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Evening star., 1937-05-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The chickadee, small favorite Of bird
watchers everywhere, becomes q very
brave fellow at this time of year.
Whereas in the Winter he often flies
away from feeding stations at the slight
est sound from the house, at this season
he becomes very chummy.
Intent on getting a few seeds, he will
remain within foot or two of any one
who comes along.
Even the presence Of a cat, smugly
enjoying the sun in rustic chair, scares
him not at this season.
This is welcome action, indeed, I r no
bird is more welcome than the chicka-
dee, whose very name Is charming.
It is name which requires pronounc-
ing to make it stand forth in all its
peculiar beauty. Then 1t becomes one of
the best of all bird names.
Consider thrush" now. Not pretty
name, by any standard, yet the bird itself
is one of the finest to come to the sub
urban garden.
"Chickadee," however, has something
to it which sets it apart. It is q whole
some thing that the bird itself is one of
the finest of all the smaller songsters,
and more than lives up to its name.
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That bright blue bird, of an unusual
hue, is likely to be the indigo bunting.
Several reports Of this creature have
come to this desk recently.
Usually the male, which is the bright
one, remains only short time. The fe-
male. very dull in color, looks for all the
world like an average sparrow, and would
so be named by 999 observers out of a
thousand.
There is little danger of any one mis-
taking the male, however, for any other
bird.
The famous bluebird is part dark red
dish-orange on the breast, but the indigo
bird, as 1t is sometimes called, is pecu-
liar hue OF electric blue, almost exactly
resembling that blue paper used to wrap
around absorbent cotton.
Indeed, some observers, seeing this bird
for the first time, have believed that the
trash man had dropped piece of such
paper in his rounds.
When the paper" begins to move, they
see at once that something alive and
novel is in the yard.
Another old standby is the pewee
whose plaintive notes sound now and
then in the distance.
This is one of the best of the smaller
songsters. It's song is like nothing else
in bird land, and once heard and under
stood is never forgotten.
The bird belongs to the smaller classi-
fication, as does the Maryland Yellow
throat, mite of a warbler sometimes
seen running rapidly through the
branches of shrubbery.
Occasionally this bird is mistaken for
the goldfnch, of which our garden has
had none this year, although several
reports of f1ocks OF them have come in.
The goldfinch. or wild canary, as it is
sometimes called. likes to eat weed Seeds
There is no prettier sight than one of
these dainty fellows, balanced on the
head of dandelion, scarcely making it
sway.
The yellow-throat seldom eats in that
manner. Usually the observer sees TO
more of it than glance OF yellow, ard
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Ideal Auditorium Site.

While 1t is not definitive, the action of
the Commission of Fine Arts favoring the
eastern section of the area that has been
designated as the location of the Dis
trict's municipal center, at John Marshall
place and Constitution avenue, for the
projected Government auditorium may
be regarded as indicative of the eventual
decision. The site is satisfactory from
every point of view. It is central, con-
venient Of access and large enough to
permit the construction of building of
adequate proportions. Upon it may be
erected an auditorium capable of accom-
modating many thousands OF people, with
conditions assuring perfect vision and
hearing.
The urgent need of such great assem-
bly, hall was demonstrated last January,
when the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt at the Capitol exposed great
multitude of people, including virtually
the entire personnel of the Government
in Washington, to the inclemency Of the
weather. This experience, which was
perilous caused an immediate expression
Of demand for the provision of place
where important official ceremonials
could be conducted at all seasons with
out discomfort and danger. Steps were
at once taken to this end Numerous
suggestions for a site for such a struc-
ture were advanced, one of them being
the location now favored by the Commits
sion of Fine Arts
This area is the property of the Dis
rict Government, having been purchased
out OF It's own funds for the purpose Of
establishing there . group Of buildings
Evening star., 1937-05-29

The miners called for the cooperation
OF business, professional and farming
people of Gadsden, Ala, as friends and
neighbors to assist in keeping from the
bosom Of the community -of-work agi-
tators who harass the workers at every
opportunity. A few farmers with pitch
forks might be effectual in disturbances
Of this character.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

occasionally 4 bright eye peering from
the bushes.
Three pairs of birds are nesting In the
yard at this time, robins, Baltimore orr
oles and flickers.
The robin nest is in the midst Of a
giant mock-orange bush. There the
mother robin sits securely, even when
the lawn mower comes within few feet.
At such times she uses the immemorial
strategy of the animal kingdom.
She keeps still.
Though her head and bill plainly show
above the nest, she pretends that no one
can see her at ALL
In this little strategem she is aided and
abetted by those who see her. Sd that as
far as she knows to the contrary it works
perfectly.
The fickers have their nest in the tall
stump of an old locust.
Whether they are the same pair which
made and first occupied the nest is not
known; all that is certain is that lickers
are there still.
The nest was pecked out of the wood
in very neat way, the entrance hole
being rather large, but small in COM
parison with the bird, so that It's en-
trance always seems surprising.
This is true of almost all houses ascd
by nesting birds. The entrance way
scarcely strikes the observer as large
enough. The bird, however, knows ex-
actly how to fold it's feathers so that it
fits In without strain or fuss.
Storms Of that week end seemed at
first to have driven the pair OF orioles
away
The nest, fixed at the very tip of
long branch extending out over the yard,
was still there, but the birds we're no.
where to be seen.
1t was Wednesday morning before they
were heard in the garden again, but
then the flash of the males golden
breast was in the leaves, and the female
could be made out on the nest
This was a happy thing, this saeing
the two orioles again, for fine birds they
are, anyway one happens to look at
them.
Faithful to the feeding station remain
two doves and the score or more English
sparrows.
The chickadee mixes tamiliarly with
the sparrows, which are scattered now
and then by the rush of squirrel.
No sooner has the rodent stalted to
eat than the sparrows fly back again
They are not afraid Of him. exactly but
believe in giving him plenty of loom.
Three or four cardinals add color to
the scene, with now and then bluejay.
No yard can be colorless which has these
birds in it. The jays pay more attention
to the seeds and grain at .nis season
than the cardinals, but later in the year
the redbirds will bring their babies to
the station to learn how to feed from
the bounty of man.
Wood thrushes are seen in the yard at
various times of the day. Their beauti-
full songs are heard mostly in the early
morning and at dusk, their favorite sing
ing times.
Now baby robins, larger than their
parents. present many spots on their
breasts to show beyond doubt their rela-
ton to the thrushes.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
The Baldwin Era.

Times judgment will be required to
fix Stanley Baldwins precise place In
British history, embracing fourteen
momentous years during which he
headed four different governments. It
was a soul-trying era in which the iron
master statesman was called upon to
serve. The record is dotted with blum
ders and compromises, as well as tri-
umphs, but on the whole Mr.. Baldwin
brought to British statecraft fresh
luster certain to bracket his name with
those OF famous predecessors in the
prime ministership. A typical, bluff,
unspectacular Englishman, combining
business training with cultured mind,
it fell to the lot of the Worcestershire
industrialist and country squire to rule
at No. 10 Downing Street during the
anxious postwar decade and a half
which was to see the British govern
mental structure almost remade.
The war debt settlement, abandonment
OF the gold standard, abolition of free
trade, the general strike of 1926, the
statute OF Westminster certifying the
independence of the dominions, grant,
ing of a constitution to India, the crisis
in British-European relations provoked
by the 1talo-Ethiopian War, the vast
rearmament program and finally the
empire-shaking episodes associated with
the abdication of King Edward VIII
these are the high lights OF the re-
markable regime that has just drawn
to a close in London. That Stanley
Baldwin quits Office leaving Great
Britain more firmly intrenched in
prestige and power than ever before
is sufficient commentary on the rugged
mettle OF the man who was clothed with
supreme responsibility while all this
stupendous history was in the making.
The national labor disturbance of
eleven years ago gave Mr. Baldwin ideal
opportunity to exhibit those safe-and-
sane qualities and strong devotion to
principle which are his hallmark. His
conduct of foreign policy, especially when
Mussolini challenged British power in
the Mediterranean, is less fiattering
phase Of the Baldwin career. Probably
posterity's verdict on that period of
vacillation and pusillanimity will be
softened in contemplation of its after
math-British determination never again
to permit the empires authority wan
tonly to be flouted. Stanley Baldwin's
leadership was mainly responsible for
that iron resolve.
The retiring prime minister's pre-
eminent achievement was his handling
of the crucial situation that eliminated
in King Edwards surrender OF the
throne. That the empire withstood that
supreme shock, without impairment
either OF the constitutional government
system or of the crowns integrity, was
due In overwhelming degree to the forth
right craftsmanship of Stanley Baldwin.
His tactics did not escape criticism and
may invite still more in future. But the
emergence OF Britain from those tragic
days In all her pristine strength and
glory is an interchangeable fact that
assures the departing leader imperishable
renown as he passes into the shades"
and takes refuge in well-earned repose.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Member of the Associated Press
The Relief Battle.

The battle in the House of Repre-
sentatives over the relief bill, with the
President and his personal followers on
the one hand and the insurgents on the
other, is interesting, but not stimulating.
The issue SINNERS down to desire on
the part of the Chief Executive and
Harry Hopkins, spender par excellence,
to use billion and half dollars for
''relief" as they see fit, while the insur-
gents want one-third of that sum used
for purposes they consider desirable in
their own districts. There is no question
OF economy or saving to the taxpayers.
The administration forces raise the cry
OF pork" against the insurgents, because
the insurgents wish the money expended
for flood control drought relief and road
building within their own States and dis
tricts. If it is pork" it is only pork"
wrapped up in another kind of package,
different in aspect from what goes on
under the Federal spenders.
When the money is handled by Harry
Hopkins, the credit goes to the national
administration for the projects and the
"relief" provided. If, on the other hand,
projects and money are obtained through
action OF members of Congress, the credit
may be claimed by them. With credit
and appreciation go votes. There is an
election coming on.
While 1t is difficult to become excited,
from an altruistic point Of view, over the
contest In the House, the revolt has
reached unexpected proportions. The
insurgents were in charge of the relief
bill for the time, and the administration
leaders were afraid to meet the issue on
Thursday. The plea to let the issue 60
over until next Tuesday was humiliating,
even If 1t was the wise move.
If the revolt really meant that mem,
bers Of Congress were tired of taking
orders from the White House, that they
intended to use their own judgment in
an independent way and that they were
through with signing on the dotted line,
1t would be important. If it meant that
Congress intended to take back the pre-
rogative of deciding where the peoples
money it to be expended and for what, 1t
might be hopeful. But there is no as
surance that such feelings and such
desire for independent action are back
Of the revolt. The cynical are today
merely waiting for the administration,
either by the use of its tremendous power
or by promises given here and there, to
regain its usual control.
In the meantime, the question of really
great Importance, whether there is to be
any decrease in relief expenditures,
whether there is to be less waste of public
money in the administration of relief,
has apparently been lost to sight. The
administration has turned its back on q
census of unemployment, the only effec-
tive way of learning how much money is
needed for relief. 1t wants a specific sum
of money to be expended as it believes
and where it believes it will do the most
good.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Modern Manners.

This is 32-page summary of the rules
Of proper conduct. Ideal for the busy
man and woman who want facts about
good manners. Arranged in chapters,
this booklet gives the essentials of useful,
practical, daily needful knowledge about
what to say and do on various occasions.
Chapters on all phases of etiquette, from
christenings to funerals. This booklet
will save many embarrassments and solve
many problems. Our Washington Infor-
a handling and postage charge Of 10
cents a copy.
Use this order blank and mail:
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Production of Ford strike story" was
undertaken with persistence which
finally got results that claimed attention
from the boys who figure on strike as
means of cutting OF the pay roll.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

In seeking rules for the restriction OF
Airplane service, Director Fred D. Fagg
appears to be a student of conditions
that regularly exist, rather than a stu
dent of those discovered by aviators for
themselves.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Income tax evasions by persons of
wealth are to be studied by the Presi-
dent of the United States of America.
1t is large subject and worthy of spot
as advocated in the higher mathematics.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Suffering from a cold and resultant
congestion in the head kept the Presi-
dent in the White House. Best wishes
will be extended to the men who find
that what he had to deliver was more
than a mere sneeze.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
COurtinE Investigation.

What do you think of man who
says he courts an investigation"
He is on dangerous ground" an
swered Senator Sorghum. There is
nothing more likely to cause embarrass-
ment in connection with an investiga-
ton than a courtship."
Evening star., 1937-05-29

The name Rockefeller is associated with
methods of showing money how to work
as well as how to play.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Highway Conflict.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
Motorists recently found a davenport
and chair on . highway. Evidently there
had been . bit Of family spat In .
trailer.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Stretching.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Problem: How to keep an elastic cur.
reucy from becoming q stretch Of the
imagination.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Shooting Stars.
BY PHu.ANDER JOHNSON.
Sea Serpents.

Sea Serpents.
Sea serpents once haunted the wave
And frightened the girls on the shore.
But serpents no longer behave
With the boldness they ventured Of
yore.
But the bathing suits then were severe,
Including hats, stockings and shoes.
When the sea serpent calmly drew near
Girls were sights which would merely
amuse.
The bathing suits now are designed
On patterns that puzzle the eye.
And courtesy is not inclined
To measure just how much and why.
The serpent in bashfulness turned
And said, II will put back to sea:
In Eden some chance discerned,
But these Ewes are too many for me-"
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Wide Variation.

The Bay Of Fundy's tide IS high;
Quite soon 1t will be very low.
And that's the way, none can deny,
That public sentiment must go.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Jud Tunkins says the power of money
is shown by the way we all think =
radio entertainer must be good because
he gets such . large salary.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
True to Form.

Men are very inconsistent"
II don't think So" answered Miss
Cayenne. Eve fed Adam q sour apple
and men have been complaining about
their meals ever since"
Evening star., 1937-05-29

"Gold," said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town, "is 4 good friend, but it has
rowing disposition
Evening star., 1937-05-29

"A p1itical- l-minded man." said Uncle
Eben, listens to both sides and tries to
git on de inside instid o stayin' on de
outside"
Evening star., 1937-05-29
The "Cause" and the Effect.

The "Cause" and the Effect.
An orator won great applause
He turned, when the campaign was
through,
From politics to pastures new.
The leadership he had advised
Brought some results deemed Ill advised.
He doomed "the cause" But the effect
He leaves in silence to neglect.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

All Other States and Can.d.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

A reader can get the ansper 10 any
question OF fact by Driting The Epen.no
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hask'n, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Are there any daily newspapers ir,
the United States without editorial
pages?-P. s.
"A. There are several, the most impor.
tant OF which is the Reading (PaD Eagle,
In 1884 Jesse Hawley. the founder Of the
paper. discontinued the use of editorials
because he decided that his readers were
more interested in news than views,
Evening star., 1937-05-29

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-04
GOOD STRAWBERRY
CROP is FORECAST

Whiteville, Nov. "A good straw
berry crop next spring is indicated by
the present condition Of the berry
plants in Columbus county fields. The
plants look more promising than in
either Of the two previous falls, said
w. H. Shearin, assistant county farm
agent of The State College extension
service.
The acreage is not quite as large as
it was Il year ago, he continued, but
if growers can carry their plants
through the winter in good condition.
they may expect to pick as many
crates as they did from q larger acre
age this past spring.
Many of the growers fortified their
strawberries early, Shearin pointed
out, and with the favorable weather
so far this fall, the plants have de-
veloped a good foliage and are in a
fine, vigorous condition.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-04
FORECLOSURES SAM

ny virtue of authority. vasto,
the undersigned as trustee ; in
certain deed Of trust, executoa - mat
NJ. Harris and wife Maggie p 81 IT, oy j.
10 the undersigned as trustee raarfls,
ed in book 95, page 1923, raoia secord-
deeds office for Vance COUNT ', M OF
Carolina, default having heen worth wort
IN the payment of the debt ~ niaoS
secured, at the request of tho ' helen
OF the same, l will offer for go lI'uer
pubic auction for cash. at tho c oy
house door in Henderson, N = Tooft'
the 9th day of November 100, on
land: uescflbed
Begin at a stake, 26 poles Mn
an old hickory stump. and cornor OF Q.
Tabbey Falkner's dover, in , CD OF
Of grade, where JOHN H. Falknon t ner
merly resided, and run thenoo N
deg. Z, 30 pole; TO :. stone, thence y,
z E, 63 poles to 4 stone. thenoO y, ~
IS poles to a stone in the old rooS
thence along the old road, $ 7 w Va o.
poles to the be Claiming. conta;n;, "
20 acres NOR. or less, see deed ha";'
70, page 400. Register of Deeds Gem Gem
of Vance Co tnty, North Caroline
This 9th 1av of Oc'o5er. 1927
n. A. BUM. Trustee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-04
Britain Happy To
Get Virginia Dare
Birth Certificate

Raleigh, Nov. 4.-Having been mott
fled through the Secretary of State
at Washington that the British gov~
ernment 'would be pleased to accept
this gift for it's archives" DR.. Carl
V. Reynolds, State health officer. will
have framed immediately an official
copy of the birth certificate of Vir-
gina Dare, which will be forwarded to
Ambassador Robert Bingham, in Lon
don, for formal presentation there.
The certificate will bear the SIGMA
lures of President Franklin D. Roose-
welt and Governor Clyde r. Hoey, and
the frame used will be similar to
those used with the certificates pre-
sented to the President and the gov
crnor.
Inquiry as to whether His Maiesty's
government would accept the gift was
made through Secretary Hull, who
addressed the British Embassy at
Washington, on the subject. The State
Department has forwarded DR.. Rev
nolds the following formal reply.
His Majesty's charge d'affaires
presents his compliments to the sec
rotary of state, and, with reference
to his Note No. 325 of the 18th Sep
TENDER last, has the honor to inform
him, under instructions from His Ma
jesty's principal secretary of state for
foreign affairs, that His Majesty's
government in the United Kingdom
deeply appreciate the proposal of Mr.
Carl V. Reynolds to present them a
gift of a framed copy of the birth GER
tificate of Virginia Dare, signed by
the President of the United States
and by the governor of North Caro-
lima. His Majesty's government will
be most glad to accept this gift, which
will Certainly constitute a valuable adj
dition to the archives of the United
Kingdom"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-04
STATE ALI GROUP
ON RADIO NETWORK.
North Carolina To Have
Part in Hours Nation
wide Broadcast Nov. 6

College Station, Raleigh, Nov. A.
L. r. Harrill, State All Club leader,
revealed today North Cardinals con-
tribMtiOn to a natiOnal-wide 4-H
Achievement Day program November
6.
Highlight Of the day will be an hour
radio program broadcast over the
NBC from Washington beginning at
1890 p. m. The first and last fifteen
minutes OF the program will feature
well-known agricultural authorities.
From 12:45 to LIS o'clock, local
clubs will broadcast a record of their
achievements through three North
Carolina radio stations. WPTF, Ra-
leigh WSOC, Charlotte, and WNNC,
Asheville, have agreed to carry the
split program.
The Raj fgh station win feature
Dean I. Q. Schaub, DR.. Jane S. Nc
Kimmon,. l.. r. Harrill, and Frances
MacGregOr, all Of the State College
Extensfon Service. In addition, two
Al nlemioers now attending college
will appear on the program. They are
Alice Falls, a Meredith College stu
dent, and Ray Morrison, of State Col
iege.
I'm Charlotte, the West End club
of Rutherford county will present a
skit In which the nnenabers will pic
ture their achievements of 1887 and
previous years. This will be the high
light Of the WtSOC contribution.
The Asheville program from WING
will be built largely around health
work which has been carried out in
the mountain counties. The physician
who has examined most the club naeFa
bers in BuMc0mbe county will be fea-
tured.