Evening star., 1955-05-26
Arlington AIM
Backing Sought
By Sin Race

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ment announced today that q
Republican leader, a prominent
Democrat and a naval officer
are candidates for the AIM
nominations for the County
Board.
They are Fred N. Windridge.
retired auto dealer and a Re-
public candidate for Delegate
in 1851; Wade Pearson. theater
chain manager and a Democra-
tic candidate for the board, on
two previous occasions. and
Capt. Aubrey B. Leggett, who
expects to retire from the
service June 80 and is president
of the Arlington Ridge Citizens
Association.
Arthur Pomponio, a co-chair-
man of the AIM Candidates
Committee, said these names
plus those Of others who offer
themselves for nomination will
be submitted to a general meet
ing Of AIM. The group will
select two candidates to run
against nominees of Arlington
ians for a Better County (ABC)
George M. Rowzee, jr., Repub-
lican chairman of the County
Board, is the other COMMITTEES
co-chairman.
Calls Itself Conservative
AIM, which has held seats on
the board since 1852. terms itself
conservative, middle of the
road" in opposing candidates of
other groups. ABC. newly formed,
is a coalition of Democrats, Re-
publicans and -partisans,
some of whom have attacked
AIM as opposing an adequate
school program and a stable
zoning policy.
AIM plans to have a slate of
School Board candidates to op-
pose nominees of the School
Board Nominating Convention.
which nominated all present
School Board members.
Among supporters of AIM can
didates will be at least three Of
the five county board members:
Mr.. RoWzee, Robert A. Peck, also
Republican. and Mrs. Leone
Buchholz, reelected last year as
an AIM candidate. Wesley w.
Cooper was elected as a Demo-
crat and is seeking nomination
as County Court Judge. Alvin F.
kimel, elected on an AIM slate.
is running for one of the Demo-
cratic nominations for delegate.
Biggest Bid for Power
This year will mark AIMS big
gest bid for power, with two seats
open on the County Board and
three on the School Board. The
groups leaders believe their rec
ord on the County Board, where
nearly three years of relative
harmony has prevailed, will help
them in this years campaigns.
Mr.. Windridge, a native of
New Mexico, has lived in Arling-
ton since 1910. He attended Nc
Kinley Tech, Carnegie Institute
of Technology and George WASH
ington University. He retired
from his Arlington auto dealer
ship after Is years, has been
active in church and Boy Scout
work, and is member of the
Arlington Board of Zoning Ap-
peals and the Arlington Chamber
of Commerce.
Former Democratic Head
Mr.. Pearson, Al, a native Of
Richmond, is a past president of
the Arlington Democratic Club.
He lives at 4640 North Thirty
eighth street. He is a former
president of the Arlington Rotary
Club and has held positions with
the Arlington Fairfax Heart As
sociation. the Community Chest
and the National Foundation for
1nfantile Paralysis. He is man
ager of Neighborhood Theaters.
Capt. Leggett, SO. of 2406 Fort
Scott drive. is winding up 80
years as a Navy officer. He was
a Naval Academy graduate of
1925 and has masters degree
in electrical engineering from
Columbia University. His wife.
Mrs. Jeanne Davis Leggett, is
from East Falls Church and
their home has been in Arling-
ton since 1925. Capt. Leggett is
a member of the Arlington De-
velopment Committee.
Candidates of ABC for the
November election, nominated
Tuesday, are Ralph Kaul, build
ing consultant, and David l..
KrupsaW. general manager Of
American Wholesalers.