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Evening star., 1939-10-29
Miss Smith
Makes Plans
For Wedding
Sister and Cousin
Chosen Matron and
Maid of Honor
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Oct

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Oct. %.
Miss Jaquelin r. Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Claude Nunnally of this city,
whose marriage to Mr.. Angus Slater
Lamond of Alexandria will take
place here Friday evening. November
10, at O'Clock, has selected her
sister, Mrs. A. G. Billingsley, jr., as
her matron of honor. and her cousin,
Miss Kathryn Stevens of Richmond,
as maid of honor. Miss Smiths
other attendants will be Miss Doro-
thy Binns, Miss Alice Dew and Miss
Helene Wallace of this city; Mrs.
Sidney B. Silleck, jr.. of Hartsdale,
N. Y; Miss Jane Saunders of Rich
mond and Miss Ethel Jean Lamond
of Washington, cousin of the bride
groom
Mr.. Clyde c. Lamond, jr.. of Alex
andria will be his brothers best man.
Mr.. A. G, Billingsley. jr., of this city;
Mr.. Richard R. Baker, jr.: Mr..
Charles L. Burgess, Mr.. Robert ".
Duncan. Mr.. Joseph P. Crockett, Mr..
c. Philip Heishley and Mr.. Joseph
Blackwell, all of Alexandria, will be
groomsmen.
Miss Jane Watueworth
And Mr.. Rowley Honored.
Miss Jane Wattleworth and Mr..
William Rowley of Akron. Ohio, we're
the guests of honor at a dinner party
Sunday evening at Mansfield Hall
Country Club. given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin c. Young Other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert H. Tompkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Leatherland, Miss Isadora
Hicks. Mr.. Charles Chick and Mr..
and Mrs. Young.
Miss WattleWorth's engagement to
Mr.. Rowley recently was announced
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wattleworth.
Miss Lila NJ Chapman, daughter
OF 1t. Col. and Mrs. Albert D. Chip
man of Fort Amador, Panama Canal
Zone, is visiting her grandmother
Mrs. M. B. Rowe, at Brompton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Maury
Tyler OF Dunnsville, Va, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Edith Wilson to Mr.. Maynard N.
Beales Of this city. The wedding
will take place the latter part of
December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Conklin of Dan
lelson, Conn, have arrived to visit
with their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bullock, for
several weeks.
Mrs. H. H. Smith and Miss Mar
garet Garth returned Sunday from
a months motor trip through the
West.
Mrs. E. H. Ould of Roanoke is
visiting Mrs. w. L. Brannan.
Miss Beth Hinkle attended the
Yale-Army football game in New
Haven, Conn, last week end.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

having come for the double we'd
ding Thursday afternoon of Miss
Marion Moncure to Mr.. Robert v.
H. Duncan and Miss Marguerite
Moncure to Mr.. Clyde Campbell La
mond, jr. Mrs. Clary, Miss Moncure
and Cadet Moncure were among
the attendants at the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morris have
returned from their wedding trip
and will make their home in Alex
andria. Before her marriage Octo-
Der 4 Mrs. Morris was Miss Dorothy
Hardinge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Hardinge of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Peyton of
Clifton Forge and Mrs. Frank Tay-
lor of Rapidan are guests of their
cousins, Capt. and Mrs Charles NJ.
Shepperson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Baney and
the latter's mother, Mrs. E. M.
Adams, returned today after spend
ing a week in New York City attend
ing the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs Peyton Cochran and
Miss Margaret Cochran of Staunton
have been the guests this week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich Dudley. Mr..
Cochran has returned ito Staunton
and Mrs. Cochran and Miss Coch-
ran have gone to Philadelphia to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. William K. Beard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Sadley
have opened their apartment in the
Belle Haven after spending the sum-
mer and fall months with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Dan P. Sadler, in War;
renton.
Miss Elizabeth Wood and Miss
Virginia Finks were joint hostesses
at a bridal shower Monday evening
in honor of Miss Marion Folmar.
whose marriage to Mr.. Frederick
David Grillbortzer took place this
afternoon in Emmanuel Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Terry M. Turner and her
daughter. Miss Terry Turner, of
Richmond are guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Armi-
tage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney E. O'Neill,
who were married in the Presby-
terian Church in Manassas October
Is, have returned from their we'd
ding trip and are living at 14ll
North Wayne street. Before her
marriage Mrs. O'Neill was Miss
Elizabeth Browning.
DR.. William Beverley Wilkins left
this week for Palm Beach, Fla,
where he will make his home in
the future and continue his prac-
tice of medicine.
Mrs. Naomi Krepps of Frederick,
Md, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
iel Mehrling.
Miss Grace Perry of Miami, Fla,
is the guest of Mrs Harry Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hogart will
return tomorrow from visit to the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Hogart, in Philadelphia
Miss Margaret Thorne was the
guest of honor at a bridal shower
in the home of Mrs. Claude M
Hesser Tuesday evening. Miss
Hesser's marriage to Mr.. Lowrie
Beacham will take place in the Del
Ray Methodist Episcopal Church
Wednesday, November IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul c. Hinsley.
jr, who were married in Warren
ton during the summer, have arrived
in Alexandria and are living at
ZIG North st. Asaph street.
Mrs. Richard L. Crist and her
small daughter. Ann Crist, is at
home after spending three weeks
with her parents in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.. Litaker
entertained Thursday afternoon to
celebrate the 9th birthday ami
versary of their daughter, Marianne
Litaker.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

and Mrs. Becrafts mother. Mrs.
John Irwin of Mount Jackson, are
making a trip to Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bordley Sappington
have closed their home in Washing
ton Grove and gone to Washington
for the winter.
The Rev. and Mrs R. N. Edwards
and Mrs. Calvin w. Bailey were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sereck
Wilson in Westminster Thursday
Mr.. Edwards is former pastor of
the Methodist Church there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgley Howes an
nounce the birth of son. Phillip
Wayne Howes. Tuesday. October II.
in Montgomery County General
Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

and Mrs. Louis A. Yost, sr., will be
held from 3 until o'clock.
Alternating at the tea table will
be Mrs. Ralph A. Wells. president
of the Women's Democratic Club of
Montgomery County; Mrs. Arthur
L. Blacklee. Mrs. Howard Griffith,
Mrs. Richard F. Junker. The presi-
dent. Mrs. r. M. Poole, will receive
with Mrs. McDevitt.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Democratic Club
TOGive Silver Tea

A silver tea for the benefit of the
Women's Democratic Club of Silver
Spring. Md, will be held Saturday,
November 4. at the home of the
recording secretary of the club, Mrs.
.. Francis McDevitt, at 780 Dale
drive, Woodside Park, Md.
The affair. which is beingsr ar
.,anged by Mrs. Willard Smallwood
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Miss Lena johnson
Weds MIR. Sickle

Mrs. Mamie Kincheloe Johnson,
of Clifton, Va, announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Miss Lena
Gertrude johnson, to Mr.. John v.
Sickle, of Upper Darby, Pa. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T. Sickle. also
of Upper Darby. The wedding took
place October 81, in the Manassas
Baptist Church. with the Rev. Rich.
ard M. Graham. pastor of the
church, officiating Following a
Northern wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sickle will make their home in Cliff
ton.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

The air 10 miles above the North
Pole is 35 degrees warmer than the
air 10 miles above the equator. In
fact, the lowest temperature exist
ing anywhere on the globe is be
found at a height of about 1912 miles
above the equator.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
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any state or local government. OF
course, there was no income tax
during most Of that time, either ma
tional or state, and during most of
that time, as well, there was not
the press for government revenue
that now obtains. But, to repeat,
for So years state or local govern
mentS could not touch the pay of
a federal worker, nor could the fed
eral government touch the pay of q
state or city or county worker.
even after the federal government
turned to income taxes as a revenue
source. Some judges, somewhere,
sometime, had said the Constitu-
ton prevented it. It was just taken
for granted. All OF. that now has
been changed, however, and If the
pay of county Judge is sufficient
to fall within the federal tax brac-
kets, he will pay. It will be the
same with everyone from the gov
ernor on down and from the mayor
on down. It will be the same with
federal officials and other federal
employees stationed or living with
in a state that imposes income taxes
on its residents.
No one has yet calculated how
much additional tax will be obtain
ed by the federal government as
result Of the decision. Nor has any
one made real guess as to what
the ruling will mean in additional
dollars and cents to state govern
ments which may now safely i'm
pose the income tax on all federal
employees In the case Of the fed
eral payroll, the civil service COM
figures there are something
like 300 thousand receiving checks
twice each month. There are in
addition, hundreds of employees Of
outfits lige IVA, RFC and other
corporations. The stock of these is |
owned by the federal government |
and they are, therefore, "instrumen-
;alities" of the federal government,
hitherto with payrolls exempt from
;tate income taxes.
There IS one thing, however, of
which we may be sure: the jobs, the
)olitica1 fl,,rnS tho s.flos,eond ond |
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
Never Before Has the Nation
Had Such . Gigantic Debt

It can not be construed otherwise
Never before in our history has the
nation had such a gigantic debt, q
debt Of more than 40 billion dollars,
Never before have the states or the
cities or the counties had such
deots, where their state constitu-
tons permit creation of debt, as
tney have today. do not know Of
anyone who can give accurate fig
ures on the debts of governments Of
states, cities and counties. It is q
tremendous sum. They have dane
60, and they, too, must pay their
fiddler.
In the lush days when most folks
were working and there was good
business. the taxes rolled in and
snere was little or no thought about
spending money for new roads, new
poss offices, new county court
houses, new city halls, new bridges
y, ana 50 on. Money was spent rather
uoeiaily In those days There were
o0nds sold, and the proponents
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20

10-thousand dollar jobs have sud.
denly become less juicy. They ART
less lucrative by about $500 on 8
10-thousand dollar job.
What Effect win Additional
Taxes Have on Jobholders?
Very important also, in my opin-
ion, is the effect this additional tax
will have upon the mind Of the Job
holder. You know, a jobholder very
frequently IS most willing, even
anxious, to spend the taxpayers
money. It is one way by which he
can curry favor, make votes for him
self. I have feeling that many of
those jobholders are going to stop
and think wee bit more. He may
possibly stop to think how much it
will take out of his pocketbook. That
ought to be helpful, because It
ought to reduce the number of flan.
nelmouths going about the county
or district. shouting for another
bond issue before the ink on the
last one gets dry. One Of the re-
suits, therefore. possibly may be to
cause that type Of public official
and advocate Of Improvement" to
favor living within the income. of
tax receipts.
To make it complete, now. we
ought to have the same kind Of re-
ciprocal taxation of income from
federal bonds and bonds issued by
state and local governments and
their agencies. Mr.. Roosevelt has
said he believes these can be taxed
that is, those to be issued in the
future under present laws. Some
very fine legal minds In congress
believe, on the other hand, that Gre,
alton Of such q taxing right will re-
quire amendment Of the Constitu.
ton. In any event, 1t ought to be
done for the good Of the country.
There can be no doubt In the
mind Of anybody that 'tax free"
bonds sell like hot cakes. They
bring better prices than bonds Of
industrial corporations and the like, |
because the interest from those
bonds must bear its fair share OF |
AZ.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20

= Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Three daily
papers which closed down Their
plants Oct. I. 1888, because OF g
strike called by the American News
paper Guild, resumed publication
this week. It is rumored that be-
cause Of heavy losses suffered GER
tain mergers among the group are
contemplated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
Coal Strike Called

New York City-Failure Of ar
bitrators to agree on terms of a
new agreement between bituminous
coal miners and operators in the
Appalachian fields, resulted in q
strike Of $4,000 workers. The I'M
ion involved Is the United Mine
Workers dominated by John L.
Lewis Of the CLIO.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
u,rckart's Washington Digest
Time Has Come to Pay the Fiddler
New Tax Sour ces Must Be Found
Supreme Court Decision Opens Way to Tap Sal
sries Of Federal State and Local Government En-
nloyees; Never Has Nation Had Such Debt
r. BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
Service. National Press Bldg, Washington. nc

wAsHINGTON.-Court decision!
:. rule are difficult things fol
,.men to understand. True, mos
.vsrvone who hears or reads an
oninion by learned justice viii
nm what the result is-whethe1
-. ode or the other wins. But
Generally speaking, the public as a
,,hole fails to understand the full
;mnortance Of a decision. It is not
,heir fault. Comparatively few per-
son. are trained in law, and good
many Of those only believe them
selves to be lawyers.
For that reason, as well as the
fact that many persons do not have
the time or the opportunity to ex-
anime court decisions, I have been
wondering whether it is clear ex-
actly what happened when Mr..
Justice Stone recently read the de-
csion In the case involving taxation
Of federal and state employees. No
toubt. most persons realized that
Justice Stone had ruled there can
be taxation Of the salaries Of fed
eral employees by state govern
ments and that the federal govern
ment may tax the salaries of state
officials and employees and en-
ployees Of lesser governments like
cities and counties. But there Is
more to the ruling than the simple
statement just made, very much
more.
As . matter of fact, I believe that
those who were privileged to listen
to Justice Stone that day heard an
opinion that Is going to go a long
way In changing the course Of gov
eminent from the federal govern
ment down to the lowliest township.
I think frankly that it will be sew
esal years before the full force and
effect Of that decision will be ex-
erted, both nationally and locally,
but I am definitely convinced that
Il VIII be felt and that it will have |
important effects upon govern
mental policies.
And beyond that, the decision |
told another story. It told the story
that our national, state and local |
governments are hard up for tax
sources. It actually shouted to all
who would listen: boys and girls,
your spending dance Is over; now.
It's time to pay the fiddler.
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campaigned for bond issues in bic
way. They said, in effect, "Aw come
on and vote these bonds. We car
pay them off over 20 years and the
Little teeny added tax won't hurt. .
It probably did not hurt. in those
days. But there came the depres-
sion and there came 10 million men
out OF work, and there came the
worst business in q half century.
Then, that teeny little bit Of tax
Old hurt. The taxpayers weren't
paying taxes, because they had no
money to pay them.
There was, however, a debt. The
destitute had to be fed and clothed.
First, the local authorities did it:
then the states and then the DAYS
OF the real dance began. Billions
upon billions were poured out Of
the federal treasury to be used for
feeding and clothing and housing
those whom the states and cities
had cared for, but could care for no
longer. And up zoomed the national
debt It was about 16 billions to
start with because only 9 billions of
the World war debt had been paid
OH. Since the taxes were not bring
ing In enough money, the federal
treasury borrowed and borrowed
some more.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20

Pay Of Federal EmDlovees
Tax Exempt for g Years
For the last So years. the pay Of
any federal official or employee
could not be taxed in any form by
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
Now, They're Seeking Money
To Paw Their Fiddlers

Now, the time has come to begin
paying off the debts. The states
and the cities and the counties have
been looking for money to pay their
fiddlers. The national government
has been looking for money to nav
It's fiddlers. Each unit Of govern
ment has had to look around for
new spots, new things, to tax. Taxes
are as high as can be regarded as
productive in many Of the usual
ways Of taxation. So where shall
we turn? was the question
President Roosevelt has believed
Tor q long time that It was rather
silly that officers and employees of
the federal government should not
be taxed by their home states. He
has believed, too, that the federal
government should have the right
to tax the income OF those who were
held to be exempt from income tax
alton because they worked for q
state government, or city govern
ment or a county government, or
some agency Of those governments.
Likewise, Mr.. Roosevelt has con-
tended that income from federal
bonds and income from bonds is
sued by state and local governments
and school districts and drainage
districts and irrigation districts
should be taxable. He has thus far
been unable to accomplish anything
In this direction, and the matter
was not before the court. It, there
fore, did not figure in Justice Stones
opinion. Sometime, such taxation
may be brought about. I hope %.
because it Is a proper sub
ject Of taxation, It seems to me.
But to get down to another di-
rect result of the Stone ruling
which, by the way, was supported
by seven of the nine justices of the
highest court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
Stalking For REA
Lines In County
Started This Wk,
Plans And Specifications For
Main Lines Now In Wash
ington. May Build Soon.

All right-of-way for the REA
lines in Ashe and Allegheny
counties have practically all been
cleared and ia crew started stalk
;ng off these lines in Ashe this
week.
Plans and specifications for the
main lines in the two counties
are now in Washington and con-
struction on them may commence
in the near future, it is state.
Splendid progress on building
main lines and wiring homes in
Watauga county is being made,
Harry DeWar, project engineer,
reports.
At a call meeting of the stock
holders held in Lenoir last Sat-
urday, all of the directors and Of
ficers of the Caldwell Mutual
Corporation were reelected. The
three Ashe directors are Gwyn
Price, A. B. Hurt and ]. G. Good
man,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
Tournament At
A. S. 7. C.. To Be
Held Next Mon.
High School In AShe To Send
Representatives. Several
Contests Featured.

The Appalachian High School
Associations annual Forensic and
Language Tournament will be
held next Monday at A. S. T. c.
in Boone and all of the central
high schools in Ashe county, as
well as those in Watauga and
Avery counties. are expected to
send representatives.
This year, as in the past, the
tournament will include contests
in English and French, interpre-
tative reading, defamation con-
tests, exptemporaneous speaking
and debating.
1t is understood that represen-
tatives from the central high
schools in this county will par
ticipate in all the different con-
tests. Elimination contests to de-
termine the school representa-
tives are now being held.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
Contributors To
Health Dept. Are
Asked To Pay Up
Money Pledged Last Spring
Is Needed To Carry For
ward Work OF This Dept.

Rev. G. R. Stafford, who was
chairman of the public health
committee which raised S2,OOU
from public subscription last
spring to make it possible tor
Ashe to give it's part to the estao-
lishment of a full-time health de-
partment in the county, is now
making a final drive to collec,
all of the unpaid pledges ano
subscriptions.
This money is needed to meet
the county's part of the expenses
of maintaining and operating this
valuable department, it is stated
The first year does not end until
July / and the outstanding ba-
lances will keep it going until
that time.
Notices have been sent to those
who still owe balances on their
pledges and also this information
has been sent to the community
solicitors, with an appeal for &C
ton.
Mr.. Stafford, who was trans
ferred from the Jefferson Metho-
dist charge last fall, to near Gas
tonia, will be in Jefferson on
January 80 ito close the records
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
POST TO REVISE
MAILING LIS rs

Next week the subscription
lists of The Skyland Post will
be revised and all subscrip-
tons which were due before
January 1889 will be cut off
in compliance with postal reg
ulatiOnS.
All subscribers are asked to
check the address label on
their papers to see when their
subscriptions expire.
Those whose subscriptions
expired before this January
should renew at once i'm order
not to miss a single issue of
The Post. The Post which is
Ashe cOunty's only newspaper
attempts to bring its readers
all of the county news each
Thursday. Renew your sub
scripiOn in order to keep up
with the county news.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
HOSPITAL ID r | v E
MAKING PROGRESS

In spite of inclement wealth
err the drive to organize an
Ashe County Hospital AssOcI'
alton and thereby raise funds
with. which to construct and
eouiu a modern hospital build
ing is making progress, drive
chairmen state.
The latest report yesterday
was from Mrs. Dean Jones, OF
Lansing. who reported stock
sales amounting to $751;. sub
scribed by DIR. Dean Jones, DIR.
Al Jones, Lansing Cafe, Mrs.
Oliver Ham, G. v. Stansberry,
E. G.. EIler, Clarence Ball, Mrs.
Leslie Jones and ]. o. BlevIns.
Everyone is invited to join
the Association. Shares sell
for $1,000 each.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-19
President Asks For More
Social Security Expansion
Wants Farm Workers And
Others Added. Suggests En-
larging Benefit Payments.

Washington, Jan. IT, President
Roosevelt asked Congress for a
broad liberalization of the social
security program today and drew
an immediate reply from Repub-
llcan quarters that the first ne
ceSSity was the correction of the
mistakes" in the present system.
The chief executive submitted,
with an approving special mes
sage, report by the social Sc
curity board which recommend
ed that:
Federal old age insurance pay
mCntS begin in 1910 instead of
1912, the date fixed in the pres
ent law.
Old age insurance payments to
be larger during the early years
of the program than the law now
requires.
The old age plan be extended
as rapidly as possible to some g.
100000 workers now outside the
Sytem.
The unemployment insurance
system also be enlarged to en-
brace millions now uncovered.
Asked Early Benefits
AS regards both the federal
old age insurance system and the
federal-state unemployment COM
pensation SYSTEM Mr.. Roosevelt
said in his message, equity and
sound social policy require that
the benefits be extended to all of
our people as rapidly as admin
istrative experience and public
understanding permit"
Senator Vandenberg, Republi-
can, Michigan, who has made an
extensive study of the problem,
commented:
''He ignores the fundamental
necessity of putting the existing
system on a sound basis before
it is expanded. emphatically
agree that there should be an ex-
pansion, but manifestly it is logi-
cal that we must first correct the
mistakes in the existing formu-
Ia"
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