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Reports. now being prepared by
each of the 70-odd divisions of
Budget Officer Fowler Tells Why Federal
Payment Is on oblisotion. Page Ais
the city government, are expected
to be submitted sometime to-
morrow.
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama, subcommittee chairman,
also has indicated that no action
will be taken on the $137.7 mil
lion supply measure until the rec
ord of the Senate hearings have
been made available to members
of his group for study.
More than 80 citizen witnesses
testified or submitted statements
to the Hill subcommittee in its
hearing yesterday. Most of them
asked for restoration of items cut
by the House or the addition Of
sums not considered there.
Orchestra Subsidy Asked.
One of the latter was a request
for $4,000 as a city government
subsidy for the National Symphony
Orchestra, requested by Gordon
Reid, president of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association.
He said the idea had been ap-
proved unanimously by the District
Commissioners, particularly be-
cause of the free children'S con-
certs.
Assistant Budget Officer William
G. Wilding explained. however.
that the city heads had not sub
mitted the item to Congress be-
cause an outlay for such a purpose
had not yet been authorized by
Congress.
Mr.. Reid replied that there also
was no special authorization for
spending city funds for the Metro
politan Police Department Band.
Chairman Hill said he would
look into the Police Band question
but suggested that the symphony
orchestra proposal would stand
much better chance if it first had
legislative authorization.
Branch Library Asked.
Mrs. Joseph L. Miller for the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens AS
sociation and numerous other COM
munity groups urged approval of
$335,000 for the construction of
the Cleveland Park Branch Library
and community center rooms.
A brief echo of the House hear
ings on the fight to dislodge S. G.
Leoftler from his 28-year-old mo-
nopoly Of control of the public
golf links here was heard by the
Senate subcommittee. Joseph c.
Healey, a Justice Department at
torney. who had written letters to
members of Congress supporting
the Leoff1er management, told the
Senate subcommittee he was salts
fled with the present management.
On the other hand, Mrs. Lee
Raywid, president of the Congress
of Parents and Teachers, said her
group was on record for transfer
of the golf links control to the
District Recreation Board.
Rejected by House.
The House recently considered
the issue and declined to grant
q requested $275,000 to take up
the contract and the operation IA
cilities of the Leoffler manage
ment.
Franklin Kenworthy, speaking
for the United Community Serv-
ices and the Washington Com
munity Chest, pleaded for larger
District public assistance funds.
He declared relief recipients here
could not get enough to eat under
the pending budget.
Arthur r. Cochel, sr., speaking
for the Columbia Park Com
munity Club and the Arkansas
Avenue Community Association,
renewed his drive for adequate
sewers for his area.
More adequate funds for the
Health Department maternal and
child welfare services was urged by
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett. for the
Federation of Citizens Assecia-
tions. Mrs. John K. Berry urged
funds for more staff for the pre-
school play centers. She repre-
sented the Pre-school Play Gen.
ters Mothers Council.
Joseph De Young for the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and Wash
ington I. Cleveland for the Amer
lean Automobile Association sup
ported requests for enlarging the
automobile driver training course
in the District high schools.