Smyrna times., 1938-02-17

= A@A)I44N<1L IlOOEOlINI BILL
The Administration housing bill
recommended by the President at
the Special Session in November
last, is now law. Both Houses
of Congress approved the joint
conference committee report on
the bill.
WAGES AND HOURS -Chanc-
es that wage and hour bill will
be passed at this session of Con-
i gress are very bright. Chairman
Norton Of the House Committee
on Labor believes the bill will be
revised and should be finished by
the last Of March. The President
is still very anxious for the enact
ment Of such legislation at this
session.
EQUAL RIGHTS 80 The Senate
Committee on Judiciary will hear
a proposal for a Constitutional
Amendment declaring men and
women shall have equal rights
throughout the United States and
every place subject to its jurisdic-
tion" and that Congress shall
have power to enforce this article
by appropriate legislation" While
the Nineteenth Amendment to the
Constitution provides equal suf-
frage for women, it does not go
far enough and so the new Amend
ment is proposed.
HIGHWAYS President Roose-
velt recently recommended that
the Federal aid to States for High
ways be cut down to S125,OOO, 900
annually. House Committee on
Roads has been hearing debates on
a bill continuing present Federal
program of $218,OOO,00O annually.
The arguments against curtail-
ment of Federal aid is that it
would disrupt State plans, affect
safety, retard farm to market
transport, curtal road construc-
ton generally, cause diversion Of
gasoline and registration fees
away from highway use and men
ace wartime communications
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
The Federal Trade Commission
will be given more power to con-
troll unfair trade practices by an
amendment to the Federal Trade
Commission Act, that has been
passed by both Houses of Con-
gress. The amendment gives the
Commission more power over GER
tain practices such as misleading
advertisement Of food, drugs, and
other such products.
CREDIT BASIS S-A plan to put
the country's existing money sup
ply to work on a credit basis, is
being studied and devised by Pres
ident Roosevelt. He believes this
is a better method than one of bor-
rowing and spending by the Gov
ernment in order to create more
money. Small home building will
be the chief outlet in the lending
program.
WIDOW PENSIONS - Under a
bill favorably reported to the
House by the Committee on Pen
sions, widows and orphans of
World War veterans would receive
pensions based on service of vet
Grams, regardless Of whether they
are disable or not. Eligibility of
a widow would depend on mar
riage to the veteran before 1911;
if childless the marriage must
have been by July 3, 1881. Veter-
an must have served at least 80
days between April 6, 1917 and
July 2, 1921 and at the time of the
signing of the armistice, he must
have been in uniform. A widow
would receive S22. a month and Sc
q month for the first child with 81
a month for other children under
16 years of age.
14,90s UNEMPLOYMENT BEN
EFTTS - Unemployment benefit
checks totaling $3.50, 0,387.48 were
sent to 14,908 eligible unemployed
workers In 10 States during the
first days of benefit payments.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT
BOARD - Approximately s4,5OO,-
600 a month was being paid in
pensions and annuities to 1858
former railroad workers in No
vember, 1887, under the Railroad
Retirement Act. Total payments
under the 1885 and 1887 Railroad
Retirement Act were more than
S33 100000 up to November so,
1887.
SOCIAL SECURITY Approx
Iimately $4,000 men, women, and
children received public assistance
at some time during the past fiscal
year in States cooperating under
the Social Security Act. The an
alysis indicates that the Social Sc
curity program is taking over, to
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