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Evening star., 1947-12-22

The Oxford Dictionary also fails to solve
the problem, saying that the term the
Everglades" is irregular" In its formation
and that "the intended genealogical sense
ds) uncertain" This standard lexicon,
however, does venture theory which is
worthy of notice, specifically: perhaps
ever was used to mean internlinable ,"
There is no question about the dense
tangle" of saw-grass, scrub-w1lloW and
custard-apple being seemingly endless.
A Spaniard, one Escalente de Fontenada,
is believed to have been the first white
man to enter the wilderness. He was an
unwilling pioneer who having been ship
wrecked, was captured and enslaved by
the cacique Calos. Seventeen years OF
servitude gave him little heart to leave
for the instruction of posterity more than
"a few meager details of his experiences"
George Catlin warned his generation OF
readers that the Everglades gloon the
thoughts" of those who try to penetrate
them. Explorations sponsored by the
United States Government between 1847
and 1900 were failures. Individuals taking
part in them returned to declare that the
tract was fascinating yet ito be avoided
> impenetrable and practically value
less" Not even the Seminole Indians
know the new national park intimately.
They have lived in or near it for at least
a century without having subjected 1t to
human uses. AS the dedication" postage
stamp indicates, it is as a refuge for birds
that the area is most important today.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Err P

The official name of the Marshall plan
the European Recovery Programs be-
ginning to creep in the headlines as ERP
1t is not fair to blame the headline writers.
They have enough trouble as it is, Squeez-
ing all the big words that are used these
days into the little bit of space available
to them. But where is this sort of thing
going to end?
The Star has admonished the world on
this score before. UNO was bad enough,
heaven knows, and when the abbreviation
was further contracted to UN, The Star
hit the ceiling It's protest was not COM
pletely without avail, since the United
Nations contraction now is often written
and pronounced U. N. But the warning
that these international initials were likely
to become unmanageable was received
with the sort of polite laugh one reserves
for dubious efforts at whimsy. Well, who
Is laughing now?
How in the world can the American
people be- asked to pour out their sub
stance for thing called ERP? The New
York Herald Tribune rightly calls 1t "the
greatest effort toward international eco
nomic planning that has ever been under
taken" ERP! The thing is preposterous.
ERP-the white hope of the West.
Soon, presumably we will be called upon
to stand shoulder to shoulder behind
PHAP, the Pan -Hiberian Aid Program. We
could have British Omnibus OIL Program
Evening star., 1947-12-22
This and That
By Charles E. TracepeH

There's many slip 'twixt the book and the
bookcase, as Edith in Hawaii will find out
sooner or later.
Edith is friend OF Mrs. Templeton Jones of
this city.
Mrs. Jones wondered what to get Edith for
Christmas, and Templeton suggested q nice
book
There is nothing better than a good book" :"
he said, sententiously
So Mrs. Jones went hunting for good book
for her friend Edith
Here is the very thing" said the helpful book
clerk. "Rebecca Vests The Meaning of
Treason think 1t is just wonderful"
Mrs. Templeton Jones stood holding the book
in the doubtful manner of all persons with
new books of which they know nothing
rs your friend serious minded?" asked
the clerk.
Mrs. Jones indicated that her friend was.
Then I am sure she will love this" went
on the enthusiastic book seller.
The upshot was that Mrs Jones came home
with ''The Meaning of Treason"
When she told Templeton about her purchase
for Edith her spouse asked to see the volume
Looking 1t over, he was doubtful in his turn
These are awfully long paragraphs" he
said.
THE woman said it was beautifully written"
Undoubtedly" replied Jones' Miss West is
q fine writer. But it looks pretty dull"
rejoined Mrs. Jones'
"She would" exploded Jones. why don't
you take this back and get Edith something
I am sure she will enjoy"
What, for instance?"
well" ruminated T. JONES' trying to think
"Why not The Garretson Chronicle by
Gerald Warner Brace?"
Mrs. Jones wanted to know who he was.
II don't know" said Templeton except that
he has written it, and it has received the
highest praise"
"Well' hesitated Mrs. Jones, but T. Jones
knew he had won.
THE Meaning of Treason" shortly was
changed into THE Garretson Chronicle" and
soon the latter was on its postal way to Hawaii
1t was at this point in our narrative that
Templeton Jones, a perfectly honest man-one
Of the few left-began to read the book reviews
The very first one he read was about "The
Meaning of Treason"
The review said that this is masterpiece,
wonderful production, and among the greatest
of all the books to come out of the war
The next review he read said that "The
Meaning of Treason" will rank as a master
piece long after the other war books are for
gotten
MY dear" said Jones, maybe was rash to
tell you to exchange those books"
"Oh, Edith won't mind" said Mrs. Jones,
she will like one as well as the other"
But this review here says that Miss Vests
book is one of the masterpieces of the age
treat for sore eyes, and something to live for
The writer in that review read the other day
indicated that few books of this age will live
100 years, but that he was sure The Meaning
OF Treason will"
will what?" asked Mrs. Jones'
Live hundred years, of course"
That won't make any difference" said Mrs
Templeton Jones, "Its too late to change now"
"Oh, wasn't thinking about exchanging"
'You would just like copy of The Meaning
Of Treason for Aunt Sue? She Is pretty seri-
ous-"
NO don't mean that"
WELL what do you mean, theh? That you
would like q COPY for your own Christmas2"
Templeton Jones admitted bit shamefac-
edly, that that was 1t.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Greek Problem Agricultural

To the Editor Of The Star:
An article by F. G. Renner in the December
issue of the National Geographic brings into
sharp relief the foremost problem of Greek
economy, namely: Erosion. As Mr.. Renner In
dicated, Greece is predominantly agricultural.
Approximately two-thirds Of her working popu-
lation are employed as farmers and an even
larger proportion is dependent upon the produc-
ton, distribution or processing of food products
It would seem, therefore, that aid to Greece
should take the form Of Q concerted effort to
help her to solve her agricultural problems.
Mr.. Renner learned that Greece was agrt-
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Old Streets at Night

Old streets at night slip of the mask
OF humankind, and brick and stons
Present the sculptured Hneanaents
That hid behind the flesh and bone:
And some are gray and nondescript,
Sagging with time and Dedther'
bIurring,
And some In eDery creuice smile ~
As if they felt the grass root stirring:
And some, tntolerant and tight-Hppsd,
Haue put all folly out OF mind,
While Others, nello,Ded into age,
Are soft and comforting and kind;
But IT you 90 an inch too near,
By feeting noon-erpressions dra,Dn,
And penture but heel on them,
You find the mortal mask is on.
YETZA GILLESPIE.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Food and the Atom

In an ADDRESS TO the American Farm
Bureau Federation, Chairman Lilienthal
of the Atomic Energy Commission has Just
called attention anew to one of the most
significant potentialities of nuclear f1ssion
"a potentiality that inspires quite as much
hope as the actuality of A-weapons in
spires dread.
Described by Mr. Lilienthal as zone OF
the glorious promises of atomic science, :"
the potentiality is this: That researchers,
now rapidly intensifying their work with
radioisotopes, are moving to unlock new
knowledge of plant life and that they
well may help to solve one of the most
vexing problems of humanity-how to keep
food production in pace with the growth
of the worlds population"
AS Mr.. Lilienthal has said, the radio
isotopes, byproducts of nuclear fission,
enable science to deal with this problem
"in way never before possible" One Of
them particularly-carbon 14-is a re-
search tool that may yet help to give US
the secret of photosynthesis, the natural
process in which green plants store the
suns energy and convert it into food. If
man ever learns how to do that, famine, or
the fear of 1t, will cease to torment vast
areas of the world, for synthetic produc-
ton will be within reach. Short of that,
the radioisotopes offer a real promise of
showing how to effect great increase in
the productivity Of the earths SOIL and
atomic power itself may make possible the
Towering of deserts.
The Importance of this prospect can
hardly be exaggerated. Our own American
numbers are growing to point where our
agricultural output-under present pro-
ducing conditions-may not be enough
even to feed ourselves. simultaneously as
the Population Reference Bureau has
pointed out, Europe's inhabitants despite
tremendous war losses-have increased
100000 in the last ten years and are
expected to increase $4,000, 900 more in
the next ten, though In prewar days the
continents industrial countries had to i'm
port almost third of their wheat needs.
AS for the world at large, it's peoples
numbered only about 1000, ,00O, 900 a CEN
tury ago, but today they number more
than 1000, 900, and they are increasing
at the rate of 200, ,0OO, 900 each decade. If
that rate continues, there will be 4000,-
100000 of us in another hundred yearSa
fact with the most frightening implications
when we consider that right now as OF
this moment, the earth's Immediately
arabic land is not sufficient to feed man
kind as a whole.
These figures are eloquent They make
clear how urgent it is Tor nations every
where to take farsighted measures now to
increase agricultural productivity. They
make clear, too, the immense significance
of the bright promise of the atom. If
something like that promise is not fulfilled,
If food does not grow in proportion to
population, the world will almost certainly
be lost one day in Malthusian nightmare.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Craftsmanship Wanted From Congress

Craftsmanship Wanted From Congress
To the Editor Of The Star:
Never in peacetime has an American Congress
had such an opportunity to show some sign of
craftsmanship as the present Congress, and see
what they do: Play politics and disdain the
man in the White House and his recommended
tions which make sense to the country! 1t is
true that the difference between a statesman
and mere politician is something more than
vision Of the future; he must act in the interest
of his country not placing party interests first,
I would remind my party that F. D. r. was
elected four times to the highest office in the
land, not by Democrats. but by thinking people
of both parties who recognized in him states
man with the courage Of his convictions. Let
the Republicans remember that the late Presl-
dent could have given his adversary the solid
South VOTE and In the case Of Thomas E.
Dewey New York's vote, and still have been re-
elected. People do not vote for politician as
such.
If nothing else would convince Congress that
Russia intends to sweep Europe into her fold,
and eventually the world, then consider the
fact that had Russia at the end OF the war
wanted to cooperate with the United Nations,
she had golden opportunity. But she threw
away the sympathy and good will OF the world
for an aggressive program, grabbing control
of state after state in Eastern Europe pushing
ever southwark and westward IN Europe while
heaping scurrilous abuse on the very nation
which saved her. Without American supplies
Russia today would be a province OF Hitler's
Germany At the same time we were fighting
both Germany and Japan. We do not want to
do that again. Procrastination in relief to our
Allies may be more costly than the few billions
needed now Should Russia desire to CO.
operate she will find America eager to 60 along
in writing a just and workable peace treaty
wherein every nation may decide for itself
the form of government best suited to its
people, government founded upon the prin-
ciple that the governed may elect their own
government.
Then there is domestic problem that cries
to Congress for adequate attention, not politi-
cal in its solution; that is the problem OF step
ladder imitation: Strikes for higher wages
rises in wages followed by sleeper prices for
all commodities -endlessly. The aged, the
teachers, the clerks, the little people cannot
keep up with the spiral Of imitation. father
OF five children on an average wage can scarcely
buy food for seven persons and provide shelter
and heat not to include clothing, recreation,
medicine insurance and incidentals. Theories
may be admirable; but, II they do not work,
there must be an alternative to fall back upon
Immediately. This is not political party prob
lem It affects the welfare Of the entire Nation
FRED p. PATTON, M. D.
Sacramento, Calf.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Stars, Men and Atoms
Floor of Gulf of Mexico
Tells Story of MiIIeniums
Twin-Layered Carpet Contains Data
Of Our Geological Era and Ice Ale
By Thomas r. Henry

By Thomas r. Henry
A two-layered carpet in which woven
the story Of milleniums covers the floor Of
the Gulf of Mexico.
On top is . layer Of ooze from two to 20
inches thick which is rich tn remains of
subtropical sea fauna minute shelled
organisms such as would be found in the
same region today.
Immediately under 1t, sometimes with no
transition zone, are belts Of silt apparently
swept in from nfeless land These are
clearly associated with the last ice age and
the break represents Q remarkable transition
from one condition to the other. according
to the report of an expedition sent out jointly
by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
and the Geological Society of America.
Intensive Explorations Of Seas Bed.
The expedition represented one of the most
intensive explorations Of sea bottom yet
attempted.
An explanation OF tie silt layers, according
to Parker D. Trask, Fred B. Phleger and
Henry G. Stetson Of the Woods Hole institu-
tion who prepared the report may be that the
gulf was much smaller during the later days
OF the last Ice age, but If this were true it
probably would apply to the seas of the
An enormous amount of water was locked
in the ice which covered much Of the con-
tinents. Thus the silt, which looks like beach
sand, may have been laid down when much
OF the area was beach,
Among the discoveries was that of a series
OF submerged hills rising abruptly 800 to
400 feet above the surface of a fiat, muddy
plain. They are fat-topped and extremely
steep. their slopes falling of as much rs 800
feet within q few shiplengths. This hitherto
unknown undersea range rises just inside
the 100-fathom line Of the Louisiana coast.
There is some indication that they may rep
resent reefs built up by living organisms in
the relatively recent past.
Profound Changes Relatively New.
The conditions of sedimentation, says DR..
Trask, obviously have changed profoundly
in relatively recent geologic time. II the
simplest explanations are adopted, he says,
our ideas of the magnitude of ocean changes
in the late Pleistocene dhe last ice agel are
likely to be materially different from those
we have held in the past"
Sediments as much as 5000 feet in thick
ness, representing a maximum period of as
much as 100,000,000 years Of fairly steady
building up on the ocean floor were found
both in the Western North Atlantic and the
Caribbean by the Swedish exploring ship
Albatross this summer, according to another
report from Woods Hole. The rate Of sed-
mentation-consisting largely Of remains Of
minute sea plants and animals which sink
to the bottom Is SO slow that 1t may require
1000 years to build up an inch of the sea
floors thick carpet.
The chief material in the sediment con.
sists of the calcium shells of foraminefera,
the most abundant organisms in the sea, which
generally are so small that they are visible
only under q MICROSCOPE
Evening star., 1947-12-22

called BOOP. We can all try to get excited
about GLEEP. perhaps in the form Of a
German Lander Essential Expenditure
Program. Or maybe the Greek Loan
Utility Board, CLUB. We could hire AL
Capp. who draws the LII Abner comic
strip, to name them for us.
For the time being, however, we should
not fail to count our small blessings ERP
could be worse. What If this had been
Byelo- -Ukrainian Recovery Program?
Pardon us.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Arabs

To the Editor of The Star:
Constantine Brown said in his recent article
on the troubles in Palestine:
"The Moslems, from Egypt to PakMtan, are
indignant over what they regard as an American
double-cross. They base their argument on the
fact that President Roosevelt formally promised
Ibn Saud that no final decision would be reached
on Palestine without full consultation with the
Arabs and approval on their part"
Consultation, yes, but President Roosevelt
never mentioned approval.
MARGARET FEINSTEIN.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Is it known how many American women
patronize beauty ShopS?-F F. r..
A. It Is estimated that 29500,000 women
patronize beauty shops, more than half Of
them housewives. The average frequency Of
visits is once In two weeks.
O. When and by whom was the New Orleans
Mardi Gras celebration begun?-D. w. g.
A. The custom introduced by company
OF young men of French descent who had
been sent to Paris to be educated. They
had enjoyed the Mardi Gras festival there
and upon their return to New Orleans organ.
lied procession of street maskers In 1927.
@. Which is the healthiest section OF the
United States?-M NICK
A. The studies of DR.. Carl W. strow of the
Research Council for Economic Security.
Chicago, ranked the far western and the
middle States as the healthiest, on the basis
of infant deaths, tuberculosis death rate,
deaths from six infectious and contagious
diseases, and the death rate in the age group
l to go years.
@. Would powerful telescope reveal human
beings If they existed on other heavenly
bodies?-E. M. F.
A. In "The Universe Around U.s." Sir James
Jeans, writing of possible life in other worlds.
says that to see an object of human size
on our nearest neighbor, the moon, we should
need telescope OF from 10000 to 100000
inches aperture, and even then we should
have to wait years, or more probably centuries,
before the air was still and clear enough for
us to see the details Of human size. .s-
@. How many foreign universities are open
to veterans of World War II for study under
the CT bill?-M. p A.
A. About 1,500 institutions of higher learn
ing representing almost every nation in tho
world have been placed on the Veterans
Administration approved list.
O. Please quote the child's prayer which
begins, Gentle Jesus meek and mild
N. P. B.
A. Gentle Jesus meek and mild, Look upon
a little child Pity my simplicity, Suffer me
to come to Thee. Oh, supply my every want,
Feed young and tender plant In the king
@. Why is yardarm Of = ship called by this
name?-G. Y
A. The name recalls the fact that the yard
was measured by the arm Of King Henry Of
England.
@. How is it possible to find out whether or
not there are mineral deposits In the Antarctic
merely by flying over the region?-R. T. L.
A. Aerial photography indicates the likely
areas to trained scientists. There Is an ex-
tremely sensitive instrument known as the
aerial magnetometer which, hung by cable from
plane can measure changes in the magnetism
of the earth, thereby giving clues to mineral
deposits.
Evening star., 1947-12-22

culturally sick. Whereas in France malnutri-
ton generally is found in the urban areas, the
people Of the rural areas are well-nourished,
entailing problems Of convincing the farmers
that the boarding of food is futile and improv-
ing transport facilities for distribution. The
Greek farmer, in contrast to his urban counter
part, exhibited to Mr.. Renner distinct signs of
malnutrition and extreme poverty.
DONALD A. NEEDHAM.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Questions and Answers

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Letters to The Star

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the signature and address of the
,Driter, although it is permissible for
toriter k11o,Dn to The Star to use a
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-12-22

@. Is 1t known how many American women
patronize beauty shops?-F. r. r.
A. 1t Is estimated that 20, 100000 women
patronize beauty shops, more than half Of
them housewives The average frequency Of
visits is once In two weeks
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-31
Wild Stallion
Bows To Air Power

LANDER, Wyo. - Cap. - A
handsome, wild Palomino stallion
that once had the run of the Tea
pot Butte area north of Crow
heart is in a corral and being
broken now because Of the aerial
cunning of Roy Lamoureaux.
Lamoureaux, Casper pilot who
has helped round up more than
$500 head of horses from the air,
spotted the 1,150-pound blond
animal long ago but only re-
Gently managed in two hours of
maneuvering to drive the horse
into a ground trap after forcing
him out of willow thickets.
Lamoreaux helped capture
Desert Dust" of motion picture
fame on the Red Desert years
ago and thinks this latest beauty
may prove equally valuable.
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Plainly Put

A certain rather seedy little ho-
tel down in Alabama has adopted
a simple effective means Of fore
stalling complaints from its dis
gusted patrons. Prominently dis
played near the clerks desk is
a large sign reading:
This amt the Waldorf AS
toria; if it was it wouldn't be
here.
"You amt J. P. Morgan; il
you was you wouldn't be here.
I'VE know this hotel is on the
bum-well, how about your
seM?"
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The man we want is honest and
of good moral character, has a
record of success in previous
work, has ability to make new
acquaintance naturally
friendly, has enough persistency
to follow through and complete
what he starts, has ambition to
get ahead and wants to make
more money. Reply in your
own handwriting to Box 1892,
Key West Citizen, giving your
qualifications if you are this
man. jly30-3t
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information for the Advertisers


White outside paint, $3.15 gallon;
lead and zinc outside paint,
1878 gallon; marine copper
bottom paint; navy specific
ton A.F.23, Sc gallon; $3.50
lead and zinc white outside
paint. Sc gallon; flat paint,
$345 gallon. Electric water
heater, $5.95. 9-inch fan, no
oiling at any time, $3.50.
Doherty and Company, 646
Olivia, corner Packer Street.
Phone 1897. ily29-is
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Watches Tatting

BLOOMINGTON, In.--(AP).-
Lemuel S. Jean, a night watch
man, has a peculiar but profit
able daytime hobby. He tats
handkerchiefs, doilies and pillow
cases, and sells them to spe-
cialty shop.
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After Charity
Comes the PayOff

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(AP).-Mrs.
Murry Moray of local inn had
no odd jobs for the tramp to do
in exchange for food, but she said
she'd give him a meal anyhow.
No charge.
After he'd eaten and left. she
found a 50-cent tip.
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Ambitious man with car or truck
for dry cleaning route. Good
proposition. Must be worker.
Experience not necessary. See
Mrs. Medina, White Star Clean
ers, 822 Si,nonton Street.
jly29-3t
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HELP WANTED
RATES FOR REGULAR sad
RI,ACkFACE TYPE

70 manage and maintain small
apartment hotel. Experienced
couple preferred. Live on
premises, share profits. Give
fun details in first letter, your
answer treated confidentially.
Address Box A, Citizen Office.
jly2S6t
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sence. but-"Jim wasn't sur
prised to find them all--and !
do mean all-waiting at the
gate for him to let them back
in. That's the kind Of a dog
catcher Jim is. You should meet
him."