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Evening star., 1939-12-06
R. Frederick Hatcher
Dies of Heart Attack

R. Frederick Hatcher, 60. real
estate investment broker in WASH
ington for 33 years, died suddenly
Yesterday after a heart attack in
Garfield Hospital.
Born in Hamilton, Va. Mr..
Hatcher was educated at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. He first came
to this city in 1906, later becoming
prominent in business circles.
He was a member of the Board of
Trade. the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association and attended the Fran
els Asbury Methodist Church. Mr..
Hatcher was also a member of Leb-
anon Lodge, No. 7. Of Masons.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Blanche Furr Hatcher: a daughter,
Gertrude Hatcher of Raleigh. N. c.;
two sons, Henry Frederick Hatcher
of Washington and Rodney w.
Hatcher of New York City; sister,
Mrs P. H. Heironimus of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 pm. Friday at Hines funeral
home. 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery.
Lincoln, Va.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Republican Charge!
u. ). Publication
Aided McNutt
Article on Education
In Magazine Cite4
BY Mcdowell
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Mcdowell, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania asserted to-
dav a Government publication and
Government services had been used
to promote the presidential cam
paign of Administrator Paul V. Nc
Mutt Of the Federal Security Agency
Representative Mcdowell disclosed
he had telegraphed President Roose-
welt that publication and mailing
under Government frank of an ar
ticle by Mr. McNutt was, IF not
illegal. In certain bad taste"
He referred. he said, to a reprint
of Mr.. McNutts editorial, ITO
American Educators" which ap-
peared in the october issue of
School Life, monthly publication of
the Office of Education, which is a
part of the Security Agency. The
original publication and the reprint
of the article carried Mr.. McNutt s
photograph.
The article. said Representative
Mcdowell, outlined "the educational
and political policies" of Mr.. Nc
Mutt.
C. F. Klinefelter, assistant to the
Commissioner of Education. de-
scribed the publication and reprint
as routine" Asked about the as
sertion that the article contained
an outline of Mr.. McNutt's political
policies, Mr. Klinefelter said, that
Is rather astonishing to me-"
Mr.. Klinefelter explained that the
Commissioner of Education asked
Administrator McNutt for an article
dealing with his views on education
and this was published in the first
issue of School Life after Mr.. Nc
Mutt took Office.
Since this was rather signifl-
cant article on education in a
democracy" Mr.. Klinefelter said,
the Commissioner thought it would
be nice to strike some reprints
He said 1000 reprints were is
sued. 1t would require $4,000 copies,
he said, to circularize the high
schools of the country.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Wallace Reduces
Subsidy on Cotton
Exports 50 Per Cent
Continued Favorable
Sales Under New Rate
Are Forecast

BY the Associated Press
A so per cent reduction In the
Governments subsidy on cotton ex-
ports was ordered yesterday by Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace.
The Secretary cut the cotton ex-
port bounty from $50 cents to rs
cent a pound, or from about $3.50
to S3.75 a bale, effective today.
The reason for the move was that
the Government already has agreed
to pay out more than s32,000000 Of
the s36,OOOO00 supplied by Congress
for subsidizing foreign sales of the
staple.
The cotton marketing season
opened August l and has nearly
seven months to go. with the big
bulk of subsidy funds already
pledged
Although Mr.. Wallace was in Chi
cago, a statement under his name
was issued here explaining the SUBJ
sidy reduction.
The sales for export to date under
the program have been very satls-
factory and the apparent export
demand indicates probable continued
favorable export sales with the re-
duced payments" Secretary Wallace
said. The reduction in payments
will make possible continuation CT
the program for longer period with
the available limited funds
Greater Total Seen
Mr.. Wallace said he believed the
lower subsidy rate would result IN
greater total exports than would be
possible if the present rate were kept
up until it became necessary to dis
continue tn eprogram entirely
The Secretary reported that export
subsidy agreements had been made
on 4.344,354 bales between July 27
and December 4 of this year. He
pointed out this was 982 900 bales
more than were exported during the
entire II months of the l93639
season.
Decline of cotton exports last sea-
son to about 3,500000 bales-one Of
the smallest export totals in Amer
lean history-Was one of Secretary
Wallaces principal arguments for
the subsidy program. Funds were
obtained from Congress only after a
sharp battle with some legislators
from cotton States.
Finished Goods Also Subsidized.
Mr.. Wallace said previously the
subsidy program should enable the
United States to export from 6,000,-
600 TO 100000 bales of cotton an
nually. The export subsidy total
announced yesterday indicates his
figure may be attained before the
season ends on July 81 next
Under the subsidy program, ex-
ports of finished cotton goods also
are subsidized Secretary Wallace
said agreements for export Of these
products in the ly-December
period were equivalent to 5000
bales of raw cotton in addition to
the 4344,354 total.
The department announced new
schedule of export subsidy rates on
cotton goods which was said to in
volve equivalent reductions"
Evening star., 1939-12-06

tCulpSl away.
A disturbance OF slight intensity is NOV
ing eastward over virginia, Richmond,
lO1"5 millibars t2a9o inches). Another
disturbance is moving eastward over North
Dakota. Pembina 1901 4 millibars t2951
incheS. Pressure is relatively high over
New England Portland Me. 1014,9 milli-
bars t2pa7 inches). Pressure is also high
over Florida Miami. 1921 : millibars
'3O17 irches). and the Western Gulf Of
Mexico, Galveston. Tex. 10000 millibars
t3O12 inches. northeastward to the Ohio
Valley Another hish-pressure area ex-
tends from Southern Idaho southeastward
to Western Texas, Grand Junction. Colo.
1O"47 mi'libars (3O2s inches,. During
the last "a hours rains have occurred in
the North Pacific States and scattered light
rains In the upper Ohio Valley. the middle
and northern Anpalachian region. the west
in portions Of the Middle Atlantic States
and the lower Lake region Temperatures
have risen along the South Atlantic Coast
and IN the Northern Plateau and in West
ern Montana
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Racing Results
Charles Town

FIRST RACE-Purse. S4OO 2-year.old
maidens and winners of one race; Az fur
longs. A"'
Vanelder .cardoza) $3.50 $50 400
Westing mills, 3S0 > 40
Espnogold tSarno) $50
Time. 0:50+s
Also ran-Netta Wood Vale Plat, Yava-
slublu. Lady Doctor. Callao.
SECOND RACE-Purse, S400: claiming;
3-year-olds and up; Z furiones
Evergrand fHacker) $50 $40 $50
Bellthorn tKlrk) 400 1 OO
kenner (Hernandez) q O0
Time, 1875
Also ran-Colleen Dom Tuleyries Lad
Kissin Kid. Jacam. Martha's Queen.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Anniversary Celebrated

Celebrating its 10Th birthday an
niversary with a home party at the
firehouse. the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Capitol Heights Md Fire De-
partment held a special program
featuring musical selections and
movies Mrs. Magdalene M. Schmidt
is president of the auxiliary.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Boys Club Elects

Blake Hall has been named pres
ident of the senior group of the
Ballston (Va) Boys Club. Other
officers are Stanley Davis, vice pres
ident; Angelo Caffi, secretary; Son.
ny Paine, treasurer, and Lee Skill
man, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Bethesda Oyster Supper

Women Of the Bethesda (Md)
Methodist Church will give an oyster
and ham supper tomorrow from S
to 8 pm. at the church, st. Elmo
and Norfolk avenues.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Test of Italian Ships
Aqoinst Russians Seen

Against Russians Seen
ROME. Dec. 6 tP.-Italy today
closely watched accounts of the per-
formance of the Finnish air force in
its counterattacks on the Soviet
Union, because Finland's planes are
mostly of Italian manufacture.
Authoritative sources said the
1talian-made planes were ordered
before the war broke out. Delivery
was said to have been rushed be-
cause of the sudden Russian attack
last Thursday.
Combat of the two air forces would
permit comparison of the merits of
the Italian-made and Russian
planes, it was said, with Italians
confident their product is superior.
Scores Seek to Enlist.
While scores of Italians sought to
enlist in the Finnish Army. Italians
held little hope Finland long could
resist the Russian drive. Applica-
tions of volunteers poured into the
Finnish Legation, and many young
men appeared to offer their services.
Finnish Minister Zero Jarnefelt
told applicants their aid would be
accepted gladly, if they found means
of reaching Finland. The difficulty
of obtaining passports while Italy is
intent upon defending her own ter
ritory was regarded in doplimatic
circles as barring any large-scale
enlistment of Italians.
The newspaper Avvenire of Tripoli
voiced a wish that the "Communist
giant" would receive "a mortal blow
on the forehead from the sling of
the young hero" - Finland - and
warned that Italy was ready to act,
If Russia should move toward Ru-
mania and the Mediterranean.
Crusade Is Suggested.
IF Stain. after closing the north
ern sector, is planning to open one
in the Balkans, and if dreams in the
Kremlin already pursue the phan-
tom hallucination Of the Golden
Horn, a crusade of Mediterranean
civilization will be ready to thrust
the starving hordes of his Slavs
back to the SHOWS and desolate
steppes Of the North" Avvenire de-
clared.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Weather Report
Furnished by I

Bureau)
slightly colder tonight medium
gentle shifting
colder Central portions
fair slowly rising temperature
cloudy slightly colder in extreme East portion
fair. slowly rising temperature
tonight; fair slowly
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Denmark is claiming that its
royal standard is the oldest national
flag in existence.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
WAR MAP
SUPPLEMENT
As Printed in Mondays Star,
Oct. 3Oth

~ Reprint Of this ssetiona
on heavy smooth-finish
Popsr, NOW on SALE at
The Stor Business Office,
1lth n d Pennsylvania
Avenue NV.
Toe per copy, BY Mail l5c
. "Whot's happening in Eu-
rope"-the changes in name
and oreo of territory, fortifico-
tions, naval boses, cities, bor-
ders, boundaries, ete.-eroph-
icoIIy told in q complete eight
page section. Invaluable for
reference as you seek intelli-
gently 10 follow the course and
significance Of future war de-
velopments.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Report for Last 81 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest. Al. 2;30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago 81
Lowest. 40. . am today. Year ago. A..
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest 100. on September 8.
Lowest, II. on February %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayo
Highest 90 per cent. at a. m. TO-DAY.
Lowest, 40 per cent, at 2:15 pm. yester-
day.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Today, Tomorrow.
Geodetic Survey
Hirh $40 am. 4:42 am
Low - 1921 am. 1928 am.
High - 4:1Spm. 5.15 pm.
Low HOO pm. -
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
Sun, today 1:12 4:46
Sun tomorrow - 7:13 4:46
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Foreign Stations
(Noon, Greenwich time. today)
Temperature. Weather.
Horta (FayaD Azores SO Cloudy
(Current observations)
San Juan. Puerto Rico 76 Cloudy
Havana Cuba 80 Cloudy
Colon, Canal Zone 80 Cloudy
Evening star., 1939-12-06
50 Italian Planes
Reported Delivered
To Films by Air
Performance Is Watched
By Rome; Scores in
Italy Seek to Enlist

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Reuters News
Agency reported from Stockholm
today that so Italian airplanes had
been delivered to Finland by air.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to datel:
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

Plan 10 come 10 the POcahAntas
card parry December !. Refresh
mcnts. prizes: als0 door prize. All
for 35c.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
"BLUE HENS"TROUNCED
WASHINGTON, 2l TO 0
CONTINUED from First PAGE

The Blue Hens basketball sched-
ule will not open this season until
after the holidays. The first game
will be with Dickinson at Carlisle,
Pa, on January 5, and the first home
game with West Chester Teachers on
January 6. There are 1G games on
the schedule. 8 away and at home.
Cne dual swimming meet has been
scheduled TO take place before the
holidays. This will be held in Tay-
ior pool. Newark. with West Chester
Teachers on December Is. There are
13 meets OH the schedule with at
home.
Trustees of the University of Del
aware are scheduled to hold their
semi-annual meeting on Saturday,
December Q. at Newark 1t is believ-
ed that at this meeting final plans
will be made for moving into the new
administratiOn-c room building
during the Christmas holidays. The
building is practically completed
and is now being furnished. The
addition tJ the library is also about
CON pleted.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
MODERN AGGRESSION
TFCHNIOUE

For several years past the worlC
has witnessed the German technique
of broadcasting the though that the
countries ii wished to annex needed
German protection-that German
citizens. in those countries were be-
ing prosecuted and were clamoring
for German rule. The world is IA
miIiar with the way Germany absorb
ed country after country by this
technique.
There is a startling similarity be-
tween that procedure and the man
ner in which our own Federal power
policy undermines public confidence
in private management of electric
companies and creates the impress
sion that government ownership Of
the power industry is indispensable
10 protecting the interests of the
people.
We have seen how the iva has alb
sorbed some 20 privately owned sys-
tens. not because the systems want
cd to be absorbed and not because
there was any great public ciamor
for sOciaiiZation of the privately ow-
ned power industry. There was a de-
liberately planned Federal program
to take over this private industry
The political attacks against the in
dugtFy were insidiOus and with the
great power of government behind
them, plus the Federal Treasury to
subsidiZe local communities with IL
nancial gifts for power development,
Tennessee became the first state in
the United States to adopt power so
on broad scale.
Now that the planned death Of
private electric companies has been
accomplished in Tennessee. the scene
shifts to the Pacific coast where the
great Bonneville and Grand Coulee
Federal power projects are being de-
velOped. II has already heen GnnOun-
ced by officials of the government
projects that Bonneville will be in
the same rc;ltive position as TVA
when il 8 seven years old. If that is
true il mears thai the private power /
industry which pioneered electric de
yelOpment for 80 year; in Washing
ton and oregon, will have been alb .
sOrbeG by the specialization process. /
II seems almost impossible TO be /
lieve that this revolutionary process
is underway in our own country. Bat
compare the technique Of the NaZi /
aggression prOgram with the pOliti !
raj power aggression program here.
In both c:tse9 th, right; Gf hdivid
falls AZ" brin" Trampltt un. la our
their freedom ii action is l
being definitely Restricted or elimi-
mated. for highly private Ell
Ierprise cannot compete with taX
and politically -DnlrOlled
.nvernmnnl Nnsiness.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
$2,090,O00 WORTH OF
DESTRUCTION

According to an article by James
McMuliu in the Syracuse Herald
Journal. More damage was done
during the recent New York milk
strike than any previous milk
strike in history Insiders estimate
that more than S2,0JO.O0O worth OF
milk was destroyed TO say nothing
of the destruction of trucks, farm
property, milk plant equipment. etc. "
Needless TO say, the strike didn't
succeed. Many honest farmers join
ed in the strike at the beginning,
only TO disassociate themselves once
the leaders adopted their terroriza-
tiOn tactics. The average farmer has
4 sensible head on his shoulders
and he knOws full well no permanent
good can come from violence.
The strike was thoroughly oppos-
ed by the bulk of farmers. and by the
leading farmeF-Owned. farmer-con-
trOlled marketing cooperatives. The
forces of deoency and law and order
were the yictOrs.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

Ipreclates good highway laws, reas-
lonable highway taxes, better motor.
ing conditions and safety improve
ments. The Delaware Motor Truck
Associa ton is interested in all OF
5uch thugs and proposes by and
I through Its officers and staff to from
time TO tine bring to the attention of
the public facts concerning the in
dustry that should prove to be of
considerable interest and OF con-
sequential nature.
Memberships may be procured
from Ernest V. Keith. secretary and
general manager at the headquarters
OF the association in the Keith Build
ing, Dover, or from anyone of the
following officers or board members:
Robert J. Mccormick, President
Mccormick Transportation Com
pany. Third and Orange streets. Will
mington.
Homer Pepper. First Vice Presi-
dent. Sa!Dyville.
DoMelick Monaco. Second Vice
President. SeafoFd.
E.W. Buchanan. Treasurer. Dover.
Harry Mayhem. Milford
Clarence Schwartz. Wyoming.
Willard Austin. 10th and King
streets, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
HEARINGS ON HIGHWAY
BILL ARE COMPLETED
Continued from FIRST Pase)

The bill falls within the scope OF
the constitutional provisions forbid
ding the enactment of laws relating
to the laving out. opening, alteration
and maintenance of any road or
highway which forms a continuous
road through at least portion of the
three counties of the State, unless
passed by vote of two-thirds of all
the members elected to each house
of the General Assembly.
He also held that the bill falls
within the scope of the constitutional
provision requiring a three-fourths
majority since the reorganized State
Highway Department. as constituted
in the measure, would have the pow
er to borrow money or create debts
in behalf of the State.
The act was further claimed to
be invalid because it is in violation
of a constitutional provision ''in
that il contains matters in which
there is no intimation in the title
and such matters are of independent
and separate nature and not mere
details connected with the subject
matter of the title"
The whole act must be declared in
valid because the unconstitutional
parts are of such import that with
out them the other parts would cause
results not contemplated Or desired
by the Legislature. he argued
1t was claimed that in addition to
"reorganizing the department by
abolishing the old and creating the
new, the amendatory act effects
changes which ARE not even remote
ly germane 10 such reorganization"
These changes are: the power to
fiji vacancies in the new department
is conferred upon the remaining
members Of the department and the
terms of the various members are
altered.
After the presentation of further
points Mr.. Arsht finished his argu-
ment at 800 o'clock and was follow
ed by Mr. Green. who presented the
oral arguments for the defense.
He contended that under the En-
rolled Act Doctrine established here
i'm 1913, "the method, manner, and
vote received on the bill cannot be
questioned by the relatOr o. the
journals showing such facts be in
trOduced as evidence or be cOnsid-
cred by the court, hat the court can
only consider the enrolled act as il
has been deposited with the Serre-
tary of State"
Judge Rodney then asked if il was
not possible that bill might he
improperly certified as having pass
ed when it had not Mr.. Green ans
wered this was possible, but pointed
out that errors also occur in the
journals.
He contended that the matter be-
fore the court was simply the ques-
ton of the constitutionality of a
change in the personnel of the de-
partment and that such a change
does not require more than a ma
jOrity vote.
This law has nothing to do with
the laying out of roads which would
require tWo-thi:ds vote or the is
suing of bonds which would require
three-fourths vote. he said.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
SUSSEX HOMEMAKERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Continued from First Page,

Greenwood; treasurer. Mrs. Alfred
Messick, of Nanticoke District. near
Georgetown.
The December meetings through
out the county will be given over to
a Christmas party. In August OF
each year, there is u club picnic.
The CLUBS have adopted as the
theme of their meeting in 1910 More
family happiness through better fam
lily planning" This program has just
been deci1ed upon by the executive
council on which the president and
secretary of each of the sixteen clubs
are represented.
The meetings on foods next year
will be conducted by leaders from
the clubs. Training and help in
planning the demonstrations will he
given the leaders by Miss Pearl
Macdonald, State nutrition special
ist.
The topics which are to be discuss
ed by the club leaders will include
yeast breads. hot breads, party re-
freshments. cooking the cheaper
cuts of meat and variations of stand
ard cake end biscuit recipes.
Five 0f the years meetings will
he conducted by Miss NJ Gertrude
Holloway, recently appointed home
demonstration leader in place of
Miss Alice Melendy, who resigned
The topics for the five meetings will
he:
January outlook for agricul-
ture and economics for 1910.
March Games and recreation the
whole family can enjoy"
May" Business procedure and
courtesy at club meetings"
July-"Timesavers in cooking and
housekeeping -"
October Making the home the
center of attraction for the family"
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
ALLEN SCHOOL TO
GRADUATE 81 HERE
tContInled from First Pagel

tCoHtlnped IRON First PageI
James n Hudson. Earl M. Clagcl,
Levin w. Taylor, e. Mason Dunham,
OthO Williams. Carlton Smith. Ed
ward Bitter, Glenn Richter, Edward
! LaTamore, Lester o. Biddle. Walter
p! d. BOlan, William C.. Durr, Norris
Mundy, George a. PyOtt, T. Henry
Cheezum, Archie Mitchell, Joseph
/ Marth. Leslie Clarke. Howard NJ
J Willis, Ollie Quillin. Herschel Dep
uty.
Each of these men, having met all
of the course requirements. will be
presented with a diploma by II. e.
Barnard. president OF Wharton and
Barnard.
The local Allen Tune-up School
has been held for the past three
months, with one class per week in
the Milford Community Building
and at Edward Biter'3 shop at Dover,
and was sponsored by them to make
il possible for local automobile
dealers and independent repair shops
to have in their employ mechanics
scientifically trained in the use OF
modern testing and tune-up equip
ment
In this way they state local auto
mobile service establishments can
render an improved service to mo.
tOriats, trucking companies. etc. by
having available. experts who can
analyze, adjust and repair every
part of an automobile engine with
the highest possible degree Of accu-
racy. The instructor in the local
school has been c. G. Marvel. an
experienced automOtive technician,
and he was assisted by other author
tiles during the progress of the
course.
The tune-up school conducted here
was a part of the nation wide. non
profit educational program of Allen
Electric and Equipment Company. !
kalamazoo Michigan. who are the
largest manufacturers of testing and /
tune-up equipment. building precis- /
ION instruments for scientifically
checking the condition and operation I
of every engine unit from battery to /
valves. Wharton and Barnard are
for the complete Allen 4
line in this community.
MIR. Barnard states that the men [
to he graduated tonight are very en-
thusiastic about the Allen Course.
They feel that the knowledge and eX-
perience gained in connection with /
new methods and new equipment will
prove of inestimable value in their
daily work. and that now, as testing
and tune-up experts, they can handle
1ll the service problems of car own
srs to the complete satisfaction of
everyone concerned.
BY sponsoring this Allen Tune-up 4
School, Wharton and Barnard has
performed real community service
which not only benefits the automo-
bile dealers, shop operators and me-
chanics who participated. hut the
general public as well