Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26


the 10th Congress. In fact. it's
Reported favorably by every
and tken invariably shoulderee
aside for bigger. and more con
troversial legislation. the bill nov
needs only an hour and . hal
hearing before . House Education
Subcommittee to launch 1t TO-
ward safe passage. congressional
hackers say.
Paul Howard. director Of thu
American Library Association
chief sponsors Of the bill. report!
that q majority of subcommittee
are in favor Of 1t. But
1t won't be voted out without &
because Chairman Bar.
den. Democrat of North Carolins
is sensitive on the subject Of hear
ings since he received 30 much
mail admonishing him not Il
railroad through committee" thu
highly inflammable Federal AID
to Education Bill.
Off to Flying Start
II it ever gets the ear Of thu
subcommittee. the bill has . cleal
field, according to its friends
The Rules Committee. Whose
members include Representative
Madden, Democrat. Of Indiana. 9
co-sponsor. will surely give 1t thu
green light to the floor. A major
ity of Representatives are ready
to vote for it.
Over on the Senate side. the bill
with a history Of bipartisan ap-
proval. has an equally bright fu-
ture. 1t got of to a flying start
this session. being the second bill.
to be reported outsof committee
CThe first was the Presidents pay
raise. which Jared betterD But
1t has been languishing at the tor
of the unanimous consent calen-
dar since January "a. because Sen
ator TAFT. Republican, Of Ohio
keeps Directing. A majority OF his
colleagues. however. disagree with
him. and. If voted, 1t will pass.
One Of the bills three senatorial
sponsors. incidentally. Is Senator
Douglas, Democrat. Of Illinois
who rather inherits responsibility
for 1t. His wife. Emily Taft Doug
las, first introduced the bill in the
10th Congress, when she was Z
representative from Illinois.
Mr.. Howard. whose organization
operates in q dignified. low-pres-
sure way betting bookish people
without benefit of cocktails OF
kilograms. thinks that resistance
is merely token because 1t Is one
Of the few Federal aid measures
which does not require indefinite
Federal spending.
It provides for a five-year pro-
gram and a maximum expendi-
ture Of $37 500 900 during that Pc
Rod. The purpose Is to introduce
people, especially country folk. to
the joys of library service. pri-
marily through the use Of book
mobiles. At the end Of the dem
onstration period, they must vote
to continue the service either
Though local or State funds.
"Once they have had 1t. they
will never be without It," says Mr..
Howard confidently. BY way Of
he points out that of
81 parishes in Louisiana served
BY bookmobiles. 20 voted taxes
for continuation.
According to committee wit
nesses, the arrival Of the bookmo-
bile In q rural area is an event
comparable to the appearance OF
the Good Humor man on . city
street, although the excitement
isn't confined to small fry. Miss
Sallie Farrell, q Louisiana State
Library field worker, told the COM
mittee, "One woman in . central
Louisiana parish left the book
mobile with q flour sack full OF
books to be read by herself. her
husband and her eight children
whose ages range from 10 to 81"
All States, Territories and the
District Of Columbia would benefit
under the bill. receiving $4,000
annually for the extension Of pub