Evening star., 1935-01-27

n HldSS Vi uldlIOl1 dOOdI N1AoN
is going on in Washington for Presl-
dent Roosevelt's social security pro-
gram was gathered by the Virginia
representatives, and today it was being
condensed into a comprehensive report
for Gov. Peery.
Realizing that social security, al
ready before most of the Southern
State Legislatures. will be a prime
topic before the Virginia Assembly at
its next meeting, the Governor during
the coming week probably will deter
mine finally what course the Virginia
study will take.
Il think perhaps the best plan will
be to refer the program as we know 1t
now to the heads of the various State
departments involved for their con-
sideration and recommendation first"
said the4Governor.
He indicated that the State Plan
ming Board, which is already at work.
will be called upon for much research
work on the program. Too, there was
the possibility that a special commit
tee might be named to work on the
Virginia program.
OIlc SIuOy VI
ance was made by Virginia commits
sion appointed during the administra-
ton of Gov. Pollard 1t compiled the
information available and presented
its report to the Legislature, but moth
ing was done about it.
The conclusions of that report prob
ably will be found useful in the new
study. but the current Federal plan is
much more far reaching in its pro-
posed establishment of a uniform
structure for the administration of un-
employment insurance. old-age pen
sions, relief, health, mothers aid, and
working and wage requirements.
Some Research Complete.
Some research and study on the sub
ject has been done by William r.
Shands. director of the Legislative Re-
search and Drafting Bureau. Commits
sioner of Labor John Hopkins Hall,
jr., Commissioner of Public Welfare
Arthur w. James and Health Commits
sioner I. C. Riggin, all of whom at
tended the Nashville meeting. Among
others who attended the conference
were Mrs. NJ. L. West, head of the
State Employment Service; Frank
Cavedo, director of the National Re-
employment Service in Virginia; ]. D.
Rapp of Clifton Forge, president Of
the Virginia Federation of Labor, and
E. ]. Shave of Newport News, secre-
tary of the federation; Miss Adele
Clark, president, and Mrs. Jacob L.
Cohn, legislative agent of the Virginia
7 1f T0fn ~
Nora Houston, president of the Cath
olic Women's Club.
Other Virginia headlines:
RICHMOND. - Gangsters Robert
Mais and Walter Legenza we're re-
turned to Richmond by Federal
agents and February 2 was fixed as
the date for their electrocution for
the murder of Federal Reserve Bank
truck driver, E. M Husband. The
gangsters escaped the Richmond jail
last September while awaiting eXecu-
tion.
NORFOLK-The name of Mai. S.
Heth Tyler, chairman of the Virginia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board was
mentioned in Norfolk this week as
possible candidate for Governor.
RICHMOND-The legality of COM
mitmentS under which nearly 600 per-
sons are confined in State institutions
for insane, feeble-minded and in
ebriate was brought in issue by an ap-
plication for a writ of mandamus filed
in the State Supreme Court by At
torney General A. P. Staples. The
court was asked to pass upon the
eligibility of trial justices and justices
of the peace to act as members of
lunacy commissions under the trial
justice act passed by the 1884 As
Sembly.
ROANOKE.-Jewett Craig was con-
victed of the murder of Edmund J.
Trice, assistant superintendent of
transportation for the Norfolk and
Western Railway, and sentenced to
life imprisonment.
RICHMOND.-The weeks terrific
Winter weather played havoc with
the States road system, the rain
undermining the road beds and the
snow blocking the highways.
FREDERICKSBUR warning
to county and city officers that they
will be held accountable for enforce
ment of the alcoholic beverage con-
troll act was sounded by Judge Freder-
lex w. Coleman in a charge to a
Fredericksburg Corporation Court
grand jury.