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KnowIond Stirs Up Controversy on U. N.

AS firm supporter Of the u. N.
and believer in the u. N, with
revised charter. as one, If not the only,
way to a true world peace, generally
question those who advocate United
States withdrawal from the q. N. They,
in turn. usually have a number Of rea-
sons, large and small. I do not need
to ask for reasons now. Senators john
son and Knowland feel that Red China's
entrance into the u. N. is reason enough
for our withdrawal. However, would
like to ask them this one question:
What do they think the purpose Of
the United Nations is? Do they be-
lieVe 1t is an effort by the peoples Of
the world to work out their common
problems? Do they believe it is meet
ing place which provides the oppor-
tunity for these peoples to discuss
their problems? Do they believe it is
serious endeavor to keep the world
from the horror of World War III?
Or, do they believe it is merely game
and we should take our ball, or funds.
and go home II the gang invites some
one whom we don't like into the game?
If they feel that Red China should
not be admitted into the U. N, as
most Americans do. let them fight
against it now; but. if she is admitted,
let them think little before they are
SO foolish as to try to ALLEVIATE us from
the worlds one working attempt to
bring peace.
Martha Bicking.
4
The strength and courage Of our
forefathers, who fought for freedom
and the right to worship God. is being
echoed once again throughout the Ma
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Eastman Centennial

The Nation today observes the centen-
NAL of the birth of George Eastman, "father
OF modern photography" and philanthro-
piSt OF high distinction. Biographical die
tionaries refer to him as "the inventor of
the Kodak" but his claims to fame by no
means are limited to that achievement. He
was an artist of sort from the start of his
career, and he wanted to make cameras by
the million in order to bring esthetic pleas
ure to great numbers of people, Similarly,
he was scientist, and he Systematically
strove to apply Photographic techniqueS to
medicine, surgery and other humane ex-
emplif1cationS of organized common
sense" A bachelor whose life was dominated
by devotion to his mother, he used his
wealth to endow enterprises of education,
music and drama as well as hospitals and
dispensaries.
But Mr.. Eastman is not adequately de-
scribed by mere recital of what he was
and what he did. His life was complex and
not easily comprehended. Like Lewis Car
roll, he had an inpish sense OF wit that may
be clue to a secret sorrow. Portraits of
him suggest the same peculiar reserve
shyneSS, an untold and unreliable suffering
With friends he was unreservedly congenial,
yet nobody seems to have known him in
timately.
Perhaps the key to George Eastman
might be found in the conflict between OPP
timism and pessimiSm which has character
lied many other successful men. He marked
in his copy of the "Meditations Of Marcus
Aurelius" the words: Short then is the
time which every man lives and small the
nook of the earth where he lives; and short
too the longest poSthumouS fame. J" On
March IA. 1882, he decided that his work
was finished and gave up the struggle The
commemoration of his hundredth birthday
anniversary will be useful If it reminds liv-
ing men that all men need fellow feeling.
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Letters to The Star.
Denocritus.

they are busy with football games and
the World Series And in the winter
they are either away skiing or else
screen television sets.
"Comrade, beg you, please tell me
how / can let them know just how
oppressed they really are" L. L.
Prison Population
A recent story stated that the Federal
prison population was at an all-time
high of 20.163."
How can this be an "all-time high?
If the annual reports put out by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons can be be-
lieved, the average number of Federal
prisoners since 1881 has fiuctuated be-
tween 10000 plus and $4,000 plus, ex-
cept for the years 1934-1935. During
all this time these prisoners were taken
care of in less number of Federal penal
institutions than exist today.
Is this propaganda to make certain
officials believe that certain other Off
Gals are indispensable for the proper
operation of our present Sordid Federal
prison and parole system?
For Truth.
Editors note: The current figure
of 20,163 means those held in jails
under the direct jurisdiction of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 1882,
the last year of prohibition, it is true
there were 26,591 Federal prisoners,
but some 10000 of them, though
Federal cases, were in local jails.)
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ton by Senator Knowland OF Cali
fornia.
Our great Nation, SO long manacled
with the useless chains of diplomacy.
is about to be set free to pursue a
fight fire with-f1re" policy. 1t is long,
long overdue!
We have soft-soaped the enemy
with diplomatic pleasantries until our
eyes are blinded by the sting. We
have been led like innocent lambs to
the slaughter time and time again. and
we go back for more!
We have swallowed the bitter pill of
bluff and rebuff until we can no longer
bear the poison that we self admins
tered by our HOMECOMING and playing
"yes-man" to the Kremlin.
We have polished the apple so vigor-
ouSly and so long, only to find that we
have rubbed it down to the wormy core
DiSmayed, we find that all the United
Nations has accomplished is giving
the Russians stranglehold on world
policy making. 1t has acted as a
glorif1ed stalemate, which has allowed
Russia to build and arm itself as a
powerful world-aggressor.
ISolationiSm? There can be no such
thing, even If we are successful in with
drawing from the U.N. Have no fear.
When our So-called friends" and "al-
lies" see the handwriting on the wall
and know that we mean business for
change, they will scurry to join the
United States in an Asian pact that will
put even the fear of God in the bloody,
ruthless hearts of the men in the
Kremlin.
Senators Knowland, Johnson, McCar-
ran and others who join together to
fight admission of Red China to the
U. N. are the men who make us swell
with pride at our heritage.
Jean L. Connolly.
Pretty soon the American press will
begin crying about Senator Knowland
and Senator Lyndon johnson embrace
ing "McCarthyism" because they both
agreed recently that "the grave prob
lens in foreign and defense policies
which confront our Nation" must be
viewed by us as Americans and not
as partiSanS."
A carryover from the dictatorial days
OF the New Deal and the Fair Deal.
and strongly favored by the present
Eisenhower administration, is the fact
that it is some kind of a mortal sin
to be pro-Anerican. Be pro-British or
pro-Red China, or pro-India, or pro-
Soviet - but, never, never be pro-
American!
In the debate that followed the
minority leaders approval of the ma
jority leaders demand for reappraisal
of American foreign policy, handful
of unimportant but always heard SEN
ators gave of with speeches that seem
to follow the other track. Senators
Morse and Lehman seem more inter-
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Town and Country Friends

The Uary chipmunks ScGmper out OF
sight
When Killyfue and come near thefY
toGH.
Not long from htbernatton, they take
fright
At us. to ,Dhom they sOin be pert By
fall.
Walking sed0tely as tho ladies should
Whom decorous age forbids to run.
We IeaDe the tolDn behind and reach
the rood,
Where birds and brook make music
in the sun.
Ny Irish friend NTH claimant bark
makes k1I0tDr
Her presence. StreakiH0 through the
fddlefern.
She d6slteS on scent-chase Of her oDl.
While made IN the brook till her
return.
DOMINIC our urban mask. TOE leave the
mood
Walking sedately as tUo ladies should.
Bette Cassie liddelI
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persons opposed to the U. N. who want
peace. their opposition should be di-
rected toward making it stronger and
more forceful organization rather than
trying to tear it down.
Robert Tabb Stewart.
i
Bully for Bill Knowland and Lyndon
JohnSoni AS Texan and a Republican,
couldn't feel prouder.
1t is indeed high time that the true
sentiments Of the American people were
voiced by some one in a position df
authority. If John Foster Dulles were
capable of understanding the issues
involved. the Nation today would be in
much better state.
Neville Chamberlain, quite as much
as Adolf Hitler, deserves credit for au-
thoring World War II. The sad fact
remains that good intentions make
neither good politics nor good diplo-
macy.
Were the anglophiles in our execu-
live departments cleaned out, along with
the more obviously subversive pinks
and Reds, the United States of Amer
lea might yet settle down to extricating
itself and its true allies (Spain, Ger
many, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Philip
pines, Japan, Korea, etc. from the
maelstrom of madness into which the
foreign policy of the last 80 years has
plunged us.
] have referred to the Secretary of
State, but President who knows some
thing about something would hardly
be liability. 1t was after all the Pres
ident and not the Secretary who ac-
tually campaigned. and won, promising
a change. We. got it all right. We have
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By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

ton B. p. q Please ncioss three Is, cent? TOR
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Is there less water In the world
than there was formerly, and does this
account for water shortages In many
places?-T. T.
A. There is not less water in the
world. and the quantity falling on the
earth today is about the same as that
which fell centuries ago. The lack of
water in reservoirs is due to many
factors, principally greater use of
water. Mounting population and in
dustrial expansion place heavy demands
on water supply and huge quantities
are needed, not only for drinking. bath
ing and washing, but notably for pro-
ducing power.
@. Where is the native home Of the
piranha, the fish that Is most danger
GUS to mani. s. H.
A. The piranha is found in the rivers
of most sections of Northern and East
ern South America. and ranges all the
way south to Argentina. -Four species
are classed as man-eaters. Theodore
Roosevelt, who encountered these
savage fish in 1913 when he explored
the River of Doubt" in Brazil, first
made them known to the American
people.
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bow to the sky over Texas, all of us must
acclaim this possibility as something that
is good to contemplate especially If we can
be really sure that our race will never be
able to collect enough "negatrons'' to blow
itself up
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Certainly the American people can
and must-learn from history. But
when I see a Republican leader like
Senator Knowland, seconded by few
dim sighted Democrats, threatening to
wreck the U. N. by pulling us out of it,
I wonder how much history his little
group has read. Doesn't any one of
them remember what happened to the
League of Nations? That represented
our best hope for free and peaceful
world generation ago, just as the
q. N. does today. With this very prob
able difference: The U. N. may be our
last chance.
I sincerely hope the great, sensible
majority of the voters in this country
will refuse to let the new isolationists
lead us down the road to universal
destruction.
Democritus.
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Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question
OF fact by writing The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau, 1900 Eye 81. NV, Washins:
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turned in the now-outmoded Korean
type defeat for a brand-new, large,
economy Asia sellout.
E. l., Farman
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
CONTRIBUTED

Eleven enthusiastic Audubon
members of the Monroe County Au
dubon Society returned Monday
December Is from Cuba, tired bu
happy and still thrilled over the
beautiful country they had beer
privileged to see and especially
over the sight of % species f'birds
new to the group seen in four diff
ferent habitats all within easy
walking distance at Jibacoa Beach
in Cuba.
The Key West party was accord
ed the courtesy of visit to Jiba
Goa beach, a privately owned area
through arrangements by Mrs. Kit
~ Mitchell Hill of Havana and
Sr. Florentino Garcia of Jibacoa
Beach.
The group of nine that went by
ferry on December 9 was met al
Cardenas by Mrs. Hill and Sr. Gar
cia with three cars for tranSpor'
tation to Jibac0a.
They drove first to Santa Cruz
del Norte, a three hour trip, ar.
irving at 9 p. m. instead of the
D m. arranged, for dinner at the
Hotel Regina where they were join.
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Kirke
who flew over to Havana and
reached Santa Cruz by bus.
The mayor of Santa Cruz de-
Norte is also the proprietor of the
Hotel Regina and welcomed the
group graciously. Roses garlanded
the long dining table set in an open
porch-like area built out over the
water of little bay. The mayor
topped off the dinner with liqueur
of creme de cacao with milk and
cherry on stick to stir it, with
his compliments.
Sr. Garcia piloted the group over
a country road along the coast tC
Jibacoa and distributed them into
several efficiency units scattered
here and there along hill a few
steps above the beach. The six
women Mrs. Frances Hames, Mrs
Christine Bonney, Miss HiIda Gun
niff, Mrs. Howard Higbie, Mrs
Margaret HUndley and Mrs. Marie
Cobb were housed, to unit, ir
two new efficiency units with
breezeway between them Mr.. Ste
venson and Mr.. and Mrs. G. p
Lawrence were in a house on the
hill above the road and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirke were way up on the
hill facing the sea.
The group was awakened at day.
break the next day by the call OF
the smooth billed ami which is as
common in Cuba as the palm war.
bier is here.
Food and matches had to be
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Gifts For All The Family

santas Christmas stocking might hold large assortment of
household gifts this Such things regerator
dishwasher eezers and laundry gifts the entire
family share.
This they've all got gmmick Dad might help make
home chores lighter with appliance bought with his Christmas
bonus.
Discriminating shoppers will find larger capacity color inside
and the 1855 Freezer have
IS feet One model has cheese
other has snack fe another special rack for frozen juices
Doors from either side down the middle
Copper cooed plastic their beside
traditional awhte appliances There revolving adjustable
and ron-ou shelves
Some have disposabe Innings with special side
racks to hold them Another has special deodozng lamp
Sweeten kitchen Some thaw food cool hot
cakes have facilities for popping deepa frying grdde fry
and stewing Glass doors permit peek the baking
compartment and special eectronc will scorc
foods
Dshwasher in freestandng undecounter models and
mobile types that need installation New washerryer
binaons coloru Some have speedy washing cycles of B
minutes One model has automatic sprinkler clothes
for ironing New dryers have ultra violet lamps give clothes
fresh outdoors odor dryer bell telling when the cycle
plete and buzzer signal when the lint needs cleaning Auto
matte onerS have eecopng clothes bars for hanging Clothes
work leaves tables hermosas that regulate heat each
fabric.-AP Newsfeaures
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Hill for all the trouble they took
to make arrangements at very
short notice and then to join the
group in enthusiastic bird walks.
Key West garden club members
will be interested to know that Mrs.
Hill was one of the main contri-
butors to the book, "Flowering
Plants from Cuban Gardens" and
that she put on a successful TV
show in Cuban for many months
demonstrating Horticulture prac-
tees and flower arranging.
Audubon members will be inter-
eSted to know that Sr. Florentino
Garcia and his wife, Sonora Esth-
er Prat Garcia, are enthusiastic
naturalists, rare in Cuba, and they
are friends of Alexander Sprvnt.
Viva Cuba, Sr. and Sra. Garcia
and Mrs. Hill!
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

AT ELKS' CHARITY BALL-Doug AutY. only brother of
cowboy film star Gene AutrY weknown singer in his
own right will make his first local appearance at the Es
Charity Ball Saturday night The will also
Betty Bardo. champion lasso and Les AureYs
wire and juggling
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Audubon Notes

| OlOuSht Aohi AtAACA ant NChNOA
| (fish, bread, eggs) and from q
small store just outside the chained
and police guarded entrance
t. the area. Spanish speaking
members made it easy for ones
who knew little or no Spanish. Sr
Garcia and Mrs. Hill graciously
helped. Sr. Garcia also used his
car to drive the group around.
Mrs. Esther Prat Garcia joined
the party on Friday and distributed
lists which she had typed, of the
Cuban birds we might see. She also
sent over from her house the only
coffee she had and some bread, SUI
gar and butter for the first break.
fast. The group later shared their
new coffee with her, as all the
coffee in the little store was bought
up.
Sr. Garcia arranged for the
group to see birds in various loca'
tions. starting with the lake and
march and low hills near the sea,
then the beach and then in two
trips in his car to the top of the
some 600 #. hill rising sheer up
from the cottages close to the
beach. The view from the top
was overwhelmingly beautiful.
The coast lay spread out in coves,
bays and limestone cliffs, with
hills and valleys inland. The sea
rivaled the core of the water a.
round our Keys. The landscape
showed the characteristic Cuban
Royal palms dotted here and there
and another tree with huge, pal.
mate leaves which were silvery
white underneath and shimmered
in the breeze.
This tree is the Cuban Umbrella
Tree (Cecropia peltata). From the
top of the hill, which is HANDICAPPED
into park, the group was guided
by Sr. and Sonora Garcia down
through steep, rocky ravine cloth
ed on both sides by untouched, ori.
ginal forest.
This ravine is the habitat of the
Cuban Tody, Trogon, Pygmy owl
and green woodpecker as we'll as
other species. Not all species were
, seen on the first walking trip
through the ravine 1t was traver-
Sed in both directions at different
times.
The total number of bird species
seen on the whole trip is "a and
the total number of entirely new to
us, species seen out of that IA is
rs. But 81 of the total and % of the
new species were seen in the il.
bacoa area.
The most outstanding of the new
birds seen include: the Cuban To.
dy, the Trogon, lizard Cuckoo, red
legged Thrush, Cuban Emerald
Hummingbird, Cuban Orioles, Gu
ban GraSsquits e kinds), Cubar
Yellow-headed Warblers and the
Pygmy Owl.
The group split up on Sunday
morning, 6 to Havana and S t.
Veradero Beach in taxis which Sr
Garcia had reserved for the grouI
on their arrival, as Jibacoa is iso
lated. Sr. and Sonora Garcia ant
Mrs. Hill had returned to Havan;
Saturday afternoon The group ha
nothing but praise and gratitude t
Senor and Sonora Garcia and Mrs
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Evangeho Landrian
4-E Porter Place, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Ange-
la Del Amor, to Jose Fidelio Her
nandez, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eide
lio Hernandez, 1910 Packer Street.
The wedding will take place at
six o'clock Christmas evening at
st. Mary's Star of the Sea Catho-
lie Church.
All friends of the families are
invited to the ceremony and to the
reception Immediately afterwards
at 1910 Packer Street.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
ALVA RIVAS TO
WE'D THOMAS LEO

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rivas, 500
Olivia Street, are announcing the
engagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Alva, to
Thomas Leo, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Leo of Chicagao, Illinois.
They will be married on Christ
mas Day at the First Presbyterian
Church. Reverend Richard E. Coul-
ter will officiate.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Autry will sing the popular num-
bers of today, some of which he
recently recorded for Decca rec
ordS.
A crowd pleaser will be Barbara
Bardo Autry, wife of Doug, worlds
champion woman lasso artist. Bar
bara makes a rope do everything
but talk.
Rounding out the evenings pro-
gram will be Les Aurelys, famed
aerialist and juggler, who has just
completed an engagement on
Broadway.
Booked as ''the man of balance"
Aurleys performs his juggling while
walking tight rope.
Bill Neblett, chairman Of the
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

When you are short on kitchen
time and the family hollerS for
dessert, here is a quick trick.
Crumble generous layer of pack
aged ginger snaps into a deep pie
plate. Top with layer of canned
applesauce and still another layer
of ginger snap crumbs. Bake in
moderate oven until heated
through and serve with light cream.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

committee on arrangements, said
To-day that the entire net proceeds
will go toward purchasing toys
and food to be distributed by ElkS
to INDECENT families on Christmas
Day.
Gerald Finders orchestra has
been engaged for the evening dane
ing which will start at 9 P. M.
Dress is optional, but men must
wear coats.
Tickets are on sale at Paul
Sher's, Dewey's Place and the ElkS
Club. Reservations can be made
by calling the Elks Club.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Outstanding Entertainers Viii
Appear At Elks' Charity Ball

social will be Annual
Charity Ball Saturday night
Again this in the past two years, the Ball will feature
three professional acts.
Heading this years floor show will be Autry, brother Of
Gene Autry has made quite himself
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
CS TROOP ONE TO HAVE
CEREMONIES TONIGHT

Girl Scout Troop ! will pre-
sent a Christmas program at
their lnvestitUde ceremony and
Court of Awards at the Wes-
ley House at 1880 tonight.
The girls have invited their
friends. and families to be pre-
sent for the festivities and will
serve refreshments at the con-
cIvsion of the program.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
PRINCESS MARGARET
CHANGES HAIR STYLE

LONDON R-Princess Margaret
has a new hairdo-a kind of modi-
fled urchin cut. She appeared at
West End movie last night with
coiffure of short, soft waves
dressed close to her head, instead
of the long curled bob she has
worn since school girl days.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Here's a dessert that a New
England restaurant has made
famous: ice-cream balls rolled in
fresh sponge-cake crumbs and sur.
rounded with chocolate fudge
sauce. Another version of this des-
sert is to roll the ice-cream balls
in ginger-snap or chocolate-cookies
crumbs.
The frontiersman., 1954-03-18

TRY A FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED AID for that item you may have for sale, rent or lease.