Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1934, Page 25

CODNEN PLANES SOLEHTBYARNY Dern Also Requests 50,000 More Personnel and New Building. An Army air force stronger by 600 new planes, an Army personnel en- larged by nearly 50,000 m-n. and | Army housing facilities .mproved by & $60,000,000 building program are the high spots among recommenda- tions being made to Congress by Sec- retary of War Dern in his annual re- port. In addition, Secretary Dern recom- | mends erection of a new War De- partment building in Washington, terming the need “pressing” and ask- Ing that construction be ‘“‘undertaken without delay.” 2,320 Ships is Objective. The Air Corps proposal, following closely the suggestions of the Baker Aviation Committee, calls for an im- | mediate start on construction of new | planes over a three-year period. The | objective is a minimum plane strength of 2,320 ships. ‘The Army personnel inercase would raise the number of officers from 11.- Heads Club COSMOPOLITAN GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS. LEWIS A. PAYNE Of Ralph W. Lee & Co., who has been elected president of the Cosmopolitan Club. Other officers named were: C. Emery Galliher, vice president; Michael D. Schaefer, secretary, and Edmund O. Carl, treasurer. William L. King, Thomas J. Groom and Roswell S. Wilkes were elected to the Execu-" tive Committee. —Harris-Ewing Photo. %50 to 14,000, and the number of men from 117.517 to 165,000. Such an increase, the Secretar: id, is reces- sary to enable the Army to carry out | duties now imposed upon 1t. The housing program is favored, Becretary Dern declarcc, because the | Army has been living “under deplor- able conditions” ever since the World | War. A similar progrem was carried | on during the current vear, more tlan | $60,000.000 being expended. The Public Works Administration contrib- | uted heavily to this activity this year, Dern reported. and’ employment was given to 11,358 men. Many Planes Needed. In explaining his Air Corps rec- ommendation, the Secretary declared that the Corps needs “a large num- ‘ber of military planes of the most ef- ficient types to enable it to carry out the necessary training and to be in | a state of readiness for immediate and | effective service in an emergency.” ‘ Blame for Air Corps difficulties in | connection with the flying of the air- | mail last Spring were laid by Secre- | tary Dern at the door of Congress. “The experience,” he said. “‘exposed certain defects, most of which had | developed through no fault of the Air Corps, but were due to insuffi- ciencies in appropriations.” Among the deficiencies which contributed to the death toll of Army airmail pilots, Mr. Dern said, “probably the most important were inadequate training in night and blind flying and lack of special instruments.” | Air Corps Crities Hit. Secretary Dern struck back at erit- fcs of the Air Corps during the period of fts airmail operations, declaring that such critics’ had “without any real ipvestigation of attendant ecir- cumstahces,” seized upon the Air Corps afrmail crashes “as proof of inefficiency, neglect and obsolescence in the Army Air Corps.” “That much of the criticism was unjust.” he said, “is attested by the fact that after the weather cleared up and the pilots had become familiar with their routes the Air Corps car- ried the mail satisfactorily and with Bingular freedom from accidents.” . Transfer of the Air Corps-from the @irection of an Assistant Secretary of ‘War to that of the chief of staff, as is the case with other branches of the | Army, has contributed “to the mutual benefit of the Air Corps and the Army as a whole,” the Secretary reported. In stressing the need for erection of | a new War Department building here, Secretary Dern said “At present agencies under the Sec- retary of War octupy space in 17 sep- arate buildings throughout the city of Washington. Proper co-ordination is | difficult and is needlessly time-con- | suming at best. Valuable records, the loss of which would entail great ex- pense and embarrassment to the Gov- { ernment, are stored in flimsy structures | that were built during the World War | and today constitute a fire hazard of | the worst type. “Lack of suitable quarters and de- [plorable dispersion of subordinate | agencies are particularly disadvanta- | geous to the military division of the War Department, since each of its sev- eral sections is functionally a part of a single team. Efficiency is possible only where all are suitably concen- trated.” . Hold Angling Contest. City officials of Ramsgate, England, recently held an angling contest. 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In copen with rose and navy or wine with white piping and belt fringe. Neorigees, THIRD FLOOR. If she needs a new Watch Bracelet —surprise her on Christmas morning with one in gold—selected from the many styles available in our Jewelry Repair Section. Ribbon bands, too—and styles for men, also. Ribbons, $1.50 to $2.50. Metal bracelets, $1.75 to $5. JEWELRY REPAIRING, AIsLE 1, First FLOOR. Holiday Dress Patterns A thoughtful and unusual gift idea—for the friend who makes her own frocks— cotton dress lengths, neatly boxed and ready to present. 4 Yards Percale, $1; 5 Yards, $1.25 4 Yards Seersucker, $1.50 5 Yards, $2.50 5 Yards Dress Gingham, $1.50 CorroN DREss GoODS, SECOND FLOOR . N & Lo ROP « The Christmas SIore -eesXPes Tuesday, December 18, is the last day to mail your Christmas Gifts to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and North Caroli For her whe must be much away from home Kathleen Mary Quinlan has Two lIdeal Gifts The Freshen-up Kit in smart red or black suede-finish, holds, most com- pactly, six essentials to a “soig- 52‘50 née” appearance .. The Travel Bag is a grand affair, holding a huge mirror and nine Quinlan s beauty aids in generous sizes lo Other Quinlan Sets, up to $40 TorLeThizs, Aisie 16, Fmst FLOOR. 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