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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-09-22

Due to unsettled weather cOnd tt ons, the Mothers
Twilight Tea scheduled for "out-of-doors affair"
was held in the school audi torim Friday. Sept.
18th. $3.50 P. M.
The foyer adjoining the audi forum decorat-
ed with fall leaves Of red. yellow, brown and
greens The tea tables covered with lovely
lace cloths. and most attractive table boquets
wi tn yellow tapers peeping through the flowers.
While refreshments being served, soft
strains Of accordion music supplies by Mrs
Bernard D. Gibbons
Favors Of oolorful paper leaves with each
mothers thereon were presented to the IS
mothers they registered in the guest book.
After the guests had had their fill. they
ushered into the audi toriun, where they well
coined by the PRESIDENT Mrs. S. Hartford Downs.
A short musical and dramatic program provided.
Mrs. Land presented Carolyn Tmpdns. Aarilyn
Maryn. and Jane Jones, her dancing pupils in solo
Dances
Mrs. 1ydalu Palmer, accompanied by Mrs. Max Hayes
sang "The Rosary" and "Sy1via."
Our talented MISS Phyllis Warner gave two clever
readings.
Messrs. Cecil McDougal and Charles j. spector
rendered several familiar numbers from the guitar
and mandolin. The sustained applause after the
first number. Mother" gave them a we'll deserved
reward for their efforts
At the finish Messrs. McDougal, Speotor
Gibbons the "roving troubedors strolled through
the foyers bidding adieu to the departing guests.
General arrangements for the tea under the
direction of Mrs. Charles Welsh and her social
conmi ttee with the assistance Of several other
members of CLUB
Mrs. S. Hartford Downs
Presidents
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-09-22
WOMEN IN AMERICA

Women in San Francisco last week took action to
show the city their sympathy with striking store
clerks in the leading department stores. Dress cd
in their best to show store owners that they were
Snfluential patrons, society picketed the
stores where they accus toned to shop. They
achieved much publicity for the demands Of the
clerks union, but the strike has not yet been
settled it is impossible to toll what further eff
feet their action has had.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Benefiel Of Pendleton, Indiana.
parents Of M. Leon Benefited. visiting the
Benefiels their way to asotas Florida to
spend the winter.
Mr.. Mrs. Manning of SOC Crescent Road
returned after q six weeks vacation, including
stopping points at Salt Lake City, Denver. and
St. Louis
MRS. william Clark Of Painesville, Ohio, return
ed to after a weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. Leon Benefie1.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Piolney Of LIB Crescent Road
had guests last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Turner Of Greenbelt, Miss Dorothy Baker, Mr.
William auckland. Ar. and Mrs. John Evans Of
Washington, D. CO
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Richter had Mr.. and Mrs. Van
A. Potter Of New York guests for few days last
week. and Mrs. R. NJ. Richter live at 3-B
Crescent Road
Mr.. Charles F. Mellow and Miss Margaret Lynch.
of Brooklyn, N. Y. the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Melloy Sc Eastway during the week of
August 2lst. Both were very favorably Impressed
with Greenbe1t.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-09-22
MOTHERS CLUB TEA

Due to unsettled weather cOndi tt ons the Mothers
Twi ght Tea scheduled for "out-ofdoors affair"
held in the school audi torim Friday, Septs
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
MRS, CARAWAY
SURE BY 5000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. II
U.NsJ.-Although her principal
opponent refused to concede de-
feat, Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway to-
day was apparently headed for a
second term in the United States
Senate.
The only woman Senator ever
elected, Mrs. Caraway, was virtu-
ally assured of the renomlnation
that means election in Arkansas
on the face of nearly complete re-
turns from the States 2,002 pre-
cincts.
Representative John Mcclellan,
who dubbed Mrs. Caraway "The
little widow" and claimed in his
campaign that he would be better
able to serve the State than q
woman, was trailing by approx
mately 5000 votes with the ballots
counted in all but 100 precincts.
"It will take an official count
to decide this" he maintained.
The official canvass will be held
Friday.
Governor Carl E. Bailey and all
but one of the five congressman
seeking denomination also ap-
peared certain victors. The lone
exception, Representative Claude
Fuller, trailed Clyde Ellis, but still
had a chance.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
ATLANTA MAYOR
TRIES TO warn.
F. D. ON GEORGE.
Mcintyre Is Asleep So
His Mission Fails

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. II Q.N.S)
Mayor william B. Hartsfield, of
Atlanta, today made a futile ef.
fort to warn President Roosevelt
against making an error" in
the State political war growing
out of the heated senatorial cam
paign being waged by Senator
Walter F. George and United
States Attorney Lawrence Camp.
SOUGHT MCINTYRE
Appearing at the terminal
station here today as the PreSi-
dental special passed through
the city en- route to Athens, Ca,
Mayor HartSfield was frustrated
in his attempt to speak to Marvin
Mcintyre, one Of the Presidents
secretaries.
When the mayor knocked on
the door of TIE "office car" a
secret service agent appeared.
I'm Mayor Hartsfield, and I'd
like to see Mack" the mayor said.
GEORGE CALLED WINNER
Told that Mcintyre was asleep
and had left orders not to be
disturbed. Mayor HartSfield said:
II just wanted to tell him
that Georgia is still for George
and to warn the President
against making an error in the
State political war"
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Deal Goes On !
SaysF.D.R.
CONTINUED from Page u

CONTINUED from Page u
greatest humanitarian Of all
time"
The crowd applauded vigor-
ously.
Mr.. Roosevelt keynoted his ad,
dress by stating:
Constant progressive action
Is better than following either
those who want to slow up or
those who promise they will
hand you the moon on a silver
platter a week after they are
elected"
The President arrived in Athens
by special train at $50 this morn
ing. His long black open automo
bile that attracts so much atten
ton was waiting for him at the
station, as were Governor Rivers
and officials of the university.
Driving through well-line6
streets to the university grounds
the Roosevelt motorcade made 9
complete circle of the stadium
while the crowd cheered Justify.
Seated before the President In
the center of the field were the
capped-and-gowned summer gradu
ateS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

in the Constitution was not
enough. What is law without
enforcement? Apparently the
divine method "let there be
light and there was light" did
not work as mere mans dictum.
Then I began to analyze:
Was it due to lack of interest?
No, it was due to lack of money.
Every man and woman I talked
with deplored the wretched
school conditions, wanted bet
ter schools. better trained and
better paid teachers, wanted
more teachers. wanted a full
school year. But-the answer
was always the same-we can
not get more money from taxes.
And why not? The answer is
simple: The taxable values were
not there. The tax rates were
not too low, but the actual 60
ing values of property were so
meager that when taxes on
those values were collected the
sum received could not pay for
adequate teachers or equipment.
Public education was therefore
dependent on public wealth.
Public wealth was too low to
support good schools.
That analysis of mine--made
even before I was elected gov
ernor of New York, led my mind
to many other questions: Why
were land values and therefore
taxable values in Georgia so
low? With that question came
a study of land use, of worm
out land, of cheaper fertilizer, of
forestation, of erosion, of crop
diversification, of crop prices.
OF marketing. of freight rates.
And all of these things bore di-
rectly on the problem of better
schools.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Higher Pay, Income
Regarded As Vital

Why were people getting such
low pay for a days work? That
led to a study OF purchasing
power, of decent wages, of the
cost of living, of taxable income,
Of sound banking, of small mer-
chants. And these things, too,
bore directly on the problem of
better schools.
In other words. social condi-
tions-Schools and hospitals and
clothing and housing and food
were intil .tely dependent on
economic conditions higher
wages. higher farm income and
more profits for small business
men.
So you will see that my
thoughts for the South are no
new thing. Long before l had
any idea of re.entering public
life I was planning for better
life for the people of Georgia.
In the later years l have had
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
KY. WILL BACK
BARKLEY IN 40,
LOGAN PREDICTS

G.N.S.) The Kentucky delega.
tion to the 1910 National Demo.
cratic Convention will line up
solidly for Senator Alben Barkley
for the Presidential nomination
Senator M. M. Logan CD, Of
Kentucky, predicted today.
The prediction, he added. was
based upon the belief President
Roosevelt will not seek a third
term as President.
Barkley's victory over Gov. Albert
Happy" Chandler strengthens the
Kentuckian's chance to land IN
the White House Logan insisted.
SEES NO SPLIT
II do not think that President
Roosevelt Will be a candidate"
said Logan. y do not know that
Barkley will be a candidate
but Kentucky will be for him
if he is.
my judg,r ent is that Mr..
Roosevelt, II nominated for a
third term can be elected. I do
not agree at all with those who
predict that his nomination
would split the Democratic
party.
NOMINATION KEY
IF the President were not
openly a candidate, and If the
people were strong enough to
force his nomination, they
would be strong enough to elect
him.
The Presidents greatest
difficulty would be in obtaining
the nomination. If it were not
for the precedent against a third
term for presidents, he would
have no difficulty.
He is just as strong with the
people as he ever was. There is
just one answer to Senator Bark
ley's victory in Kentucky and
that is Roosevelt"
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

some opportunity to practice
what I have long preached.
obviously the Federal Govern
ment cannot carry the load
alone. In education, for example,
Washington has greatly assisted
by using the labor of people who
really need help to build school
houses, to give student aid. and
to pay many teachers. And
washington will help by giving
some grants in aid to those com.
munitles which need them tie
most. But Washington should
not and cannot rightly subsidize
public education throughout the
United States. Education should
be run by the States and their
subdivisions.
Therefore, in the long run, the
best way for your National Gov
ernment to assist State and
local educational objectives is to
tackle the national aspects of
economic problems - to elimi-
nate determinations between
one part of the country and
another-to raise purchasing
power and thereby create wealth
in those sections where it is far
too loW-to save the waste and
the erosion Of our natural re-
sources, to encourage each sec
tion to become financially inde-
pendent, to take the lead in eS-
tabliShing social Security-and
at the same time to explain to
the people in every part that
constant progressive action is
better than following either
those who want to slow up or
those who promise they will
hand you the moon an a silver
platter a week after they are
elected.
At heart Georgia shows devo
ton to the principles of democ-
racy. 1t has occasional lapSes,
but really does not believe
either in demagoguery or feud.
aliSm dressed up in democratic
clothes. You of the university
are greatly responsible for the
present and the future. Well
are you doing your part. From
today onward I share proudly
and more fully in that part
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Cites South's Gains
During Last Six Years

It may not be polite, but it
Is good American idealism to
recognize, to state boldly. that
In 1882 the conditions Of human
life in Georgia and in other
States of the lower South were
as a whole at the bottom of the
national scale. At the same
time let us rejoice and take
pride in the undoubted fact that
in these past six years the South
has made greater economic and
social progress up the scale
than at any other period in
her long history. 1t is my OBJ
jective and yours to maintain
that march and to accelerate its
pace.
On the side of education a
long experience teaches us that
the improvement of educational
facilities is inevitably bound up
with economic conditions. Years
ago I was told by a distin-
guished citizen of Georgia that
public-School education was we'll
provided-for because there was
q law-or perhaps it was in
the State constitution itself
providing that every child
should have a full school year
and that attendance for each
school year through grade
school was compulsory. But I
soon discovered school after
school in the rural districts
and most of them are rural dis
tricts-where the school was
open only four months or five
months a year-or was too small
to hold all the children-or
couldn't employ enough teachers
Or where children, whose par
ents wanted them to work. could
stay away from school with COM
plete immunity.
Apparently law or a clause
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
l-Way Arrests
ASSQiled

Recent wholesale arrests fo1
violation Of the one-way traffic
regulation governing the Satur.
day afternoon flow of automO-
biles over Twenty-Second street at
M Street Northwest, resulted today
in an appeal by Keystone Auto Club
Manager George Keneipp to Com
missioner Melvin c. HaZen.
Keneipp pointed out to the
Commissioner that a survey made
by his organization showed nearly
as much Southbound traffic on the
thoroughfare Saturday afternoons
as there is northbound. The
street is posted for northbound
traffic only from 4 to 6 p. m. with
a view to caring for suburban
bound motorists during rush
hours.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
NEW DEAL, FOES
both REJOICE
OVER PRIMARIES
Roosevelt Appears to
Retain Upper Hand

Word from Idaho indicates that
the low price Of wheat was partly
responsible for Senator Pope's de-
feat. He was the sponsor in the
Senate of the Pope-McGill farm
bill-the big" farm bill of the
last session, New Dealish in con-
ception and representing the best
compromise the national admins
tration could get out of a Senate
which was beginning to get skit-
ish on farm legislation.
The bill was m aneuvered
through the Senate by Senator
Pope. He had charge of it, fought
for it in debate, and more than
any other Senator deserved credit
for its passage.
And because the price of wheat
has gone down instead of UP,
voters of his State retired him
from the Senate.
G. o. p. ENTRY EXTRA
At the same time the Repub-
licans who voted in the Repub-
lican primary nominated Donald
Callahan, a lawyer of wallace,
Idaho, with important mining and
other business interests. In No
vember they will go through the
motion of trying to elect him. But
the State is preponderantly Demo
cratic, and everybody knows that
unless there is q political revo-
luton in the next three months
Clark will be elected.
It is q compliment to Borah
that he was nominated, but above
and beyond that it means that
Idaho doesn't want a New Deal
Senator in Washington, so worked
out q successful combination to
eliminate the one they had.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

full old-fashioned politician who
easily took the Republican nomi-
nation in a three-candidate field.
ROSS WINS CLOSE RACE
A close race for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination appar-
emily brought victory to Cowboy
Ben" Ross, three-time governor.
Incumbent Governor Barzilla w.
Clark admitted defeat, although
only about 400 votes behind Ross.
In ITO precincts Ross had 28,-
430, Clark 27,044, Lieutenant Gov
ernor C. C. GosSett 1851, and W.
P. Whitaker 11,343.
The Second congressional dis,
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

1t is with particular pride in
and increased devotion to this
State that l become today an
alumnus of the University of
Georgia. During many years l
have had important contacts
with your trustees and faculty
and l can therefore appreciate
the excellent service which you
are rendering to the cause of
education not only in Georgia
but in the nation.
Many years have gone by since
I first came to Warm Springs
and got to know and to love the
State and its people. ! wonder
If you. who live here all the
time, can realize as we'll as 1,
who have been coming here once
or twice a year. the amazing
progress that has been made
here in a short decade and
half-and especially in the past
five years.
If you see a person morning,
noon and night you do not note
the changes of growth or health
of that friend as readily as if
you see him only at intervals:
and that is why l feel that l can
speak with perspective.
In my earlier years here I saw
a South in the larger sense for
gotten in the midst of an un-
healthy national speculation
q boom era which thought in
terms of paper profits instead
Of human lives. And for those
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
3Air Forts
Returning
FrOnS.A.

U.N.S.) Three of the
Army's giant four engined
bOmbers, which last week
flew nonstop from Miami to
BOgOta, COlOmb bia, today
rOared over the Gulf Of Mex.
leo on the return flight to
Miami.
At 1880 tE.S.T.) the
planes radiOed the War De-
partment in Washington they
were $40 miles south of
Miami, m way between
France Field, Panama Canal
Zone, and the Florida city.
The planes expected to land
in Miami this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

days what has the South to
show today? A few fortunes,
perhaps, but most of the profits
went North.
Then came the tragic years
of the depression. Closed banks
in almost every community,
ruinous crop prices, idle mills,
no money for schools or roads
a picture of despair.
Yet. through all those years,
the South was building a new
school of thought group
practically recruited from,
younger men and women who
understood that the economy of
the South was vitally and mex
orably linked with that of the
nation, and that the national
good was dependent equally on
the improvement of the welfare
of the South. They began ask
ing searching questions: Why is
our pay-in other words, our
earning capacity-so low? Why
are our roads so bad? Why is our
sanitation and medical care so
neglected? Why are our teach
ers so inadequately paid? Why
are our local school buildings
and equipment so antiquated?
I do not mince words because,
first Of all, l have a right-a
nation wide right, State right
and Withal a sympathetic and
understanding right to speak
them. and, secondly. because
you as well as know them to
be true.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

Backed by many high admins
tration officials although without
the public Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Pope fell behind
almost with the beginning of vote
tabulations and continued to lose
ground throughout the counting.
DEFEAT CONCEDED
The Junior senator, in charge OF
agricultural matters for the New
Deal in the upper house. has con
ceded defeat but declared he
would continue to support the
principles for which I stand"
Complete vote of 742 of the
States 802 precincts gave Clark
42,367 and Pupe 39,012.
Opposing Clark in November
will be Donald A. Callahan, color
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Record Chicago
Heat Kills Two

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE hot
test news in Chicago today was
the weather. The city experienced
its hottest day Of the year yes
terday, when a temperature of 95
degrees was reached. Two deaths
from heat prostrationS were re-
ported.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Jimmy Will Tell
"HoW He Got His

NEW YORK, Aug. II Q.N.S0.
The National Broadcasting Com
pany today announced that James
Roosevelt, eldest son and secretary
of the President, will make the
first public statement on his pri-
vate business and insurance COM
pany earnings in an interview
to be broadcast over the Blue
network at 11:15 (E.S.T.) tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

She Wanted to Keep Her Ideals Yet
Climb the Social Ladder-SO She Used
"Men As Her Stepuing.StOnes." An
other InstaIlment in Maysie Greig's
Absorbing and OutspOken Novel OF the
SIums Girl and HOw She Solved Her
Hazardous Problems. Don't Miss This
Modern Story In The American Week
lw, the Magazine Distributed With
Next Sundays Herald.Tlme0.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11

trict selected Secretary Of State
Ira Masters, New Dealer, as Demo
cratic nominee and Henry Dwor-
shak as Republican candidate.
Representative Compton Whit e
was unoppoSed in the First district.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Pope Loss Called
Blow 10 New Deal

(I.N.S.). Chairman John
d. M. Hamilton of the Repub-
lican National Committee sees
brighter days ahead for the
people of Idaho" because Of
Senator James POpe's defeat
for denomination.
To the chairman the result
was a rebuff Of the New Deal
and evidence of the revolt
against the ADMINISTRATOR
farm act" which Pope au-
thOred.
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
Late Votes Widen
Margin for Clark
Conceding Defeat, Idaho New Dealer
Pope Reaffirms His Principles

BOISE, Idaho Aug II NS )-Extent of the lead of Rep
resentave D. Worth Clark critic of many major New Deal
policies who defeated Senator James P Pope New Deal Senate
leader in ldaho primary increased today than 5000
votes continued to in
The Washington times., 1938-08-11
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS SPEECH
At UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Executive Would End Discrimination
To Help Progress of South

Followng is the teTt of President RooseUelts address
today at the University of Georgia, Athens:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-06
Actress Ruth Fitting Says Husband Threatens Death

Hollywood, Jan. 6.-CUP)-Two bodyguards were assigned today to protect Ruth Fitting, one of the "sweethearts" of the blues singing era, who complained to the dis trict attorney that her divorced hus- band had threatened to kill her. She received the threat by telephone Tuesday night, she said, and was so frightenened by it that she did not learn where her former hus- band was, but she assumed that he was in New York. He is Martin Snyder, a Chicago sportsman and familiar figure of the New York night clubs. She divorced him last November 30 charging cruelty.
 -"I recognized his voice. He said: I am going to get a plane, come out there, kill you and then kill myself" she said.
 District Atotrney Buron Fitts as- signed two investigators from his office to guard her. They accom- panied her home.
 After the divorce, Miss Fitting an- nounced her retirement from a singing career that began at the Marigold cafe in Chicago's south side In 1922, and reached the heights of stage, radio and photograph re- cording. and later won her . place in the movies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-06
PATROLMAN PICKS
 UP MYSTERY MAN
Officer John Walsh Finds Francesca Gentle Car-
 ried | Loaded Gun

An armed man who told Patrol man John Walsh Take me to the police station before harm any, one" was in custody today, while police sought to check on his back ground. The suspect, Francesca Gentle, AS, of 155 Lexington ave- nue, Mt. Kisco, N. Y., was arraign- ed in city court today on a charge of carrying 8 concealed weapon. His case was continued by Judge Ed ward Mascolo to next Tuesday. Bonds were fixed at $500. Taken from the prisoner were loaded 32- caliber revolver, and an extra round of shells. He remained uncommuni- cative under police questioning.
 PatroIman Grabs Him
 Patrolman Walsh was trying door, ways in Exchange place at 2:30 o. clock this morning when he saw a man standing in the doorway of the Kay jewelry store. AS he walked up to see what the man was doing there at that hour, he saw him place his hands in his pockets. The police man grabbed Gentile's hand, and re- moved the loaded revolver from his overcoat pocket. It was then that Gentle asked to be taken to the police station. Gentle spoke vaguely of coming here from New York state to look for work. Police said that he had $50 on his person when he was searched at headquarters. Police of other cities were asked to check on his record.