Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
WASHING TON
WILLIAM r. ALLEN


FARM TENANCY PROGRAM
Among the many requests to be
put before Congress when it con-
venes, will be one to further ex-
pand the farm tenancy program OF
the Farm Security Administration
An appropriation of $4,000, ,0OO
has already been added to that Of
$1O,000,000 for this purpose.
NEUTRALITY ACT The Neu-
trality Act Of this country IS again
the center Of controversy. Many
people, including important Ad-
ministration officials consider the
Act, as written, impractical and
probably dangerous. The present
European situation has again
brought talk Of an overhauling of
the Neutrality Act at the next ses-
sion Of Congress.
MONOPOLY order that the
public may better understand the
work being carried on by the anti
monopoly Investigators, they are
showing their results and facts on
income, industrial practices, etc, in
picture and chart form wherever
this is possible.
OUTMODED MINAL
MARKETS COSTLY One Of the
major reasons for the decline in
rail tonnage of fresh fruits and
vegetables in recent years is the
failure of railroads to cooperate
with each other and with other
agencies in working out efficient
methods Of handling produce in the
large city markets. Rail shipments
Of fresh fruits and vegetables have
declined by approximately 100000
carloads during the last Z years
from 100000 carloads in 1881 to
100000 in 1897. Total production
of fresh fruits and vegetables dur
ing this period increased about Is
per cent. If the railroads had
merely held their own relative to
other methods Of transportation
they would have hauled 1,15O,0OO
carloads in 1887 instead Of only
100000 AS is they We're in 1887,
$4,000 carloads short Of holding
the position they held in 1881.
PNEUMONIA - Several widely
scattered states will be the scene
of intensive investigation in the
treatment and spread Of pneu-
monia, as that killer begins to take
its toll during the coming months.
The U. S. Public Health Service
announced the establishment of
field research projects in coopera-
tion with state and local health de-
partments.
COMMUNITY B UIL DIN G S
BULLETIN Community buildings
planned to meet the needs of the
farm people they serve, are be
coming increasingly popular, ac-
cording to new bulletin of the
u. S. Department Of Agriculture.
The new bulletin, in which the
planning, construction and man
agement Of many successful COM
munity buildings the country over
are discussed in detail, is by the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics
and the Farm Security Administra-
tion.
STATEMENTS SHOWING OLD
AGE ACCOUNTS SENT TO
WORKERS - Any worker for
whom an old-age insurance account
has been established may obtain
from the Social Security Board a
statement showing the amount of
wages credited to his account for
1897 on the basis Of reports made
by employers. For the convenience
of those who want such a state
ment. the Board has sent to all its
field offices postcards which have
printed on them the request for
wage information. Space is left
for the wage Garner to write in his
name, account number, and ad-
dress. The card should be mailed,
either with a 1-cent stamp, or in
a sealed envelope addressed to the
Social Security Board, Gambler
Building, Baltimore, Maryland. 4
second form has also been made
available at all field offices for the
use Of anyone who believes that he
earned wages that were not re-
ported. On this form the wage
Garner should list each employer
for whom he has worked, how long
he was employed by each, and the
wages he received. The use Of
these cards is preferred to letters
as they are more quickly handled.