Evening star., 1937-02-19
TRANSPORT AIDS
OF i. S. ARE CITED
Club Hears Postal Official
Discuss Government Part
In Development.

The aid Of the Federal Govern
ment-frequently through mail con-
tracts and Subsidies-has played q
vital part in the development Of new
forms Of transportation in this
country, Harllee Branch, Second As
sistant Postmaster General, told the
thirty-first annual banquet Of the
WASHINGTON Transportation Club last
night.
CIV. Nichless. president Of the club,
presided at the dinner, which was
held in the Raleig., Hotel.
Cmceding that at various times
Government subsidies have resulted in
conditions which have brought about
waste and other abuse, Branch added:
"Too often those who obtain
subsidies from the Government seem
to feel that they have a vested right
in those subsidies and too often they
bend their efforts to obtain more Of the
easy money
Safeguards for Subsidies.
'During the present administers
tion," he continued, "the Congress
has sought to throw more adequate
safeguards around the subsidies for
the American merchant marine and
for American aviation and to obtain
greater benefits from public moneys
thus expended. It Is my opinion that
q majority Of the American people
approve reasonable Government aid
for the development and maintenance
Of our merchant marine and for the
development Of our aviation.
1--WE are up against an intensive
world competition in both. and
with other governments literally
subsidinng their merchant marine and
their aviation, the United States can
not maintain its position and serve
the interests Of its people without
adequately meeting this competition"
Branch then reviewed the history Of
the development Of postal service and
transportation pointing out that for
every dollar the Post ONCE Depart
ment spends, 23 per cent goes for
transportation.
Haines Toastmaster.
Representative Harry L. Haines Of
: Pennsylvania acted as toastmaster and
Representative Phil Campbell of
Kansas made brief talk.
The dinner was followed by q pro-
gram Of entertainment.
A.
Kilroy p. Aldrich, W. E. Allison.
Robert B. Armstrong, D. P. Aub and
3. T. Aver.
b.
Russell J. Barger, H. r. Barnes,
John w. Barriger, III; A. K. Barta,
II, n. Bartlett, g. O. Bashan, Charles
n. Bates, II. B. Bates, A. lesley,
p. B. Beidelman, Walter Bell, w. :.
Bennett, A. J. Bergman, ] . E. Bilkert,
J. II. Bishop, Alonzo Black. ]. B.
Blaiklock, T. @. Boggess. Harvey Boil
ton. L. G. Bostwick, L. M. Boyd, w.
A. Bowers, w. w. Bowie, John de
Bruycker, Harllee Branch, H. F.
Brown, q. L. Bryson, ]. D. Buch, G.
B. Buck, r. Burgess, Charles L. Bur-
ton, w. H. Burton, Robert Bush and
w. e. Burnett.
C..
G. e. Galloway, Phil Campbell, g.
M. Campbell, L. E. Carlson, F. S. Car
roll Edward Carson, E. S. Cassidy,
c. J. Catanach, George A. Casey, G.
w. Caswell, Stephen Cisler, s. c.
Chiles, E. w. Chapdelaine, E. T.
Chewning, M. Christian, r. w. Clark,
Wilson Clarke, r. L. Glow, Capt. H.
Z. Collins, A. NJ Collins, ]. ]. Collins,
Clifford M. Collins, James w. Cole, D.
r. Connors, J. s. Conway, L. N. Con-
yers, Capt. Richard C.. Copeland, w.
A. Germany, P. v. Cox. F. F. Crabbe.
II. A. Crawford, Paul Creel, F. B.
Crider, A. Crow, H. c. Crueger. G. N
Cummings and L. H. Curry.
ID.
J. Hugh Davis, F. N. Davis. M.
Davis, J. c. Dawson, j. D. Dawson,
r. A. Deck, B. M. Decker. w. G.
Distler, Frank Deuterman, William
r. Doane. George E. Dom, H. L. Dove,
A. r. Dozer, L. o. Drumwright, Will
liam w. Dudley D. p. Dukehart, e.
r. Dyer, L. B. Doggett.
E.
W. Carlton Eacho, r. T. Easter,
Joseph B. Eastman, ]. r. Eddington,
J. B. Edmunds, Paul Edwards, e. @.
Elliott, Mai. Wilbur Elliott, J. r.
Ermer, w. N. Ernst.
F.
J.D. Farrell, G. M. Harrington, John
Fillius, Ira L. Fish, Russell Fleet,
Jack Flood, r. w. Flynn, Gus Forsberg,
G. J. Fowler, ]. A. Fox, c. e. France,
r. p. Frederick, J. B. Fry, j. D. Fry,
w. T. Fuller.
G.
D. r. Gallagher, w. L. Garnet,
Z. K. Garrison, g. w. Gates, L. NJ
Gates, G. A. Geiser, John Geiger,
= J. G. Getty, w. H. Gillespie. A. H.
> Glenn, w. B. Glover, R. c. Godfrey,
. II. H. Godfrey, Harry Goodman, E. M.
i, Graney, H. H. Gray. F. E. Greenip,
, II. r. Griffin, Jack Grifhs, Carl
, Harry L. Haines, Fred NJ Halt, G.
. N. Hale, N. B. Haley, G. Halle, w. e.
Hamersley, Lee F. Hamm, S. Fay
Harper, ]. e. Harrison, George B.
Hartman, P. B. Harvey, F. G. Haskins,