Evening star., 1952-12-13
Vote League
Plans
For Home Rule
Green Teacher Poy
Proposals Busic
Objectives Favored
By ]. l. MichueI
Stuf Slnff corgasuon3ens

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. Is. Consti-l
tutional home rule and basic OBJ
jectives Of the Green teacher payl
plan win be backed In the next
LEGISLATURE by the Maryland
League Of Women Voters.
The Leagues State Council so j
decided yesterday at meetingI
in the State House. The confer
ence was called to decide what
legislation will receive the organi-
Nations support in the session.
beginning January Z.
About so delegates from Balti-
more and the 10 counties in which
League units function gave con-
|ditional approval to proposed re-
visions Of the absentee ballot laW.5
They voted to indorse such legis-l
lation, II it Is introduced and ifl
1t receives their sanction.
Two Home Rule Plans Indorsed.
Two home rule outlines sug-l
gested by the Sobeloff CommiSsionl
on Reorganization Of the State,
were indorsed unanimously. Onel
would give more autonomy toI
counties. The other would be ap-
plicable to municipalities. In both
cases, the Legislature would RETAIN
control Of tax and debt limits.
These ends would be realized byl
constitutional amendments pro-
|hibiting General Assembly action
lon local measures.
1--WE can't get results at home, 81
the delegates declared, $50 we'll
join the move to force action at
the State level They observed
that their major hurdles are re-
Iluctance Of legislators to give upl
power and unwillingness Of county
Officials to accept added RESPONSE
Utilities.
Chief home rule advocates were
delegates from Baltimore, PrinceI
Georges. Anne Arundel and Mont
gomery Counties.
Would Revise Green Plan.
/ The council adopted q motion
supporting the Green plan in
principal. But the group added
ia recommendation that the Legis-
lature consider changes which |
would make effective in two years |
pay advances proposed for three
voar distribution
Then the council tackled on an
amendment urging another probe
of the entire problem.
The Green plan, prepared by a
commission headed by Harry J..
Green, Baltimore attorney, was
submitted to Gov. McKeldin after
bitter legislative battles over two
bills passed by the Assembly. The
principal measure ordered annual
$500 across-the- board raises. The
Governor vetoed both. He said the
counties should pick UP the load.
First order of business at the
next session will include the same
bills. The question will be whether /
the vetoes will be sustained.
Neither had official league ap-
|proval. The league, however,
favored q $500 increment.
How II Would Work.
Under the Green plan, the State !
salary minimum for starting
teachers would be elevated from
$4,000 to $4,000. Annual 500
increases would be added the next
two years. The next eight years,
advances would be 5000. After
three years, the minimum would
be $4,000.
Mrs. William H. Wood, presi-
dent Of the Prince Georges unit,
said. "the plans largest benefits
would 60 to teachers with 8 to 13
years experience. Actually, it is |
the group below who are most in
need Of help"
Mrs. Thomas Lee Smith, Mont
gomery County League president,
also questioned adequacy of the
minimum scale. 1--WE are further
dissatisfied" she added, because
the Green plan moves too slowly
in what must be considered an
emergency" She finally agreed
to support it. with proviso for
further study.