Evening star., 1950-01-17
Fenwiick to0 Offer
CountryDentist
Bill in Assembly
Would Operate Under
Similar RuruI Area
Plan for Doctors
BY Alex R. Preston
CAz SAa

~ HtSA N. TtSStOH
| Stor StofF Correspondent
RICHMOND. Va. Jan. LEX
tension of provisions of the So
called country doctor law" tc
provide rural areas with the serv-
ices of dentists as we'll as ply
sicians will be incorporated in
legislation scheduled for intro
duction today in the General AS
sembly.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick OF Arlington, who sponsored
the idea of furnishing medical
facilities to rural areas in 1910,
will present the dentist proposal
which will operate under a SINH
lar plan.
BY terms of the measure, which
is indorsed by the Virginia Health
and Medical Care Council, eight
81 900 scholarships, including one
for Negroes. would be awarded
annually. In return. the recipi-
ent agrees to serve in areas de-
signed by the State Health De-
partment for one year for each
annual scholarship received.
Would Relieve Judge.
The seven scholarships for white
dental students would be awarded
by the Medical College of Vir-
ginia, while that for Negroes
would be bestowed by the Virginia
State College and the recipient
would attend the Maharry Medi-
cal College, Nashville, Tenn.
State Senator Andrew w. Clark
of Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince
William disclosed that he and
Delegate Edwin w. Lynch, also of
Fairfax, are considering legislation
to relieve Judge Paul Brown of
the Fairfax Circuit Court of a
seriously overcrowded docket.
Clark Offers 9 Bills.
Senator Clark introduced nine
bills yesterday, mostly affecting
Fairfax County. They were the
result of requests from the County
Board of Supervisors. The meas
ures would:
Permit the supervisors to license
dance halls at fees up to $500
annually.
Transfer appointment of police
department members from Judge
Brown to the supervisors.
Permit adoption of a county
ordinance against disorderly con-
duct. similar to the State law but
allowing the fines to be turned into
the county treasury instead of the
State.
Permit licensing of professional
bondsmen.
Establish Board of Real Estate
Assessment with up to three of the
five members permitted to be
named assessors and the other two
advisers. The assessors could be
hired on a full-time basis while the
two or more advisers weuld be
paid $12 per diem.
Authorize the supervisors to
borrow from the Virginia retire.
ment system funds for construct
ing Improvements to the court
house but without any require
ment for a referendum.
Would Raise Salaries.
A companion bill authorizing
the retirement system to make
the loan.
Increase the supervisors annual
salary from 1900 a year to 81, 400
and give them a travel allowance
of 6 cents per mile.
Permit the supervisors to re-
quire the owners Of any apart
ment building Of two or more units
to furnish the names of the ten
ants to the commissioner of
revenue, such as Is done in Airing
ton. This gives the commissioner
a valuable check on tax returns.
Senator Fenwick introduced two
proposed general laws. At present
a taxpayer has only one year in
which to claim refunds while the
State has three years to collect
claims or underpayments or non-
payments. His bill would Get the
statute of limitation for both at
three years.
The second measure would re-
quire the State director of well
fare and institutions to consider
the needs of localities before sub
mitting his budget to the Cover
nor every two years. Failure to
do this last year was strongly
criticized by Senator Fenwick,
who claimed that the localities
were deprived of $1,780, 900, most
ly in Federal-aid matching funds.
Arlington Bond Issue Asked.
He introduced local bill per-
mitting a referendum in Arling-
ton on the question of issuing
self -liquidating bonds for a pub
lie swimming pool.
On the House side, the Arling-
ton delegates, j. Maynard Ma
gruder and George Damn, intro
duced bills local to Arlington
which would require a reassess-
ment of real estate every four
years; permit parking meters on
State highways; establish a fire
department trial board; ease re-
strictions on the repayment OF
bonds, and permit the County
Board to hold meetings at places
other than the Courthouse after
due notice.
| State Senator Harry F. Byrd, jr.
of Winchester and Clarke County
introduced his bill to revise the
method of appointing school
/ boards. 1t would not affect Ar
lingtons elected board, he said.
AS originally proposed, the
measure would have required the
local governing bodies to serve as
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