Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
OfficehoIders React
To Custer Moves
Board Members
Hit Back at Bills
In Virginia House

Federal employees holding Of
flee in county governments in
Northern Virginia reacte d
strongly today to moves in the
Virginia General Assembly to
GUST them from office.
When it rains, it pours." said
Arlington School Board Mem
Der Barnard Joy. one of three
Federal workers on the Airing
ton board. Members are also
under legislative fire from the
Moncure bill, which would abol-
ish the elected status of their
board.
The measure to repeal the law
that allows Federal employees to
serve on school boards and other
local Offices, was introduced by
Delegate John F. Boatwright of
Buckingham County. Mr.. Boat
wright has also introduced a bill,
directed at Arlington, that would
block State grants to any juris-
diction that integrates its pub
lie claSSroomS.
Seconded by krupsaw
Mr.. joys reference to a deluge
of legislative attacks was sec
onded by County Board Member
David Krupsaw.
He labeled the latest Boat
wright measure as another dis
treSsing instance of the current
miSchievous trend toward dis
enfranchiSement and retaliation
against Arlington County"
Another County Board men,
Der, Ralph Raul, who was MIR.
Rrupsaw's running mate last fall
on the liberal Convention ticket,
saw the move to increase public
service limitations for Federal
workers as "a backward STEP"
Government employees in Ar
lington make UP 1874 per cent
Of the total number OF eligible
voters, Mr.. Raul said. The cor
responding figure in Fairfax
County. he said. is 81 per cent,
and in Alexandria, 22.2 per cent.
Points to Recent Vote
Mr.. Raul pointed out that the
County Board last month voted
unanimously to ask the General
Assembly to permit Federal
workers to serve on Arlington's
governing body.
The question of whether the
boards three conservative men,
bers will join the liberal element
in opposition to the bill--in the
light of the unanimous vote last
month remained unanswered.
Chairman Wesley w. Cooper.
q conservative Democrat, said
he would reserve Judgment until
he could study the bill. George
NJ. Rowzee. jr., could not be
reached for comment.
The third conservative men,
Der, Mrs. Leone Buchholz. said
she has never been opposed to
Federal employees" serving in
State or county Offices. How
ever, Mrs. Buchholz added, it
"has always been a puzzle to me
how they can find the time for
such service. ,,,.,
Effect in Fairfax Seen
Enactment of the bill would
leave the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors intact. Four
newly-appointed members of the
school board. however, would be
out of a job.
Federal employees on the school
board are: Hills Lory, a special
assistant in the State Depart
ment's International Education
al Exchange and Foreign Affairs
Office: DR.. Clyde w. Gleason,
chief of the Veterans Admins
tration's Staff Development and
Technical Advisory Division
Counseling Service.
Also, DR.. Merton S. Parsons,
an economist with the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and Samuel
S. Solomon, an attorney in the
general counsel's Office of the
Small Business Administration.
Sees No Reason for Bill
School Board Chairman Rob-
ert F. Davis said. Il see no
reason at all for such a bill"
Mr.. Davis said it still is too
early to predict that a delegation
would travel to Richmond to
oppose the bill. such as Airing
ton residents did last Thursday
to fight the Moncure measure.
ut was my opinion that this
had all been settled by the State
Supreme Court of Appeals" Mr..
Lory said. He was referring to-
the Cox VS.. Green case in Ar
lington a few years ago. The
court ruled Federal employees
could serve on Arlington's school
board.
Mr.. Lory was appointed to the
Fairfax County School Board on
January /, 1851, but resigned in
February, 1852, when the Fed
eral employee issue was at high
tide in Arlington.
Il DR.. Parsons said that he did
not see why taxpayer should
be forbidden to serve on the
school board.
I'D feel the same way even If
/ weren't concerned personally"
he added.
Cites Specific Cause
Mr.. Solomon explained that
the Hatch Act specifically notes
that Federal employees may serve
on a partisan school board.
Certain people in the area
must be trying to get rid OF us"
Mr.. Solomon added.
Il think they decided to after
Our first meeting when we agreed
to do all WIG could for the chill