Evening star., 1934-09-30
Relief and Finance Subjects =
Are Back in Virginia Ne,rs
Committee to Be Appointed to Confer
With Coz. Peery to Work Out
Aid for Cities.

the relief problem is b growing one,
and one that will have to be dealt
with on the basis of q long time plan.
He proposed / per cent general sales
tax, and estimated that Virginia's re-
lief bill will amount to $4,000, 600 an
nually, or approximately an average
of 81 per citizen of the State. He as
serted that the Federal Government
should bear half the cost. The sales
tax. he said. would produce approxi-
mately s4,000,000 annually, and this
collected by State agency. under
the mayors plan, would revert to the
localities in direct proportion to their
contributions.
Gov. Peery's comment was people
who need relief must be taken care
Of" He did not indicated what the
States attitude would be.
The controllers report showed that
total collections from all sources for
the last fiscal year increased S1,76S,-
1899 over the previous year. but when
stripped of $500, 900 from the Federal
Government in a road advance, $780,
69707 in Shenandoah National Park
contributions and $723,67938 from
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board oper-
ations, there remained only $685.
800 %, which was more than two and
half million dollars less than all the
revenue collections for the previous
year.
Credit was given in the report to
former Gov. Pollard for his budget
clause allowing the chief executive to
reduce appropriations to meet falling
revenue. Action under this provision
was shown to have resulted in saving
the State from a deficit which would
otherwise have totaled SO 300 900. AS
it is, the States deficit is figured at
approximately two and a quarter mil
lions.
The controllers report concluded
with the statement that, notwithstand-
ing "stressful times" the credit Of
the Commonwealth has not been i'm
paired, but, on the other hand, is at
the highest level in her history"
Political Campaign On.
Meanwhile, a quiet political cam
paign looking to the November con-
gressional elections has gotten under
way with candidates for the United
States Senate and 80 for the States
nine seats in the House of Represent
atives in the field.
The candidates represent Democrats,
including all the incumbents; Repub-
licans, Socialists, Prohibitionists and
Communists. In addition to these
there are several independents.
Another outstanding news event of
the week was a 100000 fire at the
plant of the General Textile Mills in
Fredericksburg.
There were strike alarms at both
Danville and Winchester, which re-
suited in special details of special po-
lice being assigned to both places, but
trouble did not materialize and the
police have been recalled.
Meanwhile general strike of un-
licensed seamen on American ships
has been mentioned in Norfolk.
Orange County celebrated the bicen-
tennial anniversary of its beginning
with four-day program inaugurated
by DR.. Hans Luther. German Ambas-
sador to the United States.
With an admonition to go and sin
no more, Judge James l.. M0lemore
of Suffolk, sitting in Roanoke case,
granted Mrs Ada NJ Smith, 46, for
mer deputy treasurer of the City of
Norfolk, her freedom by imposing
two-year suspended prison sentence
after she pleaded guilty to embezzle-
ment.
State gasoline tax receipts for Au-
gust broke all records, Motor Vehicle
Commissioner John @. Rhodes re-
ported. The receipts for the month
totaled 1926, ,393.31. The previous
record for a month was $l,2l2,728.22,
in August, 1881.
Controversy over control of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp. was
settled by the State Supreme Court Of
Appeals, In Staunton. when 1t refused
. rehearing inAthe suit Of Alfred Lev
niger against tGeorge 8. Kemp and
other directors lef the nrm. -L.