Hearings

1938: Increase of $10,470 is for maintenance of new areas and electric lighting service in unlighted areas.

1939: Increase of $6,400 is for maintenance of new area.

1940: Increase of $22,513 is for one additional mechanic, and installation of utilities. Eight additional employees were authorized for reimbursable work, not requiring additional funds.

1941: Decrease of $22,351 resulted from nonrecurring item for utility installation in previous year.

1942: Increase of $38,855 covers maintenance of new developed areas, withingrade promotions, and additional park police. This increase provided for four new maintenance employees and six additional park police.

1943: Increase of $58,438 provides for maintenance of new area, and legislative salary increases. A decrease of 23 employees is accounted for by the transfer of Recreation Coordinator to Recreation Department, District of Columbia, and elimination of 22 maintenance positions to meet the cost of overtime.

1944: Increase of $52,525 covers legislative salary and wage increases and equipment for police cruisers.

1915: Increase of $24,440 provides for increase of compensation of the park police force, and an additional amount for overtime.

1946: Decrease of $34,980 resulted from the elimination of 19 positions (8 park police and 11 operating positions).

Appropriations for National Capital Parks reflect a net increase of $156,310 for the 10-year period 1937 through 1946, or approximately 17.2 percent. During this period, the National Capital Parks acreage has increased by 60 reservations, or 1,033.79 acres in the District of Columbia.

NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION, APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERSONAL SERVICES FROM FISCAL YEAR 1937 THROUGH 1947

32.780

6,960

39.740

$34.850
37, 500

44, 720

Vacancy of city planner filled and made full-time position.

Administrative promotions (peri odic pay increases).

Do.

2 positions of draftsman added to
staff during part of fiscal year
Increase needed in per diem to
undertake preliminary and spe-
cialized studies.

Increase in annual fund due to
periodic pay increases and statu-
tory increases; also, due to fact
that position of Director of Plan-
ning was brought within scope
of civil-service rules and Classifi-
cation Act and transferred from
per diem to annual basis-hence
decrease in per diem fund and
increase in annual.
Increase in annual rate due to
periodic pay increases and
Statutory increases. Increase in
per diem due to increased need
for services of per diem experts to
undertake preliminary studies in
connection with planning mat-
ters resulting from war impact
on National Capital.
Periodic pay increases
statutory increases in pay.
Do.

and

1939: Increase for salaries and miscellaneous repair items. 1940: Increase for one additional position, Ramspeck promotions, and increased costs of fuel, food for animals, repair items, etc.; and one new truck. 1941: Increase for Ramspeck promotions and for minor supply items.

1943: Includes salary deficiency appropriation of $7,690; one new position, $1,320; $5,500 for new incinerator (this a nonrecurring item-incinerator not built and money turned back); $3,000 for increased food costs; $10,000 for repairs to buildings; $1,600 for new transportation equipment; balance for minor supply items.

1944: Includes salary deficiency appropriation of $7,000; balance of increase required for new positions and for salary increases occasioned by legislation changes due to Public Law 694.

1945: Includes increase of $43,638 for overtime pay; $4,420 for three new positions; $2,763 for Ramspeck promotions; $5,190 for increase in food costs; $2,400 for additional educational equipment; the balance to meet increased costs of fuel, building repair, and miscellaneous items.

1946: Includes $65,670 deficiency appropriation for increases occasionel by legislative changes in salaries; $12,000 for a new incinerator; $4,500 for road repairs; $3,600 for transportation equipment; small increase to meet added cost of sundry items.

Senator CAIN: We will now hear from Mr. Ford E. Young, president of the Fussell-Young Ice Cream Co.

STATEMENT OF FORD E. YOUNG, PRESIDENT, FUSSELL-YOUNG ICE CREAM CO., WASHINGTON, D. C., APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE ICE CREAM SECTION, MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Mr. YOUNG. My name is Ford E. Young. I am president of the Fussell-Young Ice Cream Co., 1306 Wisconsin Avenue NW., appearing on behalf of the ice cream section of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association, which is composed of Southern Dairies, Melvin Dairies, and the Breyer, Good Humor, Colonial, Washington Maid, Carry, and Fussell-Young Ice Cream Cos. I am appearing in.connection with S. 843 and H. R. 2290. I am appearing neither for nor against a sales tax for the District of Columbia. Rather I am concerned about two provisions in the proposed tax law.

First, page 5, lines 1 and 2, under exemptions appear the words, "milk and milk products, other than candy and confectionery." I believe that everyone would consider ice cream as a milk product rather than a confectionery. The ice cream which is sold in the District of Columbia consists of at least 80 percent milk or milk products.

I would like to submit the basic food chart put out by the United States Department of Agriculture with the following advice:

You can get all the right kinds of food needed for health by using this simple guide the basic 7. Be sure to include in your meals each day at least the minimum number of servings from each group shown on the chart.