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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Orphans Have
300 Mothers

LEVIITOWN. N. J.--(R.-- The
40 boys of PARKWAY st. An
thongs Orphanage in famine
ridden India aren't orphans any
more-they now have 800 foster
mothers.
Three hundred housewives,
members of the Rosary Contra
ternity of st. Demands Roman
Catholic Church in this postwar
suburban community. adopted"
the youngsters in response to an
appeal for aid from the director
of the orphanage in Alleppey,
India. Each housewife will buy
an extra package of food on her
weekly shopping tour. The food
win be collected and shipped to
the orphanage once month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

For IT'S years we have held to
the belief that the arguments for
law and order, the common sense
of the American people and the
great qualities of our free institu-
tons would win over any revolu-
tionary talk or writing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Rousing Revival

VANCOUVER-(P1-The clang-
ing of a burglar alarm interrupt
ed revival meeting in the rear
of a garment store premises here
one night recently, Rev. d. Kree-
mer called police who found the
burglar had been scared off, leav-
ing a crowbar behind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Helps

WINNIPEG-tP1 - Increased
accidents resulting from impro-
per passing have led the Mantle
ba Automotive Transport Asso-
citation to join a campaign
against this offence. Mayor Gar
net Coulter pasted the first "Ill
Help You Pass" sign on the back
of a truck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Unlloly Trade

GARY, Ind.-(P)-The first
Baptist Church here found itself
equipped with a full set of safe
cracking tools, but minus $525 in
collection plate money. Deacon
Edward Cunningham decided
the burglars had been scared
away before they could pick up
their tools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

Turkish tribes We're driven
from Central Asia by the Mon
gols around 1900 A. d. They set
tied near the Euphrates in Asia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
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Wine making in California
dates from an early period. the
European missionaries having
brought their European vines
with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

The British Dominion of New
Zealand has an area of l03,935
square miles and population of
1902 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

John E. Peurifoy, Ambassador
to Greece. born WATERFORD, S. c.,
Al years ago.
Evening star., 1951-08-17

they will not reopen until higher wages are
assured for all.
That, one would say, is something that could
not happen here, and it is true that not even
the braShest American union leader has as yet
tried to organize the judiciary. But Mike Quill
iron-fsted boss of New York City's Transport
Workers Union, may yet get around to such
a project
At the moment, however he is busy trying
to organize the New York police force, and the
city authorities seem to be just as busy trying
to stop him. And well they might be- The Quill
union has an outstanding record of irresponsi-
bility and total disregard for an interest save
its own. If he could bring the New York Police
Department under his control he would really be
sitting pretty. And while there is a consider
able difference between policemen and Judge,
New York City, with its police in Mr.. Quilts grasp,
might soon find itself in a position not greatly
different from that prevailing in Guatemala.
Evening star., 1951-08-17
BY Any Name It's Awful

These are vacation days and perhaps
one might lawfully digress from the
heavier news. Anyhow. the ancient as
tronomers really gave this sultry sum-
mer period its name, dies caniculares,"
which means dog days all right but the
Latin sounds a lot more elegant than our
English sounds But the term, in any
language is unfair. Sirius, the big Dog
Star, rose along with Orion, the far
famed hunter with his three-star buckle,
about evening in July for the Romans,
with Procyon, the little Dog Star, coming
up on the right, and they all travel up
from the east together.
Just because the weather happened to
be hot and humid about then, the
ancients blamed it on the dogs-a period
from 20 days before to 20 days after
the rising of the big Dog Star, Sirius, at
present reckoned from July 3 to Au-
gust II.
We might, as gentle and impeccable
Americans, make fair concession and
call these days not the less elegant
name, "dog days." but the more elegant
dies caniculares."
Samuel Irwin.
Evening star., 1951-08-17
AHero Sizes Up Their Side and Our Side

wv HILE the Korean war has been
w well-covered by the many CORE
spondents, there is something fresh
about even an old account from SOL
dier who knows both his own men and
the enemy well.
Brig. Gen. John H. Mike" Michaelis,
now training co-ordinator on Gen. Eli
senhower's staff, is one of the outstand-
ing heroes of the Korean war He won
two battlefield promotions in 10 months
there-along with the wondrous admira-
tion of his own brave men-and was dec
grated with the Distinguished Service
Cross.
In May, he was called here to testify
in secret before a House subcommittee
on defense appropriations. Much Of his
testimony-now made public-waS of a
technical nature, but it contained a
frank evaluation Of the fighting quail
ties Of our men and the Reds. Here are
some excerpts:
Their Side.
'"The first Chinese that we captured
were well-fed, sturdy, good Cinnamon.
The last group that we have captured
look like they had been conscripted from
the villages. There was one hunchback
and two men over As years of age and
two kids of Is. They ran the gamut of
the little straw-looking coolie.
II think the Russian system is this:
He is not training the individual private,
the rifleman. He is simply fodder to
them. He trains some specialists with
the mortar, with the artillery pieces,
with the tank. He never commits those.
They are the supporting people. They
are not in the human waves that come
in on you. I think that is the normal
tactic of the Russian with mass war
fare
"They may give their men 10 or Is
days of training. give him a rife. give
him mess of ammunition and some
food. and that is that. If he survives and
becomes trained soldier, then maybe
he can graduate some day up to nom
commissioned officer and they will start
taking care of him.
They take Chinaman or a North
Korean and give him 10 or Is days
training and put him on top of one of
those hills and tell him to dig in and
stay there until he dies; and he will stay
there. until you actually have to dig him
out with a flame thrower or a bayonet
or a grenade or rifle. Then he tries
to surrender and some do surrender. We
do take prisoners, but they have tenacity
and stick-to- -itiveness on the battlefield.
Evening star., 1951-08-17
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10riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

the Trunan-Shvernik transmittal Of
friendship resolutions?
Secretary of State AcheSon acknowl-
edged the Russian peoples friendship
exchange by stating that the Iron Cur
tain is our basic obstacle, its penetra-
ton being vital to the free world. Would,
therefore, an invitation from an Ameri-
can town expressing desire for get
acquainted visit with individuals of a
comparable Russian town be a practical
action backing up the spirit Of recent
expressions Of friendship among people?
Popped up by the dawn Of beautiful
New England summer day, I reported
to six leading citizens Of my town the
news Of the Coventry Stalingrad vista
tion and asked what they thought OF
local committee proffering a similar
invitation.
To make long story short, the net
Of my inquiry left me with sense
that my friends viewed me as a patho-
logical case, more to be pitied than
censured.
What to do next? Would any of
your readers know of a city or town
group interested in negotiating an in
vitation, through channels Of state, for
a visit by group Of Russian people?
John Pearson.
Hanover NJ H
Evening star., 1951-08-17
Koreo and Jopon Treoty

Whether Korea will or will not be per-
mitted to participate in formulation of
the japanese peace treaty is question
of no less Importance than that of the
truce talks being held at Kaesong now.
According to the terms of the Cairo
Conference in 1943. Korea was to attain
it's independence Gin due course" Today.
eight years later this still has not been
achieved. Instead, because the nation
has been divided into two bitterly war
ring, theological camps, the unprece-
dented destruction of whole nation,
it's culture and it's people will stand
out in history as being one Of the most
tragic results of power politics.
At this moment, when the future OF
Korea hangs critically in balance. the
Republic of Korea is prudently and fear
fully anxious to participate in the draft
ing of the Japanese peace treaty. This
anxiety is founded upon several logical
reasons. For one thing, Japan has not
yet restored the territory Of Korea to
the Korean people by legal international
process Too, future economic and pol1t1-
cal differences that are bound to arise
between Korea and Japan in the future
demand guarantee against such con-
f1ict. Then, the territorial integrity and
security of Korea must also be guaran-
teed by the signatory powers. Participa-
ton in the formulating Of the treaty by
all the sovereign states OF the Far East
will be a firmer foundation to permanent
peace in the Pacific.
With this knowledge in mind, the
Evening star., 1951-08-17
UNIVERSITY PARK, Md.


Dear Sir:
"Susie Sparrow was injured and quite
small when we took her in five weeks
ago. She has been fed bread, fruit, oat-
meal, hard boiled egg, raw hamburger,
moistened corn meal, ants, etc. She likes
bread and ants best of all but know
too much bread is not good for her.
She has been feeding herself for nearly
three weeks.
"All day Susie perches on the edge
of her box, which is in window. She
is healthy and lively but just hops
around the edge Of her box and doesn't
try to fly much. We take her outside
short time each day but have to watch
closely so cats won't get her. e
"She can fly or 10 feet when held
up high and coaxed to fly, but will not
fly more than about foot (the height
of her box). Her tail feathers are not
filled out as well as they should be by
this time and are shorter in the middle
than on the sides of the tail. Is this
why she doesn't fly much?
"Our problem is what to do with Susie.
We hope to take little vacation
In q couple of weeks and my husband
says it looks as il would have to stay
home with Susie.
"No doubt she would learn to look
after herself outside if there were no
cats around.
"Could she get along If taken to the
woods? Or should we try to find bird
lQyer who could give her home ip a
yard where there is no danger fFom
cats?
Evening star., 1951-08-17
Rubber for Russia

Sir Hartley ShawcroSS, president OF the
British governments Board of Trade, has not
quite said that Britain will sell Russia as much
rubber as it pleaSes. What he has said is this:
Cd Britain is dependent on Eastern Europe
controlled by RuSsia) for many of its vital
imports. (2) The British government has agreed
to clause in a timber-purchaSe contract with
the Kremlin which entities the Russians to
decrease or suspend deliveries of timber if they
are unable to buy rubber with the sterling earned
from the sale of the timber.
Each man may draw his own conclusions.
But the rather obvious conclusion is that Britain
will sell rubber to the Russians if the Russians
will sell them timber and other needed COM
modities.
In all fairness it should be recognized that
there is basis of hard economic fact for this
position Britain does need the goods that come
from Eastern Europe. Without them, her econ
omy would suffer.
1t should also be recognized, however, that
rubber is a strategic war material of great i'm
portance. 1t is said that Britain limits rubber
sales to Russia to what are regarded as the
normal Russian civilian needs. But this can
hardly be a wholly candid statement, for it is
certain that much if not most of the rubber that
Russia acquires goes into the building of the
Red war machine. Without rubber, the Red
army would be largely immobilized. With rubber
1t can rol-perhaps right into Western Europe
one of these days
Sir Hartley made some point of the fact
that there will be no change in the British ban
on shipment of rubber to China. But here again
there arises question as to the candor of such
a statement. For if Britain is going to sell
rubber to Russia, and if Russia is going to
help equip the armies of Communist China, why
do the British make any point of saying they
will not sell rubber to China?
The basic question which all of this raises
is an extremely serious one. 1t may be that there
is no satisfactory answer to it. But our own
Government has banned the export of all stra-
tegic materials to Russia, and is trying to per-
Suade all friendly nations to do likewise.
Rubber, however, is strategic material. If the
British are going to sell rubber to the common
potential enemy-one might as well say real
enemy-why should not Britain or any other
country sell additional strategic materials to
the Russians? 1t will always be possible to make
persuasive economic argument for this course,
even though every one knows it builds up the
enemy's military power. If that is to be the
accepted course for our Allies, however, what
sense does it make for this Government to say
that we will not trade in strategic materials
with the Communists?
Evening star., 1951-08-17
Friendly Gesture to Soviet

recent Moscow dispatch reported
that Western diplomats were weighing
the advantage of putting to practical
test the recent Soviet pronouncements
on the desire for more friendly relations
with the West.
The same day read a modest Reuters
dispatch stating that 1.-THE Mayor Of
Stalingrad and members of the city's
Soviet (counciD had accepted an in
vitation to visit Coventry, England"
wondered If any American cities or
towns would care to follow the example
of the people Of Coventry. In other
words, what could plain people do to
back up by action and deed the words
of profession of friendship recorded in
Evening star., 1951-08-17
BY Charles E. TroceweN

worms or insects. It insisted on eating
bread.
What became Of it we never knew,
but suspected that in time it came out
of it's doldrums and led better sparrow
life.
Malformations Of tail and wings are
not as much of handicap as an inner
lack of true sparrow wisdom.
Here it is difficult to tell, even as
among humans, where the physical
stops and the mental takes over.
There probably are in every group OF
young sparrows at least one which Is
destined from birth to be no good.
Something can be done in such cases
by feeding bits of liver, also by adding
drop of cod liver oil to each feeding.
If young bird can fly, it will soon
learn in the open how to fly better.
A wooded area as far as possible from
residences is good place to release such
a bird. Though the human element in
the scene may feel sorrow, the bird
will forget in few minutes and take
up at once the normal life of all free
and flying things.
The kind human element should say
Good bye" turn on the heel, walk of
and never look back.
A bird that can eat by itself and
fly, though not perfectly, is equipped
to take up normal bird life and is
far better of in the open than indoors.
Such releases should be made not
too late in August. so that the bird
has some chance to learn its new life
before cold weather sets in; and In
the case of a migrating species, before
the annual fiiEht to the South is
necessary.
Evening star., 1951-08-17
This and That

zone day we saw blue jay carry
off young sparrow and tear it apart
high in the tree tops. A few days later
a jay (perhaps the same one) bird
mapped and killed young wren that
stuck it's head too far out of the wren
house.
1--WE miss the pair of mockingbirds
that was here for about four years.
One winter they slept on a bale of hay
under the side porch Of neighbor.
They wereS sheltered quite well from
the weather there.
Sincerely, P. E. S."
Letting the young bird raised by
hand" learn how to live in the open Is
always a worrisome thing to the kind
hearted.
There seem to be so many cats, so
many problems for the young thing, that
often the kindly person becomes fab
bergasted, as it were.
Actually. the problem solves itself, in
most cases.
Once put on its own, the bird finds
itself in the hands of the universal
mother, nature.
She soon teaches the little one how
to survive in a cruel world.
Often the baby birds raised in the
house do not mature as they should.
Too much bread, as our correspondent
point out, is bad for sparrows, in par
ticular.
We recall Gull in our own yard that
ate nothing but bread. -
1t was large, fat, letharg2e.
It's mother could not induce it to eat
Evening star., 1951-08-17
Garrison State

Senator Taft is on very sound ground in
saying that We do not want a garrison state"
in this country. And with this in mind, he
is justified in saying that we must make the
generals prove the absolute necessity of more
than 3.5 million men and $65 billion"
But Senator Taft wanders off into military
dream world of his own when he goes on to
say that 1--WE can't keep in being for 10 years
an army that could tomorrow invade Russia"
without seriously affecting our economy.
OF course we cannot maintain such an army.
And no responsible person, Senator Taft ex-
cepted, has ever suggested that we could or
should embark on that undertaking.
The trouble with such statement (probably
made loosely in the course of debate) is that
it warps dstorts and grossly misrepreseAts what
it is that we are trying to do in our defense
program. If we were planning an army capable
of invading Russia tomorrow, 3.5 million men
would be just a beginning and $65 billion would
little more than pay the interest on such a
venture. Senator Taft must know that this is
the case, but others, listening to him, might
take his statement seriously. And to the extent
that this should prove to be the case, defense
effort, vital and costly as it is, though modest
compared to that which Senator Taft suggests,
would be gravey prejudiced.
!
although it has been stated many times-what
it is that we are trying to do. The American
Army that is being built will not be capable Of
invading Russia tomorrow or any other day.
It is not being designed to do that. 1t will be
in the main defensive army-an army which
in time of war would be used to seize and hold
key bases, but whose main function together
with the armies of our Allies, would be to slow
down an invading Red army and force 1t to
advance through channels in which it would be
vulnerable to air attack. The total force
planned for Western Europe is some so divisions.
with this country furnishing not much more
than 10 per cent of the troops.
Such a force-Allied and American troops
combined-could not attempt to invade Russia
with even a remote hope of success and it is
not going to be called upon to undertake any
such mission To suggest the contrary is not
only inaccurate; it injects false element into
a debate which vitally affects the security of
our country and thereby works grave dis
service to all of us.
Evening star., 1951-08-17

until daylight and we simply close up
the gap around him and proceed to kill
him. That is a daily occurrence"
Our Side.
Gen. Ridgway issued probably the
finest statement that have ever read.
The statement has been made, and
believe it, I believe the soldier believes
it, that we have got to meet Communism
wherever it shows itself. If we do not,
we are lost. The American soldier who
has been in Korea and has seen the
Communists operate, with complete dis
regard for life and for property or any
thing else, realizes what communism is.
He does not want to see his family go
down the road that the refugees have
gone down, that he has seen over there.
That is what he Is fighting for: plus the
fact that he is professional soldier and
he fights because he is told to fight.
And, frankly, he is fighting to save his
own life.
"Initially, we were underStrength and
the first replacements we received over
there-well, I won't call them culls, but
they were the excess Of the Transpor-
tation Corps that was over in Japan.
Then we began to get the draft kids.
They have been well trained. They
have confidence in their weapons and
we are very careful when we receive
them in our replacement companies,
some place 20 miles in the rear Of
division in the fighting line, to be sure
that either the division commander or
I go down there and talk to them. They
would receive "a or 4S hours of indoc-
trination, be told about the characteris-
tics Of the fighting, and are then moved
up to the regiment, are given a buddy
and brought into the picture. Within
a few days time they are just as much
part Of the machine as the man who
is about to leave.
"They are a mighty fine caliber Of
boy and. as matter of fact, that is
where the future battlefield appoint
ments are coming from, from this new
group of draftees who hit all levels Of
intelligence.
There is no Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine war over there. 1t is all
a bunch Of kids fighting the same war.
In my infantry regiment there are two
or three Air Force men working for me.
We do not have an Air Force army, as
such, over there. If you put in a call
for Air Force support, they come bear
ing down on you Immediately. It is
one great big team over there. The
foxhole knows no differentiation as to
uniforms or colors."
Evening star., 1951-08-17
Return

The birds all left US WIten you tDent
quay;
No robin sparkled in the bath, or
filed
The trees Nth music all that Gnguished
day
Nor long days after; and no cardinal
thrilled
The lonely air iDith fame; no Uild
canary
Sought the sunfo,Ders you planted;
bluebirds fed,
And trees hung deSolGtely solitary
As if, Nth you, all life and song toere
dead.
Today Dhite pigeons emphasize the sky.
And mockingbirds are Gntic IN the
trees,
And robins send ecstatic splnshings high,
And ,De look upward, feeling strange
release,
Apare of all that iDe must GlsD1ys lack,
Saying Eat least-1t least, the birds
de back"
Jone H. Merchont
Evening star., 1951-08-17
>By THE HASKIN SERVICE.


@. What is the dividend rate for the
second National Service Life Insurance
dividend?-W. B.
A. If the insured person was under
40 when he took out his insurance, the
dividend rate is so cents per month per
$1,000. If he was older when he took
out his policy, he will get less. The
rate varies slightly for converted types
of policies. Payments cover the 3-year
period, 1948-1951, and are made on
policies which have lapsed or were tern1l-
mated by death of the insured. The
policies must have been in force for at
least 8 months during the l945-195l
period.
@. Has the legislature of the Soviet
Union one or two houSes?-L. c. N.
A, The Supreme Soviet consists Of
two houses, the Soviet of the Union and
the Soviet of Nationalities. The first Is
elected on the basis of one deputy for
every 100000 population; the second
symbolizes the federal principle in that
it consists of certain number OF depu-
ties from each of the republics and geo.
graphical divisions.
O. What effect did World War II have
upon the number of automobiles in
service?-E. G. S.
A. The supply of cars in the United
States declined more than million
units between 1941 and 1914, and the
average age of cars in operation rose
from So years to 7.3 years in the same
period.
@. How man. of the recommendations
of the Hoover Commission have been
put into effect?-L. K. Y.
A. Out of the 800 specific ways to
streamline the Government, recon-
mended by the commission. about one
half have been put into effect.