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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Stanley Morton
Funeral Friday

Funeral service. for Stanley
Morton. II. Tscema's third vscsim
Of infsnt.le paralysis, wha died
"Wednesday IN lecal hospital VIII
be held Friday At 10 p m frnm
Buckley. Kings CHAPEL With the
Rev. Arthur neii officiating. Ths
ca.ss, ~ni hs seaiea. a. ersseFei
hy pr. l. y Powers stsy health
iir~e,er
Mcricn. psuminsnt IN sshissss
and sccsai activities ~ atsdlam
high .ehpoi. wss frat tsksa 10
the hospital tans 10 ns vas
placed in "a 'trun lung And his
condition was regarded ~ fsvur-
shle
Active pslli~ar~y. include mem.
eefs "a the lily boys honorary
society. made up II psck Heck
man. Dan steiherx. Jim Fisher.
Paul Raymond. Howard ppn.ia-
son and Rsliy Hopping Members
u Taenma chapter u u<Nnlas
viii &C, as honorary pslls~sssss
They include Robert y. MoNsry
Richard G. Rost.sit. nsttrs -
nogae. i.e. = i.laswn. Joseph y.
itswtheras and ftasschsl y.
Davies
fnt.rmsnt viii he private
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
PuYalup Also Having
Its Sprinkling Troubles
School and Pork Group Argues With
City Council Over Watering Hours

PUYALLUP ~ School and park
officials and city eouncilmen de-
hated far into the night wednes-
day the question of sprinkling their
publicly-owned lawns outside the
prescribed hours.
Hours set by the council for
sprinkling are from s to s a. m.
and 3 to S p. m. west Of Meridian
81. and from to IL a. m. and 6
TO $ ?. m. east of Meridian. Last
week the water at the high school
was shut off as a penalty for
sprinkling during the day and a
fine of $40 was imposed on the
school BOARD for violation Of the
ordinance.
Paul Hanswslt, superintendent
Of schools, speaking for the board.
said hours set for sprinkling on
the west side Of the city gave the
high school employees but one
hour to sprinkle as their day ends
at 4:30. The councils ruling.
therefore. oblges the school board
TO hire an extra man for the five
hours in the evening, he pointed
out. He said for the past nine
years permission had been given to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

A srslnluad a. SIS msa from
Narrh fiel.i near Riverside. CaIif
all srrtve Al Mcchesa field here
Inns - ami win ~ tallowsa shcft.
" ~ convoy and private convey.
snres with the remainder ~ ia
officers and men who wsH mske
20 TIE Northwest army ale hasv
permanent fores. All mt1st 10
here ~ she aegh.
Tns esgsnisaElan eomtnz ncrtk
wakes ap IRE Tying rstsennsi and
ground Fesse - tire iFth hssnh~Fsi.
mrnt group and ssth Fesunnsis.
ssncs squadron
Commanders ~ the group u Cal.
". n Ceosu. wha led flight es
~ planes No inc coast Moaa<s
IN. a. flying officers wsr hfvuxhs
"a sosne~ts negth fes permanent
station. nnw ATE returning u
usreh field To bring hack theft
private ears snd families
Leading officers under Col
cFom are Capt. G. n osessskss
in command ~ The I'D sausafor
~ lhs tomhsFsImsnt gruur: Capt
! .. ohsFs. r.. commanding ths
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Reveals Engagement

Al A party honoring Mrs. Her
man Forslund Tuesday night, Miss
Dorothy Robinson. the hostess, an
nounced her engagement TO Or.
Lyle C. Nicholson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Nicholson of Seattle
Miss Robinson is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Robinson
and is graduate of Puyallup high
school. She is well-known in val
ley music circles and attended the
st. Louis Institute of Music. AT
present she is pianist at the First
Baptist church. DR.. Nicholson is
a member Of the faculty of Wash
ington State college and is affili-
ated with Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha
Psi fraternities.
Guests were Mrs Forslund.
Misses Eileen Maloney, Marian
Marty. Joyce Thomas, Ruth Moore
and Leonore Petrich. all of Puyal-
lup: Miss Dorothy King and Mrs
Joe King of Tacoma; Mrs. Thomas
King Of McMillin; Mrs. Ralph
Schmitt, Mrs. John Lambertus,
Mrs. Ruth Keller. Mrs. Cornell
Meek. Mrs. Floyd Chase. Mrs. Le-
roy Williams. Mrs. Jane Thomas.
Mrs. Beula Shearer. Mrs. J. w. l..
Kaufman and Mrs. George Ma
loney of Puyallup.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman
and sons. Robert and Richard, ar
rived Tuesday to spend vacation
with DR. kaufman's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. w. l.. Kaufman of
9th st, S. w. Their daughter,
Margaret Ann. is with an aunt,
Mrs. Robert Barton. at Port An
geles. Or. Kaufman has just been
graduated from Portland Medical
college and begins his interneship
at Multnomah County hospital on
July /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Dill Club Formed
By Young Women

A young women's Dill-for-Gov-
ernor club. to work in behalf of
former u. S. Senator c. c. Din in
his campaign for the Democratic
nomination. held its organization
meeting Wednesday night at the
Cambridge apartments and elected
Nellie McLennan club president.
The new group, first organized
in Tacoma, laid preliminary plans
for a membership drive among
young women voters Of the city.
Other club officers are Margaret
Anderson, vice president: Mary
Kenny. secretary; Beth Nieolson,
treasurer, and Irene Thompson.
chairman Of program committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

diving. waters skiing. boat races
and special stunts will he. cit
NAKED by n spectacular display BY
the city fireboat
Attending the festivities. An
dreascn said, will be the cleaning
is5-foot coast guard cutter At
lsnta, the local cutter u. =. G. q,
No. 402 and smaller craft ~ that
service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Trainload Of Troops Coming
To McChord Field June rs
Aviotion Units VIII Come North from
Murch Field: Col. crom In Commend

stth squadron and Capt = y.
lawson. ef re path The ee<h
- : separate squadron. ecHf-
msnst-ts ~ MAJ r. T. cronen.
= c ssr>eu,nx. pahsIr ~i&-
tiar. rfFfe<r a Aet'hsrsi field. satei
sufficient quarters are available
far enlisted men ard scsu~ ~ The
unmsrrtess saa-ermmi~rton~a afu-
GERS. has there attn 10 > sncrfaHe
~ quarters eft the reid fes sfft-
GERS se.s married nna~scns
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Announce Annual Water Carnival
AT Point Defiance Park June 80

foregsther Ia stage y marine pa
rade off the Point Defiance park
pavilion.
A band concert and other shore.
side events will take the stage
following that for an additional
two hours.
BY that time II il expected
speedboats racing from Seattle
will make their dashing finish
across the line marked off near
the pavilion.
Several more hours Of water
sports exhibitions Of swimming
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

Major attraction of the Tacoma
Narrows bridge celebration will be
the water carnival on June 30
The annual affair promises to
exceed former successes in honor
of the historic occasion. according
TO plans revealed Thursday by
Andy Andreasen. chairman of the
Young Mems Business clubs COM
mittee. sponsor Of the event.
A nautical show rife with stir
ring action and pageantry, the
program starts at noon when
yachts of all Puget Sound ports
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

Theft Of so gallons Of white
enamel paint and four paint
brushes from Sands Paint Co. sos
Ia. 25th st, vas reported TO police
Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

foreign policy, and, from their ut
terance, | believe they would be
glad to see this country go TO the
aid of the allies TO the extent OF
declaring war"
Sen Styles Bridges, r., n. H.,
candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination, rush e
g from the senate shouting: rs this
true ," Assured that it was, he
said he was incapable of comment.
Sen. Bennett c. Clark, d, Mo,
shouted in amazement: Who ?"
Senators gathered in little
clusters, with surprise written
all over their faces. Their
conversations buzzed so loudly
that Sen. John +. Miller, d.,
Ark, who was presiding, sus-
pended business for several
minutes.
Sen. Arthur II. Vandenberg, r.,
Mich, Republican presidential
candidate, looked glum as he
strolled to the desk of senate mi
nority leader Charles L. McNary.
Sen. William H. King, D., Utah,
told the senate he hoped there will
be prompt action on confirmation
of these Industrious men"
It's shocking" said Sen. =.
Bennett Champ Clark later.
ITS an evident attempt to
create war cabinet and n
war party. Both Mr.. Knox and
Mr.. StimsOn are men of abil-
lty and character. but both are
ayOwed interventionists. Their
appointments can only be
taken as a prelude 10 n propo-
sitiOn to take this country into
war"
Republican leader McNary said:
"They should make able execu-
tives."
Chairman David I. Walsh, D..
Mass, of the senate naval affairs
committee: There is no question
about the ability of both. | hope
the impression that prevails in
some quarters that they are too
much war-minded for these impor-
tant posts may not be true"
Sen. Robert r. Reynolds, d,
n. c.: They're just about as close
to being war-minded as anybody
could be-
Sen. Robert A. Taft, r.. o., a
leading candidate for his party's
presidential nomination, told re-
porters:
THE two gentlemen are
very able men. don't care
In comment further. I've ex-
pressed my views often against
coalition cabinet. I see no
necessity for II now, and
don't regard this As a cosli-
ton cabinet"
Political circles Immediately
-
speculated on Roosevelts third
term plans. Some politicians con-
tended that II the president did
not intend to run again. he would
not have inaugurated the changes
at this late date of his present
administration.
The White House indicated that
Louis johnson would be retained
as assistant secretary of war. the
post he held under Woodring.
Roosevelt was represented as feel
Ing Johnson has done an outstand-
ing job as assistant secretary and
should remain in that post. de-
spite the fact Stimson will be
given complete freedom of action
in selecting his own aides.
Woodring declined To comment
on his resignation. explaining he
had sent his letter to the White
House this morning. asking that
II become effective today He said
he regarded the letter as per
sonal."
He said he intended to return TO
Kansas as quickly as he can ar
range to pack. and that he in
tended 10 engage in business there.
but that his plans were somewhat
indefinite.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21
Miss Otto Elected

Miss June Otto was the choice
for president Of the local Theta
Rho girls at Odd Fellows hall We'd
nesday night. She succeeds Miss
Jane Rinehart.
Other officers are Rosina Archer.
vice president; Jessie MeQueed. re-
cording secretary: Lille Tribou, fl
nancial secretary; Mary Frahm,
treasurer; Beverly Anderson. mu-
stefan. and Angelina Watson. ad-
wiser. Public installation will be
held at l. o o. F. hall the eve
ming of July with the Kent Off
GERS in charge.
A group will leave for Yakima
Monday to attend the grand as
sembly. Miss Ruth Clark. past
president, is the delegate. and will
be accompanied by Jessie McQueed.
Leah Kennedy. Margaret Ridge
and Angelina Watson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-21

use water during working hours Of
the men.
Fred DeBon. representing both
the school and park boards. said
both parks and school lawns rep
resent the taxpayers investments
and should not be allowed 10 burn
up for lack Of water.
Paul Wrigley. representing the
children's playground, charged that
the council is trying 10 economic
by operating the pressure pump as
short a time as possible.
we are 5000 people who want
water" he said. and YOU are the
council to get il for US. You dip
into the water fund for everything
else, and If one pump viii not give
sufficient pressure. get two. We
want our parks and school grounds
to be beautiful"
Failing 10 come to an under
standing. the council left the solu-
ton to the water committee COM
posed of George johnson. w. A
Gym and Or. Kenneth Sturdevant
II will meet with the school board
Monday evening at the high school
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Water Valley Selects
Melon Queen July 18th

Sixteen girls will compete Friday
night in a brilliant beauty revue at
the city auditorium in Water Valley
for the honor title of Queen of the
1910 Watermelon Carnival.
Following the revue will be floor
show, and at 1000 o'clock will be the
Queens Ball, the most important so
cial event of the year, with music by
Eddy Rogers and his internationally
famous orchestra, direct from the
French Casino, New York, enroute to
the West Coast.
Out of town judges will select the
new Melon Queen. They will be Harry
Martin, Dramatic critic of the Com
mercial Appeal; Mrs. John Barbee
prominent society matron and editor
of Penelope Pepys"; John Holbrooke
noted Broadway producer, now dir
Getting the MOAT Shows in Memphis
Claudia Patton, Queen of the Sardis
DAM Mariann Holcomb, Clarksdale
Cotton Queen, and Betty Mae Wooten
Crepe Myrtle Queen of Memphis.
A large number of royalty mem
bers and Mississippi Queens will at
tend the event and participate in the
Queens Ball.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Kinard, Yazoo
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. Gumary
Bentonia, visited Sunday in the home
of MIR. and Mrs w. G. Tucker.
Mrs G.. W. Drane returned home
Tuesday from Aberdeen where she
has spent the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wallace of Crystal
Springs spent the week end here as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dur
ham.
Friends of Clyde Durham regre
very much to learn that he will be IN
bed for some time with an infected
leg. We wish him a speedy recover.
The friends of Gladys Crisler are
glad to know she is recovering from
an attack of tonsolitis.
Mr.. and Mrs II. T. Harrington left
Sunday for South MISSISSIPPI Whede
they will spend several days.
Miss Ervie Rhyme spent the week
end with her sister and family Mrs
Geo. E. Crisler.
Margaret Rivers spent last week in
Tchula with her aunt, Miss Maggie
Rivers.
Miss Catherine Crisler was he
weekend guest in the home of her
mother.
Mrs NJ. Z. Mcclellan and Miss Annie
Lee Thornton spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Thornton
Mary Elizabeth Mcclellan returned
home with them after weeks visit.
Mr.. C. N. Thorn, Memphis spent
the past weekend with his daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ray.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Miss SISTER" Durham accompanied
c. Roland Jones and Clayton Jones
of Senatobia to Hattiesburg on Sun
day of the past week.
Mrs. Weaver of Florence spent Fri
day and Saturday with her son, DR..
and Mrs. w. r. Weaver.
Mrs. r. f. Rosson, Sr. left Satur-
day for Aberdeen where she will spend
several days with relatives and
friends.
Miss Annie Laura Vaughn, Water
Valley, is visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Maxwell
Mrs. Geo. E. Crisler and daughter,
Gladys, were Goodman visitors Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. Theron Golfer of Randolph Fled
flew over Durant several times Friday
enroute to California. Mr.. Golfer is
a relative of MIR. and Mrs. r. f,
Rosson, Sr. and Mr.. and Mrs. r. E,
Rosson, Jr. of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Irby are enjoy
ing a pretty new Chevrolet car.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. Tom Ashley and Mrs. NJ T.
Woods spent the weekend at Phillip
visiting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Mcclellan. Woods Mcclellan
returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Hill and little
daughter spent Saturday in Jack
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Rosson, Jr. and
Robert spent Saturday afternoon in
Jackson visiting friends.
Mrs. c. H. VanKeuren left Sunday
to go on the Know Mississippi Better
Train. The trip includes the west
coast this year.
Mrs. Morris Phillips of Carthage
came Saturday to spent several weeks
with her father, Mr.. C. G. Van
keuren,
Mrs. Ella Scott of Jones and Mrs.
Grace Caudle of Memphis visited in
the home of Mrs. Jessie Lewis the past
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ray spent
Sunday in Greenwood visiting in the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Elbert Nc
Daniel and family.
Miss Edwina Martin left Monday
for Dyersburg, Tenn, where she will
spend several weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thompson and
daughter of Indianola arrived the past
week to make their home here. Mr..
Thompson is with the Southern Bell
Telephone Company.
Miss Mary Love of Sails spent
Thursday in Durant visiting friends.
Mrs. Henry Presley and little daugh-
ter of BogulaSa, La. are visiting her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Justice.
Mr. I. Bode CT Memphis, Tenn
made a business trip to Durant on
Friday of the past week.
Mrs. Charlie Lance spent last week
IN jackson visiting her sister, Miss
I.auree Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Montgomery
Martha Ann and Margaret, left Sat
urday after a weeks visit with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Rosson
and Mrs. Montgomery.
Mrs. VI bitter Odom and son, Jimmie,
left Saturday for Mobile, Ala. where
they will spend several weeks visit
ing with relatives.
Misses Mary Nell Brown, Mary
Brown Wilborn and Mary Cooper re-
turned home Friday from Mississippi
State where they have been attend
ing summer school.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

If you have some visitors or a
party nice courtesy to show your
guests is having their names in
your local newspaper.
Phone 10 when you have any
item that will be of interest to
your friends and neighbors. Or jot
it down and turn it in to the News
office.
They will appreciate it and so
will we.
Mrs. Percy Brown and daughters
Mary Nell and Virginia left Friday
for Ohio where they will visit severa
days with relatives.
Mrs. Muril Aiken of Coxburg spent
several days with her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Joe Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Ragsdale, owners
of the local Western Auto Store, will
move, August 1st, into the home for
merly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. B. o
Beisel Mr.. and Mrs. Beisel and chill
dren, Bob and Margie are moving tC
Jackson. We regret 20 lose them a:
citizens of our city.
Mrs. Andrew Smith and Mrs. Mar
win Cade and little daughter, Mary
Eleanor, of Emory spent Friday il
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Brown
MIR and Mrs. Harvey Campbell ant
Betty of West spent Friday and Satur
day in Durant with Mrs. Campbell:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Field.
Miss Marie Thornton and Mrs. Jacl
Myers spent the day Saturday il
Jackson.
Doc Wilborn, w. S. Heggie, Joe
Howell, Phil Terry, Preston Durham
and Charles Durham attended the
wrestling match at Jackson on the
past Friday night.
Miss May Jenkins and Ruben Jen
kins left Friday for North Caroline
where they will spend two weeks with
relatives.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
WANTED

WILL PAY sc per pound for
good clean white rags deliver
ed at News office.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Capt. William c. Lubert of st. Louis
Mo. was the weekend guest of Miss
Catherine Crisler.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. c. H. VanKeuren left Sunday
to go on the Know Mississippi Better
Train. The trip includes the west
coast this year.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. Morris Phillips of Carthage
came Saturday to spent several weeks
with her father, Mr.. C. G.. Van
keuren.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. Percy Brown and daughters
Mary Nell and Virginia left Friday
for Ohio where they will visit severa
days with relatives.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Rosson, Jr. and
Robert spent Saturday afternoon in
Jackson visiting friends.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr.. C. N. Thorn, Memphis spent
the past weekend with his daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ray.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. Ella Scott of Jones and Mrs.
Grace Caudle of Memphis visited in
the home of Mrs. Jessie Lewis the past
week end.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Hill and little
daughter spent Saturday in Jack
son.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mrs. Muril Aiken of Coxburg spent
several days with her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Joe Watson.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
President-EIect
0fCosta Rica
Will Arrive Today
Goodwill Envoy
Will Be Guest
At White House

DR.. Rafael A. Calderon Guardia
President-elect of Costa Rica, and
Sonora de Calderon Guardia are
scheduled to arrive here from New
York at 4:25 pm. today for an
overnight visit with President
Roosevelt.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull
plan to meet them at Union Sta
ton and escort them to the White
House, where the visitors are to be
honored at a dinner tonight.
Tomorrow the President-elect
and Sonora de Calderon Guardia
will be luncheon guests Of secre.
tary and Mrs. Hull at the Carlton
Hotel and at S pm. they are to be
guests Of the Minister of Costa Rica
and Sonora de Castro Beeche at
the Mayflower Hotel, where the
Guardias will make their head
quarters during the remainder Of
their stay here.
Thursday afternoon the visitors
will leave for Chicago on a good
will tour of American cities.
On arriving in New York the
Costa Rican President-elec as
serted that all nations of the West
ern Hemisphere ARE in accord to
take all measures necessary for the
defense of the Panama Canal and
we will cooperate in every way for
the security Of the continent" He
said that territory in his country
would be made available to the
United States Army and Navy for
construction of air and naval bases
for defense of the Canal.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Shippers Plan Drive
To Cut Freiqht Losses

Fourth annual campaign to cut
loss and damage to goods In transit
will be conducted next month by
the 13 regional Shippers Advisory
Boards, representing 25,000 shippers
and receivers Of freight throughout
the country, it was announced today
by W. j. Williamson of Chicago,
general trafiic manager Of Sears
Roebuck e. Co. and general chair
man Of this years campaign.
The railroad industry, including
the Railway Express Agency, is CO.
operating with shippers organiza-
tions in an effort to reduce the eco
nomic waste by seeking to discover
faults in packagine, handling and
transporting goods Of every kind, II
was announced.
The campaign, known as 1.-THE
Perfect Shipping Campaign" will be
"a nation wide effort to find out and
remove the causes Of loss and dam
age to freight and express" Mr.
Williamson said.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Mrs. Roosevelt to Talk
On Census Proorom

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
make an Introductory speech in q
program of Census Questions and
Answers" to be broadcast tomorrow
noon over Station WMAL.
With the 1910 census due to start
April /, the program will find Mrs.
Morris Sheppard. wife Of the Texas
Senator, in the role Of an enumer-
ator and Mrs. Herman p. Eber-
harter, wife Of the Pennsylvania
Representative, taking the part of
q busy housewife.
The questions posed will be of
general interest and will be based
on material furnished by Roscoe E.
Wright, chief Of public relations
Census Bureau.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Bv LILLIAN cox ATIuEY,

The short-horned grasshopper, or
true locusts, are found almost every
where In both individuals and
species. In the group you will find
some Of the most destructive insects
known. The migratory species have
left sorrow and starvation behind
them, as they consumed valuable
crops in many countries.
The American locust is more
abundant in our Southern States
where 1t occasionally becomes q
serious problem to farmers. All
members of this family have short
antenna, the egg-placer, or oviposi-
ter of the female, is short and COM
posed OF four separate plates. The
tarsi are three -jointed. The great
hind legs are the longest, and as a
rule have strong femora, especially
close to the base.
In this group we have the first Of
the Orthoptera (scientific name OF
orde) which are musically inclined.
The rattling or cracking sound
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Natures Children
American Locust
(SchiStOcerca americana)

which We have been pleased to call
musical. seems to be under the con-
troll Of the Insect. In other words,
short-horn grasshoppers or locusts
play upon instruments when they are
In the mood. This may be not only
when they are resting and desire a
little music for entertainment or the
need Of their soul, but when flying.
This has not been figured out quite
satisfactorily by the scientists, since
some elect to have music one way,
others another. In other words, the
performers are temperamental and
individualists.
The sun--and the hotter 1t is the
more acceptable-stirs them to voice
their praises. They elevate the hind
part Of the body and by rapidly
moving the hind thighs up and down
against the wing covers, produce the
music. When q group Of "violinists"
tunes up, there Is at least q lot Of
noise on the air, and we love to cali
1t music broadcast from station
LOCUST.