Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-10
BUDGET
PTAs Ask Road Fund
For District Schools

We also recognize that local
government service here and
elsewhere have increased mark
eddy in recent years"
But. Mr.. Horn said. even
after taking these factors into
consideration. in view Of the
Districts population statistics
I'VE are disturbed oyer the
steady significant growth of
the District budget.
Mr.. Horn said his organiza-
ton again emphasizes its
strong conviction that Congress
should vote higher annual pay
ments to the city.
Rufus s. Lusk. ST.. president
OF the Washington Tax Payers
Association. urged elimination
Of the citv's fireboxes. which
ne said are as out of date as
a speaking tube.
The representative Of the
District League of Women
Voters. Mrs. Richard c. Simon
son, backed a list of spending
items for the school system. the
Health and Welfare Depart
ments. and in the area of
housing Improvements.
Mrs. Simonson. league presi-
dent, then turned to the city's
revenue headache. and said
that victory in our municipal
struggles will not be won" by
giving ground now.
Rather. she said, the Com
missioners can give the COM
munity leadership by bringing
to Congress the full needs of
our city.
Let the true size of the gap
between present income. in
Guiding the Federal payment.
and present needs be apparent
20 every member Of Congress.
Make it wholly clear why new
tax measures and larger Fed
eral payments are essential to
the function of the Capital
City"
A representative Of the Dis
trict's Planned Parenthood As
ISOLATION asked the Commits
sioners to support a $4,000
spending item for another
Health Department staff team
to provide prematernal and
post-maternal care. including
birth control services. This item
was requested by the Health
Department. but was not in
cluded in the recommended
first budget
DIR. Robert Nelson, speaking
for the association, said that
child spacing" services are
part of needed paternal care.
Unless the funds for the team
which would work in the city's
maternal and child welfare
clinics are allocated the per-
sons responsible will be guilty
Of a very serious neglect" of
the public health problem.
The Com m iSslon erS also
heard from two students who
asked for their support for Rec
reation Departments request
for funds to develop a Iecrea =
tional facilities in the Fort
Reno area. The proposed rec
reational park would include a
swimming pool.
The young witnesses were
Godfrey Reinhard. treasurer of
the Woodrow Wilson High
School student council, and
Peter Brakel, president of the
Alice Deal Junior High School
student council.
Mrs. Edward b. Morris,
speaking for the Glover Park
Citizens Association, urged sup
port for a number of items in
Guiding the school administra-
ton building, release of more
policemen for outside duty by
hiring civilians for routine
clerical work, and improved
street lighting and tree-care
programs.
Another witness, Mrs. Olivia
F. Tesone, of the Sharpe Health
School parent teacher associa-
ton, said that with the steady
growth of this school for Grip
pied children expanded facil-
tiles will be needed. This would
be either four-room edition
or the use of the former Health
School adjacent to the new
building.