The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-25
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
THE FEDERAL OCTOPUS

In argument over the question OF now actiVe are
federal government agencies within state borders
became curious as to the number of tentacles OF
the federal octopus, their nature and how widely
spread they are today among the states.
Since my home is in Philadelphia, the obvious
place to start was Pennsylvania. The result made
the hair curl There is need to examine the
numbers and the types of federal agencies in Other
states They average about the same throughout
ALI forty-eght.
Here's the list of federal bureaus actively en-
gagged within the state of Pennsylvania:
Agricultural Adjustment Administration,
Agricultural Economics, Bureau Of.
Agricultural Extension Service.
Animal Industry, Bureau of.
Food and Drug Administration.
Forest Service.
Plant Industry, Bureau of.
Entomology and Plant Quarantine Bureau Of.
Public Roads, Bureau of.
Food and Drug Administration.
Forest Service.
Plant Industry Bureau OF.
Soil Conservation Service.
Farm Security Administration
Land Utilization Division.
Rural Resettlement Division.
Rural Rehabilitation.
Weather Bureau.
Civil Service Commission.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Bureau of.
Bureau of Lighthouses.
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation.
United States Maritime Commission Terminal
Employees Compensation Commission.
Cooperative Bank
Federal intermediate Credit bank, Federal Land
bank Production Credit Corporation.
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Housing Division, FEA.
Non-Federal Division, Federal Home Loan bank
Federal Housing Administration, Federal Savings
and Loan Division, Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton. Bureau of Mines Geological Survey, National
Park Service, Gettysburg National Military Park.
Motor Carriers Bureau, ice.
Bureau of Locomotive Inspection.
Bureau of Valuation: Land Section, Accounting
Section.
United States Attorneys.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, immigration
and Naturalization Service, National Emergency
Council, National Labor Relations Board.
National Resources Committee.
Navy Department and affiliated bureau, depots
which are duplicated in a minor number OF states
and therefore to be discounted in this list as com
mon to all other states).
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Western District, Eastern District.
RFC Mortgage Company.
Disaster Loan Corporation.
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rural Electrifcaton Administration.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Old Age Benefits Bureau.
Unemployment Compensation Bureau.
Public Assistance Bureau.
Commissioner of Accounts and Deposits.
Disbursement Office
Treasury Accounts Office.
Controller of the Currency office.
Bureau of Customs.
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Collectors of Internal Revenue.
Alcohol Tax Unit
Intelligence Unit.
Bureau of the Mint.
Narcotics Bureau.
Procurement Division.
Bureau Public Health Service.
Secret Service Division.
Coast Guard War Department and Veterans
Administration. +.
WPA branch office of Managers and Distric
Directors.
Area Statistical Office.
Federal Writers Project.
Division of investigation
National Youth Administration.
-Boake Carter in Shelby Star