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I SPORTS.. £_____<•> APPLYING RESEARCH T 0 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION By Dr. Ira N. Gnbrielson, Chief Bureau of Biological Survey In recent years there has been a feeling among the leaders in *tho wildlife conservation move ment that the process of conser ving, sp cies many of which have been gradually diminishing in num bers, can be speeded up through tho application of facts learned through rest-arch. The Biological Survey receives annually thousands of requests from landowners and administrator* .risking what can be done to make th ir lands more productive for w ldlife. There were many gaps in our knowledge of what to recamni nil. There are thousand* of soil types in the Uni ted States, with their intricate vegetative associations and. many factors, which include the adapta tion of species t oenvirqnment, cli mate, diseases, food supply, suffi e nt breeding and nesting cover, nnd changes brought on by agri cultural practices forestry, indus trial dclevopment, and various land uses ,a* well as misuses. Lit tle need be said about the detri mental effectg of drainage, pollu tion, soil erosion, floods and drought. With the thought that man con |r< 1 many of these factors, it seem ed expedient to establish research units in the various parts of the country in which these problems exist. Since forestry-wildlife pro blems are found mainly on largo blocks of public lands, the Biolo gical Survey, under the McNary McSweeney Forest Research Act, established forest biologists, at Forest Service Research Stations, located at Portland, Oregon, Missi ssippi; New Haven, Connecticut; and Asheville, North Carolina. Where the farmer, the private landowner, was concerned however, tho wildlife problem* were found most complex. Tho Biological Sur vey looking at the national picture ■decided that research stations should be set up on a regional ba sis, covering areas similar in eco logical relationships, and because of the closeness to agriculture, I hat these stations should be locat ed at tho land-grant agricultural -colleges. On this basis, eleven co operative wildlife-research units Tiave been set up since 1935, sup ported financially by tha colleges, the State Conservation Depart ments, the American Wildlife In stitute, and the Biological Survey, 'These research units were organi zed (1) to s^ek out new facts on which to base sound wildlife ad ministration, (2) to set up trial de monstration and experimental are as where these facts may bo ap plied, and (3) to give specialized training to graduate students under -experienced leadership. 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WJ.. 1141 Broadway, New York City I ___ must not lose sight of the fact that considerable attention is be ing given to all species. The ap proach to managing any land and water area for wildlife, for the puiposo of building up di sirable population, requires (1) a thorough survey of the wildlife, with its food and cover requirements, (2) studies to find out what can be duno for improvement, and (<‘l) measures necessary to put such im provements and practices into cf f it. At Fast as projects are complet ed, manuserips are prepared and print d as publications and leaf lets of the F derul Department oF Agriculture, bulletins of the State Colleges ai d Agricultural Experi ment; Stations, the Proceedings of t!' i North American Wildlife Con ferences, American Wildlife, Jour nal of WildliFe Management, Jour nal of Mammalogy, Ecology, and tho** current scientific and popular magazines. Reprints and copii s, ire generally available to thos interested. It generally follows that ns fast n? methods and procedure have been worked out and demonstrated in a practical way, Federal and State game administrators and oth< rs having control of wildlife on hinds have used the information learned through research in im proving tho status of the various species. As a nation We are sub stituting for the old system of trial ai d error a better one of definite planning for conservation and wise usa, -0-_ BRUINS LOSE 12 TO 14 Los Angeles—Kenny Washing ton of the Bruins, did everything that was expected of him up North last week-end, hut throw a pass; but in spite of his scoring efforts and hard work, the Bruins lost to tho tune of 12 to 14. Instead of tossing the pigskin ns Oragojn State expected him to as he was on the receiving end and did very well. As usual he starred at both dfensc and offense and was the outstanding backfield man in the game. Mel Reid, former Berkeley Hi star—now with Sacramento Jr. College may be seen in action this Friday night over at Seals Statium in San Francisco, as the Sacramen to Wildcats meet the S. F. Styite Teachers in tho night game of the week. Jteid is the mainstay of the Sacto squad and should give the Teachcrg plenty of trouble before tho night is over. LOUIS MAY FIGHT AT 1939 EXPOSITION San Francisco. Oct. 21 Mike Jacobs, New York promoter, today offered to match Joe Louis with tho No. heavyweight challenger during the 1939 Golden Gate In ternational Exposition here if the exposition will guarantee $500, 000. Tho fight would be scheduled 'during April, 1939 and probably woul pit Louis against the winner of the Lou Nova-Tommy Farr fight unkss Max Baer enters the pic Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for your common cough, chest cold, or bronchial irri tation, you may get relief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with any remedy less potent than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble and aids nature to soothe and heal the inflamed mucous membranes and to loosen and expel germ laden phlegm. Even if other remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, try Creomul sion. Your druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the bene fits obtained. Creomulsion is one word, ask for it plainly, see that the name on the bottle is Creomulsion, and you’ll get the genuine product and the relief you want. (Adv.) turo in the meantime as a logical opponent. It wa« understood Louis wanted $300,000 of the $500,000 guarantee and that Jacobs intended to take' a 10 per cent cut. Jacobs conferred with Baer and his manager, Ancil Hoffmr yes terday prior to Baer’s sailing for Honolulu. -oOo-— WINTER LEAGUE BASEBALL OPEN AS GIANTS BEAT WHITE KINGS IN TEN INNINGS Lo» Angeles. Oct., 21 (ANP)— From the time that Chief of Po lico Jas. Davjs pitched the first ball officially owning the 1938-39 Winter Baseball leagune until the end of the first half of a thrilling lOtl, innings when tht Royal Giants broke their 3-3 tie with the White Kings, last Sunday’s diamond prt miero was the greatest in 18 years. A crowd of 6,550 was not only greatly impressed with the elabor ate opining ceremonies but thril le 1 and entertained as never be fore at tht start off of any base ball season. Manager Vernon Green’s Royal Giants, known in the Negro Nat ional League as the Washington lUl it i<,presented tht most power ful well balanced machine that has come .to the coast in four years, but the y met a tiger in Casey Campbell’s revamped, rebuilt, and lite oug'hly reorganized Whit. Kings. Drafted from the major and minor 1 agues, the white players started by copping two runs be fore the Giants got going. It was a pitcher’s duel of baseball with (ho famous T Schoolboy Griffith” the Bob Fellers of Negro baseball facing Lindall. Griffith struck out 10 men: Lindalu, six, both pit chc rs getting excellent support form tbtir teammates. --oOo GAS MODEL AIRPLANE MEET Ten thousand persons are ex pected to witness the Tran-Missi s ippi gas model airplane meet in Benson Park next Sunday, Director L. D. Bush said today. Sponsored by the Junior Cham ber of Commerce, the meet has the sanction of the National Aeronau tical association. All high marks will bo entered as nationals re J cords according to Bush. ( Entries are expected from six states asd a total of $150, in cash and merchandise prizes will be at •ftako when the contest opens Sun day. Omaha boys are expected to enter about 45 gas models, contest been received from Des Moines cfficials said. Twelve have already and four have arrived from Kan sas City. Dr. Warren Wallace, of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce of the meet. Entries may be made at the Junior Chamber of Commerce offices in persons or by mail. The deadline for all registrations has been set at 10:00 A. M. on the morning of the meet. Estrie« may b0 made up until that time Sun day morning at the field. -—_ n O GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD HAS BEEN BOON TO NEGRO EDUCATION I Ian to Close Famous Discloses Aid in the Field of Higher Education of Negro s New York City, Oct. f. (ANP) — Announcement, fortnight ago that, with the expenditure of pre rent funds in two or three years, ! thi( General Education Board will bring to a close its activity in America’s educational circles, has disclosed the moral and financial •upport given Negro educational institutions since the board was established in 1902. Raymond B. Fosdick is the pre sent head of the board, whose char ter dedicates it to “the promotion of education within the United States without distinction of race, sex or creed." Albert R. Mann is director for Southern education. Tho general Education Board was established by the late John Du x' ison Rockefeller at the urgent re quest of Tuskegee’s Founder Book er T. Washington and other pub lic-spirited citizens. DARK LAUGHTER by 01 Harrington “AWRIGHT, I’LL LEND YOU THE TWO BITS, BUT I WANTS YOU TO BE CAREFUL. DON’T GIT HIT BY NO CARS OR NOTHIN’ CAUSE I ‘SPECTS TO GIT PAID BACK.” IMPROVED TEACHING METHODS TO REACH 181,000 WPA STUDENTS Washington, D. C., Oct. 10— As a direct result of the working conferences held during the sum mer for Negro teachers employed on education projects of the Works Progress Administration, some 181.000 pupils will receive benefits of improved teaching methods in 13.000 WPA. classes and over one hundred WPA nursery school units throughout the country during the fall and winter months. This announcement came from tho office of James A. Atkins, WPA. specialist in education am ong* Negrots, as he summarized tho progress of the omergency ed ucation program among colored citizens. About half of the entire staff of 4,000 Negro teachers employed in thirty six states on education pro jects of the WPA. attended fif teen working conferences during the summer. FATE OF SMALL TOWN TO BE DECIDED BY ITSELF - c Nebraska and Iowa editors this week indicated that the fate of the small town will be decided not by tke verbal war raging among the University of Omaha faculty mem bers but by the small town itself. Editors commenting, however, were agreed that the discussion by University of Omaha faculty mem bers had been helpful. Said one: ‘It will do much to wake up a lot of us. and goodness knows most of us need it.” Fred W. Hill, editor of the Ham burg (Iowa) Reporter, this year named the nation’s most outstand ing weekly i n"community service” thinks the small town can save it self by adapting new conditions and trends. “The removal of hitching racks arid livery barns was said to be just another step toward blotting out the small community, but in their st«ad we have paved streets and garages, employing more per sons. Puved highways lead into town" as well as away from them. “Too much stress has been put upon the home town boy who makes good in the city and not enough on the home town boy who makes good at home. America’s, small towns are filled with out standing successes in every line of endeavor,’’ added the Iowa edi to,\ The same sentiment was echoed by an editorial in the McCook Gazette: “. .whatever the future of any town big or little, that distiny depends largely upon the attitude, the brains and the activity of those who go to make up the pop I illation and those who take the lead Scottsbluff (Nebr.) Farm Journal in civic affairs.” Vernon Ewini, editor of the paper declared the small town will be come the “refuge for the sick-of sophistication America who seeks only a return to the simple life. He doesn’t want a merry-g oround or r, taxicab or a gang war anymore. Give him a home where he can call by first name everyone he meets on his way to work, and a nearby brookful of trout for a Sunday ren dezvous—and he’ll be happy. Gene Huse, publisher of the Norfolk (Nebr.) Daily News be lieves that business efficiently op erated can succeed in the small town. “Modernized gelling methods and wider use of advertising can be of gerat help to small town busi ness. Improved recreational facili ties will attract potential custo mers,” An editorial in the Henderson (Nebr.) Reviiw disagrees with Dr. T. Earl Sullenger, University of Omaha sociologist, who predicted the “decline of the small town.” Th; Review claims the “decline” has already been checked, but it approves suggestions made by Dr. Sullenger for small improvement. Tb ■ University of Omaha socio logist suggested that ‘“the small town should develop more social consciousness, develope regional program in which all the t nvns in a certain area can cooperate, anil organize a recreational program for all ages so that young people do not go clsewheie. They should build up mod'-l residential areas and organize clubs for beautifying the streets gardens, yards 'arjt buildings.” -—0O0 NEGROES AND WHITES AFRAID OF EACH OTHER RACE RELATIONS HEAD StYS JIM CROW LAWS WILL PASS INTO DISUSE Allanta, Oct. .' (By James H. Boykin for ANP)—The Negro is afraid of the white man and the white man is afraid of the Negro, R. B. El-azer, secretary of the executive committee of the Com missio non Interracial Cooperation said in an interview here Monday. In the history of all slave-hold ing nations, Mr. Eleaztr continued, tho slave holder was always afraid to give the slave a chance, afraid that the slave would rise up and siezo political and social control. Such a condition exists in the Uni ted States today. Sentiment against Jim Crow law will have to grow gradually, he be lieves, but the ancient statutes will eventually pass into disuse, Legis lation to outlow Jim Crow laws would merely result in reaction, tho executive declared then added: “Wo have laws in the United States constitution against segre gation and Jim Crow law ,but there is no way to enforce them in Georgia.” „ A INSURANCE EXECUTIVE ASKS GENERAL PROTESTS ON MAG AZINE’ ATTITUDE TOWARD NEGRO WHITE COLLAR WORKERS Los Angeles, Oct. It (ANP)— Protests by all organizations and business men of the race over an editorial in the September issue of ‘ American Business” aimed at tho Negro white collar workers wero asked this week by William Nickerson jr., pivsident-manager of the Golden State Mutal Life Insurance. The magazine published at 4660 Ravenswood Avr.. Chicago, has a wide circulation and influence in thj white business world. The art icle, “Negroes in Offices,” describ-1 ed by Mr. Nickerson as “insidious propaganda,’’ said. “What are we going to do about the growing number of Negroes who are graduating from Northern colleges and high schools ? The pressure to makq jobs for these white-collared workers in becom ing more and more acute, as the Negro pressure groups acquire po litical importance under the new or der of things. R v-ntly in New York merchants ^ e forced to make available a certain number of sales and clerical jobs for Negroes and there is a systematic cam paign under way in Chicago and elsewhere to force public utilities to employ more Nogroes in of fice and clerical jobs. “We can sympathize with the Negro who made a great sacrifice to get a college uducation only to find that he is not wanted in of cies where whites predominate. No doubt many of these young men and woman would make ex cellent salesmen and executives. But it would seem that their own people, rather than to forco tkem sclves into situations where their opportunity to serve society is necessarily limited.” -;-V/V/U - DABNEY NAMED ON MASS. PAROLE BOARD Boston, Oct. ' (ANP)—At Wednesday’s session of the Execu tive Council, Governor Hurley ap pointed William H. S. Dabney, prominent Bostonian, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Pardons ar.d Paroles. The new appointee is a native of this city, was educated at Boston Latin school and Williston academy East Hampshire, Mass., after this he went abrofad for study jand graduated from the University of Paris. He then spent six years in study and travel through Europe. His primary interest is social ser vic0 work. Dabney’s grandfather was the late William H. Smith, first colored man appointed Libra rian of the House of Representa tives. MUNICH AGREEMENT HAS NOT SECURED PEACE, SAYS AMERICAN LEAGUE HEAD “PROBLEM OF PEACE TODAY IS PROBLEM OF THE AGGRESOR,’’ STATES WARD *A New York, Oct. Z~—“The Mu nich agremcnt has for the mo ment averted war in Europe but it has not secured peace,” declares the National Executive Board of the American League for Peace and Democracy in a statement is sued today by Dr. Harry F. Ward national chairman of the League: The full statement fellows: “The Munich agrement has for tho moment averted war in Eu rope but it has not secured peace. “We now face the results of a proceeding unprecedented in his tory. When, even after defeat in war, was a nation ever deprived of its territory and resources with out being present at the Council table? Instead of the democratic procedure suggested by our Presi dent as the approach to peace ^ namely a conference of all inter ested nations upon neutral terri tory, we have seen four powers disposing of the vital resources of a small nation without its pre sence or consent an<] without con sultation with other nations di rectly interested. We have now a settlement dictated by the threat of force. Peace can no more rest on such a basis than it could up on the Versailles Treaty A GENTLEMAN: A man who is clean both in fidel and out; who neither looks up to the rich nor down to the poor ; who can lose without whine- j ing and win without bragging; who is considerate of women, and children and old people; who is too brave to lie; too generous to cheat and who take his share of the world and lets other people havo theirs . Ss soi”»irSbur,t?u,blf,,"y •»■ >m «»h «* 545 OWEN AVENUE REV,_CHAS- DETOOT,RMICH., A