Evening star., 1949-05-18
Virginia Urged
To SET Tax Base
For School Aid
Fen~iek Proposes
zoe Rose OF heorins
BY Stote Commission
By Asery les Nsrsss

By AAey les Werner
A unitegr Ax ease tAreasAexi
Virginia eaa called for YESTERDAY
ey state senatar Charles n Pea.
~1ck ei AEiiastsSn al . aearfns ~
tive 0overncs casnsnaxason cn
State and Lncal Revenues an1
Expenditures IN AkxAn6rsa
Ne aid that O minimum tAx
rate. such as 70 cents rsE slee
saE property value. seseald e< re-
eusrwd es AL localities before TREY
received more state atd fes seheaaa.
Hy dolns tais we could meas
ure whAi each iaeaiits 10 dning -
meet its school building neeas.
Senator rwnw1ce SAID.
The hearing was one ~ q s~rsas
10 tne eu, hew the pua.le feeA
about state ~dueasaoa and tMxa-
tAon
Senator F~nwlcks vasws we're
echoed BY other speakers from Ar.
llnston who Said they eeilexea
many localities eeggins fos state
money 10 build schools could 10
more toward meeting thsiE lnal-
vidual school neeia
Sales Tar oppessa.
n Alden lAlywhits. ehairman
OF the Arlington Committee faY
School Improvement said coun.
ties and cities should falfin their
financial responsibility 10 schools
before calling On the state fer
help, STATE allotments should ns
based on the ability Of various
communities 10 pay he sald
Mr. Laliywhite and q number
Of othsE Arlington speakers op-
posed q State sales tax. Several
speakers from Fairfax and Prince
william Counties. however, called
for sales tax and favored
greater STATE aid for education
and school construction.
Mrs, q, A. justusson. OF the
School improvement Committee
OF the Fairfax County Parent
Teacher Associations. said a sAiea
tar should be tried II iunds al
ready in the State treasury are
not made asallahis fof whcel
purposes. She also suggested q
tobacco tax. fruit tar. soft drink
tar or straight school tar o. ether
methods OF raising money.
Change In Tar FERN Urged.
J. H. Rice. Fairfax County as
sistant superintendent OF schools.
who spoke for district " of the
Virginia Education Association.
favored 0 sales tax earraaFksd
specifically for schools Re also
suggested counties b given more
taxing power and that the stats
make more money available FOE
borrowing By counties.
Although most discussion Gems
tered on the problem OF raialag
money for school purposes, several
speakers touched on ether fiscal
matters.
Charles Harrison Mann. chair
man OF the Arlington County
Democratic Committss. said he
believed the State should pattern
its income tax form after that uf
the Federal Government. lie sald
this would simplify the taxpayeTs'
Job OF fling returns. Mr.. Mann
said Alexandra recently adopted
O personal property form which hs
believed 10 worthy Of 0 study In
other communities,
Cites High Cerperatioa Tax.
william Rochester. OF Calpeper
County. said corporation taxes IN
Virginia are the third highest In
the United States and suggested
there be no Increase in than.
Mr.. Sydney 0rsenleai. vice
president OF tho Aisxandri@ CoaIr-
ell OF Parent Teacher Associations.
suggested sn increase IN eorpoTa-
ton and utility taxss
Others who favored . sales tsK
included r. O. OothwAits. shalf-
man OF the Prince william Cham
Der OF Commerce. J. T. Hirst Of
the Loudoan County Board Of
Supervisors: Al limerick, Loudosin
County superintendent Of schools.
and Howard ~ Hsatwois of ths
Rockingham County Board 81
Supervisors.
Mrs. MsDswMett Speaks.
Among the ~ speakers wsrs
Mrs. Hugh MeDexuott. president
Of the FAIRFAX County FEDERATION
OF Parent -Teacfers Associations.
omsr Hirss Of The Fairfax County
School Emergency Committee.
Harold A. Ward es the Fairfax
PTA federation. City Attorney IL
Rue Van Meter of Fslia Church.
Mrs. Alics Hath Of the rsirfax
Education Association. Edwin B.
Henderson Of ths Fa!rfsx Coiorsd
PTA Federation. tire Rev. w. D.
CostneY OF the FaiTfax County
Cologed Citizens Association. paul
A. Hill. secretary ard business
MANAGER Of the Ayi!nRton Chamber
OF Commerce: Rohert Cos os Tire
Arlington Civic FEDERATION. oeosss
Damn. member of tise HOune Of
Delegates from Arlington oeoFEs
Schulz Of Vienna. Howard Oafn-
mon Of the Ayisngtcn County
Council Of Parents and Teachers.
Edward T. 0abnons Of the Faisfax
County Taxpayers Advisory Com.
miisee and Hubert osyksn 81
Vienna.
Overton Dennis. Richmond. pre-
sided In tte absence of state San
ator Garland Gray. the Chairman.
Other members Of tlss cosnsnsseson
included J. Maynard MaxrSs6@g.
Arlington member Of the Hozame of
Tne eArrfn laxsers IA "a