Evening star., 1944-02-06
Virginia House
Ready TO Tackle
School Aid Issue
Proposed Raise for
Teachers to EnIiven
Budget Debate
By the Associated press.

Budget Debote
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Feb. 5.-The con-
troversial problem of increased State
aid for schools will reach the Vir-
ginia House floor next week when
the delegates take up the s235 ,000, 900
budget bill, special and continuing
order for 1890 pm. Wednesday.
Gov. Darden, commenting today
on the action of the House Appro-
priations Committee in amending
the bill to provide 5000 per teacher
unit for both years of the biennium,
said he had no objection If the
school authorities and the Assembly
wanted it that way.
The Governor, who recommended
S840 for the first year OF the BIZ
enniun and $500 for the second
year, said he told the teachers asso-
citation last fall that he had no OBJ
lection to 5000 per year since the
total appropriation would be un-
changed. He added, however, that
he didn't think it would be in their
best interest because his recon-
mendation would leave the appro-
priation on higher plane at the
end of the biennium.
YEA Meeting Awaited.
Interest turned to a meeting Of
the executive committee of the Vir-
ginla. Education Association called
for Tuesday. Spokesman for the
association, which with the Depart
ment of Education has urged a
minimum State appropriation Of
81, 200 per teacher unit for schools,
have been repeatedly questioned by
legislators on their views on sales
tax to finance the appropriation.
Yesterday the Virginia School
Trustees Association informed the
Assembly it would support any
measure considered necessary to the
support of the appropriation and
the YEAS executive committee may
take similar action.
With the Senate in recess today,
the House of Delegates worked on
its calendar and skipped by all bills
OF controversial nature. No bills
were passed, but large number
were advanced to third reading.
Road Bill Offered.
A bill introduced in the House
by Delegates Warren, Gray and
Coleman would direct the State
Highway Commission to prepare a
20-year plan for improvement and
development of the States primary
and secondary road system, under
terms of a bill submitted in the
House by Delegates Warren, Gray
and Coleman.
Specifically mentioned in the bill
were plans for building limited ac-
cess highways, belt line roads and
by-passes. The department has
been at work for some time on sur
veys for construction of belt line
roads in eight principal cities. and
one estimate for improvement Of
Virginia highways to bring them
to adequate standards" has placed
the cost at S163, 100000 for primary
and secondary roads, plus an ad-
ditional SAT 900 900 for the belt-ine
highways.
Two importast proposals designed
to combat spreading pollution in
the States streams and tidal waters
also landed in the House hopper.
Investigation Sought.
Delegate E. Blackburn Moore,
Clarke County, offered joint reso-
luton for an investigation and study
by the Legislative Advisory Council.
making use of facilities of the State
Planning Board, the State Health
Department. the Fisheries Commits
sion and the Commission of Game
and Inland Fisheries The council
would report to the Governor 80
days before the next session its
recommendation for improvement
of existing conditions and for pre-
vention of future pollution by new
industries.
The State Board of Health would
be vested with power to investi-
gate the problem of pollution under
a bill offered by Delegate N. c.
Bailey Of Madison and Orange. The
board would be empowered to work
with other States and private agen-
cies and to make use of funds con-
tributed by such agencies in such
experiments and research as deemed
necessary to discover a practicable
means of disposing of sewage and
industrial waste and refuse.
Healing Arts Bills Due.
Five bills providing for control
of the practice of the healing arts"
will come before the House Gen.
eral Laws Committee at 3 pm.
Monday in what probably will be
the largest public hearing of the
current legislative session.
-Four of the measures would pro-
vide separate boards for licensing
Inaturopaths and chiropractors. The
fifth bill would place these two
classes of practitioners under the
State Board of Medical Examiners
but would give them minority rep
resentation on the board.
While all five measures differ In
methods of control, they agree on
the need to prevent, by injunction,
the unlawful practice of the heal
ing arts including medicine, In the
State.