Evening star., 1944-12-22
Fairfax Board
Gets School
Health Program
Proposed Plan
Would Cost an
Estimated $4,000

A proposed health program for
the Fairfax County schools, entail
ing an estimated outlay OF 10000,
was presented yesterday to the
County Board Of Supervisors for
consideration by Mrs. A. c. Gar
diner, health chairman of the
Mclean Parent Teacher Associa-
ton.
The program, similar to one pre-
sented earlier in the week to the
County School Board, would set up
a full-time health program in the
schools under the supervision of a
health supervisor to be named by
the superintendent of schools. The
supervisor would be assisted by
four full-time school nurses, end
local physicians
1t would provide for a medical ex.
animation for each pupil in the first
fourth and seventh grades, and fol
those children in other grades whe
needed medical attention. Under
this system, all pupils in the ele.
mentary schools and in the first two
years of high school would be exam.
ined over a three-year period. 1t Is
estimated that 3,257 pupils would be
examined each year.
Tax Increase Seen.
Local physicians would make the
examinations, being employed on a
part-time basis. Pupils needing spe-
cial attention would be treated at
specialized clinics, and transporta-
ton would be provided. Much of the
work would be done in cooperation
with the county health department.
G. Wallace Carper, chairman of
the board, announced that the cost
of the program would result in a
tax increase of approximately 8
cents per $100 valuation. The
supervisors. before taking any def
mite action on the proposal, will
study the report of the County
School Board on the question.
The board received request
from the Abingdon Plaza Corp to
adopt resolution asking the Fed
eral Housing Authority to grant the
corporation priorities for material
to be used in the construction of a
number of dwellings at City Park
Homes subdivision on Lee highway.
Before acting on the request the
board will ask J. j. Corbalis, county
sanitary district engineer. to ne
gotiate with the corporation in an
effort to secure title to the lateral
sewer lines in the subdivisions. 1t
was stated that the cost of the new
dwellings would be approximately
$500 each.
Salary Raises Opposed.
The board concurred in the action
of the State Compensation Board in
disappearing requests for increases
in salaries of personnel in the
sheriff's Office, and approving the
expenses of the county treasurer
Office, including the treasurer's SAL
airy of $500 per annums
A request from the town Of Falls
Church for the county dog pound
wagon to pick up stray dogs within
the towns limits was referred back
to Town Attorney John A. K. DON
ovan, in order that the town may
adopt an ordinance parallelling the
county dog ordinance.
Joshua w. Byrd. Federal Housing
official, requested additional police
protection for Hillwood Square,
Federal housing development near
Falls Church, and the board in
structed Capt. Carl R. Mcintosh.
chief of police, to have his men
patrol this area on their regular
patrols. The board received a check
for S292602 from the FILA as pay
ment in lieu of taxes for the Hill
wood Square development
The board also voted to increase
It's ALLEGATION for inmates from the
county at the Manassas District
Home, from $3.50 per month to s25
1t was also voted to grant all county
employees holidays tomorrow, Christ
mas Day, December 80 and New
Year Day. A special meeting sched-
uled for December 27 with the
County School Board was postponed
until the school BOARD completes
its tentative budget for the next
fiscal wear.