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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

fore 1t could train It's new levies for
the World War, 1t had to train the
officers to handle them.
It had to rob itself Of invaluable
non commissioned officers for this
purpose. It could not make soldiers
Of its recruits until 1t had first re-
organized from the ground up; and
1t had to call on the British and
French for battle-tried officers to
help.
Today everything is different. For
one thing, the army has plenty OF
qualified officers at its call. For
another, its top command has been
through one war and knows what
it's all about.
MARSHALL SEEKS
ARMY NEW DEAL
Boss man in the army is the chief
OF staff, Gen. George G. Marshall,
who had important staff and combat
service In France in 1917 and 10.
Just incidentally, all critics agree
that whoever Is to blame for the
army's apparent backwardness in
adapting itself to modern warfare,
1t isn't Marshall; slowly but surely,
he is feeling his way toward a new
deal In the arrny's set-up.
Under him are four lieutenant
generals, commanders Of the skel-
eton armies Of the United States.
All war veterans, they are Gems.
Hugh A. Drum, Stanley II. Ford,
Stanley D. Embick and John L. De-
Witt.
Below them are 81 major generals
and 46 brigadier generals, all with
World War experience; below these,
the regular army has 1l,677 officers
of lower rank, of whom $751; are
West Pointers and OF whom $500
served in the World War. Bulk Of
the non-West Pointers is composed
Of officers who got commissioned
during the war and stayed IN serv-
ice.
This officer corps Is no larger than
Is needed for the peacetime enlisted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

This n that . . When Lieutenant General Hugh
A. Drumm of New York City, commander of the Second
Corps Area received Notre Dame UniverSitys Laetare
Medal on May IL at private ceremony in the episcopal
residence of Most Rev. Francis Spean, Archbishop of
New York. there present six other medal recipients
They include Ex-Governor AL Smith, Richard Reid, who
spoke in Waterbury this past spring as guest of the
Knights of Columbus here, Dr. James j. Walsh, M. D.,
Mrs. Margaret Anglin and Charles D. Maginnis Boston
architect. Anthony bud" Dembrauskas and Xavier j.
Dempsey postcard from Mexico City, just south of the
border where they enjoying vacation. William c.
MCGOWAN of Oakville is the 1940-41 editor of the
Scholastic, Notre Dame u. campus news weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03
BY BRUCE CATION
NEA Service STAR Correspondent

Washington 3The United States infinitely better shape
Although the million envisoned by
mobilization into overnight
q could be-
In both training camps army prepared
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

strength of 248,00O men-which may
soon 60 up to $4,000. The ace in
the hole Is the fact that the army
has 10000 officers in its reserve
lists. Some 40 per cent Of these are
World War veterans; the rest are
mostly products Of the ROTC sys-
tenn, stable number Of whom have
gone to one or another Of the army
service schools.
FAIR STRIKING
FORCE READY
As 1t stands, the army could fur
nish fair striking force, ready to
60. About 10000 OF its men are
serving in such overseas posts as
Hawaii, Panama, and so on. Some
10000 more would be needed for
overhead" - quartermaster corps,
and the like. An additional $4,000
are In the air corps. That leaves
a mobile striking force of 10000
men assuming the present in
crease in total strength to be 375,-
000) ready for instant action.
Next there Is the National Guard,
with about 2S5,000 men and 10000
officers, q good sprinkling of whom
have had some training in the serv-
ice schools. All In all, the guards
preparedness Is much better than in
1917, although some further training
would be needed.
The army's protective mobiliza-
ton plan calls for the speedy rails
ing Of mobile force Of 10000 men,
with 100000 more as requirements.
To officer and train this force, ap-
proximately $4,000 Of the reserve Of
ficers would be needed. That would
leave from 10000 to $4,000 Of the re-
serves for other duties. A number
Of them would be needed for service
with the regulars. Since a certain
number would inevitably be weeded
out for physical disability, age and
other reasons, that would about ac-
count for the lot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03
Army Far Better Set To Train
large Force Than In 1917
U. S. Has Plenty OF Qualified
Officers, And Top Command
Knows What It's All About

the demanded
This Of four articles giving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Tom Murphy Of the
Health Officers office is busy man these days Tom
is using many clever tricks in his endeavors to teach
those who promscuously dump their trash all over the
city that they must mend their ways Tom knows how
to teach person without making enemies
VIM. J. L.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03
CINEMATIC BROTHERS

Two offspring of famous acting
fathers, Wallace Reid, Jr., son of
the silent star, and Victor Kilian,
Jr., son Of the character actor Of
stage and screen, team as brothers
in Gold Rush Maizie."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03
TRAINING CAMPS
NOW AVAILABLE

Training camps, Of course, would
be needed for this mobile force. I'M
mediately available would be 48 Ma.
tional Guard training centers, plus
nearly 100 C.MTC. and R.O.TC.
training camps adjacent to regular
army posts which take care OF $4,000
trainees every summer. These
camps are adapted to quick expan-
sion by the use Of wooden floored
tents, water and sewer facilities be-
ing already installed. Chances are
that the bulk of rockies would go
into floored tents rather than bar
racks.
In addition, most permanent posts
have been adding acreage with an
eye to expansion. No real World
War environments are left, but the
army still owns the ground in many
Of them.
Point of 1t all is that for its i'm
mediate needs-the million man
army envisioned by the protective
mobilization plan-the army prac-
tically has its officer supply on
hand. In addition, there are now
10000 boys in the various RO.TC
units around the country who could
be rushed through special training
or could be turned into non-com-
missioned officers at one.
FRIDAY: How the navy will ex.
panu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

tances, and the people of my state,
who are, I hope. familiar with my
record.
I look forward to the pleasure Of
seeing you Just a little later"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

To the fore Mr.. and Mrs. William Driscoll
former residents OF this CITY, now living IN Prospect are
prominent in the organization OF new dog CLUB IN tnS
State - the Southern Connecticut Kennel Club. Mr.
Driscol president of the young organization
which already has been granted the right to hold sane
ton match at the Crack-Dae Kennels of Mrs. Paul M
Svernail in Branord on Sunday July 81 Mrs. Drscol
member of the Board of Governors of the new kennel
club OF interest too is the announcement that Mrs
Sherman R. Hoyt will judge sporting, working, and non
sporting groups, as well as best-of-match Edwin A;
Sayres ST., will judge hound, terrier, toy groups, ana
chdrens classes Mrs Hoyt is the owner of the famous
Bakeen Kennels at Katonah N Y and proud possessor Of
CHI Blaeen Jung Frau which went best OF show at Morris
and Essex this spring after 15nonths layof during
which she wheped what experts all agreed wonder
full litter The Branford show will include these classes
puppies under six months puppies six to IL months,
novice and American-bred Dogs with more than five
championship points are ineligible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-03

Swish murmur gurgle. Paul d. Cravath,
famous New York lawyer, Metropolitan Opera head,
civic leader and patron of the arts who died this week.
was striking personality well figure When we
say figure speak of his stature six feet four inches
and of powerful build His hobbies travel music,
and horticulture. 1t is told of him that when he
planning the building of his present home he spent
long time in details of the actual building, and land
scaping. Among other things he wanted a brook on
his grounds at Locust Valley where the English eigh
teenth century house built Now if he had chosen
Connecticut, he would have had no trouble about
brook. At any rate the architect promised that
brook would be forthcoming by tricks of engineering
and asked Mr. Cravath il he desired brook that had
murmur, swish or a gurge. Cravath said he wanted
all three No doubt he got what he wanted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02

ORDER PEONY BLOOMS for
Mothers and Decoration Day.
Write for special prices. Gorgeous
assortment buds showing color now.
John Nolda no longer authorized to
solicit orders or collect money for
us. Home Nursery. SEC
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02

Miss Margaret Barker and Ben
Austin of Pendleton were Wednes-
day callers at the j., B. Austin
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom john
ston and son of Pasco were also
dinner guests at the Austin home,
the occasion being in celebration of
Mr.. Johnston's birthday.
Miss Betty Brown left Sunday
morning for her new position as
anaesthetist in st. Mary's hospital
in Madison. Wisconsin. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Brown of East Kennewick and has
been visiting the past few weeks
with her parents here.
Miss Helen Massey, p. p. & L.
home service advisor will conduct
community cooking school on
electric cookery Friday afternoon at
the Liberty hall in White Bluffs.
This school is being sponsored by
the White Bluffs Woman's Club. A
school will be held Thursday, May
9, at the Eanford grange hall. Miss
Massey also showed some lighting
films in Hanford and White Bluffs
schools Wednesday and today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Weber enter
tanned with a dinner, party Sunday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Don Thomp-
son of Walla Walla were honor
guests for the evening. Four tables
of bridge were in play with Mrs.
Curran Chellis and Mrs. Lou Mil
Ter receiving ladies prizes and Ur-
ban Koelker and DR.. L. G. Spauld-
ing, the mems prizes for the eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Spaulding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Yedica and
Mr.. and Mrs. K. C.. Clifford were
co-hosts and hostesses to a buffet
supper at the Spaulding home Mon
day evening. Following the din
ner the group went to the Arrow
Grill, where they enjoyed the dane
ing club party. Those entertaining
for the club included Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Anon, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Beste and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Adams.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by
the Board of County Commissioners
of Benton County, Washington. up
TO 1000 o'clock am, Saturday, May
ID, 1910, DIT the office of the County
Auditor in the Courthouse at Pros
ser, Washington for the following
equipment:
One a. (used) Stationary DIESEL
Motor. The size of said motor shall
be approximately 100 Horse Power.
Said motor shall be equipped with
drive pulley Of the size to be de-
termined by the purchaser. All
bids on this equipment shall be f.
oh. ProsSer, Washington.
Also one (1) passenger automo-
bile, said automobile shall be a bus
mess coupe. Said coupe shall be
equipped with hot water heater and
detrosters, five 90 six-ply tires. oil
bath air Cleaner and oil filter. Said
coupe shall also be equipped to meet
the requirements of Chapter l89 of
the Session Laws of 1897.
The bidder must accept a 1897
Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe as a trade
In allowance on the above named
automobile, and shall state such al
lowance on the proposal form.
Delivery Of the above named
pieces of equipment must be made
within ten days after award to the
successful bidders, and which time
may be extended only upon the will
of the Board of County Commits
Sioners.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids, and to ac-
cept the bid or bids which in their
opinion may be the best for the
county.
Bidders will be permitted to sub
NIT quotations on more than one
piece or make of equipment. Each
quotation shall be on a separate
Proposal Form. ...
All proposals shall be in writing
and on the forms prepared for the
same, now in the office of the Coun-
ty Auditor. All proposals shall be
prepared in full and must be filed
with the County Auditor on or be-
fore the day and hour above men
toned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
z,,,e Guild met this

Ct Paul's Guild met THIS
l ne M at the church.
i'el non Brooks of Paterson was
Ms rsS,newick visitor Tuesday.
Dor Tor B. Larson is visiting IN
l 1s;ne. California this week.
se0I ..a Nous will meet Tuesday
. EaIIs with Mrs. Wayne Houston
d.s a.a Rinkeydinks will meet Wed.
Ihs May 9Th with Mrs. George
Rokksll. ,,, u,;11 meet with
!, 'J Toe stradling on thursday
Nay Kennewick Woman's club
!. In ,seet Friday, May 10 at the Ma
soalc T serier, county prosecuting
4, was in KenneWlck iues-
day ~ and Mrs. Lane K. Larson lett
NJ. for for Coulee Dam and vicinity
s two days trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02

Through an error in the Courier
Reporter it was reported that Lowell
Higley had undergone an appen-
dectomy two weeks ago. We wish
to make the correction as he was
just a patient in the hospital then
but underwent the operation Sun
day afternoon and is reported as
getting along nicely -.~r e. -,
Miss Marie Wilcox and Don Duff
fy OF Spokane were weekend
guests at the John Vibber home.
Mrs. Alvin Cheney returned home
Sunday after spending several days
visiting with relatives in Corvallis
The Woman's Republican club
will meet Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. c.
Anon.
The Current Events club met with
Mrs. E. H. Behrman this afternoon
with the hostess and Mrs. Elmer o.
son winning honors.
The guild of st. Pauls Episcopal
church will conduct rummage sale
in Raymond's sales room on the
days of May to II.
Glenn Nagley left Monday for
Endicott, where he has been &C
cepted as the new agent for the
Union Pacific railway. ~
The Misses Minnie Reese, Ella
Neuman and Verdella Mueller were
Tuesday evening guests at the home
of Mrs. Vic Smull in Pasco.
~
Business and Professional Women's
club will be held Monday night at
the home of Elsie Raymond.
A number of the members of the
Kennewick P. E. O. chapter will
journey TO Walla Walla tomorrow
to be guests of one of the chapters
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gilcrest and
daughter were in Kennewick Tues
day. Mr.. GilcreSt, county treasurer
was here checking up on some coun-
ty business.
The Hover division of the Metho-
dist aid is sponsoring a Mother
Daughter banquet which will be
! held Friday, May 10 at $50 at the
schoolhouse.
Odin Staley is hobbling around
with the aid of a cane this week
as the result of an injury caused
by falling from a scaffold while
working Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merrifield OF
Milton were Tuesday callers at the
J E. A. Miller home. Mrs. Warde
Meyer accompanied them to their
home for a few days visit.
Miss Inga Otheim left Wednes-
day for San Jose, California, where
she plans to spend the next month
visiting with relatives there and
other California cities.
Mrs. John Neuman entertained
her bridge club Wednesday with
Mrs. Jesse Clapp and Mrs. Mildred
Montgomery of Pasco receiving
honors for the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Penny Terrell mo-
tored to Pendleton Saturday. Mrs
Bill Terrell and son Mike returned
home with them and is visiting this
week at the home of her parents In
Kiona.
Mrs. Sallie B. Odom left on We'd
nesday to make her home with hel
daughter, Mrs. Paul Wagner al
Milton after spending the past
eight months with Mrs. M. S. Kin
kaid.
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John william Sells

John William Sells was born on
October "a, 1871 at Keokuk, Iowa
In 1903 he moved to Yakima where
he was engaged in business as q
blacksmith until 1915 when he
moved his business to Grandview
where he continued his work until
a few years ago when he retired. He
had made his home with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bert Wilson in Kennewick
for the past four and one-half
years. He passed away at the Pas
co April %, following several days
illness.
He is survived by his daughter,
Mrs. Bert Wilson and two sisters.
Graveside services were held at
Yakima with Rev. DR.. r. L. La
Mott officiating. Burial was made
beside his wife, who preceded him
in death twenty-one years ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02
Property Owners File
Suit to Recover Taxes

Claiming they were assessed un-
reasonably high taxes on real es-
tate, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Durocher of
Kennewick filed suit against Ben
ton county and Ray Gilcrest, coun-
ty treasurer, in Benton county SUI
perior court Tuesday for recovery
of 1924 and interest from May 81,
1899, when the taxes were paid un-
der protest. The plaintiffs are rep
resented by Moulton & Powell.
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all of replacing your equipment, see
our stock before someone else gets
IL. Also some greatly reduced
prices on several used pieces. Ray
mondS. 5tf
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Notice TO Farmers

Farmers interested may secure
irrigation guides which have been
issued by the bureau OF reclama-
ton. by calling for them at the
Columbia Irrigation district office.
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Dated at Prosser, Washington
this LIST day Of May, 1910.
II. E. CHAPMAN.

County Auditor and eY-officio
Clerk OF the Board of County Com.
missioners Of Benton County, WASH
ington. 5:2-9
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Thirty-five hundred girls in a
London clothing factory are making
uniforms for soldiers.
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Route /. SC
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WE WE'RE a little too optimistic
bought too many oil heaters. We
must move stock and have made
some prices that will coax the tight
est dcrar. If you nave any idea at
Evening star., 1940-07-28

commander of the lst Division, sta
toned at Fort Knox and Brig Gen.
Charles L. Scott, cavalry colonel in
command of mechanical regiment,
is to command the I'd Division, sta
toned at Fort Benning, Ga.
The armored corps will contain
about $4,000 officers and enlisted
men. Each division will contain
approximately TOO armored vehicles.
300 guns and howitzers and more
than $500 automatic and semi-auto-
matte weapons.
In preparation to absorb the re-
cruits into the expanded ground
force of the Army. nine triangular
divisions. scattered all over the
United States, are being stream
lined. Gen. George C. Marshall
chief of staff of the Army and mem
Der of the Joint Board stressed that
the recruits are to be put into these
divisions instead of forming any
new divisions and building new
Army posts, so as to promote area
concentration, to facilitate train
ing and to take advantage of hous-
ing the Army already has.
Shifts Being Made.
Shifts of various units are being
made so as to pull into these nine
divisions all troops operating in that
neighborhood. These divisions are:
1st Division - the Northeastern
area,-Montpelier, Vt, to Baltimore,
Md and Dover Del
I'd Division-San Antonio. Tex,
to Salt Lake City and Fort Sill,
Okla, concentrated mostly at San
Antonio.
Sd Division-with all major units
at Camp Lewis, Wash, near Olym-
pia, and Seattle, with a small unit
at San Francisco.
4th DIVISIONAL Camp Benning,
Columbus. Ga.
5th Division-covering the Great
Lakes area, from Louisville to Chi
cago to Detroit and Columbus.
9Th Division-covering the region
between Fort Sill, Okla; Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans.; Fort Des Moines,
Evening star., 1940-07-28

/. These have range of approximately
10000 feet. Funds have been pro-
vided for 3l7 new Comm. mobile
anti-aircraft guns of new design,
with a range of approximately 81
900 feet. The Army now has Is
37-mm. anti-aircraft guns of a new
design and funds for l.409 which
are under order. To deal with low
flying hostile aircraft there are
l,0l4 50-mm. caliber machine guns
and funds are available for a total
of 2.376 guns of this type. When the
program is completed within 18
months, the Army will have a to-
tai of 4616 mobile anti aircraft guns
of the most modern design. There
is also on hand considerable acces-
sorry equipment such as search
lights and various caliber fixed anti
aircraft guns for the Nations fixed
Notifications.
FIELD ARTILLERY MATERIEL-
Out of some 5000 75-mm. guns now
>on hand, l4l have been completely
modernized, 459 are in process of
modernization, 839 are to be mod
ernized, making a total of ,439 guns
of this type. With sixty 75-mm.
hoWitZerS on hand and 100 in pro-
duction, the Army will soon have
$50 weapons of this type. New de-
signs of the 105-mm howitzer, 1O5-
nm. gun and 8-inch hoWitzer have
been adopted to replace weapons of
this type used during the WorlG
War and supply will soon be de-
livered.
GAS Deliveries soon to
be made will bring the Armys supply
of gas masks for the protection of
troops against gas attacks up to a
total of 869,717. Many other items
pertaining to the proper functioning
of the Chemical Warfare Service
are already provided.
AMMUNITION-Vast stores of
many types of ammunition required
by the Army, running from 500 and
l 200 pound bombs, so and 80 CALDER
balls, 37-mm. tank and anti-tank
shells and explosives of al types
have been provided.
Equipment Needs.
The War Department has been
going forward on the conviction
that procurement of critical ltems
of equipment for the protective mo-
bilization plan force should take
precedence over desired increases in
personnel.
The function of the Army is to
support the national policies: TO de-
fend the continental United States
and its overseas possessions, includ-
ing the defense of naval bases. and
to provide for and prepare the land
forces necessary for the effective
prosecution of war.
Ultimate decision in war comes
upon the land and ultimate defense
of the Continental United States falls
upon the Army. Therefore, policy
of building up the sea arm and per-
mitting weaknesses to continue in
the land arm, when both are cs-
sential to maintain an effective de-
fense and successfully to wage war,
is one-sided and contrary uc sound
theory of proper and adequate de-
fense preparation. This was rot
openly recognized until very re-
Gently by the national leadership
The Navy build-up started In 1888,
but it was six years later before
commensurate recognition was CIV
en- to the land arm-the Army sin
situation like that of the United
States, with broad ocean to be
crossed by an attacking enemy, the
Navy must be the first line OF de-
fense. 1t takes years to build battle
ships; but it also takes years to
Evening star., 1940-07-28
BIZ REPRESENTATIVE
ANDREW j. MAY
OF Kentucku.
Chairman Of the House Military Affairs
Committee.

Chairman OF the House Military Affairs
Committee.
The United States never lost
a war, and is adequately pre-
pairing as never before to meet
any attempt at aggression or
invasion that endangers our
form of government, our insti-
tutions and our mode of life.
The Army will be ready, ade-
quately, with fighting and sup
ply forces, backed by the spirit
of the people. This means men
and munitions, airplanes Cboth
for scout service and a striking
force), pilots, technicians,
mobilized scientific skill and
mechanical production; tanks.
new implements of warfare,
gases and explosives; training
schools and replacement camps:
transportation, and a vast
treasury of essential and critical
raw material.
The speed of preparation is
gauged only by efficiency. The
Congress, particularly the COM
mittee of which l am chairman.
intends to see that the vast
sums of money appropriated are
expended to buy necessary sup
plies, equipment and munitions
for the Army. We want dol
lars worth of war equipment
for every dollar we spend.