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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

The Golden Gate bridge at San
Francisco was the center of at
traction at Friday mornings ses-
sion of the Peoples Gas & Oil COM
pany mail fraud trial in federal
court here.
The government was attacking
frequent claims made by the COM
pany in new stories and literature
that DIR. II, Harry Meyers, one of
the defendants, was one of the
builders" of the bridge and other
wise connected with the project
through Joseph B. Strauss, chief
engineer on the job.
w. w. Felt, jr., secretary of the
Golden Gate bridge and highway
district, was on the stand most of
the morning.
Repeatedly in answer to ques-
tons by government counsel he
replied:
Not Connected
Meyers had absolutely nothing
to do with the project"
Specifically he denied ever know.
ing or hearing of Meyers during
construction of the project or dur
ing negotiations prior to it on the
contract and sale of the bonds.
DR.. Meyers, according to the
government case. was claimed by
the P. G. & o. to have been influ-
entail in securing the contract for
Strauss on the project.
Meyers was never connected
with our negotiations with Strauss
and l do not know of anything
ne had to do with Strauss selec-
tion," the witness testified.
Nothing First Hand
Because Strauss has since died
1t is impossible for either the gov
eminent or the defense to get first
hand testimony from him concern.
ing any possible relationship with
DR.. Meyers.
An indication that the defense
case may center on litigation over
sale of the Golden Gate bonds and
formation of the district was seen
in objections raised repeatedly to
Felt's testimony on questions con-
corning il.
Time after time government
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
SCHOOL SUPT.
DIES SUDDENLY

RAINIER - Walter Z. Thomas
So, superintendent of schools here
the past four years, died suddenly
at his home Thursday night. Be
fore coming to Rainier he had
resided in Oregon.
Thomas is survived by his wife,
Nettie; daughter, Phyllis, both
of the family home. Last rites will
be announced by the Yelm funeral
home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
TWO JAILED ON
CHECK CHARGES

Two Tacomans were being heio
in city jail Friday for questioning
in connection with passing frsudui'
ent checks.
Ray T. Issacson was arrested
late Thursday by Police Cher
Langseth and Detectives Blake and
Paulson after he attempted TO
pass q check for $500 at the Irwin
Jones Motor Co. as q down pay
ment on g car. The man had no
funds in the bank on which the
check was drawn, officers al
legged.
Also in Jail was Earl L. Louder
beck, 81. who is accused Of pass
ing worthless checks last Monday
one for s13 on a taxi driver and
one for SIS at a downtown store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
WERSEN GETS LEAVE
FOR INDIANA TRIP

Louis G. Wersen. director of mt
sic in Tacoma public schools, was
granted a leave Of absence by the
school board at its meeting Thurs
day. He Is to serve as judge for
region No. 5 in the National High
School Orchestra competition al
indianapolis, Ind, May 1920.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Frank Bsdgley and wife of
Elma. unemployed single weaver,
today filed bankruptcy petition in
federal court here. listing habili-
ties of S2.212. including s3os
wages due former employees. and
assets of $3.50. for which exemp-
ton was claimed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
ACTIONS IN DIVORCE

Suits for divorce have been filed
in Pierce county superior court by
Edna E. against Harold NJ. Man
ming. Anne r. against Ned krilich.
and Marie against William Had
don.
Interlocutory divorce DEGREES
have been granted in superior court
to Lois r. from John r. Ollie, and
Elsie from Francis Manning.
Final divorce DEGREES have been
awarded to Lille A. from Ed Lind,
and Ada from Kenneth Bolger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Angels Recall
Milwaukee PLAYER

LOS ANGELES - The slipping
Los Angeles Angels sent an SOS
today for Lou Novikoff who was
sent to Milwaukee of the Ameri-
can association last month on
4s-hour option. Upon reporting
tomorrow he probably will replace
Jack Rothrock in left field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Sound Loop
SoftbaU Play
Northern Division

Buckley and Renton held onto
their leads in their respective
divisions of the Puget Sound con
ference softball league as result
Of this weeks games.
Buckley was hard pressed &c
beat Sumner. 4-3 and IS. at Sum
ner. Louis Doud's two home runs
aided the Buckley cause, Both
cleared the left field fence.
Puyallup and Enumclaw
staged the leagues longest
game, with Puyallup winning,
9-S. in the 10th inning. PuN-
allup also won the first game.
IL. behind the four-hit pitch
ing of Filing Simonsen. kuneo
0zawa, Enumclaw second
sacker, hit a home run in each
game. while Simonsen, Bill
Spencer and Bob Berg each
banged a circuit blow for
Puyaliup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE

Stocks: Irrcgulariy lower.
Bonds: Irregular.
Curb stocks: Irregular and
quiet.
Cotton: Irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange: Easy.
Wheat: Off to u cent; corn,
unchanged to off cent.
Rubber: Easy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
CEN1RALlAN HEADS
ROYAL ARCH MASONS

Royal Arch Masons in Seattle
Friday selected Stanley ]. Pick
nell Of Centralias their grand high
priest to succeed Fred M. Bond of
South Bend. The election was a
feature of the closing sessions Of
the 55th annual convention.
Lee Allen. Pullman. was elected
deputy grand high priest to sue
coed Picknell. Robert B. Palmer.
Auburn. was elected grand king to
replace Allen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Investment Trusts
TO OPERATE NURSERY

wPA operation of g nursery
school at Hawthorne school dur
ing the summer months was grant
ed by the school board Friday. The
wPA has conducted such a nursery
az the school for the past two
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
HOLD DANCE AT FIFE

A dance will be held in Fife
auditorium Monday May is at I
p. m. 1t is part Of a series spon-
soned by the Fife Boys club in CO.
operation with the WPA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
6APPY-
birthday
FRIDAY. MAY IL

Frank Roller, Buckley. Wash.
Lind Messenger. III No. Ia
coma ave.
Forbes =. Haskell, Nashon
Island.
o. c. Wismer, SS2l So. Sheri-
dan ave.
Harry Guske, jr., 4s4 East
9th st.
Rodney Alton Duke" York.
s32s So. Sprague ave.
DIR. Thomas b. Murphy, sos
No. Stadium way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
WILL MEET FRIDAY

The semi-monthly meeting of the
Veterans' Service League of Wash
ington win be held at the Carl
ton hotel at s p. m. Friday. Ar
engagements for the funeral of Ar
thur Fortune Saturday viii be
made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

New Service to Bering Sea Ports
Announced by Consolidated-O Olympic

Announcement of new service
for Puget Sound shippers was
made Friday by the Olympic
Steamship Co. Northwest oper-
ators Of the Consolidated-o Olympic
line.
The service will be 10 Boring
sea ports, In addition TO regular
runs to Alaska.
First vessel scheduled to make
the Boring sea trip will be the
steamer FL Captain. which is due
at Shaffer No. l dock Sunday At
ter inward cargo is discharged the
vessel will take on freight. plan
ming 10 sail from Seattle for Ber-
ing sea ports May 20.
Two other Consolidated-O lym-
pic ships are due shortly. The
Texada will arrive next Thursday
and the Lake Frances May rs.
both with cargo from California
ports.
Five Are Due
-Four ships were working cargo
along the waterfront Friday, with
five listed TO arrive on Saturday.
American steamer Pacific En-
terprise was at Port piers working
inward and outward California
freight. The All fleets Hawaiian
was at Baker dock handling east
coast cargo. The vessel is slated
to shift to Olympia Sunday, where
she will clear with 1900 measure
ment tons.
To Load 1900 Tons
Another All steamer, the
Georgian, was due at Milwaukee
No. 2 dock during the afternoon,
coming from Seattle. Inward the
ship had 1000 weight tons. Sched-
uled to leave Monday for the east
coast, she takes 1900 tons.
The Danish motorship Amerika
will tie up at Port piers Saturday
to handle United Kingdom cargo,
later shifting to Grays Harbor.
The Quaker lines steamer YER
mont is slated to arrive at Shat
fer No. dock Saturday with east
coast cargo.
ships In port: Pacific Enterprise
Port piers, Hawaiian. Baker dock: H.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

Mccormick dock; Eu-
Hsrbor mill
Friday Georgian, Nil =
2. Saturday-Yorkmsr
Port piers. Vermont.
: Weser. smeiter; War
Electrochemicai Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
BANk CEARINGs

SEATTLE - Clearings. $500 :
500 IS. transactions. $40. 2s5 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

and Parkerson.
Northern division tussles this
week We're even splits Kent and
Auburn divided. with Auburn TAX
ing the first game. o.. and Kent
grabbing the nightcap. 20. Rem
ton won the opener, SIS, from
Highhne. but dropped the second
Iii, 10 the Pirates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13
Stock Markets Tone
For Day Is Uncertain

Urluty $780,. <5.ls. ofI u.13
Stock sales Friday totaled s4o,-
900 shares, against 100000 Thurs
day. Curb stock sales were 10000
shares. compared with 5000 In
the previous session.
NEW YoRK-President Roose-
veit's assertion that he il not OPP
posed to some sort Of tax revision,
and improvement In the bitumi-
nous coal situation failed to shake
the market out II its lethargy
Friday and prices drifted uncer-
tainly in quiet trading.
Stocks opened irregularly and
then drifted down, when traders
lghtened up on disappointment at
the failure of new buying to appear
on the improved soft coal situs-
ton.
Some selling also was sttrib-
uted to recurrent rumors Of Ger
man troop movements on the Pol
ish border.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

BANK CLEARINGS
PORTLAND, Ore. - Clearings,
S5,036, 374,12; balances, S1,261,.
2S2 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

r Mccormick
reka Tacoma
ships due
waukee No
and Amerika
Shaffer No ]
wick. Hooker
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

ships In port: Pacific Enterprise,
Port piers, Hawaiian. Baker dock: II.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28

ii Lima, Ohio. Commenting on the
record Of Ohio workers Mr.. Ash
brook said:
The social security board credit
ed wages to the accounts of more
than 30,000,000 workers in 1887,
These workers, who were employed
on jobs covered under the old age
insurance program, had total covered
wages Of more than S26,800 100000
for that calendar year.
'This meant that IN 1887 the ma
tional average earnings Of workers
who had covered employment was
$500 In Ohio the average was
$1025. First place went to Michi-
gan with an average Of SHOP, New
York was second with $l0d2, Illinois
third with 5000, and Ohio was
fourth. Earnings ranged all the way
down to the low Of $413 in Missis-
sippi.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
PAGE FOUR J

WASHINGTON, DC. In their
syndicated column Washington
Merry Go Round" Drew Pearson
and Robert S. Allen assert, "the fact
that Vice President Garner failed to
attend the Marian Anderson concert
before the Lincoln Memorial, or
even to acknowledge the invitation,
NAV ruin his chances for the Presi-
dency.'
The section Of the column dealing
with this topic is entitled Garner
ana Negroes and follows in full:
aGARNER AND NEGROES"
Little things sometime swing the
tide Of political events. In 1916 it
was Charles Evans Hughes failure
to shake hands with Hiram Johnson
in California that probably lost him
tho election to Woodrow Wilson. And
TODAY the fact that Vice President
Garner failed to attend the Marian
Anderson concert before the Lincoln
Memorial, OF even to acknowledge
the invitation, may ruin has chances
for the Presidency.
THE colored vote can swing an
election one way q the other in
such key states as New York, Penn
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
Garner Absence From
Anderson Concert May
Cost Him Presidency

sylyania, Missouri, Ohio and Illinois,
and Jack Garner, one of the shrewd
est politicians in the country, is quite
aware of that fact.
Greatly worried, Garner has told
Senate colleagues that he never re-
ceived an invitation, and claims Sec
retary Ickes did not send him one
On the latter point, Garner IS cor
rect, but only by technicality. The
invitation was sent not by Ickes, but
by his Assistant Secretary, Oscar
Chapman in cooperation with Caro-
line O'Day, Congresswonlan from
New York, Western Union has q
signed receipt showing the telegram
was delivered April 3, six days be-
fore the concert.
1.-TWO days later, Walter White,
secretary Of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People, called Garner's office
and asked why he had not answered
the invitation. White talked to
Louis Friday, competent clerk to the
Vice President, and got definite
rundown. Friday said Garner had
no intention of lending his name
to the concert. =
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28

j to be "I'he Girl and Her Recrea-
ton All types Of games will be
played followed by a splash party.
Wednesdays subject is The Girl
and Her Vocation All types Of
girl vocations are to be discussed
and each giit will be asked to fill
ont d QUESTIONABLE Thursday the
girls will visit the Art Institute IN
observing the subject, THE Girl and
IsHer City
F'iday, May S. will be known as
Girl Scout night They will hold q
Court of Awards to be followed by
reception for parents. II You want
10 be charming, beautiful and grace
fnl, attend the meeting at Linden
Center Saturday when 'The Girl and
Her Personality will be discussed.
Rev. G. +. Isom, pastor Of Bethel
Baptist Church, is to deliver a spe-
cial sermon Sunday on THE Girl
and Her Church. They plan to at
send eli niasse to hear this message.
Monday the A'Cappella Choir will
be the center Of attraction when the
girls plan to attend a concert by this
group. The subject for the day is
'.The Girl and Her Music and it is
also to be held at Bethel.
Girl Scout
The Girl Scout Cookies have ar
rived and they plan to sell 700 pack
ages or more.
Miss Helena Blake, Girl Scout
Field Captain visited the Brownie
Pack last week at the center.
Music
Clarens Francois plans to organize
several musical groups at Linden.
Monday is girls chorus practice
night; Wednesday is a mixed group
and Friday community chorus. Come
and join the chorus.
Dramuda
4 x
dramatics, singing and dancing will
be held May 10. Mildred Bryan and
/ Billy Sanders who had the leading
roles in Small Town Romeo pre-
sented at Dunbar High recently, will
also take the lead in "Ouch, Ny
Corn to be given as part of the
Dramuda on the above mentioned
date.
Swimming
The first week in May is to b
known as Learn to Swim" Weel
and is open to boys and girls be
| tween the ages of / and ID year
of age The registrations in th'
Learn to Swim" campaign wer'
| gratifying. A special invitation j
extended to adults to attend tn
mixed splash party on Thursda,
night from s to 8 o'clock.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
Students Homer Va.
Union President al
Convocation Service:
Dean Mays Gives
Address

The students Of Virginia Union
University, acknowledging Re COM
pletion OF Is years Of servic to the
University, presented DR.. William
John Clark chair IN an i'm ressive
chapel service held Friday y Co
5urn Chapel.
The chair as pre- ented hs Law
renee b. Jackson, president IF the
Student Government Association. In
making the presentation, M. Jack
son expressed the gratitude 81 the
students for the interest which DIR.
Clark has evidenced in them and
said: 1T is a privilege for US to pay
tribute to a man who through the
years has been leader in the field
of Christian education.
DR.. Clark, acceptil g the chair was
deeply moved by the expression from
| the studnts. He said: II thank you
sincerely and from the bottom Of
my heart. :
Dean Mays Speaks
Before the presentation, an ad
dress as delivered by Professor Ben
jamin e Mays, dean Of the school Of
religion at Howard University. Dean
! Mays was presented by Richard Gay
vice president of the Student Gov
\
ernment Association.
4 believe" the speaker said,
| Chat have a right to speak to you
today in the tradition Of Virginia
Union. ! shall endeavor to speak
to you on the goals toward which
would strive if / were a student in
| 1889"
IF | should name these goals,
| should name one general goal.
would say: study, aim, seek 10 stand
for something in this world,
something significant. noble, great.
would say to you: SO live and stand
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
Annual BaccaIaureate
And Commencement
Speakers Named at
Tennessee A & | State

BY Charles SatcheIl Morris, End.
NASHVILLE, President William
j. Hale of Tennessee a and | State
College announced this morning that
the Hon r. B. Young, ssf., publish
e. Of the Norfolk journal and Guide
had accepted al invitation q daIiyer
the annual baecalauieate message at
the institution 81 sunday afternoon
June 4 "a ao clock, and that
Mayor II R Wright. sr af Pilila-
dclphia would be tle commencement
orator 81 NoadaA morning Jane =,
AT I6 90 o'eloek pfe deHt Hale ex-
pessed his delight 81 AaSing Two
pfonnent a1ii Aaa eeesstuf
bus1nes uen aE ii ii tital eNef-
eiscs incident to the graduation of
the l75 Seniors
lion. Z. B. af BUS enjoyed 4
distinguished . brilliant and
courageous edtof a.ts made the
Journal ana 6'aia ane of ae NEST
widely raa eoi is 0spapers u
the nation 4 aaabel ot the board
Of trustee ilaWfd University
and chairman 81 A committee en-
Honorary ll Dc also d truss
tee of the ae ana Slater funds
AMI 0i1tets4fif}3F}9r l5 st4tpY3.4rtal aetjyI-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28

that no man could dismiss you with
wave of his hand or the shfug OF
his shoulder. I would count
81 would strive to develop the
habits of moral integrity and intel
lectual honesty because without
these nothing else matters.
There is tragedy, chaos, confu-
sion throughout the world--not be.
because Of economic problems as
some would say, or Of politiai prob
lens as others say. Don't be con-
fused. There is chaos and tragedy
and confusion in the world today be
cause the world is morally and spir-
itually bankrupt.
II through some miracle, econom-
ic stability and political justice could
be had, without some corresponding
miracle in the hearts Of men, the
world would be back where it IS IN
rs years. Our minds have outrun
our character. We know enough te
build better world, build better
economic order, to get rid of socla
prejudices, but we aren't goot
enough to do it. We know far more
than we have character to do.
AS second goal, / would strive
to develop my mind to the last dc
gree. There are few who use tfel
minds to its ultimate capacity. Il
this country. there is a .dominan
grt UP which tells us what we cal
do and tells us what we cannot dc
1t tells how where TO live, where t
ride. This group can circuinscrlb
our bodies, but nobody can circum
scribe your minds.
The speaker concluded by sayinl
that if you strive for these goals
"then you can walk the world wit
PRIDE
Music on the program was rem
dered by the University Choral Clul
which sang: "Cherubim Song No
7" from Bortiansky; and two spir
ituals, "Better Be Ready an,
"Gwine Up"
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
BY Daniel I. Mcnamara


NYTIDESpREAD use OF The nrches-
wv nal suite. Imagery, by leading
American symphonies in The 1889
concert season has brought new dis
tinction to Horace Johnson, com
poser. editor aud music critic. With
this work scheduled for more than
il dozen performances under such
conductors as Monteux. Kreuger
and Goossells. and with vide accept
s,l,ee III Ills other orchestral compo-
sftiails and songs, johnson takes
rank with the fmding Americans in
the creative field oi serious music.
1oI,nson becams an international
fio,,re IN nllsie in 1924 when the
fa,,one Isnplish CONDUCTOR. sir Dan
G,,afger ia his f,a,,l.lleno,.th svrt-
phony Orchestra iii d performance
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
LINDEN CENTER
N OF ES

DAYTON - The Garden Store,
215-217 South Jefferson Street, pre-
sented this week the Junior Garden
Council enough flower and garden
seeds to plant 70 gardens, 10 o
feet. More than 800 grade school
children will be taught how to prop
erly raise these seeds in a model
garden at Leroy and Summit SITS
Linden Center is indeed grateful to
this firm for their contribution.
Vegetable seeds consist Of beans,
beets, carrots, sweet corn, lettuce,
onion sets, and radishes. Flower
seeds are ageratum, calendula, mari
gold, nasturtium petunia and zinnia.
Girls Week
AS part Of the Girls May Week
Program sponsored by the Center
the following girls were selected to
run for May Queen: Madeline Parks,
Mary Burns, Letitia Rose, Beva Jane
Turner, Grace thurman, Mary Jane
Day, Caroline Garrett, Camille Har-
grave, Anna Brown, and Mary Lou
Paschel. The candidates will be
voted on by all girls attending Lin
den Center activities with Saturday
as the last day, and the one receiy-
ing the highest number Of votes is
to be named queen.
The crowning is to take place
Monday, May lst, at which tine
there is to be a May Pole and sing
ing and dancing. Mr.. Francois is to
be in charge Of the singing and Miss
Letitia Rose in charge Of the dane
ing. s II
Tuesdays topic for Girls Week !
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tual property rights Of the creators

| tual property rights of the creators
Of musical works.
Johnson was born in Waltham,
Massachusetts, October S. 1893. His
mother, a concert singer. was his
first teacher. He wrote as his first
work the Berkshire Hymn which
his preparatory school. Berkshire,
adopted as its official anthem. He
left tufts college to join the Navy
i'll the World War, and at its close
took up music as a profession. He
studied in Boston with Marshall
aud Crist, then spent several years
abroad. developing both his talent
Tor composition and his flair for
writing ON musical topics After
several years as contributing editor
and music critic of important pub
lieatlons, he became managing edi-
tor Of the Musical Courier, where
he has been for nearly Il decade.
Some Of Johnson's larger works
are q tone poem. Astarte',; orches-
ira suite, Streets OF Flor, nce.n
chased on poems of Florence Red
ington, in private life Mrs. John
son) sonatina, In The American
Manner Among familiar songs OF
The concert stage are his Absence"
sung hy John Mccormack, "The
Three Cherry Trees sung by Alice
Tuily; The Rose and the Car
denor, featured by Helen Jepson.
THY Dark Hair a favorite of
Edward Johnson: "Dirge,' voted by
Kathryn Meisle her favorite Ameri-
car oilg,
Johnson Ii a familiar figure in
New York musical circles. More
than six feet, of powerful physique,
he IS 4 Metropolitan regular alld a
first nighter. Devoted to outdoor
sports, he commutes from the foot
hills of the Berkshires most Of the
year. using New York apartment
during the opera season.
49,, C.stt3sgsfr ~
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
Social Security Notes

LIMA-ohio workers had much
higher average wages than those for
the entire nation. taking the 1887 fl
cures Of the social security board as
the basis Of comparison.
This statement was made today by
William A. Ashbrook, manager Of
the social security board field office