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Evening star., 1940-10-12
vandegrift Elected
Chairman Of A. A. A. S
Advisory Board
Cleveland Reiterutes
6-Point Program for
Remedying Traffic

The District Advisory Board of
ton today entered upon new year
of activities after unanimously re-
electing John L. Vandegrift as
chairman at its first fall luncheon
yesterday at the Willard Hotel.
Other committee chairmen named
were Mrs. George C. Thorpe, legis-
lation; P. Y. K. Howat, highways
and bridges; Walter B. Guy, traffic
and parking; Edward S. Brashears,
taxation; Thomas E. Lodge, safety
and education, and Harry Somer-
vile, enforcement. Mr.. Brashears
was named a national director for a
three-year term expiring in l943.
Cites Safety Activities.
Reviewing the associations work
during the summer months, Wash
ington I. Cleveland, manager of the
local club, cited the establishment
of Safety Towns on the various
District Fairgrounds and the con-
Quoting of the two schoolboy patrol
officers training camps-one at
Camp Dichtmond near Dumfries,
Va, for colored safety patrol Off
GERS and one at Camp Ernest w.
Brown near Scotland, Md, for white
school patrol officers.
In addition. Mr.. Cleveland re-
iterated the following six-point pro-
gram which he said would solve
much of the present traffic prob
lens in Washington:
l. An increase in the personnel
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment to provide adequate law en-
forcement.
2 Provision of adequate off-street
parking facilities.
3. Substitution OF traffic safety
lighting for the present horse and
buggy lighting" in order to put an
end to the poor visibility at night.
4. Separation of local traffic from
high speed through traffic by con-
structing express highways and
grade separations.
Would Limit Taxes.
S. Limitation of the number of
taxicabs and prohibiting the end
less cruising of thousands of these
vehicles.
6. Establishment of separate
traffic court to insure prompt, fair
and uniform justice for all traffic
violators.
Mr. Cleveland also announced
the 38th annual meeting of the ma
tional American Automobile Asso-
citation November IA and Is at the
Mayflower Hotel. Among those in
vited to attend, he said, are Alfred
P. Sloan, chairman of the board of
General Motors Corp; Secretary of
State Hull and Assistant Secretary
of State A. A. Berle, jr., and John
M. Carmody, Federal works admin
iStratOr.
The District of Columbia Chapter
of the Red Cross presented skit
illustrating the work of the organ
iZatiOn.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
turkish Ambassador
Returns to Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. II (PD.-Turkish
Ambassador Haidar Aktay returned
to his post here today after a two
month absence.
The Ambassador left Moscow Au.
gust II. Since then the Soviet gov
ernment has appointed Sergei Vino
gradof as the new Ambassador to
Ankara. German Ambassador Count
Friedrich Werner Won der Schulen-
burg also is returning to Moscow
this week end after a three-week
vacation.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
$840 Savings in Purse
Of Woman Stolen Here

Mrs. Gertrude Bowers of Deal
Md. an employe of the stationery
room in the old House Office Build
ing, reported to police today that
thieves had broken into her desk
drawer and stolen $89325. The
money was in a black billfold, she
said.
Mrs. Bowers said that $840 of the
money represented her savings and
s5325 belonged to the Government
The theft occurred, she said, be-
tween the time she left work at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
returned about $50 this morning.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Rolling Pin or RifIe?
Boys, Army Is Years
Job, Motrimony

When up pops choice be-
tween taking a wife or Army
life. a Bit of logic is in order,
according to 1t. Col. Lewis B.
Hershey, acting United States
selective service executive.
In answer to a question put
to him at the Washington Board
of Trade meeting last night,
Col. Hershey said:
Whether a man has married
after the Selective Service Act
became law; or five years before,
will make no difference in his
deferment status. But to gen.
tlemen contemplating such a
step I might recall that service
in the Army will last only one
year"
Evening star., 1940-10-12

the interests of their confreres in
the service in the same fashion, COL
lecting as many fees as they could
but placing them all to the credit
of the absent doctor. Later they
instructed the patients to return to
him. They acted, however, accord
ing to the dictates of their own con-
sciences without the pressure of
organized medicine upon them and
the returning doctor had no recourse
if he was penniless and his practice
had been stolen
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Requests Come From Afdr, Too,
For Stars Opera Recordings
California, Iowo, Florida Represented;
'Foust Being Distributed Today

The Stars opera appreciation
campaign, which has been given an
enthusiastic reception by music
lovers in Washington and environs
since its Inauguration two weeks ago,
also is attracting the interest of
opera enthusiasts in many other
parts of the country. it was diclosed
today as The Star began the dis
tribution Of the second opera of its
series.
From Florida, Iowa, Tennessee.
Connecticut and even as far away
as California. The Stars Music Ap-
probation department has received
many letters of commendation, most
of them being accompanied by res
ervations for the IL great operas
included in the recordings.
The majority of the more than
1000 reservations received during
the last two weeks have come, Of
course, from people in Washington,
Maryland and Virginia and other
States in this region, but the benefits
of the program by no means are
SNi4S iN'tiAINNd W OPNAo AOfNAo AAA
and near Washington.
Symphonic Requests Received.
The Star also is receiving many re-
quests for some of the symphonic
masterpieces made available in
record form during The Stars first
Music Appreciation campaign last
year. Most of these have come from
persons who were away from Wash
ington during that campaign.
Requests for recordings included
in the opera series have been re-
ceived from Oceanside, Calf; from
Chattanooga. Tenn. and the Vet
erans' Administration Facility at
Mountain Home, Tenn; from Miami
and Deland. Fla. and communities
in Iowa, Connecticut and other
States.
The music Of these immortal
operas apparently is filling a need
among men serving in the Nation s
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Opero Broadcast

Excerpts from the opera
Faust" by Charles Gounod,
will be played over Station
WMAL tomorrow from 4:30 to
pm. by means of the record
ings being made available in
The Stars opera appreciation
program. Faust" is the second
offering in The Stars series.
Tomorrow broadcast is an
other in a series arranged for
the appreciation program with
the cooperation of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Womun Is Beuten

Jane Paris, 26, of Arlington, Va,
was treated at Garfield Hospital
last night for a possible fracture
of the jaw and body bruises in
f1icted, authorities were told, by a
colored woman who attacked her
after the two alighted at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. from a bus from nearby Vir-
ginia. The young woman said she
did not know her assailant.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

trough OF low pressure Is ADVANCING
eastward over the upper Lake region, and
preSsures are relatively low over California
and Southern Arizona, Houghton. Mich,
1902 millibars t296l incnesl. and Blythe,
Calf. 1010.S miilibars C29.S5 inches)
Pressure is high elsewhere over the United
States with centers of maximum pressure
at Asheville. N, c.. 1024.4 millibars 1925
inches, and KaliSpell, Mont l02O.O mil
llbarS t30.12 inches. During the last "a
hours scattered showers have occurred
from Montana eastward to the upper Lake
region. and rather heavy local showers
occurred Friday afternoon in extreme
Western Texas and Southern New Mexico,
atures have risen considerably over the
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States.
but the weather continues unSeasonably
cool in the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States, and cooler weather is overspreading
Montana and the Dakotas.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Tanker Runs Aground

NEW YORK. Oct. IL R,-The
Socony Vacuum oil tanker Astral,
7.542 gross tons, inbound from Beau
mont, Tex, ran aground in the lower
harbor today.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
River Report.
hes in the

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Eerry: Potomac slightly muddy at
Great Falls today
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitstion in inches in the
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Report for Last 81 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest, ~, noon today. Year ago. So
Lowest. 81, am. today. Year ago. So
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 100, on July %.
Lowest, z, on January 90.
Humidity for Last 2i Hours.
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest, 95 per cent at $50 am. today.
Lowest, 80 per cent at noon today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Ceodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - 4:57 am. SAG am
Low 11:45am 1915 am.
High - 5:26 pm. 6:11 pm.
Low 1888 .. m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today R:14 5:35
Sun tomorrow 6:15 5:33
Noon today 3:47pm. 2:46 am.
xutomobiis Lights must be turned on
hSur after sunset.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

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The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
All Club Boys Get
Too Many Seed Orders

Six All Club boys received orders
for 965 bushels of seed corn this sea-
son but we're able to fill only 78 bushels,
stated w. r. Thompson, assistant county
agent in charge Of club work, who pro-
NOTED the project the past year. The
members we're: Joe Braddock, Acona;
Denton Waddell, Durant; Wilburn Grace.
West; David Wigley, Eugene Weems and
Cecil Ferrell, RID. Lexington.
The boys selling seed corn this sea-
son handled Mosby's prolific they OBJ
tanned from the Delta station the past
year. The project was fostered by Mr..
Thompson and his aid was given in se-
lecting the corn. While attending the
State College gathering Of agents
earlier this year, Mr.. Thompson told
Of the boys having the corn for sale and
L. I. Jones, state agronomist of the
extension department, announced same
in his bulletins.
The bulk of the seed corn was bought
by w. T. Brown, banker of Sherman,
who supplied it to the northeast Missis-
sippi farmers of his territory in the
drouth stricken area. The boys re-
ceived $500 a bushel for all offered
for sale and could have sold 965 bushels
in orders received. Young Braddock
also sold one order of few bushels to
| Indanola farmers.
| Arrangements will be made the COM
ing year to extend these projects and
selection of seed corn will be made in
the field and certified properly by au-
! thorties in charge of this department.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
FLA Names Champions
Basketball Tournament

The Future Farmers of America re-
Gently completed their 1910 Basketball
tournament, and new winners were
crowned. McAdams defeated the Ethel
Farmers, 20-19; Holmes A. H. S. was
eliminated by Ethel, 1928. Other re-
suits: McAdams 81 Zama II; Sails 8
Ethel 18; McCool and West did not COM
pete in the tournament.
All-Tournament team composed of the
following: F. Moore, McAdams and Doty,
A. H. s.; C. Blaine, Ethel; G. Britt and
Sessums, McAdams. Second team: Was
son, Ethel and Hamilton, A. H. s.,
Guards; Manning, McAdams, Center;
Lowrey, Ethel and Payne, McAdams,
Forwards.
The next regular meeting of the Dis
trict Chapter will be held at Goodman
and the order of business will be the
Public Speaking elimination of the
District.
HERMAN TEAL. Reporter.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
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Miss Doris Tidwell, student at Blue
Mountain College, was at home for East
er holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. England of Bir-
mingham, Ala. arrived last Friday at
ternoon to spend Easter dates in the
home of Mrs. R. Derrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Hinton of Jackson
visited relatives at Acona Sunday.
Bill Power, popular meat handler OF
the Piggly Wiggly market, has been on
the sick list this week and all will be
glad to greet him back at his usual
place.
Mrs. w. Herbert Mcbride left this
week for her home in Selma, Ala. after
an extended visit to relatives at PICK
ems and Goodman.
Mrs. T. w. Hatley and children, Doro-
thy Ann and Mary Frances of Clarks-
dale, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
]. E. Hathcock near Coxburg.
Mrs. W. A. Hays spent Sunday here
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Spell and en-
joyed the all-day singing at the court
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Hester were here
= Monday from Rt. 2, Tchula, on business
and also to consult the doctor relative
to Mrs. Hester's illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Yarbrough of Mem
phis, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Word at Owens Wells this
week.
Mrs. ]. F. Eubanks of Bethesda was
among shoppers and visitors in our city
last Saturday.
Mrs. T. H. Johnson, Prue and Rhea
johnson were Joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
Les Waters of Midway on visit to
Vicksburg Sunday where they spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. 7. H. Johnson,
Jr.
Mrs. Inez Roach, jackson; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. C. Bunch, Pickens; Mr.. and Mrs.
D. r. McCaleb, Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Rabb,
Lawrence and Betty Jean, all enjoyed
the day Sunday in the home of Judge
and Mrs. G. D. McCaleb.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Russell, Sonny Rus
sell, Leonard Vader, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Bullard, Mrs. G. A Russell enjoyed a
Sunday dinner on Providence, where
gala spread, barbecue style was served
in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Netherland and
Mrs. Herman Nokes of Schlater visited
Vernon Netherland at Coxburg and Mrs.
Leroy Netherland at Coxburg Sunday.
Kieth Bradford went up to Water Val
ley Sunday and spent the day with rel
satives and friends.
Vernon King and Alvin King spent
Easter dates at their old home in Ack-
erman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Herrin and James
Ray enjoyed Easter dates in Sails
guests of relatives for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman G. Diggs and
Margaret and Mrs. Minnie Diggs were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D
Bruce at Acona. That afternoon they
went by to see X. H. Diggs who has beer
ill and found him impoving.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
TREATING COTTON SEED

a number of farmers throughout The
county are treating their cotton seet
with Ceresan this year for their frs,
time. This treatment has been tested by
experiment stations of Mississippi and
is recommended to control any seed
borne diseases such as root rot and ang-
Ter leaf spot on cotton and serves
to hold in check the cotton wilt disease
The cost of treating seed by the farm
ers should cost approximately twelve
to fifteten cents per bushel of cotton
seed. Pamphlets on Ceresan can be Sc
cured at the County Agents office.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Examinations Held
For Census Takers

Examinations were held Friday for
the greater part of the day in the court
house in Lexington, when Aubrey H
Bell, district supervisor and Mrs. Ethel
X. Garrard, secretary, Greenwood, were
in charge to conduct the contests for
the selection Of the population and ag-
ricultural census enumerators Of the
county that will start April /. Thirty
one enumerating districts will comprise
the county under the new census under
taking and this number of census enum-
orators will be selected from the group
taking the examination. Grading of
papers will be made at once and Sc
lections named within short time,
stated Mr.. Bell The following stood
the examination:
Mrs. Louise S. Bigham, Cruger; Miss
Mary Elizabeth Stigler, Tchula; Mrs
| Earl Covington, Rt. 4, Lexington; Mrs.
Maggie A. Harthcock, Rt. 2, Tchula;
Howard Malone, Ebenezer; Mrs. r. c.
Causey, Thornton.
Mrs. Maude E. Legate, Lexington; W.
C. Jones, Lexington; Otis Farmer, Rt
5, Lexington; George A. Renacker, Du-
rant; Mrs. Martha E. Schrock, Goodman;
Mrs. Cass o. Povall, Mrs. DeveauS
Money Ackley, Lexington.
Josiah F. Byrd. Rt. i. Lexington; Her
bert Oswald Pettus, Eden; Ellie Hugh
Siddon, Rt. s, lexington; John W
! Holmes, West; Jack Cowsert Wheeler
Goodman; Mrs. Sue Strowd Weeks, Pick
ems.
w. J. Shanks, Pickens; Mrs. Franl
Storms, Durant; Mrs. J. G. Montgomery
Durant; Joseph Alexander, West; Heller
Sanders, Tchula; Gay M. Anderson, Ri
8, Lexington; William C. Hines, Cruger
Mrs Annie Ethel Booth, Rt. 3, Lex
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
INsTALLs DaPPING VAT

j. w. Morris, manager of the H. l..
French place near Bowling Green, has
just completed charging dipping vat
getting ready to eradicate lice from his
herd of beef cattle.
Many other cattle raisers should fol-
low the example of Mr.. Morris in free
ing their cattle at this time of these
parasites.
Those having small herds can pur-
chase from almost any local drug store
creosote dip which can be used to spray
or sponge the affected animals.
Many animals at this time of year suf
fer a great deal from the constant an
noyance of the cattle lice.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

ington; Mrs. Maurice Blaylock, Rt. 4
Lexington; Mrs. Etoile Campbell Estes
Cruger; Mrs. Albert Barrentine, Rt.
Lexington; Mrs. ]. A. Taylor, Lexing
ton; Mrs. Joseph Alvin Evans, Rt. l
Lexington.
Mrs. Mary B. Wilkes, Rt. 8, West
Otis l.. Stephenson, Rt. 1, Lexington
Alfred C. Steen, West; Mrs. L. H. Cade
Jr., Rt. 8, Lexington; Mrs. Willie M
Rabb, Lexington; Miss Eulalia Herring
Lexington; J. R. Hester. Rt. 2, Tchuia
Curtis B. Parkinson, Eden.
Three colored contestants stood tn
examination also. They we're: Joshu
C. Nichols, Durant; M. M. Brown, RI
/, Pickens and Carrie Alice Garland
Coodmau
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
TCHULA
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NSoutiFiucu aiou poSS sSNShJ
Hal Barrett Of Jackson, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Barrett and sister, Miss Ruth Barrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Gordin, Of Canton,
spent last week end with the formers
mother, Mrs. E. L. Gordin, and sister,
Mrs. G. l.. Lyon.
Miss Edna May Naaman of Greenwood
spent Tuesday and Tuesday night with
her sister, Mrs. Eddie Ola and Mrs. N
G.. Samaha.
George Phillis of Ithaca, N. Y, third
vice resident Of Rotary international
spoke to the Tchula Rotary Club at ,
banquet at Schrocks Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. j. J. Kazar, Mrs. NJ. L. Turne
and Mrs. H. H. Hill went to Greenwood
Wednesday to see Gone With the Wind
| Mrs. Frank Darnell and Mrs. Will
Rueff went to see Gone With the Wind
tContiruad on page twelve
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
SPRAY FRUIT TREES NOW

Farmers having peach and plum trees
should get ready at this time of the
year to spray their trees when approx
imately three-fourths of the petals fall
from the blossoms. Use spray con-
sisting Of one pound of arsenate of lead
plus three pounds Of (unslacked) lime
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

or four pounds Of Stacked lime in so
gallons Of water. Spraying trees with
this material will control the Curculie
which deposits its eggs in the tiny fruit.
In ten days another application Of this
spray material should be applied to the
trees again.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
County Agent Gives
Many Helpful Hints
BULLETINS FOR FARMERS

In an effort to make the County
Agents office of more value to those
who visit it, large bulletin rack has
been placed in the hall filled with bull
letins on various subjects.
Farmers wishing to have information
furnished in any Of these bulletins are
requested to take one or several.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Dickard, Mrs. Tom
Ferrell, Cecil and Hazel Ferrell and AL
bert Dickard spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Chun near Cruger. Friends
regret to hear that Mr.. Chun continues
i'll
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Tug And Rarge

Tug Dauntless towing barge Klon-
dixie, 1,545 tons. discharging car
go Of creosote for the Taylor
Colquitt company, vessel to mas
ter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Albert Worth MCGEE, 81,
Dies In Hospital Here

Albert Worth MCGEE, 81, farmer
or Castle Hayne, died in a local bo..
pital yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from
tne Belaugh's church, in Turkey.
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. with the
Kew. Mr.. Chambers officiating. In.
terment will follow in Belaueh's
church cemetery.
The funeral cortege will leave the
Yopp funeral home this morning at
l1:3O o'clock for Turkey.
Active pallbearers will be: Albert
Wells, D. S. Carr, Mark Hines, Tom
Ames. H. T. Warren and Ed White.
Mr.. MCGEE is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Olivia MCGEE, of Castle
Hayne; five sons, Herman MCGEE,
OF Ivanhoe, Andrew, Norman, Ivey
and Hubery MCGEE, of Castle Hayne:
four daughters, Mrs. j. E. Savage,
Mrs. j. F. Hill and Mrs. D. F. Free.
man, of Castle Hayne, and Miss Flo
rlna MCGEE, of Wilmington; four
sisters, Mrs. LESSEE Draughorn, of
Turkey, Mrs. A. S. Kirby, Of Tur.
key, Mrs. B. Rivenbark, of Currie,
and Mrs. G.. Plasky, Of Turkey, and
one brother, A. MCGEE, of Turkey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
HOUSE APPROVES
ANTI-LYNCH BILL
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peace officers negligent in protect
ing their prisoners from lynch-mobs
and by making the municipalities
and counties liable for damages.
"Gangster Amendment"
The principal interest and the
most extended discussion centered
upon an amendment by Rep. Col
mer (D-Miss) which he called the
"gangster amendment" This would
have made the penalties apply to
gang murders.
Asserting that last year there
were three %lynchings in the entire
United States and 272 murders in
New York city, Colmer asked,
why should we worry with a mere
detail, a mere bagatelle?'
Proponents of the measure replied
that the proposal was intended to
load down the bill with so many
amendments that it will sink"
Observing that the bill "never
fails" to come up in an election
year, Colmer referred with heavy
irony to the fact that residents of
Harlem are among Gavagan's con-
stituents.
I'VE all want to see a democrat
represent the great Harlem dis
trict," he said. 81 hope we will not
dispose of this bill, because if we
do we will dispose Of his (Gava-
gan's) most potent argument for
remaining in this house."
deliberately, he pictured Gavagan
returning in triumph to Harlem
astride a white horse, bowling to
right and left, with a long process
sion of negroes behind him, "the
great white sheep of the black
people,"
"Ill treat his remarks with the
contempt that they deserve" Gava-
gan snorted, and proceeded to call
Colmer's attention to the dispatch
of national guardsmen to Prentiss,
Miss, yesterday to protect two ne
groes arraigned on a charge Of
a peace officer.
Another Mississippian, Rankin re-
torted, that "the national guard
went down there to protect those
negroes at the expense of the state
and if it had been a gang murder
in New York city, they would have
got no protection"
After denouncing the bill az a
renewal of a vicious attack on the
people of the SOUTH" Rankin
his democratic colleagues
'the worst enemies the negro has"
The bill, he said, was an effort ''to
placate a few negro communists
who infest these galleries."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
ATTACK WARNING
GIVEN BY STARK
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similar to those which gave the
newest d~estroyers a tendency to-
ward topheaviness.
He testified that 1--WE make
changes either to correct mistakes
or to improve military characteris-
tics. or for some other purpose, on
every ship that we build' and that
the defects in stability of the new
d~estroyers had been corrected for
about one-seventh of one per cent
of the ships total cost.
Inquiring into the need for tx.
pansion of the navy as proposed in
a 81, 300, 900, 900 authorization mea-
sure, the naval committee heard
from Stark, chief of naval opera
lions, that shifts in international
political alignments sinve 1888 have
presented the possibility of a coali-
ton attack on this hemisphere.
The "size of navy we have now"
could not defend the hemis phere
comfortably" against attack by
such a group of powers as Ger.
many, Italy, Japan and Russia,
Stark testified, and if we attempted
to defend the hemisphere from
Maine to southern Brazil and in
the Pacific also, 1--WE might have to
sacrifice southern Brazil for the
time being" Stark would not say,
however, that the present navy
could not defend the hemisphere.