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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12

these tremendous bond issues? Not
the rich; their securities are mostly
ctX-eXcmpt. Not the theorists.
Unable TO support themselves. they
live upon gratuity of an endowed
college or some other Well-inten-
toned organization. Not the propa-
gandiSts Of foreign nations. They
have their support from Lcningrad
and Berlin. There is one group, how
ever, who is always on the job when
It comes to paying the bills for all
this tomfoolery. 1t is the middle class,
upon whose behalf some 1910 CAM
ldidatc should base his campaign.
America AT The Crossroads
When this candidate appears, |
want to hear him say: Il represent
the men and women WHO made
America; we who, constantly, have
had 4 sense Of responsibility to the
state and government in which we
live: we who have asked for little
and given much as we work and
struggle for livelihood We now de-
iclarc that we will no longer tolerate
conditions that are reducing us to
poverty and rushing us toward ma
tional bankruptcy. This government
must stop profligacy, extravaganza,
and waste. It must live whiting its
means. A balanced budget must
gradually be brought about Industry
| and employers must be encouraged
to develop jobs
Will such a man appear? I ferVent-
Ily pray that he will, regardless OF
whether he is 4 Democrat or Repub-
lican. Catholic or Protestant, young
or old. Again I say that America IS
at the crossroads. The next four years
either will make or break us. Too
long our governments have been in
the hands Of the wealthy, the theor-
| lists. the racEctccrs. Let us not re-
lcct any Of such but put in their
places candidates who say. 81 stand
for the man who wants to work and
who wants to become an employer
For Of all things, America needs
more employers today. This is the
ionly way that our unemployment
imcsS will be cleaned up.
Unemployment a Religious Problem
But again I say this change cam
not be brought about by legislation
or by appropriations. Only as all
groups awaken spiritually will the
"havcs" give up and will the "have-
notS" wake up. The great middle
class. at heart, are religious peo-
pie. When they are forgetful of their
religion, then follows much uncm-
Irloyment, but when they are practic-
ing their religion, then unemploy-
IN mt quickly disappears. Religion
!. only gives us the will to be OF
C"ice but guides us 10 where we
an be Of most service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12
Babson Asks Break For
Forgotten Middle Class
(Continued From rage Onel

(Continued From rage Onel
used their wealth, lodged their taxes,
and shown disregard for public and
private rights Certain corporations
have failed IN their responsibilities.
For such | have neither sympathy
nor excuse. But this is no reason
.Why the innocent should suffer with
nc guilty.
Rich Will Get Along.
I do not worry about Americas
"sivtv ramiIies''-or the rich in gen.
cral for that matter. They are not the
real capitalists of the United States
ANYWAY. Under most conditions, INC
really rich will always be able 70
care for themselves. Those VIA /
worry about are the great i.iudle
class. They arc the men anu ..o,r'en
who support and maintain our NJ
ton: VINO own farms and till the
soil. who become employers after
years of struggle: who save Their
Icarnings. pay their taxes, support
! their churches: and send then chIh'-
rem to school.
Add to the above those who WORN
lin factories, nurse in hospitals, labor
on railroads, and who, on Saturday
might, deposit their money in saw
Iings banks and buy stocks in build
Il ing and loan associations. These are
1.-THE men and women for whom |
have concern. In their initiative and
stability, the backbone Of our eco
Inomic system is to be found. Having
la stake in America, they have good
reason to prcsevc the nation. They
wish, naturally, to maintain an eco
nOmiC system whereby thrift, indus
try. and right living will be reward
cd. They arc truly forgotten men and
women OF America today.
Middle Class Totes the Load.
In all the attempts made to solve
Americas problems in the last de-
cade, no one has spoken "a thesc
men and women Of the I, ".. = class.
Yet this group must ST. ne prof.
lem if it is ever to Dc -ulNcd AT ali.
Labor has its lobbIeo 80 has Dig
business. So have the theorists,
WPA-ers, and other spe', Tvs. The
law gives the middle class no pro-
lection against labor Yet, the middle
class citizen must pay for the cost
.Of all our present waste and expert
.menting. And, while that citizen
Swcats and tolls in an effort to pay
the bill, the racketeer and spend
thrift will crack the whip. Machine
ridden cities, the states and the fed
eral government itself issue millions
iof bonds with which to bride the
'have nots" and to make beggars of
persons who once had self-rcspcct.
Who must meet the interest on
the debt and pay off the principal OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12

grounds Of Mrs. S. Z. Peace: house
Snd garden vi Mrs, S. 7. Peace, Jr.;
MIS-. Allison Cooper's small garden:
mouse and grounds of Mrs. J. c.
Cooper; spring border featured in
Mrs. Jasper Hicks garden, and that
OF Mrs. r. G.. kittrell: tulips and
small garden Of Mrs. b. f. Harris:
and "RCdbud Farm. home OF Mir.
and Mrs. James H. Brudie. showing
native shrubs and spring border.
Headquarters for Henderson will
be with Mrs. 5. T. Peace Andrews
avenue, Mrs. Il. T. Upchurch. and
Mrs. II. Il. Bass.
AT WILLIAMSBURG. st. Johns Epis-
COpAl ChurCh. britt before 1900. NnY
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12
Don t Lose Your
Cotton Allot1n ents

important who have rot been planting their
during the past three years plant COTTON lS
wear they hold protect their alotmenS nose VINO nave
not planted full allotted to them under the conio p "
least once during past will lose part and in "e Instances
ali their alotnlents they plant their full quota TINS year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12
)be'1 Gardens Here
Il l., Nearby 707vns

.frnjrrSon'S lovelieSt
.pvucd IL the puolH
sad Thursday. April
connection with the
v...ge beng sponsored
- CLUB ct North Caro-
-y~ II. Brodie. OF this
.. committee for the
.,...>yu Garden cluI5
Garden club us the
r- u; Henderson par
...uAWG gardens will
.. ....ul garden ot Mrs.
- ., iJrGr Sardeu own
e ,,noi>uu: Miss Leah
...Gvu. house and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-12
This Is Very Important

# YOU are about he you must plant ui' year |"
Io Its advise that you cnlu ct 1t ' wiz"
c"uny 2gcnt and learn the true Facts
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Nearby Communities Plan
1ree-Lighting Ceremonies

Three nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia communities today had COM
pleted plans for Christmas tree
lighting ceremonies.
At University Park, Md, public
services will be held at 7:30 pm. on
December % at Jackson avenue and
University drive under the auspices
Of the citizens association and the
Town Council.
The annual lighting ceremony at
Berwyn, Md, wall take place at L
pm. Thursday on the school
grounds. An entertainment will be
given in the school auditorium, with
an orchestra to furnish music for
carol singing. The Branchville Fire
Department, churches and other Or
ganizations are cooperating in ar
rangements. Members of the Ar
rangements Conmitte include Will
liam A. Duvall, chairman; Mrs. Ma
bel o. Van Orsdale, secretary, and
Daniel N. Prosser, treasurer.
The Three Wise Men," is the title
of a pageant to be staged at the
third annual Cherrydale celebration
to be held at pm. Wednesday at
Lee Highway and North Oakland
street, Arlington, Va. County Man
ager Frank C. Hanrahan will light
the tree in ceremonies which also
will include singing and distribu-
tion of candy.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Britain Believed Facing
Shortage in Milk Supply

Indications are that Great Britain
Is confronted with a shortage of
milk, the Office of foreign agricul-
fural relations of the Agriculture
Department reported today.
The office said it was believed
the shortage is temporary but that
steps have been taken to regulate
consumption. The measures include
restriction on the consumption of
fluid milk by others than mothers,
children and patients in hospitals:
restriction on the sales of condensed
milk and an increase in the fixed
price of fluid milk, the Office re-
ported.
Prohibitions also have been placed
on the use of milk in making ice
cream, it was said.
The Office reported that 100000
pounds of processed milk has been
exported by the United States to
Great Britain in the first 10 months
of 1910, and most of this in Au-
gust, September and october. This
100000 pounds compared with
274,000 pounds during the CORE
spending period of 1899.
England obtained most of her
processed milk from the Netherlands
and Denmark before they were in
vaded by Germany.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
En|arging u. 5. Parks
Vital Part Of Defense,
Cammerer Says
Retiring Director Cites
Addition of 10000
Acres in Yeur

The addition OF nearly 100000
acres to the Federal park system In
the last year was termed vital part
of national defense by Arno B. Cam
merer, retiring director Of the Ma
tional Park Service, in his annual
report released for publication today
"The ideals of the Nation-againSt
which insidious enemy attack is first
made, especially when nearly the
whole world is involved in net of
subversive activities-must be kept
FURNISHED" Mr. Cammerer said in
his report to Secretary of the In
terror Ickes.
THE American citizen must be
reminded and must remind himself
of the glories that are America.
More Visitors to Parks.
Gin those parks established in
memory of great men or great deeds,
the scroll of American history may
be read. There we may learn of the
strength of our pioneer forefathers
who braved the little known sea and
less known land, Of their struggles
when all nature, animate and inani-
mate, seemed against them"
Calling attention to the vast snow
covered areas in the Nations parks,
Mr.. Cammerer pointed TO the mot
too fantastic" idea that potential
legions of ski troops" might be
trained in them.
The service head said that the
number of persons visiting the ma
tional parks and monuments showed
a big increase over the 15,454, ,367
for the travel year ended September
80, 1899. From that date through
June 80, 1910, the number was ap-
proximately 100000 ahead of the
number for the preceding year.
Future Projects Listed.
A total of 1888 $50 acres was added
to the 20,8l7,228 held by the service
on July l, 1899, seven new areas
being added and a number of others
increased. Major acquisitions in
cluded the asa 000-acre Kings Can
yon National Park of California and
the addition of nearly 100000 acres
to the Olympic Park in Washington
Mr.. Cammerer listed as important
developments for travellers in the
East the completion of Shenandoah's
Skyline Drive ano progress on the
Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace
parkways.
Future projects listed included a
survey to find a suitable route for
a national Mississippi River park
way and preservation of Cumber-
land Gap in Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03

been operating amount to we'll over
50, 000, 900. We believe that the above
figures will give you very good idea
as to the benefits of cooperation.
In order to determine approximate
ly what the total assets belonging to
Farmers Union companies were, we
have the total assets of the. local
companies by states and the total as
sets of the affiliated companies in
cluded in the survey are s2,888, 507.77
We have added to this the figures for
the Farmers Union Central Exchange
which had total assets of 1892, 1904
at the close Of business in 1888, max
ing the total assets, including the
Central Exchange, 1921, S9S.21.
The total assets are overstated by
the stock held in the Central Elk
change by the local affiliated COM
panies which is included as assets on
their balance sheets. This amounts
to approximately 100000 as at the
close of. 1888 which would mean that
the total assets of the Farmers Union
Central Exchange and affiliated CO.
operatives are over $3,500,000.
Considering that this is accumu-
lated from an original investment of
SAT-, 1878, you can appreciate how
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
Page Three

| (The hearings showed that in 1884
the power company bought sS,182
worth of advertising from the News,
in 1885, $1,065 and in 1886, nothing.
In the same periods it paid the Times.
$12,291, s17,0S4 and $14,334 In 1896,
the first year in which the Free Press
operated on daily basis, it got 49,
1872 for half year. In 1887 it re-
ceiyed $19,873 as compared with 3d.
229 to the Times and s240 to the
News.)
During the fall of 1887 the power
company paid Lir. Williams $4,000
for legal services of an undetermined
Williams purchased $4,000 worth of
Free Press stock" the congressional
report continues.
In October, 1888, the state railroad
and public utilities commission ord
cred hearing on the material dis
closed by the congressional commit
tee. On February 10, 1889, it handed
down All opinion finding that the
power company gave the Free Press
power at reduced rates, paid for adj
yertising "far in excess of regular
rates for advertising" and paid the
Free Press $4,000 through Silas Will
liams ito pay for these past and fu-
ture power bills" 1t referred the mat
ter to a state district attorney for
action.
Editor and Publisher, the house or
gan of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, in very circum-
spect story on the death of the News,
records the report that prior to the
forced sale of the News it's publisher,
George Milton, was offered $4,000 TO
give up the News and promise that
he would not engage in a publishing
venture in Chattanooga for five years.
Milton refused and his bondholders
forced the sale.
Thus the News and its 149 workers,
most of them trade union members,
paid the price for fighting for public
power, fight that had the two-to-one
approval of the citizens of Chattanoo-
ga. From the self-appointed watch
dogs of the free press" however,
there was not zip.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03

each 800 in sales made by Farmers
Union companies, $7.65 was saved for
the patrons.
The distribution of this amount is
| $437, 236.95 to permanent surplus,
! 1886, 638.24 interest on share capital,
and the patronage dividends amount
| to $3,031, 456.31. Remember, this is
on 500 of the volume handled through
the Farmers Union Central Exchange.
From the original cash investment
by farmers in the affiliated companies
included in the survey, of $471, 1878,
the companies have now net worth
of $1,744, 1889, or an increase of more
than 300%. The total net worth in
cludes $437236.95 of permanent sur
plus set up out of income by the COM
panies, leaving the share capital the
difference between the total net worth
and the reserve for permanent sur
plus Of approximately $1,307,0
Included in the share capital of ST.
100000 is the original cash investment
of $471, 1878 which would leave $780,
900 of patronage dividends applied to-
wards share capital. This would
mean that the cash distribution of
patronage dividends during the peri
cd Farmers Union companies have
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
UNEMPLOYMENT UP,
SAYS BOARD

NEW YORK. = OPP - Unemploy-
ment in the U. S. rose 391,0 900 in No
vember, the first increase since July,
and reached a total of 8,511,000, or
about 100000 less than in Novem-
Der 1888, the Natl Industrial Confer
ence Board estimates.
The rise in the number of jobless
was due almost entirely to a decline
in employment of $4,000 workers in
agriculture. Total number of en-
ployed workers in November is esti-
mated at 46,142,OOO, as compared with
revised figures of 46,475,000 for Octo-
her
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
POWER TRUST
FRIENDS KILL
A newspaper
BY HENRY ION
Federated Press)

| Self-appointed watchdogs of the
free press" slept peacefully through
December, 1885, while the Chattanoo
ga News died and was absorbed by
the Chattanooga Free Press.
The paper. which began publication
on July 2, 1888, was sold to satisfy
the claims of holders of $325,00(
worth of bonds. It's 149 employees
were thrown out on the street and its
chief stakeholder, George Fort Milton
was relieved of all his holdings.
In its final issue, Milton published
a declaration reading, "The death OF
the News has not been caused by any
worsening of its business operations
on the contrary it has been caused by
the determination of certain interests
that the News must not carry on and
succeed.
1.-THE forces which combined to des-
troy the News are well known to the
public and | shall not personify them
in this statement. One important ele-
ment of them arose out of the fight
which the News made for IVA power
for Chattanooga and the (Tennessee)
Valley.
During this struggle this group
backed and financed a competitor to
make us pay the penalty for our pub
lie stand. Public power has won; the
News, however, pays the price. !"
Assuming the bonded obligations of
the News was Roy Mcdonald, chief
stakeholder in the Chattanooga Free
Press. He was granted a three-year
moratorium and the interest rate on
the bonds was reduced from 5qo to
Az %. 1t was announced that certain
physical equipment of the News would
be taken over by the Free Press.
The real story of the death of the
Chattanooga News starts back in Jan
uary, 1885 when the state legislature
authorized the city to purchase or con-
struct municipal power distributing
plant, providing the voters of the city
should approve the project in refer
endum. On March IL the referendum
was held and by vote of 10000 to
5000 a bond issue to finance the pro-
posed municipal power system was
authorized.
In the campaign the Chattanooga
News vigorously supported the plan
The Chattanooga Times, closely con-
nected with the New York Times.
and the Chattanooga Free Press, then
semi-weekly, vigorously opposed the
municipal power system.
In August, 1886, the Free Press be-
came a daily and within a week the
Tennessee Electric Power Co., a pri-
vate Power Co., a private utility which
had financed the campaign against the
municipal plant, transferred its adj
vertising from the News to the Free
Press.
Moreover" declares the report of
the special congressional committee
which investigated the Tennessee Val
ley Authority last year, "the power
company paid the Free Press for such
advertising at an abnormally high
rate. The largest stakeholder of Free
Press preferred stock, outside of Roy
is Silas Williams, an at
torney for the Tennessee Electric
Power Co."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
Spotlight Turned
On Los Angeles
Employer Groups

LOS ANGELES.-(FP hear
| ings in San Francisco devoted mainly
| to an expose of the Associated Farm
ers, the LaFollette civil liberties com
mittee will open an investigation In
Los Angeles early in January.
The committee Is expected to probe
into. activities Of open shop employer
associations in this area in addition
to continuing its study of the Asso-
ciated Farmers. Chief among the EN-.
ployer associations due to appear be-
fore the committee are Southern Cali
fornians Inc. "a heavy contributor to
A. F.), the Merchants & Manufacture
ers Assn. of Los Angeles and The
Neutral Thousands.
The Southern Californians, COM
posed of the largest industrial inter-
ests in this area, has functioned chief
ly as propaganda bureau for big
business. An affiliate of the National
Assn of Manufacturers, the Southern
Californians is currently carrying on
a large scale advertising campaign
along general N. A. M. lines.
The Merchants & Manufacturers,
notorious for strikebreaking activities,
is one of the oldest open shop asso-
Citations on the coast. 1t has recently
been cited in an NLRB case for vio-
lations of the Wagner act.
The Neutral Thousands ct. N. To-
is something of an innovation. A
women's organization, it has been ac-
tive in the formation of company I'M
ions and in the broadcasting of anti
labor propaganda. Facts adduced at
current hearing before the NLRB
show it to be wholly financed by
Southern Californians. Inc.
Facts uncovered by LaFollette COM
mittee investigators have been close
ly guarded. Observers forecast
thorough airing of efforts by Los An
geles employers to block ALL and
CLIO organizing in what business likes
to think of as Americas most open
shop city.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
Wage-Hours
Shifted to Better
Enforcement

Observation-Disclosures de.
Capitalization of the wage-hours diyi.
sion to make possible more vigorous
enforcement of the wage-hours act
was announced here by Philip B.
Fleming, head of the division.
Provided for is direct admins
trative line Of authority" from the
administrator to the various regional
directors with no intervening staff d.
vision or other agency, Fleming said.
Discussing the new administrative
policy, Fleming declared that rs civil
cases and SO criminal cases have been
hegun by the division against viola
tors Of the law, that 81 consent de-
crees have been obtained in the civil
cases and 81 convictions with fines
obtained in the criminal cases.
Fleming said he did not think he
would recommend any amendments to
the wage-hours act to the next session
of congress, that he would rather see
what can be worked out under the
present law to meet the valid objec-
lions to the act.
The American Retail Federation, the
newspaper publishers and the whole
salers have asked for rehearing on
the question Of professional, admins
tratiye and executive employees, Flem-
ing revealed, adding he thought there
should be rehearing on the defini-
ton of these terms.
Signature of a state compact with
Connecticut for state enforcement of
the federal wage-hours law will take
place shortly, he said, while negotia-
lions with Minnesota for state EN-
forcement Of the law will begin
around the first of the year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
Welfare Depts.
Scored, Job Policy
For Reliefers

HARTFORD, Conn. - (FP) Men
and women should not be forced by
their local governments to work at
exploitation wages" emphasizes the
Hartford Council of Social Agencies.
A council report attacked the prac-
tice of community welfare depart
ments that consider 1t legitimate
policy Ito offer an applicant a job,
and if he will not accept 1t then and
there, to refuse him relief"
The report also denounced the prac-
tice of refusing aid to zone member
of family because he is unemployed
or will not accept any job offered by
relief authorities" which has been
used in some parts of the country as
an incentive to work."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
Orig. Paid-in
s471.169.73

valuable your cooperative has been
to you.
On the basis of the statement, the
retail sales of affiliated co-operatives
for 1898 amount to approximately $780,
100000. The income on this 100000
900 in business amount to approx
mately 100000. On the basis of the
total investment of $3,500,000, you
have an average return on the total
amount invested of approximately
1870; an average return on the net
worth of s1,744,000 of approximately
500; an average saving on the sales
of approximately see.
This means that out of every 500
in sales made by affiliated co-opera-
tives last year, there has been a saw
ing of approximately So. A portion
of this amount is, of course, used to
build up the reserve for permanent
surplus, all of which is allocated to
the patrons, plus certain contributions
for the purpose of continuing the edu-
cational program of the Farmers I'm
ion, paying the interest on the share
capital and the balance is distributed,
either in cash or in stock in the
affiliated co-operatives. Reprinted
from Farmers Union Herald,