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KENTUCKY EDITION THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER The Newspaper For Kentuckicns Fair Am Wmw FHv( CMf At Might. NO. 178-DAILY tTUTLtSZTSSi FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1940 28 PAGES THREE CENTS LTF0M1 6IITICS CHAMPIOtTBALL FAN? CUS 11 On Holman Line? Tax Payments Are Opposed By Kentucky REA Directors In Behalf Of 20 Cooperatives Taken Off Ballot the law and the policy of the previ Knqulrtr Photo. A record of some sort was claimed yesterday for Clarence D. Letterst, Louisville, Treasurer of Myer-Bridges Company, who saw the opening game of the World Series in Cncinnati Wednesday, went to Louisville that night for the opening of the Little World Series between Louisville and Newark, then returned to Cincinnati yesterday for the second game between Cincinnati and, Detroit.

He planned to see the second game of the Little World Series last night. He is pictured with Mrs. Letterst at Crosley Field yesterday. Of New Deal Hit By Governor In Address At Erlanger Rally. Rather A Third Term Than A Third-Rater, Johnson Tells Democrats.

Governor Keen Johnson delivered severs indictment against critics of ths New Deal program relative to business last night by comparing figures for the years 1932 and 1933, and declaring that "during the past seven years more legislstion has been passed to make government moi responsive to the needs of the nation than ever before." Speaking at a Democratic rally at Lloyd High School, Erlanger, Gov ernor Johnson said: "I know the people of America see the importance of keeping their government in the hands of a great American leader who knows the problems before and who has demonstrated the ability to cope with them." THIRD TERM DISCUSSED. Turning to the third term issue, the Chief Executive told his listen ers: 'I would rather be for a third term than for a third rater. The people who are against Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term were against him for a first term, and they were against him for a sec ond term. It would be one of the most Idiotic things In history to in this time of peril turn from this great leader who returned ths gov ernment to the people after 12 years of Republican rule.

I don't believe the people are going to surrender and entrust this one hope of democracy left In the world to the Inexperienced hands of Wendell Willkle. We are facing one of the most disturbing and chaotic conditions in the history of the world. From across the ocean they are looking at us with covetous eyes, and if England should succumb, It Is im portant that we have at the helm of ftate in this period of. history ths hands of this gifted, patrlotto America, Franklin, D. RaosewelV MJ8INK88 PHASE CITED.

Discussing the New Deal's treat ment of business, Governor John son said: "Until Wendell Willkle resigned to run lor President, he was Presl dent of a big utility company that had a net profit of $7,000,000 In 1932, and in 1939 a net profit of 314,000,000. Thats how President Roosevelt and the New Deal has ruined business. "The total amount of Indebtedness faced by the people today is $2,000,000,000 leas than it was in 1932 when Roosevelt started work ing on that difficult task he inher ited from Herbert Hoover, And, we might remember further that the increased value of stocks and bonds over 1932 Js five times the amount of Increase of the nstional debt. Continued On Next Page, State Gains Woman Defeats Law, Man Has Conscience Frankfort, October (API The State Treesury was richer by $5.68 today because a South Carolinian decided "a clear conscience is better than money," and a Virginia woman apparently mis understood the new escheat law. The South Carolinian, carefully veiling his identity, sent in $5, saying he had "In some way got by" without buying an automobile license while spending part of a year in Kentucky.

The letter was mailed from Orangeburg, but the sender declared he did not live there. The Virginia woman was notified by a Kentucky bank that she had an old sixty-eight-cent balance which under the new escheat law would become the property of the state unless she checked it out. She drew It out and sent it to the Revenue Department anyway. Covington Officials To Ask For Change From Streetcars Bids Are Received On Equipment For Street Work. Replacement of streetcars with trolley coaches on the present HoW toan Street line was advocated by the Covington City Commissioners at their meeting yesterday.

They adopted a resolution, tn Which it was declared that trolley coaches have proved successful in Covington, directing City Manager Jack Maynard and Stanley Chris-tnan, City Solicitor, to communicate With officials of the Cincinnati, Newport, and Covington Railway Company relative to replacement Of the streetcars. Commissioner R. E. Culbertson aid he had received a number of complaints relative to noise and the service provided by the streetcars. Commissioner Marvin Keeney observed that a similar situation existed on the Eastern Avenue line.

BIOS ARE RECEIVED. "Blds wererecelved by the board en a power shovel, power grader, and power-operated bulldoser, to be purchased by the city for use in atreet and other work. The bids were referred to the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. TV.rmU.lon was granted to Booth Hospital to construct a service tunnel to connect the hospital with a new laundry which is to be built across an alley in rear of the hos- plTh. hoard authorised Mayor Wil liam Beuttel, and City Manager Maynard to enter into a contract h.

I. A N. Railroad for elimination of a pedestrian eross-at rortv-fifth Street. A new overhead walk Is to be providsd by the railroad. NOTE TO BE EXTENDED.

It also authorized execution of a note for $20,000 to the Fim xsa-, tlonal Bank and Trust Company. Taxes for the last half of the year were pleged to pay the note. Maynard reported that $56,000 had been paid an SVH)0 na executed arlv in the year to meet obliga tions- Inherited from the previous administration. The note is being paid through Collection of delinquent taxes. The Y.

M. C. A. was granted per mission to hold its annual member ship drive from October 11 to Inclusive. FLOODGATES Are To Be Replaced At Thornhill In Nest Two Months As Army Engineers Complete Plans Defeets'Recalled.

SrUTllL DISPATCH TO IKK SXflUIUXlU Frankfort, Ky October 3 Plans for improving the flood gates at the mouth of the storm water sewer through Thornhill In Frank lin County, rapidly are being com pleted in the offices of the United States Engineers in Cincinnati, and actual operations are expected to etart Immediately, Mayor D. Smith was advised today. Major Fred T. Bass, District Engineer, in a letter to Mayor Smith discussing the subject, said: "It is xnected that this matter will he cleaned uo in the next 30 or 45 The gates had been replaced early in the summer by a force of the Government River Service, but were found to be unsatisfactory because the control wheels would be under water during a normal rise in the river and thus render ths gates inoperative. When the defects were found, the gates had been installed, but plans were started immediately r.o rem edy the situation before the start of the winter rises In the Kentucky River.

The gates have been designed to prevent flooding of the Thornhill basin by backwater from a nooaea river, and also to be operated to permit the runoff of normal storm water from the Holmes Street and Thornhill areas. Cited By Cooper As Barred By Rules At Kentucky University. Acting President Issues Notice Of Violations Of Regulations. Lexington, October 3 (AP) Thomas P. Cooper, Acting Presi dent of the University of Kentucky, has sent letters to the Deans call ing attention to an antinepotism regulation adopted by the Board of Trustees many years ago, it was learned today.

Cooper declined to release the text of the letters, but said they included the citation of this regulation: "No member of the Board of Trustees and no relative by blood or marriage of any member of the Board of Trustees, or of any administrative officer of the uni versity, or of any member of the university staff holding the rank of assistant professor or higher, msy be appointed to any position in the university." The Acting President did not cite any specific instances where the regulation was violated, but Indicated that a list was being compiled and said the factors sur rounding each case would have to be examined. CASES ARE LISTED. Asked whether his citation of the regulation meant it would be applied to persons already holding positions as well as to those seek ing them in the future, he said: That will have to be determined as we go along." The leader said "among cases to which campus comment was direct ed as a result of the letter were: 'Dean P. P. Boyd of the College of Arts and Sciences, and his daughter, Mrs.

Jsmes Wadllngton, wno nas part-time employment, and his son-in-law, Mr. Wadllngton, who is In ths physical education department. IS CLERK. 'Lysle W. Croft, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and nis wife, who is circulation clerk at the library.

'Rodman Sullivan of the College of Commerce, and his wife, who is connected with thja, libnery. rnnniin i uiue, professor emeritus on special assignment in chemistry and his daughter, Miss Margaret Tuttle, who is connected with the library. 'George Roberts, Assistant Dean of the College of Agriculture, and nis son-in-law, Henry Beaumont of the Psychology Department. 'Mrs. Katherine Kemper of the college of Education and her hu band, Durbin C.

Kemper, a coach at university High. E. Nolleau of the College of Engineering and his daughter, Hazel, who is Secretary of the Uni versity school. 'T. T.

Jones. Dean of Men. and nis daughter, Anne, who is employed at the experiment station. 'Dean Edward Wiest of the College of Commerce and his son-in-law, L. Nlel Plummer, head of the Department of Journalism.

"The applicability of the resrula tlon to some of the cases cited, however, was made doubtful by the fact that the kinship developed aner university employment, as result of the marriage of staff members Into the families of staff members." EXPANSION Of Air Force Started. Assignment Of Officers And Men To Bowman Field Listed As Part Of Program. WashiHirlAM rt a Th. "'3 m'" of f'0'? officers and Sixteenth Bombardment win Headquarters, Forty-sixth IRnmhsMlmini n.Ailn lULi 1 vrroup 10 Bowman Field, LoulviIle, as part of the army's vast expansion of its flying forces. The army will spend an estimated $1,100,000 for new hangars, barracks, runways, shops and other facilities at Bowman Field.

Additional land for the base now Is In the process of being obtained. Selection of Louisville for one of the new 12 air corps stations, offi cials said, was a step toward attain ment of air corps plans to operate .14 combat groups while training 12,000 pilots a year. Of the 3,035 man total, 170 offi cers and 1,700 enlisted men will make up the air corps troops while service troops will approximate 65 officers and 1,100 enlisted men. Memorial Rites Set For Senator Logan Frankfort, October 3 (AP) Memorial services for the late Senator M. M.

Logan will be con ducted tomorrow before the Court of Appeals, of which he was a former Chief Justice. Resolutions will be read by Benjamin F. Washer of Louisville, who heads a memorial committee including R. P. Dietman, Louisville; John B.

Rodes, Bowling Green; Davis M. Howerton, Ashland; Leslies W. Morris, Frankfort; George R. Hunt. Lexington, and a For Kentucky Election Under Court Ruling.

Secretary Of State Follows Instructions Of Attorney General On Petitions. Frankfort, Ky, October (AP) George Glenn Hatcher, Secretary -of State, said today he would leave the Communist party candidates eft Kentucky's November election ballots. Hatcher's announcement followed advice from Hubert Meredith, Attorney General, that a court order to strike 151 names from the party's nominating petitions on grounds of "fraud" left less than ths required 1,000 names. Meredith said It is now less than 45 days before ths November 5 election and therefore "it Is too late for said parties to file a new petition or to supplement the old petition." JUDGE 18 QUOTED. Meredith added: "According to the Judgment of ths court ths petition as filed had unauthorised and forged names on It.

It was, therefore, fraudulent and spurious and should not be considered for any purpose because of ths taint ef fraud which rests upon it" Hatcher issued a signed statement summarising developments In ths case, including Circuit Judga W. B. Ardery's order to strike the 151 names after three Lexington attorneys hsd produced affidavits that they were Illegal signatures. Hatcher said: "As the matter now stands the name and emblem of the Communist party and its eandldates will not be certified to ths County Clerks." PARTY MAY APPEAL. Asked whether hst ended the matter, the Attorney General said the Communist party might petition the courts to order Its candi dates' names put on ths ballots.

and thus bring the question up again. Hatcher said he was gorng ahead with an order to print the ballots, already delayed by ths court action, and that they would contain ths Democratic, Republican, Racialist, and Prohibition party preat-dentlal electors, as well as the Republican and Democratic candidates for other offices lo fee voted upon. The Prohibition and-Socialist parties offered only presidential and vice presidential candidates. The Communist party offered them and also sought to put up Paul Kellogg, Louisville, as its sens torial candidate. YOUNG MAN Plans To Join Army To Bring Peare To Father's Homi Judge, Told Of Battle, Defers Hearing.

When William Saner, 21 years old, and his father, Chris Saner, 59, were brought before Judge Odis W. Bertelsman in Campbell County Court, Newport, to face charges of breach of the peace yes terday, the youth announced his intention of leaving home to Join the United States Army. The court then deferred for two weeks a hearing of charges which grew out of an altercation between the father and son Sunday at their Cold Spring home. Judge Bertelsman urged the young man to carry out his plans to enlist in the army and thereby "bring peace" to the 8aner home. The fight started when the elder Saner cautioned his son about slamming a door and making unnecessary noises, County Patrolmen Jacob Rackle and Richard Gegan were informed upon being summoned to the home.

Then, the officers said, the father struck -his son with a poker. Young Saner, they stated, count ered by threatening his dad with a shotgun. DECREE GIVEN TO WIFE. Mrs. Myrtle Mae Stone, 24 West Fifth Street, Newport, was granted a divorce from William Stewart Stone, Cincinnati, by Judge Ray Murphy of Campbell Circuit Court, Newport, yesterday.

She charged abandonment and cruelty. She was also awarded custody of their infant daughter. The Stones were married in January 16, 193T. GOOD MORNING The Enquirer presents the news of Kentucky in story and picture today on Pages 1, 2, and 7., KENTUCKY EDITION The Cincinnati Enquirer. Offices In Northern Kentucky, 35 Esst Seventh Street, Covington, and 31 East Sixth Street, Newport.

Telephones: Hemlock 244M, Hemlock and Colonial MOI, Louisville, Ky, October (AP) The Kentucky Association of Rural Electrification Administration Directors voiced opposition today to paying of stats taxes by the 30 cooperatives in the stats. In a latter to Governor Johnson, dated Hopkinaville, September 28, the directors said they had voted unanimously not to bring suit to test the constitutionality of a section of the stats REA Act as suggested by Clyde Reeves, Revenue Commissioner, but they would not pay the tax. Any action to collect the money would have to be started by the state, the cooperatives intimated. The letter, signed by W. E.

Lacy and M. W. Seay, Chairman end Vice respectively, for the REA directors, said during the three years the cooperatives have been in existence they have not paid state taxes and "were aston ished" when advised they would be required to do so. The Directors said Section 27 of the act exempted the cooperatives from property taxes. Johnson was Informed any taxes would result in an Increase in the consumers bills and "jeopardise this great national program in our own state." Continuing, the letter said: "The present state administration persists In its effort to collect taxes from electric cooperatives, contrary to state statute, it will mark a departure both from the purpose of APPOINTMENT Of Agent Okehed By WPA For Referral Work In County.

Post Goes To Miss Lelia Holaday Naming Of Two Aids Also Approved. Appointment of Miss Lelia Hola day, Turkeyfoot Road, as Kenton County Referral Agent was approved yesterday by Work Projects Administration officials in Lexington, A. A. Hohnhorst, County Auditor, was informed. WPA officials approved also ap-pointment of Miss Genevieve Stephens and Mrs.

Elsie Logan, new Investigators, Hohnhorst said. Members of Kenton Fiscal Court recently submitted a list of names to WPA officials, seeking immediate naming of a Referral Agent for the county, a controversy having developed when the Fiscal Court attempted to name a Referral Agent whose appointment was not approved by the state WPA officials. The controversy held up certification of WPA workers, causing a shortage of workers for local projects, it was charged. Miss Holaday and her two assist ants will be required to take a two weeks' course of study before be ginning: work of certifying workers, it was said. One week will be passed in Lexington, the other in some near-by WPA office.

Suspect Out Of State, County Officers Fear; Slaying Investigated rami, msmtrr thi asquint. Glasgow, October 3 Officers from Metcalfe and Barron Counties still are seeking Ledman Maupin, 24 years old, alleged slayer of Edwin Reynolds, 23, brother of Jack Reynolds, former Jailer of Metcalfe County, whose body was found Sep tember 30 in a brush pile near the Maupin home in the Cedar Flat community. Matt Howell, carpenter, Metcalfe County, said Maupin told him that he killed Reynolds Sunday morning in a fight after a dance near the Maupin home. He said Maupin showed him the body of the slain man and asked him to help bury the body, and threatened him with a pistol if he reported the slaying. Officers fear he has fled the state ticular reason to try to get people away from their homes.

We should try to keep them there. He also charged that Mason County "has been shortchanged on WPA certifi cation during the last two years. Maggard asserted the center would detract from night-club at tendance. To this the minister re plied; "Those who want to will at tend those places, regardless of other activities." Rev. von Thurn pointed out to the group that annual campaign drives for the Red Cross and Boy Scouts are to begin soon, and that "I for one would not have ths heart to ask our people to contribute to plan of this kind, which from re of a ous administration which was com mitted to the sound proposal that every burden should be lifted and every possible assistance supplied "to bring electric power to the maximum number of farm homes at the lowest possible rate." The Public Servica Commission of the previous administration saw to it that this policy was carried out, both in word and deed.

The major single issue in this controversy, as we see it. Is whether or not the present state administra tion will depart from the principle 'electric power to the maximum number of farm homes at the lowest possible rate' or whether they will take the long range and humanitarian view and recommit themselves to this sound snd con structive principle." Frankfort, October 8 (AP State Revenue Commissioner H. Clyde Reeves said tonight he ex pected that suits would be filed to collect taxes on rural electric co operatives if they failed to pay them. "I haven't seen their letter yet, he added, referring to an announce ment in Louisville that the Chair man and Vice Chairman of the Cooperatives Association had written protest to Governor Johnson. "While the state act authorizing the (REA) cooperatives exempted them from a property tax," Reeves said, "the state constitution specifically prohibits any exemptions ex cept for churches and a few other (Continued On Page 7.) PRISON TERM Meted To Youth.

Bill Fields Convicted In "Toy-Gun" Slaying Near Big Creek Man Found Guilty In Death Of Broth er, Woman At Upton. Hasard, Ky, October 3 (AP) Bill Fields, 21 years old, Big Creek, was convicted today of the "toy- gun" slaying of Roy Couch during roadside argument near Big Creek October 1, 1939, and sen tenced to two years in prison. Tne jury of one woman and 11 men deliberated for five hours after hearing Vernon Faulkner, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, ask the death penalty. A jury which sat in the first trial last February was un able to agree on a verdict. Mrs.

Delia Couch, Big Creek, mother of the slain youth, testified that her son told her when he was dying in a Hazard hospital that Fields shot him during a conversation on trading knives. Couch, she said, asserted he was holding Fields's knife when Fields called him a name," grabbed the knife with one hand, and shot him with the gun in the other hand. The weapon was a sawed-off .22 rifle, resembling a dueling pistol without a bolt, which had been used as a "toy" by Delmer Couch, li, brother of Roy, and which Fields had bought for 31 an hour before the killlnc. Fields testified that ne snot Couch in self-defense when the lat ter drew a knife on him. Couch died in the hospital two days after the shooting.

Williamsburg, October (AP)-A Whitley Circuit Court jury todsy convicted Wash Curnutt on a second murder charge in the slaying of his brother, Jim Curnutt, and his brothers wife, The Curnutta were killed August 3 near their home at Topton. Wash Curnutt was sentenced to three and one-half years' Imprisonment on hi hrnther. vviiiivuuu Former Deputy Sheriff M. D. An- gel was convicted of maliciously! wounding Jack Faulkner June 20 and sentenced to a six-year term by a Jury today.

INJURIES Are Suffered By J. A. Diskin And Wife Is Automobile And Truck Collision. James A. Diskin, 829 North Fort Thomas Avenue, Fort Thomas, and his wife were Injured yesterday aft ernoon in a collision between their automcbile and a truck driven by Edward Strubel, 132 Sixth Avenue Dayton, In front of 1426 Water works Road, Newport.

Diskin, who is Chairman of the Newport branch of the Cincinnati Automobile Club, and Mrs. Diskin were on the way to the World Series game. Another motorist took ths Disklns to their home. where they were treated by their physician. Mrs.

Diskin suffered a scalp wound and sprained back and hip. Diskin received a sprained left shoulder and possible rib fractures. Police said that a front wheel of the machine became entangled with a rear wheel of the truck. Dlakln Is a brother of Lawrence J. Diskin.

Commonwealth Attorney of St. THREE PERSONS Taken By Sheriff To Face Charges Of ase Swearings Fourth Prisoner Waits To Join Others In Boyd County Affair. Four Northern Kentucky residents were arrested last night by Covington Detective Albert Seiter on charges of false swearing at the robbery trial of William Russell, Covington, last April In Boyd Coun ty Circuit Court at Catlettsburg. Those arrested were Mrs. Betty Sweinefuss, 28 years old, 912 Phila delphia Street, Covington, wife of Bud Swelnefuss, who was In dicted Jointly with Russell and Bill Hill; Steve Stevie, 18, 7 Lafayette Circle, Fort Mitchell; Martin Al berts, 28, 42 Arcadia Avenue, Fort Mitchell, and Linden Faulkner, 29, 424 West Fourth Street, Newport.

All but Faulkner were returned to Catlettsburg last night by E. K. Rose, Boyd County Sheriff, who came to Covington yesterday with bench warrants for the quartet's arrest. Faulkner, who was arrested after Sheriff Rose left with the other is in Covington Jail t.i n.ii.ti 1 1 i A ....11 rvunneu was inea ihi in npm before a Jury which found him guilty and sentenced him to 21 years In prison. Swelnefuss pleaded guilty at the ptember court term and was sen- iter.ced to nine years and one day La ranee Prison Farm.

Hill not been captured. At his trial, Russell denied the chaige, saying he was a poultry dealer and operated a truck between Cincinnati and Indianapolis. This testimony was disproved, court records show. The four persons arrested last night testified falsely, it is charged in support of Russell's alleged business activities. ATTORNEY Asks For Permission To Withdraw Ag Hni'kslhorn's Counsel In Damage Suit.

A motion to withdraw his name from the record as attorney for James L. Hackathorn, former Cov ington patrolman and cafe operator, wa. filed in Kenton Circuit Court yesterday by Charles A. Johnson Covington attorney. Johnson represented Hackathorn in filing a $10,000 damage suit against the Heidelberg Brewing Company several months ago.

In the suit Hackathorn alleged brewery officials had broken an oral agreement to aid In financing a cafe started by Hackathorn at SAFES I Sought In Creek As Suspects In Robbing Them One Searcher Falls Into Stream, But Is Saved By Companions. Covington and Kenton County authorities, assisted by men from the Public Works Department, seatxhed the banks of Bank lick Creek and the creek bottom In places yesterday for several safes which were said to have been opened, emptied, and discarded recently In or near the The officers reported last night that they had found nothing. George F. Meyer, 644 Philadelphia Street, ona of the Public Works Department employees participating In the search, who was wearing heavy hip hosts, slipped down a steep embankment into 10 feet of water while the search was going on. He was rescued by Patrolman Otis Eat le and Robert Ryan, city truck driver.

Meantime, five men suspected of participating In recent safe rob beries were being held under $10,000 bond each, pending preliminary heatings Tuesdey. Foreman Price, 40 years old: Charles Price, 34; Russell Mitchell, 29, and John "Blink" Oder, 81, are being held on breaking and enter-lnr chat bps. Sam Elam. 38. oper ator of the Kentucky Pines, Mad laon Pike roadhouse, is with being an accessory before and after the fact.

Joe Kuhlman, 28, and John Bernard Vogel, 28, who escaped from the LeDanon, Ohio, prison farm September 14, according to a con- inn htf Knhim.n ill xi rersnt ortiviti ih hi nH nf leged safecrackers. They were tak- Th" indictment charged ine trio en into custody at the Pines. entered the home of Mrs. Theltva Kuhlman's statement implicated jHIU on Catletts Cieek. near Cat-the Price brothers, Oder, and lettaburg.

told Mrs. Hill they were Mitchell in several safe robberies, I Federal officers, and depaited with police said. a P'slol and approximately 100 County authorities tiufntionedCRtr'' wnisitey. several other persons yesterday but declined to say whether new leads were developed. Maysville Committee Is Cold To WPA Recreation Center Whole State Asked To Aid In Registration For Draft Frankfort, Ky, October 3 (AP) Governor Johnson today called en every Kentucklan subject to military conscription to register October 16, the date set by President Roosevelt.

Johnson also requested County Clerks, charged with administration of the registration, to meet with their registrars by October It for a "general discussion" of procedure. To each Clerk Johnson sent a supply ef registration regulations. Supplementing the President's proclamation, Johnson asked every male Kentucklan from tl te 36 years old (except those exempt In the Conscription Art) to register for possible military training between 1 o'clock In the morning and st night (C. S. He requested all employers to give their employees sufficient time eff to "fulfill the obligations of registration." Johnson's proclamation asked County Clerks to provide registration place and requested all local election officials and patriotic citizens to offer their services In registering the men.

Those subject to the draft, be said, are requested to register either at their regular polling precinct or In the precinct In which they happen to be en thas day. SPfUL BltrATCK tO TUB IXQCT1K1. Maysville, Ky October 8 A see-1 end meeting of a committee named to investigate the feasibility of establishing a WPA recreation center here heard reports on the need of such a center, but did not express favor. The opinion was expressed that present activities conducted in schools and churches are sufficient Present at the meeting were Rev. Robert von Thurn, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church; Mrs.

Joe Simons, city school attendance officer; City Commissioner Duke White, and James F. Mag-gard, Ashland, District Supervisor, WPA recreation projects. Rev. von Thurn, discussing the 1322 Garrard Street. ports Just read are unnecessary, Campbell County, Oris a.

Ware, Covington. project, said: "I don't ses ths par.