Milford chronicle., 1931-09-04

Big Thursday of 1881, but for thu
time being we will pass them by.
StOrm<At Slaughter Beach
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and par
Of Monday, August 21, %, 23 and "a
will long be remembered by those
whose summer homes are situated
on the bayshore at Slaughter Beach
An easterly storm commenced on
Friday, August 21 and continued
without ceasing with gale force un-
til Monday, August "a, when il
abated.
The beach was strewned with sea
weed and partitions of motor boats
which had come ashore during the
storm and lay broken and stranded
along the shore.
Many pieces 'of lumber fioated
ashore which were picked up by
those who were early patrolling the
beach.
The most thrilling scene occurred
on Sunday. One of Capt. Plummer's
fishing boats broke it's cable and
drifted into the wooden pier. Many
hands were present to assist and
succeeded in getting the boat out
to the end of the pier, when Capt.
Plummer started the motor and pro-
ceeded with a party of two others
to round the end of the jetty and
enter the creek for safety. When
near the jetty the motor ceased to
go and left them at the mercy of
the waves, which continually wash
ed over the boat, and threatened to
sink their craft. When hope had
about been abandoned, Capt. Plum
mer succeeded in getting the motor
in a running condition, when they
were able to round the jetty and
seek safety in the creek near by.
Some of the parties who thought
it would be lark to go on the boat
now say that they have had enough
experience with boats to last
throughout their lives.
Many people came from distance
to watch the storm and it was a
very exciting time when the tre-
mendous waves coming shoreward
threatened to crush everything
which would impede their progress;
they would break with mighty
crash upon the shore and roll
peaceably back to the element to
which they belonged, doing no dam
age whatever.
A lady present said she had wait
ed ten years to see storm at
Slaughter Beach and she was more
than satisfied with the thrills she
experienced when the storm was at
its highest point.
Those persons who have not had |
the experience of witnessing an cas-
terly storm, when the wind blow
ing with cyclone force, creating a |
sea where the waves rolling almost |
mountain high-have missed some
thing that the human eye once hav-
ing seen the mind will never for
get.
So with the recent storm at
Beach, it showed the
strength of wind and waves when
lossened by the strong arm which
hold them in check, and if permitted
would crush all human life and
which come into its path.
Let us all rejoice that there is a
Voice Who speaks to the wind and
waves, Peace be STILL" and they at
once cease their crusade of de-
struction and become as calm and
peaceful as the commOtion noticed
IN the quiet rivulets near by.
English SparrOWs And StarlingS
An item in the Chronicle of last
week entitled English Sparrow
Is Foe To The Japanese
Beetle"
This is true, and these birds
which have been formerly so ruth
ess destroyed have been to the far
ners a greater help than they sup
losed in aiding the destruction of
he Japanese beetle, Mexican beetle
nd other insects of destructive
lature.
Chemists who have examined the
tomachs of both the English spar
ows and starlings have found them
gorgedg with, Japanese
eetles, Mexican bean beetles, strip
d cucumbers beetles and imported
'illow leaf beetles, four of the
vorst insect pests known to science.
Iaving found out the value of these
irds the farmers should protect
ather than to destroy them, and
Ome feed scattered where they can .
ct it, will amply repay the farmer
y their aid in destroying the many
ests of which they are troubled
uring the spring and summer sea-
1ns.
The writer understands that a few
ears ago the farmers and others of l
laughter Neck destroyed in one Il
ight's time about eight hundred
arlings. This was shame, and re-
ects no credit on those who took
part in it.
We should think the constant
ar-fare on the sparrows and star II
ngs would now cease and the far II
ers and gardeners would in every II
ay protect these most useful Il
rds. II
We have fed the birds during the II
inter. months and especially when H
low was on the ground, and they II
I'VE amply repaid for the trouble. H
Last spring after we had planted
If string and lima bean crops we Il
,ticed that a flock of English Il
arrows were constantly feeding
1ong the beans, and further we no Il
led while others complained of
wing their bean crops destroyed
the Mexican beetles, ours SEEM
immune and we had very few III
et1es IN the vines. We can attri- II