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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
CONTROL
 MEASURE GETS
 FDR APPROVAL
Measure, Now Signed, Es- tablishes New Air Auth
 ority of Five Members

WASHINGTON, June 25. = The President has given his approval of the bill designed to give the na- tion's far-flung aviation industry d new deal, the civil aeronautic's measure, establishing new agency to regulate flying.
 Hailed as one of the most forward looking steps taken by Congress this session, the measure establishes a five-man civil aeronautics author ity, and administrator to act as an executive officer of the agency and a three-man air safety board.
 The present bureau of air com- merce is abolished and the juris- diction over aviation exercised by that bureau, the interstate com- merce commission and the postofflce department will be transferred to the new unit.
 Mason Mentioned
 The President is expected to name the members of the authority with in two or three weeks. Grant Mason of New York, former Havana mana ger of Pan American Airways, is reported slated to head the group
 Others mentioned for places on the authority include Second As sistant Postmaster General Harllee Branch, Assistant Secretary of Com merce J. Monroe Johnson, Denis Mulligan, director of the bureau of air commerce; Assistant Treasury Secretary Stephen Gibbons and Clinton M Hester, treasury legal expert.
 To OK. Mergers
 The new agency has power to authorize mergers of air transport companies, pass upon proposed new routes and regulate trans oceanic flying, both by American planes and those of other nations which desire landing rights in this coun- try.
 The measure setting up the new agency was drafted by Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, and Chairman Lea of the House in- terstate commerce committee after extensive investigation by a special Senate committee into operation of the Bureau of Air Commerce and a number of air transport disasters.
 The committee sharply criticized administration of the bureau and the system under which jurisdiction over various phases of the aviation industry was scattered through sev- eral agencies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
HAIDA WILL BRING
 SOLDIERS HERE FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY

M. s. Whittier, Assistant Col lector of Customs, sailed from Un- alaska yesterday aboard the Coast Guard cutter Haida, bound for Ju- neau, according to word received by the Customs office here. The Haida is scheduled to call at Chil- koot Barracks on her way south, bringing the soldiers here for the Fourth of July celebration, it is understood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
Peak Climbing Washburn Party
 Back in Valdez
Explorer Successfully Gains Top of Lofty Mount
 St. Agnes

VALDEZ, Alaska, June 25.-After climbing the hitherto invulnerable heights of lofty Mt. St. Agnes in the heart of the Chugach Mountains, mountaineer explorer Bra df or Washburn and three in his party are back in Valdez.
 The four men of the Harvard ex- petition, who during the past month have been exploring the unmapped heart of the great Chugach Range, were flown safely to Valdez in two trips from their 5000 feet high base camp.
 Pilot Bob Reeves did the flying, landing on skis in the mountain snow field and on the mud flats at Valdez
 Washburn said the ascent of St. Agnes was completed on June 19. The peak had never been climbed by man before and is the highest peak on the Chugach group.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
GOES SOUTH

Photographer Joseph Yolo, who has been taking wildlife pictures irl this district for the Biological Shvey and the Forest Service, sailed on the Baranof this morn ing for the south, going to Yakima in connection with the photography business there. He expects to re- turn north in two or three weeks to continue his mission in the Ter ritory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
CHAT URGES SUPPORT
 OF LIBERALS
President Declares Defeat ism Spirit Called Down
 on Self, Congress
JERSEY CITY TROUBLE
 TINTED AT IN TALK
Chief Executive Says He Will Take No Part Tn
 Primary Elections

WASHINGTON, June 25.-In his twelfth Preside Chat to the Amer1- can people in a national broadcast, President Roosevelt last night de- clared that there would be no spe- cial session of Congress, barring unforeseen events" in summarizing some of the work of the 18th Con- gress.
 The President said that never in the history of our time has there been such spirit of defeatism called down on the heads of the President and Congress" as during the 18th session, but that the Demo- cratic principle of liberal thought had prevailed to meet the condi- tions as they exist in the nation to- day. He complimented the Ameri- can people on their sticking quail ties" in carrying forward in support of the policies which are aimed to "give a decent living to all Ameri- cans" as in contrast with domina- tion by a favored few" of great wealth which, he declared, are try ing to sidetrack the present policies and go back to the "philanthropies' of the 1920s. He struck out again at monopolies and concentration of wealth and called upon the people to support the liberal policies which would eliminate the practices.
 Speaks As Party Head
 Declaring his right as head of the Democratic party to reiterate the principles of that party's plat form, the President said he was taking no part in the primary elec- tions, but that he was prepared per- sonally to fight for the principles of his platform and for those who were aligned in similar thought. He made it plain that he was speaking as head of the party and not as President in urging support of the Democratic policies of the present administration.
 The Chief Executive said that fol- lowing his landslide election in 1886 he has been urged to coast along" and mot take the Democratic plat form too seriously" Those who sug- gested such a course, he declared. were the ones who are now failing to cooperate in bringing about na- tional recovery.
 Freedom of Speech
 Without mentioning by name Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, President RooS<elt left no question as to his meaning when he declared the right of free speech, free press and freedom of religious worship cannot be denied" in this country. There are those. he said. who would deny that right under the cloak of attempting to halt discussion by those of opposite political thought. Representative Jerry OConnell of Montana, Norman Thomas, Socialist. and several others were recently de- nied the light to speak in Jersey City, it has been charged
 The President declared he was not referring to the wild man" whose views were not American when he spoke of liberal thought. but of those who stand for the prin- ciple of sound. progressive demo- cratic government.
 Mistakes have been made. the Chief Executive said, in referring to Congress, but he said his faith was undiminished in the leadership of both Houses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June Enclosing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today's short session is 10z, American Can 95, American Light and Power 6, Anaconda 30as, Bethlehem Steel 58A, Common wealth and Southern IFS, Curtiss Wright 4A, General Motors 36. In- ternational Harvester 645s, Kenne- colt 37A, New York Central 13ss Southern Pacific IS, United States Steel 54A, Cities Service 97s, Pound $496A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
SWIMMING PARTY

Miss Pauline Petrich is enter taining a small group of friends today at swimming party at the Cleveland cabin on the Fritz Cove road in honor of her birthday. The girls are spending the afternoon on the beach.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
CHARLOTTE DOCKS;
 222 ARE ABOARD

The Princess Charlotte on special Alaska cruise, arrived in Juneau this afternoon with 222 roundtrip passengers aboard and no passengers for Juneau.
 The Charlotte will be sailing for Skagway at 10 o'clock tonight, and will go south via Sitka, not calling here
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25

The PWA office in Juneau today received word that a grant of $13,- 500 had been approved by PWA for a sewer system in Sitka. The total cost is estimated at $30,000, the balance of the money being raised by bond issue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
REPRISALS ARE
 NOW INDICATED
 BY SPAN. GOVT.
Intention of Air Raidin g Duce's Territory An
 nounced Tn London
BRITISH, FRENCH
 BECOME ALARMED
Claims Made Both German, Italian Planes Have At-
 tackled Coast Cities

BULLETIN-PARIS, June 25. Italy has notified France that the Fascist Air Force will wipe Spanish Government cities off the map if the Spanish Govern ment bcmbs Italian cities. It is said the first bomb dropped by Loyalists will be the signal for war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
Anchorage, Sitka
 To Get PWA Cash

WASHINGTON, June 25. The Public Works Administration an- nounced today the allocation of $46,582 for street improvements at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are todays Dow, Jones averages: industrials 13l.94, rails 2445, utilities 20.58.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25

The 150-mile Kennebec river in Maine is frozen three months a year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25

Dandruff is believed responsi- ble for 90 percent of cases of bald ness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games played this afternoon in the major leagues as received up to ? o'clock.
 National League Pittsburgh 8; Boston '. St. Louis 3; Brooklyn 1. Chicago 3; New York O. Cincinnati 6; Philadelphia ', elev- en innings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
American League

New York g; Detroit 3.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

1t. F. A. Truscott, procedure in hit
and-run cases; Sergt. B. G. Beach,
trafhc hazards; Sergt. M. r. Gore,
police attitude on trafic questions,
and Pvt. H. E. Caranfa, photography
and use of brake-testing device. In
spector L. I. Edwards and Inspector
w. E. Holmes will speak on Monday.
In addition to the officers, Robert
Duncan Of the American Red Cross
will lecture on first aid, G. E. Keneipp
of the keystone Auto Club will speak
on the citizens viewpoint, R. A. Ham,
local American Automobile Association
official, will present sound motion pic
lures of traffic problems, and rep
resentatives of the assistant corpora
ton counsel's Office will lecture on pro-
cedure in their Office and relations be-
tween officers and prosecutors.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

assigned as instructors outlined the
subjects to be given at each of the
classes. Three men from each pre-
cinct will be required to attend classes
from $50 am. to pm. every day
through Saturday. At the end Of each
training period new group OF stu
dents will be brought in.
1t. w. T. Storm, who, with the other
men assigned as instructors, attended
the Maryland University Traffic Off,
GERS Training School, will act as the
head of the local training school.
The following members of the force
will act as instructors: Capt. H. G..
Callahan, rules of evidence; Capt. A.
E. Miller, making traffic arrests;
Capt. M. D. Smith, methods of pro-
cedure in accident cases: 1t. L. r.
Beall, making traffic accident reports
Evening star., 1938-10-18

who made only SLIPS.
So the next day Fergus began folding
two boxes a minute instead of one and
a half When he got caught up he
went over to the soda fountain and
voluntarily polished the syrup pumps
Then he washed up some dishes that
the restaurant mattresses had left.
Then he went back to folding boxes.
He kept this up for days, for weeks,
but Mr.. Nickerson didn't notice at all.
Mr.. Nickerson sat behind the cash
looked pompous and fawned on his
customers. Fergus got so he hated
the sight of Mr.. Nickerson. He began
thinking of him as a tyrant and a
prof1teer.
Then one day just before noon Fer
gus glanced up and saw that Mr..
Nickerson was watching him. Mr..
Nickerson beckoned and Fergus, with
beating heart, approached the cash.
ier's coop and stepped behind the
grating. Mr.. Nickerson swung around
on his high stool and beamed on
Fergus in much the same manner that
he faWned on his customers
"You are good boy, Fergie," Mr..
Nickerson said without preamble. Il
have been watching you closely. You
have been doing extra work. That is
a good sign. 1t will not go unre-
Warded. You are better than most,
and I shall prove. that ability and
industry are good virtues. In your
envelope this week there will be a
raise in your pay. Instead of SLIPS
there will be $l2. Now what do you
think of that"
MY! My!" declared Fergus, and he
could not be blamed for what he said
or did the next moment. Suffice it to
say that his instincts triumphed and
he knocked Mr.. Nickerson off his high
stool with such a well-directed blow
to the jaw that Mr.. Nickerson tempo
rarily passed into oblivion.
Then Fergus removed his apron, got
his hat and coat. and headed for the
door. He knew that all was lost, but
he had reached the point where he
didn't care, which is a very bad state
indeed.
At the door his path was blocked.
Beulah Truesdale stood before him,
and he noticed that she, too, had re-
moved her apron and got her hat and
coat. Her blue eyes were bright and
eager and happy. She slipped her
arm through his and she said: Il
hoped, oh, hoped so hard that that's
the way you felt! It's really all
that matters!" And together they left
Nickerson's candy plant for good.
(Copyright. 1939D
Evening star., 1938-10-18

box on a huge stack and then you
reached for another fat cardboard.
You did this over and over again
until every move and motion was
automatic and you could think OF
ANYTHING and everything but what
YOU were doing At the end OF the
week, fat Mr.. Nickerson handed you
an envelope which contained $l1.25.
Today Fergus thoughts were bitter.
He had been folding boxes every day
for three months. He might have been
contented to continue folding boxes
for three years without rancor, but
the first week after coming to work
for Mr.. Nickerson he had noticed
Beulah Truesdale, the little blond girl
who presided behind the retail counter
near the front of the store. When
the light was right, about II O'Clock
in the morning, the sun played tricks
with Beulah's hair and delicate skin
and bright blue eyes.
Before coming to work for Mr..
Nckerson, Fergus had been out of a
lob for two years. He was so grateful
to Mr.. Nickerson that he could have
kissed him. 1t didn't matter that the
pay was so small or that the job held
little prestige for a man with college
degree.
Then he began to notice Beulah
Truesdale, and he began to notice
other things, too. He noticed how fat
and pompous and Contented Mr.. Nick
erson was. He noticed the tired, hope
less expressions on the faces of all
the people who worked for him.
Beulah Truesdale didn't have a tired,
hopeless expression. He discovered.
the first time they went to lunch
together. that there was something
more vital and alive about her. They
talked about everything in the world
except themselves. Fergus couldn't
bring himself to admit that since
graduating from college he had been
out of Job He was too proud.
Today Fergus wondered why he was
bitter But he knew. 1t was because
he was in love with Beulah Truesdale.
He had been in love with her for weeks.
And now he understood about the
hopeless, weary expressions on the
faces of the other employees. They all
wanted something, the way he wanted
Beulah, and they knew they couldn't
have 1t because Mr.. Nickerson would
never pay them enough. More, they
were afraid of losing their jobs. They
were afraid to quit their jobs and seek
another because they needed money.
They hated themselves because of this
fear
Fergus looked ahead. He would be
Evening star., 1938-10-18

east Conference Of Citisens' Associ-
ations and a delegate to the Federation
Of Citizens Associations from Dahl
gren Terrace, intends next month to
sever his civic connections from these
groups as he is moving from the
Northeast section of the city to the
Northwest. AS he no longer will be a
delegate to the federation, his connec-
ton with the Interfederation Confer
ence in a like capacity automatically
expires. The conference expressed
hope that he would return to civic
work in the near future.
Principal business was confined to
reports Of delegates from the groups
aff1liated with the conference. They
included Judge Alfred D. Bailey OF
Prince Georges County. Julian D.
Simpson Of Arlington County, Jesse
Evening star., 1938-10-18
FERGUS DECISION

like that. He would
become hopeless
and bitter and
vindictive and he
would look just like
all the others. A
queer feeling took
hold Of him. He
mustn't let this
happen. Tomorrow
he would begin do
ing his job better.
He would make an
effort to attract
Mr.. Nickerson'S at
tention. He would
prove to Mr.. Nick
erson that he was
worth more than
SLIPS. He had to
do this because he
had to have Beu-
lah, and Beulah
certainly wouldn't
be foolish enough
to marry q man
Evening star., 1938-10-18
D. c. POLICE SCHOOL
TO OPEN MONDAY
Officers From Traffic Sections
of Each Precinct Will
Attend Glasses,

School days begin again for Wash
ington police on Monday, when off,
GERS from the traffic sections of each
police precinct will attend classes In
the twelfth annual Metropolitan Po-
lice Traffic Officers Training School.
At meeting yesterday Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent, and officers
Evening star., 1938-10-18

c. Suter Of the District Of Columbia.
and Mr.. James.
The meeting was presided over by
the chairman, H. S. Yohe, and held in
the United States Chamber Of Com.
merce Building.
Evening star., 1938-10-18
CANDIDATES TO SPEAK
Chevy Chase Women's Democratic
Club Meets Tomorrow.

S1uD MeelS 1OHOIIOW.
Stanton c. Peelle, jr., candidate for
the Maryland House of Delegates; !;
T. Earle Hampton, candidate for coun-
son. jr., candidate for States attorney
for Montgomery County, will speak at
the meeting of the Women's Demo-
cratic Club of Chevy Chase, Md, to-
morrow at 8 pm. in the Chevy Chase
Library.
Mrs. Marc G. Phillips is in charge
of arrangements for the meeting,
which will mark the opening of a
membership campaign. Mrs. Ralph
H. Chase will preside.
Evening star., 1938-10-18

Fergus picked up
his ten thousand
and third card
board box, folded
1t neatly and placed
1t on the stack.
He knew it was
his ten thousand
and third because
the boxes came in
piles Of 1000. They
were fat, with
printing on them.
You picked one
up and squashed it
into a rectangular
shape. and tucked
in flaps here and
there and presently
you had a neat lit
tie box which, when
filled, would hold
exactly one pound
Of Nickerson's as
sorted chocolates.
Evening star., 1938-10-18
SCHEER RESIGNS
CONFERENCE POST
Northeast Civic Leaders Move
to Northwest Area Brings
Naturalization Action.


On a motion by Stephen James,
delegate from Montgomery County,
the Interfederation Conference at its
initial meeting of the season last night
accepted with regret the resignation
OF A. F. E. Scheer, delegate from the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Scheer, chairman OF the North
Evening star., 1938-10-18

SilverWare may be made MORTAR
nishable by new process, according
to reports in Great Britain.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-29
TRAIN RAN TO
LAUREL PARK
IN 10 MINUTES
Steam Line Followed by
Electric Cars; Then
Came Autos

Mule car. dummy" steam rail
way, horsc-drawn hacks and au-
tomobies have through the last
20 years contributed to the trans
portation cOnvcnlenccs -- ana
problems -- of Henderson county
and HendcrSOnville.
Here we have the old dummy"
established about 35 years ago by
the late w. A. Smith, all steam
ed up, and just rarin' to exert ITS
IS horsepower over the rails IN
its l0-minutc trip up to Laurel
Park, at that time owned by Nj
Smith.
Mr.. Smith conceived the idea
Of the dummy" line. which ne
believed would be instrumental IN
opening up Laurel Park. then far
into the country, as a residential
section. Picture yourselves. folks.
committing to and from work on
this stcaming monster, which was
capable of developing all Of %
miles an hour, and which fire.
nuently made the trip to Laurel
Park without leaving the rails.
The dummy" was operated
for a number Of years. before 10
cal opposition to its noise and
smoke caused the establishment
Of an electric line in its place
Automobiles then forced the cleo
trio line out of business.
The dummy" used to do
prosperous business, and as many
rs 200 fares were collected Oh
one trip. When business was rush
ing an opcn-air trailer was added
behind the passenger coach. The
train" made trips hourly to the
park, except when business wa;
pressing, and then trips were
made as fast as the car was load
cd.
The men in the picture here
arc Rance Rhodes, engineer. who
is seen on the step Of the loComo-
tive; Sherman Nelson, who Is
pccping from the window Of the
cab, and John Rymcr, who ap
pears on the rear platform Of the
passenger coach. The late Mr.
Smith is the gentleman in tho
coach with the derby hat. Walter
3. Smith was a conductor on the
line but is not shown in the pic
turc.
The picture was made at Fifth
avenue and Main street, the town
terminal of the line. On the left
the small building is tho office Of
DR.. W. b. Howe. The next build
ing was occupied by the Clarke
Hardware company. The Hunter
building had not been built and
the site was occupied by the ]. {.
Israel home. which was on a high
bank on the corner.
During the war, this building was
known as Major Noes brick store
house, and it seems probable that
the store Of the late VI. NJ. Shcp-
herd. on that site, occupied the
same structure. An \. & p. store
nou. OrcuDipS tho room
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-29
AIJ ABOARD FOR A SPEEDY TRIP ABOUT TOWN
COUNTY SEAT SITE
CHOSEN AT POLLS

(Con. from Page One, Sec. Three)
cry, the residence of Mr.. Gibbs,
John M. Kinney and Benjamin
King,-thc building on Main
street now known as the Foster
house, had been erected.
In lS47, charter was obtained
for the little village, which fixed
its corporate limits as extending
onc-half mile in each and every
direction from the courthouse,
provided that such limits should
not extend across Mud Creek.
A further provision Of the char
ter required the sheriff of Hen
derson county, on the first Mon
day in March of each and every
year, to open the polls at the
courthouse for the election of five
commissioners for the town Of
Hendersonvillc. All persons who
should have resided within the
limits of the town for six months
preceding the election, and who
were otherwise qualified under
the constitution, were allowed to
cast their votes for commission
crs. 1t was also provided that all
commissioners so elected should
be notified Of the fact within 10
days after the election, and if any
one Of them failed to appear and
take oath Of office within one
month from the date Of such no.
tice, he was to be fined the sum
of $40, for use Of the town, and
the solicitor Of the judicial dis
trict was directed to enter suit
for recovery of that amount
The commissioners were direct,
cd to appoint a magistrate of po-
lice, town constable who should
also be tax collector, and a treas
urer; an ovcrseer Of streets was
charged with keeping them in d
good and sufficient state Of re.
pair, and for that purpose wa:
empowered to require all persons
residing in the town who were
otherwise liable under the law tc
work on the public roads, to fur,
nish so much free labor as might
he necessary 10 keep tho repair
work done. All residents Of tho
town were released from duty or
the country roads.
So far as can be asccrtained, ne
record was kept concerning tho
elections provided for in The
charter and little is known OF
early government in the town.
Stage coaches ran from Green
Vile, S. c., to Asheville, bringing
passengers and mail, and almost
from it's earliest days, tourists, at
tracted by the growing colony Of
summer people at Flat Rock. be-
gan coming to Hendcrsonvillc,
where they found accommoda-
tons at Riplcy'S hotel and in pri-
vatc homes.
The earliest known poStofficc
was in tho old house, (if not the
present building, at least one on
the same location as that now oc-
cuppicd by brakes storc,) on the
corner Of Main street and First
avenue. Whitfield and Massic con-
Quoted an apothecarics' shop
there, and distribution Of mail
was cared for by a man in the
place.
In 1916, V. Ripley had a brick
store building on the east side OF
Main street, almost opposite the
hotel which stood on the corner
Of Main street and Third avenue.