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Harrington Orders
W. P. A. to Speed Up
Defense Projects
Work at Bolling Field
And Anacostia Included
In 73 Proposals
To help speed up the national de
fense program. Commissioner F. C.
Harrington today ordered W. P. A.
administrators in 31 States, the Dis
trict of Columbia and Hawaii to give
priority to 73 projects which the
War and Navy Departments con
sider of first importance.
Col. Harrington said the program
"covers many navy yards, military
reservations of major size and cer
tain civil airports located in stra
tegic areas.”
W. P. A. work at Bolling Field in
Washington and on Navy projects
In Anacostia are included in this
speed-up construction program.
The W. P. A. also has a project
tinder way at Langley Field, the
■ Army air base near Portsmouth, Va..
as well as work for the Navy at
Yorktown.
Col. Harrington said types of W.
P. A. work to be expedited also in
clude construction of housing and
other facilities for enlarged mili
tary garrisons, camp and canton
ment construction and various im
provements in navy yards.
In Anticipation »t I units.
The W. P. A. order, it was said
today, was in anticipation of funds
expected to bo made available for
such work in the pending relief bill.
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee approved an amendment yester
day authorizing S2o.000.000 to sup
plement the contributions of local
sponsors in connection with projects
for military use.
Many of the projects given pri
ority have been started or are ap
proved and ready for operation.
Others were described by Col. Har
rington as “still in the planning
stage." but are expected to be ready
for operation at an early date.
The plan to integrate Federal re
lief outlays and national defense
needs appeared likely today to re
ceive prompt Senate approval.
Senator Adams. Democrat, of Colo
•rado, floor manager for the $1,075.
584.918 annual relief bill, said the
measure contained few controversial
provisions.
As approved by the Appropri
ations Committee, it authorizes
non-combatant military training of
SOO.OOO youths in C. C. C. camps,
and slashes relief restrictions which
night hamper the preparedness
drive.
Along with the bill went testi
mony of Gen. George C. Marshall,
Army chief of staff, that the 1.500
C. C. C. camps could "prove a val
uable asset in case of mobilization."
Services Vitally Needed.
The general told Senators that he
and the War Department opposed
suggestions for training C. C. C.
youths with guns for military com
bat. because this was too difficult a
task in the scattered camps.
The non-combatant services are
Vitally needed, he added. These in
clude cooking, first aid, bridge and
road construction, radio, photogra
phy and mechanical work.
The relief bill contains funds for
W. P. A. and other Federal agencies
for the year beginning July 1. At
thp President’s request, the House
voted to let all the W. P. A. money
be spent in eight months if neces
sary.
Quarter of Funds for Defense.
Col. Harrington told reporters yes
terday the W. P. A. would devote
about a quarter of its funds and
man power to defense projects.
The W. P. A. commissioner also
supported House-approved provi
sions barring relief employment for
aliens. Communists and Nazi bund
members. He explained that he
had been criticized because “some
Communists” were on relief rolls.
The Senate committee voted Col.
Harrington authority to use up to
$5,000,000 of relief funds to co
ordinate State and local agencies
which certify persons for W. P. A.
jobs.
Some “Political Manipulation.”
Col. Harrington testified that in
some areas local agencies certified
every one who applied, while in
others he said “there is some polit
ical manipulation.”
The Senate bill removes require
ments for local contributions of 25
per cent on national defense proj
ects under W. P. A. and removes
the 130-hour monthly work limit
on them.
The Senate bill totals about
S40.000.000 less than the House
measure but actually authorizes
greater expenditures. The House
voted $115 000.000 for rural rehabili
tation. but the Senate committee
reduced this to $75,000,000 and then
directed the R. F. C. to provide an
additional $125,000,000 for loans to
needy farmers.
McEntee Declares Corps
Could Provide Mechanics
SALEM. Va.. June 6 (A3).—The C.
C C. could, if necessary for the
national defense program, train
3.000 to 4.000 practical mechanics
a year and 10.000 maintenance me
chanics every four months, Director
J. J. McEntee said here yesterday.
He made the estimate while in
specting an area automotive repair
center which services equipment of
60 C. C. C. camps. There are now
45 such centers, he said, and the
number will be increased to at
least 75.
About 20 enrollees are given me
chanical training in each center,
and this number could be expanded
to 50 or more if the Government
desires.
The extent of expansion of the
present training program. Mr. Mc
Entee said, depends on future plans
of Government authorities and ad
ditional appropriations.
Edward McMahon Rites
Will Be Held in Kansas
Funeral services for Edward F.
McMahon. 49, Justice Department
attorney who died Tuesday of a
heart attack, will be held tomorrow
In St. Peter's Church at Beattie,
Kans. He will be buried there.
Mr. McMahon was stricken in his
physician's office several hours after
rescuing a pet cat from sulphur
fumes in the basement garage of his
home in Glen Mar, Md
He was associated with the Tax
Division of the Treasury Depart
ment.
• Mr. McMahon is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Edith Brur.ton Mc
Mahon; two sons. Edward Francis.
5. and John Martin. 2, and a brother,
James McMahon of Beattie.
War Communiques
British
LONDON, June 6 (A').—The Air
and Home Ministries today issued
the following communique:
The Air Ministry and the Ministry
of Home Security announce that
j enemy aircraft dropped a number
of incendiary bombs in rural dis
tricts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire,
; Norfolk and on the Thames side
I during the night, apparently in an
1 attempt to locate and attack R. A.
F. airdromes.
Anti-aircraft defenses were in
action.
No damage was reported except
that one house in Lincolnshire was
set on fire.
In addition to incendiary bombs,
j high explosive bombs were used in
' two of these attacks without caus
ing any serious damage.
Six persons received minor in
juries.
The Air Ministry later issued
the following communique:
During yesterday the Royal Air
Force medium bombers carried out
a series of attacks on the enemy's
lines of communications leading to
the Somme battlefield. Our fight
! ers operating from France main
tained offensive patrols throughout
the day.
Reports so far received show six
enemy aircraft were destroyed. One
of our fighters was shot down.
Army co-operation aircraft of the
R. A. F. carried out a number of
successful reconnaissances during
the day.
Throughout the night medium
and heavy bombers of the Royal Air
Force attacked enemy troop concen
i trations and harassed enemy move
ments behind the fighting front.
Other formations of heavy bomb
ers struck at junctions and marshal
ling yards west of the Ruhr, while
others attacked military objectives
in Germany.
Two of our aircraft are missing.
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The battle began at dawn. The
enemy's pressure was most particu
larly felt south of the lower Somme
(River), where a slight withdrawal
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German
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j The operations begun yesterday
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plan.
Our troops have won ground every
where toward the southwest.
The number of prisoners taken
at Dunkerque has increased to
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On June 5 the air force bombed
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behind the enemy front under at
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It (the air force) also successfully
attacked several important air
dromes in central France, the naval
and commercial port of Cherbourg,
and in the night of June 5-6 nu
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southeast coast of Britain.
The total losses of the enemy
amounted to 143 airplanes; 49
brought down in combat, 19 by anti
aircraft and the remainder on the
ground.
Nineteen German planes are
missing.
The enemy repeated his attacks
on non-military objectives In the
night of June 5-6 in Northern and
Western Germany. No essential
damage was done.
Three enemy aircraft were shot
down—two over Hamburg bv night
chasers and the third in the Nether
lands by anti-aircraft artillery.
Byrd Antarctic Flagship
Reaches Philadelphia
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—The
U. S. S. Bear, flagship to the Byrd
Antarctic Expedition, arrived at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard yesterday
after seven months in the polar
regions—and one of the first orders
signed by the commander was for
ice.
With temperatures in the middle
80s, the little 66-year-old vessel,
carrying 40 members of the expedi
tion, docked next to Uncle Sam’s
mightiest battleship, the U. S. S.
Washington, being outfitted, and
will remain here a week for repairs.
Afterward the black-and-white
sailing ship will continue to Boston
starting point of the expedition last
November. Lt. Comrir. William N.
Crawford said the ship would re
turn to the Antarctic this fall for
the other 58 members of the expedi
tion.
Fuel Conference
Scores of industrialists, fuel and
power engineers and research ex
perts have been invited to attend a
fuel engineering conference to be
held at the Shoreham Hotel, June
21, it was announced today. The
meeting has been called by J. E.
Tobey. vice president in charge of
engineering for Appalachian Coals,
Inc., Cincinnati. More than 500
are expected to attend.
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