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Evening star., 1948-08-16
,Eqrets and Herons Return

Those beautiful white birds currently to
be seen along the waterways of this part
of the country are egrets and young little
blue herons. Thousands of them have
come North from as far away as the
Everglades of Florida. Exactly why they
have made the long journey in such num-
bers is something of mystery. What
matters, however, is the fact that they are
here. Half a century back they were
threatened with extinction. Hunters
slaughtered them on sight for their plum
age for the millinery trade. 1t seemed
only question of time until they would
perish utterly, their fate duplication Of
that of the passenger pigeons.
But the Audubon Society and other
groups of professional and amateur orni-
biologists determined to save the egrets
and their fellow species. They appealed
successfully to Congress for protective
legislation A bill passed in 1911 and a
treaty ratified in 1918 placed the power of
the Federal Government behind the cam
paign. Various States did their part The
result is the present demonstration of
avian survival. AS Richard H. Pough,
author of the Audubon Bird Guide, said in
New York last week, eve are now reaplng
the harvest of conservation battle begun
fifty years ago." The visitors from Florida,
emerging from their sanctuary, prove that
for once human idealism and human plan
ming have been fruitful This is a reassur-
ing circumstance in an age of political and
social chaos
The young little blue herons in their
white phase may be told by their greenish
legs. But the egrets-the American va
riety and the smaller, so-called snowy-do
not change color. The former are the
larger in size and have yellow bills. Dis
tinguiShing characteristics of the adult
"lesser" type are crowns of graceful
feathers on the head and neck, black bills
and legs and yellow feet. Both kinds
formerly bred in New jersey Remnants
of them fled to the swamps of Florida in
the early 1900s. They are venturing North
again because it is safe so to do. If their
faith is not Knocked by people with guns
who care nothing for the law, they may
reappear indefinitely.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Upholds Segregation

To the Editor Of The Star:
Segregation il nothing more than the human
desire to select company Of ones own choice.
If man or woman invests his or her money
in an enterprise, believe he or she should
have the right to admit or not admit anyone
they wish
In all these letters on racial relations the
anti-segregation groups fail to mention any
thing about the rights Of the white people. I
do not choose to associate with great many
people and don't propose to allow anyone TO
forcibly change that policy.
No FEPC or other legiSlation viii improve
the Negros lot. Only by mans behavior VIII
he be recognized. Unjust laws are not the
answer. LARRY DOOLEY.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE,

~ S~A.ss ASA isseAh postske
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. What are the various stages in the life
OF butterfly and moth?-C. s. z.
A. Butterflies and moths have four stages In
tneir lie history: The egg; the. caterpillar or
larva; the chrysalid or pupa; and the adult
stage
Q. How old is Lambeth Palace in Londonp-
8. L.
A. Lambeth Palace, which has been the Of
ncial residence of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury for seven centuries, was acquired by ex-
cnange from the see of Rochester in the 18th
century. The building was begun by Arch
bishop Langton d207-2s).
9. What blind king took part in a battle,
IT. L. D.
A; King John of Bohemia. As All ally of
Philip of France he was at the Battle of Crecy
August rs, 1346, at which the Frep :h army
suffered overwhelming defeat at the nands OF
the English. Although completely bli I'D, King
John insisted upon being headed into che thick
OF battle where he died fighting his unseen
foes
@. What Is the average distance between the
eyes, from center to center?-J. A. M,
A. The average distance between the centers
OF the pupils OF the two eyes for distance vision
Is about 635 millimeters or rs inches The dis
lance may vary from approximately 48 mflli-
meters to IS millimeters although in most cases
1t will be between So and 10 millimeters
@. How many words are there in the plat
forms OF the Democratic and Republican
parties?-C. M.
A. There are approximately 5000 words in
the Democratic platform and about 2,4O0 in the
Republican.
@. What proportion of all taxicabs in the
country are operated In New York City?-
w. j. s.
A. New York has almost one-fifth of the
licensed taxicabs that are operating In 1y072
cities with population Of 10000 and over.
@. Who were the first artists to settle at
Taos, N. Mex.?-O. s. A.
A. The first artists to be attracted by the
possibilities Of the Taos region were the brothers
Edward and Richard Kern of Philadelphia who
went there in 1848 with John C. Fremonts
fourth expedition. ~.
9. When application Is made for q certificate
OF derivattve citizenship must the applicant
appear In court?-T. D.
A. No. The applicant is not required to
appear In court OF to answer questions other
than those on the application blank.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
tDriter kno,Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-08-16

omy wherever possible. If we fail to
govern ourselves accordingly in this period
of prosperity, we shall be exposing our
selves to grave fiscal dangers.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Sees Fireplaces as Fire Places

Sees Flreplaces as Fire Places
To the Editor of The Star:
Personally. can't see what all this business
OF painting fireplaces, and trying to do away
with mantes, and all that sort Of thing is
about. fireplace is 4 hole in the wall in
which one may burn fre-logs to take OF the
chill OF . winters day, or an autumn day, or .
spring day.
Nothing more pathetic to me than an un-
used fireplace. It is fire place-and . IRE
place should be black inside, showing 1t has
been used.
1t should be clean Of course-but as used
thing 1t is beautiful. There u beauty In use.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Religion in the South

Rebel is so right. The South Is very re-
ligious. 1t can claim itself founder Of many
religions, even the snake cult
I have heard many white ministers in
churches and on the radio Many of these
men are from the South, but have never
heard any statement from them that would
suggest that they have prepared their con-
gregations for any other Heaven than the one
that the Negro ministers are fighting to pre-
pare their flocks to rest in one of these days
Will the South take care OF that too?
MRS HORTENSE B. TURNER.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Questions and Answers

A reader can set the answer to any question az
w.ssnsson ssi1 sni9sTmbtiSn s B. e.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Stors, Men and Atoms

(Seuenth OF series OF articles describing
the progress in rcdioisotope research.)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19
Leitersburg News

The Leitersburg PIT. A. held its
monthly meeting in the school on
Friday evening. After the regular
order of business was transacted,
Paul Shank, from the Maugansville
PIT. A., gave talk on playground
equipment. He told what equipment
Maugansville eSchool has and how
they secured funds to obtain it. He
also told how they had an indie
pendent organization at the school
in Maugansville, which takes charge
of the work connected with the
playground equipment. The Lett
ersburg PIT. A. expects to purchase
some equipment in the near future.
Mr.. Shank gave an excellent talk,
which was much appreciated by the
patrons.
Mr. Cahill, principal of the Wash
ington Street School in Hagerstown,
gave most interesting talk on his
year spent in Austria, where he
taught the American children. He
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19
High School Chatter
By Clara Blevins

the increasing costs of food, do you
think the lunches served in the caf-
eteria are adequate? If not, what
would you suggest?
Would you like to see your Stu
dent Government undertake larg-
er share of responsibility in school
affairs?
The Student Council has had in
operation for several days a new
method of going up and down the
stairs. In order to avoid congestion,
the end stairs of THE building are to
be used in going down and the cen
ter stairs for going up.
Anyone violating this rule more
than twice, is given a fifteen-hund-
red word essay to write.
Mr.. Gerald M. Van Poole, director
of Student Activities for the Ma
tional Association of Secondary
School Principals, spoke to the stu
dent body last Tuesday afternoon
about bringing about the success of
the Student Council in our school.
"The best kind of school," Mr.. Van
Poole stated, sis the school in which
the students have a share in rum
ming the laws of that particular
school,"
(Which platform for the tramp
asked the old lady of the porter
Turn left and you'll be right" he
replied cheerfully.
Don't be impertinent, young
man." she answered.
"Okay, them" retorted the porter
turn right and you'll be left"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mr.. E. Russell Hicks history
teacher at South Potomac Junior
High School, spoke to the senior
class in the fourth orientation pro-
gram Monday, about "Your Hobby
in Relation to You"
"Just by two questions, l can tell
what your future will be-" Mr..
Hicks said. What do you do when
you are doing nothing? Where do
you live?"
BY the first question, Mr.. Hicks
meant how do you spend your leis-
ure time. Considering the second
question, Mr.. Hicks stated, 'There
are only three places you can live
when you are home and they are:
in the physical (meaning only con-
cerned with your physical appear
ance); in the mental (always reason
ing or thinking about something) ;
and in the spiritual Getting religi-
Gus thoughts always occupy your
thoughts)."
Mr.. Hicks continued with, "a hob
by balances personality. 1t does not
let you live too much in the physical,
the mental, or the spiritual, but
gives you a combination of all three. -
Last Thursday the Track and
Field Club of H. H. S. had as its
guest speaker, Mr.. Jack Stonebrak-
er. Mr. Stonebraker, who was an
all around athlete at the high school
in past years and also at the Univer-
sity of Maryland, talked to the boys
about baseball, football, basketball
and conditioning.
introduced by Miss Lewis, girls
gym instructor at H. H S., Mrs
Murphy, of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross, recently talked
to the girls of H. H. S. in order to
encourage them to take the school
course in home nursing, which is to
be taught during school hours at H
H. S. in the near future.
At the end of the course certifi-
Gates will be awarded to those who
attend all the classes.
Questionnaires from the Student
Council have been sent to each stu
dent at H. H. S. These question
naires are for the purpose of de-
termining what the Student Council
can do to improve themselves and
their functioning.
The questions run something like
this
Do you like the present club pro-
gram? What clubs would you like
to see added?
Do you feel that the facilities OF
the school are adequate for the
needs of the students and their
community? If not, what is lack
ing?
What courses do you need that
are not taught?
Do you feel that the time allotted
for lunch at present time is suffici-
ent?
After taking into consideration
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

! says tine Inhabita IS of Austria, due
to the war, are in pitiable con-
ditIon. They have very little to eat
and hardly any clothing to wear,
and that quite often the tempera-
ture registers below zero. He also
said that anything we do to help
the European nations will help
America at the same time, for once
Russian Communism rolls over Eur
ope, it will not be long until it
engulfs the whole world, and the
sooner we act to help feed and
clothe the people, the better it will
be for us.
Refreshments were served by the
refreshment committee, and the ia
vors were IN keeping with Lincoln's
Birthday. at the March meeting
the Boy Scouts will be present for
the program, under the supervision
of Mr. Lawrence Johns.
Mrs. Harry Clapp and Miss Mary
Poe. members of the Leitersburg
School Faculty, attended the Valen-
tine Party given by the Washington
County Teachers Association at the
Washington Streej School last Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman, Hagers-
town, will exhibit a number of re-
lgious pictures in the old Reformed
Church on Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 2. The public is invited to
attend.
A religious meeting was held at
The home of Mr.. aid Mrs. Milton
Gloom on Tuesday evening. A num-
Der of WaynesJoro peaple were i'll
attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ennis Fuss and their
daughter and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Harlan Eakle, have pur-
chased a double house in Waynes-
boro and will move into it in the
spring. The property on Water st.
was sold by Mrs. Fuss brother, Ar
thur Myers, to his son, Richard My
ers. He and his family will move in
as soon as the property is vacated.
The Eakle family have been living
in part of the house purchased by
Hollis Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Bell en-
| tertained a number of friends and
relatives at their home on Saturday
evening, in honor of their sister,
in-law, Mrs. Howard Bells birth
day.
The card party held in the
Grange Hall on Friday evening was
well attended, and good sum was
realized. The party was held for
the benefit of the Newton Baker
Hospital patients, by the military
order of the Purple Heart.
Miss Blanche Newcomer, Letters
burg Smithsburg Road. who has
. been i'll for the past year with arth-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hepner,
Towson, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dagenais.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Everybody says Cooperate, but
not all who say it do it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. German Snurr are
announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Betty Jane, to Richard
Spielman, son of Mrs. Mary Spiel
man, of Chambersburg. The we'd
ding took place January "a at Trim
ity Lutheran parsonage, Hagers-
town, with Rev Wilson P. Ard Of
floating. June Huff, who lives east
of Leitersburg, and Glenn Toms of
Waynesboro, were the only attend
ants. A small reception was held
at the brides home after the cere-
mony. The Snurrs reside on the
Leitersburg- Greencastle road.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mrs. Lucille Wishard Smith went
to Bethesda, near Washington, on
Friday to see her husband, Miller
Smith, who is a patient in the new
Naval Hospital there. He has been
i'll for the past two weeks, but ex-
poets to leave the institution in the
near future. Mrs. Smith was ac-
companied by her mother-in-law,
Mrs. John Smith, Leitersburg-Ha-
gerstown highway
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

The Eby family, who purchased
farm east of LeiterSburg, moved to
their new home on Friday.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mrs. Joseph Bell, Ringgold, spent
Saturday afternoon at the home of
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Bell.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mrs. Clara Doffelmyer,, Letters
burg Ringgold Road, entered Bal
timore Hospital on Monday, where
she will undergo an operation for
gall stones.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Miss Blanche Newcomer, Letters
burg-Smithsburg Road, who has
been ill for the past year with arth-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

ritis, was much worse during Jan
uary and was confined to her bed
most Of the month She is some
what improved and is able to be up
again now.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

The card party held in the
Grange Hall on Friday evening was
well attended, and a good sum was
realized. The party was held for
the benefit of the Newton Baker
Hospital patients, by the military
order of the Purple Heart.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Bell en-
tertained a number of friends and
relatives at their home on Saturday
evening, in honor of their sister
in-law, Mrs Howard Bells birth
day.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-02-19

A religious meeting was held at
The home of Mr. aid Mrs. Milton
Gloom on Tuesday evening. A NUM-
1er of Wayne5Joro peaJle were i'll
attendance.
Evening star., 1948-10-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. O. Alt


suficient, the priest will suddenly
stop his gong-beating, and turn and
catch you. II this happens, there
is no hope for your dog at home,
and you might just as well have
saved your time and not gone to
the Dog Temple at all.
Thank goodness, we made what
must have been a sufficient bribe,
and were able to get away with the
mangiest toy Pekingese I
have ever laid my eyes on. Now
We won't ever have to worry about
our cookers, Dinah and Bundle. If
the Chinese are right, they could be
shot out Of a cannon without harm.
There are innumerable towers in
Peiping, but the one that fascinates
me the most is the Fox Tower,
which stands at the southeast cor
ner of the city wall. For centuries
Peiping people have believed that
this tower is haunted by evil spirits
which often appear in the form Of
a fox. The people don't want this
evil fox to stay in the tower 80,
unlike the gates Of the other towers,
the gates in the Fox Tower are
always kept open, so the fox can
always get out and get out of town
whenever he wants to. There Is
always the chance that he won't
return when he leaves.
They Love Crickets.
The citizens Of Peiping-who still
call themselves Pekingese - love
crickets. The song Of the cricket
is as sweet to their ears as the song
of the nightingale is to the English.
It is possible to buy exquisite jew
elled cricket cages so that one can
Evening star., 1948-10-05

minds concerning candidates-and
now Mr.. Kroll believes their work
is paying off.
Cites California Figure.
He cites California where the
number already registered for the
1948 election exceeds the number
registered four years ago by almost
a half million; Pennsylvania, al
ready exceeding the 1916 figure and
expected to exceed it by more than
a half million when the books are
closed; West Virginia and WASH
ington, both with all-time high fig
ures. And other States.
He doesn't cite New York City,
where the picture is just the re-
verse, with registration about ESQ, 900
below that of 1944-thanks, it could
be, to confusion within labor's ranks
and defeatism resulting from the
Wallace candidacy.
But the registration program on
the whole seems to be working. If
President Truman and Gov. Dewey
succeed in their apparent purpose
to shake the hand of every voter in
the country, this campaign should
produce the most handshakes in
history-which will be one more
thing to make it memorable; some
thing to be classed with Mr.. Trur
man eating fried chicken in his
shirtsleeves and Gov. Dewey telling
a distracted father not to take the
baby out of the hall, that its crying
did not disturb him.
Evening star., 1948-10-05
On the Other Hand
Not Possible to Estimate Effect
Of Candidates Hectic Campaianina

to be. They can take satisfaction,
Of course, in the fact that Gov.
Dewey on the homeward leg Of his
journey was defending the Congress
that he can't disown. They not
only can, but they do take such
satisfaction, saying that Mr.. Tru-
man at long last has succeeded in
forcing public attention on the real
issues Of the campaign.
Maybe President Truman is cor
rect in his view that housing, high
prices, education, civil liberties and
other matters ignored by Congress
will decide the issue. Maybe not
Maybe it will be decided by the
great Red scare, to which Gov.
Dewey in his latest speeches has
lent himself unblushingly, not
withstanding that he turned the
tide against Harold Stassen in the
Oregon primary by revealing the
emptiness Of that issue.
But most likely to be decisive Is
the apathy or lack of apathy on the
part Of the voters, plus the congeni-
tai desire for a change that Gov.
Dewey depended on in 1914 and,
with better reason, is depending on
now.
As for the apathy, it may be evap-
Grating. Jack Kroll. director Of the
CIO Political Action Committee, Of
fers some figures to indicate that
this is the case. Ever since Sidney
Hillman showed other labor leaders
the way, in 1910 and 1914. the labor
organizations have put their great
est emphasis on registration. For
that they have drilled their block
workers and doorbell-pullers. They
realize that 1t is harder to get their
members registered and qualified
to vote than it Is to get them to
the polls on election day. Since
spring Of this year they have been
putting the pressure on-beginning
even before they had made up their
Evening star., 1948-10-05

carry a single cricket about and
listen to its chirping. Crickets are
great fighters and are often pitted
against one another, with large
sums being wagered on the out.
come. Men have cricket stables,
with trainers to supervise their road
work and diet, and to handle them
in battle. Crickets, however, rie"er
kill one another. When one sees
that things are getting too rou-h,
he quits, and his opponent With
draws without rushing in to finish
of his man."
Nearly all the homes and temples
here have walls around them. They
are to protect the inhabitants
against evil spirits. Evil spirits, lie
early airplanes, are believed to 20
unable to fly very high. Thus, con-
fronted by . 5 or 6-foot wall, they
must make q detour, and take some
other route. Good spirits, on the
other hand, are believed to have
pressurized cabins. so to speak, and
can fly very high, making it pos
sible for them to soar over the walls
with the greatest Of ease.
You know, a man might make Q
good living teaching the art Of pole
vaulting to evil spirits.
Distributed By McNausht Syndicate. Yne)
Evening star., 1948-10-05
Top Dewey Adviser
Lockwood, Brooklyn Product, Shools
For Candidates Fourth Victory

came q reporter for the New York
Herald Tribune. He was, however,
q lawyer by trade and, becoming
interested In the Fusion campaign
to take the district attorneys Of
flee away from Tammany Hall, he
joined forces with Mr.. Dewey. Al
most literally, he has never left him
since.
The political strategists come and
60. Some Of them, like the Brow
acknowledgements triumvirate
that encircled Philadelphia, have
played . large part. But Mr.. Lock-
wood is always there.
The Dewey-Lockwood campaigns:
district attorney in 81, governor
ship in 80, presidential pre-conven-
ton in 40. Dewey trip through the
West stumping for Wendell Willke
in 40, first USO national campaign
in ~, governorship 1o42, presidency
1914, governorship 46. Oregon pri-
mary 4S, presidency 48.
Went After Oregon.
The only failures were the gov
ernorship In ,3S-the incumbent,
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, was
drafted for reelection by the Demo-
Gratis and, with Mr.. Roosevelt's
help, won handily-the attempt to
win the Republican nomination in
1910 and the presidential campaign
against Mr.. Roosevelt in ~. The
nomination in ~ was easy pick
ings. however; Mr.. Lockwood des-
cribes 1t as q draft.
That Oregon primary last spring
in which Gov. Dewey finally got his
foot firmly on Harold Stassen's
neck, Is perhaps the high spot.
After Mr.. Stassen had decisively
trounced Gov. Dewey in Wisconsin
and Nebraska, Mr.. Lockwood few
to Oregon. After q look-see, he
telephoned Albany. There is only
one way" he reported. Come out
here and shake every hand in
Oregon"
If that's what it takes" Gov.
Dewey replied, when do we start?"
It was in this all-out effort that
Americans first saw their probable
next President with his hair
rumpled, eating red meat with
pearskin-clad cave men," and
committing other didoes as foreign
to his temperament as truth is to
a Communist. The final triumph
came with the debate on outlawing
the Communist Party which Mr.
Stassen incautiously proposed but
failed to prepare for, so that Gov.
Dewey trimmed him.
Then people ask me why I don't
get married." Mr.. Lockwood con-
cluded. MY answer is: 'When?'"