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Evening star., 1950-01-04
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LACEY, MARY I. tMOLLlEl. On tues
day, January 3, 1850, at Sibley Hospital,
MARY T. (MOLLIE) LACEY of 732 9th st.
ne, beloved wife of the late William Q.
Lacey and mother Of William E. John E.
and George c: Lacey, and MIS- Frances RANGES
Funeral Home, 64l H ST. ne. on SATURDAY.
at ST. Alo, sius Church at 8 am. Rela-
tives and friends invited. Interment in
Mount Olivet Cemetery. 6
LANDERS, PARRALEE DYSON. On
Sunday, January, /. 1850, at her resi-,
DYSON LANDERs. Beloved wife Of seds-
wick N. Landers and mother of Mrs.
Flava L. Conley, Mrs. Eunice L. Carpenter.
Mrs. Lorraine L. Brown. Sedgwick D.
and Lucious H. Landers. Also surviving
are one brother, Harris Dyson Of Saulk.
ner, Md: six sisters, Mrs. West Marshall
and Mrs. Ruby Thomas of Wayside, Nd;
Mrs. Copsie Becker of Scranton. Pa;
Mrs. Goldie Wilson of Issue. Md: Mrs.
Marearet Dyson of San Diego. Calf,
and Mrs Donie Dodsen' s,,dr and othef aso rsa Ia
Wednesday friends are invited 0to to eaL cal .. At
NV. Services Thursday. January 5, at
1890 am. at Calvary Episcopal Church,
9Th and Eye SITS. ne. 1nterment Harmony
Cemetery.
LANDERS, PARRALEE. The officers
= and members of Gethsemane
M Chapter, NO 3. o. E. S., are
YAK requested to attend the funeral
AR4& of Sister PARRALEE LANDERS,
on Thursday, January 5. 1850,
" at 1890 am, from the Calvary
Episcopal Church. 9TH and Eye
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BECK, CHARLES J. The members Of
~ the Holy Name Society OF the
Church of the Nativity will
N meet at TAI Longfellow ST. nw.i
WE. XN on Wednesday, January 4, 1850,
wf4W at 7:30 pm, for recitation of
SNy prayers for our deceased broth
er, CHARLES j. BECK
GERARD C. HASKE, President.
REV. SYLVESTER M. HOFFMAN,
Spiritual Director
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nn modore John Barry Division,
@
ANltkh Ancient Order Of librarians,
S "a are notified of the death of
h#X III Brother JAMES s. DUGAN
E/zE9 and are requested to assemble
VGS41U at. sos Crittenden st. NV. on
at $50 pm, to recite the
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day, January 8, 1860, JAMES FRANCIS
CURTIS, brother of Mrs Sallie Price and
Bernard Curtis. nephew of Mrs. Edith
Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth Maker and Mrs
Maggie Brown. He also leaves a host of
other relatives and friends. The late Mr..
Curtis may be viewed at Stewards Funeral
Home, 30 H st. me-. after pm Thurs
day. Mass will be offered Friday, January
I6, at 8 am. at st. Vincent De Paups
Church, South Capitol and M SITS. Inter-
ment Bryantown, Md x
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ary 4, 1850, at Physicians Hospital La
Plata. Md, JOHN W. COX, brother of
zippie Cox Skinner. Remains resting at
Thursday pm; thereafter at his late home,
Naniemoy Md. Services at Nanjemoy
Baptist Church Friday January 8, at >
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AFFORD, EDWARD. Departed this life
January l, 1850, EDWARD AFFORD. He
leaves to mourn their loss three sisters
and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Thursday. January 5, at | pm,
from the Bush Funeral Home, 1857 H st.
ne, Rev A. Fowler officiating
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DIGGS, MAMIE. Passed into eternal
rest on Sunday, January /, 1850, MAMIE
mourn their loss one son. Harry Wimms;
one brother, Charles Lyles; devoted
friend. Lewis Johnson; other relatives and
o'clock pm. Wednesday at the George B.
Clarke Funeral Parlor, 1416 Florida ave.
ne. Funeral Thursday. January 5, at 12
o'clock, from the Sixth Street Baptist
Church. 9th and sts sw Interment
Arlington National Cemetery A.
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. DEAN, JAMES. On Sunday, January
loving husband of Mrs Sarah C. Dean. son
Of Henry Dean, brother of Edna and
Wilhelmia Dean, Mrs Gladys Spriggs and
aunts and other relatives and a host of |
friends. Remains may be viewed after 8 !
pm. Wednesday, January 4, at Barnes &s |
where funeral services will be held Thurs
day, January 5. at l pm, Rev. Prince
ohiciating. Interment Payne's Cemetery.
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COLLINS, JETTIE BLANCHE. on we

COLLINS, JETTIE BLANCHE. On We'd
nesday. January 4, 1850, at her residence,
30S West Clifton Terrace. mother of Bessie
Vanderbeek, Francis Collins and Ollie Col
Gaines m @ of Tampa, Fla j. siSSst W. r Reed Of
Fairmont, w. Va; Mrs. W. L. Winter of
Clarksburg, w. Va; Henry Cumbledge of
covineton. ks.; Ky u srandmother d ii 9'eHsr Of penver
Cavins OF Hamlin. Tex. and James Collins
ot Bentonville Ark Remains resting ct
l4th ST. NV. Notice of funeral later.
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G0RRIE. HARRY. On Tuesday, Janu-
Iary 8. 1850, HARRY doRRIE Of sS soos
Indian lane. Berwyn. Md, beloved son OF
James A. and Elfleda Gorrie and brother
Of Louise Dudley. Alice NJ. White, Dorothy
Bowers and James e. Gorrie Services at
the above residence on Thursday. January
5. at pm. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Evcrgreen Cemetery. Bladens-
burg, Md
Evening star., 1950-08-09

Of the American retreat was excessive,
and was due to the fact that the cali
ber of most of the troops and OF their
equipment was inferior.
1t is now increasingly clear to
Europeans that their own troops, and
the American and British troops who
come here. must be tougher and better
trained than they are at present.
The question Of numbers also ac-
quires fresh Importance. In the past 1t
has been estimated by many capable
American and allied generals that
Western Europe could be defended in
a pinch by 80 to 40 divisions against a
Red Army capable of putting 300
divisions into action in the opening
stages of European war.
The idea has been to use fluid
defense system, relying on relatively thin
forces to screen a forward defensive
line-such as the River Rhine-with
strong strategic reserve, heavy in tanks
and mobile artillery, to dash about and
destroy the enemy whenever he pene-
trates the line.
This plan has not been affected by
Korea In Korea there has been no
strategic reserve or even tactical re-
serve. But Korea has served to remind
Evening star., 1950-08-09
The South Korean Soldier

When the Communist aggressor struck
suddenly across the 38th Parallel on June Is,
the South Korean Army, lacking tanks and
planes, was little more than a constabulary
force. Heavily outgunned and outnumbered, it
simply did not have the wherewithal-apart
from courage-to hold back the advancing Red
tide, and so it soon became disorganized.
Today however, the story is different South
Korean soldiers-now that they have air and
artillery support and receiving increasing
amounts of automatic weapons and ammunition
are proving themselves to be first-rate fight
ing men, with will to win and an awareness
that what they are doing is being done to save
their country. Their fine qualities have been
well demonstrated along the northeast defensive
line. There under Major General Chung II
Kwon, upwards of $4,000 of them have been
holding fast against the Reds on 75-mile
front. A New York Times dispatch, quoting
United States advisors on the scene, has summed
up their character in phrases like these:
Stubborn and reSourcefu" . don't think
much of the idea of withdrawing" =. 'their
morale is extremely high" =. E. most tenacious
fighters imaginable"
The South Korean soldier, in short, is show
ing himself to be a very good one not less So
when properly trained and equipped-than his
misguided brother from the north. The fact
is not really surprising. After ALL the history
of Korea is replete with evidence that its men
seem by nature to be courageous fighters.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
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Dhen letter carries correct name
and address of 1oriter. Please be brief.
Letters to The Star

for guerrilla warfare, being past-masters
of the deadly art of inflltration into and
behind enemy lines.
Outmanned, our boys were outgunned
as well. Uncle Joes tanks were far bet
ter than our brass had anticipated. They
could fight and maneuver In mountain
Gus terrain. and they were practically
invulnerable to such fire-power as our
troops could bring to bear upon them.
The poorly trained South Koreans were
of little assistance during the initial
phases Of the war. Our planes were not
suited for the support Of ground troops,
but they were all we had-and that was
that
To all these disadvantages, add the
element of surprise. Some one must
have been asleep at the switch, else how
could Stains stooges have pitched such
a formidable party-and so unexpect-
edly, too? 1t is little short Of a miracle
that the mere handful of expendables
who were sent over to fight delaying
action were not pushed into the Sea of
Japan long before they received rein
forcementS.
And remember: Each new war dis
proves a great deal Of the cut-and-dried
dogma that had its origin in the war
before. When, oh when, viii we Amer
leans learn that yesterdays wars are
history?
Joseph r. Watts.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
This and That

One of the oldest things a dragonfiy
will do is eat it's own tail. if you put
the tail in it's mouth.
They are not suburban residents, but
occasionally these mosquito hawks" as
they are often called. are seen flying
around far from streams.
They also are called DEVILS darning
needles, due to the long body Of the
mature insect. The body is green, the
wings clear.
In getting its food, the dragonfiy does
some very fancy flying, which would
do credit to the best human aviator.
X
The wings are long, two sets of two:
if these are folded over it's back, and
held firmly but not too rightly, the crea-.
ture will eat flies greedily, as offered.
Sometimes a hungry dragonfly will
consume as many as two dozen flies in
this way.
Therefore, the insect may be regarded
as one of our best fly killers, and should
be treasured as such.
There is no possible harm in them.
Sometimes they creep around on CELL
ingS at SeaShore resorts, frightening city
folks who have come to the shore.
Certainly they are ugly enough, on
ceiling, with q none-too-good light on
them. They are real mosquito hawks.
however, catching many Of the sum-
mertime buzzers.
Templeton Jones was down at Ocean
City, Md.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Large and Small Errors

Senator Bridges thinks we may have been
caught mapping in Korea by some failure in
evaluation of intelligence reports. However that
may be, he and Senator Byrd-who seems to
be of the same opinion-are fully justified in
suggesting an investigation, if only to be sure
that everything humanity possible is being done
to eliminate the chance of preventable errors
in the future.
But there are more important questions
about Korea than the possibly faulty evaluation
Of intelligence One of them relates to what
military plan Of action had been agreed upon
in advance in the anticipation of the very sort
Of aggression that finally took place. The known
record would indicate that there was no such
plan of action up to the time the North Koreans
crossed the 3Sth Parallel and kept going.
If we had no advance plan of military action
to resist the sort of aggression that did material
ize, errors in the precise analysis of the intent
Of the North Koreans would seem to be of minor
Importance.
Evening star., 1950-08-09

He was young then, and late slayer
upper.
He never thought of going to bed, in
those days, until midnight.
At the shore, of course, very few per-
sons of any age think OF retiring earlier,
because the nights are cool and pleas
ant, and there is much to talk about.
Always a great talker, Jones could
talk the legs right off mosquitoes, in
those days.
But one thing he had never seen be-
fore was a mosquito hawk.
One evening, lady of his acquaint-
ance set up a shrek, and came running
out of her room.
There is something on my ceiling"
she cried.
The brave Jones, always on hand IN
emergencies, reaSsured her.
st will see what it is" he replied, step
ping firmly forward.
There by the light of the single bulb
he saw the mosquito hawk, disgust
ingly fat looking hawk, indeed.
"What is it?" his friend called.
"I don't know" said Templeton Jones.
He might have added that he didn't
care what 1t was.
He might have said, too, that he
wouldn't have touched it for anything.
Fortunately. a wiser person was at
hand.
"Oh, that's just a mosquito hawk"
this one assured them all. 1T won't
hurt anybody"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
BIomeIess Weather

This is Washington in August and nobody
is complaining about the weather. There is no
reason to. 1t is perfect, the one blameless thing
in summer of tension and recriminations.
Those who have stayed behind in the Capital,
expecting to steam and swelter as of old, have
been rewarded instead by nights so cool as to
bring sleep to the least just Morning after
morning, they have awakened, unbelieving to
bright sunlight, clear skies and gentle breezes.
This weather has been the one unmitigated
blessing of summer of the heaviest foreboding.
When man has chosen to be most vile, nature,
rather perversely, has done everything to please,
bathing our menaced daily round in the softest,
pleasantest light possible.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Koreu and ItuIy
James X. Hall,

Speaking as one armchair strategist to
another, should like to venture a re-
mark or two concerning "Alcibiades'
comments upon the ironies Of the Korean
wal situation, as expressed in a recent
letter to The Star.
Alciblades tried to assess what has
happened in Korea in the light Of what
happened in our italian campaign Of the
last war But, except for the tragedy Of
it, there is little to compare, when the
Korean situation is considered alongside
the Italian campaign. The Italian cam
paign was planned in advance. 1t was
fought largely by veterans who had re-
ceived their baptism Of fire in North
Africa and who knew exactly what they
were up againSt-thanks to an effective,
wiGe-awake Co..
Our boys who found themselves in the
middle of the Korean situation were
even more unfortunate than the boys
who pushed the Germans out of Italy.
They went into a hot war against
welI-trained army-asSiSted by horde
Of poorly trained rockies If you insist
but rockies who nevertheless have the
ASiatic disregard for death, and who
were well armed and peculiarly fitted
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Insurine Against Failure

Is 1t not time for the American peo-
pie TO call upon the national political
organizations and the labor unions. which
seem to be able to raise vast sums for
political purposes. to furnish bonds to
guarantee the honesty, integrity. intel
ligence, efficiency and patriotism Of the
candidates whom they wish to place in
positions Of power and trust in our Gov
ernment?
Why should the greatest business in
the world, the United States Govern
ment, demand less of its officers and its
servants than good going business con-
Germ? In business when a man holds
position Of trust, he is bonded as an
insurance that there will be no mall
feasance or failure to carry out his
duties honestly.
How else are we to have responsible
officers in Government or to guard
Evening star., 1950-08-09
The Bill of Rights

am the first ten amendments to the
Constitution. Until was written in the
Constitution, that document was like a
body without q soul. I am your Bill Of
Rights
Don't take me for granted. Like all
mortal creations, I can be killed. The
giant shadow of totalitarian state-slav-
cry moves over the world. Wherever that
shadow falls, I am obliterated. That
shadow has fallen over the United
States.
Three men-Thomas jefferson. James
Madison and George Mason-fathered
me- AS men brought me to life. I can
be slain by men-and will be slain unless
you organize to defend me.
am the Bill of Rights. am free
dom of religion, freedom of speech. free
dom Of the press and freedom OF assem-
bly,. am the privacy and sancttty Of
your home. I am your guarantee OF
trial by jury, as I am the policeman
who guards your property rights.
Cruel and unusual punishment and
excessive fines and bail cannot be visited
upon you so long as am alive. I order
that all rights not specifically men,
toned in the Constitution shall be re-
tanned by .you-the people. am the
rights of the States against engulfing
centralized power.
am your signed lease to spiritual,
mental and physical freedom. I ask you
to mediate on all my ten clauses. Mem
orize them. Engrave them in your hearts.
My existence depends on your vigi-
lance. When I am violated, a part Of
you dies.
James X. Hall,
Evening star., 1950-08-09
By WilIiom H. Stonemon

DARIS-Early American reverses in
l. Korea have not proved anything
new regarding the ability, or inability. OF
n-Communist Europe to defend itself,
in the opinion of topnotch European
experts.
They do not share the reaction Of
Nervous Nellies who were scared out of
their wits by the retreat toward Pusan.
They have been far more impressed
by the speed and caliber of the Ameri-
can reaction to Communist aggression.
than by the outcome Of the actual
fighting.
At the same time, they have drawn
several serious conclusions from public
and secret reports which have reached
them:
/. The atomic bomb must remain the
centerpiece of any defensive plan for
non-C Communist Europe.
Very serious consideration must be
given to the question of whether the
atomic bomb should be used against
Russian satellites who commit aggression
against their neighborS. Under no cir
cumstances must American officials go
out of their way, as they have on this
occasion, to assure the world that the
bomb will not be used.
Refusal to use the bomb on this oc-
casion must not be interpreted as the
result of moral compunction which
will prevent the United States from
using it against the Russians or any
other future aggreSsorS.
Circumstances of distance, and diff
ferences in the size Of ground forces.
make it absolutely vital that the United
States should stand ready to use the
bomb.
2. Western intelligence services must
be improved. 1t is now known in Europe
that the American CIA, as well as Gen.
MacArthur's headquarters Co.. both
fell down completely on the Korean
business.
Privately, they suggest shakeup in
CIA and swift steps for the co-ordina-
ton of intelligence among the North
Atlantic treaty states.
3. The quality of ground forces and
their equipment is of the most vital
Importance; so is the quantity.
Nobody is prepared openly to blame
the green and outnumbered GIs from
Japan for their failure to hold the
North Koreans all along the line. But it
is clear to everybody that the rapidity
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Europe Studies the Lessons of Korea

even the armchair generals that fluid
tactics require large bodies Of trained
men who must be prepared to fight
and die in the pinch.
In other words, you can only "fiow"
so far before you have to stop. Seventy
to 100 divisions sounds more like the
answer than 40 or so.
4. Planning must be improved. Amer
ican difficulties in Korea are aScribed
to the fact that the armed forces were
not advised in advance that such an
operation was in the cards, and had not
drawn up plans. They had been think
ing in terms of general war, provoked
by Soviet aggression, and not in terms
of sideshow war, staged by little
Soviet stooge.
This, in European eyes, shows the
immense Importance of planning for
every contingency in Europe, including
such possibilities as Bulgar attack on
Greece, and an East German attack on
Western Germany.
Official secrecy on this side Of the
water makes it impossible to judge how
well the North Atlantic treaty people
nave planned so far. The suspicion per-
Sists that they have not gotten very far.
5. Equipment must be topnotch. Re-
ports reaching here ascribe many of
the early American difficulties to the
fact that they were using tanks with
76-millimeter guns against Russian
tanks with 88-millimeter guns, and that
they were short of good ground-support
aircraft.
Bickering about equipment must stop
among the North Atlantic treaty coun-
tries. The generals must make up their
minds which guns and tanks are ade-
quate, and then these must be put
into general production for all NAT
countries. So far, they have failed
shockingly to settle their differences
and to make up their minds. Example:
Four different calibers are used for in
fantry rifles.
6. A real high command for the
North Atlantic treaty must be set up,
with authority to impose its ideas on
member countries. An American should
be the boss, and he should have his
headquarters in Europe. And he should
be the kind Of man who can get along
with Europeans.
If Gen. Eisenhower could forget his
ambitions for the presidency. he would
be the man. It is hard to think Of
another.
tchicaso Daily News Foreign servics)
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Friends on Koreu

I think your readers would be in
terested in the following statement,
which has been adopted by the Wash
ington Friends Joint Peace Committee,
representing the city's three Friends
Meetings:
although the background response
bility for the Korean conflict is un-
doubtedly shared by both sides, and is a
local reflection of the general cold war
between the Soviet Union and the nom
Communist states, we cannot too strong
" condemn the resort to armed force
by North Korea and the apparently well
organized efforts to conquer South
Korea.
I'VE feel that military force, even
under the aegis of the United Nations,
has grave implications-tha it will do
stricken land of Korea-that it will
deepen the division between the two
blocs In the United Nations, and that it
could easily in the long run make peace
full settlement of the conflict more diff
cult.
We believe that despite the con-
tinuance Of the United Nations military
operations in Korea, steps should be
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tlement by mediation and negotiation.
The tendency to assume that a per-
manent solution can be found through
the use Of military force should be dis
couraged We feel, therefore, that steps
should be initiated Immediately through
the United Nations to discover what is
sues are at stake in the minds Of both
the North Koreans and the South Ko-
reans, and whether any basis exists for
the negotiation of these differences.
I'VE also feel that careful prepara-
tion should be begun at once for COM
prehensive mediation efforts at the
earliest possible moment States such
as India which have indicated willing
ness to mediate the conflict should be
given greater encouragement to do So"
Elton Atwater,
Chairman.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
By Charles (. TroceweN

Dragonf1ies and damself1ies belong to
the same insect group.
In some localities they are called snake
DOCTORS and even snake feeders.
Cid superstition says they feed snakes,
but the fact is they are so busy feeding
themselves that they have no time for
snakes or others.
The prefiight stage is called the nymth
a very coarse and fat-looking form, with
a sort Of mask over its face.
This mask is hinged, and can be low
cred suddenly. SO that the nympth can
grab any unwary insect that has been
attracted by the appearance Of the mask.
Just what the smaller insects think
the mask is must remain unknown, but
scores of them succumb to this natural
trickery.
There are many such tricks in nature,
all Of them pointing to the plain fact
that when human beings, either in war
or peace, develop stratagems. they are
lust doing what comes naturally" as
the song said.
Nature is not, ordinarily, what we
call nice. It is complex of actions and
reactions that have proved workable, let
the chips fall where they may.
The emergence Of the gliStening green
dragonfly from the ugly rlympth Is one
Of the real sights Of nature. From an
aquatic life, the dragonfly takes to the
air, not TO return until it lays eggs on
the water.