Evening star., 1952-08-04

Union Council: 1.-THE school bud
get has points where there is
waste Of money, basically because
a dual school system is main
tanned. The Commissioners should
prepare legislation for abolishine
segregation in the school system
The two teachers colleges should
be combined in a high school
Roosevelt preferably. until a new
institution serving both colorec
and white can be constructed.
The request for IS new teaching
positions in the colored schools
should be reviewed and report
made on the possibility Of usinl
surplus white teachers instead.
Loans for Works Proposed.
Mrs. Walter Tobriner, District
League of Women Voters: THE
Federal Government should pay
it's share of the cost of the Dis
trict. A program Of borrowing
should be instituted to get ur.
gently needed public works under
construction.
"The Health Departments
budget falls far short of the actual
needs of the community. There is
a shortage of nurses, Gallingel
Hospital has an insufficient staff
for rehabilitation care and needs
dormitories for internes and resi-
dent physicians. The two teachers
colleges should be combined into
Ia single institution and no cuts
should be made in the funds re-
quested for the overcrowded COL
ored schools" - &
Charles j. Bauer, Building Own
iers and Managers Association: =
Congress should be asked to
repeal the personal property tax
las it should have been abolished
when the sales tax went in effect
Funds should be included in. the
budget for codifying all District
regulations into a single Code OF
Regulations.
"The commissioners should pre-
sent as part Of the budget a de-
tailed charge for services rendered
to the Government as a justifica-
Ition for relieving District taxpay-
|ers of such expenditures"
Race With Imitation.
Russell w. Schneider, Family
and Child Welfare Section, United
Community Services: Public as
siStance, as administered by the
Board of Public Welfare. has been
in a horse race with imitation ano
imitation has been winning. The
welfare budget will not provide
money necessary to operate the
Welfare Department in the best
interest Of the taxpayer. Poor
welfare Is the most expensive kind
The proposed $2.8 million for pub
lie assistance grants is simply not
enough.
The Welfare Department was
lgranted the same amount OF
money for public assistance in
1852 and 1858 as it is requesting
lin 1854. In order to meet 100 per
cent of need at a minimum sub
Isistence level an additional $1.3
million iS essential
Alexander B. Halves, Committee
Jon Public Welfare Services, United
Community Services: "The money
intended for public assistance
will supply to persons on relief
only 70 per cent of the funds
needed for bare subsistence"
Glenn e. Mclaughlin. Com
mite on Public Welfare Institu-
tions, United Community Serv-
ices: "The public welfare budget
request Of $4.4 million for new
construction should be approved.
This covers only the more press
ing needs for new capital equip
ment in the protective institu-
tionS.
"The major item, $2.3 million,
is for relocation of the Industrial
Home School for Colored Girls as
part of the Children's Center at
Laurel. Congress has appropriated
$4,000 for plans for this project
and the funds for actually con-
structing it now should be urged.
The Commissioners should set up
a capital Improvement plan for
all welfare institutions showing
the specific improvements for
which it is planned to seek ap-
preparations each year."
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations and
the Fort Davis and Randle High