Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07
Heotwo!e Quietly Gets
Stature in Alexandra
BY CARL IRVING

Edward q. Heatwole has
quietly attained stature III the
city OF Alexandria since he was
appointed city manager May
Is 1856
Mi Heatwole Is the clty'S
eighth manager OF acting man
ager III ten years, but appears
likely to remain at the COM
munity helm for a long time.
Mr. Heatwole. ~. speaks
softly and labels himself as
"cXceedlngly cautious about
city expenditures. This policy
has met with the approval of
the present city council
The manager has taken a
deterentlal approach toward
the council. in marked contrast
To his more voclterouS prede-
cesSor, Ira F Willard. who
maintained a running tWo-year
battle with a former mayor.
Mr., Willard resigned to become
city manager Of Coral Gables
Fla. a Miami suburb.
Praised for Achievements
The present manager. who
was the clty'S director of
finance from 1851 to 1856. has
been praised for his achieve e.
mentS IN the financial field.
This has been termed timely
by city observers since Alex
andrs which received Fed
eral approval Friday OF its
urban renewal program must
plan TO float stable bond issues
soon
His proudeSt achievement has
been an improvement IN the
CltyS bond rating. which has
been raised from BAA to A. for
the first time IN decades The
rating SiGnlhed the city was a
better credit rlSk. raising hopes
that loans would be made avail
able al lower rates OF interest.
Mr. HeatWole came to Alex
andrla May | 1851. as director
OF finance He was born june
20. 1915. in Harrisonbugg. Va.
where his Pennsylvania Dutch
ancestors settled in the 18th
century. He attended Harrison
burg public schools. the Nor
folk College OF Business Ad-
mlnlstratlon and did extention
work az the Walton School OF
Commerce III Philadelphia
In 1888. while working al a
Florida resort. he me. Ellen
doom whom he married IN nfr
home town OF Greenylle. S. c.
later that year The Heacwoles.
who live az 500 Timber Branch
parkway have two children
They are JUDY 10. lun!or at
Hammond Hlsh School and
Susan 70. a fifth grader at the
George Mason School
Deputy Treasurer
". Heatwole went to work
FOR the city OF Harrison0dre m
1887 as deputy treasurer and
later became deputy city audi
tor and CLERK Of the council
He served with the Army
tank Corps and Finance Sesy-
ices for almost Two wears il the
Philippines during World Wa
II In 1913 nc became city
auditor at Waynesboro Va he
became city CLERK and city col
lector there before coming 10
Alexandra IN 1851
He IS member OF the
Municipal Finance Officers As
soclation American Public
Works Association. Alexandria
Optimlst Club. Alexandra Gul
Scout Council Fa!rpark Baptist
Church ana the ODD Fellows
Club.
AS director OF finance. he
centralized TIE keeping q.
Alexandra financial records.
introduced budeetary control
centralized purchasing and cost
ACCOUNTING
Annual reports we're prepared
for the banks and financial n
stltutions. a procedure he has
maintained under his supegvi-
sion as CITY MANAGER
"CityS reditOrs"
THE brokers ale tao ctv'S
creditors they should be kent
informed Of tho pFoaIese .lc
city IS making he declared. he
has issued booklets containing
graphs and pictures showing
the city expanding residential
and commercial tax revenues
Public works IN the last two