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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

Stag Dinner For John w. Murphy
 A stag dinner was held at the Quaker Inn on Watertown avenue last evening in honor of John w. Murphy, son of MT. and Mrs. John Murphy of Davis street. He is to be married Wednesday to Miss Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

Mrs. Charles Woodin and her I her r-in-law, Nelson H. Woodin, I Waterbury, motored to Norwich, s'nday, where, they visited her hus-
 md. Charles Woodin, who is a pa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-25

Andrew Larson, of 1900 North Main street, Waterbury, was brought before Judge Claude V. Badger m Town Court, Wednesday night, June 23rd, on the charge of violation ot the rules of the road. He was fined s and costs of $1l.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Mirage "AH Busted"

If CCC Director Robert Fech-
ner hadn't smelled a bit of a rat
and asked for advice on a War
Department order, CCC enrollees
would be entitled to full annual
leave rights by now >. Paragraph
No. IS, War Department Regula-
lions, issued last month, decreed
that CCC boys would accrue leave
at rate of two and one-sixth days
per month, like permanent folk
=. Fechner's office wondered, if
that was the case, why they
couldn't also accrue sick leave and
he asked the Acting Comptroller
General about it, saying II am re-
luctant to concur in this regula-
ton" . Acting Comptroller
wasted no time in fly-swatting the
possibility via a formal decision,
inasmuch as CCC boys are paid
mot as compensation, but to aid
them while unemployed"
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
An Opportunity

Government 1DorEerS find.
ING (CAPJ after their names
or "pen names" are tnUtted
to call for tho passes to
Locus Capitol TheGter, notD
shouting Dolores Del Rio IN
Lancer Spy" Those tabled
(COL) are entitled to a pair
OF ducGtS to the Columbia,
shouting Ritz Brothers tn
Life Begins in College," and
those 1Dith (PAL) may call
for tho Palace tickets to see
Ronald ColmGn in THE PrtS-
oner of ZendG." Tickets are
awarded for the best signed
article" daily and the best
"neWs tips" 1Ohtch should
carry a nom de plume" or
"pen name" If they are the
"touchy UGriety" Irritating to
officials. Tickets not collected
BY Wednesday eUening are
forfeited.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

to high school and threw the dis
Gus in field events, HeSton came
to Washington slightly more than
two years ago after working for
some times with an auto body
shop He's now in charge of
packers handling freight delivery
for Agriculture supplies Likes
reading and mechanics, and would
have sought machiniSt's career
but for Federal opportunity -.
Member of Odd Fellows and Is
proud of a 14-monthS-old son.
Jacob Baker, ex-WPA assistant
administrator and now UFWA
prexy, teaches cooperative enter.
prise" in American University's
Graduate School course is
built around famous Rochdale
Principles, on which he's &C.
knowledged authority.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

A 6 r icul ture
n e v e r thelesS
finds sufficient
time to main
tain q reputa-
ton as one Of
the depa r t.
ment'S best soft
ball players .
Took a promi-
nent part with
C h a mpionShip
Central Supply
Section tie a m
this Su m m e r
A Salem,
Ohio, product,
.A.- L. 1900
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

I or legislative
benefits, in a S.
much as House
civil Service
Chairman Ram
speck's speeches
have definitely
been aimed at
me of the
views sponsored
by U. F. w. A..
At this writing
it appears the
new group will
be given full OPP
por t u n ity to
pr e S e n t it's
stand and i'm
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

m i g h t have
passed her up
and the ticket
she's going to
get would never
h a v e b e e n
a W ard e d . .
However, S h e
W a S S a + e l y
snapped at a
USCE party re-
Gently, and all
is d u C k y . .
Mrs. Potter is
W it'll Veterans
Administration,
one of the more
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

with Dependent Claims Section
A Pennsylvania, Mrs. Potter
attended the Baker Eclectic School
for Teachers and was just about
to become an educator 10 years
ago when the chance to join the
Federal service arose She took
1t and has been in Washington
ever since . Has a grown daugh.
ter
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Her Still Working

BOSTON, Oct. 26.-Vice Presi-
dent John B. Murray and Henry
Her, executive assistant, organ
izec an A. F. G. E. lodge at the
u. S. Veterans Hospital, North
aInpton, last week. The new group
has % charter members, and
total membership of rs is expected
by November l.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Food for Thought

It's food for thought, BUT:
Check-up with highest titans at
Old Pension office Building
brought a horse-laugh at the ex-
pense of the inquirer GAGS
ranking officer denies knowledge
of any such intention and adds,
"And I'm not kidding either"
Personnel office also pooh-poohs
and points out almost all incom-
petents were nipped in the last
purge.
Conclusion: No evidence for real
worry.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

By J. EARLE MosER

Rumor: That high officials at General Accounting Office
have told nmaes another layoff will take place
emergency employees January That number of those
go isn't determined but it will center in Audit Division
That expectation of order blanket the force
into Civil Service and ncompeents be eliminated first
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Here and There

Bits and Bites: Penn Livingston
and Walter Lynch, of Geological
Survey, have penned report how
salt water leaks in wells can be
located Railroad Retirement
plans football team Today'S
the last chance for college grad
yates to file for the animal hus-
bandman test at Civil Service :.
Executive council, N. F. F. E. Local
2, met yesterday at 8 p. m. head
quarters New York'S famous
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
NOte-KeystOners

Charles Good, Treasury, chair
man of the transportation COM
mittee, informs that the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic Club will spon-
sor "Votees' Special on Election
Day, Monday. Trains will leave for
Philadelphia on Saturday at 1920
p. m, Monday at 5 p. m. and Tues
day at $40 a. M, while the Pitts
burgh Special" embarks Monday
at $40 p. m. :. Tickets must be
bought in advance of train time
at headquarters, Suite 225, Colo
RADIO Building, Fourteenth and G
SITS. N. w. Di. 256D.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

White Way consisted Of one Ian
tern on every seventh house in
1896, Secretary Ickes revealed in
a recent address According to
WPA report compiled by Roman
Horne and Eugene McKibben, me-
chanical cotton pickers will dis
place a half million persons within
the next decade-maybe in five
wears.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Discus, NOuU SoftbaH

Although he's a Serious-minded
young man, Melvin HeSton, of
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Impartial Treatment

Good many people have won
dered how C. I. O.'s u. F. w. A. will
fare when it approaches Congress
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
News Tip Prize: ct. R." pal
Membership AW0rd

If Mrs. Clara B. Potter (CAP)
hadn't joined the United Civil
Service Employees the cameraman
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
GAO fractional ROU
Why Samuel!

In plain words, says Sam Bar.
rett, Of Interior, you've got to be
half tight to dance the Big Apple"
Interior Recreational Association
spurned the new dance for future
social gatherings some days ago.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Planning YGden Fete

Details of banquet for James
G. Yaden, Civil Service, are be-
ing handled by these Age mem
bers, with lodge number:
Charles T. Hoffman, chairman;
Mrs. Helen M. Voss, vice chair
man, and the following representa-
tiveS of the lodges Indicated: Mrs.
Mary C. Bieber, 2; Patrick Fitz-
gibbons, 2; Fred Fraser, IT; Willis
E. Hurd, %; Thomas o. Fee, 81;
Harry F. RAIDER, %; Mrs. Edna
Roberts, 20; James Baugh, jr., 80;
A. j. T. Meurer, "a; Miss Marion
E. Caswell, 80; Mrs. Rozelle G..
Robey, Al: H. G. Eubank, Al; La
Rue E. Tanner, At; J. I. Below, SO;
Charles B. Buck, 81; Elliott Hub
bard, 149: Charles K. MUIR, 142:
William S. Towner, 1853; Simon r.
Epstein, 1879; Miss Mary H. Turner,
228; Charles F. Sharkey, 1913; S. T.
Chichester, 1874,
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Today's Schedule

Today: Meeting, AGO Local,
NFFE, ITO Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Let Us Know

Anyone not receiving fair deal.
overtime or conditions in general
invited to communicate with this
department No failure thus
far on justified cases DI. 1000,
Branch 21O, 2-6 D. m.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Cooper Stepping Out

Joseph D. Cooper, Agriculture's
recreational livewire, Isl con-
tributor to Look, magazine de-
voted to Photographic art.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

partial treatment. Prexy Baker
has conferred with Ramspeck and
exchanged letters with him, and
the latter has expressed approval
of U. F. w. AS legislative aims al
though undoubtedly against a GER
tain section of Bakers membership
Arthur Goldschmidt will collab-
crate with former secretary to
Representative Kent Keller in pre-
senting material to Congress.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Optinism

One Year Ago Today: Civil Serv-
Ice Reform League announced
strong backing in Senate and
House for its proposal to amend
the National Constitution to pro-
tect the merit system. Tee hee
.. Civil Service Commissioner
McMillin spoke to Government
Unit speakers committee, Com
munity Chest, yesterday.
GAO fractional ROuv
Another row at G. A. o. has
popped AZ F.. G. E. members
claim U. F. w. A. group is calling
itself lodge No. 8" in an effort
to confuse possible members.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
StottruPs Express
Sentiment Of Many
In The Community

The following words from Mr.. and
Mrs. Frede Stottrup in appreciation
of the fine association and Christian
fellowship experienced during the re-
cent Danish Lutheran church conven-
ton clearly expresses the sentiment of
many in the Askov community. Their
expression follows:
''Now that the Aarsmode is an
experience of the past when, besides
all the words of everlasting life
spoken from our church pulpit to bind
the followers of Christ together in
a closer bond and also words of greet
ing and blessing have been spoken
more fervently than is the case in
our everyday life, thereby creating
a sense of security in our hearts des-
pite the insecurity in the world at
large, as well as in the communities
of our own state, I wish to, as one
of the members of our Bethlehem
congregation, thank all who la
bored so untiringly to take care of
our guests. We thank especially the
committee in charge of the work in
the kitchen before and during the
convention. We are indebted to those
who worked that we might visit with
friends from far and near, and en-
JOY with them week of beautiful
fellowship. Thanks to all, from the
whole community"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
By Osborne
@ Western Newspaper Union

Hans Clausen went to ClOverton
yesterday to start plastering in a new
house.
George |. Glenn, who has been in ST.
Paul for a short time, returned home
Saturday.
Laurits Jensen and family of Min
neapolis, were weekend visitors at
the Werner Clausen home.
The congregations at Withee, Wis,
and Tyler extended invitations for the
church convention next year. Tyler
was selected.
Mrs. H. c. Hansen of Minneapolis,
came to spend the weekend at the
Louis Olsen home and to attend the
church convention.
Peter Linn, o. r. Keller and Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Thomson came from
Wisconsin to attend part of the
church convention and visit relatives
here.
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Frost and two
children of Dannevang, Texas, con-
vention visitors. are remaining for
visit at the Mrs. L. p. Jacobsen
home.
The Misses Gertrude and Alta Clau-
sen came from Chicago Sunday and
visited at the Werner Clausen home
until today when they left for Mime
apolis.
Mrs. Anna Jorgensen from Troy, N.
Y, who came for the church conven-
ton is remaining for a few days eX-
ira visit at the home of Mrs. Jens
| Nielsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen and
Miss Gladys Olsen came from the
Twin Cities to spend the weekend at
the Louis Olsen home and to attend
the closing days of the convention.
Mrs. Hans Petersen and son and
Miss Elna Petersen came from Sol
wang, Calf, for the church conven-
ton and are remaining for a visit
at the N. p Nedegaard and ]. R.
Petersen homes.
Rev. and Mrs. Johannes MOrtensen
from Fresno, Calf, were here for the
church convention. They are remain
ing for visit at the Vic GjertsOn
home in Sandstone and will also visit
relatives at Luck, Wis, before return
ing home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
Traffic ViOlatOrs
Pay Total of 1922

Minnesota motorists paid S37 ,232
for traffic law violations the first
five months of 1887, on arrests by
members of the Minnesota highway
patrol alone, according to a report
to N. w. Elsberg, state highway
commissioner, by John P. Arnoldy,
patrol chief. No estimates was avail
able on how much more was paid
by erring motor vehicle drivers
through arrests by police and sheriffs.
The fines imposed" figures of the
patrol averaged STAG a month for
the first five months. The May total
was S9,113.
Careless drivers are the principal
offenders so far in 1887, according
to the patrol report, 495 paying ST.
406 in fines. Drivers of overweight
trucks are second, 345 paying S5,079.
Drunken drivers came third, 80 pay
ing S4,881, their percentage per in
dividual being the highest in the state
The record shows 1913 motorists
paid S1,205 for driving through stop
signs; SO paid $3.50 for improper pas
sing; 102 paid s1,033 for speeding;
Sc paid S401 for improper parking;
40 paid STATS for driving with i'm
proper equipment; 271 paid s2,123 for
improper registration; 1875 paid S305
for driving without drivers licenses
and 301 other violators paid S2,872.
The patrol in May increased its
total mileage travelled to 1,855,536
miles, by automobile and motorcycle,
an average of 81 ,107 miles a month.
The patrol stopped 20,108 vehicles
to check possible traffic code viola
tons in May, gave aid to motorists
in 4,691 cases, warned 8,642 drivers
of various traffic law violations with
out making arrests, tagged 1868 9TH
ers, corrected 1,411 improper license
tags and arrested 1888 violators of
various traffic laws.
For the year, the patrol shows, in
addition to S37,232 in fines through
Justice and Municipal courts, S13S,-
627 was collected, through efforts by
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01

The impressive administration vic
tory on the relief bill in the Senate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
ASKOV
Lodges Convene in Duluth.

The state convention for Minnesota
D. B. S. lodges will be held in Duluth
Saturday and Sunday, July and 4.
1t is expected that there will be a
large delegation from Askov. The
secretary from the Duluth lodge has
just advised that they have word from
Tyler that eight will come from there,
and from Albert Lea there is dele
CATION of 20, similar delegation from
Austin, and it is expected there will
be between 40 and so from Mime
apolis. The big feature of the con-
vention will be the banquet Saturday
evening in the Woodmen hall on
First street and 21st Avenue West.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
BY PAUL JOHN KVALE, NJ. c.

Two important developments stand
out in the news of an otherwise rela-
| lively quiet week in the capital.
First, the opposition to the billion
and one half dollar relief bill was
completely routed in the Senate where
ByrneS of South Carolina fought to
impose a forty per cent allotment
on local governments and Robinson
urged a twenty-five per cent levy
as compromise. Both amendments
were showed under and the bill went
to conference where it is expected
that it will be whipped into shape
for the Presidents signature this
week. The Senate and House bills
are so nearly identical that an early
agreement is almost certain.
Second in importance was the
amazing information regarding tax
evasion as practiced by citizens in
the higher brackets. The revelations
had the effect of crystallizing the SEN
timent that has long prevailed among
liberal members in favor of strength
ening the tax legislation in such a
manner that legal loopholes, no
longer will be available for the con-
venience of the sharp practitioners
of the law who have too often in the
past made it possible for gentlemen
once so well described by the late
President Theodore Roosevelt, as
'malefactors of great wealth." to shift
the burden of defraying the expenses
of administering the federal govern
ment to the shoulders of their less
affluent and harder working fellow
citizens.
The hearings on tax evasion have
centered attention on an evil situa-
ton that has prevailed too long in the
Internal Revenue Bureau which has
made it possible for a bright young
man, lawyer or layman, to obtain
an appointment to a post in that
bureau which he would hold only
long enough to enable him to famil-
iarize himself with the procedure
and become widely identified as
member of the staff by potential fu-
ture clients. With positively indie
cent haste in many instances, he
would then resign and display a
single forthwith proclaiming to all
and sundry that as former tax ex-
pert in the bureau he was eXcep-
tionally well qualified to help clients
perform some plain and fancy dodg-
ing.
But more serious even than that
is the suspicion, seemingly well
grounded, that in many instances
where the bright" young man set
himself up in business, he had
former colleague in the bureau, still
on the job there, as a silent partner
in his nefarious business. This in
formation and the bald facts reveal
ing the revolving spectacle of wealthy
citizens resorting to such tricks as
forming ''phoney," foreign insurance
companies, as in the case of former
law partner of Chief Justice Hughes
son, has aroused Congress to a reali-
cation that no time should be lost
in plugging all possible loopholes in
the law and adding a few more sharp
and jagged teeth if necessary.
The impressive administration vic
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01
To Celebrate the Fourth.

AS per notice elsewhere in this
issue the local Young Peoples So
ciety will again sponsor Fourth of
July celebration in the village park
on Monday, July 5. There will be
sports of various kinds, refreshments,
etc, and Rev. jobs. KnudSen will
speak in the afternoon. The day
will terminate with dance. They
also plan to have fireworks, but as
there are no special funds for this
the display will be somewhat gov
erned by popular donations. Lists
have been prepared and placed in
the stores where everyone interested
can donate according to ability. When
local efforts are pooled in this way
very good display can be secured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01

Despite the apparent collapse of
peace negotiations in the industrial
strife more optimistic note is in
evidence among most observers as
this is written. 1t is based on the
theory that with the early excitement
and bitterness of the strike passing
some amicable ground for a settle
ment is likely to be found during the
coming week. 1t is generally agreed
here that much might have been &C
complished during the past week if
Mr.. Girdler and his associates had
been little more temperate, to put
it mildly, in their attitude toward
Secretary Perkins arbitration board
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01

patrolmen, for license corrections Of
various sorts.
The patrol gave first aid to injured
in IA cases in May, increasing it's
total to As for the year; directed
traffic in 193,785 cases, and pulled
1914 motor vehicles from bitches.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-01

greatly heartened the President and
his advisers. 1t was generally in
terpreted as a complete justification
of Mr.. Roosevelt's optimistic attitude
regarding the eventual success of his
program. The firm stand of an i'm
pressive majority of the Senate be-
hind the administration on the all
important relief bill gave pause to
observers who had been freely pre-
dieting cleavage in the ranks of the
majority party and resultant de-
feat of the Presidents court bill.
This change of attitude was readily
apparent at the informal weekend
outing and conference at Jefferson
Island from which the Democratic
members of both houses returned
freely predicting early passage of the
court bill intact and clean sweep
on virtually all of the Presidents
must" legislation, so-called. Incl
dentally, the first move toward a
vote on the bill will probably have
been made in the Senate by the time
these lines occur in print.
AS this is written word comes from
the office of the director of Emer-
gency Conservation work that follow
ing the approval by Congress of the
bill extending the life of the CCC
an operating program has been
adopted providing for the selection at
once of 1895 young men and war
veterans for enrolment during the
period July l to July 20. The Junior
contingent, which includes unmarried
young men between the ages of II
and % who are in need of employ
ment, will be selected by the Depart
ment of Labor through state CCC di-
rectors of selection. The Veterans
Administration will select the 5000
veterans needed as requirements.
AS a result of recent conferences
here three national farm organiza-
tons and seven commodity groups
have started a movement which they
hope will forestall any commitments
by the state department to include
a lowering in the rate of tax and duty
on whale oil in a proposed trade
agreement with the Kingdom of Nor
way. They are: The National Grange,
American Farm Bureau Federation,
Farmers Union, National Cooper
ative Milk Producers Federation,
Butter Manufacturers, cottonseed,
soybean and corn oil producers, beef
cattle raisers and tallow grease manu-
facturers.