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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
BETTER MARKETING
METHODS ADOPTED
Poultry Producers Are Pre-
senting Products In At
tractive Packages
By GENE KNIGHT
Assistant Extension Editor,
~ n Sfatn TpIIoUo

N, L. state SOlieSe
RALEIGH, May 26-QP- North
Carolina poultry producers are rapid
ly awakening to the advantages Of
presenting their products in more
attractive packages, T. T. Brown,
poultryman of the N. G. State
College Extension Service, said to.
day.
For years, the specialist explained
producers Jagged far behind In de-
veloping new and up-to-date meth
DDS in marketing their poultry and
eggs. However, in recent years there
has been a decided shift to neat
packages designed to catch the
buyers eye.
Now producers who have kept
up with the times and who are
growing and marketing quality poul.
try products attractively are find.
ing a ready demand and a profitable
market. Growers who fail to keep
step are being forced to take little
if any profit.
The housewife of a few years ago
had her problems wher buying a
chicken for the family table, Brown
said. Her only selection was a live
bird, or a freshly-dressed or slowly
frozen bird with the entrails intact.
1t was inc~onvenient and in many
cases impractical to choose a live
bird and have to wait for the butch
chosen, it might have developed a
er to dress it.
If a freshly-dressed bird was
storage flavor after having been
held in the refrigerator for several
days. In cas a frozen bird still CON-
tanning the entrails was selected, it
would not have retained the fresh
flavor due to a long storage period.
When meat is slowly frozen, the cell
structure is broken down, causing
a release of the JUICES which give
a chicken its flavor.
Today through the use Of a local
freezer locker service and whole
sale channels for handling quick
frozen poultry, the customer may
select fully.dressed and drawn poul-
try that retains quality and flavor.
In fact, many customers select birds
frozen by this method in preference
to freshly-killed ones.
The progressive farmer is finding
it profitable to give more attention
to quality breeding stock, the feed.
ing program, and the carr and a
agement Of the hens.
For instance, he produces infertile
eggs, especially in the summer.
Then, too, he uses floored houses
and wires the dropping boards or
roosting racks so as to produce
cleaner eggs. Also he gathers the
eggs in a wire basket SO that they
will cool quickly and stores them in
a cool moist place.
After the producer has taken these
precautions to insure a higher quail
ity supply of eggs, he grades and
markets them attractively.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
Weed Transplanting
Completed In East

RALEIGH, May 26. - Heavy
work in eastern North Carolina
tobacco fields this week will vir-
tually complete the job of trans
planting, L. I. Weeks, tobacco
specialist of the N. C. State col
lege extension service, said to-
day.
In the Piedmont, the transfer
of plants from bed to field
should be about half completed
at the end of this week.
Weeks said growers apparent
ly have an ample supply OF
plants despite heavy blue mold
attacks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
BY JOSEPH s.. F
Star CorrespOndent)

DELCO, May 26-Crops tt a t
have been suffering for moisture
have received relief this week,
showers in various sections of both
Columbus and Brunswick counties.
In n section of Brunswick, near
Ash. the rainfall was SO great that
it slowed down field work, es-
pecially blowing.
Strawberry business was cut
short on both ends of the season.
Cold retarded the growth of the
earlier expected berries. The ber-
rics that did come were among
the finest ever seen; but the crop
was shorter from the latter end,
due chiefly to dry weather, it was
believed.
In many sections we have seen
some excellent tobacco patches. In
Horny, Bladen, Robertson, n
Brunswick counties, as well as
Columbus, the tobacco growers
feel heartened. This being an age
when almost anything is liable to
happen, it is generally hoped that
in spite of the little surplus of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
MUSIC SPOILS BATH

WALSENBURG, COLO. III -
From now on Jack Johnson, II,
will dc his own singing in the
bath tub.
Letting a portable radio set do
it for him, he scrubbed himself
contentedly until soap got into his
eyes. He reached for a towel,
and knocked the radio into the
tub.
It charged the water with cleo
tricity, paralyzing ] h S o n. A
brother heard his means and res.
cued him
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
POISONING RECOMMENDED

Pre-square poisoning is recon-
mended only as a preliminary step
in boil weevil control and should be
followed by regular dustings, says
J. O. Rowell, State college extension
entomologist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
GAINS CONFIDENCE

observation-disclosures has gained the
confidence of North Carolina farmers
this year in controlling blue mold
in tobacco plant beds, says DR.. Luth-
err Shaw, of State college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

BY virtue and in pursuance Of a decree Of the Hon. j. Paul
Frizzelle, Judge holding the Court of the Eighth Judicial District,
in the suit of John w. Fredericks and Finley Mcmillan against
W. c. Manson for the dissolution of the partnership known as
the Manson Towing & Lighterage Company, the undersigned will
offer for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder. for cash.
at 1900 o'clock NJ, on Saturday, the LIST day Of June, 1910. at
the wharf Of the Manson Towing & Lghterage Company at the
foot Of Chestnut Street in the City Of Wilmington. N. G, the
steam tugs or boats "Bauler' and Cambria" one derrick barge,
one preaching barge. one barge A. c. L. No. 8, together with all
their apparel, equipment, furniture and fixtures; subject to a
first mortgage on the Cambria" of about $4,000 held by the
Atlantic Towing Company, of Savannah, Ca a scond mortgage
Of about $260OO0 on both the "Batter' and the Cambria" and a
mortgage of $4,000 on the tug Batter"
The said sale is to be reported to the Court for confirmation
Or rejection.
A. s. BATSON,
Receiver Of the Manson Towing & Lghterage Company
42 Southern Building,
Wilmington, N. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
DON'T KICK HOGS

Bruised hogs reduce the farmers
income, says E. V. Vestal, swine
specialist of the State college extern
sion service, in urging swinemen
not to kick or prod their hogs in
the marketing process.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
SAVE SEED

The State college agronomy de.
partment is continuing to urge grow
ers to save at least a portion of their
crimson clover and vetch crop for
seed because of a possible shortage
this fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED

State college officials are predict.
ing that this years Farm and Home
Week, to be held at the college, July
29-Ausust 2, will attract the largest
crowd in the conventions history.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

1t has been estimated that only
about S per cent of London's pop
ulatlon concerns itself with
church going.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

Being color blind, cats live in
a world of somber grayness.
Evening star., 1940-07-19

paign will tend to strengthen the
Democratic ticket In several ways.
Acutely cognizant of the farm belt
appeal of the Republican vice presi-
Dental nominee, Senator Charles L.
McNary, the Democratic high COM
mand was wise in picking q man
who, like Senator McNary, was born
on a farm, and who, again like the
Senator, Is known as a friend of the
farmers" Moreover, Mr.. Wallace will
balance the ticket geographically,
giving 1t pulling power where it will
be badly needed-in the Midwest,
whence Wendell L. Willkie came and
where he will return to accept the
Republican presidential nomination.
In view OF the criticism last night
at the convention Of Mr.. Wallace's
past Republicanism, it is safe to as
sumo that in formulating campaign
strategy the Democratic managers
will suppress the tendency, already
evidenced in some quarters, to make
political capital OF Mr.. WILKES
former Democratic Affiliations. Ira
ditional old line Democracy, which
adhered strictly to an exclusive sort
OF old-fashioned party clannishness,
is one OF the things which the New
Deal has plowed under, to make way
for its new concept of democracy,
nodded to At the times.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Mr.. WuIIuce's Nomination

The temporary rebellion of the
Democratic National Convention last
night against the presentation on
virtually must" basis of Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace as
a nominee for the vice presidency
was an. altogether understandable
demonstration against bossism of
the type which had made itself evi-
dent at Chicago from the very out
set of the meeting. It was obvious
that the articulate protest which
preceded the final acceptance of Mr..
Wallace by the delegates was not
against the Secretary of Agriculture
personally, but against system of
political regimentation engineered by
Mr.. Roosevelt's energetic and astute
convention managers. Mr.. Wallace
is widely recognized by old line
Democrats as we'll as New Dealers
as a capable public servant He is
personally popular with large Sec
ton of the American people.
How long this spirit of resentment
at the domination Of the party by
the inner circle of Mr.. Roosevelts
liberal advisers will continue to make
itself evident is a matter for specula-
ton, especially among the Republi-
cans, who would be interested in any
schism among their opponents.
Broadly speaking, Mr.. Roosevelt's in
sistence on Mr.. Wallace as his
partner in the forthcoming cam.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Significance Seen in
Wilkes Attitude.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
In my opinion, the most outstanding
feature of the Republican National Con-
vention was not the nomination Of the
executive head of one of our largest and
most powerful utility holding and fran
chise- seeking corporations. Nor was it
the gallery claque's 1--WE want Willkie."
which greeted every mention of the can
didate's name.
An Infinitely more surprising and sig
nif1cant aspect of the Philadelphia
gathering was the fact that every one
Of the four leading contenders for the
nomination had at some time or other
been either an open supporter Of the
New Deal or professed sympathizer
with its objectives.
Take the case Of our own Senator
Vandenberg. He not only voted for
most Of the initial New Deal measures,
but he came back home in September,
1888, to tell farm picknickers at Kala-
mazoo that I'VE had to have the New
Deal because the old deal had failed"
The next spfing he told Lansing audi
ence that he had voted for more New
Deal measures than many of his Demo-
cratic colleagues.
In his 1888 campaign Senator Taft
declared his hearty sympathy with New
Deal aims. Indeed, he was so earnestly
explicit in his appeals for support on
that ground that late tuners-in often
mistook him for particularly ardent
New Dealer.
What records there are Of Tom Dew
rs earlier utt@ances ON national af.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Denounces Statement
BY President Roosevelt.
TO the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
On the eve of the Democratic National
Convention Mr.. Roosevelt sends a mes
sage to the Congress in which he
pledges that no American soldiers will
be sent to Europe.
This statement is a characteristic
evident, and was made for the sole pur-
pose of embarrassing the opposition. In
the first place it is not within the prov
ince Of Mr.. Roosevelt to decide whether
or not We should send troops abroad, as
under the Constitution that is the ex-
elusive prerogative of the Congress, and
in the second place, even If there were
any justiflable reason for sending Amer
ican soldiers abroad, to do so is out of
the question because we do not have
them to send, and if we had them avail
able we would not be able to land them
anywhere in continental Europe as all
ports Of entry are now in the hands OF
the Germans.
The fact that we are not now at war
with Germany is certainly no fault Of
Mr.. Roosevelt, since he has been giving
out interviews and making speeches of
the most irresponsible and provocative
nature regarding the totaltarian ma
tions-speeches and interviews that
would long ago have embroiled us in
war Of retaliation with Germany but for
the fact that Mr. Hitler has his hands
and time fully occupied at present with
the war in Europe.
ALEXANDER S. LANIER.
Y,,1vy
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Service by Mail

The thousands of Washington resi-
dents who annually avail themselves
of the facilities of the Small Claims
Court should find reason for gratifi-
cation in the decision of the United
States Court of Appeals approving
use of the mails for the service of
process in the poor mans" tribunal.
In the particular case at issue, the
complaint was directed to the man.
aer of conducting an attempted
service by registered mail, and the
judgment was set aside in the appel
late court because the record failed
to show that the defendant in the
case received notice of the action
which had been brought against her.
But the decision did not invalidate
service by mail; in fact, such service
was specifically approved subject
only to the provision that the man.
ner of it's execution conform strictly
to the requirements laid down in the
applicable rule of the Small Claims
Court.
, The Small Claims Court is the
product of an effort to simplify,
expedite and reduce the costs of
relatively minor legal proceedings.
In the course of such an effort it is
to be expected that there should be
a certain difficulty Of adjustment
between the simplified procedure
and the essential individual rights,
such as that of due process of law
This difficulty was recognized by the
Court Of Appeals, and 1t is to the
Evening star., 1940-07-19

fairs all tell the same story. Even his
Hash-m-the-pan pre-convention cam
paign was largely based on promises to
continue and expand basic New Deal
policies. but to do it cheaper.
And strangest Of all was the candidate
finally chosen by the stunned victims
OF ruthless political blitzkrieg. Not
only had Wendell Willkie been a life
long Democrat and self-styled liberal,
but In 1882 he was an enthusiastic and
active campaigner for both the New
Deal and its presidential candidate.
Even today he is advertised as being in
sympathy with the Roosevelt admins
tration's social, foreign and economic
objectives.
That leaves only one explanation that
makes sense for his desertion of the
strongest liberal leadership in Demo-
cratic history to support Alt M. Landon
in the 1896 campaign: that is, that his
liberal principals folded up when his own
commonwealth & Southern Co. ran
afoul the administrations public power
program.
The really important and significant
thing is that neither Wendell Willkie
nor any OF his convention rivals has
dared to face the national electorate
except as a professed supporter of
Roosevelt New Deal objectives.
Inat fact is likely to be the criterion
by which the real great man of OUR
times will be known.
Lansing, Mich. l.. E. ROWLEY.
July 10.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Shaw Water Lily Gardens

Frail creatures ride the lazy morning air.
Not for an instant do they pause in
flight
So swift their movement that our faulty
sight
Can scarcely glimpse the gay attire they
wear.
Like fragments from the sky, their blue
wings bear
Them over those still pools, where other
bright
Hues rival theirs, for human eyes delight,
As thronss OF nature lovers nnger there.
The lotus blooms In regal grandeur
tower,
Each on its slender stalk enthroned in
state,
Each holding at its heart precious gem.
And living jewels dart from flower to
flower.
While we, the devotees Of beauty. wait
Their hurts are healed who touch hat
garments hem.
ANNA N. rRIEsT1EY.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
THIS AND THAT
which is which, at least when put down
By Charles =. TrdceUell.

which Is which, at least when put down
by musical notation on paper.
The wood thrush, for instance, one Of
the sweetest Of all singers, usually Is
represented by phrases Of three notes,
until four such groups are given, each
different-and often there are no pauses
indicated between the phrases.
In real life, the wood thrush rests"
for measured time between the dif-
ferent triolets.
Only recently, in well-knoWn maga-
zine. the song Of the wood thrush was
reproduced as given by Prof. Mathews,
but all rests were left out. This made it
something entirely different. In Prof.
Mathews book the rests are given, of
course.
Owing to the possession Of both short
and long vocal chords, the wood thrush
is able to sing harmony all by itself
This rhyming Of the tones, as 1t were,
Is not unique to this thrush, but there
are not many other birds which can
do 1t.
The thrush also understands the uses
of dissonance. Between the main
phrases Of its song 1t manages to get in
an assortment Of clucks and harsh graf
ings which, taken by themselves, are
ugly enough, but which heard in the
great outdoors between the measures,
help make the latter even more beau
tiful.
This, Of course, is the peak Of musical
endeavor, whether by bird or man.
It seems to this column that if more
time were spent, as by our correspondent,
in trying to take down the notes of the
birds, and putting them to paper, more
bird lovers could find a great deal more
pleasure in the sport Of observing them
1t is not easy. One has but to look
through the pages of Prof. Mathews
book to realize what an exceedingly dif-
hcult subject it is. But We can try, and
in the trying add immeasurably to our
own understanding of the birds.
Although Prof. Mathews uses words,
and shows relation of some bird melodies
to arias in grand opera, and even to pop
ular melodies, he uses the words merely
as an aid.
The music, of course, is the thing
If this music is put down, there i'm
mediately crops up the question as to
how it is going to be played by the
human element in the proceedings
Whistling is one way, and good one
the use of violin is another, and of
the piano still another.
If the latter, the use of an accompani-
ment is permissible, because at best no
piano tone ever sounded like a bird
note, really. The whole setup is arti-
fetal, so the addition of an accompani-
ment is not out of the picture, but an
aid to understanding.
The use of some instrument, rathe,
than human vocal chords, restrains the
interpreter from trying to put words tc
bird music.
In this way the full beauty of this wild
music is heard, at least in so far as the
instrument will permit it, free from the
thousand and one unbirdlike ideas which
human words bring to mind.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Speakers Urged to Use
Round Figures.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In these days of large budgetary fig
ures and in view of the public interest
in the defense program and the coming
presidential campaign, I suggest that
you do what you can to induce public
speakers to use round figures in referring
to Federal appropriations and expendi-
lures
Most speakers usually read these sums
to the last dollar and cent, and by the
time they have finished the significant
figure is forgotten.
Not once. but many times, we have
heard amounts in the millions and bill
lions read to the radio audience to the
last cent. This is utterly foolish as 1t
Is burden to the speaker and often
fails to register on the listener.
July u. =. n. SHEPARD.
Evening star., 1940-07-19
ALEXANDRIA, Va.

Dear Sir:
"The MSS am inclosing is the re-
cording Of musical phrases bird has
been singing in my back yard every day,
and many times each day, for several
weeks.
II have taken great pains to be sure
OF what he sings. These phrases are
accurate as to pitch and tempo. have
whistled them over after him many
times, and can vouch for their accu-
racy. Years Of professional piano tun-
ing, teaching and writing vocal music
have trained my ear to an accurate
sense Of tone values.
ITO hear bird use the diatonic scale,
singing the same phrase over and over
is or 20 times at session, is a new and
wonderful experience for me. There is
no sliding from one tone to another; nc
hitting the wrong note: no change in
tempo.
I'm order to realize the correct tempo
Of these little phrases, choose some words
that may be sung to them, or sing ira Ia
la-and you will have it.
1--WE say bird sings, but as a mat
ter of fact they do not sing, in the sense
that we sing. They just utter pleasing
musical notes-usually. OF course,
must exclude my little bird from this
statement; he is in class by himself,
so far as my experience goes.
Great musical works have been writ
ten around just as simple little melo-
dious ditttes as these bird songs I have
herein recorded.
"You will note that the phrases are
in periods Of two measures; then two
measures of rest. Also, that numbers
one, two and three are quadruple time
while number four is triple time.
Numbers three and four are dis
sonants. inasmuch as they disregard the
rule of harmony that song should end
only on do, mi or sol Of the scale.
Reading an article of yours in The
Star Of June is, in which you referred
to the matter of recording bird songs,
gave me the inspiration to tell my ex-
perience in that line. If this effort Of
mine has added anything to the subject,
shall be well repaid for my pains.
Sincerely, F. D. j."
We regret we cannot reproduce our
correspondents musical notation, and
that he does not give any description Of
the bird itself.
AS far as we can tell, the songs are
by that real melody maker, the song
sparrow
1t is extremely dificult to identify a
bird by its song alone, even when you
have it written down. and perhaps par
ticularly then.
All one has to do is look at Prof. F..
Schuyler Mathews Field Book of Wild
Birds and Their Music" CPutnam) to
realize the tremendous difference in bird
songs, their variety, and, indeed, the al
most impossibility of putting them down
so that others can recognize them.
This comes about because there is an
unusual quality in the voices Of all birds,
sometimes close to ventriloquism, which
makes it exceedingly difficult to tell