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Evening star., 1936-09-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Twenty-Five robins in one back yard
NAV be seen by the careful bird watcher
these days.
They will be migrants, on their way
South. They may alight for only Is
minutes or half an hour, but they will
constitute q multiple reward for the
observer.
EVERY one who likes the birds should
be ON the lookout for the robins and
others.
The above flock dropped down in one
garden exactly at o'clock last We'd
nesday afternoon. The temperature
stood at 72 degrees, and light rain had
begun.
The observer was pleased with the first
half dozen robins, but as one after an
other began to drop down from the
trees, he was pleased no end, as well
he had a right to be, for the birds made
a beautiful picture in the grass.
There is no bird sight in the world
exactly like that of a robin redbreast
catching worms.
He leans forward, anticipation written
large.
Then he cocks his head to one side,
very far to one side, listens intently-
there can be no doubt he is listening
then suddenly strikes his bill into the
earth.
He has missed!
But only by half an inch, evidently,
for he dives forward again, this time
coming up with food.
The migrating robins were spread out
like skirmishing party which, indeed
they were, over the entire yard.
They were about equally divided be-
tween older birds, which could be told by
their larger bodies, and youngsters max
ing their first migration.
On most of the latter the light gray
thrush like spots on the chest could be
seen. These spots give the best evidence
in the world that the wood thrush and
the robin do belong to the same family
one of the most delightful bird families
in the world.
BY 4:2O pm. more than half of the
birds had flown away, and by half-past
all had gone. 1t was just little breath
ing spell, stop for refreshments in a
journey.
Many birds are taking this flight, and
are to be seen by careful watchers. They
will not linger long. however, SO the
lookout must be sharp, and the watcher
ever alert.
Along with the robins were dozen
more or less, of stubby speckled birds.
These had darkish heads, and were
inclined to fight among themselves.
Obviously they were young birds. but
which?
They were identified at last assmale
starlings going into their first Winter.
These f1edglings lack the stubby tail
of their elders.
Their distinguishing features are the
aggregation of white spots along the
wings and sides.
If you see such a bird in your yard
from now on. especially a number OF
them together, do not think you have
something new" in the bird line.
The probability will be that they are
youngsters of the startling tribe.
Interesting birds they are. capable
well built
Half a dozen blackbirds and blue
jay made up the complement of birds
in the garden during the interesting
half hour.
But hold-how about the two dozen
English sparrows?
They were at their regular feeding
station, consuming chick feed at lively
rate
Evening star., 1936-09-07

America, he is the designer of an
earthquake-proof railway bridge. which
has enough give" to sustain a consid-
cradle shock without damage. Senor
Trucco is a former director of the
national railways in Chile and for some
years was dean of the School of Math-
ematics and Engineering in the Uni
versity of Chile. His tour of duty in
Washington has been concurrent with
the New Deal.
X X X
Little birds whisper that the next
organized group to hoist the flag of
opposition to the Landon candidacy may
be the school teachers of the country,
on the alleged ground that the Cover
nor has practiced thrift and budget
balancing in Kansas at the cost Of
public education and those dependent
upon it for livlihood There are also
suggestions that Kansas economy in
provision for the insane has made the
Nations mental hygienists anti-Landon
minded.
tCopyrighs. 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-07

Mostly they paid no attention to the
battery of robins, nor did the members
OF the battery pay any particular atten-
ton to them.
Occasionally a blackbird would hop
up, chasing away the band of sparrows,
the members of which then sat at a
respectful distance, waiting for the large
bird to get through. This he did shortly,
evidently not finding cracked corn much
to his liking.
Immediately the sparrows went back
to feeding.
A semi-albino is a member of this
sparrow band
The albino is familiar, of course, but
probably few persons have seen even a
half-albino English sparrow.
Its tail and wings are pure white, but
there can be no doubt in the world that
it is real English sparrow. Not only
does 1t look the part, but it hangs with
the band all the time.
We wish we could say that 1t is the
leader OF the group, of perhaps two
dozen, but the truth is that it is just one
of the members. The remainder do not
persecute it in any way. This is often
0OAAC Wy IlCdGuCSy WllCIl VI lIl6u
comrades happens to be abnormal. The
same trait may be seen in humans. They
say that penguins kill all-white speci-
mems.
Bird watchers must keep such facts in
mind, and not be stampeded when they
cannot identify some peculiar looking
bird which alights in their yard.
1t may be an off f-color specimen of
some Well-known species.
If it pals around with English spar
rows, for instance, feel pretty sure that
it may be a sparrow, and even an Eng
lish sparrow.
There are many variations, in Nature,
sometimes called sports" These are
just enough off the normal to throw the
watcher completely off the track, unless
he bears well in mind these possibilities.
Migrating birds will find feeding sta
tions helpful from now on.
Most of them, it is true, are not seed
eating birds, in the main, but even these
are able to utilize seeds and grains at
times.
Birds beginning the annual trek this
month are enabled to go at leisurely
pace.
Some of them even fly at night, and
feed during the day.
Night flying probably is safer for them
in many ways. But they owe most of
their well-being to the fact that out of
every thousand persons, 999 pay no at
tention to them whatever, not being
interested.
And the thousandth is likely to be a
bird lover.
Robins are not supposed to migrate
until October IS to November IS, at
which time the wood thrush and many
others fly away.
Yet we cannot gainsay the evidence
of our own eyes,
Those 25 robins-count' 'en-we did
were on their way somewhere.
1t is true that there always are few
robins which stick around. Reports
come in of robins at feeding stations
in the Winter.
Well, maybe.
All we can say is that we had no
robins among the 300 or more birds
which daily helped themselves all last
Fall and Winter
There is peculiar niche in every bird
friends heart for this confident, happy
creature. It's friendly presence spells
Spring, its absence Winter. Let us wish
it well while it is away.
Evening star., 1936-09-07
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Important Discovery.

Oh, de laziness season, it came in de
May,
When de rainbow was smilin' so bright
an so gay;
1t drifted thoo June, when de roses
so fair
Was sendin' their fragrance along on
de air;
An say to myself, to work I won try
Till dis laziness season gets time to
pass by.
But dat laziness season hung 'roun'
th'oo July,
An it hadn't departed when August
passed by.
Each day dat came shinin' an smilin'
along
Seemed to sound free from care like
a piece of song;
So jes' settles down to my comfort
an cheer,
Cause it's laziness season de mos of
de year.
Evening star., 1936-09-07

oysters are again in season and are the
subject of scientific supervision. The
Department of Agriculture has nothing
to do with them. They may grow scarcer
and more expensive, but they cannot be
plowed under.
Evening star., 1936-09-07

Everybody celebrates Labor day with
out distinction between employer and
worker. The automobile road crush and
the delayed train schedule recognize no
difference in power or position and call
for intimate human understanding in
enforcing the elemental law of self-pres-
ervation.
Evening star., 1936-09-07

Hollywood is showing pictures of
American history which give vivid idea
of how this city might have appeared
if statesmen had been endowed with the
personality gifts of film stars.
Evening star., 1936-09-07
Making Allowances,

NIdkIng AlIUWdHCtSs
"Our government" said the man of in
tense idealism, must keep faith. 1t must
fulfill every promise to the letter."
"Oh, come now!" protested the patient
person. ."You can't expect the weather
bureau to make good on every predic-
ton"
Evening star., 1936-09-07

A new feature of travel is the tourist
camp. 1t gives the campaign caravan
an opportunity to "see America first"
from a strictly modern viewpoint.
Evening star., 1936-09-07

So many initials figure IN the New
Deal that it has become as difficult TO
score political play as it is to calculate
losses and winnings at contract.
Evening star., 1936-09-07
Sporting Insurance.

From the Alton (Ill.) Telesraph.
The trend toward safeguarding pedes-
trians could well be linked up with
Federal game preserve projects.
Evening star., 1936-09-07
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Evening star., 1936-09-07
The Trouble Maker.


Nothin' only carelessness,
Said Hezekiah Bings,
Is causin' all the worlds distress
An disconcertin' things.
For years the fields have blossomed gay,
For years the sun has shone.
This world would 60 its placid way
. If it were let alone.
But as it blossoms and it thrives
For mortals to enjoy,
Man with his strange ambition strives
To make the world his toy.
Through hurt and horror man will trace
His pathway to throne,
Yet earth would be pleasant place
If it were left alone.
Some men," said Uncle Eben, "gits
so far ahead Of DER times dat dey's
sumpin' like de drum major who Travelled
50 fast dat he didn't look like he belonged
to de parade."
Evening star., 1936-09-07
Saws a Patriotic Citizen

Admiration ne'er relaxes
For the greatest land on earth.
It's pleasure to pay taxes
When you get your moneys worth.
Evening star., 1936-09-07
An Observation.

An Observation.
what says the voice of the people?"
inquired the oracular alarmist.
my personal observation" replied
Senator Sorghum, sis that the voice of
the people is, as rule, too closely occu-
pied in giving three cheers for somebody
to articulate anything very distinctly"
Sometimes a man is regarded as good
natured merely because he has reached
a point where he realizes that kicking
won't help.
Evening star., 1936-09-07

that Landon will be able to pry the
farmers away from the New Deal,
particularly when the checks for soil
conservation begin to roll in, as they
will from now on. And these checks to
the farmers will go into all the other big
agricultural States. 1t is true that the
drought has put a crimp in the farm
situation in many of the States. But
there again the Roosevelt administra-
ton has had an opportunity to come
forward with large sums of money to
give to the farmers.
Will President Roosevelt deal out lot
of plums before the election-plums in
the shape Of important Federal jobs-or
will he wait until the election is over?
Two of the most important jobs in the
country are vacant-the Office of con-
troller general of the United States and
that of Secretary of War. There are also
the Offices Of Undersecretary of State,
Undersecretary of the Treasury, Second
Assistant Secretary of Labor, director Of
the budget, q Federal Reserve Board
governorship, five maritime commits
sionerships, Ambassador to Russia, q
White House secretary and others. There
are two ways Of looking at the matter of
immediate appointments or of waiting
until November 3. If the President
makes the appointments now he will dis
appoint a lot of candidates for these
positions, for there are always a large
number anxious for such jobs. Further
more, If he holds up these appointments,
he will have something with which to
reward the faithful after election. The
other way to look at the matter Is that
by giving out these jobs now he may
add to his popularity in the States bene-
fitting thereby. For example. he might
appoint - Secretary Of War the Assist
Evening star., 1936-09-07

A reader can get the dns,Der to any
question of fact By tUriting The EUentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How much money is deposited in
national banks? In all banks in the
United States?-G. M
An On June 80 deposits in national
banks totaled $26.000.O 100000. On that
date the deposits in all banks amounted
to $58,000,000,O00.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
ESCAPE DEATH
GEORGETOWN
Grounding Of Pipe in Contact
With High Tension Wire
Saves Three Workers
WERE ON ROAD JOB

Lloyd t. Rogers, white, North
Rrace Street, Georgetown; Elmer
w. Jefferson, Negro, of Seaford,
and Charles Burton. Negro, also of
Georgetown, narrowly escaped be-
ing elecvtrocuted while working on
the highway between Georgetown
and Laurel. The three men were
engaged in pulling up pump
which had been installed to furnish
water for use on the widening of
the highway. They pulled the pipe
too far out of the ground with the
result that it came in contact with
high tension wire, carrying 23,-
600 volts. The pipe was charged,
but happened to be grounded, and
thus save the three men from i'm
mediate electrocution. They were
knocked unconscious, however, and
were rushed to the Office of DR..
Joseph B. NAPLES, on West Market
Street, where they were resuscitat-
ed. The men are still suffering
from shock and are confined to
their homes.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

ket of peaches in them. Blessed
are those who were on the safe
side of the frost line that cold
winter night.
Nature is most prolific in her
gifts under the wet weather of the
past weeks. A more luxuriant
growth of verdure has not been
seen for years, it having been a
decidedly growing season. Wild
flowers abound on every hand and
enhance the beauty of the land
scape. The daisies nod their heads
in profusion, and some meadows
are overrun with them. Under the
long and what should be the warm
days of Summer, the corn fields
will doubtless make up in rapid
growth for the slow start in the
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Rhode Island Probation
Cuts State Crime Cost

PrOvidence.-The fact that il
costs more than 81 a day to keep a
man in prison and only 3 cents a
day to supervise him on probation
has resulted in a saving of nearly
$7j0.0O0 in year by the state of
Rhode Island. according to 10.
seph Ii. Hagan. chief of the di-
vision of probation and criminal
statistics.
While Mr.. Hagan declares he is
more deeply interested in using
more probation officers and fewer
prison guards" he believes the eco
nomic saving is well worth earn
est consideration by the taxpayers
who would have to foot bill ex-
ceeding $1,0O0.0OO yearly but for
the Rhode Island probation system
which is the nations third Oldest
having started 81 years ago, but
81 years behind Massachusetts. the
leader.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
THREE KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
Miss Virginia Boyce, William
Cahill, and Don Car
michael Victims
las. CORNELL ESCAPES

Two young men and girl, all
of Wilmington, were killed and an
other Wilmington youth seriously
injured, when the automobile in
which they were riding crashed
into a moving freight train and
overturned on Christian avenue,
in the southern section of Will
mington, early Friday morning.
All were known in Smyrna, some
being frequent visitors here. The
dead:
Miss Virginia Boyce, 10, of 1904
Franklin street.
William Cahill, %, of 1923 Van
Buren street.
Donaldson Carmichael, %, Of
2311 w. 18th street.
The injured youth, James Cor
nell, %, of 1402 Woodlawn avenue,
suffered conclusion of the brain
and internal injuries, and lapsed
into unconsciousness, physicians at
the Delaware Hospital said.
All three who were killed were
members of prominent Wilmington
families. Miss Boyce was the
daughter of w. Truxton Boyce,
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for Delaware. Cahill was a
student at the William and Mary
College and Cornell a student at
Cornell University. The three boys
were known to the younger set of
Newark, Smyrna, Dover and Re-
hoboth. The boys, police said,
borrowed the automobile from a
friend earlier in the evening and
were on their way to visit him
when they crashed into the train
at the Christian street crossing.
An hour after the accident two
Negroes, on their way to work, dis
covered the wrecked car at the
foot of an embankment several
feet away from the rails. The mo-
tor had been forced back into the
front seat and police worked for
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
WARNING TO POND BATHERS
State Board of Health Says Pollu-
ton is Rife i'm Many Streams

Pollution is so rife in many of
the ponds and streams of the State
that bathing therein is rarely safe,
and in no case should a person
drink any of these waters without
sterlizing them, according to DR..
A. G. Jost, Executive Secretary of
the State Board of Health. There
have ben several instances in the
past of typhoid fever apparently
having been incurred from bathing
in polluted waters, either through
swallowing some of the bathing
water, or through adherence of
filth to the hands and later trans
mission to the mouth. 1t is par
ticularly noticeable that typhoid,
a filth-borne disease, is ;4tst pre-
valent during the warm months
when more people are picnicking.
camping and bathing. The Amer
lean habit of stream pollution,
both with industrial and : human
wastes, has been one of the most
costly health menaces, as well as
many beautiful bodies of
water of their natural recreational
Many rural streams
have been polluted with under
ground seepage from nearby farm
toilets and barn yards. "It is
quite doubtful" said DR.. Jost, "if
there is surface water of any ex-
tent in the entire State which is
fit to drink without some prelimin-
ary treatment. While the same
may not be applied to
both bathing and drinking waters,
there is no doubt that many of the
surface waters of the State are
too heavily polluted for even safe
bathing"
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
CLAYTON HAVING A
BUILDING BOOM

w. S. Reynolds broke ground
for his new house, corner of Clay
ton Avenue and West Street, Mon
day dnwill push it to completion.
c. F. Griffenberg has bought a
lot of I. N. Mills, 81 x $50 feet, on
the Southeast corner of Clayton
Avenue and East Street, on which
he will erect a residence in the
near future.
Harvey f. Smith has bought a
lot of the same dimensions on the
northeast corner of Clayton Av-
enue and East Street.
The walls of the new hotel, near
the depot are up, three stories high
and the carpenters are putting on
the rafters this week.
superintendent l. N. Mills mov-
ed his family from Dover last week
to Clayton and took possession of
the new house which he has had
erected there, for their future
home. 1t is indeed an elegant
home-large, planned by the arch
itect, Edward Hurst Brown, of
Philadelphia, after an outline of
colonial days, but finished up with
all the modern improvements, for
convenience: roomy, airy, and from
its situation, giving a fine land
scape view from any point of the
compass. A full description of the
architecture of the house was CIV
en- sometime ago and need not be
stated, but in the finishing UP
there has been some desirable ad-
ditions including electric alarm
Continued on Page Thrss)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Drive ON Unregistered Dogs

In the drive on unregistered
dogs now going on, Mr.. Foster, of
the State Game Commission saws
that to date total of $50 dogs
has been gassed. These dogs were
found running at large without lie
enses and were not called for be-
fore the five days the commission
keeps the dogs expired About
one-half of the State has been COW
cred to date, Mr.. Foster said. The
work of checking farms and other
homes for unlicensed dogs is ex-
pected to be completed by Septem-
ber /.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Bass and Pike Season Opens

Good fishing" was predicted by
Clarence Foster, chief game war
den of the Delaware Game and
Fish Commission. in announcing
the opening of the bass and pike
season today. The wardens plan
to visit the ponds and check the
licenses and the number of fish
taken. The bass season will close
January 81 and no more than six
fish may be taken on one day, the
minimum length being 10 inches.
The pike season will close Febru-
ary %.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Cooper-Grier Nuptials

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Cooper, OF
Georgetown, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Su-
zann E. Cooper and Mr.. Harold C.
Grier, son of DR.. and Mrs. Frank
l. .Grier, of Milford. The wedding
took place on May 16 in Towsen.
Md. Mrs. Grier is graduate of
the Beebe Hospital of Nursing in
Lewes. Mr.. Grier is a graduate of
the University of Delaware They
will make their home in Salisbury.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
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consider Hon ra,i,' y !
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tss tssF FIJI FiEenea's Nsn,ss,a' ~ /
mouse last week !. y 'aads
snaliton i1at in charge. ''1s,' ss'.t u
me lnent fire fighters d IT, ing
en- ent were Past STAT. st ., ! y
On omIng' and Warss5 ! y ~,
Of Dover both Of w., ',
the meeting ap9 ~. +sa
tions on plans fl, .ass ~
It was announced T., u
mems field cay vorls rIs' |
Augustine Beach : .,,.i !.
=. with August p !. !.
date in case CT raj ! : u ~
park and beach har. !. y /
by the fremen for l. ! ~
ceeds will go to tbe r., :,
a state memorial 4 v'1.... ,Is !
men who have died. Al
program pro- Of field and g.sj
~lll be arranged with ! n
baseball series as tss n.
Baseball teams COMPOSE !
eeer iremen only fron n
sussex Counties viii DI,r~
game and New ca,tIs I
will play the winners ~
amounting to SIX =
awarded in three a man,.
prize, 500; second ~, !
third prize, SIS.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
WEDDING OF MISS
OPHELIA MURPHEY

On Tuesday afternoon of last
week, Miss Ophelia Murphey, of
Dover, was Joined in matrimony to
DR.. Henry G. Hanchett, of New
York City. The service was per-
formed in Christ P. E. Church of
that town, by the Rev. L. w. Glib
son, the rector. There were two
bridesmaids and four ushers.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
Nework Reduces 7,, !,

The tax rate for Nev,41I
coming fiscal year, sta-,,]
will be 40 cents on Il. n
sessed value of real es,ss
IS a reduction from & ri
present rate. Town Curs
the new rate MOnday MD. /
is a reduction of 70 csr, 4
s1OO in four years. L N
in 1892.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
NEW ENEMY TO LOCAL
WHEAT

Considerable complaint has aris-
en- in different parts of the State
and from White Hall and Thor
oughfare Necks of this vicinity,
about the depredations of a
strange worm that climbs up the
stalk of wheat nearly to the head
and deftly cuts it off. DR.. Black,
of New Castle, has been studying
the habits and character of this
insect.