Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-14
Assembly 10 Gel
ArIington's City
Charter Today
House Passes Bill
Increasing States
Rood Contributions
By Alex R. Preston
Stor SiaH Correspondent

eminent already prepared by a local
charter commission, is scheduled
to be introduced in the General
Assembly today.
Senator William D. Medley and
Delegates George Damn and j.
Maynard Magruder said the pro-
posed city charter will be intro
duced in the House Of Delegates
this afternoon after the required
two copies have been turned over
to them by the Division of Statu-
tory Research and Drafting.
The division, which prepares
nearly all bills and resolutions be-
fore introduction, checks the legality
and constitutionality of measures
as routine duty. No changes have
been made in the form of governs
ment proposed by the charter COM
mission, headed by Commemorative
Attorney Lawrence w. Douglas, the
Arlington delegation said, except
some minor technical phrasing sug-
gested by the drafting division. The
provisions for referenda for adop-
ton or rejection of the city plan, to
determine the method of naming
the school board and whether the
proposed city council shall con-
tain five or seven members are re-
tanned as submitted.
Fenwick Bills Offered.
The Assembly yesterday received
two House bills and one Senate Joint
resolution, q irrncd OF no ,.,x,jv,n o,,f ~.
program Of the Virginia Council on
Health and Medical Care Legislative
Committee, headed by Charles r.
Fenwick, Arlington.
Mr.. Magruder and Mr.. Damn were
co-sponsors of bill authorizing the
State Department of Health to pay
up to rs per cent for construction
of not more than six health centers
Sin such areas of the State as will
most benefit thereby" No county,
city or town. however, would be ELI
gible to benefit from the measure
unless it first had obtained the nee
essary land and advanced Is per
cent on contraction costs. The title
to the completed project would re-
main with the local governing body.
An appropriation of $270,000 is called
for to carry out the plan.
The second House bill is designed
to greatly enlarge plan to increase
medical care in rural communities,
first incorporated in legislation spon-
sored by Mr.. Fenwick when a men,
Der Of the House of Delegates in
1912. The new bill is sponsored by
Delegates Willis r. Cohoon, Suffolk,
and John B. Spiers, Montgomery, to
increase from S to As the annual
scholarships at both the Medical
College of Virginia and the Univer-
sity of Virginia. To carry out the
plan an appropriation of $4,000 to
each of the two institutions is pro-
vided.
Serve Rural Areas.
Medical students availing them
selves of the $500 scholarships agree
to serve in rural areas lacking doc
tors for one year for each scholar
ship.
The Senate joint resolution is
sponsored by Senator William N.
Neff, Abingdon, and would create a
commission of two Senators, three
House members and seven, including
the chairman, to be appointed by
the Governor, to make a thorough
study of problems relating to hos
pital and medical care, including
areas in need of hospitals and health
centers. Also included in the in
vestigation would be plans for pre-
payment of hospital care for all
classes of citizens, with due en-
phasis on the special needs of rural
people"
The commission would report to
the Governor by July /, 1947. No
compensation would be paid men,
bers other than actual expenses, al
though suitable assistants could be
hired and aid from other State
agencies and officials would be made
available. An appropriation of $l0,-
900 is asked.
Five bills carrying out the So
called Denny Commission recon-
mendations for revising school adj
mirlistration were introduced yes
terday by Senator A. E. S. Stephens,
Isle of Wight. One bill amends
Arlington's special act SO as to bring
that county into uniformity with
other counties.
Changes Appointment Plan.
The general program provides that
school boards be appointed by local
governing bodies instead of by the
school trustee electoral boards who
in turn, now are appointed by the
court. No member of the school
board would be eligible to serve more
than two consecutive terms of four
years each without an intervening
four-year period.
Likewise, city school boards could
serve only two successive terms, with
an intervening period of three years
If third term was desired. How
ever, exceptions are provided when
city charters set up other methods
Referendum and recall with re-
spect to superintendent of schools
could be initiated by petition to
local circuit courts by Is per cent OF
the number Of registered voters par.
ticipatpg in the last preceding
presidential election. Such actor
coule be taken only after the super.
intendent had served three year.
and could not again be initiated
withipn four years.
seek Income Tax Boost.
Delegates Norman C. Bailey
Orange, and Edwin w. Lynch, Fair
fax, joined Robert N. Whitehead
Nelson, as sponsors of a bill pro
viding slight increases in the in
come tax brackets. 1t would rails,
from $50 to Its per cent the ia,
on net income up to $1,000, from
ESQ to- per cent between $500
land $4,000 and from 3 to per cen
ION all in excess of 5000.
The same. bill would repeal TIL
tax Of 20 cents per 500 on none
becaLse, the chief patron declared
the State is estimated to have los
about 40 per cent of the revenu
due from this source.
Senator Medley introduced a nes
bill relating to nonforfeiture bene
fits under life insurance policie