Evening star., 1955-11-09
Liberals Sweep
All 5Contests
In Arlington
BY SAM EASTMAN

4AtC Ud1A0GS Gut l1ltO al 1AAllAtuli
Independent Movements clear
cut County Board control, and
again rebuffed the conservatives
in their bid for at least one voice
on the School Board.
An unofficial total of 2l.09S
voters went to the polls as AIM
met its first defeat in a County
Board race.
In the race for two seats on
the county,s governing body
Ralph Kaul drew II.554 votes
and his convention running
mate, David L. Krupsaw, 1892,
according to complete but un-
oficial returns. AIM candidate,
Aubrey B. Leggett, received s.225
votes and Arthur Pomponio. also
AIM. 1884.
School Board Race
In the fight for three school
board seats, the unofficial re-
turns for candidates on the win
ming convention ticket show:
Barnard Joy, incumbent, lI,308;
Mrs. Barbara Riches, 10,620:
James g. Stockard, 10,l58. On
the losing A. I. M. slate for the
school board were: DR.. L. C.
Bleyins. 8,874; Mrs. Susan
OHara. 1893. and Willis r.
Kern, 1906.
Rounding out q field of seven
was Stan Stanton, q Democrat
running as an independent, who
drew 3.091.
A group not on the ballot, the
Defenders of State Sovereignty
and Individual Liberties, drew q
negative response at the polls.
The local chapter of the State
wide pro-segregation organiza-
ton had strongly indorsed
A. !. MS candidates for school
board.
One of the defeated candi-
dates. Mr.. Kern, is q member Of
the county unit Of the Defenders.
Campaign Topic
The topic most discussed dur
ing the fight between AIM and
the Convention group was school
segregation. AIM candidates
said they would prefer continued
segregation il given a choice.
Members of the Convention
ticket said they would operate
within the framework of regula-
tions established by State edu-
cation officials.
A major issue In the fight was
the achievements of the School
Board since it became elective in
1913. The Convention candi-
dates ran on this record.
Their opponents said the tax
money has been spent unwisely,
and urged q return to the sfun-
damentals' In the schools.
Another running battle has
been the question Of cuts In pro-
posed School Board budgets by
the AIM-controIled County
Board. The liberal group criti-
cised the cuts, while AIM candi-
dates contended that the School
Board has failed to give q true
picture of its budget require
ments.
When Mr.. Kaul and Mr.. Krup-
saw take ONCE January /. they
win replace Robert Peck, a leader
Of AIM who was elected as q
Republican, and Alvin r. Kinel.
who ran on the AIM ticket.
Sitting at the board table with
them win be Mrs. Leone Buch-
hoIz, reelected last year on the
AIM ticket, and George NJ. Row
zee, jr.. who was elected as q
Republican but. like Mr.. Peck,
Is now d leader in the AIM move
n1ent.
The fifth member Of the new
board will be Wesley w. Cooper,
q Democrat. who is not officially
identified with either coalition
slate. However. Mr.. Cooper is
considered i conservative and
has attended AIMS breakfast
meetings.
Yesterdays voting leaves the
new school Boards liberal sta
tsis quo as it has been since 1913.
The new members will join in
cutnbents e. n. Draheim and
Clark Keating to form q new
board.
Fenwick Wins. . TO /
Arlington voters yesterday also
renewed the traditional monop-
oily by Democrats 0f the coun-
ty's General Assembly seats.
state Senator Charles r. Fen
wick won reelection BY better
than q q ID vote, defeating
Republican Warren s. Parr BY
14.74T to 6.6o4.
The tinofiicial returns in the
House of Delegates race for the
winning Democrats were: Har-
rison Mann, 1922; Mrs. Kath-
ryn II. Stone. 11,S41. and William
4, winston, 1854.
Republicans In the race were.
Charles o. Pratt, 1903; .. Fuller
Groom, 6,724. and Francis
Browne. 6,283.
In two hotly-fought races for
constitutional ofiices. Common
wealth Attorney William J.. Has
san, Democrat. and Republican
Treasurer Colin G. MacPherson
we're both reelected
Mr.. Hassan defeated Republi-
can e. Wynne Tolbert by q conn-
Portable tally Of 1916 To 7.122
III the treasurer's contest, Mr.
MacPherson won BY only 25s
votes over j. Maynard Magruder
according to the unoficial re-
turns.
Brown Wins Judgeship
The third contested constitu-
tional office county Judge was
the quietest In Arlington. Judge
Paul ID. Brown, Democrat. won
easily over Republican John A,
Tillema. 1883 TO 4,470.
Voters also turned down two
public works bond referendum
questions. while the third pro-
posal calling for 81 million tc
improve sanitary sewer facilities