Evening star., 1940-06-01

revolving fund of $15O,OO0 for pur-
chase of stamps, to be sold to the
needy This whole item was deleted.
Robert E. Bondy, welfare director,
today voiced regret that the con-
ferees had decided to strike provis-
ion of the revolving fund for oper-
alton of the proposed food stamp
program for sale of food products
to the needy.
1T will mean," he said, that the
needy will be deprived of greatly
increased benefits and will mean
also loss of an estimated 81 $780,
600 in possible new business to
Washington retailers, since this is
the estimate of the business the re-
tailers would do as the needy per-
sons were enabled to buy more food
instead of merely receiving directly
from the Government their allot-
ments of surplus commodities.
I'VE believe it would have meant
a more balanced and large diet
for the poor. Some experts say the
needy, or many of them who are re-
ceiving Government aid would have
been able to get half again as much
food"
Under other agreements reached
by the conferees:
The salary of Poundmaster Frank
B. Marks. drastically slashed sew
eral years ago, would be increased
by 5000 a year to $4,000. The job
once paid $1,000 a year.
Senate increases provided for
various items for the Free Public
Library would be reduced to the
House totals, including those for
books and periodicals, for stocking
of the new Southwest Branch Lii
brary, for binding and for main-
tenance, but the unexpended bal
ances of amounts made available
this fiscal year for preparation of
plans for the new Central Library
Building In the Municipal Center
would remain available next fiscal
year. 'e-ss 4, i
The Senate proposal for funds for
a site for construction of a new
high-temperature incinerator for
the City Refuse Division was
dropped.
In items for the public schools
system, the conferees agreed to pro-
vision for an assistant principal at
the Woodrow Wilson High School
but rejected requests for two voca-
tional guidance directors for the
system.
Handicapped Pupil Fund Cut.
The item for education of the
physically handicapped children was
reduced to the House figure of
$4,000 and administration was
placed in the Board of Public We'll
fare, whereas officials of that agency
had sought transfer of the jurisdic-
ton to the Board of Education.
While eliminating from the bill
the House proposal for a ban on
tuition-free schooling for any ad-
ditional nonresident pupils in the
public schools, the conferees left in
the bill the Senate plan to grant
free education to children of officers
and men of the United States Army,
Navy and Marine Corps and chill
dren of other employees of the United
States stationed outside the Dis
trict.
Compromise figures were adopted
between the House and Senate over
appropriations for the Health
Department, Gallinger Hospital and
the Glenn Dale Sanatoria, including
provisions for a part-time dentist
and dental supplies and an addi-
tional nurse for the Southwest
Health Center. part-time physician
and two additional clerks for the
tuberculosis Clinic, an elevator for
the Southwest Health Center and
one for the crippled children's unit
at Gallinger Hospital.
The job of Miss Anne Andruss as
superintendent of the embattled Ma
tional Training School for Girls ap-
parently would be saved by the
recommendation of the conferees to
strike from the bill provision for a
higher salary for new superin-
tendent, who would have been ap-
pointed without regard to civil
service requirements.
Curtail Project Funds.
In an item for payment by the
District of its sponsors contribu-
ton to District w. P. A. projects, the
conferees deleted authorization for
use of the fund for the art, music
and writers projects.
In connection with refusal to ap-
prove the proposed new recreation
setup, the conferees recommended
continuation of the position held by
Recreation Co-ordinator Barrett
under the Office of National Capital
Parks, where it now is placed.
The Senate managers won out in
their plan to continue available next
year unexpended funds already
granted for preparation of studies
for a grade-separation structure in
the vicinity of Fourteenth street and
Maine avenue S.W.
The Senate proposal for a survey
of public, off-street parking facili-
ties for automobiles was adopted.