Evening star., 1942-10-25

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the District OF Columbia Maryland and virginia
Columbia 663oo Maryland 36ooo Virginia. 100000 Compared
with the 1910 census population figures Districts estimated
States
Revamping Tax Exemptions and Fiscal Relations
District Commissioner Russell Young in his address to
the Board of Trade Tuesday evening his
en at and his dsapprova pending tax
This bill as urged by the Commissioners wo1d have caeed
ne law as to what property entitled to exemption
have resulted in leaving recenty placed
there by the Commissioners IN recommendato ~ th s;+
committee OF District officials which survey
The right to exemption of 1000 lots parcels
considered thoroughly Property assessed
at to be on the free list
OF this, s25Oooy0oo returned tax rolls.
The bill in its the clarity and
the equity the private which sought
But instead puts back the free list most holdings
the Commissioners had and includes
exemption of still other property.
The Commissioner appealed to the Board of Trade get
He also called attention to the necessity striving
revaping of the fiscal relations
and the District of Columbia While there was other imnorant
legislation to which Mr. Young referred chief
cenered in the axexempion fiscal equity problems
The 1900 attending the meeting
by unanimous promised Commissioners in their
and instructed the officers appropriate to
take Immediately results
Pursuant to this direction the Committee Finance
Barrett Preyman chairman Friday afternoon
plan for obtaining exemption
law and substantially increased Federal
District annual budget.
Informal groups of citizens considering this problem see the
need for all civic organizations taking these
Congress problems are
closely related it sad require being considered
upon together.
Acknowledgements Course Hearing Saturday
The special committee appointed
prepare revised course for the study of the effects OF alcoholic
drinks and narcotics on the human system has completed tenta
tive draft OF the revised course Copies available the Office
the secretary Of the board.
The committee headed by Dr. Cannon board member will
hold hearing citizens Building
Saturday, October 81 at $50 m.
copy came to hand too late for compare
of
prevailing impression indicated by
beralized"
stand that weakening against
citizens withholding Judgment until they have had opportunity
for study.
misunderstanding of the law on the subject and
OF the subject This oerook completely that the law manda
tory school official gives the object of the law combat
n5emperance high school pupils which important
only incidental The statute requires the teaching of all pupils in
all said schools The proponents
abstinence from these posons by all people throughout
the land.
Day Care of Young Children of Working Mothers
Among of the civic welfare there considerable
discussion the proposal provide in the public system
called nursery years on
trct of Columbia annual appropriation bill bars the use of school
purposes. Representative
Randolph Democrat West Virginia proposes
rider and thus eaze the use of public school buildings in this vav
repeal
by the Board of Education and the District
organizations
working for its passage.
question is as war
to provide care for the children of mothers who are
engaged in work Supt w. Balou
informed Senate subcommittee 46 schoorooms
for schools but only four equipped with kitchens
Support Of the proposal is by
differences of opinion exist individual citizens
esed the schools who the strictly
They would temporary lifting Of the restrictions
Of the rider tn he restored when tho uar x
Many in this hold with others that permanent
operation OF schools of the public school
will toward State socialism destroy
life They contend that public institution
place mother of the young child
required aid mothers mother should enabled
of
in the fundamental American which American citizens
All schools this subject agreed
that absolute necessity provision
of these children, but confined exclusively to those
working mothers.
to explain the difference between schools
ing the WPA Nursery School Circular the
there covering the period Included
would be health inspection milk and cod liver oil in the middle
afternoon lunch of milk and sandwiches At
mother supposed for the child.
that the above program nterspersed
instructive and recreation.
supposion that there would probably
notifications Of time and accommodate the staggered
hours Of employment Of the war-working mothers
Day nurseries to be entirely
designed provide complete
children inusted to them longer period
Mothers would leave the children at nursery
and call for them when the days work of eight
These would available age range
nursery schools.
The repeal Of the by Randolph
likely to affect day
evident emergency child care at
this time shown by the Cur Wright aplane factory
falo starting day nurseries connection with This
simply emergency which will be discontinued
period Of emergency passes.
Such this approved
that through making nursery
public school system long step will be taken toward the Govern
men rather than the parents rearing the children done in