The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-20
LEGION MEN HERE OPPOSED TO
PEOPLE NOT ACTUALLY In NEED
HAVING RELIEF OR CWA WORK
Sees Injustice OF Any
Man Taking Unneeded
Aid In Face Of Dis
tress; Gratified Hollowell
Named Administrator

The Hubert NJ. Smith post OF
the American Legion, in a resolu-
ton adopted last night in meet
inc. and in a statement this MORN
ing by Commander L. B. Prince,
went on record as opposing the
efforts of those people to obtain
relief or CWA work when they
were actually not in need.
Commander Prince stated that
the Legion did not consider the
CWA as a community Christmas
tree or a grab bag. The Legion
further, he said, considers it the
patriotic duty of those citizens
not in need to remove themselves
from relief rolls and from CWA
employment lists il order that
those actually in need might be
given this aid,
The Legion primarily. he said,
seeks to aid ex-service men. but
it does not consider that ex-serv-
ice men when not in need are en-
titled to this work or relief. II
there are cases of eX-service men
actually in need the Legion Will
investigate in an effort to aid
these men; and if there are Other
needy cases the Legion will be
clad to investigate these in an eff
fort to secure help for these peo-
pie.
The Legion, as a patriotic or.
ganization. he said. is primarily
interested in the carrying out OF
the CWA and relief projects as
they were intended-to aid actual
needy persons-and it is interest
ed in removing those not in need
from these rolls in order that
those in need might be given this
relief.
1t is unnecessary to repeat
that the Legion and the CWA, ne
said, are not interested in the ap-
piications of people made on ac-
count of party affiliations.
The resolution passed last night
bv the Legion was as follows:
WHEREAS, the President OF
the United States in an effort to
relieve the distress of people IN
need established the Emergency
Relief plan. later augmenting this
service with the CWA, providing
public work for those unable to
obtain employment in private IN
duStrv. and
WHEREAS. it was not the in
tention of the President that re-
lief should be given to any one
except those in actual need, nor
that Jobs on public works should
be given to any except those who
actually needed the employment,
"WHEREAS, the President had
issued certain orders that veter-
ans should have preference before
the CWA officials in distribution
of Jobs on public works.
"IT IS RESOLVED by the HUI
bert NJ. Smith Post No. II Of the
American Legion that its members
accept these governmental aids IN
the spirit in which these activities
were inaugurated, and urge upon
our members and all other citl-
zens the one great fact that this
relief work and public jobs are
only for those in actual need.
'fIT IS FURTHER RESOLVED
that we recognize the wrong and
injustice of any one, whetnef ne
he a veteran or citizen, who seeks
governmental aid unless such vet,
eran or other citizen IS IN actual
need of such aid. .oo,,,rD
"IT is AGAIN RESOLVED
that the Hubert NJ. Smith Post
No II of the American Legion,
- its constant concern for the
vateran in actual need, now calls
mon its entire membership ana
ali other veterans to assist the OF
f;cers of the post in making GER
+a;n that those ex-service men
/ who are in need of aid shall have
that aid, and to obtain this aid
the officers are relying upon the
! LOYALTY and patriotism of all en-
service men to aid and assist IN
this work. :,
"RESOLVED FURTHER, that
the Hubert NJ. Smith Post No. n
of the American Legion welcomes
the announcement that Noah M.
Hollowell has been named as
County Director in charge OF
Emergency Relief and CWA ac-
Invites. and is confident that his
splendid ability as an executive
and his great sense of fairness
and Justice will result in a proper
administration of the work"
The foregoing is certified to be
copy of resolution passed unanI-
mously by Hubert NJ. Smith Post
No. II of the American Legion
of Hendersonville. N. c.