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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18

HaiiaiOs first sports cOmmenfa-
tor. and his nightly sports re-
view is the grandEappy Of ITS
kind. And he wouldn't spoil a
tradition by having nustured
young dreams OF being radio
mlncnlator. He wanted TO be
an automobile salesman.
ONCE AROUND Vincent Lo-
PEI and band TO pe permanent
features oil new Show of the
Week" on MBS Sundays
CESS "Amerlcan School Of the
AIR" Will be heafd not only IN
America bu, throughout West
ern Hemisphere tins tai
Best new act IN radio this year:
rhe Revuers. slated Sunday af-
ternoons on NBC They're song
satirlsts with broad gifts Of MINI
lcry NBCs Great Plays se-
res returning Oct. l3 Bob
HAWKS S Take II Ol Leave II
Rs show beng made into q
mo.le saart John Steele.
MES London commentator. was
injured s!ightlv IN 8 recent all
asd Di Waite; Dansnsch
back with NBC "Masic Appfe-
Z alton Hour" Oct l8.
IT'S SERIOUS That tie ut
lporl threat to yani ASt Az nt;i-
sic of the ali after JnN IS ~
learnps, ,t,as suhsthnf uted iasi
week President Mites Tram.
lanelt al N5t oraeted f'a' eH or
ltlsestras on sustaining ShoWS,
] starting Oct |, mns 'rc'nde on
each program at ieasf 'f,ter tunes
tl,at aDill continue to tie aia'lah'f
to NBC after the first Of tle gear
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the CTO to help set np trainine
Or apprentice program VI national
scope.
Fifthly, I shall recommend to the
congress that il set PIP an admins
trative machinery for eeofdinating
the relief efforts Of the fetiefalr staFa
and local agencies. Aioog witii tlls
oo-ardinatlng machinery ilot
be a research department, the duty
Of which would he y stt3ey IS ief tfa
action
Freedom il the tirtil3ga Of e9ty
American. Each Of Us sllald be
free to think, to speak and g
,, work.
mat Is the great goal that hes
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18
THE FORUM

This kind Of extravaganza does
not help the WpA " rker. It does
not help the taxpayer. II does not
help the farmer. Ii helps no one
but the New Deal politicians.
We stand for relief program de-
signed exclusively t. help those who
are in need of relief. The objective
Of such program will be TO get as
much of the relief dollar as pos
sible into the hands Of the man who
needs il.
Now of course the New Dealers
can afford 10 be cxtravagant. 1t
doesn't make any difference to them
how much Of your money they spend
because they have given up hope for
the American economic system
The New Dealers have said many
times that America cannot expect to
grow much more. The Democratic
national committee went on record
+, with the opinion that it will be inn
possible ever again to Put the un-
employed back to work.
That theory that America cannot
grow is false. That theory that we
must forever have a large body of
unemployed is false. These theories
spell economic slavery for millions. !.
1t is possible to make more jobs
for America. But we will never
make more jobs under an admins
tration that does not believe it can
be done.
Of that proposal: This is the
heart Of our relief program. We
shall begin by creating a de-
mand in private industry for
more workers Of every kind.
That is tho way and that is the
only way to take men off relief.
If more jobs are not created,
then the problem of relief cannot be
solved. And if we do not solve the
problem of relief, then we cannot
hope to maintain democracy and
freedom on this earth.
Such are the general principles
upon which we must base any future
relief program. We must now take
some specific problems into consider
alton.
1t may be true that no one IS
starving in America. But il is moi
true that everybody is being cared
for.
The New Deal divides all those
who need relief into employablcs
and unemployables, The livision Is
arbitrary and without foundation.
Many who are classified as anem.
ployables are only temporarily So
And on the other hand, only about
70 per cent of those who arc classe1
as employables are given actual
work relief on WPA,
Charges Discrimination
All this has resulted in discrimin-
alton. The average benefit n WPA
is $50 per month, the average bnelit
from local authorities Is only about
$24 per month.
This isn't fair. It isn't go d
American doctrine. It leads to poll
tics and discrimination.
The plain fact is that the work
projects administration cannot dc
the job that it set out to do, name
", to provide w9rk for all the cm-
ployable unemployed. 1t has never
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18

had either money enough OF pfoleess
enough to do that lob.
Now many remedies have been
suggested to meet this situation.
Some have sugsa.ted, for instance,
that all the functions OF rellef b.
turned owe 10 the states, supported
By fedelal aats in-aid. we shall
inve Il te cafetuly he usefulness
Of that proposal.
But while new jobs are being
created, it would be foolish to IN
dertake Immediately any radical re-
vision of the present program. Even
in seeking for improvements It II
necessary to move with caution
where matters Of such Importance
are at stake. The improvement of
relief will be studied BY our admin
istration and a long range program
will be worked out and recommend
ed to the congress.
Meanwhile, however, my proposal
is that we concentrate only upon
improving the present program.
To that end | have the following.
recommendations.
First, a greater emphasis
should be paced on the develop
ment Of valuable public works
projects under private con-
tracts. This is the very best way
for the federal government to
relieve unemployment.
In the past it has been difficult
to put enough men to work in this
way. But that was partly because
the New Deal preferred to spend
its money politically through WPA.
Non competitive public works, us
ing private contractors, can be great
" extended, so long as any unem-
ployment exists. The defense pro-
gram alone will provide many such
projects We need barracks, air.
ports, new bridges and better high
ways. Men can be placed o. such
projects at the going wage rate. And
not at sub standard wages as is done
under WPA.
"A II f.i, ,f XHnA
should be improved in two respects.
Its personnel should be put on the
merit system: The direction of re-.
lief is a Job for public servants, not
politicians.
Also WpA can be protected from
politics BY allocating relief money
t. the various states in accordance
with the amount Of unempl oyment
in each state. This should be done
by a formula under which no official
in Washington would have the right
to withhold money from one locality
while increasing payments to an
other. No man should nave such
power.
Relief Employees
Thirdly, men and women on work
relief sll uld not be treated as class
asart, but as employees Of the gov
ernment. Their self-respect must
be preserved. And they must be
given OPP oreunitv to get better pay,
either by reemployment in private
industry, or on public wsrks hand
led through private contracts.
Fourthly, | propose thai our ad-
invite vari aus labor ard
other groups, including the AFL and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18
ministraiion win dsRoGnos the
theory thar the way 10 rsvive
economy is TO spend IS much
money as possible.

money as possible.
Third, the rcief rroblcm is pri-
marily human problem. 1t is a
problem of providing those who have
been deprived Of jobs, or who have
no means af support, with decent
~ for the pursuit Of hap
incas. The Declaration Of Inde-
pcndcnce says TINT is one Of the
fundamental purposes Of govern
mcnt. + viii .here fore be one Of
the Fundamental purposes OF our adj
ministration.
Nofg hese three principles, SO
j nccessnrg to a successful relief pro.
gram, have not guided the present
administration Every one Of them
/ u been abused.
The first and most shocking
+ Ia has baen the injection Of poll
tics into relief. The New Deal has
looked upon employment as an OPP
portunity to exchange bre4d for
votes This attitude has been ex-
i pressed by Harry Hopkins. He put
it this way We got about 3,000.-
/ 600 people working for us
| Cites Coercion
Po ltical pressure has been exert
| ed BY the New Deal against men and
| women On relief. I'm many sections
! of the country relief workers have
| been cocfced to vote the New Deal
ticket. Thev have been eoerced in
to nti.ibuting to the New Deal
campaign fund. We have actual
| testimony from senate committee
] investigation. Here's how it was
| worked: Last November, New Deal
| congressman wrote a letter to an
| applicant for relief. He said: ut is
an unbroken rule of the Democratic
organization in Chicago that each
person seeking help from his con-
gressman must first get d letter from
| his ward committeeman requesting
the CONGRESSMAN to take care Of the
matter
i Ii you are without a job, il
you have wife and children de-
/ pendent upon you for food, you
cannot oppose machine like
that. You must surrender your
political freedom 10 the ward
mittecman. You must do this
/ for the sake Of those you love.
History, my fellow Americans.
will have no pity upon men who
have thus meanly used the misery
Of others TO keep themselves in
power. History will reBukc them
and SO shall we. Let US go forth
! from here tonight with this resolve:
That. c me what may, we shall re-
| store TO freedom those unfortunate
persons. whom We are pledged to
| project and t. support.
The New Deal has violated the
second principle Of relief. 1t has
wasted money.
In New York, Pennsylvania, Lou
isiana, and your own state # Ohio,
millions upon millions OF dollars
have been wasted through ineffici-
ency, poor planning, improper bid
ding, over-ssatfing and many other
abuses.
For instance, project on route
ITO, from Wilkes Barre to Hazelton,
Pa, involved the widening of about
20 miles Of Highway. II could have
been done BY pripate CONTRACT for
about $4,000 mile. WPA cost
was $4,000 4 mile five inns as
much
Aids Politicians
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1910.

before us; to open up this land Of
ours to make it big en5ugh So that
all may live and work il Il.
Freedom caa.i be conlnea. The
We 4 lat cos .aials it nu .osescs.
grow. The horizons of this free
An niea nave always been--are-
and must forever be beyond the
next frontier.
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SCHO0T. CRISIS OF 1888
Coniinued from cage ID

Continued from page j.
Fdncafiap socaion regarding both administrations
are examined. We quoted statement above by the
Aesosia t4 nHtle III 1929, shaa DaVey governor.
Mr. Waltz fss. secretary of the association said this
in 1910 about The BTicker administration of the school
system Fer The FIRST time, sufficient revenue has been
hand for school purposes at the time quarterly
ments due
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Full ext Of
Wiilkie Speech
AT Cincinnati

,
!,
S - n -. = 80
ST
Th.pe auafte1. Of i century ago,
after 4 bloody struggle, millions wlo
had been Held in slavery were set
free. In his proc amation. Two yesrs
before the thir.eenth amendm. at,
Abraham Line lii said:
Upon this act invoke the
consderate Judgment Of mankind
ana the gracious favor Of Almighty
God.
Today new form OF slavery
has been created. This is an
economic slavery, slavery that
We scak 10 hide from our own
eycs by calling il unemploy
or this form of s'avery say:
Let each Of US, man and woman,
resolve thai it shall cease; and
l-, US lumbly invoke upon our
efforts tina. same Almighty
blessing that enabled US to set
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18
raY ANHD OFF THHE AsE:
HF FEELS n HABIT COMING ON
ssx Fred

ns from the secuson Of his bioadcastng booth,
Eoael Baker watched the Cincinnati Reds win another
paaa ne felt the reins of habit tightening lhs was
e a,,rth time Baker acted as the broadcastng aussli-
ary o championship baseball team and, 50 far as IS
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Solid Pastel, Embroidered
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16

organized games and any reports
other than the one mentioned above
that he may require.
The recreatiOnal director is to
submit to the superintendent OF
schools all infraction of rules.
Caretakers
CaretakerS are to keep the base
ball field, football field, track, ten
mis- and other courts in shape Tor
use at all times and to keep the
same property lined off for use Care
takers are to keep the grandstand'
stadium, toilets, drinking fountains,
and all other property and equip
ment cleaned and in repair. Care
takers are to see that all equipment
is placed in storage when not in use.
Caretakers are to be under dlrec-
tion of the superintendent of schools
and the director of recreation. Care
takers must be willing to change
their schedule as directed by the SUI
perintendent of schools or director
of recreation to best suit the con
venience of the patrons In the alb
sence of the director Of recreation
the caretakers will have charge OF
the grounds to see that all rules and
regulations are observed.
Public
The athletic field and it's equip.
ment is to be open to the general
public when not in use by the
schools under the following rules
and regulations:
The superintendent of schools and
the recreational director will have
direct charge over all activities.
No one is allowed on any part OF
the athletic field Sunday mornings
from 8 a. m. to IL noon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
GOOD INVESTMENTS

The way in which the Muskingum valley es-
capped a disastrous flood recently when other
places were experiencing water as high as in
1913 with great damage, looks though the
Muskingum Conservancy dams are going to have
the desired effect While the river out OF
banks in places and travel roads shut off, the
damage was very small, and had the Licking
river been harnessed and creek or two, the
river would not have been out of banks. Just
how much higher the river would have been had
it not been for the dams, has not been fully hgur-
ed, but is estimated it would have been at least
three or four feet, in which many concerns
would have been put out of business, and hum
dreds of homes flooded, with loss conservative
estimate at more than half million dollars.
When take these things into consideration, it
would that the cost of the flood control in
this valley after all money well invested.
Another thing we would call attention to and
that is how nicely the Mcconnell run behaved in
Brooksde addition. Before the improvement,
such rain would have caused practically every
home in that section to have been flooded. It is
well to remember too that this Improvement
which means SO much, would likely never have
been made had it not been for the WPA.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16

and his will and courage to express
those convictions, not tOlerating a
compromise with evil in the small
est degree. ~
v. Is. "AmI God at hand,
saith the Lord. and not God afar
off," God is not subject to human
limitations but sees the false proph-
matter how far they may try 10
move themselves from his gaze. The
thought of this verse is emphasized
in the next one.
V. rs. II have heard what the
prophets said. that prophesy lies in
my name, saying, have dreamed, l
have dreamed The false prophets
were expressing their own ideas
and then supporting them by claim.
ing that they were the result of
dreams since God often revealed
of the plan to try to support an indi-
dividual opinion by the word Of
God-that is not Bible interpreta-
ton. ~
v. rs. "How long shall this be
in the heart of the prophets that
prophesy lies?" Yea, they are
prophets of the deceit of their own
heart" Jeremiah has reached the
limit of his patience when he says
sistent, not dominated and debased
by the deceit of his own heart"
v. 27 (Which think to cause
my people to forget my name by
| their dreams which they tell every
man to his neighbor, as their faith
!, ers have forgotten my name for
yBaal.' The evil comes from inject
ing falsehoods into the minds and
hearts of the people. Thought pow
| er makes history either good or
bad It is essential that the
thoughts of God have the right of
| u. %. "The prophet that hath a
dream, let him tell dream; and he
that hath my word, let him speak
chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. ;"
Let him tell his dream as being
what it really is-a mere dream and
not a divine revelation. The chaff
or straw-the prophets worthless
messages not to be mixed
with Gods word, which can nourish
the souls of men. We need to do
our best to understand Gods word
as it was intended.
V. 20. us not my word like as a
fire saith the Lord; and like the
hammer that breaketh the rock in
places Instead of being something
that flatters the hearers, the true
| word or COD is stern ana potent,
like a fire and like a hammer, con-
suming the dross and breaking the
stony heart.
V. 80 Therefore, behold, am
against the prophets, saith the Lord,
| that steal my words every one from
his neighbor.' The false prophets
had no revelation of their own, but
! they repeated portions of messages
which they heard the true prophets
utter. These would give plausibility
to their false predictions and would
help them to make living as pro-
fessional prophets.
V. 81. "Behold l am against the
prophets, saith the Lord, that use
their tongues. and say, He saith. >
The phrase HE saith" is. one the
prophets habitually used to affirm
the revealed character of their
teaching. The false prophets used
the same form of speech as did the
true prophets and then added their
own thoughts.
V. 32 Behold I am against
them, that prophecy false dreams,
saith the Lord, and do tell them,
and cause my people to err by their
lies, and by their lightness; yet |
sent them not, nor commanded
them; therefore they shall not prof
it these people at all, saith the
! Lord" Leading people astray was
the greatest sin of all. 1t is so to-
day
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
HOMECOMING TO FEATURE
M. & Nj. ALUMNI

An old fashioned homecoming for
all classes in general and for. the
class of 1919 in particular will fea-
ture the annual NJ & NJ alumni
banquet next Friday evening, May
"a. at the high school auditorium
Although the price of tickets re-
main the same, guests at this year :
affair will receive the benefit of a
three course dinner, ,peppy inter
popular orchestra.
Opening feature of the party
will be the banquet which will be
served in the high school auditor
ium at $50 AS planned the menu
will include fruit juice cocktail
creamed chicken in patty shells
mashed potatoes and gravy, butter
ed peas, cole slaw, angel food cake
with Strawberries and ice cream
| hot rolls and coffee.
Presiding on the afterdinner pro-
gram will be Atty William Weber
of GAINESVILLE, member of the class
of 1919, and now United States
Commissioner. The program will
deal largely in reminiscence of a
humorous nature and will include
numbers by Mrs. Josephine Kishler
Dr. M. w. King, Rufus Brown, jr.
Mrs. e: j. Bell, Mrs. H. G. White
Mrs. Edsel Miller, Mrs. Ben Ham
mOnd and Mrs. Kenneth Riley
Should the expectations Of the dec
Grating committee meet no serious
obstacles, the auditorium will pre-
sent beautiful woodland scene
Committees are hard at work and
tickets at 75c per person, can be
purchased at any drug store or from
any of the following: Lester White
Russell Smith, Bill White, Carol
Murray, Mary Elizabeth Henery
Eileen Brandeberry, James Vanos-
ter, John Hammond, Robert ALI H.
Robert Masterson. Dinner tickets
must be ordered by not later than
Wednesday evening, May "a.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
PRIMARY OVER

There were many disappointments when the
final votes tabulated in Tuesdays primary.
We don't suppose that say anything that
will give much solace to the losers, unless it be
that many more were defeated than nominated.
There should be some feeling of relief in the fact
that after weeks of campaigning, it is now over
for those defeated, while those nominated must
carry more strenuously for about six
months-and then practically half of those nomi-
mated Tuesday will be defeated
The candidate who lost at the primary has the
satisfaction of knowing that there is no limit to
the number of times he or she may again for
the office, for some other ofice-and
looking back at primaries and elections of the
past, many of them seem to be bent running
the linit-that is they will keep running, until
either death victory comes their way While
may have political dctators they are
very different from the dictators overseas. Here
in free America while the political dictator may
say who shall and who shall not run, his shall is
not final and the candidates have a perfect legal
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
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jeremiah Denounces False Proph-
cts, jeremiah 23:21-32, for Sunday,
May 10:
One of the things which char
acterized the ministry of jeremiah
was his conflict with false prophets,
who proclaimed things which the
people desired to hear, whereas
Jeremiah's messages were not to
their taste.
V. q. Il have not sent these
prophets, yet they ran; l have not
spoken to them, yet they proph-
esied." These prophets were self
conceited eager to run, as though
they were divine messengers Of the
Lord. but they bore no divine mes
sage. Self-conceit is foreign to a
Christian.
V. %. ''But if they had stood in
my counsel, and had caused my peo-
Pile to hear my words, then should
they have turned them from their
evil way, and from the evil of their
doings" The messengers of God
must have a clear call from above
that gives conviction regarding God
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16

At school auditorium, Wednesday
May %, at 1870 p. M: Invocation,
Rev. d. G. Holman; chorus, Fare
we'll to Thee Queen Liliukulani,
Malta aMcConnelsville boys and
girls; reading, what l Live For"
Cora Belle Edgell, Malta; reading,
Second Table Phillip Johnson,
McConnelsville; instrumental duet,
thalvn Sears, Malta, accompanied
by Gretchen Scott; reading, Deacon
Browns Courtship' Don Miller,
Malta; reading, "An If for Girls y
Jane Cronin, McConnelsville; read
ing, Watch Your Words" Judith
Ross, Malta; chorus, "Fleecy
Clouds Beethoven. a-McCon-
nelsville eighth grade girls; class
address, Rev. d. G. Holman, pastor
Main Street Church of Christ; pre-
sentation of diplomas, James NJ
Turner, superintendent of schools:
benediction, Rev. d. G.. Holman.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-16
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A declaration that the nation s
outstanding scientists, astronomers
and theologians have united for
the first time in an effort to syn
thesize religion and science was
made by Professor Harlow Shapley.
director of the Harvard college OBJ
servatory, in an address before the
Episcopalian club of Massachusetts.
The noted scientist said that meet
ing was held recently in New York
to make jointly what Interpretation
is possible of mans relation to the
universe, God, eternity, spirituality,
and celestial forces and where these
combined powers are leading men.
There is a synagogue for every
706 Jewish members; Roman
Catholic church for every $40 men,
bers and a Protestant church for ey-
cry 157 members.