Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-13
Super Appeal
Held Solution 10
.CharityD Drives
Community Services
PorIey Told Of Coins
In 800 Other Cities

In 500 Other Cities
A big. super. economy pack
age" United Fund was offered
today as the best solution to
Washington's increasing multi
plicity Of charitable drives.
A majority of speakers urged
adoption of a big unified drive
like those which have sprung up
in more than 600 cities in the
last five years at United Com
munity Services conference
today
The conference, sixth annual
UCS session on health, welfare
and recreation, drew more than
90 persons to three simultane-
Gus panels and a luncheon in the
Statler Hotel.
Cites 20 Percent Collection Gain
Charles x. Sampson, director
of field service for the Com
munity Chests and Councils of
America, Inc, said the big,
super, economy-package chests
are raising 20 per cent more
money than the combined total
of their individual agencies did
before the United Fund was
formed"
Mr.. Sampson said United
Funds all over the country also
pay citizens bonus in freeing
thine from 1.-The annoying prob
lem" of multiple appeals. He
said a key to their success is
the growing participation by the
largest national agencies such as
the Red Cross and Cancer and
Heart organizations.
The Districts growing need
for such fund was pointed up
by other speakers in a panel on
"the economic facts of life
where's the money coming
from?"
Bigger u. S. Aid Needed
Mrs. John F. Latimer, past
president of the District League
of Women Voters. said "our in
situations are bursting at the
seams"
She backed the United Fund
approach but also said larger
Federal payment to the District
is essential"
Indeed" she said. had the
Congress contributed its proper
share to the support of the Dis
trict over a period of many
years, we would not now be in
the serious financial state in
which we find ourselves"
She said two immediate neces-
sites in the District are a raise
in teachers salaries and reduc-
ton of the pupil-teacher ratio.
Everett j. Boothby, chairman
of the Board of Trades Eco
nomic Development Committee,
said economic growth is essen
tial for the District in order to
maintain health. welfare and
community services. He said the
District must find private in
dustries to help carry the tax
load"
Mr.. Boothby also pointed out
that normal local tax revenues
from private employment in in
dustries the size of the Federal
Government establishment in
the Washington area would
supply more than twice the
amount provided last year by the
$40 million Federal contribu-
ton"
No Increase Likely
Schuyler Lowe, District di-
rector of general administration,
told the meeting that in the
Districts present tight situation
a greater District expenditure for
health. welfare and recreation
services in the future cannot be
expected.
In a second panel, on juvenile
delinquency, Representative Nc
earthly, Democrat, of Minnesota,
said family life is at the basis
o fthe delinquency problem. He
said twin efforts must be made
Ito perfect the family and, Sec
ond, to perfect and improve the
total social order, of which the
family is the basic unit. He said
much juvenile maladjustment re-
suits from wholesale population
shifts which saw 20 million fami-
lies moving last year.
Mr.. Mccarthy said school class
sizes should be smaller so that
teachers can help students to ad-
just to new surroundings. If that
is not possible, however, he said,
a solution might be the national
Standardization Of school curri-
cula.