Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
3 Arlington Candidates
Speak Despite Picketing.

Despite picketing by members
of a protesting group, three can
didates for political Office spoke
at the first of a series of Arling-
ton meetings last night.
Curtis E. Tuthill and DR.. l..
H. Blevins, opposing candidates
for the county board. and War
rem D. Quenstedt, Democratic
nominee for Congress from the
Tenth District, addressed an au-
dience of about 1870 in the Not
tingham Elementary School. Re-
publican Representative Joel
Broyhill. running for reelection,
earlier declined to address any
OF the meetings.
Pickets carrying signs were
posted outside the school by
members of the Arlington chap
ter of the Defenders of State
Sovereignty and Individual Lib
critics. About 20 persons, more
than half with signs, stayed OUT
side.
Jack Rathbone, chairman of
the board of the chapter, said
the group objected to the fact
that the Arlington chapter Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
was among the 20 groups spon-
Soring the meeting.
Five Meetings Set
The sponsoring group, called
the Arlington Committee for
Candidates Meetings, has sched-
uled five assemblies. Among the
sponsors are civic associations.
the League of Women Voters,
the county PTA council, the
Democratic county executive
committee and others.
PicketS signs said, This is
an NAACP co-sponsored meet
ing-white folks go home, "
"NAACP go back to New York, {"
and Keep Virginia Schools seq
regated-don't cross the color
line" The picketing was done
without disturbance.
No colored persons showed
up inside or outside the school,
which is located in an entirely
white North Arlington section.
The main issues debated by
Mr.. Tuthill and DR.. Blevins were
county school policy and the
record of the present county
board. Mr.. Tuthill is the can
didate of Arlingtonians for
Better County (ABC) and DR..
BIevins is supported by the Ar
lington Independent Movement
(AIM).
Mr.. Tuthill said that the prime
issue in his campaign is to
'stop the trend toward olsen
franchising the citizens of Ar
lington." He said the recent
action of the Virginia General
Assembly in ordering an APP
pointed school board instead of
an elected one is another step
toward taking our vote away"
He said the AIM majority on
the county board" played a lead
ing role in encouraging the Cen
eral ASsembly's action and chal-
lenged DR.. Blevins to defend the
boards action.
DR.. Blevins declared that II
will do everything I can to up
hold the laws of the State of
Virginia, and I will do every
thing in my power to preserve
our public schools" But, he said,
you can get up and wrangIe
about what certain groups have
done or haven't done. but for
me the important thing is not
that but who the individual is
and what he's DONE"
Premature Announcement
DR.. Blevins said that I'm not
up here to defend what anyone
has done. I'm here to defend
what I'm going to do" He said
he believed the abolition of the
elected school board resulted
from the premature announce
ment by the school board when
it came out and said, we're ready
to integrate. e."
During a question period fol-
lowing the debate. the two county
board candidates were asked,
Would you have testified in
favor of the Moncure bill' re-