Evening star., 1932-08-02
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
WATERBURY, Md, August "A
pail of yellow dust hung low yester-
day afternoon over the country road
out of Waterbury-two stores, few
houses and post office-and served as
a pillar of flame to guide any wander
erS seeking out the isolated spot IN
the wilderness whereon, they say, the
new B. E. F. colony will rise. And
there were plenty of wanderers. Most
of the population Of Anne Arundel
County, it seemed, was journeying
toward the camp to see what suddenly
had transformed the abandoned tract
owned by Mrs Maude Edgell of Cations
vile. into the promised land that beck
oned the marchers Of the B. E. F.
There never have been so many
automobiles on that read" said
farmer.
The vanguard Of the colonists had
taken other means to direct the visitor
and had appropriated road signs, eS-
pecially those in the shape of arrows,
"B. E. F." scrawled in paint or chalk
on the reverse side, where one leaves
the country road to go into the site DO
mated to the B. E. F. stood, or, more lit
orally, sat, a bonus marcher-the flrst
of several sentinels From him one
learned that all visitors we're welcome.
Sawmil Is Promised.
"You will have to drive carefully,
though" ha said. "The road ain t
much now, but tomorrow we are having
engineers come down here and they
will fix the roads and then it will be
better. They are going to put up
sawmill. too, and pipe water into the
place"
where are you going to get the
sawmill?" the sentinel was asked 49,,
Its being donated" he said with
a vague sweep Of the arm, from the
people of Baltimore"
Following a rough country lane from
this first outpost. one ran across other
picketS, posted to guide the Waytarer'
All of them wanted to stop and talk
Eyes sir" one of them said, I'VE are
Just getting ready. In a few weeks
all the others will be here, but we amt
ready for them yet. Comdr. Waters has
lust been here and given orders. He
won't let anybody in here until we are
ready to take care of them and he
will keep all Reds and Communists out.
We don't want any of them fellows
in here They are what caused the
trouble in Washington. We wasn't
organized.
The road grew narrower and rougher,
still, as it entered the first stretch CT
woodland. On one side steep rav1ne
added to the hazards of driving, and
when two cars met, one had to go into
reverse and back until there was room
for the other to pass. The first habita-
ton OF the camp consisted of a huge
tarpaulln hung between trees, and the
owners of this happy home were also
anxious to tell the visitors about what
the plans were.
I'VE amt got any food and water yet.
We have to carry water mile from an
old spring. But there's an abandoned
well right ever there, and tomorrow
we've got well equipment coming down
and we'll clean out the well" said one
of them.
Where will you get the we'll equip
ment?" he was asked.
The people of Baltimore are donat-
ing it," he said.
This camp amt going to be nothing
like that place at AnacoStia. We WASH t
organized at Anacostia. Why, if We had
been organized, those soldiers never
would of driven us out. Why, I served
II years in the Army, and I know
enough to know if I had of had one
machine gun could of wiped out those
fellows. But we wasn't organized.
"Comdr. Waters has just left, and he
has given us strict orders. We amt to
let anybody else come in here until we
get ready for them.
There's a lot to do" he said, point
ing with a sweep of the arm to the
surrounding tangle Of scrub trees and