Evening star., 1945-06-12
Citizens Back
School Budget
lnMontgonnery
Federation Opposes
Suggested Cut in
$l,523 ,995 Fund :
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.


The Montgomery County Civi,
Federation is unanimously in favor
Of the County Board of Educa.
tion's budget request of $1,523, ,99s
for school expenditures during the
fiscal year starting July /, and op-
poses the Board of County Com
missioners' proposal to cut the re-
quest $4,000.
The federation last night went on
record at a meeting in the Bethesda
Elementary School following a re-
port by Dwight Collins, chairman
OF the Schools Committee.
Montgomery County is able to
afford the best in education" Mr..
Collins declared. I'VE have a better
school system than the same amount
of money buys in most places. If
we want to improve it we must
provide the funds"
The federation will send a dele
CATION to the budget hearing Thurs
day night with the following instruc-
tions:
The federation favors elimina-
ton of the s6O,o00 transfer to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and a cut in
the contingent fund.
Asks Explanatory Statement.
The Federation suggests that next
years budget document contain a
budget message or explanatory
statement.
The federation wishes informa-
ton on 13 expenditure items which
are identical in this years and last
years budgets, especially in view of
the fact that the actual expendi-
lures of these items have exceeded
the budget estimates for the last
five years.
The federation believes that the
amount budgeted for the clerk to
the county commissioners and as
sistants should be somewhat smaller
this year in view of the duties to be
taken over by the county supervisor.
The federation believes that all
expected expenses for the county
supervisors office ought to be ac-
counted for directly, not just his
salary of $4,000.
The federation also reiterated It's
belief that all maturing bonds
should be paid in full without re-
sorting to refunding issues.
Sims to Attend Hearing.
Lewis B. Sims, chairman of the
Committee on Public Finance and
Budget, will represent the fedora
ton at the hearing.
w. B. Horne of Somerset was
elected president of the federation
with the following fellow officers:
Rhees E. Burket, vice president; +
Ernest Woodcheck, recording secre-
tary; Miss Erma Kile, correspond
ing secretary; George Butler, treas :
urer; r. H. Carlock, James D. King,
Herbert Eaton and Ralph Boyd,
members of the Executive Com
mittee.
For outstanding service to the
county during the last year, Walter !
H. McClenon, chairman of the Leg ;
islation and Legal Action Commit
tee, was presented the Star Cup by
Stephen James, past president of
the federation.
Buy $4,000 in Bonds.
At War Bond auction conducted
by James A. Cosgrove, federation
delegates bought $4,000 worth of
bonds. The Kensington Chamber of
Commerce won the prize for the
largest purchase-$18,0 900.
Richard B. Barker, outgoing pres
ident, gave his annual report, as did
a number of committee chairmen.
The federation passed a resolution
favoring the construction by the
county of safe footpath for school
children paralleling County road in
Chevy Chase View.
The federation recessed for the
summer. At the next meeting in
October reception will be held for
new officers