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Evening star., 1940-05-28
Agrees With Law for
Preservation Of Parks.
By Thomas r. Henri.
To the Editor of The Star:


During the past few days I have
read many items in the press concern
ing the enforcement of the law per-
tanning to shortcut trespassing in public
parks in Washington ordered by Secre-
tary OF the Interior Ickes. Mr.. Ickes
and are far apart on many things.
but We agree on this issue.
I have been resident Of the National
Capital for over one-half century. 7
have never seen our beautiful parks
IN such condition as they are today,
due to lazy people and vandals.
In some Of the downtown parks I
have noticed initials cut in the benches
and the trees, as well as paths made by
careless persons.
As boy, I was taught by my mother
and school teacher not to cross the
grass and to help keep our parks beauti-
full.
Washington Circle. in particular.
named for our First President Of the
United States, Is an eyesore and : na-
tional disgrace. Short cuts run from
every angle in this park. and the sand
boxes add tremendously to the dirty
condition existing there. They should
be removed.
May a. ANDREW K. REYNOLDS.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
"TAKOMA PARK.


Dear sir:
1T is pouring rain; I have Just finished
reading your last nights This and That,
and outside there is Q perfect symphony
Of bird songs.
Indeed, 1t seems tlat the bird that
does not sing in the rain Is the excep-
ton. can clearly distinguish chimney
swifts. goldfinches, blackpolls, yellow
warblers, tufted tits, wood thrushes and
song sparrows.
mo robins, at least at the moment, but
then they had their main innings around
this morning. The only times have
ever heard the migrant oliye-backed
thrush sing were during showers, while
the rain -singin'est bird know is always
the song sparrow
Since finishing the above the robin
has begun and the familiar wichitity
motif of the Maryland throat has
emerged from the chorus, and q glance
out of the window shows him, with his
wife, busily threading in and out of the
wet weeds along the railroad track. And
1t is still raining.
\ ~
Since have always maintained that
the robin recites or chants instead of
singing, may be pardoned for reading
so many words into his offerings.
1T is very interesting to follow the
different meters in the 4 am. outburst,
and they really seem to have words.
silly as they may sound
The silliest was noted in May, 1899,
and the other day heard a mocking-
bird repeating it verbatim! Here it is;
"Wee-ap, Sweetheart, Virgie, wee-ap,
"Wee-ap, Virgie. wee-ap, Sweetheart,
"Wee-ap, Sweetheart, Virgie, wee-ap,
etc.
Then, chanting all in and around
Virgie's 'commender' was anxious Peter,
and Peter is about again this year. as is
Chubbie's swain. Peter always says:
"Wil you-cherish- Peter? Cherish
Peter dear?
VIII you-sweetie-cherish Peter-cher.
ish Petite?
"'Will you-cherish-Pete er-sweetie, Peter
Petie?'
This can keep up indefinitely, while
little farther away:
Here -Chubbie-Here- you Chubbie?
Here-cherries-pretty cherries, Chub-
bic?
Cherries -millions-cherries Chubbie.'
And. of course, Julie Tealeaf is al
ways with us, also Julius Caesar and
Wake up, Juliet!'
X
Our thrushes always say, not Mary or
Clara Lee, but WRC.
And they are consistent in the radio
vein by singing very acceptably, this
year, The Wind and Rain in Your
Hair Have you noticed the similarity?
And for once the title is appropriate.
Right now is, as you know, the be-
wildering period of migrant warblers,
and from my window, with just an ordi-
nary opera glass, have seen nearly all.
excepting, of course, the water birds that
Jane paid college fees to see!
Besides the usual blackpoll, black and
Evening star., 1940-05-28
NopoIeon's Itch

AT a medical convention in At
lantic City DR.. Reuben Friedman Of
Philadelphia broke something of a
record in delayed diagnoses by stat
ing that, in the light of recent medi-
cal knowledge, it is now sure that
Napoleon Bonaparte used to have
dermatitis herpetiformis. His per-
sonal physicians, unacquainted with
the means OF proper treatment, could
DO little to help him, so he contin-
ued to suffer from Napoleon's itch,
while Europe suffered from Napoleon.
British statesmen of the era were
intensely interested, made quite a
study Of Napoleon's itch and had
better luck than the doctors, al
though it was long, tough struggle.
Plainly its most dangerous symptom
was swelled head, and they set to
work to reduce its size to a point
where it would fit more comfortably
into Europe, using any means at
their disposal, such as battleships
and artillery. In time encouraging
results were obtained by Moscow
scientists, who persuaded him to
come there and then burned every
thing behind him, and he was also
improved by a brief residence on the
Island of Elba. It was not, however,
until Waterloo that the right treat
ment was administered and q per-
manent cure effected.
Once again an aggravated case Of
Napoleon's itch has broken out In
Europe. It seems that the best medi-
cine for it now is a device invented
by Doctors Orville and Wilbur Wright
In 1904 at Kitty Hawk, N. c., and it
Is earnestly to be hoped that there
will be no dearth Of medical supplies
Tor those In charge Of thu cass.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Treachery First Principle
OF German Policy.


To the Editor Of The Star:
Doughty Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
said: Give me the making of the
songs of nation and I care not who
makes its laws" Similarly, one may
imagine Adolf Hitler saying: Give me
the making of the war songs of the
world and care not who makes its IN
ternational laws" For he perseveringly
strives to represent his form of war as
primarily "blitzkrieg" lightning stroke
war;, whereas it is fundamentally a
"verratkrieg" (treachery war; instead.
This latter is not to deny to the German
war machine great efficiency in organi-
zation and direction. But one may well
inquire as to what extent the "blitz"
could have shown itself had there not
been the "verrat" first. The whole course
OF events in all the countries that Ger
many has overrun glaringly illustrates
this fact. But for this fundamental ele-
ment of "verrat" (treachery) the Ger
man war machine likely would be con-
fined largely to its own territories today.
and "verratkrieg" is of very great i'm
portance. The well-wishers of democracy
do democracy great disservice, and
Hitler and his Germany a very great
service, by accepting and giving currency
to the name of "blitzkrieg" in place of
the less dramatic but much more accu-
rate and fundamental "verratkrieg,"
which Hitler and all apologists for him
and his foul deeds desire to overlook or
obscure.
There is another factor of great i'm
portance involved in this distinction be-
tween "blitz" and "verrat" If this were
in reality, on the part of Germany, mere
ly "blitzkrieg" the n-belligerent ma
tions might remain substantially neutral
in fact. But since her war is primarily
"verratkrieg," she is really making war
upon the whole commonwealth Of ma
tions; and Germany herself thus has
destroyed the basis and justification for
any real neutrality toward her, on the
part Of acknowledgement nations.
A number of small countries adjacent
to Germany have listened all too atten-
lively to this terrifying but false song of
"blitzkrieg," and have trusted to an inn
possible neutrality" for salvation. But
all have been treacherously and destruc-
lively overrun by system of war on the
part of Germany that was ''verrat" be-
fore it became "blitz." Other countries,
our own among them, still listening to
Hitler's false song of "blitzkrieg," and
basing false and precarious neutrality
upon it, may well look to their dangerous
situation at once.
May "a. JOHN G. THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1940-05-28

construction Of the new bridge over
Rock Creek, would mean destruction
OF hundreds of beautiful trees and
placing the facades of numerous fine
homes, embassies and legations much
closer to the street. Certainly, such
sacrifices are not demanded by trafnc
needs at the present time.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Closing the Cop

The move in Congress to tighten
the alien laws serves to draw atten-
ton to the gaps that exist in Ameri-
can defenses against fifth column"
activities.
Our Government has limited
peacetime authority to deal with
espionage and sabotage that auto
matically would become more ef-
fective If a state of war existed,
but the program being shaped in
Senate and House is designed to
strengthen control of subversive
activities while the Nation stands
in the role of a neutral. These
measures include provision for
registration and f1ngerprinting of
aliens and for lifting the ban on
wire-tapping.
The current statute on espionage
is holdover from the World War
which has been strengthened in re-
cent months. It Furnishes by i'm
prisonment up to twenty years and
maximum fine of $4,000 illegal at
tempts to get information about the
national defense for the advantage
Of any foreign power. II, in time Of
war, such information actually is
made available to another country,
the penalty is death. Sabotage of
vessels and passport frauds also are
covered in this law.
In peacetime, sabotage of war
material is punishable under a Sec
ton of the criminal code, which pro-
vides imprisonment up to ten years
and fine of $4,000 for destruc-
tion or theft of Government prop
erty. There is, however, a special
wartime act under which willful de-
struction of material, or action tend
ing to cause faulty product to be
manufactured for the Government,
is punishable by thirty years impris-
onment and $4,000 fine.
Registration and fingerprinting now
proposed in the Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee bills would reach ap-
proximately 100000 aliens who are
in the country legally. There are in
addition, 1t is estimated, some sixty
or seventy thousand here illegally.
Noncompliance with the law would
bring deportation.
The subcommittee proposes also
legislation for the compulsory de-
portation of aliens advocating over
throw Of the Government by. force,
or for aiding other aliens to enter the
United States unlawfully. Convic-
ton of possessing arms and certain
other crimes would bring the same
punishment.
Representative Celler of New York
is proposing to legalize wiretapping
by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, discontinued in the wake of
two Supreme Court decisions holding
interception and divulgence of any
wire communication to be forbidden
by the Federal Communications Act.
Attorney General Jackson favored
the use of this weapon for crime de-
lection in extreme cases, but perhaps
actuated by the recollection OF recent
widespread charges that it had been
employed indiscriminately, he has
signif1ed that he would not press for
its legalization to combat fifth
cOlumniStS" at present.
The measures now projected prob
ably represent the maximum limits
to which the Nation will go to safe
guard its internal defenses. They
embody policies which may be ex-
pected to be challenged as extreme,
in some quarters, but which are
responsive to apprehension caused by
developments abroad.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Allies Likened to the
Five Foolish Virgins.
To the Editor of The Star:

Gentlemen, am but weak and all
Ing mortal. But by my arm has the
Almighty been pleased to subdue the
kingdoms Of Austria, Bohemia, Poland
and Norway; Of Luxembourg, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Denmark. I am
not man Of blood, and God is my wit
ness that in all my undertakings have
never been the aggressor, and that my
enemies have always been the authors
Of their own calamity"
This is not Hitler Grating to the
Reichstag. So. in substance, spoke
Tamerlane, the Tartar chieftain, to the
assembled wise men at Aleppo, when re-
ferring to his conquests of Tran, Touran
and the principalities of the Indies"
1400 AID. And while the conqueror
made this gesture Of good will to all
men "the streets of Aleppo were stream
ing with blood and re-echoing with the
cries Of mothers and children" (Gibbon).
1t was always thus. In any case, the
Allies, who are no saints themselves, re-
mind me Of the five foolish virgins, who
were too lazy to have their lamps ready.
And yet the price Of liberty has ever
been toll and blood. As the world Is
constituted, great nations, in the finals,
have to depend on their own strength.
Their dignity demands it.
This everlasting hiding behind "the
wooden walls Of England" gives some of
US here pain in the neck. Anything
that is worth preserving is worth fighting
for And this is what Europe's united
democracies are fighting for now-but,
practically, under war-created Dictator
ships. FRED VETTER,
Nay q.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Price Of Slackness
In Defense Is High
M A. ZStkav ~ nh a Gts -

The mighty men are waking up and
all the men Of war are drawing near.
Faces gather blackness and the lights of
freedom are burning low. At such time
as this we are reminded eternal vigil
ance is the price Of liberty; not too high
q price to pay. yet we are far in arrears.
Time and opportunities gone no doubt
are responsible for this unspeakable
thing that strides the earth. A strong
and honest nation, better equipped to
keep the peace than aggressor nations
are to destroy this priceless gift we call
liberty, could have prevented this catas-
trophe.
But peaceful folk have been otherwise
Evening star., 1940-05-28

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Evening star., 1940-05-28
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Evening star., 1940-05-28
@. How tall is Mel OFT, outfielder Of
the New York Giants?-P. R.
A. He Is feet 91a inches tall.

@. How fast did the Los Angeles travel
on her first transatlantic flight?-E. N.
A. The Los Angeles left Friedrichs-
hafen, Germany, on October IL, 1924,
and arrived at Lakehurst. N. j., about
10:30 am. October IS, 1924. She cruised
about s,loo miles in 81 hours at an
average speed Of 81 miles per hour.
Evening star., 1940-05-28

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
PATTERN 9434

Here's a cool heat waiver to
please both the 'tWiXteen girl who
wears it and her mother who stitches
if up, It's a Marian Martin design
Pattern 9434. and most beguiling!
The lithesome, graceful princess
lines are quick to cut and sew. The
smart front opening with its button
trios, makes the frock easy to slip
on and to launder. The back waist
line is fitted-in by either gathers or
.ucks and may have perky bow.
If YOU choose short sleeves, do make
the prettily shaped cuffs! Doesn't
riffling add refreshing touch? Or,
if you prefer, use gay ric-rac. You
might even make the front and back
oanels and the cuffs in lively con-
traSt.
Pattern 9434 may be ordered only
in girls and junior sizes 8, 10, II, IA,
and Is. Size 10 requires 3 3-6 yards
$ inch fabric and 3-4 yard ruffling.
Send fifteen cents IN coins for
.ach Marian Martin pattern. Thirty
cents (3Oc) for both. Be sure to
write plainly JOUR size. aalL!e. ad-
dress, and style number.
Send your order 10 Henderson
Daily Dispatch, Pattern Department,
232 w. 18th Street. New York, N. Y.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
Surprise Dinner
Honors Mrs. Morris

A surprise birthday dinner was
given Mrs. T. A. Morris by her chill
dren on her 63rd birthday recently.
Dinner was served in grove near
her home. Chicken, ham, bruns-
wick stew, sandwiches, cakes, pickles
were served.
Guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Gupton, and family; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Coley, Mis- Betty
Gupton, Morton and Marvin Griffin,
all Of Castalia; Mr.. and Mrs. S. T.
Vaughan and children, Miss Hettie
Gupton, all Of Warrenton; Mrs. j.
B. Tart and children, Of Danville,
Va. Mrs. J. c. Murphy, Miss Annie
Bell Murphy, Lynward Murphy, all Of
Gold Sand; 7. A. Morris, James
Morris. Miss Helen Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Duke and children, Mr..
and Mrs. V. B. Manning, and chill
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
Irish Potato
Crop Is Good

Raleigh, July 12.-1n general North
Cardinals Irish potato season was
good this year, A. b. Hairless, mar
ket news representative of the State
Department of Agriculture, said to-
day.
The lone exception is Pamlico
county, where dry weather adverse
ly affected the crop.
Mr.. Hairless called attention to the
fact that better marketing practices,
particularly the washing OF potatoes,
were of considerable aid to Tar Heel
farmers. He estimated that from ten
to fifteen per cent of the potatoes
shipped were washed Prices for
these washed potatoes ranged from
5 to Is cents higher than for the un-
washed stock.
Prices have been slightly higher,
on the whole, than in 1889. June q,
1OO-lb sacks of U. S. No. l Cobblers
sold at S1.9O f. o. b. eastern North
Carolina shipping points. Prices
worked lower after that date, drop
ping to S1.00 for some sales on June
%. Afterward prices fluctuated from
100 to Sl.l5.
Tar Heels spuds got wide distri-
button this year. Shipments were re-
ceived in 434 different cities in 70
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
u. D. G.. Plans
Manteo Rally

Manteo, July ia patriotic rally
will be held here by the North Caro-
lima division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy in connection
with the 353rd anniversary celebra-
ition and fourth season Of Paul Green's
drama of democracy, THE Lost
Colony" July 81, according to plans
completed today by Mrs. Lewis E.
Fisher, division president, and d.
Bradford Fearing, president of the
Roanoke Island Historical ASsocia-
ton.
X. o. Everett, of Durham, will de-
liver the main address of the day,
with the formal program beginning
at | o'clock Saturday morning. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Lost Colony Chorus, composed Of
members Of the celebrated Westmin-
ster Choir, under the direction of
Theos Cronk. Hightight Of the rally
will be presentation of "The Lost
Colony" that evening.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12

states, the District of Columbia and
Canada. Pennsylvania was by far the
largest customer, taking 1,277 cars in
II cities.
Truck shipments were heavier than
in 1889, though no accurate figures
are available except from two i'm
portant markets, New York and
Philadelphia, which showed that
truck receipts from June to %
reached 995 cars as compared with
698 cars the preceding season. Ship
pers estimate that Is 10 80 per cent
of the North Carolina potato move
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
DR.. Reynolds
Advises Early
'In11nunizations
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hnlel

Raleigh, July 12.-Pointing out
that in past wars greater losses were
sustained by delays in immunizing
recruits and draftcers until they were
assembled at mobilization CCnters,
DR.. Carl V. Reynolds, state health
officer, has issued an advisory warn
ing that in the present emergency
every Individual citizen should take
measures to protect himself against
communicable diseases.
This, he said, should especially be
done by those who plan to attend
citizens military training camps, or
who belong to the National Guard
OF the Officers Reserve Corps.
To-day the health of every indi-
Vidual is Of paramount Importance
to the government, and always OF
social concern, said DR.. Reynolds.
Remember that it takes time, two
months in most instances, to develop
an immunity against disease. Re-
member that assembled groups of I'M
protected or susceptible individuals
exposed to infection will contarct
the disease before an immunity can
be established.
Remember that in past wars,
greater losses were sustained by de-
laycd immunization (that is, until
men were assembled at mobilization
camps) than by shot and shell. En-
denies, cpidemics and pandemics
were the cost of such delay"
DR.. Reynolds urged that the mis-
take OF 1917" be not repeated. He
pointed out that then it was founo
that onc-third of our manpoWer was
physically unfit.
Billions have been appropriated
for armament but little has been said
as yet as to the equipment of the
human machine for prosecuting the
war, should il come, at the front and
at home. 1t seems to me it is high
time for use to take stock Of our ply
steal assets and liabilities lest our
liberty, freedom and the pursuit of
happiness to torn away from us in
the tWinkling of an eye"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
Epson Neu,s
BY MRS FLETCHER FULLER

MeSdames T. F. Ayscue, Tollie
Smith, Guy VIM, NJ. c. Currin. S.
r. Journigan, H. B. Newman, Ornie
Rem and Miss Eleanor Newton
spent last Friday at Elon College
visiting the Christian orphanage.
Goldie Currin and little sister Louise
returned with them to spend some
time in the community. Miss Currin
has been supported at the orphanage
for a number of years by the Sun
day school class of which this group
are members.
Gertrude and Eunice Crabtree
spent the past Weekend as guests of
Evelyn Ayscue.
Claudia Robertson of Ingleside,
spent last week as the guest OF Yer
nice Eaves.
Quite large group of young boys
from the community are camping at
White Lake this week. They are be-
! ing chaperoned by the agriculture
teacher, j. 7. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tollie Ayscue and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Fuller and chill
dren. Brummitt and Pattie Jones,
were dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Rowland Wednesday. They at
tended the revival services which are
being conducted at Plank Chapel this
week.
Misses Mary Nell Eaves, Christine
EaveS, Jane McCaulcy and Vertie
Rem were dinner guests OF Josie
Burt Eaves last Sunday.
Miss GuSsie Foster returned from
South Carolina this week after spend
inc some time there with her cousin,
Mrs. William Arlington
Mrs. r. L. Bell was dinner guest
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. L..
Rowland Wednesday night.
Miss Write Rem is spending this
week in the CokeSbury community
as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Rufus
Bartholomew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson
and family of Philadelphia, Pa, are
spending some time with Mr.. Thomp-
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Thompson.
Mrs. R. c.. VIM and daughter,
Matte Sue, have both been discharg-
ed from Maria Parham hospital, and
have returned home. They are re-
ported as being improved, their
friends will be glad to know.
Myrtle White Aston has returned
home after spending some time with
her aunts near EPSON.
Misses Gertrude Rem, Edith AyS-
cue and EriS Rem are spending this
week in Bobbitt as guests OF Mrs.
Randolph Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Newman were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. L.
ill last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Breeder
and Mrs. J. E. McCauley were dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Eaves
Wednesday.
Lenelle Fuller and Edith Foster
are spending this week at Bobbltt as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Fuller.
Prof. C. P. Rogers has accepted a
position as principal of the Airing
ton high school near Lumberton. He
and his family are planning to move
GO, : ",
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12

The project for supplying home
made mattresses to loW-income farm
families of North Carolina is proving
increasingly popular, says Miss Ruth
Current, State home demonstration
agent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
With tine Sick
Has Operation.

Friends will be glad to learn that
Miss Elsie Cheek, Of Raleigh, who
underwent an operation at Duke
hospital, Durham, Wednesday is said
to be getting along today as well as
could be expected.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
Return from Fishing Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Newman and
daughter, Vashti, and Mrs. NeWman's
brother, Fred G. Perduc, of Kan
napolis, have returned after several
DAYS visit at Atlantic Beach, and
fishing at Morenead. They reported
good fishing, catching 100 one morn
ing and 1913 the next morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12

mcnt was by truck.
This years potato acreage of 3d.
400 was ten per cent less than 1889,
but about even with the ten-year
average (32,7O0). ..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-12
Here for Visit.

III. and Mrs. T. P. Thomas and
s.-s. =. P. Jr. and Miller, of Will
..-. are expected today to spend
,r-eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. N.
z Thomas. at their home on An
a..E> avenue.