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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Changes In
Mail System

y new method ct speeding III
mail deliveries through addition ui
Il branch post Office mugDr. To- the.
addrC>- IN mail Ion delivery IA tl."
cities !, being placed IN rpylarI...
N u number of American Cii.,~. ...-
con ding L. ANNOUNCEMENT iuIlN by
Postmaster J. Il. IrJGuc. The -i-trl.,
80; Cuul' -. VIII not ur used IN Hen
dr",un. because line sue uI tie C!i,
Is not sufficient L. Justify the change.
Postal unit numbers EHN" been as
signed t. branch offices Ia Iur.v
cities and residents have been al
N:'cG OF the number la Toe added s.
their addresses. Charlotte and VIM
Sion-Salcm are the only cite, IN
North Carolina where the innovation.
mas been invoked.
1t Is claimed that the system.
speeds up separation If !"u.l ioy Ul,.
'rbutrnn 10 branch Offices and pc
nl'S more rapid handling II mul al
inexperienced postal clerk. Loss ul
som" 30 coo postal cnpisy', e. ia.
armed forces made Z nee. arv IVA.
the plan be adopted. It wa cE"!u.:-
,d
The new number ave placed attic
the city IN the didrc.s ami Iudrrt',,
the branch post office ur "prr nl,
unit through which delivery J..
made.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
CRUDUP PROMOTED IN
SOUTH PACIFIC AREA

john b.Gdi" CvudUD. furucr lien
...Hu attorney and Legislation. and
ua,r recently attorney with 'nc
Home Owners Lean Corporation iu
atlanta. Gu has p"cn promoted t.
.iDW'utn'. .,uI"r grade. IN ih" South
HID.lI,. where me- i> stationed on a,
Meg assignment. TIA" uc,y promo
't'u d. pGGNyi"ut 10 that OF captain
.n the Army.
Lieutenant Crudup told Of his
.,m"'lnr ~ % lengthy letter writ.
or ou Mothers Day. May -. 10 j. [.
.I''.'ll. veteran Henderson attorney.
and q relative The lieutenant Is 4
SON OF To" late Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Crudup. of Henderson.
IN his letter Lieutenant Crrrdup
lid in some detail some oT his cN.
pcricuccs lie wrote that every one.
CulIriy enlisted men. arc very
bitter toward Lewis. Labor's cause
has certainly been injured. and there
VIII iu all probability bc heavy re-
percussion, at the wars end" lie
said the food IN the far Pacific is
s1Ud OUt not fancy and is plentiful.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Hilltop Negro
Intruder Is
Held In Jail

Eugene Jones. Negro. about 81.
wanted Tor Il shotgun attack ON Lynn
O'Brlrn at the latlcr's filling station
known as Hilltop No. !. !uIlc east
of Oxford on the llcndcrsun-ONiorC
road. was captured III C!drkSviiic.
Va, by the Chief OF police al tni'
town SUNDAY. and wTs taken - O%-
ford and lodged IN tine cgHn\ lac,
county JaIl. y highway rdtruhu;i,
said here today ~ hearing would u"
given Jones tomorrow IN bNinId.
Jones Is .aId t. nave admitted thr
:,'..rk On . iilIcu nuI ..iId hr mad no
idea al lnIung Inn. that h" Eu"S
he w.lS nervous 10y reason at the TACT
that two men closed III on hIm III
the nllIng station y Nlr owen wn"
was vain O'BlIvu ufS~ru e. l",ld itu'r
the cIIn. which Jones got from I" n"u-
Iunln at the .CrNIc" station. where
O'lirlCn duCkCG behind the counter
opened the place FICry afternoon.
The Negro forced OB.irr 10 hit ms
hands and go into the front Oi The
station Ia open the CIsH register.
O'BrICn duCkcd behind The counter
IL get knife when JuuC, fired
puImtblauk At him. and missed. Ihc
shot struck some object behind the
counter and rlccohCtcd toward
O'Bricu, striking n:HI III iuc face.
but DOING no serious INJURY.
Jones went into the ward. forced
oBrlcu'> son out oI MS car and He'd
M the stolen automobile. y chase H.
the upper region ut Granville am;
Vance counties and over thv Viz
pIula line failed 'p ROUND the, NrrI.
up at In" time. When II" wIs a!Tv.;-
cd III Clark>NIIlc Sunday he VA, .ud
tn have been riding with two uilrI
Negroes one u woman. and III u SEC
"nd stolen car. Dbriru's car NJ.
found abandoned near Stuvall. and
unframed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
AROUND TOWN
i,I-I..IINn NII.I.,I.
LiE!(IOES MEET

The monthly meeting OF the board
. directors al The Henderson Cham
;."" ". t"mr"crCc has been called 10
.'''' - u'Clocli this evening IN the
"''irr "l tn" secretary. Sam Afford.
p., 0d.u'. Is IN preside.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
MONDAY. MAY 81, 1913

oi receiving the D,s,t,,.,
ING Cross. In" Silver ST.. "iShcd Fly.
~" c,i De'a''S ct the dccora,ia'u rpIc
,i'c service performed wnn, o's Or
siNrn' lie has been on or Svie noi
~ nc tactic since the WAR VARY DUTY
College. "'Ne Fore,
Lieut.. GholSon is ,bo ,.,
W. +. Gholson. Of HcndcEsnM'e 0!
g has many friends here S'''' and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Gratitude

When the people OF the Metro
politan Area were notified on Satur-
day that break in the Washington
aqueduct made necessary a drastic
restriction of nonessential use of
water, they were given to understand
that perhaps week would be re-
quired for the making of necessary
repairs. The work, however, already
was going forward at the moment
when the announcement was re-
leased. BY Monday evening an
emergency pumping unit had been
placed in operation. Tuesday the
available supply was equal to the
reduced demand, and yesterday
everything was normal"
But the incident must not be per-
mitted to pass into history without
an expression Of the appreciation of
the public for the prompt and EN-
cient service rendered by q crew Of.
men from the United States Engi-
neers Once and all others who
selhessly labored to restore the flow
to standard quantity. The city is in
their debt. A crisis conceivably
might have developed involving ex-
tremely serious complications. Mere
thanks for the prevention OF such a
peril is small return. but it is sin
cerely given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22

buttons may be made in behalf of
the former.
1t Is to be expected that the CLIO
will be guided by these views, which
perhaps will be those OF labor gen.
orally, and this being the case, it is
evident that unions will operate with
more freedom under the new law
than might have been expected at
first glance. This is assuming, of
course, that the state of war keeps
the legislation in effect next year.
Investments of the sort made by the
United Mine Workers in the Demo-
cratic campaign in 1895 will be out,
and the curb no doubt will be felt in
congressional races, but no real pad
lock has been put on labor's purse in
political campaigns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22

speech was to praise them, and
others Ike them, who have come to
Washington to do Job which, de-
spite all its admitted failings, has
been done pretty we'll, and to make
the point that "Bureaucrat" and
New Dealer" and Brain Truster"
do not deserve the derogatory con-
notation commonly attached to them.
If the President, in pursuance of the
suggestion by Representative Wig
ellsworth, is preparing to punish Mr..
Ickes by taking several of his Jobs
away from him, let his hand be
stayed.
But there is moral to the tale.
In the first place, part of Mr.. 1ckes'
speech was in an ironical vein, and
irony is dangerous weapon with
some of the characteristics of a
boomerang. Moral: Do not be too
finely ironical in speaking of such
touchy subjects as brain trusters,
college professors, New Dealers, bu-
reaucrats and businessmen. To a lot
of serious-minded people, there is
nothing amusing about any of them.
In the second place, Mr.. Ickes has
a reputation which is not easily lived
down. When he gets up to make a
speech his audience expects him to
call names and is disappointed when
he fails. Even when he is good ma
tured about it, as he was in New
York, he is apt to be blamed for
something he did not do. Moral:
People who live in glass houses are
apt to come out and look for Harold
1ckes when they think they hear
something breaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
An Innocent Man

1t is one OF the ironies Of the
times that Secretary 1ckes' harmless
irony in New York speech on Tues
day backfired, scorching the cur
mudgeon. The speech was rather
long and was condensed for news
paper use. But even the honest
condensations, without deliberate
distortions of meaning, gave the
impression that here was Mr.. Ickes,
just few days after the Presidents
warning about engaging in public
brawls, cutting loose at his fellow
warworkers in Washington and
landing on men like Knudsen, Mel
son. Stettinius and many others
whom I might mention" for, one
supposed, bungling the war effort.
In fairness to Mr.. Ickes, he did
nothing Of the Sort To careful
reader of his prepared text, 1t was
obvious that he was being compn-
mentary to General Knudsen, Mr..
Nelson, Mr.. Stettinius and other
businessmen. The temper Of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Tracescell.

The great trouble with the typical
bluebird house is that it appeals also to
English sparrows and starlings.
The lower the box the better chance
there is Of keeping sparrows out, since
these birds no not like to nest low. As
low as or 1 feet Is best, according to
persons who have lured many blue
birds.
This will not mean, however that q
bluebird house cannot be tried at q
higher level.
Most species OF birds do not like to
nest close together.
There Is the best reason In the world
for this.
1t Is the food problem.
We In America are, generally speaking,
just becoming acquainted with the food
problem, but the birds and animals have
known 1t for centuries.
. Getting enough food for nestlings is
always = major problem Of birdland in
spring and summer.
1t may be realized that II too many
nests are IN a given space the hunting
will be very difilcult.
As 1t is, parent birds must take thou
sands of trips, OF varying lengths, to
gather the tiny insects and worms and
small beetles which 60 down the threats
OF their babies.
Often In doing this work they become
thin and ragged, since they literally do
not have enough time to seek food for
themselves.
mat Is why small bit of ground
meat, In times when 1t can be secured,
Is marvellous aid to nesting birds.
Although several different species may
nest within comparatively close dis
lance In one average-sized yard, usually
there will not be more than one nest of
the same species in the same yard.
1t may be realized then that the colony
Idea is not the best.
We have seen it worked out at diff
ferent garages, but have never seen any
birds in the houses, and have often
wondered If any ever came.
A single house would look just as we'll
and stand better chance of having a
customer.
neat wren house in such a position
would be effective, even if it did not
draw wrens.
: house for house wren is made with
a floor 4 by inches, with depth of
to inches, and the hole 5 to 6 inches
above the floor. The diameter of the
hole is from 7. inch to l inch. The
smaller the better If there are English
sparrows around, but if there is none,
as sometimes happens in rural sections,
the 1-inch sized hole is best.
The phoebe, in addition to the robin
and clin sparrows, sometimes likes to
nest on shelf.
A colony house, such as our cores
pondent pictures, with holes leading
back to shelves about inches wide in
side the garage, might attract swallows.
The holes should be about 2 inches in
diameter and should have no perches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
A National Business

From the London Daily telegraph and Morning
Post.
What was practiced In 1sl4-the pill
laying OF houses, cities and, as far as
German arms could reach, of coun-
tries-has been repeated more brutally
from the Atlantic to the Don. The Amer
leans pronounce Poland the outstanding
example Of confiscation of public prop
erty; 1t was still grosser outrage that
q million and = half Poles were driven
from their homes and everything which
they possessed handed over to German
settlers. BY huge thefts Of food and
materials from France, Belgium. Holland,
Norway and other countries their peo-
Piles have been reduced to misery. Yet
this is less than half the story. Ger
man depredations are designed to rob
Europe not only Of property. but Of pro-
ductive power. Machinery, skilled work
ers and scientific equipment have been
carried Oh to the Reich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
"BRADDOCK ROAD.

Dear Sir:
I'VE would like to build in under the
peak Of the gable Of our garage .
quantity Of bird houses as per sketch.
Our farm is near Fairfax Courthouse
in q very rural section Of Virginia. We
know very little about the birds of our
vicinity as we work long hours all week.
What birds would be most apt to
occupy such a bird colony for the
greater part Of the year?
which of these are the most de-
sirable from the standpoint of song,
plumage, general tameness. etc?
Perhaps we can provide for more
than one species by varying the size
of the entrance holes.
What size should the compartment
be-what size should the circular opening
or entrance hole be? I assume q short
perch is essential.
Your general comments would be
appreciated with utmost thanks.
1--WE read your column every chance
we get and enjoy 1t thoroughly.
Sincerely, o. J. La B."
+ +
We would advise this correspondent to
give up his idea Of placing 4 colony
house or multiple small houses in the
peak OF his garage.
Most birds. with the exception of the
purple martin, do not like to nest 80
close together.
The sketch which he incloses is at
tractive, but the group idea is not good
Except for the martins). Martins prefer
a colony house erected on the end Of a
pole at least IS to 20 feet high, and
placed at least 80 to 50 feet away from
any buildings. trees or shrubs.
robin shelf might be placed under
the peak of gable.
Barn swallows like the inside OF barn
or garage, but cliff swallows sometimes
may be attracted by mailing a strip of
wood, perhaps 3 or inches WIDE along
under the caves.
A robin shelf should be from 6 to IS
feet from the ground, so the garage peak
probably would suit in this respect
platform about 6 inches square is
necessary. 1t should have no sides.
Our correspondent perhaps would do
best by placing single bluebird house
in the situation he has chosen.
This is one Of the finest of all birds
and still fairly common in the country
districts.
1t Is too late now, of course, to put up
such house, but one may be estab-
lished next winter, so that it is ready
for the birds in early March. Some
bluebirds stay all winter and these
might use the house as home during
the cold months.
A bluebird house may be said to be the
standard bird house
1t has depth of inches, with the
floor S by inches, and the diameter of
the hole ~ inches
The hole Is inches above the floor.
This box is best put from to 10 feet
above the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Night Flight
1.-TWO Failed to Return)

1.-TWO r dl1eu 10 FteCuTn
Quiet are the ,oi1,gs once more ouer
the bropn earth.
The empty branches lean, ,ohere but
an hour ago y
Stars ,oere the distant screen, the
only coDer.
Ten motors spoke, stilling IN the
brenst NJ
The almost forgotten cry. y
Ten messengers holding pale cylin-
ders OF death.
Slanted invisible to the West
Across the ni0ht-sky. .s... =
T,oo Jailed to return. They are goas
dotDn In flames so
Leaving no trace, saue as star fall
ina so
Along the air may burn. ktndling tho
face, ~
Waking for an Instant the lost, IN.
eUdtdbls name. -. -
SARA VAN ALSTYNE ALLEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Ennu

A"ASAioAoAi VI GIl1ld III Vic NEWS from
Sicily prompts recollection of one of
the greatest of all ancient folk tales.
There stood the temple of the goddess
of fruits of the earth. A horseshoe
shaped hill formed the scene of festi-
walls of harvest exuberantly held by
the lost inhabitants of the Island of
Fire uncounted centuries ago. It was
natural place for such ceremonies.
THE fertility of the SOIL" according
to Baedekers, lis inferior to what it
was when dense forests, brooks,
and lakes converted this district into
luxuriant garden, where the hounds
$3.50 lost the scent of their game
amid the fragrance of the flowers
and the fields yielded a hundred
fold"
Cicero tells how the Sicilians felt
about this paradise" "They believe
that these goddesses," he explains,
were born in these districts and that
corn was first discovered in this land,
and that Persephone was carried off
from a grove in the territory of Emma
and when Ceres wished to see
her and trace her out, she is said to
have lit her torches from those
flames which burst out from the
summit of Etna, and, carrying these
torches before her, to have wandered
over the whole earth. But Emma ."
is on a high and lofty situation, on
the top OF which is large level plain
and springs of water which are never
dry, and the whole of the plain is
cut of and separated, so as to be
difficult of approach. Around it are
many lakes and groves and beautiful
flowers at every season of the year.
Near it IS cave turned towards
the north, Of unfathonable depth,
where they say that Father Pluto
suddenly rose out of the earth in his
chariot and carried off the maiden
from that spot"
Americans and Canadians who
have occupied the neighborhood dur
ing the past few days probably heard
the story in their childhood. Not one
in a thousand, however, dreamed
that he ever would see the classic
spot with his own eyes. War works
such miracles in the experience of
men. The whole illimitable past be-
comes Intimate and real when by the
accident of battle vast numbers of
soldiers make contact with a living
legend of antiquity. Donald Ordway
describes the modern picture in these
words: "A city three thousand feet
above the sea looks far in everv
direction over the rolling mountains
OF inland Sicily, over I do not know
how many square miles of grain
fields; over treeless and flowing
land to other distant towns high on
their own hills, lifting like islands
above the spreading green undula-
ton of this sea-"
Syracusans founded the colony"
OF Emma, Carthaginians took it in the
First Punic War, Romans acquired it
by treachery and lost it again-only
to besiege it for two years until
famine prompted the surrender of
the gates. The Saracens failed in
837 but were successful through
trickery In 859. Normans defeated
the 1nfidels in 1887, and their de-
scendants still are to be met in the
cOnmunitv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Political Gift Ban

An indication of the course to be
followed by labor unions in comply
ing with the antistrike law ban on
political contributions Is seen in an
opinion on the scope of the re-
strictions just prepared by Lee Press
man, general counsel Of the Con-
gress Of Industrial Organizations,
and circulated among its members.
The new legislation, which is to be
effective until six months after the
war, is an amendment to the Corrupt
Practices Act, and puts labor in the
same class as corporations by for
bidding gifts in connection with
presidential and congressional cleo
tions.
The Corrupt Practices Act is not
applicable to primaries, even though
in some States these actually de-
termine the general elections, and
in line with this principle Mr.. Press
man says that the prohibition against
labor contributions is not binding in
primaries, nor in the election OF
delegates to conventions. He adds
that direct spending" by the unions
themselves to advance candidates.
by such means as distributing leaf
lets, arranging meetings and similar
activities, also are permissible, as
they would be merely "the exercise
by the union and its members OF
such constitutional rights as free
speech, press and assembly" The CIO
counsel also holds that when State,
county and city officers are to be
named in general elections at which
national officers are chosen, contri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Haski,,.

! BY FTedeTtc J. HGSkit.
A reader can get the ans,per to any
question OF fact by Writing The Ece-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washinston,
D. c. Please inclose stamp tor return
postage. -
Q. Are there places In the ocean
where the water Is fresh9-M. w.
A. The photographic Once says al
though the depths Of the oceans are
saline, there is evidence to show that
fresh water springs do exist on the
bottom. Examples are the fresh water
springs OF Crescent Beach, TIA, In
latitude 20 degrees IS minutes north.
longitude 81 degrees IL minutes west.
and of Port Sophiko, Gulf Of Athens.
Q. Have spider web tilaments ever
been woven into cloths. Ell
A. The Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine says as far as it knows,
spider web fllaments have never been
practically used to be woven or knitted
into textiles. Their only practical use
Is for cross lines In optical instruments.
The family Of spiders usually used for
this purpose are the orb weavers,
Epiridae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22

when troops are on maneuvers or en-
gagged in desert training, they are operat-
ing under conditions Stimulating combat
conditions. Combat conditions preclude
the supply of fresh fluid milk. Even the
amount of water permitted under simu-
lated combat conditions Is restricted.
Considering the high degree of per-
stability Of fresh fluid milk and the
high standard of quality properly de-
manded by the Army, one cannot re-
frain from commencing the accomplish
ment of Brig. Gen. Hardigg (chief OF
subsistence), and his milk specialists in
providing an adequate supply of fresh
fluid milk to military stations within the
continental limits of the United States.
BENJAMIN F. CASTLE,
President, Milk Industry Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-22
Milk Industry Spokesman
Explains Service to Troops.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your issue OF July Is appeared a
letter signed Indignant" Referring to
food served the armed forces, the letter
stated: I'm at least some camps no milk
Is served"
This office is at the disposal of In
dignant" for investigation Of any specific
cases such as were referred to In the
letter. However, We have been In close
touch with the splendid work done by
the Subsistence Branch Of the Quarter.
master Generals Office for the past two
years in supplying milk to environments
where local milk sheds are inadequate
not only for the civilian population but
for the new military population. Where
local supplies have proved inadequate,
the most energetic efforts have been
made to obtain milk from Surplus
areas"
Milk now is being shipped. for example,
from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast area;
from Binghamton, N. Y, to points in
Virginia, North Carolina and Florida,
and recently, in a period of shortage,
shipments were made from Kansas City
to Ell Paso. Tex. For period Of several
years fresh fluid milk has been shipped
from New York to Panama for our Army
troops stationed there.
It Is true there have been occasions
when camps have been without supplies
of fresh fluid milk and a year ago there
were a few camps which had been ex-
panded suddenly, which served fresh fluid
milk only four days per week. The point
which your correspondent overlooked,
however. is that evaporated milk, cheese,
butter and powdered milk for cooking
have always been available. These mill
products also contain important calcium
and health giving vitamins found in
fresh fluid milk. Ice cream which Ia
definitely dairy product is served in
most camp messes two or three times a
week. It Is available at Post Exchanges
every day. The National Dairy Council
recently stated that: Because Of the
exceptional nutritional and protective
qualities Of dairy products, soldiers are
given approximately twice as much Of
them as are available for the average
civilian"
Your readers viii understand that