Evening star., 1941-09-07

Federation nor the Board of Trade
has taken active part and what. il
anything, will be done by either body
will be mapped out within the next
few days.
Budget Hearing September Is. =
The Trade Board studies are un.
der direction of E. Barrett Pretty
man, chairman of finance, and DR..
Roy Lyman Sexton, chairman Of
public health.
First of the two hearings will be
the budget sessions beginning Sep
tember Is Since this precedes the
opening session of the Federation,
it is believed the Federation leaders
will urge on behalf of the delegates
only those items which have beea
sought by the group during the past
year without success. The Executive
Board has power to act for the FedS
GRAFTON in recess, but under similar
circumstances has in the past con-
tented itself with items approved by
the entire body. O
A few individual associations viii
have met by the time the hearing
develops and these will be able TO
authorize their leaders to seek any
new items felt necessary in their
areas
Speaking for the Board of Trade
will probably be President Fred 4.
Smith and Executive Secretary Wills
liam H Press in addition TO Mr..
Prettyman. They probably will fol-
low the boards usual procedure Of
general discussion of the budget
without specific item recommenda-
( tions.
Balanced Estimates Favored.
Both the Federation and board
favor balanced estimates tradl-
tionally.
BY the middle Of the month 1t is
expected all requests Of the departs
ment heads will have been made
public under the decision of the
Commissioners not TO keep them
secret this year as first proposed by
Commissioners Guy Mason and
Charles w. KutZ. Last year the
department heads proposed some
S62 900 900 worth Of items which
was cut to about s54 900, 900 when it
bacame law. Their figures are ey-
pected to run again about s10,000000
over the revenue expectancy.
Civic Indignation ran high at the
suggestion that the budget esti-
mates be kept from the public and
it was considered likely their con-
demnation Of the plan as well as
the criticism from the Capitol had
much to do with the city heads re-
versal of position. 1t was pointed
out this will be the first city budget
to be handled by Commissioner
Mason, the first since World War
days for Gen. KutZ and only the
second for Commissioner Young. 1t
will also be the first for Budget Di-
rector Walter Fowler.
September % has been set for the
hearing on the bill introduced by
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana to permit the importa-
| ton of cream here from other milk
sheds provided 1t meets the PUBLIC
Health Service purity standards. :,
Milk Problem Complex.
The proposal to go beyond the
/ local milk shed has been opposed on
! the one hand as an attempt to lower
purity standards, which in the Dis
trict are very high, and on the other
favored to break up an alleged milk
monopoly. The prospective increase
Of cent quart in the price of fluid
milk under milk marketing order
amendments approved by the SeOre-
tary of Agriculture is expected to
have some effect on the testimony
at the hearing provided it is shown
that the cream to be brought IN
would be pure. Commissioner Mason
has already indicated he approves
OF such importation under such con-
| ditions.
Several years ago the milk battle
was carried to the floor of the Fed
GRAFTON, which appointed special
milk committee under Fred Walker
of Park View Citizens Association.
The committee reported back in
substance that the problem was SO
complex the members we're unable
to arrive at suitable recommends
tions At least one member of ths
Executive Board, Harry S. Wender.
has kept an extensive file on the
milk situation here and is believed
ready to make a vigorous fight for
opening the District milk shed under
the proper safeguards. At the pres
ent time the Federation is on record
opposing lowering of milk standards,
according to Mr.. Stull.
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