Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Citizens Support
Items
In Montgomery
Speakers Ask Approval
Of All Education
And Health Funds

preparations requested by the Board
of Education and Health Depart
ment for the coming fiscal year
featured a public hearing last night
on the proposed 1867 Montgom-
cry County budget before the county
commissioners in the Rockville
Courthouse.
Only four of the approximately
Is persons attending the hearing
voiced opposition to a proposed 25-
cent increase in the tax rate.
Discussion at the hearing was
confined to the health and educa-
ton appropriation requests, which
are the two principal items in the
proposed budget.
Leslie Able, president of the Coun-
ty Council of Parent Teacher As
sociations, was among eight repre-
sentatl'es of parent teacher and
civic groups and the County League
of Women Voters who urged that
a $4,000 reduction in the Board
of Education appropriation request
recommended by County Supervisor
Willard F. Day, be restored.
Charging that I'VE have operated
oour schools on starvation mini
num- Mr.. Able commended there
was no Justification for a cut in
the Board of Education's request,
He added that personally, would
like to see a 100000 increase"
Praises New Budget.
Mr.. Able also praised the new
budget, prepared by Mr.. Day and
County Controller Alexander K.
Hancock describing it as a maj or
advance in fiscal affairs
Others calling for the elimination
of any reduction in the Board of
Education's request included John
Reno, president of the Montgomery
Blair Parent Teacher Association:
G. w. Ritnour, president of the
Somerset Parent Teacher Associa-
ton; Richard Janney. president of
the Sherwood Parent Teacher Asso-
citation; Ralph D. Boyd, president
of the Allied Civic Groups of Silver
Spring.
Also A. B. Stack, president of the
Silver Spring Intermediate Parent
Teacher Associations Mrs. Justin
Cline, a member of the Kensington
Elementary Parent-Teache Asso-
citation. and Mrs. Dean Dinwoodey
representing the League of Women
Voters.
Mrs. Donald Roberts. first vice
president of the County Lay Health
Council. was among four persons
who asked that a recommended
100000 reduction in the Health De-
partment's budget request be re-
stored.
Mrs. Roberts pointed out that the
funds would provide seven additional
nurses, school physician and in
creased salaries for several Health
Department employees.
Supported by Three Others.
She was supported by Mrs
Richard Henschel, vice chairman of
the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Public
Health Lay Committee Mrs. A. F.,
Brockmiller, of the League of
Women Voters and Mrs. o. w. Herr
mann, Chevy Chase.
w. L. Lebling, treasurer of the
County tuberculosis Association
asked that an additional $4,000 be
inserted in the Health Department
budget for X-rays and X-ray
Vigorous opposition to the pro-
posed 25-cent increase in the tax
rate was voiced by Calvin Bready
Oakdale farmer, who maintained
that the farmers just can't pay any
more taxes"
The county has spent lot OF
money recklessly," Mr.. Bready de-
clared, land now they want to tax
people to plug the holes they made
The people won't stand for it."
Others protesting against the pro-
posed increase were Basil Mobley
DerWood; Thomas c. Kelley. barnes
town, and Henry Hickerson, Ger
mantoWn. All are farmers, while
Mr.. Kelley also is an attorney.