Evening star., 1942-02-12
County Boards
To Confer With
Legislators
Prince William and
Foirfox Legislation
To Be Discussed
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star staff Correspondent.

Star Staff Correspondent.
The Board of Supervisors Of Fair.
fax and Prince william Countie!
were expected to arrive here today
to take up with their representa-
tives in the General Assembly meas.
ures affecting their Jurisdictions.
Delegate E. r. Conner of Manas-
sas said that he has not received
requests for strictly local Legislation
from Prince William County.
Delegate Robert j. McCandliSh
jr., of Fairfax County already has
announced plans for bills intended
to benefit his community, one ol
which he expects to introduce ir
the House today. The measure
deals with the licensing of operator:
Of trailer camps.
Meanwhile, Chairman G. Alvir
Massenburg of the House Privi.
leges and Elections Committee ap-
pointed three members of a sub.
committee which will study reap
portionment of House and senate
rial districts. Because a majority
Of the cities and counties stand to
gain or lose by reapportionment
recommendations of special COM
mission headed by Senator E. R
Fuller of Richmond, Mr.. Massen-
burg; experienced some difficulty ir
finding members of his committee
from unaffected areas. The North
ern Virginia area, particularly Ar.
lington County, would receive in
creased representation in both
Houses, If the Fuller Commission's
recommendations are carried out.
Those named to the subcommittee
are E. B. Moore, who represents
Clarke and Frederick Counties and
the city of Winchester; Tate B
Sterrett of Hot Springs, represent
ing Rockbridge, Bath and Highland
Counties and Buena Vista, and
Hugh w. Huff, representing Pulaski
County and the city of Pulaski.
Fenwick Bill Advanced.
The House advanced and probably
will pass today a bill by Delegate
Charles P. Fenwick of Arlington
which was sponsored by the Organ
lied Women Voters OF Arlington
County. The measure will exempt
persons serving in the armed forces
from paying interest and penalties
on taxes during the term of their
service and for two years there
after. Mr.. Fenwick yesterday
amended the bill on the House floor
to provide for the two-year period
to replace the original provision for
o one-year exemption.
Similar action was taken on the
bill by Mr.. Fenwick which will make
records Of adoption proceedings con-
fidential. This law resulted in a
request from c. B. Laycock, clerk OF
the Arlington Circuit Court.
The Upper House passed the bill
by Senator William D. Medley Of
Arlington authorizing commissioners
to summon persons who have failed
to file tax returns and examine
such persons under oath. This
measure was requested by Airing
ton Revenue Commissioner Harry
K. Green.
The House Courts of Justice Com
mittee reported the Medley bill pro-
viding for the disposition of estates
when simultaneous deaths OF
spouses occur.
The House and Senate Privileges
and Elections Committees will hold
Joint hearings this afternoon on
proposed joint resolutions calling for
the abolition of poll taxes. The
Arlington County Civic Federation
recently voted down a resolution
which urged poll tax repeal.
Teachers Reaction Received.
Senator Medley and Mr.. Fenwick
today announced receipt of resolu-
tions from Arlington County parents
and teachers which were adopted
at recent meetings. Fearing the
effect of a bill which would extend
State aid to counties operating
school buses, the Arlington County
Teachers Association asked that
precautions be taken that such as
sistance not jeopardize other pro-
posed appropriations to increase the
salaries of teachers. The school bus
bill could not benefit Arlington,
where pupils are not transported,
the association pointed out.
The association also forwarded
another resolution indorsing IAN
equitable and actuarily sound re-
tirement system" for school en-
ployes. It recommended that the
benefits of the House Bill 38 by
Delegate Charles c. Louderback OF
Stanley, and House Bill 102 by Dele
gate John B. Spiers of Radford, be
combined.
The Arlington Council of Parent
Teacher Associations recommended
that the State provide $72O per
teacher as it's share of salaries dur
ing the coming fiscal year to re-
place the plan of reaching this goal
during the next two years.
"It is possible for boys and girls
rust out Of high school to go 1mme-
diately into private and public en-
ployment at salaries often higher
than those of their teachers, who
have spent four or more years in
college, and have given many years
of their lives to the teaching pro-
fession," the resolution asserted.
Cites Loss of Teachers.
As a result of this situation the
schools are losing many teachers
who are replaced by other instruc-
tors with less training and expert
ence, the association believes. It
this situation continues, it will
lessen the efficiency of the schools
ystem, it was declared.
Five bills by Mr.. Fenwick, spon-
sored by the State Young Demo-
cratic Clubs, were referred to a
subcommittee of the House General
Laws Committee after a hearing
yesterday afternoon.