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The Washington times., 1933-04-05
BLAN TON RAPS
RAz|NG


Representative Thomas L.
Blanton (D0, of Texas served
notice on the House during hear
ings on, the 1884 District supply
bill that he would oppose de-
struction of the District Build
ing, the Southern Railroad Build
ing and the Postoffice Building
As long as he was in Congress.
This was revealed today in
printed hearings on the measure.
Blanton, questioning Major John
c. GotwalS, Engineer Commis-
Sioner, declared:
81 am going to fight as long
rs / am here to stop any
attempt to pull down the South.
ern Railway Building or the
old Post Office administration
building or your administration
building"
Blanton in his questions to
Major Gotwals indicated his belief
that the District Building could
serve it's present purpose for at
least 20 years.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
CLERKS RAPED
FOR LAX[TY

Federal employees in the Dis
trict have failed to properly con
tribute for relief, according to
Representative Clarence Cannon
Cd, of Missouri, former chair.
man of the subcommittee on Dis
trict appropriations, it was re-
vealed today.
Cannon, sitting in an advisory
capacity with the House deficiency
subcommittee, pointed out that as
the Federal contribution for relief
increases in washington, Govern.
ment workers contribute less.
Cannon said:
"In that connection there is
no reason why contributions by
the people of the District of Co
.lumbia should show a larger
decrease than is represented by
the decrease in Federal salaries.
OF course since these apprOpria-
tiOnS have been made those
who contribute to the Com
munity Chest realize that if
they do not take care of their
needy the Government will and
therefore seem to have less in
centive to make these cOntribu-
tiOnS,"
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
Cut In Personnel Planned
To Balance u. S. Budget

not be allowed to spend the
money.
Soon Before Congress
The independent offices appro-
priation bill is expected to go to
Congress shortly, carrying the
drastically reduced appropriations
with which the personnel officers
were acquainted.
The bill as passed by the last
Congress and vetoed by President
Hoover provided for considerable
cuts, but nothing as severe as is
contemplated by the new meas
ure.
The independent offices include
such organizations as the Federal
Trade Commission. the Veterans
Administration, the Interstate
Commerce Commission. the Civil
Service Commission, the Tariff
Commission. the Radio Commis-
sion and the Power Commission.
If they can derive any comfort
from the knowledge that the de-
partmental appropriations will
fare no better, when next the
Budget Bureau acts upon them,
they have, at least, that under
standing.
The effect upon Washington OF
drastic reductions in Federal en-
playment, following Immediately
upon the incidence Of a Is per
cent pay cut through the Govern
ment service and a concentrated
banking crisis, can only be
imagined.
Capital Hit Hard
To throw $4,000 employees into
the streets will undoubtedly in
crease greatly demands for re-
lief at a time when relief funds
are already pressed. Local busi-
ness, striving to recover from the
effect Of, the recent pay cut, would
be dealt another staggering blow.
A meeting of personnel officers
is scheduled for late today. AL
though they have had little to
say as to it's purposes, it has
been admitted that it is called
in view of the possibility" Of
reduction of forces under the new
economy act, and that they have
undertaken a study Of the ef-
ficiency rating system to de-
termine whether any changes
should be made in it.
These ratings are supposed to
be completed by May IS, and
inasmuch as dismissals would be
made on the basis of the ratings
it is considered important that
the ratings reflect capability as
accurately as possible.
One important matter to be dis
cussed refers to the standardiza-
ton of ratings. It is pointed out
that some chiefs are liberal in
their application of the ratings,
while others are not.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
BREWS
ATSCOTTSBORO

DECATUR, Ala, April 5 Q.N.S0
Threats of mob violence in the
retrial of seven Scottsboro negroes
on charges Of assaulting two
young Huntsville, Ala, white
women today brought a stern
warning from Circuit Judge James
E. Horton. He said:
'T'm going to strengthen the
guard if necessary. You've got
to kill these guards before you'll
get these prisoners"
National Guardsmen stood in
the court corridors with fixed
bayonets on their rifles and others
surrounded the courthouse; armed
with automatic rifles, as the
judge, interrupting the trial of
Haywood Patterson, first of the
seven defendants to be retired
since their death sentences were
reversed by the United States Su-
preme Court, ordered the jury
from the room.
Five of Patterson's codefendants
were sworn as witnesses when the
defense continued its case.
Willie Robertson, the first to
testify, admitted he was one of a
group of a dozen negroes who were
beating" their way from Chatta-
nooga to Memphis, but denied any
of the group attacked their two
accusers-Mrs. Victoria Price, %,
and the missing Ruby Bates,
Huntsville. mill girls.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
EMPLOYEES CT 7
PARK|NGLOT

Navy and Munitions building
employees will fall heir to a large
triangular parking lot, freshly
graded and cindered, under a rec
ommendation made today by B.
C. Gardner, administrative chief
for public buildings and parks, to
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
director.
The parking lot was recently
leased to Grand Plaza Parking
Area, incorporated, of Washing
ton, but after operating the lot
for one month the firm served
notice of removal, effective
April 30.
The lot is opposite the Navy
Building entrance and is the site
of the future Pan-American
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The Washington times., 1933-04-05
IOWA DEPICTED
IN PAIN NT1NGS

A group Of Iowan landscapes by
William c. Palmer, distinguished
young American painter, will be
placed on exhibition in the Sears
Roebuck galleries, 1106 Connecti-
cut Ave. N. w., starting with a
special preview tomorrow. The ex-
hibition will continue all this
month.
Palmer, a native Of Iowa, has
studied in this country and in
Paris, and has placed on the can
vas the natural beauties of the
farm land that he knows so well.
His work is modernistic and is
part of the new American school
of art that has been developing
in recent years.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
Work Starts on u. S.
World Fair BuiLdin0

Work has been started on the
Federal building at the Chicago
Century of Progress Exposition,
and the exhibits representing the
18 branches of the Government
will be ready when the exposition
opens June l.
The building was started under
q $1,000,000 appropriation voted
by the last Congress. Former
Postmaster General Harry S. New
has been named United States
commissioner to the exposition
and is directing the installation
Of exhibits.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
WOODSONHEAD
SCHOOLSAGA|N

Wilbert r. Woodson, Of Fair
fax, Va. veteran superintendent
Of Fairfax county public schools
last night was reappointed for
another four-year term by the
county school board.
Basic salary for the post is
$4,000, of which the county will
pay $2,995 and the State $1,005.
State salary cuts are applicable
to the portion paid by the Com
monwealth.
Reduction in school standards
or slashes in the education tax
levy were opposed by the State
Department. of Education in a
letter to the school board.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
(Continued from Local Poge)


all told, here and in the field.
This step was foreshadowed in
the summary treatment accorded
the District appropriations by
the Budget Bureau. Reports that
it would be slashed $6,000,000
we're incredible, but the actual
cut made was $11,000,000.
Personnel officers of the Fed
eral Government, summoned to
the Budget Bureau yesterday,
learned that their organizations
will fare as badly, if not worse.
CurtaiIment Planned
When they were told that ap-
preparations for the independent
offices would have to be cut, in
some instances almost as much
as so per cent, they are said
to have asked Budget Director
Douglas if it was realized that
this would mean drastic curtail-
ment in the number of Federal
employees.
The directro is said to have re-
piled that that had been taken
into consideration.
One of the personnel officers
remarked, on emerging from the
conference:
1--WE are going to get even
less favorable treatment than
the District received"
A further ultimatum was given
them, it is understood, to the
effect that they need not ask
Congress to increase the budget
estimates. Even If successful,
they weer Informed, they would
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
SALE LOCALIZED
IN ALL EXCEPT
ONE COUNTY
Baltimore City Permit Board
To Start Issuance of
Licenses Today

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Gover.
nor Ritchie will sign the State.
wide beer bill today, and starting
at midnight tomorrow beer will
60 on sale in the entire State of
Maryland with the exception of
Carroll county.
The State bill, as we'll as the
Baltimore and county measures
providing for control Of the beer
sale were passed py the legisla-
tlre as emergency measures.
Licenses At Once
In Baltimore the city beer board
Will be sworn in today and will
start issuing licenses at once so
that the local sale of beer may
start as soon as the national law
takes effect, 1891 a. m. April 7.
Under the State beer law a
license fee Of $50 will be collected
from places where beer is sold for
consumption on the premises and
$25 for "off sale" permits.
Boom to Business
AS evidence that the sale of
beer will effect all lines of in
dustry, eighteen building applica-
tionS were received for the erec-
tion Of beer saloons in all parts
OF the city.
The $50 license fee adoption,
after the first proposal of a $3.50
fee, has brought last minute
flood of applications, but the
beer board has promised to rush
business through so that every
license will be granted in time to
start operation on Friday.
One brewer reported receiving
an order for delivery of 10000
cases of beer to Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
Juvenile Prosecutor
Discusses Training

Improper home training, bad
environment and the wrong kinds
of contact were pointed out as
some of the things that make
a juvenile criminal by Gillespie
Walsh, assistant corporation
counsel, in an address last night
before the forum Of the Twelfth
Street Branch, Y. M. c. A. An
open discussion followed the ad-
dress.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
G. w. u. Freshmen
Hear u. s. Economist

Women members of the fresh
man class at George Washington
University heard Miss Maria
White, of the home economics
division of the Federal Board of
Vocational Education, speak at
noon today. The address was a
part of the series arranged by
Mrs. Winnie G. Barrows, director
of the women's personnel guild.
ance at the university. ,'.-
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
Hospital Head Talks
At Church Service

The Rev. Calvin E. Buck
superintendent of the Episcopal
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
will speak at a special service
in st. Andrews Episcopal Church
tonight at 8 o'clock. The Rev.
A. j. Wilder, pastor of the
church, will conduct the service.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
BONDED ON RUM

Mack Brown, colored, of Clin-
ton, Md, was placed under 81 900
bond by United States Commits
sioner j. Frank Parran at Upper
Marlboro yesterday, before whom
he was arraigned on charges of
manufacture and possession of
liquor.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
GARDENERS TO ORGANIZE

"A community garden club is be-
ing organized in Bowie and H. A.
Cunning has been nominated for
president. An organization meet.
ing will be held tomorrow night
IA st. Georges Hall, Bowie.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05

ROCKVILLE LICENSE
A marriage license was issued at
Rockville to Santo Totaro, 43, and
Maria Todaro, 81, both of Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05
BINGO PARTY APRIL 21

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will give a bingo party in
the fire department club rooms
April 81.
The Washington times., 1933-04-05

liquor.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
TO SHARE TAX
ON GASOLINE
House Passes Bill For COun-
ties To Share One Third
of the Revenue
PASSES HOUSE 26 TO s

Return of one-third of the State
tax on gasoline to the counties in
which it is collected is provided for
in bill passed by the House Mon
day afternoon, by a vote of 26 to
S. The measure was introduced by
Representative Hawke, of Will
mington, and called up for final ac-
tion by him. 1t is expected, should
this bill become a law, the revenue
going to the counties from this
source will be sufficient to warrant
a big reduction in county taxes for
road building. Those voting
against the bill were Representa-
tives Burris, Eaton, Green, Jones,
Kelton, Simon, Tatnall and Wilson,
all Republicans. The gasoline tax
is 8 cents a gallon. This means one
cent a gallon would be turned back
to the county in which it was col
lected. In New Castle county one
half cent a gallon would go to the
county and one-half cent to Will
mington for street building and
Improvement purposes. Similar
bills to require return of some of
the gasoline tax, now amounting to
about 81, 100000 a year, to the
counties and municipalities have
been introduced at previous ses-
sions but this is the first time one
of them has ever passed either
house. The argument made by
Mr.. Hawke and other advocates
was it would pave the way for a
reduction of taxes on real estate.
Opponents take the stand that, es-
pecially at this time, it may han
dicap the State Highway Depart
ment in its work of building State
roads and providing for the bonds
and interest on State roads already
built
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Miss Emily w. Spruance Died Sun
day After Few Days Illness

Miss Emily Woodall Spruance
widely known club-woman, teacher
and temperance worker, died at
6.45 p. m. Sunday in the Colonial
residence where she spent almost
all her life. She was only i'll few
days being taken Wednesday with
a sudden attack Of acute diabetes
and other complications. She was
a sister of the late DR.. Henry r.
Spruance, Of Wilmington and of
the late Edgar Spruance of Smyr-
ma. Miss Spruance was stricken
down just as she was making
plans to attend the national con-
vention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution soon to
meet in Washington, D. G. Miss
Spruance was a daughter of the
late Henry @. and Hannah W.Spru-
ance. She was an active church
worker, having been member of
St. Peters Episcopal Church where
she was a member of the Woman's
Auxiliary. Her preference for ed
ucational work led her into teach
ing il the public schools of Smyrna
and Clayton. She was a woman of
much talent and strong convic-
tions. She never sacrificed any
thing she believed to be right in
a compromise with anything which
she thought was wrong. 1t seems
a pity that such a useful life has
ended. Active politically over a
long period, Miss Spruance was a
staunch Republican. AS a mem
Der of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union, she was tire
less worker in that cause. Deeply
concerned with community affairs,
she was president of the Twentieth
Century Club and the Smyrna Red
Cross Chapter. Also, she was reg
ent of the Smyrna Chapter of the
d. A. r. and a member of the
Smyrna Grange. At one time she
held high offices in the State D. A.
r. and Century Club. Interior dec
Grafton was one of Miss Spruance' S
keen interests. She was gifted
with creative faculty that found
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
OFF TO SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
w. o. HOffecker Is The Ofic.
ial Delegate; w. j. HOI-
land, Alternate Delegate
SMYRNA MINISTER'S GO

Rev. Essell p. Thomas, pastor of
Asbury M. E. Church, Smyrna,
Rev. pr. r. K. Stephenson and Rev
w. E. Matthews, both retired and
living in Smyrna, have left for the
seat of Conference which opened
this morning at Rehoboth. Walter
o. Hoffecker, the official lay dele
gate is also attending. w. j. Hol-
land, the alternate lay delegate,
was unable to go. The conference
session is being presided over by
Bishop A. w. Leonard of Pitts
burgh, Pa. Soon after his arrival
yesterday he called his cabinet in
special session for a discussion of
matters that will be passed upon
in the joint session of ministers
and laymen. The business of con-
ference may be hastened to adjourn
Sunday night. The reason assign
ed for shortening the session is
that of economy, all churches re-
porting a decided slump in collec-
tions during the year and as the
Conference is being entertained
this year on the all-pay plan, the
expense coming from Conference
collections. Prominent laymen are
urging that as all necessary bust
ness can be transacted in four days
there is no need for prolonging the
session and mourning additional ex-
pense. The laymen are also urg-
ing that the conference sessions of
the future be held in June and in
this are joined by many Of the
ministers Examinations of stu
dents in the conference course of
study were completed yesterday
afternoon but the result will not
be announced until after the termi-
nation of the joint session. Most
Of the ministers and laymen have
arrived in Rehoboth yesterday and
were assigned to homes and after
all were settled for the night DR.
Carpenter, pastor Of Epworth
Church, conference host announc-
ed that he had nearly a hundred
homes in which he could place ex-
ira visitors. a fellowship hour
was held in the auditorium last
night with special program by
the Princess Anne Academy jubilee
singers.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
COLD FAVORS
FRUIT CROPS
Orchardists Down State Say
Buds Are Being Properly
Held Back by Weather
ATTAIN GOOD RESULTS

According to orchardists down
the State, the prospects for good
fruit crop are becoming brighter
every day, as the buds are in a
better position to mature The
unusually cool weather of Febru-
ary and March has been of benefit
to this years yield and is just what
growers say is needed to insure a
crop. The buds of both the peach
and apple trees are swollen and
will soon be in a condition to burst
The cold weather is retarding this
development, thus insuring a crop.
When fruit trees are in bloom dur
ing March there is little chance for
crop, due to the sudden drop in
temperature, which kills the fruit
buds that are fully matured It is
saying among fruit growers in
this section which opinion is based
upon years of experience, that if
the fruit trees do not bloom until
the middle of April, the crop is
safe. At the present time, the
peach buds around Milford and vi
cinity are showing pink, as are the
apple trees, but the heart of the
bud is covered and in it's present
condition it will stand heavy
frost. According to j. L. Soper,
an orchardist, with large acreages
near Magnolia and Camden, the
buds of fruit trees are just now in
delicate position. They have
started to swell and a few warm
days will bring them out In their
present state, Mr. Soper stated,
they are safe from the cold but
the coming of an exceedingly warm
spell of weather would place them
in a position where they would not
have much chance to survive the
cold snap that is sure to follow. At
the Peet Orchards, near Milford, it
was learned that the apple tree
buds are now in fine condition and
the trees full of prospects. The
tres of lower Sussex county are
more fully matured than those in
Kent, but even here the buds have
not burst and the prospects for a
crop are now fine. In anticipa-
ton of suitable weather orchard
lists are now cleaning up their
packing houses and preparing for
a busy season. as the prospect for
a crop now seems bright.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB

Russell z. Ramsey, Head of Tax
payers League, Talks on Takes"
Members of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club had the great privilege
of hearing an address by Mr.. Rus
sell Ramsey, Chairman Of the Tax
payers League of Delaware, on
Friday afternoon. The speaker
was introduced by ex-senator Her
vey p. Hall, who is a member Of
the League The speaker in his
address brought out some very en-
Tightening facts of vital interest
and the president, Mrs. Boyer, as
well as those present, regretted
that there was such a small at
tendance to hear Mr.. Ramsey. The
meeting on Friday afternoon,
March 81, will be in charge Of Mrs.
Coverdale. chairman of music, who
will take charge of the program
after the business session Cor
Sec.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
PROVIDE WAY
TO VOTE REPEAL
Convention Set For Taking
the 18th Amendment Out
of Constitution
BOTH HOUSES CONCUR

The Senate Monday afternoon,
by a vote of 9 to s, passed Repre-
sentative Hawkes. bill to provide
for conventions of II delegates,
elected at large, to act on amend
ments to the United States Con-
stitution, which may be proposed
by Congress for ratification by the
States. The bill will now 60 to
Governor Buck for his approval. If
it becomes a law, the way will be
paved for setting up the machinery
for a convention to ratify or dis
approve the proposed 21st Amend
ment, which would repeal the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. Under the
Hawke mesaure, seven delegates
are to be residents of New Castle
County. and five, each, in Kent and
Sussex counties. The date of the
election would be fixed by the Gov
ernor The convention would be
held on the 18th day after the cleo
ton There would be three classes
Of candidates, as follows: For rati-
fication, against ratification, and
uncommitted. Senator Keith point
ed to the dangers of having uncom-
mitted candidates. He said the
measure does not involve the wet
and dry question alcne. Senator
Latchum contended the bill does
not provide for a representative
vote for the people of Kent and
Sussex. He claimed the issue and
the vote would be carried by the
city of Wilmington, regardless of
what Kent and Sussex may desire,
since the delegates are to be elect
ed at large. Senator Glenn replied
the people in Kent and Sussex will
vote for the Wilmington delegates.
just as Wilmington people will vote
for Kent and Sussex delegates. The
vote follows: Senators Can
non, Davis. Frasher, Glenn, Grif-
fenberg, McIntire, Neugebauer,
VanSant and Simonton, g. Nays
Hart, Keith, Latchum, Maull, Nc
Cabe. McCaulley, Steen and Whar-
ton. 8. Since the above was writ
ten passed by the Senate has been
recalled to provide, it is said, one
delegate from each Senatorial Dis
trict.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
BLIND UNIT WELFARE HOME
Budget Committee Approves OF
$4,000 For the Blind Unit

The Joint Legislative Budget
Committee met in executive ses-
sion Friday and decided to call
back the substitute budget bill
which was introduced in the House
Wednesday afternoon. The reason
behind this action, it was said, was
the fact that the committee had
not approved the bill in its com
plete form. The committee approx
ed an item of $4,000 for the build
ing Of a unit for the blind at the
Welfare Home at Smyrna and an
other for $1,000 per year for the
next biennium for the Delaware
Waterfront Commission. These two
items were strongly advocated by
Senator Simonton. A large dele
cation met with the committee and
advocated passage Of Representa-
tive Poore's bill to appropriate
$125,OO0 so that the State High
way Department may maintain
bitches throughout the State turn
ed over to it.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
w. w. HYNSON
is PROMOTED
Fruit Growers Bank Board
Elects Him Vice-President
and Trust Officer
NEW CASHIER NAMED

Walter w. Hynson, for the past
twelve years cashier of The Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company of Smyrna has been elect
ed a president and trust officer
of that institution by the Board Of
Directors, effective Monday, April
3rd. The growing demand for the
services of the bank as executor,
trustee and in similar fiduciary ca
pacities has made it necessary to
free Mr. Hynson from many of the
routine duties of a cashier, that he
may have sufficient time to devote
to the important problems of the
Trust Department, for which he is
so well equipped William E. Now
Ian of Lakewood, N. j., has been
selected as cashier to fill the va
cancy caused by Mr. Hynson's pro-
motion. Mr. Nolan has had wide
experience in banking circles and
comes to Smyrna with an excellent
record.