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Show Pershing Urges Federal Roads in Defense Plan Probably no testimony would carry more weight as to the importance of good roads In the nation's defense scheme than that of Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American forces in the World war and until recently re-cently chief of stau of the United States army. Looking over the records, the Amor-lean Amor-lean Automobile association finds that General Pershing testified before the senate committee on post offices and post roads as follows: "The country roads will be of tremendous tre-mendous value in time of war. The roads must be relied on to obtain the needed food supplies." Ever since the co-operative work began be-gan on the building of the federal aid highways, all roads constructed with federal funds have been required to I be built so that the culverts and j bridges shall be constructed to meet the requirements of the army. |