Evening star., 1960-01-21

yesterday and was planning TO |
return in time for a county
board coming hearing Febru-
ary 2.
He asked me to bring his
folder to the meeting. He was
coming to the courthouse di-
rectly from the airport" said
board member Lee Urbanske, jr. |
A native of Washington, Mr.. /
krupsaw was a magma cum
laude graduate of Harvard and
an active member Of the Har-
ward Club of Washington. He
was talked into entering politics
by a neighbor, Mrs. Kathryn
Stone, member Of the State
House Of Delegates. n
Just yesterday county board |
members were served with sum-
monseS to appear in a coming
case being tried today in Cir
cult Court. The summons server
didn't reach Mr.. Krupsaw. IF
they had gotten them Cthe
summonSes) out a little earlier,
he wouldn't have been able to
leave" Mr.. Urbanske said.
Mr.. Krupsaw was a leader of |
the political coalition known as
the Arlingtonians for a Better
County. He had just started a
second term on the County
Board January after the No
vember election in which he
polled more votes than any of 4
the candidates in an election in
which two board seats were
filled. ABC is a coalition of the
more liberal forces in county
politics.
Although the ABc group has
many vehement critics among
party politicians and the con- \
servative elements, most of his
political opponents respected H
the ability of Mr.. Krupsaw.
Mr.. Krupsaw sometimes
thought of running for North
ern Virginia's seat in Congress
When his friend Joseph H.
Freehill. a liberal Democratic
candidate, died of a heart at
tack shortly after the last hard
fought campaign Mr.. Krupsaw
commented Il think I've
changed my mind" Mr.. Free
hill died one year ago today.
Mr.. Krupsaw gave I'D a law
career to take over the family
business when his father died. l|
The elder Mr.. Krupsaw died
the year his son was graduated
from Harvard Law School.
He was going to be q lawyer
but he had to take over the
business because the whole
family was depending on him."
said Mr.. Brown, a close friend.
Built Up Firm
Mr.. Krupsaw'S father owned
a small mattress firm. His son
built it up and affiliated 1t with
Serta, a national bedding man
ufacturer. Mr.. Krupsaw, who
is listed in who's Who" is a
former chairman of the board
of Serta. II
He organized American
wholesalers, Inc, which has
Offices at Fifth and w streets
NE. The firm is q wholesale
distributor Of appliances and
other items.
One of Mr.. Krupsaw's pet
projects on the County Board
was to chart a financial pro-
gram for the next 10 years.
When he was board chairman,
he called together top county
officials and fiscal experts to
devise a capital improvements
program which would cost
about $50 million. Mr.. Krup-
saw said it could be carried out
with little increase in taxes.
Helped Start School
Mr.. Krupsaw was also one
Of the founders and former
president Of the Burgundy
Farms Country Day School
near Alexandria.
A strong school supporter,
Mr.. Krupsaw pledged the county
government to do all it could
to keep schools open during the
integration fight. AS chairman,
he helped make the plans
which insured a peaceful inte-
grafton of schools last Feb
ruary.
County officials said they be-
lieve the vacancy on the County
Board will be filled temporarily
by appointment by the Circuit
Court judge until a successor
can be elected in the November
elections. Virginia Attorney
General Albertis Harrison has
been asked for an official rul-
ing on the procedure.
Mr.. Krupsaw was one of four
ABC members of the five
member board.
Mr.. Krupsaw belonged to
the Ohev-Sholom congregation
in Washington and the Airing
ton-Fairfax Jewish Center.
Two sisters live in Washing
ton, Mrs. Sy Wolf, 3215 Brook
lawn terrace. Chevy Chase.
and Mrs. Tom P. Privet, 1900
Warren street NV.
The family requests that ex-
of sympathy be in
the form Of contributions to
charities,