Evening star., 1943-06-21
Senate Group
Adds Funds 10
D. {. Supply Bill
New Training School,
Housekeeping Aide,
Milk Plans Fovored

Funds to begin a new national
training school for girls, to keep the
school penny milk lunch program
going and to continue the house.
keeping aide service were among a
variety Of increases which a Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee today
voted to recommend to be added to
the $54,789, ,434 House-approved Dis
trict supply bill.
The exact amount of increases
will not be known until the full
committee acts tomorrow morning
on the recommendations. The sub
committee was presided over by
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming.
Revised Bill High Lights.
High lights of the revised bill are:
To buy a site and prepare plans
for the new training school for girls
in Maryland-s42.000 plus $4,000
for temporary construction.
To move the Industrial Home
School into the existing National
Training School for Girls on Lough-
borough road, with repairs, $4,000.
To enable the Commissioners to
establish co-ordinated ambulance
service for more prompt response
to emergency cells, $4,000.
The $4,000 appropriation allowed
for the penny-milk school lunch
program was broadened to permit
use of that equipment for canning
the products of Victory gardens.
Payment in kind would be required.
the District keeping for institutional
use a portion of the produce
Housekeeping Aide Service.
For the Housekeeping Aide Serv-
ice, the subcommittee approved
$38,745. Senator OMahoney said
the committee was impressed by
the support this item had received
by the Board of Trade. 1t was also
supported by a group of womens
organizations.
A new position was recommended
for the Water Registrars office to
improve the collection of water
rents.
The subcommittee concurred in
House action restoring the salary
for peoples counsel, which is
authorized by law but which the
President has not filled in recent
years. The Senators added $4,000 for
clerical assistance, If the office is
revived.
The automobile parking agency.
which the House eliminated on the
theory that it will not be needed un-
til after the war. was restored. The
subcommittee allowed 40 new clerks
at Sl,440 each in the grade schools.
having been impressed by protests
that teachers have too much clerical
work to do. New assistant princi-
pals were allowed at Randle, Lang
ley and Gordon Junior High Schools.
On Juvenile Delinquency.
The appropriations group re-
quested Chairman McCarran of the
Senate District Committee to have
that committee act on two amend
ments he offered to reduce juvenile
delinquency If the District Com
mittee approves, they may be offered
to the appropriation bill in the SEN
ate.
One would authorize assignment of
pupil guidance teachers to the junior
high schools. as well as to the senior
high schools.
The other would authorize the
United States Public Health Service
to furnish experts for a mental hy-
giene clinic at juvenile court.
The subcommittee gave the Public
Welfare Board three more case
workers, one supervisor and two
clerks to improve the placing of
dependent children in foster homes.
The subcommittee needed the
plea of dog owners for funds to keep
a list of registered dogs in each
police station to facilitate return of
lost animals.