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Evening star., 1953-12-19

A great deal happened very
fast.
Willie simply f1oated out of
the chains that held him. Then
he swept down upon the Grem-
Inns who were holding Mr.. Not
Much and Mr.. Very Little. He
brushed into the aStonished eyes
of the Gremlins. The evil crea-
lures were so blinded by the
smoke they released the Dream
linS and raised their hands to
their eyes. They screamed with
pain and surprise.
Finding themselves free, Mr..
Not Much and Mr.. Very Little
ran down the corridor. Willie
sailed along above them. They
came to a door. The DreamlinS
were tiny enough to squeeze
underneath. AS for Willie-he
floated through the key hole.
They found themselves in the
kitchen of the castle. There we're
old pots and pans and piles of
broken dishes lying around. But
unfortunately there was no
other way out of the kitchen.
There was not another door nor
a window to be seen by the light
of the match that the Dreamlins
struck.
What will we do now?" qua
vered Mr.. Not Much.
Before any one could answer
there was the sound of running
feet in the other room.
THE Gremlins are coming! We
must hide!" sobbed Mr.. Very
Little.
Willie Hunted Desperately.
Mr.. Not Much crept under a
broken teacup and lay there
quivering with terror. Mr.. Very
Little ran behind rusty old dust
pan. Willie hunted desperately
for a hiding place.
Just in time he saw a large
coffee pot sitting on a high
shelf. With a sigh of relief Will
lie drifted over the pot and slid
down the spout.
The Gremlins burst into the
room.
They are in here somewhere"
shouted the leader. Find them
and this time we will not spare
them"
Mr.. Not Much and Mr.. Very
Little turned white with horror.
But Willie never even heard be-
cause Willie had found the
Dreamlin queen.
The Gremlins had imprisoned
her in the coffee pot!
(Nert: The Queen.I
a. p. Newsfeatures.)
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Natures Children

are several feet up. The en-
trance is in keeping with the size
Of the builder. Mature females
are about three-eighths of an
inch wide; half an inch long.
clad In glossy black and free
from noticeable hairs on body
and legs.
The silk tube rests in a depreSl.
sion dug out by the worker and
almost flush with the surrounds
ing bark. The door lies at an.
angle of Is degrees. sloping
away from the tree making the
retreat waterproof during the
rainy season. The hinge of elas-
tic silk is on the lower side, per-
mitting it to open in the best
position for the occupant to
spring out. The outside of the
door is overlaid with bits of
bark and lichen sewed together
with strong threads Of water
proof silks. E
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Word Come
Find 43 or more words in
ROLLICKIN

meaning. "boisterously jovial." "
Average is 80; time limit, 80
minutes.
Rules of the game. Words must be
OF four or more letters. > Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS, such as eats. bats" are not used.
= Only one form of word is used
4. Proper names are not used
Answer to LOYALIST
last: laity, list. lilt, lily, lost, loyal oily.
AllSt, ALT. alto, also. alloy. ally. allots
atoll, lily, iota, sail salty sally. silt, silly,
sllo;, sill. slay. slit, slat. slot, silly soil,
stall still, stay, Stoa, tails, tally tall till
tolls, tolls
Evening star., 1953-12-19
A Word to the Wise By Mrs. Frs"1 Cobb,

century the London hospital. st.
Mary of Bethlehem, began to de-
vote itself exclusively to the care
of the insane. In the careless
speech of the day. st. Mary was
dropped from the name. and
Bethlehem was telescoped to
Bedlam. And ever since. bediam
has meant any din, or ,uproar
which is characteristic of aSy-
lums for the insane. Rssa
Probably you'd never believe
that the word "maudlin" derived
from the revered name, Mary
Magdalene. But it did. Artists
for centuries have painted the
Magdalene with eyes red and
swollen from weeping. Maudlin,
a corruption of the name, has
come to mean excessively tear
full. effuSively sentimental.
distributed By McNausht Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star., 1953-12-19

Los Angeles: To what course
on the menu does the word "en-
tree" refer?-Mrs. G. F, D.
A. Entree, pronounced ah (n)-
TRAY. is the dish served at din
ner before the main course. or
betyeSusregular courses; some
thing ssach, as creamed sweet
breads, Sstihhale or a fruit frit-
ter. If YOU want to continue the
French, the main course is called
the piece de resistance (p'yess
duh ray-zees-TAH (N) SS). usu-
ally referring to a roast of some
kind.
Beverly Hills: Am I right in
believing that the word "bedlam'
derived from Bethlehem?
A. A weird subject to bring up
just before the Christmas season,
but you're perfectly correct. 1t
came about thus: In the 18th
Evening star., 1953-12-19
CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

GremllnS, as you know, are
tiny evil creatures who cause
children and grownups, too, all
kinds of trouble. They cause
mittens and hats to get lost.
They make it rain on picnic days.
They spill food at the table.
Now the Gremlins were de-
lighted to find that a puppy and
two Dreamlins had walked right
into their castle.
Put them in prison" ordered
the Gremlin leader. Then we
will decide what fun to have with
them
Frightened as he was, Willie
remembered the magic pill which
Santa had given him to give to
the Dreamlin queen. IF the
Gremlins get the pill the queen
will never be saved" thought
Willie. Il had better hold it in
my mouth so they will not see
it."
He Bit the Little Bag.
Quickly he bit the little bag
holding the pill off the string
which was around his neck. He
no sooner had it safely in his
mouth tn n the Gremlins
pounced upon him.
Tie him up!" ordered the
Gremlin leader.
Willie was too frightened to
struggle. 1t would have done
him no good anyway. Although
the Gremlins were tiny they were
very many. Quickly they wound
chains around Willie's legs and
locked the chains with a pad
lock.
They must think 1 am a very
fierce animal" thought Willie.
Il will tell them l am only a
friendly puppy and perhaps they
will let me 60"
He cleared his throat. "R-real-
ly," he began. Il am"
Quiet" screamed the Grem-
lin leader. He slapped Willie on
the nose.
Poor Willie! He was so startled
he let out yelp and fell over
backward. Then a remarkable
thing happened. Willie changed
into a little puff of smoke!
Mercy mel" moaned Mr.. Not
Much. Willie has swallowed the
magic pill meant for the queen!"
What will happen to us
now?" groaned Mr.. Very Little.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Traps in Trees.

Many have seen the suspen-
sion bridges, diving bells, egg
baskets and balloons made by
clever spiders. Few have seen
the trapdoors with their tough
silk hinges and wonderful cam
outage constructed by the trap
door spiders of California. Now
we discover a species of arboreal
spider in the Belgian Congo who
constructs beautifully camou-
.f1aged homes on the bark Of the
.difudu tree.
The one-room apartment is a
tube of tough, thin silk. The
entrance is closed by rounded
door tipped shut by a strong
elastic silk hinge. These homes
are difficult to find. If the dew
shines upon them, they glow
like new silver dimes.
The nest may be but q few
igches from the ground. Sone
Evening star., 1953-12-19
By LiIIion Cox Athey

Two hundred tiny pearl-like
eggs are laid at the bottom of
the tube. Only the strongest
spiderlings survive, nourished by
their weaker brethren. These
youngsters will make their debut
in April. May. June and July
during the dry season. The
males are always smaller. They
live a solitary life in their nest.
waiting for unwary insects TO
come their way.
These spiders are shy and re-
tiring. Their only activity IL
self f-preservation. Their superior
workmanship, industry and ac-
complishments is one Of the
many marvels of the outdoors.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Contract Bridge
D.

~OuttONl DuOSS
BY Eosley Blockwood
The usual purpose of the hold
up plays is to exhaust one oppo-
nent of the cards he held in a
certain suit so he cannot lead
that suit when he gets in.
South dealer.
= Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
4 jos
y 763
0 AQ943
WEST EAST
(Mr. AbeD (Mrs. Keen)
A972 A43
. Q984 KJ102
. 65 8 K82
. Q762 = AJ93
SOUTH
(Nr. Masters)
{: AKQ86
Y AS
0 J107
1854
The bidding:
South West North East
] spade Pass 3 diamonds Pass
2 spades Pass 3spadeS Pass
4 spades All pass
There are other and more sub
tie reasons for the play, as in
today'S hand. Mr. Abel failed
to get off to the killing opening
lead. club. If he had done so.
the defenders could have won
two clubs and switched to a
heart, driving out the ace.
Mrs. Keen would be bound to
regain the lead with the king of
diamonds at which time she
could cash a heart for the set
ting trick.
But on the actual lead of the
four of hearts. Mr.. Masters had
chance. He could see that a
club opening might well have
made the contract impossible.
1t was also clear that if Mr..
Abel had second opportunity
to lead. there was an excellent
chance that he would come to
the same conclusion. How to pre-
vent Mr.. Abel from having that
second opportunity?
Mr. Masters solved this prob
lem neatly by ducking the first
heart and letting Mrs. Keen win
with the king. Obviously he did
not fear club lead from her
side of the table.
Mr.. Abel's only possible "in"
card was the queen of hearts,
and since Mr.. Masters now held
the lone ace of hearts. his left
hand opponent was shut out for
ever.
At trick two Mrs. Keen re-
turned heart and Mr.. Masters
won with the ace. He cashed
three high trumps, then took the
diamond f1nesse. Mrs. Keen held
up her king once but had to take
the next diamond. The best she
could do then was to cash her
ace of clubs.
If Mr.. Masters had won the
first trick with the ace of hearts.
Mrs. Keen. on gaining the lead
with the king of diamonds, could
have returned a low heart to
Mr.. Abel's queen. The ensuing
club return would have put the
contract down one.
Copyright. 1853. General Features Corp
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Answer to LOYALIST.
Famous FubIes
By {. E. Edaor

ECONOMY-EngliSh Ac-
tor Manager Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree was inter-
ested only in the artistic
merit of his productions. To
achieve a desired effect, he
did not care how much
money he spent.
He spent such huge sums
that his hackers protested.
They threatened to with
draw their financial support
unless he cut expenses, Tree
looked about desperately for
a way to effect economies.
For two days he went over
the script. Finally he came
up with an idea. 1t wasn't
much of a saving, but it was
the only thing he could
think of. In the last act,
one of the actors carried a
Scent newspaper. Tree or
dered him to carry a 1-cent
paper.
WEATHER-Every after
noon. when the sun went
down. French painter Paul
Cezanne would worry about
the next days weather.
Would it be a clear day.
favorable for painting, or
would it be cloudy?
He would get up in the
middle of the night. open
the window and study the
sky. This done. he would
light a candle and examine
the painting on which he
was working.
If pleased with what he
saw, he would wake up his
wife and have her look at
it. too. Then, to make
amends for disturbing her
sleep, he would play check
erS with her. After a few
years of this routine. Mrs.
Cezanne still was not a
qaulifed art critic, but she
was one of the best checker
players in France.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
By Lucrece Hudeins Beole

SYNOPSIS: Willie the pup and the
Very Little, start searching for the
Dreamlln queen in the Gremlin CASTLE
They are just about to give up when
GremlinS find them
Evening star., 1953-12-19
HIGHWAY to Suez Cunul

A highway recently proposed
would link the Arab States with
the Suez Canal, Kuwait reportR.
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Evening star., 1953-11-01

EN- ROUTE WITH VICE
PRESIDENT NIXON. - A
Woodworking young politician
and his wife have brought the
American whistle stop cam
paign to Ashland the COM
mon people love it.
Vice President Nixon and
his pretty wife Pat have kin
died a wave of warmth
throughout their half-com-
pleted world tour by smiling
greetings to thousands of Or
dinary people and shaking
hundreds of hands. That sort
of thing is rare in this part
of the world. and virtually
unknown on the part of high
foreign dignitary.
To do it, the Nixons have
had to break through a cocoon
of official protocol woven
around them at every stop by
local and American officials.
Mr.. Nixon has halted motor
cades, disrupted carefully plot
ted schedules and upset func-
tionaires by insisting upon
seeing as many people as pos
Sible.
In the end this may be one
of the major achievements of
his 38,000-mile tour. The jum-
bled peoples of Asia generally
do not have a strong voice now
in public affairs, yet what they
Evening star., 1953-11-01
Panama, Now so Years Old, Is Firm u. S. Friend

neighbors in the Zone, where
free enterprise stands still
while the Government-owned
company collects rents and
sells groceries. The tax-paying,
non-voting residents of the
Zone are often compared to
the voteless citizens of Wash
ington. But the differences
outweigh the similarities.
zonians cannot establish or
operate a private business:
they cannot buy or build a
home. Like soldiers, they oc-
cupy homes on assignment and
can be ordered to evacuate
when their services are no
longer required.
Times Hove Changed
The premise for such stern
control over civilians is. of
course, the overriding need
for compliance with military
necessity. However, times have
changed since the Canals de-
fense system was created. One
of the unanswered questions
these days is whether the
Canal can be defended against
A-bomb and H-bomb attacks.
especially from the air. The
conventional long range Big
Bertha cannon which were de-
signed to defend the Canal
against naval attackers are now
considered obsolete. An aerial
atom bomb could probably
cripple but not destroy the
Canal. Does this make two
one-ocean navieS necessary
for the United States?
Commercially the Canal has
proved itself successful beyond
all doubt. Ship traffic, ship
tonnage and revenue from ship
tolls have increased from year
to year. The benefits to inter-
national trade and commerce,
to the prosperity and welfare
of many countries is conceded
on all sides.
Evening star., 1953-11-01
By Russell Brines

think about Americans may
become increasingly important
in future years.
What we have done is only
the same thing we do all the
time at home" Mr.. Nixon says.
I'VE always try to meet people,
wherever we are"
Newspapers in both Jakarta,
the capital of Indonesia, and
Singapore pegged their ar
rival stories around the fact
that Mr.. Nixon left high and
sometimes embarrassed Off
cials standing on the airstrip
while he went over to fenced
in crowds of commoners to
shake hands.
"A Chinese labor leader in
Singapore told me this would
do more good than millions of
dollars" the Vice President
said. Another one said good
will missions would be better
than the whole Mutual Sc
curity Administration pro-
gram"
In Wellington, New Zealand,
Mr.. Nixon opened a state
luncheon by praising the
walters and musicians. In In
donesia he stopped a 35-car
cavalcade to visit a school,
yard full of wide-eyed Moslem
youngsters. In Malaga he up
set a detailed schedule to talk
with the victims of devastat-
ing fire.
Mrs. Nixon has been keeping
up this grueling pace and has
been with him all the time.
smiling at shy babies and
talking to startled housewives.
Australians and New Zea-
landerS were delighted II sur
prised. In Singapore, Malcolm
Macdonald, British Commits
sioner General for Southeast
Asia. who does the same sort
of thing himself, said, "It's
a wonderful way to show these
people we are friendly"
But in Indonesia, Asia's new
est republic, President Soc
karno set out with oriental
sublety to capture MI. NiXon's
appeal for himself. The dapper
President took control at each
whistle stop by such stunts as
leading students in native
singing or showing his superior
Evening star., 1953-11-01
Nixon WhistIe-Stop' Tour Amuzes Asia

skill at cooking over a native
fire. In Soekarno'S case the
results were unimportant since
American policy is based upon
increasing his prestige.
But elsewhere in Asia some
native leaders are not ticketed
for the same kind of face" at
the Vice Presidents expense.
In Indonesia, Mr.. Nixon for
the first time was prevented
from seeing opposition leaders.
mainly at Indonesian insist
ence.
The Vice President elsewhere
has had to demand that
tightly drawn schedules, ar
ranged by American officials
in consultation with local gov
ernments, be expanded to per-
nit talks with labor officials
and similar leaders.
The Nixons had sent in
structionS to minimize official
functions and to provide ample
time for meeting people. No
body seemed to take this
seriously. Instead they have
been rushed off their feet with
schedules so tightly planned
they had only one days rest
in over three weeks and had
no chance to correlate or as
simulate the impressions Of
jumping between countries a
few hours apart.
They have attended an end
less succession of state dinners
and luncheons and often have
been shut behind the high
walls of embassies, palaces and
government houses.
My only criticism" Mr..
Nixon said, lis the amount Of
protocol we have had to go
through. 1t was arranged part
ly by our embassies because it
is the safest thing to do. al
though they have been pleased
when we break the ice and
meet the people"
The NiXon3 left Washington
october 6. Their schedule SO
far has taken them into Aus
tralia, New Zealand. Indonesia,
Malaga, Thailand and Indo-
China. Ahead are Hong Kong.
Formosa, Korea, Japan, the
Philippines, Burma, Ceylon.
India, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia and Libya. They
will return to Washington De-
cember IL.
ASSOCIATED Press)
Evening star., 1953-11-01
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

dent to eliminate segregation
in the Nations Capital.
About the only real signif1-
canoe to this move is that it is
the first. 1t merely brings
District contracts into line
with those of Uncle Sam,
which have contained an
identical clause since 1941.
Few Controcts Affected
To begin with, District con-
tracts affected by the proposed
order totaled last fiscal year
about $31.5 million. OF this,
about $25 million were in con-
struction and the remainder
in procurement. But, accord
ing to District Purchasing Of
f1cer Roland Brennan, all firms
doing highway construction
here except one-a new ar
rival-have contracts with the
Federal Government. 1t is un-
Evening star., 1953-11-01
BY Don GIossmon

Panamanians employed in the
Zone, arguing equal pay for
equal work"
President Remon also seeks
a return to Panamanian juris-
diction of all lands not spe-
cifically needed for the defense
and maintenance of the Canal.
Communist propaganda not
withstanding, Mr.. Remon en-
phasized that Panama wants
the United States to remain
in Panama.
Higher Rent Asked
Under the existing treaty
Panama cannot evict her big
neighbor, but she can ask for
an upward revision of the cash
annuity. Originally, the an
nuity amounted to $3.50, 900; it
is now $430,0O0. In keeping
with inflationary trends and
the mounting volume of Canal
traffic, a higher annuity seems
probable.
Apparently President Remon
is striving to renew his coun-
try'S faith in the stability and
responsibility of his admins
tration; he may even succeed
in improving the economic
climate to the point where
foreign investors as well as
Panamanians will provide the
capital necessary for develop
ing the country's natural re-
sources. Point-four projects are
helpful but many observers
have remarked that Panama
mans themselves can do a great
deal toward developing a bal
anced economy with agricul-
ture. shipping, mining, fishing,
numbering and small indus
tries. Too many foodstuffS are
imported from Costa Rica and
the United States.
Politically, the Panamanians
consider themselves more for
tunate than their American
Evening star., 1953-11-01

The Panama Canal probably
owes it's existence to a postage
stamp valued at five Mica
raguan pesos. Bearing the
likeness of an erupting vol
cano. this stamp swung strong
United States congressional
support away from Mica
raguan canal project and
placed it behind a plan to
complete the Panama Canal,
abandoned after brave efforts
by a French company.
This incident crops up in
connection with the celebra-
ton Tuesday of Panama's 50th
anniversary Of independence
when Gov. John Davis Lodge
of Connecticut will represent
President Eisenhower at spe-
cial ceremonies in Panama
City.
.Teddy's Role
Historical evidence repudi-
ates the allegation that Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt "en-
gineered" Panama's independ-
ence from Colombia with a
parlor revolution. The real
glory Cor responsibility for
this turn of events falls
squarely on Panamanian pa
triots who justif1ably feared
that the United States would
build a canal across Nicaragua.
Their revolutionary plans were
abetted by sympathetic Co
lombian garrison.
The spark plug of Panama
nian independence was, in fact,
a civil engineer by profession
and a diplomat by force of
circumstance. French-b o n
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, a for
mer colleague of Suez Canal
builder Ferdinand de Lesseps,
represented Panama in Wash
ington during the crucial pre-
independence days. 1t was
Bunau-Varilla who sent a
newspaper reference to vol
canic activity in Nicaragua
along with a Nicaraguan "vol-
cano stamp" daily to every
member of Congress. This
turned the tide in favor of
Panama.
Fear of Reich
What forced Bunau-Varilla
into this sort of secret diplo-
macy was his typically Gallo
fear of Germany. He heard
the Kaiser was secretly angling
for a canal concession through
Panama. He warned Colon
bia of the consequence pos
sible revolution. When CO.
lombia rejected a treaty with
the United States embodying
a canal concession, the angry
PanamanianS declared them
selves free and independent.
President Roosevelt embraced
this opportunity by recognizing
the new republic and nego-
tiating a treaty which sane
toned American construction
of the canal.
November, 1858, not only
marks the first half century of
independence; it also COM
memorates the 50th anniver-
sary of United States occupa-
ton of the so-called Canal
Zone, a land strip S miles wide
on each side of the interocean
waterway. This territory,
which the United States gov
erns "as if she were the SOW
ereign power" has created
many of the irritations which
both governments are seeking
to lessen in the negotiations