Evening star., 1953-02-17
Fogarty Presses
For Restoration
Of School Funds
Added $24 Million
Request DeIeted
By Committee

ObAsbbuNNSS
A fight to have the House re-
store Federal aid for school facil-
tiles in nearby Virginia and
Maryland and other parts Of the
country was promised today by
Representative Fogarty, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island.
A member of the House Ap-
preparations Committee, the
Rhode Islander said he opposed
the committees rejection Of an
additional $24 million-including
more than $400, 900 for nearby
communication that purpose.
The $24 million would be in
addition to the $40 million in
Federal aid previously provided
for the fiscal year ending June
80. The Appropriations Commit
tee struck the $24 million request
from a supplementary supply
measure 1t reported out yester-
day for various Government
operating expenses until June 80.
$64 Million Sought.
Some 1900 school districts.
such as Arlington, Fairfax.
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, and Alexandria and
Falls Church, had sought $64
million in Federal aid for
the current fiscal year. They got
only about $40 million. in the
budget under the Federal pro-
gram for financing school con-
Struction and other facilities in
so-called war impacted" CEN
terS. ff<
Those are centerS where local
tax income is deemed insufficient
to meet the cost of greatly
Swelled school enrollments and
needs resulting from increases in
the number Of residents employed
on Federal defense projects
They also include areas where
the Federal Government has ac-
Qulred large properties and thus
removed them from local taxa
ton.
Other hackers of the request
ed school assistance funds were
ready to remind the House to-
morrow that President Eisen-
hover favorS such aid. They
recalled today that the Presi-
dents state-of- the Union mes
sage early this month declared:
Legislation aiding construc-
ton of schools in these defense
activity districts expires June
80. This law should be renewed:
and likewise the partial pay
mentS for current operating ex.
penses for these particular
school districts should be made,
including the deficiency require
mentS of the current fiscal
year." y ,z2.lI
Taber Reveals Study.
Advocates of the $24 million
supplementary request found a
ray of hope in a comment by
Appropriations Committee Chair
man Taber late yesterday. Ap-
pearing before the Rules Com
mittee, which later cleared the
supplemental bill for three
hours of House debate tomor-
row, Mr. Taber said his com.
mittee staff is making de-
tailed analysis of the situation.
Its findings concerning indi-
vidual communities probably
will be available tomorrow, he
said.
A principal reason why the
committee disapproved the re-
quested additional $24 million,
he explained, was that the Of
flee of Education did not pro-
duce strong or clear justification
for the amount at this time.
Mr.. Fogarty told The Star he
Is convinced that a detailed
study of the tax and fiscal con-
ditionS and the increased school
needs would show that nearby
communities should get the adj
ditional 100000 for the rest Of
this fiscal year.
Expected 81 Million.
. Those areas originally expect
ed to receive a total of about 81
million for the full fiscal year.
The budget bill provided about
100000. The supplementary
bill submitted last month by for
mer President Truman would
have allowed somewhat more
than $400, 900 additional.
The bill, as reported out by
the Appropriations Committee
yesterday, turned down the sup
Elementary request which would
have given Arlington County
about 100000, Fairfax County,
100000, and lesser amounts to
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties and Alexandria and
Falls Church.
Committee diSapproval Of the
$24 million request came as no
great surprise. Published tran
ScripS Of subcommittee hearings
disclosed that Representative
Busbey, Republican, of Illinois
questioned the general need for
Federal aid outlays for school