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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
AMERICAS OLD DREAM, SECURITY
FOR ALL
(By BRUCE CATION

Just how far the fall congressional cleo
tions will turn into a national referendum
on Mr.. Roosevelts new program for social
security is a matter for the political wise
acres to forecast.
At this distance, however, two things
seem more or less evident.
First, the argument is likely to be over
the way of reaching this goal, rather than
over the wisdom of trying to reach it at
all.
Second, the tentatively outlined program
looks very much like a simple eXtention Of
the oldest and most tenaciOusly held dream
in American life.
Security for the individual in America,
as Mr.. Roosevelt sees it, seems to call for
three things: Productive employment, pro-
lection against misfortune, and proper
housing.
Over the details of this program there
is room for vast argument; over the way
of putting it into effect there is even more.
The most conservative of capitalists and
the reddest of radicals could endorse these
general aims in complete accord, but
they'd be apt to have fine row trying To
settle on the best way of attaining them.
Nevertheless, it is fine thing to have
this very general goal set up as an Objec-
tive.
This kind of security is exactly the sort
of thing that led most of our ancestors to
IL ha Erct nj
They were under economic pressure III
Europe; they felt themselves to be at the
mercy of forces that they could never cor
troll over here, in a new land, they hoped
that they could construct society in which
human beings could have less fear of hard
ship, of poverty, and of hunger.
The belief in that dream has been re-
sponsible for most of the optimism which
is so typical of the American spirit We
have felt, for more than century, that
we were somehow building a society here
in which the common man would get q
better break than he ever got elsewhere
Seeking to protect the common man
against unemployment against accidents.
and against the traditional penury of old
age, and trying to guarantee that ne shall
have decent home to live in-what is
this but an effort to make the old Ameri-
can dream come true?
For the next decade, at least, we shall
be arguing about the best way Of doing
this. Maybe we'll try Mr. ROosevelt's way
and maybe We'll try somebody eIse's.
But there can be little doubt that in one
way or another we shall do our utmost to
make the dream come true
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

NEA Service staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. - n bunch OF
w actual workers Gtepped right
out OF the hot steel mills to come
here and talk to the boss, u"
meaning President Roosevelt.
The results were both dramatic
and amusing - and the implica-
tions serious.
New Dealers are used 60 set
Ting labor disputes under NRA
with old-line A. F. Of l.. officials,
who collect $4,000 year or
more each, know how to be pa
tient, compromising, and polite,
and haven't worked in mill, mine,
Or factory fer decades.
But the chiefs Of the steel
union local lodges, authorized by
The union rank and file to repre-
sent them in Washington, and
.ontemptuous Of their A. F. Of L.
! ,uperiors, were such q different
; breed that no one knew how to
! handle them.
They were skilled and semi
KILLED workers with enough gifts
Of leadership to carry them to the
top of the labor movement in the
steel cities since MIRA first gave
Impetus to labor organization.
Sincere, rugged, mostly "A their
thirties, only a few of them vet.
Grams OF the 1919 strike, some Of
them sons or nephews of veterans
Of the bloody Homestead strike
Of '9S. So plain-spoken thai
even clustering General johnson
wasn't a match for them. The,
seemed less scared than he.
JOHNSON only made them mad
' Especially when he limited the,
were Communists, since they hat,
Communists more and know les
about them than he does.
They hadn't any theories en-
eept that they didn't want to
mess around with "crrand
boys" like Johnson. They must
SEQ the "b0Ss" ami have him
bring In tho steel bosses so the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

| democracy.
| The Observer is speaking only to the circun1-
stance that an official investigation by the State
Board of Elections has been asked, and grantea,
! into conditions alleged by group of candidates
for the board of County Commissioners to be eN-
istent here in the second primary for this office
! 1t has no knowledge Of its as to whethe"
the limitations are true groundless.
| That is a matter yet to-be determined, but the
very Instructions Of the case are enough to jus
tify "a determined arousement Of public sentiment
that will condemn now and any time any prostitu-
ton of voting privilege of the citizens of this
community.
The petitioners evidently feel that they have
evidence that would justify them in asking the
State board to conduct inquiry: otherwise, =
is inconceivable that they would take chance
on suffering the reactions of a boomerang in the
event that their suspicious turn out to have been
only vain imagination.
The law governing the use Of the absentee bal
lot is clear and specific. There is no reason that
il should be misconstrued or that errors should
be made in the method Of handling this form OF
voting on account of confused Interpretation o.
the law
The local election board should be the most in
sistent Of all that this matter be entirely cleared
up
1t has the immediate responsibility.
II i its function to handle these absentee bal
lots and to see that they distributed to honest
and honorable voters in good faith and that no
advantage shall be taken of this privilege which
the Democratic party has extended to those who
NAV be away from their customary voting places
on an election date.
This is an issue that must not be trifled with,
now or any later time.
Charges of wrongful use of this absentee bal
lot have been rcsounding through the State since
the first primary voting some weeks ago
In some counties, it would appear that gross
irregularities have developed and conspicuous
were some of these that the State Board Of klec-
lions has officially looked into charges and moved
to rectify wrongs which seem to have been perpe-
trated
Mecklenburg must escape the odium of the repe-
tition of both the alleged miscondUctS in other
misconducts in other communities and any ne"
scheme by which the absentee ballot may be lie
palIv used for the beseft of candidate or group
of candidates.
Let's have in Mecklenburg, whose people Will
frown upon unclean methods of using the suffrage
clean elections, pure and undefiled from the touch
of anv disreputable or dishonest hand.
And if either here or generally throughout the
State. unclean politicians and schemng ofice-hod-
crs can not be prevented from fraudulent use of
this voting privilege the wise course for the State
to follow is to abandon it altogether.
Too much is at stake to be tolerant of method
of voting which could conceivably be used to
change the will of the people as freely expressed
in their own name and right at the polls and one
that by illegal practice, might represent the bal
ance of power in an election, and thus actually
defeat the popular preference.-The Charlotte
Observer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
SLAUGHTER BY NEGLIGENCE
Observer,

The collision of trucks on No. 10 highway, IL
Catawba county, Friday night, which resulted II
ten fatalities with about a score injured, some o:
the latter probably permanently injured, suggests
to older residents the famous wreck Of the rail
road train at Bostian bridge, August, 1891 when
22 persons met death and 81 were injured The
Catawba collision is probably the worst Of its KIM
in this section in fatalities and injuries They say
the collision occurred con bad curve" Clamo"
will no doubt be made for the elimination Of
curves. 1t may be safely asserted that it was the
result of negligent driving and was as likely u
have occurred on a straight road as a curve.
Truck bodies that extend far over the chassis,
otherwise the running works of the vehicle, I.
constant menace to passing vehicles. The side
swipe is a constant threat with careless drivers.
Truck bodies are made very wide of course %
carry larger load. In one truck human freight
was packed like sardines. When two trucks with
extended bodies meet the sideswipe is imminent
unless each driver gives all the room there is. Ia
the instant case the present potential danger
became a reality through negligence. Whether it
was one driver both don't know. But ncgli-
gencc was the cause, not the curve in the road
The roads are as wide on as straight
lines, often little more. 1t is the fault of the
drivers when vehicles don't keep on their own side
instead Of taking more Of the road and
endangcring the other fellow.
If anything is TO be done about it the bche-
moths that try to haul so much al one turn should
be made to curtail, to their bodies. Neve,
any sense in permitting these commercial We
hices to take so much Of the highway space t.
the danger Of all who pass them. Also, all who
get over the other fellows space on a curve OF
elsewhere, as careless drivers frequently do
should have a sojourn in jail State prison wher
anything happens They should be punished sim
ply for cutting over whether anything happens cl
not. But under our system we wait for sometime
serious to happen before doing anything about it
and not so much, if anything, is done after it hap
pens.-Statesville Daily.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
BEHIND THE SCENES II
ASEIINGTON.

collective bargaining issue couiu
. be settled over a table.
Johnson at first sought to ig-
more them and deal only with IT.
year.old President Matt Tighe OF
the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers. He
soon saw his mistake and Tighe
retired. to wonder: How Can /,
the tail. get rid of the dog?"
Ed McGrady, NRA assistant adj
ministrator for labor, called a,
their hotel. They wouldn't see
him. so McGrady sent up his card
to identify himself. They tore up
the card. Secretary Perkins tele-
phoned and they finally consented
to "go>see the missus."
TT was a warm session. The steel
l. boys would say nothing except
to insist that she arrange for
them to "see the boss"
You can fix it up, lady," they
reiterated.
Meanwhile, the visitors issued
daily statements so red-hot-
especially in scorn of johnson
that local papers were full Of
them. Their favorite private
comment was ITO hell with
Johnson"
Roosevelt left town unexpect.
eddy early for the weekend and
avoided showdown as to seeing
them. There wasn't much fol
them to do but fling a few hard
words at F. D. and go home to
prepare for [. big union conven.
! ton and the threatened strike
Johnson, Bill Green, and many
others hope their like doesn't ap
pear again.
OF there's strike, the work
ers probably will lose. The stee'
industry apparently would vel
come a strike now. Incidentally
Miss Perkins and Chairman Wag
ner of the National Labor BoarG
both secretly oppose the johnson
peace OFFER, which would tie com
pany unions around the necks 0
employes)
Itconv'ight. 1884. NEA Service. Inc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

heavy drive GO
ing on for de-
cqncy that l feel
I should be here
as much as pos
Sible to watch
my lines. In the
next place, there
are so many po-
litical racketeers
in hell and they
have made it so
rotten, l hate to
stay there"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

If you hope to be Of value u
the spiritual powers Of the uni
verse and of eternity. YOU mus
make yourself valuable to the
spiritual welfare of your own
community.
Too often, the American heir
ess has to spend a fortune to buy
her titled foreigner husband off,
after having spent fortune to
buy him on.
"Monarchs Club Hear Under
takcr Talk on Embalming at
Luncheon says a headline. Well,
if that isn't an appetiZinG subjcct,
| don't know what is.
An old saying declares that
cleanliness Of person IS next to
Goodness. But cleanliness of
Mind and spirit is indeed Godli-
ness itself.
1t is not our desire to break
the public utilities, but to require
them to give US a break.
We need not only a new deal
but largely we need new dealers.
new cards and new chips.
God give US men and not mere
bipedS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
BROAD JUMPER AT 70

WINCHESTER, Va, June 2G.
(UP).-Three-scorc and ten years
is the length Of life allotted to
the average man by the Bible,
John w. Mason was three score
and ten yesterday, and just TO
prove that he was feeling as
young as ever he went out in the
back yard and did a standing
broad jump of eight feet, one
inch
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

And may we suggest boycott on all good
sold by clerks who aren't cHurte9Hs?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

Those who say you cant get something fo
nothing are obviously not well informed about tn
alimony situation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

Being unpopular isn't so pleasant but it save
you lot of money.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

Any old financial expert Gan rell you what
stoeks'g maybe do, bat really good one can tell
you what they'll msyRe 10 II.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

Bachelor: A man who's trying to play hookej
from the school of experience. saE
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

There is one valuable old saw
which the federal administration
tossed on the scrap heap; then
recently went and gol it: Com
petition is the life Of trade One
CITY that had advertised for bids
on a certain commodity, got 16
bids all alike from bidders operat-
ing under an NRA code.
"And the Lord God caused Il
deep sleep to fall upon Adam y
Ever since then, the Adams haV"
been given to going under deep,
hypnotic spells from which they
emerge to find that some time
during their frances, they &C
quircd their Eve. =.
Sometimes when think Of the
sentiment Glands across the sea,
+ have vision Of certain Euro
pean countries that reached Their
hands across the sea and stuck
them deep into Uncle Sam 5
pockets.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29

Advertise it or Won
have to keep il.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-29
BIBLE THOUGHT
OUR BURDEN BEARER

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He 'hal
sustain thee" Cps. 55:22).
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19

Your future just what make all for
and trust will the institutions
the community
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
FLOOD WATERS
PLAY FRANKS
Reassessments Being Made of
Lands Damaged by High
Water in Yakima

Former county commissioner H. S.
Hughes has completed the tax adjust
ment of the property damaged by
the flood waters of the Yakima riv-
er, during the high water period of
the past winter. He stated. that in
many places the surface ground was
washed from three to five inches and
the surface soil was completely wash
ed away. Large deposits of debris
was placed on other land and a num-
Der of acres of land was entirely OBJ
liberated. s-.s Z ......... ..
One particular tract of nine acres
of alfalfa, Mr.. Hughes stated, was
completely covered with from about
ten to eighteen inches of fine, clean
gravel. Another odd incident was that
some of the power line poles in the
flood district, where the .water dug
out the sanad and gravel and soil
from around the poles and piled the
diggings out around the side, just as
tho they had been dug by shovel,
leaving six or eight poles leaning as
tho the ground had never been filled
in around them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
SWIM SCHOOL
TALKED AGAIN
National Red Cross Wants ia
Keep Up Instructions in Life
Saving

An effort is being made to secure
another Red Cross swimming school
for this summer, to be sponsored by
Kennewick and Pasco. Arrangements
similar to those in operation the past
two years are contemplated, operat-
ed during the month of July.
Mr.. Carlson, representative Of the
life-saving department of the nation
al Red Cross, was present today at
the chamber of commerce luncheon
and explained the plans for the school
andtol d Of the wonderful results
which this sort Of education is having
on the national life.
He said the los Of life from drown
/ ing accidents has been reduced dur
ing the past few years nearly fifty
percent and he attributed this record
largely to the results of the series Of
schools sponsored by the national or
ganization which had taught swim
ing and life saving methods.
A special committee has been ar
ranged for which will seek to finance
the towns share of the school for this
summer, should it be decided to have
| one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
SERVES
ROASTED PIG
Eighty-Five Guests at Dinner
and Dance; Birthday Cake,
Too

r.
The Odd Fellows entertained the
Rebekahs and several invited guests
at barbecue dinner and dance Mon
day evening. Eighty-five were pres
ent for dinner and several others
came in later for the social part Of
the evening.
The Odd Fellows, headed by chief
cook Vic Heberlein, did themselves
proud in setting table of barbacued
pig with all the fixin's and topped off
with ice cream. It is whispered, how
ever, that Belair, our good baker,
knows thing or two about how the
pig was roasted. Ralph Stafford furn-
ished the pig. RS.
Toasts were given by Mrs. Carol
Pratt, E. A. Silliman and Vic Heber-
lein. v. I. Tucker acted as toastmast-
er and welcomed the Rebekahs and
visitors. Mrs. Grace Desgranges re-
spo nded for the Rebekahs. The sur
prise of the evening was birthday
cake presented to Past Grand A. A.
Edwards, who was celebrating his
something or other birthday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
A. v. McREYNoLDs

Arthur Vincent McReynolds, So,
passed away Monday morning, fol-
lowing weeks Of failing health and
only last week returned from Spo-
kane where he had been taking treat
ments for heart ailment and high
blood pressure.
He was born at Arthur, Wise, and
educated in tn schools there, coming
west to the Kennewick district in
1901.
He was in the contracting business
with Thomas McKain for many years
and built the first Methodist church
and later by himself was foreman in
building the new brick Methodist
church.
He is survivedb y three children,
Hhea, who was associated with his
father in the contracting business,
Arthur jr., electrician at the local
theatre and Miss Ethel, teacher in
the local schools and his widow, who
was Miss Sarah C. Voss, to whom he
was married in 1905 at Spokane, and
two granddaughters, Marjorie and
Bonnie McReynolds. He was a MEM
Der of the Methodist church and the
Masonic lodge. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday afternoon in
the Methodist church by the Scottish
Rite body. Burial was made in River
View Heights cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
TOURIST TRADE
DUE TO REVIVE
COn0cO Travel Bureau Reports
Increased Prospects for Sum
mer Activities

"As the nations business goes, so
goes the tourist business. And that's
just one of several reasons why the
Conoco Travel Bureau is predicting
that 1884 will bring KenneWick mer-
chants the biggest income from sight
seers they have experienced in sever
al seasons"
This piece of optimistic news comes
from Claude Perry, commander of the
large, well-equipped Bureau bus that
arrived hede Friday and spent several
hours spreading scenic information
and checking over the free automobile
travel service now being rendered at
Conoco stations and garages.
"We know that the nations bus
mess is swinging upward steadily, .
said Perry. "It's harly necessary to
say that people have more money to
spend, and are spending it. A definite
increase in both our travel service and
gasoline consumption has been felt
since the first of the year. So we can
be certain that the next few months
will find surprising number of
strangers on the highways of every
community"
Since its inception, the Conoco
Travel Bureau has enjoyed steady
growth. In 1882, for example, 49,
OCT groups of tourists were served.
In 1888 this number jumped to 1885,
415 groups-an increase of more than
81 percent in one year. Of the 1888
total, 14,131 groups were routed to
Washington, and 10 to Kennewick.
Since there is an average of three
people in each of the groups served,
well over half million people were
given assistance by the bureau last
year. Thus far, 1884 has shown even
more phenomenal increases, and it is
predicted that 100000 trips will be
this years total. Vacationists living
in every state in the Union, as well
as in Canada and Mexico, are being
heard from regularly.
Conoco division officers accompany
ing Perry were F. A. aGler, assistant
division manager Of Butte, Montana;
j. B. Michaels, district superintend-
ent.
The Conoco bus is equipped with
special loud speakers which make it
possible to broadcast radio and phono-
graph music as well as announce
ments made by the bus commander,
for almost mile in any direction.
Free Conoco Travel Bureau service
is available to all readers of the Cour-
ier-Reporter and may be secured by
writing direct to the Bureaus Offices
in Denver, Colorado, or filling out
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Tyler and child
rem of Grandview were Sunday
guests of DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Haus-
child. They were accompanied by their
house guest, Erie Wilder, of Mime
sofa, boyhood friend Of Mr.. Tyler.
A crew of men started Tuesday
afternoon pumping mud under the
paving block on the Highway No. 8
between Kennewick and the bridge.
The work is being done by the state
highway department with local help.
Miss Barbara Hauschild and Miss
Helen Wrinkle are entertaining Fri
day evening a group of young people
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
Premier Showing is
Part of Big Program

Those who attend the Merchants
Movie in Kennewick this Saturday,
being given as one of the Cannery
Opening celebration events, will have
the pleasure of seeing "Sing and Like
It" in it's first run in the Northwest.
The picture has been booked in es-
pecially for the event in conjunction
with the second feature, Kennel
Murder Case" "Sing and Like It''
was released from the film exchange
on April 20, and is destined to be one
of the outstanding comedy pictures
Of 1884.
The theatre will open at 1 o'clock
sharp and the only admission charge
is ten cents and coupon secured free
from any Kennewick store. Manager
Don Visger said today that the thea
tire cooling plant has been worked
over and in condition to keep the
house cool, regardless of the size Of
the crowds or outside temperature.
The huge forced-air fans pump sew
eral thousands of feet of washed, con-
ditioned air in the house every five
minutes.
"Sing and Like 1t" is hilarious,
rollicking picture starring Zasu Pitts
and Perton Kelton, and both of them
far exceed any of their former COM
edy efforts.
Gangster chiefs turn theatrical
minded in the interest of motherhood.
Zasu iPtts portrays the quavery-voic-
ed songstress in the laugh film, while
Pert Kelton is co-featured with her in
the role Of a gum chewing, jealous,
wise-cracking sweetie Of a gangster,
and Ned Sparks with his ever pres
ent cigar and funny faces, guarantees
to make you laugh your shoes off.
The second feature, 1.-THE Kennel
Murder Case" taken from the very
popular Cosmopolitan Magazine story
has been heralded as the screens
greatest detective story and one that
is entirely new from every angle, is
guess-proff and story with tremen-
dous power. It STAIRS the famous
William Powell, Mary Astor, Helen
Vinson, Jack LaRue and host Of
other Warner Bros. stars.