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Evening star., 1938-04-21
PANHANDLE EASTERN
EARNINGS UP SHARPLY
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Net income
of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line O..
for the IL months ended March 81,
1888, was s3,642.759 after all charges
except provision for the Federal undis-
tributed profits tax. This represented
gain Of 81 per cent over the net in
come of $2,173,867 reported for the
preceding II months.
Gross revenues for the annual Pc
riod ended March 81, 1898, as shown
by the consolidated income account
released by J. D. Creveling, president,
were $9,705,023. an increase OF 80 per
cent over gross revenues Of $6,985 ,061
reported for the preceding annual pc
riod. After the deduction of $4,913,-
754 of operating expense. ret operat-
ing revenue was $4,791 ,269.
Interest charges of Sl,1485lO left
net income of s3.642,75e before pro-
vision for the Federal undistributed
profits tax.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. April 81 (Pl-Stocks closed
steady today despite small turnover Trans
AtlantlcS made fractional gains Indus
OllS strengthened under continental buying
and mines pointed UP after early dullness.
Ihere was little done in gil-edged issues
PARIS-Government bonds and inter-
nationals were in better demand in Bourse
tradinR today. Industrals closed firm
Banklng issues generally lost ground. al
though Bank of France recovered rs
points; Royal Dutch and Suez Canal ad-
Vanced 151 and / .0S0 points respectively
Evening star., 1938-04-21
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tiie asSCCIdteQ Press,
CHICAGO, April 21.-Reacting from
early brisk upturns that lifted prices
rs cents, the Chicago wheat market
later today more than lost advances
in relatively quiet dealings.
A pause in late export buying was
handicap to friends of higher prices.
Winnipeg reported recession in
premiums for top grades. and said new
export business appeared to be con-
fined to durums.
AT the close Chicago wheat futures
were 3 lower to Is higher compared
with yesterdays finish. May. 841s-
S4'.: July. S2-82is: corn. unchanged
to IS off: May. 59l2 -59's; July. 6lls-
81 L, and oats UNCHANGED to l. up.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK. April 21 0P, (State Depart.
ment Of Agriculture> Cattle. $40, includ.
ing $50 direct. Steers and bulls nominal
cutter steady with Wednesday at 1855 90
Vealers and calves, 1,O3O. including $50
direct. Vealer trade opened dull and weak
small lots strictly good to choice, l6O-
pounds. MichiRans. 1000 straight about
one-half Of run still unsold. Calves NOM
inal.
Sheep and lambs. 1850 all direct
Market nominal.
Hogs. 3.97O including 1880 direct
Market 10 lower: 172 pounds. $50.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK, April 81 R-susar fu-
lures were irreRular today and after cas-
ing sliEhtly from fairly steady open
ING recovered on increased trade and
May No. 3 sold at 2as and septem-
Der from 2.04 to 2.O5. while May No 4
recovered from 92i2 to .93 and Septem-
ket unchanged to / point net higher in
6oth contracts at the beginning OF the
last hour.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
BANKS INCREASE
EARNINGS IN 1887
Net Cut by Lower Profits
on Securities, Special
Survey DiSc|oses.
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Net current operating earnings Of
7,442 insured State banks not men,
bers of the Federal Reserve System,
amounted to $4,000 900 before recov-
cries and charge-offs,. an increase of
8l2 per cent. according to reports
submitted to the Federal Deposit In
surance Corp. made public today. Ex-
penses, profits and dividend payments
are also summarized in the report.
Net profits after recoveries and
charge-offs but before dividends
amounted to s44,OoOOO0. decrease
from the figure. S58.000,0O0, reported
for 1886 Net profits amounted to
about 4l4 per cent on total capital
account.
The smaller net profits in 1887 we're
due chiefly to decrease in profits on
securities from S37.000,0O0 in 1886 to
Sl8,000,000, or approximately one-half,
in 1887. the report discloses.
Losses on securities through sales
and charge-offs were S28,00O,0oO in
1897, compared with S23,000,0O0 in
1886. Losses on loans and on other
assets were smaller in 1887 than in
the preceding year
Gross current operating earnings,
amounting to S3l0,OOO,00O, were per
cent higher than in 1886. Interest
and discount on loans and interest
and dividends on securities, which
have shown an increase in each of
the last three years, were both about 5
per cent greater than in 1886. Com
missions, exchange, service charges,
etc, declined by per cent, showing
the first decline in four years
Total current operating expenses
we're 1921 100000 in 1887, compared
with S2ll 100000 in 1886
Common and preferred cash divi-
dends declared and interest paid on
capital amounted to S24,000,000, ap-
proxlmately the same amount as was
distributed in 1886, the report con-
cludes.
Bond Club to Celebrate.
Members of the Washington Bond
Club will hold their annual outing at
the Manor Club on Friday, May q, it
was announced today by L. Clarke
Evening star., 1938-04-21
OWENS-ILLIN0lS VOTES
DIVIDEND OF rs CENTS
Py the Associated Press.

NNSUOIhItU
TOLEDO. Ohio. April 21-A Is
cent dividend was announced yester-
day by the Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
payable May IS to shareholders Of
record April 30. President William E.
Lewis reported first quarter business
was sl.250000 under last year. Net
income for 1887 was s7646.7s2, against
ll,046,984 the previous year.
Evening star., 1938-04-21

Browne of Brown,
Goodwin & Co.,
president Of the
club.
TIL e Fifteenth
S t re e t Journal
also appeared in
financial Offices
today, the publ
cation being de-
voted wholly to
the outing plans.
The usual mock
stoc k exchange
session will be
held and very
ella aborate prizes
Guarded cert q if,
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Chicago Cash Market

Cash wheat. No red. 8934; No 3,
87i2; corn, No. mixed, 60l4; No.
yellow, 6034; No. 2 white 60 oats.
No. white. 81; No. ?, 3214 4-12; no
rye; barley, feed. 1855; mailing, 68-
86. Timothy seed, 2.50-70 red clover,
300035.00; sweet clover, 100000.
Evening star., 1938-04-21

Flintkote Co.-Common share earn
ings, 36 weeks ended March 26, were
$l.22. against $l.9e In So weeks ended
March rs, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-04-21


Actual sales; unit OF trading 10 shares.
Ex dividend rights. extras b 10
share of s. preference stock l25
stock Declared paid
Paid last Cash stock Accumulated
declared "
In bankruptcy recevershp being
BANKRUPTCY Act securities assumed
Rates OF dividends
bursements based
otherwise noted
included ~ ~
Evening star., 1938-04-21
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK. April 81 R-Prices
ouoted In dollars and thirty-seconds:
ODD.LOT DEALINGS.
BY .ne Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
edd:lot dealers OF. SPECIALISTS on the New
York Stock Exchange for April 90
6.1oe purchases involving 15e, $50 shares
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Raltimnre QmntafinnS

BALTIMORE, April y uP, Wheat No
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
ST12.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Bond Club to Celebrate.

Members of the Washington Bond
Club will hold their annual outing at
the Manor Club on Friday, May q, it
was announced today by L. Clarke
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS

7:15-HIGH SCHOOL-Banks Murray,
jr., offers the first Of q series of
weekly programs designed for the
teen age listener. Murray, 81
high school student himself, will
present Norman j. Nelson, prin-
clpaI of Woodrow Wilson High
sScf%4; sSeSS taIs II Murra% sRSrt will Intern fSsn
interview Norma Moore, presi-
dent of the Central High School
student council. News Of activities
in schools of Washington and i'm
mediate vicinity will be featured.
WMAL
7:3O-TREAsURE HUNT - The Earle
Theater and WJSV offer listeners
another chance to make some
money. The list Of articles to be
gathered will be announced on
this program and results will be
broadcast at IL p. m. Larry
Elliott will Offlciate. .WJSV
9:3O-TRIAL OF BARON Won BLAU-|
Another exciting episode in the
thrilling courtroom drama, au;
produced by Ronald Dawson, will
be presented. Many prominent
WashingtOnians are cast in i'm:
portant roles in the fictiOnal
trial, which offers many prizes to
dialers who send in the best
verdicts Of guilty" or mot
guilty" at the trials conclusion.
VOL
10 O:0O-BOXING BOUT-Sam Taub and
Bill Stern describe the 1O-round
bout between Buddy Baef and
Gunner Barlund in Madison square
UAfucns. " NAL
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

groups. with navy blue as a
basic color and the privilege
of combining three colors in a
costume, planning a new ward
robe is going to be fun for
everybody"
Miss Connor thinks, however
that it's a situation which will
demand the greatest caution as
combining colors cleverly and har
moniouSly is a vastly difficult task
In her talk before the fashion
staff in an exclusive shop this
morning Miss Connor said: "Fa
vorite colorS to combine with navy
are mustard, oxblood and tuscan
straw shades" She stressed the
Importance, and said it's suprem
acy as a basic spring color coulC
not be overeStimated.
"Our editor, Mrs. Carmel
Snow" Miss Connor said, "haS
just sent us from Paris the Molly
neux shades, which combine with
greatest harmony, and these,
with the usual contradiction, do
not include navy at all, but
are O soft mustard shade with
gray, with which are to be worn
ox-blood shoes and a tuscany
rough straw sailor hat"
Miss Connor will act as STYLE
commentator this evening at thu
Hecht Co.'S fashion show.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
CCC CAMP URGED
FOR PARK AREA
in MONTGOMERY
U. S. Officials Reply Is
Expected March Is

SILVER SPRING, Nd, March
4.-Whether or not Montgomery
county will have a CCC camp in
Rock Greek Park will be known
about March Is when the Federal
Government announces camp allot-
mentS, officials of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission said here today.
Application for the camp was
made by the park commission
several months ago, and although
representatives of the CCC divf-
sion have inspected possible sites
for the camp and reported favor
ably on them, no definite decision
has been made public by the
Government as to whether Mont
|gomery county will be included in
the allotment.
HOPE FOR CAMP
With park development in the
county at practically a standstill
due to a lack Of funds for the
work, park officials hope a camp
will be situated in the county, as
this would greatly aid park de-
velopment at little additional cost
Ito the park commission or the
county, officials said.
One of the probable sites for
the camp is just north Of Con-
necticut Avenue in what is known
las Section 8, Rock Creek Park.
While all of the land necessary
for development Of this section
has not been obtained, officials
of the commission said they be-
lieved it can be acquired on short
notice if necessary.
In pointing out what an asset
"a CCC camp would be to the
county, members of the commits
sion said it would mean that at
least $50 workers would be avail
able for development projects in
Rock Creek, Cabin John and Sligo
Greek Parks for at least two years.
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED
In addition to building the
camp, providing the men and
maintaining it, park officials point
out that practically all Of the
equipment, such as graders, rock
|crushers, rollers and other ma
chinery, are also furnished by the
Federal Government.
Section 8 Of Rock Greek Park
Iextends from Connecticut Avenue
Just south Of Kensington, Md, to|
the Garrett Park Road, with a
branch extending from Rock Greek
proper to the Rockville Pike, near
the GEORGETOWN Preparatory
School.
The early development Of this
section is looked upon by park Of
ficials as being one of the most
important links in the county's
park system.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
VIRGINIA SENATE.
IS DUE TO PASS
BAR BILL TODAY
Courts Committee Re-
ports FavorabIy
By GEORGE M. GREEN

RICHMOND, Va, March 4.
Final action on the bar integra-
ton bill to regulate the legal pro-
fession in Virginia is expected to
be taken in the Senate today. The
measure was reported out favor
ably by the courts of justice com.
mittee yesterday.
Other important legislation ex-
pected to be acted upon by the
Senate today include the women's
hour law bill, which was reported
out by the general laws commit
tee last night after an amendment
providing local option was added.
LABOR OPPOSES OPTION
Violent opposition to the local
option amendment was voiced oy
labor leaders, who declared the
amendment was "a vicious az
tempt to take from women WORK
ers what little protection they
now have"
Having already passed the
House, terms of the women's work
hour bill would limit any days
work to nine hours and any weeks
work to 48 hours.
A slum clearance bill for Vir-
ginia, drawn like the Federal act
was reported out of the House FL
nance Committee, eight to seven.
introduced by Maurice RoSen-
berg, Of Alexandria, provisions OF
the slum clearance bill would give
to local governments throughout
the State the power to set up local
housing authorities and borrow
money from the Federal govern
ment to replace slum sections with
low-cost sanitary dwellings.
GARNISHEE EXEMPTION
A bill designed to increase the
amount of a laboring mans in
come which would be exempt from
garnishment was advanced to its
third reading in the House yester-
day and is expected to come UP
for final action today.
Originally drawn so as to ex-
empt three-fourths Of workers
salary, with a maximum exemp-
ton of 500 a month, the meas
ure was amended to reduce the
maximum to $75 and fix the mini
mum exemption at $50 a month.
A series of bills to increase the
salaries of circuit corporation and
supreme court judges and mem
bers Of the State corporation COM
mittee, and to provide for a more
liberalized retirement foE the ju-
dietary were advanced to their
third reading in the senate.
A bill which taxes the gross re-
ceipts of all bus companies oper.
ating wholly within the limits of
q city 1.6 per cent was passed in
the house IS to Is. An amend
ment exempting municipality
owned buses was adopted.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
MUSICAL AND VARIETY

S:OO-MUSIC HALL - Arthur Carron,
opera tenor; Frances Gayer, So
pranO; George Rector, famous
restaurateuF, and Hal Gordon,
young ballad singer, will be guests
Of Ted Hammerstein. ...... .WJSV
S:OO-CONCERT- - Orchestral numbers
varied In appeal and ranging from
the March from "Tannhaeuser"
to "Sweet Someone feature DR..
Frank Blacks program. Other
songs include Spanish Serenade"
and Drink To Me Only with
Thine Eyes,. ...WRC
S:30-PAUL WHITEMAN - Presents
HollywOOd's recent newlyweds,
Francis LedeFeF and MargO, in
their first appearance together
on RADIO. 500. WJSV
0:OO-wALTZ TIME-Frank Mum sings
two new songs, "This IL My Night
To Dream" and Lets Sail To
Dreamland," as hiEhlights Of the
program with Abe Lyman's or
chestra and chorus. .WRC
O:OO-HOLLYWOOD HOTEL - Fred
Allen, drOlI Yankee wit, will be
piped In from New York when
LOuelIs Parsons offers q con-
densed version Of his first starring
picture, "Sally, Irene and Mary"
Members Of the cast, who will be
present, are Tony Martin, Alice
Faye. Marjorie Weaver and Joan
Davis. .................. WJSV
SHOP - Nadine Connor
again acts as Euestar, singing
The Song Is YOU and I'm Take
Romance" Gus Haenschen's Or
chestFa and chorus. ...... .WJSV
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

ouI we Wdllb CuO WOL1u I
So, beginning next Satur-
day, The Washington Times
will publish q full page Of
pictures Of WaShington's
beautiful children each week.
What's more, the judges
will select from the children
whose pictures are published
each Saturday the child
whom they think is the most
beautiful Of the weeks lot.
That child will be awarded a
silver loving cup.
JUDGES IMPARTIAL
It's going to be difficult
each week to choose among
the hundreds Of pictures re-
ceived. Th q t's why The
Washington Times has agreed
to leave the choice to q COM
mittee Of impartial experts
chosen by The Times man
agement.
The rules are simple:
The competition entails
no fee of any kind and Is
open to every girl and every
boy under Is years Of age
whose parents read The
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Holting Steps
Income Tax Returns
Come In SLOWLy

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 4.
Only about 400 Of the $500 per-
sons expected to file Federal in
come tax returns here prior to the
MAJ ch Is deadline have filed their
returns to date. it was announced
today by A. B. Richard, deputy tax
collector.
Richard and Deputies Early
Barksdale and Frank Stickley are
maintaining an office in room 305
of the Post Office building to
receive income tax returns and as
sisting residents of this area in
their preparation,
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
PRIVATE FUNDS
PUSH BUILDING

More than $1,750,000 Of the
building construction
total of $2,625,O 900 in the metro
politan area Of Washington is
being financed privately, accord,
ing to a report by H. A. Johns,
District manager of the F. w.
Dodge Corporation.
The metropolitan area includes
the District, Arlington and Fair
fax counties in Virginia, and
Prince Georges and Montgomery
counties in Maryland.
January contracts financed
from public funds totaled $685.
900, the report stated.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Radio Features TOday

s:30-EARL GOODWIN - HIGHLIGHTst
IN THE NEWS. AS GLIMPsEDI
BY REPORTER GOODWIN, of
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDI-
TORIAL STAFF. HEARD All
THIS EARLY MORNING
PERIOD. MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY,. .WMAL
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
TODAY'S SHORT WAVE PROGRAM

PARIS, 6:15 F. M.-Concert re-
layed from Radio-Paris. TPA4,
25.6 M, 11.72 meg.
MOSCOW, ! F. M.-News and
Program for English Listeners.
RAN, 81 M, 9.6 meg.
LONDON, I p. M.-'The En-
pire Follies" in London Calling.
Csc, 31.3 M, 9:58 meg; GSB,
31.5 M, 9:51 meg; GSL, 49.1 m,
GIL meg.
ROME, 1880 P. M. - Guest
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Might; Amy Bernardy: "Rome'S
Midnight Voice." 2RO, 31.1 M,
9 63 meg; IRF, 30.5 M, 9.83 meg;
ESP M, 11.90 meg.
BOSTON, 7:15 p. M.-Pathways
to Peace. W1XAL, 1915 m, 6.04
meg.
PRAGUE, CzechOsIOvakia, $500
p. M.-Special Transmission to
North America. OLR, 49.7 M,
sos meg.
CARACAS, S:45 P. M.-Musical
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Times Excepting children Of
Times emplOyeS).
ANY kind Of q picture may
be sui b m it t e d-althOugh
something larger than q
snapshot is preferred-and
you may send in as many
pictures Of your child rs you
wish. Just be sure the photo
does your little one justice.
COUPON REQUIRED
All photos must be identi-
field on the back by the
name and address Of the
child and must be accom-
panied by the coupon or a
facsimile printed on this
page.
No pictures will be re-
turned unless accompanied
by self-addressed, stamped
envelope. All pictures for
Saturdays page, March IL,
must be in The Times offices
by Wednesday evening. Ad-
dress all entries to:
"Our Beautiful Children"
The Washington Times, 1917
H st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Got Along Happily Till They Knew
What Each Was Saying. Universal
Language Of Love Worked Perfectly
Well AS Long as the Heiress and Her
Foreign Husband Could Not Under
stand Each Others Words, But When
They Learned-BOOm Went the RO-
nance Instantly. An Illustrated Fea"
ture in The American Weekly, with
Sundays Washington Herald.Times.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Trio. YV5RC, SIT M, So meg.
LONDON, 1850 p. M.-''Made
in Great Britain"-Scottish Tweed.
GSD. 25.5 m, Ills meg; Csc,
31.5 M, 9.58 meg; GSB, 31.5 m,
9.51 meg; GSL. 49.1 m, GIL meg.
PITTSBURGH. 1880 p. M
DIX Club. W8XK, 48.8 M, GA
meg.
SYDNEY, Australia, 1:15 A. M.
Talk on Australia. VK2ME, 31.28
M. 9.59 meg.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Guilty or Not Guilty Listen to
the exciting, mysterious "Trial OF
Baron Won Blau" nightly over station
VOL read the details of how to
get the valuable prizes being offered
In The Washington Times daily. Call
RE, 1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Spring
Styles
BY BAB LINCOLN

Prom a style standpoint,
this is to be the most exciting
spring we've had In years." said
Miss Kathleen Connor, associ-
ate editor of the fashion staff
Of Harper's Bazaar, who has
been in Washington all week
visiting local stores and talking
to the personnel in the selling
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
BAYEUx TAPESTRY

The Battle of Hastings, in
which the Norman invaders of
England conquered the Anglo
Saxons in 1866, is depicted in the
famous Bayeux tapestry.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

1:3O-sHIRLEY 1 TEMPLE Americas
sweetheart will make her second
radio appearance when she at !
tends the Hollywood premiere Of
her latest film, "Rebecca Of Sunny.
brook Farm" Others to be pre- |
sented by Emcee George Fischer
are Gloria stuart, Randolph Scott,
Jack Haley and Slim summervile.
W0T |
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Woshington's Beautiful
Children in Pictures

Mothers and fathers of the Capital
Yours the attractive children in the land You
know tive know it!
Rnt WAY he to knnr
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
DRAMA

OGfANkfA
S:OO-DICK TRACY - Detective serial
starring Ned Viewer. ..:WRC
s:3O-TRUE STORIES A. L. Alex.
ander's dramas will be presented
In their entirety, starting tonight,
instead Of ending abruptly at the
climax as heretofore. ..... .WRC
1O:O0-FIRST NIGHTER =" "GentIemen
Never Say Amt" the story of q
filling station attendant who de-
cides to climb the social ladder,
will be presented with Les Tre-
mayne and Barbara Luddy In the
leading roles s............ .WHO
NOVELTY
1O:OO-TwENTY YEARS AGO AND To-
DAY-Dramatic contrasts in spy
rings, banks, college life and the
work Of General Pershing will
furnish the highlights. .....W0L
DISCUSSIONS
6:3O-BOAKE CARTER News in.
terpreter.. ....s........'... ..WJSV
s1S-HOwARD MARsHALL-"They're
Saying in England. .WMAL
OUT-OF.TOWN-FEATURE
final games between previous four
winners in Southern Conference
basketball tournament will be
broadcast by q Raleigh, N. c.,
station, which operates on $50
kiIoCycles. Maryland University
Is entered In the tournament.
WPTF
ORCHESTRA DANCE TUNES
11:OO-JIMMY DORSEY. .WJsv
HEIDI.
12:OO-PAUL kahn. .WJSV
12:15-SAMMY KAYE. .WJSV
12:3O-LOU BREEZE. ZE.............WRO
1:OO-LEIGHTON NOBEL. ...WOL
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED
ON DELAWARE HIGHWAYS

Delaware's highway death toll
reached seven last Saturday night
when John T. Wyatt, IS years old
painter and decorator, was killed in,
family when he was struck by cal
driven by Edward Taylor, hardware
merchant, at Center and German SITS
in Harrington. Taylor told police the
rear of his car skidded into Wyatt on
the pavement when he swerved to
avoid hitting another car coming out
of side street.
Wyatt was hurled several feet by
the impact. Doctors said he died in
stantly. He suffered skull fracture,
fracture of both legs, and broken jaw
bone.
Taylor was held under $1,000 bail
by Magistrate w. H. Cahall of Har-
rington, on charge of assault and
battery by automobile pending the in
quest. Coroner Harry Camper swore
in a jury, but set no date for the in
quest.
Funeral services were held on We'd
nesday at 2 p. M, at the Wyatt home
on Calvin street in charge of the Rev.
Thomas Phillips, pastor of the Pill
grim Holiness Church.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-04
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
CAT TAKES REFUGE
ON TELEPHONE CABLE

1t was necessary to call out the Sea-
ford Volunteer Fire Department Sun
day last to get a stray cat down from
a telephone cable on the Seaford-
Bridgeville State highway. The alarm
was sounded after any amount of
coaxing and hurting missiles at the cat
had failed to move it from it's perch
high above the highway.
The firemen too had their troubles
in getting the cat down. Running ex-
tension ladders to the cable near
where the cat was perched, when a
fireman had run up the ladder and
reached for the cat the cat would
move just out of the fireman's reach.
After several attempts of this kind
to rescue the cat by the firemen, much
to the firemen's surprise the cat
jumped from the cable to the ground,
a distance of about 80 feet, and in
stead of being killed as the firemen
expected when they saw the cat make
the leap, it scampered off apparently
unhurt.
1t is supposed the cat ran up the
telephone pole to escape a dog and
venturing out on the cable was unable
to get back to the pole.