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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-06
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Mrs. Best is q woman to be
reckoned with carefully. She went
to Africa and came back with some
Big Game, very much alive! His
name is Herbert Best and he's not
only a writer but very charming
Englishman, Cambridge graduate,
who was once a barriSter. That's a
lawyer in case you haven't been
reading the latest British detective
stories. He writes for both young
people and for adults. His wife,
American-born, not only writes, but
illustrates books of her own and
her husbands and also edits the
selections for the historical series
of books for boys and girls called
''Land of the Free" and Scribner's
Strength of the Union" Her pen
name is Erick Berry.
The BestS. who are living
at 1929 Patricia Street, have just
sent off their 65th book manuscript
and are working on another. They
have countless stories, articles,
radio and television scripts to their
credit. In 1947, young 'Un," q
book on which they collaborated,
was chosen by Book-of- the- Month.
That's why the picture caption
reads 1.-TWO Heads Make A Better
Tale" It also blasts to bits the
idea that husbands and wives
can't form working teams In the
field of writing or any of the arts.
Success in the chosen field, Of
course, can't always be attained by
two people unless they buckle down
to work. The Bests make the best
of it. They get up at $3.50 a. m. and
put In a full day of writing. Asked
how they actually went about the
business of collaboration, they took
turns explaining the system. In
brief, the formula is this: the story
belongs, usually, TO which ever
writer first conceives it. They dis.
cuss the idea together, then map
out rough draft. They plan about
three chapters ahead. Best types
II out, then dictates II back to his
wife who makes notes and suggest.
ions. He then takes il back from
her In more complete form and
this switch continues until per
lection is reached. Il usually takes
five readings before the final draft
is completed.
The Bests have no children, but
they have GRANDCHILDREN, and are
experts at writing young adult fic
ton. / read two of the books
"Seven Beaver Skins" one Of the
Land Of the Free series, which i:
written and illustrated by Erick
/ also read Not without Danger, >
\ Viking Press book by Bert.
didn't find them written down" q.
the saying goes. to a juvenile level
Both were interesting enough 10 III.
gruwn-up mind Cat least | fondll
hope mine isl to hold attention
right through 10 the last pages
Yet younger person would under
stand and enjoy exciting stories
The secret, l believe, is authen
ticlty.
Eriek said they never wrut,
about 4 locale or = situation with
out knowing q great deal abou
the place and characters or with
out thorough research. and ~
that reason the Seven Eeaye
Skins which Is about the settle
ments Of the Dutch in New Yer
State in the nth century. ring
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-06
HS-I Owe. MEETS
TOMORROW MORNING

The HS-l Officers Wives Club
coffee and business meeting will
be held January J, TO a. m. at
the home Of Mrs. Billie Meadows,
"a Maine Road Sigsbee Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-06
GRAY LADIES CORPS
PIN COFFEE HOUR

Cote boar for she Gray Ladies
Corps Is planned fer Tkurs5ay,
January Q &C 10 O. n.
The group viii meet AZ the home
a. Mrs. Richard Gleeson, s. FELTON,
Road. Sgshee Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-06
HOLIDAY VISIT ENDS

The Misses Joan Knowles and
Mary Imgrund left for Washington,
D. C. after spending the holidays
with JOan's parents. Mr.. andeM Yrs.
r. B. Knowles. of Eaton Street.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Uncle RAYS Corner

When someone speaks of a
book. we are likely to think of
a bound volume made up of
printed pages. Far different
were the books of Babylonia!
They were made, of the most
part, out of clay tablets. One
tablet supplied a chapter. and
several tablets composed a book
In several cities of that ancient
land, the clay books" were gath
cred in Libraries. A single city
had a collection of at least $4,000
books as we know from remains
found in modern times.
BY translating the ancient writ
ing scholars have learned many
things about the laws and GUS
toms of Babylonia. Certain tab
lets list the insects, birds and
beasts which were observed.
Some knowledge existed about
Evening star., 1953-09-23

change of goods, and few arr

change of goods, and a few are
love letters"
Not only did the writer's put
down words, but they also made
pictures. From the pictures we
gain ideas of their kings, priests,
soldiers, farmers, herdsmen and
so on.
One picture gives us an idea of
an exciting event in the lives of
men who we're taking care of
cattle. A lion is shown attacking
a bull. The bull was made to
look far smaller than the lion,
which indicates that the artist
was hardly skillful.
A herdsman is shown twisting
or pulling. the lions tail. That
action must have been dangerous,
and it could have helped little, if
at all, to whip the lion. Another
herdsman in the picture did
Evening star., 1953-09-23
By Ramon Coffmon

something which may have done
more to drive the lion away-he
poked at it with a long pole.
Although We are without facts
about the end of the fight, we
may figure that at least one of
the men escaped to tell the tale.
Interesting life stories OF Mozart.
Beethoven. Chopin, Brahms, Strauss
and List are told in the Illustrated
leatiet called MASTERS OF MUSIC.
This will be sent without charge TO
any reader who asks for it and en-
closes a stamped. Seif-adoreSSed en-
yelope. Address your letter TO Uncla
Ray in care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

Part of a BabylOnian picture
showing a lion attacking bull.
the stars, and there were records
of eclipses of both the sun and
the moon.
The ancient pieces of clay also
give us various letters. Some of
the letters tell about the ex-
Evening star., 1953-09-23
3,188 Dutch in Koreu

There were 3,188 Dutch volun-
teers serving with U. N. forces
in Korea during the war and
four warsnips in shore action
and patrol duty, The Hague re-
ports.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Famous Fables
By {. {. Edqor

GUESTS-French philos-
opher = p hysician n Albert
SchWeitzer has a deep rev.
erence for living things.
During his years in Africa,
where he served as a medical
missionary. it even panied
him to kill bacilli in his
experiments.
One day in the laboratory.
a young associate noticed a
beetle crawling on his coat.
so you're the devil who
has been eating holes in my
coat" he cried, hurting the
insect to the floor.
He was about to step on it,
when Schweitzer interviewed.
Easy, my boy" he said.
Remember. we are guests
in his country"
LEADER-Editor William
Allen White of Emporia was
a born leader. Once, he and
his wife were on a liner
bound for Europe. The first
day out, Mrs. White went
on the deck. Seeing her
alone, a traveller asked:
Where is your husband.
Mrs. White?"
Hes on the bridge with
the captain" she told him.
Having a chat already?"
he inquired.
Not exactly" she explain
ed. Mr.. White is probably
telling him how to run the
ship"
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Contract Bridqe
By Eoslev BIockwood

By Eosley BIoekwood
II you remember your Sherlock
Holmes, you will recall how an
CRY the great man became when,
after explaining his solution of
some battling mystery. he had to
listen to his friend, DR.. Watson,
say, How simple. How very
simple"
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mrs. Keen)
A AJ8
y 1922
0 Q105
1852
WEST EAST
(Mr. Dale) (Mr. Abel)
y KITS 8643
! . K32 o AJ74
d ASA 80
SOUTH
(Miss BraSh)
KQ1O
y 40
o 986
KJ1098
The bidding:
South West North East
club Pass d'm'd Pass
2NT Pass 3NT All pass
The point is, of course, that
1t wasn't simple until the good
doctor heard the complete ex-
planation.
It is fact that many appar-
emily fantastic plays are based
on the very simplest kind of
logic The fine plays I am speak
ing Of are by no means beyond
the reach of the casual player.
It's just that many players don't
bother to think at all.
If I can save just one bridge
player from that dismal defect
failing to think-I will feel
that this column has not been
written in vain and I will
(Steady, old boy.O
Anyway, suppose you held Mr..
Dale's cards in today's deal and
couldn't see Mr.. Abel's or Miss
BraSh's hand. You lead the five
Of hearts and Miss Brash wins
with the queen. She plays the
ten of spades and wins with
dummy's jack. Back comes a
club. partner plays the queen,
the king covers and you win with
the ace.
What do you return? (Have
you still got the East and
South hands covered?) Mr.. Dale
returned the king of diamonds
and several kibitzers frowned
nightly.
The play was right neverthe-
less. Here was the reasoning:
Miss Brash still had the ace of
hearts because if Mr.. Abel had
that card he would have played
1t on the first trick.
Dummy's jack of spades had
won trick two. So Miss Brash
must have the king and queen
of that suit. There was no rea-
son for Mr.. Abel to play the
queen of clubs unless it was
alone. So Miss Brash has four
good clubs left in her hand.
Clearly, then. Miss Brash can
win four clubs, two spades and
a heart as soon as she gets in.
She already has two tricks.
That's nine in all.
Therefore, diamonds represent
the only hope. If Mr.. Abel doesn't
have four diamonds to the ace
jack, there is no way to beat
the hand.
MI. Dale explained his rea-
soning to the kibitzers. How
simple" they said. How very
simple"
tCopyright, 1853. General Features
Corp.)
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
HAALANDS TO LEAVE VALLEY FOR CHICAGO

MT. and Mrs. Sigurd Haaland of Palmer plan to leave the val ley Monday, August 10 and are bidding goodbye to their friends. They plan to take the Hart cut off to Seattle in order to travel coastwise to California where they will visit Mrs. Haaland's sister and husband. From there they will make a direct run through Colorado to Chicago where MT. Haaland will matri- culate at Chicago University and Mrs. Haaland will try for a teaching appointment. Mrs Haaland is the former Miss Vir- ginia Carle and has taught in the Palmer school the past few years.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
PANAMA FAIR ASKS FOR LOCAL EXHIBITS

The Panama Valley Fair Asso- citation urges people of the Ma tanuska Valley to send exhibits to their fair, which is being held August 20-23. The Alaska Rail- road has consented to free bill- ing for agricultural exhibits be- ing shipped. This is the message left by Paul Greimann, vice-presi- dent of the Panama Valley Fair Association, who was in Palmer Monday and Tuesdy of this week.
 People willing to contribute to a Matanuska exhibit at Fairbanks may contact George Crowther of the Alaska Department of Agri- culture who will assist in getting up the exhibit.
 Mrs. Raymond DePriest, the former Rose Marie Vickaryous, last years Valley Fair Queen, has accepted the invitation of the anana Fair Association to be their guest in Fairbanks during their fair this year.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06

FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
JEW DEMONSTRATION AGENT

Arthiel L. Spaulding of New ton, Illinois will be the new dis trict home demonstration agent in the Juneau area, Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen extension service home demonstration leader an- nounced this week. Miss Spauld- ing has had special training in institutional management and quantity food cookery as well as in tailoring.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06

noise and some juice when used on joint-pole, if there is not adequate separation. Transposed circuits will reduce the noise somewhat, he said.
 Mayor Alfred Hagen pointed out that one business phone re- quired 18 service calls in the peri cd of one months time. Reposing on the counter in the city clerks office this week was a telephone, with wires dangling, that had been returned by an irate cus- toner.
 When the new switchboard and necessary outside lines are in- stalled "a satisfactory system is expected by the council. The board has not yet been tested and for that reason, has not been of ficially been accepted. It had been accepted under guaranteed conditions, if the board does not prove satisfactory to the city nor adaptable to the city system, it can be returned.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06

Romney Burke. In our business meeting we discussed the fair booth and transportation to and from All camp. Romney demon strated cup cakes. After the meet ing was adjourned refreshments of chocolate chip cookies and punch were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Sandra Brantley August IT.
 Romney Burke, reporter
 Cheechako Baking
 Our president called the sixth meeting to order July 28 at the home of Mrs. Sharp, our leader. Roberta Sharp gave a demonstra- ton on how to measure with measuring spoons. We discussed All camp. Sylvia Sisley was cleo ted game leader for the next meeting. Refreshments were served and games were played.
 Sylvia Sisley, reporter
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
FOIL AIDS CAMPERS

Aluminium fO1I-kltchen or all- purpose type-can do wonders. We know how we'll it keeps foods moist and fresh, but have you ever used it in this way? Wrap in aluminium foil sliced or whole potatoes, frozen beans, or other frozen vegetables to which you have added butter and season. ing. Bring the edges of the foil together, and. seal with a double fold. The frozen vegetables should be thawed enough to be broken up into chunks before be- ing wrapped. Place the packet of vegetables on top of the grill or right on the hot coals for ten minutes. If vegetables are done before the rest of the meal is ready, push the packets to one side of the fire and all the goodness and heat will remain inside.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
HOME MAKERS CLUB NOTES
Nugget Club

Nugget Homemakers will meet Thursday evening, August 12 at the home of Maxine Kucera. Plans for the fair will be discuss ed and all members are urged to attend.
 At the July picnic held by the Nugget club at Talks Lake, 27 members, husbands and children enjoyed pot-luck supper, swim ming and fellowship, not a bit discouraged by a light shower of volcanic ash. Special guests were the Perkins family and Gen Per kins became a new member of the club.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
PALMER SCOUT REPORTS ON
 JAMBOREE TRIP

Harry Buddy" Campbell re- turned to Palmer August l
 from his trip 10 inc Boy Scout
 Jamboree. and a tour of west
 ern states. He returned with neckerchief slides. souvenirs obtained in swaps with boys from Florida. Washington.
 Puerto Rico and many other states. Buddy had taken wolves teeth. small bits of ivory. bear claws and Alaskan design hand kerchiefs that he had no trouble swapping. "A short re-
 sume of his trip follows:
 We left Anchorage late in the afternoon of June 20. Flying to Seattle we met the boys from Southeastrn Alaska who arrived a few hours before us.
 On the way to the Jamboree we were divided into two troops and organized these troops into eight patrols of about eight boys each. was appointed one of the patrol leaders of Troop 5. Enroute we stopped off for five days at Phil mont Scout Ranch at Cimmaron, New Mexico.
 For the first couple of days at the Jamboree we worked hard getting our camp set up and well organized.
 We were all very much impress sed by the number of boys that attended all the campfires and shows. At all the swap tables and trading posts there were thou sands of boys with all kinds of things to swap from around home states and countries.
 On the 23rd of July we left the Jamboree site and travelled up along the coast to Seattle. July 31 we went on a tour of the waterfront, Lake Union and Lake Washington with Norton Clap, the multi-millionaire. That night we had our closing banquet at the Washington Athletic Club and at midnight we boarded the plane, landing in Anchorage early in the morning on August 1.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
COUNCIL VOTES TO MOVE TELEPHONE OFFICE TO SEVERN BUILDING

Members of the Palmer City Council voted unanimously to move the telephone office from its present location in the theatre building to new quarters in the Severns building, under an en- ergency measure, following the recommendation of the telephone committee, of which Joseph Gallant is chairman.
 The reason put forth by the committee for the recommenda- ton was the lack of room in the present quarters to erect the new switchboard and the necessary "A" frame. Space in the Severns building will be rented to the City of Palmer telephone system for the sum of $115 per month and will include the furnishing of heat and water. Lavatory fa- cilities are located on the same floor with the space, for the con- venience of the workers.
 Cable and other necessary wire to improve the outside plant of the telephone system will be pur- chased from the City of Anchor age who have indicated to the local committee they have a sur- plus of the desired type cable.
 The MEA proposed joint-use pole agreement was presented to the council and referred to the city attorney for reading.
 John Gorsuch and w. D. Burke, representatives of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply com pany were visitors at the council meeting and answered questions put to them concerning open wire use. Burke, who is telephone engineer, told the council thar open wires are inclined to pick up
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
GREEN STICK COOKING

For backyard cooking, where green sticks are not always avail able for food-on-the-stick, cook ing on a straightened-out wire clothes hanger serves for a stick very well. Raw food cooked on a stick is fun to do, except one has to watch not to char the outside before the inside is done, and del icious juices are apt to be lost in the fire.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06
4-H N E w 5
Busy Bees

oA4 S1oO AAACk ~ C1AN AAOAAAS O~ Betty Patty and Helen Schaefer. MT. Schaefer and Mrs. Reid help ed the girls with their projects before the meeting. During the business meeting we discussed the Fair, then had refreshments. We did not have recreation this time but we had fun. Jane Kneff gave a demonstration on work button holes. Emogene showed how to put a band on skirt. Our next meeting will be at the Reid home Tuesday, August 4.
 Suellen Reid, reporter
 Busy Bees
 Our July 2 meeting was held at the home of our leader. Mrs. Rideout came to our meeting and helped the girls sew. Refresh ments were served following our regular meeting. Roseanne Bran ton was a guest. We all enjoyed riding her horse. On July IA we were invited to the Spring Creek Farm for a All meeting as guests of the Beaters Club. Mrs. Brew ster took us on a tour of the farm. It was very interesting to see the cows, calves and chickens. Mrs. Brewster and Barbara Brewster served refreshments of cupcakes and fresh cows milk. On July IF, the sewing girls of our club held a work meeting at Mrs. Reid's. Mrs. Rideout came again and all the girls got a lot done on their projects.
 Butte Boys
 Our August 3 meeting was held at the home of Mrs. I. M. Sand vik. President Dean Parks pre- sided over the meeting. Richard Freeman and Roddy Yohn were absent. Richard was going to give a demonstration on how to sharp en a knife. Roddy was going to bring refreshments. Minutes were approved as read.
 We discussed getting a ping pong table. We talked about go- ing fishing and decided not to go. I volunteered to bring refresh ments. Dean Parks volunteered to give a demonstration on calf roping next week. Meeting was adjourned and we played basket ball.
 Jerry Gallagher, reporter
 Five Fairview Farmers
 Our meeting was called to order July 20 at Dinkle's by Jim Cot trell.
 The minutes were read and ap- proved. We reported on our pro- jects, and discussed the fair booth. Our next meeting will be Aug ust at Cottrells. Audrey Dinkle demonstrated how to feed a sheep, we had refreshments and the meeting was adjourned.
 Rosann Branton, reporter
 Bureau Beavers
 The All meeting of the Bureau Beavers was held at the home of
The frontiersman., 1953-08-06

Partial contents of the CARE food packages sent overseas in the past seven years include the equivalent of 67,500,000 quarts of milk; 430,00O,OO0 cups of coffee and flour for 40,O00,OOO loaves of bread.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Dr.. Mognuson Sees 'ChiseIing'
Pushing Up Hospital Costs

advocated disqualification in
Surance which he likened to $50
deductible automobile insurance.
under which the car owner
pays the first $50 Of any damage
to mis- machine.
The physician said he would
not set a dollar limit, but would
require the patient to pay the
first full week of his hospital
bill before his insurance would
go into effect.
THAT would cut out the
chiseling." he said.
DR.. Magnuson's commission
completed its work and sub
mitted a report last December
calling for a voluntary prepaid
medical plan under sponsorship
Of the Government.
"A lot Of doctors are against
it." he said. lust because they
think Truman had something to
do with it. President Truman
never interfered in any way"
DR.. Magnuson said the prob
lem Is so big and complex that
it couldn't all be acted on in less
than Is years. But the report
has a lot Of people thinking and
Is being turned over in the
minds of a lot of congressman"
Evening star., 1953-05-21
| |Thai|and Asks u. n.
To Probe Wet Mimi
| Invasion Of Laos
BY the Assoeioted Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
May 21.-Thailand has called
for a United Nations investiga-
ton into the recent Communist
led Wet Mimi invasion of the
neighboring Indo- Chinese king
dom Of Laos.
A Thai announcement termed
the thrust to within 35 miles
of Thailand's border a menace
to all Southeast Asia.
The move was disclosed last
night by Bangkok's Ambassador
to the United States, Pote
Sarasin. Declaring the United
States has promised its full sup
port. he said his governments
request would be presented for
mally to the United Nations
Security Council next week.
The call for an investigation
into the attack on Laos, one of
the three French associated
states of 1ndo-C China, presented
nearly as thorny a problem to
the French as to the Com
munists.
France consistently has op-
posed any attempt to bring it's
seven year long Indo Chinese
war against the Wet Mimi guer-
rillas before the United Nations
and has insisted on treating the
struggle as a domestic matter.
India Attack Feared.
The French fear United Ma
tions action would open the way
for attacks by India and other
Asian states on the entire
French colonial system, includ-
ing North Africa.
Mr.. Sarasin said the Thai gov
ernment wants the council to
send an investigating commission
to the scene. United Nations
sources indicated Bangkok thinks
such a group might prove a moral
obstacle to any Communist forces
that might move toward Thai
lands borders.
Russia could veto any specific
action the council might decide
to take but could not prevent a
Evening star., 1953-05-21

mitted to handle the Wet Mini
problem in their own way since
the rebel withdrawal from Laos
had taken the edge of demands
for international action.
Earlier this month. United
States Secretary Of States John
Foster Dulles told a congressional
committee he had exchanged
views with the governments of
France, Laos, Wet Nam and Cam
bodia on possible United Ma
tions airing Of the Laos invasion.
Wet Nam and Cambodia are the
other two French associated In
do-Chinese states.
The French, however, said they
were opposed to any United Ma
tions action. In a note to tho
United States, the French were
understood to have declared such
a move would give Wet Mini
Leader Ho Chi Mini the status
Of an international belligerent,
dignifying his case before the
world.
Evening star., 1953-05-21

public airing of the situation. If
Russia vetoed an investigation
commission, the veto-free Cen
eral Assembly could take over
the job through its Peace Obser-
vation Commission.
French cooperation would be
necessary for peace observation
group to go to 1ndo-China but
without it the group could study
the problem from neighboring
T'haiiand.
Proposal StartIeS French.
The startled French delegation
here gave no immediate indica-
tion whether it would support
the unexpected Thai move, which
also surprised most other United
Nations delegations.
The Wet Mimi invaders have
been withdrawing from Laos
after coming within sight of the
royal capital Of Luangprabang.
It was reported the French had
been told they would be per-