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Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
WORKS PROGRESS
ADMINISTRATION OF MONTANA

Butte, Montana,
February II, 1897.
TO ALL ORGANIZED LABOR
GROUPS IN DISTRICT
NUMBER FOUR
Gentlemen:
Under date of February u, this
office is in receipt of a copy of a
memorandum from the Regional
Representative of the Works Prog
ress Administration, setting forth the
average hourly rate for all states in
the Union.
On this list, Montana, as a state
stands first with an average hourly
rate of GA. The average of the
eleven Western states in this region
is 1853 per hour.
The position of the Regional Office
is that this high hourly rate has a
tendency to work a hardship on
| those workers who are not on the
WPA program but are eligible and
awaiting assignment. They point out
further, that in many localities the
bonafide trade unions have asked
that the prevailing scale of wages
be not paid on the WPA program
for the following reasons. A relief
recipient will complete his security
earnings in a comparatively short
period of time and seek, in the open
labor market, additional work at
most any wage to supplement his
WPA earnings. This practice, they
claim, has a tendency to break down
the existing union standards in vari-
Gus localities and increase the eff
forts which must be made by those
not on relief to maintain the hourly
wages and working conditions.
The position of this office has been
that the Works Progress Admins
tration should pay on all of their
projects, not less than the prevailing
scale of wages for similar work as
established by private industry or
other governmental agencies in any
community. We have %endeavored
to so establish the wages in this dis
trict, feeling that it was the desire
of groups similar to yours that this
| method be followed.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

Best piece of unnecessary advice
we have heard lately is Hitler's or
der to hungry Germans: Throw
nothing away"
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
Silver Bow Trades Council
Points Out Fallacy of Regional
Position; All Organizations
Urgently Requested for Their
Own Protection to Communi-
cate with James Comba, Dis
trict Director.

A startling communication was
submitted to the Trades and Labor
Council last Tuesday by the local
WPA office which advised the or
%ganization of unions that Montana
had the highest man-hour rate of
any state in the union, and that the
administration in Montana had been
informed by the regional office of
the WPA expressing objections to
the rate of pay and hours worked
in various sections of the state of
Montana.
The regional office apparently
wants to reduce the wages of WPA
workers in this state and particular
ly in Silver Bow County. Members
of the unions who are interested in
this subject and the public should
give great consideration to this let
ter which follows because of its
threat to break down wage scales.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
GASOLINE COST
 VEXES FRENCH
Survey Show a DrCo of
 Two and One-HaIf .iI- < lion Buyers

Paris CUP)-The excessive price of gasoline in France removes more than two and half million poten- tial buyers out of the automobile market, a survey indicates.
 Investigators reported on how many persons of each town and village they passed through would be able to buy an automobile If they could afford to keep it.
 The reports revealed that 50,O0O persons would be willing to buy an automobile costing around $1,500 or more and further 375000 would invest $1,000 in the purchase of 8 car. An additional 350000 would bup one for around $500, while S25, 900 would pay from $200 to $400 for secondhand vehicle.
 This makes an approximate total of 2,50O,000 inhabitants of France who wish and can afford to buy an automobile if they were not held back by the question of the upkeep.
 The cost of upkeep, however, is not much higher than that the average buyer would be willing to spend, and a reduction in tariffs on gasoline would just about bring the level down to what many would consent to withdraw from their an- nual budget for that use, the sur- vey indicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
FLOOD SURVEY
 WILL BE MADE
Fourth of U. s. Included in Study to Control
 Watersheds
BY FRED o. BAILEY

Untte0 fEeSS StaH NOEEeSPVhWehS
 Washington (UP).-The depart ment of agriculture, in cooperation with army engineers, Is planning a flood control survey on the largest scale ever undertaken in the United States.
 Dr. A. L. Patrick, former profess sor ct Pennsylvania State College, has been named chief of the survey division of the soil conservation ser- vice to direct a detailed survey Of 222 watersheds, comprising one- fourth of the land area of the coun- try.
 Authorization for the survey was contained in the Amnibus Flood Control act of 1936. Funds for start Ing preliminary surveys are contain" ed in the army supply bill. The army and agriculture department will divide the $l,000,000 appropria- ton equally.
 Three Years Time Required
 The preliminary surveys, which may take two or three years, are to be made to determine the feaSi- bility of making later detailed sur- yeys as a basis for erosion and flood control operations. Surveys will be made first on watersheds which have the most important bearing on floods.
 pr. Patrick will coordinate the work of the forest service, the soil conservation service and the bureau of agricultural economics in making the surveys. He said the $l,000, ,000 probably would be insufficient to complete even the preliminary sur veyS.
 Field officers will direct the gath ering of data describing the area in each watershed, damage result ing from floods, land value, eco homie information and extent oi eroGion. The department of agri- culture has set up committee tc coordinate the information.
 Erosion Damage Vast
 1T. H. Bennett, chief of the soil conservation service and long an ad- vocute of upstream flood control estimated that more than 100 1000, 900 acres of agricultural land al- ready have been ruined or serious ly impoverished by erosion.
 "Unless we make rapid advance against the inroads of soil erosion the cumulative cost to the iatior during the next 50 years is likely to exceed $20,0o0 100000 and 1t may easily extend beyond $30 0,0oO, 900, 1000 Bennett said.
 Pointing to the damage already done by uncontrolled erosion, Ben nett said this country has beer squandering It's natural soil re- sources more rapidly than any other nation, civilized or barbaric.
 Asserting that the erosion has been allowed to gain headway on 200,- 100000 acres, in addition to the l0o,000000 already seriously impair ed, Bennett estimated that three fourths of the agricultural land In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
Forum On Current
 Problems Planned
Herald Tribune to Sponsor Event in New York City Next MOnth-Status of Free Speech to Be DiCusssed

again place before the leaders of thought in America the major prob- lems of the day and the years tc come. Authorities of national and international importance will dis cuss the forum topics. Audiences oi 2,5O0 to 5000 to each session will represent the nations organized ,. cn, organized youth and student and alumnae groups of 150 leading mems and women's colleges"
 Discussing the forum theme, Mrs Meloney likened certain world con- ditions today to those which existed during earliest history of the re- public. Nov America sees ahe pen dulum of European history swinging back from the liberalism of the late nineteenth century to the old spirit of depostism and ruthless suppres- sion of minorities," she said. "The result is a newly awakened con- sciousness of the value of our tra- ditions as a basic formula for suc- cessful democratic government.
 We see the need of fighting again for a free press and free radio as the most important Instruments for preserving these traditions; the responsibility of both business and government for long range economic vision; and the necessity for a new spirit of understanding among the democracies. Americans are redis- covering their heritage, their re- responsibilities, and each other"
 Agan referring to the forum theme -"The Second Discovery of Ameri- ca," Mrs. Meloney pointed out that as the first discovery of America gave great opportunity to youth modern discoveries of science, in- vention and business efficiency are opening worlds that are wide and promising. "The pioneer spirit which never really dies in any gen. eration of youth" she declared, "t answering the challenge. The first day of the 1887 forum will therefore be devoted to the opportunities ant responsibilities of "A Generation Finding Itself"
 At the first days sessions 8 large part of the audience will consist oi representatives from the junior divi. sions of women's organizations student and alumnae delegatse anc other groups of organized youth.N
 A large portion of the proceeding! during both days of the forum wil be broadcast over a national net work Of the National Broadcastinl Company. . .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18

the United Etates is affected by erosion in some degree.
 A direct relationship exists be- tween erosion and floods, Bennett said. He said gullies caused by ero- sion become, in effect, man-made tributaries which speed up the con- centration o fsurface water in the headwater streams.als -
 Urging that downstream engineer ing work be co-ordinated with up- stream engineering, Bennett said i've have left little undone to spread the violence of erosion and to in- crease the volume o floods. Unless downstream structures are supple mented with smaller upstream structures and comprehensive con- servation treatment at flood sources I see no permanent escape from the flood hazard"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18

The 1887 Herald Tribune Fol um on current problems will be held in New York city on October and 6 and will have as its theme '"rhe Second Discovery of America" 1t was announced today by Mrs. Wf- Ham Brown Meloney, chairman -or- aanizer of the forums and editor of 'This Week"
 Tentative programs now nearing completion divide this years forum, seventh in an annual series. into i've sessions-two the first day covering the problems of youth and three the second day devoted to the status or free speech, proposed changes m in the world today.
 "After six years, the Herald-Tri- bune Forum is now a nationally recognized event." Mrs. Meloney declared. "The Forum of 1887 will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
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 EUROPEAN "S0RE
 SPOT"RUBbED OUT

THE close of the World War left A t2,00o, o,0o0 confused citizens in !he tiny corridor, Upper Silesia, sandwiched between Germany and Poland, and Q very sore spot Sn the map of Europe. The towns, highly industrialized, were domi. nantly German, the rural areas were strongly Polish.
 The Treaty of Versailles provid. ed a plebiscite in an effort to bring peace. That was in 1921. The election showed 7l7,l22 votes for Germany and 4S3,5l4 for Pc. land. And immediately disorder swept the territory, a force of Polish insurgents going even so far as to attempt setting up a dictator. ship. The result was military in. tervention by the league.
 Later the league partitioned the area and Germany and Poland en. tered into an agreement to accept rule of Upper Silesia by an inde. pendent commission for IS years. Recently that period ended and Germany formally took over Ger. man Upper Silesia while Poland claimed Polish Upper Silesia.
 Thus another sore spot may ~x~vxv~Ssvv~y1 be e m owe d ', SfNSI;sI ;sIaAs!sgs gssLSSiI5a ] from the map of ENhIy DI2 Europe. Upper ES E19 Silesian stamps ;SaEe& { were issued un- EYSs sN<.sT der the league
 GASSsHsS>|SNNS coven ant in
 1920 and 1921. Copyright. 1897, NEA Service, 1nc.)
 NEXT: Where are Buddha's footprints guarded? Sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
BOXING TABOO FOR NAZI
 WOMEN

Berlin (UP)-Drill and boxing for Nazi women's organizations hence forth is forbidden. A statement is- sued by the official press depart ment of the National Socialist Wom- ems Organizations explains that despite their wonderful achieve ments during the Olympic Games, women are physically, mentally and spiritually much more tender than men,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18
Brain Twizzlers By Prof, ). D. Flint

Little Willy had always been a problem child in way. He wasn't too miSchievous or hard to handle but he took interest in doing things alone and didn't seem to care about playing games that most children his age played. One of his favor ite pastimes was boring over books and magazines and selecting words which he liked especially well. These words he would place together in sentences and phrases whether they made any sense or not.
 One day Willy sat in his room looking at 8 magazine which was devoted to gardening of all types. After looking at it for a while he started to write on piece of paper. Some time later his mother entered the room and looked at the paper. On it were several phrases which meant little or nothing to her. They were: I near gum, a low life cur, a sugar sap, I hat cork, asp chin, it ram us nut. Willy volunteered an explanation and said that the idea for each phrase had come from the letters in the names of things which grew in gardens. Can you tell what each was?
 Answers tO Yesterdays Twixzler
 Bill is Sam's brother-in-law, Sues brother -in.Iaw and step-son. Sue Is sister-in-law and step-mother to Bill and mother-ln-law, sister-in-law and sister to Bess. Bess is Sam's sister. k-law and daughter-in-iaw and 8us's sister, sister-in-law and daughs ter-in-law.
 tCopyright John ?. Dills co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18

NEXT: Where are Buddha's footprints guarded? 3l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-18

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Tilghman
and daughter, of Baltimore are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tilghman.
Miss Grace Riley of Sykesville, and
Miss Ruth Riley, Of Glen Burnie are
spending the summer with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Riley.
Miss Marian McAllister, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McAllister and
Mr.. John Schaefer of Baltimore were
married Thursday morning at the M.
p. Church by Rev. j. w. Townsend.
Mrs. Charles Wiger, ST., Mr.. Chas.
Wiger, Jr., Miss Reed Mitchell, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Buckley of Phil
adelphia, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hall and two
daughters are visiting relatives in
Sylvia, N. G.
Miss Beverly Penn of Baltimore is
visiting Rev. and Mrs. j.. w. Town
send.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richardson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Richardson
spent the weekend in Baltimore with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moore. Mrs.
William Richardson remained for a
longer visit.
Mrs. Ida Shockley of Frederick is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. Blanche Haubert and son, AL
fred of Philadelphia, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin r. Dennis and
Miss Florence Dennis of Connant Lake
Pa, were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William L. Dennis.
Mrs. Otis Northam and children
spent the weekend in Wilmington,
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henderson and
son, Jack, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mrs. John Henderson.
Miss Margaret Griffin of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her brother, Mr.. Hor-
ace Griffin and Mrs. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hearthway
and daughter, Jane spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan CULLEN in Ocean
City.
Miss Lillian Tilghman has returned
home from weeks visit with Miss
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Stockton News

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Guthrie and
daughter, Mary, of Fruitland, were
guests Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Nicholson.
Miss Edwina Miligan of Pocomoke,
spent a part of last week with her
sister, Mrs. Dalton Fleming.
Miss Mary Jones of Drexel Hill,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.. Jones. She was
accompanied back home by her sister,
Miss Lois Jones, who will spend some
time with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerbin Sturgis and
Mrs. C. P. Hayman of Snow Hill, were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. K. C.
Petit.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, of Oaklyn,
N. j., is spending the summer with
her mother, Mrs. E. H. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Pruitt and Mr..
and Mrs. T. S. Parsons spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Parsons
at Princess Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Barnes and
daughter, Phyllis of Girdletree spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Sharpley.
Mrs. Annie Bromley, of Lakewood,
N. j., came Saturday to spend some
time at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Farwell of
Washington, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Bell Porter.
Mrs. Preston Taylor and children
of Baltimore are spending some time
with DR.. w. A. and Miss Sue Tay-
lor.
Mrs. Lenard Matheny of Washing
ton, is spending some time with her
father, Mr.. M. H. Paradis.
Mrs. w. H. Marshall spent a few
days last week with Mrs. Ira Steven
son, at Pocomoke.
Miss Mary Day of Brooklyn is
spending some time with her grand
mother, Mrs. E. H. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Bundick OF
Salisbury, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bundick.
Mrs. K. G.. Petit and daughter
Grace were guests Thursday of Mrs
George Reid.
Mrs. Leon Clifton and daughter
and Mrs. Ida Bromley, are spending
the week in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ellis and
daughter of Pocomoke were guests
Tuesday night of Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
ton Flmeing.
Mrs. S. E. Brimer entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the M. E
Church Thursday afternoon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
FIRE DESTROYS VALUABLE
HORSE AT ONANCOCK

The very valuable horse, prince,
a stable, feed and other valuables
were completely destroyed by fire
when the barn of Len T. Lilliston,
Onancock was discovered on fire at
1870 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lilliston were awak-
ened and saw the flames at the back
of their house. The Volunteer Fire
Department was Immediately called,
and despite the fact that the building
was closely surrounded the blaze was
confined to the one stable.
The horse, beautiful animal, was
reputed to have been one of the most
valuable saddle horses in this section,
reported to have cost over $1,000.
When Mr.. Lilliston ran into the back
yard to investigate the fire and as
certain whether or not he could re-
move the horse the flames had gained
such Roadway it was impossible to
get anywhere near the barn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Snow Hill News

Mrs. Anne Dickerson and children
of Warrenton, N. c., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hudson and family
Miss Ann Strickland is visiting
friends in Rehoboth, Del, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Carmean of Cape
Charles spent the weekend with Mrs
Ralph Carmean.
Mrs. Thomas Hayward and Miss
Helen Hayward of Berlin and Mrs
William Bassett of Newark visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Parsons, Sunday
Miss Charlotte Bowen entertained a
few friends Friday afternoon in honor
of her sixth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Winder of
Chevy Chase spent the weekend with
Mrs. Oscar Purnell.
Miss King Wilson and daughter
Miss Mary, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mr. land Mrs. w. c.
Turner.
Mrs. William G. Kerbin, Jr., and
Miss Sarah Kerbin are spending a
week at a girls camp near Annapolis
Mrs. Kerbin will be the girls chape-
rome.
Master Charles Hitch entertained
at a birthday party Thursday after
noon.
Miss Mary Nelson underwent an
operation Monday morning in the Sal
isbury Hospital.
Mrs. Ernest West has returned from
a visit with relatives in Westminster.
Mrs. Edward Brimer and son, Tom
my are spending a week in Ocean City.
Mr.. Miles Hanna of White Hall is
visiting here this week.
Mrs. Charles Hales is in Salisbury
Hospital improving after an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Jones of
Cambridge spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Purnell and
children, of Darlington, N. j., are Wis.,
iting Mrs. William Sherkey.
The M. P. Church and Newark Trim
ity Church gave a reception Wednes-
day to welcome Rev. and Mrs. J. w.
Townsend back for another year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Virginia Smith in Ocean City.

Virginia Smith in Ocean City.
Miss Rose Mary Corddry and broth
er, Charles Corddry have returned
from visit in Baltimore.
Miss Dorothy Atkinson of Sails
bury is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Klein Pennewell and son, Rob-
ert Pennewell of Delmar visited Miss
Aline Causey Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ashton of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mason.
Mrs. M. w. Mariner and Miss Ma
bel Bromley of Wilmington visited
their aunt, Mrs. Bessie Sturgis this
week.
Mrs. Arthur Duer and daughter,
Ruth are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Carey in Ocean City this week.
Mrs. George Cash has returned to
Baltimore after spending some time
with her mbother, Mrs. Kate Gillespie.
Mrs. Herman Ards has returned
from Salisbury Hospital, much i'm
proved.
Funeral services were held in Bal
timore for Mrs. Nancy P. Landers.
Mrs. Landers had been ill for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holston of
Newark visited Mr.. and Mrs. Reese
Scott Sunday.
Miss Mary Frances Mister and Mr.
Marshall Mariner and Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Truitt spent Sunday in Will.
mington and Valley Forge.
Rev. Robert P. Davis attended the
regular meeting of Baltimore SynoG
at Hood College, Frederick, this week
Miss Joan Sturgis, who is attend
ing the Maryland School for Dea;
children is home for her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Blanche Sturgis.
a Mr.. George Corddry, Jr., is attend
ing summer school at Duke Univer
sity, Durham, N. C.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon for Mr.. David Donald
: son. Interment was made in tn,
Episcopal cemetery. Mr.. Donaldson
r was seventy-seven and a native o.
Scotland. He is survived by tire,
: daughters and two sons, Mrs. C. B
. Skidmore, Mr.. James Donaldson, o.
Snow Hill, Mrs. III. H. Davis, of Fair
. hope, Alabama, Mrs. Robert Gemmell
of Caldwell, N. j., and Mrs. William
: Donaldson, of Wilmington.
. Mrs. G. L. Vincent who has beer
in the Salisbury Hospital for two
!, weeks has returned home.
| Mr.. Dewitt E. Ricketts, of Poin
Pleasant, N. j., visited his uncle, DIR
; w.. H. Ricketts, last week.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Radcliffe, Of
Bourbon, Indiana, visited Mrs. Rad
| cliffe's brother, Mr.. Ray Knox anC
| family recently.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Higgins
. attended the graduation exercises al
/ Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa.
where the degree of Bachelor of Arts
; was conferred upon Miss Grace Hig.
gins, their daughter. Miss Higgins
: accompanied them home for the sum
mer.
Miss Anna Jones is attending sum.
mer school at College Park, Md.
, Miss Kathryn Busch is visiting a
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Greenbackville.

Children's Day exercises will be OBJ
served in the M. E. Church Sunday
evening, June 81 at P. NJ. Every
body cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Payne were
visitors at Mrs. VIM. Pilchard's Sun
day.
Owing to the Children's Day Sun
day evening, there will be no preach
ing in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson Pusey are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, born Sunday, June 20. May
his stay be long and happy one.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Klej Grange

Miss Doris Payne is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Mason at Pocomoke this week.
Mrs. Clara Dennis of Newark, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Julian Cherrix,
Sunday.
Miss Mildred Pilchard is spending
some time with Miss Sylvia Gordon in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25

the home of Commander and Mrs. E.
J. Estes.