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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
Merit System Analyzed

The ninth of of IS articles prepared by the Waterbury Chapter of the Connecticut Merit System association in to Mayor Hayes comments.
 SECTION SOs-TEsTs FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTION
 The Amendment (cOndensed)
 The director shall test applicants for positions in the classified shall be pubic competitive who lawfully appointed position within the class for which such examinations held with limitations the of the board citizenship residence health, habits prerequisite qualifications perform the duties of such position"
 personnel promotion shall opening superior be filled The oxam nation inferior which directly tend At the ncumbents thereof for the performance of the duties of the superior grade"
 A practical consist only subjects which fairly determine capacity persons perform duties the position which appointment promo. ton be made and include tests of physical fitness of manual skill"
 employment list posted possible thereafter and not later the the test The markings papers shall open his inspection for period of thirty days after the lists posted"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
MAYOR HAYES COMMENTS

MAYOR HAYES COMMENTS
 This section would be produc. tive of unrest and confusion which could impair or destroy the efficiency of every worker, as no person would know at what time he or she might be called upon for examination or inquiry by the personnel direc- tor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03
THE ANSWER


 Your statement that this section provides for testing any employe at any time is miSin. depreciation of the plain words of the amendment. Tests are only for persons seeking posi- tions or advancement. Those already employed are not ob- llged to take tests. These tests, designed to prove the fitness of the applicants for positions, are one of the malnstayS of the merit system. No questions shall relate to political afiilia- tions and the identity of any applicant will not be disclosed on his written tests. This is to assure that appointments will be on the basis of merit and will not be open to favoritism.
 THE ANSWER
 Employees In the classified ser. vice are given the opportunity to take tests for higher posi- tons if they 50 desire but they are not compelled to do so. This feature of the amendment will tend to improve the quality of the civil service because an em. ploye desirous Of moving on to . better job will At himself for advancement by study and ap- plicati0n to his present duties. This Is In contrast to the pats ronage system where advance ment Is obtained primarily by courtlng the favor of politi. clans, becoming . cob in . poll tlcal machine, and indulging in political activities that often are humillating and degrading and make 1t impossible for the individual to give his full time and interest to the job for which he is being paid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-03

Deep-set hatchet fish have elofl- gated telescopic eyes for use In the only inky cecan depths.
Evening star., 1937-05-26

to hop along after him. That long
tail was In the way.
A few days later one Of his com.
panions said to him: "Taddy. I do
believe your tall Is shorter than It
was. Have you had any Of It bitten
OFF,"
NO" replied Taddy. Nov you
speak Of my tail being shorter, I be-
neve yours Is shorter too"
After that they watched each others
tails. There was no doubt that those
tails were growing shorter. The little
Toads spent more and more time
sitting in the water at the very edge,
or else on the shore just beyond the
edge. The shorter their tails became
the more time was spent on land.
At last there came q day when those
tails had wholly disappeared. Now
they were tiny Lut perfect Toads. So,
what? The Smiling Pool was the only
home they knew, but somehow they
wanted to turn their backs on 1t and
go explore this new Great World where
there was no water, but of which
they knew nothing and where they
didn't even know where to look for
food or what food to look for. They
were very tiny helpless people to be
going out into the Great World, So.
what?
Evening star., 1937-05-26
Bedtime Stories
So, 'What?.

By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
30 wtat7 Who can the answer nnd
No longer Is OF doubtful mind.
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1937-05-26

breathing water very much as fishes
do. And noW-well, now he hadn't
any gilS. No, sir, he hadn't any gills,
and he couldn't breathe water any
more. He had to keep going up to the
surface of the water to let escape q
bubble OF foul air and swallow q
bubble Of fresh air. You see, instead
Of gills. he now had lungs and must
breathe air just as you and do. He
who used to spend most of his time
down near the bottom I'D never went
to the surface now would drown if kept
down too long. Do you wonder that
he felt that he didn't know who he
was or what he was?
OF course, Taddy really was no
longer a Tadpole. He was a Toad, q
very small Toad, and with a tail, but
Toad, just the same. With the get
ting Of those legs and lungs in place
OF gills he wanted to be out OF water
more than in it, He wanted to be
wholly, or at least partly, out OF water
and he was as much as possible. That
tall was BEGINNING to be something
OF a nuisance. Once it had been his
pride and joy. Now he was beginning
to wish that he hadn't any tail. All
his brothers and sisters were just like
him, and felt the same way about it.
Once they had known only the Smiling
Pool and had thought it the only place.
Indeed, 1t was then. Now they had
discovered land and in them was a
growing feeling that they wanted to
live on land, instead Of in the water.
However, tail was in the way on
land.
Then one day Taddy saw his father,
Old Mr.. Toad. Taddy didn't know
that he was looking at his father. He
looked at one Of his brothers who
happened to be near. Then he looked
at Old Mr.. Toad, and it came to him
that they were the same shape, except
FOR the tail. OF course, Old Mr.. Toad
had no tail. Taddy watched Old Mr..
Toad hop away along the edge of the
Smiling Pool and felt q great longing
Evening star., 1937-05-26

old Mother Nature.
TADDY the Tadpole no longer
was a Tadpole, or was he?
He didn't know. No, sir, he
Il didn't know. It must be a
dreadful feeling not to know who or
what you are. It must, indeed. 1t
was for Taddy, anyway. He had been
a little black Tadpole, living in the
Smiling Pool, mostly head and tail,
and swimming and breathing water
like fish. He didn't know that there
was any Great World outside the
Smiling Pool. That was his whole
world, watery world Then, when he
was an inch long, he had the queerest
feelings. Something was happening
to him. He didn't feel like himself
Day by day he felt less like himself
and, truth to tell, he was less like
himself.
First he grew pair Of hind legs.
These made him a lot less like a
fish, for whoever heard of a fish with
two legs? Then quite suddenly he
discovered that he had another pair
Of legs, shorter ones, up in front.
These made him look still less like
a fish, despite the fact that he still
had his long tail And something
else had happened to make him even
less like fish. You know, fishes
breathe water through what are called
gills. Taddy had started life with gils,
Evening star., 1937-05-26
MONOPOLY TO BE TOPIC
Peoples Lobby to Hear 4 Speakers
Saturday,.

Four speakers will address the
Peoples Lobby on Private Monopoly
Of Natural Resources or Freedom" at
q luncheon Saturday at Wesley Hall,
1903 K street.
Representative Coffee of Washing
ton will discuss What Private Mo-
nopoly OF Oil Costs; Broadus Mitch
ell Of the economics department at
Johns Hopkins University will take
up why Public Ownership of Coal,
Iron and Copper?'; Representative
Bigelow of Ohio will speak on MAX
ing Beneflciaries Of District Govern
ment Pay for It," and Robert Mar
Evening star., 1937-05-26
NzAYMa1N mayonnaise !

is made from the finest Ingredients
selected salad oil, choice eggs, mellow
vinegar. rare spices. Then, too. these
ingredients are blended more completely
in Kraft's exclusive Honder Blend
heater. That's why this famous mayon-
naise stays fresh longer retains
its first, fine flavor longer than other
brands.
To be sure of the delicate flavor
that you find only in really fresh
mayonnaise-ask for Kraft's. Its
Kitchen.Fresh-every time!
Evening star., 1937-05-26
G. P. 0. VETERANS PLAN
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Rice W. Means to Be PRINCIPAL
Speaker Friday at U. v. A. w.
Exercises.

Members of Government Printing
Office Unit, No. l. United Veterans
Of American Wars, and their families
and friends will meet Friday at
pm. in Harding Hall, Government
Printing Offlce, for their annual Me-
mortal day exercises.
Col. Rice w. Means, former Senator
from Colorado, past national COM
mander of the United Spanish War
Veterans and past department COM
mander Of the District American
Legion, will be the principal speaker
Other speakers will be Department
Legion Comdr Horace w. Line
burg and Col. w. McCathran, depart
ment commander Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Comdr. Clement K.
Evening star., 1937-05-26

VOUR grocer will tell you that
l. more women in this city buy
Kraft Mayonnaise than any other
brand. And he'll tell you why: Be.
cause it reaches them Kitchen Fresh,
always ttheverypeako ofitsgoodness!
There's a decided difference in
taste, you know, between really fresh
mayonnaise and mayonnaise that is
mot quite fresh" Only in strictly.
fresh mayonnaise can you hope to
find true delioacy of flavor.
Kraft Kitchen.Fresh Mayonnaise
Evening star., 1937-05-26

Porter Of G. P. o. Unit, No. /, will
call the meeting to order.
The program is in charge Of Past
Comdr. Charles s. Hawkins, assisted
Evening star., 1937-05-26
eAse,.u~15z,Ma~
FOR THE GENTLEMAN
DECORATION DAY WEEK END

/Ou PROBABLY have ideas about just staying home and
" puterng the you'll
at the unavoidable
end 10
uves No
That will an for a Summer
Evening star., 1937-05-26

by Jack Mursell, another ex-com-
mander,. who Is In charge Of the
units decoration Of graves IN the
various cemeteries.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
Control Of Natural Resources FRS. Next Goal
PRE-VIEW OF ENTERTAINMENT
PLANS FOR SUMMER WILL BE
GIVEN AT MEETING TUESDAY
Semi-Annual c. of c. Event
Will Be Held at Coun-
try Club

Members of the HendersOnville
Chamber of Commerce and Il num-
Der of visitors and guests will be
given Il pre-view Of tourist enter
tainment plans for the summer at
the Semi-annual membership meet
ing to be held next Tuesday eve
ming at the clubhouse Of the Hen
Jacksonville Golf & Country club.
G. X. Hoover, chairman in
charge of arrangements, said sup
per will be served outdoors at so
cents plate, and that a brief
program will follow in the dining
hall of the clubhouse. The pro-
gram details will be announced
later this week.
Inaugurated last year at the
approach of the tourist season,
the semi-annual meetings are for
the purpose of acquainting men,
bers of the Chamber of Com
merce with plans for entertaining
summer visitors and to interest
non-members in joining the or
ganization. No solicitation of
memberships or of funds will be
made at the meeting next Tues
day, however, and new residents
and anyone else interested in
community progress are invited to
attend and get acquainted with
Chamber of Commerce members
and with the organizations eff
forts to advance the tourist and
other interests Of Hcndersonville.
The opportunity to inspect the
clubhouse, which has within the
last year been rcmodeled at a cost
of about $4,000, is expected to be
an added attraction for the meet
ing next Tuesday. Working with
Mr.. Hoover on the arrangements
committee for the meeting are
DR.. j. G.. Bennett and {. NJ.
Oglc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
WILKIE ALONE
saw TRAIN AS
HE Was KILLED
Liverett Sought to Reverse
Truck; Says He Was
Distracted

A cOroner'S jury yesterday aft
ernoon found that w. Forrest
Wilkie, 32-year-old highway en-
ploye, "came to his death as a re-
suit of being hit by Southern
railway freight train,' at the Bal
four crossing last Wednesday aft
einoon about 4 o'clock.
The jury arrived at the verdict
after hearing testimony by two
men who were riding in the truck
struck by the train, and several
other witnesses.
Testimony by Arnold Liverett,
driver of the Chevrolet highway
truck, and Ed GarTen, the third
passenger, was that the truck APP
preached the crossing at a slow
rate of speed, that Liverett shift
ed to second gear, and started to
cross the track when Wilkie "hol-
Tered, stop, there's a train" and
opened the truck door.
Liverett and Garen said they
did not see the train as they ap-
preached the crossing and did not
hear a whistle. Liverett said he
looked in the direction from
which the train approached as he
started across, could see about
200 feet, and the way seemed
clear.
Testimony of the two men es-
tablished the fact that Liverett
attempted to shift to reverse and
back away from the track, but
that he was DISTRACTED by Garren,
who was pushed to the side by
Wilkie as he opened the door.
The train struck the truck about
the right front fender, turned it
completely around, throwing Will
kie and Garren to the ground.
Wilkie struck his head against a
switch tower.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
SUCCESSOR TO
Van DEVANTER
WIDELY TALKED
Geographical Consid e r a.
ton May Cut Out F. RS.
First Choice
SOUTHERNERS WILL
URGE REPRESENTATION
Copyright, 1887, United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 10. (UP)

Copyright, 1887, United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 10. (UP)
A missionary's sor . German i'm
migrant, a man who toIicd in New
York sweaIshops as a boy, and
the organizer of President Roose-
velt's famous "brain trust" in
1882 figured last night in specu-
lation over the successor Of u. S.
Supreme Court Justice Willis Van
Devanter who is retiring on June
2.
The names of scores Of persons
who hold some or all of the quail
fications which Mr. Roosevelt will
impose on his appointees to the
high bench, entered into discus
sions throughout the capital which
talked Of littl ebut VanDevanter's
retirement.
One name heard frequently as
a possible successor was that Of
Judge Samuel Rosenman of the
New York supreme court. He has
been a close friend Of the presi-
dent for many years, was one of
Mr.. Roosevelt's advisers when the
chief executive was governor of
New York and has been a fire.
quent White House caller since
the New Deal was swept into
power.
Rosenman was named to the
New York bench by Mr.. Roose-
welt. 1t was Rosenman who or
ganized the brain trust" which
guided the president through the
1882 presidential campaign and
who advised Mr.. Roosevelt on the
handling of the explosive soldier
bonus issue. Rosenman is credit
ed with doing much Of the work
that finally went into the ad-
ministration's embattled supreme
court reorganization plan.
The New York jurist has estab-
lished an excellent reputation as
lawyer and judge. His views on
modern day problems harmonic
with those held by the president
who trusts Rosenman implicitly.
initiating against these qualifica-
tions, however, are the facts that
he is a Jew and there are already
two jews-Justices Louis Dembitz
Brandeis and Benjamin Cardozo
ON the bench, and his appoint
ment would raise the number of
New Workers on the court to four.
The same geographical oblec-
ton could be raised against Fer
dinand Pecora, one Of Rosenman's
colleagues on the New York bench,
who has frequently been men,
toned for the high tribunal. Pc
cora sprang from the sweat-shops
of New York to the post OF as
sistant district attorney of New
York where he waged 12-year
war against bucket shops, vice
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
Announce Jurors
For Coming May
June Court Term
Judge Clement Will Pre-
side at Session Open
ing Monday

The May-June term Of the SUI
perior court Of Henderson county
will convene on next Monday with
Judge John H. Clement of Win
ston-Salem, presiding.
The court will hear civil actions
only, and the Henderson County
Bar has set cases on the calendar
for only the first four days of the
first week of the term. Only 25
cases have been placed on the cal
endar.
Jurors for the first week are:
w. A. Walker, Luther Wilson, K.
w. McCrary, s. NJ. Stepp, c. E.
Henderson, J. J. Freeman, E. R.
Souther, Oscar Edney, j. T. Liv-
erett. r. G. Searcy, Lee Rhodes,
w. S. Albritton, A. T. Kuykendall,
F.. L. Long, G.. d. Livingston, A.
G. Sentell, Mark Laughter, R. T..
Ballard, A. R. Ross, G. P. Jones,
Walter l.. Davis, Luther Sinclair,
and T. B. Freeman.
Jurors for the second week, in
the event the term extends. into
the second week, are: Frank Ad-
ans, R. N. Freeman, w. c. Hare,
G. C. Richardson, L. p. Whitaker,
d. R. Barnwell, H. A. Corriher,
E. L. Station, Ralph Morgan, 7. G..
Rhodes, Arthur Warren, Walker
Smith, Vernon C. Corn, N. F. AL
lison, George T. Hill, ]. H. Robin
son, and d. c. Orr.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
Declare Pilot In
Crash at Franklin
Without License
He Also Succumbs to In
juries; Body Being
Sent Home

FRANKLIN, May 10. (UP)-
Robert Williams, 20, Jacksonville,
Fla, pilot of an airplane which
crashed here yesterday, killing
Harve Shuddles, of Franklin, a
passenger, died in a hospital here
today.
The plane was flown here by
employees of the Jose Huslek Air
circus of Jacksonville. The sher-
ifs office reported that Williams
carried no license and was not
authorized to pilot passenger
planes.
The plane crashed from an al
titude of several thousand feet
when it's engine apparently STALL
ed, witnesses said.
The 20-year-old pilot is surviv-
ed by his mother and step-father,
both living in Jacksonville. The
body was sent to Asheville and
later will be shipped to Jackson
lille for burial.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
SAY REGIONAL.
PLANNING ON.
PROGRAM ALSO.
Flood, Erosion Control,
Drouth, Dust Storm Bills
to Come up
WAGE, HOUR MEASURES
NRA REPLACE M ENTS

WASHINGTON, May 10. CUP)
President Roosevelt today planned
new legislative program. en-
bracing control and developments
of natural resources, establish
ment of minimum wages and max
imum hours in industry and reor-
ganization of the executive branch
of the government.
The New Deal "brain truSterS"
worked to complete drafts of three
major bills which the adminiStra-
ton will ask congress 10 enact at
this session.
Regional planning calls for flood
control and soil erosion control,
reforeStation and drouth and dust
storm prevention, while the wage
and hour bill would replace the
labor features of the NRA.
President Roosevelt disclosed
Tuesday that he would send max
imum hour and minimum wage
recommendations to congress soon
but emphasized that he is not in
SiSting on enactment of any OF the
various measures sponsored by
the administration.
Likewise, Mr.. Roosevelt said at
his bi-weekly press conference
that ne had received excellent CO.
operation from the various depart
ment heads whom he had request
ed 70 economize. The chief eXecu-
tive reviewed the budget-economy
situation with Chairman Pat Har-
rison, DEM, Miss. of the senate
finance committee and Sen. Jas.
F. Byrnes, Dem, S. c., of the SEN
ate appropriations committee.
Questioned about the discus
sion, Mr.. Roosevelt said the de-
sired economies would be effected.
He did not say what methods
would be used 20 achieve this goal.
More than 100 newspaper cor
respondents crowded the White
House executive offices.
The chief executive seemed TO
sense the tense atmosphere ere
ated by the retirement of U. :.
Supreme Court Justice Willis
VanDevanter and grinned little.
"Mr. President. as we came IN
we heard a band on the lawn play
ing music" observed a report
err. as there any significance IN
that"
The query obviously was point
ed at VanDevanter's imminent re-
tirement and the president caught
its import at once. He peeked
over the heads of those in the
front row to identify the Ques-
toner and then threw back his
head and laughed so hard that ms
shoulders shook.
But he would make no COM
ment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19

One hundred and twenty-five
gallons of liquor were selzed by
officers in Henderson and Polk
county during the past "a hours
and three Asheville men are un-
der bond on charges of violating
liquor laws. =
Yesterday morning about
o'clock Police Chief Gurley
Laughter of Saluda, arrested JACK
Presley of Asheville, and seized
80 gallons of liquor and a Laoalie
automobile. The arrest was maue
inside. the Saluda city limits.
Presley was bound to Polk coun-
ty superior court and is under
$500 bond.
Last night about midnight, Fed
eral Officers Bolt and Reese ar
rested Albert T. Winters and Jas
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
AGED VETERAN
CRITICALLY Ill
Man, Twice Father After
Reaching 95, Comes
Out of Coma

NE WBERN, May 10. (UP)..,,
George Isaac Hughes, 98-year-old
Confederate veteran who is the
father of two children under
three years of age, was reported
in a critical condition at his home
here last night. ;.
Hughes, whom American Medi,
cal association physicians said
age and long, hard life had not
affected his powers of reproduc-
ton, was suffering from a heart
ailment and general infirmities OF
old age. He lapsed into a coma
Saturday but regained conscious
ness late yesterday.
Physicians held little hope for
him because of his age.
Hughes gained national atten-
ton December "a, 1884, when a
son. christened Franklin Roose-
Welt Hughes, was born to his 20
year.old bride of one year. A girl,
Mary. Gertrude, was born June g.
He attributed his long life to
regular habits, temperance, and
faith in God.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-19
.WORKERSOUST
'SI7-DOWNERS'
Riot Follows Attempt to
Stage Detroit Strike;
Work Resumes

DETROIT, May l9.-(UPl-
Twenty police ended a riot last
night at the Thompson Products
company plant where 100 union
employees attempting to start a
sit-down strike were evicred by
fellow workers.
No one was injured, police said,
and work was resumed. About
LOO are employed in the plant
which manufactures automobile
parts.
Morris Field, United Automo-
bile Workers organizer, immedi-
ately entered conferences with
the management in an effort to
reach an understanding. 1t was
reported plans were being discuss
ed for an election under direction
of the national labor relations
board.