DELMAR IS BEING INVADED BY RATS
The citizens on the West side of Delmar have been complaining of being invaded by rats. The big ones are getting bolder and have been detected on the East side of the tracks by at least one merchant.
It all goes back to the brickhole as a public dumping area. As long as trash and rubbish was hauled into the hole daily, the rats were well fed and stayed in their own environment. Recently the owner discontinued dumping in the "hole" because it wasn't being used properly. On top of this a fire burned there several days and wiped out the rats food supply.
Now the varmints after being on a starvation diet, are out searching for food. Thorpe Caldwell, a store keeper in the area, says that they have eaten his garden up. He goes on, "..they eat my tomatoes, plants and all". The pods on his beans have been eaten off. Mr. Caldwell is staging a one man war on them now.
The question in the mind of many is, Who Is Responsible? The owner donated the spot to the town. everyone used it either directly or indirectly. It is outside the city limits so the town cannot act, we are told. The State Board of Health says it has no jurisdiction.
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