Evening star., 1945-07-21
Tuck Would Project
Labor, Achieve Goals
In Virginia Education
n the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va. July 21.-
Strengthening of the laws to pro-
tect the just rights of labor and
prevent the exploitation of children
achievement of the goals in the
Denny School Commission report
and active and alert discharge OF
State functions as bar to Federal
intrusion" are among policies advo-
Gated by 1t. Gov. william M. Tuck
of South Boston. a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor In the August primary.
Speaking here last night, Mr.
Tuck, who is opposed In the primary
by Moss A. Plunkett Of Roanoke,
also declared that, in his opinion, it
would not be necessary TO impose
additional State taxes in the 1916
session Of the General Assembly.
Pointing to the proposed expand
ed program of public building in the
postwar era and of probable huge
expenditures, the Lieutenant Gov
ernor said, Il am not unmindful of
the fact that the proper carrying
out of these State activities requires
the expenditure Of money and that
this can be provided only through
taxation.
People Must Pay for Gains.
"The people Of Virginia fully
realize that they cannot enjoy first
class schools, efficient health or
ganizations and other desirable and
necessary public services without
paying for same" he continued. so
# Is, therefore, that candidate ad-
vocating those things necessitating
increased expenditures must urge a
corresponding program Of taxation
to provide the funds required.
Il regret that under present war
conditions 1t is impossible for me
to do this. So far as the imme-
diate present is concerned current
and anticipated revenues, together
with the accumulated surplus in the
State treasury, are sufficient to-
render the imposition of additional
taxes at the 1916 session of the
General Assembly unnecessary.
what the financial situation will
be in 1948 no one can foreSee. If
the volume of general business de-
clines after the war, additional
sources of revenue must be found. "
Mr.. Tuck said the subjects Sc
lected to bear this anticipated bur-
den should be those best able to
accept 1t.
Tax Problem Difficult.
Under such conditions he said,
"the formulation of a fair, appro-
pirate and successful program Of in
creased State taxation, If the neces-
sity therefore arises, will present a
most intricate and dif1cult prob
lem. one which can be solved only
In the light of conditions as they
will then exist"
In addition to achieving the goals
Of the Denny Study Commission, he
offered two specific proposals for
education-one, the abolition of one
and two room schools as soon as pos
Sible, and, two, study to determine
The feasibility and cost of employ
ing frequency modulated radio sta
tons to feed out" appropriate pro-
grams Of instruction to Statewide
SCHOOL network. '--.-..-- !
iMr. Tuck advocated increasing the
oay of school teachers sufficiently
70 attract the services of the best
qualified instructors and praised the
present teachers for their work.
He also said that he would COM
nit himself to building program
N the postwar years to supply, so
lar as it is possible, the full needs
If virginia's public institutions and
highways and at the same time to
lveid the distress of unemployment
which might result from conversion
rom war to peace.