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Evening star., 1936-05-31

Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
told me: ..i.
To-day there is not universal respect
for peace treaties. Until there Is, I
favor maintaining forces suficient to
protect our citizens-not to provoke
war, but to prevent it by showing ag-
gressive powers we are no soft. easy
mark"
But we cannot show them while our
forces are weakened by years OF try
ing to set an example of disarmament.
Now. afloat, IA of our IS battleships
are obsolete and lack auxiliaries; in the
air our wings are relatively pinfeath-
ers; on the ground the doughboy hikes
on figuratively bloody feet. We have
starved our watchdogs. the Army and
Navy, until the bark that might warn
of marauders has dwindled to q yelp
Now the War Department estimate
that to fight off an enemy in 1886
model war would cost in one year more
than 10 times billion dollars.
Rock Bottom Minimum.
This years billion will provide no
vast, aggressive armament, but the
rock bottom minimum needed to de-
fend this country and its outposts'
Even for that, the Army and Navy
must undergo a thorough recondition-
ing. For the next few years, the OBJ
| jectives are:
An Army increased rs per cent fr
numbers and more than that In fire-
power and speed.
AN Air Force, the most powerful
and efficient we ever had.
Stronger defenses for our seacoasts
islands and the Panama Canal.
A Navy, the strongest and best
rounded since 1918.
And all of these backed by greatly
augmented Reserves.
That should make US secure against
attack from without, though not nec'
essarily against an occasional air raid
And-attack from within? Congress.
leaders have been warned, 'confiden'
TALLY, that If widespread genera
strike got into hostile hands. our smal
Army-our ultimate police force
could not promise to control it! I
might paralyze the country, cause
national emergency!
| Leading Congressman have beer
told, on excellent authority, that fo
such a crisis the ultimate police fore
has now too few policemen-with to,
few clubs. Even though the Arm.
has revised its instructions on han
ding mobs so that If patience an,
tear-gas fail, troops will shoot no
over the mob's heads but at their leg
THE front rank. the leaders. Ther
Is no RED scare; the Army Is no
going into breaking strikes; but
! must be ready to break attacks upol
American freedom by Red flag o
Black Shirt at home or by dictator
abroad. Gen. Malin Craig, the ne,
chief OF stan, says:
"Troublous times have again arrive
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to a world that resounds with the
tramp of marching men. We, hope
they can never reach us and the dam
ger that we may precipitate a con-
fiict Is too remote for consideration.
But it is unwise to neglect the lessons
of our experience"
Licked Congressmen's Boots.
To get the money to put those les
sons into effect, Gen. Craigs predeces-
sor, Gen. Douglas Macarthur, told this
writer that he had licked the boots
of some gentlemen in Congress"
The Army's part of the billion that
will 60 for purely military purposes
deducting public works expenditures
will be some $685.. 900, 900, plus $l0.-
000.0 900 contract authorizations 1t
will replace the present emaciated
force with the biggest peacetime Army
We ever had-yet it will be only NJ
teenth among the worlds armies.
1t might be said that all told we
shall have 500, 900 men under arms"
by the. next fiscal year-but that
stretches point. Probably fewer than
so 1000 trained Regulars could be mus
tered at one place to check an enemy.
It is that many only because, when
Hitler marched into the Rhineland
the Senate voted to increase the Reg
ular Army to i65, 600. Many Regulars
would have to train the 100000 Ma
tional Guardsnnen and SAC, 1000 drafted
men, who. officered by 100000 Reserve
officers. would finally fill the gap.
The 100000 under arms" includes
college cadets. Coast Guard and wis
iting firemen."
But there is q striking new plan
for quickly strengthening the Regular
first line. After serving three years,
men may be discharged, yet promise
for a few dollars to stand ready. for
two years more, to return instantly to
service on demand. Gen. Craig be-
lieves this proposal of Gen. Mac
Arthur will ultimately provide 10000
such modern minute men,.
New Army to Hit Harder.
The new Regular Army will be moi
only stronger, but faster, harder
hitting. It has made its own studie.
of the present trend toward mechan'
ization and motorization. Despite tall
Of impending gasoline shortage, 1t be-
lieves, the soldier Of the future Is 60
ing to do most Of his hiking and SOM
of his fighting on wheels and cater
pillar treads.
So the Army has adopted q five
year plan for $4,000 more moder1
tanks, armored cars, trucks and othe
motor vehicles, such rs 60-mile-an
hour rolling kitchens. The new super
soldier will dash about the country II
. high-speed bulletproof motor We
hicle, armed with q remarkable ne,
semi automatic rife that fires NOR
shots more quickly than anythin
known before.
| A tremendous gain in fighting spec
/ win result from pushing uaechauixa
Evening star., 1936-05-31
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON.

BILLION for defense-that Is
n what this country will spend
II in the fiscal year 1S36-37.
L \ For the Army, $572 ,s44;
for the Navy, more than $500, 900, 900
if the pending Navy bill Is passed by
Congress; together, $1,1o1. .572,6 $50.
After making a fair reduction for non
military expenses, this leaves a bill
lion. Congress recently passed the ap-
preparations.
The biggest peacetime defense bill
in our history! One dollar minute
for the 1886 years since the Prince OF
Peace was born! These last four years,
So ,0oo. 900, 900. the coming year. $780,
600 900 above last year. 1t grows, in
exorably as death and taxes.
Why this burden now when burdens
are so heavy? Why this arnning
when we proclaim ourselves peace-lov-
Ing good neighbors to all the world?
Do we need all those fighting men,
ships, airplanes, guns? We aren't
going to war-are we?' In heavens
name, what's it all about? =,
II such anxious questioners could go
to Washington and ask the countrys
leaders-generals, admirals, Senators
Representatives, cabinet members and
the President himself-they would get
this frank answer: "It's all about q
condition. not theory" The theory
was that soon we should need no more
weanons. because there would be nc
more war. The condition is that to.
dav war seems nearer than ever since
1917. -
This is no jittery "war scare; there
is certainly no lingo war spirit. But
soberly. high Government omclal
realize and say-though not for quota
tion-that no neutrality laws or any
thing vet devised can surely Keep III
out of the next great war.
War Threatens Grimly.
And never since the world conflic
has war threatened so grimly as now
Germany defiantly marshals the gray
clad host it took so many millions u
CONQUER. italy mobilizes 1,200,0 ant
overruns Ethiopia as Japan overrun
china Russia, Britain. France ant
manv small powers pile up armaments
Some powers use brutal force to altar
their ends, breaking solemn covenant
with other nations, including our
selves. President Roosevelt has warnes
Congress:
eve must take cognizance OF markes
trends toward aggression, OF increasinl
armaments-a situation which mas II
it many elements that lead to the trag
edy of general war Ine unlte.
States can play but one role-tnrougl
ADEQUATE defense to save ourseive
| from embodiment or attack
| That Congress agrees has bee
shown by the alacrity with which
has voted defense appropriation
senator Key Pittman chairman Of tn
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Gift From Gods" Cited.

That we have got, as a rule. fairly
good candidates for Vice President Is
a gift from the gods. That several
Presidents have died In ONCE; that
the Vice Presidents who succeeded
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Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
BAY SPAN TALK
AT CHESAPEAKE
Still Hoping For WPA Fund
of S4,500,000 From Sec
retary Ickes
BALTIMORE BANKS AID

Two factors-an immediate lack
of funds and the routine procedure
of considering applications, is
holding up the PWA's decision of
the new request for a 81 10000
grant to help finance the Chesa-
peake Bay bridge Regarding this
the ChestertoWn Kent News says:
"As soon as President Roosevelt re-
leases to the PWA the funds it
was authorized by the last Con
gress to expend. officials explain
ed, Harold L. Ickes, administrator,
would be prepared to give a def1n-
ite answer to the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Authority An offer origin
ally made on July 25, 1885, to pur-
chase up to S6,O0O,0O0 worth of
Chesapeake Bay Authority bonds,
bearing 45 per cent interest, at a
price not less than 50 cents on the
dollar was made public by the firm
of Mackubin, Legg and Company,
Baltimore investment bankers. In
revealing the original offer and an
nouncing that it would gladly be
renewed. Awhile Eager, a partner
in the firm, commented that the
availability of approximately &c.
100000 through local investment
banker and their out-of-town asso-
ciates would seem to afford an op-
portunity to find out whether the
government is serious about this
project or whether it is bluffing or
playing politics. Meanwhile, the
Associated Press in Washington
reported that an amended applica-
ton for a grant of S4,5O0,000 for
construction of the bay bridge was
filed with the Public Works Adj
ministration by the Chesapeake
Bay Authority. The original ap-
plication also called for a PWA
loan for most of the remainder of
the estimated costs of the S10,0O0,-
600 structure"
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
STABLE HIT BY LIGHTNING
Stable of NorvaI c. Dawson Back
of Catholic Home, Burned

Yesterday morning about 1890
o'clock during an electric storm
which passed over Clayton and
Smyrna, lightning struck the
stable of Norval c. Dawson at
Reynolds Corner, a short distance
back of st. Joseph's Industrial
School. The bolt set fire to the
stable and spread to the barn, TAX
ing most of the roof. Fortunate
ly the stock had been gotten out
to the field. Clayton and Smyrna
fire alarms were sounded and both
fire companies responded quickly.
In the meantime helping hands
helped get the harness and such
implements as were there, but the
hay crop which was stored in the
loft was consumed. The loss will
be between $1,000 and $500 cover
ed, it is said, by insurance.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
KENT GROUPS
FOR SOIL AREA
Organized With r. Harry Viii.
son, President and r. HI.
Wilson, Secretary
F. ATTIX is SUPERVISOR

At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Kent County Ag-
ricultural Conservation Associa-
tion, which was held on the even
ing of July % in the State Board
of Agriculture building in Dover,
officers and members of the county
committee were elected for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1887.
R. Harry Wilson of Dover, was
elected president, Ernest S. Matti-
ford of Smyrna as vice-president,
Kent County Agent Russell E. Will
son as secretary, and L. d. Caulk
of Woodside as treasurer. AS the
articles of the association state
that the president and vice-presi-
dent shall be members of the coun-
ty committee, in addition to one
other member and an alternate,
this committee includes r. Harry
Wilson, Ernest S. Mattiford, Laur-
ence E. Cain of FELTON,, and H. Cliff
ford Clark of Kenton as alternate
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ANNUAL CAMP
STATE GUARD
Troops Will Start For Two
Weeks Encampment Beth
any Beach, Saturday
ALL is IN READINESS

The 198th Coast Artillery A. A.,
National Guard of Delaware will
move into encampment at Bethany
Beach next Saturday. 1t is the
annual event of the guard and the
camp will be known as Camp The
odore Townsend, in memory of Col.
Townsend, the Milford editor. The
movement of troops will start at
12:01 o'clock Saturday morning
under orders by Col. George j.
Schulz, of Hartly, commanding Of
ficer. The camp will continue un-
til August Is. Daylight saving
time will govern the start of the
First Battalion from the state
armory at Wilmington and stand
ard time will be observe by the
econd Battalion, comprising
troops from Newark, New Castle,
Dover, and Milford About TAO en-
listed men and so officers will be in
camp. Governors Day has been
tentatively fixed for August 13
when Gov. c. Douglass Buck and
his staff will review the troops and
officers from Second Corps Area
Headquarters, Governors Island,
and many other distinguished
guests will attend. Invitations
have been sent officers at Cover
nor's Island. An advance guard
consisting of Battery c, under
command of Capt. James L. Whal-
ey, will leave for the camp at z
o'clock Thursday morning, day
light saving time. A part of the
duties of the advance detail will be
the erection of the tents on the
new concrete bases at the camp in
preparation for the arrival of the
guard in general. Two officers and
35 enlisted men will comprise the
advance detail, together with a
member of the medical detach-
ment. For the general movement,
there will be 19 station wagons, 20
one-and-a-half ton trucks, % two
and-a-half-ton trucks, three prime
movers, one ambulance, and one
post command trailer. With the
equipment, the transportation of
all state units can be accomplished
tContinued on Paet .'we)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
START WORK ON
OCEAN ROAD
Maryland Road Commission
Start Link Of Six Miles
to Delaware
DELAWARE COOPERATES

The state roads commission of
Maryland has decided to build a
six-mile highway to link Ocean
City, Md, by an Ocean City Boule-
ward to Bethany Beach. There is
already an improved road in Della
ware from Bethany Beach to Re-
hoboth. Down at Ocean City the
money in the beach protection
fund will be used. Rights-o way
for the road were obtained from
property owners without cost.
State Senator Milton L. Veasey,
right-of-way examiner for the
commission, said the construction
cost would be about 100000.
There is sec, $50 in the Ocean City
beach protection fund. This is
part of the 2 cent gas tax revenue.
The money was appropriated by
the 1885 legislature for building
jetties and bulkheads. Attorney
General Herbert r. O'Conor ruled
that it could be spent for roads
and this use was approved by the
Ocean City Chamber of Commerce.
Senator Veasey said he would try
to obtain the rest of the necessary
money from the 1887 Legislature.
Completion of the road along the
shore will open a direct coastal
boulevard from Rehoboth Beach,
Del. south via Bethany Beach to
Ocean City. Delaware has already
finished a highway north from
Fenwick Island along the coast to
Rehoboth Beach. The new road
has been advocated by former
Mayor William w. McCabe, who
held Office from 1922 to 1884. At
present there is only one road into
this beach resort, from Berlin
across the Sinepuxent Bay.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
REGISTRATION SATURDAY
All Voters Must Be Registered
This Year To Vote at Election

The second of the five registra-
ton days preceding the presiden-
tial election on Tuesday, November
8, will take place on Saturday
throughout the state Persons de-
string to take part in the delegate
elections and primary elections of
the two major political parties
must qualify either next Saturday
or on Thursday, August 13. The
remaining two registration days
will be too late for the primaries
The registration places will be
open from 8 a. m. to p. m. stand
ard time, being closed for one hour
from noon until L o'clock. Citizens
who have been residents of this
state a year or more are qualified
to register. Everyone living in the
state must register this year, re-
gardless of previous registrations,
to vote at the presidential election,
under the four-year registration
law.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
LEIPSIC BRIDGE HEARING

Some Opposition Developed When
a Drawbridge Was Asked For
Some opposition to the highway
departments plan to construct a
fixed bridge to replace an existing
drawbridge across the Leipsic
River, north of Leipsic, developed
at the public hearing held Friday
in the Kent County Court House
by army engineers. L. M. Price of
Smyrna and w. D. Ennis of Leipsic
appeared before the board and
urged that a drawbridge be main
tanned at the site for the conven-
ience of river traffic. 1t was
brought out that the drawbridge
has not been used extensively for
several years. due to the fact that
the area is no longer an important
shipping point. The bridge con-
meets the town of Leipsic with the
concrete road to Smyrna. High
way department plans call for a
bridge of creosoted piles and tim
Der, with 13 spans, a roadway %
feet, 2 inches wide, and two side
walks each 4 feet wide.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
TEN BRIDGES, NEW ROADS AND
SOME HIGHWAY BEAUTIFYING

the, sanitorium. A new bridge over
the Christiana River, on the road
from Bear to Christiana, will be
constructed. Bids also will be
opened for the iVnes Creek Land
ing and Mill Creek bridges, in low
er Delaware, to replace existing
structures. Seven timber bridges
for Kent County, to replace those
destroyed by floods, are on the pro-
gram. Improvement and beautifi-
cation of the roadside along the
dual highway between Bishops
Corner and Old Drawers, north of
Odessa, will be started with bids
asked on 912 trees, 1883 shrubs,
and so vines. to be planted in the
parkway.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
MILK PRICES
DUE FOR RAISE
Because of Drought Making
Hay Shortage and Higher
Price of Grain
FARMERS SEEK RELIEF

Farmers in Kent County who are
selling milk to dairy companies in
Philadelphia and nearby cities may
look forward to higher prices in
the near future. according to re-
ports from the Interstate Milk
Producers Association, dairy farm
ers' cooperative. Officers of that
Association have made this request
of the milk control borads of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania for milk
produced and sold within their own
states and of the Federal A. A. A.
for milk which crosses state lines.
A slight increase has already been
obtained for New Jersey farmers
selling within their own state and
a further increase is probable, ac-
cording to advices from the Inter
State office. The second increase
appears to depend upon similar in
creases in the rest of the milk
shed. Not only has pressure been
brought to bear on state control
boards and the A. A. A. to use
their regulatory powers in bring
ing higher milk prices but the In
ter-State Association has called in
the buyers of milk and asked them
to grant a price increase to pro-
ducers, regardless of action by
control bodies. A conference was
held on July % at which the milk
buyers were requested to take such
action. Further discussions are
being held this week in an effort
to obtain early results. At the
same hour the Inter-State's execu-
tive committee was meeting with
the milk buyers, the two control
boards and the A. A. A. were also
holding a conference among them
selves in order to arrive at some
means Of bringing about a price
increase, also to arrive at uniform
prices among the several states in
the milk shed. Outcome of that
conference is reported to have been
favorable, making the chances fol
a price increase especially bright
In asking for a higher price for its
farmer members. the Interstate
Association, through its general
manager, A. H. Lauterbach, calls
attention to the urgent need for
such an increase. He points out
that the hay crop in this area was
below average this year, pastures
are short, grain prices are advanc-
ing rapidly and the cost of many
farm needs have advanced sharply
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30

The State Highway Department
will open bids on August 10 for
the construction of 10 bridges, a
new section of concrete highway,
roadside Identification from Ches-
void, thfu Smyrna to Odessa, and
more highway widening. These
projects are a part of the depart
ment's program to provide work
for the early fall months, and will
be carried on under the provisions
of the federal highway act of 1885.
Included in the work is the con-
struction of a 20-foot wide con-
crete highway between Cranston
Heights and Brandywine Sanator-
ium, 1.915 miles long. 1t viii con-
meet with a concrete highway at
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George w. Prettyman Dies Sud
denly at His Home i'm Kenton

George w. Prettyman, aged II
years, one of Kenton Hundreds
progressive farmers and leading
citizen of Kenton, died suddenly at
his home in Kenton on Thursday,
July %, from an heart attack. His
death was shock to the commun-
ity, many not knowing he had been
subject to heart trouble. A good
substantial citizen he will be great
ly missed. Mr.. Prettyman was
born in Milton, Sussex County,
the son of Lemuel and Rachel Ann
Prettyman. Most of his life was
spent in the Kenton vicinity where
he was known as a progressive
farmer. Some years ago he bought
the Thomas E. Bailey property in
Kenton and moved there He was
member of Kenton M. E. Church.
He is survived by his wife Martha
Wheatman Prettyman and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Ernest Jar
rell, Mrs. Edwin Downs of Kenton,
Mrs. Harry Hunt of Trenton, N. j.
George and Carl Prettyman who
reside at home; one grandson,
Malcolm FARRELL. He is also sur
vived by a half brother and sister
Mr.. James Cox of Chester, Pa, and
Mrs. Anna Tracy of Hartford,
Conn. Funeral services were held
from his late residence on Monday
afternoon in charge of the pastor.
Rev. James O'Neil. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna.
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Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
WELFARE HOME KITCHEN
New Building and Equipment q
Modern One in Every Respect

The Old Age Wefare Home at
Smyrna is now being served by a
modern and permanent kitchen
which. with additional equipment,
could prepare and serve 1000
meals day. At present, 1,200
meals are prepared daily there,
The kitchen, which replaces the
temporary frame building in use
since the home opened, is at the
end of the covered walk and nearer
the guest pavilion. 1t is a brick
building, equipped with modern
equipment, including an ice-mak-
ing apparatus. In the building is
also dining room. The old kitch-
en- is being razed and on the site
will be constructed a laundry build
ing. The operation of the new
laundry will effect, it is said, a saw
ing of $1,000 yearly to the home.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-30
DELAWARE RIVER TUNNEL
Survey Being Made of River Chan
mel So As To Study Proposed Plan

Survey Being Made of River Chan
mel So As To Study Proposed Plan
The technical division of the Of
fee of Lt.-Col. John c. H. Lee, u.
S. Engineer, Philadelphia, has been
working on the survey for the pro-
posed 4O-foot channel of the Della
ware River from Philadelphia to
the Atlantic Ocean. ". F. Spring,
associate engineer of the Office, has
been in charge of the work. A
study has been conducted on the
probable effects of the proposed
Deepwater Point vehicular tunnel
between Delaware and New Jersey
near Wilmington, and the proposed
Hog Island tunnel. The technical
division has made a preliminary
report on the Indian River and In
dian River Inlet for use of the
Shore Protection Board in studies
on the inlet.