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Evening star., 1939-07-02

N THE America of today there is no dearth
of things to worry about. Many of these
problems have to do with the economic
Fde of life. They are important And there are
roblems of the fiber and character of the
ext generation. They are more important.
md more than half of these problems concern
oys. The girls are equally important, but
hey are less likely to go wrong.
| And this particular discussion relates to a
|ertain segment of boys have discussed it
|,ften but it cannot be discussed too often, for
II is particularly important to the future of
america. So let us first sort out this segment
1t cannot be denied that in our modern
utilization there are some unoccupied and
angerous spaces in the daily lives of certain
roups of boys Those spaces come about in
his manner. A boy spends number of hours
IA school, He spends a considerable amount of
ime in the beneflcent occupation of eating his
heals. He spends an uncertain amount of
me washing himself behind the ears. And
1ere are certain hours which he spends safely
II bed. But between these spaces of positive
cCupaton there are some hours of every day.
md still more on Saturdays and Sundays,
rhen he is on the loose In that spare time, if
is to grow and thrive. he must be outdoors
he must be doing something or other out of
5 parents sight. And it is with this par
rular spare time that we are concerned. This
are time is more dangerous in crowded dis
icts of the cities than anywhere else We
I'VE vastly increased the number of boys per
ire. especially in the congested parts. We
We paved all these city areas with cement
id cobblestones 1t is beyond the capacity of
Evening star., 1939-07-02

Further, he is endowed with dynamic
energy and an impelling desire to take exercise
on all occasions. His primary instinct is to
hunt in pack and that multiplies his many
devices in geometrical proportion to the size
of the pack. He is a complete self-starter, and
therefore wisdom in dealing with him consists
in knowing each hour what to do with him
next He presents not only JOY and happiness
but also paradoxes. He strains our nerves, yet
he is a complex of cells that teens with affec-
ton. He is part-tme incarnation of destruc-
ton. yet he radiates sunlight to all the world.
He gives evidence of being the child of iniq-
uity, and yet the total of him makes a great
nation He is filled with curiosity as to every
mortal thing. He is an Illuminated interroga-
ton point, yet he is the most entertaining
animal there is.
| dislike to refer to these pavement boys
as underprivileged. That is only half-truth.
The public provides even these marginal city
boys with magnificent facilities for education
and with fine protection for their health. To-
day we do better job at those things than
ever before in our history. And there are
certain other advantages in modern Civiliza-
ton in which the pavement boy participates.
He suffers less from mumps and measles and
Evening star., 1939-07-02

mothers of pavement boys" to provide for
the necessary substitution of constructive JOY
during this daily period.
can reduce the problem further when
point out that there are about 100000 for
tunate boys who have place and occupation
provided in which they can expand either in
the countryside, the open spaces of the SUBJ
Mbs. the smaller towns or their own homes.
But margin of some 100000 boys have to
60 to the pavement in congested city areas for
their mental and physical outlet
These pavement boys find a certain
amount of excitement or exercise in sliding
down stairs, climbing fire escapes and keep
ing from being run over by trucks. But the
unhappy fact is that these boys are today
separated from Mother Earth.
The normal boy is primitive animal. He
takes to battle. In the days before our civiliza-
ton became so perfect all boys matched their
wits with the birds. the bees and the fish -
and doing the chores. At least they found bat
tie in the open countryside. There is no battle
with animals in the ZOO However, we cannot
restore many of those rural joys in land of
cement and bricks. and if boy does not
match wits with nature, he is likely to try
matching wits with the policeman. Right here
is where crime begins
And there ismore to youth than combat. The
whole world is new to every boy, and therefore
his life should be life of adventure of dis
covery, of great undertakings He must spend
much time in the land of make believe if he is
to expand and become great. Indeed one of
grow up in the land OF realities.
Evening star., 1939-07-02

diphtheria than his grandfather did. The cleo
tric light has banished the chore of cleaning
lamps and everlast;ogly carrying them about.
The light switch has driven away the COLLINS
that lived in dark corners and under the bed.
1t has also clothed the drab streets with
gaiety and cheer by night, and it is the
attraction of those bright lights that increases
our problem
Furthermore, he has another privilege, and
that is to live in a republic, where he has the
opportunity of becoming the mayor, or
policeman, or an editor or even banker. So
these boys still have some privileges.
However, it is with the privileges which this
civilization has taken away from him that the
Boys Clubs of America are concerned. They
seek to shift him in his spare time from the
pavement to place which he will like and
which will at the same time develop character
and moral stature They seek to give him
opportunity to find his occupational bent.
They stretch his imagination and give him the
opportunity to find constructive JOY in sub
stitution for destructive JOY. They help to
develop the qualities of sportsmanship. For in
sportsmanship lie the fine qualities of loyalty
to the pack, competition with zeal yet without
bitterness, under his own imposed restraints
that cover the rights of others. Herein is the
training in fair play and morals. And in result
the Boys Clubs have decreased delinquency
and juvenile crime to most astonishing de-
gree And they have given these boys chance
Just what are the unique features of Boys
Club as represented by the Boys Clubs of
America, national federation of 326 clubs
serving 100000 boys in l84 of our cities?
(Coatinved on nsxf pogs)
Evening star., 1939-07-02
HERBERT HOOVER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
FOR BOYS

I. Like everybody else, boy has right to
the pursuit Of happiness.
g He has right to play, that he may stretch
his imagination and prove his prowess and skill.
3. He has a right the constructive joys of
adventure and the thrills that part of an
opening life.
a. He has right to affection and friendship
5. He has right the sense of security in be-
longing some group.
8. He has right to health projections that will
make him an inch taller than his dad.
J. He has right the education and training
that will amplfy his own natural bents and fit
him into job.
g. And would add another right It the right
to accept the obligations of citizenship in
democracy perhaps the greatest right boy,
or anyone for that matter, can have.
The Boys Clubs of america seek by eon5rnetiuf
effort to guarantee these rights
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02
Preventable
Diphtheria
Holds Lead
Daily DIsparcn Sureau.
In tho Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Nov. 2-Dlpntherla, &c
cording to all medical al'IloIllles, ?
practically one-nundred per 1
preventaole, vet Tor At least hree
successive weeks ii led all other re-
portable diseases IN North Caro '-,5I
according % weekly feports 5lG 81
tie Division 81 tpidemlolosy y 'iit
North Carolina STATE 0oaIo u
Health
Prevalence Of diphtherla mas no.
been high enough TO rae u u1e
really epidemic class pul ~ C oiiiy
one Of the three weeks eiloeo Oclo-
Ter 7, "A and Il Vas tile lO'illoel "
reported cases Jesa tld' OiiG iil'ii
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02
Slot Machine
Case w aning
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In thu ~ Walter Hotel.
BY HENRY AXERHL.

Raligh. Nov. 2.-RoWans hardy
perennial slot machine case Estate
IS. L. F. Cox mas lust had its
seventh court decision and this
seventh Judgment rendered by the
North Carolina Supreme Court
Wednesday, appears to set the stage
so that the curtain nay iall lor the
last time with an eighth 70 be
given Dy the Rowan county court.
Already here nave Oeen three
judgments IN The county court; Two
in Rowan superior: and Wednes-
days was the second in Supreme
Court. Lawyers and judges have
tied themselves into 50 many legal
knots that on It's first trip to the
highest court, Chief Justice Walter
Stacy threw up his hands, con-
fessed the record vas in such a
state that no neads nor tails Of
the matter could be located ana
sent it back in q masterpiece Of no
decisiOning with the expressed hope
il wouldn't bob Up 70 bother him
again
But it did come back like the
cat, OF .Forse:: and 50 it had to be
decided The decision. always pro-
vided that anything can be certain
about this case, means in its es-
sence that the defendant Cox will
not have his slot machines con-
tiscated and destroyed
The case was first tried in coun-
tv court where the defendant was
fined and the machines ordered de-
stroyed. He appealed to superior
court but while it was pending
there the county court tried to
modify its ruling 50 that the ma
ci-ines need rot Oe chopped up but
sent out Of the State Superior court
remanded the case to county court
with d provision that the State could
appeal if il didn't like the decision
County court again tried to put its
second judgment into effect. State
appealed to superior court which
held second and third county court
decision invalid. Defendant appealed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

horses to mules as a source Of farm
power has been taking place in the
nation for some time, and North
Carolina is noW 18th IN the list Of
hactor-f farming ctates, it was an
nounced today by Prof D. S. Weav-
Ell. Extension agricultural engineer
OF State college, There are 21,452
tractors in use on North Carolina
arms
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

10 Supreme court, which sent the
thing back to superior court which
again decided as il had before,
whereupon defendant again APP
pealed to supreme court which now
says superior court was wrong and
the case should again go back to
county court. If this makes sense,
it does more than the whole case
does
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

ne Explained.
Rowan leads The counties Of
North Carolina in tractor owner
ship. with 1895 Cuilford is close
behind with 1.Ol2. followed by IN
ion with 887. Davidson 1873. Forsyth
1853. Randolph 1914, Iredell 699,
Mecklenburg 67O, Stanly 594 Ca
barrus 5G6, Lincoln 448, Alamance
146 CASTOR 412, Rockingham 376,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

Prof Weaver laid that the versa
tility Of the tractor and its mcreaS-.
inglv lowered price are two chief
reasons for mechanical farming.
The need for belt power on more
and more 'arms rs iheir owners
turn to feed grinding, silo Hing,
etc. calls for a power unit which
can combine usefulness IN the :ield
with ability. to operate machines ,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

Holidays are the
Now we have two
and when this war end
a couple Of Armistca
brate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02
Farmers In State
Make Wider Use
OF Motor Tractor

College Station, Raleigh, Nov. q
i steady transfer to tractors from
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-02

Catawba 367, Walk 2.
1913, Berthe 337.
328, Montgomery
500, among me lea9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27

at T o'clock in the High School gymnasium for routine charging and blocking practice and the mapping out of several new plays Tonight's session may be the last one at which the players will have to refrain from hard physical con- tact work, as the equipment being supplied to the two squads by the University of Washington will be in Juneau on the next northbound boat.
 With the arrival of uniforms and other equipment, players of both squads will get down to work in grim earnestness.
 Meantime, Conrad Puhr's Bar anof Bears, who had two practice sessions during the day today, will meet tonight at the skating rink for signal drill.
 Behind the scenes of the forth coming big game, it was revealed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
AL H05TAk WINNER BY
 KNOCKOUT
MiddIeweight ( ha m pion Scores in Third of
 Ten Rounder

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 27. - Al Hostak of Seattle dusted Charlie Killer" Coates of Los Angeles on the cheek with right cross in the third round of their scheduled ten round non-title fight last night to win by knockout.
 It was Hostak's first appearance in the ring since regaining the mid dleweight title from Solly Kreiger last June
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27

this morning that the game com mittee, J. J. Meherin, Wallis George and James O'Neill. is planning to give the players of both squads either banquet or dance, prob ably on the Saturday night fol- lowing the game, at which all players will be presented with gold
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
Goldberg (haIks Up
 22nd Win

DETROIT, Mich, Oct 27.-Benny Goldberg, of Detroit. bantam. last night won his twenty-second straight victory as a professional by taking a lD-round decision over Jimmy Webster, South African bat ttler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
HALLOWEEN sILYER TEA

The regular Halloween Silver Tea will be sponsored by the Trin- ity Guild. Saturday, Oct. 28. in Trinity Hall. Hours from ? to 5;30 Public invited. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
ENGINEERS LOSE
 TOTALS VICTORY
 IN SECOND GAME

The only bowling trio at the Elks matches last night that reached out over the 1900 total mark, were the Jewellers, who made 1902 and beat the Engineers one out of three, gaining the advan- 'age in total through the disas- trous second game rolled by the Engineers.
 The Grizzlies won two games from the Physicians, and the nipes von three in a row from the Femmes.
 Highest total of the evening was hit by Francis Riendeau, Grizzly kegler who tailed 554.
 Ionigrts oames are, Editors vs. Amazons Dolphins vs. Humpies, and Tailors vs. Supers.
 Last nights scores are as fol- owa:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
FOOTBALL SUITS
 DUE IN JUNEAU
 WITH NEXT BOAT
Grid Bdtt|ers 10 Get Dance and Gold Pigskins for
 Watch Fobs

Three full teams of the Sour doughs football squad will report to head coach Tom Dyer tonight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27

footballs, appropriately marking the event.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
New Russian Snuff
Described as Flu
Preventive
Made From Horse
Serum, 1t Is Tested
With Success
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,
Associated Press Science Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-One war
specter, another world flu epidemic,
can apparently be prevented by a
new kind of Russian snuff an
nounced today.
1t was described in the printed
proceedings of the Third Interna-
tional Congress for Microbiology, by
Prof. DR.. A. Smorodintseff, of Mos
cow. Owing to war conditions he did
not attend the congress.
Immune horse serum, a we'll
known flu material, makes the Rus
sian snuff. This serum is the water
clear part of the blood of horses
which have been artificially infected
with flu 1t is dried and inhaled, DR..
Smorodintseff said.
One inhalation, lasting Is minutes,
and using about thimblefull of. the
powder was tried on big scale this
year in Russia, during real flu out
break Seldom is there chance to
test new remedy on human beings
in true epidemic, a fact which
makes the Russian results impress
sive.
The snuff not only mostly prevent
ed flu, but helped to cure it. Snuff
was given to $50 men exposed to flu
Only four of these caught it. But
alongside them were 1,70O men, also
exposed, but with no snuff. Among
these there were 149 cases of infiu-
enza.
Among the sick, if the snuff was
used in the first days, the disease
was mild. Temperatures, said the
report, returned speedily to normal
The snuff Furthermore appeared
to prevent pneumonia, the complica
ton which caused almost countless
deaths in the great World War flu
outbreak of 1918. Among $50 per-
sons sick with flu, who had snuff
there was not one case of pneumo-
mia. But in an unprotected, control
| group per cent had pneumonia.
Flu is respiratory infection, be-
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Passport Ban Postpones
Wedding for 5th Time
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, Mass, Sept. g.
Marriage, in the opinion OF the State
Department, is not an imperative
necessity" and as a result Miss
Irene D. Scanlon, 20, was forced to-
day to postpone her wedding for the
fifth time in five years.
Her passport was Cancelled by the
State Department yesterday by rea-
son Of a ruling that American citi-
zens shall travel in embattled Europe
only on account of imperative
necessity"
Miss Scanlon had booked passage
on the Queen Mary for Dublin,
where she had intended to be mar
ried late this month to John j.
Evening star., 1939-09-08

O'Byrne of Dublin, whom she met
f1ve years ago.
Four times previously she was
forced to cancel marriage plans be-
cause Of her mothers i'll health, but
she was so sure this time she had
given up her position as a book
keeper. She explained to her en-
ployers, however. and they gave her
back her job. She still believes in
the old adage: Love will find q
way"
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Torrio Poys $177,352
To Clear Tdx Record
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-John Tor
rio, former Chicago and New York
gangster, has squared in full his
dollars and cents debt to the United
States Government.
Joseph T. Higgins, internal rev.
enue collector, has filed papers
showing Torrio, now serving a two
and -one-half-year term in Leaven-
worth Penitentiary for income tax
fraud, has paid $l77,352 in taxes,
interest and penalties.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
War Seen as Boon
To Detective Work
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASSOc1ated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 8.-Mem-
bers of the World Association of De-
tectives, opening their annual con-
vention here yesterday, expressed
belief war would increase their busi-
ness, particularly If the United
States should enter.
The added work will consist mostly
of counter espionage activities in
factories producing war supplies and
work against sabotage and SUBJ
versive influences, they explained.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Poultry Roisers Quit

Foxes have become so numerous
and bold in Meath County. Fire,
that poultry raisers are quitting
business.
Evening star., 1939-09-08

lieved to enter the human body
through nose, throat and lungs. The
snuff seems to stop its entry at the
gate"
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

81 ,s,s Baseball schedule
Tadletown at Smyr-
|tst Andrews At s.
b caesar Rodney q
h. Dupont at Snyr-
Lover at smyrna, Y nms,tadl.-
,ssdletOWn al Mbau4S
|c..,ar Rodney At cae-
E 0.pont at A. i.
:, andrews at Smyr-
| castle at Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
Matilda Wisk
"A City Manager For Smyrna

At the present session of the
Delaware State Legislature there
is a bill sponsored by Representa-
tive Newman, providing for the ap-
pointment of Manager for the
proposed City of Smyrna. This
doesn't, however, mean that we
will positively have city manag-
er, but the Charter Of the Town of
Smyrna will have clause insert
ed permitting the council to ap-
point one In all probability
public election will be called to de-
eide the point.
The manager would, of course,
be qualified engineer, one who
knows the business of caring for
modern, up and coming town.
Many towns such as Rehoboth, Do
yer and Wilmington have gone far
under an experienced head. The
general opinion is that this town
has been getting along under the
present form of management.
That is correct, but how well have
we been doing? This town is now
producing less for the outside
world than it was fifty years ago.
It is now no longer producer, but
a parasite.
One of the first jobs of city
manager would be to do good re-
pair job on the streets. 1t is true
that there is a "clean up squad"
to take care of such things but
two or three inexperienced men
cannot do as good a job as an ex-
perienced man. A city manager
would naturally make one man re-
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

rate the dictators seem to be the
cause of a great deal of the evil
in the world today.
1t seems that all dictators have
at least one quality in common
their greed for land, any land. 1t
makes no difference to them Cor if
it does, they certainly do a good
job of hiding it) that the land be-
longs to somebody else. Perish
the thought, it's of no consequence.
So when Mr.. Dictator feels the
urge, he just moves in on some un-
country and takes pos
session with not so much as a sin
gle shot being fired.
"How's he do it?" you asked.
The answer is, by means of
that modern weapon, propaganda.
oh, yes, it's most certainly the
latest thing and quite effective,
too. 1t isn't something you can
strike at or meet face to face as
you can regiment. It's under
hand and works until it slowly un-
dermines the soul and morale of a
nation.
And this is the weapon that will
be used in the future wars; this is
the weapon that we must combat.
"How?" You want to know.
Well, so do a great many other
people. AS yet no one seems to
have a solution, but one must be
found.
Ruth Ellen Reirm
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

sponsible to the City Council. II
would put one man in charge of
the whole municipality, making
for quicker decisions on matters of
Importance.
The salary of a city manager
would, of course, be fitting for an
experienced man. Under city
manager the town might quickly
accumulate trucks and other such
equipment for the street depart
ment.
The old Town Council has
done an admirable job of running
the government of this town; but
it was changed and probably for
the best of reasons. So why
shouldn't the City of Smyrna have
a City Manager?
Nelson Stats 40
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
h, RUsSett MOOa'e
a;gh School NesCs
j pFpORTER - DOROTHY COOPER
lHVVI lHVuc -, MATILDA WISK, MAUD DARRELL

speed-up production of necessary
war materials in case of a war,
the first blew against the enemy
can be delivered much more rapid
ly and effectively.
4. Alliances will lead the u. S.
into war much more rapidly than
any other methods; the u. S.
should offer protection only to
those points from which an enemy
might attack the U. S. easily.
5. A reserve of tungsten and
tins and other commodities that
are necessary in the production of
war materials and are not produc-
ed within the u. S. will offset any
advantage that may be gained by
a foreign nation if it should sue
ceed in blockading the U. S.
4. If excess profits are taken
out of war, there will be less temp
tation, on the part of manufactur-
ers, to start one.
z. If the U. S. does not NEEDLE
in foreign disputes, she will be
able to stay out of foreign wars.
s. IF another canal were built
through the Isthmus of Panama,
twice as many ships will be able
to pass through the two canals as
are able to pass through the pres
ent canal alone; this increase in
speed of passage might prove
decisive factor in a war.
9. If the u. S. is powerful
enough, foreign nations will not
molest American citizens or prop
erty abroad. Furthermore, if the
U. S. finds it necessary to go to
war over these investments, let
her go to war when both foreign
combatants are weak. Moreover,
should the U. S. throw away the
lives of 100000 soldieds to pro-
tect $4,000 American citizens
abroad?
This is my national defense pol
icy; it might work, and then, it
might not. However, I feel that
a strong national defense policy in
the present will prevent a war in
the future! No one fights when
he is sure that he is going to get
lickedl The same applies to for
eign nations that might wish to
fight the United States - they
won't take chances.
Emil Ebert
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
State Taxables Pay SI2,527,427

The federal government collect
ed S12,527, ,427 from taxables in
Delaware in the first 20 days of
this month. This figure, announc-
ed by the Treasury at Washington,
represents a decline of more than
81 per cent from the S18,315,617
collected last year during the first
81 days of March. In March 1887,
receipts during the first Is days
were $16,177,961. Nationally the
government collected S473,122,052
of income taxes in the first 20
days of March, fulfilling budget
estimates.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
w. r.. Green Improving

w. r. Green, custodian of State
property, has been confined to his
home at Rising Sun by illness dur
ing the past week. Mr.. Green Wis
tied his Office for a few hours on
Tuesday but was compelled to re-
turn to his home again. His con-
dition was reported to be improv-
ed.