Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Budget Raised
By4.5 Million
Goes 10 House
Unspent $l5o.oo0
Carried Over for
Memorial Parkway
sy q s,ott Correspondent OF Tn. s.os

RICHMOND, Feb. IA
budget bill of $752.5 million was
to the House Of Dele
gates today, with assurances that
State funds will be provided dur
ing the next biennium for two
segments Of the George Wash
ington Memorial parkway in Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties.
About 100 amendments to the
STAB million budget submitted by
former Gov. Battle increased the
net total by about $4.5 million.
An amendment by Delegate
John C. Webb of Fairfax.
whereby fast-growing areas, like
Washington's suburbs. would re-
ceive more recognition for an
nual increases in school enroll
ment. was not included in the
bill which Appropriations Com
mittee voted yesterday to send
to the House Of Delegates today.
Nevertheless. all areas of the
State will receive more State aid
to education than was contem-
plated by the former Governor.
who had allowed $1.425 for each
teacher. The fiscal experts raised
the States share Of teacher SAL
aries to $3.50 in the first year
OF the two-year period and to
$1,000 in the second year.
Effects Stanley's Promise.
This would carry out Gov.
Stanley's teacher salary increase
promise. providing the localities
come up to minimum of local
effort, spelled out in new
language.
The budget bill carries over
into the 1886 fiscal years the
unspent $150.00O in the current
budget for the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway.
The State money must be
dollar-for-dollar by the
localities and the total is to be
by the Federal Govern
ment in order to carry the park
way upstream from its present
terminus at Spout Run toward
Great Falls.
The second parkway item is an
amendment to the budget bill
offered by Delegate j. Maynard
Magruder of Arlington. for an
additional $4,000 as the States
one-quarter share toward pur-
chasing the property Of the
Worthihgton Oil Refineries. Inc.
which is just upstream from Key
Bridge.
The company,s plant, which
refines used motor Oil. caught
fire last March. It has not been
operated since.
Early Consideration.
The House probably will take
up the budget bill late this week
or early next week.
Before the bill goes to the
Senate. widespread indications
were that efforts will be made
on the floor to tack on about
81 million more for schools.
mental hospitals and other
needs.
The ST million represents the
amount that is due to be trimmed
off taxpayers bills this fall under
the Byrd automatic income tax
reduction law. Two weeks ago,
the House passed the Carter bill
to suspend the Byrd law. thus
making the 81 million available.
The Carter bill was killed this
week by the Senate Finance
Committee.
The House members who voted
for the Carter bill will seek to
revive it by attempting to throw
the budget out of balance by
81 million, thus leaving the SEN
ate with the politically-ticklish
task of removing items which
many regard as essential needs
still unmet by the State.
Among increases proposed in
the budget bill over recommen-
dation Of former Gov. Battle
were the following:
For special education for re-
tarded children. $3.50, 900: for a
student activities building at
University of Virginia. $780, 900
and for a poultry research plant
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
500 900.
More Hospital Space.
Also, for regional chest clinics
and mobile X-ray units for
tuberculosis work. $279 .204; to
build four more hospital floors
at the Medical College of Vir-
ginia, $3.50. 900; for expansion of
the industrial development pro-
gram. $4,000; for operation of
Madison College, Harrisonburg.
$40. 1914, and capital outlay there
$25, 900.
Also. for crippled children's
services, $150,525: maternal and
child health, 1922. 400; for a re-
search boat for Virginia fisheries
laboratories, $40. 900: for paying
owners of swine infected with
vascular exanthema, $64. 299:
for vocational education in
schools. 100000.
Among cuts made were a re-
duction Of salary increases to
$500 for all officials who would
have been raised more than that
amount by former Gov. Battles
budget. This includes cutting
back the $1,000 increases for
judges to $500 a year.
The civil defense budget was
trimmed from 100000 to $780,
600. Another reduction of $685.
900 was made from the sum al
lowed for adjusting base pay of
State employees. The World War
Memorial was trimmed by $780,
900.