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Evening star., 1940-01-04
Health Center Site
In Northwest Included
In Estimate
Budget Bureau Allows
RuhIond's Department
$2,574,200 TotoI

Funds for equipment of the
Southwest Health Center, purchase
of a site for health center in the
Northwest section and additional
personnel at Gallinger Hospital and
the tuberculosis Sanatoria are the
principal items that remain of the
Health Departments expansion pro-
gram for 194l.
Increases allowed by the Budget
Bureau in its 194l estimates for
the Health Department amounted
to $65, $40 for a total budget Of
s2574,200. The Commissioners had
asked for increases amounting to
sf27,998. The outlay proposed by
Health Officer George C. Rutland
would have meant an increase of
81 O92, ,480. .. ."c
Before the Commissioners slashed
nearly $1,000,0O0 from the depart
ment recommendation, plans were
included for the establishment of a
mental hygiene bureau in the Health
Department: construction of new
Children's Ward Building at Gal
linger. as we'll as staff houses and
hospital laboratory at cost Of
100000; increased funds for nearly
all the specialized services and
bureaus; salary increases at Gal
linger amounting to s193.360. and
salary and other expenses at the
tuberculosis Sanatoria amounting
to s139,445 increase.
$4,000 to Equip Health Center.
Remaining after the proposed
budget had passed through the
hands of the Commissioners and the
Budget Bureau were:
For completely furnishing and
equipping the Southwest Health
Center, $21 900.
For the purchase of site for
building health center in North
west Washington, $4,000.
For increased personnel at Gal
linger, $88,5OO.
For increased maintenance costs
at Gallinger, $4,000.
For increases in repair and i'm
provement costs at Gallinger, in
Guiding the acquisition of the neces-
sary transformers for a 40O0-volt
electrical distribution system, $500.
S15,512 Increase at Sanatoria.
For increased personnel at the
tuberculosis Sanatoria at Glenn
Dale, Md, $39,512. (The sanatoria
show an increase in funds of only
$15,512, since $4,000 were slashed
from the sanatoria's expense items.)
For small increases in the Health
Departments general administra-
ton, medical services, laboratories
and inspections.
Although the total increases
amount to $l50340, the depart
ments total budget shows an addi-
tional allotment of only $685. $40
since two homecoming items were
included in last years budget
$5O000 for repairs and improve
ments at Providence Hospital and
$4,000 for repairs at Columbia
Hospital
Evening star., 1940-01-04
IS Million Road Fund
Slash Recommended
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
A $45,00O,000 slash in Federal ex-
penditures for highways was recon-
mended today by President Roose-
welt.
He estimated in his budget mes
sage that the Public Roads Admins
tration would need STAG, 100000 dur
ing the 1941 fiscal year, beginning
next July l. The appropriation for
the current year was $191 100000.
He recommended reduction from
s125 100000 to 100000 900 for Fed
eral aid to States for highways under
a law passed several years ago. The
new estimate also was $25 1000 900
less than was spent in fiscal 1899.
Under the Presidents program,
Federal aid for secondary or feeder
roads would be cut from $25 900 900
to $15,000,000; for elimination Of
grade crossing, from $4O,0OO,OOO to
$30,000,000. For public lands high.
ways expenditures would remain un-
changed at $1,000,000.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
$128,400, Sought
For Waterway Projects
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The budget President Roosevelt
submitted to Congress today sug-
gested appropriations totaling $128,-
100000 for flood control and river
and harbor improvement.
OF this amount 500 0,000, 900 would
be expended for flood control,
$50, ,000, 900 of 1t for continuing work
on the Mississippi River and its
tributaries in what is known as the
Alluvial Valley.
Another $25 100000 would be ex-
pended on river and harbor work
already authorized by Congress.
Evening star., 1940-01-04

old quarters has been so great that
unofficial observers believed that
the nearby courts might be the first
to put in claim for the space in
the Pension Office, even if they
could not get new courthouse on
the site at the present time. There
had been some hope that new
courthouse might be provided on the
site of the old Pension Office.
Remodeling Apparently Abandoned.
To start work on the new G. A. o.
site and building, it is recommended
that the balance of an appropriation
of $2000000 provided by previous
act of Congress for extension and
remodeling of the old pension build
ing should be used. Apparently the
project to remodel the Pension Office
now has been abandoned.
The west central heating plant is
proposed to cost $3,90O,O0O, with
100000 appropriated in 1941 to begin
the project, including purchase of
site. The project would include
facilities for fuel deliveries and
storage, tunnel and steam lines, and
new steam lines in existing tunnels.
This would supplement the huge
central heating plant in Southwest
Washington.
The State Department Annex
project at the present time is in the
status only of site purchase, al
though this predicts eventual erec-
ton Of the building. The budget
lists $920,000 for site purchase.
To continue construction of the
Social Security and Railroad Retire.
ment Board Buildings in Southwest
Washington between Third, Fourth
and D streets and independence
avenue, the budget asks for an addi-
tional $3,250,000, compared to the
$1,000 900 appropriated for this year.
Census Building Ready Soon.
For the new General Federal
Office Building, in southwest, be-
tween Second, Third and D streets
and Virginia avenue, the budget
asks for no new money as the struc-
ture is to be completed early this
year for the use of the Bureau of
the Census, in taking the 1910
census.
Plans also are being drawn by the
Federal Works Agency, Public
Buildings Administration, for an
other unit of building for the
Weather Bureau, for which $3.50 900
is available from a previous ap-
preparation.
In addition to these Federal
projects, the budget provided funds
for continuing the District of
Columbia municipal center, and for
construction Of two new school
buildings.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Welfare and Relief
Fund Little Changed
At $7,430,555
Budget Estimates
Allow for Some
Increase in Stuff

Public welfare and relief m the
District would be carried on in
substantially the same way in 1941
as it is operating this year, under
a $7,43O,555 budget estimate total
submitted to Congress today.
With the exception of an increase
in personnel of nearly 80-mostly
guards at the Jail and the reforma-
tory, to staff new units-and $25,-
600 increase in board and care of
children in foster homes, the We'll
fare Board will have virtually the
same funds to go ahead with the
welfare and relief programs. This
years total is S7,350,825.
Bondy Goal Fails.
The estimates as they went before
the lawmakers represented in some
ways a setback to Robert Bondy,
new welfare director, who sought a
revamping of the relief program.
His proposals would have merged
two similar funds into a single
fund for aid to dependent children
and, by an increase of 40 in the
staff of the Public Assistance Divi-
sion, cut out more than 400 relief
cases believed ineligible. This saw
ings, he felt, could be applied to
eligible needy. Efforts to raise the
relief payment ceiling" were fruit
less.
The Budget Bureau did, however,
approve an increase from 10 to IL
per cent in the amount of the $900,-
900 relief item to be used for per-
sonal services and administration
This will permit some increase
in the staff, it was thought.
Age Pension Fund Cut.
Estimates covering emergency re-
lief, pensions for needy, blind, home
care of INDECENT children and trans
portation of INDECENT non-residents
remain substantially the same
though the fund for old-age PEN
sions was reduced $4,000 "in line
with experience"
Little is apparently planned in
the way of new construction, except
for continuation of the women's S
dormitories at Occoquan.
Constantly increasing number Of
admissions at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital drew an increase of S189,99O.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
President Suggests
Some Public Services
Pay Own Way by Fees
He Has Always Thought
Those Who Use Should
Foot Bill, He Says

The country may be about tc
enter an era wherein many Of its
public facilities will pay their own
way.
A suggestion along these lines was
made by President Roosevelt in his
message transmitting the budget to
Congress.
II have always believed that many
facilities made available to our citi-
zens by the Government should be
paid for, at least, in part, by those
who use them" the President said
He cited the practice only recently
begun by the National Park Service
of charging nominal fees for en-
trance into national parks, historic
monuments and other areas pre-
served for the benefit of the public.
In addition, the President sug-
gested that, for example, the $50
100000 the Government spends an
nually in maintenance of dredged
channels, buoys. lighthouses, life
saving stations, and so forth, might
be made up to the Treasury in part
by the imposition Of small fees.
Would Make Data Available.
Mr.. Roosevelt promised that if
Congress wished to undertake a
study of this method of financing
certain work of the Government
he would see to it all necessary
material is made available by vari-
Gus departments and agencies of
the executive branch of the Gov
ernment.
The question of diferentiating
between those services which could
be charged for and those it would
still be better policy to finance
through general revenues a difficult
one.
The National Park Service, with
the cooperation of various mu-
niclpal. county and State park agen-
cies, recently completed a compre-
hensive study of park fees and
charges throughout the country.
Opinion on park charges ranges
from those who believe all facilities
should be supported by the public
as a whole to those who believe
practically everything should pay
its own way. But practically all
agree, for instance, that public golf
courses should be financed by those
who use them. Others may be
found.
Toll Roads Opposed.
On the other hand, despite long
agitation for a system of trunk high
ways financed by tolls and the con-
tention by some members of Con-
gress that it would pay its way,
the Public Roads Administration has
published a detailed report which
looks with great disfavor on the
proposal. Free roads. the admin
istration contends, will come a lot
nearer to paying for themselves
than toll roads.
To lend weight to his suggestion
that study be made of the fee
proposal for public facilities, Mr..
Roosevelt told Congress the meth
cd had been practiced with con-
siderable benefit in Great Britain
for some time.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Three New Buildings at
Quuntico Recommended

Construction of three buildings,
roads and walks at Marine Bar
racks, Quantico, Va. was recon-
mended today by President Roose-
velt in his budget message.
The proposals included con-
tagious ward and accessories, $685.
900; barracks building and access
sories, 100000; nurses quarters and
accessories, $4,000, and roads,
walks, and services for the dispen-
sary area, 100000.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Bill Restricting Federal
Agencies to Be Pressed
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah
announced today that an effort
would be made at the earliest pos
sible time, perhaps Monday, to enact
legislation restricting the authority
Of numerous Federal agencies hav-
ing semi judicial powers.
The bill passed the Senate last
year, but was returned to the
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Gross Debt

President deducted
expenditure totals
somewhat smaller than they appeared
years, affect the deficit
The s deficit and debt estimates are based on the that
94 deficit
given debt retirement included
Presidents deficit estimate Of $1716231O00.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
Air Pioneer Dies

Ernest G. Bass, one of the earliest
pioneers of flying in America and
England, has died at his home in
Wrotham Heath, England, aged 63.
Evening star., 1940-01-04
President Forecasts Eleventh
Consecutive Federal Deficit

consecutive deficit by President Rooe
figures up years
and The
Evening star., 1940-01-04

Museum Authorized in 1888.
The Army Medical Library and
Museum Building, which was au-
thorized by Congress in 1898, would
be erected under supervision of the
Federal Works Agency, which. with
cooperation of the War Department,
would select the architect by compe-
tition. For starting this project,
$780, 900 is proposed.
Much interest centers in the pro-
posed new General Accounting
Office by reason of the fact that this
project has been suggested for many
years, postponed from time to time
and moved from one site to another.
Years ago it was thought the G. A. o.
would go in the Federal Triangle
later on Capitol Hill. The new site
north of the old Pension Office would
be purchased and building erected,
which would then take over en-
Ployes in the old Pension Office,
vacating this latter structure. What
agency would take over the Pension
Office has not been decided. But the
need for a new courthouse to house
personnel and business cramped IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

daughter of Vive-President Aaron
Burr. has never been explained.
"Theodosia Aston sailed on a
sloop from Charleston, S. c., en-
route to New York on a visit, but
she and the ship we're never heard
from again. Some say the ship
was wrecked at Mays Head; some
say otherwise. Both I and W. 3.
Keziah, of Southport, claim tn e
ship was lost here on Frying Pan
in a storm that broke "a hours af-
ter the ship left Charleston.
An Old Story
"There is an old story that three
headless pirates walk the beach
OF Baldhead island nightly, and,
when they were stationed h e r e,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
Tropical Vegetation, 123-YearOd Lighthouse ,
Vie wed By Beauties On Trip To Baldhead
BY M U

When a baldhead visits Wrights-
vile Beach to see the bathing beau
ties lolling on the white strand
his presence and his personal in
terest are apt to go unnoticed,
eliciting little, if any, attention, but
when four beach beauties e a v e
their natural habitat and go to
see a baldhead it is news of the
first order.
During the past week, four
Wrightsville Beach beauties, Miss
Hortense Glover, Miss Jean Chad
wick, Mrs. Adelaide Thompson and
Mrs. Gladys Rusher, reversing the
usual procedure, did just that
went in search of a known Bald
head; only in this case it happen
ed to be Baldhead Island, a semi
tropical isle near the mouth of the
Cape Fear, not far from the bust
ling little town of Southport.
Owned by Frank W. Sheriff., OF
Charlotte, who has given consid-
cradle time to its development and
the publicizing of it's romantic his
tory and natural, semi-t r o p c a
beauty, the island represents an
area of approximately Is square
miles, most of which is tropical
jungle that gives way to stretches
of grass-crested sand dunes and
clear, white beaches as one ap-
breaches it's outer fringes and boun-
diaries.
1913 Years Old
Probably of greatest interest to
the girls and cameramen who made
the trip was the 1913 y~ear-old light
house, the famed Baldhead light
house which in former days was
maintained by the government in
the interest of navigation. Built In
1877, it still towers above the is
land and is a familiar landmark
to fishermen of the Cape Fear area.
Though now in disuse, the old
structure may yet add additional
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
N. C.. National Guard
Will Stage Maneuuers

RALEIGH July 27.-R-Col:
Gordon Smith, assistant ad]utant
general, and an advance detacn-
ment of one other officer and our
men will leave tomorrow for Camp
Shelby, Miss, in connection WIN
summer maneuvers OF the thlro
army.
Col, Smith will be accompanied
by Major M. H. Austen, Corpora
C. c.. King and Privates John i:
Adams, James B. Harris n
Frank R. Turner, Jr.
Regular units of the natlonal
guard will follow from North Caro-
lima a week later. going by ral
and motor.
Col. Smith estimated 1000 ma
tional guardsmen from North Caro-
lima would take part in the maneuv-
ers. which will last from August a
through August "a in the Sabine
area of Louisiana. About 7O,OOU
will participate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

MANY of the coast guardsmen dis
liked to patrol the beach at mid
night. They claimed that they could
sometimes see three headless pi-
rates walking on the beach, and
there is a well-founded belief that
no man can walk across the island
at midnight in company with a
beautiful woman without having the
three headless ghosts appear to see
if the woman is Theodosia Aston.
sThe basis of this belief is that
Theodosia's ship went aground at
a time when there were hundreds
of pirates on Baldhead island. They
set upon the ship, killed the crew
and took Theodosia captive and
brought her to the island after
burning the ship.
"But It's said that Theodosia was
high-strung and spirited. She could
not brook restraint and was al
ways trying to escape from the
island, and to prevent this posi-.
bility the Pirate Chief a S S i 6 n e d
three men to guard her constantly.
However, she managed to escape
into the jungle, and as punishment
of their carelessness, the enraged
chief promptly beheaded the three
men, though Theodosia was recap.
tured. Broken by her failure to
escape, the fair captive languished
and died, her spirit, according to
legend, wandering the length OF
the island seeking to escape, and
the spirit of Theodosia is in turn
being sought by those of the be-
headed guards, who are said to ap-
proach anyone who is walking on
the island at midnight in company
with a beautiful woman. They evil
IDENTIFY want to find out if the wo-
man is Theodosia Burr Alston."
When members of the party ex-
pressed amusement at his story,
Mathews continued: about t w o
years ago W. B. Keziah, of South
port, and a half dozen Wilmington
couples were coming from the other
end of the island at the hour of
midnight. They we're walking along
two and two, and a Miss Cynthia
Anderson was with Keziah, those
named being ahead of the others.
The couple last in the procession
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

suddenly set up a terrible racket
and couple after couple began to
flash by Miss Anderson and Ke-
ziah until finally they ran, too.
when they were again all to-
gether, members of the party said
that the ghosts of the three head
less pirates had come along, and
one of them had tapped the last
girl on the shoulder.
"Just as soon as Keziah and
can find a couple of courageous
beauties, who will walk across the
island with us at midnight, we
mean to see and write something
about those ghosts. How would you
girls mind trying it with us?" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

of rendezvous for the bands of coast
al pirates who piled their trade un-
der the Jolly Roger and similar
flags. According to Mathews, the
island was once over-run by pi-
rates, and Mathews, when pressed
for details. told the party: For
example, the disappearance of The
odosia Burr Aston, wife of Gov.
Aston of South Carolina, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

chapters to its colorful history, pre-
sent plans, if carried through, call
ing for its renovation and Use as
an air beacon.
While on the island. the Wrights-
vile Beach beauties were enter
tanned by Charles Mathews, mana
ger of the island for Sheriff., who
acted as guide. A stock-model
Dodge, equipped with special over
size tires to prevent it from sinking
in the soft stretches of sand along
the beach, provided a means of
rapid transportation for the party.
Baldhead Island, because of its
geographical location, protected
harbors, climate and abundance ct
wild life, was ono a popular point
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
RATIFICATION

WASHINGTON, July 81 Up -
Senator Charles L. McNary an
nounced today that he would be
formally notified of his nomina-
ton as the republican vice presi-
dental candidate on August %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28
ESCAPES INJURY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July q
-R-Lieut. D. G.. Halves, of Dur
ham, N. c., escaped injury last
night when the bomber he was pi-
loting ground-looped while landing
at Maxwell field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-28

Brazil has an area some $50, 600
square miles larger than that of
the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
FAIRBANKS PLANE FLYING NONSTOP
 TO CALIFORNIA
Lddd Field Flying Fortress Takes Major Gaff-
 ney South

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 18.-- An Army Boeing BIT Flying Fort ress" left Ladd Field here at 6:10 o'clock this morning Fairbanks time for nonstop flight to Ham, ilton Field, California.
 The bomber is expected to cover the stretch in 10 hours, arriving in time for supper in California.
 Aboard the plane are Major Dale V. Gaffney, Commander of the Ladd Field post, Capt. Richard Freeman and crew.
 Major Gaffney expects to continue with the bomber to Dayton, Ohio, Washington, D. C., and return here in few days. He will attend to de- tails of the winter program at the Armys first cold weather experi- mental station at Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
K0UDINI FLYNN ESCApES HATCH
 ACT HANDOUTS
New York Times Tries to Expose SkuI|duggery
 by Democrats

NEW YORK, Oct Is. - Edward Flynn, Democratic National Chair man, said today "the letter speaks for itself when asked to comment on instructions sent by him to Democratic campaign workers re- garding their operations under the Hatch Act
 Flynn was asked at press con- ference about a letter received by Democratic workers at Minneapolis which indicated they could obtain support, financial and otherwise and still be within the Hatch Act.
 The letter to which questioners referred was published in the New York Times. 1t said: You find attached two legal opinions to guide you in what you are permitted to do with respect to soliciting or giv- ing contributions under the Hatch Act during the election campaign. Even where a type of Government or State employee cant engage in political activity or even make a contribution = there are few as you see by the annexed legal opinions their friends and relations are in no way prohibited from such acti- vities''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
CAMPAIGN IN
 HIGH GEAR.
 BOTH CAMPS
Roosevelt, WiIIkie Going Into Stretch = Vote
 18Davs Away
By ASSOCIATED PREsS)

With the Presidential election only Is days away, signs multiplied that oo.h the Democratic and Republi- can parties are ready to open an intensive vote drive which will carry through to the close of the historic le40 campaign.
 The President will make a series of political speeches, he announced. The first will occur Wednesday. They will he made at Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland and either Balti- more or Washington.
 Meanwhile his opponent, Wendell WiIlkie pursued the strenuous cam paign which has taken him from coast to. coast, showing every in- tention of maintaining it's unflag- ging pace until the eve of election.
 As the campaign neared the week end which will send it into the home stretch, Willkie and his run ing mate, Senator Charles McNary of Oregon, both made pleas for Missouris IS electoral votes, while Democratic Vice Presidential can- didate Henry Wallace spoke in Ohio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-18
PRESIDENT 10 MAKE
 FIVE ADDRES5ES IN
 REPLY, WILLk|E LIES

WASHINGTON. Oct. 18.-Presi- cent Franklin D. Roosevelt said there has been system of falsi- f;cation in the opposition to his Presidential campaign and he in- tends tc make reply in five speeches
 The President personally read a statement today at the conference with the neWsmen.
 The President said in his pre- pared statement that he believes the falsifications have not been made unwittingly but have been made deliberately and he has de- cidcd to point out to the American people exactly what the falsifica- ti0ns are.
 The President said he intended to make some arrangements where by defense orders to private indus try will have priority over all oth- CTS and added that nothing along hat line is in prospect in the im- mediate future, however.