Evening star., 1942-02-15
Bills Would LEI
Darden Fill
50 New Posts
Governor Also Moy
Fill Expired Terms
Of Regular Appointees

Fill Expired Terms
OfReguIor Appointees
BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 14-Gov.
Darden viii be empowered to make
approximately so new appointments
under terms of legislation already
passed or now being considered by
the Virginia General Assembly.
These are in addition to the ap-
pointments he would make in the
ordinary course of events-those Of
oficials who serve at the pleasure Of
the Governor or are named to I'LL
terms expiring since he became Gov.
ernor.
The Governor already has made
two appointments authorized by
new legislation. He named John @. b
Rhodes jr, one-time director of the
Motor Vehicles Division, State Un-
employment Compensation commits
sioner, at $500 a year, to replace
the former tbree-member commits
sion, and designated j. H. Wyse,
State defense co-ordinator, serving
under the Governor, who heads the
State civilian defense organization
under the new emergency law.
Highway Commission Bill.
Gov. Darden signed today another
bill approved by the legislature that
would give him nine appointments.
This is the Vaden- Weaver Glass law
that raises membership Of the State
Highway Commission from five to
nine, including chairman and one
member from each of the eight con-
struction districts. Under this law,
the present commission will 20 out
Of office and new commission ap-
pointed next July /.
The biggest batch of appointments
will stem from the E. B. Moore
reorganization bill, already passed
by the House. 1t provides that the
present commission on conservation,
fish and game, and fisheries 60 out
OF office next July /, to be succeeded
by a chairman and four members
OF each commission, named by the
Governor.
This measure likewise requires the
Governor to appoint commissioner
of mental hygiene and hospitals,
replacing the present director of
State hospitals and serving under
the State Hospital Board.
Senate Yet to Act.
The Senate has yet to act on this
bill, however, and there is a pos
sibility that the 16 appointments it
provides in present form may be re-
duced to IL. Sportsmen appearing
before the Senate General Laws
Committee this week suggested an
amendment authorizing the Cover
nor to name single administrative
head Of the fish and game depart
ment. Some advocates Of the change
believe it would be acceptable to
the Governor.
One OF the bills carrying out the
penal reform program Of the Legis-
lative Advisory Council calls for a
department of corrections, directed
by a five-member board of correc-
tions named by the Governor
A commissioner, as administrative
oficer, would be selected by the
board.
The new board would take over
duties Of the present Prison Board
and superintendents of the peni-
tentiary and prison farm. 1t would
have authority to establish regional
prison farms and regulate local
jails. This bill has passed the
House but not the Senate.
Companion Measure.
A companion bill establishes
Parole Board, to pass on paroles
of prisoners serving terms for fell
onies. The three members of this
board would be appointed by the
Governor and would take office
next September l.
Reorganization Of the motor We.
hicles division would be accom-
plished by bills introduced in both
Houses. The Office of director Of
the division would be abolished, and
the Governor would appoint di-
rector Of the Motor Vehicles Lii
censing Division and a superin-
tendent of State Police, each off,
cial to receive $4,000 a year.
Under terms of the bill estab-
fishing a retirement system for
State employees, including school
teachers. the Governor would name
three members of the Board Of
TruStees-one teacher, one State
employe and one person who IS
neither. The bill designates other
members of the board as the State
controller, State treasurer, super
intendent of public instruction, and
highway commissioner.
Senator Hunsdon Cary has re-
newed his previously unsuccessful
effort to establish State concilia-
ton service to handle labor dis
putes. If his bill should be passed
this time, the Governor would ap-
point a director of the Virginia
Cancellation and Arbitration Serv-
ice, at salary not exceeding $1,000
a year. This official would be at
tached to the State Labor Depart
ment, but would act under direct
authority Of the Governor.
Tunnel Commission.
Should the bill providing an
Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission
pass-it has been amended so as
to reconcile differences between
Norfolk and Portsmouth, and has
passed the House in that form-the
Governor would name the five
members of the agency, one from
Portsmouth, one from Norfolk
County, two from Norfolk City and
the fifth from some other political
subdivision.
This agency would be authorized
to issue bonds for construction OF
tunnel, or tunnels, under the
Elizabeth River between Norfolk
and Portsmouth, and retire the
bonds from toll revenues, but the
bonds would be obligations of the
tunnel district and not the State.
Senator Carter Glass. jr., is pa
tron of a bill establishing an ad-
ministrative board to regulate the
electrical businesses of the State.
Should this bill become law, the
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