Evening star., 1951-06-19

gram OF the ctCy wafer supply, 10
protect the teeth of children, was
roundly indorsed at the subcom-
mittee hearing yesterday.
Edmund A. Schmitt, head en-
Igineer for the Washington Aque-
duct, estimated the initial years
cost would total $4,000. more
than half of which would recur
annually.
Price of Compound Up.
Both MIR. Schmitt and David v.
Aud, District water superintend-
|ent, said the suppliers Of a sodium
fiuoride compound now do not
have a sufficient quantities to fill
all city demands and do not want
to go into increased production
without a price increase. Prices
quoted when cities started adopt
ing f1uoridation, they said, were 4
or S cents a pound but that now
the manufacturers are asking
about 8 cents q pound.
Members of the District Recrea-
ton Board made an ardent plea
for a fund of $275, 900, denied by
the House, to permit the District
to take up the contract of
S. G. Leoffler for operation
of the public golf links in
the District. The attack was
led by Recreation Board Chair
man Harry s. Wender and Vice
Chairman James E. Schwab. They
charged the Leoffler management
has made great profit from the
operation of public lands valued
at $3.5 million.
'It is high time" said Mr..
Wender, ito get the golf courses
back to the people. Twenty-eight
years of monopoly management is
long enough"
Second BookmObile Sought.
Harry N. Peterson, public IL
brarian, urged the Senate unit to
grant a requested $4,000 for the
purchase of a second bookmobile
and to staff its operation. He said
this would fill a need for about
"a dozen areas now lacking branch
libraries. The postponement of the
provision Of II projected branches.
he said. has saved the outlay now
of much greater costS-estimated
at pre-intlation price levels at
more than SIS million.
Senator Ferguson's controversial
10 per cent payroll personnel slash
amendment arose in this manner:
Convinced that Federal savings
must be made, he led a move in
the Senate to cut appropriations
for personnel in each of the Gov
ernment bills by 10 per cent of
the payroll costs as submitted to
Congress.
With the backing of a bipar-
tisian group of economy-minded
Senators. he won Senate approval
for reducing payroll funds Of the
Labor Federal security appropria-
ton bill by 10 per cent.
The next bill to go before the
Senate was for the Independent
offices. AS recommended by the
Senate appropriations committee,
this would have reduced payroll
funds by only 5 per cent. Senator
Ferguson promptly offered an
amendment to raise the cut to
10 per cent.
When the District appropria-
tions bill came before the COM
mittee, Senator Ferguson an
nounced that he would press for
a 10 per cent cut in it, too.
AS so mas the Senator spoke
reactions set in.
One District official, who did
not want to be quoted by name,
said last night the 10 per cent
cut would mean:
Fewer police on the streets to
protect the public, fewer school
teachers and. therefore. larger
classes per teacher. perhaps with
as many as As or so pupils to q
class. and fewer firemen.
In fact, he said, 10 per cent
cut also might mean that police
would have to go back on a six
day week.
And it was recalled also that
officials at the Glenn Dale Tuber-
.culoSiS Sanatorium are seeking
funds. including those for extra
help. to permit the opening Of a