Evening star., 1933-08-06

Virginia Opens
Recovery Plm,
ahead of Time
Various Industrial Units
Report Employment
Cain.
BY r. L. c. BARRET.
niepofrh IN THE Gtor

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 5-Vir-
ginia has not waited for the N. r. A.
program in its re- employment drive.
Reports tell Of marked increase in en-
ployment last month compared with
July Of last year. These reports came
from all industries which come under
the scope Of the workmen's compensa-
tion act
The figures are declared by Frank P.
Evans. statistician of the State indus
trial commission, to be most encourag-
ing, especially as May and June Of
this year showed comparative gains
over last year, although not as large
as the gain noted In July.
But the N. r. A. program Is further
stimulating employment which ordi-
narily would be showing seasonal de-
cline at his time. More than 10000
workers are covered in Richmond by
codes acceptable here, and to these will
be added, within the next few days,
several thousand new workers. Cen
orally. the industrial recovery program
has been welcomed in Richmond and
also IN other cities Of the State.
State Awaits Pollard.
The Old Dominion is awaiting the
return Of Gov. Pollard, who left the
State July % to preside over the Con-
ference of Governors in California. The
Governor and his bride, who was for
merly his executive secretary, Miss Vio-
let McDougall, and whom he married
recently in Canada, will return in time
for the special session Of the Virginia
General Assembly. convening in Rich
mond August II.
Despite the paucity of construction
funds which existed until the recent al
location to Virginia of s7.4oo,00o Of
Federal road funds, the State highway
department is completing some new
highways Of importance. Two of these
were opened this week. One is a
stretch Of the Seminole Trail lying
between Charlottesville and Fuckers
vile and connecting with roads leading
to washington and Baltimore This
link supersedes a well-paved but tor
tuous road with narrow bridges and
heavy mountain grades. The new road.
which for the present has only a soil
surface, will receive bituminous pave
ment this month. It runs along the
crest OF plateau and its distance
saves five miles of the former distance
Of 205 miles between Charlottesville
| and Ruckersville. The other newly
improved highway opened to traffic
this week is a 2S-miie link Of Route
So running east and west in the south
ern part of the State between South
Boston and Danville.
Plans for settlement Of Shenandoah
National Park condemnation contro-
versies are being worked out and final
action so that the park may patici-
pate in Federal public works benefits
Is expected soon after the return Of
Gov. Pollard. At a recent conference
between the Governor and 81 LAWYERS
representing property owners who OBJ
jected to the price set for their land.
j. was agreed that the attorneys would
confer with their clients as to accept
ing the offer of the Governor to ap-
point board Of arbitration to settle
finally all differences. These consulta-
tions are now in progress.
Police Power Questioned.
Rights Of police of Richmond, Nor
folk and other Virginia cities to order
to move on" persons who are stand
! ing on the streets, but otherwise COM
mitting no offense, Is to be settled by
| the Supreme Court Of Appeals. The
court this week granted writ of error
to Joe Benson of Norfolk, who was
convicted under an ordinance giving
police such powers. The constitutional
1ty of the Norfolk ordinance, which is
in almost the same WORDS as the ordi-
nance Of Richmond, is attacked on the
ground it gives arbitrary powers to po-
Icemen. Judges of the two corpora
ton courts of Norfolk have upheld the
ordinance OF their city.