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Evening star., 1950-06-15
Borkine Dog

am q hospital nurse. Each day, 80
patients expect me to show up refreshed
and ready to serve them. Since my tour
Of duty extends until night, never get
to bed before midnight.
Every morning, including Sunday, am
awakened between 6 and Z by the yipping
of dog tied up In the yard next to
mine. This yipping continues all day
until I am ready to go to work again.
With this nerve ve-shattering noise. all re-
Taxation or rest are impossible,
Last year, when all reasonable methods
had failed with these people, finally
appealed to the police. The result was
silence, bought at the cost of exhausting
effort on my part and many hard feelings
on their part. Now we have another
year and another dog. But the old pat
tern continues. When ask my neigh
bors" for some consideration in this mat
ter. they declare that am being selfish
and un-neighborly.
Has one not right to peace and quiet
in his own home? Or am being un-
reasonable? have well-loved dog my
self, and take pains to make sure he is
not being nuisance to other people.
Perhaps the readers of The Star could
help me to handle this situation.
Weary.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Improving the Southeast

Mondays editorial page article on
Southeast Washington was timely and
interesting.
East Washington has the essentials
OF broad avenues and fine trees and
it also has assets which other sections
lack. It has high ground and it has
residential proximity to governmental
and commercial centers. 1t is a far
more convenient "dormitory" area than
the outlying sections of Virginia and
Maryland-and it should be developed
as such.
Civic, business and professional groups
have been studying ways and means of
helping this section which is trying to
help itself. Spruce-up contests for paint
ing and planting are helpful. but it must
be kept in mind that the real trouble
is more than skin deep. This is case
for surgery, not beauty doctoring.
If Southeast Washington is to make
the most of its possibilities as a dormi-
tory section, it must eliminate its handi-
caps OF these, the greatest is its end
less rows of houses which "juSt growed,"
unplanned-block after block Of ugly
little bay-window houses with interiors
ill-adapted to modern living, and slummy
back yards.
The solution is the pooling Of proper
ties to permit block-by-bloc moderni-
zation. This means replacing gloomy
bays with ample windows, opening up
interiors. providing modern kitchens
and baths and adequate closets, and
changing back yards into garden areas.
The latter is the one Whit of George
town atmosphere which, in itself, would
effect major change. This is not an
easy job, because individual owners do
not always cooperate in such under
takings-although they stand to gain
by so doing. It means moneyed interests
for large-scale acquisition of property
and assistance in its assembly. 1t does
not mean "redevelopment" in the ac-
cepted sense of rearranging streets and
type of use Investors hesitate to pioneer.
especially where they are UP against the
dog og-in-the-manger holdouts. but. in this
instance there is citizen interest which
augurs well for the undertaking.
One possibility might be explored
From time to time, there have been
rumors of congressional interest in
Evening star., 1950-06-15

to Chang. because the Nationalists
have been using them as their main air
and naval bases for the blockade Of the
China mainland.
However. the main island Of Formosa
is literally Uttered with topnotch air
fields. and the Nationalists have one
Of the finest naval bases in the Pacific
at Kaohsiung, OF the islands south
western coast.
The Nationalists also have the COM
mercial port Of Keeling available on the
northern tip Of Formosa. which they are
using as a navy ship repair base and
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Chonq's Smart About Island Withdrawals

naval drydock. The harbor can take in
heavy ships up TO 10000 tons.
Gen. Chou Chih-jou chief Of stan Of
the Nationalist Army, explained the
reasons for the earlier Withdrawals to
me as follows:
''Strategically. these Withdrawals are
not defeats. For example, the Allied
forces made timely Withdrawals from
various Pacific islands after the Japa-
nese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. but
YOU did not regard them as losses. The
same facts apply to our Withdrawals"
It can be revealed at this time that
the Chinese general staff decided off,
cially three months ago to withdraw
from Hianan Island, although the
evacuation was actually made only at
the end Of Aprils
At that time. the loss Of the island
was interpreted by some Americans as
a defeat. because the Chinese made a
token resistance to the Communists
and an over-enthusiastic press attache
announced 1t as "a great victory"
The ensuing withdrawal. after this
premature Chinese press announcement,
led some American of anti-NationalisI
persuasion to decry the loss as another
example of Chinese perf1dy.
Chang Kai-Shek. however, had actu-
ally notified his army staff months in
advance to prepare for the evacuation
of Hainan. because it was too great
an economic burden on Formosa." ac-
cording to Americans on the island.
The GeneralisSimo is reported to have
advised his leaders that. because OF the
long supply line, both Hainan and
Chushan had lost their strategic i'm
portance to the Chinese.
North American Newspaper AllianceJ
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Central VoIedictory

No one who was there will ever forget
it. Central High as a school, student
body and student spirit, had answered
the call to assembly. Most thought it was
just another afternoon assembly; we
had had number of them. Nevertheless
by a sort Of sixth sense there was hush
over the auditorium.
Mr.. Hoover read selection from the
Bible and led in reciting the Lords Pray
er We had the salute to the Flag and
the pledge of allegiance. So had we done
many times. Then Mr.. Hoover said,
This is your last day in Central" There
was quick gasp from the crowded rows.
He continued, Thirty -four years ago
Centralites marched in sections from the
old building to this new one. Let US
march from it today in the same way,
looking to the future with courage
Miss McRae spoke: "Close the door
softly when you leave"
MIR. Woodwork. ready to call the sec
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Firemun's Plea

sSS
Tonight we experienced what in our
estimation is our deadliest danger: A COL
lision between our fire engine and the
type OF driver who completely disregards
the sound of siren or the blinking of
red lights on an emergency vehicle.
Result of the collision: One auto torn
up, one damaged fire engine-but most
important of all, one fireman injured.
The auto and engine can be rapleced, but
a human life Is beyond any monetary
value.
We can thank God that the fireman
was only injured this time; the next one
may not be so fortunate.
Our members are all volunteers doing
remarkable job of keeping fire losses
to minimum in our area of Fairfax
County, but they are, seriously handi-
capped by the utter disregard of the mo-
toring public. who absolutely refuse to
give our equipment the right Of way, and
in many cases actually attempt to hold
back the engines as much as they pos
Sibly can.
Surely they must realize that we de-
mand the right of way only because we
are responding to an emergency call for
help from, perhaps, the family of the
driver who is holding us back. We are
not happy hot-rod group who are out
speeding merely for fun, and we would
much rather be at our own homes doing
work we need to be doing.
Many times in our type of service few
minutes can mean the difference between
saving home and lives or complete de-
struction of the burning property and
possibly unnecessary loss of life.
Here is our message to Star readers: If
you see private car with its headlights
on in daylight, and its blue emergency
light on at night, or fire engine with
its red lights and siren. please allow it
the right of way it needs to have.
To sum it up in one phrase: 'Let our
f1remen live to reach your homes, so that
your homes and families may continue to
live"
1t. George w. Koustenis.
Annandale Volunteer Fire Department.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Spy Stuff

Patriotism comes above all. In Spar
tan fashion must denounce my own
wife to Senator Mccarthy. Alas, that
the poison of communism has seeped
into my own home! Yesterday I found
on my wife's dressing table. cleverly con-
cealed under a compact, a small slip. OF
paper with these words:
Get dress from cleaner
Put slipcover on chair
Call Doris
Iron curtain
My only hope left is that Doris" of
the Iron Curtain is not my innocent
daughter. but some sinister Democrat in
Dean Acheson's department.
Harold S. DeMeritt.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer IA
any question OF fact by either writing The
evening star Information Bureau, 1900 street
NV. Washington 5. D. c., and inclosing 3 cents
rsturn postage or BY telephoninE ST. 5000.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

struggling human beings IN q confused, an
Increasingly confusing world. It's report is
tremendously interesting, but it is by no means
final or defnitive
Evening star., 1950-06-15

Rent control should not end until the
prohibitive prices on new apartments are
lower. In Richmond. where rent control
is ended, my friends have had their
rentals increased from $50 a month to
$120. What are people to do If they
can't pay these prices?
Tenant.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Rent Controls
Weary.

We note that correspondent, under
the caption why Rent Controls" asks
why they should be continued. In view
Of the fact that controls. instituted under
the guise of war necessity, have proved
to be a potent political weapon in the
hands Of the administration, the real
question is, why were any Of the war
time controls ever discontinued"
No matter what some people think is
justice, predict that rent control" will
never be abolished as long as the present
exponepts Of the "socialistic state" are
in power. irrespective Of the annual
meaningless motions made every year to
abolish it. 1t is a noble experiment"
which will be maintained at all costs.
Meanwhile suspect that as 1852 ap-
proaches the "cold war; will be famed to
higher heat, and finally other controls
will be instituted as the temperature
rises.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How do motion picture. radio and
television audiences compare in num-
bers?-S. p. B.
A. A current survey places the daily
attendance at motion pictures at 60O,-
600 persons. During the same period
about 16 million persons have the op-
portunity Of viewing television and 1872
million listen to the radio.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

A pSeudonym is permissible only
uhen letter carries correct name
and address of Uriter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

@. Where did the greatest known ver-
tical displacement occur in an earth
quake?-T. E. L.
! A. The greatest on record-47 feet 4
inches-occurred in Alaska during the
1899 earthquake. The California earth
quake OF 1906 showed a horizontal dis
placement up to a maximum OF 81 feet.
@. Which Of the Latin American coun-
tries was the first one to declare war on
the Axis powers after Pearl Harbor?-
H. H.
A. 1t was Costa Rica, which declared
war on Japan on December 8, 194l, and
followed on December IL with declara-
tions Of war against Germany and Italy.
@. How are date palms fertilized?-
M. o. w.
A. Date palms are either male or
female. but no insect is known to per-
form the task of pollination. Thus it
is necessary either to dust the female
blooms with pollen or to tie sprigs OF
the male blossom among the female
buds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-17
A One-Minute Test of Your
NeDS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
BY Tom Henry

l. STRATEGY-HoW does
the United States proposal to
prevent aggression get around
the veto in the U. N. Security
Council?
2. PADDIES-Despite the
war, South Korea will have a
rice crop. Why?
3. BID-What two nom
member countries will join the
North Atlantic Treaty group
in their discussions on the de-
Tense of the Mediterranean?
4. TOPPLED-What team
broke Notre Danes great foot
ball record Of 80 undefeated
games?
5 QUOTES-What United
admiral said: 1--WE must use
every means now at hand, we
must devise new means, to
combat the lies that are spread
about our aggressive imperial
ism?"
Answers.
|. Calls the General Assem-
bly, in emergency session on
24-hour notice to take collec-
tive action. 2. The war was
fought on highways and hills
and in cities-not in the pad
dies, 3. Turkey and Greece.
4. Purdue, score, 28-14. S. Fleet
Admiral William F. Halsey.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1950-05-07
at the Confederate Memorial Hall
1922 Vermont avenue NV.
Meetings this week:

Meetings this week:
Monday-Jacob Jones Post,
Raleigh Hotel; Washington Gas
light Post, Washington Gaslight
Auditorium; F. B. I. Post, Burling-
ton Hotel; Lincoln Post, 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV, and
Woodbridge Post, 2022 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-U. G. McAleXander
Post, Legion Club; James Reese
Europe Post, 1914 Vermont avenue
NV; George E. Killeen Post, 1904
M street NV, and Bunker Hill
Post, 1903 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
WedneSday-Police and Fire
Post, Department of Labor Post,
Legion Club; Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 224 D street Sc. and Poto-
mac Post, Palisades Fieldhouse.
Thursday-Forty and Eight,
Legion Club: James E. Walker
Post. 1882 Ninth street NV, and
I1O1lCl oil -IN OI dJ OoO, OHV4 AOo-
pect street NV.
Friday-Fort Totten Post, De-
partment of Agriculture Post,
Government Printing Office Post,
Legion Club, and Clark v. Polling
Post, 1923 Sixteenth street NV.
Meetings scheduled:
Today-Ohcers of the Rebekah
Assembly will hold religious serv-
ices, 4 pm, IOOF Home, 3233 N
street NV.
Monday-Esther, birthday party.
and Deborah, both at 419 Seventh
street NV.
Tuesday-Schuyler Colfaz. 822
Twentieth street NV.
Wednesday-Dorcas, entertains
residents of IOOF Home, 8 pm.
Thursday-Martha Washington,
419 Seventh street NV, Bright
wood, Takoma Masonic Temple.
Saturday-Auxiliary drill re-
hearsal, 419 Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1950-05-07
Spanish War Veterans
Activities Scheduled

Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary
will meet Monday at pm. at
Naval Lodge Hall Department
President Gretta w. Ludwig will
install the new officers. Helena
Husemen, president, will preside.
Col. James S. Petit Camp will
convene Tuesday at 8 pm. at 921
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Comdr.
Harry Burns will preside.
Comdr. Frank G. Berry will pre-
side over Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp Thursday at 8 pm.
at 92l Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp mem
bers will attend installation Of
officers Of Gen. Nelson. A. Miles
Auxiliary Friday at 8 pm. at 1912
Ninth street NV. The department
president will install the officers.
Gen. Henry w Lawton Camp
will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Saturday at pm. Comdr.
Reginald B. LOCKER will preside.
An American Flag, a gift Of De-
partment Historian Maude Wright
was presented to the Unity Class
of the Evangelical United Breth-
rem Church last Sunday. The pres
entation was made by Kay Anne
Bowen in memory of James E.
Wright, her grandfather.
An American Flag was present.
ed by the department auxiliary
to Troop No. S, of the Metropoli-
tan Police Boys Club. The presen-
tation was made by Catherine
Shughrue, department patriotic
instructor.
The new officers of Admiral
George Dewey Naval Auxiliary
installed by the Department Pres
ident are: President, Mary Will;
senior vice president, Anna Muir
ply: junior vice president, Cath
crime Wagner: chaplain. Ruth
Frey; historian, Agnes Tenneson;
conductor, Mary Hagan; assistant
conductor, Jennie Rhodes; guard,
Lille O'Neil; assistant guard,
Carrie Roesle; secretary. Madge
Ryce; treasurer, Margaret Burns.
The department president in
stalled Katie Walsh as president
of Col. John Jacob Astor Auxiliary
together with Aurelia Guest, SEN
ior vice president: Barbara
Eicholtz, Junior vice president;
Sylvia Hagerhorst, chaplain;
Lucretia Eicholtz, secretary; A.
Genevieve Craig, treasurer; Eileen
Amos, conductor, and Helen Long,
assistant conductor.
Members of the auxiliary who
will make the tour of the Capitol
conducted by Mrs. Myrtle Cheney
Murdoch meet in the rotunda
today at 2:30 pm.
The department president will
place wreath at 4 pm. today at
the services at the District of
Columbia World War Memorial
in West Potomac Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-19
lowering Tells History OF
Construction Of MarteIlO
Towers n Island City
Nsin Transformation OF Fortress And
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- A ". LOWERING
WIZ Fer The citizenl

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# me m utFuchon shun the exhibits-thot the
NN nn taoueh the courtesy Of the NuvY De
e 8 Muxnp cord IN the new Key West peck
w NHNN&*M ~ ~ Us very architecture On excmple OF
4 81 80 mnking. MARTELLO towers in Eng
- Nesn hcn 81 ne onqino-which wos coled
n ueoul 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-19

lighthouse on an island m a city
IN the world.
The Fort Taylor-Martello Tow
e1 railroad line was a short one,
but IN is day among the busiest
In the world. It was Key Vests
first steam road. and the chill
drens Joy. for on Sundays they
were given the thrill Of riding
il through West Martello into
East Martello and back to the
Fort Taylor wharf again
During the War Between the
States the little railway was used
to carry ammunition and supplies
10 the lowers They were built
BY the North. not BY the Confed-
crate government Though Flori-
da seeded from The Union. the
American flag has always flown
over Key West except for a brief
hour when a Southern flag was
hoisted. Northern soldiers quick
" hauled It down and trod It
under foot
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-19
Y~uuosluvs Recruit
Former Foes
As Technicions

@. "
N manpower but a pauper in
skilled technicians Marshal J0sip
Broz TItos Communist govern
ment have been hunting for hard
headed men Of experience TO put
the eonays economy On It's
feet
Sometimes the policy has been.
: bitter pin for the Yngoslavs IN
swallow for i Involves the hiring
Of technical experS-at wages
far higher than the average per-
son here receives - from coun-
tries which were blood enemies
only a lew years ago YugoslaVia
has been recruiting workers from
such places IS Germany and Italy
and has been paying fnem-in
wages and aIl0wance-much'
more than they could earn at
home for doing the same work
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protected BY high and thick brick
parapets. On British Martello
Towers the ordinary guard was
composed H from SIX to twelve
soldiers
In time this type of fort was
outmoded and in the United
States and elsewhere they were
dismantIed, although for a while
some were rehabiIitated and
furnished with more powerful
armament In the Gulf certain of
the towers were adapted to Coast
Guard or Internal Revenue ser
vice.
Brick From Pensacola
Tradition says the brick IN the
towers came from Pensacola. as
well a 5 the brick in Fort Taylor.
and in Fort Jefferson out IN the
Gulf The granite window silIs
and doors and window lintek
were cut IN Concord. New Hamp-
shire They are Of the renowned
New Hampshire granite good for
ages.
The idea Of the Martello Tow
er was that It should serve as a.
supplementary fortress equipped
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privote Oceun
Crows Oysters

NEW YORK-P-Since Co
lonial days. Long Island. New
York. has been one Of the few
places where land under the
ocean can be owned As a re-
suit the bays around the island
have an important place ii the
oyster industry. Oyster farmers
grow their crops IN their private
ocean.
i takes five years 30 grow 81
oyster. Emphasis is on quality.
When the crop IS ripe i IS har-
vested. Some Of the oysters are
shipped fresh often b air to dis
tant points Others are canned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-19
BY JOHN c. CLIFFORD
Depaxtment O. Agri<uliure.
Tallahassea Floxidal
CHAPTER Y tconiinnedl



Hztorirsl Item-Early Indian
hhahiiantz q khe Keys
Z December. 1870. four or five
months after the massacre on IN
dian Key. some Of the loot was
discovered IN chakikas cann
west Of Miami River. Colonel
Harvey Was sent with one hun
dra men from Fort Dallas to
Wreak vengeance Oh the Indians
The camp was surrounded and
five Of the warriors were killed.
including Chakika. They hung
them % trees. and the slayer of
Chakika took his scalp Thus
ended the last of the chiefs OF the
Calusas Word reached Sam.
Jones. who lived 70 the north
ward on the west edge Of the
glada in a place still known as
Sam Jones Town, still an Indian
center. still a lone spot on the.
map. His real name was some
thing Ike Ar-pe-i-ka, although.
various1y spelled He came To-
bury his Indian comrades Accord
ing to Indian custom. Old sam
Jones was not a Calnsa. He was
chief Of the MikasuH tribe He
was a great medicine man. knew
roots, barks. ETC. but was an old
man when the Seminole Var be-.
gan. When the war was liver
he had about seventeen warriors
and q large number Of women in
his clan The Mikasukis had ]
bad reputation. even among the
Indians. They were a rowing.
gpsy-Hke people. not very hon
est and not highly respected b.
other Indians although they con-
stitute a considerable portion Of
the Indians we call Seninoles
The question IS often asked, Who
were the Calusasg The following
IS a resume of the descriptions
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vide and eleven high. but time
and vandals had destroyed it and
il VAS . broken opening gaping
over the desolation Of the region
We had driven across to reach the
tower.
A circular areaway led all
around and within the circle, as
today. the fighting heart Of the
canstruction. also circling. stared
as US We walked on the grassy
e4rpet-the writer with growing
ananment-and almost every
other foofstep turned up a chame-
ison-the little turncoats.-and
entered the central brick cylinder
through a torn opening that led
Is 3 rusting flight Of spiral
stairs
We had to step gingerly. for
vawning cisterns in which rain
waier from the roof was once
stored for the soldiers might lead
Is tragedy in the bottom of
si0amy pits now dank with
aame.
Then there were dungeons
wherein we would have been inn
mediately lost but for Nj. John
sons nashlight.
We went up the stairs and from
TIE top Of the tower viewed the
eity IN every direction.
Natives And Irish
Key Vests two towers were
started in 1861. That known as
West Martello adjacent to the
Notel Casa Marina. was begun
first Il has been used recently
- the An and Historical group.
Sialwart Key Westers assisted BY.
about $50 burly Irishmen import
ed IRON New York City. handled
TIE Jobs. TIE brick masons were
paid 1sg q day and laborers
sI2s Sand for the mortar was
ried from khe nreanf Courts
Beech hy the Island Cikys first
fallroad 4 narrow guage line that
rang from 4 wharf near Fort
Taylor. through West MarteHo to
and into East MartelIo.
The work ON both Qualifications
went ahead at the same time. and
work was also carried On to CON-
ple<e Fort Taylor. There were no
donkey engines then 20 hoist the
construction material 70 the
woTkmen once the saperstructure
s shove The ground and labor
e1 Iugeed the brick and mortar
- ladders through q maze Of
eaffoldlng.
The wails are Of great thick
inside and outside shells
I'D with rubble. This was To-
Ineffective possible gun
krooa ships Of TIE enemy at
In roofs weer called bomb
rood hE tie enaineefs 0f whom
Walier Mt4 arland was
poE against projectiles
iared in those forgotten
Zach tower was two stor-
The xauIted ceilings
Inc 81 The finest brick
e4sank The bottom Of each
was Used for stores and