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Evening star., 1950-08-02
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Is there any way to put new life
into paint brushes which have become
very limp?-E. L. c.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
knows of no method of restoring the
original characteristics of paint brush
bristles that have become limp. This
condition can be avoided in high-Quality
brushes by proper care, which includes
cleaning after use or suSpending the
brush in linseed oil II refuse in the near
future is contemplated. If soap or aka
line cleaning solutions are used the brush
should be rinsed thoroughly and al
lowed to dry Immediately in order to
prevent damage to the bristles.
O. How many holes are there on the
ST. Andrews Gold Club in Scotland?-
B. S. S.
A. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club
of ST. Andrews has four 18-hole courses.
This ancient and famous golf club owes
its -eminence to its historical asso-
Citations and the influential and repre-
sentative character of its membership.
Except in the United States it is the gov
erning Club in golf.
@. Who administered the oath of Of
flee to jefferson Davis as President Of
the Confederacy?-J. Meg.
A. Howell Cobb as President Of the
Confederate Congress administered the
oath of Office to Jefferson Davis. Cobb
was lawyer, had served in the United
States Congress and as Governor OF
Georgia.
@. How many housewives are there
in the United States?-R. v. H.
A. A sample survey of May 13. 1850.
by the Bureau of the Census. reported
80, ,769, 900 persons keeping house. The
total number of women, IA years and
over, is 56,300.000.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Korean Solution

Stain and I have what we think is
q jim-dandy way of solving the Korean
affair. While the Americans are still
losing, the North Korean" army. hav-
ing demonstrated that Asiatics can lick
Westerners, especially Americans, and
having sufficiently punished the wicked
South Koreans, will voluntarily with
draw to it's own regions. Before any
Western troops can follow, however,
Russian troops. as good policemen OF
the u N. (as is her duty as member)
Will occupy North Korea. taking reSpon-
sibility for making the North Koreans
behave, and making it unnecessary for
American or other forces to come in
there.
Thus peace will be restored and every
body can forget about mobilization and
eparedness-except Stain and me.
Ivan the Awful.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Leopold Stepping Down

It is a personal tragedy of sorts that Leopold
III has had to learn the hard way, with painful
regret" that he is much too unpopular to be
King of Belgium. Apparently he never expected
that his return to the throne would set off the
strikes, rioting and near-insurrectionary condi-
tions that have carried his country to the verge
of civil war within the past few days Now that
he has had his eyes opened, however-and it
must be bitterly saddening experience for him
he has made clear that he is prepared to
abdicate for the sake of national unity
Leopolds offer, which has been agreed upon
by the major parties-the Social Christians, the
Socialists and the Lberals-will require a meeting
of Parliament to delegate his royal powers to his
son, Prince Baudouin. After that, he will be
King in name only until September of 1851 when
Baudouin will be 81 years old, at which time the
abdication process presumably will be completed
and the new sovereign formally installed on the
throne. Thus, to all intents and purposes,
Leopold, in an effort to calm "the passions
dividing Begians about my person." has decided
to step down less than two weeks after his
restoration
From the very beginning, of course, the
restoration was an act of highly questionable
wisdom. The Social Christians -predominantly
Catholic and representative of the Flemish
speaking Belgians in Flanders-brought 1t about
on the strength of the slim parliamentary
majority they had won in the general election
last June. But their action, which repealed
1945 law barring Leopolds return, flew in the
teeth of two important facts Cd That they
had received only 46.7 per cent Of the popular
vote, and CO that the other major parties,
rejecting the sentiment of an extremely large
segment of the principally the French
speaking WalloonS-bitterly opposed the move
and warned that it would lead to widespread
discord and disorder.
The discord and disorder were not long in
coming. What they have confirmed is that there
are just too many people in Belgium who are
against Leopold, rightly or wrongly because OF
his surrender to the Nazs and his failure to join
the wartime Belgian government in London. On
both counts, it is true, powerful argument can
be made in his favor but the fact remains-as
events have shown-that the feeling against him
has been so strong all along as to make his
restoration seem mistake of the first magnitude
Certainly, there can be no doubt today that his
return as King, instead of being unifying force,
has served merely to split the country in two.
What remains to be seen now is how long it
will take for the major partieS-all of whom are
loyal to the crown-to restore public calm and
national unity. The whole incident-which has
not been good for Western Europe in this period
of crisis-probaby has wounded the country in
way that may require long time for healing.
To that extent, the ugly events of the past few
days have tragic meaning not only for Leopold
personally but for the people of Belgium as well.
Evening star., 1950-08-02

history. Patton got most of the glory.
But the old man recognized the fighting
qualities of the men who worked with
him. When the war was over he wrote
a letter to Walker praising the job he
had done.
"Of all the corps that I have COM
manded," Patton said, yours has been
the most eager to attack the most rea-
sonable and the most cooperative"
I asked Walker about the green
troops who were thrown into combat in
small units against overwhelming odds
in the early days of the Korean cam
paign.
There was nothing else to do" Walk
er said slowly. "We had to fight for time.
I had to take time in which to build up
our strength-starting from fat-foot-
ed stand.
II didn't like to see green troops
thrown against strong enemy without
the proper equipment and support. But
Evening star., 1950-08-02

In the present case, perhaps her own
babies died as the result of the larger
coWbird babies getting the most warmth
and Matching out first.
This meant that they got "head
start" in growth, and so were even
larger than ever when the little song
sparrow babies Matched out.
This meant that they could put up the
loudest clamor for food. Now, in bird
land, the baby that hollers the loudest
gets the most. The parents do not feed
them in rotation. one after the other, as
many watchers think, but give in to the
loudest and most insistent voice. The
observer might think it strange the
mother bird does not know the difference
between her own babies and some other
birds babies. But she has been fooled
from the very first, and nature has not
educated" her to know the difference.
All she can do Is the best she knows
mother.
The life we live is very strange, and
the life the birds live is strange, too. We
humans have more to know with than
the birds. that is why we can watch
them, and wonder at them. The birds
see us, undoubtedly, but they do not
watch us in any real sense. We are
just something to avoid, mostly; or to
rely on, if we help them. The fact that
we can watch, and wonder. and praise,
is one of the things that makes us human
beings. Let us be sure we watch, wonder
and praise all wei can.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact by writing The Evening Star 1ntorma-
ton Bureau. 1900 l street NV, Washington
S, D. C. Please inclose cents for return
postage.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Writers Conference

The various writer's organizations in
the Washington area will soon be re-
suming their regular activities. 1t is
therefore suggested that some attention
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Population Problem

BY 1880. it is estimated that the popu-
lation Of the United States will have
increased to more than 210 million. It
is also estimated. by 1880. that 40 per
cent Of the population will be above the
age of As and also that one out of every
seven will be more than IS years old.
In other words, we will have popula-
ton of more than 66 million people who
are As or over and "a million who are
IS or over. These estimates give cause
for alarm since, unless we are engaged
in war to stimulate our economy, it is
almost impossible for persons past As
to obtain work.
Harry Daniels.
Evening star., 1950-08-02

A pseudonyrn is permissible only
aDhen letter carries correct 11Gn1e
and address of 1Driter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Letters to The Star

be directed to the holding Of annual or
semi-annual writer's conferences.
Washington is now definitely num-
bered among the big ten population
centers, and there is certainly enough
expert talent in the area to invite the
attendance of those who now go else
where to seek the advantages offered by
such conferences.
Richard E. Wenzel,
Secretary, Society of Freelance Writers.
, 1950-08-29
NOTICE

Wilfred Benjamin & David
Hector do hereby announce
heir candidacy for seats in the
Municipal Council for Chris
tiansted Country District.
In accepting nomination
they claimed: "That the his
tory of the island teaches fun
damentally that the island of
st. Croix has been, and still is
p~redominantly an agricultural
community and can develop
no substitute to maintain its
prosperity. Further notice in
regards to their appearances
before the voters will be pub
lished later.
Wilfred Benjamin
, 1950-08-29
NOTICE

The attention of taxpayers is
hereby invited to the fact that
after the, close of August 81,
1850, interest at the rate of SO
pa. will be charged on all ar
rears of Real Property Taxes
and Nightsoil Removal Ser
vice Fees for the year 1949, in
accordance with Section 81 of
the Ordinance of September 5,
1886, providing for the Assess
ment, Levy and Collection Of
Taxes upon Real Property, and
Section 3 Of Ordinance of Sep
TENDER 18, 1943, concerning
Fees for Nightsoi1 Removal
Service.
August Is, 1850
Albert O. Fabio
Acting Administrator
for St. Croix
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
SEARCH FOR
| OVERDUE
EXPLORERS


MANILA, Jan. l4.---(Pl.--A
widespread air and ground search
is in full swing in Manila for two
American professors, who are two
weeks overdue on a hiking trip.
A Today search so far, has failed
to yield a trace of either DR.. Rob-
ert F. Conklin or Professor Mar
vim Pittman, both attached to the
Philippines University staff.
Trackers discovered a trail in a
wild region about rs miles north
east of Baguio. That area is oceu-
pied by natives who formerly
were head-hunters. But the trail
was lost. Some of the territory
the professors planned to travel,
never before had been visited by
white men. ssia
Native crackers have been join
ed in the search now by Ameri-
can civilians, American Air Force
planes and a helicopter.
q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
A $1,000 Frame
Dwellings To Be
Constructed Here

Four new $1,000 frame dwell.
ings will be built by the Sunshine
Construction Company, accord
ing to building permits issued
late yesterday by Roy F. Butler,
director of the Department of
Public Service. .
The homes will be built for:
James L Thomas at 2009 Har-
ris avenue.
Herbert L. Tanis at 1000 Fogar-
ty avenue.
William w. Hoagland at 1924
Fogarty avenue.
Robert Coyle at zoos Fogarty
avenue.
George Weech, 1917 White ST.,
took out a permit for a $500 new
metal roof on his home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Thirteen Soldiers
Killed In Glider
Crash Yesterday

FIT. BENNING, Ga, Jan. IA
P.--An unexplained Air Force
glider crash yesterday brought
death to Is men and injured four
others.
Twelve of the victims died
outright. Ten of them were stu
dent paratroopers with just one
more jump to go before gradu-
ating, The other two men killed
IN the crash were a sergeant-in-
structor- and the pilot of the
glider, Second Lieutenant robert
Henry of Columbia, Missouri.
Inc thirteenth victim was one
of the injured who died early TO-
day at the Lawson Airforee Base
hospital.
Three of the four survivors are
in critical condition at the hos
pital.
Inc glider crash occurred on
the base runway, the first fatal
accident at the glider school since
I945.
According to witnesses, the
liuef ap 9eared to be settling on
the runway normally when one
wing clipped sharply and struck
the ground. The glider hit the
runway, bounced into the air,
and dIsintegrated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Winters Worst Storm Gathering
Western And Central States; Blizzard
Now TnAIinnesOta; Fog Over n. Y.

the northern Great Lakes region
was accompanied by winds of 40
to so miles an hour throughout
the North Central States and
gusts of go to 80 mph. Heavy
snowfalls were reported in upper
Michigan.
The cold weather covered the
Pacific Northwest, the northern
Rocky Mountain States, the
northern Great Plains and the
Upper Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys.
The below zero readings ex-
tended into Washington and Ore
gon. The mercury dropped to 19
below at Ellensburg, in central
Washington, where there was IA
inches of snow on the ground
Spokane's snowfall measured q
inches and the mercury dropped
to six below. AT Pendleton, Ore
the low was minus two. 1t was
lower in Minot, N. D., 26 below
and "a below at Great Falls, Mon
Below zero temperatures were
general throughout the storm
belt.
Across the continent, storm
warnings were hoisted on the At
lantic coast from Maine to North
Carolina, Winds of 40 miles ar
hour were reported.
a cottony fog hung over New
York, hating operations at the
city's busy airports and ham
pering ship movements in the
harbor.
The Weather Bureau said the
fog was caused by a mass o.
warm, moist air from the south
Gales off Iceland and Newfound
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

The winter seasons worst storm
has dealt staggering blows over
wide areas of the Western and
Central parts of the country.
A snow-0ind storm, after strik-
ing with full force across the Pa
ciiic Northwest, has reared into
the Rocky Mountain States. Ore
son. Washington. parts of Idaho,
nnFthern California and northern
Nevada reeled from the impact OF
the blustery weather.
Blizzard conditions are forecast
for Montana and Wyoming. The
storm hit western Montana last
night. with strong winds and
blowing, drifting snow. Tempera-
lures ranged from 90 to Is below
zero In northern Montana.
A blizzard blew into Minnesota
and colder weather spread across
most of the North Central region
The colder weather also IS ex-
pected in the flooded areas OF
llhe Ohio River Valley, sending
temperatures down to around
normal from yesterdays Spring
like readings. Rain, which had
d0used the Watershed for several
days, had ended. More families
left their homes as waters spilled
over lowlaAds. Other river areas
braoed forsmaior floods.
The blizzard which hammered
the PacificNorthwest was blamed
for at leaSt five deaths, all IN
Washington. Highway traffic was
snarled throughout the storm
belt Air travel was halted ano
lrain service curtailed.
The storm which struck over
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Claude Saunders
Died This Morning
AT Local Hospital

Claude r. Saunders, So, who
resided at No. 5 Catholic Lane
died this morning at the Monroe
County Hospital after an extend
ed Illness. Mr.. Saunders is sur
vived by the widow Mrs. Edith
Saunders.
Funeral services viii be held
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'click
from the Chapel of Pritchard
Funeral Home.
Rev. G. Leon Wells, Faster of
the First Methodist (Stone)
Church Officiating.
Burial viii be in the Family
Plot in the City Cemetery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Seaman Falls From
Tampa Boat And
browns Today

TAMPA, Jan. 14.-(P).-A sea
man on a Tampa fishing boat
drowned in the Gulf today wheI.
he fell from the craft.
He was Romeo r. E. N. Kop-
perrud, 40.
The boat was 100 miles off
shore when Kopperrud fell over
board from the stern of a Mira
bella Fish Company vessel.
Fishermen told police they
worked for more than an hour
trying to revive Kopperrud after
finding his body
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Jury May Get Case
of Prominent
Tampan Today

CLEARWATER, Jan. l4.-tP.
The trial of a prominent Tam
pan on arson charges is expected
to go to jury today.
Attorneys for Citrus executive
William f. Lee completed their
defense last night.
Lee denied on the witness
stand that he paid John Allen of
Lakeland three thousand dollars
to have his Tarpon Springs can
ming plant destroyed in 1947.
The state contends Lee wanted
to collect about $275,000 in in
surance on the plant. Lee said to
the contrary, he was planning to
expand at the time of the fire.
Allen, a former University of
Florida football player, and Will
liam Gordon Mitchell. also of
Lakeland, have pleaded guilty to
arson charges. Allen testified Lee
paid him $4,000 to have it done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
First Shipment
For Police Radio
Sets Next Week

First shipment of parts for the
new Police Radio System will
reach Key West next week, City
Manager Ralph D. Spaylding an
nounced today.
1t is estimated that the install
lation of the new radio system,
which is to be placed in Police
headquarters at City Hall and in
the polic,a cars and motorcycles,
viii be completed before the end
of January
While the Federal Communica-
tions Commission has approved of
the radio sets for the Key West
Police Department, the city must
obtain permission to operate the
system from the FEC.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

Collins at the Church Of Christ
Tomorrow evening his subject
will be, "The Cost of Sin and OF
Discipleship."
There will be a Youth fol
Christ Rally tonight at 7:S0 p. M,
in the First Methodist Church
Rex Hess, director, announced to-
day.
DR.. ]. Z. Iyey, pastor of Poin-
ciana Baptist Church: the Rev
I'd. T, Newman. pastor of Glad
Tidings Tabernacle; the Rev. n
FL. Fucker, pastor of Grace Lu-
theran Church; M. A, Iopailson
overseer and Mrs. Phenia O6Eoin0
pastor of the Church OF God 90s
Angela street and Willie Lyle
pastor of the Church of God, zoos
Olivia street, win occupy their re.
spective pulpits tomorrow.
At the Old Stone Church Firsi
Methodist), Eaton and Simontor
streets, the Sunday School viii
open at Gas a. m. At the morn.
ing worsF ip, at 1880, a. M, the
pastor. Rev. G.. Leon Wells, will
preach on 1.-THE Resigned il
Spirit" Matt. 5s3. Miss Jacque
lyn Duane win lead the M.Y.F
meeting at $50 p. m. At 7:30 p, m
the guest preacher will be Chap.
lain A. M. Oliver, who has jus
been transferred from the Nava
Air Station at Kodiak, Alaska, tt
! the u. S. Naval Hospital in Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

They say two clues were signifi-
cant in forming the case against
Leyra, who has a record for sew
eral convictions over q twenty
year period. First, three teacups
stood on the kitchen table in the
elderly couples apartment, in
dicating the presence Of reia-
tive or friend rather than .
stranger.
Second Leyra wore new suit
and necklie the day Of the killing.
and couldn't produce the old ones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
LWkennia Victim
LMkemia Victim
Florida Boy Today
Breathes With
His Own Lungs

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-(Pl.-,
A 13-year-old Hollywood, Fla,
boy was breathing with his own
lung power today.
Young Roy Andrews was car
ried to New York, suffering from
Lukemia and he has been living
under an oxygen tent since his
arrival on Wednesday, But he was
able to leave it for a brief peri
cd today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Governing Board OF First
Baptist Church To Receive
Certificates Here Tomorrow
BEARD To Get Papers
AZ Esning Service;
ioIne" To Be Theme
~ Rev. AshwOrlh

Dufing the evening service al
the flrst BAPTIST Church the pres
ent board Of Governors will re.
eeive certificates for the office
81 Dsaco1. to be presented by the
pasiof, the Rev. George Mcneil
hay. The Board Of Deacons con-
aisis b the following men:
~ =. Day. Chairman, Harry
FISHER. Herman Wood, Jack
l.anRioFd. Houston West, Tom
Kelly, Frpnk Smith. Earnest Hef-
Wy, = o White. James Metcalf,
phii McMasters. Jesse Briggs,
Henry jerks. Jack jackson, Tracy
Fairfield. Ben Shelton, w. r.
hnowics. Calvin Willard, Sam
noilho,ise, W. +. Collins.
Two lifetime deacons who re-
Gently retired from the active
Board. VI p. Archer and Robert
Curry. win be presented with
cefiiiicates for Deac0ns Emeritus
nluna with the other Deacons.
"a TIE morning service tornor-
row, TIE Rev. Mr.. Ray will pre-
sent q sermon entitled, THE Holy
spirit" while az the evening SER
vice his subject will be, Accord
ana 30 thf Master
A the Fleming Street Metho-
dlst chQ Sunday, the pastor,
tlie Rev II ]. Ashworth, win
euntinue~the series of sermons on
tilG HON The subject for the
nlofninaH heur. 1880 o'clock, will
h.. Hoy Young Child Dis
cugers 60" The evening SUBJ
sect wili@l,a, "A Good Father-His
Wicked H30s."
These ssarvices are especially
designed ~ deal with the relig-
ious problems of the modern
home. Parents Of growing chill
dfen are especially invited to
come and hear these timely
messages
The Youth Fellowship Group of
me FfNt Presbyterian Church
N1h confInue the discussion series
What Kind Of a Person Am .I?p
Under ~ leadership of Ensign
Scutty Ffasier, this series was
iaunrhet last Sunday and prom
ises % Evolve lively discussion
eroups ~ several weeks to
come.
Tbs practical application Of
EhFlsiiaASiy IN every day life is
the aim Of the SERIES" said the
heF. Ralnlf Rogers. pastor of the
First Pre- afierian Church today.
The Rot Mr.. Rogers win talk
On The frustrated Life" at the
morning service. while at the
eFcning service his subject win
b.. The diappiest Woman
Al the First Congregational
Church tonaorrow morning, the
pastor. tie Rev. w. w. life, will
speak ON. nv God Shall Supply
An Your Needs" At the evening
service hH.subject viii be, "Four
Men Brin One to Christ"
Life" wall be the subject that
win BE- discussed tomorrow at IL
q. M. BY The Christian Science
Society. There will be a meeting
"a 3 p. M Wednesday.
Our Weakness and Our
Strength, will be the subject that
VIII be discussed at tomorrow
Mornings service of William B.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

land slowed ocean liners and
ships arrived in New York one to
four days behind schedule.
More freezing weather appear
ed in prospect tonight in the Cab
fornia citrus districts. Heavy snow
ranging up to six feet on the
level blocked many roads IN
northern California Strong winds
with gusts up to go mph whipped
the northern coast and heavy
rain fell all along the coast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
Thomas Lee Dies
In Nine-Story
Plunge Friday

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.-P
The multi-millionaire head of
California Radio, Television and
auto business died yesterday in a
nine-story plunge from a fire.
escape. He was Thomas Stewart
Lee, 43.
Mentally i'll, Lee was titular
head of the Thomas S. Lee Enter
prises, including the Don Lee
Broadcasting System, Television
Station KTSL, and the Don Lee
Automobile Distributing Agency.
Lee was the heir to an estate of
almost $10,000,000 But he was
declared mentally incompetent in
i948.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14
CZECH SHOES SQUEAK
Up Wirephoto

PRAGUE (P). Westerners
are inclined to wonder how
Czechoslovakia's ed-tabbed Sc
curity police ever catch suspect
their shoes squeak so. Indeed,
this is city of squeaky shoes.
The real leather shoes are ex-
ported for hard currency end the
ersatz leather shoes are given to
the natives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

tcorsin,Irl Fnlm Fsst t.le
Catherine Williams end - Ist-.
nier the deputy = CfslIiz 6 ~
bury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-14

Bright sunlight damages the
fur of live mink.