Evening star., 1948-01-14
Tuck May Offer
Tax Views as
Assembly Opens
Budget Message
To Be Presented
Next Monday
By Alex R. Preston
Stcr Stoff coyrespcndent

BY Alex K. Preston
Star stoff cerresnendent
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. l4.-Gov.
Tuck is expected to make known
his views on taxes and give some
indication of the size of the State
budget for the next two years In an
address opening the General Assem-
bly, this afternoon.
His talk will not be his BUDGET
message-that will come on Monday
but observers feel certain he will
answer the question uppermost in
the minds of many: Where he
expects to obtain additional revenue
to meet expanded services and high
costs.
The overwhelming Democratic
msjorities of the House of Dele
gates and the Senate held caucuses
last night in their respective cham
bers and got the preliminaries Of
organizing General Assembly out OF
the way. Officers chosen then are
to be elected formally after the
Assembly officially opens at noon.
Gov. Tuck's address Is scheduled
for 1:3o pm.
Moore Congratulated.
Earlier indications that p. Black
burne Moore of Berryville would be
the House floor leader were borne
out in the caucus when fellow dele
gates offered their congratulations.
His office, however, was not filled
by election, as there is no official
provision In the House rules for q
floor leader. Mr.. Moore was named
chairman of the House caucus.
G. Alvin Massenburg, Speaker Of
the House, was reelected. John w.
Cooke of Mathews was named caucus
secretary on the nomination of Rob-
ert j. McCandlish, jr., of Fairfax.
Mr.. McCandlish succeeded Edwin
w. Lynch in court-decided contest
and is returning to the Eouse after
an absence since 1945.
Col F. Griffith Dodson, Richmond.
was reelected clerk, an office he has
held since 1886.
Norris Reelected.
Since the Lieutenant Governor
automatically presides over the Sem
ate, the upper branch did not have
to select its chairman. Senator
Robert o. Norris of Lively was re-
elected Senate president pro tenn.
Senator Morton G. Goode of Din
widdie was elected chairman of the
Senate caucus and Senator Andrew
w. Clarke of Fairfax and Prince
Williams Counties and Alexandria,
was elected secretary.
Senator Clark also was named to
the Steering Committee, which to-
day was expected to make Stand
ing Committee assignments.
Just before the Assembly con.
vened, the Virginia Advisory Leg,
islative Council turned in strong
recommendations for drastic re-
organization of public school adj
ministration.
In document sent the Governor.
it proposed that the Office of State
superintendent of public instruc.
ton, and all its powers, be scrapped.
Education Board Asked.
In its place, the Council proposed
that the schools be administered by
a board of education, headed by q
full-time, paid chairman, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor.
Other major recommendation
we're:
/. A broadening of the scholar
ship plan for those who agree to
teach in the public schools to in
clude sophomores and especially
qualified freshmen.
2. The reorganization and reded-
ication of Farmville, Radford and
Madison State Teachers College to
their original functions Of training
school teachers rather than serving
as liberal arts colleges.
Salary Probe Urged.
3. A re-examination of salaries
paid school teachers in the light of
special financial consideration for
those specially qualified by reason
of ability, training, experience and
scholastic standing.
4. An increase in the localities
contribution toward teacher salaries
from 80 to 40 per cent.
S. A concentration of efforts to-
ward reasonable program of vo-
cational education now largely
taught, the council said, in hobby
shops" attached to the individual
schools.