Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Virginia Board
10 Study Waiver
Carrier Tax
Action Would Relieve
Truckers From FiIino
Returns This Yeur
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Mar. 13.-The long,
debated per cent gross receipts
tax on interstate truck operations in
Virginia will come up for further
consideration at a meeting Of the
Virginia Reciprocity Beard Monday.
Under Gov. Tuck's rosd tax legis-
lation enacted by the General As
sembly, the tax on both interstate
and foreign trucks, operating with
contract and common carrier certi-
f1cates, will be repealed March Is,
l947, when higher license charges
also will go into effect for both
classes Of carriers.
The Reciprocity Board will decide
on whether to waive the gross re-
ceipts tax on the interstate carriers
until the date of its repeal. It was
waived during the war years but
former Gov. Darden served notice
toward the close of his administra- =,
ton that the tax would be reimposed
January l, since the war emergency
was over.
Payments Due April Is.
However, the payments for the
first quarter of 1916 are not due
until April Is and action to suspend
the tax for the period until March
Is, 1947, would relieve the out-of-
State truckers of having to file the
returns.
Intrastate truck carriers, who
paid the tax during the war years,
would continue subject to the levy
until next March.
Meanwhile, j. H. Bradford was
reappointed yesterday as director of
the budget and director of person.
mel, a dual office which continued
as such despite efforts of Senator
Andrew w. Clarke, Alexandria, to
divorce the two.
Gov. Tuck announced the reap
pointment at his press conference.
Mr.. Bradford has been connected
with the division of the budget since
1918 and has headed the budget Of
flee since 1924, with the exception
Of the Price administration, during
which he served as legislative direc-
tor of the budget. He became direc-
tor of personnel July /, 1912.
Park Bill Signed.
A bill, with House Floor Leader G
Alvin Massenburg as chief patron,
authorizing Virginia Peninsula To-
calities to establish "Grandview
State Park Commission" was signed
into law yesterday by Gov. Tuck.
Other House bills approved by the
Governor were:
Hopkins Cooke bill permitting is
suance of provisional certificates to
librarians not meeting normal re-
quirements for certiflcation by the
State board.
Hopkins Cooke bill relating to al
location of funds for rural public Ii
braries. r.tE g.
w. H. Adams bill relating to duties
of coroners.
Chiffon bill relating to steriliza-
ton of milk and ice cream con-
tanners.
Spiers bill authorizing the sever
ance and sale of buildings from land
to be purchased by Radford College.
Yates bill authorizing Chesterfield
County to operate a water supply
system.
Welfare Fund Increased.
The State budget for the care of
foster children, greeted with storm
of protest as originally planned,
when finally approved carried the
greatly increased figure asked by
the State Welfare Board.
The increase was accomplished by
juggling funds allocated to the We'll
fare Department and not through
an overall increase in the welfare
budget, which was listed at $685.
$50 for the first year of the coming
biennium and $2,349 500 for the Sec
ond year.
The budget, as submitted by the
Governors Advisory Committee on
the budget, has earmarked $125, 900
for the care of foster children during
the first year and s145, 900 the next
When the budget bill was enacted
foster child care had been given
$4,000 the first year and $225, 900
the second. These were the appro-
priations asked on the House APP
preparations Committee at public
hearings by Charles R. Fenwick of
Arlington, member of the Welfare
Board