Evening star., 1951-11-22
Counties 10 Seek
State Sales Tax
For Schools
Eurmurking Indorsed
By Virginia League;
Curper New President
By Mary Lou Werner
Sfur Sfoff Correxnordart

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! WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Nov. %.
"A State sales tax earmarked
for schools is the major objective
! of the League of Virginia Coun-
ties, as G. Wallace Carper of Fair
fax County assumes the presi-
! dency of the organization.
Imposition of a sales tax was
, advocated at the closing meeting
, OF the annual league convention
, here yesterday, as the Fairfax
County delegation succeeded in
|, warding off movement against
, giving sales tax revenues to the
schools.
A sales tax for schools was
, recommended by the Education
Committee. headed by Mrs. Anne
Wilkins, supervisor-elect of Falls
Church district in Fairfax County.
The Legislation and Taxation
Committees, however, recommend
ed sales tax to be spent as
the local governing bodies saw fit.
Daily Attendance Basis.
!. Arthur Shaffer, Fairfax super
visor from Mount Vernon district,
} moved that the sales tax be ear
marked for schools and be based
on average daily attendance.
"If you earmark it for schools.
1.-THE school boards will tell us we
have nothing to say about spend
ling it," said r. A. Cordell of Nor
folk County.
:. "The gas tax is used for roads, /"
said Maurice Fox, Fairfax super
visor. why not use the sales
tax for schools?
| Mr.. Shaffer's motion to earmark
$ the sales tax for schools carried
two to one, but P. c. Zilles OF
Dinwiddie County threatened tc
!, raise the question of a quorum
: unless Mr.. Shaffer's motion was
= Withdrawn.
!, Fairfax County's representa-.
tives were unwilling to change
y their position. Both sides agreed
to another resolution, however
lnstructing the leagues executive
Icommittee to work out details OF
I how the sales tax money should
! be returned to the counties TO,
S school purposes.
' The league voted in favor OF
letting the governing body in each
locality decide whether relief rolls
should be made public. The issue
: is due to come before the State
. Legislature in January.
Lien With Relief Opposed.
Imposition of a lien on prop
erty the first time a relief pay
ment is made to the owners was
recommended over the objection
OF Mr.. Fox, who also is member
OF the Fairfax Board of Public
Welfare.
1t was recommended that the
State grant for INDECENT hospital
patients be increased from $7OO.-
coo to 81 million next year and
that all of 1t be in cash, eliminat-
ing about 100000 in credits at
, the University of Virginia and
, Medical College of Virginia Hos
pitfalls. Counties too far away to
! use those two hospitals COM
planned they cannot share in
{ those credits.
} A resolution that the State Milk
= Commission be continued under
its present setup carried without
, opposition.
On motion of c. E. Gnadt
Prince William County commits
? sioner Of revenue, the league asked
= that personal property and real
5 estate tax books no longer be
5 segregated.
: Salary Action Taken.
The league also asked that ade-
quate salaries be provided to at
tract and keep employees in the
State Health Department anc
State Department Of Highways;
that more equitable formula be
worked out for allocating health
funds to the various counties and
! that it be applied to big and small
! counties without discrimination
, that counties be permitted tc
. abolish the dog tax fund and put
that money into the general fund
for payment of livestock claims
and that counties be permitted tc
raise dog tax license fees from 81
to 81 for males, and from So to SIS
! for females.
A 10-point program recon-
? mended by the leagues Executive
: Committee at the opening of the
. convention on Monday was
, adopted by the delegates. 1t prin-
> cipally asks that the counties be
permitted to expand their tax base
, by creating four new sources OF
+ taxation: Amusement, hotel oc-
' cupancy. utility consumer tax and
business occupational tax.
Mr.. Carper was elected president
Of the league to succeed Herbert
A. Tayloe, chairman of the Roa-
noke County Board of Supervisors
Mr.. Carper is chairman of the
Fairfax County Board of Super
visors and is completing his 10th
term.
E Other new officers elected to
S serve with Mr.. Carper are: w
| Earl Daniels, Middlesex County
, first vice president: H. L. Brank-
: ley, Mecklenberg County, second
vice president; Charming Moon
= Buckingham County, secretary
= and Charles Utz, Orange County
|, treasurer.
! County Hospital Guild
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