Evening star., 1948-02-29
BiIItoBe0ffered
On Non-Partisan
School Elections
Compromise Measure
For Arlington Backed
By Domm, Moeruder
By Alex R. Preston
Sfor Sioff Correspondent

thorized in bill to be introduced
Monday in the General Assembly.
1t probably will be the fina
Arlington bill to be sponsored by the
county delegation during the present
session.
The school board measure will bt
introduced by Delegates J. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn and
will be pushed through the upper
branch by Senator Charles r
Fenwick.
In order to initiate the referen-
dunn, to be held in connection with
the general election this fall, at Least
200 qualified voters must petition the
Circuit Court on or before August l
Question on Ballot.
The question to be asked would be:
"Shall a nonpartisan election for
members of the county school board
be held on the second Tuesday In
May of the odd numbered years in
stead of at the general election hl
odd numbered years?"
A formula is provided under which
present members would fill out theii
respective terms but eventually al
those elected in May would serve
four-year terms beginning the fol-
lowing July /.
Both branches, holding their first
regular Saturday session, cleared
their calendars Of mass OF bills
and prepared for two weeks OF con-
sidering highly controversial meas
ures before adjournment.
Besides Gov. Tuck's latest pro-
posals to revise the State election
laws to prohibit the names OF presi-
dental and vice presidential candi-
dates on the ballots, two other items
of major importance confront the
lawmakers.
Budget to Be Debated.
The $500 900 600 budget bill will be
debated at 1890 pm. Tuesday in
the House OF Delegates.
Monday and Tuesday nights the
Courts of Justice Committees of the
House and Senate are to hold joint
hearings on the Governor reorgani-
cation proposals which would gather
more than 10 executive departments,
bureaus and other agencies into II
superagencies.
Delegate Robert c. Whitehead OF
Nelson County yesterday asked ad-
ministration leaders how, when and
where members can obtain details
of the Governors proposals.
Floor Leader E. Blackburn Moore
said the program was to be carried
out in d series of amendments to
the recodification bill This BILL
incidentally, is perhaps the largest
on record. It incorporates the new
code Of all laws and comprises two
leather bound volumes tota1ling
1874 pages.
Confused by Amendments.
Mr.. Whitehead said he and other
members were confused py a large
volume of amendments to the
gigantic bill.
E. o. McCue Of Charlottesville,
chairman of the House committee,
said all members we're urged to
attend the night hearings en- the
reorganization plan.
Among bills approved by the
Senate yesterday and sent to the
House was the FenWick bill to revise
child labor laws. Chairman Harry
C. Stuart of the General Laws
Committee praised the measure as
zone of the most forward steps
In 1nsuring to the children of
Virginia an opportunity to obtain
o minimum 16-year education"
Among bills approved, and sent
to the House, were the following:
Extending the Fairfax County
subdivision control law to include
municipalities, by Senator Andrew
w. Clarke of Alexandria.
School Bonds Validat ted.
Authorizing joint school opera
tions for Charlottesville and Abe
marie County and extend the con-
demnation power of the two school
boards, by Senator John S. Battle
of Charlottesville.
Empower the State Highway Com
mission to increase mileage allot-
ments one-quarter mile each year
in towns of less than $500 inhabi-
tants, by Senator Robert C. Vaden
of Gretna.
Empower the highway commits
sion to proceed with a bypass route
through part of Waynesboro, by
Senator Curry Carter, of Staunton.
Fenwick Bill validating the ele-
mentary school construction bonds
authorized in referendum in Ar
lington last May.
Fenwick Bill transferring appoint
ment of Arlington Zoning Board
from Circuit Court to County
Board.
Among House measures approved
and sent to the Senate were the
following:
Damn -Magruder Bill permitting
deductions from State employees
salaries when they elect to join the
Arlington retirement system.
Bill to modernize regulations gov
erning production, handling, dis
tribution and sale of milk and milk
products, by Delegate D. French
Slaughter, of Culpeper.
Moore Bill to permit Virginia
Polytechnic Institute to convey cer-
tain property to the city Of Win
chester.
Magruder-Damm Bill permitting
Arlington to license private auto
mobiles. This Is q companion bill
to the measure giving that county
general taxing powers paralelling
those Of cities.
Magruder-Damm bill, requiring
the commissioner of revenue to turn
over to the treasurer of Arlington
the personal property assessment
books by September l, instead of
August l.
World Bank Investments Voted.
"A bill by Delegate William ]. Glib
son, of Fredericksburg, setting up
machinery under which localities
can participate in the Federal Hill
Burton Act for hospital construc-
tion.
A measure co-sponsored by Dele
gate Armistead L. Boothe of Alex