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The Washington times., 1937-12-22

An inspection trip through the
institution yesterday with Col.
Dan I. Sultan convinced Hazen
improvements must be effected.
He said relief from overcrowding
and the employment of a larger
medical and nursing staff are "ab-
solutely necessary"
MAY ASK $4,000
Hazen said he thought over.
crowding could be relieved by re.
modelling the old tuberculosis hos
pital on Upshur Street into a con-
hospital and transferring
to it Gallinger patients. He said
he might ask Congress to effect
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
| Killed, 4 Injured
In Traffic Crashes

Traffic accidents in the Washington metropolitan took
toll of life and resulted in injuries four persons during
the last "a hours
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Improved Gallinger
Demanded by Hazen

Commissioner Melvin G. Hazen record today de-
manding improvement of facilities at Galnger Hospital He
will his recommendations congressional hearings
the 1889 mnnicinal snnnlx bill.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
My Say

Having long, lonesome day ahead Of me,
took my book and went into what we call "The
Animal Room" here at Friendship. It is room
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
d"

Thirty years ago this year, the principle Of
an Angle.American alliance became the I'm.
written Hlaw' Of the State Department of the
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news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
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ACCIDENT TOLL

Insurance statistics show there
is a death by accident every five
minutes,
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Do you want money! The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07
Colorado's Old Age Pension
Experiment

On September /, Colorado stepped to the
front with an old age pension law which
seems to be a decided improvement on legis-
lation for protection of the aged in any other
state.
The provisions of the Federal Social Sc
curity Act making contributions to the states
for support of the INDECENT aged up to n e
half of the state contribution but not exceed
ing SIS per month, is limited to persons SIS
years of age or older. The new Colorado
law reduces the age to so years, and provides
a maximum old age pension of $45 per
month.
The Colorado legislature enacted this law
under the provisions of an amendment to the
state constitution adopted by the voters last
year which earmarked for the pension system
90 per cent of all revenue from sales and
liquor axe and also set aside for pensions
all excise taxes enacted in the future.
Under the old law there were about 10000
pensioners in Colorado jointly supported by
state and federal grants, who received an
average of about $28 a month.
Under the new law, virtually all of these
remain on the pension rolls. In addition,
some 5000 to 5000 persons between so and
IS who are not eligible for federal benefits
come under the scope of the new law. The
only limitation on these in the 60-to-65-year
group is the requirement by the state legisla-
ture Of a 35-years' residence in Colorado.
The accumulation of the pension fund has
been in operation since January l, the re-
ceipts being at the rate of about $4,000, 900
a years. 100000 from state funds, and S.
100000 from federal funds. The new pen
sion fund began with a surplus of about
3d. zoe 900.
Although the law provides for pensions of
S45 a month pensioners in the immediate
future will not receive that amount. This
drawback is occasioned by the provision of
the constitutional amendment that all money
in the pension fund must be split after Janu-
airy |, 1888, among the pensioners. So that
until the legislature increases the fund by
additional taxation from about $12,OOO,0O
annually to $15,0 00,0 900 or $751; 0O, 900, ex-
perts say the average pension will drop back
to the present $28 a month or less. It is ex-
pected, however, that the next legislature
will meet this emergency by suitable taxation
to enable the aged to receive the maximum
of $45 a month.
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07

President Roosevelt to reform the United
States Supreme Court and break the grip of
judicial autocracy.
In the field of neutrality legislation. Con-
gress passed a measure that furnishes only
a lop-sided neutrality policy, and failed to
adopt other vitality important safeguards
against war, such as a general ban on the
sale of arms abroad.
Congress, at a time when there is a great
hue and cry for a balanced budget and re-
lief appropriations are being cut to reduce
government expenses, appropriated more
than a billion dollars for army and navy, an
all-time high peace-time allotment.
As a result of the slashes in relief funds,
notably the WPA, more than 700, 900 needy
persons will be dropped from public works
employment. That is one of the tragic
records of the recently adjourned Congress.
Very little farm legislation of any degree
OF Importance was given the approval of both
houses, although both houses did act to con-
tinue a fairly low interest rate for farmer
borrowers at federal land banks. Crop in
surance and crop control legislation died
without complete action and the future of
agriculture is dark with the threat of sur
pluses.
A%nti-lynching bills were stalled and put
over until the next session. Nothing was
done about child labor.
And SO the record goes, leaving the i'm
preston of a colossal waste of time and
money.
Had anyone predicted in advance that such
would be the result of a 46 state landslide
such as was given to the Democratic party
in the last election, he would have been
down. But there it is, the result of
d%isharmony and discord, the result of the
mean determination of r~eactionary Demo-
Gratis and reactionary Republicans that the
will OF the people, as expressed last Novem-
Der, shall be thwarted.-The Progressive.
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07
The Colossal Waste Of the
Recent Congress

1t is easy to sympathize with the view
point taken by a group Of Progressive mem
bers of the House of Representatives, notably
Gerald J.. Boileau of Wisconsin, John T..
Bernard and Henry G.. Teigan of Minnesota,
John M. Coffee of Washington, and Jerry ].
OConnell of Montana that the recently con-
Guided session of Congress, one of the longest
in history, was in many respects a dismal
failure.
For, while some constructive legislation
was successful, the session will be remem-
bered for the measures it failed to pass rather
than for those that it enacted.
When Congress ended its 18th session Sat-
urday night and went home amidst inter
necine wrangling, its members had little in
the way of achievement to refer to their con-
s~tituents back home.
Meager was the record, particularly on
matters Of Importance to labor and to the
common man. While the members of the
18th session had one of the strongest man
dates in the history Of the country to carry
forward the social program inaugurated by
President Roosevelt, Tories in both houses
were able to defeat that mandate and block
almost all progress.
On the positive side, only few measures
are of sufficient Importance to merit men
ton. The Congress passed a new Guffey
coal act to regulate the coal industry, a new
railroad retirement act, a doubtful housing
bill, and provided funds for the continuance
of the LaFollette civil liberties committee and
a larger appropriation for the National Labor
Relations board.
Then on the negative, it permitted a House
committee to bury the wages and hours bill,
it failed to act on plans to modernize and
r%eorganize executive departments, it emascu-
lated the farm tenancy legislation proposed
to it, and most important of all, it killed,
after months of wrangling, the program of
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07

The D. A. R. is helping in the federal row.
ernments program for the Indians, the De-
partment of the Interior reports. Glad ON
one has found a way to keep the Daughters
on the reservation.
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07

The people Of New York switched doctors
after Hearst's medical columnist, Doc Cope
land, prescribed a return to Tammany Hall
Montana labor news., 1937-10-07
Workers Gain More Benefits Under
Public Contract Law

The weekly reports issued by the Division
of Public Contracts of the Federal Depart
ment of Labor giving the number of contracts
which have been made by Government agen-
cies under the Walsh-Healey Public Con
tracts Act constitute a growing tribute to
those who were responsible for the enact
ment Of this law by the Congress of the
United States.
The law stipulates that all Government
specifications and contracts involving the
purchase of $4,000 or more of supplies. or
loans or grants, must provide for the paw
ment OF the prevailing rate of wages deter
mined by the Secretary Of Labor, that en-
ployers must apply the 8-hour day and the
4O-hour week, and that girls under 10 years
of age and boys under 16 years of age must
not be employed. The law also requires en-
ployers to provide sanitary buildings and
decent surroundings and bans the employ
ment Of prison labor.
Those chiselers whose conception of pa
triotism consists in working their EMPLOYEES
excessively long hours at excessively low
wages, and the utilization of the labor of chill
dren whenever economic conditions compel
them to work or starve, fought the enactment
OF this law persistently in both Houses of
Congress. But largely through the militant
activities and persuasive influence of the
American Federation of Labor the Walsh
Healey Act was written into the statute law
of the United States, and has been in opera
ton since September %, 1896.
The fact that decent wages and hours can
be imposed on recalcitrant employers bv the
Government is revealed in the following
brief statement by the Division of Public Con-
tracts:
During the week ended September 2, 1897,
IL Government agencies reported 95 con-
tracts valued at $5,216,4 58, as compared with
last week when 9 agencies reported 81 con
tracts valued at SIS, 195, 422, Secretary Of La
Dor Frances Perkins announced today. Dur
ing this period, the Executive Departments
reported 70 contracts valued at $780, SOC.
the independent establishments reported is
contracts valued at 81, 015, 1913, and the emer-
gency organizations reported 8 contracts val
ued at $270,258."
And then comes this significant statement:
Since the W~alsh-Healey Public Contracts
Act went into effect, September %, 1886.
1888 contracts valued at $3.50, 856,371 have
been awarded to firms throughout the United
States, and its territories, which have agreed
to comply with its stipulations."
The American Federation of Labor con-
graduates Senator Walsh of Massachusetts.
Representative Healey of Massachusetts, the
Congress Of the United States, and the Presi-
dent of the United States, and many other
progressive citizens and organizations for
their cooperation with the Federation in
writing this fair labor standards measure
into American statute law.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
OTHERS VIEWS
SEEKS COOPERATION OF
PARENTS OF GIRL SCOUTS

PARENTS OE OlhA wv
To the Editor:
The Council for Girl Scouts in Hen
derson feels that nothing can help TO
put Scouting over in our town ike
the interest and cooperation OF each
parent whose child is in the organl-
zation or whose child is at the age
to belong to it.
Moreover, at all the Parent-Teacher
meetings now the value OF character
building activities outside of the
school room is being seriously stress
ed.
Now that the new school year has
begun, that means a new year for
Scouting too, and we have planned
several things for the local troops.
AS you probably know, Juliette Low,
Savannah, Ca, (where the National
Girl Scout convention is at present
celebrating our 25th anniversary
founded Girl Scouts in America and
in honor of her birthday, October 81,
the National Girl Scout Week is al
ways planned to include that date.
Local, this year, our celebration will
spread out over more than week.
First, our Court of Awards was
held Monday night, October 25, at the
Episcopal Parish House. There were
many badges presented, as well as a
demonstration program by the Scouts.
Sunday night, October 81 at the
Presbyterian church, the minister, the
Rev. Jas. A. Jones, preached to the
Girl Scouts, their parents, the Council,
relatives and interested friends.
During National. Girl Scout Week,
Octover 31-November 6, the Scouts
will wear their uniforms every day if
they SO desire and each day we hope
to have them Scout-conscious for
some particular thing-days to be set
apart for Community Service, special
good deed and special Home Service.
lasting than just Scout Week.
We have always ben handicapped in
Henderson by the lack of trained or
even volunteer leaders, but this year
we have the promise of Miss Beulah
Thomas, from Junior High school, and
miss Fay Temple, from the High
school, of their services and Misses
Frances Burton and Alma Parham
will help with special programs.
We see no reason not to believe
@hat Scouting in Henderson this year
Will be bigger and better than ever
before. We feel that the town will
be healthier, happier place in which
to live if we band together in the
glorious cause of Girl Scouting.
1t IS, therefore, in this happy, Scouty
future that we are asking you to join
with US in every way you can.
Most sincerely,
(MISS) CARRIE BURTON.
chairman of Council of Girl Scouts
Henderson, Nov. 1, 1887.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02

ship, Vance County, North Carolina.
known as the home of the late S. T.
Wynne and described as follows:
LIST Tract: Adjoining the lands Of
I. T. Hunt, Miss Meta Hunt, formerly
Skidmore Hunts property, Miss Laura
Levister and others, beginning at I
stone, in l. T. Hunts corner, thence
N IL E SO poles to a dogwood, to
Mrs. w. H Finchs corner, thence S
IS "a E II poles Is links, along said
Mrs. Finchs line, to stone; thence
S IL E SO poles to a persimmon tree,
thence N IS 81 w u poles to the
beginning, containing 80 7-8 acres
more or less, and being the same land
that was conveyed to s. T. Wynne by
deed of ]. M. Woodlief book 80, page
144 register of deeds office of Vance
County, North Carolina.
End Tract: Commencing at r. K.
Youngs S. E. corner on Simms road,
running thence Southwark along said
road, to T. j. Perdue's corner, thence
Westward along said T. j. Perducs
line, 1 IL acre deep to T. j. Perdues
North West corner, thence Northward
to stone in r. X. Young's line, 1O5
yards to the place of beginning,
thence Eastward along said Youngs
line. 105 yards to the beginning, con-
tanning acres more or less.
3rd Tract Beginning at a stone
Southwest corner of r. K. Young's
lot, and the estate of I. H. Hight and
r. E. Goswick, and Lucy M. Hight.
running thence along said line Is
E 6.1O chns. to an iron stake, said
Hight-Goswick corner, in T. j. Per-
dues line, thence along T. J. Perdue's
line, S 70 w, 4.86 chns. to an iron
stake, thence S 839 chns. to a stone in
said T. J. Perdue's line thence West
$40 chns. to a stone and small pine
pointers, thence N 1907 chns. to a
stone, thence N II 1-2 e, 900 chns
to the beginning, containing II IA
acres more or less The last two de-
scribed tracts iLeing the the property
conveyed to S. T. Wynne by deed Of
j. M. Woodlief and wife, book SO,
page 143, register of deeds office of
Vance County, North Carolina.
This 26th day of October, 1887.
A. A. BUM, Commissioner.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02

their businesses in Southport, accord
ing to word received here by the di-
vision of advertising of the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
:nent.
At least, says the Southport Civic
Club, an inquiry has just been re-
ceived from a New Yorker who wants
to make his permanent home in the
city at the Cape Fears mouth and
engage in the business of catching,
buying or otherwise acquiring cells
If there's any slicker business than
that, the civic club wants to know
about it.
The inquirants-or should it be in
quirer- seems to know all acout the
Southport source of supply. His chief
and only concern is whether he, as a
nonresident, would be permitted to
engage in the business. He wants to
produce cells, GELS and nothing but
ecls and he can do it if the law will
let him. he said.
He has been advised that as non
resident he can obtain dealers Ii
cense for $50 per year and buy and
ship cells to his hearts content, be-
fore and after becoming a citizen of
the State of North Carolina. However,
he cannot personally catch cells for
the market until he has resided in
the State for period of one year.
"Any active fisherman, properly
equipped with eel traps" says the
Civic Club, SHOULD be able to bring
in from one to several hundred pounds
of cells daily"
The information is that 10 cents per
pound and up will be paid at the
docks and it should be an easy matter
to obtain any required number of
fishermen to do the producing.
If the eel buying house is establish
ed at Southport, it will be the only
market of it's kind in North Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
All keyed ads are strictly con-.
fidential. Please dc not call
the office for their iden1ltv
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.


Under and by virtue of power con-
tanned in a certain deed of Trust exc
cuted the 10th day of December 1885
by Hunter G. Burroughs and L. W.
Burroughs, her husband, and Jewel
G. Wallace and J. w. Wallace, her
husband, which is of record in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Vance County in book 1874 at page
28O, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured,
at the request of the holder of the
same, I will sell, by public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, at -
o'clock noon on Friday the 26th day
of November 1887 at the court house
door. in Henderson, Vance County, N
Z. the following described real estate:
Being ten acres of land more or
less, on the west side of the South
ern Railroad right of way at Dab
ney, N. c., long known as the old But
Ter home place, but occupied by E.
5. Glover as his home for many years
prior to his death, being bounded by
the lands of c. D. Wyche, L. w. Bur
roughs, Mrs. f. D. Smith and the
right OF way of the Southern Rail-
roao' and on which tract of land is
located the residence in which E. S.
Glover lived at the time of his death
This 18th day of October, 1887.
L. S. KITTRELL. Trustee
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NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE.

Under and by virtue of an order
OF the Superior Court of Vance Coun-
ty, made in the special proceeding.
entitled Cordelia A. Wynne. admins
tratrix, of the estate of S. T. Wvnna.
deceased, VS.. J. H. Wynnne and wife
Annie Wynne, Pearl Wynne buchanan
and husband N. o. Buchanan. Chrv-
stal Wynne, single, heirs at law If
s. I. Wynne, deceased. and cordolia
A. Wynne, widow, of the sanoe ha;,,a
No. 4O15 upon the special nrocaedine
oochet OF SAID court, the undersigned
commissioner VIII, on the 18th day
OF November, 1887, at II o'clock Al
the courthouse door in Henderson
N. c. offer for sale to the highest hid
der for cash, those certain tracts =;
land lying and being in Kittrell To,u,,-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
ON OTHER NOV. ends.

ON O1HEh NOV. %HU0'
This year marks the centennial OF
the end of a 59-year search by her
family for one of the most remark
able kidnapping victims of all time.
Exactly 159 years ago today, at the
close of the horrible Wyoming valley,
PENNSYLVANIA, massacre, 5-year-old
Frances .Slocum was snatched from
her home near Wilkes-Barre and car
ried off by Delaware tribesmen.
Despite all efforts of surviving MEM
bers of her family to locate her, there
was no trace of Frances until CEN
fury ago this year, when a newspaper
published a report of remarkable
white woman among the Miamis. The
tribe was then living on a reservation
in central Indiana.
Frances two brothers and sister had
remarkable premonition, and the re-
port induced them to visit the reser-
walton. BY scars and marks they
identified her. She was. the widow of
a Miami chieftain, wealthy, and high
ly influential in the tribe. She had
borne four children, two of whom
were then alive.
To her family's surprise and anger,
Frances repeatedly refused to return
to the home of her relatives. She re-
manned with the Amerindians until
her death, 10 years later.
Numerous descendants of this re-
markable woman were living a few
years ago around Reserve, Ind, where
there is a monument to Frances Slo-
cum. The latter's youngest daughter
married an Amerindian, Rev. Peter
Bondy, and bore seven children.
1t. is interesting to note that one of
her grandchildren, Mabel Ray Bondy,
grew up with the dark auburn hair of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
TAXES
Author Unknown

Author Unknown.
Taxes on the living,
Taxes on the dead,
Taxes when you're working,
Taxes when in bed,
Taxes on your labor,
Taxes on your play,
Taxes on your income
And on what you pay.
Taxes on your trousers, M
Shirts and shoes, and socks,
Taxes on your lady's
Lipstick, step-ins, frocks;
Taxes on your savings
Taxes on your notes,
Taxes on your business,
Taxes on your votes,
Taxes when you marry,
Taxes when you die,
Taxes when you're sober,
Taxes when you're high.
Taxes when you get here,
Taxes when you go,
Taxes on your assets,
And on what you owe.
Taxes on your doggies,
Horses, cows and goats;
Taxes on your houses,
Lots and cars and boats.
Taxes on your future,
Taxes on your past.
Taxes when you're eating,
Taxes when you fast.
Tell me, Mr.. Taxer,
Will we have to stand
Taxes on our harps and wings
In the promised land?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
PROMPT PAYMENTS
TO SAVE TAX FUND
City Slicker from New York Wants
His "Sl:ck' Business Down
In Seaport
Daily Dispatch Bureau. .

In the sir Walter Hotel.
Pa'o;gh, Nov. 2.-Savings of con-
siderable amounts can be made by
North Carolina employers who pay
their unemployment compensate ton
contri utions on their monthly pay
rolls promptly this year at the rate
of 1.8 per cent, Chairman Charles G.
Powell, of the employment Com
pensation Commission, said today.
The Social Security Act, in Title
TX, levies the tax of two per cent on
payments for this year, but allows the
employers to take credit for nine
tenths of tho amount, or 1.3 PEI cent,
if paid to re State Unemployment
Commission On time. Otherwise, the
u. S. Bureau o. Internal Revenue
levies the full two per cent, and, in
addition, the State commission is re-
CURED by the State la-- 70 collect it's
1.3 per cent, plus interest on delin-
quent amounts due a the rate of IL
of 70 per cent a yea. Mr.. Powell
points out. <
Take for example, an employer COW
cred by the act who has an annual
payroll of $4,000 The Social Security
Act levies tax of $500, or two per
cent, on that payroll But the Social
Security Act allows, and the State
levies tax Of $40 as it comes due
monthly, then he will have to pay the
Bureau of Internal Revenue only $50
at the end of the year If, however, he
does not pay the $40 by January 81,
then the Bureau of Internal Revenue
will levy and collect the full two per
cent, or $500, in addition to the $3.50
the employer will have to pay the
State commission, Mr. Powell shows.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-02
|N;NeWN
r. BY.
|sEdmleSAS@elr

New York, Nov. 2-Randomusing
Elsa MAXWELL the sassiety bombshell,
is once again throwing parties fol
royalty and generally leading the Life
of Maxwell. Il wonder how she does
It'll mean, l wonder where she
finds the funds for her costly extra
vaganzas, her shindigs in the Perro-
quet Suite at the Waldorf and hel
champagne suppers for this and tina:
blueblood bigwig. :. AS I recall it, she
didn't come by million from gran'pa.
but was just poor San Francisco
gal who made good in the big cities
from Manhattan to Monte Carlo and
way stations in between. OF course
Elsa has performed in night clubs
now and again at princely stipends,
but how does she keep up the daz-
zling pace in between engagements?
incidentally, at a particularly mag.
nificent jami Gree she staged the other
night a society scribber asked hel
what kind of leaves those were she
wore decorating her gown. Poison
IVY" quipped the woman who gives
laughs to the people who have paid
our inheritance taxes for the last few
decades.