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Evening star., 1940-06-16
Put light and shadow
to work if you want
different" pictures
.HE best way to improve your
snapshots is to study the pictures

|" HE best way to improve your
snapshots is to study the pictures
of professional photographers.
Perhaps many of their subjects will be
out of your scope. But it may be that
some OF them will be quite similar to
many shots you have made or Will
make, and it will pay to study the way
they handled the subject rather than
the subject itself.
The sharpshooter who can shoot
the commonplace thing differently Is
the lad whose scrapbook enjoy look
ing at - and SO does everybody else,
So whenever you un!imbcr your cam
era and take a squlnt IN the Under.
lust ask yourself if this shot can be
made differently
One of the best news-plcture shots |
ever saw. for example, was made OF a
very prosaic topic: a parade. Just any
still of lot OF men marching IS not
exciting But this picture was. because
the cameraman did it differently. In
stead of standing on the curb with
other photographers, he beat It up to
the roof OF a building along the line OF
march.
1t was late in the afternoon and the
shadows were lengthcnlne BY point
ing his camera straight down, and not
at an obliQue angle, this fellow made
picture in which the shadows OF the
marching ranks were twice as long as
the men themselves - and twice as
dramatic
Very often judicious use of shadows
can convert an ordinary picture into
an extraordinary one. Once l walked
up to lot of fish nets draped over a
rail- Considered from one side they
we're lust fish nets hanging there. But
on the opposite side the sun cast
replica of the setup of white nets IN
deep-black shadows on the sand. And
when lowered the camera SO the pic
ture area was taken up one-third by
the actual nets and two-thlrds by their
shadows, the result was lovely because
it was a little different.
The lesson from this parable is
simply to take your time when ap-
preaching your picture subjects; look
them over from this angle and from
that; scrutinize the lighting carefully;
decide if the lighting might be better
a little later -- or earlier. The par
ticular point where you are standing
or the time you are looking at a scene
may not be the best place or time tor
picture.
remember fddling around with
potential shot of a covered bridge,
until my wife began to hammer on the
horn button to wake me up. l was dis
couraged, but sure there was picture
there. didn't see it until was almost
back to the car, when took one final
look - and found that the dropping
branches of an intervening willow Of
fered exactly the atmosphere for that
shot.
Viewpoint is highly important IN
making Or breaking picture pos
Evening star., 1940-06-16

common ailments are,
in the main, due to
faulty feeding. And
when not attended
to, they sometimes
Evening star., 1940-06-16

In all, Pard has weansd 29o dogs at swift's
Research Kennels. While on Pard, none ever
experienced any Of the common ailments
eavssd by hit-or-miss feeding!
In the dog world excessive shedding. list
lessness, dietary skin irritation. and nervous
ness are widespread complaints. Leading
veterinarians say that these and many other
Evening star., 1940-06-16

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08
He s 500 Tired
And Tor:iIs Aren't Always to Blame

A normal child who does not
complain Of fatigue should, of
course, be let alone to play as much
as he likes and spend his heaven
sent energy any way he chooses.
Fatigue, however, is a signal from
nature, and we should be respon-
sive to it in the most natural way
in the world, which is to control
the expenditure of energy. This
includes emotional as well as ply
steal expenditure. Along this line
stop fu:Sing with children about
what they eat if they prefer
candy to carrots, spinach and sal.
ad, it simply proves that some deer
instinct is telling them that candy
supplies energy quicker than rab-
bit food.
A Daily Routine
Brush the teeth at least once
day.
Drink as much milk as possible,
but no coffee or tea.
Sleep long hours with the Win
dOws open.
Eat some fresh vegetables and
fruits every day.
Drink at least four glasses of
water every day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08
LiStlessness Often Tiredness

among school children. He tells mo
of a typical case Of little roy
whose mother brought him to the
doctors Office to consult about hav-
ing the tonsils removed. The h.
had steadily failed to gain wyi%. :.
The doctor, somewhat to tie moth
er's surprise, instead of examining
the boys throat, began to ask CUES
tions. He found out that besides
going to school, the cE Il went to
the movies three nights ok ami
had a piano lesson and a icing
lesson and Sunday school.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08

When the dummy vent down. it
looked very much to South as If
he was in toe high a contract. es-
pecially after the defenders ripped
off their book with three tricks in
diamonds. He had to win three
illnesses to make his contract, but
it could have been done by proper
play.
After the third diamond. East
led the club 4 and the Q won the
first finesse. Next the heart ] was
Dist. iGuted by King
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08
CONSERVE YOUR ASSETS

WHEN a dec,a-er possesses a
messing position against a king.
With the ace, queen, jack and ten
in his holdings. ne can usually af-
ford to lead one OF those hoaors
toward the ace. But i r" lacks the
ten. he is usually better of in
leading a small one. which some
times will have the effect OF con-
serving his assets
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08

Dr.. ClcnIr";n@ "iN answer
questions OF general Interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-08
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
"The Authority on Authorities"

led. West covered and the \ won.
That lead of the J vas sound be-
cause the declarer also had the
Q and 10 on his side. But his foot
slipped into unsoundness when he
then led the spade J from the
dummy. The K, Of course, went
on. forcing the a. When the Q
was then played and East showed
out. South knew he had beaten
himself. The 10 was now set up
for West, who set the contract
with it.
Had South not reckoned that
1T made no difference" whether
or not ne led the J or a little one
to the Q. he would have sue
ceeded in making his contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
Motor Truck Rotes

In another effort to stabilize the
motor truck rate structure along the
Atlantic Coast, the Interstate Com
merce Commission has extended to
the Virginias and North Carolina
the schedule Of minimum freight
carrying charges previously apply
ing in the territory between New
York and Washington. AS a result,
carriers throughout this area will be
required to keep their minima at the
level prescribed by the commission,
instead of seeking to attract bust
ness by indiscriminate rate-cutting.
Action by the commission was ad-
vocated by the Middle Atlantic
States Motor Carriers Conference,
Inc, composed of some 500 trucking
concerns, which declared that the
uncontrolled rate practices of other
motor operators were threatening
them with financial disaster" 1t
was opposed by commercial interests
which sought to retain the advan-
tages of the lower transportation
costs.
AS the result of the new order,
the commission now has in effect a
scale of minimum rates that extends
roughly over the entire northeastern
section Of the United States, with
~ L
boundary line, previous proceedings
having covered New England and
Central States. This is important
not only to the trucking industry,
which has suffered from unregulated
competition, but to the railroads.
which have been particularly hard
hit by the highway carriers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06

and q parliament-which have now
been suspended-was by no means
democratic, especially in its most
recent stages, after he had instituted
totalitarian party system, which
barred all political factions except
the official party.
King Mihai will hold the throne
only as a figurehead now, presum-
ably with no more power than that
which his father retained after he
had bowed to General Antonescu's
demands Thursday morning, turn
ing over to the veteran army
leader all the ruling power, retaining
for himself only the ceremonial and
minor royal functions.
Although General Antonescu was
and is a bitter opponent of the
cesSionS Of territory which Rumania
was forced to make to Russia last
June, there is nothing in his first acts
as the new chief of Rumania to
indicate that he will contest in any
way the transfer of the northern
half Of Pennsylvania to the Magyars
in accordance with the Vienna
dictate.
Rather his regime is based upon
grim acceptance of the fact that this
territory has been lost and upon
determination to revitalize Rumania
internally against the political an
archy which would invite further
intervention by Russia or Germany,
whose interests one day may clash
in Rumania.
The support General Antonescu
enjoys, not only from the army, but
from the pro-Nazi Iron Guard,
augurs well for his chances of sue
ceeding in this task, the main ques-
ton being whether he can hold
strong enough hand over the angry
elements in Pennsylvania.
1t is one of the paradoxes Of
Balkan politics that the reaction
against the German dictated cesSion
of Pennsylvania brings to power in
Bucharest not an anti-NaZi, but a
pro-Nazi, committed more definitely,
perhaps, to cooperation with Ger
many than Carol ever became after
he started to move toward the Reich.
Calm relations with Germany will
call for a spirit in Rumania of COM
plete cooperation with the Reich
during the coming months when the
Nazis establish themselves as the
military protectors of Rumania. To
maintain that cooperation, new and
stronger men have taken control at
Bucharest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06

Of defense plants built by private In
dustry was strongly reinforced by
Leon Henderson, another member Of
the Defense Commission, who told
the committee that If the present
provisions are retained, you had
just as well drop any idea Of attract
ing private funds into the defense
program"
The major objective Of the tax
amortization section Of the bill,
which would permit manufacturers
to write of the costs Of defense plant
expansion over a five-year period, is
to secure a greater flow of private
capital into the production of NUM-
lions, thus speeding up the arms
program. In the light of the state
ments Of members Of the Defense
Commission before the Senate FL
nance Committee, it seems quite
plain that the purpose of the amorti-
cation plan will be defeated If the
Government is given the power to
determine what use shall be made
Of private defense plants after the
present emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
The Public Interest

The nature of the hearings now
in progress before the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board on proposed
changes in the Liquor Control Act
and regulations sharply emphasizes
the peculiar responsibility of the
board. 1t is to be hoped that the
board will meet this responsibility,
squarely and courageously.
The changes proposed are de-
signed, ostensibly at least, to make
more effective the Districts control
of the liquor traffic. And what the
board should remember is that the
changes are to be viewed, not in the
light of their effect on the competing
and selfish interests in the liquor
traffic, but wholly in relation to the
public interest. The board is a
representative of the public-not Of
the wholesalers or the retailers of
liquor.
Some of the heated clashes before
the board yesterday over amendment
of the Control Act reflected the
sharp competition between elements
of the liquor industry. Little was
said regarding the public's interests
in the changes. The observer might
conclude, in fact, that the Liquor
Control Act was written originally
and is now to be amended purely in
the interests of the most influential
group within the liquor industry.
The local Liquor Control Act is very
liberal. It's enforcement has from
the beginning leaned over in the
interests of the liquor traffic. The
result is city with one of the high
est records of consumption in the
country, with blatant use of every
device to encourage and to increase
this consumption and with no effort
made to encourage temperance. I'm
less reasonable changes are made in
the law and the regulations in the
interests of the public, rather than
the liquor dealers, the liquor bust
ness and its friendly board will soon
face a resentful public sentiment
that will 60 to the other extreme In
local liquor control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06

the word go" to Hitler We have done
so again and again. in the Neutrality
Act, in China in Ethiopia, in almost
every crucial time since our deadly blow
at the League of Nations.
And now we are consenting while
brutal megalomaniac brushes the last
vestige of freedom in Europe.
There are things that we could have
done short of war. Congress could have
voted promptly to give Finland money
Tor self-defenSe. We could have re-
Trained from selling supplies to italy
during the Ethiopian war. We could
have helped China But what is the
use of all this? There are no signs that
we will try to do anything but save our
own skins. And this will be a difficult
matter after England has gone down.
Meantime Senators make a spectacle
OF themselves for Hitler to rejoice at.
And for the gods to weep over. The
greatest deliberative body on earth"7
May Heaven defend us from such de-
Hberation
MRS. META FoLGER TOWNSEND.
Lenoir, N. C.
August 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
DeplOres Partisanship
In Defense Matters.
To the Editor of The Star.

An old-timer, with memory otttimes
inconvenient, recalls the days Of 1916,
when the slogan, He kept us out of
war" carried our, noble martyred Presi-
dent into office. Then we went into
war with the full approval of the ma
jority.
Today we hear, Hes leading us in
to war;" and indications are that we
will stay out. The brave act of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in sending Britain our
outmoded destroyers is approved over
whelmingly by the people and the poll
ticianS of both faiths. The opposition
candidate for President has said that
every possible help should be extended
to England short of war, but it should
be done in a legal way by act of Con-
gress. Today and tonight our English
cousins-men, women and children-are
dying, and the English Navy, admittedly
our first line of defense, is sorely men
aced. Yet the opposition says we want
to debate the question in Congress before
we send the help so sorely needed at
this very moment.
1t is not question to be debated and
made the football of a political cam
paign. A politician is one who first
determines what his opponent advocates,
then takes the opposite side regardless
of right or wrong and his own con-
victions.
Let's forget politics and buckle down,
old and young, one and ALL to the task
of preparing the defense of our country
in the hope that we can retain our
liberty. A. B. C.
September 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
DECATUR STREET.

Dear Sir:
II enjoy your articles on nature. I
usually leave your columns until the
last because they have something TO
inspire and quiet one after reading the
disturbing war news.
This past week saw one of natures
miracles performed right on my own
doorstep. Coming in from walk, my
husband and noticed something I'M
usual OIL the front of the bottom step.
"As examined it, I saw that it was
cicada, or locust, emerging from its
SHE'LL or skin. It had come up from
the earth, where 1t had spent nine
months. at least, underground, and had
crawled up on my concrete step and
had taken a firm grip on it.
Then 1t had waited and struggled
until it broke open its old skin and was
emerging from 1t when we happened to
see it. 1t was about two-thirds Of the
way out and was resting at right angles
to the skin
1.-THE body and head were perfect, but
its wings were only Jumps of green and
white on each side. These it kept jerk
ing up and down, and at the same time
it kept pushing on the dry skin with
Its feet, trying to free itself.
AS We watched it, the green and
white Jumps grew longer and wider.
Finally, one white lump spread down
and widened until 1t was q perfect
wing. transparent except for the veins.
The green lump was the upper part
of the wing. Later the other wing also
developed to normal size. 1t still kept
waving its wings gently back and forth
With mighty effort it drew the lower
part OF its body out Of the skin and
grasped its old hull and rested on it.
The last time I looked at it the
wings had come down into the natural
position close to the body.
Il suppose I watched this little drama
for about an hour or more. I don't know
how long it waited before 1t flew away.
Several hours later, when I came
down to look, it was gone. 1t had left
behind its shell in which it had lived
its grubbing life in the darkness under
the ground. and had, no doubt, scared
on fllmy wings to the elm tree in front
of my house to sing and bask in the
sunlight of a warm summer day.
Very respectfully, E. d. B.
p. 81 am sure that you will be
interested in this as much as I am You
seem to notice all these little out-of-
door happenings"
The annual cicadas are quite as inter-
esting as the "17-year locusts," except
that they do not come in great swarms.
These annual specimens, sometimes
called hot bugs" go through exactly the
same performance as those which have
an interval of II years in the ground.
Many Of us will never forget the great
show of 1896
The "locusts" came out of the earth
by the millions, leaving holes which
terribly alarmed local gardeners.
They came into the air the last of
May and were high in the trees in
early June, sending their drone over
entire neighborhoods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
Industry Control

In appearing before the Senate
Finance Committee, William S.
Knudsen, speaking for the National
Defense Commission, presented COM
polling arguments for deleting from
the amortization section of the
House-approved excess profits bill
provisions for post-emergency Gov
eminent control over defense facili-
ties constructed by private industry.
Under these provisions, a company
using it's own funds to build a new
factory, or to expand an existing
plant, would be required, before being
granted the amortization tax deduc-
tons, to pledge that it will neither
destroy, demolish nor alter these
facilities without the written consent
of the Secretary of War or the Sec
rotary of Navy. BY refusing to give
It's consent, the Federal Government
thus would be in position to &C
quire the plant later at price which
might be far less than the original
cost, less tax deductions.
If these provisions are enacted
into law, Mr.. Knudsen warned, they
will tend to impede the preparedness
program by discouraging the invest
ment of private capital in defense
enterprises. This would be most un-
fortunate. With respect to its con-
tribution to the cost of defense
plants, the interests of the United
States, he said, will be better pro-
tected through individual contracts,
rather than by inflexible statutory
requirements. His plea for elimi-
mating from the pending legislation
restrictions on the future disposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
THIS AND THAT

These specimens crawled up the
trees. as we recall. They did not fly.
There were so many of them that side
walks were literally covered with their
queer bodies.
. Unthinking children, in a few cases,
deliberately stepped upon them. but most
of the youngsters respected the miracles
which they were.
We never will forget one bright-eyed
boy who came up to a locust, shouted,
See that?" and then deliberately
stamped his loot down upon it with
great and evident satisfaction.
There was no humanity In the mo-
ton, nor could it have been called
animal, purely, because there was some
thing behind the mind behind the foot
That something, undoubtedly, was
cruelty Occasionally there is a child
who is basically cruel Maybe from
such come the unsmiling conquerors and
dictators who bring woe to the rest
Of us.
There was q triumphant note in the
mass singing of the "17-year locusts"
which entirely is missing from the
drone of the annual species
The latter has no such noise-making
equipment. His note is just a steady
noise, whereas the rarer specimens had
real musical instruments which wound
up to a perfect frenzy and then died
down again.
There were so many of them in 1885
that they managed, between them, to
furnish sort of symphony, as it were,
with nuance and rhapsody.
The noise was so great that it at
tracted too much attention to it. I'm
doubtedly thousands of humans who
never notice the annual species at all
were drawn into consideration of those
in 1896 (the next time will be 1854, or
thereabouts), and many of those OBJ
servers were irritable persons who found
only fault with the insects.
The annual cicadas are more fortu-
nate. They only attract the notice of
persons who really find them interest
ing, and their change a mysterious
triumph which whispers lessons Of hope
to struggling humanity.
The idea of wings and triumph some
how are inseparably linked The shame
of humanity today is that the idea OF
wings is linked with the triumph OF
destruction.
In time, let us hope, this Will be
changed, and We will get back to the
good insect idea of wings and personal
triumph, struggle over conditions
and breaking free from bonds
The birds and the animals, and even
the insects, have many good lessons to
teach us, when we shake ourselves free
from our present unfortunate psychology
and get back to the basic good animal
psychology which God created in the
first place, but which man has so woe
fully changed and perverted to no
good end
The ends of the animal world are
good, in fact and in principle While
man has been prattng about himself
being little lower than the angels and
deprecatlng the animal nature, the
beasts and the birds and the insects
have been going about their proper bust
ness in way to shame us.