The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-14
Sponsors Measure
 To Boost Present
 Number Of Troopers
Hearing Today on Proposal to Establish Permanent Youth Commission for Connecticut; IVA
 Director Among Sponsors of New Bill

Richard Barrett, director of the National Youth administration in Connecticut, was to head the list of speakers supporting the bill. The time has come, according to MT. Barrett, for the state to set up an efficient method of handling its youth problems, especially with so many young people unemployed.
 Other packers of the bill are Miss Katherine Blunt, president of the Connecticut college for Women, New London, and Clarence Carter, secre- tary of the Connecticut conference of youth.
 The commission would consists of five members, serving without pay, with the governor and commission CTS of labor, education and welfare as ex-officio members. Two of the five commissioners would be under 30.
 A full-tiIne paid secretary would be appointed by the commission Through his efforts, proponents of the legislation state, instances of overlapping of work done by youth agencies could be discovered and corrected.
 According to MT. Barrett, the educational problem is of great inn portance since, he contends, many young men and women are leaving high school without being fitted for any definite type of work. One so- lution, he believes, would be the establishment of more state trade schools, rather than the elimina- tion of some trade schools, as pro- posed by Gov. Baldwin.
 State employment figures show that over 60,000 young people be- tween the ages of 18 and 24 are unemployed in Connecticut, and the figure is gradually increasing.
 State Police
 Increase of the state police force to a total of 300 men is calle6 for in a bill, introduced by Senator George T. Culhane of Waterbury, which will be given a hearing be- fore the judiciary committee of the state legislature tomorrow af- ternoon. Also listed for hearing are 9 bill by Rep. Martin Whalen of Wolcott, providing for the retire. ment of state policemen on gen. sions, and another bill by Senator Culhane establishing uniform hours for members of the state police de- partment.
 Under Senator Culhane's plan, the commissioner of state police would have the rank of colonel, and would appoint two majors, six cap- tains, and not more than IS lieu tenants and 25 sergeants and corp orals. The commissioner would also appoint an inspector of weights and measures. two motion picture inspectors, and a lieutenant assigned to duty as deputy state fire mar shal. Seventy-five state policemen would be designated for highway patrol work exclusively.
 Rep. Whalen's bill provides that state policemen may retire at half pay after completing 25 years of service in the department.
 Senator Culhane's other bill would set up a nine-hour day and week for state policemen. These limits could be exceeded only in time of emergency, with troopers to receive time off or extra pcy for such work.
 Salary Boost
 A salary of $6,000 year for the lieutenant-governor is provided in a bill, by Senator George T. Gull hane, of Waterbury, which will be given a hearing by the judiciary committee tomorrow afternoon.
 At present the salary of the lieu tenant-governor is $500 yearly.