already has
announced his intention to run.
Hirst's Program.
In his announcement, Mr..
Hirst said, II will focus my eff
forts, If reelected, on obtaining
a greater voice in road policy for
Northern Virginia, getting our
fair share Of road money, win
ming larger school ALLEGATIONS
and assuring more adequate reg
ulation Of water companies.
These are most pressing prob
lens for the rapidly growing
community Of Fairfax County
and Falls Church. They can be
solved only with the help OF
vigorous and experienced repre-
sentation in Richmond"
He said he would again spon5
sor legislation to protect water
users and the county from pay
ing twice for the capital assets
Of private water compartments
sets which were originally do
mated to those companies by
builders and home purchasers"
Born and raised in Fairfax
County, Mr.. Hirst was educated
at washington and Lee Univer-
sity. He served In the Marine
Corps In World War III A direc-
tor of the Fairfax Chamber of
Commerce, Mr.. Hirst is a mem
Der of the Committee on Uniform
Legislation of the Metropolitan
Area Traffic Council, a steward
of the Annandale Methodist
Church, a member of the Falls
Church High School PTA and
several service and civic organi-
cations.
Mrs. wilkins Platform
Mrs. wilkins. first woman to
win the Democratic nomination
to the County Board, was elected
from Falls Church district in
1851. She Is the only candidate
to announce so far from Mason
district.
Among the projects supported
by Mrs. wilkins were school con-
struction programs. higher sale
aries for teachers, expansion Of
the Health Department. institu-
ton of trash and garbage COLI
lection, establishment Of a sa1i-
tary land fill and expansion Of
the library system. She also was
one of the first supporters Of a
$40 million bond issue to finance
an integrated sewer system.
Mrs. wilkins is the mother Of
two school-age children and is
the wife Of Donald L. wilkins.
Washington attorney. She has
a law degree from George WASH
ington University and is menu
Der of the District of Columbia
Bar. She is a member Of many
civic, health and professional
organizations and Is a member
of two PTAs and the Munson Hill
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Curtice has been a MEM
Der of the county Democratic
Committee from Thompson's
Precinct since 1851, and has
served with a number Of COM
munity organizations. She was
president Of the Floris PTA for
two terms and secretary of the
Floris Grange No. TAO, for two
years. She helped organize the
Navy Community League and the
Navy Home Demonstration Club
Of which she Is president.
Is Grandmother
Mrs. Curtice is the wife Of
F. Hosea Curtice. q Fairfax
County dairy farmer. She has
five children and nine grand
children. Her father, Joel Gray
son of Vienna, was superin-
tendent Of the House Document
Room for many years.
She said she decided to run
because she believed "the pres
ent board members who ask to
be reelected have failed miser-
ably to represent and protect
the interests Of the people Of
Centreville District"
Two incumbents, placed in
the same district by redistrict-
ing, are seeking reelection from
Centreville District. They are
Stuart T. DeBell and Maurice
Fox. Another candidate from
that district Is Mrs. Ruby
Clarke.
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