The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-14
Ry II. A. Mckenzie

reports the following:
r,onpbandled shovels 22,o7s
nouble faced stone hammer 2,404
5-pound stone hammer 2,4O4
Stone nick 1872
Short handle round Mt. shovel 2,704
Stona hook mattock 18,051
p;rt nick 1861
Single bit axe 3,ooo
snort handle sd. pt. shovel 1921
Manning hammer 1916
Double face sledge 2,217
scoon shovel 1888
Whaelbarrows 8,619
The GAINESVILLE district is one Of
the six WpA districts in Ohio.
Ohioans who are 18 years old or
over and desire TO fish, must have
state license.
A total Of 10,760,000 individuals
were unemployed in the nation at
Tie GiQGE VI * NJi ~ 90 AsANs
100000 over January and 10000
over the aggregate year eariler,
according to an estimate released by
the National Industrial Conference
Board. Approximately 100000 IN
dividuals, according to the board q
figures, lost their jobs III January,
bringing the total rise in unempioy-
ment for the first two months OF
this year TO $4,000,
Thirty Civilian Conservation Corps
camps, with maximum enrolment
Of 5000, will be operated in Ohio
from April to September 80, it has
been announced from Washington,
DC. The new Ohio program calls
for opening four new camps, re-es-
tablishment Of one, and closing OF
six.
us. Treasury statistics released
March 3Ist, indicate that the public
debt has risen to al all-time high OF
more than $4,000, 900 900. This
is equivalent TO S307 for each man,
woman and child in the country.
When the United States entered the
World War, the debt was s2,975,-
618,585, or d per capita Of S28.5G.
When President Hoover left the
White House, It was above s2o,ooo,-
000,0 900 and reached S22,538,00o,-
900 three months after the New
Deal moved III.
Secretary OF State Earl Griffith
will address Les Poiitiques, honorary
society Of the political science de-
partment, Miami University, on May
18th, welcoming into voting citizen.
ship approximately 1000 students
who will be eligible to cast their
first ballot at the general election
to be held next November. A spe-
cial program honoring these student
patriots will be rendered in the As
sembly Hall on the college campus.
DIR. Carl Watson, Ohio WPA adj
ministrator, has issued the follow
ing order to all WPA workers, fix
ing April 7th as the dead line for
noncompliance;
IF you are member Of any
party committee, or organization,
the duties Of which are concerned
with political management or politi-
cal campaigns, you must either re-
sign that position Immediately or
you will be subject to immediate dis
charge from the WPA'
Since 1888, a Congressman re-
ports in the Congressional Record,
there have been no less than 80 So
called emergencies proclaimed Of
ficially by Federal officials. To prove
his point the Congressman listed the
dates and exact quotations Of official
statements that an emergency,
crisis, disaster, serious situation or
period OF increasing urgency ex-
listed. "This is at the rate Of one
new emergency every six weeks for
the past six years. declared the
Congressman.
The government has just placed
an order for S,5s4,T04 inches Of red
tape (iterallyl to be distributed as
next years red tape quota for each
Of the 1872 federal bureaus, depart
ments or agencies. That is about
mile of red tape for each unit. 1t is
used for binding documents and
similar purposes.
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Congress has decided that Secre-
tary Iekes, Department of The In
terror, has no legitimate need for
q additional press agents in his de-
partment, so his appropriation re-
quest was rejected. His request for
$1,070,000 to buy reindeer in Alas
ka, was likewise rejected,
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The Ohio Legislature began the
fourth month Of its session with six
major pieces Of legislation between