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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
Connecticut Openings

Connecticut folk should know
that through April 10 applica.
lions will be received by the Per.
sonnet Department at Hartford
for principal supervising public
health nurse (orthopedic), $2,28o
to $2,760; and for supervising pub.
lie health nurse bureau Of Child
Hygiene), $1,000 to $2,160.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
South of the Mall

Agriflashes: Famous motion
picture, THE River" will be
shown in the auditorium at s:45
p. M, April IL and 10 Tickets
available in the auditorium lobby
between 8:45 a. m. and 1870 p. m,
April 9 Other pictures are
Bird and Animal Life on the
Aleutian Islands," Learn to
SWIM" Grass Lands" and salt
Of the Earth" Timely tip:
These tickets are usually all gone
before $50 Spelling Club
meets every Tuesday, Room 1858,
4:45 Mass Meeting April IL
of the Group Health Association,
Inc, will protest alleged discrimi-
natory action local hospitals have
taken against that association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06

Louise Levy, WPA, and Mae
Murphy, Treasury, are invited to
call here for slips emitting them
to that highly velvety High ice
cream Quart brick) . One of the
many High stores is dispensing icy
packaged sweetness at Clarendon,
Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
Credit and Collections

Interesting comparisons between
financial success of democratic
and dictatorial types of govern
ment are available from Foreign
and Domestic Commences credit
and collections map. Tight credit
is aScribed to Germany, Austria.
and U. S. S. r., credit of Finland
and Sweden is described as Glib
eral," while Italy, France, England
and Canada are easy" Collec-
tons are prompt" for Finland
and Sweden, normal for Austria,
Italy France. England and Can
ada, and slow for Germany and
y. S, S, r,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
But Not Uncle!

Seven States, nine cities and
Hawaii have adopted optional re-
tirement for their employees .
Is cities have adopted the system
for school teachers and the same
number TO, firemen and police
men Ages usually range from
so to TO- although several States
and ciC'es set 40 age requirement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06

W i t h Employ
ment Service,
L a , o r
B e C ky Beck
W i t h CM),
b | on Social
Security Secre-
tary, was one
of the Federal
pretties who in
vaded N. Y.
with the Little
Congress !" an
nual excursion
recently . ..
C o / u m n is t
Waldo Stanton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
On FuLI-Tine

Having Joined International Po-
lice Commission, worldwide or
ganization having membership of
81 countries, Omen are now able
to check fingerprints in practi-
cally every country. Fingerprint
division operates on 24-hour basis
so as to render service at all
times. 471,248 civilian finger
print records are now on file.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06

Becky BeckWith cracks, THE
old-t1me political fences were
largely rail, but John L. Lewis has
changed a lot of them to the
picket VARIETY" Organization
committee of D. C. Department,
AFGE, has announced another
complimentary dance within the
next month as a reception for
new members Silly sign in
local stew-heaven: when you
bend your elbows, bend your
kneeS!"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
AWARD TODA!
Highs High Quality

News TIP Award: ARA" (E).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
Ex-DAV With Labor

Kenneth Bradley, former ma
tional rehabilitation officer of Dis
abled American Veterans, is now
The Valley settler., 1938-02-24

WILLIAM HYlIEE GrETS DEATH
y SEATTLE STREET CAi
WORD. has beon received that William
Hynek, who left the Colony In Do COM
Der last year to sett1e in Seattle,
was killed in that city on Wodnos-
day Of this week by O street car.
The moto1nnon reported that ltynok
appeared dire city in front Of the
movin3 car so suddenly that it was
impos sible for him to stop in re
to keep from hitting Tyno1, who was
Knocked some 90 feet BY the impact.
The accident occurred on what was
said to be G poorly liz htod street
and wcs due to Hynek' S unfQmi li0rity
with crossing regulations. Mrs,
Hynek, who had just Joined her hus-
band last week, was with him at the
time Of the accident but succeeded
in Jumping back out Of the way Of
the strootcar.
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Two CcUNCILM7N : LRELDY
ELECTED FOR COMING YER
District rs held their annual Cleo
tions last week end chose Eennoth
Foster to DO their now Councilman,
tokin Oscar KinGgren's place. Fo
and Loren McKochn1e who was unoni-
mouslv reelected to the Council by
District H., Will assume office on
March IA, when other distr3 cts have
elected Council lmon.
List Of candidates was announced in
the February 10 issu Of the VALLEY
SET1LZR. At that time, Mrs. Carl
Fri clls onis name should have boon
on the list Of District H. Distri CT
II were unable to have q quorum pre-
sent at their nominating meeting
and will, therefore, hold both nomi-
nations and elections at the meo ting
on March 7, s che duled to be hold ct
Harold Alexan6 or's home.
x :: :; v ;: ;; x
CARS PROHIBITED From ULLKS
The Valley settler., 1938-02-24
CIVIC C0gTCIL INVITES DR..
I4IPRBCHT, JLCOBG TO DISTRICTS

Strossins the Importance Of active
cooperation by the pcpplo Of tho
Matonuska Valley to promote plans
FOR the continuation Of the Hospital
the Civic Council has asked Dr..
3cnl Llbrc chit and lIr, Leo B. JACOBS
to attend the various district me ct
incs durinc tie coming month and
exp lam more thoroughly the Four
point plan which was presented to
thom ct q special moctinG last Woel.
I'VE feel that the Issues arc SO in
D0rtont," says Loren McKe chnio,
President OF the Council, "thct We
don't want to take cny chance Of
not making things quite clear to the
people Of the Valley. Ely HAVING Dr..
Llbro chit anG L.r. Jacobs present ct
the meetings in eCch dis trict, every
one Will have an opportunity Of hear.
ms the ST t1otion explained thorough .
" and having their questi ons an
sworod. We know the people Of this
V@lloy want to help keep thoir Hos
pital."
The first moetinl where DR.. ALBRIGHT
and ilry Jacobs viii b. present is
scheduled to be It Bill Bouuens
homo on February "a, For District IL
Distr1 ct #2 Will meet ct Dave 0nIzI-aT
On Eo5rUcry 27, end Distri cts Will
meet ct Max Enaosi on March I.
District n is sdpdulod to meet at
TGToId Io7Sc,ndor IS on March and
Distr1c e. rs Will meet st Joe Publ
on liar Oh 8.
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VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS :DIsBAED
On Friday, February Is, Bill Taylor
handed in his rosi gnation as Fire
Marshall to the Palmer Volunteer
Fire Department. 1t was accepted
unanimous lJ. It was then agreed by
vote that the group should be dis
banded and cease to e7ci ST.
From an original membership Of about
"a mon. the danG rtmont had dWin6la6 !.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
Concert Tonight
By Marine Band

The United States Marine Band,
under the leadership Of Capt. Tay-
lor Branson, will give a concert
at 1880 p. m. today, at the Dis.
trict Of Columbia War Memorial,
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
VETS DEMAND
HIRING CHANGE

Demand that the Civil Service
Commission abandon the dual
standard in employing disabled
service men was made in a resolu-
ton adopted last night by the Dis
trict chapter, Disabled American
Veterans.
Introduced by E. Claude Bah
cock, the resolution demanded that
medical records Of the Veterans
Administration be made the guide
in deter mining employability
rather than symptoms Of ailments
that have not been diagnosed.
Although Henry B. Mitchell,
president of the Civil Service Com
mission, and officials of the Pub
lie Health Service had been in
vited to attend the meeting, none
was present. The only voice raised
against the resolution was that Of
Mahlon Ward, employment officer
of the organization. Ward told
the group that his office has re-
ceived only a few such cases as
are covered by the resolution and
that they have been handled in
the usual way"
No person shall be disqualified
for appointment, promotion or re-
tention in the service, the resolu.
ton demands, on "the mere state
ment of a symptom, which may be
due to other than a cause of dis
qualification for service, and that
such disqualification should be
based on a diagnosis Of the actual
existence Of a specified disease or
disability"
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

Odets returned on the French
liner Champlain from London
where he had launched his play
to instant success.
Marriage mortality is no
higher in Hollywood than in the
rest Of the country" Odets said.
THE fault lies in that Ameri-
can men are too romantic and
make their marriages only for
love as contrasted with the
French and English, who marry
for convenience.
when an American marriage
breaks up the couple involved
are more surprised and hurt
about It,"
Asked about Miss r ain e RI
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

dCCA W1lCu VIC
found most Of it was on our hands.
The simple medium of soap and
water would not remove the paint
and someone suggested adding a
bit Of SAND presto, the work
was done.
GETS RESULTS
The sand served as a GRIT and
the results obtained brought a
comparison for our club "diction-
ary." Here it is:
GRIT 80: is the sandpaper of
life that tackles the rough edges
of Failure and smOOthS them
into success"
Once upon q time the Skipper
watched a creased pole climbing
contest at a country fair. One
contestant after another made a
vain attempt to reach the top,
upon which rested the prize
money, until, one young fellow
went up with such ease that the
judges made an investigation.
It was discovered he had SAND
in his hands and clothes to keep
him from slipping. Here was a
fellow who KNEW that it took
GRIT to make any climb to sue
cess. Many folks prefer the soft
soap" trail through life, just Sorta
slipping by. Sooner or later they
will hit the DOWN side Of the hill
and without a goodly supply OF
GRIT or SAND the trip to the
bottom will be fast.
Every street car motorman
knows the value of SAND on slip.
perry rails. without it they will
lose control.
Speaking Of grit reminds US Of
the dozens Of youngsters who have
passed through the addition studio
at radio station WJSV these past
two weeks. Some were a bit nerv.
GUS during their first encounter
with the microphone while others
drew on their supply Of grit and
sailed right along.
mike FRIGHT"
The Skipper" likes to watch
them in these first efforts. They
all realize their talents are being
put to the test and each one Of
them displays a different diSposi-
ton. Nervousness was not only
expected but was taken into con
Sideration from the start. mike
fright" is q first cousin to "Stage
fright" and most of our well-known
performers on the radio expert
enced the same feeling on their
first additions. The children are
no exception.
Many who were viSibly nervous,
but who displayed promising tai.
ent, were asked to return for q
bit Of private instruction at q
later date. The Skipper" is not
a "big bad wolf" and after we
became acquainted with our fu.
ture shipmates all was well.
TUNE IN TONIGHT
Tune in at 9 o'clock tonight on
WJSV for the "Old Skipper" when
we will get acquainted with our
new club members over the air
and outline the program Of good
times we plan together.
In tomorrow's issue Of The
Washington Times we will also
announce the names Of the mem
bers Of our radio crew who will
be heard on Sunday at ! O'Clock
on the first broadcast Of the
series. Until then. Ship Ahoy.
THE NTn SKIPPER.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
TUNE IN TONIGHT

Colon Trouble YOu?-Maybe It's Your
Conscience. Or You May Have Changed
Your Politics Recently, shifted Sects, or
Betrayed a COnfidence-NeW Discoveries
of How Emotions Affect q Very ImpOr.
tant Organ and the Only Way to Stop II
to Be to Quiet Your Mind. An Instruc-
tive Illustrated Feature in The American
Weekly, the Magazine Distributed with
Next Sundays Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

charge that he had q violent tenn
per, the playwright said:
I'm the relationship with
women all men have a violent
temper"
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

Soap, by the
way. in case
you have for.
gotten, is that
ar ticle used
with a rag and
W q t ter for
Scrubbing back
Of little ears
and neckS.
The "Old
Skipper" W q S
busy with paint
and q brush
adding a few
bright spots to
the quar- t er
deck whan wo
The Washington times., 1938-07-21
OLD SKIPPER
TELLS HOW crit
AIDS SUCCESS.
Spinach Has It-But.
Have You?
BY DON HTX

Heigh.Ho Shipmates. Our club
dictionary" comes in for a new
meaning on an old word today
and 1t all came about through the
use Of o bit of soap.
The Washington times., 1938-07-21

NEW YORK. July 81 IN.S)-Sayng American are
too romantic to successful husbands Playwright Clifford
Odets today turned attention to his marital difficulties with
his beautiful actresswife Luise Rainer.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
COPPER INDUSTRY
| EXPECTSADvANCE
Position Is Strengthened by
Drop in Stocks Left
on Hand.
BY J. A. FLYNN.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The cop
per trade looks forward to advancing
prices, beyond its present. level OF
1oh cents pound.
The industry's position, as opti-
nlists emphasize, is being strength
ened by another drop In stocks on
hand, increased demand and sus-
tained prices. Although shipments to
domestic consumers are estimated at
nearly so per cent under a year ago,
definite uptrend is reported. Exports
OF refined metal are placed at nearly
double the volume at this time last
year, and are said to account for
around rs per cent of the total
shipments. compared with around 7
per cent year ago.
1t may be recalled that the price
OF domestic refined copper stood at 10
cents a pound from early this year
until shortly after May Is, when pro-
ducers slashed of cent a pound No
further revision was reported until the
end Of June. when large producer
raised the price to 9la. Behind that
advance was the fact that the COM
pany had sold all the red metal it
was willing to dispose of at the lower
price.
Other large producers delayed action
until July /. Then they raised their
price to 9l2 cents. Now all producers
are quoting 1919 cents a pound, and, if
domestic demands expand, they will in
all probability give the metal further
price boosts, because 1t is no secret that
they feel copper should command
higher price. AS the head of one of
the largest producing companies has
emphasized, Copper is cheap and
should continue to advance"
Better prices in the domestic cop
per market may be regarded as re-
flection of the general Improvement
in business. The primary reason as
signed in the metal industry for the
rise is the Governments pump -prim-
ing program. 1t is noted that the
buying movement dates from June 20
last, when passage of the $4,000 00O,-
600 spending and lending program
was announced.
Sentiment throughout the copper
fabricating industries is optimistic
over the news that the administration
plans to spend something like Sl40,-
Evening star., 1938-08-17
DRY GOODS TRADE
SEES OUTLOOK GOOD
Association Poll Shows SO Per
Cent Of Replies Expect
Pickup in Fall.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods Association,
reporting results of a poll of its men,
bers' views on the business outlook,
announced today that SO per cent of
replying retailers look for a general
pickup in business in the fall months.
The replies, on the average, antici-
pated that retail sales would break
even, in dollar volume, with Septem-
ber, October and November of last
year, and 81 per cent of those who re-
piled thought it possible that Christ
mas sales this year would be better
than last year.
With prices estimated at around 7
per cent under 1887 levels, the survey
indicated that the actual units of mer-
chandise passing over the counter this
fall will be greater than in the fall
months of 1887.
More than 70 per cent of the mer-
chants replying to the questionnaire
said they felt that the Government S
spending program would be a major
factor in better business the next
three months Particularly in the Mid
die West, South and Northwest, some
80 per cent of the retailers heralded
bumper crops" as good omen for
business gains. More than Is per cent
cited the low state of inventories as a
further cause for improvement.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
STEEL'S OUTLOOK
. CONTINUES BRIGHT
Operations Estimated at Al
Per Cent of Capacity,
Gain of Point.
nv the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Continued
Improvement for the Nations steel in
dustry was seen today by Iron Age in
its weekly survey of the steel field.
THE recovery pace in steel opera
tions and new business has slackened
a bit, but fundamentally conditions
are still encouraging for a continued
upward trend of at least moderate pro-
portions" the publication said.
Operations of the country's steel
mills this week were estimated at 4l
per cent of caphcity, gain of point
over last week.
Much of the slow improvement
that is taking place comes from widely
scattered buying, usually in small lots,
the organ added. In specific items,
structural steel is showing a greater
gain than other products, largely
through the impetus Of Government
financed projects"
There is keen price competition on
fabricated structural steel and REIN
forcing bars" the publication pointed
out. "On the latter product conces-
sions of several dollars a ton below
published resale prices have been
given.
LAS the time approaches for an
nouncement of fourth-quarter steel
prices. which according to precedent
may come late this month, there is
no positive indication of an intention
to raise quotations, nor is there any
further discussion of induStry-Wlde
wage reductions. On the basis of re-
suits thus far in the third quarter,
some steel companies have estimated
that their break-even point has been
lifted somewhere between so and 65
per cent because of price reductions
and the freight rate absorptions made
necessary by elimination of basing
point differentials."
The Iron Age scrap composite price
this week stands at Sl4.4l, compared
with s1483 last week.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
ELECTRIC POWER
TOPS 1888 RECORD
Advance Carries Index to
New Peak for Second
Successive Week.
fy the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Electric
power production in the United States
for the week ended August l3 totaled
2.l33.641 900 kilowatt hours, a gain
of eight-tenths of / per cent over
the 2,115,847,0 in the preceding
week, but reduction of 73 per cent
from the 1900. SAT 900 in the like 1887
week, the Edison Elccwtc Institute
reported today.
The advance, which was more than
seasonally expected, carried the AS
sociated Press index of power pro-
duction to new high for the year
at 1875. It was the second week
in row new 1888 peak had been
rung up by the index. The preceding
weeks level of the index was the
highest for any 1888 week up to that
time.
In the last week, as in the pre-
ceding week. the greater than normally
expected output was attributed to the
wave of hot weather and the ac-
companying increased use of electric
fans, electric refrigerators and other
hot-Weather electric accessories
The index, which uses 1929-30 as
100 and is adjusted for seasonal and
long-term trend, stood at 1l2 last
week and 1888 year ago.
The range for recent years follows:
1888. 1887. 1896. 1895. 1884
High 1925 1852 1913 1865 97.4
LOW 1923 1118 1920 GAL el.e
Percentage declines from a year ago
according to major geographic areas,
were reported as follows: New Eng
land. 7.6; Middle Atlantic. l.6: Gen.
trail industrial. 1876; West Central, 4.3;
Southern States, 46; Rocky Mountain
l7.2; Pacific Coast, 40.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
OIL TRADE HOPES
FOR FALL UPTURN
Speeding Industrial Activity
viii Eat Away Stocks,
Leaders Say.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
TULSA, Okla, Aug. 17-Apparently
resigned to somewhat disappointing
August volume, the oil industry
looked today to fall business in the
hope there will be a general pickup
in all industrial lines.
Leaders here were almost unes,A
nous in their opinion business would
be bolstered by fall upswing
Speeding up of industrial activity,
they pointed out, would eat away the
big stocks of industrial fuels that so
long have plagued the oil markets
and increase the drain on gasoline
stocks.
Independent refiners and majors
alike had just about given up hope
Of better return for motor fuel this
season. The biggest factor in splking
such hope was the statement from
Standard of Indiana that competitive
conditions wound not permit it to
meet the 0.3 of cent increase in
tank-Wagon gasoline rates. Other COM
panies which had followed Shells in
crease promptly dropped back to their
previous prices.
Forecasts were made that oil COM
pany earnings for 1888 would run
Is to 80 per cent lower than the big
year" of 1887. In this connection the
Oil Weekly commented such record
very likely would be materially better
than for most other industrial
groups"
Evening star., 1938-08-17

100000 on rural electrification lines.
This will call for q lot of red metal.
1t is expected that large quantities
of copper wire and other necessary
equipment requiring the metal in its
construction will be purchased. In
addition. there is a rural home mod
ernization program, which, it is be-
lieved, will call for large supplies Of
copper and brass tubing as we'll. as
plumbing equipment.
tCopyrisht. 1881
Evening star., 1938-08-17
HEWITT DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, Aug. II Especially -
Directors Of Hewitt Rubber Corp. have
declared dividend of 10 cents per
share on the capital stock of the COM
pany, payable September 10 to stock
OF record August a. Previous divi-
dends paid this year were Is cents
on March 8 and 10 cents on June 8,
making total paid or declared Of IS
cents per share during 1898 to date.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
RESERVE BANK LOANS
INCREASE FOR WEEK
Py the Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. l7.-Total loans
and investments of Federal Reserve
member banks in leading centers were
up substantially during the week end
ed August 10. The rise resulted large
ly from the largest upturn in in
dustrial loans in almost a year, al
though brokers loans and Government
bond portfolios also gained somewhat
Loans and investments, reported by
banks in l0l cities, compared as fol-
lows:
Week ended August 10 s20,61l 900 900
Previous week -- 2o,560,O 900, 900
Same period last year 22,33l 900 900
Evening star., 1938-08-17
U. S. DOLLAR DECLINES
IN TERMS OF STERLING

LONDON, Aug. II (P).-The United
States dollar declined 4 of cent
sterling terms in foreign currency
dealings today. The unit closed 488
to the pound, compared with s4SsA
for sterling in New York overnight.
French francs ended 1887 to the
pound, net unchanged.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
C.&O. Rail,cayCo.
July Net Income
Totals S1,833,857

CLEVELAND, Aug. II P>.-The
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co an
nounced today net income of s1,833,-
S57s3 for July, after all charges. This
compared with net income of S30ll,-
s461s for the same month in 1887.
Net income for the first seven
months of 1888 was reported as ST.
357,426.40. compared with s18,474,-
452.83 for the corresponding period
last year.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
ERIE ORDERS RAIL.

CLEVELAND, Aug. II @.-The
Erie Railroad has placed orders for
1853 gross tons of first-quality rail-, 1t
YVES announced today. Carnegie, Illi-
nois Steel Corp. and the Bethlehem
Steel Go. shared the order.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Production Is Increased.

NEW YORK, Aug. II R).-Crude
oil production increased moderately
for the second consecutive week dur
ing the period ended August Is, the
American Petroleum Institute esti-
mates. The total was 10 per cent
under the comparable week last year.
The crude flow advanced 42,050
barrels daily to 3,359,ooO barrels. Big
gest gains were in California and
Kansas, in that order.
Refinery operations advanced from
IS to 80 per cent of capacity, runs-to-
stills rising 10000 barrels daily to
3,295,000 barrels.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks at refineries, terminals and in
transit dropped another million bar
rels. inventories totaled 74,387 900
barrels, compared with 73,38O00O the
week before and 68,84o,0oO barrels
last year.
Imports of crude and refined oils
were up 2l5,000 barrels on the week
to 100000 barrels.