Evening star., 1952-03-19
Miller Challenges
So1,195 Item in Move
To Delay FIuoridation

Representative Miller, Republic
can. Of Nebraska today asked a
House Appropriations Subcommit-
tee to strike from the Districts
1853 supply bill $91,195 for fiuori-
dation of the city's water supply.
In testimony at public hearings
before the subcommittee headed
by Representative Bates, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky DR.. Miller, a
physician insisted Congress has
never authorized such medication
of water here. The item should be
thrown out on a point of order,
he claimed.
Plans already are under way to
begin fuoridation of Washington
water this June to protect teeth.
Proposal Stirs Flareup.
DR.. Miller's proposal to delay
the fluoridation program aroused
Representative Wilson, Republi-
can. of Indiana, a subcommittee
member.
Mr.. Wilson, insisting that DR..
Miller backed fiuoridation last
year. asked why the physician had
changed his mind.
II was about to sell my whole
State on the idea based on your
testimony last year." the Indiana
legislator said. "now you've got
me all crossed up."
DR.. Miller said he changed his
mind after hearing elaborate SCI
entific testimony on the dispute
at Congressional hearings this
year.
More than 40 witnesses have
asked to testify before the sub
committee at its public hearing.
Mr.. Bates said he hoped to finish
with all testimony by the end of
the day.
Closed hearings, with city off,
cials, on the Districts $136 million
appropriation bill for the fiscal
year beginning July /. were COM
pleted on Monday.
Golf Courses Discussed.
Subjects under discussion in
cluded the proposal to transfer
the Districts public golf courses
from private operation under the
Interior Department to the Dis
trict Recreation Board and to
restore to the budget funds for
public schools. II
The first plea for transfer of
golf courses to the Recreation
Board came from Mrs. Leo Ray
wild, president of the District
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Such a transfer had been pro-
posed to the Bates subcommittee
earlier in closed session by Recrea-
ton Board Chairman Harry S.
Wender. He requested $275, 900 to
take over control over the public
golf links. now operated by S. g..
Leoft1er under contract with the
Interior Department.
Mrs. Raywid also urged restora-I
tiop Of funds for IA more cierks
requested by the Board of EducasI
ton, $4,000 forsplans and sneEi..
fications for a school administkaz
tion building and additioH1I
nurses for the public school.
$4,000 for Library.
Giles Dawson, vice president of
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association, urged appropriation
OF 100000 needed for commnriity
facilities in connection with the
Cleveland Park Memorial Library.
Extra pay to public school
teachers. who also coach athletics
Instead of the present compensa-
tory time-off duty, was requested
by John j. JankoWski and James
a. Parker, teachers who also
coach.
Several witnesses appealed to
the Bates subcommittee for res
toration of funds to build or make
additions to public schools.
Among these were DR.. Otis r.
Farley, for the Congressional
Heights Washington Highlands
area: Robert Greenberg of the
Kenne-Rudolph Parent-Teacher
Association; Bernard Margolius of
the Alexander r. Shepherd Par
ent-Teacher Association; Charles
j. Quander and Mary E. Car
penter, appealing for funds to
build a new Armstrong Technical
High School.
The Bates group was asked by
several Spokesmen to include in
the supply bill 100000 for con-
struction of a swimming pool at
the Fort Reno Recreation Cen
ter. where site has been acquired
and plans already drawn.