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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1940. 3 Roosevelt Urges Recapture of 700 Million Held By 31 Agencies SECTION 1 and Navy would ask supplemental funds of $100,000,000 or more for Woman Asserts Chain Stores defense needs which were not con Economy Hope Begins to Fade Harrington Testifies On W.P.A. Charges Are Boon to Consumer Health sidered in the original budget. An expenditure of this nature virtually would wipe out the tentative reductions of $118,051,334 which have been made in appropriations bills considered so far. Tells Plan To Stay Within Debt Limit Tentative Proposal Offered to Senate C7 At Washington Little Saving On Budget Estimates Is Expected of University Women, who de Revenue Runs Ahead.

Chairman Harrison Miss.) clared that well-lighted, well- House Probers Cbcck Report Witness Praises Sanitary Packing of the Senate Finance Committee commented: Washington, April 22 UP) Col. Washington, April 22 UP) Wachineton. Aoril 22 (U.R) F. C. Harrington, Works Projects Chain grocery stores were credited rrccirtpnt Roosevelt today sub Administrator, and Col.

Brehon B. Somervell, W.PA. administra I 1 sumers Advisory Council, told the committee: "The consumers realize the contributions and benefits of chain stores to public welfare, knowing that these stores pioneered in refrigeration and sanitation for the protection of public health, and to preserve health qualities of food. "Chain stores also lpaugurated the 'one-price' system of plainly marked goods. They were responsible for developing and encouraging prepacked grocery merchandise insuring cleanliness, uniform quality and quantity, which means a great deal to the Washington, April 22 (IP) Influential lawmakers predicted today that Congress would appropriate about $7,870,000,000 at this session, resulting in little if any savings under President Roosevelt's budget estimates.

tor for New York City, told a House investigating committee to by witnesses today before a Congressional committee with initiating refrigeration and sanitary packing, handling and displaying of goods at retail outlets. For the first time since a House "If we get through with this session and stay within the President's original budget estimates, Congress will have done a fine job." Harrison and others, however, were understood to have been cheered by recent reports that revenue was running far ahead of expectations. Roosevelt said it seemed likely that Treasury estimates, used in making up budget forecasts in January, would be exceeded by $200,000,000 but some day what they knew about charges arranged chain store units were displacing untidy, badly organized independent establishments. She cited examples to show that independent merchants could survive chain competition by meeting the same high standards of sanitation and efficiency. Commenting on charges of proponents of the Patman bill that it was needed to cope with monopolistic practices, Dr.

Ware declared: "If the supporters of this measure wish to attack monopoly in the retail field, let them attack the real monopolies the company store in mill village and mining town, the commissary on plantation and ranch, the general store at the country cross of W.P.A. irregularities. Although the President told re Chairman Clifton A. Woodrum, Va.) said after the closed porters last week that it seemed it i i ikely Congress might cut about Ways and Means Suseommittee began consideration three weeks ago of the Patman bill to levy $200,000,000 off the 1941 expendi hearing that the officials explained some of the charges and commented on others reported by committee investigators. tures which he proposed last Janu I J.

Congressional leaders have been ary, some Senators said this now special taxes on chains, women appeared as witnesses. One of Similar views were expressed predicting that this figure would appeared impossible. by Dr. Caroline I. Ware, repre be increased to $350,000,000 when them, Mrs.

Gustav Ketterer, chair- Details of the report have been kept secret, but Woodrum said As an illustration, they pointed man of the Philadelphia Con- senting the American Association the likelihood that the Army the returns are complete. they related to excessive adminis LOCAL DELIVERED PRICES 194U vEHEKAb nUTUlis vAKS vinv nnfftxis a A Mftvnnc rise laUbAll MtMtEti EaMMW rniVHO i-m W1X a rM-mW I tm mitted to the Senate a tentative pln to recapture $700,000,000 of surplus funds held by thirty-one Government corporations and put the money in the Treasury's general fund. Roosevelt offered the program, first disclosed in his January budget message, as part of the Government's plan to keep the statutory debt within its legal limit of $45,000,000,000. Writes Letter to Garner. In a letter to Vice President Garner, Roosevelt said the tentative plan is to reclaim: $35,000,000 from Treasury investments in savings and loan associations.

$40,000,000 from Federal intermediate credit banks. $60,000,000 from banks for cooperatives. $15,000,000 from Production Credit Corporations. S200.000.000 from Federal Land Banks. 550.000,000 from the Public Administration.

$300,000,000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Responds to Resolution. The President's letter was In re it trative costs, W.P.A. work on private property, certification of relief rolls, excessive traveling expenses and similar matters. Harrington was given a copy of the report a week ago for study in preparation of hearings before the group, which also is preparing the 1941 relief appropriation.

Col. F. C. Harrington. Quizzed by House Committee New York Parole System Urged As Model for States New York Commission of Correc tion, said a five-year study Chicago, April 22 (U.R) Edward R.

Cass, secretary or the American Prison Association, tonight hailed the "success of intelligent parole" in New York State as an example II PRICE OF CAR ill TRANSPORTATION rVX A CASH DELIVERED I 0 I SfiD DELIVERED PRICE jlj! STATE AND LOCAL IAXES (IF ANY) EXTRA "to showed 82 per cent of the State's sponse to a Senate resolution introduced by Senator H. F. Byrd parolees never were returned to Va.1. Byrd complained re prison through conviction of for other States "where parole is out on a limb." crime. Speaking before the seventh an 64 Per Cent Are "Cured." He said 18 per cent were re nual Central States Parole and Probation Conference, Cass said New York's parole plan, revised turned to prison by the Parole Board because it was deemed "ad cently that he had been unable to cbtain details of the proposal.

He faid he would oppose "bookkeeping juggling merely to evade the legal debt limit as set by Congress." "The amounts are tentative and sre not to be taken as final," Roosevelt stated. "I am now having the proposals carefully reviewed and may recommend legislation to Congress. "For example, the capital stock in 1930, had proved that intelligent parole costs no more than stupid parole but that "the people get just what they want." visable," but at least 64 per cent were credited with complete re habilitation. Must Stand On Own Feet. "This cannot be termed failure, Cass asserted, "especially when it "Parole must stand on its own two feet instead of on the feet of is considered we are dealing with political corruption and crooked societys' failures here the school, or the home, the church of the Federal Farm Mortgage CorDoration might be reduced by or social science already has administration," he said.

"The public must demand intelligent, $100,000,000, in which case the re failed." duction of the capital structure of the Federal land banks might impartial supervision." "It will come no other way." be $100 000,000. Cass, who is a member of the "The Reconstruction Finance Corporation could be permitted to purchase the stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks, now held by the Treasury, amounting to in which case the return Sight Returns To Blind Man ts Pittsficld, April 22 OP) Sight returned today to blind rt Francis Soutier, 24, as suddenly as the darkness which enveloped his life six years ago. of capital funds from that corporation might be Legislation to accomplish a similar purpose may be requested in the case of other corporations. Appraisal Called Necessary. "Moreover, there are certain bills now pending in Congress pertaining to credit agencies which if enacted would affect the final determination as to the distribution between agencies." Byrd said any recovery of funds from the corporations necessitates Soutier, who became totally blind overnight through paralysis of his optic nerve, was working at his newsstand today when sud denly he found himself able to distinguish between darkness and light.

Looking about he could see a careful eomination of their assets and an appraisement of hazily the moving figures of people. He looked at the stand their loans and properties. and could see papers, cigarettes But unless 1he $700,000,000 is and candy. He doesn't know yet diverted, he emphasized, "the ap what has happened. propriations now being mane are in excess of the debt limitation and for this reason it is incum bent on the Conijrtvs to know from what corporations such funds will be obtained and Thi9 booklet introduces you to a different New York modern Mecca of exciting contrasts! Medieval monastery (the Cloisters) and Radio City breeze-swept beaches and Broadway night life the Fraunce's Tavern of Washington's day and THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR.

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40. whether such diversion can be Deafness Mr ttow be arcf ullr nvrr-romi by ate of an Al If you hrmr but dn not andrrxtand ronTrrxations, rail or writ today for drtailrd Information. J. W. MeClain.

225 Brrxlin 3rd and Broadway. Phone HA 4570. made without impairing the abil ity of the corporation to pay t.e obligations it has incurred. Birmingham Man Guilty of Fraud With Food Stamps price chart and price tag we General Motors dealers use. You sec the price of the car itself the charge for transportation, based on rail rates our charge for any optional equipment or accessories you may elect to buy.

The whole deal is out in the open, as it should Birmingham, April 22 (P) Call JA 7816, Sumirar Prices Cleaning Restyling Nick Salzano, former food store! operator, pleaded guilty today to Federal charges he accepted food stamps in exchange for goods not authorized as surplus commodities. Federal Judge T. A. Murphree gave him. a suspended sentence and placed him on five years probation.

Salzano was one of four men and three women arrested here last week accused of fraudulent misuse of the food stamps. Cases for the others have been continued pending study of the law by defense counsel. One of the be, and you can see exactly what you pay for what you get. How about dropping in and talking this over? MAYBE you've been buying automobiles for a long time. Maybe you figure that the way to get the best "deal" is to play one dealer against another until you get the highest trade-in figure for your old car.

But do you figure out the actual money difference between the old-car allowance and the new-car delivered price? Do you take steps to make sure something has not been slipped into the delivered price to take care of the extra allowance you get for your old car? That is called "packing" and your only real protection against it is to get a full and clear itemized statement of all details in the price. You get these details from the "plainview" 2nd Floor THE WALDORF ASTORIA PARK AVENUE 49TH TO 50TH NEW YORK Martin Brown iwmm cases involved exchange of the fcwnnrrYiifiirTWwJ stamps for a fur coat. I This i the standard price used by General Motors dealers to show what makes up the prices of new cars delivered to customers. "priob OF car" means the price we charge for the car itself, including reimbursement for Federal Tax and conditioning "TRANSPORTATION charge" means charge for transportation from factory to you, based on rail rates "optional equipment and accessories means the charge for any extra equipment or accessories you elect to buy. She may SAY.

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Broadway COOKE CHEVROLET CO. 962 S. Third St. COOKE PONTIAC CO. 8 49 S.

Third St. FALLS CITY PONTIAC INC. 431 Eat Broadway LOUISVILLE Cont. LEYMAN MOTOR INC. (Dulck) Broadway at Jackson MONTGOMERY AUTO CO.

fCierroffO Second and Liberty Sts. STANDARD AUTO CO. (Oldsmobile, Cadillac-La Salle) 728-30 S. Fourth St. TRI-C1TY OLDSMOBILE INC.

927 E. Broadway UNIVERSAL CAR CO. (Chevrolet) Twenty-fifth St. and Broadway A cup of sugar a couple of eggs. When such thing3 are borrowed they can be returned, and any good neighbor is glad to le.id them.

But, when you haven't a telephone of your own, asking to use a neighbor's telephone is another matter. It is asking a favor that can't be returned in kind, and it is apt to be considered an imposition. Avoid the embarrassment of using someone else's telephone. Spare yourself and your oeighbors inconvenience and possible annoyance. Get a telephone of your own.

It will cost only a few pennies a day, but it will give you world of pleasure and comfort. M. A. Erskine. District Manager SouTHERn Bell Telephoiie flflD TELEGRAPH COdlPRny INCORPORATED 411 E.

Spring St. SHINE SERVICE CO. (Buick) 216-20 E. Market St. TRINKI.E MOTORS (OldtmobUe) 1419 E.

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