Evening star., 1942-02-27
Bill IsDrawn
For Merger Of
School Districts
FoIls Church Plan
To Be Presented
By yMcCundIish
BY . s,str CORRESPONDENT of Tn. Star.

BY McCundlish
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
RICHMOND, Feb. T.-Legislation
to abolish the separate school dis
trict of Falls Church in Fairfax
County, but making 1t possible for
the establishment of that district
upon motion Of the Town Council.
will be introduced in the General
Assembly today.
Delegate Robert ]. McCandlish, jr.,
Of Fairfax County said he will offer
an amendment this afternoon to a
bill by Delegate Thomas B. Tate of
Danville, which has already been
reported from committee and Is
scheduled to be passed by the lower
branch tomorrow.
Mr.. McCandlish recently received
a renewed request from the County
School Board and Board of Super
visors and the Town Council and
School Board of Falls Church for
legislation to merge the school dis
trict of the town with that OF the
county. A mass meeting of town
citizens has expressed opposition t6
this move, however.
The Tate bill was introduced to
bring the city of Danville within
the provisions of an existing law
and would merely amend and re-
enact statutes already in force.
Among the sections of the law re-
enacted is one which already has
abolished the school district for
the town Of Herndon and which
permits the re-establishment Of
that district on motion of the town
council of that town. Mr.. Nc
Candlish's amendment will provide
for the insertion of Falls Church
into the provisions of the existing
statute.
Another Bill Pending.
Another McCsndlish bill, provid-
ing for three optional methods of
selecting members of the Fairfax
County School Board, Is now pend
ing before committee. 1t permits
the holding of referendum to de-
termine whether the present method
shall be retained; whether Board Of
Supervisors shall appoint the School
Board members or whether the
School Beard members will be
elected directly by the people:
Under the present method. the
judge of the County Circuit Court
appoints q School Trustee Electoral
Board, which In turn elects.
The House Courts Of Justice Com
mittee reported a bill by Senator
william D. Medley of Arlington to
require the owners of certain apart
ment buildings to file statements Of
the number of occupants with local
commissioners of revenue. The bill,
which was urged by Arlington Com
missioner of Revenue Harry K.
Green, originally provided that the
owners Of apartments OF four or
more units be required to file such
reports, but 1t was amended and
has been passed by the Senate so
as to apply to owners of buildings
of II or more units.
The House General Laws Commit
tee yesterday postponed considera-
ton of a bill by Delegate Charles
r. Fenwick of Arlington providing
for the establishment of fair rent
commissions to set rent ceilings in
defense areas designated by the
Governor.
Another Fenwick measure provid-
ing for the establishment of med
ical scholarships for students who
agree to practice for specified per-
iods In rural areas lacking medi-
cal facilities, was reported by the
House Appropriations Committee:
This same committee has set for
hearing at pm. Monday a bill by
Delegates Burnett Miller, jr, OF
Culpeper; Maurice D. Rosenberg OF
Alexandria, and others, to estab-
lish a system of State personnel
administration.
Duplicate Of Medley Bill.
This bill is a duplicate of meas
ure first introduced In the upper
house by Senator Medley and car
ries into effect virtually all OF the
provisions Of a bill introduced IN
1s4o by former Delegate Francis
Pickens Miller of Fairfax. The
House killed Mr.. Miller's bill at that
time.
The bill carries an appropriation
clause. and its consideration was
held I'D until after the State budget
had been reported out Of committee.
A bill by Delegate Elliot 8. Camp
bell of Caroline County to estab-
lish the jurisdictional lines along
the Potomac and Rappahannock
Rivers was referred - subcom-
mittee of the Senate Fish and Game
Committee yesterday for further
study. The subcommittee Is COM
posed of Senators I. P. Wales OF
Amherst, w. A. Wright of Tappa-
hammock and A. E. s. Stephens of
Isle of Wight County.
Now being studied by the Senate
Finance Committee Is a measure
by Senator Medley to permit the
deduction of $500 from gross income
for tax purposes by men receiving
pay for active service In the United
States armed services until 1914.
The Senate General Laws Com
mittee yesterday reported another
Medley bill to recodify the State
CORPORATION Commission laws.
Among the bills signed by Gov.
Darden yesterday was one by Sen