Smyrna times., 1939-03-16

of early action fro mthe House.
GUAM Guam is the subject Of
controversy in Washington at
present. This iland is only thirty
miles long and four to eight miles
wide, and is half way around the
forld fro mhere; but it is a prob
lem just the same. Congress has
been asked to fortify the island of
Guam. It SO happens that the
island is in the heart of the Jap
anese-mandated Mariana islands
and about 1900 miles from Japan
and the PHILIPPINE Islands If
Qua mis- fortified, Japan will ac-
cept this as an unfriendly gesture.
A naval air base at Guam would
strengthen y. S. power to prevent
Japan from moving into the Phil
lipines, Singapore, and the Dutch
Indies Guam, if fortified, could
become this countrys most i'm
portant line of defense, replacing
Hawaii which is 3,4OO miles nearer
70 continental u. >.
SCANDINAVIANS AND FINS
George Washington or john
Hanson? A son of Swedish immi-
grants, John Hanson, was elected
President of the U. S. in Congress
Assembly in 1871. Because he
was the first to hold that office un-
der the Articles of Confederation,
he is often referred to as the first
President Of the United States"
Nearly 100000 Scandinavians
and Films have made the y. S.
their home since the days of John
Hanson. Observation-Disclosures
history began with the planting of
a small band of Swedish Colonists
in Delaware in 1888. They gave
America its first symbol of pro-
gress the log cabin. The majority
of Scandinavians came to America
because they wished to improve
their lot, and not from prosecution.
The War of the Revolution tested
the loyalty of men of Scandinavian
as well as those of other birth and
background. Hans Christian F'ib-
iger, a Danish immigrant, achiev-
ed fame with the Continental
ARMY, as did Count Axel Won Fer
sen, a Swedish soldier John Nor
ton of Swedish Finnish descent
was a member Of the Second Con-
tinental Congress and did much to
promote interest and fervor in
American independence. In the
Civil War the name Of John A.
Dahlgren. of Swedish parents,
stands out as the Commander of
the U. S. Naval Station at Wash
ington; He invented the Dahlgren
naval gun.
CASH FARM INCOME Farm
ers received a total cash farm in
come, including Government pay
ments, Of S7,632,00O, 900 in 1888.
The 1888 income compares with
the revised estimate of S8,574 ,OO0,
600 for 1887 and with S7,944 ,OO0,-
600 received by farmers in 1886.
The estimate includes receipts
from products, Government pay
ments, and loans, minus redemp-
tions, on wheat, corn and cotton.
Cash income from farm market
ings and unredeemed loans on cot
ton, wheat, and corn totaled ST.
10000 900 in 1888 and S8,2O8, ,OOO.-
600 in 1897. Income from crops
declined from S3,846,OOO,OOO in
1887 to So, ,16O, 100000 in 1888. The
crop income was lower than the
So, ,457, 100000 received in 1886, but
higher than for any year from
1881 to 1885.
'POSTALIZED" AILW AY
RATES By riding in a coach,
New Yorker could travel to Cali
fornia for the small cost of So.
That is, if the "Postalized trans
portation rates" We're in effect.
This idea Of Mr.. John Hastings,
former member Of the n. Y. State
Senate is being studied by officials
and it has been suggested that
Congress authorize the ICC to in
vestigate this proposal The pro-
posal is one of merely eliminating
the distance factor in setting rates,
not including urban and suburban
areas, whereby fares would be fix
ed at a rate of, say 81. in coaches
for trip within the time zones of
the nation. A Railroad Authority
would be created by Congress, un-
der the plan, to direct operations
but the actual operation of the
roads would be left under private
control.