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CEN TRA L 1*01 NT. OREG ON , T H l KSDAY.
SALES TAX
M u s in i!* :- I LOCAL pastor
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M H IIK K 4 8
WANTED
Chapman-Cooksey
Weeding is Event
Sunday Morning
Sy an Innocent Bystander
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l o M I KKMt
WITH
GOVERNOR
IMURESSKD
WITH
IRKA
T A X M I S T UK IVXSSKI» IN t I t i s i * M i l l I OR I . K S S
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\ N D St HOOI.S
U the poet »ay»: " T h e r e » n o f o o l ;
CORTLAND, Aug. 2.1
(lov er- the sales ta x be ap p lic a b le to r e t a il
| k„ an ol<l fool." T h is w r i t e r h a s
MEDFORD, Aug. 14,- At an early nnr ' b i e r , pro m inen t le g isla to rs a n d sales only, excluding la b o r a n d serv- |
using p rin ter'» c i r c u l a r
»aw» |
S outh heads of relief agencies believe a ices. No p e rc e n ta g e w as s u g g es ted
service this m orning at th e
ior vests anil years.
H ut last week
Derision W aits
Methodist chu rch.
Miss
B e r n ic e . sales tax for unem p lo y m en t relief
I ke an old fool we t r i e d to »ee w hich
G
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v
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rn
o
r
Meier m a d e no d e risio n
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hapm
an,
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of
Mr.
a
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d
Mrs.
and
s
u
p
p
o
rt
of
O
rego
n's
schools
is
the h a rd e s t— t h e »aw
or out
d e s p e r a te I last n ig h t on th e m a t t e r of t h e »pac-|
W. O. C hapm an, and Orbin Cooksey, the only solutio n to
thumb. The saw w on.
So we a r e j
tal session.
lie said ho will first
»on of Mrs. K. L. Cooksey,
were financial plight
coing about with a big b a n d a g e a n d
Nogales, Arix., Aug 1». l » 3 ;t
a
foregone
co
nclusion,
many
discuss
th
e
necessity
witli
legtsla-
'm
a
rrie
d
.
Rev.
N.
I).
Wood
solem
n-,
It
i*
I .„other item ad d ed to o u r su m of E d it o r T h e A merican,
izing the ceremony.
of them said today, th a t a special five le a d e rs, h e a d s of civic groups,
Vnowledg*'.
C e n t r a l l ’oiut. Oregon.
be th e press, a n d leading citizens, in
* •
•
The bride a ttir e d in suit of blue i.'iion of the le g isla tu re will
My D e a r Mr. E d ito r:
| o r d e r to get a g e n e r a l re a c tio n on
with gray accessories and was un at- t ailed in Septem ber,
Again we sho ut fro n t t h e house-
W e h av e had such a fine trip: tended.
o il th e pro p o sed tax.
l e g i s l a t i v e leaders, directors
lcpi__-we told you s o ! "
W e p r e ­ h av e seen so m any good people and
d m ) of thorn w h o n l toodo d th e
Among those atten d in g th e wed-, relief work in Oregon, h ead s of Civic
dicted months ag o a n d a g a i n j u s t sp len d id th ings, and have bee» so
ding was Mr. and Mrs. C h a p m a n , o rg an izatio n s a n d e cono m ists met special co n fe re n c e h ere, how ever. b e - ||
l,st week th a t th e
au d it
of
th e deeply im pressed in many wavs th at
The
Mrs. K. I.. Cooksey, m o th e r of t h e j h e r e T uesday a f te rn o o n
with
th e iteved t h e r e Is no a lt e r n a t iv e .
county’s books w ould
disclo se
uo i th o u g h t 1 would like to tell you
brideg room who arriv ed yesterd ay gov erno r in an a tt e m p t to develop g o v e rn o r said he will call th e special
| radical wrongdoing o n t h e p a rt ot a b o u t a few of them.
u n e m p lo y m e n t session at Salem if s u p p o r t of the
from D rain; Mr. an d Mrs. C h a m b e r - 's som
o m e plan w hereto
the former co u n ty
o fficia ls.
We
T h e g re a t redwood forests were lain. Mr. an d Mrs. \V O. Cooksey relief w ork can bo (¿¡Tied on. T h e new sales tax plan is fo rth co m in g .
looked for some few e r r o r s , yes, b u t in s p irin .....
" W h e n we have le a r n e d what the
no-
g , indeed.
Such
beau ty; ......
and .......
small .......
son Mr. ami Mrs. T. E, fe d e ra l g o v ern m en t had given
n0 wholesale w ro n g d o in g .
A n d we su c h pow er; such profiglacy in n a - W i l l i a m s and Miss Donna C
o o k s e y .'tico
Cookaev.
Itld th >i unless Oregon provides tw o u n e m p lo y m e n t r e q u i r e m e n ts probab- '
I guessed right,
(a s
usual.)
P o o r t u r e is so in evidence, th at we shall ¡this city, and H arold Cooley of dollars fo r every federal do llar, th ly will b e ," th e g o v e r n o r said, " t h e
Ralph Jennings w as o ff t h e m a j e s ­ n e v e r forg et som e of th e things we ¡G rant Pass.
f u r t h e --
r next ste p n a t u r a ll y will be th e do-
g o vern m ent w ill m ake no
tic sum of F IF T Y C E N T S !
A nd saw .
Following th e wedding
services allo cations for relief w ork. O r e g o n : vising of w ays an d m e a n s t o m a k e ■
Delilia Stevens M eyers,
who
only
T h e g r e a t w aln ut groves and the the bride and groom will leave for a at th e present tim e has no fu n d from ¡f u n d s a v a ila b le fo r t h e relief of th e
had a dozen y e a r s ’ o r s o ’s ex peri- b e n d in g o rc h a r d s of oranges and honeymoon, a fte r which th ey will which th is m a tc h in g money can he r e m a i n d e r of o u r people w ho will be
„„ce, was out t h e w h o le sunt o f a o t h e r f r u its sp eak of th e bounties of m ake th e ir home here, w here
Mr draw n
u n ab le to o b ta in e m p l o y m e n t d u r i n g
I Buffalo Nickel.
n a t u r e , a id e d by th e n u rtu rin g care Cooksey is In the employ of t h e B t a n - ,
N ,v' 1 l » q uestioned.
; th e fall a n d w in ter.
» « •
• • Oil company of - C alifornia-—
Every possible solution w as cii»-; “ If »ui*h a p r o g r a m r a n In* fo r mu*
of m an .
We cam e thro u g h at Just dard
cussed a t th e m eetin g h e r e . G o v e r - t l a i e d 1 a m m o re t h a n willing a g a in
We have no
way
of
k n o w in g t h e r i g h t tim e and did not suffer Mall Tribune,
nor Meier said " t h e need for u n e m - to co n v en e th e l e g i s l a tu r e in extrm-
whether or not m o n ey h a s b een paid fr o m th e h eat.
Iployment relief is unq u estio n ed . T h e I o r d i n a r y session, prov id ed t h e r e is a
out for th ings w h ich
th e
co u n ty
Up h e re at Nogales, where we are
ways a n d m e a n s of providing th e re-j r e a s o n a b le a s s u r a n c e th a t a m a j o r -
could have d on e
w ith o u t .
That
v isitin g w ith o u r d a u g h te r an d her
. .
i*
i r~ \C C "
lief fu n d s a re o u r only p ro b le m ."
It) of o u r citizens will be in aecn id
would take a seer to d e te r m i n e .
It
fam ily, th in g s a re entirely different. O p e n s M e d t o r d U t l i c e
A|j
discussions eventually
led with t h e plan, a n d th a t It will not
is our hunch t h a t t h e r e
h a s been
T h e hills a re u n su itab le to any other
back to t h e proposed sales t a x - - n o t s u f f e r d efeat a g a in at t h e h a n d s of
more or less e x tr a v a g a n c e .
B u t no
tilin g t h a n n a t u r a l gaziug. T his is
Dr. W illiaiu F. Roney, g ra d u a t e ot pr o pP r ty , ax offset plan w hich was the e le c to ra te .
far as that exp en siv e a u d i t is c o n ­
t h e ra in y season, an d they are as C reighton U unlverslty in N ebrask a dtfH at,.d , n th e j „ | y election, b u t a
" I n o t h e r w ords, w e must
first
cerned everything was a b s o l u te l y re ­
g re e n w ith fresh grass.
Herd» of ¡,, opening offices In th e
Medford ' ,eg tax w hose proceeds w ould go | l e a r n as d efin itely as 1 b possible how
gular.
I h u n d r e d s of grow ing fat cattle, roost- building wt*h Dr. F ra n k
R oberts uhij
o n ,y ivi
(or u n em p lo y m en t relief ___
a n d i ___________
m u c h m oney
„ will he re q u ire d for tin-
ly w hite-laces, can be seen in every dentist.
Dr. Roney
will practice 1 f o r ' thp s u p p o r t of the s t a te s public | e m p l o y m e n t relief, w h en it m u st l>«
We are a s h a m e d of o u r n e i g h b o r ­ d ire c tio n .
T his is particularly In- surg ery and general medical prac- 8Chools, m any of which a r e on s u c h I a v a ila b le , a n d an a g r e e m e n t reach ed
ing rlty of J a c k s o n v ille .
T h e Gold t e r e s tl n g to me because I quit a Job t |CP
He has been located in Fort- ( prp c a rjOU8 financial fo o tin g t h a t ¡u p o n t h e fin an cin g p la n w hich will
Rush Jubilee t u r n e d o u t to be one la s fo rem an on a ten tho usand acre |an d for th e past i 4 years,
sing 1* Im m in en t
fc»y t h e u n it e d e n p p o r t of lb
grand drunk. We a r e to ld by th o s e c a t t l e ran ch to begin preaching the
p r . R oney’s sister, Mrs. Ray H art
C h arles Galloway, c h a i r m a n of t h e j a n d th e le a d e rs of public th o u g h t In I
who went over S a t u r d a y n i g h t th a t Gospel forty years ago.
is living with him in th e A r th u r s ta te tax com m ission adv isced t h a t O re g o n ."
there were m ore d r u n k e n p eop le on
W e h av e found very fine sweet A rms house. Dr. Roney visited this
the streets t h a n h a d b een se e n
in | fe,iOW(lhlp w | th some C h ristians o f 'v a l l e y a n u m b e r of lim es and was
years. We a re s o r ry to see su c h
n , (.,|urclles and »hull have much ta ken up by th e fishing, hu nt-
thlngs. Is th a t g o in g to be th e re- a ric h e r, fuller m em ory of th e w orth ing and - fine
-■
th'
scenery.
Also >•..
I" •»
suit of Repeal? if so t h e p eo p le of of life as the re»ults of these con- friendliness of c . people
this country a r e g o in g to lie p len ty tact». W e h«v( been received e »h
G ra n g e met F r i d a y night holdiiiK
*
”
P e ti ti o n s re q u e s tin g p erm issio n to
porry. We said s o m e t i m e ag o we
F la n s were
dispose of assets. In th e liq u id a tio n a n in t e r e s t in g session.
open h e a r t s and have had th e high
were afraid if liq u o r w as a llo w e d to privilege of speaking th e T ru th . W c
laid
fo
r
h
o
ld
in
g
an
a
u
c
tio
n sale in
ot th e C itizens' N atio n al Hank of
come back openly, we w o u ld h a v e
t h e n e a r f u t u r e a n d c o m m it te e s a p ­
h av e been in th e S ou thern Methodist
b le n d e n d
th«
Cenl
trouble on acco u n t ot’ t h e
p resen t c h u rc h In o u r mission, and have had
state
bank of C e n tra l Point w ere pointed to a r r a n g e fo r th e sam e.
day automobiles.
And th e n u m e r­
C a p ta i n s were s e l tc t e d who will
very fine cooperation on th e part o.
Jo h n H. Harvey of S anta Ana and filed to d a y w ith th e co u n ty c le i k ,
ous accidents S a t u r d a y n ig h t prove t h e p a s t o r and mem bers, as well as ^
choose
sides from t h e m e m b e rs h ip
m o(her Mrs A uletta M errlm au th r o u g h T reve B. L u m s d e n , d e p u ty
we were right. Booze a n d g as d o n t
fo r a " s a le a s lip "
c o n te s t,
lo sin g !
sta
te
ban
k
s
u
p
e
r
in
te
n
d
e
n
t.
fro m o th ers.
r r r m visl m a
n a n s i » | n - i l u i r i m r ....
Harvey of Ashland
A shland were r recent
side to tr e a t th e w in n e rs to a party .
mix.
We h e a r d th e Shaughnessy trial. (orH j,ere. T hey stopped for a visit
T h e City of A storia, o ff e rs to p u r-
------- e here H
in ! w„ h . . Mr
.
...
r.
i Leever
—...... ,eh(i
is
a t h a s e five City of A sto r ia ,
1927 O th e r b r a n c h e s of b u sin ess p e r t a i n ­
Y oung
S
haug
hn
essy
cam
\
\
\
C.
who
I»
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ing to g r a n g e a c tiv itie s w ere d is ­
This week we d ro v e d o w n to th e ] th e earlv s u m m e r — was here only * cousin of Mrs. Harvey,
w a t e r bonds at $40 each, plus 4he
headwaters of the A p p leg ate .
We sh o rt tim e, w hen he stole a gu n from
Harvey'»
a c c ru e d interest. T h e bo n d s a r e cu ssed p ri o r to th e e n t e r t a i n m e n t |
Mr. Leever an d Mrs.
was a held by th e C itizens’ N a tio n a l Hank period, w hich c o n siste d of re q u e s t
tr.w the C. C. C. c a m p n p t h e r e a n d j ^
^
^
„ 8lllt 0f clothes I ir H n d f a th e r . Mr. C onstant
n u m b e r s . F ir s t of w h ich was a voc­
Lincoln. of Ashland.
«ere im pressed w ith t h e w ay <ho*<
Ic|08e friend
I b e lo n g in g to ¿1 N ational G uard sm an . juuoc
— of A b raham
Misses G e r t r u d e
and
T h e C e n tra l P o in t h a n k a s k s th e al d u e t by
••astern t e n d e r f e e t h a v e b e e n w o r k ­ p a r t e d to h itch-h ik e to Tucson: was T hry (oUght in th e R lackauk w ar to-
D o ro th y H a m m o n d w ith Mias i.ola
ing, cleaning up th e b r u s h a n d r u b ­ given a ride hy an a u to d eale r; rode I pther
Mrs. H arv ey a f t e r crossing right to sell 1.74 a cres of land it
th is B lack fo rd at t h e p ia n o ; tw o p ian o
bish along th e r o a d s a n d tr a ils . T h e o u t of to w n a few miles, a t t e m p t e d , | h „ pta|„». a four year old girl, lived ow ns to Albert J. H adley of
solos by C yril S a n d e r w ho la a stu
cleaning up of t h e r o a d s t h r o u g h to hold up his benefactor. Mr. Blank- j herp on , hP M errtm an ranch an d city for $R50.
dent In th«' S e b a s tia n Appollo school
oar National F o r e s t s w ill h elp th e e n sh ip . killed him. took hi» money.l
t h r u C e n tr a l Point j a m m e r
of Music a n d .
S w ed ish son gs
by-
torest fire s i tu a t io n .
It
is good
b is body on a rockpile about
high school.
F o r «he ■ « M
Mrs. Ansel B enson; D uet a n d E n ­
q u a r t e r of a mile from th e ro ad. *’«e | ycur8 Mrs. H arvey has lived in A h
co re by Mrs.
R u th
S p arro w
and
u
was a rr e s te d before m orulng ,a n d . Mrs. H arvey, who lives uea
d a u g h t e r H a r r i e t ; solo, Miss E liz a ­
We drove way u p C a r b e r r y C reek ,
T
m .I v
We went over , he Twin P lunges in Ashland, does
beth S o u th w e ll ; re a d i n g In G e r m a n ,
»here tw enty y e a rs ag o we h ik e d up t«" the**courtroom Vui F rid ay , t h e l . t h L , own ho usew ork an d enjoys her
Aug.
P
O
RTLAN
D.
Or.
Mrs Marie I ^ n g e .
Pars glasses
a forest tr a il In s e a r c h of t h e m o u n ­ of A ugust and h e a rd Ju
Judge
H ard
a r d y y | , independence,
independence, «»be
»•..
^
( (■ j S h o rh of la* G ra n d e was today
dge H
-h
la e - tu r e r Kill* B enson a n n o u n c e d
tain tro u t w hich still
abound
in
tan
' a few o n iy for reading and , n J 'l>s
a p p o n te d m a n a g e r of t h e La G r a n d e t h a t ( h e
p ro g r a m
fo r t h e
nezt !
those stream s. T h is Is t h e " f o r e s t iT o n th s' over e ig h te e n ) “ "to
a n g - 1 h health,
e a lth , except for a »•
..." '
1 . ^ . . b b ran
to be h hang-
ra n ch
c h of
of the
th e H H ome
ome O O w w n n e e r r s s - ’ Ix>an
Loan g r a n g e n ig h t on S ep t. 1st will p r e -1
primeval" w ith th e e x cep tio n of the " t i til vou a re dead." Before h - ' ; tn(5 which she lilamv» on ■'
association.
association . The
T he a n n o u n c e m e n t w as cede t h e b u sin ess sessio n at w hich
road which h a d b e e n g r a d e d u p th e
L ipscom b. Oregon tim e v is ito rs a r e w elco m e
I
. » J » « ' ■>>«■ » " l l r t J - .
™ -------------------- -- m a d e hy J P.
hillside a lo n g th e c re e k .
T h is f o r ­
m a n a g e r of th e corp o ratio n .
est is just as God m a d e it.
H ere if h e h a d Rn>t*' * ,.j d0 not w*,*t c h r i a t
He seem s p e n ite n t an d says
Mr an d Mrs. E d g a r K n u 'r e n a n d j
He had
one feels aw ed a t th e
m a j e s t y of
He fo rm erly p u b lish ed (h e Gold
th e i r d a u g h t e r . V irg in ia , a n d
her
«he great trees.
A nd th e c r y s ta l- ...
e n t e n t e of i confessed th e e n ti r e a ff a ir to t h e • « - Hll new s at Gold H ill O regon Hhorb
c h ild re n of C alu sa C alif., Just c o m ­
d ear brook t u m b l i n g a lo n g In sol- from p ronoun, n
tb oritiea. so th a t th e r e w as no need lived h e re for a v h tl e a n d p r i n t e d pleted a n in e day* visit w ith
Mr. |
gives o ne a w o n d e r f u l sense o. |a e a t n . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t h „, condem ned of „ j nr>- trial.
th e S t a r la te r he m oved to Gold Hilt K n u lz e n 's
three
brothers,
John
* *"* u *
, Ol » Hi»#
^ .
and prin ted the C e n tr a l P oint p a ­
This O re g o n c o u n t r y of o u rs
cell w ithin half!
Jf h e hang s on Oct. - ‘«h as
H e n ry an d J a k e on A p p leg ate a n d ,
an In his
w h ere y • o un n g n m
surely a " g r e a t c o u n tr y ,
r ifter his doom had been ,
imposed, it will be R* 1
" . p e r th e re .
T h o m p so n creeks, a n d t h e i r
many
a,,
h
o
u
r
a
f
e
r
his
an hour
of thp ,oVe of , irP
„ t8 th e only way to m a tn ta n j
»ly man is vile.
fr ie n d an d a c q u a i n ta n c e s ,
an d d e ­
i k l l„ to
s o u n d lidi»
e d , a»*»-»
an d told
,n i
i p m blance of law
But 1« would |
parted
fo r t h e i r h o m e
Tuesday,
Ay
re s te d t h e r e u n d e r (hose ¡God fo r
God a n , i
«o know Just how
m o r n in g
Mr. K n u t z e n ’a
parents.
»¡ant trees we t h o u g h t o f t h e won ¡te p e n t. con.
mprcy of m a m a re responsible
---------- ,K' “ for t h a t crime.
Mr a n d Mrs J q h n J. H n u tz e n mov
W h a t city or school f u r n is h e d him
d»rs man s b ra in h a d p ro d u c e d
\ \ *■ j th r o w hi.ns.
ed w ith hla fam ily fr o m C a lifo rn ia
Ms first blood and t h u n d e r stories
I back t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s a t _________ ________
W"it h th o u s a« * » of p e rr o n s p la n ­ 5» y e a rs ag o a n d s e ttle d on th e ta r n ,
«he giant s t r id e s
c iv iliz a tio n
had,
Th
puldir i m p r o v e fo re-d . MHio loo k him Mrs, to see
ning L ab or Day traps, t h e S o u th e r n now o w n ed hy H e r b e r t E lm o re , on
,
.
.
_ . ] voted
to
i«. r • ■ - * -
-
^ for th e crim inal pictured as an hero
made since th o s e t r e e s w ere
se eii- m e n ' s of th e c o ^ m were V« ^
Pacific C om pany Pa* a n n o u n c e d a r - | T h o m p s o n c reek
It would be in terestin g to k m .«
'«ngs And we t h o u g h t t h a t w ith all by a m a jo rity of th e p
ra n g e m e n ts f o r a five-day pn>gram
» r . R a m se y fo r m e r l y of
D allas
,, any la ym an or - n y p re a c h e r ever
'is w onderful in v e n tiv e g e n iu s m an
voted. Are we going
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Dr. William F. Roney
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For The American
Telephone 601
THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE
PRESIDENT’S EMERGENCY
RE-EMPLOYMENT
CAMPAIGN
T h e I’l enideiil ’» E m e rg e n c y R e-em ploy m en t C am p aig n m ay be d*--
scril>ed briefly as a plan to ad d fro m 5,00 0 ,0 0 0 to 6.0 00,000 p erso n s
to th e n a t i o n ’s p a y ro lls w ith in t h e nex t six weeks o r so, t h r o u g h
a g r e e m e n t s m a d e w ith »he P re s id e n t of ( h e United S ta te s by s o m e 5,-
ooo .oo o c o n c e r n s o r In d iv id u a ls, em p lo y in g (w o o r m ore p erso n s each.
In o r d e r t h a t t h i s n u m b e r of Jobs m ay be m ad e av a ila b le It will
he necessary of c o u rs e for e m p lo y e rs In m any ra s e s to s h o r te n w o r k ­
ing h o u rs . T he p la n a ls o pro vides fo r c e r t a in m in im u m w age scales
w hich also In m a n y cases will m e a n a d d e d lab o r costs for em ploy ers.
T he P r e s i d e n t 's A g re e m e n t h o w e v e r, Includes a pledge of c o o p e r a ­
tion fro m th e c o n s u m in g public, u n d it is th u s a n tic ip a te d t h a t th e
em p lo y e r, w hile u n d e r t a k i n g a l a r g e r expense as t h e d irect r e s u lt of
his a g r e e m e n t w ith th e P r e s id e n t, will g a in ad d ed p atro n a g e a s th e
ju s t r e w a r d o t his pub lic sp irite d a U ttu d e .
T he fact also is to lie b o rn e in m i n d th a t w h e re all em p lo y ers a c t
t o g e t h e r to put p e o p l e hack on t h e i r pay ro lls o r (o raise w ages, no
em p lo y e r, as th e P r e s i d e n t h im se lf h a s p oin ted o u t," w ill s u f f e r b e ­
c a u s e t h e re l a ti v e level of compel!» ve cost will ail t u n e r hy |lie s a m e
a m o u n t f o r a ll."
it is to he u n d e r s to o d t h a t th is plan is s u p p le m e n ta ry to Ih e p lan
of code a d o p ti o n by v a rio u s in d u s tr i a l a n d tr a d e g ro u p s which h a s to r
its p u rp o s e t h e e l i m i n a ti o n ot u n f a i r co m p etitio n , th e e s t a b li s h m e n t
of m o re e q u a b le r e w a r d s for lab o r, t h e s p r e a d of em p lo y m e n t a n d th e
co n tro l of pro d u ctio n .
T h is plan (or speeding b usiness reco v ery ,
la u n c h e d u n d e r th e p ro v isio n s of th e N atio nal Recovery Act p assed
by (h e last C on gress, Is ra p id ly b ein g m a d e effectiv e a n d t h e r e will
be no le t-u p on th e d r i v e to m a k e its a d o p tio n w id espread .
T h e P re s id e n t'« E m e rg e n c y R e-em p lo y m en t p la n will b rid g e tim e
a n d b rin g th e n a ti o n out o t the d e p re s sio n m o r e rap id ly t h a n it th e
code a d o p ti o n plan w ere d e p e n d e d upo n exclusively. T h e P r e s i d e n t ’*
A g r e e m e n t also c o v e rs m any b u sin e ss g ro u p s t h a t w ould n o t be
a m e n d a b l e to any of th>- code a r r a n g e m e n t s .
And w hat is still m o re Im p o r ta n t , p e rh a p s , t h e P r e s id e n t's E m e r ­
gent > Ke-em |iloym erit c a m p a ig n c a r r i e s c e r t a in psychological v alu es
th a t a r e as priceless as p a tr io t is m at th is J u n c t u r e of o u r econom ic
history. T h e P re s id e n t h im se lf m a d e (h is q u it e c lea r In his re c e n t
r a d i o a d d r e s s to th e n a tio n w hen hi- s a id : "O n th e basis o f t h i s siin-
pb- p r in c ip le of ev eryb ody lining tiling* to g e t h e r , w e a r c s t a r t i n g o u t
on llii* n a ti o n w i d e « (l a c k o n u n e m ploy m e n ! . It will succeed if o u r
|M-oplc iim le rsla n tl it — i n tin- log iiidii-drh-«. in Ih e little shop«, in (lie
g re a t t i t l e s anil nil t h e s m a ll village*. T h e r e i* n o th i n g c o m p lic a te d
a b o u t it am i th e r e I* n o th i n g p a r t it iilwrly new in th e print-iple. It gtn-s
haek to till- b a s h Idea of *oelety, anil of the N ation ilselt, th a t |M-oplo
a i l i n g in a g r o u p r a n neeom pll*h th in g * whit'll n o in d iv id u a l u c tl n g
a lo n e e o u ld e v e r h o |te lo h r i tu g a b o u t . "
T h u s we h a v e all th e p o w er an d potency ot m ass a tt a c k d ire c te d
a lo n g s o u n d lilies of o rg a n ix a lio n an d system . T h e r e b riefly , it an
o u tlin e of th is o ig a n l z e d a tt a c k on u n e m p l o y m e n t :
In e v ery c o m ­
m u n ity . o r g a n i z a ti o n s a r e fo rm ed a lo n g m ilita r y lllnes, w hich la f i t ­
tin g e n o u g h , b e t a use the P r e s i d e n t ’s E m e rg e n c y R e-em p lo y m en t c a m ­
paign is U n d e S a m ’s w ar on u n e m p l o y m e n t an d th e n a ti o n is ra lly in g
to th e colors Just as loyally as t h o u g h we w ere a c tu a lly e n g a g e d in a
w ar a g a i n s t a fo r e ig n foe.
T he local c o m m it te e is m a d e up of th>- active h e a d s of th e leading
hu-tliies» an d civic o r g a n i z a ti o n s , a n d liiclutl.-s also t h e m ay o r. T h e se
c o m m itte e s in t h e th o u s a n d s of c itie s a n d to w n s t h r o u g h o u t ( h e c o u n ­
try were fo r m e d lollo w lng t e l e g r a m s anti le tte r s sent by G en e ra l J o h n ­
son (o th e p re s id e n ts ot C h a m b e r« of C o m m e rc e o r s i m i la r t r a d e b o d ­
ies in e v t r y .ectlon of th e U n ite d S ta t e s . T h ese local c o m m itte e s elect
a g e n e ra l to h ave c h a r g e of th e city cu m p a lg u a n d a li e u te n a n t geu-
erul w ho is a w om an. T h e g e n e r a l se le c ts th r e e colonels, each o t w h o m
Is to t a k e o v e r a c e r t a i n p a rt of t h e c a m p a i g n w ork. F o r e x a m p le .
Colonel No. 1 hus c h a r g e or th e " n i a n - p a w e r " o r o rg a n i z a ti o n d e ­
p a r t m e n t . U nder h is d ir e c ti o n block-to-b lo ck canvas«*« *¡1! b*. m a d e
to check u p on c o m p lia n c e w ith ( h e P r.-sid en t’s A g ie e m e n t. a n d to
m a k e a su rv e y of t h e u n e m p lo y e d , as to a d a p ta b ili ty by e x p e rie n c e
as to tr a d e s a n d tu ilu s trle s autl t h u s be able m o re readily to h e lp In
th e process*-» of a s s i m u i a ti o n of l a b o r by ex p a n d in g in d u s trie s. C o l­
onel No. 2, briefly, has cliu rge of n e w s p a p e r publicity a u d k in d r e d
a c tiv itie s ; a n d C olonel No. 3 has t h e t r a i n i n g und d irectio n of public
s p e a k e r s u n d e r his ch arg e.
Ea.-h of th e s e t h r e e c o lo n e ls h a s s e v e n o r m o re m a j o r s on hi* s ta ff,
an d ea c h m a j o r lias a b o u t th«- »aim- n u m b e r o f . a |d aln s. E a c h c a p t a i n
lias «even or m o r e field w o rk e rs. All of th e local o rg a n iz a tio n s a r e . of
c o u rs e , c o n s t a n tl y su p p lie d w ith e d u c a t io n a l an d In s p iratio n al m a t e r ­
ial ot all k in d s fr o m th e N a tio n a l R ecovery A d m in istra tio n in W a s h ­
in g to n . L iterally to n s a n d to n s ot p r i n te d m a t t e r h as been s h ip p e d to
every nook vnd c o r n e r of t h e c o u n tr y .
T h e N.R.A. e m b le m kn o w n p o p u la r ly as h e Blue E agle, Is o ne of
th e most I n t e r e s t in g an d vital fe a tu re » of th e cam paign. All e m p lo y ­
e rs w ho sign th* P r e s i d e n t ’s A g r e e m e n t a r e e n titled to d is p la y t h e
Blue E ag le w tth t h e In itials N K A. a n d the w ords " W e Do O u r
1‘a r t . " M erc h a n ts, m a n u f a c t u r e r s a n d all o th e r s who h ave t h e rig h t
to diaplay t h e In s ig n ia by reaso n of t h e i r h av in g com p iled w ith t h e
P r e s i d e n t ’« A g r e e m e n t , a r e p e r m i t t e d to hung It on ( h e i r wulls. o r in
th e i r w in dow s, n r on t r u c k s a n d car«, a n d , If they ao d esire, to s t a m p
It on t h e i r p r o d u c t s o r m e r c h a n d is e . It 1». In (act, th e d esire o t t h e
R ecovery A d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h a t all m a k e lib eral use ot th is b a d g e of
p a tr io t is m ,
Any person in (h e U n ite d S ta t e who wishes to c o o p e ra te In tho
P r e s i d e n t ’s E m e r g e n c y R e - e m p l a y m e n t C a m p aig n a n d be c o n sid e re d
as a m e m b e r of t h e N.R.A. m ay go to t h e a u th o r iz e d e s t a b li s h m e n t in
his locality u n d sign a s t a t e m e n t of c o o peration as follows;
"I u ll l itM*|M-ralr In rx—ewi ploy m e a t hy M p p u r t i n g a n d p a tr o n iz i n g
e m p l o y e r s a m i w o rk e r« win. a n - m e m b e r « of N .R .A ."
Any su ch s i g n e r will t h e n be given a n d m ay t h e r e a f t e r use th e in ­
sig n ia of c o n s u m e r m e m b e r s h i p in N.R.A.
Ev. ry p h ase o ' »he p r o g r e s s of th is m ig h ty ca m p a ig n will !>« f l a s h ­
ed In th e n -w sp ap ers of t h e c o u n tr y a n d a n n o u n c e d c o n s t a n tl y o v e r
th e r a d i o In ( h i s w ay e v e ry o n e will be in a position to k no w Ju s t
w h a t t h e c a m p a i g n Is d o in g fro m day lo d a y in a c tu a lly p u tt in g
p e o p l e back on th e p a y ro lls an d a d d i n g to th e mass p u rc h a s in g pow ­
e r of t h e c o u n tr y .
W h ile a« haa been s t a te d . It Is d e s i re d th a t liberal u se of th e in-
-ig n ia be m a d e hy e m p l o y e r a n d c o n su m e rs. It Is to he r e m e m b e r e d
th a t th e o fficial N R A e m b le m is th e p ro p e r ty ot th* U nited S ta te s
G o v e r n m e n t au d m ay not lw nseil o r re p ro d u c e d w ith o u t a u t h o r i t y
nl tlie N a tio n a l R ecovery A d m in i s t r a ti o n .
T h e lists o t all e m p l o y e r s w ho sign th<- P r e s i d e n t ’» A g re e m e n t a r e
d is p la y e d in local post-otfli e a n d It is u rg ed t h a t all e m p lo y e rs w h o
ha».- not glg n -d th e ag reem .-nt do *-> im m ed iately a n d d eliv e r (h e m
to t h e i r local p o s t - m a s tr .
W tt h som e m i n o r e x c e p tio n s, th e t e r m s of (h e P r e s i d e n t ’s A g r e e ­
m ent w ith e m p lo y e rs Is. b rie fly , as follow s; Any em p lo y e r o t a fac-
m l e a l w o r k e r o r a r t i s a n rnu-t n o t pay h im l e s s t h a n 10
i. iits an h o u r o r w ork him m o r e ( h a n 35 hour» a week, except th at If
t h e e m p lo y e r w ere p a y in g less t h a n 40 c e n ts for th a t kind of w o rk
on J u l y 15 th e e m p l o y e r can pay t h a t r a t e now. but not lesa t h a n 30
c e n ts an hou r. Aa to all o t h e r em ploye«— t h o s e on a weekly r *«*r_ «be
e m p l o y e r will pav not le«« th a n *15 a w eek In a city o f o ver » 00.000
p o p u la tio n o r »14 5« a week In cltle« of betw een » » . M l an d 30 0..
m m o r $11 a w eek In cities b e tw e e n 2,500 an d 250.000 p o p u la tio n ;
o r $ 12.00 a w>*eh in rill*« of |e«a t h a n 2.500 population, an d t h e e m ­
ployer a g re e s not to w ork (h la c la s s o f y o rk e ra m o re th a n 40 h o u r«
week
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h ig h er wage, t h e e m ­
ployer m u s t not re d u c e th e i r w ages because of a re d u ctio n In t h e i r
h o u r s a n d he sh o u ld g e n e r a l ly k e e p »he usual pay d ifference a s be­
t w e e n t h - lo w er a n d Ihe h ig h e r paid employe#
And a f t e r A u g u st 31,
h r m u s t not w o rk c h il d r e n u n d e r l< year# of age
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co u rse, som e o t h e r ru le s w hich a p p ly to » p e d a l caaes b u t t h e te r m «
of th e a g r e e m e n t as h e re o u tl in e d co ver th e larg e bulk o l caaea.
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