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Evening star., 1954-09-26

His art teacher at Roosevelt,
Miss Norma Bose, thinks his
time has been well spent. She
considers him "a real artist"
and says that in 20 years of
teaching art, she has never
had a more gifted pupil. The
assistant principal Of Roose-
velt, william w. Rodgers, calls
him an outstanding artist for
his age"
During the three years Gee
ming attended Roosevelt, he
won many honors in painting
both for himself and for his
school. Among these were
awards in the annual art con-
tests conducted by Scholastic
Magazine for 1.-The encourage
ment and recognition of stu
dent achievement in creative
art" The contests are first
held on a regional basis. Each
winning entry is awarded a
gold key and is selected for
Evening star., 1954-09-26

WITH PAD and pencil,
w 18 year = old Gee-ming
Lin roams the countryside and
river banks near Washington.
He studies the bend of a tree
limb, the arch of a bridge, the
sway of a sailboat. He cap
lures on canvas the colors of
a busy waterfront and the
tranquility of a walk among
the trees. Some paint for
money, some for posterity;
Gee-ming paints for pleasure.
Now a sophomore at George
Washington University, Gee
ming graduated from Roose-
velt High School in 1858. A
typical teen-ager, his habits
are just as American as they
are Chinese. He enjoys the
movies, Is a good swimmer,
excels in tennis, plays the
harmonica and loves to dance.
But I spend most of my
free time sketching or looking
for something to SKETCH" he
explains.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIackwood

By EosDey Blackwood
Several kibitzers WINGED wher
Mr.. Meek declined to overcall
with two diamonds in his hand
but they stayed to praise his
beautiful defensive play which
sent the contract crashing to
defeat.
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East-West vulnerable.
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Evening star., 1954-06-09
Uncle Rows Corner

Early in childhood. almost ev-
eryone asks this question:
"Why is ocean water salty?"
In times past. parents often
told a story about a man who in
vented a machine which made
salt. This machine was supposed
to have been dropped in the
ocean. Then it was said to have
kept on working, making the
ocean salty.
Modern boys and girls want
the facts about such things, in
stead of fairy tales. To learn
the facts. geologists have given
deep study. to running water.
Among other things. they have
learned that brooks and rivers
pick up bits of salt from rocks.
Rivers empty into the ocean.
and the waters mix. Every min
ute of the day, thousands Of
rivers add their bits of salt.
We might expect that river
Water would make the ocean
Evening star., 1954-06-09

He was permitted to win the
first two tricks with the king and
queen Of diamonds. He contin-
ued with the jack Of the suit and
Mr.. Dale won with the ace. A
small heart was discarded from
dummy, while Miss Brash
dropped spade.
Naturally. Mr.. Dale realized his
chief problem was to keep Mr..
Meek out Of the lead. He figured
his contract would be easy If the
clubs were favorably divided and
If Mr.. Meek had either Of the
outstanding club honors.
At the fourth trick he led the
trey of clubs, intending to put in
dummy's ten If Mr.. Meek played
low. AS you see, this plan would
have worked admirably. Miss
Brash would have won with the
jack of clubs, but Mr.. Dale could
have won any return and run the
balance of the cards for 5-odd.
But Mr.. Meek did not play low
on the first club lead. Recogniz-
ing this as the classic situation
for second hand high, he raped
out the king-and Mr.. Dale was
fixed.
If he let the king of clubs hold,
three good diamonds would be
run against him. So he won with
dummy's ace and desperately laid
down the queen, hoping to catch
the lone jack. No luck.
The only chance left now was
the spade f1nesse and when this
lost. Mr.. Meek got to run the rest
of his diamonds after all. His
play of the king Of clubs netted
his side exactly four tricks. In.
stead of Mr.. Dale making 5-odd,
he was down two. . zt'
The old boy congratulated Mr..
Meek on his fine defense. Mr..
New, the avid kibitzer. agreed
with this, but he had a question.
what I want to know" he said,
els how to recognize the spot to
make a play like that"
well. remember these three
points" answered Mr.. Masters.
"One. declarer is trying to set up
long suit in dummy; two (and
this is very importantly, there are
no quick entries to dummy ex-
cept in this particular suit; three.
there is a chance that your part
ner has a stopper in the suit,
either alone or in combination
with your honor"
, i(Copyright. 1854. General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1954-06-09
By Romon Coftmon.

ocean keeps getting salt from
river water. The rising vapor
leaves the salt behind. and the
ocean grows more salty.
Seas and oceans differ in the
amount of salt in the water.
Even in the same ocean. certain
parts have more salt than others.
The Atlantic is the most salty.
The Indian Ocean and the Pa
cific. are only a little behind.
The difference in salt content is
only about two parts in a thou
sand.
Some enclosed seas are less
salty than the ocean. other
seas have water which is more
salty than the ocean.
Evening star., 1954-06-09

In the salty water of the
ocean are flOwerlike animals,
the sea anemOnes shown here.
level rise. This fails to happen
because of evaporation. Millions
of tons Of ocean water turn into
vapor every hour. AS the earth
turns, it allows sunshine to play
on vast stretches of water all
the time.
The ocean bottom probably
had a large amount Of salt IN
the first place. In addition. The
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Famous Fables
By {. {. Edqor

NOTHING COMPLI-
CATED-When former Pres
ident Truman returned to
civilian life after World War
I. he went into the haber-
daShery business with a
friend. The two struggled for
some time. but finally the
firm went under.
A few days after the doors
closed, Mr.. Truman met q
business associate.
What happened?" asked
the latter.
Nothing much" replied
the future President. I'VE
just lost our shirts"
| CAREF UL- When re-
hearsing the orchestra for
one of his operas, italian
composer RoSsini was having
difficulty with several new
members. Day after day. he
lashed out at them unmerci-
fully for their shoddy per-
Torrance.
| It was observed, however.
that he spoke in only the
gentlest of tones to the new
clarinetiSt.
| "Why are you so easy On
him?" he was asked. "The
other men are beginning to
complain"
"I know. but what can I
do?" said RoSsini. helpleSSly.
Hes my barber, and he
shaves me after every re-
hearssl."
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Our Presidents
BY Honore M. CotudoI

(which president. during
an election campaign, had said
that the Dred Scott decision
made popular sovereignty as
thin as q homeopathic soup
made by boiling the shadow
of a pigeon that had starved
to death?
2-Who was president when
the Constitution was amended
to include the Bill of Rights?
3-The daughter of which
president was a concert singer?
(Answer on next page.)
Evening star., 1954-06-09

Science pupils and their teachers
may obtain q free copy Of a new
MATING FACTS ABOUT THE
PLANETS Simply send q 7 self-ad-
dressed. stamped envelope with YOUR
request to Uncle Ray in care Of
The Star,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Defense Suggestions

Here are two suggestions that may
help to solve the current problems of
defense against the atomic bomb and
traffic congestion and evacuation.
In this age Of rockets capable Of car
rying atomic bombs. the large city has
become obsolete. If there were no city
larger than 10000 in the United States.
our vulnerability would be greatly re-
duced. Earth can be heaped up around
such towns to defect the lateral force
of near miss upwards.
In regard to traffic congestion and
evacuation, present streets can easily be
converted into through-ways by block
ing off some of the crossing streets and
synchronizing the lights. Traffic then
will move more quickly, congestion will
be reduced. and free parking spaces
will be increased.
These two plans can proceed con-
currently. The American people are
mature enough to carry them out. The
administration. however. will have to
take the lead in their advocacy. Failure
to take action along these lines will,
in my opinion, lead once more to that
old dilemma of too little and too late"
Thomas o. Mcfarland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
This and That

ton, it had chewed its way around
most of the windows in the living room
and dining room.
To this had been added the harm
done to doors through which the ami
NAL hoped to find exit.
All in all, the repair bill came to the
sum named, to say nothing of the per-
turbation caused the owner. The Squir-
rel paid for the depredations with its
life. The creature knew nothing. of
course, of what it had done, being one
of Gods automatons.
The mother squirrel seeks to build
nest behind shingles.
Just why such a place should be
selected is unknown. Probably an ap-
probation of warmth motivated the
choice.
Mostly the squirrels select a high
place in a tree, preferably an oak.
Their nests, resembling those Of
crows, may be seen in many trees In
and around Washington.
Usually locust leaves are selected for
the nesting material. The nest is built
almost entirely by the mother. She
selects long strip of locust leaves.
and rolls them into small ball, which
she carries in her mouth.
Almost always another tree is chosen
for the nest site.
Up this she runs with the wad of
leaves and slender branches. Once at
the site, fork of two larger boughs,
she unrolls the leaves and pads them
down in the crotch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
They Have Had Time Enough

District authorities have been remarkably
indulgent with tenement owners who have
failed to comply with minimum requirements
for such housing. Although regulations setting
sanitary, space and other standards went into
effect more than year ago. approximately
1900 of the cityS tenements still are being
operated in defiance of warnings and of the law.
Only about so owners have made improvements
needed to meet minimum standards. Since
public health and safety are involved, the
Commissioners have acted properly in deciding
to crack down on the recalcitrant landlords.
tenement is far from being pleasant
home under the best of circumstances. The
code defines a tenement as one or more rooms
whose tenants are deprived of either kitchen
or bath. Inspections have shown that 80 per
cent of WaShington's tenements have such
other deficiencies as inadequate or defective
plumbing too-sman rooms and safety hazards.
Many owners have completely ignored orders to
make repairs. w. K. Holl, District management
officer, said that the landlords "seem to have
taken wait and see if they mean it. attitude"
toward the regulations These violators should
not be kept waiting any longer. A few vigorous
prosecutions and appropriate fines should be
enough to convince them that housing regula-
tons are made to be obeyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
By Charles E. TroceWeN

Then she swiftly descends and goes
up the supply tree for another wad Of
leaves. This operation she repeats hum
strong nest is finished.
The young squirrels live in the tree
until they are several months old, never
once putting foot to earth. No doubt
this long nursery period is what gives
them the never-ending idea that
tree is friend, source Of refuge
and protection for the rest of their
lives.
If a squirrel, leaving the safety of
the aloft world, goes to building nest
in an odd and unsafe place, she should
be helped to forget the idea.
This may be done by watching her
movements carefully, and determining
if any young squirrels are behind the
shingles. IF not, she should be watched
to see that she is out, and then the
entrance place must be shingled up.
That is not all.
The determined mother must be
watched to see that she does not start
operations again.
All this watching seems difficult.
it must be admitted, but it is the best
way to steer her to some other location.
If babies are behind the shingles.
they should be permitted to remain
until they all leave Of themselves. Then
the reshingling may be undertaken, but
not until one is absolutely positive that
all squirrels are out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Australian Spy Ring

The apparently authentic report that a
Soviet spy ring has been operating in Australia
is a melancholy reminder, if reminder were
needed, that the Communist apparatus is in
deed worldwide and tireless in it's operations.
This latest expose came when q Russian
diplomat fed from his embassy in Melbourne
and appealed successfully to the Australian
authorities for political asylum. He has been
identified as Vladimir Petrov, third secretary
of the embassy who had been carrying out in
Australia the functions of the Russian Ministry
of State Security.
Australian Prime Minister Menzies was
quite restrained in making his announcement.
He indicated that Australian citizens had been
involved in the Soviet espionage activity and
he said that royal commission would be ap-
pointed to investigate evidence of systematic
espionage and attempted subversion. Mr.. Men
zies also said that Petrov, in coming over,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
what shall I do about a squirrel.
evidently female, that suddenly de-
cides to nest behind the shingles Of
the front wall of my house?
81 do not dislike these rodents. in
fact rather like them, but this latest
idea this one has is too much for me.
"She is building the nest behind the
shingles, not too far from the wire
that connects the front doorbell.
II not only fear she may get elec-
trocuted, but that she may set my
house on fire in some way or other.
IT have put up with lot from
squirrels, such as eating my tulip bulbs.
and destroying my tomatoes. but this
last is just too much.
''If you can think of anything to do,
you would be doing both me and the
squirrel a great service, because I am
going to destroy her unless she quits
this monkey business.
Sincerely. j. Mos. F."
Squirrels at times can not only be
great nuiSances but real threats.
Some years ago a Government off,
cial returned from his summer vacation
to find that a squirrel had caused
$4,000 damage to: his home.
It had got in down the chimney, but
for some reason, known only to squir-
rels, was unable to 60 back the way
it had come.
So it had tried to gnaw it's way out.
Before it had succumbed to starva-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Calculated Risk on Trade

It is fully understandable that Foreign
Operations Administrator StasSen should have
encountered searching examination and some
outspoken opposition while explaining to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Big
Threes newly proposed policy for East-West
trade. It is an issue on which judgments differ
and on which there is no yardstick to support
dogmatic opinion. 50 <h*
The Western powers are taking q risk,
calculated one, in moving toward relaxation
of controls over trade with the Communist bloc.
The new policy, in brief, Is to shorten the list
of strategic goods then to tighten controls on
the strategic items while loosening restrictions
on trade in other goods. 1t is policy that
was agreed upon in principle in Big Three con-
verSations in London last month, with Mr..
Stassen representing our Government. The next
step will be for technical representatives of the
three countries to work out new schedule OF
classifcations for products and commodities.
The risks in expanding trade in any goods
with the Communist countries are obvious They
are that their industry would thereby be more
free to turn from production Of non-Strateglc
goods to the production of those OF direct mill
tary value, that their overall economy would be
strengthened, and that providing consumer
goods from the West would merely decrease the
political discomfort and pressureS which may
now exist in certain areas behind the Iron Cur
tain These objections were cited by Mr.. Stas-
sens critics on the Senate committee.
But Mr.. Stassen, in turn, cited the possible
advantages from this proposed expansion of
trade. They are that the Western traders will
get as much as they give, that the trading will
permit more representatives of the West to
"get inside the Iron Curtain and move around,
and that the selling "of better life" to the
Communist populations may reduce the danger
of war; British and French spokesman, among
them Prime Minister Churchill, have mentioned
these same points in expressing their hopes for
a trade expansion. Furthermore, President
Eisenhower, in his recent message on foreign
economic policy, told the Congress that 1--WE
are forced to recognize that the economies of
some (of the western nationS) have been weak
ened by the disruption of the broad historic
pattern of trade between East and West.
A greater exchange of peaceful goods between
East and West so far as it can be achieved
without jeopardzing national security -. should
not cause us undue concern"
There is a danger, of course, of overesti-
mating the potential scale of trade with the
Communist countries. Their supply of export
able goods is limited their own controls will
remain factor and they may provide at best
only "a marginal and unreliable market" Even
so, within the limits of the policy as thus far
set forth, the potential benefits seem to out
weigh the possible harm. The calculated risk,
in other words, appears to be worth taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Inn Of Desire
By Gould Lincoln

Years ago. wlten he found the Inn.
His raiment cleaned NTH purple and
gold:
The gentle guests ,D11o heard his din
Ran at the summons curt and bold:
But they cried, "His eyes are dark
Nth scorn,'
And, "He comes in beggGr's gGrb."
they cried.
Then he knew his clothes ioere stained
and torn,
And he unfit to diDeH inside.
The gears had done their t0orst and
and best
Before he came to the Inn again.
Nor dared to knock. but crept to rest
Into the doorway, out OF the rain.
The door fen wide. and he heard q
pOice
Trumpet, "A king has come tonight:
Let us acclaim him and rejoice"
Then they dre,c him INTO the Udrnth
and light
They cried, Gle comes in purple and
gold,
For uhom the Inn Is garniShed and
swept"
Once more he knetD it tDds truth they
told,
But he laid his head on his arms
and Uept.
RosoIie Boyle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
Need for Low-Cost HOUSING

Ne6O TOT 6OW-\OSC housing
Lowell Mellett'. reference to the
hostility of most local real estate
boards, in his column entitled "Po-
litical Blight Plaques Housing" goes
to the heart of the difficulty that seems
to meet every effort to deal with hous-
ing problems. Why should this hostility
exist? It seems to apply not just to
public housing but to any conSidera-
ton of low-cost housing of any kind.
In Arlington County, where con-
struction and real estate are the major
industries. the hostility infectS our
elected officials as well. Why should
men who are civic minded, generous.
responsible and efficient in other mat
ters-in supporting our various welfare
and health organizations, our churches.
and our hospitals, for example-why
should these men become so cross or
evasive when any one brings up the
subject Of the need of homes for low
income families? To say, as some have
said. that there is no room in Airing
ton for low-income families is obviously
no answer as long as there are low
income jobs. A self-respecting COM
munity does not impose on its neigh
boring communities.
Various church groups in the county,
especially the interfaith Community
Council for Social Progress and the
Protestant Council Of Churches and
Council of Church Women, have urged
on the county board and business
leaders not any particular solution to
the problem, but sense of RESPONSE
bility about dealing with it. To these
church groups, the obligation to help
neighbors in need of decent homes
seems just as obvious and natural, Just
as much of community responsibility,
as that of meeting any other kind of
need But we seem to have failed to
communicate this simple notion.
The five temporary war housing
projects in Arlington were never in
tended to be permanent, but they filled
need. Now that they are being dis
continued, they leave a complete void
Most of the 1000 families who lived in
them have moved to the District or to
makeshift, inadequate housing. The
80 families remaining in Carver and
the 40 families remaining in Pickett
have received final notices to be out by
April 80 or face eviction. Some of these
families are facing their second evic-
ton,
Arlington's need for low-cost hous-
ing is relatively small but it is urgent.
The problem is complicated by the
overlapping uriSdictions-local, State
and Federal-but our leaders both in
business and in government are men
who are used to attacking difficult
problems with enterprise and vigor. If
this should be dealt with on regional
basis-let us deal with it that way
We would like to see our county board
take the initiative to find out what
should be done, what is Arlington's
share of responsibility. and how it can
be met. Let us prove that real estate
values and moral values can stand to-
gether. Mrs. Walker Smith.
Chairman. Housing Committee. Com
munity Council for Social Progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-15
By Thomos R. Henry

THE many important neUs beats
Mr.. Henry has GcltieUed as The Stars
science editor included one in 1899
outlining the workings of nucleGr
fssion. His closeup observations in
this field haze brought him into per-
sonlGl contact NTH many OF the
worlds outstanding nucleGr plysi-
ciSts.)
TN 1899 there were about 200 nuclear
i physicists in the world.
They were Russians, Japanese. Ital-
ianS, Germans, Czechs, Frenchmen and
Englishmen-and Is or 20 Americans.
Some Of the Europeans, uprooted by
fascism and naziism but not at that
time by communism, had found refuge
in this country and were carrying on
their researches here.
Almost without exception all were
young men. Nuclear physics represented
rather sharp break with the past. It
required minds not too much moulded
by the discipline Of traditional physics.
There were plenty Of older men
like the late DR.. Robert A. Millikan, for
example-who were quite able to grasp
the intellectual concepts Of the new
physics. But it is doubtful If the strange
new world with its weird confusion of
mass and energy and space and time
ever had much reality for them. When
they spoke Of it they were not speaking
their mother tongue but foreign Ian
guage they had learned late in life.
Almost without exception the nuclear
physicists were unconventional think
ers. They were questioners. The same
attributes that made them questionerS
in science made them questioners in all
other fields of human activity-in re-
ligion, politics, art, economics.
Skepticism of the past and disinclina-
ton to accept dogma were necessary
attributes to their whole way of life.
Without this skepticism-a far pro-
founder skepticism than that which
inclines men to question the sanctity
of a political or social system which is
part of their immediate environment
there could be no nuclear physicists
Probably the greatest scientific skep-
tic in history has been Prof. Einstein.