The Washington times., 1937-09-27
INCREASED LEVY
ON INHERITANCE,
INCOMES URGED
Citizen Group Opposes
Business Tax
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Citizens Associations Editor
Disapproval of the recently en-
acted business privilege tax and
the levying Of a more drastic tax
on inheritance and incomes was
favored in a committee report
adopted by the Federation OF
Civic Associations at its meeting
in the District Building.
The association gave unanimous
approval to a resolution by Presi-
dent Woolsey w. Hall expressing
appreciation on behalf of the col
ored community Of the District to
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, publisher
of the Washington Herald and
Times, in the matter of financing
a trip to Europe Of a group OF
local schoolboys, including two
colored.
BOARD COMMENDED
Another resolution commended
the Board of Education for Sus-
pending the operation of a pro-
posed administration policy that
would eliminate from night schools
81 experienced teachers who did
not have college degree.
The federation approved the
five-year District highway improve
ment plan submitted by Capt. H.
c. Whitehurst and asked that
Morris Road, Sheridan Road, and
the widening of Florida Avenue
from Bladensburg Road to Seventh
Street be included therein.
The Rev. James D. Pair, George
W. Beasley, Major Howard D.
Queen, George H. Gannaway, and
Mrs. Velma G.. Williams were
named a committee to study pro-
posed reorganization of the Dis
trict Government, including the
question of suffrage.
An application for a Class A
liquor license in the $500 block
Of Georgia Avenue was subjected
to vigorous protest, due to immedi-
ate vicinity of the Miner Teachers
College and Bannaker Recreation
Center. A request was ordered
sent to the Board of Education
asking its diSapproval of the ap-
plication.
BURROUGHS MEETING
The Burroughs Citizens Associa-
ton, at a meeting last night in
Burroughs School, pledged itself
to support the newly formed Dis
trict Of Columbia Suffrage AS
ISOLATION to aid in obtaining SUI
frage for the District.
Wilbur S. Finch, former presi-
dent of Burroughs and president
of the suffrage association, said
he was greatly encouraged with
the support coming to his suffrage
group. Other speakers included
R. M. Furnace and Kenneth P.
Armstrong.
The Public Utilities Commission
was asked to investigate anti
quated equipment of the Capital
Transit Company operated on the
Rhode Island Avenue line. Addi-
tional police were requested for
No. IL precinct.
After vigorously protesting the
admittance free of outside chill
dren to the District Public Schools,
the Anacostia Citizens Association,
at a meeting last night in AnacoS-
tia High School, directed its COM
mittee on legislation to prepare an
appropriate resolution against such
free education.
Mrs. Phyllis Plemmons, Mrs.
Fred Tew and w. j. Tucker were
named a committee to nominate
candidates for the October cleo
ton.
GROUP MEETINGS
The following citizens associa-
lions will meet this week.
TONIGHT
Mid-City-Thomson School.
North Capitol-McKinley High
School.
Trinidad Wheatley School.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Logan-Thomas Circle, 1870
Rhode Island Ave. N. w.
Southeast Fifth police station.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Conduit Road-PalisadeS Field
House.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Chillum Heights ohm r.
Keene School.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Observation-Disclosures Building.