The Washington times., 1936-01-08
PERRY URGES
RELIEF FUND
.lNV|RGINIA

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. sap
propriations for relief, restoration
Of 8 per cent Of the pay cut i'm
posed on state employees, increased
funds for schools, and amend
ments to the alcoholic beverages
control law were recommended to
day by Governor George Camp
bell Peery at the converting Of thu
Virginia general assembly.
Enactment Of q bill providing
unemployment insurance also wa
urged by Governor Peery who fol
lowed the recommendations Of tht
legislative advisory council. The
. council Is preparing bill for pres
entation to the assembly.
Governor Peery recommended
the appointment Of a commission
and an appropriation to finance
its study Of the question OF old
age pensions Gin all Of its phases
ana that the commission be in
structed to report before the meet
ing IN 1898 Of the general IS
sembly.
Asks Definite Information
Pointing out there is no definite
information on the probable cost
Of old-age pensions to Virginia
the Governor said:
"Tn this situation, we should,
before enacting such a law, have
more definite information IS to
the cost so that we may be sure
that any plan for financing 1t
may be sound. We cannot pro-
mote permanent social security
BY financial insecurity"
Estimates on the cost Of the
plan, based on q 65-yearOld re-
tirement minimum, ranged from
$2,561 ass to $11,376,720. It also
is estimated there are 126.409 per.
sons In Virginia 65 years Of eye
or over.
In recommending an appropria-
ton of $3.50, 900 for direct re-
lief-the first such appropriation
proposed in Virginia during the
depression - Governor Peery de.
clared:
"The President has announced
that the Federal Government
is retiring from the field Of d.
rect relief and the result Of this
will be to impose q heavier bur
den upOn Virginia to care for
those who are unempl0yable ana
need assistance.
II recommend that the $780,
900 reserve fund in the profits
from the alcohol beverage con-
trOi board also be used for emer-
gency relief.
BASED ON POPULATION
This will enable Us to make
IN appropriation for emergency
relief Of S1yOOO, 900 for the first
year Of the biennium, leaving
SS30,OOO for the second year. To
this we may add an additional
appropriation Of S17O,OOO, to
bring the total up to $1,000, 900
for the second year, to be made
uDOn the condition that the I'D
ditiOnal sum of $4,000 win not
cause o deficit. Increased rev.
enues will probably enable Us to
meet this conditional appropria-
ton"
The Governor recommended
the money be allocated to the 10
calities on the basis Of population
on the condition that the local
tiles match the State apr opr1a-
ton made to them and that the
money be expended under the su-
pervision of the Department OF
Public Welfare, the county boards
of supervisors and the councils
of the cities. He pointed out
that the profits allocated to the
localities from the ABC dispen-
saries may be used by the local
tiles for relief.
. The recommendations Of the
commission to study the primary
system Of highways was urged
upon the assembly by Governor
Peery. The commission recon-
mended a limitation Of $3.50
miles in the primary system; ad-
ditions to and deletions from the
primary system and to provide
for ALLEGATION of highway con-
structiOn funds for the primary
system for a 10-year period begin
ming July 1, 1887.
S13,0S3,52O for Schools
Governor Peery recommended
an appropriation of $13,863 $50
for schools, an increase of $347, 1886
over the appropriation for the
1934-1935 biennium.
Increases are recommended in
the appropriation for public health
services and an increase of so po-
licemen in the highway patrol
force also is recommended.
Governor Peery urged the pur-
chase of a cotton farm in Vir-
einia to be worked by convicts,
who would cultivate cotton needed
in the penitentiary cotton mill.
He also recommended the trans
fer Of woman felonS to the indus
trial farm for women and the cree
ton Of a new building at the farm
to house them.
l.. Alarmed over the fact that more
than $50 persons were killed in
traffic crashes in Virginia during