Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-01-04
mo New Taxes
Says O'Conor AS
1915 legislature Meets

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administration has not stinted in
providing funds for the many ac-
tual expenditures growing out Of
the war, while on the other hand
adhering 10 strict policy Of
economy in providing for the nor
NAL neacetime functions Of govern.
ment.
$6,SOO,OOO in Savings
Emergency expenditures arising
as the result of the States
participation in the war effort
have added substantially to
the total cost of administration,
the Governor added but de-
clared that this had been offset
largely by reversions to the State
Treasury resulting from economic
and savings effected in other &C.
tivities Of the State. Each year il
was pointed out at the Executive
Offices, efforts for economy IT.
operation Of the various depart
ments, agencies and institutions
have kept expenditures below tn,
amounts appropriated, SO that a
total Of more than $6,S0O,O0O has
been reverted to the State Trea-
sury during the six years.
With healthy surplus assured
for the end of the fiscal year on
June 80, Gov O'Conor has indicated
that he will ask the Legislature to
"earmark" substantial portion Of
the unencumbered funds for post
war construction purposes, to ado.
to the approximately $2,500,0O
already allotted for this purpose
and to which the balance Of the
War and Peacetime Emergency
Funds win be added at the close
Of the fiscal year.
Expansion Of public education,
health and conservation programs
will be high on. the administration
list for the session, Governor
O'Conor made plain. Betterment Of
the Public School System. with in
creased pay for the States white
and colored teachers, and q pro-
gram Of medical care for the In
digent and medically INDECENT per-
sons of the counties, have been an
nounced by Governor O'Conor and
will be supplemented with the ne
cessary appropriations, the Cover
nor made known. lp
Postwar Plans Advanced
Postwar programs will be given
the utmost consideration, likewise,
Governor O'Concr said, to the end
that, should Victory be achieved
promptly III Europe, and the be-
ginning of the industrial reconyer-
Sion bring temporary ufemploy-
ifieht Ito Il portion Of Maryland's
workers, 1t will be possible to ini-
tiate PROMPTLY many of the $751;
100000 worth Of State, municipal
and county construction and high
way projects that have been ab-s
proved by the Maryland Post War
C6mmission!l lp'ieFR1l'i is'''''s e'r
A'hFsecond great ~cnshioii'
against any extended period Of IN
dustriai unemployment, the Gov
efnor pointed out, il the Maryland
Unemployment Compensation Fund,
totaling $107O00,0OO. The liberal
features of the Maryland Unem-
ployment Compensation law assure
maintenance Of adequate standards
of living even though many thou
sands Of workers might conceivab-
" be out Of employment Temporal
rily.
"For the chemically i'll, the
aged, the Juvenile delinquent and
the mentally afflicted, provisions
already made assure greatly i'm
proved care and attention as soon
as new construction Is possible"
the Chief Executive emphasized
"In all phases Of Industrial, bust
ness and civic activities, / believe
that Maryland can look forward
with every confidence to- 1945. the
difficult period that will follow the