Evening star., 1947-03-06

colored elementary schools.
2. A juvenile probation officer.
8. A refuge for children whose
home environment predisposes to
delinquency or neglect.
4. More financial support for the
Fairfax County Child Consultation
Service.
S. Increased probation service for
the adult courts.
6. Segregation of persons held In
Jail for trial from those convicted
of n1isdemeanors and sentenced to
short Jail terms.
Officials Approach Praised.
The approach of responsible Off
cials to the problems posed by NAL
adjusted homes, which result in un-
authorized absence from school and
other forms of unacceptable behav-
ior, "is in line with modern think
ing" the survey finds.
''The educational program being
developed by the Fairfax County
Child Consultation Service is a COM
mendable activity" the report says,
"and should result in increased in
terest and support in the community,
which in turn will make the work
Of this agency more effective.
1.-THE schools, the local welfare
department and the Trial Justice
seem to have made good beginning
in united efforts to cope with the
problem of children. In this they
are aided by the police, who are
quick to notify parents or welfare
workers when children are appre-
hended. The police program Of SAT-
ETY. instruction in the public schools
is a noteworthy effort in citizenship
training as we'll as in teaching chill
dren how to avoid disaster on the
highways"
On the adult side, the survey
comments, the police are well Or
ganized and active in apprehending
offenders; the courts would make
more use of the probation service
if more probation officers were
available, and the Jail is clean land
remarkably free from odor-some-
thing rare in county jails."
The report recommends that con-
sideration be given to discussions
with Arlington and Alexandria Of
ficials regarding establishment for
the three places of joint deten-
ton facility for juveniles and a joint
jail. ..
Also recommended for the jail is
that clean bedding be furnished
each new admission; that it be
laundered weekly and that the straw
ticks now in use be replaced by
mattresses. Lack of provisions for
work and recreation for prisoners
and inadequate chaplain service are
pointed out.
The section covering recreation
recommends the creation of a
County Park and Recreation Board
ito administer year-round county
recreation program"
Under the recommendations, seven
members serving without pay would
comprise the Park and Recreation
Board. They would be representa-
tives Of the Board of Supervisors,
the School Board and the County
Planning Commission; the president
of the Fairfax County Recreation
Association and three citizens
appointed by the Board of Super
viSors. ...f
Continuance of the present Fair
fax County Recreation Association
as "an advisory group on all mat
ters pertaining to recreation" to the
proposed Park and Recreation
Board and other groups concerned
with recreation, is recommended.
Membership of the association
should be broadened and some of
the representatives in the organiza-
ton should be youths.
Would Use Public Funds.
"As a public recreation program
is for all the people of the county
it should be financed entirely by
county public funds and revenues
of some recreation activities" the
report recommends "If this is not
possible or practical. it should be
financed by county funds supple
mented by local and private funds
(such as those of the Community
Chest and revenues.
"If necessary for the next few
years, the program should be
financed by private funds supple
mented by local contributions, some
what as has been done for the
summer recreation. program of the
past few years, and some revenues
The report declares that Falls
Church soon should make plans fol
operating recreation program
financed locally in part or in whole
The program should be under the
administration of a town recreation
council, appointed by the Town
Council, and should be a unit OF
the proposed countrywide program.
Other towns in the county should
follow the recommendations fol
Falls Church when the interest OF
the residents of the particular COM
munity is sufficient to demand it,
according to the report.
Other recommendation regarding
recreation include the following:
]. Membership of Boy and Girl
Scouts should be increased, especial
ly among Negroes.
2. A Fairfax Girl Scout Council
should be organized.
3. Activities and memberships OF
the 4-H Clubs should be expanded
greatly. Negro groups should be or.
ganized.
4. Teen.age canteens should bt
continued, sponsored by the Parent.
Teacher Associations and the
schools, as long as there is sufficient
interest on the part of the teen.
ayers.
S. Establishment Of more CONNER.
cial recreation facilities should bt
not only encouraged but promoted
Some particularly needed are bowl.
ing alleys, tennis courts, gol1
courses and swimming pools.