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Evening star., 1953-03-21
TokeMyWord forIt
By Fronk Colby

Alice: Please define and pro-
nounce the word macabre.-
j. M.
A. The word macabre suggests
gruesomeness; deathliness. as in
danse macabre, "the dance OF
death" The English pronuncla-
ton is muh-KAH-ber.
Braeburn: What is the origin
of ION the fence?"-E. B.
| A. A man who sits on fence
can with equalSeaSe jump down
on either side. AS James Russell
expressed it (the Bigelow pa
perS.
"A kind o. hangin' round and
Settin' on the fence,
Till Providence pinted how to
jump
An save the most expense"
Toledo: I've wanted to write
you for a long time. but as I
have so little education I didn't
want you to know how ignorant
I am. I sure would like to know
how to pronounce faux pas,
though.-Grandma M.
A. Bless your heart. grandma! |!
I'd rather hear from you than
from a whole county of college
professors. This column has only
one purpose-to be Of service to
those who need counsel. If every
one spoke and wrote correctly,
nobody would read this column,
and then where would I be?
Faux pas is a French word
meaning "a false step; an offense
against social custom" Faux is
identical with the English word.
foe. Do not pronounce the "x. a"
Pas rhymes approximately with
bah" Do not pronounce the
IS" Correct: foe PAH.
This weeks leather medal goes
to the novelist who said of her
heroine: She had an old hat C.
the back of her head which was
her grandmother's."
! distributed by McNausht Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Natures Children

plants grow wild over vast area
of arid and semi-arid land in
Mexico they must be hand
picked.
The processing of istle fibers
offers cash income to many ma
tives. The harvesting and proc
essing of the fibers is identical.
The central bud is removed by
means of an iron ring with a
four foot handle. When the ring
is slipped over the bud it is given
q quick, decisive jerk which
breaks it of, leaving only the
nucleus of another bud. The
edges of the leaves are stripped
to remove the bordering spines.
The next step is to remove the
pulp from the leaves by scraping
with q blunt knife or piece Of
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Two Yoke Bandits Rob
Visitor. Is. of Billfold

A pair of yoke bandits robbed
a 75-year-old visitor to Washing
ton last night, police were told.
Joseph Caufield of Hudson
Heights. N. j., said two colored
men accosted him in front of
1851 Clay street NE, where he
is visiting, grabbed him and took
his billfold containing $50.
Closson E. johnson, "a, col
ored, of AIS Fifth street NE.
reported that a colored man beat
and robbed him of $19 while he
was walking near his home at
2:05 am. today. The aSSailant
fled through the Stewart Junior
High School grounds.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Mexico's Fibers.

Mexico is blessed with an un-
usually generous variety of fiber
producing plants. She has been
credited with making notable
contributions since ancient times
to the development Of uses for
fibers. Our good-neighbor policy
has, Of course, been rewarding.
Among the important fibers is
the istle, a hard, tough fiber OBJ
tanned from certain species Of
two unrelated families-the lily
and the amaryllis. From these
so-called Tampico fibers United
States importers make upholstery
tow. brushes, rope. twine, bag
ging and cordage.
Since all Of the istle- oducini
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Police Corporal S Death
Ruled Suicide by Coroner

The death of a police cor
poral who received a bullet
wound in the head during a
tissle Wednesday at No. 8 Pre-
cinct has been ruled a suicide
by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald.
The ruling came in the death
Of Corpl. Raymond Evans. Police
said the corporal shot himself
through the head as Sergt. Ar
thur Keene tried to wrest the
gun from him. The shooting
occurred after Corpl. Evans had
been suspended. along with two
fellow officers, on charges of i'm
proper handling of impounded
whisky. Sergt. Keene was shot
in the left hand in the struggle
over the gun.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
By LiIIion Cox Athey

amount coming to America.
Recently Mexico has been
stressing the Importance Of ex-
porting dressed and not crude
fibers to meet foreign demand.
More cheap labor can be kept
employed at home among those
who are skillful In working the
fibers. and better prices are re-
ceived for the dressed f1bers.
Mexico established a state
controlled organization known as
La Forestal, F.CL. Production Of
the fiber and its processing for
the export market. There was o
small tax imposed which is dis
tributed to producers. This is an
other wise step in the way Of
encouraging fiber manufacture
and exporting.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
A One-Minute Test of You
NeWS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
BY Tom Henry

1. BLAST-Why did more
Americans than ever before
see the recent atomic tests
staged at Yucca Flat, New?
2. VETS-How old is the
average American veteran?
8. GUEST-What famous
Chinese woman was enter
tained at tea by President
and Mrs. Eisenhower last
week?
4. DOWNED-What top
ranking basketball team
suffered it's first defeat of
the season by losing to Min
nesota?
5. QUOTE - Who said:
"As Stain dies, Gen. EiSen-
hover, the man who liber-
ated Western Europe, has
become President of our
great republic. with a pres
tige unmatched in his
tory?
Answers:
/. Three TV networks
televised the explosion. 2.
Almost SO; ages of ex-
servicemen range from un-
der 18 to Ill. 3. Nine.
Chang Kai-Shek, wife of
the Chinese Nationalist
President. 4. Indiana Uni
versity. 5. Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles.
Tom Henry'S "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in
THIS WEEK Magazine with
The Star.
Evening star., 1953-03-21

wood. The cleaned fiber is next
secured to a piece of wood and
dried in the sun.
Dried istle fibers are arranged
in bundles and marketed by
truck or in the more inaccessible
regions by burro.
The United States and Europe
import great quantities Of crude
istle. You may have a whiSk-
broo NOR bath brush made OF
these tough fibers.
Mexico manufactures many
products from istle flbers for
home use.s This is a spare-time
industry in the home and most
of the productions are used To-
cally. But a surprising number
Of articles are exported to South
and Central America with a small
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Contract Bridge
By E0sIey BIockwood
washington. D G
SATURDAY, MARCH 21. 1063

By E0sIey BIockwood
With fine hand and an excel
lent spade At, Mr.. Dale correctly
jumped his partners spade open
ing rather than show his dia-
mond suit.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale.)
AA1032
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WEST EAST
(Mrs. Keen.) CMr. Champion)
At A96
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(Mr. AbeD.
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The bidding:
South West North East
spade Pass 3 3Spades Pass
4 clubs Pass 4diam'dS Pass
4 hearts Pass S hearts Pass
6 spades All pass
Mr.. Abel wanted to test slam
possibilities but the hand was
not ideally suited to the use of
Blackwood convention. In other
words Mr.. Abel was interested in
more than just the number of
aces his partner held. He par
ticularly wished to find out if
Mr.. Dale had the king of hearts
or, possibly, a singleton in either
one of those suits.
Since spades had been eStab-
lished as the suit where the hand
would be played, he showed his
cheapest ace with a bid of four
clubs. Mr.. Dale co-operated by
showing the ace of diamonds. Mr..
Abel now showed first round con-
troll of hearts and Mr.. Dale's bid
of five hearts said he had a
second round control-either the
king or a singleton.
With this information, Mr..
Abel felt the slam was an odds
on chance. The king of clubs
was opened and Mr.. Abel won
with the ace. He took two
rounds of trumps and then went
into a trance concerning the play
of diamonds. If Mrs. Keen had
the king. he could f1nesse the
queen and pitch his club loser on
the ace. If Mr.. Champion had
the king, it could be ruffed out
and again the club loser could be
discarded.
After long thought, Mr.. Abel
f1nessed the queen and Mr..
Champion won with the king and
led a club for the setting trick.
Actually, the slam could have
been made no matter who had
the king of diamonds. Mr.. Abel
should have led the ace of dia-
monds first, then the queen. If
Mr.. Champion covered with the
king, obviously his troubles
would have been over. If the
queen was not covered, the right
play was to drop the four of
clubs on the trick. Again, the
hand would have been cold for
Six-odd as two hearts from the
closed hand could now be dis
carded on the two good dia-
mondS remaining on the board.
Copyright 1853. General Features Corp)
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Word Game
Find 81 or more words in
ET,EPHANT-

meaning, 1.-The largest land ami
NAL" Average is 40; time limit.
35 minutes.
Rules of the game-1. Words must be
of four or more letters. .. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS" such as bats" cats" aie not used
3. Only one form of a word is used
4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to NERVELESS.
nerves.. neve, never, ness, elves, else.
eleven, eSSe, even, ever, reels, reeve,
revels, yeers, vessel, verss. veneer, leers.
lessen. lenses, levee. levers, lees, seen,
seer, sere, serene, sever seven. severe,
selves. sense, serves. sleeves, sneer.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
The Frontiersman
Ski Club Planning
 Skiers Warm-Up Hut

Members of the Matanuska Ski club have started preliminary work on their anticipated warm up hut to be located in the Little Susitna area.
 Members of the club this week made an appeal for scrap lumber and building materials. In addi- ton to the warm-up hut, com fort station is needed and housing for the tow motor will have to be built. Anyone having scrap build ing materials who would donate them to the club is asked to con tact Joe Gallant.
 The hut will be so constructed that one wall will have windows its entire width, facing the ski hill, to afford spectators view of the skiers.
 Another work party will be scheduled within short time and all members are urged to plan to attend and help with the con- Struction program, planned to be completed before snow fall.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
AOM E MAKERS CLUB
 NOTES
HouesteaderS

The Homesteaders met on Aug ust 12 at Lee Wetherbee's, Mile Fl, Glenn Highway. Plans for our entry booth for the Fair were discussed, also for the booth for sale of home made articles. The location of the booth on the Fair grounds will be announced through the Council newsletter Our club hopes many articles will be brought in for sale.
 Since project leaders were not available for the meeting on Draperies and Home Furnishings, we enjoyed an account of our president Jean O'Neill's recent trip to Mccarthy and Kennecott. It was like a journey into the past to learn of the many sights she saw.
 Pot luck lunch was served.
 Our next meeting will be at Cam Fancher' on September g.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
NEW BABIES
Hutchins

Hutchins
 MT. and Mrs. Albert HutchlngS are parents of their tenth child, a son, born at Valley Hopital August 5. The little boy has been named Timothy John and weigh ed six pounds, eight ounces at birth. MT. Hutchings is welder.
 Heddles
 MT. and Mrs. Ronald Heddles are parent of their first child, a son, who was born August 6 at Valley Hopital. He has been named Lawrence Dean and weighed even pounds, eight ounces at birth. MT. Heddles is a Valley farmer. Mrs. Heddles taught in the Palmer School this past year.
 Luster
 MT. and Mrs. John Luster of Chickaloon are parents of their seventh child. A daughter, weigh ing seven pounds, IA ounces was born at Valley Hospital on Au- gust 10. MT. Luster is self-em- ployed as a game-guide and trap per.
 Smith
 A son, weighing six pounds, 14 ounces, was born to MT. and Mrs. Waldo Smith of Sutton on August 6 at Valley Hospital. He is their first child and has been named Michael Scott. Mir Smith
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
Aid 10 Children
 Funds Are Cut 2O%

This month, all people receiv- ing an Aid to Dependent Children grant were notified by the De partment of Public Welfare that in September their assistance will be reduced by 20 per cent. Tt is unfortunate" said Henry A. Harmon, director of the depart ment, that it is necessary to make this reduction" He explain ed that the amount of money ap- propriated by the Legislature for this type of assistance fell far short of the departments request and that to carry the program on for the remainder of the bien-
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
ANCHORAGE COUPLE EXCHANGE WEDDING VOWS

Dora Evans of Mountain View and Jim Keefe of Elmendorf were united in marriage August 16 in Palmer. U. s. Commissioner Dorothy B. Saxton officiated at the double-ring ceremony.
 A reception was held at the Butte following the ceremony. Keefe is a construction inspector for B-J-L at Elmendorf.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20

nium, the reduction was neces- Sary.
 What the reduction in payment really means is that a mother and two children who had been allow ed $90.00 now will receive $72.00. It means that some 2,200 or more
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20
is a service station operator.

is a service station operator.
 Pippel
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Pippel are receiving congratulations on the birth of their third child and son, Anthony James, born at Valley seven pounds, four ounces at Hospital August 16. He weighed birth.
 MT. and Mrs. Pippel conduct the Kay Pippel Insurance Com pany in Palmer.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20

Bill Wallace, publisher of The Milepost, was a Valley visitor this week gathering material for the 1854 issue of his popular high way guide.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20

Alaskan children will receive help inadequate to meet thelr basic requirements of food clothing and shelter.
The frontiersman., 1953-08-20

FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
 ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Maryland Alumni
Stage Four-Sport
Program Toniqht

They are serving sports hash
at 1880 o'clock tonight at the
University of Maryland.
Besides a basketball game be-
tween the schools present team
and one made up of alumni,
wrestling, boxing and gymnastics
also are on the program.
The affair is sponsored by the
alumni IN" club. Admission will
be so cents, with proceeds going
to the clubs scholarship fund.
Maryland's basketball team,
winner of three of four games
on the road. will be making its
first appearance at home. On
the opposing team will be such
former Maryland stars at Lee
Brawley, Bozie Berger, Don
Moran, Tom Connolly, Frank
Fellows. Moe Levin, Bucky and
Bernie Busher and George
Knepley.
The boxing program will in
clude five matches involving
members of the present Mary
land team. Also there will be
three matches involving former
Maryland boxing stars. The
highlight will be a battle be-
tween Andy Quattrocchi and
George CARRIER.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Too Good for Veeck to Take
Trade of McDermott Recalls
Big Swap Killed by Suspicion

the farm clubs. He's still only "a
years old just kid"
Most baseball men feel that
Jensen doesn't pull the ball
enough to make a shambles out
of that left-f1eld wall in Fenway
Park and that Boston had
decimated it's mound staff be-
yond repair in time to make a
bid for the 1854 flag.
But it's an i'll wind. etc. The
White Sox wound up with Trucks
and he kept them in the pennant
race, the Tigers acquired Boone
and AberS and Immediately be-
came better team, while the In
dians and Browns failed to i'm
prove their positions.
The White Sox are still look
ing for a third baseman and
would give a pretty" for Boone.
(See CARMICHAEL, Page C-3D
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Crovoth, Badly Hurt in Crash,
Undergoes Lung Operation

Trojans had lost to their bitter
city rival. UCLA, $50. While
Southern California athletic Off
cials stood behind him, the
alumni demanded and got his
job.
Cravath served for a time as a
racing official at Santa Anita
Park before moving with his
family to Ell Centro. The Cra-
vaths have two daughters.
In a magazine article this fall,
Cravath aroused much debate
with piece entitled, 1.-The
Hypocrisy of College Football" 4"
1t deplored recruiting and prose-
lyting practices, things in which
Cravath candidly admitted hav-
ing been participant. but
which he argued was something
most coaches deteSted.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Nohe Dame Honors Sooners
Iowa Official Praises Irish
In Rehosh of Game at Banquet
BY the Associoted Press

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec.
10.-Paul Brechler, University
of Iowa athletic director, said,
There has been no Iowa COM
plant" about the manner in
which Notre Dame gained it's
14-14 tie, as he praised the Irish
at the annual civic banquet
honoring the football team here
last night.
Brechler, touching on Notre
Danes race with the clock to
score touchdowns at the end of
the second and final quarters of
the game, said, "The thing
greatly overlooked was that
within the allotted time and &C
cording to the rules, Notre Dame
scored touchdowns to tie"
Commenting on Coach Forest
Evashevski's remarks at a
student rally-the coach was
quoted as saying, How come
we got gypped at Notre
Dame?" ?"-Brechler said it was
an unfortunate choice of words.
He intimated it was a jocular
remark, not official sentiment.
Coach Frank Leahy reiterated
that it was "the greatest team
I've been associated with"
The Rev. Edmund P. Joyce,
executive vice president of Notre
Dame, said "Notre Dame finds
itself in the unenviable position
of having every opponent strain
ing to topple it. But Notre
Dame withstood every test and
emerged undefeated after 10
strenuous games against the
finest opposition in the land"
Father Joyce added that the
tie with Iowa was a memorable
demonstration of GOODNESS under
fire, the hallmark of a cham
pion."
Father Joyce also urged uni
versities themselves to establish
safeguards against athletic
abuses because of a growing at
titude that intercollegiate foot
ball should be abolished.
Dan Shannon and Paul Matz,
junior ends from Chicago, were
named co-captains of the 1854
Irish.
An all-opponent team also was
announced at last nights dinner
and the Irish players voted
Oklahoma as their toughest op-
ponent of the season. The Soon
ers were chosen by slight mar
gin over Iowa. Notre Dame de-
feated Oklahoma, 1921.
Twelve all-opponent players
were named, three each from
Evening star., 1953-12-10
BY the Assoc,oted Press

! CALEXICO, Calf, Dec. 10
jeff Cravath, former football
coach at the University of
Southern California, underwent
an emergency operation on his
right lung early today. The
lung had been punctured in a
traffic accident.
Cravath's physician, who
wouldn't permit use of his name,
said a tracheotomy was per-
formed to open the bronchial
tube into the lung, which had
become clogged with fluid. A
drainage tube was inserted.
The doctor said, "It was touch
and go for a while" and that
Cravath remains in critical con-
dition.
The former coach was rushed
to Calexico Hospital after a truck
collision few miles west of here
yesterday. His injuries included
brain conclusion and multiple
rib fractures in addition to the
lung puncture.
He had shown some improve
ment last night and. although
in a semicoma, was able to rec
| ognize his wife Peggy and a few
friends.
The surgery was decided on
after he began to have trouble
breathing. the doctor said.
Cravath. so. retired from
coaching IN 1850 and came to
nearby Ell Centre more than a
year ago to engage in the cattle
and produce business.
He coached his alma mater,
Southern California, from 1912
through 1850. when he was
forced by alumni to resign-with
two years left on his contract.
He previously coached at Denver
University and the University of
San Francisco.
Cravath's pickup truck COL
lided with an asphalt dump
truck on Highway Ill and he
was hurled onto the pavement.
The other driver. Henry C. Glib
son of Ell Centro. was not hurt.
The coach guided the Trejans
into four Rose Bowl games, win
ming over the University of
Washington in an all-Pacific
Coast Conference wartime game
in 1914, and over Tennessee the
next year. His teams lost to
Alabama in 1916 and to a mighty
Michigan team in 1948.
It was a bitter Cravath who
left Southern California during
the Christmas holidays of 1850.
Just few weeks earlier his play
ers had carried him triumphant
ly off the field at Los Angeles
Coliseum after a surprise 81
victory over Notre Dame.
The week before, however, the
Evening star., 1953-12-10
By John P. Carmichael

CHICAGO, Dec. lot was
getting near the June Is trading
deadline of 1858. The Cleveland
Indians weren't getting too much
hitting or pitching in their bid
to catch the Yankees. The st.
Louis Browns weren't getting
much of anything, including at
tendance at home.
So a deal was cooked up. 1t
would have been the biggest one
of the campaign. Pitcher Vir-
gil Trucks, Outf1elder Vic WertZ
and Catcher Clint Courtney of
the Browns we're going to Cleve-
land for Outf1elderS Dale Mitch
ell and Larry Dolby, plus In
fielder Ray Boone and Pitchers
Cliff Abers and Bob Chakales.
The swap, it is understood
was killed by Bill Veeck, then
president of the Browns, who
inquired: What's the matter
has Dolby broken a Lego"
There was a similar reaction
to the trade of Maurice McDer-
mott and Tom Umphlett by Bos-
ton for Jackie Jensen of Wash
ington the other day. Folks
asked one another: Whats the
matter did McDermott lose
his left arm?"
Steve O'Neill. who used tC
manage the Red Sox and now
handles the Phillies, is cautious
person in thought and word. But
even he said: I'D have to say
that Washington appears to have
made the better deal. McDer-
mott is just finding himself and
he's a good hitter to boot"
Was he hard to handle?
''Naw." said Steve. You know
he never was a boy. At is he
signed into the Red Sox system
and was thrown among men on
Evening star., 1953-12-10

(See SENATORS. Page C-30