The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
General Assembly
Continued trofa bar. 4,


Both The Virginia Education As
ISOLATION and the Virginia Teachers
Association state organization Of
white and Negro teachers advocate
state salary scale Of 81 a0-s6 on
n theif legislative programs
This week. seventh fer the Soda
biennial General Assembly ss
VIII be VITAL 70 legislation HOW Will
advanced through cdmmHtee stages
lhe week also marks the deadling
iof submission 81 general Bills
Bills Advance
Under committee scrutiny alba
certain 20 keep the session lively
this week are bills ID broaden VII.
et4ia educational Opportunities alta
accomplishments particularly III the
ienc S and Mathematics. 10
tighten Juvenile Offender la#s FL
pi.f2 TIM cases m3a to public
scsuntlns ann to tiaBe d-pns
driYag A M3ndatMg iaIl sentence
o.i#nSe INV iirst arrest ana og4
IN pro5aet motor sis who bear the
expense 4ot insurance themselves
tr9ha other divers who do not
carry liabilty. lIsmance
Bllls to speed industrial develop
ment ana the battress the pupil
Pac ameat Law against further ja.
deal assaulfs were offered l#st
week
The uninsured motorists bills
have been one Of the session S
heaviest studies. and numeroys
plans have been put into bill form
wsth cne new certain to emerge AZ
lle one finally adopted for Virginia
Personal Appearances
Appearances by area persons
with interest in legislation were fre-
quent last week. A large county
delegation attended committee hear
ms ~ tie Pope two per cent
general salss tax Bill which
since has died in the House Fl
nance Committee and IS closed
tor this session
Farmvillc Mayor w c. F'itzpat
rick appeared before Joint Senate
House hearing on annexation pro
cedures He urged that courts
should decide when a city may pro
coed in an annexation case, and
opposed an arbitrary cutoff time
or limitation The Assembly has
under consideration legislation re-
curing flveyeaf time limitation
between annexation suits against a
county by cities
Some major legislation has now
completed the rounds Of both houses
and awaits only proper signatures
to become law The first was a $40
million appropriation to the state
Literary Fund from which localities
borrow at low interest to build
schools
Milk Board Charged
Another changes complexion Of
the three-member State Milk Com
mission to favor The public as
against industry favor as oppon-
eats Of the previous law charged
An economist row viii replace the
distributor member. giving the com
mission producer, consumer rep
4 resentative with the economist, the
third member.
Also passed by both houses is
directive to the VALC to study
the legaliZihg Of horse racing with
pari-mutuel betting in Virginia. The
VALC study would come after the
session, and constitutes a study
proposal only
Seen emerging soon is the Little
Rock bin already passed by the
Senate 36-0land soon expected in the
House. This would close any school
where federal troops appeared
The whole Assembly paused last
week TO pay tribute 10 u S. Senator
Harry F. Byrd following his an
nouncement that he would moi seek
reelection. The news was received
in Richmond with surprise and
shock. and Immediately hope was
expressed that he would reconsider