The Washington times., 1936-10-22

DTOWTUVIIU
tion in The Times must contact the edi
tOrial room by 5:15 p. m. The picture,
appear in the First and Early Wall street
editions Of The Times.
What it breaches to the nation
the Social Security Board EN-
ployes would provide for them
selves.
Security being the by-word OF
that particular agency Of the Gov
eminent, it's employees, organized
into the Social Security Board
Union, are anxious to make it pos
sible for all, and all alike, to Sc
cure themselves against possible
future illness.
The result of this determination
is a drive by the union to offer the
benefits of budgeted hospitaliza'
ton to employees of the board by a
plan of cooperation with Group
disqualification, Inc. In announc'
ing the plan, the union says:
"SOcial Security Board en-
pIoyeS should feel a real interest
in the group disqualification plan
since it is a first step towards
the achievement of security
against illness"
In order to secure the benefits
of group disqualification, a mini.
mum of 40 per cent of the EN-.
ployes of the board must indicate
their willingness to participate.
Under terms of the plan, to
which approximately 10000 per.
sons in the District have already
subscribed, workers contribute IS
cents a month, for which they are
entitled, in case of illness, to a
Semi-private room in hospital for
81 days in any year, use of the
operating room, delivery room,
and routine laboratory tests, drugs
and dressings. The care and Serv.
ices given are equal to those given
private patients. A 10 per cent
discount from regular rates are
given to those who need more than
81 days disqualification.
A good step, it would appear, for
other Government groups to fol.
low.
A Helping Hand. The Works
Progress Administration an
nounces that it gave employment
to 259,474 destitute farmers in
emergency drought areas during
the one week ending October 3.
The largest number was in
South Dakota, where 45,455 were
given work, and the State nearest
home that got any aid was Vir.
ginia, where 1926 farmers were
given employment.
More WPA. The Works Prog.
ress Administration also an.
nounces something else that its
workers have accomplished.
Forty-five thousand Braille
maps, including the first ever
made for the teaching of history,
are now being distributed by the
WPA to 78 schools for the blind.
The maps, of course, were made
by WPA workers.
When this map-making project
is complete. the WPA says, the
workers will be employed in max
ing models. appliances and dia.
grams to instruct the blind in
architecture and the sciences.
In-Com-Co Notes. "A Halloween
Special for employees of the Inter
state Commerce Commission is ar
ranged, whereby they may spend
the holiday weekend in New York,
with hotel and meals and fare all
paid. for $11.85 The talent
night" sponsored by the In-Com-
Co Club was so successful last
night that another will be held a
week from tonight ..
Absentees Government work.
erS from California must send for
absentee voting ballots before Oc.
tober %, according to Charles
Shreve, executive committee chair
man of the California Young
Democrats in Washington. Cali.
fornians are urged to request their
ballots from either their county
clerk or county registrar of vot.
erS.
The United Civil Service EN-
ployes recently turned down an
applicant for membership on the
ground, it was explained, that the
applicant was one of those Chronic
Government kickers who think
the whole worlds wrong" 1t was
added:
"A man should at least be will
ing to put out a days work."
Next meeting-Tuesday.
VOTE AMERICAN