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Smyrna times., 1938-07-07
BIG AIR FORCE
is AIM OF us. A.
Army and Navy to Have a
Force of Four Thousand
Planes by Year 1910
OF MOST MODERN TYPE

Washington, D. c. - The most
modern air force in the world by
1910 is the goal set by the army and
navy, with both branches Of the ma
tional defense speeding construction
programs as rapidly as possible.
Officially, the United States is not
attempting to keep pace with the
building projects being pushed for
ward by European powers, but it is
an "open secret" that continuance
Of the present policy through 1910
viii give the United States what
some experts have described as the
''speediest and most modern and eff
ficient air army in existence.
The army contemplates having
1920 frst-line fighting planes by
June 80, 1910. The number sought
by the navy is somewhat smaller,
but the combined strength Of the two
forces should total approximately
1000 planes-all Of which are ex-
pected to be the equal if not the SUI
perior of any foreign ships.
Foreign Strength Summarized.
The present estimated air
strength of the major foreign pow
ers is summarized as follows:
/. Russia has about 5000 planes
organized in squadrons and ready
to take off Immediately If war we're
declared, in addition to approx
mately 1850 other planes.
2. Italy has an estimated $3.50
first-line military planes and per-
haps 1,500 other ships, including
training types and reserves, for a
total strength of around $3.50 planes.
3. Germany, whose air strength
Is one of the most guarded military
secrets of Europe, is believed to
have approximately $500 modern
ships and perhaps l 400 other planes
that could be rushed into military
service almost overnight, bringing
its full power to about 300.
4. France is estimated to have
2,100 frst-line planes and 1000
training planes or reserves, for a
total strength Of 300.
S. Great Britain is reported to
have 1000 modern ships and I'M
known number Of reserves, which
has been variously placed as high
as 5000.
Stresses Time Factor.
Cooro+,~,, &c w. Hon., II Mod
ring recently said that sit should
be borne in mind that modern air.
craft cannot be quickly improvised.
The construction of planes neces-
sarily takes considerable time.
Hence our peacetime strength
should approximate rather closely
our requirements in war. Further
more, in a major war our air arm
would probably be engaged almost
Immediately on the opening of hos
tilities. Therefore it is desirable
that it be practically on war foot.
ing in time Of peace"
He pointed out that foreign coun-
tries are making heavy increases
on their air arms and asserted that
most Of the first-class powers have
many more airplanes on hand or I'M
der construction than this country.
However" he added. in quality
our new planes are at least the
equal and probably the superior,
type for type, Of any military air.
planes in the world.
"Our program of airplanes pro-
curement does not contemplate at
tanning the number possessed by
other countries. With our favorable
geographical position and our de-
termination to use our military
strength only for defensive pur-
poses, we believe that 1920 military
airplanes will be sufficient for our
needs"
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-16
"BEATING THE GUNS"
(By Al Moses for AMP
Getting Back to Earth Again

Gosh all hecIock-it feels great to.
breathe a free breath again after
watching Joe Louis crowd every other
type of news off the daily papers of
the nation during the past week. What
a wonder man is this brown Adonis
who within the short space of three
years has earned more than a million,
and become a name to conjure with
far and away greater than that OF
Bahia Ruth, DiMaggio, Dempsey, Brad
dock or any other sport immortal,
whether you are inclined to agree with
our views or not.
Just suppose we say in writing
partial fins to the Louis-Schmellng
battle that the bravedt, fightingest
Young man this commentator has seen
since we entered kindergarten GO
ago. was on display at prevail
ing prices up to thirty dollars that
memorable June % mite, in vast Yam
kee stadium.
Nearly everyone is now inclined
to the opinion that Louis overshadows
every heavyweight champion that ever
lived; that is the divine right of every
citizen to think and analyze az he or
she chooses. But one thing is certain:
j. is definitely a direct turnabout from
The opinion that existed but a short
two years ago when history of a diff
ferent nature was written in this self
same stadium.
r Qualified experts like my friend
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and former handbaIl partner (what a
player) Captain Wesley Williams took
up the angle of the merits Of Joe and
Max for quite a while just prior to the
fight, and not all of them inclined to
the opinion that "Joseph-Joseph'
would outlive the memory of that in
human whipping, from which some
never recover their equipoise.
To Joe and his beautiful little help
meet, Marva, just before they hike off
foT a vacation in some of the capitol
cities Of Europe, VI dedicate this SIM
pie verse to them, viz:
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A GOOD TIME TO STAY ALIVE!

There is a real need after the long
winter months, when many dangerous
conditions develop. Now is the time to
clear out all accumulations of papers
and rubbish from attics and cellars, be-
fore they cause a serious fire.
When burning trash and papers
outside an incinerator should always
be used. Field grass and papers should
not be burned on windy days, and new
er without close supervision.
Now is also a good time to make
a complete check-up of anything else
that might cause fire. Look for such
hazards as defective electrical equip
ment, frayed and worn wiring, pennies
behind blown fuses, defective heating
plants and chimneys, fireplaces with
screens and hot ashes wooden contain
ers. Cleaning with gasoline is very
dangerous.
After painting jobs, which many
do in the spring, be sure to dispose of
old or Paint soaked rags and clothing.
A warning from the National Board of
Fire Underwriters states that many
homes are burned by spontaneous igni-
ton fires from paint rags left in a
heap. .,F.. .
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BETWEEN THE LINES
(by Gordon B. Hancock for AMP
Another "Gentlemen's Agreement"

Another "Gentlemen's Agreement"
View it how we will, this is a
tough world! Just now and then
something transpires to revive our at
times lettering faith in human nature
and possibilities. There is a surge of
something noble in us when little
Czechoslovakia defies the threatening
cohorts of conceited Adolph Hitler, the
worlds chiefest power maniac. The
erstwhile redot1btable Hitler faiters
as the Czechs grid themselves for war.
The worlds greatest bluff has been
called, and called by n of the most
insignificant nations of the earth, a
nation just twenty years old.
The czechs have blessed the world
in a wonderful way. They have
shrown a resurgence of national cour-
age that slept while MussoIini raped
Ethiopia with Great Britain and
France looking on; while the League
of Nations openly betrayed a weaker
member before the STARTLED eyes of a
wondering and bewildered world.
Belgium broke the military back
of Germany in 1914 and little Czech
oslovakia threatened to do it again in
1888. The reason the Czechs could
reach for the sword was the support
that France and Britain were promis-
ing. Czechoslovakia would have been
only a proverbial drop in the buck
ct" had not her powerful allies rallied
to her support.
These same allies that deserted
Ethiopia rallied to the support of
Czechoslovakia, and why? A gentle
mans agreement. In spite of the two
thousand years of preaching the
Christ, we live today nj a color struck
world where the white skin is an asset
and the dark skin a liability. We may
explode the Nordic myth all we want
and we may prove the p%otentcy of our
intelligence quotient, but the stubborn
fact remains: we live in a "coIor
struck" world. The Negro press may
play up white-black marriages, but the
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FLICKERS"
by AL Moses for AMP

New York, July 7,-Three humid
red and ninty pounds of song wrapped
up in natures brown and we've given
you a picture of the Peters Sisters
who this past week delighted theatre
goers of Harlem at the well known
Apollo theatre.
Pigmeat Markham, the funniest
comic theatres have known during the
past 2. years was brought back to the
scenes of his greatness by Jimmy
Marshall, livewire manager of the
Frank Schiffman house. "Pigmeat'
has merely to walk out on the stage
with those loose diversified trousers of
his and that"LaureI Hardy" facial ex-
preston to make his audience feel
thy've received one hundren cents for
their dollar. He's a character who'll
live in our imagination always.
y Il
Joe Bostic, cleverest young radio
announcer currently on the air waves
rounded out his 18th Saturday after
IN known as "Tales of Harlem"
Charming Monette Moore, a girl who
sings with the best in the business, has
been a featured artist on Joe's excel
lent program. along with the known
Palmer brothers. Morgan college
turned out a surefire c~rackerjack
when they sent Joe Bostic out into the
world with, a sheepskin-and how!
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for jobs from the utilities, for more
adequate relief, for decent schools,
adequate housing facilities against
Jim-Crowism segregation IN every
form. These Z teaming bouts for
the bigger struggle.
In the training bouts, We must
learn to organize ourselves. We must
build the National Negro Congress
and the National Association for the
Advancement of colored People, the
international Labor Defence and other
organizations. But we will have more
to do. We will have to get these organi
cations to act together to act collective
ly.
In he training bouts, we must organ
lie the youth, the women the farmers,
Blackburn's understanding of the
the workers, all who want democracy
and peace. Without careful prepar-
alton, careful training, the bigger
bouts can't be won-that is a lesson
of the Louis fight. Joe Louis fought
the fight. But behind Joe Louis was
the moral strength of the people, Jack
fight game his sparring partners, all
of whom contributed an inseparable
part to his struggle. Behind our lead
ers must be the same coordinated ac-
tivity, and all of whom contributed an
inseparable part to his struggle. Be-
hind our leaders must be the same CO.
odinated activity, and all of us must
go into battle.
Our freedom will be won only
through struggle. The more and the
harder we struggle, the more lovers
of fair play will we win to our cause.
Sympathy is won Though struggle,
and sympathy in turn begets assist
ance. The S%cottsboro case is proof
of that. The Herndon case is more
proof. Let US prepare to fight for
what as ours by right of our blood sac
rifice, by right of our Constitution.
Let us organize. Let us unite. These
are the next steps.
So long, Joe, for a brief spell
from the roped arena where not only
did you do proud by Joseph Barrow,
nee Joe Louis, but to a race of people
whose status in world affairs took a
jump upwards, and make no mistake
ON that score whether you ever read
sport matters or not in your daily
routine.
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success Of such MARRIAGES is at vari-
ance whit the racial ethos of the
dominant white man. The stakes in
Ethiopia were just as great as in
SzechosIovakia for Great Britain and
France, and in many ways more SO,
but because Of tJegroid racial affinity
of Ethiopia, she was deserted inglor-
iously. Halle Selassie, white brooches,
umbrella and all are now IN exile.
Even he understands a gentleman's
agreement now!
Negroes as a minority group need
not take 1oo much inspiration from
the Czechs for the gentleman's agree
ment that saved Czechoslovakia sacri-
fices the rights of the darker peoples.
Why is the wrath of the world being
invoked for its invasion of China; why
is the press of u nation vitrioIic in
its denunciation of Japan? Why is
there a subtle preparation of war with
Japan whose cause is as righteous in
as Mussolini's in Ethiopia?
The worldwide propaganda a
gainst Japan is part of another gents
agreement" and that is a united white
world against a divided colored world.
Germany and Italy are major world
powers when they launch their arm
les of conquest; when Great Britain
and France send their tenacles of DOW
er around the earth they become the
speaders and guarantqrs of civiliza-
ton. When Japan battles for room for
her struggling millions, she becomes
the arch of proponent of Satanis hell
ishness. Japan is the Hun of the pre-
sent undeclared war, as Germany was
of the World War. Evely bomb that
Japan throws destroys only women
and children who are gathered in
some sacred place where they go to
their death with hands clasped in pray
er, etc. The gentlemen" have agreed
that the darker rares of conquest shall
not pass.
Northern and Southern gentle
men agreed that the anti-lynching bill
should not pass. and it did not! If the
northern gentlemen SO often held up
as u beloved protectors had been in
favor of the bill, it would have passed.
They were aAot. Northern gentlemen
may not agree with Southern gentle
men O nmany issues of politics, but
on the Negro question they see eye to
eye. And if there is an anti-lynching
law upon the statute books of this ma
ton, it will be due to a change of
Southern gentlemen.
Long ago the north conceded to
the south the right of handling its Ne
gro problem; under no circumstances
will the North abridge that right-a
~gentleman's a%geement! More recently
the "Wage-Hours bill' which hotly
controversy ed in congress was finally
handed over to the Southern congress-
men, who write it to suit themselves
A gentleman's agreement.
White gentlemen agree quickly
andquietly on the color question. Ne
groes need some kind of "agreement!i
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TWISTING, AND "TWISTERSv

A life insurance policy executive
recently warned the public against
policy "twisting'-that is, dropping a
policy you now have to buy a new one
i nanother company. Such a warming
is always timely.
When you change policies in this
manner, you lose, SO times out of 100.
Time is the essence of a life insurance
contract. Cash values loan values and
other privileges are built up over
years. And the older you are, the more
a policy costs to take out. A smart
sales talk may hide these facts-but
they are facts ~nonetheless. In life in
suranc you get what you pay for
and if you discard a policy you have
been paying for over a period of time
you can't gain.
Likewise, look out for the "twis-
ter"-the salesman who urges you to
twist" He is a real menace to your
security, and your p%ocketbook. Reput-
able life insurance companies never
knowingly keep a "twister' in their
employ-once he is found out, it isn't
long until he is reading the want ads.
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EDITORIALS
LOUIS VICTORY SETS EXAMPLE

Chicago, July Is (ANP) Where
do we go from here?" he said. | did
not answer at once, although | knew
full we'll what he meant what follows
the victory of Joe Louis? did not an
swer Immediately because wanted to
see the working of his mind. What |
saw was gratifying.
It was clear that he saw the VIC
tory of Louis as marking a definite
advance in the Negro struggle. He was
thinking of the fight in terms of poll
tics. And the fight was a political
event highly dramatized by the mighty
fists of a modest Negro boy. My fri
end saw the fight was ushering in a
new stage of struggle and it does.
Joe Louis killed the idea OF Nazl
supremacy. All ire horses of King
Hitler will never put it on Its feet
again. H laid to rest the idea OF the
| supremacy of amp racial or national
group over another. The "color line
in the boxing game will be revived
again but only with the greatest dlffl-
Guilty. All the big papers will have to
put all of the experts" their pen pros
titrAes to the job of making the color
line stick if it is injected in boxing
again. The defeat of the color line in
boxing makes the struggle against it
in politicr, in economics, on the cult
Ural field in other spheres Of the sport
ing world easier.
Toe Louis did this by fighting. Not
singly, for he had the moral support
tof 100000 of Negroes and millions
of whites who hate fascism ard Its IN
Justice. Jesse Owens did it by fight
ing. He fought every step OF the lOo
yds of c;nder path to win.
Nothing is won without struggle.
That is the lesson of the victory of Joe
. Louis. Every one who loves fair play
loves a man who will fight against all
odds. That is another lesson. But,
more, Louis is mastering his profes-
sion. He who fights to save himself
must master the theory and the art
of fighting. That is another lesson.
Fighting is an art we learn by fight
ing for our rights.
What can be won in the field OF
sport can be won in every other field.
But in other fields, as in the field of
sport. we cannot fight alone. We must
go into the ring CT life with others
whose cause is u cause and who see
in our cause their own. President
Roosevelt, speaking in Gainesville, Ga.
said the South rested its economy and
its social relations upon a feudal basis
and that this feudalism was blood bro
Their to fascism. He was right.
Let us, then, go into the ring
against that feudal order. Let US &C
in there with the white s%harecropper
the poor white mill hand, the poor
white in the ore mine, the steel mil
hand MT the work bench with all TIT
democlatic and progressive forces
Let us go into the fight to pass the an
ti-lynch bill. 1t car be won. Senator
Bilbo of Mississippi and the southern
landlords are more south than Schme
ngig. They are linked up with Wa
st. but they can be beaten if we viii
fight together.
There were vicious SANDER
launched against Joe. But he wor
There will be still more vicious sland
ers launched against us if we reall
start a fight with other who are ex
plotted and oppressed. But we mus
train for this fight. Reaction can b
beaten, fascis mean be knocked OH
We must train on the day struggle
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-16

CalUrn,s
Digest
By Floyd Cabin

(Listed by Editor & Publishers
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Chapter 10
Hurt And Anger

COR a man to be sure that thing
A is so, is one ma ter; for man
20 be sure that a thing IS so and
then be forced to listen to some
woman's confederation Of that un-
pleasant Fact is quite another. In
the days that followed Betty
Struther's revelation that Lee con-
sidered MIN gun man. AnkrOm
rode the range with bitter thoughts
and somber COuntenarCe. His
glance took on a colder lnSCruta-
bility. his lips an InhappIeG twist.
As foreman Of the RafteI T he got
the ranch work done. but his man
ner Of getting It done warped the
playful dispositions Of his men and
left them saturnine as he was him
self.
As Alkali one day put it to
Windy Jones, "Rldin' for this
Streeter wolf is sure gonna sap
every drop O the milk Of human
kindness from my system. Windy
ef | keep it up much longer. F it
wasn't for Miz Lee, by cripes. Id
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TRANSPORTATION
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Steamship Cupa OF Inc +. ana
O. S S. Company, arrived In port
Yesterday morning from Tampa
With tbroo frs, cabin and tzo
al.,5 a.l,., ,,-...a,,o., f.r t-o,.
:, o'''>' o''''!' ''''' Q :
west ana ~ 'Ils' C'''H P'aloil-
gers for Havana.
Key West arrivals were: +. W
z,nn I /. Fielding K r C,Icst;t
r n.a.,z44 - A p.h,,..a
- -
9'l'l'8 iot iA"' al" 9''oi 'iA -
for" 10 O'Clock, the vessel carried
The following bookings from Key
West. FrcdcrIck Kipp. John /.
L,ld,nr ., a Cua.t, W
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tell that dang slave driver a thing
or two an pull my picket pin an
drift"
Il expect you'd Pull yore picket
pin. all right" Jones grinned But
II you went to handin' Streeter
any gas I don't reckon you'd dc a
heap O. driftin."
IL Ankrom rcalized his growing
unpopularity with the men. he
must not have cared. for he gave
il no attention nor modified his
treatment. AS much as possible he
kept away from them. taxing
many long rides INTO the surround
ing country. Visits TO the home
ranch were made no more ire
quently than absolute necessity
demanded. and then were brief
Two emotions SWayed him
hurt and anger he was hurt by
the knowledge that to Lee Trone
he was in much the same category
as a bonnet--a thing OF use TO be
discarded when its use was ended.
His anger had been reused by a
number OF things. but chiefly by
the discovery that Lees reported
opinion of her hired hama could so
effectively throw him out OF stride.
To be sure. be had repeatedly
reflected, her opinion of him was
deserved. Il was practically his
own estimate of himself that first
night of hts arrival when they d
sat IN the t0nring caT fogetheT IN
the darkness al li3e liable
AT that time, hn1ssVer, she had
rejected that eskims9e; had pro
tested vehemently against 1t, and
he-blind fool-had believed her
protestation sincere. He had taken
pride in thinking that the only
barrier 10 a friendlier relationship
between them was the barrier
raised BY himself. That Struthers
dame was right: what he knew
about women was best left unmen-
toned.
Ankroms Code
lie COULD quit the ranch. OF
Ii course: he could throw this job
in old TrOne's face and so his way.
That is. he could do 50. had he not
passed his word 20 see this I'M
known business through 10 tht
end. In Ankrom's code the moral
acceptance Of q commission was
binding as the strongest contract
his given word was a thing by
which he had always abided, and
he must abide by Z now.
Il was easly afternoon one day
about a fortnight after his il.um,-
mating conversation with Betty
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LILLIPUTIAN VILLAGE

Lorraine. Ohio-Mr. and Mrs.
f c. Fairbcad of tins city have
a Lilliputian village IN their back
yard. consisting of a castle, a
church. two houses and a tavern.
All buildings are made Of stones
gathered by the Fairheads.
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The Story So Far

Someone Is out TO bust the
RdfteT T ranch. To help loUely
Lee Trone, BLUR" AnkrOm takes
job there under the name Of
StTeeteT. The range Is tDiped
clean by rustlers, and man and
tComan posing as friends Of the
TroneS are revealed as impoStOrS.
The man Is my-teriously shot,
but the girl. Betty, stays on,
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LOVE ON THE RANGE
NJ MLSQN G. I'VE

| that AnkrOm came riding IN TO the
home ranch to find Lee Trone lean
ing against a post Of the veranda
Then she called him softly. To
his surprise he found his horse
moving toward her Chagrlncd he
suddenly swung the buckskins
head around and rode him IN the
opposite direction, dismounting
stiffiy by the pole corral.
Later he was eating a cold snack
the cook had grumbhngly got to-
gether when a shadow darkened
the shack door and looking up.
Ankrom found Lee Trone's green
eyes upon him oddly. In silence he
continued eating. let her stand
there. He'd be damned if ne
speak first!
Your education IN manners.
Abe, seems TO have been neglect
ed, she SAID coldiy.
Rcsewfully ne DOTTED his bat
tered hat The sunlight streaming
IN the open doorway struck across
his rumpled sandy hair and bur
nished It like COppe~ He stood stiff
fly by the table "nG his glance held
no sign Of friendship.
What do you want"
Il wanted to see you. Abe. but
| didn't know You'd he eating !
called to you when you rode ln
but ! guess YOU didn't hear me-"
"WcIl?" he said. IF YOU aaVc
somethin' on your mind 60 ahead
an air if "
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Plenty of II

Ela-She IS living in the past
Stella-Well, she can't com
plain of lack Of room.
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Special Prices On
BULOVA WATCHES
FOR CASH ONLY

see Watches In Window Tor
This Saturday,
Our Store aftsF August isfh
~sll BE ran on strscilY csth
aasis Having over $1,000 Out
IN IRE books IS al Ws esa
carry Seule people sbuts
fre.r credit ~hs1s makes y
hard fof those ihsi Dc per
Ne are r-aksas sPecIai
prices On repair 4sFk ihls
s4mues ~ order 70 keep busy
Sss ars keeping e-sr prices or
repairing s3fhia s4asi people
caa pzY = ~s havaa.i pleased
Ya-. a4~aYs ief IS kass Ne
ere alasTs fsa1T % oghi
AFong
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DO YOU know how TO keep
your chm up
i sure do / keep 1t up with
cold cream and face powder.