Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-28
Krupsow and KouI Renamed
As,ABC Standard Bearers

ArnngtOnianSN Tor q Better
County has staked its hopes for
continued control Of the Ar
iington County Board on two
incumbents. David L. Krupsaw
and Ralph Kaul.
Mr.. Krupsaw and Mr.. Raul
won ABC nomination easily
last night over challenger VIII
liam M. Lightsey. executive
secretary OF the Virginia COM
mittee for Public Schools.
Mr.. Krupsaw received 49,
votes. Mr.. Kaul $50, and Mr..
Lightsey ITO. A total Of AIS
ballots were cast In the cleo
tion. which was open to any
qualified voter in the county.
Several speakers warned that
the non-partisan, liberal ABC
group may face stiff OPPOSE
ton in November.
The Democratic Party, which
has stayed out Of county board
elections since 1854. probably
will decide tonight whether it
Twill field candidates this year.
Republican leaders also have
said the q. o. p. plans to put
up candidates.
Mr.. Krupsaw, present chair
man of the county board, said
he opposition Is bitter"
I. ABC now has four members
on the 5-man county board.
The fifth member is DR.. Lucas
Blevins who was elected as q
candidate of the Arlington In
dependent Movement. con-
sentative coalition group which
has since become inactive.
A subcommittee of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee has
recommended that the Demo-
Gratis present their own caildi-
dates in order to return 10 a
system of party responsibility
rather than continue to oper-
ate our government through
the mechanics of splinter par
ties"
Mr.. Raul, a member Of the
Democratic Executive Commit
tee, and Mr.. Krupsaw, q candi-
date for the Democratic COM
mittee in the July IA primary.
pledged to work against any
Democratic nominee.
I'VE in Arlington have suc-
ceeded in creating a truly nom
partisan organization that is
doing so much to bring about
good, honest, local govern
tnentp Mr.. Raul said. Il am so
convinced that Arlington must
not turn back the clock of
progress that / will fight every
attempt whether by Repub-
licans or Democrats to have
Arlington become a pawn in
the hands of national or State
party politicians"
Robert Groom, vice chair
man Of ABC, called the Demo-
cratic subcommittee party
responsibility" statement a
"mouthful of words in place
of an issue"
Mr.. Groom, a former Repub-
hcan committee chairman who
was the ABC convention key
note speaker, said that "the
utter lack of party responsible
ity brought ABC into being in
Arlington"
Mr.. Raul, 45-year-old land
developer. said that zone of our
most important and happiest
obligations to the school sys-
tenn will be to replace Mrs.
Helen Lane this December. :"
The school board term of Mrs.
Lane, who was appointed by an
Authenticated county board,
expires this year.
Mr.. Raul said that compile
ton of q county master plan
is one 0S the ABC majority's
most important projects. This
Is expected to be finished next
year.
Mr.. Krupsaw, 47-year-old
head of American Wholesalers
of Washington, noted that ABC
has been called the "spenders, "
vet the county board this year
did not increase taxes for the
FIRST time in many years. He
also said that school budgets
have not been butchered by
1uibbling cuts" under the ABC-
controlled board.
He said that it rs a matter
of considerable pride to me that
compliance with the order of
the Federal courts to deseg-
regate Stratford Junior High
School was accomplished in a
quiet and orderly fashion dur
ing my term as chairman of the
board"