Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Funds for Raise
InTeac|1ers Pay
Offer Problem
How to Gerry Out
Stanley Program
Causes Concern
By Alex R. Preston
S1ur SSoff corrasrondant

Of the members Of the General
Assembly remained in hotels
here today. showed under by the
blizzard that struck just before
their weekend recess.
Growing alarm had some of |
them feeling they were becom-
ing showed under In: another |
way. The enforced layover gave |
them time to absorb some of the |
facts contained in the recon-
mendations in Gov. Stanley's in
augural message last Wednesday |
and the STAB million budget Of |
his predecessor. former Gov. |
Battle.
One Of the chief causes Of |
concern was Mr.. Stanley's pro-
poSal to increase teachers salary
brackets without Immediately
making known where the money
Is to come from.
Apprehension was felt on how
the new Governors program
could be carried out without
repeating the Byrd automatic
tax credit law, imposing higher
taxes or drawing on new sources
Of revenue.
New Levies Opposed.
Virginia will trim about 81
million OF of taxpayers bills
at the end of the current fiscal
year and Gov. Stanley is opposed
to repeating the act which is
responsible for that, Outside of |
a 1-cent increase in the gasoline |
tax, he also is against imposing
additional levies.
Enthusiasm that first greeted
Mr.. Stanley's teacher pay raise
plan began to evaporate with the |
growing conviction that the
localities themselves might have |
to take over a large share of the |
cost Of the increase.
Even those who Endorsed the
plan tempered their zeal with |
the realization that the mini
mum rate for beginning teachers |
will not be raised from its pres
ent $4,000 to $4,000 a year until |
the fiscal year 1878. That |
is just six months before Mr.. |
Stanley'S term will end.
The program for raising the |
present maximum for teachers
with IL years experience from
$4,000 to $4,000. would not be
accomplished until 1856 for
those now in the maximum |
bracket.
Mr.. Battle had indicated |
his budget figures for teachers
salaries would provide increases
depending on what type of for
mula for the distribution of funds
may be adopted by the Legis-
lature.
Such a formula, worked out |
by an advisory commission 10
the previous Governor, has been
suggested in report. Mr.. Battle |
did not 1ndorse the formula out
right, but of the present method !
of distributing school money he
said; II am sure you will give
the present highly unsatisfac-
tory situation your careful con-
sideration."
Data Compiled.
Yesterday the advisory COM
mission placed on the desks OF |
the lawmakers the dollarS-and-
cents data on how the formula |
would apply to each locality
how much each would gain or
lose compared with the existing
distribution method.
The series of complicated
tables have been construed in
various ways. They created a
wide division among legislators. |
One set of tables. for instance.
shows what a locality received
in the current fiscal year and
what it would have received out |
Of the same total fund If the
suggested formula had been in |
effect. Arlington, for example,
win receive $894,900 from the
State but would have received
$685. 1873, or $53.288 more, under
the proposed formula.
A second table probably is |
more significant because it COM
pareS the amounts actually re-
ceived in the current year under
the existing plan with what the
locality would get next fiscal
year under the suggested for
mula. This table shows Airing
tons current $894.900 compares
with $1,014,470, or $119,570 more,
during the next fiscal year.
The tables do not show what a
locality such as Arlington would
receive next fiscal years if the
present method of distribution
remains unchanged.
Summary of Gains.
Following is summary from
the second table showing those
localities in Northern Virginia
and the Shenandoah Valley area
that would gain under the pro-
posed formula next year:
Arlington, $119,570; Fairfax,
$66, 006; Alexandria, $79. 405, and
Falls Church, $40,003.
Also Albemarle, $2,998; Clarke,
$12,627; Culpeper, $8,732; Greene.
$49.219: Madison, $50, 436; Or
ange, $9.131: Prince William.
$141.7S5; Rappahannock, $685.
1l2; Spotsylvania, 24,543; Stat
ford. $42,483.
Also Charlottesville, $4.54l:
Fredericksburg, $9.872; Harri-
sonburg. $27.208; Stanton. S.
$40, and Winchester, $9,698.
Those which would lose State
money include:
Augusta. $13,720; Fauquier,
$9.789; Frederick. SOS, 907; Lou
doun, $3.50; Page, $4.50l; Rock
ingham. $34,858; Shenandoah,
$l6,992; Warren, $2,612, and the
city of Waynesboro, $2,776.