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Evening star., 1953-10-19
20 STREET

20 STREET.
Dear Sir:
"You seem to specialize in settling
problems. I have one. What can do
about kind and good wife who never
theless insists on dogging me all the
time?
by dogging, I mean interfering with
my way of life I like to smoke, she
doesn't want me to smoke in the house
I like to perch in an easy chair so that
1 am far down in it; she thinks this is
vulgar. and says should be upright.
"I am rather careless about my
clothes, and she insists every time
appear in public I be spic and span
That is not all. Every time I appear in
the house am supposed to be spotless.
without wrinkle.
IF throw the paper on the floor
and the various leaves fly all around,
she wants me to pick them up.
II love her dearly, and think she
does me, but what am to do about
this?
sincerely yours, H. j. L."
X 4
NY dear sir, there is nothing to do
about it.
Let me first make q disclaimer.
This column never pretendS to settle
problems.
All it can do is consider them.
Sometimes, in the consideration, a
few sparks are given on that may light
a fire Of reason.
The outsider has special advantage
Evening star., 1953-10-19
IntercontinentoI Swimming

There are various ways of getting from
Europe to Asia but the favorite one these days
seems to be by swimming.
Florence Chadwick, who has swum almost
everywhere except across one of the oceans.
spent most of one recent week swimming back
and forth between the two continents. She
warmed up in early September by swimming
the English Channel for the third time and,
two weeks later, by Tagging across the Strait
of Gibraltar from Europe to Africa. On
october she made Europe-Asia round trip
across the Bosporus, a tricky rip less than three
miles wide but requiring circuitous swimming
route to match the conflicting currents. Two
days later Florence made two-way trip across
the DardaneleS, one of the worlds strategic
waterways that apparently is easier to swim
than it is to conquer.
few days earlier, George Weller, foreign
correspondent of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News, obviously possessed Of a courage
or foolhardniness over and beyond the call
of duty swan the BoSporuS while Miss Chad
wick cheered him on. George confined himself
to one-way trip and took comfort in feeling
that filming of his floundering could at least
be used as a documentary on how to drown.
About year ago, a whole family of McGhees
(the boss McGhee was then our ambassador to
Turkey padded across the Bosporus, as did
Senator Long of Louisiana and an embassy
secretary, Mrs. Martha Hunt of Washington.
Probably the most famous of the DardanelleS'
cit was then known as the Hellespont) SWIM
mers was Leander, legendary young man in
love, who used to commute often for a romantic
rendezvous with Hero the priestess of Aphrodite.
Leander lost his way one night and was
drowned, whereupon Hero, seemingly not as
good swimmer, tossed herself into the waters
and was likewise drowned George Gordon
Lord Byron poet of many talents, swan the
Leander route without mishap in 1910 but, as
far as the records show, Miss Chadwick is the
first to do nonstop round-trip job on both
waterways.
It all seems like good clean fun but there
must be easier ways to get from one continent
to another
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Mrs. Walter Ufford

Her DEATH last week, at the age Of S6,
brought into the headlines once more the name
of Mrs Walter S. Ufford. 1t marked the gentle
close of distinguished chapter in public service
of which she was co-author. Her collaboration
in this work was her husband, who. preceded
her in death about 13 years ago. Mr.. Uford
lived for seven years after his retirement, in
1888 as executive secretary of the old Associated
Charities and that retirement took effect on
his own 25th anniversary of his connection with
that organization. The dates are recalled to
remind those who knew them of how many
years have passed since this devoted couple
began working together for their adopted COM
munity of Washington. If not pioneers in
organized public welfare, they helped to blaze
new trails in work for the underprivileged and
those in distress Mrs. Uffords own retirement
from formal, or official, connection with social
work took place many years before the death
of her husband. It was as private Citizen
helping to organize community effort on many
fronts against disease and poverty, that she
accomplished great good Patiently insiStent,
unwilling to acknowledge setbacks or defeats,
she won adherents to her causes and made them
feel better for it. 1t was nearly 10 years ago
that she was the guest of honor at gathering
Of citizens called together to celebrate her half
century of activity in welfare work. And one
may be sure that she looked on that event. not
as the end, but merely as another milestone in
a useful nfe Only her death has brought the
end of the chapter.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
By Charles E. TroceweH

H. j. L. is up against the eternal
feminine
Evidently he is a very male male,
who wants to live as he pleaSeS, and
the Missus is human female" as the
scientists insist, who has other ideas.
Theoretically. he should do a bit Of
thinking about his helter-skelter ways.
and she should also think about her own
ways of keeping house too Scrupu-
lously clean and tidy.
Many homes, undoubtedly, have been
wrecked on this fight.
There is even a novel, we forget the
name on the theme.
The lady in the book refused to let
her husband, distinguished success in
the public world, throw cigar ashes on
the floor, and so on.
There was no embarrassment to her
when guests came in, no matter the
time of day or night, because there
wasn't a thing out of place. But she
won this peace of mind by the wrecking
of her home She made it no home to
him He had to go elsewhere for the
peace of mind he sought. Poor fellow,
he never got it until he was dead.
The little habits of the everyday
play a mighty part in life. With a little
more understanding, and great deal
more love. many of the invisible fights
and misunderstanding would right
themselves in time. They would have
to, because life is an emotional thing
most of the time A touch of the hand
at the right time Is worth 10000 words.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Threatening the Peace

The strong words used in the British and
American notes to Israel, protesting destructive
attacks on three Jordanian villages and the
killing of more than so of the Arab residents,
appear to be fully justified by preliminary re-
ports on the shocking incident
For such reports have been uniform in de-
scribng the attacks as having been carried out
by Israeli troops in company Strength-armed
with mortars, machine guns, demolition mines
and other equipment suitable for the planned
and systematic capture or destruction of an
inhabited village. If this is the case, and the
two protest notes followed charges from the
United Nations Mixed ArmiStice Commission
that Israel had been guilty of aggression against
Jordan, the action does indeed take on the
aspect of military raid for which-aS our State
Department demands responsible officials
should be brought to account"
It is not news that there have been many
incidents of violence on the Arab-ISrael borders
during the four years of partial peace which
have followed their armistice. In recent months
the Jordan frontier has become the most
troubled of all. In almost all cases. however
these incidents have arisen out of attempts at
sabotage or theft in which troops or border
police of the countries involved have been care
full to remain on the right side of their own
boundaries. 1t is quite another matter when
even the mOSC un1lLeQ INVASION is mounted
by a military unit and it is hardly an adequate
excuse for Israeli spokesman to cite "provoca-
tions" and "lost patience" as justification for
the incurSions into Jordan.
Actually, the time seems close at hand when
a complete review and some new effort must be
undertaken to establish better basis for Arab
Israeli coexistence than the present armiStice
terms The fact that Israel's boundaries are
established only through armistice definitions,
with which no one appears satisfied, has been
a source of continuing trouble It was primarily
for the purpose of giving greater authority"
to these frontiers that Britain, France and the
United States issued their joint declaration of
May, 1850, warning that they would "take ac-
ton, both within and outside the United Ma
tions, to prevent such violation" as now seems
to have occurred.
With the U. N. Security Council taking up
this case today and Syrian complaint against
Israel due for consideration on Thursday, some
resolution of this dangerous Arab-Israeli ten
sion may be in sight
Evening star., 1953-10-19
This and That

in going over problems of others, for he
sees them, at least in part, without
emotion,
In ordinary life. the place of emotion
is that of stepchild.
It has been held down so long by edu-
cation, which breaches the nationality
of life. that it seldom gets the position
it deserves But emotion is the thing
that makes life go around 1t stands
by at birth, through sickness, and at
death.
The pressure of the loving hand is
motivated bv emotion, not reason. We
are creatures of emotion, first and last,
and only now and then get around to
reasoning about things.
Thinking is hard work.
The path of thinking is Strewn with
many failures.
Even that marvellous thinker, H. g.
Wells, missed it sometimes. Once he
said that civilization is race between
education and disaster
That sounded very nice. when he first
said it. but the last so years have shown
that education has fallen down on the
job. or probably never had any chance
to succeed. Wells thought, and we all
thought, that when people were better
educated, they would be better. but
two wars since 1918 have demonstrated
that education just makes many per-
sons meaner, and gives them greater
opportunity. 4
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Reward for q Peace PIun

This is a report of recent evidence
showing an amazing seven years of
failure by all United Nations govern
mentS to make any proposal which
carries out the declarations of their
own rulers for universal national dis
armament and an international force
able to prevent atomic and all other
war.
It follows an offer published in The
Sunday Star of July IL, 1853 of
reward of $1,000 offered by me for a
copy of any such proposal ever made
in the United Nations.
This offer and two reports Of such
failure were delivered July II, 1853
to the Offices of the President, Secre-
tary of State and twenty of the highest
officials in charge of any such proposal
if ever made. Included in the offer were
all the stats and employees Of these
officials and of the British and French
foreign Offices and embassies here.
At the same time sent to all Of them
photographs of original United Nations
documents which revealed the failing
proposals which would actually allow
all kinds of war.
Before this, June q, 1853, had
sent the President, Secretary of State
Dulles and the British and French for
eign secretaries advance information
of the two reports on this seven-year
failure entitled "Three-Power Double
Dealing on World Peace Enforcement"
and asked for any suggestions or
changes. None was received.
The reward still stands. shall send
the same offer to various national and
international leaders and their en-
ployes and staffs. The reward would be
paid to the first one of them who sends
me a copy of any such proposal made
up to this date for such strong enough
international force and enough national
disarmament to prevent any great war.
Ewing Cockrell.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Understood Promise

These foWer bulbs cypress no boasttul
pride
That sprinotime loneliness Is theirs
to giUe
Inert they lie. their ,Drinkled bodies
hide
A destiny to make and gladly nUe.
The autumn earth accepts Nth equal
lack
These liStless bulbs, these rett0ee'
from frost,
Without a hint that time WiH render
/. back
The pulsing liueliness they each hare
lost.
In dormant unreSponsivenesS they lie.
The bulbs. the earth, a formula for
bloom,
Till, touched by spring, they Uerddnrry
deny
That they haze known the taste OF
ioi1tter gloom
And, drGUin0 strength from Natures
cedSeleSS store,
Outrun By far the promises they bore.
Florence Pedigo Jonsson
Evening star., 1953-10-19

judicious exercise of the power of state
unhampered by meddling. panty wasted
societies and committees. and put the
delinquients, for period commensurate
with their vandalism, into some or
ganization properly supervised and kept
apart from the stigma of the prison,
and devoted entirely to constructive
effort. This might be the solution.
There could be nothing wrong with
an organization along the lines of the
Civilian Conservation Corps which. with
all it's faults, did many good jobs which
stand as monuments to it's worth.
Evening star., 1953-10-19

Governor General, we learn, has pro-
hibited strikes among communication,
transport, shipping and harbor workers
all this by fiat--and he has the pow
er to arrest without warrant, to search
any person, building or vehicle, and
to censor radio and press
But these are the order OF basic
facts on which The Star is able to find
the British action commercially
firm"
One can almost see such reasoning
In a Star editorial of 1776 indorsing
the commercially firm" policies Of
George III and Lord North: THE col
onies in North America axe Of vital
strategic Importance to England and
her allies. Their pine and oakum are
the very fabric of the Royal Navy which
has guarded our shores from the men,
acing visitations of French agressors. "
Sometimes one is forced to wonder
whether The Star really believes in
freedom, or only in the security Of
knowing that all over the world there
are nice placid peoples happily work.
ing for the benign. albeit distant, own
erS of the shirts on their backs
James H. Heller.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Associated Press Photo

The upsurge Of delinquency and van
dalism in and around our public schools
is potent ammunition for traditional
enemies of public education, and they
may be expected to make capital of it
when it suits their devious purposes.
If the already large percentage of taxes
devoted to public education was pro-
gressively swelled by a rising tide Of
vandalism, the burden of it might ex-
ceed its value in the opinions Of the
voters. Let us see that this does not
Thoughtful.
Evening star., 1953-10-19

tional community is shown by the finding OF
the Presidents committee that the rehabilitated
group increases its earnings so that it repays
the public investment in them fourfold through
income tax remittances! President Eisenhower
himself may have had that fact in mind when
recently he said: "Our Nation can Ill afford
to lose the productive power and the talents
of those who are idle today because they are
disabled We need them as active, productive
citizens"
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Questions and Answers

The Stars reader can get the ansYer to any
question OF fact by writing The Evening star
Information Bureau. 1900 street n.ws Wash
for return postage.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
British Guiunu Trouble

Certainly some one will want to COM
mend The Star for the forthrightness
of it's October IA editorial on British
Guiana. The position of the editorial
seems to be taken without equivocation:
The proper limits of self government
for peoples emerging from colonial
status are the sense of harmony and
security which they give the great
powers. which should take away what
they have given if the natives become
unruly or displeasing.
So far as can be gathered from the
news which The Star has carried on
recent events in British Guiana, Dr.
Jagan and his party have been guilty of
the following transgressions: Hanging
pictures of Stain; quoting Marx; seek
ing to install law similar to our own
National Labor Relations Act in that
it requires employers to bargain with
unions chosen by a majority of the
workers in collective bargaining unit;
and advocating full self-government.
How far democracy is removed from
the condition of the British Guianese
is suggested by a news article which
ironically appeared on the same day
and opposite The Star editorial. The
Evening star., 1953-10-19
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

LoE return postage
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What was the original occupation
Of William A. Levitts, the creator Of the
mass housing projects named Levitts-
town on Long Island and in Pennsyl-
vania?-G. w. T.
A. The elder LevittS forsook the law
about 20 years ago to start building
houses. Associated with him are two
sons.
@. Is lignum vitae the heaviest wood
known?-J. L. o.
A. No. A species of lignum vitae ma
tive to Puerto Rico sometimes weighs
as much as IS pounds cubic foot, yet
even harder and heavier is the que
bracho. or "ax breaker" of South Amer
lea which may weigh up to 81 pounds.
This maximum is also reached by the
West Indian ebony.
@. What river besides the Nile rises
at the equator and flows into the Tenn
perate Zone?-C. OH.
A. The Nile River of Egypt is the only
one in the world that flows northward
from source near the equator. If this
great river were placed upon a map of
the New World it would reach from
Central America, across the United
States to Canada.
@. BY whom was the name Pakistan
devised?-J. T.
A. The name for the new state is
said to have been invented by group
of Indian students at Oxford IJniVer.
Sity. England. about 80 years ago.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Letters to The Star
Thoughtful.

may letters carry wterS correct names and
addresses. All letters subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-10-19
Democrat to Succeed Tuft

Democrat to Succeed Tuft
David Lawrence's attack on the
appointment of a Democrat to fill
the Senate seat left vacant by the
tragic loss of Senator Taft, an ap-
pointment which he labels "black
mark" on the record of Governor
LauSche of Ohio, raises a pertinent
question:
Would Mr.. Lawrence'S pronounced
political bias ever permit him to write
the same sort of article if Republican
Governor named Republican to fill
the seat of a deceased Democratic Sen
ator-a phenomenon that is known to
have occurred from time to time?
Specifically, for example, did Mr..
Lawrence rise in comparable wrath on
October IA, 1949 when the Republican
Governor of Idaho, at that time c. A.
Robins, appointed Republican to. fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Bert H. Miller, Democrat?
Did Mr.. Lawrence protest that the
people of Idaho who had demonstrated
they wanted a Democrat to represent
them IN the Senate were being denied
that privilege by the act of Republi-
can Governor? -
If he had written such an article at
that time, would he have cared to add
the further comment that, whereas the
late Senator Miller had defeated the
incumbent Senator Dworshak in No.
vember the previous year. by vote of
100000 to 103,868, the Republican
Governor nevertheless turned right
around and sent back to the Senate
the very man whom the Idaho voters
had just repudiated at the polls? Would
Mr.. Lawrence consider this an even
"blacker mark" against the record of
Idaho Republicans?
Or does it just depend whose foot
the shoe is on, Mr.. Lawrence?
R.S.VP.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
USO HOstesses
attend Red Cross
Hospital Party

Junior Hostesses met at the USO
Noes Club Tuesday evening to
drive to the Red Cross directed
dance and party at the U. S. Ma
val Hospital in cars provided by
volunteers, Mrs. Vernon Albury,
Miss Christina Sanchez, Miss Eu-
genia Nicola, Miss Cleo Rosam
and Miss Annette Jean. ARC Re-
creation Director Martha L. Peters
was in charge of the program.
Music for dancing in the Red
Cross Recreation room was pro-
vided by courtesy of Musicians
Locals No. 202. Norman Kranich's
Orchestra played from 8 to 10
o'clock for ambulatory patients
and their visitors.
Cookies and cold drinks were
provided by USO Noes. and de-
licious home made brownies were
contributed by Miss Jean.
Senior Hostesses who served as
chaperones included Mrs. Albury,
Miss Nicola and Mrs. Alma La
fitte.
Junior hostesses present includ-
ed Lou and Jean Albury, Meta
and Dolores Valdez, Bobbie Mar
Gus, Annette Johnson, Isolina Ca-
sanova, Yolanda and Dora Garcia,
Christina Sanchez, Bobbie Vincent,
Kathleen Cummings, and Cleo Ro-
sam.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

Of lily Of the valley. A three
by q miniature bride and groom.
The room was decorated in while
gladioli. Fern was placed on the
mantel piece and white chrysthan-
themums graced the entire home.
The bride was graduated from
high school in Tallahassee and at
tended Florida State University
where she was q member of Gam
ma Phi Beta, social sorority.
The groom is a graduate of the
Key West High School and attend
ed the University Of Florida for
two years before joining the Air
Force.
The happy couple spent a honey
moon in Miami, Florida. The
brides travelling costume was a
green and white checked suit with
dainty white nylon blouse, black
accessories and a bridal corsage
Of fresia and lilies of the valley
Out Of town guests included the
brides family from Tallahassee,
the groom's family from Key
West, Miss Margaret Valero oil
lamps. Miss Kathleen Veal Of
Tallahassee. Mrs. william Duke
and Miss Bobby Jean Hartsfield
Of Tallahassee and Miss Joyce SUI
Der Of Greensboro, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
Orchids In Bloom Needed For Display
At Flower Show Opening This Sat.

The Annual Flower Show by the Key West Garden
Club at pn- Saturday February &c. the Eks Club
has received national acclaim beauty and interest
and live to that reputation year.
orchids needed for the orchid display Anyone having
bloom which they want to show may calling 2-6096
The section of artistic arrangements always
populr of the show and variety
color Gene Otto is IN charge the twelve shadow
that will be exhibited They the
still life painting and range in theme from antique
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

mere Will De tWenty-SlA mlnla--
ture shadow boxes with Mrs. Lee
Goddard as chairman, A bridal
bouquet will form the centerpiece
of this exhibit which is designed
on a wedding theme. Small ar
engagements will be suitable for
anniversary settings and include
designs in copper, porcelain, crys-
tai, silver and many other kinds of
containers.
Mrs, Gene Otto is chairman of
the display of place settings which
is always popular with flower show
visitors. Included in this years ex-
hibit are: Formal French Lunch
con Table Mrs. Everett Winter,
Oriental Table DR.. and Mrs.
Aubrey Hamilton, Modern Dinner
Table Mrs. Irving Duke. Vene-
tan Luncheon Table Mrs. H. j.
Steinbreder, Silver Anniversary
Table Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dick
son, Fish Supper Table Mrs. c.
M. Downey, Breakfast Table :
Mrs. Joseph 10th and Hawaiian
Table Mrs. Joe L. Bettinger.
The arrangements of flowers in
shell containers is chairmaned by
Mrs. VIM. Ford and Mrs. Joseph
10th. A new feature of the exhibit
is being introduced the scientific
names of the shells will be given.
Mrs. Edward Bayiy is in charge
of the dried material display. This
includes artistic arrangements Of
dried green plants, driftwood and
sea-weed.
Many other beautiful arrange
ments are to be shown. Mrs. Carl
Bervaldi and Mrs. Hollon Berval.
di are chairman of the tropical
floral arrangements. Rose arrange
ments are being planned by Mrs.
H. E. Galley. Mrs. John Butler is
in charge of the miniature floral
arrangements. The fruit and v"~'-
table arrangements (for men only)
ere being SUPERVISED by ueU. oe
Renna.
March /, 2 and 8 the Flower
Show will be open from 10 q. m.
to 10 p. m.
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Coming EUenis
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY TO-

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26-
Astronomy Club, meeting at IL.
20 Won Phister Street, s pm.
CAP Cadets. Key West High
Auditorium, 1880 pm.
Navy Wives Bowling League,
Pm. N. S. Also open bowling
Key West Lions. meeting. $50
pm. at Lions Den. Seminary
st.
Monroe County Hospital Won.
ans Auxiliary Sewing group,
ct hospital. 2 pm.
Handicraft group. every Thurs.
day, second floor library,
Naval Station.
Ceramic Classes, / to 4 pm,
West Martello Art School,
County Beach.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81
Fern Chapter, No. q o. E. S.,
Scottish Rite Temple, 8 pm.
Old Fashioned hymn sing and
fellowship program, Poinciana
Baptist Church, $3.50 pm.
Landscape (any medium) and
beginners classes, 10 am. to !
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